oldno82 Posted Friday at 10:48 PM Author Posted Friday at 10:48 PM ...oh, and we also see our new punter and if Loop shows any signs of not having gotten over his miss from last year. I've read Loop has been very accurate in camp though he wasn't so in the practice at College Park before a live crowd. 1 Quote
oldno82 Posted Saturday at 02:52 PM Author Posted Saturday at 02:52 PM I'm not concerned with whether they win or lose tonight. I'm more looking to see how efficiently the new coaches function, how the rookies play, and how the centers and kickers play. Also hoping for no injuries. Just to have football back to watch is great...it's been a long and eventful off-season. Quote
tsylvester Posted Saturday at 03:46 PM Posted Saturday at 03:46 PM Yeah, judt want to see them play hard, with passion, it has nof been seen in this team for some time A cheer the cheer leaders from my youth used ro say: be aggressive, B E aggressive! Quote
papasmurfbell Posted Saturday at 05:08 PM Posted Saturday at 05:08 PM Just confirming. Wbal has the game tonight? Quote
oldno82 Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM Author Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM 20 minutes ago, deeshopper said: Ahhhh! I'm here. Finally! Welcome, Dee!!! Glad you're here! Quote
oldno82 Posted Saturday at 09:41 PM Author Posted Saturday at 09:41 PM 1 hour ago, tsylvester said: Yep, starting at 7 If time permits, they will have a postgame show at 10:30pm also. Quote
oldno82 Posted Sunday at 05:49 AM Author Posted Sunday at 05:49 AM Good, efficient and effective showing tonight in 24-7 win. Lots of pluses and a few minuses: Pluses: 1) defensive effort and corresponding results. The Eagles were hapless on offense. 2) Joe Fagnano's superb, in command performance both as a game manager and passer. In his first pro game the only gaffe was the INT in the endzone and that was offset by a TD pass, very good completion rate, and overall competence. 3) Ja'Kobi Lane looks like the real deal and Surratt overcame a fumble to chalk up a nice first time outing. 4) Running back Craig Randall, a converted WR, who ran hard and wore down the Philly D along with the other backs. 5) No errors by either Minter or Doyle that I could see and a general lack of penalties. Minuses: 1)Tyler Loop has me worried. He missed a 49 yarder. Not a chip shot but he was way off. Bring in a veteran to mentor him and provide some competition. 2) The punting was uneven. Maybe bring in another body there too. But all in all, I was very happy with the overall play of the team. It's only pre-season I know but it was still a good start. Geez. I almost forgot. Hibner looked more than solid with speed and good hands. A relief for sure. He just needs to keep it up. Quote
tsylvester Posted Sunday at 10:17 AM Posted Sunday at 10:17 AM Just what we wanted to see: aggressive, dominant in one on one match ups, consistent in scheme. Just one preseason, but it is shaping up like this will be a banner draft class. Quote
oldno82 Posted Sunday at 07:50 PM Author Posted Sunday at 07:50 PM Any thoughts on Fagnano, Loop, punter? Quote
tsylvester Posted Sunday at 08:20 PM Posted Sunday at 08:20 PM (edited) Fagnano did just what they wanted him to do; give the pass catchers a chance to shine. Really nice job. Now, is he a one hit wonder? Punting issues I think were nerves, trying to do too much. He should get things straightened out. Loop, sadly, I think I agree, time to put pressure on him and bring in another leg. That first 49 yarder was clearly just poor aim, left hash, he, for some reason started it just off center to the right and it kept going right. Can't have that; was that simply an oops or is he having issues with alignment? Edited Sunday at 08:21 PM by tsylvester Quote
oldno82 Posted Monday at 03:40 AM Author Posted Monday at 03:40 AM I was impressed with Fagnano. He just looked to me like he gets it. As you say, it's just one game but it'll be interesting to see how he does through the rest of the preseason. All the receivers looked good as well. Everybody looked like they knew where they were supposed to be and made plays. I was most happy about Lane, Hibner, and Surratt (despite the punchout fumble). D was motivated and didn't show any breakdowns. Here's hoping they all can stack these types of performances. I do want to see a better pass rush but may have to wait until the regular season for that to start with Hendrickson, and (a big hope here) Madds playing. Quote
GrubberRaven Posted Monday at 02:12 PM Posted Monday at 02:12 PM I would take Fagano over Snoop in a heartbeat. Snoop will always be Temu Lamar. I think we're past the offense being designed around Lamar phase of Lamar's career which is why we needed Snoop. Lamar has evolved. Snoop is still Snoop. This D is night and day and the O-line looked reborn. Preseason hype for sure, but lots of reason to hope. Quote
oldno82 Posted Monday at 03:09 PM Author Posted Monday at 03:09 PM Grub, I agree with you as long as Fagnano can even come close to what he showed Saturday. It's only one pre-season game but he looked like a seasoned quarterback. The rest of the team was solid too with the exception of the kickers. We'll see how they fare next week. Quote
tsylvester Posted Monday at 05:02 PM Posted Monday at 05:02 PM Good to see you back Dee and Grub. Nano, my name for him to honor my late great childhood friend, is a rookie, an older rookie but a rookie. I do agree, this offense, & Lamar, are moving toward a pocket passing scheme. Snoop can do well in it if need be, we just can't expect him to throw for a lot of air yards, just run after catch yards. Im sure now that the Miami cast off has been put on ir, Nano will be the 3rd qb if he continues to shine as he did. But a pocket offense needs a great line, or at least a good line. 1st preseason game, they were average at best. While I do expect them to be better than last year, it will take a little time. Here is a pretty good look at the line, while it focuses on loane, you can focus on any of them. 1 Quote
oldno82 Posted Monday at 09:01 PM Author Posted Monday at 09:01 PM Good stuff. Good first outing. It will take some more games for the line to gel. I thought Fagnano usually had time to throw and I even saw him be able to go through his progressions. Quote
oldno82 Posted Monday at 09:12 PM Author Posted Monday at 09:12 PM Humphrey and Wiggins both returned to practice today. I'm not a big fan of these competitive practices against other teams. At this stage of camp, I'm wary of any situations where starters can get injured and I just don't know how well controlled the scrimmages are. Quote
tsylvester Posted Monday at 09:38 PM Posted Monday at 09:38 PM Its football, players hit, injuries happen. Sucks, I feel for the Cards fans, their first four picks are all hurt, 2 of them out for the season. Quote
oldno82 Posted 21 hours ago Author Posted 21 hours ago He was an inspiration. I admired the way he still lived his life while having such a debilitating disease. Quote
oldno82 Posted 21 hours ago Author Posted 21 hours ago 6 hours ago, tsylvester said: Its football, players hit, injuries happen. Sucks, I feel for the Cards fans, their first four picks are all hurt, 2 of them out for the season. Ouch! First four picks injured on a losing team...that sucks! Quote
tsylvester Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago Z Smith back tracks once again, this time, screwing the Browns (who could blame him) and signing with the Falcons. Last year he signed with the Eagles on a 1 year $9 mil deal, only to retire after 5 games. You might remember him playing here and agreeing to a deal with the Ravens after a banner year with double digit sacks. Only to reneg on the deal and sign with the Vikes. Ozzie offered him a four-year, $35 million contract worth up to $50 million with incentives. Stay tuned, he might retire again... Quote
oldno82 Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago Kind of makes signing him to a 'contract' meaningless. Quote
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