Official: Feeley sucks.

[adamprez2003]

LOL. I havent read your analysis yet but I do look forward to it. Thanks in advance for the effort...I know how time consuming it can be.

As for somebody calling me a "feeley hugger".... well, really if thats their response to an objective post that doesnt fall in line with their opinions, then they are the one with the problem.

Let me know what you think. I tried to take an approach that took the same critical analysis with Frerotte that I heard from the Feeley bashers. It was weird for me to see the critical comments about Feeley after the game. I was generally pleased with his performance and thought he improved in a couple of areas from the year before in the limited time he played Monday. Namely he showed touch and stayed away from the picks. He still needs to work on pocket presence and checking off to his other options but Rome wasnt built in a day

 

[catapano]

I Thought He Did Ok But He Definately Had Problems With Pressure He Is A Sitting Duck Maybe Marino Can Teach Him That Quick Little Side Step He Used To Do

 

[yankeehillbilly]

Let me know what you think. I tried to take an approach that took the same critical analysis with Frerotte that I heard from the Feeley bashers. It was weird for me to see the critical comments about Feeley after the game. I was generally pleased with his performance and thought he improved in a couple of areas from the year before in the limited time he played Monday. Namely he showed touch and stayed away from the picks. He still needs to work on pocket presence and checking off to his other options but Rome wasnt built in a day

Good post. The body of the play by play looked pretty accurate from what I remember(I havent dissected Frerottes performance yet), but I think some people misunderstood some of the commentary you added....especially the stuff about Donald Lee. Also, taking the same tone that Feeley bashers take could turn some people off. If someone didnt know you were responding to the negative attitudes about Feeley, they might view the tone as biased. Not being critical....just stating some possible reasons for some of the negative replies.


I would have liked to see more than 7 passes from Feeley, but in what little he did play I think he did pretty well. He is checking off a little more on the short stuff, but not so much on the deep ball. The softer touch on the short game is encouraging as well. But again, 7 passes isnt really enough to form a judgement yet.


Good job though, and thanks for putting in the time to do it.

 

[LittleDanMarino]

a boston dolphins fan?
your a closet new england fan

 

[1crazy_finfan]

I think Feeley could've played better. Gus and Sage were waayyy better in that game! Being a Bears fan also, I thought that hit from BU was cool! But not in a bad way, lol...:D

 

[FIN-IN-RI]

yeah, he was. Feeley didnt look elsewhere because if he had he would have seen that Chambers had a couple steps on his DB running down the left side. Booker had a step on his as well on the right side.

Even so, the ball was very well thrown and absolutely should have been caught. But, thats kinda what we've come to expect from DT isnt it?

I agree Hillbilly. It WAS a very nice throw.. I jumped out of my seat because it was so pretty only then to endure the enormous buzzkill that is Derrius Thompson.. Now that you mention it though, I would have rather seen Feeley lead Chambers a bit up the field and go for the kill. IMO, a good QB would have seen Chambers had steps on his DB and gone his direction.

The fact is that DT WAS the primary receiver on that play - not that going to your first option is a BAD thing but whe ya do it all of the time instead of going through your progressions it equals failure, sacks, picks, batted balls.

 

[FIN-IN-RI]

a boston dolphins fan?
your a closet new england fan

You don't know your US geography that well, slick. Get a clue.

 

[FIN-IN-RI]

Let me know what you think. I tried to take an approach that took the same critical analysis with Frerotte that I heard from the Feeley bashers. It was weird for me to see the critical comments about Feeley after the game. I was generally pleased with his performance and thought he improved in a couple of areas from the year before in the limited time he played Monday. Namely he showed touch and stayed away from the picks. He still needs to work on pocket presence and checking off to his other options but Rome wasnt built in a day

Shouldn't that be a prerequisite for an NFL QB?

 

[finfan54]

And Wes Welker is actually bigger than RW.

Seriously though.. Feeley looks like a skinny immobile rock in the pocket. He locks down on his recievers and doesn't check down often enough..

Memo to AJ Feeley: STEP UP IN THE POCKET. You can try a sidestep or two if you want to be brave.

Random thought of the day: AJ Feeley needs an cement butt implant and hightops.

I now this is only the first preseason game guys and it IS August but still, I didn't see one shade of improvement (IN AJ) from last year.

