Skins26 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Seriously, our fakes are pitiful. I mean come on, both Brunell and Ramsey, Ramsey looked like at the end of last year he was doing a little better but still pitiful. It may sound stupid but it makes a huge difference. Peyton Manning has that down and he has WR's running wide open sometimes b/c of it. They said during the Vols/Gators game that Chris Leak realized he needed to really work on that, and he did it really well, and it worked really well, guys just wide open b/c of it. Some DB is always peeking in the backfield, not to mention the LB's. Where is Tony Banks when you need him, his play action was sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzlightbeer81 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 I think we shoulda drafted Rothlisberger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLusby Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Play action was the only thing that Tony Banks did well for us. Maybe he could show these guys how to fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins26 Posted September 21, 2004 Author Share Posted September 21, 2004 I think we shoulda drafted Rothlisberger Why so everyone would have no patience with him either and say he sucks. We obviously cant handle a young QB here b/c everyone expects him to be Peyton Manning in year 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins26 Posted September 21, 2004 Author Share Posted September 21, 2004 Play action was the only thing that Tony Banks did well for us. Maybe he could show these guys how to fake? Except for the fact that he was 8-3 as our starter. People knock him, and i'm not at all saying he is a good QB, but he was 8-3 as our starter. Lets not forget that. And if play action is the only thing he did well, that just shows you how important play action is. If you can go 8-3 with that alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzlightbeer81 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 na, so we would have someone to lead this team in a year or two, not a 5 year "work in progress" that isnt going anywhere and a washed up vet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 I think we need to throw to our RB's more. If you watch the Eagles, they throw the majority of their passes to their RB's and it keeps the defenses from blitzing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Peyton Manning is the best ever at the play action fake, so much so that it is an offensive weapon for the Colts. Man it would be great if Brunell and Ramsey could emulate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afkidd Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 we should have kept tony banks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeypeet Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 we should have kept tony banks... Good lord, what have we digressed to...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins26 Posted September 21, 2004 Author Share Posted September 21, 2004 Its simple, not too hard, but if executed right the play action fake can be the most dominant move in football. Peyton Manning is so good that even when they arent running the ball at all he can get it to work. Chris Leak is going to be a hell of a player, I hate the Gators but damn that kid is something. The composure he had all night in Knoxville, whoa. That was something else. And to realize at such a young age the little things you can do to make your game better, such as play action, he's already almost got it down like Peyton. Just like the pump fake can be the most dominant move in basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon the Black Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Tony Banks pulled off awesome fakes. The argument can be made that the Redskins were 8-3 despite his play, rather than because of it, but I've always thought that he gets a bit of a bad rap on this board. He was a fighter, and it pained him to lose. He wasn't blessed with great skill or football smarts, but he nearly killed himself every game trying to win. I can respect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 I do notice that Brunell seems to pull away from the RB a tad too quickly, to kill the "fake" part of it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Money Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Gotta have a running game first guys.... lets take baby steps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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