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TRAPPED

September 30, 2003 by Still Trap

CAUGHT IN THE TRAP � again�

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.

 

 

 

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