warrentonboy Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Now I know it sounds crazy but do you think having his blazing speed gives us more of an option to go downfield? You know they will be doubling Moss and keying on Cooley. Do we take a chance? It seems like Jacobs can't get seperation from defenders. Thrash has the same problem and I don't know what his status is Saturday with his thumb injured. I know A.B. has fumbleitis, but maybe we can get a shot at a big play. Be nice to have the speed on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Yes, I think that he should be in for a few plays at WR. With Moss being doubled, Brown could get deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 No, he has hands of stone, im more confident in Jimmy Farris than Brown, can't see him being here next year after they put Betts in on KO return against Tampa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Antonio's speed could allow him to be another Az Hakim, which is to say a great third option who's explosive out of the slot position. I also think that AB is so weak at punt returns, that they've got to see if he can do something else to justify remaining on the team. Frankly he scares the crap out of me when he's back on punts. He's great on kickoffs, but that alone isn't much, and Gibbs for some reason has stopped using him there. We're so weak at WR now anyway we've got to try something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFTW Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I think they should give Sean Taylor a few plays at WR or on a reverse or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrentonboy Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 You know, I forgot about Taylor being an option! We have to pull out all the stops this week! Giving Moss some breathing room could be the big difference in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL4064 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 not if we intend to catch passes downfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrittiscool Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Antonio's speed could allow him to be another Az Hakim, which is to say a great third option who's explosive out of the slot position. I also think that AB is so weak at punt returns, that they've got to see if he can do something else to justify remaining on the team. Frankly he scares the crap out of me when he's back on punts. He's great on kickoffs, but that alone isn't much, and Gibbs for some reason has stopped using him there. We're so weak at WR now anyway we've got to try something. Taylor would at the very least be a decoy. Put him in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllBusiness Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 The gameplan probably calls for him to at least line up there. Does he get anything thrown to him? I say no more than a ten yard route. If he is succesful with that, then begins the debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Using Brown on offense would work if Brunell would throw deep to him once early. Even if it is a gross overthrow (can you really overthrow him?), it would loosen the D. I think Brown is better catching that type of pass than a crossing or deep out. Are you guys really going to crack on him in comparision to Jacobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kom526 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Obviously the seachicks are going to double Moss, a pump fake to Moss and a shot downfield to a wide open AB down the left side. They are not going fake interest in anyone lining up at WR. :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Operations Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Obviously the seachicks are going to double Moss, a pump fake to Moss and a shot downfield to a wide open AB down the left side. They are not going fake interest in anyone lining up at WR. :point2sky It will only break your heart when AB drops the pass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadd Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Brown has been in a couple offensive sets and has a reverse play for about 6 yards. I like Farris more it seems that he can catch. I would like to see a couple bunch sets like we ran earlier in the season to keep the defense off balance. I am sure Gibbs will have some new stuff to show this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrentonboy Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 I really don't think that the Hawks will be ready for that..with his speed. Plus, I don't think they have film on him unless they have film from that awful preseason game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NastyBoy Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Antonio's speed could allow him to be another Az Hakim, which is to say a great third option who's explosive out of the slot position. I also think that AB is so weak at punt returns, that they've got to see if he can do something else to justify remaining on the team. Frankly he scares the crap out of me when he's back on punts. He's great on kickoffs, but that alone isn't much, and Gibbs for some reason has stopped using him there. We're so weak at WR now anyway we've got to try something. Woah, redman. Don't say AB is "great" on kickoffs. He hasn't been good, let alone great. Betts has been a better option all year returning either punts OR kickoffs. He runs hard, and straight up the gut, usually netting out better field position more consistently than what Brown delivers. Does Brown pose a threat SHOULD he manage not to bobble the ball and get in space? Sure he does. Unfortunately, he doesn't do that with regularity. I'll take the 30 on kickoffs without the worry of the pigskin hitting the turf vs. the never-sure hards of AB any day. But that's just me. To answer your question, though, I think he'd be a great decoy out there. Heck, even throw him a ball or 2 deep so that his presence on the field is taken seriously. Whether or not he catches the ball is unimportant. (If he does manage to reel one in though, what a bonus, right?) What we need is to ease the pressure on Moss so he can get a few more clean looks. AB seems like a good way to keep the D honest. As I stated above, my issues with him are his ability to actually CATCH a projectile flying in his direction! Have you ever seen a professional football player, and a kick returner & wide receiver in the NFL with worse hands than this guy? I swear it has to be a mental thing with him. What an incredible waste of speed. Another concern would be his ability to go and fight for a ball that's not 100% on-target, ala Jacobs last week. (another total bust) He needs to show some heart and change a lot of minds this week, given the opportunity. I'd feel much better about him out there at WR than I would seeing him returning kicks. It's the playoffs. Do or die. Time to put Santana back there if you ask me. Many will laugh at this, but consider it seriously. Right now this team really needs David Patten. My personal feeling is that he truly never got an honest chance