<u>Notes:</u>Troy Smith: ErraticRay McDonald: Jumped offsides and got called for it, and then again on the very next play/Tim Crowder: Fooled by ReverseRufus Alexander: Not fooled by Reverse but blocked easily by Doug DatishDoug Datish: Great Downfield blocking on Reverse.Tony Hunt: Terrible downfield blocking on Reverse.Brandon Meriweather: Gave up on the play when chipped by Troy Smith.Ryan McBean: Fights through 2 blocks to get enough pressure on Troy Smith to cause a badly overthrown passTony Hunt: Looks good running downhill on the swing pass, blowing through arm-tackles.Brian Leonard: As the halfback on 4th and short he DESTROYS Patrick Willis to power his way to the first down.Patrick Willis: Gets completely dominated and allows the 4th down conversion.Tony Hunt: Picks his way through and follows his blocks to an easy TD.Josh Beekman: Great pull-block on Hunt's TD run, he has great speed for a Lineman.Lorenzo Booker: Makes a few moves, looking like a good option as a return man.Jay Moore: Forces Chris Leak out of the pocket, taking a 2nd blocker to handle him.Chris Leak: Throws a poor pass on the run.Martrez Milner: Is pushed around by Jay MooreDallas Baker: Beats Leon Hall on the Comeback route for a nice 1st down catch.Chris Leak: Drills a nice pass to an open Baker.Leon Hall: Gets outfought for position by Dallas BakerJoe Newton: Drops a nice pass from Chris Leak due to pressure from Paul Posluzny.Paul Posluzny: Shows great coverage of TE Joe Newton and forces him to lose concentration on the pass and drop it despite it being put in there with great touch.David Harris: Reads the screen pass and gets Kenneth Darby as soon as he catches the ball.Amobi Okoye: Shows great Technique and defeats Tim Duckworth for the sack.Tim Duckworth: Misreads Okoye and goes to block him as though he was bull rushing, and allows Okoye to blow by for a sack.Ray McDonald: Overpowers Ben Patrick for the pressure on Troy Smith.Ben Patrick: Is overpowered to the outside by Ray McDonald.Troy Smith: Is able to allude the sack from Ray McDonald but overthrows his WR and is almost intercepted.Troy Smith: Throws a nice pass to a wide open Rhema McKnight.Rhema McKnight: Catches a pass from Troy Smith despite being hit by two defenders on his way down.Tony Hunt: Gets a good push on the pile for a couple more yards than most would get.Troy Smith: With good protection Smith throws a terrible pass into the ground, which is good because it would have been picked off had it been on target.Troy Smith: Misses an open WR on an out route to fail on 3rd and 7th.Troy Smith: Alludes yet another should-be sack and dumps the ball off to Brian Leonard.Brian Leonard: Makes the catch with soft hands and jukes 2 defenders for a nice gain for a first down.Boo McLee: Is juked in the open field by Brian Leonard.Chase Pittman: Is juked in the open field by Brian Leonard.Chase Pittman: Beats Levi Brown to get good pressure on Troy Smith, but Smith alludes the sack... again.Buster Davis: Fills the hole nicely and does what Patrick Willis couldn't - stand up and stop Tony Hunt.Tony Hunt: Is stopped cold by Buster Davis.Brian Leonard: Cleans a blitzing Michael Griffin's clock to spring Tony Hunt on a big run.Tony Hunt: Shows he knows how to follow his blocks and goes for a good gain.Chase Pittman: Forces Tony Hunt inside for the tackle when he goes unblocked (poor scheme, no Lineman's fault)Tim Crowder: Beats Levi Brown to hit Troy Smith as he throws.Levi Brown: Is beat inside by Tim Crowder.Kareem Brown: Force up the middle forces a throw-away by Troy SmithManuel Ramirez: Is overpowered by Kareem Brown.Lorenzo Booker: Makes a good move on the Kickoff return but is stopped by Leon Hall.Leon Hall: Reads the cut by Booker and makes a nice open field