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RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - BadMoonRising - 09-22-2010 12:34 PM
(09-22-2010 12:02 PM)DoDaDirtyBirdUK23 Wrote: No wonder he played lights out the rest of the game. He probably caught the red mist. Wonder if he'll a develop a John Henderson style get me going routine. That would be funny
Even if that man asked me to, I wouldn;t slap him.
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - Radical - 09-22-2010 12:35 PM
I don't get it either. Dude gets 6 INTs in almost that many starts(7 if not for gay refs), none of them are gimmie INTs like Brian Williams against 49ers last year or Franks' this past game, 2 of them are game enders, and people act like he's 2nd rate.
Is a solid tackler? No. He does give full effort and has made tackles, include that bone cruncher he layed in the Arizona game. I don't know why anyone would want the 3rd best cover guy starting just because he can tackle better. That's like putting out your 3rd best WR receiving option over your 2nd, just because he can block better(ahem).
Someone who can get 6 INTs in 8 starts, you don't bench. You don't put them at nickel(who needs to be a better tackler anyways) either. Just because the guy had one bad game against Mushin Muhammad 3 years ago, shouldn't have that hanging over him forever.
(09-22-2010 12:34 PM)BadMoonRising Wrote: Even if that man asked me to, I wouldn;t slap him.
You would tell that man no? 0_0
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - Beef - 09-22-2010 12:45 PM
(09-22-2010 11:06 AM)Muskokas Finest Wrote: Being an effective CB is about more than athleticism. Taking good angles is part of the mix
Except he didn't take a bad angle. You should watch the tape again. He ran from the opposite side of the field at a 45 degree angle to Hightower who was running in a straight line & he almost caught him. He had to cover nearly 1.5x the distance that Hightower did in the same time. If he would have changed his angle, he would have had to cover even MORE ground & he would have ended up catching him in the endzone or on the goal line.
The run wasn't even on his side for damn sakes. You're peeved at the guy who ran faster & further than anyone else on his team. You sound like you either just didn't pay attention to the play or you're just a Grimes hater.
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - Knight of God - 09-22-2010 01:19 PM
(09-22-2010 08:58 AM)Peyton Wrote: I've never seen a guy under a bigger microscope by a fanbase than this guy. Since he was benched early in the year last year, the guy has done nothing but steadily improve and ball his ass off.
Yet every week a decent portion of the fans are wanting to give his job to Chris Owens.
I mean, when QBs even throw at Grimes now, they are throwing nothing but comebacks and quick slants, and not even having good success with those.
But if he does give up a couple of 9 yard hooks to an All Pro like Fitzgerald, people feel the need to point it out that he did so? Even if the score is 34-7 Falcons at the time and the defense is intentionally playing soft.
And any time the Falcons give up a big play - it's Grimes fault. It doesn't matter if Grimes lined up on the far side of the field and chased the guy all the way down and missed on a diving tackle attempt after the guy had blown through the whole defense - it's Grimes fault.
People blame him on the Mendenhall run, and unfortunately D. Ledbetter fueled that fire, but that is wrong as well. Peterson got blown out of his gap on that play, the RB went inside of him, Lofton was nowhere to be seen, and the safeties had both either made bad decisions or taken bad angles - but it must have been all Grimes fault.
Fortunately I know the coaches can see how he is playing, and dude is locked in at LCB.
But still, it kind of irritates me.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Well I won't lie and say that I wasn't really big on Grimes before, but I have seriously warmed up to the guy. My understanding is that starting isn't a major deal on the DL, but is in the LB Corps and Secondary. So far Owens has outplayed Grimes, but as you make it known Grimes plays hard and gives everything.
Question is, does Owens DESERVE a starting job.
Whoever is the starter just is. I wanna see both guys shine and for me it comes down to win/loss.
Those big run plays were not Grimes' fault. We need things to happen on the DL that hasn't.
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - BadMoonRising - 09-22-2010 01:24 PM
(09-22-2010 12:35 PM)Radical Wrote: You would tell that man no? 0_0
LOL,
I would pray I could fine some close to me stupid enough to say sure.
Then I would grab a camera liekt he guy who filmed this.
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - juraitwaluzka - 09-22-2010 01:52 PM
Quote:Was disappointed that Grimes could not stop Hightower on his 80 yarder.
That play happened because of 2 successful blocks (neither against Grimes) and then DeCoud taking too flat of an angle, after that there was no one left.
I know Grimes should've tackled him in the end zone for a safety, sacked the QB, run both a fumble and an interception back for a TD, all of this on the same play then enticed the entire Cardinal offense into committing 11 personal fouls, so yeah we really should cut the guy.
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - Peyton - 09-22-2010 01:54 PM
(09-22-2010 01:52 PM)juraitwaluzka Wrote: That play happened because of 2 successful blocks (neither against Grimes) and then DeCoud taking too flat of an angle, after that there was no one left.
I know Grimes should've tackled him in the end zone for a safety, sacked the QB, run both a fumble and an interception back for a TD on the same play then enticed the entire Cardinal offense into committing 11 personal fouls, so yeah we really should cut the guy.
LOL I think this guy feels what I am sayin.
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - TomBradyMVP12 - 09-22-2010 01:56 PM
(09-22-2010 01:52 PM)juraitwaluzka Wrote: That play happened because of 2 successful blocks (neither against Grimes) and then DeCoud taking too flat of an angle, after that there was no one left.
I know Grimes should've tackled him in the end zone for a safety, sacked the QB, run both a fumble and an interception back for a TD, all of this on the same play then enticed the entire Cardinal offense into committing 11 personal fouls, so yeah we really should cut the guy.
Now that's a great first post.
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - Knight of God - 09-22-2010 01:57 PM
(09-22-2010 01:52 PM)juraitwaluzka Wrote: That play happened because of 2 successful blocks (neither against Grimes) and then DeCoud taking too flat of an angle, after that there was no one left.
I know Grimes should've tackled him in the end zone for a safety, sacked the QB, run both a fumble and an interception back for a TD, all of this on the same play then enticed the entire Cardinal offense into committing 11 personal fouls, so yeah we really should cut the guy.
Good one
RE: My Brent Grimes Rant - Tandy - 09-22-2010 02:07 PM
(09-22-2010 11:54 AM)mcsupersport Wrote: SportsFreak came on here and said the misfit was by Safety DeCoud, in the Pitt game. He guessed wrong and wasn't in a position to make a play. BUT you also have to look at Peterson getting blown up in the play and Coleman making a bad angle play as well. Ovie had a bad holding call, Baker had a bad holding call, and Keonan had a bad punt all to set up the Stealers in the first place, so the ending of the Pitt game was a team effort to screw it up.
In the Cards game, Spoon was cut blocked, tripped Anderson and then Spoon was laid out again once he got back up and tried to make a play. So Spoon was laid on the ground TWICE in one play that went 80 yards for a TD.
The idea that Grimes was in any way the responsible party for either TD is stupid. Be glad though we have good enough CBs to be arguing over who should start rather than who should be cut and replaced!!!!!
It wasn't DeCoud though. He was being held by Ward on that play. I've slow-motion played that over and over. It was not DeCoud, that much I am positive of.
I do know that Trey Lewis was laying on the ground - Grimes was having a linebacker shoved into his face and overall - our defense was pretty exhausted at that point - first game of the year and they had that big Pitt offense running it straight at the gut all day.