You could be right. The gravest sin a player can make is to let the RB escape up the sidelines. We always hear a LB should funnel the play back to the middle where there (should be) support. It looked like Davis over-played the sideline leaving him unable to recover and defend the inside juke.
nice summary--thanks. I especially agree with you on Cromartie. I didn't like the signing when they did it, and last night did nothing to change my mind. I hope they don't play him just because of his contract. He needs to stop defending Tom Brady, shut his mouth, and defend his position.
Yeah, just listened to the Bowles' presser again. When explaining why that bigplay happened he actually said "Ameer made Demario miss on the run play. He was free and unblocked, and Ameer made him miss and made a big run". The other one was miscommunication between two players.
that makes no sense. everyone in the NFL is going to get older and slower, Cro isn't an exception. Cro will be more than fine and last night is not an indication of anything.
I'll never understand the lack of love in this organization for Bilal Powell. He's not a franchise RB, -- but he's an extremely valuable member of an NFL team RB rotation. Maybe I'm overthinking the addition of all RBs in the offseason as a lack of respect for Powell, but it just seemed like he's the forgotten man at RB on our team. It wasn't his job to know formation but sure as shit - he grabbed the bull by the horns & didnt just worry about his own responsibilities on the play.
Our FO made it very clear they value him, a lot. They offered him over 2 mil. per season. Rex wanted him in Buffalo, and there were other teams interested as well. He's starting to make a name for himself and I'm hoping Chan finally is the one who utilizes Bilal properly. He did line up as a receiver a few times yesterday so hopefully this is just the tip of the iceberg.
I've kept an eye on DD since he was a rookie (maybe not as close as you) and I've always liked his fluidity to get inside blockers etc. Last night I saw a guy who didn't play with the fluidity that I have observed in the pass. Do you think it's possible that he put on too much muscle in the off season and this has made him less flexible and slower? I just thought his usual finesse and speed was missing and I'm concerned. He's vital to this D.
Especially a QB who hadn't taken a snap from under center all throughout college. It's a natural to go to the shotgun _
Yeah, he forgot where he should be..so he moved under center and did not throw a pick...who does that NOT sound like.
not to mention 61% of all snaps in the NFL were taken in the shotgun last year..give it 2 more years and the NFL will be completely spread offense too..they should be now as that's what all the college QBs are coming from.
Well we essentially went out and got 2 more Chris Ivorys. Granted they were cheap, but not sure why it was necessary.
Could be the case. He sounds like one of those guys who'd hit the gym all day instead of studying defenses and watch film. I'm sure he does both but he's a bit too much into this athletic type stuff, he should focus more on watching film. He doesn't have to be stronger or faster at this point, I don't think there are many linebackers who could outwork him in the gym. Yesterday I think it was just him being outmatched. Ameer is one of the hardest backs to tackle in the open field, and he's much smaller than DD. The other guy that burned DD was a short slot receiver I believe, it's hard to hang with those as well if you're a LB. He just looked worse than it actually was. Abdullah and the receiver could do that to any defensive back, let alone linebacker. My issue with DD is more that mentally he doesn't quite get it yet. After the snap and before the handoff to the RB he already crashes through the line, he doesn't even know what direction the play is going to go, the RB makes a cut and suddenly DD is out of the play and the middle is wide open. He does that all the time. He should wait until he sees what actually happens and then react and get to the RB. Not guess and try to make a play in the backfield, which he never does. He's just too aggressive IMO. Maybe that's what the coaches want him to do, I don't know. Maybe that's the gameplan but it doesn't really work out for us. Once he gets to a point where he knows offenses inside out then he can gamble but it takes a lot of studying to get there.
I'm really sorry that doesn't make sense to you. You see...there is a point where our bodies age and start to go downhill. This should cover the bulk of it for you: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00191
Bryce Petty threw the ball good, The results of those throws ended up bad, and god damn he's ugly! lmao
I think Petty played pretty well. His footwork was shaky at times, but he has a live arm and seems to understand how to move inside the pocket. He also botched the handoff to Richardson which led to the fumble.
Petty nailed the ball on Richardson's chest. If you don't have your eyes on the ball when somebody hands it to you this is what happens.
