Taylor Jacobs

[QUOTE=scowan]Daseal, you have said it all right here. After Brunell looks at Moss and then Cooley, Patten's route is over and he dumps to Portis or Sellers. It is a little strange, because during the last and most sucessful Gibbs team (year 1991) Monk, Clark, and Sanders all had big years. The TE or H-B did not do much back then.[/QUOTE

That's not true. Don Warren, Rick Walker and Clint Didier were very instrumental in Gibb's offense and they certainly will be remembered by some of us old timers who cheered them on.

True, but they never had the kind of season that Cooley is having.

Cooley is on pace for 70 catches.

Your saying Harris sucks based on one game, Eagles. possibly the Giants too, but everyone sucked then. Harris had been very good up until those games, making big tackles. Give him a few more games before you officially declare he sucks.
Maybe it's me but Harris has been worked more than a few times this year. Notice how every time they break a big run it's to his side? I don't think that's a coincidence.

This is probably not for this thread, but I think we are going to need some guys down the streach to step up besides Moss and Cooley. However, it was nice to see the deep ball go to Patten in the Eagles game. He got interfered with, which lead to Seller's TD, but he was in good position to make that catch. At least he went deep and not Moss all the time. Is it me or does it seem like Cooley catches all of his ball on crossing routes or in the Flat? Moss catches the Slants and the once infamous, NOW famous WR screens. I think the Skins could exploit Moss's success by pump-faking to him and then throwing to Patten more.

Last week against the Eagles we may have seen the beginning of more involvement from Sellers.

The guy is a load in the open field.

Plus let's not forget about Portis who has become more involved in the passing game, and Betts had a nice catch last week too.

I'm loving these 5 WR sets. It's like Spurrier, but waaaaaaaay better.

The problem with Spurrier is that he would do a 5 WR set but have LOOONG developing patterns, getting Ramsey sacked.

[QUOTE=scowan]Daseal, you have said it all right here. After Brunell looks at Moss and then Cooley, Patten's route is over and he dumps to Portis or Sellers. It is a little strange, because during the last and most sucessful Gibbs team (year 1991) Monk, Clark, and Sanders all had big years. The TE or H-B did not do much back then.[/QUOTE

That's not true. Don Warren, Rick Walker and Clint Didier were very instrumental in Gibb's offense and they certainly will be remembered by some of us old timers who cheered them on.

Sunra, you are right about Warren, Walker and Didier to some degree, but it may be that there is a new trend at least this year in TE/HBs or whatever you want to call them. I mean if you look around the league at some teams who have winning records you find teams with one "go to" WR and one "go to" TE/HB. Examples: Skins, Chargers, Giants, Falcons, Chiefs (Gonzales is coming around). It seems like many teams like having a big brusier out there who has hands and can run you over instead of outrunning you.

Maybe it's me but Harris has been worked more than a few times this year. Notice how every time they break a big run it's to his side? I don't think that's a coincidence.


I agree. Harris has been getting worked on his side. He constantly whiffs tackles, and I've noticed also that lately he's been playing really soft coverage giving the WR's all types of cushion. Personally, I think we're better off with Carlos Rogers starting opposite of Springs. He's a much, much better tackler than Harris. And seems to be tougher against the run.

Hasn't anyone noticed that Rogers has had some forced fumbles, but we've never recovered them.

Seems like Harris has lost some confidence.

Right now Brunell is really locked on to Moss, and Cooley, and yes Cooley is a much bigger part of the game plan than other TE's, and H-backs in the past, I don't know if it's so much Jacobs fault right now, rather more so the productivity of Moss, and Cooley, and to a lesser degree Sellers, Patton see's very little as well and he's a proven game breaker, I just think Brunell is locked in right now on those 3, but he should look to spred it around and get comfortable with the other guy's, because it's front page news at this point if you want to beat us, take Moss, and Cooley out of the game, and it's only a matter of time before we see a heavy dose of that by defenses, ala the Giant game.

i would be really surpised if taylor jacobs made the team next year.hurt way too often