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Drafting a big running back might be the solution at FB next year. ey is too good a receiving threat to use him in the backfield. We might even be able to get an aging vet on the cheap to fill in as our short yardage back a-la Dorsey Levens in Philly.

I don't see anyone on our offense making it. ProBowl voting is too much about notoriety, and not enough about substance. Same goes for the defense, although the press our second ranking has gotten will amount to 2-3 players making it:

D Griff
S Springs
S Taylor (??)

Let's hear it for Sean Taylor, who each week has his best game. He was everywhere yesterday, making plays in run support, going one-on-one with TO, making special teams tackles, and generally wreaking havoc all over the field. His hitting is quickly becoming legendary. Is this guy defensive rooking ...

Good point, Alwaysaskinner. I would take it one step further, and say that not only are the receivers not used to having balls thrown their way, but that because Brunell has less zip on his passes than a pair of button-fly Levis, the defenders are hitting those receivers immediately. DBs have so ...

SKINS#1 wrote:I hope we have the opportunity to give Patrick some playing time at the end of each game (at least the last 10 minutes).

I hope Ramsey doesn't take a snap for the Skins this year, because that means 2 things:
One... Brunell is playing well
Two... Brunell is healthy

cvillehog wrote:If Rufus and Ralph brown are jetisoned, does Ray just get to have "Brown" on his jersey?

Ray Brown has always had "Ray Brown" on his jersey for as long as I can remember.

Your line doesn't have to be the most talented to be the most effective. They just have to work together, block soundly and the rest will take care of itself.

The great thing is that this line IS the most talented. Jones at RT is the weakest link, but he's been a strater in this league ...

I hate that we haven't gotten a chance to see LaVar, Barrow or Daniels play much. I'd like to believe all the good things I read about Daniels and Barrow, but until I see them in some game action, I'm skeptical. I mean, I know what LaVar is capable os, but not from the weakside. I know what Barrow ...

Whoa there HK, this guy is showing a lot, but until I see him grasp all the complex schemes Williams will throw at him during the season, he's just another talented rookie with loads of potential. I do think, though, that he'll be great sooner rather than later, so I agree with you on that.

Hey Gambit187,
Do YOUR homework. The OLine is the one place on the team that there IS depth. Also depth at LB, but nowhere else really. I'm not worried about the blocking this year, it will be fine.

He may be limited to 5, because teams are going to start throwing away from him. But he will also cause 5 fumbles and recover 3.
Good point JDC. While many interceptions would be great, I think his impact will be felt all over the field with things like sacks, fumbles, interceptions, and ...

[color=orange]Why was Ramsey audibling during a series?color]
Don't know if you noticed, but Brunell audibled even more than Ramsey did. Don't think it has as much to do with Spurrier's legacy as it does with each QB trying to show the coaches that they know the offense well enough to do that ...

While I'd like to believe that The Rock is a speedy healer, since he's never been injured, nobody has any clue. He could be a 4-monther, or he could just as easily be a 9-12 monther. The facts are difficult to sugar coat, and the facts are that MOST people (monsters or not) take a long time to ...

NON ISSUE!!! Let's re-open this thread next year when it MAY be an issue. RIght now, the kid is under contract, and just had his best day at camp.

when DLinemen attack gaps, they let the OLinemen get into space and hit the linebackers. If the OLine doesn't try to pick up the Dline, then the DLine will be in the backfield unopposed. Anyway if there are no gaps open because there is a lineman in each one, that forces the RB to run latterally ...

we will be meeting the running back as he hits the hole, rather than when he is already three yards down the field.
What makes you think that the defensive linemen, who we will now rely upon to make plays by attacking the gaps, will get the job done better than our linebackers, who by ALL ...

I can't believe that there are people out there who hate the Giants more than the Cowboys. What the hell is wrong with you people?@! I think most of you must be closet Jets fans with somekind of inferiority complex or something.

While I'd like to chalk up a lot of last year's overall suckiness to poor coaching, I know that at least some of the problems were due to a lack of talent, and frankly, I don't think the talent part has been significantly upgraded. We'll see what coaching does to these guys.

I don't know who posted the Rod Gardner suggestion, but while trading Rod Gardner makes plenty of sense for us, it makes no sense for the 'Phins. They're set at WR with Chambers and Boston, while their Oline is WEAK, especially at tackle. I mean, who the heck is John St.Claire? Does he even belong ...

I can't hear or read enough things like that. He wins, plain and simple. The guy has the golden touch, without the awful repercussions that happen in the fairy tale.

I have to give him a pass for last year. Special teams was an afterthought under Spurrier. I did like him in the backfield, though, so I have to disagree with your assessment. He was hurt a bit, but he ran hard on third downs. In fact, I recall that the only time I felt confident that we would gain ...

6 months ago I would have flipped out, because I lived in Montgomery County. But now that I live in Connecticut, I guess I wouldn't care that much. I'd feel bad for all my boys back home who couldn't go to games anymore, though.

Jake wrote:It's time to focus on chemistry and production instead of defensive linemen.

Absolutely! AMEN BRUTHAH! I couldn't agree more. I don't doubt at all that G Williams will be productive with the linemen we've got already. Let's start playing as a team, and not bring somebody else in to screw it up.

I understand what you guys are saying, and you make valid points about the Dline needing someone the O has to respect. And sure, I would love to have somebody with more skill on the line, but I am tired of the attitude that we need to pay as much as possible for somebody else's talent in the hopes ...

Even though it was 60-40, no to yes, it seems that only the no people are posting. Well, here's another no person. I don't like trading away all our picks. If we give up another pick for another high priced player, who are we going to lose in the coming years to pay for it? Samuels? Smoot? My ...