Some improvement

saintswhodi · 08-19-2005, 07:31 PM

Preseason game 2 was definitely more encouraging than preseason game one. Definitely a lot of good things to see. Our offense actually drove the field for over 5 minutes and got a TD, against NE first team D. Our run blocking was stout, and our pass blocking was okay, although Jacox whiffed on several plays from what I saw. Even Brooks, for the most part, looked sharp. HE threw a couple of passes behind receivers and had that fumble that killed a red zone drive on 3rd and 2 so we had to settle for 3, but he looked sharp otherwise. Joe Horn, what's the deal? There was rumors of drops in camp and now in games too? The INT was all him, Brooks threw a nice pass on that one. I liked Stecker's running and Smith's running. Also Poole and Henderson looked good, Bouman finally did not look like a steaming turd, albeit against 3rd stringers and guys who prob won't be in the NFL next week. Jamaal Brown was a beast from the opening whistle.

On defense, where is the pass rush from our DEs? Seemed non-existent or late. And our LBs are leaving A LOT to be desired. I would have hated to see Dillon play. And I believe Flutie led the Pats to 13-17 points against our first team D. That can't happen. Fakhir got abused by whoever he was covering and whoever was the QB, Brady or Flutie. I hope Young will not be out long, cause he was playing well. And what can you say about Dwight Smith? I hope during the regular season if he gives us the ball already in FG range, we get more than 3 points. At the half, we were in the red zone 4 times and got one TD. IF the improvement continues like it did from the first preseason game, we should definitely raise that number.

Carney looks to be in mid-season form(despite the goalpost hitting extra point) and Berger is Berger. But out kick coverage is average-bad right now. We are giving up too much field on special teams. Where is McAfee and Gleason and Mitchell? And the sideline retunrs for Lewis need to go. Run up the middle guy. HE is giving up yards dancing the sidelines then ducking out when he is about to get hit. Seems like all our kickoffs went this way, and LEwis never looked to cut back inside for more yards. HE did a nice job though.

All in all, much happier about what I saw yesterday as compared to last week. We still have a long way to go, but just knowing our offense can drive the field on a good defense and control clock is a huge step in the right direction. Cut down on the penalties, and we may be going somewhere. Now we just gotta hope next week won't be a step back, and that Young comes back soon. I liked what he was doing on the field.

08-19-2005, 07:31 PM	#1
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	Some improvement Preseason game 2 was definitely more encouraging than preseason game one. Definitely a lot of good things to see. Our offense actually drove the field for over 5 minutes and got a TD, against NE first team D. Our run blocking was stout, and our pass blocking was okay, although Jacox whiffed on several plays from what I saw. Even Brooks, for the most part, looked sharp. HE threw a couple of passes behind receivers and had that fumble that killed a red zone drive on 3rd and 2 so we had to settle for 3, but he looked sharp otherwise. Joe Horn, what's the deal? There was rumors of drops in camp and now in games too? The INT was all him, Brooks threw a nice pass on that one. I liked Stecker's running and Smith's running. Also Poole and Henderson looked good, Bouman finally did not look like a steaming turd, albeit against 3rd stringers and guys who prob won't be in the NFL next week. Jamaal Brown was a beast from the opening whistle. On defense, where is the pass rush from our DEs? Seemed non-existent or late. And our LBs are leaving A LOT to be desired. I would have hated to see Dillon play. And I believe Flutie led the Pats to 13-17 points against our first team D. That can't happen. Fakhir got abused by whoever he was covering and whoever was the QB, Brady or Flutie. I hope Young will not be out long, cause he was playing well. And what can you say about Dwight Smith? I hope during the regular season if he gives us the ball already in FG range, we get more than 3 points. At the half, we were in the red zone 4 times and got one TD. IF the improvement continues like it did from the first preseason game, we should definitely raise that number. Carney looks to be in mid-season form(despite the goalpost hitting extra point) and Berger is Berger. But out kick coverage is average-bad right now. We are giving up too much field on special teams. Where is McAfee and Gleason and Mitchell? And the sideline retunrs for Lewis need to go. Run up the middle guy. HE is giving up yards dancing the sidelines then ducking out when he is about to get hit. Seems like all our kickoffs went this way, and LEwis never looked to cut back inside for more yards. HE did a nice job though. All in all, much happier about what I saw yesterday as compared to last week. We still have a long way to go, but just knowing our offense can drive the field on a good defense and control clock is a huge step in the right direction. Cut down on the penalties, and we may be going somewhere. Now we just gotta hope next week won't be a step back, and that Young comes back soon. I liked what he was doing on the field.