jditty47 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 wow patriots win on a vanderjagt field goal. Never thought id see him miss one heh. Great game to open the season 27-24 pats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHO DEY AGAIN? Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 I for one thought Dillon's performance was decent. He showed some good cutback moves. He still can't hit a hole and unless he has a hole you can drive a truck through. He turns his back and runs backwards. Bottom line the guys a turd. Under a 100 yards and 0 TDs but if some of you want to give him a BJ for that then go ahead. Right now he can't hold Rudi's jock. :player: :player: :player: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengals4ever Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Some nice calls on his numbers. I remember Jditty said something like 22/85 yards. He ended with 15/86. Only problem is next week he gets to run against the Cardinals. Maybe he will get in a car accident driving to the game!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85inthehall Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 I was pretty close on my prediction -- man had 13 carries for 80 yards before james' fumble on the 1 -- 38 of those yards cam on 1 carry.Take that carry away and he rushed lik 12 for 42 yards -- very avg eveningpats D looked horrible -- when the hell is their luck going to run out -- 200 rushing yards allowed!turnovers kill you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 He looked good. No surprises really.It'll be interesting to see how his temper holds up if he keeps seeing that small number of touches. Especially in the red zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 I was pretty close on my prediction -- man had 13 carries for 80 yards before james' fumble on the 1 -- 38 of those yards cam on 1 carry.Take that carry away and he rushed lik 12 for 42 yards -- very avg eveningpats D looked horrible -- when the hell is their luck going to run out -- 200 rushing yards allowed!turnovers kill you Yup, it was vintage Corey "yards in bunches" Dillon. One big run surrounded by minimal gains. I didn't think he added anything to the Pats O, it was still the Tom Brady show. 85 is right: 3 turnovers in the red zone, that's what cost Indy the game.On a separate note, could Michaels and Madden stroked CD and knocked the Bengals any more??? Yes, the Bengals stunk and CD was a good player in Cincy, but I think everyone heard them the first 12 times they said it...no need to push reps into the 20s!I was surprised, tho, as the second half was winding down Madden did -- once, and only once -- wander off the "Bengals suck/Dillon great" script. He noted that the Bengals under Marvin appeared to be moving in the right direction, and that a truly great player would have stayed and helped them win. Which is, of course, dead on: as the Pats have shown, winning is all about team, team, team, and CD is all about me, me, me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 I was pretty close on my prediction -- man had 13 carries for 80 yards before james' fumble on the 1 -- 38 of those yards cam on 1 carry.Take that carry away and he rushed lik 12 for 42 yards -- very avg eveningpats D looked horrible -- when the hell is their luck going to run out -- 200 rushing yards allowed!turnovers kill youYup, it was vintage Corey "yards in bunches" Dillon. One big run surrounded by minimal gains. I didn't think he added anything to the Pats O, it was still the Tom Brady show. 85 is right: 3 turnovers in the red zone, that's what cost Indy the game.On a separate note, could Michaels and Madden stroked CD and knocked the Bengals any more??? Yes, the Bengals stunk and CD was a good player in Cincy, but I think everyone heard them the first 12 times they said it...no need to push reps into the 20s!I was surprised, tho, as the second half was winding down Madden did -- once, and only once -- wander off the "Bengals suck/Dillon great" script. He noted that the Bengals under Marvin appeared to be moving in the right direction, and that a truly great player would have stayed and helped them win. Which is, of course, dead on: as the Pats have shown, winning is all about team, team, team, and CD is all about me, me, me. He added a lot to the Pats O. I can understand why you're bitter, but don't wear blinders. He helped them move the chains and pick up some good first downs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 He added a lot to the Pats O. I can understand why you're bitter, but don't wear blinders. He helped them move the chains and pick up some good first downs. I think he picked up 3 first downs the whole night. He had about the same number of run over 10 yards, and four runs where he was stuffed for no or negative yards. I don't think he sucked, but he didn't do anything last night that two dozen other backs in the league couldn't have done.Let me be clear, even when CD was here in Cincy I thought he was overrated. This has nothing to do with being bitter, this has to do with his career-long record of inconsistency, his lousy short-yardage performance, and tiresome attitude. We saw the inconsistency and lousy short yardage performance (really helped them get out of the end zone, didn't he?) again last night. Whether the tiresome attitude will follow remains to be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TippCityRick Posted September 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 CD had a decent game. I agree with skyline. It will be interesting to see how he handles A) not starting and the limited touches, especially red zone touches. He got his big run in as usual, but was a non factor the rest of the game. This drama will be fun to watch over the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TippCityRick Posted