Alex Brown - Saints had 2 tackles (1 sack) and 1 PD in loss to Cardinals
Andre Caldwell - Bengals had 4 catches for 33 yds in loss to the Bucs
Andra Davis - Bills had 11 tackles and 1 Int in loss to Jacksonville
Jabar Gaffney - Broncos had 9 catches for 87 yards in a loss to Baltimore
Earnest Graham - Bucs had 3 carries for 65 yards and a TD in a win over the Bengals
Joe Haden - Browns had 2 tackles in loss to Atlanta
Derrick Harvey - Jaguars had 2 tackles (.5 sack) in win over the Bills
Percry Harvin - Vikings had 5 catches for 97 yrds, 2 TDs and 7 kick returns for 175 yds in loss to Jets
Ray McDonald - 49ers had 2 tackles in loss to the Eagles
Jarvis Moss - Broncos had 1 tackle in a loss to Baltimore
Louis Murphy - Raiders had 2 catches for 61 yds in win over the Charges
David Nelson - Bills had 3 catches for 23 yds in loss to the Jags
Mike Peterson - Falcons had 4 tackles in win over the Browns
Marcus Thomas - Broncos had 4 tackles in loss to Baltimore
Major Wright - Bears, Riley Copper - Eagles, and Bradon Siler - Chargers are all injured and did not play.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Finally - Game 5 - Wrap up
I really didn't want to have to watch this game. I didn't watch it live (for my own health), but I taped it. Everyone kept telling me not to watch it, but if I'm going to do a wrap up, I have watch it. I'm not going to comment on a game I haven't seen (unlike Desmond Howard on ESPN, not sure he watches any games). It wasn't pretty, but I got through it, so here we go.
1) Defense - They got pushed around in the first half. They only gave up 3 plays over 20 yard in the game, but 2 came in the first quarter. They were also a little soft on the underneath crossing routes in the 1st quarter. Over all they held Ingram to 47 yards, Richardson to 63 yards (30 of it on 1 play), and McElroy to 11-17 for 84 yards. They did fall for the halfback pass which resulted in a touchdown. They pressured McElroy, but had trouble wrapping him up at times, letting him run for first downs. I think overall they did a good job against a good offensive line, but the Gator offense couldn't help them out.
2) Kicking - Chas Henry was the best player of the night. He had a 75 yard punt, pinned Alabama inside the 20 twice, and kicked 2 FGs (Stugis is out hurt). The kick return team made a bad angle on Julio Jones and let him get a 41 yard punt return to help set up Alabama's second touchdown.
3) WR - The receivers played good. They caught almost everything thrown their way. The exception was Carl Moore. He dropped a tough 3rd down pass, and 2 passes in the end zone. On both of those end zone drops he had his arms hacked before the ball got there. The first time pass interference was not called, the second time it was. I guess Alabama's rule on defense, hack the receiver and live to play another play. The receivers are good and can do more if the offensive coaches would let them, but we'll get to that later.
4) RB - Unfortunately Demps was hobbled by a sore foot and Gillislee got hurt during the game. Even with those injuries Adazio stuck with the dive play. They don't have Tebow anymore. They can't run the dive and the option all day anymore. The Alabama defensive line was ready for it and made short work of those plays, leaving Brantley with 3rd and long. They also need to work on blocking, picking up the blitz, and helping Brantley out more.
5) QB - Um, not sure what to say here. When Brantley was on he looked good, marching them down the field. When he got rattled by pressure and tried to dump it off to the underneath guy, he screwed up. Both interceptions he threw were bad throws. The first was tipped which could have affected the timing and velocity, allowing the defense to close on the ball. The second was thrown right to the defender. Brantley also took too long to pitch the ball on one play causing a fumble that Demps had to jump on. Trey Burton's INT was a bad choice. Jordan Reed had not been able to break free from his block, therefore he was not open. Burton should have either waited a second or two or just scrapped it and ran. I was there for Tebow's first jump pass and a similar thing happened. Tebow jumped, saw the receiver was not open and came back down before finally throwing it after the receiver came free.
6) O-line - This is where they lost the game. They were not able to push around Alabama's defense on running plays and could not protect well enough on passing plays. They also had 4 penalties that proved costly drive busters. Pouncey had several more bad snaps. One their first possession at Alabama's 2, Burton was in the take the snap. Pouncey put it high and to the left, Burton had to make a great catch to keep it from going past him. If he gets the snaps on target he might score. He almost scored anyway, replay was really close. The offensive line also stepped on Brantley's foot at the Alabama 2 later in the game, causing a bad handoff and Moody fumbled. The thing was, Moody scored the play before, but they never reviewed it.
7) Coaching - They need to work on this for LSU. They are trying to run last year's offense with this year's players. They have a QB who throws the ball, not run the ball. They need to open up the offense and throw down the field. Then the defense won't put so many in the box to stop the run. Adazio needs to be more open minded and creative, he is way too vanilla.
