NFL Europa Games April 14th

[Wilson8]

Games on the NFL Network.


Sat. 4/14 Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils 1 p.m. ET (LIVE)

Sat. 4/14 Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy 4 p.m. ET

Sat. 4/14 Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire 11 p.m. ET


Derrick Ross #20 is the backup at RB for Cologne Centurions. I hope he gets some carries so we can see him in action. Don’t want to wear him down, but would like to see him play.

Nick Reid #57, starting at OLB for Frankfurt Galaxy

Tre Stallings #61 starting at RG for Amsterdam Admirals

Rob Hunt #53 starting at RG for Berlin Thunder. He is also the back up center.

Former Chiefs OT Jeremy Parquett, RB Quentin Griffin, and TE Mike Pinkard all start for the Hamburg Sea Devils.

[crazycoffey]

your avi looks pretty cool, is it one of yours or something you found?

[Wilson8]

your avi looks pretty cool, is it one of yours or something you found?

Thanks, looked for and found. It actually has a lot of meaning.

Used to protect from evil and is a powerful symbol of protection, and is also considered to confer wisdom, health and prosperity.

Don't mean to offend anyones religious believes. I like ancient history and that seemed to be a good avi.

http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/eye-horus.htm

[crazycoffey]

anyone watching?????

[crazycoffey]

Thanks, looked for and found. It actually has a lot of meaning.

Used to protect from evil and is a powerful symbol of protection, and is also considered to confer wisdom, health and prosperity.

Don't mean to offend anyones religious believes. I like ancient history and that seemed to be a good avi.

http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/eye-horus.htm


looked kinda like a painting, but I can see the Egyptian look now too.

[crazycoffey]

I think the times were wrong, the Frankfurt game is on.

[crazycoffey]

Nick looks sharp, Tre not as much, but I just started to notice him....

[crazycoffey]

Tre's guy is the one getting all the pressure on their QB, bad sign.....

[pikesome]

Nick looks sharp, Tre not as much, but I just started to notice him....

Tre seems to be in his RB's way more than not. I'm not so impressed.

[crazycoffey]

Tre seems to be in his RB's way more than not. I'm not so impressed.


yeah, I saw that too.

Nick however I saw one real good tackle, drove right through the RB on a flat route.

[pikesome]

Both teams O look sharper than their Ds. QB play looks OK, the starter for Amsterdam looked sharp.

[crazycoffey]

Both teams O look sharper than their Ds. QB play looks OK, the starter for Amsterdam looked sharp.

the JT guy sounds familiar, was he on our radar at one time? Practice squad maybe?

[crazycoffey]

Tre pulls ok for his size, I will say that.....

[crazycoffey]

did we send Maxey over? I wonder if that would have been a good move, if we didn't.

[pikesome]

did we send Maxey over? I wonder if that would have been a good move, if we didn't.

Don't think so, might not want to wear him out?

[pikesome]

Olson really looks pretty good for a minor league QB.

[crazycoffey]

Don't think so, might not want to wear him out?


but I get the impression he's not living up to Pro expectations, so sending him over might have been good for him, no?


I notice the sponsering team isn't on the uniform anymore.

[crazycoffey]

Olson really looks pretty good for a minor league QB.


yes he did.

[pikesome]

Someone needs to learn to play to the whistle. That was a weak play.

[crazycoffey]

Someone needs to learn to play to the whistle. That was a weak play.


they made that whiteboy WR look damn good.....

[pikesome]

I'm really starting to warm to NFLE, that Japanese returner was scooting right along.

[Mr. Laz]

nice sack!!

[pikesome]

DAMN! That was a shot.

[crazycoffey]

I'm really starting to warm to NFLE, that Japanese returner was scooting right along.


he ran a good route too,

the sack came from his right side, wonder who's guy it might have been..... :p

[Mr. Laz]

no instant replay .... was that an INT?

[pikesome]

no instant replay .... was that an INT?

No, but they can't review it.

[crazycoffey]

no instant replay .... was that an INT?


I don't think they do, and no I am not sure it was, and he may have been downed in the endzone if it was....

[Mr. Laz]

illegal motion ........ repleat 2nd down :)

[crazycoffey]

ha, funny to be able to hear what they are saying.....

[pikesome]

illegal motion ........ repleat 2nd down :)

2nd team refs too.

[crazycoffey]

man, you can tell they are rusty players, no one is going out of bounds, burning those timeouts.....

[crazycoffey]

second team camera men too, the play action has caught them off guard a few times.

that pick looked ok

oh, maybe not....

[pikesome]

second team camera men too, the play action has caught them off guard a few times.

that pick looked ok

oh, maybe not....

The camera work makes me laugh, it's been pretty bad. I guess they have to learn somewhere.

