so is the rookie going to stop jawing when the team is up by 17 and he's trying to intimidate whosyourmamma? Vrabel pushes him away, but he comes back. I think he's the one who needs to get jawed.
TJ got up talkin' and Meriweather talked back. Incidently the one mistake he did make was pushing Chad out of bounds. But, he displayed some of his coverage and tackling ability.
Hobbs has been running his mouth since he was a rookie too. I've got no problem with players who are confident. And do we know who started the flame war? No. It was probably Houshmandzadeh. Housh is known smack talker.
Before I read this thread this AM thought that #31 played well, some attitude and a whole lot of skill and speed... I dunno... still not convinced that I was wrong. He talks a lot, but so do most of them... I like his chippiness and someday will fill the shoes of #37. Not sure if he is supposed to after he hits Houz.. if he is supposed to offer his hand and say nice to meet you???
so is the rookie going to stop jawing when the team is up by 17 and he's trying to intimidate whosyourmamma? Vrabel pushes him away, but he comes back. I think he's the one who needs to get jawed.
Hobbs has been running his mouth since he was a rookie too. I've got no problem with players who are confident. And do we know who started the flame war? No. It was probably Houshmandzadeh. Housh is known smack talker.
so is the rookie going to stop jawing when the team is up by 17 and he's trying to intimidate whosyourmamma? Vrabel pushes him away, but he comes back. I think he's the one who needs to get jawed.
I thought that he played very good last night. WHosyourmomma is a very big WR and a tough guy to bring down and I thought Merriweather did a great job with him. His best play was that screen/backwards pass where he came right up, wrapped him up and killed whatever play they had going.
I too, could do without the trash talking, but you never know what these guys are saying to him. Merriweather looks like he belongs and the beauty of the Pats is that he will have time to mature into a starting role.
I thought that Chad did a little "dive" on the sidelines, plus I think he tripped over a camera cord too.
The bottomline here is he is a rookie and will only get better!!!!
I like that attitude in a rookie DB. He may be pressing the issue a bit now and then, but it shows he feels like he belongs on the field with the veterans. His position calls for swagger and arrogance. It's a lot of one-on-one and personalities getr tangled up out there, and I think it's good that he holds his ground against the best in the business.
I have gone back and forth on how I feel about him since he was drafted. At first I was dissapointed because of his "character" issues but then I warmed up to the idea of him being on the Pats. Last night he seemed to play a bit more than the previous games. To me it looked like he was a ticking time bomb out on the field. He could have been flagged for unnecessary roughness which doesn't bother me that much but all the jawing he was doing toward the end of the game i felt was a little unnecessary. Houshmazzili appears to be a real **** and would piss me off as well but BM was in his face with prolonged **** talk. The next time down on kickoff coverage it looked like he was getting into it with a bunch of Bengal special team duds. I am sure the Bungles were talking as well but i didnt notice any of our Vets carrying on with all that talk and it kind of bothered me that Mr. Character looked like he was borderline losing control. He seems really immature. Did anyone else notice this? What do you think?
Wow, what a joke this thread is. The constant moralizing that goes on here is sad. The kid isn't Jack the Ripper and he doesn't have to put on a bow tie and dance a little jig for you.
He's young and he's trying to establish his foundation in the league. Nothing more, nothing less. Rodney has barked at people his entire career. Get over it.
Wow, what a joke this thread is. The constant moralizing that goes on here is sad. The kid isn't Jack the Ripper and he doesn't have to put on a bow tie and dance a little jig for you.
He's young and he's trying to establish his foundation in the league. Nothing more, nothing less. Rodney has barked at people his entire career. Get over it.
I don't know...I don't think the complaints are finger-wagging moralizing. Lots of great players talk trash and make enemies, and fans love it. (Exhibit A: Rodney Harrison.) The concern was that Meriweather looked like he was having trouble staying in control. The out-of-bounds hit, the fact that his teammates were having to restrain him are the issues. We want Rodney-style trash talking and punishing hits, not Deangelo Hall-style blown gaskets.
I think Meriweather will get it, though. He's supposed to be a smart kid with a good football mind. And his actual play last night was encouraging.
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