The Thigpen experiment was interesting. Don't know if that was a gadget or proding Brodie to play better.

what did he do that was impressive? I must know...

We had 60 yards of offense (approx.) through 3 quarters...

He had 1 good drive where Baltimore was playing more "lax" than the rest of the game because they took a lead...

I'm sorry...

Wasn't impressed...at least wasn't impressed enough to think he warranted a thread like this.

Fixed it for ya

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If you were expecting Peyton Manning out of Croyle, you were dissappointed.

I was expecting Brodie Croyle though- so I was fairly pleased with the performance.

Led a touchdown drive that tied the game up.

Led a field goal drive that tied the game up.

Made a nice throw to Bowe for a TD.

Didn't make stupid mistakes.

If the running game and defense had not been ABSOLUTE SHIT, Croyle was good enough to beat the BALTIMORE RAVENS ON THE ROAD.

Let's talk about L.J.
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eh, whatever...

I didn't expect a win...was pleasantly surprised we had a lead in the 2nd half...

wasn't impressed with the QB play...wasn't disappointed, either...

That's my two cents.

Thigpen still has more career wins.

Croyle did pretty well considering that Larry Johnson is still inept (11 carries for 20 yards just freaking awful), and we don't have much at receiver, last year's #1 threat is gone, and the offensive line was adequate at best and terrible most of the time.

It has never been a question about Croyle's ability to make throws, it was just his decision making and his durability. He made pretty good decisions today and managed the game well.

Yay!

well...if we can get a 2nd out of him score 5 million for us

whatever anyone wants to say...that 11 for 20 wasn't ALL Larry...and I'd go as far as to say...it really wasn't even his fault.

Duh.

That was evident on the second play of the game where Larry takes the pitch, looks upfield and is immediately tackled five yards deep in the backfield by Ray Lewis.

Everything starts with the lines. Baltimore has better line play on both sides of the ball.

Given that the game was played at their place on opening day, it's a testament to this team's new found toughness, that we didn't get blown out.

When you want to rebuild a shitty tean, you start with special teams and defense... both showed up today.

It's gonna take some time... but this is a good start.

I would be surprised to see him put up another 1,000 yard season. He's done as a feature back in the NFL. He does not run like he used to. He used to run with power and confidence, now he just stutters and flops.

He used to be hard to tackle, and run angry. Now he just looks like a paycheck player. He doesn't hit holes with purpose and he doesn't shake tacklers, he just goes down.

But the salary is guaranteed this year.