(10-25-2020 09:06 PM)VB Monarch Wrote: Looks like jeremy Cox was credited with a solo tackle. Guessing he must have played on kick offs. Whatever it takes to stay on the roster. He'll get his chance at RB.
So I watched the Broncos game from Sunday. Cox definitely got in on special teams as well as on offense. He did get a tackle on a kickoff to get his first "stat". On the negative side, KC returned a kickoff for a TD and Cox got completely destroyed with a block. It was really hard to see. I had to slow it down and go frame by frame to determine if it was him, but I'm sure it was. He was near the lead of the wave of tacklers heading down field. I'm not sure if he slipped (field was a mess with the snow) when he was blocked, or if he tripped over the legs of another blocker while being blocked, but he was pancaked and on the ground as the returner ran by. It's unusual to see a defender on the ground on a kickoff return. Probably wouldn't be a big deal, but since the play resulted in a touchdown, I'm sure there will get extra scrutiny in the film room.
On offense, he played the traditional fullback position and the Broncos ran the ball every time. At some point, they will have to do something different because they are tipping off the play when he is on the field. He threw some good blocks and the great Kevin Harlan gave him a compliment for one of the blocks. But no mention of Old Dominion.
Phillip Lindsay is in the concussion protocol after getting injured in the game. If he can't play this week, maybe they can expand the playbook for Cox, or at least he will remain on the active roster for another week.
Was watching Coward last night for the Bears. He seemed to do OK against Aaron Donald. And Aaron Donald is so darn quick off the snap.
There was one mistake he made where the Bears were facing 4th and 1 deep in their own territory. Coward flinched before the snap and was called for a penalty. But Foles, on a QB sneak, got stuffed and didn't pick up the first down. Because there was movement before the snap, the penalty could not be declined so the Bears got to punt instead of turning it over on downs. So it worked out good for the Bears, and the announcers correctly called it. But there was some heated discussion on the sidelines between Coward and the coaching staff after the play.
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