Positives/Negatives

[RashanGary]

Nick Collins is playing great
Tramon Williams looks like a legit starter
Ryan Grant ran the ball hard and effectively
Darryn Colledge did his best job to date at left tackle
Barbre seemed to play solid
Rodgers played with a lot of grit and poise under pressure
Woodson played great. Almost forgot he was there
Driver and Jennings are studs
Humphry had a really nice game
Tausch really bounced back from some spotty performances to have a nice game
Poppinga has been powerfull in the run game and isn't a liablity in the pass game anymore
Patrick Lee did a nice job challenging some passes and not getting picked on



Will Blackmon has still never made one play on defense other than tackling a reciever after he gives up an easy catch. He is a zero. Worst player on the field.

Scott Wells is really bad. He gets consistently man handled.
Nick Barnett, again, looks physically weak and horrible at tackling in space
Pickett and Jolly were consistently shoved out of the middle of the field
Montgomery should not be a starting DE, maybe not even an NFL player
Hawk looks slowed by his injury
The special teams played horribly
McCarthy does not look poised. It's tough to lose, but that's where this team is. His focus should be on getting better not throwing fits.

[Scott Campbell]

Did we run any 3 tight end sets today. I could have sworn I saw Lee, Humphries and Finley out there on the same play.

[Pacopete4]

Did we run any 3 tight end sets today. I could have sworn I saw Lee, Humphries and Finley out there on the same play.

3rd qrt on one drive that package was on the field almost the whole drive.. finley seemed to even make a catch but was ruled incomplete

[RashanGary]

All in all, there are some really good things and some things that are going to hurt us all season long. The defense cannot fix the DL problem. They're just not good enough. The offense can't fix the OL short yardage run problem. They're just not strong enough.

This team just has to keep getting stronger, esspecially in the trenches.

[Kyle.McCarroll]

Did we run any 3 tight end sets today. I could have sworn I saw Lee, Humphries and Finley out there on the same play.

3rd qrt on one drive that package was on the field almost the whole drive.. finley seemed to even make a catch but was ruled incomplete

Finley makes me gag.

[cpk1994]

All in all, there are some really good things and some things that are going to hurt us all season long. The defense cannot fix the DL problem. They're just not good enough. The offense can't fix the OL short yardage run problem. They're just not strong enough.

This team just has to keep getting stronger, esspecially in the trenches.

Injuries have killed the DL. THe OL short yardage problem is nothing new. That has been going on for years no matter who is on the line or who the coach is.

[Pacopete4]

Did we run any 3 tight end sets today. I could have sworn I saw Lee, Humphries and Finley out there on the same play.

3rd qrt on one drive that package was on the field almost the whole drive.. finley seemed to even make a catch but was ruled incomplete

Finley makes me gag.

he's that big eh?

[pbmax]

A lot of times penalties add up and jut don't matter. But with the young team and the D's inability to get off the field on 3rd downs (although that stat has improved in the last 2 games) they are currently killing us.

I am not sure we have made a first down after a holding call.

[pbmax]

Re: Positives/Negatives

Will Blackmon has still never made one play on defense other than tackling a reciever after he gives up an easy catch. He is a zero. Worst player on the field.

Scott Wells is really bad. He gets consistently man handled.
Nick Barnett, again, looks physically weak and horrible at tackling in space
Pickett and Jolly were consistently shoved out of the middle of the field
Montgomery should not be a starting DE, maybe not even an NFL player
Hawk looks slowed by his injury
The special teams played horribly
McCarthy does not look poised. It's tough to lose, but that's where this team is. His focus should be on getting better not throwing fits.

I am fine with McCarthy pitching a fit. I like that he got after them this week. Half the team responded. In some ways, the half that hasn't responded should the ones targeted for replacement.

I think Blackmon showed some measure of improvement. He isn't ready for prime time, but he was close. Maddeningly close to make it a letdown when he missed the play/ball.

I think its time for Wells to sit. There hasn't been much of an improvement to the pass pro and the running game has been reasonable without him. I think Grant's health it the biggest uplift. We gained most of our yards pulling someone and going to the outside on several plays.

Barnett's a mystery. Giant step back. But he is suffering from the DTs problems. The D's problems are going to continue if we can't rush the passer.

[DonHutson]

THe OL short yardage problem is nothing new. That has been going on for years no matter who is on the line or who the coach is.

Not that I'm pining for the golden age of Mike Sherman, but short yardage situations were one thing his teams excelled at. Ahman Green on 3rd & 1 was damn near a sure thing.

McCarthy's teams do most things better than Sherman's teams, but the scrawny... I mean, athletic OL they brought in and the zone system itself does not seem to lend itself to converting short yardage first downs. Wells is too small, and Colledge is too weak - therefore at least 40% of your OL gets blown into the backfield.

[Bretsky]

All in all, there are some really good things and some things that are going to hurt us all season long. The defense cannot fix the DL problem. They're just not good enough. The offense can't fix the OL short yardage run problem. They're just not strong enough.

This team just has to keep getting stronger, esspecially in the trenches.

We went into this year with a weaker group at DL in my opinion than last year
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We went into this year with the same group of OL and a few younger guys

Is it time to consider bringing in a starter via another route generally foreign to us ?

The three games we lost last year......we were dominated in the trenches

We need to win that battle to regain any dominance

[Bretsky]

good topic

[Scott Campbell]

All in all, there are some really good things and some things that are going to hurt us all season long. The defense cannot fix the DL problem. They're just not good enough.

You're probably right. Maybe Harrell comes back and surprises. But those are some long ass odds.

[Partial]

Ruvell Martin does nothing but make plays. Sign me up for RM's fan club BH.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Re: Positives/Negatives

Tramon Williams looks like a legit starter.

He is as good as Al Harris right now, might even be better by end of season.

I think Harris has slipped, his pro-bowl last year was on reputation.