Betts!?!?

SkinsRock · 10-11-2004, 01:59 PM

On a CB or safety blitz, it is not that uncommon for them to come in unblocked, or barely touched. That's no excuse for Betts, but I do remember seeing our DB's blitzing and either taking a bad angle or just whiffing on the tackle on more than one occasion last night. Unfortunately, Reed just did it the way it is supposed to be done.

illdefined · 10-11-2004, 02:15 PM

what about maybe running for the fumble, or god forbid stop Reed from scoring after let all that happen???

Gibbs should bench him one game out of prinicple. not even let him be on the sideline.

tjmorgan · 10-11-2004, 02:21 PM

That could be the worst attempt by a professional player I have ever seen. You are being paid to be a NFL player, you have to forth more effort than that. Betts completely blew all aspects of that play. All he had to do was chip him, go down low on him, anything to buy one second, and he did nothing. I have seen kickers make better attempts at plays than that. Then, he makes another half-ass attempt at tackling Reed. Except, Reed was gone from the spot that Betts was running too. Aweful. Due to injuries, I had Betts on my fantasy team. I prayed he did not come back in last night, even though it meant I could get no points out of him. Brunell should rip him a new one for that.

d151b · 10-11-2004, 02:26 PM

why in the hell is he(betts) the 3rd down back anyways? you and i both know we're not going to run it on 3rd and long! so, why not get morton in there? someone who can catch the ball coming out of the backfield that's fast enough and can make the moves necessary to get to the sticks! why can't we just do a draw with CP up the middle, why the slow developing plays to where he never gets his motor going and thus we abandon the run game and go with mr. "i was good a decade ago" brunell....?!

celts32 · 10-11-2004, 03:45 PM

Betts didn't even get in Reeds way. He almost moved aside for him. Awful awful awful! Also if he couldn't block why not just tackle him and take the 10 yard penalty? He was an absolute train wreck on that play. And on replays it didn't look to be a 100% effort. It is impossible to do a worse job in that situation than he did.

Hogskin · 10-11-2004, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Betts looked awful on that play I agree, and it was a HUGE play that swung the game to the Ravens in my opinion. But should we cut the guy like some suggest? Let's try to keep a sense of realism in all of this.

That's not how you build a team, one mistake and you're done. If that was the case we wouldn't have anybody playing for us right now.

Well, I tend to agree - you know how I hate overreaction.

But I have to say that was one of the worst performances I have EVER seen by a pro. He stood and WATCHED as Reed went after his QB!!!!!!!! HORRIBLE!!! At a MINIMUM, he should have clipped the guy and taken the penalty. Once Reed ran around him, he just became a spectator. I was completely shocked.

That Guy · 10-11-2004, 09:13 PM

every time reed started within 5 yards of the line, you knew he was blitzing... brunell should have been more aware, but betts really really needed to slow him down in anyy way possible... and side stepping isn't going to get it done.

10-11-2004, 01:59 PM	#16
SkinsRock Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crofton, MD Age: 55 Posts: 907	On a CB or safety blitz, it is not that uncommon for them to come in unblocked, or barely touched. That's no excuse for Betts, but I do remember seeing our DB's blitzing and either taking a bad angle or just whiffing on the tackle on more than one occasion last night. Unfortunately, Reed just did it the way it is supposed to be done.

10-11-2004, 02:15 PM	#17
illdefined Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nyc Age: 48 Posts: 2,631	what about maybe running for the fumble, or god forbid stop Reed from scoring after let all that happen??? Gibbs should bench him one game out of prinicple. not even let him be on the sideline.

10-11-2004, 02:21 PM	#18
tjmorgan Camp Scrub Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 47	That could be the worst attempt by a professional player I have ever seen. You are being paid to be a NFL player, you have to forth more effort than that. Betts completely blew all aspects of that play. All he had to do was chip him, go down low on him, anything to buy one second, and he did nothing. I have seen kickers make better attempts at plays than that. Then, he makes another half-ass attempt at tackling Reed. Except, Reed was gone from the spot that Betts was running too. Aweful. Due to injuries, I had Betts on my fantasy team. I prayed he did not come back in last night, even though it meant I could get no points out of him. Brunell should rip him a new one for that.

10-11-2004, 02:26 PM	#19
d151b Special Teams Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 157	why in the hell is he(betts) the 3rd down back anyways? you and i both know we're not going to run it on 3rd and long! so, why not get morton in there? someone who can catch the ball coming out of the backfield that's fast enough and can make the moves necessary to get to the sticks! why can't we just do a draw with CP up the middle, why the slow developing plays to where he never gets his motor going and thus we abandon the run game and go with mr. "i was good a decade ago" brunell....?!

10-11-2004, 03:45 PM	#20
celts32 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hackettstown NJ Age: 53 Posts: 2,665	Betts didn't even get in Reeds way. He almost moved aside for him. Awful awful awful! Also if he couldn't block why not just tackle him and take the 10 yard penalty? He was an absolute train wreck on that play. And on replays it didn't look to be a 100% effort. It is impossible to do a worse job in that situation than he did.

10-11-2004, 09:13 PM	#22
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 42 Posts: 17,553	every time reed started within 5 yards of the line, you knew he was blitzing... brunell should have been more aware, but betts really really needed to slow him down in anyy way possible... and side stepping isn't going to get it done.

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