second game impressions?

Marlon Moore seems to be making a great case for becoming the fifth WR.

 

Yeah I see him locking it up if he makes a few more plays in the next game.

Come the fourth game we should see an all-out war from them trying to earn the 5th spot but....

Honestly, if he shows up yet again for the 3rd game I think the 4th game will be more for an encore since he'll have solidified himself by then.

 

VD and SS were awful. They looked like they'd never started a game before.

 

i'd like to see more production out of our back-ups. thigpen, cobbs, thomas...these are guys who will see a lot of playing time. they need to do a better job. they're a talented group, but if they dont produce on the field, it doesnt matter.

 

Did anyone else get crazy excited after Marshall got those catches. He made someone miss every time he touched the ball, quite an upgrade from the old #19

 

Yup and his two huge blocks.

The Beast indeed !

 

Marlon Moore looked good. Right now, he looks to have the inside track.

O looked like everyone expects it should in light of the $ spent on it.

Carroll didn't really do anything to advance his cause, didn't hurt it either, but given the #s, at this point he looks like he'll stick.

Jason Allen looked very mediocre. So did Ness.

That Webster (?) @ safety looked pretty sharp, though he wasn't in for more than 6 snaps.

 

Shame the way he practiced at first.

I always remember D. Thompson though and how he was always the training camp MVP and then would completely disappear in games.

Seems like right now, Wallace is on that same path.

 

I really think were in trouble with Sean Smith....

 

Marshall just seeks out the contact and when he has the ball in his hands DB's fear him. I have NEVER seen this from a miami WR and its quite exciting.

 

Thought Grove was pulling away from Berger until he got that penalty.

 

VD wasn't much better in coverage, though he was pretty sharp in run support.

 

My first take:

-Charles Grant and Marques Douglas played well, Grant show outstanding movement for a large man, Douglas was his usual consistent self.

-Noel (Noel Carroll..get it?) was pretty good at KR duties.

-Nate Ness disappeared.

-Cobbs showed a good burst, not great though.

-Starks is quick..really quick

-Ike Francis regressed

-ST is a train wreck, two blocked punts in two weeks and allowed long returns all evening.

-Real Cool to see Chad Pennington do what he does, not saying he is 100% but the 2x Comeback player of the year looked good, he is our Rocky, dude never quits, he runs Qb 101 clinics everytime he is on the field

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Dude could throw a volleyball and wind up with 20 TD's and 6 int's and a QBR over 90%

Sunshine is just The Man.

 

1. Don't put Wallace on Special Teams! He has good hands and speed though, just alittle rough around the edges.
2. Carroll didn't look stellar, especially trying to cover Underwood.
3. 3rd stringers sucked it up.
4. VD and SS looked pretty bad in man coverage.
5. I was pretty surprised to see so much of the Wildcat! Ronnie and the offense should have a great season...

 

But he was realistically. The one time he got beat he had great coverage and it was just a great throw. The 2nd time he slipped which can be attributed to the wet grass. not making excuses, but he slipped and still recovered to make the tackle...

Sean just looks lost and is no where close in coverage

 

Who was it that got beat by that Jag WR when Dobbins sort of got in the way up at the line? I thought that was VD.

 

Did anyone miss Crowder? I didn't see any let down.

 

Keep in mind though, last yr we won Gm #2 27-15 or something.

 

- Henne looked great and the South Beach Beast had a nice comeback game.

- I think Henne has gotten alot better at touch passes.

- The first guy always missed when Marshall did that juke

- Bess is cluch as always

- Grove>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Berger

- VD and SS played bad, I hope they arent in a sophmore slump

- Starks played well, dude is fast

- Special Teams blow, thats twice someone has allowed a blocked punt.

- And WTF is up with coverage unit?

- Caroll had a couole of nice returns but he goes down on first contact.

 

Henne looked better, not great yet (dang get rid of the ball 5 sec inside the inzone is toooooo long!), but better. The beast showed up last night, Thank you Mr. Marshall, without your down field blocking two of our TD's would not have ended the way they did.

IMVHO we must find a way to keep Moore, Pruitt, and Wallace even if it means cutting/trading both Cam and Turner. All of this being based on continued production from those three this preseason.

Penny is Penny what else is left to say, BTW thanks Brandon, for fighting for and getting that wounded duck, you are "The Beast!" You have restored my faith in the # 19!

I still won't rant against our D unit until MN turns loose the Dogs of War!

I feel bad for Pat White, the only guy now not getting a fair shake, imho.

 

Moore is a very pleasant surprise, Pat White and Channing Crowder are very replaceable and Thingpen is as good if not better than Henne.

 

Honestly, I have never been enamored with him,and I have never understood what the excitement over him was?

Physically, hes like Fred Smoot, without Fred's occasional interception. He has milked on incredible int in PS last year vs the Saints to get a free ride from nearly everyone all last year, and its carrying over. I hope that that Will Allen can make it back and I hope that Carroll or Ness or Smith can improve...right now, I am calling it...this guy is going to be a huge liability for us. I hope like hell I am wrong...but I don't think so.

 

IMHO: if there is a weak spot on the roster it will be at FS

 

WTF!?

Henne should have been 14/14 for 150+ yards and 2 TDs. Hartline dropped a perfect pass, Marshall dropped a perfect pass, and Williams dropped a pass. Add those as catches and thats 14/14.

Thigpen BLOWS. Good grief he needs to be on a spread only team. He sucks at evading pressure when it comes from the middle and the edges unless he can get outside. 75% of the time he doesn't step into his throws and throws passes into the dirt of nowhere near the wideout. 90% of his passes tonight were within 10 yards of him or they were flats/dumpoffs. He is BAD.

 

On Henne, His pocket awareness is so much better than last year. He's stepping up and sliding away from pressure while keeping his throwing lanes. Last year he moved into pressure sometimes. He was making those little hop step ups to buy time that Marino was so good at.

I don't see him locking on to a WR as much as he is looking off safeties. Both of his TDs came after the safety moved to support coverage on Marshall because it seemed like he was locked on, as soon as the safety changed position enough he moved his attention straight to the TE for the completion and the TD. At least that is how I remember it.

 

What the heck did you eat for breakfast?! Please tell me it was paint chips!! LOL

I'm not delving any deeper than that. Must....... refrain...... from further....... comments.

 

What makes you think the CB position is not going to be a weakness? Or, asked another way, what have you seen in SS game that gives you reason to think "this guy is solid"?

Not trying to be a wise guy here, I seriously think Sean Smith is the worst player on our defense, and IMO, its not even close. I hope he will do something, anything, soon to prove me wrong. I would love to go into this season with our corners taking away the top two WR options of teams. I just dont see it.

Davis isn't a shut down corner either, but at least, he will tackle you. And if you make a mistake with him, he will make you pay for it. Hes competitive. I am not sure Sean Smith is. At least, I haven't seen him step up and compete against other NFL WRs. I have heard rumors about him doing it in practice, but you know how that goes...Take nothing from TC practice reports...remember how the light supposedly came on for Teddy Ginn last year in TC? Only to be shipped to SF for next to nothing.

 

Shhhhhh....... not so loud..... we're trying to trade him.

 

It still chaps my arse that (before last season) we didn't make a play for Leigh Bodden when he could've been had cheap while we had the cap room to play with. Grrrrrr. I would've much rather had a vet and a rook on the field together rather than 2 guys who should just now be entering their 1st NFL seasons (if they hadn't declared early). Cant cry over spilled milk I know, but we'd be more consistent on D, and it would've given us a 2nd round pick to use else where. Just sayin.

 

Dude, stop it.

 

Hope they know what they are doing and we get decent replacements for the trades and it pays off

 

Maybe just as important, Mark Sanchez stunk it up! 5 completions, 12 yards, almost 2 INTs.

 

I missed the original airing and I'm watching right now due to the magic of DVR.

+ Henne. 11/14, 10.7 YPA, 2 TDs. That's the kind of QB play we need.
+ Fasano. Wow.
+ Pennington. I'm still amazed the Jets allowed him to land in our laps. If Henne goes down for whatever reason, we'll still be effective at QB, as evidenced by that deep throw to...
+ Marshall. Good bounce back from that atrocious first outing. Made defenders miss, made a great catch on Pennington's first throw. I admit to a bit of fear that Marshall is used to Orton's weaker throws and was right at home with Pennington; the last thing we need is our #1 WR preferring to catch passes from a backup QB.
+ Run defense. I'm generally indifferent to run defense because rushing proficiency is irrelevant to victory, but MJD had nowhere to run. The secondary made some nice run-stopping plays, especially early on when Vontae got into the backfield to tackle MJD for a decent loss.
+ Nolan Carroll on returns. If he doesn't get the job, then we deserve whatever we get on special teams.
+ Defensive line. They did their job. We're actually better here without Phil Merling than we were with him.

- Nolan Carroll. Getting beat by Mike Thomas for a touchdown was disappointing to see.
- Vontae Davis. Kept getting beat by breakaway moves. Needs to better anticipate those. Poor showing by Vontae today.
- Special teams. Could not tackle Deji Karim at all. At ALL.
- Penalties. That second referee in the offensive backfield is going to be trouble, though it won't affect us nearly as much as the New England "hold on every play, the refs can't possibly see it all the time" Patriots.

 

No offense, but what game were you watching?