I think this is a great year for safeties. Chad Jones made some sick plays that saved the game for LSU against Miss. State last week, and is a sick athlete as well.

love the thompson kid(LB) from Tenn....was all over the field @Fla.... Spikes was hardly mentioned. Eric Berry is a Phenom.

The TE from ND looked pretty damn good yesterday as well #9...can't recall his name.

Colt McCoy had about the worst game I've seen him play...(PS) Not an excuse but had the flu and didn't practice the entire week...didn't here them mention it on TV.

Worilds looked damn good against Neb. Can't win on the road in big game with Fg's.

But I thought Dan Williams played well. Still not sure why reputable sites don't see him getting drafted; sure, he's not much of a pass rusher, but he's a pretty good space eater inside. Monte Kiffin seems to be making good use of him, as well as rangy linebacker Rico McCoy.

And Eric Berry's still Eric Berry, despite a "did God just fart?" missed tackle early in the game. He looked much better than Taylor Mays did tonight.

Aloysius said:

Damn, UCLA DT Brian Price is good. He's Peria Jeria's doppelganger, only more durable.

I can vouch for that having attended the game. Jonathon Crompton being, well, Jonathon Crompton aside, UCLA's whole defense was stout. They owned the offensive line for almost the entire game, and they got good pressure whenever Tennessee tried to throw the ball.

Dennis

@solon16 said:

No, I'm watching the UCLA-Tenn game.

Damn, UCLA DT Brian Price is good. He's Peria Jeria's doppelganger, only more durable.

I'm disappointed to hear Hunter got hurt. He showed flashes of returning to his old self last week, but I thought he more often looked like he did after the knee scope late last year: a little slow, tentative, and not all that physical.

Hopefully, the injury isn't serious.

@solon16 said:

Looks much better than last year, when he excelled on specials but looked a bit slow to react on D.

He has the size and speed to be a very good starting corner. Should be interesting to see how he plays the rest of the year.

Another guy to watch: safety Lucien Antoine. Definitely seems like a Mangini guy - a totally self-made player with a lot of toughnness.

And it's worth checking out the d-linemen, considering that the Browns' ends are either over 30 (Coleman, R. Smith) or likely to be cut (C. Williams). Mosley's the only guy with 4-5 good years left, and he's only signed through next year.

Next year's d-tackle class probably will be the best since '02, so I wouldn't be surprised to see the Browns take one in the early rounds.

As I'd like to have a stud rusher...I have to say I think the Browns D-line is in the upper echelon in the league....and we have great depth. So my focus is on the Safety,Corner, linebackers and RB....it silly but that's how I look at it.

Worilds is #6, lines up at LE (opposite the RT).

• 1. he's constantly double-teamed

2. he isn't much of a pass-rusher

McCoy would be better off in a one gap system, where he could do his best Warren Sapp impersonation. But he could also play end in a 3-4. Not sure he's better in an odd man front than Ndamukong Suh, though; "House of Spears" is stronger and better at shedding blocks.

@solon16 said:

Here are some highlights:

@timugen said:

Had you followed Pike at all prior to "today," you'd realize that this was not some groundbreaking personal performance on his part. He's had all-universe level performances in the past too, but they haven't come against teams with tough defenses.

Again for the remedial:( Not at all. You said Pike looks like the "real deal.") TODAY!

"Well today he made good decisions and looked very poised to me...surgical drives"

The fact is he did! are you disputing what I said or just being a fkn dk! i didn't say anything about last year, or what defense's he played against....etc. this thread is about who impressed me THIS weekend! Instead of being a dk....post who impressed you!

Aloysius said:

Here are some guys who impressed me this week:

• - Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma

- Jason Worilds, DE, Virginia Tech

- Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan

- Eric Norwood, DE-LB, South Carolina

- Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse

- Jon Asamoah, OG, Illinois

- Eric Decker, WR, Minnesota

- Dennis Pitta, TE, BYU

- David Gettis, WR, Baylor

- Ricardo Matthews, DE-DT, Cincinnati

Boy you love your D-lineman...lol...I also love Pitta's game... he is a beast! The Buckeye's are in trouble is they don't stop the run against USC....Stefon Jonhson is a beast too!

Here are some guys who impressed me this week:

• - Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma

- Jason Worilds, DE, Virginia Tech

- Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan

- Eric Norwood, DE-LB, South Carolina

- Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse

- Jon Asamoah, OG, Illinois

- Eric Decker, WR, Minnesota

- Dennis Pitta, TE, BYU

- David Gettis, WR, Baylor

- Ricardo Matthews, DE-DT, Cincinnati

@solon16 said:

Not at all. You said Pike looks like the "real deal."

Had you followed Pike at all prior to "today," you'd realize that this was not some groundbreaking personal performance on his part. He's had all-universe level performances in the past too, but they haven't come against teams with tough defenses.

@solon16 said:

Against Rutgers.

Perhaps you skimmed over the part about "against tough defenses" in Alo's post.

Pike looked all-world last year too, at times....just not against any good defenses.