September 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 On the "CD is great, Bengals suck" line, I have stopped listening to Madden. Totally and completely stopped. All he knows is what he's told, and he goes with the easy analysis every time. Yes, CD was a talent in Cincy, but his me first attitude contributed greatly to the losing records the team had. Before the end of the year I expect that New England will pay for bringing this cancer in just as the Eagles will pay similarly. ML looks at character first when dealing with a player. This will serve the Bengals well over the next few seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 On a separate note, could Michaels and Madden stroked CD and knocked the Bengals any more??? Yes, the Bengals stunk and CD was a good player in Cincy, but I think everyone heard them the first 12 times they said it...no need to push reps into the 20s! Yea, that got old real quick. Plus, Michaels calling Reds baseball before Marty doesn't mean he can rip the city...Although Madden gave the Bengals some good props though; when was the last time positive talk about the Bengals with the MNF team happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 On a separate note, could Michaels and Madden stroked CD and knocked the Bengals any more??? Yes, the Bengals stunk and CD was a good player in Cincy, but I think everyone heard them the first 12 times they said it...no need to push reps into the 20s!Yea, that got old real quick. Plus, Michaels calling Reds baseball before Marty doesn't mean he can rip the city...Although Madden gave the Bengals some good props though; when was the last time positive talk about the Bengals with the MNF team happened? Did you hear the guys on Sunday Night Countdown for ESPN? The black guy (don't know his name), picked the Bengals for his dark horse team, and said Palmer was going to blow people away. Of course, Irvin then blasted him saying Lewis screwed up by not starting Kitna... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Of course, Irvin then blasted him saying Lewis screwed up by not starting Kitna... Yeah, Irvin seemed irritable, but that really seemed to irritate him. He musta been outa blow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Man Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Corey gets 15 carries for 72 yards and does not find the end zone..... Oh so close...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TippCityRick Posted September 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 I actually enjoyed Irvin last year more than I thought I would. His analysis is biased towards his friends and the Cowboys, but he has been entertaining. I listen to John Clayton and only bits and pieces of the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckj414 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Wow, a lot of hating on Dillon today, although I can't say I'm suprised. Credit where credit is due folks, if he keeps doing what he did last night, Dillon is going to have a 1400 yard season and is virtually a lock to see the endzone more than a few times. Not only are the numbers decent, he looked good, real good, in all aspects of the game. The Patriots defense looked a little softer than the last time we saw them, but I think their offense is better than ever, in no small part due to Dillon. What a shame this guy had to be a head case, if only he got the team concept he'd look pretty good in orange and black stripes. I think a change of scenery will do him good though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 . Not only are the numbers decent, he looked good, real good, in all aspects of the game. ...I am wishing Dillon well but I don't know what you are talking about ?He broke one long run....and by the way there was a time that we would not have been run down from behind like he was on that run.I think he had one other nice run all night.He looked very average last night..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Kirk...The last time Madden talked about the Bengals was last year when KC played on MNF and siad "this KC team has to go play the Bengals in a few weeks"...or something to that effect..The thing I liked most of all ws the way the game started, with CD not even getting in the game for the first drive. Hhahaha. That was hilarious. CD was pretty good. Looked healthy. The Pats O-line gave him a few good holes and he had a decent burst. James outclassed him and looked quicker and sharper, maybe the Colts line is a bit better too. CD is a big-name decoy that will force def. to adjust and give Brady even more time/open looks. CD will get his 80-110 yd. games. He has always had many 2,3,4 yd runs then rip a 20-40 yd one. That has been his style. Plus that was when we had Akili et al and def could just key up on CD. I am not bitter. I just wish CD was a better person, more of a team player. He became a big disappointment to me. Now we have the Rudi Christ.As far as Rudi being better, I think the time has come for Rudi to step up and show he can be the man a whole season. Pressure, fatigue, new QB all will contribute to making Rudi's season harder than last year ...BUT... Rudi has a geat line (when all healthy) and I think has better quicks and power than Dillon and alot of top RB's. Def. will have to give CJ, K-Dub and P-Dub much respect if Palmer starts hitting them for gains. This should balance nicely for Rudi. I see Rudi having some very big games once the pass game starts clicking. If he is just given the ball when Palmer has a tough game, we'll see how he handles that kind of workload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan2 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 I was pretty close on my prediction -- man had 13 carries for 80 yards before james' fumble on the 1 -- 38 of those yards cam on 1 carry.Take