PR Outsider: It’s in the Air

[MadtownPacker]

It’s that time of year again when fans have visions of the football gods smiling down upon their team and creating a magical season. Indeed, hope runs rampant all across the country as both the college and professional gridiron warriors prepare for the 2007 season......... MORE

[BallHawk]

Good article.

[Packnut]

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Good article.

Thank You. I have HUGE expectations for this defense.

[BallHawk]

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Good article.

Thank You. I have HUGE expectations for this defense.

As do many of us here. Whether they meet those expectations remains to be seen.

Two players who are going to need to step up this year.

Nick Collins and Cullen Jenkins. If both of those guys get it going and Harris and CW keep up the good work from last year, then we got a playoff caliber defense on our hands.

[Packnut]

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Good article.

Thank You. I have HUGE expectations for this defense.

As do many of us here. Whether they meet those expectations remains to be seen.

Two players who are going to need to step up this year.

Nick Collins and Cullen Jenkins. If both of those guys get it going and Harris and CW keep up the good work from last year, then we got a playoff caliber defense on our hands.

I agree. Those 2 guys are the whole key to a good season for the D. If both take the next step up, everyone else will benefit and I can see a highly motivated group.

[Bretsky]

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Good article.

Thank You. I have HUGE expectations for this defense.

Good article, but if I didn't know you better I'd think you've turned soft and have climbed upon the turtle's shell

[RashanGary]

Nice work Packnut.



There is room for one more Bretsky

[MJZiggy]

I thought it was as balanced and unbiased as I've seen in an article in a while. Nice job.

[Packnut]

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Good article.

Thank You. I have HUGE expectations for this defense.

Good article, but if I didn't know you better I'd think you've turned soft and have climbed upon the turtle's shell

The Walker fiasco burned in my brain will NEVER let that happen!

Really though, I think you can look back to the last 4 games and find some hard evidence of a much better D. I know wist will counter with who they played and to some extent it's true. However, the rise also coincided with the move of Jenkins outside so a case can be made that move made us a much better D. In fact if anything, one has to question why it took MM so long to realize what most of us here already knew.

I'm not about to turn into a rah-rah kool-aid guy as you'll see in part 2 when I discuss our offense. Our D has tangable reasons why we can expect them to improve, while the same cannot be said for our O. With them, all we have is "hope" for now.......

[Packnut]

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Nice work Packnut.



There is room for one more Bretsky

Thank you. We all want the same result here, we just have different idea's on how to get there.

[Packnut]

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I thought it was as balanced and unbiased as I've seen in an article in a while. Nice job.

Muchas Gracias

[HarveyWallbangers]

Pretty good and fair, actually. So unlike you.


I don't think Nick Collins was terrible last year. He had some breakdowns early in the year, but made some plays also. Marquand Manuel was terrible. Collins had a sophomore slump, but classifying it as terrible is a tad much.

Everybody's play in the secondary improved after Carroll was released. Probably had more to do with them playing some of the best offenses (Rams, Saints, Eagles with McNabb, the Bears when they were going well) in the NFC early than just cutting Carroll. Interesting nonetheless. Then again, they didn't play a lot of good offenses after the first 6 weeks.

Should be interesting. I think there are signs they are a legit defense, but it's far from a certainty. Kampman and the starting corners need to stay healthy all year again for them to even have a chance.

[GrnBay007]

WTG Nut!! :P

Nice!

[Bretsky]

I thought it was as balanced and unbiased as I've seen in an article in a while. Nice job.

I agree; this is why I'm having writers block

[MJZiggy]

Get over it.








(just kidding, lol) :P