MrNathanDrake
In the Starting Line-Up
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Tim Wright, Jonathan Casillas, Akeem Ayers, Alan Branch, LaGarette Blount….
They all turned out pretty good. Every single one of those guys were contributors to the SuperBowl run.
Akeem Ayers in particular was on fire. 4 sacks and 1 INT in only 4 games started. I don't even want to think about who else would've played DE when Chandler Jones got injured. I really hope they bring him back next year, as he plays Special Teams as well, provides great depth (not much drop off when he came in), and can be used in different packages rushing the passer on 3rd down. Will also give Jones and Ninkovich some time to rest, as they play more snaps than most DE's in the league.
Tim Wright had 6 TDs. Technically not a "mid-season" pick up but I still put him on the list because he missed all of training camp and pre-season with us.
Blount was Blount. Destroyed the Colts once again. He helped set the tone in the SuperBowl and eat up a lot of clock in the first quarter. He had a couple good runs. We owned the Time of possession and kept the ball away from the Seahawks, tiring out their defense. Blount was a big part of that.
This is in contrast with previous seasons where our pick ups mid-season are total busts. Remember last year with Issac Sopoaga, Andre Carter, Austin Collie.
2012 had Bobby Carpenter, Greg Salas, Dante Stallworth, and they even brought back Deion Branch.
They all turned out pretty good. Every single one of those guys were contributors to the SuperBowl run.
Akeem Ayers in particular was on fire. 4 sacks and 1 INT in only 4 games started. I don't even want to think about who else would've played DE when Chandler Jones got injured. I really hope they bring him back next year, as he plays Special Teams as well, provides great depth (not much drop off when he came in), and can be used in different packages rushing the passer on 3rd down. Will also give Jones and Ninkovich some time to rest, as they play more snaps than most DE's in the league.
Tim Wright had 6 TDs. Technically not a "mid-season" pick up but I still put him on the list because he missed all of training camp and pre-season with us.
Blount was Blount. Destroyed the Colts once again. He helped set the tone in the SuperBowl and eat up a lot of clock in the first quarter. He had a couple good runs. We owned the Time of possession and kept the ball away from the Seahawks, tiring out their defense. Blount was a big part of that.
This is in contrast with previous seasons where our pick ups mid-season are total busts. Remember last year with Issac Sopoaga, Andre Carter, Austin Collie.
2012 had Bobby Carpenter, Greg Salas, Dante Stallworth, and they even brought back Deion Branch.
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