Sunday observations

[rkarp1]

attended the game. have not yet watched replay

-hard to make any definitive statements regarding positions, since the one's mostly are not playing.

-new position and all, but Hudson's struggles do not bode well for him. I really like the upside, but currently he is not ready. he may never be. too bad as the team needs better depth. PS in my opinion

-hard to not like what we are seeing from the WR room, even with out Maye on the field. DeGennaro looks like he can play in the league. I hope they get him to the PS. I like Dixon as well. both eventually may be better options than Chism? who continues to make catches. Williams looks like he will make plays this season if given the shot. I still see some lapses in his route running, and his ability/desire (?) to fight for a contested ball. ce be very accurate and make every throw.

-DeVito was better than last week, but still inconsistent from my vantage point. I have seen him in practice throw extremely accurate balls, and make every throw. but 2 games now, he sailed some throws and underthrew a few. I find Morton impressive, and hope he somehow sticks either on the PS or the end of the roster.

it looked like Bryant went off for a spell (not sure if he returned). Lomu at LT held his own, but appeared to be beat a couple of times inside. I thought in general the OL play was better last night than last week, save for Hudson, who played poorly both. I do not believe we saw Van Roten play at all.

-Muma had what looked like a few missed tackles. I continue to think there needs to be some vet depth added. I continue to be impressed with the potential upside for Jacas. I assume Landry is going to miss a portion of the season, and feel Jacas will be ready. he has a nicee feel for pass rushing. I thought he was pushed around a bit on the edge last night.

-Larison reminds me of a bigger Woodhead. really nice hands, and gets open.

-Morton punting the ball was interesting (depth?) but Barringer did play. was he injured?

-nice to see Borregales with a bounce back night with FG/XP

-reserve the right to change my mind on some things after I watch replay, but those are my initial reactions to the game and some players

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

On baringer, i haven’t seen anything specific on WHAT wasn’t feeling great, maybe illness?

 

[Uptown]

Sign Shaq Thompson or Bobby Wagner

 

[n1997y]

Sign Shaq Thompson or Bobby Wagner

Vrabel said he’s looking for players that are younger, better, cheaper.

I guess one out of three ain’t bad.

 

[Uptown]

Vrabel said he’s looking for players that are younger, better, cheaper.

I guess one out of three ain’t bad.

Yeah, better is most pivotal.

 

[mgteich]

Vrabel said he’s looking for players that are younger, better, cheaper.

I guess one out of three ain’t bad.

Last year, we added four players late and after the cut: Woods, DiVito, Gregory and Durden. All filled roles on the roster. Durden was a major find.

We've already added Van Roten, a key addition. We badly need an ILB; this seems possible. We could add another player or two almost anywhere on the roster. Sure, we'd like a 4th CB or a pass rusher. These seem unlikely unless we offer up a 5th.

 

[TommyD4207]

Sign Shaq Thompson or Bobby Wagner

Yeah I'm really done ****ing around with these plumbers at linebacker. You can point to that group exactly as to where the other team gains all their yards.

 

[TommyD4207]

Vrabel said he’s looking for players that are younger, better, cheaper.

I guess one out of three ain’t bad.

I mean, in those old-guy signings, we're just talking about one year stopgaps, not a long term strategy.

 

[WazzuWheatfarmer]

Good stuff. This was actually a fairly entertaining game for the preseason. Hoping Bryant is ok. I still like him as a depth piece. I think LB is becoming more and more of a glaring need as the season approaches. They are just allowing too many plays that should be no gain or modest gains turn into chunk plays due to poor tackling and/or being too slow in coverage. The Shaq Thompson visit is looking more and more interesting. It could be a situation where they have a handshake agreement in place with a couple of these vets but they don’t sign them until after the roster cutdowns to allow some guys to be kept and shifted around for the first week or so.

 

[Uptown]

Yeah I'm really done ****ing around with these plumbers at linebacker. You can point to that group exactly as to where the other team gains all their yards.

Exactly. Vrabe’s a LB, so it figures that he should be sensitive to the position & look to augment at all costs.

 

[mgteich]

I mean, in those old-guy signings, we're just talking about one year stopgaps, not a long term strategy.

We need both an ongoing LT strategy and also 1-2 year veteran contracts for transition players like Moses and Van Roten. I suppose Hollins fits into that list, a player who add value for a couple years near the end of his career.

I have amazed with regard to how good a job Vrabel has done in upgrading the personnel on the Offense. The OL used to be the worst of the worst. Now it is OK and still needs another year of transition. The other units add up to one of the very best offenses in the NFL. Only injuries and the OL can stop us from being a top 5 Offense.