AV David
08-17-2009, 12:51 PM
I recorded the Browns game on the midnight replay at NFL channel.
After watching the game once, I watched it again just to watch Sitton, Barbre, Lang and Meredith. I often watched some plays 2 or 3 times.
Barbre: Played very well. The combo blocks with Sutton were consistently well done. He was beaten on a pass rush in the second series, but didn't give up. He made a desperation push that was just enough for Rodgers to juke the DE. Rodgers scrambled to the right, Barbre stayed with it and cut the guy as he was coming back. The pass was incomplete, but the point is he didn't go into a pout when he was beat. Barbre was consistently effective in 1 on 1 drive blocking and 1 on 1 pass blocking. Good push in the run blocking. Good at turning out the DE.
Sitton: I love this guy. He often had his guy 3 yards down the field in 1 on 1 drive blocks. Did VERY well on combo blocks with Barbre. Did well on pass blocking for the most part. One defender got a free shot on a twist. I am not sure if he was Sitton's man or not, but I suspect he was. He ran past Sitton on the inside. Sitton was not engaged at the time, looking for someone to block. The RB was in the right spot behind Sitton but whiffed. Other than that Sitton was terrific.
Meredith: Looked very good on pass and run blocks. Most of the run blocking was pretty easy, down blocking or combo blocking with the guard. He did consistently well on 1 on 1 pass blocking. The one screw up he had was pretty bad. He got turned sideways by the DL on a run play off tackle, so the play went nowhere. Other than that, he was better than average and better than I expected. He must be pretty strong, he moved an end off the line by 3 yards more than once. I am not saying he is ready to start, but he has a chance to be pretty good.
Lang: Is a lot like Sitton. Played well, mostly in the right place and plenty tough. He did look like he was thinking a half a beat slow at times. He got confused in a pass rush stunt once. All in all, good enough to play in this league. Very good first game ever.
I know it was the Browns. But Sitton, Barbre and Lang played a lot against the first team defense. I am not yet nominating any of them for the HOF, but there was a lot to be happy with on Saturday night.
After watching the game once, I watched it again just to watch Sitton, Barbre, Lang and Meredith. I often watched some plays 2 or 3 times.
Barbre: Played very well. The combo blocks with Sutton were consistently well done. He was beaten on a pass rush in the second series, but didn't give up. He made a desperation push that was just enough for Rodgers to juke the DE. Rodgers scrambled to the right, Barbre stayed with it and cut the guy as he was coming back. The pass was incomplete, but the point is he didn't go into a pout when he was beat. Barbre was consistently effective in 1 on 1 drive blocking and 1 on 1 pass blocking. Good push in the run blocking. Good at turning out the DE.
Sitton: I love this guy. He often had his guy 3 yards down the field in 1 on 1 drive blocks. Did VERY well on combo blocks with Barbre. Did well on pass blocking for the most part. One defender got a free shot on a twist. I am not sure if he was Sitton's man or not, but I suspect he was. He ran past Sitton on the inside. Sitton was not engaged at the time, looking for someone to block. The RB was in the right spot behind Sitton but whiffed. Other than that Sitton was terrific.
Meredith: Looked very good on pass and run blocks. Most of the run blocking was pretty easy, down blocking or combo blocking with the guard. He did consistently well on 1 on 1 pass blocking. The one screw up he had was pretty bad. He got turned sideways by the DL on a run play off tackle, so the play went nowhere. Other than that, he was better than average and better than I expected. He must be pretty strong, he moved an end off the line by 3 yards more than once. I am not saying he is ready to start, but he has a chance to be pretty good.
Lang: Is a lot like Sitton. Played well, mostly in the right place and plenty tough. He did look like he was thinking a half a beat slow at times. He got confused in a pass rush stunt once. All in all, good enough to play in this league. Very good first game ever.
I know it was the Browns. But Sitton, Barbre and Lang played a lot against the first team defense. I am not yet nominating any of them for the HOF, but there was a lot to be happy with on Saturday night.