Since he was the #1 pick; the spotlight is on Mario, as it should be. Everyone is asking about how he's progressing and are now getting excited about that progress. Now Ryans is starting to get noticed for his play. This defense is getting better all the time because the younger players are coming around. By the way, that penalty on Mario $ucked so bad, I thought the universe was going to implode! I guess you can't put 2 hands on the QB anymore.
Watched sportscenter and no mention of Mario was made. They did talk about Bush though...I forgot the exact statistic, but it was something like he is one of the few people ever to have 10+ rushing attempts and negative yardage.
I was at Giants stadium today for the game and Mario looked GREAT! He really should've had 3 sacks today. He was so close on at least 2 occasions. I loved how the crowd got riled up after the first sack and he was taunting the crowd with that fake basketball shot. The fans around me kept yelling REGGIE BUSH after the penalty.
isn't that fake basketball shot a signature of the Giants' players when they make a play. The "Ballin" from the Jim Jones video.
You mean like this: <embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-614919460918995557&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed> ??
Haha...wow, he just tossed that tackle like a ragdoll. That's the strength/speed combo that was so tempting to NFL scouts.
Mario Williams is now my favorite player in the NFL! I love how excited he gets after a sack, and that basketball shot thing was awesome! Oh yeah, the rest of the team is awesome, too. I can't wait for next year. (I started to list off my other favorite players and came up with half the team.)
yes it is and the Giant's definitely do that. That's why the fans were so mad that Mario was mocking them.
I just saw it on SC too. ESPN cracks me up. They start the Saints Highlights by showing Reggie Bush's ankles. They start making excuses right away. Then the Texans highlights come on, and Mario isn't even seen in any of the highlights.
ESPN has too much invested in Reggie Bush to point out his mistakes or the fact that he is inept at running between the tackles. How many commercials have we already seen of Reggie Bush pimpin' the short-lived ESPN Mobile or the ESPN Fantasy Draft? Reggie is their golden boy and they will make any excuse to make him look good. Back to the topic of the thread, Mario looked great out there and I can't say enough good things about Demeco Ryans. Another draft next April like this past one and I'm thinking playoffs in 2007.
Mario was awesome today! Those sacks were SICK. Vince, and Reggie.....well....flat out played like ****. BUsh...oh man...that was funny.
I maintain that 2008 is the year to look forward to.... it normally takes a new coach/GM combo 3 years to make their mark. This year is about flushing all the Capers/Casserly out of the system... its about 80% there, but there are still some remnants of playing style/ideology. Once that is done, the next step is confidence. Next year is about finding ways to WIN games. The previously instilled confidence should start yielding some tangible results. There still may be a question about talent, which is why you can't automatically assume playoffs. Year 3 SHOULD be the one where you have the confidence, you have enough talent in their prime, and you are confident in running a game plan and making the OTHER team adjust to you (instead of us adjusting to them... which has been the case for 5 years). If they don't make the playoffs (or make a good run at it) by this time, Kubiak should be wondering if he's the right man. It sucks that the team had to start over again (like an expansion team) with this past year's draft... if other things were in place like they should have been, Vince could have been the choice. If they can solidify the O-line in this next year's draft (or make sure that Spencer is fully healthy), the things that should have been in place after years 1 and 2 will FINALLY be somewhat stable (the o-line and d-line).
here's a question. IF this is where reggie ends up...as a very pedestrian runner and a bit of a threat out of the backfield as a receiver.... will that make reggie the most undeserved, overhyped athlete ever? seriously...the "experts" (SCOUTS INCLUDED...NOT JUST MEDIA GUYS!) were saying that Bush might be the best prospect in the past 25 years. we all remember the gayle sayers side-by-side comparisons. and i know it's an IF. i know reggie will improve from this. the question is how much?
I expected 50tkls and 6 sks for Williams which is on par with what bruce smith and some of the other guys got their 1st yr. People will realize that its not easy whether you play tackle,cb,lb or wherever. Sometimes you have guys like Freeney,Kearse and Peppers come in and make it look easy,but those are exceptions to the rule. I never bought the Bush deal ever! Its not a size or speed thing its a mental thing. If you were never forced to run inside, how will you get to the nfl and learn. Running inside is like playing center in the nba. You have to be willing and sometimes it will not be pretty,but in order to get a big,you start inside then break out. If you never run inside,defenses will never squeeze in so you can bend it out. I'm not going to call him a bust, i just never thought that high of him anyway. I never thought he was the best rb prospect in last 25yrs anyway. Think about this: Tomilson,Portis,Johnson,Alexander, and guys like that were drafted 2000 or later. Even a guy like Duece on his on team is a 1600yd 14td back yet he was going to trump all them? The thing is L.T. is not a huge guy either yet most of his big runs are inside. The football guys dont want to admit they're wrong but i thought his upside was Westbrook and his donwside was Metcalf.
Well, here's how Mario Williams looks to a NYG offensive lineman. http://blogs.chron.com/nfl/2006/11/mario_almost_inhuman_carr_gets.html
Nice. I saw Strahan seeking him out after the game. It looked like he was telling him the same kinds of things. I couldn't tell what he was saying, but he was smiling and shaking his head like he was pretty impressed.
