1: Yahoo Sports: Jerome Harrison ran all over every team he's played against every chance he got, starting in his rookie season. He just never got a fair chance. Last season, he also racked up sweet numbers vs. Cincinnati...or are you raising the bar to 200-plus yards vs. good defenses now?
"Bust'? A guy who averages over 5 YPC can't be called a bust, especially when he was a fourth-rounder. You guys are clueless.
You rank this backfield LAST!? Peyton Hillis averages 4.9 YPC, they drafted a back who, if not for injuries, would have rated a first round pick, James Davis showed great promise before being injured last season, and somehow you find 31 teams with better backfields? What planet do you live on?
2: The offensive line was NOT "porous" last season, especially late. Both quarterbacks usually had more than adequate time to pass. They simply didn't deliver. People who say this just toss it in as a given, without real analysis.
3: Thank you Starting Blocks, and Bernie Kosar. Dropped and inaccurate passes are not on the offensive coordinator. And how do these knuckleheads who bashed Daboll (including my bro Eman) define "creative"? Is he supposed to always call a run when it's an obvious passing situation, and vice-versa? Or how 'bout having the wide recievers learn some dance steps to build into their patterns? I dunno--cartwheels or something?
4: Quit saying "wait til the pads are on". You don't sound smart except to dumb people. Repeating obvious cliches is really, really boring.
5: Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository is right up there with Terry Pluto as an analyst, but I got a problem with his latest analysis: He completely ignored Evan Moore, who looks like the Browns first option as a recieving TE.
Also, I'm not sure what he means by "playoff calibre". I mean, teams never have Pro Bowl quality guys at every position. By these standards, the Colts don't really have playoff calibre tight ends. Meanwhile, the Patriots are annual participants even when the only guy or unit that lives up to them is Brady.
Every team has strong points and weak points, including every single one that goes to the playoffs. In many cases, the "weak" points are competant journeymen--not really bad players.
Ben Watson is above average. I don't know about blocking, but Evan Moore is an elite reciever at that position. I think Steve was just afraid of sounding like a homer.
I do know that I sound like a Homer myself,. This is because I specialize in correcting negative stuff, and there's massive quantities of that.
Here's some negative stuff:
1: Delhomme scares the hell out of me, plus they paid him way, way, way too much.
2: If Capizzi doesn't emerge, we have nobody to take over at right tackle.
3: Harrison was suppressed by every coach, and is still not recognized.
4: Cribbs should be allowed to pass in the Wildcat offense.
5: Robiskie's emergance is not a given, Massequoi isn't a true burner (rather a YAC guy), and the new guy isn't ready, and might never be.
6: Opinions that Colt McCoy may only be good for the West Coast offense might be accurate. Maybe.
7: Every position group could be upgraded, except possibly the secondary and offensive backfield (I mean here on this planet.)
This is because not every player on this team is the best in the NFL at his position.
8: There are too many running backs here.
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