And another Manning to Harrison hook up. Manning has looked damn sharp today. This game is getting UGLY quick.
Helluva throw by Ryan. And trust me... the creepiness runs deeper. BasX sent a P.M. the other day with an idea..... and at that same exact moment, I was talking to Petey about the idea. Then... this.
Campbell threw a pass; it looked like it got batted.... caught by LG Pete Kendall... ran.... fumbled... OJ Atogwe returned it for a TD. St Louis 10, Wash 7
Is anyone being subjected to the ugliness of Minny vs. Detroit? 3-2? Seriously? I thought they were playing football, not baseball.
Yeah, but that safety was hilarious. He kept running the play.... out of bounds. Such poor awareness. But soooooooooooo damn funny.
I'm actually not watching that, it's thankfully not being aired here. The Chicago and Indi games are, I just have Yahoo up and noticed the score. Talk about a putrid game.
What's up with Carolina in that game? They've looked pretty good most of the year, but they are getting pummeled today. Delhomme has 2 INTs and their running game apparently is doing nothing.
I didn't know what to think of this draft's QB class but Matt Ryan has impressed the hell out of me. He's very calm and collected despite the Bears pass rush and he's got a nice arm. Should've had a TD pass if Michael Jenkins didn't suck ass. St. Louis up 10-7 at the half! At what point will Gruden admit it was a stupid mistake to not start Jeff Garcia from the beginning of the season? I think they learnt their lesson from the Jets game. They used the 3 step drop and shorter slant routes against the Bills and it was really effective against a good defense. That could be a pretty interesting game.
Our pass rush needs 5 and 7 step drops to be most effective (which is true of most teams). We don't have a quick pass rush, outside of Ware... and Ratliff (when he splits the double team). Ellis needs time to set up his pass rush; he relies on technique. We could see more Spencer because of that...but I kind of doubt it. We've been playing a lot of "off" coverage this year because Wade's defense is about getting a pass rush and taking away the deep ball. We've been susceptible to quick drops and throws. AZ is going to do that. We'll need to adjust, but without Newman, its going to put a lot of pressure on our rookie CBs Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick. Ware has 5 sacks through 5 games... but he hasn't had a dominating type performance yet. We need that from him today. Romo hasn't had a typical, dominating performance yet. We need that. I think our run game could be the difference. We can run the ball when we need to; AZ cannot. Its an interesting matchup today; that's for sure.
To Gruden's credit, wasn't Griese 3-1 this year as a starter? So it's not like he was doing horrible. They were winning, and that's what matters.
