post game thoughts

[KJ3]

1. i don't know what you were wrong about but it's great to see dunta doing well. that wasn't the hardest pick i've ever seen but it's certainly something i would love to see more often.
2. yup, and i think he should be in the lineup more often too
3. didn't see okoye specifically but did notice that the front 4 were actually getting pressure fairly consistently
4. yup
5. don't know
6. which is weird because we haven't had much success at all returning kicks this year. good to see jacoby contributing, it'll be harder and harder to ignore him on offense the more he does this
7. he looked quick but doesn't he weigh about 220? size enough for me as long as he's good and can take some pain off of slaton's shoulders.
8. against Chad Joke-0 Zero and the Housh i would expect plenty of passing yards to be put up but this defense is still just missing something
9. agreed but why are they rotating? seeing what salaam has left? giving the kid a breather? what the deal is?
10. times a million

[NBT]

It was nice to see the intensity carry over to the second half for a change.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by NBT

It was nice to see the intensity carry over to the second half for a change.

I don't think 2nd half intensity has ever been a big problem. We have often had solid 2nd halves. I think this was blown up after the detroit game. More often, we have been bad in the first half and good in the 2nd. If there was a problem it was in playing TWO good halves in the same game. I agree that yesterday was good to see on that front.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by KJ3

9. agreed but why are they rotating? seeing what salaam has left? giving the kid a breather? what the deal is?

From the quotes I saw by Kubiak on the official site, they are rotating Brown because he seems to run out of gas in the 4th quarter. By resting him every 3rd series they are hoping he will play at a higher level through out the game. The kid gives a huge effort on every play, and he started the season against some of the best DE in the league the 1st month of the season, now we are getting to the point that the rookies start hitting the rookie wall. Keeping Brown fresh and keeping Salaam sharp has been working out well IMO.

Brown has shown he can handle the job, the OL has started to get the run blocking down, and the offense is looking very good. Keep the turnovers down and this team will have a winning record.

[KJ3]

Originally Posted by painekiller

From the quotes I saw by Kubiak on the official site, they are rotating Brown because he seems to run out of gas in the 4th quarter. By resting him every 3rd series they are hoping he will play at a higher level through out the game. The kid gives a huge effort on every play, and he started the season against some of the best DE in the league the 1st month of the season, now we are getting to the point that the rookies start hitting the rookie wall. Keeping Brown fresh and keeping Salaam sharp has been working out well IMO.

Brown has shown he can handle the job, the OL has started to get the run blocking down, and the offense is looking very good. Keep the turnovers down and this team will have a winning record.

i guess it's working or else they wouldn't be doing it? at least salaam is a viable option. anyone know how many years salaam has left on his contract?

[kravix]

Originally Posted by KJ3

anyone know how many years salaam has left on his contract?

According to Keith's salary cap page he is signed through the 2009 season.

[NBT]

I'm not too worried about Saalam. If he wants to be here I imagine he will be. What I want to see is the rookie Brown have himself better prepared next year for the long haul of the NFL.