Week 7 Preview

21 Oct 2006


Week 7 preview
Category: Sports

Are you ready for some blitzes? Cause that's what we're gonna see all day. Peppers and the rest of those wild dogs on Carolina's defense are going to pin theirs ears back and try to bite big chunks out of Golden Boy Palmer. Whitworth and Guicheck's play will be magnified this week more than ever. I assume Cincinnati will try to run as much as they can particularly with Chris Perry returning this week. I'm tired of our conservative offensive playcalling but it makes sense to do just that this week.

Offensively we have plenty of injury issues. The line and the receiving corps especially. I really hope Chad and Carson can finally get in sink. Look for Perry to play a lot of slot receiver since Washington, Tab Perry, and Henry are all out. Our lack of a play-making tight end becomes more of a problem every week. We signed a receiver from Kentucky named Glen something. Maybe he can be a Cliff Russell type and just go long every play. Chatman needs to get open and really make some plays. Overall, we should run it many times if the score is close.

Defensively it's the same story. Guys not playing because they're hurt. Youth at linebacker is a tough thing to get by on. I'm not sure of Dex's return but we could use a better tackler hanging out in our secondary. Be aware of long runs up the middle because we'll drop our deep backs a long way to keep Steve Smith from killing us. Keyshawn will likely get plenty of chances to underneath and across the middle for eight to eleven yard gains. With a playmaker like Smith, all their other weapons become more dangerous. Hopefully Big Sam can take away the middle and force our speedy linebackers to close off the outside. Tori James had better tackle somebody and I dont wanna see him anywhere near Steve Smith. He's way too slow for that guy. Keyshawn isnt fast but he's big and Tori tackles like a girl (sorry ladies).

There's no way I can pick us to win. We're too beat up, we're coming off an awful loss, and every body's grumpy within the orginazation. It's up to Marvin at this point and I just dont think he's got his magic right now.

Carolina 24-16

Sorry kids.

Mojokong - the skeptical biped