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I wish they would make Fred Davis the third option. Why draft a receiving TE and not throw the ball his way?
His td catch wasn't last week wasn't a straight go route. He lined up with a short split on the right side, did an awesome fake outside which the db totally bit on, then went back inside on a post. If McNabb doesn't underthrow that ball he has the db beat by at least 5 yards in the endzone. His route running on that play was a thing of beauty. He runs very good routes from what I've seen of him. And Shanahan said this week that he'll be more involved in the offense from here on out.
I have the exact opposite view. If a player is targeted more in the 4th quarter when the game is on the line, that means his qb trusts him. I feel a lot better about someone like Armstrong who got most of his targets in the 2nd half during crunch time, than I do about a guy like James Jones who got all his catches in the first half and then Rodgers never looked at him again in the 2nd half.Another thing to keep in mind is that the Redskins offense was wretched in the 1st half last week. McNabb was under tremendous fire and getting killed whenever he dropped back. He didn't have any time to wait for his wr's running longer routes to develop.
Watching the YouTube vid he absolutely abused that DB who only recovered because Donnie under threw the pass. This guy could be a real nice depth add for teams that lost a guy like Clayton last week. I'm going to consider dumping my last WR for him.ETA: Heck, I'm not sure but it looks to me like he was interfered with on the reception as well - certainly could have been called as such - and still yanked it down. I'm impressed.
Ok, that sounds a little more promising. I didn't get to watch much of the game, so I wasn't sure why the targets were missing earlier in the game.
And Randy Moss should have 6 tds, what ifs, pleasesteelwind said:
Honestly, on plays like that where the receiver undoubtedly makes the catch anyway (meaning it is not a close call where a review could possibly overturn it), I think the ref sometimes doesn't throw the flag, as that would just slow the game down a tad. But if the receiver drops the ball, then he would throw the flag.
Good point - agreed.Armstrong could be a decent play against a fairly depleted Colts D Sunday night for those needing some bye week help.
I caught a radio interview of him and they asked about that catch. He said that they recognized when the DB lined up outside of him and Moss/Galloway would clear the opposite side, he’d dig and cut and the move he put on the db had him turning even more outside. He had the whole mid section of the field for McNabb to get him the ball, and McNabb was money. When asked if he adjusted his pattern based on where the CB lined up, he said no. It was the same pattern regardless. They Skins adjust playcalling and if his happens to be the one that works, Donavon will find him. But with the newfound success, expect Donovan to look his way more often. The play calls will probably look to take advantage of his athleticism, and he seems like a late bloomer that is putting in the work and benefiting from the tutelage of savvy vets like Galloway. When asked who was faster, him or Galloway. He said he was faster, but he wouldn’t run the race because it takes too much work to prepare. That’s a subtle way to avoid the argument.
Good point.
His hands are pretty good and he fights for the ball.
I posted about him back in August during preseason sleeper watch.I also profiled him in Prospecting.The guy is someone to go get and roster if you can.
Jeff can you provide a link? I'm interested in reading what you had to say about Armstrong.
On the Redskin's offense. Through week 5 ranked 24th in points per game with only 4 passing TDs. Their red zone offense is particularly bad. He's not consistent yet either. A couple weeks ago he was targeted twice in a row on a fade to the corner of the end zone and missed both, one he could have caught and the other he should have caught. Also competing with Moss and Cooley for targets. He'll have maybe a couple games this year of 100/1 but I'd expect <50/0 for most of them. He has some upside if the Redskins can figure their offense out but I wouldn't expect that to happen this year.
I'd like a ticket, preferably the bar car.Umm, he got 62 snaps last week, while Galloway got 61 (out of 80 offensive plays). They used alot more 3WR sets than usual.
I predicted in preseason that he'd be starting for the Redskins. He's their second-best WR. Prior to being with the Skins he was cut by multiple teams, and he said in preseason that he refused to let another team cut him.
Cooley isn't necessarily out. He practiced some yesterday. Today will tell us more.
Plus, Cooley's targets will go to Fred Davis. Davis is more than capable of producing from the TE position.