[Splat420]

I hate NFL Network!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










Since I don't have it.

[pikesome]

Frankfurt's OL needs work or Amsterdam's D is that good.

[Mr. Laz]

sullivan has some quicks :eek:

[pikesome]

If O'Sullivan could catch, he could be the whole offense. :)

[crazycoffey]

sullivan has some quicks :eek:


wasn't he on our radar screen or practice squad at one time???

[pikesome]

wasn't he on our radar screen or practice squad at one time???

I don't think so, he's been on a bunch of teams, bouncing around though.

[pikesome]

Frankfurt's OL sucks.

[pikesome]

Now Olson looks minor league.

[crazycoffey]

dang it, I got carried away on another topic and had the channel on the History channel, dogfights (airplanes, BRC - not pitbulls, :p)

what was I missing.....

[pikesome]

Both OLs fading, Birmingham got hurt, Olson threw a INT.

[crazycoffey]

no conditioning for a real game.....

[pikesome]

Tre screwing up :(

[crazycoffey]

tre getting his name called, dammit carl

[pikesome]

Tre seems to move OK, looked a bit lost at times though. He also looked passable pulling, moves pretty quick for his size.

[Wilson8]

Sorry. Looking at the game times I posted and what the NFL Network is showing, it is completely different. I just pulled those times from their web site though.

[Wilson8]

Have they shown this game yet, Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils?

[pikesome]

Have they shown this game yet, Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils?

Next I think.

[Wilson8]

That should be a good one for watching Derrick Ross play.

[Wilson8]

Nick Reid - 6 tackles in the game.

[crazycoffey]

tre stallings - allowed a sack and several pressures, had at least one holding call and also tackled his own RB three times.

on the plus - he actually pulled fairly well for a big man.

[crazycoffey]

ross looked pretty tough

[Wilson8]

wasn't he on our radar screen or practice squad at one time???

J.T. O’Sullivan played pretty well for 3 years at Cal-Davis, throwing for 10,475 yards. He was a 6th round draft pick for the New Orleans Saints in 2002 and the third-string QB for that year. He played in NFL Europe in 2004 and led his team to the World Bowl. That may have been when you read or heard about him. Several teams were supposed to be interested in acquiring him. In 2004 he was traded to the Packers in the CB Mike McKenzie deal. He has since been on several teams, Vikings 2005 (cut), Panthers 2006 as 3rd-string, and now the Bears in Europe again.

[crazycoffey]

thank you

[crazycoffey]

TD Derrick Ross, putting up some yardage too

[Mr. Laz]

TD Derrick Ross, putting up some yardage too
yeppers

but remember he faces the awesome Dee Brown ....... so i doubt he'll make our roster.

[crazycoffey]

Parquett just gave up a sack.

[crazycoffey]

yeppers

but remember he faces the awesome Dee Brown ....... so i doubt he'll make our roster.


He keeps this up and he may push Dee Brown back to special teams only......

[Wilson8]

I guess so much for D. Ross being a backup on the NFLE team. Looks like he is the LJ man. Don't run him into the ground.

[crazycoffey]

jeez, he had five on him and the refs had to finally blow the whistle, he didn't want to go down.....

[crazycoffey]

11 carries 86 yards and one TD with just under two minutes to play in the second quarter.

For D. Ross

[crazycoffey]

Griffin is not doing so good.

[Wilson8]

Derrick Ross 30 carries, 119 yards for a 4.0 average. His longest run was for 23 yards. He had 1 touchdown. He also had 3 catches for 25 yards. A pretty good opening game for him.

[Smed1065]

Would that not be a nice surprise this year!

[Wilson8]

Don't like the number of carries, but if he can continue to show like this, it certainly makes the Chiefs running game that much stronger.

Larry Johnson, Michael Bennett, ?Priest Holmes?, and this kid as a backup.

[keg in kc]

nice sack!!You say that to all the guys.

[Frosty]

Derrick Ross 30 carries, 119 yards for a 4.0 average. His longest run was for 23 yards. He had 1 touchdown. He also had 3 catches for 25 yards. A pretty good opening game for him.

He just needs to get the fumbling under control. He had three in the game (none lost).

[BigRock]

He keeps this up and he may push Dee Brown back to special teams only......
Dee Brown isn't on the team anymore, is he? I'm pretty sure he's a free agent now. Unless he was re-signed and I wasn't paying attention.

[chop]

Dee Brown isn't on the team anymore, is he? I'm pretty sure he's a free agent now. Unless he was re-signed and I wasn't paying attention.



Go to the top of the screen and click on Chiefs then roster.

He is still listed on the Chiefs roster.

[Mr. Laz]

You say that to all the guys.
:cuss:


















ROFL

[Wilson8]

Dee Brown isn't on the team anymore, is he? I'm pretty sure he's a free agent now. Unless he was re-signed and I wasn't paying attention.

