http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-.../Miami-s-Thomas-rookie-impact?continuous=true Hopefully the first of many highlights in the future .I thought he was quite impressive in his debut except for the fumble.
Thanks for the link CT... Hopefully this will be part of our attacking Offense this year and years to come...
Good to see something positive,when the team is 0-2 it's easy to forget about his performance but seeing it again makes me look foreword to what he can do Sunday.
Another positive is Pouncey clearing the way for some of those runs.At this stage they both look like they are deserving of their lofty draft picks.
Makes a big difference blocking Shaun Cody versus blocking Wilfork. Why would you even run inside against Wilfork-Haynesworth I'm not sure. At least threaten the edge.
I'm one of those guys that would love to see Ireland pull the trigger on a 1st round QB/playmaker. I have to give it up to Pouncey though. That kid is big, strong and fast. The left side is set.
Well, the DE will stay at home for the Browns this game, the real question is how will Daboll use it to generate offense? That easy cutback lane won't be here this week imo, but that can be used.
They're putting two huge NTs out there up the the middle. Their LE though is 255 lbs. What is this strange defense. They have two large NTs, they have an undersized LE, an oversized LE, a large SLB, an oversized WLB, and D'Qwell Jackson who they like to blitz up the middle.
Which is really how we should have used Bush that game. That's is one of his proven strengths, attacking the edge of the defense. I really hope they start using him properly and still have Thomas in the game at the same time to threaten the middle.
I really hope Daboll can get Reggie matched up on their OLB's, or even Gocong, there is big play potential right there.
Their defense is actually kinda funny. I would put Thomas and Bush on the field and flex them out wide in the passing game and see if these guys can cover.
I'm thinking motion Bush out of the backfield, with BM in the slot, if the safety follows Reggie the beast gets fed on that matchup with Gocong.
BM will break inside and force the ILB to either take him or use the ILB to rub the nickel. If not, you still have a Safety on Reggie. I suspect we are going to have a good offensive output in this one Jaj.
I'm not sure which was worse, the Thomas fumble or the Marshall dropped TD pass. Both were back breakers. Teams that win games make both of those plays. Just saying.
To be fair to Thomas... that was a hell of a hit. The defender put his helmet right on the ball. It was a damn near perfect hit. Though covering the ball up with both hands/arms would have been optimal there.
I have a different take, to me, if your entire team is good, the offense has more opportunities to erase those plays. When you only have a small number of possessions to work with, typically beginning on your side of the 50, you just do not have that many chances to make more plays. Look at the Texans, Henne had his arm hit, pass int'd at our own 7, TD Texans. Our O has not had those gimmie opportunities that good Defenses provide.
NFL.com won't let it haapen. However if you download another browser, like the dolphin web browser through your android market, you should be able to watch it then
DT has a burst to the hole and vision we haven't seen in a while. I would love to see someone argue that. All those against one cutters. And good spin moves. This didn't come from a cell phone.
A couple things I noticed.. Vernon Carey can barely move...on that screen he almost fell over himself. If he was able to get out in front DT would've had at least another 5-10 yards. Fasano is an excellent run blocker..he and Long on that left side really sealed it off nicely DT was 2 shoe-string tackles away from paydirt He is incredibly decisive...gets that handoff and just hits it. Certainly better vision and instincts than Ronnie seemed to have (and I loved Ronnie) If we can find ways to get he and Reggie on the field at the same time we can really cause some mis-matches in the underneath passing game...hopefully we see some of that this season.
Funny so have I on a thumb drive with Portable Apps. Don't be surprised if we see CC9 getting some touches at Rb with less Lex Hilliard playing in offensive sets.