Overall the game was closer than the score would indicate. If not for the turnovers in the red zone the score would have been closer and maybe Urban kicks FGs instead of going for it at other times. It was not their night, but all is not lost. They can still win the SEC East and even the SEC Championship. As long as they realize the only thing they really lost was one game they should be okay. They just have to focus against LSU and take care of the ball.
1) Defense - They got pushed around in the first half. They only gave up 3 plays over 20 yard in the game, but 2 came in the first quarter. They were also a little soft on the underneath crossing routes in the 1st quarter. Over all they held Ingram to 47 yards, Richardson to 63 yards (30 of it on 1 play), and McElroy to 11-17 for 84 yards. They did fall for the halfback pass which resulted in a touchdown. They pressured McElroy, but had trouble wrapping him up at times, letting him run for first downs. I think overall they did a good job against a good offensive line, but the Gator offense couldn't help them out.
2) Kicking - Chas Henry was the best player of the night. He had a 75 yard punt, pinned Alabama inside the 20 twice, and kicked 2 FGs (Stugis is out hurt). The kick return team made a bad angle on Julio Jones and let him get a 41 yard punt return to help set up Alabama's second touchdown.
3) WR - The receivers played good. They caught almost everything thrown their way. The exception was Carl Moore. He dropped a tough 3rd down pass, and 2 passes in the end zone. On both of those end zone drops he had his arms hacked before the ball got there. The first time pass interference was not called, the second time it was. I guess Alabama's rule on defense, hack the receiver and live to play another play. The receivers are good and can do more if the offensive coaches would let them, but we'll get to that later.
4) RB - Unfortunately Demps was hobbled by a sore foot and Gillislee got hurt during the game. Even with those injuries Adazio stuck with the dive play. They don't have Tebow anymore. They can't run the dive and the option all day anymore. The Alabama defensive line was ready for it and made short work of those plays, leaving Brantley with 3rd and long. They also need to work on blocking, picking up the blitz, and helping Brantley out more.
5) QB - Um, not sure what to say here. When Brantley was on he looked good, marching them down the field. When he got rattled by pressure and tried to dump it off to the underneath guy, he screwed up. Both interceptions he threw were bad throws. The first was tipped which could have affected the timing and velocity, allowing the defense to close on the ball. The second was thrown right to the defender. Brantley also took too long to pitch the ball on one play causing a fumble that Demps had to jump on. Trey Burton's INT was a bad choice. Jordan Reed had not been able to break free from his block, therefore he was not open. Burton should have either waited a second or two or just scrapped it and ran. I was there for Tebow's first jump pass and a similar thing happened. Tebow jumped, saw the receiver was not open and came back down before finally throwing it after the receiver came free.
6) O-line - This is where they lost the game. They were not able to push around Alabama's defense on running plays and could not protect well enough on passing plays. They also had 4 penalties that proved costly drive busters. Pouncey had several more bad snaps. One their first possession at Alabama's 2, Burton was in the take the snap. Pouncey put it high and to the left, Burton had to make a great catch to keep it from going past him. If he gets the snaps on target he might score. He almost scored anyway, replay was really close. The offensive line also stepped on Brantley's foot at the Alabama 2 later in the game, causing a bad handoff and Moody fumbled. The thing was, Moody scored the play before, but they never reviewed it.
7) Coaching - They need to work on this for LSU. They are trying to run last year's offense with this year's players. They have a QB who throws the ball, not run the ball. They need to open up the offense and throw down the field. Then the defense won't put so many in the box to stop the run. Adazio needs to be more open minded and creative, he is way too vanilla.
Overall the game was closer than the score would indicate. If not for the turnovers in the red zone the score would have been closer and maybe Urban kicks FGs instead of going for it at other times. It was not their night, but all is not lost. They can still win the SEC East and even the SEC Championship. As long as they realize the only thing they really lost was one game they should be okay. They just have to focus against LSU and take care of the ball.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Gators in the NFL - Week 4
It was a slow week for Gators in the NFL. Some were out with injuries and others had a bye week.
Andre Caldwell - Bengals had 3 catches for 15 yds in loss to the Browns
Jermaine Cunningham - Patriots had 1 tackle and 1 PD in win over the Dolphins
Jabar Gaffney - Broncos had 5 catches for 51 yards and a win over the Titans
Joe Haden - Browns had 6 tackles and 1 PD in win over the Bengals
Aaron Hernandez - Patriots had 5 catches for 29 yds in win over the Dolphins
Ray McDonald - 49ers had 1 tackle in loss to the Falcons
Jeremy Mincey - Jags had 1 tackle in win over the Colts
Louis Murphy - Raiders had 1 catch for 5 yds in loss to Houston
Reggie Nelson - Bengals had 2 tackles in loss to the Browns
David Nelson - Bills had 4 catches for 75 yds in loss to the Jets
Mike Peterson - Falcons had 3 tackles in win over the 49ers
Maurkice Pouncy - Steelers started at center in loss to the Ravens
Brandon Siler - Chargers had 2 tackles in win over Arizona
Brandon Spikes - Patriots had 1 tackle in win over the Dolphins
Marcus Thomas - Broncos had 1 tackle in win over Tenn
Gerard Warren - Patriots had 1 tackle in win over the Dolphins
Max Starks - Steelers, Major Wright - Bears, Channing Crowder - Dolphins, Andra Davis - Falcons, and Fred Taylor - Patriots are all injured and did not play.
DeShawn Wynn was resigned by the Saints
Andre Caldwell - Bengals had 3 catches for 15 yds in loss to the Browns
Jermaine Cunningham - Patriots had 1 tackle and 1 PD in win over the Dolphins
Jabar Gaffney - Broncos had 5 catches for 51 yards and a win over the Titans
Joe Haden - Browns had 6 tackles and 1 PD in win over the Bengals
Aaron Hernandez - Patriots had 5 catches for 29 yds in win over the Dolphins
Ray McDonald - 49ers had 1 tackle in loss to the Falcons
Jeremy Mincey - Jags had 1 tackle in win over the Colts
Louis Murphy - Raiders had 1 catch for 5 yds in loss to Houston
Reggie Nelson - Bengals had 2 tackles in loss to the Browns
David Nelson - Bills had 4 catches for 75 yds in loss to the Jets
Mike Peterson - Falcons had 3 tackles in win over the 49ers
Maurkice Pouncy - Steelers started at center in loss to the Ravens
Brandon Siler - Chargers had 2 tackles in win over Arizona
Brandon Spikes - Patriots had 1 tackle in win over the Dolphins
Marcus Thomas - Broncos had 1 tackle in win over Tenn
Gerard Warren - Patriots had 1 tackle in win over the Dolphins
Max Starks - Steelers, Major Wright - Bears, Channing Crowder - Dolphins, Andra Davis - Falcons, and Fred Taylor - Patriots are all injured and did not play.
DeShawn Wynn was resigned by the Saints
Saturday, October 2, 2010
We - it's a select club
Pet peeve time.
This mainly applies to College sports, but can be used in Pro sports too.
I think the word "We" is used too often by fans. It's all about "We're gonna kick their butt" or "We need to do a better job in the red zone". What ever the case, people use We, without being a part of We.
You can be a fan of any team you want, for any reason, but only a select few can be part of We. You have to earn your way into We. You can't just wake up one day and decide to be We.
We applies to all current students, faculty, and coaches at a school. It applies to all alumni as well. It can even apply temporarily to season ticket holders (this applies to Pro sports too). If used loosely it may also apply to parents of students (for the duration of their study) and in some cases, people who live in the city of said university (it depends on the size of the city. ie College Station - yes, Houston - No).
It takes effort to be accepted into a university. It takes money to go the school (or buy season tickets). It takes persistence and study to graduate from the school. All these things allow you to be part of We. By being part of We you have actually been part of the school, lived it, ate it, and breathed it. Even if you don't follow sports, you still have the right to call yourself part of We.
Just because you have a sibling who went there, or because it was Grandpa's favorite team does not give you We status. You can be a huge fan without being part of We. There is no shame in not being part of We, just don't use it when you haven't earned it. There is no harm saying "They are my favorite team" or "Man they looked good out there today."
As part of a We I take pride in having earned my way in. I take it seriously (maybe too much) and wish other people did too.
With that being said, I hope WE win.
This mainly applies to College sports, but can be used in Pro sports too.
I think the word "We" is used too often by fans. It's all about "We're gonna kick their butt" or "We need to do a better job in the red zone". What ever the case, people use We, without being a part of We.
You can be a fan of any team you want, for any reason, but only a select few can be part of We. You have to earn your way into We. You can't just wake up one day and decide to be We.
We applies to all current students, faculty, and coaches at a school. It applies to all alumni as well. It can even apply temporarily to season ticket holders (this applies to Pro sports too). If used loosely it may also apply to parents of students (for the duration of their study) and in some cases, people who live in the city of said university (it depends on the size of the city. ie College Station - yes, Houston - No).
It takes effort to be accepted into a university. It takes money to go the school (or buy season tickets). It takes persistence and study to graduate from the school. All these things allow you to be part of We. By being part of We you have actually been part of the school, lived it, ate it, and breathed it. Even if you don't follow sports, you still have the right to call yourself part of We.
Just because you have a sibling who went there, or because it was Grandpa's favorite team does not give you We status. You can be a huge fan without being part of We. There is no shame in not being part of We, just don't use it when you haven't earned it. There is no harm saying "They are my favorite team" or "Man they looked good out there today."
As part of a We I take pride in having earned my way in. I take it seriously (maybe too much) and wish other people did too.
With that being said, I hope WE win.
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