Roster cuts

The BIGSTUD · September 01, 2007, 05:40:52 PM

I don't think the blocking was the problem. For a guy that was supposed to be fast, he changed direction slower than anyone I can remember we had in here lately. Unless there was a straight-ahead gaping hole in the coverage, the return was over because he couldn't move east to west to save his life. He beat absolutely NO ONE to the outside. Not only did he look slow, but he looked scared. It seemed like he didn't want any part of contact.

Mahe was a more effective returner.

Munson · September 01, 2007, 05:44:47 PM

BS. The special teams blocking was horrendous, and I don't understand who the farg they're going to put back there now. GLew is basically the same thing as Bloom....Buckhalter? Westbrook and Lito better not touch the field as a returner unless it's a big situation.

TexasEagle · September 01, 2007, 05:47:54 PM

He's not supposed to run east and west, moron. He's (Bloom) supposed to do just what he was doing, run straight up the field. The problem is no one can block for shtein on returns, thanks to Rory "Wedge? What's a wedge?" Segrest. What the hell does this guy coach them to do? He sure as hell doesn't work on blocking.

The BIGSTUD · September 01, 2007, 06:30:45 PM

The blocking has been fine. There are lanes, he just doesn't hit them because he is running in quicksand.

and you do have to be able to move east to west. You have to make guys miss and he can't make guys miss at all. Do you think Devin Hester gets all those returns by just running in a straight line? The guy has to make cuts and burst to the outside. Once you hit that initial hole, you have to be able to bounce it outside if necessary. Bloom can't burst to the outside. He sucks and is slow. He also can't break tackles, which most great returners do.

Munson · September 01, 2007, 06:44:18 PM

He looked pretty damn fast before the toe injury slowed him up.

The bottom line is the blocking was terrible on special teams all preseason.

The BIGSTUD · September 01, 2007, 07:08:43 PM

I always hear that blocking is terrible excuse. The blocking to me when I watch it over again looks no different than any other team. You just need a playmaker back there. I don't think Devin Hester is great because he has this amazing blocking. He is great because he is a burner, has great moves, great leg strength, and downfield awareness.

None of our returners have had that lately.

hunt · September 01, 2007, 08:04:23 PM

so, it looks like the return game will be a disaster...as will the field goal unit since the longsnapper and holder both blow.

nice!

MDS · September 01, 2007, 08:07:05 PM

Billy Sampy mania comes to an end. Damnit.

Sgt PSN · September 01, 2007, 08:09:42 PM

Quote from: King Cole on September 01, 2007, 07:08:43 PM
I always hear that blocking is terrible excuse. The blocking to me when I watch it over again looks no different than any other team. You just need a playmaker back there. I don't think Devin Hester is great because he has this amazing blocking. He is great because he is a burner, has great moves, great leg strength, and downfield awareness.

None of our returners have had that lately.

You're right. When Brian Mitchell was with the Eagles it was his blazing speed and extreme shiftiness that made the Eagles return game one of the best in the league. Definitely didn't have anything to do with blocking in front of him. Nah, couldn't be. Because if there's one thing I think of when I think about Brian Mitchell, it's his cheetah-like speed.

TexasEagle · September 01, 2007, 08:30:44 PM

Quote from: King Cole on September 01, 2007, 07:08:43 PM
I always hear that blocking is terrible excuse. The blocking to me when I watch it over again looks no different than any other team. You just need a playmaker back there. I don't think Devin Hester is great because he has this amazing blocking. He is great because he is a burner, has great moves, great leg strength, and downfield awareness.

None of our returners have had that lately.

It's not an excuse. You obviously have no idea what you're talking about if you don't think the blocking hasn't been terrible. Here's a clue for you, Hester wouldn't have had a single return if he didn't get good blocking to break through the first line of attackers. On Westbrook's punt returns he got good blocking to spring him... you know what, I'm going to stop wasting my time.

Rome · September 01, 2007, 08:46:40 PM

Quote from: TexasEagle on September 01, 2007, 08:30:44 PM
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about...

Now you're catching on.

reese125 · September 01, 2007, 08:50:33 PM

the one thing about Brian Mitchell that not one Eagle returner has (except Westbrook when hes barely back there), was his ability to shed a tackle

Bloom nor Mahe, nor Glew have that trait.

The BIGSTUD · September 01, 2007, 09:07:19 PM

Quote from: TexasEagle on September 01, 2007, 08:30:44 PM
Quote from: King Cole on September 01, 2007, 07:08:43 PM
I always hear that blocking is terrible excuse. The blocking to me when I watch it over again looks no different than any other team. You just need a playmaker back there. I don't think Devin Hester is great because he has this amazing blocking. He is great because he is a burner, has great moves, great leg strength, and downfield awareness.

None of our returners have had that lately.

It's not an excuse. You obviously have no idea what you're talking about if you don't think the blocking hasn't been terrible. Here's a clue for you, Hester wouldn't have had a single return if he didn't get good blocking to break through the first line of attackers. On Westbrook's punt returns he got good blocking to spring him... you know what, I'm going to stop wasting my time.

Weren't you the guy who didn't even watch most of the preseason games?

Anyway, regardless of whether you did or didn't, go watch them again. I've watched all of them over to check on the returning, and while the blocking wasn't all-world, it was good enough. The fault was mainly on the shoulders if Bloom. He danced around and didn't try to hit the holes(yes they were there... go watch again) and when he actually did decide to hit a hole once in a while, he either went down on the first light touch from a coverage guy or tried to bounce outside and looked like he was running in mud. Other times he tried to make the first man miss and didn't have the moves or quickness to even make a move and ended up just falling down.

He has no burst ability, no leg strength, and no field vision. Please don't use some stupid example like Brian Mitchell. He was an very good returner on every team he has been on up until the Giants. Return men make plays... period. I'm sure he was on some teams where the blocking wasn't the best, but made them look good with his great strength and field vision, and decisiveness.

Go watch some highlight reels of Hester. Often the blocking sucks, but he has to you know... use his ability to make something out of nothing and make a guy or two miss. Something Bloom can't do. Learn a farging thing about returns before you make a moronic post. If you honestly think that Hester wouldn't have had a return without great blocking, then head over to youtube and look up a couple videos, bib. The proof is in the pudding.

Dillen · September 01, 2007, 09:14:16 PM

Bloom isn't special. Period. That's all you need to write, not 3 farging paragraphs.

The BIGSTUD · September 01, 2007, 09:19:44 PM

Watch the highlights tonight of the Cal/Tenn game and check out DeSean Jackson's return. See, he had to make 3 or 4 guys miss and break a couple of tackles to take a punt to the house. It had nothing to do with the farging blocking, it was all Jackson. If the blocking was that great then there wouldn't have been all those guys in his face to begin with.