I hope they can keep this guy healthy. He has had at least one pick in every game he's started this year.

Definite keeper and upgrade to Richard Marshall.

I dogged him earlier in the week for bad moves but Kudos to Ireland for this one.

Patterson is under contract through 2014. Grimes should be resigned. This kind of makes those high draft picks at CB a luxury IF they pan out.

We are a much different team with a healthy Cam Wake, Dimitri and Grimes on the field.

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eesti Wrote:
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> I hope they can keep this guy healthy. He has had
> at least one pick in every game he's started this
> year.
>
> Definite keeper and upgrade to Richard Marshall.
>
> I dogged him earlier in the week for bad moves but
> Kudos to Ireland for this one.
>
> Patterson is under contract through 2014. Grimes
> should be resigned. This kind of makes those high
> draft picks at CB a luxury IF they pan out.
>
> We are a much different team with a healthy Cam
> Wake, Dimitri and Grimes on the field.

You got that right. The D looked like it did in the first 2 games last night. Also, no Tannehill turnovers helped.

Considering how long the defense was on the field....makes their performance all the more impressive.

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Patterson was the turnover edge the team has been searching for.... tied for 1st with 4.... I dont believe he had an interception in the buffalo game though... But he has 4 starts and 4 picks, thanks to his double header in the opener....
I agree we dont have great depth, when Wake, Patterson, Ellerbe have been out the defense struggles at their respective position... We are much stronger with Carroll as our 3 then our 2... Even though Carrol is having a decent year....

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Bernard reminds me a lot of Thurmon Thomas. I used to cringe seeing him run roughshod through our defense.

montequi Wrote:
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> Bernard reminds me a lot of Thurmon Thomas. I
> used to cringe seeing him run roughshod through
> our defense.

What's the trade deadline? We should be talking to the Bungles to see if they are willing to trade Jarvis Green Ellis. I know it might not be wise for THEM to let go this early but that's why there are con men in the world and that's why they feed off suckers. Get him while they're wondering.

colonel Wrote:
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> Patterson covers very well and his 4 interceptions
> in as many games show he's very skilled. Grimes is
> very feisty and keeps trying. Although he looked
> whipped in the 4th quarter. Both are playmakers we
> needed.
>
> The Defense won the game, but there's a weakness
> with tackling. Lots of feeble tackles aside from
> Bengals RB Bernard scooting around making our
> tired defense miss him.

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Why wouldn't Grimes be whipped? He took an int back 94 yards, then on the Bernard run, Grimes must have run about 60 yards chasing him, along with all the other plays covering receivers down the field.

I wouldn't be surprised if an ambulance had to take him home.

ChyrenB Wrote:
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> montequi Wrote:
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> -----
> > Bernard reminds me a lot of Thurmon Thomas. I
> > used to cringe seeing him run roughshod through
> > our defense.
>
> What's the trade deadline? We should be talking
> to the Bungles to see if they are willing to trade
> Jarvis Green Ellis. I know it might not be wise
> for THEM to let go this early but that's why there
> are con men in the world and that's why they feed
> off suckers. Get him while they're wondering.

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Deadline has come and gone. Last Tues, 4PM I believe it was.

love the grimes and late last year Patterson acquisition

The defense was on the field for an eternity. The group whose play was most affected by this was our Linebacker core and then possibly our safeties. TONS of terrible whiffed arm tackles. It was embarrassing and it really hurt us on a number of plays that went for big yards that should have been stopped at the LOS or right around it. The D-line looked like they only got better and the corners played very well throughout (despite what was for some reason a very slippery field)