60 yards and a TD is not a stat line that will show up in the record books. However, it was how #17 put up those numbers. He showed great hands, and the reception where he went up in double coverage and caught the ball, spun 360 degrees in the air, and tapped both feet on the one yard line was amazing. He also drew a pass interference call that set up another score from the one yard line. That doesn't show up in the stats, but it was worth 49 yards.
Another play that won't show up statistics wise was when Mark threw a horrible pass on a simple comeback route. The corner read it the whole way and jumped the pass. Edwards made an amazing play pulling the DB's arms away and preventing a costly turnover. Great debut from the former Wolverine.
Cotchery was injured and it showed on the field. He may very well sit out next weeks game, but when #17, #89 and #81 are all healthy we should be a pretty explosive offense... even with a rookie QB. I also like the contributions of Brad Smith and Mr. August, David Clowney, who led the team in reception yards for the first time in his career. He had a beautiful catch on a long bomb from Sanchez that had me chanting "You can't cover the Clown!!" from my couch. All five of Mark's top targets present mismatch problems for defenses across the NFL.
I was excited to finally see Neon Leon and Thomas Jones making an impact. Jones actually looked quick and elusive. I thought those days were over. One question I have to ask is about the use of the rookie Greene when we were backed up against our own endzone. Jones and Washington were looking sharp. Why use the rookie in such a dangerous situation? Can't figure that one out.
The Saints loss was simply because of a rookie QB playing like a rookie QB, which has happened one out of five games. I like what I have seen from this young signal caller. He has had some success changing plays at the line. He plays with a short memory. When he makes a mistake he doesn't dwell on it, and is also not afraid to point the finger at himself. He throws a very accurate long ball, he has a much bigger arm than I previously thought, and he rarely misses the open man.
The only problem I have with him is the amount of interceptions he SHOULD have right now. He currently has a 74 QB rating, a little over 900 yards (183 yards a game), with 5 picks and 5 fumbles. Realistically he should have 9 or 10 picks. There have been a lot of questionable passes early in this players career. Hopefully he will continue to grown... there is no substitute for experience.
The Miami game was simply a shoot out that produced 35 points in the 4th quarter and 6 lead changes. I predicted us to be 3-2 at this point of the season and I am also confident we will split the season series with Miami. I see the next 3 games as wins which will leave us 3-1 during the 2nd quarter of the season and 6-2 overall. Things could be a lot worse.
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