DaBruinz

1) Matt Slater is hardly useless. Maybe you should watch the kick-offs, kick returns, punt returns, and punt coverage instead of going to the kitchen and filling your face with Nachos and beer. How can you be so daft as to call him a bust?

2) Richardson had a stellar camp last year and was one of the last players cut this year. The Pats lucked out and were able to stash him on the practice squad. Richardson also plays on special teams. BB has explained it before that they have dressed Wilhite over Wheatley because Wheatley has primarily been seeing time in the slot while Wilhite was seeing time on the outside. The same is probably true for Richardson. He's been seeing time on the special teams coverage units while Wheatley hasn't.

DaBruinz

You do if he's the best special teams player in the draft. Slater isn't JUST a returner. He also plays on both coverage units and on the punt return unit. Its called versatility. Slater also can line up as a WR or as a safety, though those are on an emergency basis.

chris_in_sunnyvale

He ruined his leg on a play where he went untouched. Absolute freak play. Normally we bemoan leaving in starters in a blowout to avoid exposing them to a contact-related injury or cheap shot. Are we now supposed to add "cleat caught in the turf" to those fears? I guess we could since such injuries aren't unheard of, but it does seem a bit much.

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Chris

Patriotic Fervor

Nice post, Ken. Lots of useful insights there to enjoy.

re:your comments on Cassel....there's a few things that still bother me about him.

He doesn't - can't or won't - see the whole field when he drops back to pass. Of course, we have been ruthlessly spoiled over the years by one Tom Brady, so that may color my perspective. Still...

He still has the bad, bad habit of following his receiver from snap to finish. He didn't have any picks Monday night, which of course is good, but they were playing the Denver Broncos, a vastly over-rated inflatable doll if there ever was one.

On the plus side, while 6 sacks is doubtless 6 too many, it is far better than 6 picks or 6 fumbles, or some combination thereof. So maybe he's getting better at this.




There's one thing that sticks out in Sunday's game with St. Loo, and that's containing the estimable Steven Jackson. I believe all else will flow from that.

Just my $.02....

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Box_O_Rocks

Yup, well, there may be some others, but looking around the NFL the current chaos is entirely understandable - injuries and coaching/front office.
- Injuries: Indy, Seattle, NE to name three teams struggling with major injury concerns.
- Coaching/Front Office: Dallas, San Diego, Miami to name two meltdowns and a work in progress.
- Sh!t happens: It's worth noting that 6 games into the season NE has 9 players on IR (three starters, three reserve OL, two Safeties, two potential HOF candidates), and is 4-2, a game back of Buffalo with 11 games to play, and currently the 5th seed in the AFC. I love this team.

5-2 is my best guess.

Its a reasonable assumption that the final story has a few years to play out yet.

Sounds like a classic young QB trying to interpret the view from field level versus that camera eye perspective seen from the comfy chairs in the film room. From my couch, it looks like progress to me (note: a laddy who was a reserve QB behind Tommy at Michigan posts over at Planet and he has the same concerns mixed in with strong affirmation of improvement for Cassel and approval of his coach's handling). IBBIT.

Sacks hurt, but they rarely cost you the game. Turnovers, however, have a much more significant correlation with losing. The kid is playing BB's game - joy joy happy!

Despite the many detractors, the loss of Maroney hurts. On the plus side, the blocking style which seems more productive for Scarnecchia coached lines works much better when a Slammin Sammy and Lambasting Lamont are hitting the holes - great galloping shades of Pokey Smith!

That was a meltdown. Shanny's glowing red eyes promised severe repercussions - so severe the Donkeys have signed Chad Jackson...

Much sorrow. I will say Meriweather is flashing some of Rodney's field presence - think happy thoughts.

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