(Best )= Larry Foote: His impact on defense has been staggering and game in, game out he comes to play. This guy is what we've been missing at LB for a long time.If he doesn't slow down, we need to give him his extension.
(Worst) = Daniel Loper: Most noteworthy thing he has done is lose his job to Man Ram, not impressed at all and regretting signing him when we could have got something else.
(Overrated )= wholeheartedly with Julian Peterson here, To me, Levy in one game stood out more than Peterson has in three
(Under-rated )- Stafford, Pettigrew, Delmas, Levy, Brown. Pick a starting rookie. So far they are all playing better than a lot of people thought.
(Draft-wise), Derrick Williams has been a disappointment so far. If he can't get on the field ahead of Yamon Figurs, I'm not sure why we'd use a third-round pick on him.
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Defence Wins Championships,we need to return to the Bad Boy era.
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Best - I agree on Larry Foote
Worst - Anthony Henry (i mean, the guy has 22 tackles and is second on the team behind foote. where are all these tackles coming from? completions to the receiver he's lined up against.)
Overrated - I would say Julian Peterson but he made some big plays this year... so I'm gonna say, Grady Jackson.
Underrated - Pettigrew. He's been doing an exceptional job blocking.
Draft-wise - Derrick Williams has been disappointing to say the least but i didn't expect much so it's not that bad. I'm still waiting on a impact from Luis Delmas. He got that fumble for 6, but he hasn't made an impact in the passing game yet.
Worst - Anthony Henry (i mean, the guy has 22 tackles and is second on the team behind foote. where are all these tackles coming from? completions to the receiver he's lined up against.)
Overrated - I would say Julian Peterson but he made some big plays this year... so I'm gonna say, Grady Jackson.
Underrated - Pettigrew. He's been doing an exceptional job blocking.
Draft-wise - Derrick Williams has been disappointing to say the least but i didn't expect much so it's not that bad. I'm still waiting on a impact from Luis Delmas. He got that fumble for 6, but he hasn't made an impact in the passing game yet.
TSE wrote:Wow I actually like this trade, good job Mayhew!
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Best- Larry Foote. Totally agree. Although I think DE Jason Hunter is a close second. Both guys came to the team with chips on their shoulders and have really shown up.
Worst- Jeff Backus. I know Icness has a crush on the guy, but he's easily our worst player. He doesn't cover his man, he gets us costly penalties. Some guys might not show up alot, but everytime Backus shows up, it's because he's hurting the team.
Overrated- Julian Peterson. So far, he hasn't done much. He's blown quite a few tackles and has lost his guy a time or two. Expectations weren't high, but they've gotten much lower. Especially when the rookie DeAndre Levy has outplayed him every game.
Underrated- I agree with all the rookies. Stafford has improved every game and looks poised out there. He'll make rookie mistakes, but he is our best option at QB. DeAndre Levy, Aaron Brown, Brandon Pettigrew, Louis Delmas all look really good out there. Each one of them has done something this season that has just blown everyone away.
Draft-Wise- Sammie Hill. Who? exactly. They started him because he was one of our best options and the best play he's had this season was walking off the field after getting injured. Our defense has gotten better, but the tackles are easily our weakest link in that line followed by our cornerbacks.
Worst- Jeff Backus. I know Icness has a crush on the guy, but he's easily our worst player. He doesn't cover his man, he gets us costly penalties. Some guys might not show up alot, but everytime Backus shows up, it's because he's hurting the team.
Overrated- Julian Peterson. So far, he hasn't done much. He's blown quite a few tackles and has lost his guy a time or two. Expectations weren't high, but they've gotten much lower. Especially when the rookie DeAndre Levy has outplayed him every game.
Underrated- I agree with all the rookies. Stafford has improved every game and looks poised out there. He'll make rookie mistakes, but he is our best option at QB. DeAndre Levy, Aaron Brown, Brandon Pettigrew, Louis Delmas all look really good out there. Each one of them has done something this season that has just blown everyone away.
Draft-Wise- Sammie Hill. Who? exactly. They started him because he was one of our best options and the best play he's had this season was walking off the field after getting injured. Our defense has gotten better, but the tackles are easily our weakest link in that line followed by our cornerbacks.
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Best: CJ. No dicussions
Worst: agree on Backus. He may not be the actual worst player out there, but for what he makes and because he plays such an important position, he is our worst player
Overrated: JP. completely agree with the above. Though i feel Sims could have a case here as well
Underrated: Levy may be it right now. Kevin Smith has been good and doesnt get a whole lot of love either
Draft: I still have faith in Derrick Williams, but i question how he cant be making any impact on the team. The rest have been fine
Worst: agree on Backus. He may not be the actual worst player out there, but for what he makes and because he plays such an important position, he is our worst player
Overrated: JP. completely agree with the above. Though i feel Sims could have a case here as well
Underrated: Levy may be it right now. Kevin Smith has been good and doesnt get a whole lot of love either
Draft: I still have faith in Derrick Williams, but i question how he cant be making any impact on the team. The rest have been fine
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CJ is our most talented player, no doubt. But Larry Foote has played the best this year so far.
Until CJ can get some leeway and get clear of double/triple teams, I think he'll have a slower year. To help him, Stafford needs to keep doing what he's done. Distribute the ball around so that the defense has to respect every option. If players start defending BJ, KS, AB, MM, BP, WH then Calvin will get free.
I think Calvin is our biggest weapon on offense and Foote is our biggest weapon on defense.
Until CJ can get some leeway and get clear of double/triple teams, I think he'll have a slower year. To help him, Stafford needs to keep doing what he's done. Distribute the ball around so that the defense has to respect every option. If players start defending BJ, KS, AB, MM, BP, WH then Calvin will get free.
I think Calvin is our biggest weapon on offense and Foote is our biggest weapon on defense.