Comments on: Grant to run wild against the Falcons

By: scott in Wisconsin

scott in Wisconsin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:50:39 +0000

Same song, different singer. Sign a big contract, play worse. First chorus will be sung by Chad Clifton. Second chorus will be led by Ryan Grant.

“We’ll sign the contracts and suit up to play/ there’s more than money in my head today/ my cousin’s using my Lexus and it sure looks like rain/ hope he doesn’t leave the sunroof open again/ almost forget that I’m out on the field/ and I almost forgot that I’m out on the field.”

By: davek

davek — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:57:12 +0000

I think McCarthy has a dilemma on his hands. Do you go with the back that is clearly running better right now or do you stay with Grant in hopes he gets back to his form from last year? Let’s hope that awful game from Grant gets him pissed off enough that he breaks out on Sunday with a monster game.

By: awhayes

awhayes — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:37:18 +0000

Agreed A Rodg – while I was skeptical of Jackson’s talent coming into the season, I have to admit, like Lumpkin, whenever he’s been in, he’s done well (his dropped pass/interception excepted). It just seems like MM doesn’t ahve a good flow going right now between the backs. He also doesn’t seem to have his run/pass play mix down yet.

By: Aaron Rogders

Aaron Rogders — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:08:17 +0000

The few times that Jackson has run this year has looked far more explosive then Grant. So I don’t think it is entirely the O Line. I don’t understand why MM doesn’t give Jackson more carries. Is it bad to split carries with all three backs?

By: awhayes

awhayes — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:02:48 +0000

Aaron – I too worry re what part of this futility belongs to Grant. And in the interest of full disclosure, I must admit part of my enthusiasm is due to Grant being on my fantasy team! But the other part is that the Falcons aren’t very good and my guess is the Pack will be pissed and fired up this Sunday. I can’t imagine they’ll come out flat. If they do, we’ll have a whole new set of problems. But I think it’s very difficult at this level to go more than 4-5 games with such limited running success. And, I think having Wells back active and practicing for a 2nd week might help the line feel a bit more settled. I could be wrong though as the line continues to look out of sync.

By: Ron La Canne

Ron La Canne — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:02:43 +0000

Not a chance until MM solves the cancerous O-Line play. Barry Sanders couldn’t run for 50 yards with that piece of crap outfit. Dallas and now Tampa Bay have demonstrated to the rest of the NFL what they should do when they play the Packers. Zone Blocking? Yeah right!

Have you noticed MM still tries to run inside the tackles on 90% of his running calls? No room there! I just hope Rodgers names me a beneficary on his Life Insurance Policy before the Bear game.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:37:52 +0000

Wish I could share your enthusiasm. More and more, Grant looks like Gado 2.0 That huge cutback lane he missed on 3rd and one was a killer. His vision just seems to be lacking – he hit those nearly every time last year.