tackle.David Harris: Reads the play and stops Kenny Irons for a short gain in the hole.Chris Leak: Overthrows an open Dwayne BoweDwayne Bowe: Bowe puts a good inside move on Leon Hall and gets great separation, but the ball is badly thrown.Leon Hall: Is beaten inside by Dwayne Bowe, but almost makes the pick when the ball is badly overthrown by Chris Leak.Kenny Irons: On the swing pass, breaks a tackle from Aaron Rouse but is swarmed by the D before he can make the first down.Aaron Rouse: Goes for the big hit rather than the sure tackle and is broken off by Kenny Irons.Drew Stanton: Throws a nice quick-pass to Scott Chandler.Scott Chandler: Makes a wide open catch on the quick-slant.Drew Stanton: Shows great feet to roll out on the play-fake and make a nice short pass for the first down.Kolby Smith: Makes the catch in traffic for the first down.DeMarcus Tyler: Isn't fooled by the draw play and makes the tackle with Patrick Willis.Patrick Wills: Isn't fooled by the draw play and makes the tackle with DeMarcus Tyler.Paul Williams: Catches the swing pass and breaks two tackles to get up for the first down.Rufus Alexander: Has his tackle broken by Paul Williams.Jonathan Wade: Has his tackle broken by Paul Williams.Juwan Simpson: Misses the tackle on Paul Williams but is able to force him out of bounds.Jonathan Wade: Puts good coverage on Aundrae Allison.Aundrae Allison: is unable to break away from Jonathan Wade.Paul Williams: Drops the pass after a great hit breaks it up.Brandon Meriweather: Knocks Paul Williams down to the ground to break up the nicely placed pass from Drew Stanton.Drew Stanton: Snakes a nice pass to Paul Williams but it is dropped.Kenny Irons: Jukes H.B. Blades right out of his shoes, but ends up fumbling the ball out of bounds when he is tackled.H.B. Blades: Looks like an absolute fool when he is juked by Kenny Irons.Ryan Kalil: Hasn't done anything spectacular, but hasn't missed a block (even from blitzing linebackers).Ben Grubbs: Eats a blitzing Eric Weddle for breakfast.Eric Weddle: Is no match for Ben Grubbs and is shut down on his blitz attempt.Kenny Irons: Jukes H.B. Blades yet again, but is tripped up by his shoe strings.H.B. Blades: Is Juked again, but is able to grab Iron's ankle as he is stumbling over his own feet to make the tackle.Jay Moore: Beats Kenny Irons' attempt at blocking to hit Chris Leak from behind and cause a fumble.Chris Leak: Fumbles the ball after being hit from behind by Jay Moore.Kenny Irons: Looks like the worst pass-blocker in the history of the Senior Bowl and allows Jay Moore to hit Chris Leak virtually untouched.Drew Stanton: Rolls out and hits an open Kolby Smith in the flat.Kolby Smith: Catches a pass in the flat and proceeds to break an attempted tackle from Tony Taylor.Tony Taylor: Is unable to make an open-field tackle on Kolby Smith.Drew Stanton: Throws a PERFECT fade pass to Aundrae Allison for a TD.Aundrae Allison: Meaningless in this game, but in the Pro's it's needed: drag's his back foot to get both feet in for a TD on the fade route.Lorenzo Booker: Finds good lanes on the return.David Harris: Stops Booker from breaking a big time return by making a nice tackle.Jordan Palmer: His 1st pass of the game is perfectly gunned in there for a completion for the first South first down of the game.Martrez Milner: Holds onto the Palmer pass for a catch despite being hit as he pulled it in.Lorenzo Booker: Can't find a hole inside and is stopped for no gain. Obviously not an inside runner.David Patterson: Beats Tim Duckworth for the sack.Tim Duckworth: Is beaten inside by David Patterson for the sack.Buster Davis: Breaks up the running play doing and excellent job filling the gap to stop Thomas Blake.Thomas Blake: Is stopped cold by Buster Davis.Buster Davis: Fills the hole yet again, but this time loses the battle.Brian Leonard: Hits the hole hard and throws Buster Davis to the ground to force his way for a 3 yard gain on what should have been a no-gain.Tyler Palko: Shows he has the arm-strength for the Deep Out by hitting a well covered Rhema McKnight.Rhema McKnight: Makes the catch and stutters to show NFL scouts he can keep both feet in bounds on the sideline.Tyler Palko: Fumbles the snap from Samson Satele.Samson Satele: Fumbles the snap to Tyler Palko.James Marten: Is beaten inside by Quentin Moses.Quentin Moses: Beats James Marten inside to almost sack Tyler Palko.Tyler Palko: avoids the sack and shows great speed to scramble for the first down.Thomas Clayton: Breaks a backfield tackle from Juwan Simpson.Juwan Simpson: Goes untouched through the line to hit Thomas Clayton but fails to make the tackle.Thomas Clayton: Fumbles the ball out of bounds after the hit by Patrick Willis.Patrick Willis: Forces Thomas Clayton to fumble.Kareem Brown: Ties up two blockers and clogs the middle.Brian Leonard: Is able to push the pile for a 1 year gain, despite Brown's tying up of two blockers.Michael Griffin: Breaks up a high TD pass to Scott Chandler.Brandon Meriweather: Dives to break up a TD pass outside to Rhema McKnight; Meriweather lined up at Corner and was playing man-coverage for the play.Jordan Palmer: Makes a perfect throw over the LB but under the Safety to hit Joe Newton over the middle.Joe Newton: Trips over his own feet but still makes the catch to move the chains.Jordan Palmer: On the 1-step drop hits a wide open Johnnie Lee Higgins (no coverage).Johnnie Lee Higgins: With no coverage at the end of the half (everyone deep) Higgins burns up the field for a nice gain, but does nothing special and is forced out of bounds.Quinn Pittcock: Gets good interior penetration vs Tim Duckworth to force the run outside.Tim Duckworth: Is pushed back and overpowered by Quinn Pittcock.Kenny Irons: Reads the penetration and bounces it outside for a nice 4 yard gain.Tim Duckworth: Allows Anthony Spencer right by him to make the stop in the backfield.Anthony Spencer: Blows by Tim Duckworth to stop Kenny Irons in the backfield.Josh Wilson: Makes a nice diving tackle to keep Chris Davis from a big gain.Chris Davis: Makes a nice catch but is tripped up and stopped from more than an 11 yard gain.Martrez Milner: Fumbles the ball out of bounds.Stewart Bradley: Forces Martrez Milner to fumble the ball with a nice Helmet-on-ball hit.Adam Carriker: Isn't fooled by the play action and gets pressure on Kevin Kolb.Kevin Kolb: Under pressure he throws a terrible pass into the ground, would be intentional grounding if Joe Newton wasn't in the area.Adam Carriker: Kenny Irons tried to block him... guess who won? Kenny Irons: Is no match for Adam Carriker and is thrown backwards in his failed attempt at a "block."Kevin Kolb: Tries to step up in the pocket, but decides to just fall on the ground and protect the football with the pressure coming from Carriker.Dan Mozes: Fumbles the snap to Tyler Palko.Tyler Palko: Fumbles the snap from Dan Mozes.Tony Hunt: Lines up as a WR and makes the catch, but fumbles the ball (no call).Brandon Meriweather: Performs and excellent strip move to take the ball out of Tony Hunt's hands, but he was ruled down by contact (replay showed otherwise).Jonathan Wade: Is beaten inside by David Clowney for the catch.David Clowney: Beats Jonathan Wade on a slant for the catch.Tony Hunt: Is stopped cold in the hole by who else? Buster Davis.Buster Davis: Fills the running lane and slams Tony Hunt to the ground.Tyler Palko: With no one open he scrambles, and scrambles, and scrambles. No one ever gets open, but I think Palko would shine on "Dancing with the Stars."Kevin Kolb: