Sentences with phrase «at getting to the quarterback»

«We knew they were going to have to pass and we figured we'd have a better chance at getting to the quarterback,» Vaisima said of Monte Vista's final possession.

When Pierre - Paul was healthy, the Giants as a complete unit were better at getting to the quarterback.

He's best at getting to the quarterback, but his sack numbers dropped from 10 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2017 because of a defensive scheme change.

Not exact matches

When the two quarterbacks face off on Sunday, they may have a laugh at the respective paths that got them to the brink of a Super Bowl.

At $ 6,100, Carson Wentz isn't as great a value as is normally included in this column, but getting an MVP candidate and NFC player of the month at the eighth most expensive quarterback feels like a steal and will still save you an extra $ 1,000 compared to the top QBs on the boarAt $ 6,100, Carson Wentz isn't as great a value as is normally included in this column, but getting an MVP candidate and NFC player of the month at the eighth most expensive quarterback feels like a steal and will still save you an extra $ 1,000 compared to the top QBs on the boarat the eighth most expensive quarterback feels like a steal and will still save you an extra $ 1,000 compared to the top QBs on the board.

Being fairly apolitical in those days, I really couldn't care less whether the guy was a Democrat or Republican, but I was thrilled to get to know one of the great quarterbacks from my childhood at our annual strategy meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In the temple scene in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ Jesus smashes through the crowd like a linebacker knocking aside blockers, trying to get at the quarterback.

In 2012 the lines between the sacred and the profane will get even more blurry: Scientists will religiously maintain their search for the elusive God particle (they won't find it); evangelical sports superhero and Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow will continue to be both an inspiration to the faithful and an object of scorn to skeptics (he will be watching, not playing in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»?)

But Bennett's decision to get surgery came shortly after Aaron Rodgers suffered a collarbone injury that forced the Packers to turn to Brett Hundley at quarterback and severely hurt the team's chances at making the playoffs.

Of course what makes these guys so dangerous is that even though they work well off each other at times, they don't actually need any help getting to the quarterback.

I'm talking about one - on - one situations with offensive tackles, no help from anybody, and yet Bosa is doing all these great things at the beginning of the rush only to eventually get ridden by the quarterback.

I don't have a quarterback going in the first round, but you can guarantee that a team at the top of the second round will trade up to get one, or a team will trade down to acquire one.

You have to be smart to play quarterback in this system, and he's gotten better at going through his progressions and better at making the right decisions.»

I think it's more likely for the Browns to get Barkley at No. 1 and the quarterback they want at No. 4 than the other way around, which is why I'm not nearly as bullish on Darnold to the Browns as Rosen or Mayfield.

Getting released by the 49ers could turn out to be the best thing for Jeff Garcia and his new team, which needed a leader at quarterback

Yes he is not long term option at quarterback, but that is not a reason for trying to bury the man alive at any chance some fans get.

In November players at Oklahoma refused to practice until coach Gary Gibbs explained to their satisfaction why one quarterback was getting more playing time than another.

While many quarterbacks might get flustered with a tied score and only 30 seconds left to play, Aaron Rodgers is perhaps the best in the league at staying calm and not giving up until the clock hits 00:00.

Bryant also appeared to get into a tiff with quarterback Tony Romo, yelling at the quarterback about not being targeted until the end of the first half.

It's understandable for a parent to get upset, but McCoy also is an NFL quarterback and not playing at Texas anymore.

Things got so bad last year that Walker had to use a linebacker at quarterback after his first three quarterbacks were sidelined.

There were several times when I was just sure Conklin was going to get beat around the edge at the beginning of the play, but somehow he almost always recovered to keep the rusher off his quarterback.

quarterback Matt Schaub got into it at the end of their loss to the Raiders on Sunday.

It's better to be lucky than good at times, but if you take away the sack he got when he was unblocked and the one he got off a quarterback scramble, that means only three of those seven sacks came when he beat an offensive lineman with a pass rush move.

Last week, I said if the Bengals wanted to beat the Colts, they had to get at least two picks off Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.

Etling's clearly got talent, but he doesn't have the running ability Harris has, and does Miles want to ride with a quarterback who couldn't hold a starting job at Purdue?

