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Besides the 3 rushing TDs, besides the 76 YPG, besides the 3.9 YPC, besides the contract holdout, besides the injuries...
8 for 37 in 11 games this year...
Anyone want to take a guess what those #s are?
Ryan Grant and what bothers me the most
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 01:50 PM
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 01:52 PM
QUOTE (kevinwayne20 @ Nov 26 2008, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
3rd and shorts?
Nope and instead of sitting here and waiting Ill let the cat out of the bag.
In 11 games Ryan Grant has 8 receptions for 37 yards and that bothers me for a RB.
I know others might think thats meaningless but we need to get him out of the backfield more and get him some catches out in space. Let him do some damage out there.
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 01:55 PM
QUOTE (LuvdaPack36 @ Nov 27 2008, 03:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nope and instead of sitting here and waiting Ill let the cat out of the bag.
In 11 games Ryan Grant has 8 receptions for 37 yards and that bothers me for a RB.
I know others might think thats meaningless but we need to get him out of the backfield more and get him some catches out in space. Let him do some damage out there.
In 11 games Ryan Grant has 8 receptions for 37 yards and that bothers me for a RB.
I know others might think thats meaningless but we need to get him out of the backfield more and get him some catches out in space. Let him do some damage out there.
That is more game planning and coaching IMO. Grant can catch the ball just fine out of the backfield but we never call his number. It is always the patent "3rd and Long? Dump it off too Jackson!"
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 02:06 PM
QUOTE (kevinwayne20 @ Nov 26 2008, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That is more game planning and coaching IMO. Grant can catch the ball just fine out of the backfield but we never call his number. It is always the patent "3rd and Long? Dump it off too Jackson!"
Further to this comment, the lack of giving Grant the ball in space is a bit odd, considering the play that got him noticed by players and staff alike was a swing pass against the Giants in week 2 last year that he took for 21 yards.
He can do it just fine.
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 02:09 PM
plus we have brandon jackson as a 3rd down back, he does all the back field stuff.
27 catches for 172 are jacksons numbers, 4th on the team in receptions and 5th in yards.
27 catches for 172 are jacksons numbers, 4th on the team in receptions and 5th in yards.
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 02:15 PM
QUOTE (Nacho @ Nov 26 2008, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
plus we have brandon jackson as a 3rd down back, he does all the back field stuff.
27 catches for 172 are jacksons numbers, 4th on the team in receptions and 5th in yards.
27 catches for 172 are jacksons numbers, 4th on the team in receptions and 5th in yards.
I wonder how many of those are on 3rd down?
I remember back in the mid to late 90s Levens was getting the ball a ton. He was averaging 46 catches a year. Throwing the ball to a RB was a staple in that offense and I thought it worked pretty damn good.
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 02:15 PM
QUOTE (PackerJB @ Nov 26 2008, 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And which one of our O-linemen will block for Grant long enough for him to get YAC?
Cmon man, I cant think of everything!
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Posted 26 November 2008 - 02:23 PM
QUOTE (LuvdaPack36 @ Nov 26 2008, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know others might think thats meaningless but we need to get him out of the backfield more and get him some catches out in space. Let him do some damage out there.
What damage will he do outside? Did you notice how many times in the last few weeks he's run out of bounds? Instead of planting his outside foot, cutting back inside, and lowering the boom on some DB he's run out of bounds. THAT is what's bothering me about Grant, we've got plenty of receivers... we need a hammer to run the ball.