:ri:

I agree totally. except that he sucks. I am not a feeley supporter in the sense that i think he doesnt have it. I think he needs more time and work, something he is not accustomed to. He is good at throwing the slant when he can lock on a player, but he is too damn lazy in that pocket and he is dangerous. The players seem to react to Frerotte better.

 

[FIN-IN-RI]

FINRI, you know football? ANyone who knows football would agree with you? WHy is it when Dphins disagreed with you you revert to I am smarter and I know football? WHy didnt you refute his points? Can you? If you know so much about football why dont you refute his counter? The alleged bias comes in when you make a point, it is refuted and corroborated and yet instead of countering teh counter you call a homer? Is it because you were caught?

God I hate people that bash people who support AJ, not saying is for fact the answer but has tools, yet think they are objective, clear fans. That is teh funniest thing about these debates.

Classic example is the many people making "excuses" for why Gus was not a success with the 5 previous teams he played for. Yet when the same excuse is made for a 1st yr starter with his SECOND team, it is he suks. Well maybe he does, but If you go by past history, which you are with AJ, then Gus most certainly sucks.

Face it your football knowledge is based on your experiences, your interpretations of those experiences (playing, coaching, watching, studying) trouble is your knowledge isnt undebateable facts whether you think they are or not. I guarentte I have football knowledge, played, coached, studied, etc.. and teh one thing I have learned is that is not one recipe for success, one timetable, one magic potion. Players are elite, very good, above avg, avg, poor, horrid and camp fodder. AJ isnt elite, he would have shown that by now, you dont have to be a genius to see that. Elite players show magic from teh start, they may not excel right away but they show glimpses, flashes. I have never seen any post claiming AJ would be in Marinos class. But neither will Gus.

have your opinion. But dont act like your opinion is superior to mine just because you say you have football knowledge.

Blah, Blah, Blah...

Whatever you say man.. I know what I saw, I know good QBs from bad ones. If you don't agree with me then fine, if you dont like what I have to say then don't read my posts.. It doesn't make a difference to me.

 

[DolphinPhan]

The fact is that DT WAS the primary receiver on that play - not that going to your first option is a BAD thing but whe ya do it all of the time instead of going through your progressions it equals failure, sacks, picks, batted balls.

So... what does "going through your progressions" mean to you? In my experience, if you have a 30 yard gain wide open on your first look, you gotta throw it. You don't waste 3-5 more seconds scanning the field & take a sack or miss the open opportunity.

 

[LZoeller12]

While I agree that it's way too early for this nonsense...the man only started like 10 games since high school. Atleast I started in college.

 

[inFINSible]

I agree Hillbilly. It WAS a very nice throw.. I jumped out of my seat because it was so pretty only then to endure the enormous buzzkill that is Derrius Thompson.. Now that you mention it though, I would have rather seen Feeley lead Chambers a bit up the field and go for the kill. IMO, a good QB would have seen Chambers had steps on his DB and gone his direction.

The fact is that DT WAS the primary receiver on that play - not that going to your first option is a BAD thing but whe ya do it all of the time instead of going through your progressions it equals failure, sacks, picks, batted balls.

Yeah, never mind that he got creamed as soon as he threw the ball to DT, he should have gone through his progressions anyway. From his back of course.

 

[DolphinPhan]

I think Feeley could've played better. Gus and Sage were waayyy better in that game! Being a Bears fan also, I thought that hit from BU was cool! But not in a bad way, lol...:D

There is just something fundamentally wrong with being a fan of more than one team! :tsk:

 

[korl68]

Ok, you can't


You are knocking AJ, when Gus is doing the very samething & he has many years of experience on his side. Biased are we?

IMO if you take into account Gus experience & experience with the offense then he was far worse than AJ.

The only examples that are necessary are AJ's whole career to this point. The man does not have it other than a strong arm. He lacks pocket presence period! I still fail to understand why so many people defend AJ like he is there relative. Same syndrome as the Fiedler lovers. :shakeno:

AJ's problems are not inexperience they are flaws in his abilities to see the field to avoid the rush and all the intangibles that go with being a winning QB.

I am not a Gus lover either. I know full well he is not our future.

We all want a QB that will win for us and right now all we have to look forward to is who do we get next year as a QB.