Posts tagged Mike Tolbert

Training Camp News and Notes 8/9/2012

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Bill Belichick spotted kissing Aaron Hernandez’s elbow after a “boo-boo?” With those detailed road maps, the TE’s elbow wasn’t hard to find. That, and more substantive info from Bob Henry’s Training Camp Update at Footballguys.com Photo by Jeffery Beall.

With the help of numerous Footballguys.com writers, Bob Henry creates a weekly aggregation of camp news titled (simply enough) Training Camp Update. I can’t recommend it highly enough. The first issue is free to the public.

I’m going to quote some of the notes and provide my own take.

Carolina Panthers FB Mike Tolbert: Why I want to see All-22 analysis of Carolina this year. Continue reading →

Eye Catching Tweets 8/9

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Tebow is a "gamer," not a practice player. But he better improve as a practice player to see the field. Photo by Jeffrey Beall.

 

Norv Turner announces San Diego will use a two back system (Ryan Mathews, Mike Tolbert)

SigmundBloom: Two back system in SD: chargers.com/news/article-1… – Tolbert is not going away, folks.

evansilva: Ryan Mathews to miss preseason opener w/ leg strain. Has also battled conditioning, toe inj, “general soreness” in camp http://bit.ly/pikOX3

My Take: Of course Tolbert isn’t going away! At the same time, the two back system Norv Turner is now mentioning to the media is a 180 change Continue reading →

Emerging NFL Talents: RB Ryan Mathews

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Despite an injury-plagued rookie year, Ryan Mathews led the NFL in rushing touchdowns greater than five yards. Photo by Garrett Johnson.

Although my takes on the players in the next series of posts might be useful to fantasy owners, this isn’t a fantasy football article. I’m not projecting stats. I’m writing about talented players whose portfolio of work reveals techniques and behaviors that I think translate well to the NFL game. At the end of the year, you might look at the stats and conclude that the quantity of the production wasn’t eye-catching for each of these emerging talents. However, I believe their work will be impressive enough for opposing teams, fans, and more astute fantasy owners to take future notice.

Unlike Eric Decker and John Beck, Ryan Mathews’ 2011 breakout potential is a no-brainer. If not for a high ankle sprain in Week 2, Chargers head coach Norv Turner foresaw a 250-carry, 40-catch rookie year from the heralded Fresno State prospect. Last year, Mike Tolbert did a fine job splitting the load with Mathews as the lead back. But for those people who believe Tolbert will be a hindrance to Mathews’ production, consider the skills both runners bring to the team. Continue reading →