He was great today, covering the game from a variety of angles.
First and best, his game write up. He says that vets should beat rookies.
Monroe played Freeney to a standstill on some snaps. Other times, the end’s faster-than-you-can-comprehend spin move left Monroe an observer, hoping that Garrard saw what was coming and was able to evade it or throw before it arrived. Often, the quarterback was up to it.
“I think he might be the only person to spin like that,” Monroe said of Freeney. “Hats off to him. I haven’t seen anything like it. …It’s definitely a bit of a confidence booster to know I can come into a game and fight with a guy through the entire game who’s made a lot of people look silly.”
Britton said Mathis gave him the speed move on the last play, that he opened up too early, didn’t get a good enough punch on him, saw Mathis dip under it and beat him outside.
He also says the margin of victory doesn’t matter.
He says the Jags couldn’t get any pressure
Manning talked about excellent protection and great conditioning, drawing laughs when he mentioned that two Jacksonville defenders, defensive tackle Derek Landri and Groves, both needed attention for cramps at the conclusion of the same third-quarter play.
“I thought the protection was outstanding,” Manning said. “… It’s really a credit to them on the conditioning. We were no-huddle. We really wanted to go up-tempo and set the tone to Jacksonville. Two of their players cramped on one play, it looked a little coincidental to me. I saw one of their coaches doing this signal” — Manning held his nose and pointed to the ground. “It looked like the word ‘tank’ might be coming.
“That’s one thing about playing at home now, it’s not a dome anymore and you’ve got to be conditioned in the heat and we wanted to be well conditioned. For those linemen to be able to keep that tempo up the entire game was a credit to them.”
Finally he tells us that Manning is sick over Gonzo getting hurt. Yeah, us too.
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