Oh, Packers fans surely will remain bitter. They'll be upset until
season's end, particularly if that loss in Seattle costs the team a shot
at the playoffs. But is anyone going to stop watching football? Please.
If nothing else, we've only
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continued to prove how much we care about football. Just ask any
Packers fan protesting the result of Monday night's game. You don't
protest if you don't care -- and Packers fans aren't going to stop
caring about their team.
Fisher was mum on the injury, saying he'd have an injury report
on Wednesday. Amendola showed his emotion before heading in for X-rays
when he flung his helmet into a wall with his left arm.
"He was never standing up at Missouri. And as a matter of fact,
he played about half the time, or I would say at least 40 percent of the
time, he was a defensive tackle for Missouri," Fangio said. "So, he
always had his hand down. So, you never were able to see that on film.
You had to just project that."
With Parys Haralson and Ahmad Brooks entrenched at the two
outside linebacker spots last season, the team was able to bring Smith
along slowly. In practice, he learned the nuances of playing in coverage
and run support, but on game days he was sent on the field
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in passing situations to rush the quarterback as a defensive end.
He filed a lawsuit against the league to get the punishment
overturned, but it was dismissed by circuit and appeals courts. His
appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court has not been addressed yet.
Stanford, whom the Dolphins claimed off the waiver wire last
month, played 13 games for the Panthers last season, contributing eight
tackles and one interception. The coaches are hoping he could help the
unit tighten up.
Also fined Friday were Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins, Packers
nose tackle B.J. Raji, Titans tackle Dave Stewart and Cardinals
placekicker Jay Feely, all docked $7,875 for unnecessary roughness.
Turner just wants to keep staying his current course - shoulder
pads square, hitting an open space and breaking tackles into the second
level of the defense.
He even showed some savvy in the passing game last week, catching a screen over the middle and running for a 60-yard touchdown.
Austin seemed to get more of the first team repetitions Friday.
He did none of that.
White insists he was never worried about his place in the
offense, even after the Falcons gave up a good chunk of their future for
the chance to draft Jones with the sixth overall pick last year.
General manager Thomas Dimitroff talked of wanting to be more explosive,
of wanting to break more long plays, which could have been taken the
wrong way by White, who was coming off a career-best 115 catches for
1,389
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yards.
While Thomas' pass rush skills are good, he separates himself
from many other good pass rushers with his outstanding play against the
run. You can observe from watching him play that he has been coached
well and learns from that coaching. He consistently carries out his
responsibility, maintains proper positioning, has good footwork and uses
hands correctly to take on run blocks. When he has "contain"
responsibility he consistently is able to control blocker so that the
blocker and the ball carrier are kept to his inside. Additionally, when
the offense runs a play away he consistently maintains backside
responsibility before coming down the line to try and make the play.
This enables him to be in position if the play turns out
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to be a play fake away with a "naked roll-back pass" to the tight end
on the backside. He makes it look easy taking on and defeating run
blocks out in space as he takes them on with good base and hand-use,
maintains position and can shed and make the tackle on runs to his side
of the field.
The team is having to lean on its reserves more than it cares
to. DB Travis Daniels might have to start at an outside CB spot, even
though he might be a more natural safety. That's the role he plays in
the team's dime defense.
Notes: Broncos FB Chris Gronkowski had no advice this week for his teammates who
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will be facing his brother, Patriots All-Pro TE Rob Gronkowski:
"They've seen the film. They played him last year, so they should have a
good idea. I don't have to go against him, so I don't really know."