Posted on Monday 19 September 2005 by Tim Russo @ 9:19 am
The Charlie Frye talk should cool down now. If we’d lost the Packers game, especially if Dilfer had a bad game, the QB question would have gone into overdrive, especially with a bye week coming after Indy next week. Now, Dilfer has some breathing room. Good. Operation “Develop Charlie On The Bench” can continue.
…even though the vast majority of Dilfer’s passing yards came after the catch. One catch in particular sticks out big time….Bill Livingston describes the Braylon Edwards TD..
Edwards faked to the outside, leading cornerback Joey Thomas to take the one step to the wrong side that he could never get back. Trent Dilfer put a seemingly innocuous slant, thrown quickly because the Packers blitzed, in Edwards’ hands at the Browns’ 30. Edwards burst between Thomas and safety Nick Collins, who arrived quickly, but still not in time.
No one was deep for Green Bay because of the blitz, so it was a footrace then. Edwards, taller and heavier than either pursuer at 6-3 and 211 pounds, was gone like cheap gas and jokes about the Browns’ drafts. He could go all . . . the . . . way, and, of course, he did.
That was some catch. And Edwards is gonna be some player.
Edwards was hauling ass down the field. I didn’t realize Braylon was so quick.
Correction: Braylon Edwards is some player now.
The other huge factor is the offensive line. So far Dilfer has not been sacked after two games, and the line is also powering a decent ground game. By establishing the run, the Browns forced the safety to cheat a little, and that helped spring Edwards for the long TD. Throw in some aggressive play calling and you have a decent offense. Look out Indy!