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**Rain Man** · 08-16-2009, 01:44 PM

Having watched the game this morning, I'll offer the following observations.

1. If I was a Mauritanian goatherd watching my first football game knowing nothing about contracts or draft value, I'd say that Brodie Croyle was the best quarterback on the team. I know Cassel is the starter, but Brodie zipped that ball and played well.

2. Julian Battle is going to make the team and be a good breather back for LJ.

3. Dantrell Savage will be our return guy, if for no reason other than he can field a kick. I know it was wet, but those other return guys scared me.

4. Let's hope Dwayne Bowe doesn't get hurt this year, or it'll be like the Chris Thomas year back in 2001 when Trent first arrived. And I didn't get enough information on the tight ends to even consider them.

5. People are way too hard on McIntosh around here. I'm not saying he's an all-pro, but there's a legitimate likelihood that he's our best RT right now. That said, if Herb or Barry beats him, that's great.

6. I thought our d-line did decently well at their job of holding the line of scrimmage, first drive excepted. It seemed to me that Edwards was doing better than Tank, but I didn't see a whole lot of Tank.

7. I wasn't as impressed with Corey Mays as the announcers were. I kind of saw Pat Thomas v2009.

8. Magee is active. I'll be interested in seeing his progression.

9. Andy Studebaker is going to make the team, and I think they're trying to figure out how to use him. I think he played three full quarters, which means they're testing him. If not for Hali being penciled in, I could really see Studebaker as a starting pass-rushing linebacker.

10. Hali seemed to be around the ball a lot, but I was also trying to figure out why Houston was completing all those short passes in the first half. With the camera work, I couldn't tell if it was Hali getting beat or something else.

11. Pollard was making some explosive hits. I'm not sure why they didn't pull him, though, since he obviously hurt an ankle or something early on.

12. I like our corners. Leggett is one of those out-of-nowhere guys that I've got high hopes for.

08-16-2009, 01:44 PM	#117
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-762449 VARSITY	Having watched the game this morning, I'll offer the following observations. 1. If I was a Mauritanian goatherd watching my first football game knowing nothing about contracts or draft value, I'd say that Brodie Croyle was the best quarterback on the team. I know Cassel is the starter, but Brodie zipped that ball and played well. 2. Julian Battle is going to make the team and be a good breather back for LJ. 3. Dantrell Savage will be our return guy, if for no reason other than he can field a kick. I know it was wet, but those other return guys scared me. 4. Let's hope Dwayne Bowe doesn't get hurt this year, or it'll be like the Chris Thomas year back in 2001 when Trent first arrived. And I didn't get enough information on the tight ends to even consider them. 5. People are way too hard on McIntosh around here. I'm not saying he's an all-pro, but there's a legitimate likelihood that he's our best RT right now. That said, if Herb or Barry beats him, that's great. 6. I thought our d-line did decently well at their job of holding the line of scrimmage, first drive excepted. It seemed to me that Edwards was doing better than Tank, but I didn't see a whole lot of Tank. 7. I wasn't as impressed with Corey Mays as the announcers were. I kind of saw Pat Thomas v2009. 8. Magee is active. I'll be interested in seeing his progression. 9. Andy Studebaker is going to make the team, and I think they're trying to figure out how to use him. I think he played three full quarters, which means they're testing him. If not for Hali being penciled in, I could really see Studebaker as a starting pass-rushing linebacker. 10. Hali seemed to be around the ball a lot, but I was also trying to figure out why Houston was completing all those short passes in the first half. With the camera work, I couldn't tell if it was Hali getting beat or something else. 11. Pollard was making some explosive hits. I'm not sure why they didn't pull him, though, since he obviously hurt an ankle or something early on. 12. I like our corners. Leggett is one of those out-of-nowhere guys that I've got high hopes for. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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