Cowherd the Coward�and
other musings from the �Mind like a Steel Trap�
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Field Goal Bill used last
week�s game against the Falcons to put the rest ANY notion that he has ANY
�in-game intelligence� AT ALL.� Without
question, he has none.� His turtling on
offense was pathetic and shameful.� His
soft prevent defense on third downs, and much of the last two quarters was
downright nauseus.� Decisions on
timeouts, clock management, challenges, and penalty-acceptance were
disastrous.� The man is simply and
totally an in-game idiot.� Now, there
can be no doubts.
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Some advice to Tim
Lewis:� I re-watched the game, and went
through many defensive plays in slow motion�the REAL problem goes deeper than
Lewis�s foolish 3-man rush on third downs.�
The real problem is that the rush is designed such that the middle opens
like Moses parting the Red Sea!� The
blockers EASILY funnel the rushers off to the sides, and the QB has a HUGE lane
up the middle to not only run, but to see the entire field developing with no
obstructions. �I�m wondering if Fat
Casey would be a better fit rushing STRAIGHT UP THE MIDDLE on third
downs�?� It would be very difficult for
the offensive lines to funnel him off to the sides.� Pocket push by Hampton would at least obstruct the view of the
field�
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I also noticed in the tapes
that Kendall Simmons is acquitting himself EXTREMELY well.� He never gives up, he is incredibly strong,
and he runs downfield to pick up more blocks.�
The man is a keeper of the highest degree, and if he stays off the Casey
Hampton Diet, he should only get better.
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Also picked up on tape:� I saw no player jog and loaf more than Jason
Gildong.� This is an unbiased
observation.� If the play goes the other
way, the man jogs or loafs.� It�s a
simple fact.
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Also picked up on tape:� unfortunately, Brent Alexander is actually
ten times WORSE than we all know he is.�
He is beyond abominable.� How
this man can sit through film sessions without experiencing total embarrassment
is beyond me�!� He can�t tackle, and he
is about two steps slow with help in the secondary.
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That said, the man who was
drafted to step into the secondary, Chris Hope, is truly hopeless.� I watched him on tape pussy-out on special
teams more than Big Jason does during the game.� OK- not THAT much, but pretty close.� He is afraid to hit, has no strength, and seems
disinterested.� He is clearly a
liability on special teams, and looks like a major bust.� His blitz from the secondary late in the
game was shameful.� He ran in, met the
block, and stood there watching Vick!?!?�
Having him on the field for that play was worthless.
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I have to wonder why the
staff rushed Hartings back from injury when Chuky Okobi played so well last
week�?� Hartings allowed pressure, and
was not drive blocking like he usually does.�
Plus, the atrocious field couldn�t have helped his injury.
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By the way, you won�t hear
this mentioned ANYWHERE, but the REAL boneheadedness of Cowherd happened with
the score at 31-17.� The master turtle,
Cowherd, got down to the Falcons� 25-yard line, and called for Zeroue to run
plays that kept the ball in the middle of the field for � guess what? � a FIELD
GOAL.� He had NO INTENTION WHATSOEVER of
getting a touchdown.� I watched this
series, and puked twice.� After Peterson
Kicks the field goal, the cameras showed Cowherd beaming with pride over the
field goal.� He had the �this game is
over� look.� Sorry, Bill, but field
goals do not ice games � touchdowns do.
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Again � after re-watching the
tape � I have MAJOR CONCERNS that Tommy Maddox may be a branch off the
Schottenheimer family tree.� Tommy
seemed to follow Bill in his ass-puckering as he went into the fourth
quarter.� His passes were no longer
zipped � they were AIMED.� He started
tossing darts in the bar instead of football in the stadium.� It was clear that he was under strict
instructions to �play it safe�.� Then he
throws the INT.� No surprise here.� The man has an average arm, and once you
start aiming and telegraphing to �play it safe�, you become ripe for an
interception.� As �Nick79� has pointed
out many times, the attitude of Cowherd and his cowardly ways ends up filtering
down to the players, most susceptibly the quarterback.
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The play called and executed
on third down when we tried to run out the clock in the 4th quarter
was the most cowardly, ill-conceived, pussified play I have ever seen in
watching football for over 30 years.�
Two running plays to Zeroue on 1st and 2nd downs,
and the Stillers lined up 4 wides.�
Three of the receivers are just decoys, and the play calls for Hines to
run a little slant from his slot position.�
Maddox does a semi-roll to the right � Hines is running AWAY from the
roll to the left.� The play is ALREADY
an abortion, as it requires Maddox to throw back AGAINST the grain to Hines
running AWAY from the pass.� The
abortion becomes worse, as Hines runs into an area occupied by a linebacker and
a safety.� The abortion turns to a
goatfuk when Maddox�s pass is �toss� that is aimed, and travels at the speed of
Mark Madden running (not very fast).�
The pass is low, the pass is slow, the linebacker is pouncing.� Needless to say, the pass is incomplete
(thank God not worse), and Field Goal Bill has to punt.� This play typifies the classic Cowherd
mentality of playing not to lose.
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I re-watched the Randle El
fumble about 12 times.� I�m STILL trying
to figure out HOW the referee determines that Simenoue has the ball?� Randle comes out with it�!?!?� WTF?
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Trap told all of yunz that
Randle would be special�.
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Chad Scott would be an
amazing safety.� Probably a Pro
Bowler.� But can we pay a safety $5
million a year???
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Pee Showers must go.� There are other safeties out there, either
in the draft, or in the free agent market who can bring what he brings to the
table, with a smaller grocery bill.
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I�m starting to think that we
need to keep Wayne Gandy.� Talk about an
unsung hero�?� The man just makes
blocks.� It scares me to think of any
other lineman out there playing his position for 16 games.
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Zeroue cannot be the
every-down back.� He is well worth
keeping, and I like him a LOT, but he does not give you what Bettis gives
you.� The man has more 4-yard losses
than Barry Sanders�who was a fairly decent back in his day�!
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Last note:� What�s worse????� Cowherd�s cowardice, or Peterson�s kicking???????
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm�����..Trap
thinks he has a headache�.
L