Fantasy Worthy 2011 NFL Player Movement (as of Sat, 13 Aug):

Braylon Edwards – WR – 49ers
Jonathan Goodwin – C – 49ers
Carlos Rodgers – CB – 49ers
Donte Whitner – SS – 49ers
Madieu Williams – FS – 49ers
Marion Barber – RB – Bears
Amobi Okoye – DT – Bears
Nick Roach – LB – Bears
Roy Williams – WR – Bears
Nate Clements – CB – Bengals
Bruce Gradkowski – QB – Bengals
Thomas Howard – LB – Bengals
Manny Lawson – LB – Bengals
Deuce Lutui – G – Bengals
Bo Scaife – TE – Bengals
Nick Barnett – ILB – Bills
Brad Smith – WR – Bills
Tyler Thigpen – QB – Bills
Brodrick Bunkley – DT – Broncos
Willis McGahee – RB – Broncos
Ty Warren – DL – Broncos
Brandon Jackson – RB – Browns
Todd Heap – TE – Cardinals
Jeff King – TE (Blocking) – Cardinals
Kevin Kolb – QB – Cardinals
Richard Marshall – CB – Cardinals
Floyd Womack – G – Cardinals
Laurent Robinson – WR – Chargers
Bob Sanders – SS – Chargers
Takeo Spikes – ILB – Chargers
Steve Breaston – WR – Chiefs
Kelly Gregg – NT – Chiefs
Le’Ron McClain – FB – Chiefs
Abram Elam – S – Cowboys
Marcus Spears – DE – Cowboys
Kevin Burnett – ILB – Dolphins
Reggie Bush – RB – Dolphins
Matt Moore – QB – Dolphins
Nnamdi Asomugha – CB – Eagles
Jason Babin – DE – Eagles
Ronnie Brown – RB – Eagles
Ryan Harris – RT – Eagles
Cullen Jenkins – DT – Eagles
Evan Mathis – G – Eagles
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie – CB – Eagles
Steve Smith – WR – Eagles
Vince Young – QB – Eagles
Ray Edwards – DE – Falcons
David Baas – C – Giants
Drew Coleman – CB – Jaguars
Dawan Landry – FS – Jaguars
Tony Moll – RG – Jaguars
Paul Posluszny – ILB – Jaguars
Clint Session – OLB – Jaguars
Jason Spitz – G/C – Jaguars
Plaxico Burress – WR – Jets
Derrick Mason – WR – Jets
Justin Durant – LB – Lions
Jerome Harrison – RB – Lions
Rudy Niswanger – C – Lions
Stephen Tulloch – MLB – Lions
Eric Wright – CB – Lions
Derek Anderson – QB – Panthers
Greg Olsen – TE – Panthers
Olindo Mare – K – Panthers
Jeremy Shockey – TE – Panthers
Andre Carter – DE – Patriots
Shaun Ellis – DE – Patriots
Albert Haynesworth – DE – Patriots
Chad Ochocinco – WR – Patriots
Kevin Boss – TE – Raiders
Trent Edwards – QB – Raiders
Justin Bannan – DT – Rams
Harvey Dahl – RG – Rams
Zac Diles – OLB – Rams
Ben Leber – LB – Rams
Quintin Mikell – SS – Rams
Jerious Norwood – RB – Rams
Mike Sims-Walker – WR – Rams
Cadillac Williams – RB – Rams
Lee Evans – WR – Ravens
Vonta Leach – FB – Ravens
Ricky Williams – RB – Ravens
Stephen Bowen – DE – Redskins
Barry Cofield – NT – Redskins
Jabar Gaffney – WR – Redskins
Tim Hightower – RB – Redskins
Sean Locklear – RT – Redskins
Donte Stallworth – WR – Redskins
Josh Wilson – CB – Redskins
Aubrayo Franklin – NT – Saints
Olin Kreutz – C – Saints
Turk McBride – DE – Saints
Darren Sproles – RB – Saints
Alan Branch – DE – Seahawks
Robert Gallery – LG – Seahawks
Tavaris Jackson – QB – Seahawks
Zach Miller – TE – Seahawks
Sidney Rice – WR – Seahawks
Jerricho Cotchery – WR – Steelers
Jonathan Joseph – CB – Texans
Danieal Manning – SS – Texans
Laurence Vickers – FB – Texans
Daniel Graham – Blocking TE – Titans
Matt Hasselbeck – QB – Titans
Shaun Smith – DT – Titans
Michael Jenkins – WR – Vikings
Charlie Johnson – RG – Vikings
Donovan McNabb – QB – Vikings

Three teams with no major player additions thus far: Buccaneers, Colts,  Packers

For a detailed list of all the free agent movement, check out ESPN’s NFL Free Agent Tracker.

Though not a major variable, but still one to take into consideration when putting together fantasy draft cheat sheets, here’s the 2011 NFL Coaching Changes.  Complete overhauls with the big three (HC, OC, and DC) in Carolina, Cleveland, Dallas, Minnesota, Oakland, San Francisco and Tennessee.

A table containing all the NFL teams’ head coaches, offensive and defensive coordinators (with new ones highlighted in yellow) at thehuddle.com.

According to Rotoworld

Woo hoo!

NFL 2010 Preseason Week 4 Notes

Patriots vs Giants

Giants

• 1st string offense had 2 drives.
• Rushing (Attempts): Bradshaw (4) – Looked like a top 5 back…speed…strength…everything, Nicks (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Boss (2) – Caught TD, Nicks (5) – caught nice tip-toe sideline catch, Bradshaw (1), Jacobs (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line: Run Blocking = Great.  Pass Blocking = Excellent
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Average
• Beyond 1st String:

Patriots

• 1st string offense had 2 drives. Sweet 5 yd TD pass under pressure.  Bad underthrown ball which got picked.
• Rushing (Attempts): Taylor (5) – starter, Faulk (1) – nice 9 yd run
• Receiving (Targets): Crumpler (2) – dropped easy one, Moss (3), TE Rob Gronkowski (1) – rookie…caught TD, Welker (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line:  Run blocking= Average.  Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Run Defense = Average   Pass Defense = Average
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Cardinals vs Redskins

Cardinals

• 1st string offense had 3 drives. Anderson (1st drive) missed a wide open Spach across the middle.  Leinart (2nd and 3rd drives) was forgettable.
• Rushing (Attempts): Hightower (4) – looked slow…couldn’t get going because of poor run blocking, Wells (2), Smith (2)
• Receiving (Targets): Stephen Williams (3), Early Doucet (1), TE Stephen Spach (1), Wells (1), Breaston (2)
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line: Run Blocking = Below Average.  Pass Blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = , Pass defense =
• Beyond 1st String:

Redskins

• Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Chargers vs 49ers – Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Bucs vs Texans – Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Rams vs Ravens

Rams

• 1st string offense had 1 drives. Bradford looked awesome…hard to believe he’s a rookie.
• Rushing (Attempts): Darby (4), Karney (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Bajema (3) – Caught TD, Amendola (1) – Awesome 34 yd catch…had to turn around and then keep both feet in, Brandon Gibson (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line: Run Blocking = Below Average.  Pass Blocking = Great
• Defense: Run defense = , Pass defense =
• Beyond 1st String:

Ravens

• Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Bills vs Lions

Lions

• 1st string offense had 2 drives.  Stafford threw a dumb pick run back for a TD.  He wasn’t able to throw the ball downfield due to good coverage I think.
• Rushing (Attempts): Kevin Smith (4), Morris (1), #12 Williams (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Megatron (1), WR Michael Moore (1), FB Jerome Felton (1), Kevin Smith (2)
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line: Run Blocking = Below Average.  Pass Blocking = Good
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Good…sacked on 1st drive
• Beyond 1st String:

Bills

• 1st string offense had 1 drives. Edwards was under pressure but looked ok.
• Rushing (Attempts): Lynch (5) – has power but couldn’t get going thx to O-Line, WR Steve Johnson (1), Edwards (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Evans (1) – WOW…Awesome 40+ yd two hand catch over defender, FB Corey McIntyre (1), TE Dave Nelson (1), Lynch (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line:  Run blocking= Below Average.  Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run Defense = Great.  Pass Defense = Great
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Broncos vs Vikings

Broncos

• 1st string offense had 1 drives.
• Rushing (Attempts): Buckhalter (3), White (2) – got rushing TD
• Receiving (Targets): Lloyd (4), Royal (1), Buckhalter (1), Gaffney (1), TE Branson (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line: Run Blocking = Good.  Pass Blocking = Below Average (sacked on 1st)
• Defense: Run defense = , Pass defense =
• Beyond 1st String:

