Reno - punt returner

[rjs246]

Greetings Dunph, What's happening? I got your letter today, Cornhole Academy sounds like it really sucks the big one. I can't believe they make everyone work alot and not smoke. You should tell that piece of shtein Funderturd to shove it. You didn't want to go there in the first place. He'd shtein man. Today you should have seen me and Mousy today at school today. We got cocked on a pint of blackberry brandy, ate some THC on the bus. We we're farged. This teacher Mr. Rivera goes 'What's wrong with you Delaney?' I go, 'I'm totally farged man!' Everybody laughed like a bastich. Oh, man you should see this song I'm listening to, man. It's called 'Don't Bogart That Joint, My Friend.' I think its by a group called...... This is a couple of hours later. Must have nodded out, man. I gotta go, cause I probably definitely gonna nod out again. You want me to send you some squeef, or you got enough? Good luck not getting caught. Cocked in Rhode Island. Drugs

P.S. Mousy says he stink-fingered Bunny Cote

Awesome. Just watched that last week again.

[SunMo]

hey did you know that we have a calendar with birthdays on this board?  weird 

[rjs246]

hey did you know that we have a calendar with birthdays on this board?  weird

Booo.

[sallad selgae]

Greetings Dunph, What's happening? I got your letter today, Cornhole Academy sounds like it really sucks the big one. I can't believe they make everyone work alot and not smoke. You should tell that piece of shtein Funderturd to shove it. You didn't want to go there in the first place. He'd shtein man. Today you should have seen me and Mousy today at school today. We got cocked on a pint of blackberry brandy, ate some THC on the bus. We we're farged. This teacher Mr. Rivera goes 'What's wrong with you Delaney?' I go, 'I'm totally farged man!' Everybody laughed like a bastich. Oh, man you should see this song I'm listening to, man. It's called 'Don't Bogart That Joint, My Friend.' I think its by a group called...... This is a couple of hours later. Must have nodded out, man. I gotta go, cause I probably definitely gonna nod out again. You want me to send you some squeef, or you got enough? Good luck not getting caught. Cocked in Rhode Island. Drugs

P.S. Mousy says he stink-fingered Bunny Cote

Is that from Michael Irvin's Blog???

[rjs246]

Is that from Michael Irvin's Blog???

No, you ignorant wretch.

[Rome]

Another "scintillating" piece on Mahe by his personal caddie, Bob Brookover...

Posted on Sat, Dec. 24, 2005

Birds' punt returner has a crown to play for

By Bob Brookover Inquirer Staff Writer

TEMPE, Ariz. - This was the point in the season a year ago when the Eagles rested Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, and all the other integral parts of a team preparing for a run at its first Super Bowl title.
That, of course, is not a problem this season.
McNabb, Westbrook, a long list of other starters, and the Eagles' playoff hopes have been gone for weeks. There's no need to rest anyone for this afternoon's game against the Arizona Cardinals at Sun Devil Stadium.
That's why Reno Mahe is playing.
All right, that's just a joke, one of many that have been directed at the Eagles' undersized running back since he surprisingly earned a roster spot as an undrafted rookie out of Brigham Young in 2003.
Mahe was among the young players who filled in for the Eagles' regulars when they were placed in coach Andy Reid's player-protection program at the end of last season.
Now he is the only player on the roster with any kind of NFL title to play for, and that is no joke.
With four punt returns for 42 yards Sunday in a victory over the St. Louis Rams, Mahe became eligible to be listed among the league leaders in that department. His 13.6-yard return average immediately moved him to the top of the pack, ahead of Tennessee Titans rookie Pacman Jones, who has a 12.9-yard average.
Mahe, 25, knows there's no trophy for leading the league in punt returns, and there certainly won't be a Broad Street parade unless he joins the Mummers after the Eagles' New Year's Day finale against the Washington taterskins.
But he has a chance to be the third player in Eagles history to lead the NFL in punt-return average, joining Steve Van Buren and John Sciarra, who did so in 1944 and 1979, respectively. Westbrook led the NFC in 2003.
There's only one real reward Mahe is hoping for if he holds on to the NFL lead.
"If that helps me get a job next year, that's great," he said.
Mahe is eligible to become a free agent after this season, and a solid finish as the Eagles' punt returner could only help his chances of extending his unlikely NFL career.
Eagles special-teams coach John Harbaugh is pulling for Mahe, particularly in a season when the special teams were especially bad early on.
"It's always exciting to see one of your guys [do well], and it's a reflection on the whole group," Harbaugh said. "That is something we are shooting for, no question."
This is not Mahe's first stint as the Eagles' punt returner. It's just his first successful stint. As a rookie two years ago, he filled in for two regular-season games and two playoff games for an injured Westbrook. The best thing you could say about him then was that he caught the ball without incident.
He opened last season as the team's primary punt returner, but after a strong opening game against the New York Giants, he averaged just 2.9 yards per return in the next eight games.
When he was ready to return from an ankle injury, he had lost the job to Dexter Wynn.
Wynn, however, struggled in the role this season, averaging 4.7 yards per return through the first seven games. With the Eagles desperate to keep their playoff hopes alive, Reid opened the door for Mahe to share punt-return duties with Westbrook and cornerback Lito Sheppard.
Mahe immediately made the most of his opportunity, with two good returns in an otherwise disastrous Monday Night Football loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Three weeks later, in another Monday Night Football disaster, Mahe was the lone bright spot, returning seven punts for 108 yards.
Why has Mahe suddenly become a solid punt returner?
"I don't have a good answer," he said. "I think listening to Harbaugh more and trusting the guys around me more has helped. But, honestly, I have no idea. I do have more confidence and more experience."
Mahe knows there are people who believe he is around only because of his Brigham Young roots, but he insists he has never listened to the negative comments. It's advice he received from teammate Chad Lewis, another product of Reid's alma mater.
"Chad had the best quote: 'You surround yourself with skunks, you're going to stink,' " Mahe said. "That's what all that negative stuff is. I'm going to listen to positive stuff. The negative stuff, and hopefully it's constructive, will come from the coaches. That's all I'm going to listen to, because that's going to help me get better."
Mahe, like him or not, has gotten significantly better as the Eagles' punt returner, and now he has the chance to take the title of best in the league.

