Jazzhawk
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...lor-surprised-by-ezekiel-elliotts-physicality
I watched the start of the game and wondered how Kam was doing, then saw him get run over once by Elliott and worried a bit that maybe he's still not right. But now I'm thinking that his statement about Elliott may explain a bit why he and the rest of the team looks less than ready for the season to start.
Maybe this is just him making an excuse for getting run over, but his history shows he doesn't get run over, so I'll take this at face value. Our defensive starters (or at least some of them) aren't taking the pre-season games as serious as regular season. I recall a running play where Bennett was trailing and he slowed way down right before Elliott cut back and gained a bunch more yards. Made me think right then that if it had been regular season he wold not have slowed down and would have been there to take out Elliott and not let him get all those extra yards.
I guess the point I'm getting to is that, come regular season, I think we see the defense tightening up and playing to the whistle much more than we are seeing right now.
I watched the start of the game and wondered how Kam was doing, then saw him get run over once by Elliott and worried a bit that maybe he's still not right. But now I'm thinking that his statement about Elliott may explain a bit why he and the rest of the team looks less than ready for the season to start.
"He lowered his shoulder the first time, and I commend him for that. But I was just out there having fun."
Maybe this is just him making an excuse for getting run over, but his history shows he doesn't get run over, so I'll take this at face value. Our defensive starters (or at least some of them) aren't taking the pre-season games as serious as regular season. I recall a running play where Bennett was trailing and he slowed way down right before Elliott cut back and gained a bunch more yards. Made me think right then that if it had been regular season he wold not have slowed down and would have been there to take out Elliott and not let him get all those extra yards.
I guess the point I'm getting to is that, come regular season, I think we see the defense tightening up and playing to the whistle much more than we are seeing right now.