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Coach Simmons has done a great job with the secondary. I was totally impressed. Horn: We have a #1 CB--a lockdown for the first time maybe ever. Still, loving his swag so far. We have an alpha male at CB now (see Sherman, Richard--only a better athlete) Jackson: Playing so much better (so far) than last year. Hartsfield: From undrafted free agent to a solid nickel. Good athlete and we are tapping into his athleticism at the nickel spot. I am pulling for this guy. Thomas-Oliver III: Perhaps the most improved player on the team from last year (if you do not count Hartsfield). I have been very impressed. Taylor: I watched some Washington tape--blah. They have him giving less cushion and planting and meeting the WR when the ball arrives. He has been solid and is going to be a player. Chandler: Has been balling. Seems to understand the game. Robinson: A nose for the ball. Reminds me of a Safety version of Josh Norman. Hard headed as a rookie, in the dog house, but when the light comes on, it will shine brightly. Chinn: May be much better at S than I thought. Man he is all over the field. Burris, Franklin, Bouye, Melvin-I did not see much from them, which is not necessarily a bad thing. This group is the most improved unit on the team from last year. Hats off to the coaches.

If just between Grier and Walker, Grier won the job. Was it pretty? That would be a big old bowl of nope.

I want to see more FB dives with Ricci. And I want more cow bell.

That is horrible to say. Punts are very underappreciated. Those guys are so good it is sick. They "pooch" a kick farther than I can punt it with my ball blaster 3000 tights on. and now they back it up like a good wedge shot.

Amazingly accurate statement.

Horn already has swag. He is the real deal. Marshall is going to be special too, and I love Christensen and Brown inside. They have a lot to learn still, and each has some checklist things to develop. Tremble is a gamer and will rock you, Shi Smith (hope he is OK--wondering about broken collar bone) and Taylor are a season away from being key contributors. The DTs have flashed. The only question mark is the long snapper, but a season working on the PS could make him ready.

Grier was not bad last night, and PJ is just not an NFL QB. Grier is not much, but I think he got better with confidence. After the TD run, he seemed to see the light a bit. I dunno. They are both inconsistent and not real good. Fun Fact: I had forgotten, but Grier came in 4th in the Heisman voting. And now you know.

What? Kidding. Always appreciate your candor.

Appreciate the similes like a fat kid when the ice cream truck breaks down in front of his house and the driver faints from heat exhaustion. Seriously, well written and accurate.

Good eye. Paradis was the worst, but I need to watch this again

And when he plays well week 1: "Well, that was not the Super Bowl." It seemed to me that they were running vanilla plays and they told him to get rid of the ball vs. taking a hit. He did his job, got off the field, and he was not hammered all night trying to convince a bunch of root ranchers that he can dominate a preseason game.

Lovin me some Hartsfield. They developed him into a stud.

I like that idea. Paradis lead the league in "help ups" last year. Saying to his QB, "My man just pancaked you...Let me help you up."

You people have no souls. I bet half of you were treated with more compassion when you were moved from the french fryer to the Milkshake machine. I felt bad for him, but he is gone.

I HOPE that in next years' draft we are drafting for a C and LG. Daley was decent, by the way. Erving has some technique issues at LT. Gonna get SD killed.

About Brown: He was very active. I liked what I saw, but he got confused a bit. Now, that could be Tecklenburg as much as anything. The player I thought sucked the most? Paradis. I need to watch it again, but I was tracing pressure back to A gap all night long.

I watched Christensen tonight and this is what I saw: He was in good position nearly every play. His hands were usually in position. He was technically sound, and he can slide really well. He got bull rushed a bit. He needs strength.

for all of you trashing Sam because it was vs. backups, etc. It was also his first action in the stadium, and he was playing behind a line that has a lot to do to get right. I think he was better than Teddy. I will leave it there---I predicted 2 TDs and 146 yards--he got 2 TDs and 160 something yards--about what I predicted--meaning that he did his job tonight.

I meant about my love for mannequins---allegedly.

Me too. What have you heard?

I do not think the HOF game should give a team an extra preseason game--if they all get 3, then keep if fair and square.

I nearly said that, but then CRA would have come back with, "The same could be said about Fitterer" and he'd be right!

Everyone calm down!! There is enough suckage to go around.

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