J-man
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IMHO, the D left a lot of meat on the bone in this game. They didn't get very much pressure on Eli (although they never seem able to do that for some reason).
I'm specifically calling out A Brown, who looked scared trying to tackle Barkley on 2 plays in particular, which gave him 2 of his best runs. And I believe both runs eventually resulted in points for the gmen. He's going to have to be better than that or he won't be out there very long.
Jeff Heath missed a sure fire INT. I know they are coached to bat the ball down, but good grief when you have it uncontested in your hands like that just catch it! Doing that almost resulted in a hail Mary TD at the end of the half as the batted ball went straight to a giant WR, but luckily bounced off his poor hands. That play may have changed the game.
I admit that I didn't see the entire game as I was at a tattoo party getting some ink done but I did see most of it off and on. D-Law and Armstrong were the only 2 DE's I noticed getting any pressure. We'll need more than that going forward. I never heard or remember seeing Hyder in the game. Did he even play?
The DT's didn't look stellar either. Thought Collins would eat Eli for dinner, didn't happen. Woods and Covington got worked.
What did you guys see that I didn't mention?
I'm specifically calling out A Brown, who looked scared trying to tackle Barkley on 2 plays in particular, which gave him 2 of his best runs. And I believe both runs eventually resulted in points for the gmen. He's going to have to be better than that or he won't be out there very long.
Jeff Heath missed a sure fire INT. I know they are coached to bat the ball down, but good grief when you have it uncontested in your hands like that just catch it! Doing that almost resulted in a hail Mary TD at the end of the half as the batted ball went straight to a giant WR, but luckily bounced off his poor hands. That play may have changed the game.
I admit that I didn't see the entire game as I was at a tattoo party getting some ink done but I did see most of it off and on. D-Law and Armstrong were the only 2 DE's I noticed getting any pressure. We'll need more than that going forward. I never heard or remember seeing Hyder in the game. Did he even play?
The DT's didn't look stellar either. Thought Collins would eat Eli for dinner, didn't happen. Woods and Covington got worked.
What did you guys see that I didn't mention?