Quentin Mikell Block = Brian Westbrook Punt Return In 2003

[rjs246]

Your numbers mean very little.  You don't need to look at the numbers to see that McNabb started out the game poorly AND finished it up quite poorly, with a very good in-between period.

you also dont need the number to see that because of this injury, he needs almost 2 or 3 drives to get going.

Wow, that sounds like a recipe for success.

[mussa]

I was so pissed after they gave the chargers the ball on 4th down, i got my check from the bar we were at, i was about ready to leave and im like, wait theres 3:30 left in the game, something could happen.  And something did happen, i havn't felt that kind of emotion since last year torwards the eagles.  comparing it to the westbrook play is funny, i was watching that game(NY) with murp and PG and i left their place, thinking the game was over.  driving back i had the game on the radio and fargin westy returns the kick, i pulled the car over, jumped out and screamed.  so i'm learned my lesson, never leave the game either on TV or at the gme itself when its that close.  ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN! I guess the karma gods were with us Sunday.   

[General_Failure]

Your numbers mean very little. You don't need to look at the numbers to see that McNabb started out the game poorly AND finished it up quite poorly, with a very good in-between period.

you also dont need the number to see that because of this injury, he needs almost 2 or 3 drives to get going.

Wow, that sounds like a recipe for success.

When the first three drives are all three and outs it's not that bad.

[rjs246]

The difference between 2003 and 2005?

2003:
Duce Staley              96/463    4.8    5tds
Correll Buckhalter     126/542        4.3     8tds
Brian Westbrook      117/613      5.2       7tds
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                                339/1618      4.8    20tds

2005:
Brian Westbrook      65/256   3.9   1td
Lamar Gordon          19/62     3.3     1td
Ryan Moats              0/0           0.0     0td
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                                84/318     3.8      2td


This one play will not and cannot have the same impact that the Westbrook return had. That 2003 team had the personel and the mindset to work through McNabb's injury by turning to the running game. No such luck with this year's team.

[Larry]

It's very difficult to consistently run in single-back sets.  The MLB is free every play:  Westbrook has to make that guy miss (which is a difficult thing to do in the NFL regardless of how shifty you are) before he can think of obtaining any significant yardage.