Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by Sanfran_chrisco:
Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by Sanfran_chrisco:
like I said, the Saints were taking cheap shots to his lower body a lot of the game outside of his control. he spoke on this as well. nothing dumb on Jimmy's part about taking the kind of hits he took to the head or the lower body after the ball was already out of his hands.
We can agree to disagree. I would say if he's unloading as the rush is bearing down.. it's reasonable to think guys will finish their rush. We see hits as or very soon after the ball is thrown all the time. If you don't want the hit unload a tad sooner and you won't have to get it. If he throws a second sooner I don't think Roach touches him. A second is a long time in NFL. He rolls right, tries to playmake, holds the ball and Roach flies in just after it's out
are you trying to downplay or completely dismiss the fact that Saints players were taking cheap shots?
What were the cheap shots, as in plural? Roach is the one that comes to mind.. he's kinda half committed as the ball is getting out. I say that's half on Roach and half on JG. He can avoid that by unloading sooner. Roach could have done a bit better maybe let up a tad. The rest I didn't see cheap shots just the ball not getting out in rhythm.
I just can't wrap my head around it as I read,
with Jimmy, oh, "He can avoid that"
with Roach, "He could have done a bit better maybe"
like... what?
how is it Jimmy can totally avoid taking a shot to the knee but the defender taking the shot himself MAYBE can do better? no dude, you have it backward. the defender CAN make the decision to avoid taking that shot, and Jimmy MAYBE can do better in getting the ball out sooner giving the defender a more realistic chance to ease up.