Take
a Memo:
Big
days for Green, Al Saunders
Posted
10-1-02
by
CK Rairden
Landmark columnist
The Miami Dolphins' defensive game plan was simple.
Stop Priest Holmes from running the ball and make much
maligned QB Trent Green beat the Fins with the pass. Green
did just that.
Flawlessly sharp passes, crisp timely runs for three
first downs and no interceptions. Oh yea, and he tossed
5 TD’s for good measure.
For one game in late September 2002, Trent Green was
the best QB in the NFL. He will receive a much-earned
AFC offensive player of the week award later this week.
(Or there will be an investigation)
Could this be the watershed moment in his career?
Sharpen those pencils.
Take A Memo-
—Al Saunders is now entering the upper echelon of
offensive coordinators. His four game plans have been
exceptional; only in the Jacksonville game did the players'
execution stall this offense.
—Who says Trent Green can’t block? He pancaked
a Miami DB on Priest Holmes first quarter TD run. You
have to love that.
—As fast and as good as the Miami Dolphins rush
defense was and as good as they were at shutting down
Holmes in the running game, Holmes' 25-yard TD run was
still a thing of beauty.
—Now that is the way you use your power forward/tight
end.
—Tony Gonzalez abused Miami LB Zach Thomas.
—Chief’s kickoff coverage team is abysmal.
Is Mike Stock back on the sidelines?
—Morten Andersen is money.
—John Tait still gets beat way too much. He is the
weak link of an otherwise potent O-Line
—Lew Bush, personal foul, facemask. Lew Bush misses
a tackle. Lew Bush, why is he still starting on this defense?
—Field position cost the Chiefs big time in the
second quarter, or this may have been a huge blowout.
—It’s good to see Johnny Morton finally involved
in this offense.
—Greg Wesley had three interceptions in less than
six minutes. This year’s Deltha O’Neal?
—The defense was bailed out by the offense, but
once Miami got way behind, Greg Wesley played a pretty
good center field.
—Referee Ed Hochuli is the NFL refs 2002 version
on NFL ref Phil Luckett. Hochuli and his crew could also
blow a coin toss.
—Wow, the Chiefs’ defense is really, really
slow.
—How bad is your defense when you are happy they
“only” gave up 30 points?
—How bad is your defense when you are happy they
“only” gave up 399 yards?
—Marvcus Patton and Jason Belser seemed to be the
only two defenders that could tackle Miami RB Ricky Williams
1 on 1.
—No matter how look at it, the Chiefs 2002 are a
blast to watch.
(CK Rairden can be reached by email at ckden@yahoo.com)
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