PRESEASON

[Timone]

Contrary to bukdow's opinion, Mallett has a special ability to miss receivers.

[Tahoe]

That was a long friggin game.

[mercury]

Can someone talk about the game... what's missing besides kicking N.E. ass?

[Vinny]

Stafford looked really really good. Put the ball right on the money every throw except like 1. Not just hitting open receivers, hitting the right [correct] shoulder, the right spot, putting it where only his guy can get it. Underthrew one to Calvin but it wasn't a dangerous throw and Calvin came back and got it.

O-Line looked pretty good, even opened a couple holes for the backs. Would have been nice if Jahvid was playing to see how much of a difference that would make. Everyone seems to be all over Brown's jock but I thought he looked just "ok". Jerome Harrison had a big gainer on a designed screen where he pretty much just had to run behind his wall of blockers but the play before that he ran out of bounds 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage, untouched, nobody within a couple yards of him even. That's not gonna get him a roster spot.

The big Welker TD was a completely busted coverage where they all bit on the playfake.

Derrick Williams caught a TD and made a nice special teams tackle on a kickoff inside the 20. He might make the roster after all. Everyone's all about Stovall but I don't see it.

Stanton's pick bounced off of Nate Hughes in the end zone. It was hard to tell it either hit him in the chest or in the chin/facemask but either way he's gotta make that play. Probably cost himself a roster spot. Overall Stanton looked like he always does; made some things happen scrambling and had a great play to turn what looked like a sure sack into a first down. But as much as the actual pick wasn't his fault, he had 2-3 more that clearly should have been picked off but weren't; just horrible decisions.

Burleson continues to look great though he did drop one he should have had, I think in the end zone, can't remember.

Titus Young had one catch that I saw in the second half, I think he only played a couple series with the starters in the first half. No gauge on him yet.

[Vinny]

Also, we still can't stop anything in the flats. Going on 25 years of that.

[Timone]

Thank god for Vinny, otherwise these game threads are worthless.

[b-diddy]

mo-sto is 6'5". i'd rather give him the spot than derrick williams.

[Vinny]

I don't think it's worth arguing too much either way but I just think Williams is potentially more versatile. They might both make it.

[b-diddy]

probably true. i loved what i saw from recepticon last night. his drop notwithstanding, dude was playing hard as hell. i think it was on a screen we ran he was working a block hard all the way to the end of the play.

[Vinny]

I think if they keep 6 WR they both make it, unless I'm forgetting something obvious.

Mortal Locks:
1.Calvin
2.Burleson
3.Titus Young
Probable Veteran Presence:
4.Rashied Davis
Bubbling:
5. Stovall
6. Derrick Williams
7 Nate Hughes
Doubtful/Practice Squad:
Toone
Ballard
The Rest.

I guess this is predicated on Logan being listed with the RBs too though which I'm probably wrong about.