Bringing the Pain-1st half edition

[sportscurmudgeon]

Paintrain: You said:

"-Play the damn kids! I don't understand the rationale (besides Zorn's stubbornness) behind not activating and playing Rinehart, Barnes, Mitchell every week. We've seen Will Montgomery, NEXT! Why is Fred Smoot still active? NEXT! Antwaan Randle-El, nuff said. NEXT! Let' see some Thomas, Kelly, Mitchell on the field. Let's see some Moss in the slot. Let's see some Kelly in the slot. Let's just see something DIFFERENT than what we've seen."


In principle, I could not agree more. I agree that Montgomery is not "the answer" at offensive guard unless the question is, "Who is the least effective pass blocker starting on an OL in the NFC East?" But who do you put in there in his place who has showed ANYTHING yet. Rinehart and Williams are large human beings but other than that ...??? Do you really want to see D'Anthony Batiste at guard? Montgomery is not all that good but I don't see anyone on the depth chart that I have any confidence in at all.


Smoot remains active because Tryon can't play either. The only play Tryon seems to have mastered so far is the one where he chases a guy into the end zone about 4 yards behind the guy with the ball. Granted, Fred Smoot was overrated when he was at his best and is nowhere near as good as he used to be. But do I REALLY want to see more of Justin Tryon? No...


ARE is - - and has been - - an overpaid punt returner since he got here. And now he doesn't return punts all that well. Sit him down and play just about anyone else in his place. Frankly, I'd play Mitchell in the slot because I am becoming convinced that neither Thomas nor Kelly is going to amount to much more than a journeyman WR in the NFL. Mitchell may not either, but he hasn't been nearly as disappointing as the other two stiffs.