Vikings

• Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Dolphins vs Cowboys

Dolphins

• 1st string offense had 3 drives.
• Rushing (Attempts): Ronnie Brown (5), Williams (2) – Looked better than Ronnie Brown…had nice long run…still has great speed
• Receiving (Targets): Hartline (2), Bess (3), Williams (2), Ronnie Brown (2), B Marsh (2) – end zone target
• Offensive Play Selection:
• O-Line: Run Blocking = Good.  Pass Blocking = Below Average (sacked on 1st and 3rd drives)
• Defense: Run defense = , Pass defense =
• Beyond 1st String:

Cowboys

• Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Packers vs Chiefs

Chiefs

• 1st string offense had 3 drives. Bowe slipped so ball got picked off.  Cassel was under pressure from Packers 2nd string.  He still made some really good throws.
• Rushing (Attempts): Thomas Jones (4), McCluster (1), Castille (1), Charles (1), Jackie Battle (2), Cox (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Urban (2), Bowe (4) – End zone target, Charles (3), Pope (1) – Caught TD
• Offensive Play Selection: Mainly runs and short passes
• O-Line: Run Blocking = Good.  Pass Blocking = Average (sacked on 1st and 3rd drives)
• Defense: Run defense = , Pass defense =
• Beyond 1st String:

Packers

• Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Falcons vs Jaguars – Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Jets vs Eagles – Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

Browns vs Bears – Only played 2nd and beyond stringers

NFL 2010 Preseason Week 3 Notes

Colts vs Packers

Colts

• 1st string offense had 8 drives.  Manning’s no huddle offense is affected by new rule having ref behind him.  MNF guys talked about it.  Manning still showed why he’s a top 3 QB
• Rushing (Attempts): Joseph Addai (6) – Started with a 45+ yd run, Pierre Garcon (1), Donald Brown (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Pierre Garcon (5) – 19 yd TD catch…is a beast…but missed a perfect pass from Peyton, Reggie Wayne (9) – caught TD…is in sync with Peyton…still runs excellent routes and has great hands…but doesn’t have the speed, Anthony Gonzalez (4), Addai (2), TE Brody Eldridge (2), TE Jacob Tamme (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Pass Heavy…passing offense was effective of course…run offense not so much.
• O-Line: Pass Blocking = Great.  Run Blocking = Below Average.
• Defense: Stopped Rodgers 4th down 1 yd rush attempt.  Bob Sanders had a fumble force.  Besides that they couldn’t stop the Packers.  Run defense = good, Pass defense = below average.
• Beyond 1st String:

Packers

• 1st string offense had 7 drives. No Greg Jennings, Al Harris, and Clay Matthews.  Rodgers slayed the Colts.
• Rushing (Attempts): Grant (8) – not flashy, but just simply gets the ball and goes…looked good…but did have fumble, Rodgers (1), Brandon Jackson (3) – fumbled too
• Receiving (Targets): Donald Driver (8) – Caught TD…showed why he’s still Mr Reliable, Jermichael Finley (9) – Caught TD…is crazy good…always beat the defender when in man coverage, James Jones (6) – nice moves after the catch…caught a TD, Brandon Jackson (3), Jordy Nelson (2), FB John Kuhn (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Insane…best pass offense in NFL.  Run offense was good.
• O-Line:  Pass offense = Excellent.  Run offense = Good.
• Defense: Run Defense = Excellent…only one significant positive run which was the 1st run of the game.  Picked off Peyton.  Pass Defense = Good.
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Rams vs Patriots

Rams

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Dare I consider drafting a rookie QB…Bradford looked poised like a veteran.  Threw quick passes when under pressure.  Some of his passes were a bit off though (e.g. behind receiver).
• Rushing (Attempts): Steven Jackson (5) – looked fresh…running like a top 5 RB…moving pile, Bradford (1), Darby (16) – doesn’t have good run vision…has some speed…not much power
• Receiving (Targets): Amendola (4) – looking Wes Welker-like, Avery (3) – Awesome 31 yd catch…too bad he’s out for season, TE #86 Hoomanu (4) – Had two TD catches…made an awesome difficult one handed catch, Laurent Robinson (3) – dropped a sweet pass from Bradford…got an end zone target, Billy Bajerma (1), Darby (2), WR Gilliard (1) – rookie, WR Brandon Gibson (2), TE Darcy Johnson (2), WR #81 (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Lots of running and the plays were ok, Pass plays were excellent
• O-Line: Run blocking = ok, Pass blocking = good
• Defense: Got coverage sack on 2nd drive.  Run defense = good, Pass defense = ok.
• Beyond 1st String:

Patriots

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Brady didn’t throw the ball enough…but when they did, they threw couldn’t be stopped.
• Rushing (Attempts): Sammy Morris (6), Green-Ellis (1), Faulk (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Welker (2), Moss (3) – dropped pass b/w the numbers…caught a 60+ yard TD catch, Brandon Tate (3), Faulk (1), Alge Crumpler (1), TE Gronkowski (1) – rookie…awesome dive to end zone for TD, Sam Aiken (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Boring but always had positive yardage run offense.  When Patriots just passed the ball, they rolled down the field.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = good, Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Got sack on 3rd drive.  Run defense = great, Pass defense = ok.  Rams 2nd string offense drove down the field and scored TD on Pats 1st string defense.
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other: Tate returned opening kickoff for TD

Redskins vs Jets

Redskins

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.  No McNabb due to injury. Grossman zinged it all over the field…was inconsistent at times…but at least he would go deep
• Rushing (Attempts): Willie Parker (8) – he rarely had space…when he had space he looked good, Portis (1), RB Williams (2) – rookie
• Receiving (Targets): Joey Galloway (7) – caught 1st reception of preseason, Moss (5) – nice diving catch but then later made catch and lost it when hitting the ground, Anthony Armstrong (3), Cooley (2), RB Williams (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Boring Run plays went no where, Pass Plays were good…lots of deep passes
• O-Line: Run-blocking = below average, Pass-blocking = good
• Defense: Run-defense = average, Pass-defense = good…got an INT and sack
• Beyond 1st String: WR Terrance Austin makes nice moves after the catch and is FAST

Jets

• 1st string offense had 9 drives.  Sanchez threw a pick b/c he threw too late…had some good throws and some bad ones…made some bad decisions on when to the throw/run/etc.
• Rushing (Attempts): Greene (11) – sweet 2nd effort pushing pile in 1st drive, LT2 (11) – sweet 43 yd run…had another run where he made a nasty juke and got 15+ yards, FB Tony Richardson (1), Sanchez (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Keller (6) – isn’t flashy but has great hands…caught a TD, Braylon Edwards (3), Cotchery (5) – end zone target, LT2 (2), FB Tony Richardson (1), TE #86 (1) – rookie, Santonio Holmes (2) – made catch then torched the CB but then fumbled when hit by Safety, FB John Conner (2)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Truly a RBBC with Greene/LT2 and is really effective, but the pass plays weren’t aggressive enough
• O-Line: Run-blocking = excellent, Pass-Blocking = good
• Defense: Run-defense = excellent, Pass-defense = good…sacked and forced fumble in 7th drive.
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Eagles vs Chiefs

Chiefs

• 1st string offense had 10 drives. On 2nd drive Cassel had some pressure and threw a slightly bad pass while rolling out which was tipped by TE and got Intercepted.  In the pocket, Cassel was consistently accurate.
• Rushing (Attempts): Jamaal Charles (5) – started…fumbled and lost 1st handoff…consistently breaks tackles and speeds through the defense, Cassel (3), Thomas Jones (10) – strong but average speed…got 4th and 1 1st down…and 10+ yd rushing TD, McCluster (4) – looked really good…pretty fast, Battle (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Bowe (7) – caught one and carried a defender…caught a TD…this dude is a beast, TE #81 (2), Jamaal Charles (2) – elbow was hurt on last catch, McCluster (4) – has great hands…could be a future RB stud…has the potential, Chambers (3), Thomas Jones (5)
• Offensive Play Selection: Not aggressive enough…holding the Chiefs offense back.  3 headed RBBC.
• O-Line: Run blocking = great, Pass blocking = Good
• Defense: Sack on 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th drives…kept the pressure coming.  Run defense = below average, Pass defense = excellent
• Beyond 1st String:

