4 hours ago
A new offensive wrinkle has been introduced at practice...a Tight End Screen
As expected lots of media commentary on yesterday's scuffle/fight
First and foremost, they all pointed out that Shemar did not intend to hit Joe. He rounded the corner, untouched by Patrick and was off balance
Secondly. There is no way in the world Joe would not have been sacked if that were a real game. Patrick/RG MUST make that block
However, they all agreed that the response was spot on
They were glad the OL stepped up to respond to Joe getting knocked. They want to see more of that in a game. They feel that previous lines have been too placid when the QB gets beaten up illegally after the play with extracurricular hits
No one else got involved other than to break things up. Stewart was immediately pulled and had a one-on-one "discussion' with Coach Montgomery
In the locker room, the captains (and potential captains) said all the right things. Karras pointed out that the defense cannot hit Joe, but that the OL cannot let defenders go unblocked. He said he thought the afternoon OL meeting would start with a line along the tone of "You cannot suck like that." As he pointed out, all their hopes and dreams go through Joe. BJ had some one-on-one time with Shemar. TJ Slaton, who is giving off all sorts of captincy vibes, helped defuse things with humor
Hopefully, a bad practice gave the whole offense a wake up call. Things can get ugly fast, if Joe has a bad game because of constant pressure
As expected lots of media commentary on yesterday's scuffle/fight
First and foremost, they all pointed out that Shemar did not intend to hit Joe. He rounded the corner, untouched by Patrick and was off balance
Secondly. There is no way in the world Joe would not have been sacked if that were a real game. Patrick/RG MUST make that block
However, they all agreed that the response was spot on
They were glad the OL stepped up to respond to Joe getting knocked. They want to see more of that in a game. They feel that previous lines have been too placid when the QB gets beaten up illegally after the play with extracurricular hits
No one else got involved other than to break things up. Stewart was immediately pulled and had a one-on-one "discussion' with Coach Montgomery
In the locker room, the captains (and potential captains) said all the right things. Karras pointed out that the defense cannot hit Joe, but that the OL cannot let defenders go unblocked. He said he thought the afternoon OL meeting would start with a line along the tone of "You cannot suck like that." As he pointed out, all their hopes and dreams go through Joe. BJ had some one-on-one time with Shemar. TJ Slaton, who is giving off all sorts of captincy vibes, helped defuse things with humor
Hopefully, a bad practice gave the whole offense a wake up call. Things can get ugly fast, if Joe has a bad game because of constant pressure
"We have to play with a Santa Clara standard."
