Too bad only people who don't know me ever read this stuff.
Anyway, Harrison just tore up Miami's defense. Wright is doing the same, of course, in his different way--but the point is, the people who were shoveling dirt on Jerome are dummies, and I am not. I told you he'd play and make plays, and this he's doing.
In reality...which is in a whole different zip code from Oblivia--the Wright-Harrison thing is the same as the Anderson-Quinn thing. Wright (who reminds me a lot of Earnest Byner, now that I've seen him a little) is a very good all-purpose back. Fast, but not very. Strong, but not very. Quick and elusive, but not very. Guts, intelligence, heart. Runs sideways or backwards, jumps, dives, squirms and wiggles for every extra inch. LOVE the guy!
Harrison was initially drafted as a change-of-pace, third down back type. He was specificly chosen for his speed and recieving (and returning) abilities. But good GM's like Savage think ahead. That means he anticipates what Harrison might be in 2 or 3 years. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Priest Holmes, Tiki Barber, and about ten other "third-down" backs started this way.
Harrison returned in his second season at over 210 lbs. This instantly changed everything. You in Oblivia didn't even register this, but Phil and I did. The dude was unstoppable in college as a shrimp, and came equipped with NFL recieving skills. He can go all the way from any point on the field, and even as a shrimp proved in preseason as a rookie that he could go up the gut.
At over 210, his upside is nearly unlimitted. He would have displaced Wright this season had he clearly outperformed him (he didn't--it was pretty much a tie). Also, he fumbled, more than once. This was decisive.
But most running backs who fumble early in their carreers get better at protecting the ball, and Harrison should. Once he proves this...over time...he'll move ahead of Wright, and most likely is Jamal Lewis's heir apparant.
I do really like Jason Wright, and would hate to see him go, or even get kept on the bench. I'd keep both him and Jerome, and work in more 2-back...but this is for down the road.
Right now, the Miami game is 24-3 and turning into a blowout. Brown has made a couple plays, but couldn't accomplish much before the score forced Miami into pass-mode. (The defense did a great job.)
Now, are they going to put Quinn in and get him some valuable real-game experience? Unless Miami is able to close the gap significantly, I sure would, for the whole second half. Miami has just marched to the 24 and got a penalty vs. what I'm pretty sure had to be a prevent defense.
I don't mind the prevent, but you can get pretty rediculous with it--like playing TEN YARDS behind the recievers. Here...they just got six yards, but needed 24. That's how the nickel works. The clock is still ticking--they just got eight more yards, took it to 2 minutes, and still need more for a first down. Use up the clock with a lead. The prevent works, when well-executed.
The thing is those huge pads. Bodden and Wright have the recovery speed to easily play less than five yards behind the recievers, and be in position to pick off an inaccurate throw, knock the ball loose, or at least make sure to nail the reciever as he catches it. There goes 16 more yards, and they're inches from a first down.
I can't see it, but I'll bet you nobody was close to that guy. Don't blame players. Blame coaches. Everybody was probably in coverage (so no pass-rush), and miles away from everybody. Dammit TD Miami. Guess this is the prevent-the-win (and Quinn) defense.
Still 14 points is a good lead. They can run and pass short now. Alternate Harrison and Wright.
They should be able to score some more, and maybe we can still get Quinn in for a quarter.
Unless Romeo's Martonian tendancies prefent him from putting the kid in.
Wright gets 13 yards. You know, this is the blocking. The offensive line is clearly opening nice holes. Earlier, on a Harrison run, Doug and Jim talked about how long he waited for the blocks to set up. A back can't let himself do that unless he trusts those guys...
Yeah they're getting close to a field goal with 15 seconds left. I'm glad they didn't just sit on it. Go for the throat, I always say sometimes. Kick them when they're down. More points. Beat up that defense. Haha! Take Edwards out? There's K2 haha! Joey who?
Incomplete-field goal ok. Better than what the Browns used to do. Run-run, milk that clock, go in with just the 14 points. With 14 points, Miami might have been able to use Ronnie Brown more, but needing three scores and at least 2 TD's in a half even to tie, they'll just have to throw now.
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