Syracuse on SUnday (Week 9)

by sieg44 on Nov 8, 2011 8:10 PM EST

Former Orange NFL Stats from Week 9:

Will Allen (Miami Dolphins) – 3 solo tackles (1 tackle for loss) in win @ Kansas City

Curtis Brinkley (San Diego Chargers) – No recorded stats in loss vs. Green Bay [Was active & medically cleared to play after suffering a concussion earlier in the week]

Delone Carter (Indianapolis Colts) – 4 carries for 8 yards (long of 4 yds), 1 fumble lost in loss vs. Atlanta [Coach Jim Caldwell confirmed that Delone Carter was benched Sunday due to his first quarter fumble. Carter started the game, but fumbled on his second carry. His third carry didn't come until late in the third quarter. "It's important," Caldwell said of ball security. "You've got to learn it sometime. I think he will." – Rotoworld.com]

Tony Fiammetta (Dallas Cowboys) – No recorded stats in loss @ Philadelphia

Dwight Freeney (Indianapolis Colts) – 1 solo tackle, 1 QB hits in loss vs. Atlanta

Steve Gregory (San Diego Chargers) – 3 solo tackles in loss vs. Green Bay

Tanard Jackson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 5 tackles (4 solo), 1 QB hit in loss @ New Orleans

Arthur Jones (Baltimore Ravens) – No recorded stats in win @ Pittsburgh

Jameel McClain (Baltimore Ravens) – 4 tackles (3 solo), 1 pass deflection in win @ Pittsburgh

Quinn Ojinnaka (Indianapolis Colts) – No recorded stats in loss vs. Atlanta

Anthony Smith (Tennessee Titans) – No recorded stats in loss vs. Cincinnati

Mike Williams (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 6 catches for 46 yards (long of 11 yds) on 8 targets in loss @ New Orleans

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Doug Hogue (Detroit Lions) – Bye Week

Olindo Mare (Carolina Panthers) – Bye Week

Donovan McNabb (Minnesota Vikings) – Bye Week

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Ryan Durand (Tennessee Titans) – Member of practice squad

Mike Holmes (Indianapolis Colts) – Member of practice squad

Derrell Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – Member of practice squad

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Fumbles

I mentioned it a couple weeks ago. Carter needs to hold on to the rock if he even wants a chance to prove himself as a pro. Caldwell didn’t mince any words. 2 fumbles in 75 carries in unacceptable for an NFL back. That’s not to say he can’t turn it around. Plenty of great back (Adrian Petersen, Tiki Barber, Ahman Green) started off their careers with reputations as fumblers. The difference is that Carter isn’t so outstandingly talented that coaches are willing to overlook it. Squeeze the rock, Delone. It’s your best chance to stick.

"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes

by FeloniousPhunk on Nov 9, 2011 10:40 AM EST reply actions

I could be wrong here

But didn’t DC3 go four full seasons without a fumble at SU? I’m sure NFL players are better at ripping the ball out than in college, but damn.

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by Lots of Pulp on Nov 9, 2011 10:44 AM EST reply actions

without a lost fumble

I think he did fumble a few times, but SU maintained possession each time.

Shut up brain or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by MrPlow99 on Nov 9, 2011 11:14 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe.

But it doesn’t really matter. Once you’re in the NFL, coaches don’t care what you did or didn’t do in college. Just like they don’t care why you put the ball on the ground. I didn’t see this last game, but I did see the fumble a couple weeks ago. That first one, honestly, looked just like bad luck where his grip slipped before the ball was punched out. But it doesn’t matter. A fumble is a fumble.

"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes

by FeloniousPhunk on Nov 9, 2011 11:53 AM EST up reply actions