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Driver put up a solid 2nd season, a down 3rd year, and took off into a stud from there. Monty is on his 4th year and hasn't shown a darn thing. I'm not seeing the comparison.
"There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted Thompson
He's had 4 years to distinguish himself and prove to be worth keeping on the roster. At what point do you draw the line?
He was a 7th round pick if I remember correctly. I'd say he has done quite well for himself to stick around this long, and might have maxed out. I'd like to see them go ahead with someone else next year as I don't think Monty will ever be more than he is now.
i agree, how long did it take Donald Driver?
Driver put up a solid 2nd season, a down 3rd year, and took off into a stud from there. Monty is on his 4th year and hasn't shown a darn thing. I'm not seeing the comparison.[/quote]
Sorry about the rushing, I was adding up all of the rook's yards, passing included. Regardless, awful!
Not really when you consider 54 yards came on one carry. Apart from that the Titans had 124 yards on 35 carries. Not great, but not awful defense either.
He started several games and was the 3rd receiver in his second year. That is far better than Monty has done in 4 years.
Sorry about the rushing, I was adding up all of the rook's yards, passing included. Regardless, awful!
Driver started a couple games due to injuries in each his second and third seasons, but wasn't even the #3 receiver his third season, playing behind Freeman, Schroeder and Bradford. He really was a non factor until his fourth season, when the others all left in one off season. No one expected much out of Driver either, he just sort of came out of no where that season. They went into the season expecting Terry Glenn to be the guy, and no one really knew who the second starter would be during the off season.
He's had 4 years to distinguish himself and prove to be worth keeping on the roster. At what point do you draw the line?
You can also look at it as him having several years to develop and learn behind some quality linemen. If there was a line to be drawn, I'm sure the coaching staff would have done so already at some point during his career.
D linemen don't just come out of college and dominate. There's a lot to learn about technique for most guys who got by on size and athleticism through college and in a lot of cases, a lot of body strength, not just fat, to build up. I would say he's in his sweet spot for development of a 6th round pick. 3-5 years.
There's no reason to think that now he's getting an opportunity, that yesterday wasn't an example of what he could do on a regular basis and that he could be a solid starter.
I don't buy this whole Madden rating "maxing out" business either. Why not use yesterday of an example of where he's maxed out? Where's his 99 rating?
Dude, he played OK at best yesterday. Let's not forget our run defense was gashed for 230+ yards.
With a few exceptions, I thought our run defense was terrific yesterday. There was a lot of yards, but the Titans run the ball often. 50 something yards came on just one play, so when you figure 32 or 33 rushes for 100 yards or so it really isn't that bad.
Chuck Norris doesn't cut his grass, he just stares at it and dares it to grow
Dude, he played OK at best yesterday. Let's not forget our run defense was gashed for 230+ yards.
I see this comment's already been addressed pretty thoroughly so I'll just add this:
You think 10 Tackles, 8 solo, a sack, and a PD is OK? What more do you want from a D lineman in one game? Pinning the entirety of their rushing yards on his performance isn't exactly fair either on a day when our LBs and Bigby played the run like shit. He can only be in one spot on the field after all. In that one spot, he made about as big an impact as he could have.
"You're all very smart, and I'm very dumb." - Partial
Dude, he played OK at best yesterday. Let's not forget our run defense was gashed for 230+ yards.
Some day I'll figure out why you throw out random stats to attempt an argument. Not any day soon I bet
Team 36 178 4.9
Random and incorrect stats? I think he's trying out the PackerBlues method of argument, but needs work since his stat was at least tangentially related to the argument, even if it wasn't right. If he had blamed Montgomery, and by association Ted Thompson, for our yards lost on sacks, he would have been there.
"You're all very smart, and I'm very dumb." - Partial
Dude, he played OK at best yesterday. Let's not forget our run defense was gashed for 230+ yards.
I see this comment's already been addressed pretty thoroughly so I'll just add this:
You think 10 Tackles, 8 solo, a sack, and a PD is OK? What more do you want from a D lineman in one game? Pinning the entirety of their rushing yards on his performance isn't exactly fair either on a day when our LBs and Bigby played the run like shit. He can only be in one spot on the field after all. In that one spot, he made about as big an impact as he could have.
Stop looking at that stat sheet and start watching the film...
The sack... unblocked, just like the Pack did to Kearse on the first play from scrimmage.
Where were the tackles 5-8 yards down the field?
We were GASHED on the run in a legendary poor performance. How can you give this guy kudos for that?
Dude, he played OK at best yesterday. Let's not forget our run defense was gashed for 230+ yards.
Some day I'll figure out why you throw out random stats to attempt an argument. Not any day soon I bet
Team 36 178 4.9
Dude, I pulled it from JSO as combined yards for White and the rookie. STFU with that bullshit. I was pulling numbers quickly. I don't have time for a thorough statistical analysis. I'm too busy coming up with the next fake stat to drop in casual convo.
Dude, he played OK at best yesterday. Let's not forget our run defense was gashed for 230+ yards.
Some day I'll figure out why you throw out random stats to attempt an argument. Not any day soon I bet
Team 36 178 4.9
Dude, I pulled it from JSO as combined yards for White and the rookie. STFU with that bullshit. I was pulling numbers quickly. I don't have time for a thorough statistical analysis. I'm too busy coming up with the next fake stat to drop in casual convo.
Dude, he played OK at best yesterday. Let's not forget our run defense was gashed for 230+ yards.
I see this comment's already been addressed pretty thoroughly so I'll just add this:
You think 10 Tackles, 8 solo, a sack, and a PD is OK? What more do you want from a D lineman in one game? Pinning the entirety of their rushing yards on his performance isn't exactly fair either on a day when our LBs and Bigby played the run like shit. He can only be in one spot on the field after all. In that one spot, he made about as big an impact as he could have.
Stop looking at that stat sheet and start watching the film...
The sack... unblocked, just like the Pack did to Kearse on the first play from scrimmage.
Where were the tackles 5-8 yards down the field?
We were GASHED on the run in a legendary poor performance. How can you give this guy kudos for that?
Gashed? Legendary? What? While you're busy studying the film, make a note that there are 11 gentlemen playing defense and that only one of them can be Montgomery at any given time.
You're getting a little desperate and silly in your singular effort to prove your point that Montgomery doesn't possess Partial's Magical Seal of Greatness.
"You're all very smart, and I'm very dumb." - Partial
Stop looking at that stat sheet and start watching the film...
The sack... unblocked, just like the Pack did to Kearse on the first play from scrimmage.
Where were the tackles 5-8 yards down the field?
We were GASHED on the run in a legendary poor performance. How can you give this guy kudos for that?
Actually, the stat sheet can be very informative when discussing a specific player's performance. especially the play-by-play summary. Not including the sack for -7, according to the "stat sheet" the Titans gained a total of 25 yards on the plays in which Montgomery had a tackle.
Decent performance by Montgomery on those plays. What it does not tell us is the times he was responsible for longer plays for which he did not have the tackle. However, excluding the one long run of 54 yards (for which Thompson was on the field, not Montgomery), 35 carries for 124 yards is not really being "gashed".
The big problem was that the D caved on the last two possessions by the Titans.
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