Comments on: WR Rice sits out walk-through; Vobora placed on IR

By: BobbyK

BobbyK — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:11:59 +0000

I don’t think much of Gabbert either.

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By: IBGoofy

IBGoofy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:42:32 +0000

Assuming we do not have CW around next year (I’d be surprised), I also want to see Portis get some play time this year….. If he really isn’t what we saw in the (limited) preseason, thinking ‘out of the box’, we may be in the draft for more than just one QB…. On the other hand, if he is actually progressing, perhaps more than we here on the blog are aware, perhaps we don’t need to draft a QB with our first pick, or ‘trade up’, or ‘stretch’ our pick (to get a QB)…..

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By: aldenroche

aldenroche — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:45:37 +0000

I don’t think Curry is playing well in Oakland. Whenever I see highlights of their games, he is still making crazy reads that take him WAY out of the play.

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By: pabuwal

pabuwal — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:34:10 +0000

Gabbert is a stiff.

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By: GeorgiaHawk

GeorgiaHawk — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:13:06 +0000

Ok, we are not mathematically out yet, however if we lose to the Eagles on Thursday I will want to see Portis play in some of the remaining games!

It’s difficult to watch the teams playing their rookie qbs, Dalton, Newton, Gabbert, and Locker playing well in his limited time without thinking what could have been this year.

I hope I’m not sitting here next year thinking the same thing about the 2012 qb draft class.

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By: BobbyK

BobbyK — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:57:22 +0000

Yeah. No way is Smith a SAM.

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By: Dukeshire

Dukeshire — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:23:09 +0000

I liked Herring too, but I’d be surprised if they would have moved him to Sam to replace Curry. If anything, Hill is the one who took his job at weak side.

As far as juggling the LBs, in the event Heater can’t go, my guess is Wright moves to Mike (we know this), Hill now replaces Vobra at Sam and Smith takes Hill’s spot at Will. I just can’t see Smith stepping in to the strong side and Hill has played there before. Getting pretty thin there…

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By: Canfan

Canfan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:40:41 +0000

Good way of looking at things, Bobby. The good teams find solid players in the later rounds and don’t just rely on the first two rounds. So far, John Schneider had done an excellent job.

Regarding BMW’s performance, I’m reminded of Deion Branch — how he looked so inept in Seattle, but looks like a Pro Bowler in New England.

Btw, it looks like the two Aaron busts (Curry and Maybin) are playing well for their new teams. Maybin had two sacks against the Bills.

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By: BobbyK

BobbyK — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:20:23 +0000

If you think of our draft this way, it’s been great:

1st round… Sherman… A+ pick!
3rd round… Baldwin… A+ pick!
4th round… Wright… Solid pick!
4th round… Moffitt… Solid pick!
5th round… Durham… hang nail should be healed for ’12.
5th round… Carpenter… didn’t expect much from a 5th rounder anyway.
6th round… Portis… possible QB of the future?
6th round… Maxwell… good ST performer.
7th round… Smith… good potential with this athletic LB.
7th round… Legree… most 7th rounders don’t make it anyway.
*just randomly put the later players in a draft slot.

Overall Grade (so far)… B+… Looks like 4 good/solid starters moving forward (Sherman, Baldwin, Moffitt, Wright) and some definite contributors, too. Still too early to really judge, but could become an “A” type of draft.

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By: Soggybuc

Soggybuc — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:24:35 +0000

half a step is open in the league but TJ seems to wait until a receiver is a full step or more open to toss the rock. which is why we all agree he holds onto the ball to long.

Herring was a damn good player for the Hawks that only left for a starting spot. I love KJ but I think Will would have been starting as soon as they dumped the Curry experiment. so in a way Curry not only was a waste of a draft pick he cost us a damn solid linebacker as well.

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