Tatonka
08-16-2004, 12:06 AM
my analysis:
drew bledsoe was definately releasing the ball faster. it looks like our rbs will DEFINATELY be more involved in the game plan. lots of dump offs and swing passes.
drew did not play that bad, the oline (1st string) looked very very bad in all aspects of the game.. ****ty run blocking and ****ty pass blocking.. most of the pressure came from inside (ie pucillo and teague). not a good sign, although denvers dline is decent.
travis brown looked very good.. 2nd string O verus 2nd string D. he made a number of good reads and got rid of the ball quick. looked accurate and poised.
jp losman looked great. the training camp stories of his inaccuracy didnt show through in this game.. he was by far the best passer in the game tonight.. people will say "well that was against the 3rd string D".. well it was also WITH the 3rd string offense.. the only WR that didnt have a number in the teens was coleman.
eric moulds should have had a TD.. most of the time, he makes that catch. it wasnt a great pass from drew.. i think if he would have led moulds it is a td.. but it was probably a designed underthrow.. the db got lucky and the ball fell into his hands basically. moulds was seen dancing on the sidelines later in the game. i have no worries about him having a good season.
josh reed... i think he impressed me more than anyone tonight, besides jp and willis. he looked VERY good against the starting special teams units. both of his run backs were great. he made several people miss and i think the worst starting position with him returning kickoffs was the 33. he also made a couple very good catches. he is going to end up being a very good number 2. i am hopeful about him, evans and aiken as our future.
sam aiken - did he play? i almost want to say he did not.. because i never saw him on the field once...
*** note - aiken did not dress for the game. i would assume he had some kind of minor pull that was not announced, so they were just being precautionary.
mike williams started at RT.
marcus price was in for the second half of the game and was overheard on the sound clip telling the ref "lets hurry up and get this over so we can get home to our wifes" with about 2 minutes left in the game. was pretty funny.
Meyers (wr) caught everything jp threw his way. and then pointed to the sky after each catch.. i guess he was praying to god that someone would sign him after he gets cut. he has no chance to make the team.
tim euhus made a great catch and then got a welcome to the nfl shot that looked like it knocked him loopy.. but bounced back up quick. he also made a couple nice blocks that the commentators pointed out.
lee evans was in with the first stringers.. he was invisible, but only had one ball thrown his way. he dropped it.
willis mcgahee looked great.. for a guy coming back after 19 months.. i could not have been more happy.
travis henry was stuffed all night.. but the oline gave him NOTHING to work with.
the 1st string defense looked dominant. i mean great.. but the broncos dropped at least 4 passes of plummers. they still looked very aggressive.. there will definately be a noticable spike in turnovers and sacks.
chris kelsay looked very very good. his sack was pure speed and hussle. he was geeked when he got up after chasing plummer down. he looks like he put on some more mass.
ryan denny looked very good. :eek: he caught that INT like he was a TE. he was strong on run plays too. he is not as worthless as most make him out to be.
sam adams shot through the line twice that i counted.. both times were lightning fast.. he didnt get the sacks but caused a major disruption. he can still bring it when he wants too.
ryan lindell looked strong on all three kicks and kickoffs.. maybe the injury last year really affected him more than we gave credit for. hopefully we will see why we paid him so much this year.
Takeo Spikes looked like TKO.. he is a beast.
kevin thomas made 2 nice pass break ups and leveled one guy, ala winifield.. submarined the guys legs.
that said.. terance mcgee will win the nickle back spot. he looked strong.
izelle reese got *****ed by chamberlain on the sidelines.. laid on his back as chamberlain shouldered him and went out of bounds. he is NOT the answer at FS.. he is just nothing more than average and never will be.
that said.. coy wire is not ready. they actually had him at SS tonight some too. he made a couple nice tackles.. but i didnt see him make a play in the passing game.. he did miss one tackle up at the line of scrimmage.. the guy ran through it... which doesnt happen to coy often.
rashad baker looked like the best FS on our roster to me. he would have had a pick if prileou didnt jump and tip it right before it got to him. it was a bad pass but baker was in position.
angello crowell and josh stamer looked like good back ups at the LB position.
mike mularkey did just fine in his first head coaching gig.. my gut tells me he is going to be a good one. i hope i am right.
so to sum it up.
1st string O - they will be fine if the Oline gets their **** together. seriously.. that is the only weakness that i saw in our game.
the offense will absolutely be a run first offense.. you could see it in the playcalling.. and if our oline can at least pull together on the run blocking, which has never been a problem in the past, i believe it will lessen the pressure on the pass blocking because teams will be a bit more hesitant to rush so hard.
also, expect the RBs to have a significant jump in the receptions this year. lots of dump passes, screens and swing passes.
that is about all i can think of at the moment.. overall i feel good about what i saw tonight. our offense cant be worse than last year.. and our defense will be better.
this is a 9-7 team that could be better if the oline improves.
my prediction. 10-6 and a playoff appearance.
feel free to ask quesitons if you couldnt catch the game.
