Preseason Game 3 2017: Thoughts after rewatching the game.... | Page 6

Marvin49 · 2017-08-28T10:40:03-07:00

1) QBs: Hoyer looked great early but the patting the ball thing is starting to bug me. Still though some really good passes, moving defenders with his eyes...a promising showing. Beathard not so much. The INT wasn't his fault but his 87 yard TD wasn't his making either. Hoyer is safe as the starter for awhile. 2) Foster: Yup. Real Deal. He's got "it" alright. :) All over the field, arrives with force, and he's still just learning. Just wait till he's an experienced vet. Love it. 3) Joe Williams: Call me skeptical on this one. I loved how he looked in game 1 when he looked like he was shot out of a cannon, but I've yet to see him do much more than just run straight into the line. Maybe there was nothing there on his runs last night, but I'm not so sure on him right now. I'm not sure if he is taking himself out of games or what but he seems to be in and out of the game very quickly. 4) Mostert: He looked pretty good last night, but kinda think he's one of those camp guys who gets yards against scrubs but won't make it under the real lights. I think he bought himself more opportunities, but he did play well last night. 5) Garcon: Looked great. He's gonna be leaned on heavily this year so I hope he's in good shape. He gonna get ALOT of targets. 6) Goodwin: IF (big if) he can stay healthy this could be a huge breakout year for him. The combination of his explosive speed and Kyle Shanahans scheming is going to have him break wide open on many occasions this year. Additionally, the THREAT of him and play action are going to open up ALOT of mid range passes all year. LBs and safeties will creep up to stop the run and Goodwin will take the top off the D leaving huge open spaces in the middle. This is all good stuff. 7) Bowman: Still concerned about his lateral speed, but even Bowman as more of a 2 down LB thumping people up the middle is pretty good. It took Crab a few years to get all the way back from the Achilles so maybe Bow has a chance to get all the way back as well. We'll see. 8) Armstead: Starting to really look like a player. He has been a whipping boy on this site for some time from people who just never liked the pick, but he's playing well right now. Only problem is that it difficult to see just exactly how he fits. He's not a classic Elephant (I refuse to call it a Leo). He has shown well when he's had a chance. The entire front 7 for that matter has really looked good. 9) DBs: CB is a concern. Robinson talks a big game but he's getting burned on the regular. With all his bluster its easy to forget that he's just a 2nd year player with only a few starts under his belt and he has a lot of room to grow, but I think CB is going to be a challenging position this year. Witherspoon hasn't shown much of anything yet and nobody is playing lights out. I LOVE the way the safeties look right now, Reid in particular. That role really seems to suit him. We'll see if Ward can be the Earl Thomas of this defense. 10) Two. more. weeks: Can't wait. Regular Season football is nearly upon us.

Aug 29, 2017 at 11:00 AM

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Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Joe Haden from Cleveland...................come on down. Could be had for a draft pick or Dial.

No thanks, decent player but to expensive for someone who often injured of late

Aug 29, 2017 at 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by m_brockalexander:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by suckafree17:
I don't know how many times we gave up that same curl window route. 12-15 yard square in. Weak spot for us right now

Any team got a corner? We have Dial!

Joe Haden from Cleveland...................come on down. Could be had for a draft pick or Dial.

I don't think Dial will get the job done lol. Maybe Dial and the 4th round pick we just got from Pittsburgh?

At first I would say you are crazy...but the articles I am seeing say they are desperate to off load his huge contract, and one thing we have a bags of money, even more now without Vance "cant catch a cold" Macdonald. So hey you never know. He would instantly take this defense from decent to legit lower top ten material and he is still fairly young.

Aug 29, 2017 at 11:30 AM

#78

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Originally posted by 49ersFanCJinPA:

Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Joe Haden from Cleveland...................come on down. Could be had for a draft pick or Dial.

No thanks, decent player but to expensive for someone who often injured of late

True he is a little injury prone...but he would be the single best option to present itself other than standing pat. Its a big move to be sure, but if it only cost us cash and somebody we wanted to move anyway, I would be much higher on it than if we coughed up major assets.

Aug 29, 2017 at 11:40 AM

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Originally posted by PhillyNiner:
At first I would say you are crazy...but the articles I am seeing say they are desperate to off load his huge contract, and one thing we have a bags of money, even more now without Vance "cant catch a cold" Macdonald. So hey you never know.

Right now the Browns are looking at Haden in a similar fashion. He's set to make a ton of money, hasn't been healthy in nearly 3 seasons and when he's played he has been fairly average at best while struggling through various injury issues. Caveat Emptor.

He would instantly take this defense from decent to legit lower top ten material and he is still fairly young.

Not the Haden of the last couple of years. He's not taking anyone anywhere, especially if he can't stay on the field.

Aug 29, 2017 at 1:07 PM

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Originally posted by PhillyNiner:
True he is a little injury prone...but he would be the single best option to present itself other than standing pat. Its a big move to be sure, but if it only cost us cash and somebody we wanted to move anyway, I would be much higher on it than if we coughed up major assets.

First off, shout out from Norristown,Philly

If we were closer to making the playoffs I would take that chance but we are a couple yrs away and seems like alot to pay atm

Aug 29, 2017 at 1:39 PM

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I'm still not sure about Joe Williams either, I like what I saw against the Chiefs. But it seems Breida has passed him up.

Aug 29, 2017 at 2:36 PM

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After this game, I think we will be at most a 6-7 win team. As a fan I would love to be a surprise playoff team but the secondary is suspect and might lose us a lot of games alone. The front 7, while talented, is still young and learning(aside from Bow obviously. The offense will be more fun to watch than in years and Hoyer will probably be the best in terms of actually qb play and not just fun athleticism in years. But he is prone to getting hurt and is a journeyman for a reason. The running game is still raising questions. Is Hyde good for this system? If not, will shanny rely on rookies to carry the load? Its gonna be a fun year, but frustrating too.

Aug 30, 2017 at 1:48 PM

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Thanks for post Marvin! Its not Football season until you start posting in NT