Studs and Duds - Raven Edition

[mraynrand]

I love Kuhn but if the Terminator John Connor is still out there, sign him and let him blow up holes for the stud that is E. Lacy.

*uck you, asshole.











*(he is on a roster, saw him blocking for NYG last Thursday)

[ThunderDan]

Something I mentioned in the game thread I think needs to be added to the studs list.

Packer tackling on defenseless receivers - Twice the Balt pass catcher had to stretch high to catch a bad Flacco pass. Neither one was completed but both MD Jennings and AJ Hawk tattooed the player right in his chest. They didn't go high around the head or neck area and the didn't go low to blow out a players knee (I am looking at you Elam).

[Bossman641]

Something I mentioned in the game thread I think needs to be added to the studs list.

Packer tackling on defenseless receivers - Twice the Balt pass catcher had to stretch high to catch a bad Flacco pass. Neither one was completed but both MD Jennings and AJ Hawk tattooed the player right in his chest. They didn't go high around the head or neck area and the didn't go low to blow out a players knee (I am looking at you Elam).

The Hawk hit was textbook on how to blow up a receiver legally. When I saw it happened live I was worried they were going to flag him, but it was picture perfect.

[Smidgeon]

doing your job and having a decent game shouldn't put you on the "studs list"

so my only studs are

Hawk- imo the best game of his career, looked very aggressive and almost dominate. looked like the player we thought we were getting when we drafted him

Lacy- the last two games he has a combined 219 yards. he has also been the only real bright spot on offense those two games. we finally have a real RB. we need to use him more

money mase crosby- his Fg's have accounted for almost all of our points in the last 2 games and he is the main reason we won both. he did miss one wide today, but all his other kicks this year have been perfect

that is all

The Hawk hit was textbook on how to blow up a receiver legally. When I saw it happened live I was worried they were going to flag him, but it was picture perfect.

I think the biggest hit against Hawk was that he didn't play instinctively. He's been dependable, but not game-breaking. And then there was today. He played fast, instinctively, textbook, etc., and I'm wondering: How much of that was Hawk finally playing loose and how much was the D-Line completely dominating the Raven's line?

[Pugger]

keep him inactive - it's when he's at his best

The problem with having Kuhn inactive is we'd only have 3 RBs active for a game and we don't want to run into the problem we had in Cincy again.

[denverYooper]

FWIW. When it's definitely a passing down, Kuhn is always back there.

[denverYooper]

Also, it seems that Morgan Burnett makes the whole defense better.

[Harlan Huckleby]

FWIW. When it's definitely a passing down, Kuhn is always back there.

Ya, I get that his claim to fame is picking up the blitz. Certainly any 240 pound back ought to be able to do that. But fullbacks are also supposed to be able to catch some flare passes, pick-up 10 yards because the defense gets caught unaware. For whatever reason, Packers aren't comfortable using Kuhn in that role.

Kuhn's other resume highlight is he occasionally hurdles a tackler diving at his legs. Ooooh, ahhh. He was two yards from a first down yesterday, and chose a premature hurdle instead of plowing-over a 190-pound corner back for the first down.

What little ability Kuhn had has declined to the point where he is a liability.

[Harlan Huckleby]

BTW, Jason Wilde told a funny story on radio. He was sitting near Ted Thompson in the press box, and when Eddie Lacy smartly slid to keep the clock running near end of game, TT slammed his fist down on the table in excitement. He then looked around sheepishly and apologized for his celebration. For TT, such a display of emotion is about the same as an ordinary person dancing naked on the altar during church services.

Maybe this is reading too much into it, but I have to believe that TT was still steamed at Finley for running out of bounds moments earlier. Signs of intelligent life on his team had to be a great relief.

[hoosier]

BTW, Jason Wilde told a funny story on radio. He was sitting near Ted Thompson in the press box, and when Eddie Lacy smartly slid to keep the clock running near end of game, TT slammed his fist down on the table in excitement. He then looked around sheepishly and apologized for his celebration. For TT, such a display of emotion is about the same as an ordinary person dancing naked on the altar during church services.

Maybe this is reading too much into it, but I have to believe that TT was still steamed at Finley for running out of bounds moments earlier. Signs of intelligent life on his team had to be a great relief.

The only relief in that scene is that Lacy did not tear up his knee sliding. In fact, seeing what team he plays for I would say it is a full blown miracle.

[Maxie the Taxi]

I agree with everyone else on Micah Hyde. The guy is a player and I think he's locked down the PR job too. Like many of these young guys, the more he plays the better he will get.

[Patler]

I agree with everyone else on Micah Hyde. The guy is a player and I think he's locked down the PR job too. Like many of these young guys, the more he plays the better he will get.

He looks like a decent tackler. Not that he doesn't get faked out or take bad angles on occasion, but when he gets to the ball carrier he gets him down. He doesn't hesitate to tackle.

As a punt returner he looks to be a guy who catches the ball easily, and gets up field. He doesn't have the speed to run away from the coverage, but with good blocking he gets positive yardage. That's good enough for me, even if he never does go the distance.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Agreed, Patler. I wonder if there has ever been any statistics that compare sure-handedness vs returns for TD's. You hear about the latter because it's flashy. On the other hand, muffed punts and bad judgement lose games and cost valuable field position. Unless the guy is Devin Hester, give me sure hands and good judgement.

[Pugger]

I agree with everyone else on Micah Hyde. The guy is a player and I think he's locked down the PR job too. Like many of these young guys, the more he plays the better he will get.

Yes, I'm liking what I see in Hyde too.

[Fritz]

I agree with everyone else on Micah Hyde. The guy is a player and I think he's locked down the PR job too. Like many of these young guys, the more he plays the better he will get.

They make him do public relations, too?