The San Francisco 49ers have two first round draft choices heading into April's draft, as well as up and coming young talent at numerous positions on the field. But since the prime years of 49er great Bryant Young came to an end a few years ago, the 49ers have lacked a true pass rushing threat.
While defensive end Justin Smith more than earned his Pro Bowl appearance this season, his best asset comes in the ground game and being able to play every single down. Smith has been an absolute stud for San Francisco but he can't generate a consistent pass rush by himself. And unfortunately, the remaining 49er defensive lineman leave much to be desired.
Now by looking at the numbers fans might think that San Francisco was more than able to generate a consistent pass rush as they [...]
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The Giants have made some good changes on the defensive side of the ball this off season. Bill Sheridan the first year defensive coordinator, and Mike Wauffle, the six year defensive line coach were let go. Perry Fewell comes in to light a spark under guys like Barry Cofield, Aaron Ross, Michael Johnson, and Osi Umenyiora to name a few.
I want one more change...
I want Aaron Kampman to play for the New York Giants.
This guy is perfect for Big Blue. Kampman has excelled as a defensive end in the 4-3 system for 8 years. Only recently as 2009 was he switched to linebacker; however, the move hurt Kampman & The Packers.
Even though he was getting better as a stand up backer, he often looked uncomfortable in coverage. Kampman will always be better with his hand in the [...]
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Dear Mr Reese:
Thank you for restoring the pride in New York Giant football; however, with your recent success did you find it necessary now to sell us a bill of goods?
Before the ink was even dry on the new multi-million dollar contract for Chris Canty, the New Giants were being touted as one of the best defenses in the league, highlighting what would become one of the best defensive fronts of all time striking fear into quarterbacks league wide. Seriously, no kid gloves here Mr. Reese...you blew it! This team stinks, the coordinators stink and we need to be very conscious about the changes that you make going forward.
I went to Sunday nights game where the Philadelphia Eagles torched the New York Giants 45 to 38. It was very wet...It was very late...It was very [...]
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What usually happens when a player goes on injured reserve?
History shows us that these players disappear from the public eye.
Kiwanuka broke his leg 3 seasons a go...where did he go?
Shockey broke his leg 3 years ago...where did he go?
Aaron Ross had been on injured reserve for roughly 10 weeks with a mysterious injury...where did he go?
Osi Umenyiora blew out his knee last year...where did he go?
You get my point?
Over the last 2 weeks there is a certain person who has been very visual on the sidelines and he has made his presence felt amongst his teammates.
That someone is Antonio Pierce.
I'm not sure what this guy has left in the tank for next season, but [...]
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October 24, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Courtney Roby,
Drew Brees,
Jabari Greer,
Jeremy Moore,
Justin Tuck,
Lance Moore,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
New York Giants,
Osi Umenyiora,
Pierre Thomas,
Roman Harper
The Saints stay undefeated...YaHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Completely pushing the New York Giants around this past Sunday in the Super Dome 48-27. The Saints (5-0) used their bye week from week 5 and had an excellent game plan prepared to make a Giants team - thought to be one of the contenders in the whole NFL, appear to be pretenders against the Saints. The Saints were running on full cylinder and now should start to receive more of the spotlight when the talk swings to legitimate title contenders.
Lets get right into the Star Studded Saints from Week 6...
Drew Brees quarterbacked a perfect game....even his quarterback rating was near perfect (however the heck that thing is tabulated). Brees threw for 367 yards against a fierce Giants defense. Brees also completed 23 of 30 passes, four of [...]
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In biology you learn about keystone species. A keystone specie is a specie that has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its abundance. Example: the Puget Sound starfish is the only predator for the area’s sea urchins. Remove the starfish, and the sea urchin population explodes before utterly overwhelming the creatures/organisms that it preys on. In other words, domino effect.
Insert Osi Umenyiora. Or, rather, exit Osi Umenyiora. The sixth-year defensive end tore the lateral meniscus in his left knee [...]
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