Dockery Kicks it Up a Notch!

Derrick Dockery looked like he made some strides on Sunday. On one play in particular I remember Dockery tossing a d-lineman from Houston to the side like a ragdoll and taking on another block to spring a big run. I remember seeing him doing some more of that in the Houston game as well. I think, for the first time I remember, that he made a big step toward living up to that potential that Buge's is always talking about.

Dock was a monster yesterday, no doubt.

That is where he is best. In mauling run blocking. He did well. We had some other under the radar quality performances yesterday.

Sellers played well. Betts played well. Cooley blocked outstandingly. We didn't hear Carlos Rogers' name much. Washington was a beast as normal. Just about everyone reall excelled.

Betts definitely ran his a$$ off. I think that we're at our best when we have Portis and Betts tearin' it up and keeping each other fresh. Both of them put up some monster stats.

Betts is a very average back. We've all said it before, solid #2 RB, but if he's your starter then your RB situation ain't great.

Put him behind a line that performed as well as the Skins did yesterday, and Betts can look pretty darn good. But Betts didn't suddenly get better. He just had mad space to run through. Dockery and Randy Thomas especially looked great. When it came to the run game, the line stepped up.

Bam!

One run i saw atleast one run..it was all betts...he had an awesome cutback and just outran the defenders....the hole closed!

I thought ( as did everyone, I suppose), that the whole line played well. That was certainly in part a function of the Texans woeful front, but whatever. It should build confidence and chemistry. Our line excells when the blockers get to the second level and can crush LBs and DBs. And they have the talent to do so. Did yall notice the counters and pulls that they ran? I love seeing those huge lineman come sweeping around and just smashing people. Very old school.

They still have to get their short yardage groove on. Sometimes, it takes them a bit to get going, and so in short yardage, they miss the initial push. But when they can get out into space, man. That's a Gibbs/Buges line at its best. Nice to see Saunders using it well.

Now they've got to take that momentum and match up with maybe the best front in the league. GO DIRTBAGS!!!

Dockery looks a lot leaner and meaner than last year. Hindsight is 20/20 but man we should have locked him up for a few years. Knowing the Skins, he'll probably walk for more money at the end of the year.

That's why the skins ran so well last year. Run outside the tackle with DOCK pulling!