Originally posted by GMathiasf
Callahan had a rough game today with <3 yards a carry and a fumble. Hoffman only had 2.3 yards a carry and 2 fumbles lost and it almost cost them. I think you have to consider what Robert Oldhouse means to us. I'm certain teams emphasize run defense against us and he's 2nd in the conference in rushing yards and has carried 343 times without a fumble lost. Yes, his average per carry isn't elite but we've rode him to our 11-4 record. He hasn't received all the glory for the TDs but he's set up most of them. His biggest game was a 22 for 112.5 for 5.1/carry against the Killer Bees (the same D that held Hoffman to 2.3 and 2 fumbles today) in a big win for us giving us the 5 seed over the Bees. On defense, I think you have to consider Brent Starr who leads all FS in the conference in passes deflected. Free safeties with big tackle numbers is indicative of problems elsewhere in the defense. I actually take it as a compliment that our team can go 11-4 with no pro-bowlers, but I think Oldhouse deserves some consideration for what he does for us.
While I do have more tackles I do not believe that is due to problems with our defense. The pass deflections are nice but i prefer to just take the ball (9 times) away from them entirely. Took one to the house and would have taken two more back but the freakin qb's got the angle on me. Do you have any idea how embarassing it is getting tackled by the qb? lol
Callahan had a rough game today with <3 yards a carry and a fumble. Hoffman only had 2.3 yards a carry and 2 fumbles lost and it almost cost them. I think you have to consider what Robert Oldhouse means to us. I'm certain teams emphasize run defense against us and he's 2nd in the conference in rushing yards and has carried 343 times without a fumble lost. Yes, his average per carry isn't elite but we've rode him to our 11-4 record. He hasn't received all the glory for the TDs but he's set up most of them. His biggest game was a 22 for 112.5 for 5.1/carry against the Killer Bees (the same D that held Hoffman to 2.3 and 2 fumbles today) in a big win for us giving us the 5 seed over the Bees. On defense, I think you have to consider Brent Starr who leads all FS in the conference in passes deflected. Free safeties with big tackle numbers is indicative of problems elsewhere in the defense. I actually take it as a compliment that our team can go 11-4 with no pro-bowlers, but I think Oldhouse deserves some consideration for what he does for us.
While I do have more tackles I do not believe that is due to problems with our defense. The pass deflections are nice but i prefer to just take the ball (9 times) away from them entirely. Took one to the house and would have taken two more back but the freakin qb's got the angle on me. Do you have any idea how embarassing it is getting tackled by the qb? lol
