Good..we are going to attack that middle of their D-line then. Wherever their weak, that's where we hit them.
Good..we are going to attack that middle of their D-line then. Wherever their weak, that's where we hit them.
The Steeler way...is the only way.
Originally Posted by coldrolled
Yea I saw this too. First Suggs now Taylor. Both beasts when it comes down to on the field play.
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Vontaze Burfict embracing opportunity with Cincinnati Bengals
CINCINNATI -- Vontaze Burfict swooped in from his middle linebacker spot and closed on the ball carrier, then quickly pulled up to avoid any contact. He was practicing the thing he needs to improve upon most.
No cheap shots. No late hits. No losing control.
The linebacker from Arizona State wasn't selected in the NFL draft last month, in large part because of the way he plays. He repeatedly was penalized for personal fouls in college, despite his coaches' insistence that he change. He also did poorly at the NFL Scouting Combine drills, marking himself a huge risk.
One cheap shot, and he could be gone. And he knows it.
"Yeah, that's what I practiced on today," Burfict said Friday, after the first workout of the Bengals' rookie minicamp. "We didn't have any pads on. You've got to be disciplined today. You have chances to hit somebody, but you let up. It just comes with practice."
The Bengals are known for taking chances on players with trouble in their college careers. They took Chris Henry in the third round in 2005, despite his troubles at West Virginia. In recent years, they've slightly changed their approach, signing troubled players to low-risk deals.
Burfict fits the pattern.
He was the Pac-10 defensive freshman of the year, starting nine games at middle linebacker. He quickly amassed a history of personal fouls -- more than a dozen in his career, including a 2010 game in which he head-butted Oregon State's Ryan Katz after the quarterback got up from a tackle and headed back to the huddle.
Last season, Burfict led the Sun Devils in sacks but was benched in the second half of a game after getting two personal fouls.
Burfict's poor performance at the combine sealed his reputation. He wrote NFL teams a letter giving his side of the situation, and Bengals coach Marvin Lewis showed an interest.
Lewis called him after the seventh round of the draft was completed and Burfict was still available.
"Not being picked, going undrafted -- I have a big chip on my shoulder," Burfict said. "And I'm ready to hit somebody."
"I have a big chip on my shoulder. Can't wait to hit somebody." Although common statements, maybe not what he should be emphasizing if trying to change his cheap shot ways and be convincing.
Weeden's got a cannon, and his major league arm was on display again Saturday as Cleveland's rookies continued their three-day minicamp with two practices.
Weeden's arm strength has been well-documented, and not just by the TV science experiment. While in college, he dislocated two of Cooper's fingers with missiles over the middle.
"He can either fire it in there or put some touch on it," Cooper said. "He's that kind of quarterback. He knows what to do with the ball."
The Ravens just finished up a session of rookie minicamp here in scenic Owings Mills, Md., and a big topic of conversation was Courtney Upshaw. The second-rounder from Alabama, the Ravens highest draft pick, will be expected to come in and compete. That was the deal anyway.
But when stud pass-rusher Terrell Suggs went down with a torn Achilles, putting his 2012 in jeopardy, the spotlight shined brighter on the newest outside linebacker.
Upshaw is hoping to step in and earn a spot on the field. But he isn’t putting undue pressure on himself.
“The coaches told me to come out here this mini-camp and learn the defense, come out here and compete,” Upshaw said. “Honestly, speaking on Suggs, there’s only one Suggs. You can’t replace Suggs. Everybody’s got to come in as a team. The veteran leadership on this team is not going to allow slacking on my part or anybody else’s. Everybody’s gotta step up.”
Good attitude. And really, Upshaw will combine with Paul Kruger, Sergio Kindle and others to make up for the loss of 14 sacks
Ravens | Courtney Upshaw will look to drop weight
Sun, 13 May 2012 11:39:51 -0700
Baltimore Ravens LB Courtney Upshaw said he will try to lose some weight this offseason in order to get ready for the start of training camp. He wants to be well conditioned when competing for a starting job.
Read more: http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl#ixzz1uqaeQgSA
It's no fun when the rabbit has the gun
First-round pick Dre Kirkpatrick got off to a tough start on Friday, leaving some worried about whether he has the pace to take on top receivers in the NFL and close down in space. Kirkpatrick thrived bumping receivers at the line in college, and there are doubts he will be able to employ that strategy against bigger pro receivers.
Mike Zimmer has used this weekend to begin the transition, and there is hope that Kirkpatrick can get up to speed fairly quickly.
Flacco to the rescue!!!
Joe Flacco isn't perfect. Study his tape from last season and you'll find a handful of rock-solid starts mixed with a rash of mysterious outings. One week he's shredding the Pittsburgh Steelers, crashing the elite-QB conversation; the next he's frazzled and desperate against a weak-sister Jacksonville Jaguars squad on national television.
The Ravens have played good defense for so long that Flacco's early-career achievements are sometimes brushed aside. He was asked this week how he'll respond if that revered defense suffers with the loss of All-Pro linebacker Terrell Suggs. In essence, if Baltimore surrenders points, can Flacco roll with the training wheels off?
"I want us to get in more of a mind-set where we have to score points," Flacco told the team's official website. "Should this be something that makes us do that? No. We shouldn't feel any more pressure because we don't have (Suggs). We still have a great defense and we still have a great team.
"But having said that, if it does put more pressure on us, if we do feel like we have more pressure on us and we need to score more, I don't think that's a bad thing."
Flacco is the first NFL signal-caller to win a postseason game in each of his first four years in the league, but even that hasn't won his critics over. Carrying that rugged defense for once might help.
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