The Doghouse: B-Hart & Roberto Wallace (with new poll)

Well, the biggest news this week was Randy Moss getting waived by the Vikings, a very stupid move in my opinion. We were supposedly interested in him, but when the deadline came around, Moss was on the Titans roster. We didn't even put a claim in for him. Am I disappointed? Somewhat.

Moss could have provided the deep threat for us, but he's not the answer. I'd rather draft a speedy rookie, rather than a player coming towards the end of his career. I believe, he would have been a cancer in the locker room, and teach the younger players bad habits.

If we would have gotten Moss, two players would have been affected: Brian Hartline and Roberto Wallace.

Let's start with Brian.
He is our deep threat (he's not fast, but he'll do). He lost his starting positon to Davone Bess last week, and lost some significant playing time. When he was given the opprotunity, he dropped a key pass that would have gone for a big gain. But he made up for it with a beautifuly executed end around.

So why is Hartline in my doghouse? He made a statement about Moss:

"Obviously he’s the same position I’m playing, but overall, as a football fan I would say no. Maybe a lot of Miami fans would not like that, but … I don’t think he’s the part we’re missing."

"I don’t think that an addition of a Randy Moss necessarily changes our team a whole lot. If we are missing a piece, that’s not the piece we’re missing."

 Well, I agree with Hartline. Now he needs to prove to me we don't need Moss. He needs to start making some plays and produce double coverage so Marshall, Bess, Fasano, and sometimes Wallace, can get open. Hartline has the potential to be a solid #2 WR, he just hasn't proven it yet.

Now let's talk about Wallace.
I didn't expect him to make it out of training camp. But, he's like Bess. He worked hard and made some terrific plays in the preseason.

Wallace saw alot of playing time last week. He was the #3 WR, ahead of Hartline. He almost made a beautiful TD catch, but it would have been negated anyway, because he ran out of bounds and came back in.

Anyone else think he looks alot like Marshall on the field? Well, they are similar in size. they are both 6-4, but Wallace is 5 pounds lighter at 225 (if you can't do the math, Marshall is 230). Wallace needs to use his height to his advantage, by going up for the ball.

No doubt, Wallace would be inactive on gameday if Moss had been claimed by us. I really like Wallace, and I think he has potential. He'll be a key factor in 3 & 4 WR sets against the Ravens on Sunday.

He's in my doghouse because, the coaches obviously have alot of faith in him, if they didn't get Moss. Now he has to prove why they like him.

Davone Bess on Wallace:

``He's a big body, man,'' Bess said. ``He catches the ball well, and he runs good routes. He moves well for a big guy.''

Well, it's been a while since I've done one of these. So leave some comments and let me know if anything needs improved. Also, if there is an option you'd like me to add to the poll, comment and I'll fix it as soon as I can.

Kdog92