Observation > Mlb

BlueDevil1978 · 08-20-2007, 09:25 PM

Ah . . . my specialty.

I'm in agreement with you on Simoneau's lack of physicality at MLB, Blacksaint. He does seem to wait on the runner to come to him, all the while tying himself up with blockers instead of shedding them. He seems to be in the right place, but if he pursued North-South more agressively to meet the play, it's probable that he could plow past the blockers, but he doesn't. He's big enough and looks strong enough to be able to handle the MLB duties, but this was how he played last year, too.

The times that I watched Simmons, he seems very agressive. It looked liked he wound up in the wrong place a few times, but I like his attacking sense. Payton has raved about Simoneau and his knowing where to be on the play, so that might be a reflection on some lack of faith in Simmons -- understandable since Simmons is coming into a new system and didn't participate fully in the off season program because of the rehab. Give him time, and he'll see more and more playing time.

08-20-2007, 09:25 PM	#8
BlueDevil1978 Linebacker Forever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Picayune, MS Posts: 130	Re: Observation > Mlb Ah . . . my specialty. I'm in agreement with you on Simoneau's lack of physicality at MLB, Blacksaint. He does seem to wait on the runner to come to him, all the while tying himself up with blockers instead of shedding them. He seems to be in the right place, but if he pursued North-South more agressively to meet the play, it's probable that he could plow past the blockers, but he doesn't. He's big enough and looks strong enough to be able to handle the MLB duties, but this was how he played last year, too. The times that I watched Simmons, he seems very agressive. It looked liked he wound up in the wrong place a few times, but I like his attacking sense. Payton has raved about Simoneau and his knowing where to be on the play, so that might be a reflection on some lack of faith in Simmons -- understandable since Simmons is coming into a new system and didn't participate fully in the off season program because of the rehab. Give him time, and he'll see more and more playing time.
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