Chargers vs. Seahawks: Schilling & Mouton Spotting
August 11th, 2011 at 9:16 PM ^
August 11th, 2011 at 9:18 PM ^
Schilling - 70
Mouton - 57
August 11th, 2011 at 9:16 PM ^
I used to hang out a fair amount with Jonas and Alan. Good to see them both doing well in the league.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:18 PM ^
That's cool. Mouton always seemed like a cool guy from the interviews and videos.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:50 PM ^
he was a really nice guy when i met him at a party
August 11th, 2011 at 9:18 PM ^
It will just further highlight how bad the last defensive coaching staff was
August 11th, 2011 at 9:59 PM ^
Because if we know one thing, it is that 1 player who gets drafted after having a good season and then succeeds in the NFL shows that his defensive coaches in college were horrible.
Didn't Jonas Mouton lead the B10 in tackles last year? I'm not saying the defensive coaches were good by any means, but switching his position might have been what got him drafted.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^
He led the league in tackles, was 2nd team all conference, and got drafted in the second round (presumably by scouts/GM who watched him playing football and thought he was good at it). The guy wasn't a perfect player but he didn't exactly run around the field poking himself in the eye on coach's orders.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:22 PM ^
Did he slide by necessity? Is it wrong that one of my first thoughts was that the old staff screwed up by putting him at G? He was a 5* OT coming out of high school, you know. And how can the NFL guys be wrong
Ain't he small though, for OT?
August 11th, 2011 at 9:34 PM ^
I don't know the average height or weight of NFL tackles, but he is listed at 6-5 308. I thought that the knock on him was his short arms so I thought he projected better at guard.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:48 PM ^
Schilling was one of the best guards in the Big Ten last year, dude. Rodriguez and company may not have gotten everything right, but they did a damn fine job putting together that offense and Schilling was no small part of that.
August 12th, 2011 at 5:06 AM ^
A damn fine job? I take it you missed the second half of last season for some reason.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:23 PM ^
Schilling in NFL...Family Values Bornen...not so much.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:45 PM ^
Any chance to take a shot at Boren and I cant resist...even if completely off topic.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:33 PM ^
He's on the Ravens' roster
August 11th, 2011 at 9:26 PM ^
Mouton might be decent with some solid coaching. I always felt he was lost on the field and got by on his speed. And I don't think his being lost was always his fault.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:39 PM ^
I still hate Scott Tolzien's face.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:40 PM ^
Schiiling just got called for a false start.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:13 PM ^
Due to being used to having a dilithium speed QB. NFL QBs aren't fast enough for what he's used to.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:23 PM ^
Happy to see this thread as I wanted to post but not start a new topic:
Mallet: 8 of 13 for 120 no INT, one TD
In progress..
EDIT: 9 of 15, 135, one TD, one INT
EDIT: 12 of 19 for 164, one TD, no INT...(Yahoo box score updates unreliable...INT disappeared - booth review?).
August 11th, 2011 at 10:15 PM ^
First NFL catch!
August 11th, 2011 at 10:39 PM ^
Just throwing this out there, but Mouton wasn't just on kick coverage. He was with the starting defense for at least the first 6 series of the game. Playing inside in the 3-4. I saw him make one solo tackle, almost had a sack on the blitz (forced an incompletion) and made a nice stick along with a group of defenders for a TFL on a 3rd and 1. He also looked good in coverage (nothing thrown his way as far as I could tell).
However, with that glowing review, and the fact that I did always think Mouton got blamed by Brian for some stuff that wasn't his fault, he wasn't perfect. I saw him go to the wrong hole once which led to a 6-7 yard gain, and he failed to get off a couple blocks. So he's definately still got some work to do. But overall it was a decent performance for his first game in the NFL.
August 11th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
Most of the rookies I've seen tonight did better than I expected considering they have only had 1 week with the coachs and in camp
August 11th, 2011 at 11:31 PM ^
I was surprised as well. Maybe it's because alot of them were going against second and third team guys, but the rookies in all the games seemed far more prepared than I would have expected.
August 12th, 2011 at 5:12 AM ^
". . .I did always think Mouton got blamed by Brian for some stuff that wasn't his fault, he wasn't perfect"
Brian, who knows very little about actually playing the game of football, loves to make the case that certain actual players know little about the game. The approach of breaking games into isolated plays and running abstractive stats will always mean that you miss most of what happens. And that's ok, as long as you recognize that. But Brian does not. Its a mind-numbingly idiotic approach.
August 12th, 2011 at 8:44 AM ^
I don't like you. And not just for this comment. AFAICT you hate: everyone on this blog, everything Brian says, all of our comments, puppies and kitties. Why are you interacting with anyone or visiting this website?
August 12th, 2011 at 9:49 AM ^
and accurate.
August 11th, 2011 at 11:18 PM ^
Has 11 yards in 6 carries for the broncos
August 12th, 2011 at 12:47 AM ^
The most violent 11 yards in pre-season football.
August 11th, 2011 at 11:49 PM ^
Martell Webb had a catch for 3 yards and a couple tackles.
August 12th, 2011 at 3:32 AM ^
Is he playing defense?
August 12th, 2011 at 1:53 AM ^
This should be made into a regular part of MGoBlog, kind of like http://yanks-abroad.com/ .I would love weekly updates on all the Wolverines in the NFL.
August 12th, 2011 at 3:34 AM ^
I agree. I think it would be a cool thread to keep going through the season and we wouldn't need to start a thread for each individual player/game.