(12-20-2022, 01:44 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: (12-20-2022, 01:14 PM)carp8dm Wrote: Herndon may not be Ramsey, but he has the heart of a Jaguar. He recognized the play, he realized he need to effect the play, and he did everything he could do to change the play.
What more can you ask for from a 5th string DB????
Dude gets a game ball
I'm sorry, but the more I watch that play, the more I think that Herndon should be given credit.
Campbell and Cisco are both on the spot, but Herndon ducked under to make sure he disrupted the play.
Of course Jenkins is the PLAYER.
But he's not there without Herndon messing up the Cowboy reciever
?He's the primary backup?
I'm sorry I can't jump up and down too much about these guys.
It's OK to respect a player's contribution and still recognize that the team would be better if we upgraded them on our roster.
Jenkins is next in line for me. He has somehow positively affected the outcome of multiple games this year by being Johnny on the spot - but has also been roasted by TEs and RBs 3 dozen times this season and he's making 9 mil a year.
I have to temper my praise with the reality of their struggles. Gotta weigh the good with the bad.
If you look at the depth chart, he's listed as 3rd String LCB... Of all CBs' I could argue he'd be 5th string...
I can get a bit hyperbolic, but I don't think I've ever said that Herndon Solves our Slot CB coverage problems! I just like to give our guys that go out there some credit. Especially guys that do it right like Herndon.
When you compare a guy like him with a guy like Shaq Griffin, I think it's important to at least defend out guys that go out there and give it their all instead of quitting on the team because of criticism.
I mean, if I'm gonna die on a hill. I'll die on this one. But I think all I'm saying is that he should be given credit for helping on that play, he did his job well enough that the WR was off balance and muffed the catch. I get it that most here don't see it the way I do. But I honestly think Herndon moved the receiver off his line and made him uncomfortable.
I went back and looked at the Engram catch where he drug his defender out of bounds to save our Time Out... It's pretty much the same route that the Dallas WR ran. The difference? The Dallas defender didn't impede Engram at all and let him run free and unemcoumbered... It makes a receivers job a lot easier when they get out of their cut and there is green grass all the way. Conversely, Herndon made sure the Dallas receiver had to deal with him before concentrating on the incoming ball... Those little things make a difference.
In my opion... I know you alll disagree. But I'm giving Herndon the benefit of the doubt on this one.