that carry away and he rushed lik 12 for 42 yards -- very avg eveningpats D looked horrible -- when the hell is their luck going to run out -- 200 rushing yards allowed!turnovers kill youYup, it was vintage Corey "yards in bunches" Dillon. One big run surrounded by minimal gains. I didn't think he added anything to the Pats O, it was still the Tom Brady show. 85 is right: 3 turnovers in the red zone, that's what cost Indy the game.On a separate note, could Michaels and Madden stroked CD and knocked the Bengals any more??? Yes, the Bengals stunk and CD was a good player in Cincy, but I think everyone heard them the first 12 times they said it...no need to push reps into the 20s!I was surprised, tho, as the second half was winding down Madden did -- once, and only once -- wander off the "Bengals suck/Dillon great" script. He noted that the Bengals under Marvin appeared to be moving in the right direction, and that a truly great player would have stayed and helped them win. Which is, of course, dead on: as the Pats have shown, winning is all about team, team, team, and CD is all about me, me, me. Didn't get to see the game, just the numbers ( " Just the facts Ma'am " ) ..... Dillon doesn't live here anymore. Whether he has 1,000 yards or a heatstroke is all the same to me. Michaels is and always has been a horses ass of the 1st degree. He is the best at one thing .... he's the best replacement ( of a kind ) for good old Howard. Loves to hear himself talk even if he has to say the same thing on and on ad nauseum. Madden is pretty matter of fact, so it doesn't really surprise me that he got in his 2 cents. Pretty much have to agree with his assessment of Dillon ........ could have said the same thing about Spikes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 This article was on boston.com todayPATRIOTS NOTEBOOKDillon experiences a whole new feelingTeam goes with 2 RBs vs. ColtsBy Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff | September 10, 2004FOXBOROUGH -- There weren't many times during the course of his Cincinnati Bengals career when Corey Dillon left the locker room satisfied after a game.Dillon felt differently following last night's 27-24 win over the Colts. He carried 15 times for 86 yards, and broke open a 38-yard run behind an Adrian Klemm block to highlight a pretty good night for the newest Patriot."I can't even describe it. This is what I've been looking for in my career," Dillon said. "Playing with a bunch of guys who play as a team and know how to win. It feels really good right now. The coaching staff did a great job tonight putting us in situations where we can win football games and that was a main reason I came here. We figured out a way to get it done and tonight was one of those situations where we were able to pull it out because we were in position to do it."He often heard chants of "Corey! Corey!" after a good run, which seemed to mean a lot to him."I guess people thought I was old and couldn't play anymore or something," he said. "I'm new here and for the crowd to receive me like that was very nice and exciting for me."Dillon said on his long run: "I just made a couple of guys miss. I tried to get up the field as quickly as possible. I got some great blocks along the way. I thought Patrick Pass had a great lead block."http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patr...le_new_feeling/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 lol at u haters like Joisey. For realz. He had a great game. All of his runs were good, he hit the holes well and got alot of extra yardage after first contact. The only time he was stopped at the line or behind was when the line collapsed or on a horrible playcall. Neither his fault. Put the hateraid down for a minute and realize the man is a great runningback and will have a very good season ~1500 yards. If eh would have had 20-30 carries he woulda had a night like Edge did. Not his fault they went with 5 wide alot. Lets just hope rudy does the same on sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Some of you guys take too much into what Irvin says. I doubt he knows what state Cincinnati is in. I'd rather stick a fork in my eyeball than listening to the crap that spews out of Irvins mouth. Hell, half the time, I can't even understand what he says... "Yea aajf;ljeaij rkdla;m eajti;jfk; football alkfdj lk;e tjae; whores fadfjioe4aw; faf white ad;tj4a dkm;a,f powder" -- that's all I hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 lol at u haters like Joisey. For realz. He had a great game. All of his runs were good, he hit the holes well and got alot of extra yardage after first contact. The only time he was stopped at the line or behind was when the line collapsed or on a horrible playcall. Neither his fault. Put the hateraid down for a minute and realize the man is a great runningback and will have a very good season ~1500 yards. right back at ya ditty. 86 yards & 0 TDs is a great game . So good runs are all him and bad runs all the fault of his o-line? :lol: Where have we heard that before? Oh, yeah, Corey himself! Dillon is not a great back. He's good, definitely above average, but not in the same class as guys like Tomlinson, Faulk, Lewis, Alexander or even Curtis Martin.86 yards in game 1 and he's going to get 1,500 for the season?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 86 yds/gm over 16 games = 137696 yds/gm over 16 games = 1536I don't see an issue with the claim that CD would be getting 1300-1500 for the year.Heck, thier scheme did not really have him in all that much. 15 carries in Cincy and he'd be crying. Brady was an animal.CD will sour the NE area once they start to lose (around week 5 or 6). Give him time and he'll turn bad like back-dated milk in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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