Posted on 01/27/2006 9:41:45 AM PST by Perdogg
Gibbs isn't gonna put up with him too long, no matter how good a player he is .. wasn't he fined and ejected from the Giants game for spitting in a player's face ?
I really miss Darrell Green.
Gibbs is not quick to jettison players that have problems. He kept Dexter Manley on the team until he completely self destructed.
I don't believe that Gibbs has a "win anyway you can" type mentality but probably just tries to help the player that is troubled. I think that NFL and college coaches realize that many players come from less than ideal backgrounds and that many will do fine with some guidance and a strong hand.
I'm not too sure about Roy Williams. He does seem to get beat by receivers more often than he should. The two bombs to Santana Moss in the first Redskin-Cowboy game this year is a good example. He is a very active player and seems to have a nose for the ball though.
Now that the horse collar tackle is illegal, he does seem to be a little less sure of himself tackling another player.
I agree with you on Dawkins, he is a great player - one of those that won't make the HOF but is super solid for years and the heart of a team.
LOL!!!
46 years is a bit excessive. I do not see enough evidence to justify this. The Prosecutor is just trying to be overly ambitious with this case.
He does seem to get beat by receivers more often than he should. The two bombs to Santana Moss in the first Redskin-Cowboy game this year is a good example.
True enough, although I cut him some slack with that since he plays Strong Safety. It's odd, if you just looked at their body types, you'd probably put Williams in centerfield and Taylor up at the line, but their talents are what they are. Moss in a go route is tough for the under guy and Keith Davis on top isn't exactly what you want backing you up.
You're right about the horse collar. He did yank an Eagle down this season (can't remember which, I kind of erased the whole season from memory) but he used the jersey collar rather than the pads so it was clean.
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I have to wonder why they kept the horse collar tackle legal if it by the jersey. The whole point was to prevent injuries and a horse collar tackle by the jersey is just as prone to injure a player as one inside the collar.
I agree with cutting Willams some slack since at strong safety, he is usually not responsible for primary coverage on deep routes. It is he responsibly to help the DB though, and on a some deep routes he has come up short.
I think you make a good point. My brother-in-law is a district attorney and he thinks that judges are more likely to deal strictly with celebrities simply because they fear the accusation of going easy on the rich and famous.
No joke. Raping a kid in Vermont carries a lesser penalty than what most states hand out for a 2nd offense DUI.
Anyway, TRRW is much more effective if he can play in mostly run support. In college, he basically created his own position, which Coach Stoops called the Roybacker. Basically he was a safety/linebacker hybrid. Dallas has been playing him more in pass coverage, and so he is out of position.
Several years ago, another Redskin player was involved in a road accident. His name escapes me now, but he wrapped his Benz around a tree. When the cops got to the wreck, the first thing out of this guys mouth was "I'm so and so, defensive back for the Washington Redskins". Talk about a rich, arrogant POS.
What "class" would you put pro athletes in? No Class?
In the rich and famous class. In reality, most NFL players aren't really rich or all that famous but they are grouped in the class by those with class envy.
I know what you mean, but when faced with such a situation, you can't blame a person for trying. Don't you think that if a cop is ever stopped for a DUI that the first thing out of his mouth is that he is a cop?
Regardless, the fact that the story you mentioned was reported shows that the cops didn't give the guy a break because of his being an NFL player.
Go to Google and search for Sean Taylor videos. There are two highlight films of him with "Bad to the Bone" as the background music. Great films of an amazing athlete.
You got it. There is a lot of class envy around here. Really saddens me sometimes.
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