:up:
drew bledsoe was definately releasing the ball faster. it looks like our rbs will DEFINATELY be more involved in the game plan. lots of dump offs and swing passes.
drew did not play that bad, the oline (1st string) looked very very bad in all aspects of the game.. ****ty run blocking and ****ty pass blocking.. most of the pressure came from inside (ie pucillo and teague). not a good sign, although denvers dline is decent.
travis brown looked very good.. 2nd string O verus 2nd string D. he made a number of good reads and got rid of the ball quick. looked accurate and poised.
jp losman looked great. the training camp stories of his inaccuracy didnt show through in this game.. he was by far the best passer in the game tonight.. people will say "well that was against the 3rd string D".. well it was also WITH the 3rd string offense.. the only WR that didnt have a number in the teens was coleman.
eric moulds should have had a TD.. most of the time, he makes that catch. it wasnt a great pass from drew.. i think if he would have led moulds it is a td.. but it was probably a designed underthrow.. the db got lucky and the ball fell into his hands basically. moulds was seen dancing on the sidelines later in the game. i have no worries about him having a good season.
josh reed... i think he impressed me more than anyone tonight, besides jp and willis. he looked VERY good against the starting special teams units. both of his run backs were great. he made several people miss and i think the worst starting position with him returning kickoffs was the 33. he also made a couple very good catches. he is going to end up being a very good number 2. i am hopeful about him, evans and aiken as our future.
sam aiken - did he play? i almost want to say he did not.. because i never saw him on the field once...
*** note - aiken did not dress for the game. i would assume he had some kind of minor pull that was not announced, so they were just being precautionary.
mike williams started at RT.
marcus price was in for the second half of the game and was overheard on the sound clip telling the ref "lets hurry up and get this over so we can get home to our wifes" with about 2 minutes left in the game. was pretty funny.
Meyers (wr) caught everything jp threw his way. and then pointed to the sky after each catch.. i guess he was praying to god that someone would sign him after he gets cut. he has no chance to make the team.
tim euhus made a great catch and then got a welcome to the nfl shot that looked like it knocked him loopy.. but bounced back up quick. he also made a couple nice blocks that the commentators pointed out.
lee evans was in with the first stringers.. he was invisible, but only had one ball thrown his way. he dropped it.
willis mcgahee looked great.. for a guy coming back after 19 months.. i could not have been more happy.
travis henry was stuffed all night.. but the oline gave him NOTHING to work with.
the 1st string defense looked dominant. i mean great.. but the broncos dropped at least 4 passes of plummers. they still looked very aggressive.. there will definately be a noticable spike in turnovers and sacks.
chris kelsay looked very very good. his sack was pure speed and hussle. he was geeked when he got up after chasing plummer down. he looks like he put on some more mass.
ryan denny looked very good. :eek: he caught that INT like he was a TE. he was strong on run plays too. he is not as worthless as most make him out to be.
sam adams shot through the line twice that i counted.. both times were lightning fast.. he didnt get the sacks but caused a major disruption. he can still bring it when he wants too.
ryan lindell looked strong on all three kicks and kickoffs.. maybe the injury last year really affected him more than we gave credit for. hopefully we will see why we paid him so much this year.
Takeo Spikes looked like TKO.. he is a beast.
kevin thomas made 2 nice pass break ups and leveled one guy, ala winifield.. submarined the guys legs.
that said.. terance mcgee will win the nickle back spot. he looked strong.
izelle reese got *****ed by chamberlain on the sidelines.. laid on his back as chamberlain shouldered him and went out of bounds. he is NOT the answer at FS.. he is just nothing more than average and never will be.
that said.. coy wire is not ready. they actually had him at SS tonight some too. he made a couple nice tackles.. but i didnt see him make a play in the passing game.. he did miss one tackle up at the line of scrimmage.. the guy ran through it... which doesnt happen to coy often.
rashad baker looked like the best FS on our roster to me. he would have had a pick if prileou didnt jump and tip it right before it got to him. it was a bad pass but baker was in position.
angello crowell and josh stamer looked like good back ups at the LB position.
mike mularkey did just fine in his first head coaching gig.. my gut tells me he is going to be a good one. i hope i am right.
so to sum it up.
1st string O - they will be fine if the Oline gets their **** together. seriously.. that is the only weakness that i saw in our game.
the offense will absolutely be a run first offense.. you could see it in the playcalling.. and if our oline can at least pull together on the run blocking, which has never been a problem in the past, i believe it will lessen the pressure on the pass blocking because teams will be a bit more hesitant to rush so hard.
also, expect the RBs to have a significant jump in the receptions this year. lots of dump passes, screens and swing passes.
that is about all i can think of at the moment.. overall i feel good about what i saw tonight. our offense cant be worse than last year.. and our defense will be better.
this is a 9-7 team that could be better if the oline improves.
my prediction. 10-6 and a playoff appearance.
feel free to ask quesitons if you couldnt catch the game.
:up: