I'm conflicted on Graham. Like, use players for their strengths. If you're not gonna, then find a (cheaper) player with the strength you need and are using Graham for. If Graham is blocking more than he's catching passes, why not use some rotation of JP and Jesper?
I'm conflicted on Graham. Like, use players for their strengths. If you're not gonna, then find a (cheaper) player with the strength you need and are using Graham for. If Graham is blocking more than he's catching passes, why not use some rotation of JP and Jesper?
+1
Yeah I agree.
And thats my point. Using Graham like that is useless. By lining him up on the line you bring another defender into the box. Instead, line up Graham like a WR and have him post up in the endzone to the side the run is going to. The Defender now has a choice, stay with Graham or move up to stop Fields. Make the defender choose. Or line up Graham inside the numbers on that side and slant him over the middle. The defender has to go with him, suddenly there is one less defender on that side of the field. Instead, we insist that our receiving TE act like he's a blocking TE. This would be like on a 4th and short you put Montgomery in motion out of the backfield and hand the ball to Holtz acting as a FB.
Hating on Graham because he can't block? Really? Did we just learn this?
START RANT: I watched Jimmy Graham carefully birds eye view yesterday. He didn't play many snaps, was taken out several times in RZ situations, and wasn't targeted a single time. Why did we keep him if Nagy isn't gonna play him and target him in the RZ?
I saw that missed block you mentioned. Kmet was also wide open in far side of EZ on that play for an easy TD by the whiffed block prevented Fields from having the time to see him.
Still not impressed with the decision to keep Graham! END RANT
I must admit that I thought I understood the reason to keep Graham (elite RZ and short yardage receiving TE.) If used properly, that would be a critical role for him to fill. But...if you aren't going to play him when he tilts the field in your direction...what's the point? I've explained how to use Graham at this point, and they aren't doing it.
Graham should be on the field running a route (even as a decoy) virtually every RZ snap on offense. This is the stuff with Nagy (the "overthinking" and too complicated cutesy-by-half) that drives all of us crazy.
The guy can't block and sucks at it, always has. He lacks the speed anymore to threaten the seams. But he's still a good RZ target the defense has to account for so FREAKIN' USE HIM!
Post by mpbears68 on Sept 20, 2021 17:41:28 GMT -6
Re: Dalton
It's all but official now with the bone bruise that Fields gets the start vs Browns. They will probably lie about it to try to make Cleveland prepare for both but Fields is not the starter. Dalton may be inactive Sunday with Foles made the #2.
It's all but official now with the bone bruise that Fields gets the start vs Browns. They will probably lie about it to try to make Cleveland prepare for both but Fields is not the starter. Dalton may be inactive Sunday with Foles made the #2.
See who practices this week and you'll know.
I think you mean Fields IS the starter. I agree, but Cleveland isn't dumb either. They'll be ready to pressure him. Hopefully Nagy is smart enough to prep for a response. But I fear Mr. Arena Ball is playing tiddly winks while Cleveland will be playing 3-D chess.
It's all but official now with the bone bruise that Fields gets the start vs Browns. They will probably lie about it to try to make Cleveland prepare for both but Fields is not the starter. Dalton may be inactive Sunday with Foles made the #2.
See who practices this week and you'll know.
I think you mean Fields IS the starter. I agree, but Cleveland isn't dumb either. They'll be ready to pressure him. Hopefully Nagy is smart enough to prep for a response. But I fear Mr. Arena Ball is playing tiddly winks while Cleveland will be playing 3-D chess.
You are correct. I meant Fields IS the starter. Thanks for the correction
Trubisky "turned out" like Trubisky because he was Trubisky. It wouldn't have mattered if he started week 5 or week 50. No correlation between those two things.
No... no... no...
Trubisky was "ruined" due to the fact we started him as a rookie. We should have kept him on the bench until he died of old age. Then he'd be a Hall of Famer. LOL. LOL at the over-reaction to 1 game here :-)
I still remember how good Jim Sorgi was because he sat behind Peyton Manning all those years. He really tore up the league when it was his turn at the helm. GOAT, that Jim Sorgi.
Trubisky was "ruined" due to the fact we started him as a rookie. We should have kept him on the bench until he died of old age. Then he'd be a Hall of Famer. LOL. LOL at the over-reaction to 1 game here :-)
I still remember how good Jim Sorgi was because he sat behind Peyton Manning all those years. He really tore up the league when it was his turn at the helm. GOAT, that Jim Sorgi.
Don't make fun of the GOAT, he had the best gig in the NFL lol
Post by germansbombedph on Sept 21, 2021 0:31:22 GMT -6
The way Graham is used is stupid and 7 million thrown away. He can still be that RZtarget and be worth his money. For what he is kept, there are league minimum players out there doing the same job. No excuses with ARob and Graham not to have a good RZ offense with options to throw to.