Off The Grid
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I don't have anything against Cannon. And of course everyone wishes him the best with his health.
That being said, he really doesn't fit N.E.'s scheme. He has pretty good feet and movement skills for a roadgrader. But he's still a roadgrader. And we use guys around 40 lbs lighter than Cannon with superior movement skills (i.e. the opposite of roadgrader). I'm sure Dante will get every ounce of skill out of him. But I fear that even Dante can't change what Cannon is. Hopefully he was taken with an eye to coach him up and trade him to a team where he fits the scheme much better.
Thank God for actual FootBall talk...
As for Cannon, I must report that I've cooled on him, considerably.
Upon further review ~ I'm still relatively new at this ~ I've decided that Slow Snap Count Awareness is such a dramatic Red Flag that it's actually a Deal Breaker for me...and this is something that plagues Cannon, I believe.
It speaks to Processing Speed, and I want every one of my 53 to grade HIGH on that aspect of the game, regardless of their physical prowess.
For that reason, I'll be wishing Marcus "Howitzer" Cannon the best, and hoping that he makes me look like a moron...But I'll be looking for TWO Interior Linemen in 2012's Draft...EARLY.
I have to admit, I never saw Cannon as a fit for the Patriots pre-draft. The Pats' OL has a distinctive (and unusual) athletic profile that Cannon just doesn't fit. But I'll try to stay optimistic!
At other positions, Jabaal Sheard was the OLB/DE I really, really wanted. I can't complain that they chose my favorite DB instead, but I couldn't help but feel a little * watching Sheard make a strip sack last week!
* I tried to type "w i s t f u l" there, but the obscenity filter rejected the word on the bases of letters 3-6!
1 ~ Concur, regarding Cannon: I just loved the BARGAIN so much ~ Born + Bred Yankee!! ~ and assumed that Coach Bill The Mad had a game plan accounting for his enormous mass, one way or another, which of course may turn out to be the case, when all is said and done...
2 ~ Great call on Jabal Sheards of Broken Glass!! I was EXTREMELY high on CleveLand's Draft ~ #2 behind ours, in my view ~ but can't claim to've been any more than luke warm on Sheards.
3 ~ The obscenity filter wouldn't let you type "wistful"??? STFU!!