Eagles

• 1st string offense had 10 drives.  Kolb was way high to Avant on a long pass in 2nd drive and to Maclin in 3rd drive. Vick threw one good pass on 3rd drive. Kolb throws a pretty deep ball.  Kolb was under too much pressure to get into a rhythm…threw a pick on the 8th drive b/c of pressure.
• Rushing (Attempts): LeSean McCoy (6) – great hold and slipped a tackle for a 18 yd TD on 1st rush attempt, Mike Bell (8), Leonard Weaver (3), Vick (3) – two really nice runs as QB, Kolb (2) – nice move outta pocket almost getting sacked
• Receiving (Targets): Maclin (10) – two end zone targets…his hands are just ok but he runs great routes, DeSean Jackson (1), Avant (6) – had a drop, McCoy (2), WR #17 Washington (2), Celek (2) – got 1st target with 2 minutes left in 2nd quarter…caught his 1st pass with 4:30 left in 3rd quarter, Bell (1), Weaver (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Yikes…looks like a 3 headed RBBC
• O-Line: Run-blocking = excellent, Pass blocking = Below Average
• Defense: got a coverage sack on 2nd drive.  Run defense = Average, Pass defense = great
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Falcons vs Dolphins

Falcons

• 1st string offense had 7 drives. Ryan struggled to hit Gonzo on running patterns…threw too high to Finneran.  Got picked on 6th drive.  Ryan never had any serious pressure.
• Rushing (Attempts): Turner (18) – he’s in for a big year…fumbled and lost it, Snelling (1), Matt Ryan (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Gonzo (7), Roddy White (12) – Caught 18 yd TD…dropped one…beat CB bad but ball was overthrown, WR Harry Douglas (2), Finneran (1), FB Mughelli (1), Norwood (1), Snelling (1), WR Deems (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Run first then pass usually, but even distribution of both
• O-Line: Run blocking = great, Pass blocking = excellent
• Defense: Run defense = great, Pass defense = great…sack on 2nd drive…almost sack on 3rd drive…D-Line tipped pass on 5th and 6th (for INT) drives
• Beyond 1st String:

Dolphins

• 1st string offense had 7 drives. Henne missed a wide open Marshall on an out route…end zone pass was tipped by D-Line and picked off.  Pennington came in on 7th drive and the offense was pass first.
• Rushing (Attempts): Ronnie Brown (8) – runs with lots of energy, Ricky Williams (4), Polite (1) – did not get 1st on 4th and 1, Pennington (1), WR Marlin Moore (1) – nice end around
• Receiving (Targets): Hartline (6) – was in-sync with Henne…dropped one but caught the rest until the last were he got hurt, Brandon Marshall (8) – caught then fumbled ball…seemed to not be in sync with Henne in the beginning and then the connection grew stronger as the game went on…end zone targer, Ronnie Brown (1), Ricky Williams (6), Bess (2) – dropped one, Fasano (4) – end zone target
• Offensive Play Selection: 2 Wildcat plays, RBBC, Didn’t stretch the field with pass plays enough
• O-Line: Run-blocking = average, Pass blocking = average
• Defense: Run defense = below average, Pass defense = average
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Browns vs Lions

Browns

• 1st string offense had 6 drives. With no pressure, Delhomme’s passes were dead on…surprisingly impressed.  Seneca Wallace came in on a 2nd and goal on 1st drive.  Wallace then came in on 6th drive.
• Rushing (Attempts): Jerome Harrison (11) – Moves so well laterally and for a little guy can power forward and get additional yards…also knows when to dive down to get that additional yard and prevent injury…fumbled on 6th carry…wasn’t in on many pass plays unless the passes were to him, Hillis (8) – in for the entire 2 minute drill…such a bruiser and can catch…got a 1 yd rushing TD, WR Carlton Mitchell (1) – nice end around, Delhomme (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Ben Watson (3) – 7th year in league…still has great hands, Chanci Stuckey (2) – dropped one, Massaquoi (3) – end zone target, Hillis (6), Cribbs (4) – awesome two hand sideline catch…end zone target, TE Evan Moore (2), Robiskie (3) – after catch got hit and kept running…made sweet catch on sideline, Jerome Harrison (2), Bobby Engram (1), FB Vickers (1) – TD catch
• Offensive Play Selection: Tons of quick accurate passes
• O-Line: Run-blocking = great, Pass blocking = great
• Defense: Run defense = average, Pass defense = awful
• Beyond 1st String:

Lions

• 1st string offense had 5 drives. Stafford looked awesome…receivers run long routes…on one under pressure he rolled out and hit Burleson deep.
• Rushing (Attempts): Jahvid Best (1) – awesome 1st run for 50+ yards, Kevin Smith (8) – fumbled and lost it on 3rd carry…stuffed bad on 1st 1 yd goal line attempt and then TD on 2nd attempt.
• Receiving (Targets): Jahvid Best (1) – sweet run after 1st catch, Bryant Johnson (1) – Nice overhead two hand TD catch, Maurice Morris (1), Megatron (4) – two end zone targets, Kevin Smith (4), Burleson (6), TE Pettigrew (1), TE Heller (1), RB Aaron Brown (1) – nice run after catch, Scheffler (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: 3 headed RBBC or were they resting Best?  Lots of shotgun plays
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Good, Pass blocking = Excellent
• Defense: Run defense = average, Pass defense = average…were able to pressure QBs here and there
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

49ers vs Raiders

Raiders

• 1st string offense had 7 drives. Campbell got seriously hurt on 1st play on 5th drive.  He looked really good.  Gradkowski’s short and medium passes were perfect…and I mean perfect.  They drove down the field on the 7th drive for a TD.  His long ones were no good.
• Rushing (Attempts): Michael Bush (8) – two 1 yd goal line attempts…got a TD on 2nd attempt, McFadden (6) – did not run well between the tackles
• Receiving (Targets): Michael Bush (2), DHB (4) – dropped an easy one, FB Reece (2) – 35 yard catch, TE Brandon Myers (1) – dropped one, McFadden (3) – awesome run after catch…showed why he’s a stud in space, Louis Murphy (4) – got 1st target 10 min mark in 2nd quarter…caught and ran for a 75+ yd TD…fast…dropped an easy one, Miller (2) – 1st target was 11 minutes left in 3rd quarter…got a TD
• Offensive Play Selection: Good mix of runs and passes.  Run game struggled to sustain a dive but the passing game was solid.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = average, Pass blocking = good
• Defense: Run defense = Average, Pass defense = Great
• Beyond 1st String:

49ers

• 1st string offense had 7 drives. Vernon Davis did not play (knee injury).  Smith did an awesome job of evading pressure and completing passes…Niners just don’t throw the ball enough.  Carr came in on the 6th drive.
• Rushing (Attempts): Norris (3), Gore (3) – 1st run was for 50+ yards…2nd run for 9 yards…Gore looks faster and stronger than ever!, Dixon (12), Westbrook (2)
• Receiving (Targets): TE Nate Byham (3) – had an awesome preseason thus far, Morgan (3), Delanie Walker (4) – dropped one…caught and ran for 60 yards…fast for a TE, Ziegler (2) – got popped and dropped one…nice jumping catch, Norris (1), Ted Ginn (4) – nice after catch moves, Dixon (1), WR Grant (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Heavy run focused
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Great, Pass blocking = good
• Defense: Run defense = Good, Pass defense = average…got sack in 4th and 5th drives
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other: Phillip Adams returned punt for TD…rookie

Cowboys vs Texans

Cowboys

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Romo should his typical inconsistent.
• Rushing (Attempts): Barber (5), Felix Jones (5), Gronkowski (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Witten (6) – had muff that let to INT, Felix Jones (2), Austin (5) – dropped an easy one, Roy Williams (5) – end zone target, Tashard Choice (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Run plays went no where or were for short yardage.  Pass plays were great but Romo’s passes were way off at times.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = below average, Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = below average, Pass defense = below average…got torched by Texans…got coverage sack on 3rd drive and fumble force on Schaub on 5th drive
• Beyond 1st String:

Texans

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Schaub was dead on with most passes…a top 5 QB.
• Rushing (Attempts): Foster (18) – whoa…this guy hits the whole hard…can juke spin etc…got a rushing TD, Slaton (2), RB Jeremiah Johnson (2) – 25+ yd run on 1st attempt…2nd year guy…run with great speed and power, Schaub (2)
• Receiving (Targets): Foster (5), Andre Johnson (8), Jacoby Jones (7) – Caught TD…had two drops, Kevin Walter (3), TE Joel Dreessen (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Perfect…up there with the Packers
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Great, Pass blocking = Excellent
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Good…got sack on 1st and 2nd drive and kept pressuring Romo
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Seahawks vs Vikings

Seahawks

• 1st string offense had 7 drives. Hasselbeck has a great arm but it looked like he wasn’t in sync with his receivers at times.
• Rushing (Attempts): Leon Washington (6) – tried to run on 3rd and 4 and got stuffed, Julius Jones (2)
• Receiving (Targets): Houshmanzadeh (5) – end zone target…drop, TE #85 (1), TE #88 (1), Deion Branch (1), Mike Williams (5) – end zone target…really a big target with good hands and good moves after catch, Carlson (2), Jones (2)
• Offensive Play Selection: More pass heavy than run.  Struggled to sustain a drive.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Average, Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = Average, Pass defense = Good…got sack / fumble force on 1st drive
• Beyond 1st String:

Vikings

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.  Favre threw a dumb pick on the 6th drive…typical Favre some really dumb throws but more great throws.
• Rushing (Attempts): AP (12) – got stuffed at goal line on 2nd drive…24 yd TD run on 4th drive, Gerhart (7) – got 1st down on 4th and 1
• Receiving (Targets): Harvin (4) – 34 yd catch-and-run, AP (2) – made nice one handed catch…then 31 yd screen, Shiancoe (3), Berrian (4) – bobbled then lost ball and got INT’ed, Camarillo (5) – caught a long one down middle of field…then 12 yd one, Greg Lewis (1), Javon Walker (3), Gerhart (1), FB Tahi (1), RB Albert Young (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Great balance of passes and runs…offense should be a juggernaut again in 2010
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Great, Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Run defense = Excellent, Pass defense = Good…got sack on 5th and 7th drives
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Chargers vs Saints

Chargers

• 1st string offense had 8 drives.  Rivers looked awesome…he had a handful of passes that were slightly off and got pressured a couple times.
• Rushing (Attempts): Mathews (12) – simply amazing, Hester (1) – pushed the pile and stretched for the TD, Sproles (1), Tolbert (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Gates (7) – wow…looked like Gates of old, Floyd (8) – looked like River’s 2nd fav target…caught TD…finds ways to get open, Naanee (4), Sproles (2), Hester (1), TE Kris Wilson (1) – dropped a perfect pass…pathetic, Mathews (2)
• Offensive Play Selection: More passes than runs but mixed up the two well
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Good, Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Average…on 1st drive got to Brees and got a force fumble
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other: Is Hester Goal Line RB?

Saints

• 1st string offense had 8 drives.  Brees is a top 3 QB and played like the #1.
• Rushing (Attempts): Pierre Thomas (7), Bush (3), Brees (1), Ivory (2) – rookie
• Receiving (Targets): Colston (7) – made tough catches…getting hit hard and holding on…played with a lot of emotion, Bush (8) – fast as ever…was the focus with 2 minutes left in the 1st half, Meachem (3) – Caught TD, Thomas (1), Henderson (2) – caught a lucky TD, Lance Moore (2), Shockey (1), TE David Thomas (2), Pierre Thomas (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Really distribute the ball on all plays…not one player should have a lot more touches than another
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Good, Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Good
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Titans vs Panthers

Titans

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Nate, Gage, and Scaife rested and did not dress.  Vince Young throws some perfect balls sometimes…and under pressure.  Other times, he’s WAY off.
• Rushing (Attempts): Chris Johnson (8), Vince Young (1), Ringer (3)
• Receiving (Targets): TE Craig Stevens (3), WR Hawkins (2), Britt (4) – should have dragged feet on a sideline catch and didn’t so pass was incomplete, Chris Johnson (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: All about the run even though the Panthers were playing great run defense so they never got a sustained drive.  Hardly passed the ball…awful.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Average, Pass blocking = Awful
• Defense: Run defense = Excellent, Pass defense = Good…D-Line deflected a few balls
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Panthers

• 1st string offense had 7 drives. No Steve Smith or Jonathan Stewart.  Moore finally threw his first nice deep pass with 1 min 30 seconds left, but in general Matt Moore didn’t produce because of the lack of passing offense and being out-of-sync with his receivers (they one run route, he throws in a different direction).
• Rushing (Attempts): DeAngelo Williams (9) – too many defenders on him and no running room usually, Tyrelle Sutton (3), Mike Goodson (5), Matt Moore (1), FB Josh Vaughn (1)
• Receiving (Targets): TE Dante Rosario (4) – caught deep one, DeAngelo Williams (1), WR Wallace Wright (2) – starter…nice leaping sideline catch…but then fumbled the ball and got hurt (1), Jarrett (1) – starter…blew by secondary but Moore way overthrew him, FB Tony Fiametti (3) – dropped an easy one, WR Kenneth Moore (3), LaFell (5) – dropped an easy one…made a nice juke after catch, TE Jeff King (2), WR Gettis (5) – rookie…got all the targets during the 2 minute drive, RB Trent Guy (1), TE Gary Barnidge (1), RB Edwards (3), Tyrelle Sutton (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Also all about the run which was stalling the drives because the Titans D was all over stopping the run.  Passing offense was terrible…when they needed 3rd and long, passes were too short, etc.  Finally got down the field during the 2 minute drill because the offense was pass heavy.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Good, Pass blocking = Good
• Defense: Run defense = Excellent, Pass defense = Excellent…on 1st drive 3rd and long had 4 man rush coverage sack…on 2nd, 5th and 6th drives blitz sacked Young…kept the blitzes coming which were getting through the line to Young
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Giants vs Ravens

Ravens

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Flacco is a great QB who is inaccurate at times and doesn’t throw deep.  Did make one really bad pass (threw behind Boldin) that got picked.
• Rushing (Attempts): Flacco (3), Rice (4) – yeah…he’s a top 5 RB this year, McClain (3)
• Receiving (Targets): Boldin (6) – caught TD, Clayton (4), Ray Rice (7), Derrick Mason (10) – oldie but goodie…catches almost everything…two end zone targets, Heap (7) – reached in air to catch TD pass, Dixon (1), Marcus Smith (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Good mix of offensive pass plays which there were way more of…too bad there’s no deep passes
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Good, Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = Excellent, Pass defense = Great…kept pressuring Eli/Boumar…got sack on 4th drive…tipped pass and got INT
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Giants

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.   Manning was QB for 1st 6 drives and he threw a handful of good passes but the rest were either well defended or off.  Boumar for the 7th.
• Rushing (Attempts): Bradshaw (7) – two nice stiff arms and showed speed past diving LBs…also knows how to navigate between his blockers really well…unfortunately ran 3 times trying to get 1 yd and could not, Brandon Jacobs (7) – if he can’t get ahead of steam…he goes no where.
• Receiving (Targets): Hakeem Nicks (7) – great hands and YAC yards…end zone target, Steve Smith (8), Brandon Jacobs (2), Bradshaw (2), TE Boss (1), WR Derek Hagan (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Never able to drive down the field…either poor decisions by Eli or poor play selection because Eli was pressured but had some time to throw
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Average, Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Good…got sack on 1st and 6th drives, coverage sack on 2nd drive…kept pressuring Flacco
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Steelers vs Broncos

Broncos

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.  No Moreno or Buckhalter.  Orton got hurt on 3rd drive…but came back.  Orton looked amazing…too bad he didn’t throw the ball more.  He did throw one pick but it was a nice play by Steelers secondary.  Tebow came in on the 7th drive.  Tebow was way off on a short dump off to Royal.
• Rushing (Attempts): LenDale White (10) – Got rushing TD…good O-Line push. Lance Ball (3)
• Receiving (Targets): Royal (4), Lloyd (6) – hands…speed…looked like Lloyd of all, Gaffney (3) – lost ball on diving catch when ball hit the ground, Lance Ball (2) – dropped an easy one
• Offensive Play Selection:  Great pass plays…run plays were good.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Good, Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Excellent…sacked Dixon on 3rd and 6th drives
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Steelers

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.  Dixon came in middle of 2nd drive…he threw a pick in the end zone when he should have thrown it away…and threw another pick that got returned for a TD
• Rushing (Attempts): Mendenhall (5) – had nice spin cutback more for an additional 10 yds…supposed to be every down RB this year, Isaac Redman (3), Dixon (4) – 29 yd run…got stuffed on a 4th and 1 bootleg, Randle El (1), Mewelde Moore (5), Jonathan Dwyer (2)
• Receiving (Targets): Wallace (5) – 48 yd catch…he’s pretty fast and great hands too, Mewelde Moore (2), Ward (3), WR Emmanuel Sanders (2) – rookie, TE David Johnson (2), TE Spaeth (1), WR Antonio Brown (2) – rookie, blazing fast, Grisham (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Good pass plays but predictable.  Runs plays were ok.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Good, Pass blocking =Good
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Good…Sacked Quinn on 3rd drive
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Cardinals vs Bears

Bears

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.  Cutler threw bad pick on 1st and 6th drives.  He rarely throws the ball perfect, but usually makes “catchable” passes…but when he doesn’t there TERRIBLE!
• Rushing (Attempts): Forte (3), Hester (1), Cutler (1), Chester Taylor (4) – huge 34 yd run…nice cutbacks for extra yards
• Receiving (Targets): Hester (4), Knox (8) – great comeback catch on an underthrown ball…a nice sliding catch…looks like Cutler’s fav target, Aromashodu (2) – great reaching grab, TE Desmond Clark (1), Forte (1), Chester Taylor (2)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Good gosh this is a passing team
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Below Average, Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = Excellent, Pass defense = Good…sacked Leinart in 7th and 8th drives
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Cardinals

• 1st string offense had 8 drives.  Anderson played in first 5 drives and looked ok.  A combo of play calling and pressure seemed to stop drives.  Leinart played in 6th drive
• Rushing (Attempts): Hightower (7) – had nice 29 yd run followed by 14 yd run, Jason Wright (1) – First run for 9 yds could not be brought down, Breaston (1), Wells (4) – had no holes to run through
• Receiving (Targets): TE Steven Spach (1), Breaston (3) – caught ball and jumped in air for TD, Hightower (2), Doucet (2), WR Stephen Williams (4) – rookie…scored TD on catch-and-run…impressive, Wells (2) – dropped easy one and then fumbled the next, Komar (3), TE Dray (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Took the 2nd half to get the run offense going which helped the pass offense and got the Cardinals a TD
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Below Average, Pass blocking =Average
• Defense: Run defense = Average, Pass defense = Great…sacked Cutler on 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th drives
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Jaguars vs Bucs

Jaguars

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  MGD did not play. Garrard threw pick in end zone.  His short passes were accurate and caught, but most of his medium/long ones were not accurate though the receivers made some nice catches.  Garrard just looked ok.
• Rushing (Attempts): Jennings (4), FB Montel Owens (6), Brock Bolen (6), Mike Thomas (1), Garrard (1) – 10+ yds for 1st down, RB Kackert (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Mercedes Lewis (2), Jennings (6) – got end zone target, Wilford (4), Underwood (1) – rookie, Mike Thomas (8) – two end zone targets, Sims-Walker (2) – Made a really nice diving catch…got 1st target at 14:10 mark in 2nd quarter, FB Owens (1), WR Dillard (3), Williamson (1) – dropped one right b/w the numbers, TE Zach Miller (2) – end zone target, FB Brock Bolen (3) – ran well after catch
• Offensive Play Selection: Not an explosive offense, short runs and passes for the most part
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Average, Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = Excellent, Pass defense = Great
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Bucs

• 1st string offense had 5 drives.  Josh Johnson looked pretty good.
• Rushing (Attempts): Caddy (5), Josh Johnson (1) – pretty fast…scrambled for 23 yd gain, Mike Williams (1), Ward (4), Graham (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Mike Williams (4) – rookie…defender slipped and he caught and ran it for 40+ yds…dropped an easy one…caught nice back shoulder fade…LOVE THIS GUY, Winslow (1), Sammie Stroughter (1), Reggie Brown (4) – got an end zone target and muffed it…he stinks, Caddy (1), TE Jerramy Stevens (3), Graham (1) – caught TD
• Offensive Play Selection: Is there a TEBC with Winslow and Stevens?  Couldn’t get a run game going but the pass game got rolling with crisp medium pass plays
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Below Average, Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Run defense = Great, Pass defense = Great
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Bengals vs Bills

Bengals

• 1st string offense had 3 drives.  Carson looked fantastic…like a top 10 QB.
• Rushing (Attempts): Benson (9) – Unable to get 1st on 4th and 1
• Receiving (Targets): Benson (1) – dropped an easy one, Ocho Cinco (2) – Caught TD, Gresham (3) – Caught wide open TD, TO (4), Shipley (2)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Great mix of run and pass
• O-Line: Run-blocking = Average, Pass blocking = Great
• Defense: Run defense = Excellent, Pass defense = Average…coverage sack on 1st drive
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Bills

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Trent Edwards was pretty accurate on the short/medium throws…but he was usually pressure
• Rushing (Attempts): Spiller (12) – sweet 20 yard run around the edge, and then nice 1 yard TD around the edge…blazing fast…an awesome open field runner…sadly he was really only effective around the edge and not between the tackles…got a 2nd TD from 20 yds out, Edwards (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Lee Evans (3), WR David Nelson (1), Parrish (4) – Short throw for TD catch and run…nice speed, TE Stupar (2), FB Corey McIntyre (2), Steve Johnson (2), Spiller (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Good mix of run and passs
• O-Line: Run-blocking = AWFUL, Pass blocking = Average
• Defense: Run defense = Good, Pass defense = Average
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

NFL 2010 Preseason Week 2 Notes

Colts vs Bills

Colts

• 1st string offense had 5 drives.  Manning is awesome…the 2nd best QB in the NFL.
• Rushing (Attempts): Donald Brown (4) – looked good…honestly looks just as good as Addai, Addai (2) – nice 20+ yard TD run thanks to blockers
• Receiving (Targets): Anthony Gonzalez (4), Reggie Wayne (2), #17 (1), Addai (2) – had a nice 20+ yard reception, TE Brady Eldridge (2), Austin Collie (1), Donald Brown (2) – dropped one, TE Jacob Tamme (1) – caught a beautiful pass from Manning
• Offensive Play Selection: 1st drive was three passes and a disaster.  Except for the Addai TD run, the rest were for short yardage.  Diverse pass plays.
• O-Line: Run Blocking was good, Pass Blocking was average…Manning’s pocket was very small most of the times
• Defense: Dominated the Bills line for the most part, but had some poor tackling and blown coverages
• Beyond 1st String: Nice back-to-back 25+ yard catches by WR Taj Smith

Bills

• 1st string offense had 5 drives. Edwards was under pressure most of the time…stupidly threw to a covered Evans one time, etc.
• Rushing (Attempts): C.J. Spiller (9) – started…had a sick 30+ TD run juking defenders with ease…when given good run blocking made the most of it and looks like a top 10 RB, Roscoe Parrish (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Roscoe Parrish (3), Lee Evans (2) – finally had good pass blocking and caught a 70 yard TD reception, Steve Johnson (2), C.J. Spiller (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Pass plays are terrible, Run plays are much better
• O-Line: Except for the nice Spiller run and Lee Evans bomb, was awful…Spiller got hit in the backfield multiple times
• Defense: Defense was very good…got INT and returned for TD
• Beyond 1st String: WR Chad Jackson had two sweet 20+ yard catches
• Other: Head Coach Chan Gailey is calling plays

Patriots vs Falcons

Falcons

• 1st string offense had 3 drives.  Jason Snelling and Jerious Norwood did not play.
• Rushing (Attempts): Turner (8) – consistently got positive yardage thanks to his speed and run blocking
• Receiving (Targets):  Roddy White (3), Gonzo (3) – he’s ageless…made nice catches, Justin Peele (2), Turner (2), RB Antone Smith (1), WR Weems(1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Runs and short passes
• O-Line: Excellent Run Blocking, Great Pass Blocking
• Defense: Struggled to tackle Fred Taylor and cover Patriots receivers.  DE Troy Biermann is a monster.
• Beyond 1st String:

Patriots

• 1st string offense had 3 drives. Brady is back!  Was accurate with almost all of his throws.
• Rushing (Attempts): Fred Taylor (12) – nice run called back by holding and another nice TD run, Faulk (1), Sammy Morris (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Welker (3) – made a sweet catch behind him, Sammy Morris (1), Faulk (1), Moss (3) – slightly underthrown bomb to end zone…caught the other two with ease, TE Gronkowski (1) – rookie, Julian Edelman (1), TE Aaron Hernandez (2) – rookie…nice moves after the 1st catch, sweet TD catch at the back of the end zone too
• Offensive Play Selection: Excellent…run, run to setup the pass, and then surprise passes
• O-Line: Outstanding Run Blocking, Great Pass Blocking
• Defense: Had “bend but don’t break” style…didn’t pressure Ryan…Falcons got down the field, but couldn’t put it in the end zone.
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Eagles vs Bengals

Bengals

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Palmer is really Jekyl and Hyde with his passing accuracy.  Palmer had a wide open T.O. and chose to throw to Ocho Cinco which was a direct pass to an Eagle…in the next drive he tried to hit Ocho Cinco on a long one and was too high and ahead of him…on the 3rd drive, he finally hit a wide open Ocho Cinco but still threw too high.  Palmer missed Ocho on a deep one of the 5th drive too
• Rushing (Attempts): Benson (11) – had a great play where he trucked an Eagle defender, T.O (1), Bernard Scott (2) – had nice 10+ yard TD run
• Receiving (Targets):  T.O. (4) – caught sweet 43 yard over the head basket catch pass, Jordan Shipley (2), Benson (6) – caught two of them, Ocho Cinco (6) – made two awesome catches…one hander with defender all over…leaping catch…and then got tattooed by two Eagle defenders thanks to another bad pass from Palmer, TE Jermaine Gresham (4) – caught all four…one was really low…even had a screen pass designed for him…love this dude, Andre Caldwell (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Too many simple run plays up the middle, but everything else was great
• O-Line: Average run and pass defense
• Defense:  Great run defense…good pass defense
• Beyond 1st String:

Eagles

• 1st string offense had 4 drives. Kolb is excellent at throwing on the run…and his passes are on a rope.  The only thing holding him back is his O-Line
• Rushing (Attempts): McCoy (8) – one play was a direct snap to McCoy, Weaver (2), Vick (1) – 12 yard run off play-action
• Receiving (Targets): DeSean Jackson (8) – made some sweet catches…was overthrown on end zone attempt, McCoy (1), Maclin (3) – got injured, Weaver (2), Avant (3) – was overthrown on end zone attempt, Celek (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Not enough diversity on the run plays so McCoy was hit in the backfield too much.  Pass plays were great.
• O-Line: Struggled to open holes on run plays up the middle, and was ok on pass blocking.
• Defense: Excellent…Eagles defense was stout minus the bomb to T.O. followed by the Scott TD run
• Beyond 1st String: Vick was under pressure constantly…threw 2 picks…looked awful

Steelers vs Giants

Giants

• 1st string offense had 5 drives.  No Eli Manning. No Jacobs because of a stiff neck.  Hakeem Nicks got ejected for throwing a punch.  D.J. Ware got hurt on kick-off play. Except for the 4th drive, QB Rhett Bomar never really got the offense going.
• Rushing (Attempts): D.J. Ware (4), Bradshaw (6) – did not start because he was late for a meeting…is awesome…juked…plowed over secondary…and booked it to the outside for a 9 yard TD run
• Receiving (Targets): Steve Smith (4) – had an awesome 59 yard catch, TE Pasto (1), Manningham (3) – Nice run after catch, D.J. Ware (1) – better in open space than getting hand off on run plays, Derrick Hagan (2), WR Victor Cruz (1) – had the awesome Week 1 game…145 yds 3 TDs
• Offensive Play Selection:  Pretty simple…quick passes, runs up the middle…probably because Bomar was QB
• O-Line: Run-blocking = good, Pass-blocking = ok
• Defense: Excellent…lived in the Steelers backfield.  Steelers were able to get in the red zone and kick a FG on the 3rd drive.
• Beyond 1st String:

Steelers

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  Big Ben (in 1st 3 drives) looked like he was in mid-season form…rolling out and hitting receivers with ease. Leftwich (in 4th drive)
• Rushing (Attempts): Mendenhall (8), Randle El (1), FB Isaac Redman (2), Big Ben (1), Mewelde Moore (2)
• Receiving (Targets): Heath Miller (3), Mendenhall (1), Wallace (1), TE Matt Spaeth (1), Hines Ward (2) – had a red zone lob target, Randle El (1), Mewelde Moore (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: One cut and run plays were successful for short-to-mid yardage gains.  Big Ben was under pressure on almost all pass plays, but he was able to improvise to go down the field.
• O-Line:  Run blocking is good, Pass blocking is ok
• Defense: Except for the 4th drive where the 59 yard catch and 9 yard Bradshaw run, they all over the Giants…QB pressures…stuffing RBs at the line
• Beyond 1st String: Mike Wallace caught sweet back-to-back balls (15+ then 50+ yard TD) from Leftwich

Ravens vs Redskins

Redskins

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.  On 1st drive, McNabb missed a short pass to Sellers, missed pass across middle to Cooley, underthrew Armstrong on 45 yarder, missed Armstrong in end zone.  In 4th drive, he got picked because he underthrew Moss, and then in 5th drive, he almost got picked and then overthrew wide open Armstrong.  But, when maneuvering to get away from pressure he made some nice underneath passes.
• Rushing (Attempts): Larry Johnson (8) – slow…no good, Portis (2) – showed much more speed than LJ
• Receiving (Targets): Moss (6) – after catch got hit hard stayed on feet and ran for more yards…2nd catch he ran behind 4 defenders and caught ball…was the star for the Redskins this game, Cooley (4), Fred Davis (2) – dropped a sweet pass in the back of the end zone, Mike Sellers (1), Portis (2), Anthony Armstrong (4) – Caught a underthrown sliding 45 yard pass…caught a bullet thrown behind him…a fan of this little fast guy, Larry Johnson (1), WR Williams (1), Devan Thomas (2) – went right threw his hands
• Offensive Play Selection:   Predictable runs…great pass selection…too bad McNabb couldn’t execute when he was in the pocket
• O-Line: Run blocking was below average…Made no running room for LJ.  Pass blocking was also below average.
• Defense: Excellent pass coverage but below average run coverage
• Beyond 1st String:

Ravens

• 1st string offense had 5 drives.  Flacco was actually very accurate…the Redskins secondary made nice plays knocking balls down…it’s just too bad almost all of his passes are short.  The two long balls he threw were way off.
• Rushing (Attempts): Ray Rice (4) – he’s a beast, Stallworth (2), McClain (1), McGahee (2) – got 1 yd rushing TD, Flacco (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Todd Heap (2), Boldin (3) – made two sweet catches, Mason (4), Ray Rice (1) – nice screen pass, LeRon McClain (2), Stallworth (1) – fumbled and lost ball, Demetrius Williams (2), McGahee (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Mainly short passes.  Almost all the running plays were successful
• O-Line:  Excellent run blocking, Good pass blocking
• Defense: Pressuring McNabb consistently, but secondary’s coverage was suspect
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other: Ravens had a sweet punt fake run where #43 juked over and over again to get to the 1 yard line…very nice!  With Bulger at QB, the Ravens pass attack was lethal…getting down the field and kicking a FG.

Packers vs Seahawks

Seahawks

• 1st string offense had 5 drives.  LT Okung got hurt.  Hasselbeck showed why he’s got the talent of a top 5 QB…zinging the ball all over the field with accuracy.
• Rushing (Attempts): Forsett (5) – carry after Leon’s carries was nice…like he needed motivation, Leon Washington (5) – had a 12 yd TD run that you’d miss if you blinked…FAST!
• Receiving (Targets): T.J. Housh (6) – caught 4 of them…looked good, Branch (2) – caught TD pass, Mike Williams (4) – looked like a polished WR…made diving sideline catch and other nice ones, Carlson (5) – dropped an easy one, Leon Washington (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Pass heavy
• O-Line: Run-blocking = below average, Pass-blocking = Great
• Defense:  Humiliated by Packers air attack.  2 TDs on 2 drives.
• Beyond 1st String:

Packers

• 1st string offense had 2 drives.  6 Defensive starters not playing.  Aaron Rodgers is the QB in the NFL.
• Rushing (Attempts): Ryan Grant (4) – is running well, but not with the explosion he had last year
• Receiving (Targets): Greg Jennings (4) – made opening 56 yard catch, Jermichael Finley (5) – top 3 TE…had receiving TD, FB John Kuhn (1) – got 1 yd play action TD catch, Ryan Grant (1), James Jones (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Perfect
• O-Line: Pass blocking = Excellent, Run Blocking = great
• Defense: Solid Run defense but Pass defense was weak
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Texans vs Saints

Saints

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  RT Stinchcomb out with injury.  Drew Brees (1st 2 drives) killed it.  Rookie QB Chase Daniel (3rd, 4th drives) was great…hit a long bomb to WR Arrington…did a veteran job of getting team back to line to spike ball
• Rushing (Attempts):  Bush (8) – thanks to excellent run blocking….ran really well…got 6 yd rushing TD on 1st drive, Pierre Thomas (7) – got dinged up on first run…ran just as good as Bush, Brees (1) – had a 1 yd leaping TD, RB Chris Ivory (3) – rookie…runs with power
• Receiving (Targets): Colston (5), P.J. Hill (1), Shockey (2), Devery Henderson (3), Bush (1), Lance Moore (1), Pierre Thomas (2) – Bolted on a 30+ yd TD screen pass play, TE Dave Thomas (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Excellent RBBC with Bush and Thomas
• O-Line: Excellent!  Just like the Packers O-line, one of the best in the NFL in pass blocking.
• Defense: Excellent tackling, good run coverage, but below average pass coverage
• Beyond 1st String:

