I don't want to watch it again either but I thought that whoever is going to watch, we should pick a player, grade him, and then come back and write about him here..Maybe we can see some things worth note, like what the hells wrong with our Oline. I'll take the right side with Jerry and Martin.
You wanna write while the game is on like a game thread, or just meet back here in an hour and a half?
Still the 1st quarter and I'm already re-raging over the defense. Colts had wide open receivers all day long. Ugh.
Well, my biggest impression was of our Qb, he played a good game, he was three of three on that last drive, had the one bad throw to Thomas, and the not quite required perfect throw it would of taken to complete the pass to Bess near the sideline, came back and made a great play on fourth down..very comforting performance. Vernon played a lot of reps, Shelby, Randall, all played sig reps in some crunch situations..Did'nt see anything of note there, Vern looks solid in his rookie campaign..saw him use an effective swim move, but mostly the same. The one play Miller came in, Ryan turned to him in the backfield and had some choice words, sure enough, the pay was to him, the holes were there, and he stumbled because he probably wasn't mentally prepared..thinking to much. Odrick got his best pressure of the season, but isn't a good enough an athlete to close deals on a very athletic smart Qb. Jones was active Martin scares me a bit, I wouldn't put him on the left side for no amount of money, Tannehill is our future I'd like to keep him For a while.. I would keep Jerry around, and make sure he's dedicated completely on transforming his body, he can move well. Dansby is kicking himself, he could of possibly closed the deal with a pick 6, after we dropped that, they eventually converted a 3 rd and 25, and scored. It looked as though the gameplan on defense was to play soft and clog up lanes to throw in, well, that didnt work out to well..Luck cut'em up.. Wake was held all game..fought thru double teams, and if it weren't for bad eyes on the refs, he would be the NFLs sack leader..on,y trails by two.. Ok, I won't bore you anymore with this crap.
They are showing the Colts-Phins replay right now on the NFL Network....it's a little after 3 PM EST.
I always watch my Phins at a sport's bar so I rarely can listen to the game. What bothers me is how poorly Long played, and I still don't get how T.Y. Hilton (a midget) got up off the ground and outjumped 6'4" Sean Smith and another d-backfor the ball in the end zone. I am still mad about that. I was just wondering how many yards Tannehill would throw for if he had Reggie Wayne and Hilton....I cannot wait until we add some nice wide receivers. I am going to tape the rest of the game as it is 70 degrees here and my dog wants to go to the park.
After watching it over and over (DVR), I`m shocked at how slow Long was after the snap. His footwork and overall reaction to the DL`s moves were atrocious. It got to a point I was thinking he`s hiding an injury of some kind. If he`s NOT injured in any way he must do a much better job protecting Tannehills blind side or its going to get ugly.
Not only has this season produced the dryest tv coverage in years, but having just transferred my service back to DirecTV ( not for the Ticket just service), I find out my package doesn't even qualify for the NFL Network! IIRC my prior stint with DTV, it was a freebee. Apparently not anymore those SOB's.
All I have to say to you is what my 9 year old says to me when he calls me into the bathroom while he's doing the doodoo. "smell me"
I suspect the dome lights troubled the boy. I think he'll rebound well... Though I think losing Marshall to IR kind of removes his 'entor' figure.
I think they should've had him shadow Reggie Wayne like they did with Larry Fitzgerald. I think he responds to those sorts of challenges and to being recognized by the coaching staff as their person on the roster who can best defend the opposing team's stud. I think it makes him turn on the juice quite a bit more. Look at the difference he had in the game at Arizona, which was a game with nowhere near the import for this team. I think some players you have to challenge in this way.
how bout that he's a better press corner than zone, yet seemingly was sittin back in zone far more than he was against Fitz.
Another distinct possibility, and the larger implication is that the pass defense as a whole may play much better from that more aggressive sort of approach. May not be just Sean Smith.
I've been saying it for years, Smith is a much better press corner, in zone his biggest strength, which is his ability to get his hands on you and have some control in route, is being nullified.
Such a missed opportunity to win that game with a better overall pass coverage D, and rush scheme to put pressure up the gut vs Indy and secure the Win. The momemtum that was building around the league on the upstart Miami Dolphins has disappeared and the Colts are now the story. A win vs TEN, and our own THUR NIGHT game vs BUF could put us back on the map........but......what a blown chance we failed on.
Luck vs Jacksonville at the moment. 10 of 12 for 122 yards. Perhaps we just ran into Luck at the wrong time. Guy is on FIRE right now.
