Monday, September 15, 2014

Rookie Watch Week 2

Mike Evans caught all four of his targets for 49 yards in the Bucs' Week 2 loss to the Rams, but got injured in the end of the game:   http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=9296&line=295078&spln=1

Sammy Watkins had eight catches for 117 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's Week 2 win over Miami:   http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/09/14/spiller-watkins-spark-bills-29-10-win-over-miami-2/

Watkins PFF grade was a +3.1 for week 2:    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/15/refo-dolphins-bills-week-2/


Gilbert was knocked out of the game temporarily with a head injury, but he returned and finished the game. He played much better than a week ago and finished with seven tackles and a pass break up:   http://www.morningjournal.com/sports/20140914/cleveland-browns-notes-karlos-dansby-makes-big-stop-to-help-set-up-browns-game-winning-drive
PFF on Gilbert - He may have allowed four of the five passes thrown into his coverage to be caught, but they went for just 29 yards.   Key Stat: Gave up just 0.85 Yards per Coverage Snap.   His grade was a +2.0:    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/15/refo-saints-browns-week-2/

Darqueze Dennard had 1 tackle against the Bengals (I can't really find anything on him.  Will post more if it becomes available):    http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/spartanshadows/2014/09/14/former-spartans-nfl-week2/15647743/

Bradley Roby, CB, Denver: Had six tackles — two for loss — in a 24-17 win over Kansas City:   http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/09/15/nfl-central-ohio-watch-0915-art-gelu8nfr-1.html

Cornerback Jason Verrett made his first career start, totaling five solo tackles:   http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/14/philip-rivers-nick-hardwick/

Rookie inside linebacker C.J. Mosley put a big hit on Steelers tight end Heath Miller, popping the ball outand recovering for Baltimore:    http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Defense-Causes-Three-Turnovers-Havoc/a5d719f5-8be8-4fc9-88f0-020b2ce77e1c

Ryan Shazier, LB, Pittsburgh: Had six tackles and five assists in the loss to Baltimore:   http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/09/15/nfl-central-ohio-watch-0915-art-gelu8nfr-1.html

Both Shazier and Mosley are discussed in this PFF article (Shazier had a grade of +0.4 and Mosley had a grade of -1.4):    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/12/refo-steelers-ravens-week-2/

Khalil Mack was one of Oakland's lone bright spots.  (His overall grade was a +4.4.  His grade was a +2.2 against the run, +1.5 as a pass rusher and +0.5 in coverage.   He picked up a hit, hurry, and a batted pass on 18 pass rushes and he added four stops in the running game, tied for the league lead this week among 3-4 outside linebackers.):   https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/15/refo-texans-raiders-week-2/

Anthony Barr on the other hand, had a much worse game, especially early on. The Patriots were finding ways to target him by either scheming receivers into his zone or willing to gamble that Gronkowski was the better player than him with the ball in the air. The Patriots were often right:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/275069041.html

Preston Brown, a rookie out of the University of Louisville, had a team-high 13 tackles in the Buffalo Bills' 29-10 victory against the Miami Dolphins:   http://www.kentucky.com/2014/09/14/3429799/kentuckians-in-the-nfl-cobb-scores.html

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/09/14/3429799/kentuckians-in-the-nfl-cobb-scores.html#storylink=cpy

Aaron Donald played well, showing flashes of what he could become (Again couldn't find much on him.  Will post more if it becomes available):   http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2014/9/14/6149641/rams-win-by-2-seconds-sort-of-quick-5-1

Aaron Donald is the leader in tackles for a loss with 4 of them:    https://twitter.com/PFF/status/511526546801446912

Pryor got beat by Jordy Nelson on a 80 yd TD.  Nelson made a cutback and Pryor slipped and fell:    http://www.espnwisconsin.com/common/page.php?feed=2&id=15941&is_corp=1

Calvin Pryor did have five tackles in the Jets' loss to the Packers:   http://www.kentucky.com/2014/09/14/3429799/kentuckians-in-the-nfl-cobb-scores.html

 Last week, Deone Bucannon blew a block that resulted in a blocked punt:   http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2014/09/14/rewind-arizona-cardinals-defeat-new-york-giants/15645639/

 FS Jimmie Ward was beaten by Brandon Marshall on two of the Chicago receiver's three touchdown catches:   http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/140915/san-francisco-49ers-playerwatch


Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/09/14/3429799/kentuckians-in-the-nfl-cobb-scores.html#storylink=cpyTE
Austin Seferian-Jenkins was inactive for the Bucs:   http://tbo.com/sports/bucs/bucs-notes-nothing-special-about-punt-kick-units-20140915/

TE Jace Amaro caught one pass for six yards in Sunday's Week 2 loss at Green Bay:  http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=9397&line=295068&spln=1

Amaro has 5 targets, 3 rec for 13 yds:    http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/16792/jace-amaro

TE Troy Niklas has 1 rec, 1 target for 16 yds:    http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/16797/troy-niklas

No comments:

Post a Comment

.main-inner .sidebar .Poll { background-color: #AD966C; padding: 15px; }