Last time I checked, Dee Brown is unsigned but remains on the roster until another team signs him or the seasonal roster limits come into play.

[Wilson8]

I finally had a chance to really watch the game and these are some of my thoughts on Derrick Ross.

Positives – Very strong runner. He does not go down easily. Sometimes that can be a negative. One of his fumbles was because he would not go down and he got the ball stripped from him. He is not a bad receiver. He swings out in the flats, looks the ball in and runs pretty well after the catch. He actually had 2 TDs but the second one was called back. The left tackle was called for holding but Derrick Ross had already beaten the defensive end around the corner and it probably would have been a 12 yard TD even without the hold. He had 85 yards in the first half on 11 carries. His longest run was for 23 yards but he also had runs of 16, 11, and 15 yards. He really did not have good blocking and many times he was met in the backfield and had multiple people hitting him. Many of his carries were for 1, 2 and 3 yards. The reason he had so many carries was because Antwaun Carter, the Cologne second back, went out of the game injured. Cologne had the lead so they kept running the ball with Ross carrying. To Derrick’s credit, he picked up some needed yards and first downs when Hamburg was stacking the line and playing the run.

Negatives – Derrick had some pretty big negatives. He fumbled the ball 3 times during the game. Each of them went out of bounds so they did not cost the team. He does not tuck the ball in when he is in traffic. Many times he is using his arms for balance but that exposes the ball to be swatted out. He also does not like to carry the ball in the proper hand. His left arm seemed to be the weakest for carries. His blocking sucks. He looks lost when he is supposed to be blocking. He is 5’10” 225 lbs and he looks to be strong but he falls in the way of rushing defenders. There were a couple of times when he could have really hit the rushing linebacker or defensive end and he just kind of gets in the way. Last item, he also looks to where he is supposed to run prior to his runs. If defenses notice this, he will be dead.

[RealSNR]

I finally had a chance to really watch the game and these are some of my thoughts on Derrick Ross.

Positives – Very strong runner. He does not go down easily. Sometimes that can be a negative. One of his fumbles was because he would not go down and he got the ball stripped from him. He is not a bad receiver. He swings out in the flats, looks the ball in and runs pretty well after the catch. He actually had 2 TDs but the second one was called back. The left tackle was called for holding but Derrick Ross had already beaten the defensive end around the corner and it probably would have been a 12 yard TD even without the hold. He had 85 yards in the first half on 11 carries. His longest run was for 23 yards but he also had runs of 16, 11, and 15 yards. He really did not have good blocking and many times he was met in the backfield and had multiple people hitting him. Many of his carries were for 1, 2 and 3 yards. The reason he had so many carries was because Antwaun Carter, the Cologne second back, went out of the game injured. Cologne had the lead so they kept running the ball with Ross carrying. To Derrick’s credit, he picked up some needed yards and first downs when Hamburg was stacking the line and playing the run.

Negatives – Derrick had some pretty big negatives. He fumbled the ball 3 times during the game. Each of them went out of bounds so they did not cost the team. He does not tuck the ball in when he is in traffic. Many times he is using his arms for balance but that exposes the ball to be swatted out. He also does not like to carry the ball in the proper hand. His left arm seemed to be the weakest for carries. His blocking sucks. He looks lost when he is supposed to be blocking. He is 5’10” 225 lbs and he looks to be strong but he falls in the way of rushing defenders. There were a couple of times when he could have really hit the rushing linebacker or defensive end and he just kind of gets in the way. Last item, he also looks to where he is supposed to run prior to his runs. If defenses notice this, he will be dead.He also screws up blocked punts, if that's even possible.

[Wilson8]

Some additional info on Derrick Ross taken from a story on NFL.com -

In Hamburg, Derrick Ross (Chiefs) justified the faith coach David Duggan had showed in him all through training camp, leading the Centurions to a 24-18 victory against the Sea Devils and spoiling Vince Martino's debut as a head coach.

Although Antwaun Carter was the star of preseason, Duggan kept telling people Ross was probably the best runner in the league. And on April 14, although Carter was listed first on the depth chart, it was Ross who lugged the leather 30 times for 119 yards, getting his biggest gains at key moments. When Hamburg kicker Shane Andrus (Colts) missed a 51-yard field-goal attempt, Ross took the ball 23 yards on the next play. Backup QB Erik Meyer then hit Burt Toler for 26 more, and then Meyer took a keeper in from 6 yards out for the Centurions' first score.

And it was Ross' 16-yard scamper for a score -- on the first play after Jerron Wishom (Vikings) returned one of two Rod Rutherford interceptions from midfield 34 yards -- that gave Cologne a 14-6 halftime lead they made stand up the rest of the way.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/10130920