[dis12]

So say we cut Mahe, and add a playmaker. That playmakaer will cost money... which then can not be spent on the other playmakers we need (say WR, LB, D-line, arguably tackle and RB, and according to some QB as well).

Well, if I have to choose between cutting Mahe and run into even more problems in area's where we already have problems, or keep Mahe and spend the money on a playmaker I would chose the latter.

Remember Rossum? Yes he broke one occasionally, but he lost a bunch of fumbles as well. Apart from last game, I have hardly heared a Mahe SNAFU being mentioned by Mike and Merril. And what was one of the greatest assets of one of the better returners in NFL history (a certain former taterskin and Eagle)? It was the fact that he hardly ever fumbled, and only took calculated risks. 

It IS a shame that Mahe seems to lack a breakaway speed. On the other hand, with hang-times of 5+ seconds working against you and blocking that is not that good either, then you'll not have too much chance to go anywhere.

Most of the complaints about Mahe are because of his somewhat frequent fair catches and "average" return yardage.  I would much rather have that, than a probematic fumbler, who occasionally will have a great return.  Superior punt returners are a very rare breed (aka JR Reed).   

PR is not one of the priority positions to "waste" extra money on, that could much better be served on one of the other many other needs this teams seems to have.

plus, I don't wanna have to scrape off the Mahe on the #34 jersey.

[jeffreyjpa]

Can't speak for everyone, but my point of view on Mahe isn't to tear him up for his recent success as a PR (he deserves some degree of recognition), but I'm hoping it doesn't guarantee him a spot on the team for next season, when he offers little besides special-teams play.

Hope it gets him a job elsewhere, because he seems like a nice guy and a good teammate. But, I'd rather see a competent PR who can also competently play another position. PR's don't generally cost that much money, by the way, so I don't believe getting another one would prevent the Eagles from suring up trouble spots elsewhere...that argument seems kind of silly to me.

Mostly, this topic fills me with indifference, but there is little else to discuss as they play out the string. That's also the only reason the local media is paying any attention to it.

[hunt]

i wouldn't mind them bringing in randall-el...i think i read that he's a free agent.
if so, he could help with returns & as a wr....good fit, imo.
and he's probably a better backup qb than mcmahon or the holder 

[Rome]

     


Randall-El would be an excellent addition, hunt.  He'd certainly start at WR over pretty much anyone else on the squad plus his special teams play would automatically elevate a pretty pedestrian unit.

[stillupfront]

     


Randall-El would be an excellent addition, hunt.  He'd certainly start at WR over pretty much anyone else on the squad plus his special teams play would automatically elevate a pretty pedestrian unit.

If he is the number 1 or 2 WR no way is he the full time PR man.

[stillupfront]

If Reno plays yesterday, we win. It's that simple.

[ice grillin you]

can anyone explain reno mahe being on the team this year and not bruce perry??

[MURP]

mormon.


does Perry return punts?

[SunMo]

when they get Randle-El it won't matter