Rebels in the Pros: Week 1

by One Man To Beat on Sep 15, 2009 12:53 AM EDT Comment 8 comments

I'm fairly certain that the Bills-Patriots game was a figment of my ever stimulated imagination. Perhaps a recalled memory from a Madden '10 game that I once played. Un-freakin-believable.

What's more amazing is the number of Rebels that are in the NFL currently. ESPN reports 21 on their website but Bruce Hall and Taye Biddle aren't on the list. We'll just round up and say 25. That's not rounding, you say? Fuck you, it's almost midnight, and I work for a living.

Here's a rundown of what our Rebel alumni accomplished during week one:

Derrick Burgess, New England Patriots: 3 tkls, 1 sack

Kendrick Clancy, New Orleans Saints: 1 tkl

Peria Jerry, Atlanta Falcons: 1 tkl

Ken Lucas, Seattle Seahawks: 3 tkls, 1 pass def

Eli Manning, New York Giants: 20-29, 256 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int

Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers: 3 rec, 32 yds

Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers: 13 tkls, 1 Int, 1 pass def

Wow, I miss Patrick Willis.

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Patrick Willis makes Z Mason, Chuck Norris, and Tim Tebow look like the Three Stooges

by Thile on Sep 15, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What I love most about P. Willy...

is that out of those 13 tackles, 11 were solo.

He did it, ’cause nobody else WOULD.

by Role Player on Sep 15, 2009 9:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow, i love it

by BrianWalker'sElbow on Sep 15, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You got that right.

PW, of course, led the team with 13 tackles. The two guys tied for second each had 5.

by sutpens100 on Sep 15, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

On PW

I watched the end of their game. Arizona was out of timeouts and backed up at around the 15 yardline trying to go the length of the field for a TD with under a minute to go. They hit a receiver on about an 8-10 yard dig route across the middle. Willis was behind the receiver. The receiver was trying to get across the field to get out of bounds and stop the clock. Willis caught him from behind and tackled him before he could get to the sideline.

That play ended up costing the Cardinals about 20 seconds of game clock and effectively ended their chance at getting in position for a score.

Just a little thing, but I was impressed again with Willis’s speed. A guy that size is not supposed to move like a wide receiver.

by RebelBruiser on Sep 15, 2009 9:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Taye Biddle

was waived by the Giants on Aug. 31.

by sutpens100 on Sep 15, 2009 9:14 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

I wish that the Giants would get some receivers.

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Blame the Baptists.

by Juco All-American on Sep 15, 2009 9:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Strange as it may sound

I think the Giants’s lack of receivers may be a good thing for Eli. He’s got a good number of solid targets, Boss, Manningham, Steve Smith, etc., but he doesn’t have a single target that is good enough to demand the ball like he had with Shockey and Burress.

I could see that being a blessing in disguise because it takes a little pressure off him. Instead of feeling like he has to force the ball to a big name receiver or TE a certain number of times per game, he can simply make his reads, go through his progressions and hit whatever receiver is the best option on a given play.

In the same way I think Tony Romo may be better off this year without T.O. T.O. is great, but it’s difficult as a QB if you feel like you have to force the ball to a certain player to keep him happy.

by RebelBruiser on Sep 15, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs