Gameball of the Week: Benjamin Watson

Rec for the Flipper Anderson reference. I was a Los Angeles Rams fan back in those days.

I’m glad Robo is starting to flash some signs of being decent.

HA! I had an old VHS coaching tape where Flipper Anderson taught you how to run a route, get your body under control and position your hands to make the catch.

He won’t become a FA until 2013 :)

yeah, It’s really hard to fault any skill players here. this game was lost up front. especially defensively.

Hard to judge whether Colt looked good or if it was just exploiting a prevent defense.

Hard to judge whether Colt looked good or if it was just exploiting a prevent defense.

Hard to judge whether Colt looked good or if it was just exploiting a prevent defense.

Hard to judge whether Colt looked good or if it was just exploiting a prevent defense.

Last 2 games similar in the fact that the Browns marched right down the field with their first possession, as if to show you how easy it would be, then they curled into the fetal position and failed to move until it was too late. How many times does Pork Chop have to stand up early? How many times are they going up the middle with Hillis near the goal line? Belichick wouldn’t even have to tape our playcalling – all he’d have to do is watch last week’s game.

Big difference in QBs, however – someone said Colt had a 130 rating? If Fujita had been in there, we could have won, but as it was, they couldn’t tackle to save their lives – AGAIN. Even if they met the runner in the backfield, it ended up an 8-yard pick up. It was like watching Immaculate Heart’s 4th graders, a moving scrum of bodies bereft of arms and hands, bouncing into each other and hoping somehow their Brownian motions would bring the runner down.

Another Sunday of Lake Erie Tourettes, old enough to remember teams that tackled and down field passes, good play calling and backs who never fumbled. It’s some sort of curse to watch the team today, losing 8 of the last 10 seasons since Betrayal.

Fujita was a big loss, the defense hasn’t looked the same since he went down. Anyone know his contract status?

Its not just Fujita missing, those guys look absolutely spent

It looked to me like he was a little late on a lot of pass plays, but I could be wrong.

seems like he’s been in a (slight) funk of late, so it was good to see him back involved some more.

they had at least two 3-and-outs, but I think your point still stands.

As depressing as it is, the D did hold them to only one TD in the game and we scored two. just saying.

I still think he could be a decent 2 or 3 if we had a #1 threat who could open the field a little for the other receivers on the field.

We shouldn’t be writing off any of our players. Its how we build depth. I still think we should have kept Brandon MacDonald because he would have been a good situational player, despite his tackling issues (which can be taught and improved on anyway). I would say the same for Wright next year and I still wish we had Jerome Harrison or Chris Jennings.

does robiskie have the most bizarrely tiny facemask bars that have ever existed in the nfl? i look at his facemask and feel like i’m looking at toothpicks.

he still sucks.

we should have thrown more

I definitely agree with this. IMHO think McCoy is ready to be unleashed (yes, yes I know – really surprising to hear this from Mr. Texas, blah blah ;). He did make some dicey looking throws Sunday, but the bottom line is zero interceptions. I’m going to watch the game again – but if memory serves me I think there was really only one that should / could have been intercepted(?).
I think if we stick to the ‘Hillis up the middle’ game plan in the next two games we’re going to get crushed. Until we get the o-line ‘problem’ fixed it seems like we should also be calling more play-action and maybe even throw in a couple of designed run plays for Colt. Any thoughts?
I’m tempted to start a post – just for grins: “How do we move the chains against the Ravens and Steelers”.

Have you notice many of the up and coming contenders have former head coaches as assistants. Tice, Martz in Chicago(Note Martz has done wonders with Cutler) Dare I say Crennel and Weiss, Mularky in ATL with Robiskie (he was an interim). As we talk OC’s maybe we find that fomer HC that understands. Please note I am not suggesting McDaniels, but maybe someone like that.

I also think his arm strength will improve and his motion will get better as his internal NFL clock improves.

Thanks. I watched him in many games at Texas and I was a believer long, long ago.

he can’t trow it 50 yards in the air

You might want to take a look at some of his highlights from his time at Texas… (you can find plenty by just googling him or searching youtube…). Many, many times he has completed on 45 to 50 yard routes with poinpoint accuracy while at Texas.
He doen’t have a cannon, but his arm will get stronger over time.

Colt can throw 50 yards in the air, he just can’t put it on a rope that far. I can throw 40-50 yards in the air, I know Colt can.

Those rumblings were all based on Grossi’s speculation, and Grossi sucks.

I still like Mangini.