Fumbles the hand off to Kenneth Darby.Kenneth Darby: Fumbles the hand off from Kevin Kolb.Anthony Spencer: Falls on the free ball for the fumble recovery.Brian Leonard: Lays a sweet block on Kevin Payne to spring Tony Hunt for a big run.Kevin Payne: Is completely shut down and driven by Brian Leonard.Tony Hunt: Follows his blocks for a nice gain and even gives Brandon Meriweather a nice hit at the end for the extra couple yards before going out of bounds.Brandon Meriweather: Hit Tony Hunt full on to force him out of bounds, but gives a couple yards up he shouldn't have.Brian Leonard: Throws a nice head-on block to stop Ryan McBean from making the stop in the backfield.Kevin Payne: Fills the hole and stops Kolby Smith from doing any damage.Brian Leonard: Goes low and stops Quentin Moses from making the sack on Troy Smith.Jason Hill: Outfights Jonathan Wade for the TD catch on the jump ball.Jonathan Wade: Is unable to beat Jason Hill for the INT on the jump ball and allows the TD.Kenny Irons: Tries his hand at returning the kick and does nothing but run straight forward until he's stopped.Brandon Mebane: Is initially blocked, but shows a strong motor and outlasts Justin Blalock for the Sack.Justin Blalock: Is beaten... eventually... for the sack after lasting a good 4 seconds against Brandon Mebane.Kevin Kolb: Doesn't see 2 open WR's and throws the ball into the ground, feeling the sack pressure that didn't exist.Tanard Jackson: Has been lining up at Safety for the past few plays.Brandon Miles: The Double Reverse was to be attempted but Miles, on the first reverse, fumbled the football.Amobi Okoye: Bull-rushes and stunts past Justin Blalock to meet Adam Carriker in the middle for the sack.Adam Carriker: Rips his way past Joe Staley to meet Amobi Okoye in the middle for the sack.Justin Blalock: Is beaten to his left by Amobi Okoye.Joe Staley: Is beaten to his right by Adam Carriker.Jordan Palmer: Sees Carriker coming and thinks about scrambling until Amobi Okoye catches him and Carriker closes in to sandwich him for the sack.Dustin Fry: Hikes the ball to no one and it drops on the ground.Adam Carriker: Pounces on the fallen ball for a Fumble Recovery.Drew Stanton: Fumbles the snap from Samson Satele but falls on it for the recovery.Samson Satele: Fumbles the snap to Drew Stanton.Drew Stanton: Quick and accurate pass to David Clowney.David Clowney: Catches the pass for a good gain but ran backwards trying to make something happen and failed.Drew Stanton: Throws a nice ball deep to Paul Williams, but it's intercepted.Paul Williams: Could have had a touchdown catch, but instead gets poor position and is outfought for the ball by Michael Coe.Michael Coe: Out-positioned and outfought Paul Williams to get the interception in the end zone.Courtney Taylor: Breaks a Tanard Jackson tackle in an amazing spin move and runs for a great gain.Tanard Jackson: Makes a good hit on Courtney Taylor, but Taylor is somehow able to keep his balance and breaks him off.Jay Moore: Blows right past Joe Staley for the sack.Joe Staley: Whiffs on Jay Moore and allows his QB to be blindsided.Jordan Palmer: For the third time today, Palmer is blindsided but is able to hold onto the ball without fumbling.Jordan Palmer: Under pressure Palmer throws a jump pass to an uncovered Joe Newton.Joe Newton: Makes the catch in the open field but goes down on first contact without a fight.Jay Moore: Power Rips his way past Joe Staley to combine with David Patterson for the sack.David Patterson: Spins inside against Justin Blalock for the combined sack with Jay Moore.Justin Blalock: Is beaten inside by David Patterson to allow a sack.Joe Staley: Is beaten inside by Jay Moore to allow a sack.Tony Taylor: Stuffs Kolby Smith not allowing him anything past