Game 1 down... What do you wanna see in Game 2?
by JoelZumayaKegStand on Aug 16, 2010 4:22 PM EDT
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After I wrote a response to "winners and losers" in another fanpost... I wanted to leave the past in the past and look forward to this Saturday's game to ask what you all wanted to see... For me, I hope to see the following:
1) The secondary and linebackers taking better pursuit angles. This was a pretty poorly executed portion in the first game, and I think this needs to improve in order to limit gains. If we cannot tackle and take good angles, teams will 3-step drop us all day and leave our D-Line frustrated and useless.
2) Jahvid Best and Kevin Smith working in some semblance of a tandem similar to what they will be used in during the regular season. If Smith is not healthy, don't rush him, but this is more for my greedy desires than for the team's benefit. I want to see how Linehan wants to mix in Ksmooth and Jahvid.
3) Special Teams improvements. I am not concerned about missed FG's, but I think the blocking on kick/punt returns can definitely improve. Dante Wesley would be a nice player to see on the field in this case, as he isn't really contributing in the backfield.
4) Keep Matthew Stafford clean. I know that he needs his work, but truly, I do not want to see them putting Stafford out there for an extended period of time (a full 1Q/about midway through the 2nd? Is that right?) and have him go down, even for a few games.
5) Some crazy formation by Jim Schwartz/ Scott Linehan that they will NEVER use in the regular season yet makes other teams prepare for it when they face us (i.e.- Calvin Johnson in the wildcat with Jahvid Best next to him). I would love to verbize "Schwartzed" in the same way we have "Mayhewed".
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Improvement
I wanna see continued pressure from the D line, Jahvid Best getting some big gains, Stafford keeping his accuracy up and no injuries.
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I want to see the defense wrap up on tackles
They looked like turnstiles out there when the second team got on the field (and some of the first team)
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by j16941 on Aug 16, 2010 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm curious to see how well their conditioning is at the mile high atmosphere.
I want to see Derick Williams on the bench during punt returns and Toone out there for all those reps.
I want Smith, Pettigrew , Delmas and Levy on the bench continuing to heal.
I only want our starters out there for one series of plays to limit the injury possibilty.
Our 2nd and 3rd stringers really need those game reps.
I want to see Tebow knocked into another plane of existence.
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
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by The Profiler on Aug 16, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
i really agree with all, but love 4 and 5.
Keep stafford (and all the starters healthy. i understand we have a very young team that needs experience together, but we lack depth at a lot of positions and i don’t want injuries to start piling up this soon. It seems that every year we have more injuries then most. I love the idea about bluffing a play to waste the other teams time when they prepare for us. “Schwartzed” they will be! I’d love to see best break a big one also…
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more pressure
I wanna see the D line prove that they can continue to play like they did in pitsburg.
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
Definatley
Flozell adams is no Clady should be a much more challenging matchup for the trenches.
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
by The Profiler on Aug 16, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
KVB v. Clady should be a fun matchup to watch.
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Aug 17, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
No injuries #1
Dline 1st stringers play the same.
Suh get a sack or a nice tackle for a loss.
Secondary an linebackers improve on their tackling
The tide is turning!
I am not sure I actually have any wish list going into the game.
I agree with Wayne above, the conditioning in Mile High will be interesting. Other than that I will be happy with whatever the coaches decide to do. I view the preseason games as live inter team practices. So I do not have the same expectations on them that I would a normal game. I also think that a lot of teams play pretty conservative during the preseason, not wanting to reveal too much about their team to opponents. Therefore I take all of this with a grain of salt.
also
i wish for no injuries. i hate losing Dizon.
by x$pcents IV on Aug 17, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Usually in the 2nd and 4th preseason games the starters don't play as much as in the 1st and 3rd games
I’d like to see the 2nd and 3rd string take control and win the game after the first teams put in a good series.
by WestsideLionsFan on Aug 17, 2010 4:29 AM EDT reply actions
Pre-Season Game #2
The thing I want to see most in this game is Tim Tebow getting the chance to meet Louis Delmas.
by Detroitsportsfan3 on Aug 17, 2010 9:39 AM EDT reply actions
willie young... maybe?
or maybe tebow goes up to second string… and then gets to go up against turk? meh… either way, it won’t be the explosion I’d hoped for.
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Aug 17, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
i thought delmas wasn't playing until the first game of the regular season?
nursing that injury…
oh, and detroitsportsfan3, your picture is the background on my computer. such a sick background.
yeah buddy!
I want to see Willie Young play his ass off
I’m honestly still a little miffed about the whole releasing Hunter thing, and Young needs to impress me for me to feel otherwise. Not sure how you release a guy who’s proven he’s a solid NFL player because of a guy who had one good preseason game. So, yeah, Young needs to play well.
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