Texans

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  Even though they only got 1 TD, the offense looked great.  Schaub showed why he’s got top 5 QB talent.
• Rushing (Attempts): Arian Foster (5) – gets the handoff and goes…big fan of this guy…had nice 10 yd rushing TD…did fumble on the 3rd drive
• Receiving (Targets): Andre Johnson (3), Arian Foster (1), TE Joel Dreesen (3), David Anderson (1), Kevin Walter (2)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Excellent…great mix of pass and run plays…though more pass than run plays
• O-Line: Great Pass and Run-blocking
• Defense: Saints got TD on 1st, 3rd, and 4th drives with ease.  Looked like one of the worst defenses in the NFL.
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:

Jets vs Panthers

Panthers

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Panthers passing offense was awful…route running…receivers getting open…etc.  Moore only had three good passes.
• Rushing (Attempts):  DeAngelo Williams (7) – consistently got positive yardage…knows how to bounce off defenders, RB Tyrell Sutton (1)
• Receiving (Targets): WR Kenny Moore (4) – didn’t do anything special, LaFell (4) – looked good although dropped one he should have caught, DeAngelo Williams (2), TE Dante Rosario (2), TE Jeff King (1), RB Tyrell Sutton (1), Dwayne Jarrett (2) – came in on 6th drive…caught both balls
• Offensive Play Selection:  Better run plays than pass ones, though Matt Moore did throw deep a few times
• O-Line: Great Run-blocking, Pass-blocking was below average
• Defense: Surprisingly impressed…great run defense…excellent pass defense.  Had two 4-man rush Coverage Sacks on 1st drive.
• Beyond 1st String:

Jets

• 1st string offense had 2 drives.  Sanchez looked horrible.  Sanchez threw a bad pass to Edwards on 1st drive because of pressure, then threw another pass screen pass to LT2.  He overthrew Edwards and Holmes in the 2nd drive.
• Rushing (Attempts): Shonn Greene (6) – except one play, consistently got positive yardage…he’s a hard runner, LT2 (3) – had sweet 20+ yard run looking like LT of old
• Receiving (Targets): Shonn Greene (1), Braylon Edwards (2), Cotchery (2), LT2 (2), RB Tony Richardson (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Run heavy, nice RBBC with Greene/LT2
• O-Line: Excellent Run blocking, Pass blocking is just ok
• Defense: Excellent…S Leonard got INT on long lob, Sacked Moore on aggressive blitzes in 3rd and 4th drives
• Beyond 1st String:
• Other:  Nick Folk booted 2 FGs in 1st quarter

Lions vs Broncos

Lions

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  Did no huddle offense on 3rd drive.  Stafford looked awesome…very accurate, though when rolling out one time he missed a while open receiver in end zone
• Rushing (Attempts): Jahvid Best (6) – is smooth and has blazing speed…big fan, Kevin Smith (2), Maurice Morris (2)
• Receiving (Targets): Megatron (4) – got end zone target on 1st drive and another on 2nd drive which was a perfect pass for a TD, Nate Burleson (4) – got end zone target, Jahvid Best (2), TE Pettigrew (1) – got end zone target, TE Tony Scheffler (3) – got end zone target, Kevin Smith (3), Bryant Johnson (2) – got end zone target, Maurice Morris (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Excellent!  Lots of accurate quick passes to open receivers
• O-Line:  Am I seeing things or is their O-Line Excellent on both run and pass blocking
• Defense: Kept pressuring Orton with a 4 man rush…sacked him on 3rd drive.  Pass coverage was ok.  Run defense was great.
• Beyond 1st String:

Broncos

• 1st string offense had 4 drives. No Ryan Clady, Champ Bailey and D.J Williams.  Kyle Orton was usually under pressure and was pretty good.  Not under pressure, Orton was extremely accurate.
• Rushing (Attempts): Lance Ball (6) – short stocky RB runs well in open field, Justin Fargas (4) – used to like him but he didn’t do anything special
• Receiving (Targets): Jabar Gaffney (7) – had nice catch over CB’s head and then great comeback catch, Eddie Royal (3) – got open when Orton had to roll out…he’s such a stud, Brandon Lloyd (5) – seems like he’s not in sync with Orton and the offense, WR Eric Decker (1) – rookie…1st round pick, Lance Ball (1) – muffed a catch which popped up and got picked off, Matt Willis (2), Justin Fargas (1), TE Branson (4) – caught all 4 balls and got a receiving TD…not physically gifted but has sure hands and gets open, Lance Ball (1) – Had nice 10+ yd receiving TD
• Offensive Play Selection: Quick Passes and Runs up the middle stuffed but around the edge were successful
• O-Line: Pass and Run blocking = below average
• Defense:  Had a coverage sack on the 3rd drive.  Pass coverage was good, just no pressure on Stafford.  Run defense was below average.
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Cowboys vs Chargers

Chargers

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  No Merriman.  Rivers threw a bad pass and got picked.
• Rushing (Attempts): Ryan Mathews (12) – in combination with the excellent run blocking and play calling he’s the real deal…great combo of speed and power, Mike Tolbert (4), FB Jacob Hester (1), Phillip Rivers (1) – got the 1 inch TD, Naanee (1), Darren Sproles (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Malcolm Floyd (5) – a tall favorite target of Rivers…made some nice catches, Darren Sproles (4) – had fumble, Naanee (3) – had good hands, Gates (2), Ryan Mathews (1), TE Wilson (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: More run and short pass oriented
• O-Line:  Run-blocking = Excellent!  Pass-blocking = Great
• Defense: Great tackling…kept the pressure on Romo
• Beyond 1st String:

Cowboys

• 1st string offense had 4 drives. Under pressure, Romo threw a bad pass and got picked.
• Rushing (Attempts): Barber (3), Felix Jones (3)
• Receiving (Targets): Miles Austin (6) – caught back shoulder fade TD pass, TE Martelius Bennett (1) – big dude that’s hard to bring down, Roy Williams (3), Witten (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Except for one run play to the outside, the rest were stuffed.  Passes were all short.
• O-Line:  Pass-blocking was average, Run-blocking was below average
• Defense:  Excellent pass coverage…got coverage sack on 1st drive along with INT.  Run defense was average.
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Vikings vs 49ers

49ers

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  Gore, Crabtree (neck sprain) and Vernon Davis did not play.  Alex Smith intelligently stepped up in the pocket multiple times to hit an open receiver.  He was accurate on all of the passes except a deep one to Walker and a long bullet to Ginn on the run.
• Rushing (Attempts): Dixon (11) – LOVE THIS GUY…sweet move to the outside for the rushing TD on the 1st drive., TE Delanie Walker (1)
• Receiving (Targets): TE Delanie Walker (4) – nice run after catch, Dixon (3), Ted Ginn Jr (2), Domnique Zeigler (2), TE Nate Bynum (1) – rookie…had a great game in Week 1
• Offensive Play Selection: Very conservative with lots of runs and short passes
• O-Line: Run-blocking = good…never hit in the backfield but couldn’t break a big one except for the TD run.  Pass-blocking = great
• Defense: Vikings were able to drive down and get a FG.  Run defense was ok against AP.  Pass defense was good.
• Beyond 1st String:

Vikings

• 1st string offense had 2 drives.  Brett Favre played on the 1st drive.  Tavaris Jackson played the rest
• Rushing (Attempts): AP (7) – showed why he’ll be the #1 Fantasy player this year, Albert Young (1), Tavaris Jackson (1)
• Receiving (Targets): AP (3), Logan Payne (1), Berrian (1) – nice grab on poorly thrown ball
• Offensive Play Selection:  AP!
• O-Line: Excellent…Niners only got to QB when blitzing.  AP either had short or long yardage…but it’s AP.
• Defense: Good…blitzing rattled Alex Smith and Dixon only had one long run
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Raiders vs Bears

Raiders

• 1st string offense had 7 drives.  No Richard Seymour or CBs.  Campbell is a good QB…very mobile in pocket…but still has inconsistent accuracy issues.
• Rushing (Attempts): Michael Bush (9) – powerful but average speed…O-Line terrible at making holes in the middle which is where Bush has to run based on his style…had back-to-back rushing attempts at the 2 yd line and couldn’t get in, Jason Campbell (3) – 1 inch rushing TD, Rock Cartwright (6), Louis Murphy (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Louis Murphy (6) – caught and held unto ball after getting sandwiched…runs many different routes…love this guy, Zach Miller (6) – after catch runs with power…has good hands, Michael Bush (1) – nice 20+ screen pass catch-and-run, Johnnie Lee Higgins (1), Yamon Figures (2), FB Marcel Reese (1) – fast for a FB…nice 49 yd screen pass, Rock Cartwright (2) – muffed a catch, WR Watkins (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Except one 16 yd run, runs up the middle got stuffed or short yardage
• O-Line: Pass-blocking = Good, Run-blocking = Average
• Defense: Sacked Culter twice on 4-man rush in 1st drive, and got sacked again on 4th drive, and twice on 7th drive.  Run defense was awful but pass defense was great.
• Beyond 1st String:

