If the Jets ran a spread offense, Woodhead would be here and be doing well. But Woodhead has nothing to do with Joe McKnight. Pretend he was never on this team. He'd never survive here, and he didn't.
fair points. i was more just bringing up the whole, "why did we cut woodhead and keep someone who threw up/out of shape/yada yada" bullshit. like i said, its nice to see him getting more time, bc he's doing well when he gets it.
Woodhead is clearly better so far, Woodhead is a factor on offense. McKnight has only been a factor on STs. That doesn't mean we made the wrong move as Joe is getting better and hopefully will start contributing on O soon while Woodhead was not a contributor here.
i wouldnt say woodhead is better. i'd say he's in an offense that better suits his style and approach.
Woodhead wasn't really much of a contributor for us in his second year. McKnight's already made 3 big plays this season.
That's what he just said. Woodhead has had a better career so far, but he wouldn't have been as good in our system.
I love the fact that McKnight got a defensive rep. Based on Rex's presser today, it sounds like this might not be a one time occurence. According to Rex he continues to get some defensive reps in practice and is doing well. I think it's great cause I know that's something he's been wanting to do since USC but couldn't because he was too valuable to the offense. To think less than a year ago I got lambbasted on these boards for suggesting he gets some reps on the defensive side of the ball in a meaningless game. I tried to bump the thread but I had forgotten that a moderator thought it was such a horrendous topic that it needed to be closed. Got to love TGG...LOL http://forums.theganggreen.com/showthread.php?t=62727
you never said blitz him. You said let him cover someone in a meaningless game, when in that meaningless game he showed that he belongs in this league. Not the same, but nice try.
Yeah I looked at his stats today. Ridley just had a huge game, and the Law Firm is still the #1 RB. The scheme-specific little man is having a reduced role.
LOL...Based on this petty response you must have been part of the firing squad. Anyway Rex hinted he may get that chance to cover this year. I thought the Buffalo game last year would have been the perfect time to give him some reps since it was meaningless. Sounds like it might happen in game that counts. I personally would love to see it since I've been hearing about his great coverage skills since USC. Also would be happy for him since he's been trying to get some time on defense for a while now. Not sure what the vehement push back was all about then and now but whatever. No I think he has that kind of ability. I mean i think he can be a guy that can play defense. You know a guy that can blitz I think he has great cover skills. I see it out here in practice. You know...I'm like..if we had the draft all over again, you look at him. Look at his measurables. He's what 6 foot, 205 pounds, can run a sub 4.4; that's pretty good corner measurables. You know but again he's a running back and all that but he's a talent and so if we can use him to cover somebody and all that, I think he has that kind of ability. -10/3/2011 Rex Ryan on Joe Mcknight playing more on defense
You wanted a rookie to play CB. Its different when Troy Vincent is a 7 year vet The kid's head was swimming and he was still getting acclimated to the NFL and you wanted to make him play CB in a game that he could get a chance to play RB in. It was a bad thread.
I like the idea of utilizing McKnight's versatility, but our running game needs a spark. I don't know if McKnight can give the running game that spark but I'm starting to really want to see if he can.
