Monday, August 17, 2009

Marshall in the NFL

Week one of the NFL preseason is almost in the books. Here is a snapshot of how your favorite Marshall alumni performed:

Doug Legursky, C, Pittsburgh Steelers

Started at center for the Pittsburgh Steelers due to injuries across the offensive line. A lack of statistics for offensive lineman makes it hard to evaluate Legursky but from what I saw he played well. It looks like Justin Hartwig will return to the starting center role for Pittsburgh this Saturday against Washington but Legursky should continue to receive playing time.

Randy Moss, WR, New England Patriots

Randy was being Randy, he caught three passes for fifty four yards from New England QB Tom Brady.

Chris Hanson, P, New England Patriots

Three punts for an average of 46.7 yards. Hanson is the only punter in New England’s Camp.

Chris Massey, LS, St. Louis Rams

No news is good news for a long snapper and I have seen none about Massey.

Chris Crocker, S, Cincinnati Bengals

Continued his strong play from 2008 with three tackles while holding the Saints starters in check. Drew Brees’s touchdown came after Crocker and the Bengals defense had left the field.

Jason Raider, TE, Atlanta Falcons

Caught zero passes for zero yards. Not good for a player fighting for a roster part.

Byron Leftwich, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Completed six of fourteen passes for sixty one yards and one touchdown against Tennessee. According to Jon Henderson of the Tampa Bay Tribune ( http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/aug/15/leftwich-takes-lead-qb-race/sports-bucs/) Leftwich has taken the lead to start at QB in Tampa. He will start the Buccaneers next preseason game against Jacksonville.

C.J Spillman, S, San Diego Chargers

Did not register a tackle in the Chargers preseason opener against Seattle.

John Wade, C, Oakland Raiders

John got injured (stinger) during the Raiders exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys and could not finish the game. Wade is competing with Samson Satele for the starting center job.

*Note – Ahmad Bradshaw and Chad Pennington are playing there first preseason games Monday August 17th.

Did I miss any one?

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