Bears

• 1st string offense had 6 drives.  Cutler’s medium to long passes were off and the receivers could not make the tough catches.
• Rushing (Attempts): Forte (5) – looked phenomenal…hitting gaps with blazing speeds…had 89 yd TD run, Devin Hester (2) – one of the fastest guys in the NFL!,  Cutler (2) – sweet run…juked a LB, Chester Taylor (2) – is good but not as good as Forte…got 2 pt conv
• Receiving (Targets): Greg Olsen (5), Johnny Knox (4) – caught TD, Chester Taylor (2), Devin Hester (2), Garret Wolfe (1), Aromashodu (1)
• Offensive Play Selection:  Excellent run plays but awful pass plays…very strange for a Mike Martz offense
• O-Line: Excellent Run Blocking, Below Average Pass Blocking
• Defense: Raiders drove down the field and scored TD on 1st drive.  Hit Campbell and got INT on 3rd drive.  Hit Campbell and got fumble on 7th drive.  Run defense = excellent.  Pass defense = average.
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Chiefs vs Bucs

Chiefs

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  Matt Cassel looked like he was in charge of the offense…not rattled under pressure…impressive.  It’s just too bad he doesn’t make medium/long throws.
• Rushing (Attempts): Thomas Jones (8) – fumbled on 1st hand-off…consistently got positive yardage…but looked slow, Jamaal Charles (4) – fast…nice juke moves…strong for a smaller guy, McCluster (1), Cassel (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Bowe (6) – consistently passed to each drive…and caught all the catch-able balls, Chris Chambers (3) – played in nine games last year, but lead the team in receiving yards, FB Mike Cox (1), Jamaal Charles (3) – had sweet catch, juke…gaining additional yardage, Thomas Jones (2), WR Jeremy Horne (1) – Caught TD, Leonard Pope (2), McCluster (1) – nice screen play…fast RB too
• Offensive Play Selection: Exceptionally effective short/screen passes
• O-Line: Run-blocking = good.  Pass-blocking = good…blew blitz coverage so Cassel got sacked
• Defense: Kept the pressure on the Bucs QBs.  Run defense = great, Pass defense = average.
• Beyond 1st String:

Bucs

• 1st string offense had 3 drives.  Freeman got hurt on 1st drive.  Josh Johnson came in and looked ok…accuracy was decent.
• Rushing (Attempts): Cadillac (2), Ward (3) – awful, Josh Johnson (2) – good runner…pretty fast
• Receiving (Targets): Jerramy Stevens (1), Mike Williams (4) – rookie drafted in 4th round…starter…nice WR screen play…sweet leaping sideline catch…another nice catch, TE John Gilmore (1), Sammie Stroughter (2), Michael Spurlock (1) – 59 yd TD catch-and-run…just sped down the sideline
• Offensive Play Selection: Run plays went nowhere.  Pass plays were simple but effective…and varied from short to medium to long passes.
• O-Line: Run blocking = below average, Pass blocking = average
• Defense: Made tackles and good coverage…even got a sack.  Run defense = great, Pass defense = great.
• Beyond 1st String: RB Kareem Huggins – rookie…has speed…runs well between the O-Line…looks better than Cadillac and Ward
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Dolphins vs Jaguars

Jaguars

• 1st string offense had 3 drives.  Weather was rainy…and pretty heavy at times.  Though not really exciting, Garrard looked good until he got hurt on the 3rd drive.
• Rushing (Attempts): MJD (4), Garrard (1), FB Greg Jones (2), Rashad Jennings (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Sims-Walker (3) – this dude is really good…consistently got open…caught the passes…and is Garrard’s fav target, MJD (1), Mercedes Lewis (1), Mike Thomas (1) – Caught TD, Troy Williamson (2) – bobbled perfect pass across middle, Rashard Jennings (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Slow offense.  Terrible run plays but good pass plays.
• O-Line: Run-blocking = below average, Pass-blocking = average
• Defense: 1st play was a coverage sack…and blocked punt for safety in 1st drive.  2nd drive they got burned by play-action pass.  Run defense = excellent, Pass defense = average.
• Beyond 1st String:

Dolphins

• 1st string offense had 3 drives.  1st drive…Henne threw high on his 1st pass and then late in the end zone…but the other passes were good.  Henne’s another really good short but accurate passing QB.  4th Drive Pennington came in and conducted a clinic for a TD.
• Rushing (Attempts): FB Polite (3) – did a lot of short yardage work, Ricky Williams (4), Ronnie Brown (3), Pennington (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Brian Hartline (2), Ricky Williams (2) – muffed catch, Davone Bess (3), Brandon Marshall (7) – had an end zone target…got his 1st catch on the 3rd drive…had a drop…had a catch where the ball was in air before he turned around which says they’ve worked on that before…caught a lob from Pennington, FB Polite (1), Ronnie Brown (2) – caught TD pass from Pennington thanks to Brandon Marshall block, Anthony Fasano (2) – 55 yd TD thx to Brandon Marshall block…then sweet pass/catch for another TD, Greg Jones (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Slow offense…takes them awhile to get down the field.  Wildcat plays were consistently successful
• O-Line: Run Blocking = good, Pass blocking = great
• Defense: Dolphins defense was shredded by the Jags pass game on the 1st drive…the Dolphins got 2 more TDs too.  Run defense = great.  Pass defense = awful.
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Rams vs Browns

Browns

• 1st string offense had 5 drives.  Had heavy rain.  Massaquoi did not play (Hamstring).  Did some no-huddle offense. Delhomme fumbled on 2nd drive.
• Rushing (Attempts): Jerome Harrison (5) – fumbled twice on 1st drive, Peyton Hillis (6) – Had memorable power run outside tackle where no Rams could bring him down…not flashy but hard to bring down…unless you tackle him low
• Receiving (Targets): Cribbs (4), Ben Watson (4) – SWEET one hand TD catch at the back of the end zone, Chansi Stuckey (3) – great YAC yardage after 2 catches, Peyton Hillis (3), Jerome Harrison (1) – awesome screen pass…he’s so good in the open field, Robiskie (1) – end zone target which was overthrown
• Offensive Play Selection: Good run and pass plays
• O-Line: Run blocking = average, Pass blocking = average
• Defense: Rams marched down the field and scored a TD on the 1st drive.  Run defense = great.  Pass defense = average.
• Beyond 1st String:

Rams

• 1st string offense had 4 drives. Feeley was QB on 1st drive and hurt thumb.  Bradford on the rest of the drives.
• Rushing (Attempts): Steven Jackson (4) – got positive yardage through little-to-no holes, Ogbunnyana (7) – couldn’t get positive yardage
• Receiving (Targets): TE Billy Bajema (5), FB Karney (2), Amendola (2), TE Daniel Fells, Avery (2), Laurent Robinson (1) – got an end zone target, Ogbunnyana (3) – dropped pass, TE Onobun (1) – had end zone target, TE #86 Hama___ (1), TE Darcy Johnson (1), #82 (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Terrible run plays, A good mix of pass plays
• O-Line: Run-blocking = the worst in the NFL!  Pass blocking = good
• Defense: On 3rd drive, got a coverage sack.  Run defense = good.  Pass defense = average.
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Cardinals vs Titans

Titans

• 1st string offense had 4 drives.  Justin Gage did not play.
• Rushing (Attempts): Chris Johnson (6) – Got 10 yd TD run, Javon Ringer (6) – not flashy but pretty fast and hits the hole hard, Vince Young (1)
• Receiving (Targets): Nate Washington (6) – ball thrown to him all over the field…great hands…got end zone target, Bo Scaife (2), FB Ahmad Hall (1), TE Craig Stevens (1), Javon Ringer (1), Kenny Britt (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Both Run plays and Pass Plays were diverse and great
• O-Line: Run blocking = great, Pass Blocking = good
• Defense: Consistently kept the pressure coming.  Run defense = great, Pass defense = great
• Beyond 1st String:

Cardinals

• 1st string offense had 4 drives. Fitzgerald did not play.  Leinart was in 1st 3 drives…stunk.  Anderson after that…who came in and stretched the field immediately…looked hit or miss…real miss withl the 10 yd end zone pass attempts.
• Rushing (Attempts): Hightower (4)
• Receiving (Targets): Breaston (4) – had an end zone target, WR Stephen Williams (4), TE Stephen Spach (1), Beanie Wells (1)
• Offensive Play Selection: Runs were below average, Passes were good with Anderson
• O-Line: Run blocking = average, Pass Blocking = good
• Defense: Run defense = Average, Pass defense = average
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