to prove what he could mean to this offense. I'd been to several home games early where MB looked dead at him for a fraction of a second, or, not at all and threw the ball elsewhere. Almost exclusively at Moss. Maybe there wasn't much of a repor between MB and Patten, maybe Patten dropped a few balls MB thought he should have caught. Whatever. I studied Patten's performances closely, and he never did anything so wrong that he should have become an afterthought. This is neither here nor there at this point.......but.......if he were still in pads......he'd be a factor now, and our offense would be more dynamic. I hope AB can add that X-factor.......but I highly doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Sway Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Looks like Thrash won't go, and Jacobs doesn't seem to get seperation. But even if AB breaks loose, will Mark see him? Brunell (lord love him) seems to throw to the guys he's comfy with . . . not sure Antonio is that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasRoane Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 ANYBODY is better than Taylor Jacobs. Yeah, AB might drop the ball. But at least he'll freakin get open!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefPowhatan17 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Sure why not. Jacobs has done nothing to catch any passes. Put Brown or Farris in at least it would give us more of a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasRoane Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Oh and as for Sean T not only no but HELL NO! He's just too damn valuable at FS. He does enough running on D and Teams. We'll need him to be at his best on Defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nneece Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 His speed could at least be a major distraction. Put him in on a 3 or 4 wide play and let him run deep. They will have to put someone on him or we've got a free shot at the endzone. This would free up everyone else and maybe put Moss into single coverage. A good idea, at least as a 'trick' play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Oh and as for Sean T not only no but HELL NO! He's just too damn valuable at FS. He does enough running on D and Teams. We'll need him to be at his best on Defense. We've got make sure he can just stay in the game period. There would be nothing wrong with sending Taylor on the fly once or twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor 36 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 AB just plain makes my heart stop beating. I really think I could have a heart attack waiting for him to catch a ball. That being said, we do need to open it up for Moss and Portis. Portis won't be able to make yards if the Hawks are filling in the box because they have Moss doubled and know we can't beat them deep. We need to make them honest and feel some fear and pressure when our O is on the field. Whether or not AB can do that, I don't know. But, I guess it is worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Woah, redman. Don't say AB is "great" on kickoffs. He hasn't been good, let alone great. Betts has been a better option all year returning either punts OR kickoffs. He runs hard, and straight up the gut, usually netting out better field position more consistently than what Brown delivers. Does Brown pose a threat SHOULD he manage not to bobble the ball and get in space? Sure he does. Unfortunately, he doesn't do that with regularity. I'll take the 30 on kickoffs without the worry of the pigskin hitting the turf vs. the never-sure hards of AB any day. But that's just me.To answer your question, though, I think he'd be a great decoy out there. Heck, even throw him a ball or 2 deep so that his presence on the field is taken seriously. Whether or not he catches the ball is unimportant. (If he does manage to reel one in though, what a bonus, right?) What we need is to ease the pressure on Moss so he can get a few more clean looks. AB seems like a good way to keep the D honest. As I stated above, my issues with him are his ability to actually CATCH a projectile flying in his direction! Have you ever seen a professional football player, and a kick returner & wide receiver in the NFL with worse hands than this guy? I swear it has to be a mental thing with him. What an incredible waste of speed. Another concern would be his ability to go and fight for a ball that's not 100% on-target, ala Jacobs last week. (another total bust) He needs to show some heart and change a lot of minds this week, given the opportunity. I'd feel much better about him out there at WR than I would seeing him returning kicks. It's the playoffs. Do or die. Time to put Santana back there if you ask me. Many will laugh at this, but consider it seriously. Right now this team really needs David Patten. My personal feeling is that he truly never got an honest chance to prove what he could mean to this offense. I'd been to several home games early where MB looked dead at him for a fraction of a second, or, not at all and threw the ball elsewhere. Almost exclusively at Moss. Maybe there wasn't much of a repor between MB and Patten, maybe Patten dropped a few balls MB thought he should have caught. Whatever. I studied Patten's performances closely, and he never did anything so wrong that he should have become an afterthought. This is neither here nor there at this point.......but.......if he were still in pads......he'd be a factor now, and our offense would be more dynamic. I hope AB can add that X-factor.......but I highly doubt it. I would remind you that AB ran back a kickoff for a TD to give us the deciding points in the game at AZ. My point is that he looks far more confident and capable catching a kickoff behind the relative security of a wedge (and knowing he won't get immediately hit) than he is back on punts when he seems very wary of getting hit and too jumpy IMHO. No one, including Betts, is as explosive as he is if there's a hole. No one. I agree Betts is very reliable - he of course also ran back a KO for a TD - but you put two guys deep anyway. I think AB should be back there with Betts instead of Thrash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinklein Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Remember in the preseason when he dropped four passes in a row? He was cut that week...I don't think we would benefit at all from him at WR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel22 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 82 shouldnt even be on the team anymore. I would take brian mitchell over him RIGHT NOW. The guy has a history of dropping the damn football and if he does it this week and it costs us ---------- I officially told ya so. I can't stand a guy who is a notorious fumbler, then breaks one kick for a TD and he is blowing kisses to the fans like he is Dante Hall or something. Are you serious? If this were the "ol days" coach wouldnt let him see the field for the rest of the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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