Perhaps not. But Wilson's skill set is not as easily replaceable as just grabbing a "Dalton" off the shelf.
Yeah Wilson's just a really smart player on top of his versatility. He's not really an elite passer (possibly because his team doesn't want/need him to throw it all over the field) but it seems like every time they have a 3rd down to convert, if he doesn't see his receivers open quickly he tucks, runs and gets just enough for the first down every time - a la Arod but maybe a bit quicker to flush which some would like Rodgers to be. That's huge.
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Of course Kyle Shanahan has Manziel running pistol read options (which he rarely did in college) … in the preseason
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Nick Saban: Manziel "doesn’t run a lot of QB runs. He runs QB draws and he runs when it’s a pass and…[he] scrambles" http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-foo...110512aae.html …
Idiots.
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Is Manziel's shoulder gimpy? Looked like it hurt him after the scramble and looked ginger on that handoff?
Jeebus. Neal had Whitehurst twice and Pennel had pressure before a panic throw was completed the WR escaped for a huge gain. Ridiculous.
Barrington missed a tackle after the catch that would have prevented a first.
Sherrod passes off stunt and recovers for looper nicely. But he tends to block high and get out of balance. Needs to get deeper bend in his knees when preparing to punch/engage.
Smaller pass rushers are not getting around him. But I could see him having trouble with strong bull rushers. Needs better base.
PB, wrong thread?
Whoops.
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RT @SandoESPN: #Seahawks camp: Percy Harvin limps off. Moving slowly.
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#Broncos LB Danny Trevathan has a left medial tibial impaction fracture. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
I haven't read this entire thread but I am sick to death of Johnny Football. NFLN and BSPN are shoving this kid down our throats and have been since the draft. After the Packer game Saturday night we turned on BSPN. We were on our way home from GB and he hotel we were in didn't have the NFLN or MLBN but we wanted to catch highlites of the Pack and the Brewers. Those clowns talked about Manziel the entire first half hour of Sportscenter. After a half an hour of this nonsense they announced the score of the Little League game that was on BSPN2 and then proceeded to re-air the first half hour AGAIN for those who missed it while watching BSPN2! :talk: I thought the obsession they had over Tebow was terrible but this is ridiculous. Why in the hell are they gushing over this kid who will play for a sub .500 team? I could understand if his team was gonna be relevant this year but seriously, the Browns? :doh: I ended up turning it off.
I just watched a replay of the Browns game. Manziel looked awesome. I think I'm going to be wrong on him. His arm is a lot stronger than I gave him credit for. He was accurate. He ran around like Russell Wilson. His size is now the only thing that may hold him back. Like Mike Vick, he'll get punished in the NFL. Their rookie RB, Terrance West, looked good. Ex-Packer Charles Johnson made some plays too. Cleveland is going to surprise some people, if Josh Gordon finagles his way out of a long suspension.
When he plays against the 1s in a regular season game, we'll see what he's got. The first preseason game, he was just that much more athletic than his competition. We'll see if he's Tebow or if he's Kaepernick and I would guess we'll see it week 1. He's definitely selling everything orange (brown?) right now.
At Cowboys camp, players have to keep their heads on a swivel, watching out for fans swinging helmets at their noggin.
Fan swings helmet at Cowboys’ Webb during practice fight; Webb swings back
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According to multiple published reports, a spectator swung a helmet at Cowboys cornerback B.W. Webb during Tuesday’s joint practice between Dallas and Oakland in Oxnard, California.
The incident occurred as Cowboys and Raiders players brawled near fans. According to The Associated Press and Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the helmet missed Webb. The AP reports Webb then took his own “swing” at the spectator, with the Star-Telegram reporting Webb twice tried to get after the fan before coaches intervened.
Video! I didn't see the swing in this one, but at the very end, you can see the guy with the helmet in the crowd along the sideline.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfM6Qv8gXlk