From: signoril@sun1.is.battelle.org (Larry Signorile)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Bengals beat Bears.  was (Re: BROWNS SUCK HARD!!)
Summary: defense of Boomer
Date: 11 Nov 92 00:19:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: sun1.726
Organization: Battelle, Informations Systems; Columbus, Ohio

> Ok, *first* off (and everyone should save this cuz i"ll only say it once)
> Yes, Esisason is a fighter.. If he's hurt he plays thru the pain.  It *does*
> impress me.  *But*, he's still a chicken when it come to his passing and
> he makes *poor* choices.  Pickens with his *fantastic* grab did that work
> on the TD.  Esiason just threw it up there.  Any Soph. QB out of college
> could have done that.  Esiasion doesn't throw to Pickens *nearly* enough.
> He throws to this *idiot* Query.  I'm not impressed with him at all.  And
> he throws to Brennan *way* too much.  He needs to throw more to Holman
> who is an *excellent* player.  One of the best TE's in the business and 
> to McGee who he doesn't throw to nearly enough.  Another thing he needs
> to do is get away from this stupid screen pass.  He throws way too many
> of them.  people say that he's a good QB and throws these long passes 
> when that's *not* true.  He throws a little 5 yard pass and the Reciever
> runs the rest of the way.  Ok, I'm done.. Flame Me Esiason lovers.
> 
> Alex

	Alright, let me first say, I don't think Boomer is nearly as good as 
he thinks he is.  Even back in '88, when Boomer had an off game, his comments 
would be something like, "yeah, the line didn't block real well, and the 
receivers dropped a lot of my passes, but I still played really great." 

However, I don't care who the quaterback is, if he lacks protection from his
o-line, he's not going to make great decisions.  Witness Dan Marino a couple 
of years ago while the Dolphins fixed their offensive line woes.  It seems
reasonably obvious to me that the reason Boomer has been throwing better
lately is that the o-line is getting better, and Boomer seems to be making 
better decisions.  And as to any qb making the throw to Pickens, you're right
in that almost any able-bodied male can probably lob a football 30 or so
yards, but if its so simple a throw, why doesn't Hollas or Klingler start?
Anybody COULD make that throw, but would they?  As far as WHO Boomer throws
to, Holman has been a pro-bowl tight-end, but this season he appears to be 
having trouble getting off the line,  Thompson on the other hand is having
a great season.  If Boomer seems to throw underneath too much, which is where
most of Brennan's patterns seem to take him, it's probably because other
receivers (Pickens, McGee) aren't getting open downfield in time for Boomer 
to spot them before his line collapses.  This problem also seems to be going 
away as the o-line improves.  I don't think knocking Boomer for making a 
short pass that turns into a large gain is accurate either.  Jerry Rice 
will become the leading TD receiver in history this season, by catching a pass
in the flat, and running 60 more yards.  Does this make Joe Montana a chump?

Ease up on the Boomer, he's got a lot on his mind.  His wife, underwear ads,
his restaurant...





































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Larry Signorile                               signoril@sun1.is.battelle.org
Columbus, Ohio
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