the line of scrimmage.Kolby Smith: Is stuffed by Tony Taylor.Jason Hill: Dropped the pass that was at his knees.Drew Stanton: Throws a low-ball to a wide open Jason Hill causing an incompletion.Jay Moore: Stunts and fakes his way past Joe Staley, getting to the QB for the strip.Joe Staley: Was fooled and out-maneuvered by Jay Moore.Jordan Palmer: Was stripped by Jay Moore but immediately fell on it.Brian Leonard: Breaks off Tony Taylor in the backfield then throws Michael Griffin to the ground to get another 3 yards after the hit.Tony Taylor: was unable to make the tackle in the backfield on Brian Leonard.Michael Griffin: Was laid out by Brian Leonard but his flailing remains were able to trip him up after allowing him bonus yardage.Brian Leonard: Meets Buster Davis at the Line of Scrimmage and falls forward for a 1 yard gain.Buster Davis: Meets Brian Leonard in the hole and lays a good lick on him but still allows him that 1 yard past where the hit occurred.Chase Pittman: Blows past Ryan Harris, but is defeated by Brian Leonard.Ryan Harris: Blocking in good formation to keep the pocket didn't see Tyler Palko roll out of it and let Chase Pittman slip by.Brian Leonard: Followed his QB outside the pocket and picked up the loose DE Pittman and put him on the ground.Eric Weddle: He pulled a trick "Have my back turned to the line but spin when the ball is hiked and rush the passer" move that worked and made Leak throw the ball away.Kenneth Darby: Drops the easy dump off pass.Josh Beekman: Shows poor sportsman ship by hitting the pile after the play was over just to cause the other team some pain.Patrick Willis: Makes the final tackle of the game.<u>Offensive MVP:</u>Brian Leonard. I know Tony Hunt has the stats, but Leonard showed that he could do it all. He blocked DB's, LB's, and even DT's. He hit the hole with power, caught the ball, and showed great burst.<u>Defensive MVP:</u> Jay Moore. 3 Sacks, 2 Forced Fumbles, 2 Tackles for Loss (not including the sacks). He's fast, he's got a non-stop motor, and he will make an excellent 3-4 DE or 4-3 Pass Rush specialist.<u>Impressive Performances:</u>Adam CarrikerBen GrubbsRyan KalilAmobi OkoyeBrandon MeriweatherBuster Davis<u>Weak Performances:</u>Patrick WillisH.B.BladesChris LeakJoe StaleyTroy SmithMichael GriffinSamson SateleSpecial Note: Amobi Okoye in the post-game interview promised to get his weight up ?like they want me to? by the Combine and that he would show he ?can play any position on the defensive line.?
It's very long, I'll read through it later, but first thing I noticed is Patrick Willis actually had a decent game. He was always around the football, not a ton of 'Game-Changing' plays, but made like 8 Tackles in the first half alone.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Jan 28 2007, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's very long, I'll read through it later, but first thing I noticed is Patrick Willis actually had a decent game. He was always around the football, not a ton of 'Game-Changing' plays, but made like 8 Tackles in the first half alone.</div>Yeah, he was around the ball a lot, but that's all middle linebackers. David Harris was more impressive than he was. He just showed no.. spark, no big play flare. He had a hard time throwing off blocks and running down outside runs and swing passes.Part of the reason he got a "Weak" listing is because his expectations are high. If H.B. Blades had the game that Willis had had, it would have raised Blades' stock for sure, but the expectations are much higher on Willis than they are for Blades.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Punisher @ Jan 28 2007, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Nice job Vilma. This helped me on my rankings.</div>
