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Fatdale looks unimpressive . . . ditto for the Titans receivers . . .
Benson looked Pedestrian? I thought I saw the total opposite, running hard, bowling a LB over and catching the ball out of the backfield, he looked great to me. I know it's the texans, but pedestrian is the wrong adjective for Benson tonight.
1. Benson also had 3 recs in limited action. That's a plus. 2. Brandon Jacobs looked slow to the hole. It's no secret, he quickness is far from quick, but he didn't look impressive tonight3. DeShaun Foster looked like Terrell Davis running behind a similar athletic and quick offensive line. If Carolina can manage a running game to go along with Steve Smith - look out. It's still pre-season though4. James Jones had good stats - didn't see the game.5. Michael Bennett raised a few eyebrows given his opportunity, if there is one.
Pretty convenient that their are report suggesting LJ is close to re-signing with KC........
Wow, I take it you don't like Rodgers much. I thought he looked excellent scambling, buying time, hitting open receivers, and just staying poised. He had a great preseason game here.
Jones looked great (except for his wearing 89 which kept making me think it was Ferguson). His very first catch was a short slant right into the teeth of the defense and he snagged it perfectly and took it to them. He looks like the real deal and the best 3rd wideout the Packers have had since .....
I happen to be high on Holmes as well, but I don't think he did much in this game, did he?
I'm not as down on Rodgers as a lot of Packer fans are. I think saying he looked excellent or played great would be a stretch. I thought he did OK and as I said he did look better than the previous two seasons. So he's clearly an improved QB; but what remains to be seen is if he has the stuff to eventually be a quality starter. I didn't see anything dynamic about him. Hopefully he shows more in the remaining pre-season games.
He has made long receptions down the field in both pre-season games so far. He has the ability to stretch the field and I think Ben is going to look deep to him quite a bit this year.
I guess we'll just have to disagree then. I don't know what more he could have done. Bubba, Ferguson, and Martin all made bad plays on what would have been two more first downs and a touchdown. He evaded the rush nicely, and he got his throws to the receivers.
I said in the game thread that I could see the Steelers sending Holmes deep 5-6 times a game this season just to take advantage of his speed and big-play potential. I love him this year. I don't think he'll surpass Ward but I do think he's going to be a very nice fantasy option. And if you're league rewards longer TDs he should be even better.
He could be very similar to Bernard Berrian from last season.
Might be a little early for that. Seems like every year the Steelers have a rb that impresses in camp and preseason and then end up disappearing. Not saying I wasn't impressed with Russell.
Ditto on Benson's play tonight ... I was at the game and was impressed with Benson in particular. There were a couple runs where he bounced off defenders and kept forward progress. And as others have mentioned, he had quite a few targets by Grossman.
WAITAMINUTE -- Craig Davis ISN'T the second coming of Bettis? But he was so good!/sarcasm
You realize the the Bears were wearing the dark jerseys right?
I think you mean Carey Davis. Sarcasm is much more effective if you get the names right.
I didn't see the Steeler game so I can't say how good Russell looked...but he was a beast in college, then had academic issues...if he looks anything like he used to, he really could be a find. I heard he looked out of shape prI agree with the poster who advises grabbing him in deeper dynasty leagues.
It's on NFLN at 4PM today(94 in HD). He had a couple of good catches.
He will be better than that. He had more receiving yards than Berrian last year.
I saw just the first half of the NYG/CAR game. But here are a few of my observations:-- Foster looked GREAT. Don't know if it was him, the Giants being bad or what. He ran all over the Giants D. (By the way, DeAngelo DNP). Goines looked good also. I'm excited about the new zone blocking scheme.-- Eli struggled, but neither Plax or Toomer played. Lorenzen actually looked better FWIW.-- Carr was both hot and cold 6 of 8 for 88yds and a TD, but a few bad plays from holding the ball too long.-- Droughns looked OK, Jacobs not so much, really liked what Ward did however.That's what I saw.
I haven't seen the OAK/ARZ game yet, but I'm pretty sure that Jordan sat out w/ a sore back. He's been missing a lot of practices this year as well.
Agree 100%. I think some people have simply decided that Benson will be whatever they think he is at this point. He could have had 8 straight 20-yard runs and he would have said the same thing.My observations: Caddy looked good in limited play, Benson looked good, TB offensive line looked betterThe Scientist said:
Might have something to do with the coaching and system.
I thought Henry looked more than "nice" and did show good vision. I also don't think Brown looked as slow as White (not that that's saying much).
? Probably because he's the backup QB?
Come on. That is exactly how he played down the stretch last season.
