Yakuza Rich
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-I thought the refs were awful today and with Ed Hoculi as the head ref of the game, that was surprising. Detroit would have had a ton of penalties any way you look at it, but the refs did help out a bit. But, what annoyed me was that they would have a meeting and take forever on almost every penalty. So, when you have a team like the Lions who commit 17 penalties in the first 3 quarters and you have a NATO-esque conference after every penalty, it disrupts the ebb and flow of the game. Thus, it's perfectly logical why the crowd was pretty quiet.
-Bledsoe was awful today. Seemed to be shellshocked and not on the same page as his receivers. It's obvious that we're missing Crayton more and more as Useless Price is a non-factor.
-The defense looked a bit lethargic and continued to show that they looked worn down. And then for whatever reason, they really came alive in the second half.
-The defense seems real suceptible to "bounce out" running plays.
-While Aaron Glenn is playing very well, I can't wait to have Anthony Henry back at full speed. Henry plays the run much better and they seem to be willing to blitz more with him in the game.
-I think we do miss Al Singleton. Not a lot, but enough to harm us.
-I think we miss Jay Ratliff who provides nice depth and has a good motor to harass QB's.
-HOLY CRAP! The opposing kickers have missed their last TWO field goals against the Cowboys. Of course they were for a combined 110 yards, but that's another thing.
-The Skins lost and are blaming the refs. Stop me if you've heard this before.
-I chart kickoffs marking down their hangtime and their distance. That was best kickoff job I've ever seen out of Cundiff. Cundiff is a so-so kicker, yet I feel like a 400 lb monkey was lifted off my back when they re-signed him.
-Two poor snaps on PAT's today, but that's no biggie. Ladoceur did a good job on punts and the 56 yarder.
-Big props to Big Rob Pettiti who played alright, but considering he was banged up and they needed for him to stay in the game I've gotta commend him.
-Greg Ellis, 7 sacks in 10 games. That's unbelievable for a 3-4 DE. I think he owed Parcells an apology.
-I actually am starting to like the JuJo and Marion running combination. If I was Parcells, I'd keep JuJo as the starter with Marion in on 3rd downs, short yardage, and to give JuJo a breather.
-With that, awful job by Payton on the playcalling. Not only was having JuJo in the game near the goal line was a headscratcher, he had them run it 3 times in a row. Way to mix it up.
-Also with that, they need to focus on eliminating negative yardage carries.
-All in all, I'll take two victories in a row with Crayton out and Henry basically out for both games. I'm a bit concerned about Bledsoe and I'm starting to think that the staff has done all they could to deal with Crayton being gone and it's finally coming back to haunt them. I'm also a bit concerned about the pass rush, but I'll reserve judgement until Henry is in the lineup going full speed. (Oddly enough, when Henry was in the game, that's when Ellis got the sack and fumble)
-Bledsoe was awful today. Seemed to be shellshocked and not on the same page as his receivers. It's obvious that we're missing Crayton more and more as Useless Price is a non-factor.
-The defense looked a bit lethargic and continued to show that they looked worn down. And then for whatever reason, they really came alive in the second half.
-The defense seems real suceptible to "bounce out" running plays.
-While Aaron Glenn is playing very well, I can't wait to have Anthony Henry back at full speed. Henry plays the run much better and they seem to be willing to blitz more with him in the game.
-I think we do miss Al Singleton. Not a lot, but enough to harm us.
-I think we miss Jay Ratliff who provides nice depth and has a good motor to harass QB's.
-HOLY CRAP! The opposing kickers have missed their last TWO field goals against the Cowboys. Of course they were for a combined 110 yards, but that's another thing.
-The Skins lost and are blaming the refs. Stop me if you've heard this before.
-I chart kickoffs marking down their hangtime and their distance. That was best kickoff job I've ever seen out of Cundiff. Cundiff is a so-so kicker, yet I feel like a 400 lb monkey was lifted off my back when they re-signed him.
-Two poor snaps on PAT's today, but that's no biggie. Ladoceur did a good job on punts and the 56 yarder.
-Big props to Big Rob Pettiti who played alright, but considering he was banged up and they needed for him to stay in the game I've gotta commend him.
-Greg Ellis, 7 sacks in 10 games. That's unbelievable for a 3-4 DE. I think he owed Parcells an apology.
-I actually am starting to like the JuJo and Marion running combination. If I was Parcells, I'd keep JuJo as the starter with Marion in on 3rd downs, short yardage, and to give JuJo a breather.
-With that, awful job by Payton on the playcalling. Not only was having JuJo in the game near the goal line was a headscratcher, he had them run it 3 times in a row. Way to mix it up.
-Also with that, they need to focus on eliminating negative yardage carries.
-All in all, I'll take two victories in a row with Crayton out and Henry basically out for both games. I'm a bit concerned about Bledsoe and I'm starting to think that the staff has done all they could to deal with Crayton being gone and it's finally coming back to haunt them. I'm also a bit concerned about the pass rush, but I'll reserve judgement until Henry is in the lineup going full speed. (Oddly enough, when Henry was in the game, that's when Ellis got the sack and fumble)
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