I just didn't see any of those guys consistently beating offensive tackles at the 7 - 8 yards depth that you need to get pressure on the quarterback with an outside rush.

However, of the guys I've broken down, I feel most confident that Spence will be able to get pressure on the quarterback at the next level on the outside.

For LSU to become the title - caliber team its talent says it should be, someone's got to be good at quarterback.

The sack / caused fumble / fumble recovery at the end was awesome, no doubt, but it was the culmination of him getting closer and closer and closer to taking down Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor the previous three drives.

And then Dallas was foiled at a shot to get its next - best choice for a rookie quarterback — Connor Cook.

• Notre Dame's boy wonder, 26 - year - old Coach Terence Patrick Brennan, began his career with grimly adult assurance; the Fighting Irish, led by Quarterback Ralph Guglielmi, got the Brennan regime off to a racing start by shutting out the tough University of Texas Longhorns, 21 - 0, while 57,594 cheered at South Bend (see pp. 58, 59).

With Savage «The Statue» starting at quarterback behind pretty much the same awful offensive line he had in Week 1 when the Jags racked up a kagillion sacks, it was a safe bet that the Colts would have every opportunity to get after the quarterback this week.

At the end of the day, like the flag or don't, Harrison forced the matter by making that move and selling out to get to the quarterback.

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This is the second major player at Tennessee to get in trouble this offseason with quarterback Tyler Bray being arrested for throwing beer bottles at cars, and later getting a citation for an incident on a jet ski.

Given the 2012 NFL season and his offensive expertise, and given that he almost coached the most mobile quarterback ever and that he's acknowledging you needed then - unseen level of speed at the QB position to get around the edge on reads, I can't not ask.

What I saw that I liked out of his speed rushes were excellent get - offs, good flexibility to duck under the tackle's punch and lean into the turn, and a really good burst to finish at the quarterback.

Most draft projections have three quarterbacks going in the top five picks, so the Bills will need to give the New York Giants a call if they're hoping to get a passer before the New York Jets take one at No. 3 overall.

Things only got better as the day went on though, and four - star quarterback Zach Gentry committed to Michigan at halftime of the Michigan basketball game.

Pitt could absolutely win three of four to finish and win a tie - breaker at 5 - 2 (meaning they would get to a BCS bowl at a smoking 7 - 5; or to put it another way, they can overcome Graham's injury because the Big East is semi-awful), but losing Graham obviously puts quite a bit more pressure on quarterback Tino Sunseri, who has been getting sacked at break - neck rates this year.

Cowboys» owner Jerry Jones even admitted that he «tried to get cute... at the quarterback spot,» and the team struggled.

Washington wants Cousins at the right price, but the team already poured $ 44 million into him over the last couple years and it's really not going to get any cheaper to find a franchise quarterback.

«Too many college quarterbacks who can throw the long bomb are actually getting away with something they wouldn't be able to get away with in our league,» said Joe Thomas, head scout for the Minnesota Vikings, who showed up at the practice field the day after Waldorf had left it.

Josh McCown got $ 10 million to mentor whoever the Jets draft at quarterback, and Case Keenum getting paid big to basically be a place holder for whoever Denver drafts to be the franchise quarterback in a few months.

Another Barkley Scenario to consider: If the Browns get an enticing offer at No. 4 and the Giants deal No. 2, the quarterback run happens all at once, leaving the Broncos and newly - minted starter Case Keenum at No. 5.

The real team under scrutiny will be Green Bay after sending away a solid cornerback to get a turnover - prone mess at quarterback.

«If the selection committee wants to get it right, and find the most knowledgeable people about the sport of football, go get people who played the game and preferably coached the game,» Bowden said at Monday's Knoxville Quarterback Club meeting at Calhoun's on the River.»

Two of Eli's teams came together at the absolute right time, but he's got as many seasons quarterbacking teams to less than 10 wins (two) as Peyton had in four more seasons.

Because they fall apart when the physical part of the game comes and they've been working on playing quarterback against air and no pads for most of the year at specialized quarterback camps or whatnot, trying to get the fundamentals down and all that.