Incognito has exceeded expectations for me. Seems to have matured a lot, and has been able to transition to a bew scheme. Very solid signing for Jeff Ireland.

 

It is was simple and subtle......but that dude totally knew the deal.....

 

I love me some Incognito.

 

When watchcing it live, Bierman was in the Phins backfield most of the time he was in the game.

 

Who?

 

Exactly :shifty:

 

What tickled me the most was watching him charge and split the pair of safeties like a Pamplona bull.

 

go on.......

 

Wrote this a little a while back.

"Been looking at some of last years games just to Iso Richie..

First off I'd like to say that the combination of Vernon Carey and Columbo were so bad that it really does give me so much optimism going into the season..Those two guys deserve to be where they are at this point, which is OUT of the league..Bums I tell ya in their final year, flat out bums.

I iso'd Richie because it just seems like he has this thing hanging over his reputation in that he is a lumbering stiff, slow player...my findings were quite the contrary.

1) He's big, and he's strong, he anticipates the snap well, he doesn't take unnessasry steps in his back pedal before he engages, right off the snap he locks on, his anchor and base of his body is so stout its very hard for defenders to get around him, and usually once he locks on , he drives you out of the play or you basically don't get leverage on him.

2) the misconception...Richie incognito has quickness in that body even though it looks like he's as stiff in the upper body as Channing crowder in coverage, he's not, he's got some get off, he gets off the line with some explosiveness when he knows he has to get to the 2nd level, and executes the responsibility, finds the player, and gets the job done..I just watched for mobility and quickness, and I came away impressed, dude can turn, twist his upper body, and believe it or not, can run.

3) awareness...I must of watched about 300 snaps, and he is very good at keeping his head on a swivel, can take two players out of the equation on occasion, disengages quickly off his inititial, relocks, and always finishes the play thru the whistle.

4) I feel comfortable with him next to Jake, and I don't say that just because he's safe, no, he's consistent, he's strong, he's aggressive, he can stop a player in his tracks, has a good punch, and has mobility and quickness that he doesn't get credit for, he's a good left guard imo."

 

wha

 

Man, this rep is gonna be tough to live down..lol

 

Incognito being very ... cognito

 

I see wut u did thar.....

Seriously, you're now Chris Berman, gratz!

 

What he said about Bierman was true. It does not take away from what Incognito did to him on that play and I think your response to gunn34, a long time respected member of the forum, was really unnecessary.

 

Jerry made some nice blocks in the Atlanta game.

 

I know who's fault it was when he was in the backfield. I saw the same game you saw. Not sure what the good try though comment was about. Did Incognito bust his @$$. You bet. I loved it too. He was spending alot of time there and talking **** to Long about it. I'm glad RI did something about it.

Now as for the band camp attendee comment and it being BS. First it wasn't BS. Second don't be an internet tough guy...I don't play like that.

 

If Martin ever figures out how to play we will have a very good offensive line.

 

Richie's confident & nasty edge combined with some maturity is seeming to be quite a combo. I pray that some of his attitude & mean streak rubs off on Jerry & Martin. Those 3 guys on the left should hopefully be capable of shaping up the cubs.

 

I can't imagine it being easy having to relearn the position from the exact opposite perspective. The left foot is now the right foot. The left hand is now the right hand. The line of sight flip flops too as if switching from American driving to European...... and on top of that the guy obviously needs to gain some size and strength and really grow into his big man body. B/c of this, anyone thinking he'll make that transition immediately and be some All Pro RT is fooling themselves. Early expectations need to be tempered a bit. IMO we should see some positive strides during the 2nd half of the season, and by year 2 see a nice spike in the reliability category. By year 3 he could very well become one of the game's better RT.

 

The light seemed to come on for Jerry in the last game, and there were signs too, late in the Carolina game. Perhaps he has played himself into shape and the methods employed by Turner were the right ones and now paying off. There is no doubt Jerry is talented, it is just a matter of conditioning and "want to" when it comes to how well he'll do.
I think that will be fitting with their ideal plan from OTAs, if Jerry can start and Hicks be the swing man.

 

Do you wonder if Sparano was treating them too much like adults?

 

I have no idea. Could be we now have an OL coach who knows better how to handle guys like Jerry.
IMO, Sparano hired his buddy to coach the OL when he fired Mike Maser and hired DeGuglielmo