condon84
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2008
- Messages
- 6,926
- Reaction score
- 4,067
Registered Members experience this forum ad and noise-free.
CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I dont recall the lynch mob, but I think youre dead on about Kaczur.
I must admit to having my head so far up my own arse and suffering from "DeusIraeism" that I didn't know what to expect from Connolly, especially against the better d-lines in the NFL. He's been rather stout and a very good performer through 5 games.
How awesome is it that the OP could write a very reasonable analysis of the pleasant surprises on the roster without even mentioning four defensive starters from last week's game who had never started a game in their careers before this season:
Deaderick
McCourty
Ninkovich
Spikes
Exciting young team, this.
Whoops, forgot Arrington in my earlier count! And how about Dane Fletcher? In any normal year, an undrafted small-school DE who made significant contributions at ILB as a rookie would count as a HUGE surprise.Poor Gronk didn't even get a mention nor Arrington.
Whoops, forgot Arrington in my earlier count! And how about Dane Fletcher? In any normal year, an undrafted small-school DE who made significant contributions at ILB as a rookie would count as a HUGE surprise.
How's this for an amazing stat: the defense that started against the Ravens last week included 7 starters who combined for a total of 1 NFL start before this season. Here's to a team that can keep winning, even while rebuilding from the ground up.
Hands down the biggest surprise is Danny Woodhead. All the other guys we saw through training camp and preseason so we got an idea of what they could do. But Woodhead on the other hand, I mean seriously, who is this kid? He's like a RB version of Wes.