Eh, missed the game, with a Thigpen fumble, then a called back return Td, ST did have a great game all around.

 

Thigpen fumble didn't happen, in the same way the return TD didn't.

 

Maybe not all around, but their coverage was pretty darn good

 

Hmm, thought I'd read it in Dpate's thread and something with Thigpen was referenced in the gameday thread.

Thanks for being a good little fact checker Stitches, it suits you.

 

He seemed to be around the ball a lot, made a couple good stops including that last kick off return dropping the guy fast enough to put the Browns offense in a good hole to start the drive.

 

Even though one was wiped out by a penalty, he made two very good ST tackles. Earned his paycheck today.

 

Jones made a great play on special teams to drop the return man and put the Browns in poor field position on their final drive. He ran around the blocker and made a sure tackle as the the return man started upfield. Fields also had a monster game. They need to take Carroll off of special teams because he's hurt the team with that holding penalty to bring back Thigpens TD return. Shelby also played a heads up game on the sack he went straight for the ball. He didn't force the fumble, but it was close and Weeden dodged a bullet on that one.

 

Without that hold, Thigpen gets tackled right there, so no loss really.

 

He looked as good as any flyer I have seen recently. I thought he looked fast in particular.

 

I thought it was because of his name.

 

I had a feeling this kid would contribute. He's exactly what we drafted him for, to be a our designated flyer. He did an excellent job today.

 

The holding penalty was on Nolan Carroll. Thigpen had a nice return. Can't blame him for that.

 

Darn him for letting facts get in the way of a good rant.

 

I am not convinced of that.

 

Yup. He made great plays both times, very fast, nice tackles too. He looked good out there on ST. If he keeps it up, he won't loose that roster spot likely when we're ready to bring someone up on the offensive side. Hopefully its Stanford that gets the boot.

 

and we all thought he just made the team because of the injuries to davis and taylor

 

Well, when cuts were leaking out Barry Jackson did say Jones was probably making the team because the coaching staff thought he had a lot of upside on special teams.

I guess we saw some of that come to fruition.

 

Aye...but the point was negating the TD...that never should have been.

 

I heard he made it because Ireland picked him.