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Schneed10 · 05-16-2005, 08:57 AM

I don't know if I can say I'm excited to see any one new "player". What I'm most excited for is to see the effect these new players have on the team as a whole. I'm probably splitting hairs with that statement, if it makes any sense at all, but let me explain.

I'm certainly excited to see Moss bring the big long TD bomb that we desperately need, but just as much, I'm excited to see what effect his speed (as well as Patten's) has on the way the defenses play our team. I'm excited to see whether they can keep the safeties honest, preventing them from coming up and stacking the box. Really, the effect I hope Moss & Patten have is to open up more running lanes for Portis.

Also, with that in mind, I'm really excited about Rabach. I'm excited because he's young and new, but I'm really anticipating seeing his speed in getting out on some of those pulling blocks he'll need to run. Raymer just couldn't pull as quickly as was needed, and couldn't get in position to block, and I thought LBs were able to stack up in the hole against Portis last year. I'm excited to see Rabach get out to the linebackers with his speed, and see if Portis can get hit full speed before getting hit (instead of getting hit before he got to full speed). I think with Rabach, the opportunity is there to seal off a few more blocks.

I'm also very excited to have a much more nimble RT. Getting Jansen back is huge.

I'm also extremely excited to see if we have improvement in short-yardage due to the fullbacks we just drafted. I don't care if they never touch the ball, I just want to see if they can bulldoze some dudes down around the goalline.

Basically, we've brought in a few new parts on offense, which is great. But I'm focusing on what effect that's going to have on a player we already have, our best offensive player, Clinton Portis. I'm most excited to see if that 3.8 yards per carry can become 4.5, with several game-breaking TD romps. Gibbs is still, and always will be, a run-first guy. I love the running game.

Run, Clinton, run!!!

05-16-2005, 08:57 AM	#17
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 46 Posts: 12,458	Re: Most Excited About...? I don't know if I can say I'm excited to see any one new "player". What I'm most excited for is to see the effect these new players have on the team as a whole. I'm probably splitting hairs with that statement, if it makes any sense at all, but let me explain. I'm certainly excited to see Moss bring the big long TD bomb that we desperately need, but just as much, I'm excited to see what effect his speed (as well as Patten's) has on the way the defenses play our team. I'm excited to see whether they can keep the safeties honest, preventing them from coming up and stacking the box. Really, the effect I hope Moss & Patten have is to open up more running lanes for Portis. Also, with that in mind, I'm really excited about Rabach. I'm excited because he's young and new, but I'm really anticipating seeing his speed in getting out on some of those pulling blocks he'll need to run. Raymer just couldn't pull as quickly as was needed, and couldn't get in position to block, and I thought LBs were able to stack up in the hole against Portis last year. I'm excited to see Rabach get out to the linebackers with his speed, and see if Portis can get hit full speed before getting hit (instead of getting hit before he got to full speed). I think with Rabach, the opportunity is there to seal off a few more blocks. I'm also very excited to have a much more nimble RT. Getting Jansen back is huge. I'm also extremely excited to see if we have improvement in short-yardage due to the fullbacks we just drafted. I don't care if they never touch the ball, I just want to see if they can bulldoze some dudes down around the goalline. Basically, we've brought in a few new parts on offense, which is great. But I'm focusing on what effect that's going to have on a player we already have, our best offensive player, Clinton Portis. I'm most excited to see if that 3.8 yards per carry can become 4.5, with several game-breaking TD romps. Gibbs is still, and always will be, a run-first guy. I love the running game. Run, Clinton, run!!!