CAUGHT IN THE TRAP � again�
-Still Trap is OK with the 2-2
record thus far.� No panic here.� Yes, the defeat against the Bitans hurts,
but there�s so much to be taken from it, even a dimbulbed staff like Cowherd�s
can make serious progress and advances.
-Trap is not panicking regarding
Chad Scott, either.� Stiller fans
forget, or fail to understand, that the Stillers have NEVER valued �cover�
corners.� If they did, DeShea would be
in there.� No, the Stillers value �run
stopping corners who can cover � sometimes�.�
THAT is their defensive philosophy.�
Cowherd actually inherited this from his father, Marty
Shitenhiemer:� Establish the run, stop
the run, and keep the games close.� It�s
a philosophy that will get you to the playoffs, but not much further�
Anyways, Chad and DeWayne will
have good days and bad days, and probably more bad ones because of the
SCHEME.� There ain�t too many corners
who can tackle like they do, and THEN be forced to play OFF the receiver some 8-10
yards, without getting beat deep a few times.�
The Stiller D went into the game with two objectives:� Stop the run, and shut down Mason.� They did both.� They failed at everything else.�
Re-work the plan � it�s early � plenty of time to fix it.
-Ever since Trap defended the
pussboy Gildong a couple of weeks ago, the flamer has done next to
nothing.� For a linebacker, he has all
the impact of a water pistol on a Bradley tank.� Sure, the sack last game was great, but what else did he
do?????� Damn.
-Finally, after a few years, Plex
is actually starting to use his hands to catch some passes.� Finally.�
Hey Plex, welcome to professional football.� Let me know the addresses of your high school coaches so Trap can
send them a Thank You Note for never teaching you how to catch�
-Many have gotten on Plex about
the play that resulted in the INT in which he ran a slant.� Everyone saw him get off the line late.� Trap maintains that this is ON PURPOSE, to
give the other receiver an extra second to cross in front and clear.� You�ll only find this analysis in this
column � so either Trap is full of shit, or Trap�s got better
insight�.Hmmmmmm�.
Nonetheless, Plex ran a terrible
route, and displayed his propensity to give up on routes too soon, and not move
to the ball as it�s coming.� Can you say,
�contact-shy�?
-Maddox is a good QB when he has
time, and a below average QB when he doesn�t.�
No surprise here!� The front
office was BRILLIANT in not giving this guy more money.� If he were more athletic, he might deserve
it.� But, the pathetic attempt to get
out of the endzone was about as inspired as a paraplegic wheel chairing up a
flight of steps.� Trap could have fallen
out of bed and gotten out of that endzone.�
Horrible.� This guy must use
bricks as insoles in his cleats, because his feet are as nimble as Orson
Welles�.� Trap isn�t sure if he wants a
change made to Batch, but, as this writer predicted, we are gonna see Batch
anyway, cause The Statue simply won�t make it without injury given this
offensive line.
-Speaking of the offensive line,
how do they play so well at times, and so PUTRID at others?� Baffling.�
Faneca is a stud, and Trap thinks that Hartings had a good game.� But, Simmons still has strength issues, and
Fordham is gawdawful � he needs replaced.�
Ross was OK, given his late assignment, but Trap has to wonder:� just HOW BAD are the backups if they can�t
unseat these stiffs???� If Simmons can�t
show the strength needed to stop bull-rushes, then it�s time to put Vincent in
there.� Let Simmons learn in
practice.� He�s gonna get Maddox killed,
if Fordham doesn�t do it first�
-Trap�s take on Zeroue:� it has become painfully clear to me that
Amos can make the hard cuts, but does not have the quick feet to make
the soft cuts.� THIS is the big
liability of Zeroue, and it explains why he goes down so easily.� Hard cuts take a huge shift in momentum, and
it�s easy to lose balance, or to be knocked off your feet with a hit.� Soft cuts allow for balance, and can allow a
runner to take a hit during the cut.�
Bettis HAS the quick feet to make soft cuts.� So do most of the top-flight running backs in the league.� Zeroue doesn�t, and never will.� A feature back MUST be drafted.� Till then, Zeroue must start ANYWAY!� He brings the MOST to the table at the
BEGINNING of the game to keep defenses honest.�
Think about that.� When a defense
opens the game against the Stillers with Bus in the backfield, they have
basically ONE mission � get into the backfield.� Bus can do NOTHING if they do.�
Zeroue at least CAN.� Start
Amos.� Work Bus in later.
-Still need to throw more to
Reimersma.� ESPECIALLY over the
middle.� HAVE TO.
-Special teams continue to be
vomit.� Yawn.� What�s new?� Thanks, Bill.
-An offense like the Stillers
needs to throw AT LEAST 4-5 bombs a game.�
There is NO REASON not to when you have the tallest receiver in the
NFL.� As Trap has stated MANY times in
the past, if the long ball gets INT�d 45 yards downfield, we just got a better
punt than Josh Miller gives us.� So
what.� Strrrrretch the defense!
-As long as Burnt Alexander remains
in the starting lineup, there is no hope for anything more than 1-and-out in
the playoffs.� He simply has very little
athleticism, and even less speed.� Lewis
and Cowherd are doing THEMSELVES a disservice in the long run by keeping him in
there.
-Thank God we�ve got the lowly
Brownies coming to town.� IF � and this
is a BIG �IF� � Cowherd has any sense at all, he�d use jailhouse blitzes early
and often against Couch.� Tim is prone
to making the wrong decisions, and the defense should be able to win this game
with lots of turnovers.� Blitz, blitz,
blitz.