he’s got to be the only one. ST are just brutal.

I’m fine with Blackburn at MLB the rest of the way in ’09.

As far as safetly goes, just get the best cover guys out there as the 4-6 DB’s, bring some pressure, and keep away from too much zone.

How can he tear it up? It seems almost every punt is a squib and each punt is kicked out of bounds. TC doesn’t allow his ST to make a play.

He can’t kickoff..He’s giving teams 60-65 yard fileds to play on..His kicks are not only short, but they have low trajectory..Returners are off to the races before our coverage guys can get there..We need a guy that can drive it high and into the end-zone..I don’t mind touchbacks, but this is ridiculous..that field goal attempt (or lack there of) against the Chargers..He totally fell asleep at the wheel..That snap was good and Feagles placed it perfect, in fact Feagles looked at him, like “What the hell are you doing?!?”..He tried to weasel out of it saying the ball wasn’t..Well of course not, jerk you took off towards Feagles before the damn ball was snapped and placed. .That’s what happened.

It’s great that the players think the world of Blackburn but we need physical ability and playmaking a lot more than brains and hustle out there now. According to Pro Football focus Blackburn is a huge liability out there. And watching the games, I get the same sense. He doesn’t get off blocks quickly, he can’t cover anybody, and he’s a non factor on the blitz. He is a solid tackler, but he never blows up plays or drives the ball carrier back. If the coaches are convinced that Goff and Sintim can’t do better, well, for this season, I suppose I shouldn’t second guess, but I see Blackburn as a gaping hole in the middle of the defense right now. And with our DTs not playing all that well either there’s big area of the field where we are very vulnerable.

I also find it interesting that nobody is calling for Michael Johnson’s head, but the stats show that he hasn’t been any more effective than CC Brown or Aaron Rouse. You can get away with having one safety who is weak in coverage, but when you have two, well you have a lot of trouble stopping teams with sophisticated passing games.

Interesting points you raise here..I guess like I mentioned earlier, lets see what he is like after he has a few games under his pads..He had a short week to prepare to step-in..We’ll see..I tend to not put much stock in these Pro Football Focus deals..and your right our DTs are a huge disappointment. I never saw that piss poor play coming from them..and that is not helping out our LBs or our secondary..As far as Johnson is concerned, I think the jury is still out on him..Our Safety situation is like a “turnstile”..I really am starting to think Ross is the answer there..That unit needs stability..They need to have a group out there playing together ..Not this: “Let’s try this guy..Let’s try that guy…blah blah blah”..The corners never know who the hell is there and have no chance to know what to expect of them consistently..You can’t have that chaos back there, and as far as I know the game hasn’t advanced technologically enough to the point where a coach can insert a CD of the gameplan up their asses and make them play the same style safety position…Oh boy, I haven’t even eaten any Turkey yet and I’m getting agida.

They’re grading every player on every down. IMO it’s a useful tool to judge how effective some players are performing. Fans often judge based on outstanding plays good and bad. We miss the small details.

Regarding, Blackburn I’d rather play a young inexperienced player that can get better with some playing time than AP. With AP he’s not going to get better. What we see is what we’ll get. AP is a liability. According to PFF he’s 49th in run defense for ILB. That being said I’m surprised he’s 10th in pass coverage.

Blackburn isn’t exactly a rookie anymore. He’s been around a few years and hasn’t developed into anything special. He was not very good against Atlanta; watch him on Snelling’s touchdown runs…inept would be the best word…Tynes is a liability. Give me a guy that’s money from 40 and under even if he can’t boot a fifty yarder, at least you know what you’re working with. Tynes would have lasted about a week if Parcells were still around; his method of a revolving door for kickers until he found a consistant one seemed to work pretty well to me. Has anyone heard any complaints about Stover over in Indy? As soon as Vinatieri comes back the Gmen should scoop Stover up…

Frank I hear you but the run / pass stats on AP don’t seem to make sense, unless PFF is counting coverage causing no throws as part of it..If it is strictly pass breakups then I can’t believe he is 10th..The run stat does make sense, but I blame our DTs for alot of that..They aren’t even close to slowing anything down up the middle..that is what is deceiving with these statistical analyses..He is getting hammered by runners that hit the holes virtually untouched by our tackles..They are full tilt when he gets there..that is the reason why he is growing another head out of his neck..I don’t any other MLBs out there that have running backs running thru lanes the size of three-lane highways at them..So statistically, they need the factor in a margin of adjustment for a line that isn’t slowing runners down like they are being paid to do..Our team can’t load the box because they get zero push at the line and our secondary is weak..Our defense is in shambles…and the Falcon game proved nothing that would indicate they have made any progress.
One astounding note in TCs comments was that some players felt fatgigue was an issue..Well heck, pull them out and send them to LA Fitness.

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