D-3 Players in the Pros

[Ron Boerger]

Washingon Redskins (and John Carroll-ex) MLB London Fletcher is tired of being named an alternate to the Pro Bowl.  Considering he's the NFL's leading tackler over the past decade, has never missed a game in his career, and is the leader a Washington's defense ranked in the top five, you can understand.  Fletcher has been named an alternate eight of his eleven seasons. 

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Washingon Redskins (and John Carroll-ex) MLB London Fletcher is tired of being named an alternate to the Pro Bowl.  Considering he's the NFL's leading tackler over the past decade, has never missed a game in his career, and is the leader a Washington's defense ranked in the top five, you can understand.  Fletcher has been named an alternate eight of his eleven seasons. 

And the first day that ESPN ran this story, they misspelled his name as "Landon" adding further insult to injury.

[reality check]

It's been a pretty good year for DIII guys in general. 

We've already touched on Urban's career year and know that London has has a Pro Bowl caliber year for the Skins but the rest of the DIII pros have done a decent job this season as well.

Fred Jackson, fresh off a big game this weekend, has just over 1000 yards of total offense between rushing, receiving, and returns.  He's got 3 TD's on the year and is averaging 4.2 YPC, ranking second on the team in rushing and fourth in receiving.

Derek Stanley has positioned himself as a solid kick returner and has made the most of his opportunities as a WR.  He's averaging 25 yards per KR on the year.

Jason Trusnik missed the first nine games of the season but has managed 5 special teams tackles in the last six games.

Pierre Garcon has averaged 21.6 per KR this year but has been primarily the lead blocker for the returner in recent weeks for the Colts.  He's also got 8 special teams tackles on the season. 

Turk's numbers are solid but not the best.  He's in the middle of the pack for most punting statistics.

[K-Mack]

Jerheme Urban was the lead story on Yahoo! fantasy sports today:

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Jerheme Urban was the lead story on Yahoo! fantasy sports today:

And the Urban Legend just made good by catching a 16 yard TD for the Cards' first score.

[Superfoot Wallace]

Jason Trusnik missed the first nine games of the season but has managed 5 special teams tackles in the last six games.

While using the quote function, Trusnik adds another tackle to go along with his fumble recovery.

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[Ron Boerger]

Jerheme Urban was the lead story on Yahoo! fantasy sports today:

And the Urban Legend just made good by catching a 16 yard TD for the Cards' first score.

ended the day with 4 catches/43 yds and 2 special team tackles (assisted).   Didn't see the game but from reading some chat board comments he could have had a second TD had a throw from Leinart been higher. 

For the regular season, 34 catches/4 TD/448 yds & ten tackles on special teams - not shabby for the #4 WR on a team where the top three were all over 1000 yds.   On to the playoffs, the Falcons' pass defense can be had (just like the Cards' pass defense). 

[reality check]

Jerheme Urban was the lead story on Yahoo! fantasy sports today:

And the Urban Legend just made good by catching a 16 yard TD for the Cards' first score.

ended the day with 4 catches/43 yds and 2 special team tackles (assisted).   Didn't see the game but from reading some chat board comments he could have had a second TD had a throw from Leinart been higher. 

For the regular season, 34 catches/4 TD/448 yds & ten tackles on special teams - not shabby for the #4 WR on a team where the top three were all over 1000 yds.   On to the playoffs, the Falcons' pass defense can be had (just like the Cards' pass defense). 

Unless someone phantom edits his numbers, Breaston ended the day today with 84 yards.  He came into the game with 915.  I hope they find that missing yard in the tapes.  It would stink to miss by one yard on the whole season and would keep the trio from joining Stokely/Harrison/Wayne from the Colts as the only 3x1000 yard trio in NFL history.

I don't know about Leinhart's throw because I was paying little attention by the time he was in there, but I know Warner missed him in the first half on a big gainer or possible TD.  Urban find a deep hole in the zone and broke to the sideline but Warner threw to the seam.  Urban had 4-5 yards cushion on the DB if Warner and he were on the same page.

Jerheme made his TD catch interesting and bobbled it a couple times before finally getting a good grip on the ball.

[Mugsy]

Andy Studebaker credited with 2 tackles in todays Chiefs vs. Bengals game.  I'm assuming that since this game was meaningless from a standings perspective, he might have seen more action.

[mr_mom]

Pierre Garcon caught 3 passes for 20-some yards today, and had a 52-yard kickoff return wiped out by a penalty (he got credit for 22).  Plus a special-teams tackle. 

It was his best game for Indy, but most probably due to the fact that Manning only played one series and Pierre practices most with the second team. 

Still, a solid game!

[Ron Boerger]

Unless someone phantom edits his numbers, Breaston ended the day today with 84 yards.  He came into the game with 915.  I hope they find that missing yard in the tapes.  It would stink to miss by one yard on the whole season and would keep the trio from joining Stokely/Harrison/Wayne from the Colts as the only 3x1000 yard trio in NFL history.

The Cards got the ball back on a late INT and they ran one pass play to Breaston so he could get 1,000.  NFL.com stats show Steve with 1,006.

[reality check]

Former JCU WR Josh McDaniels (currently OC for the New England Patriots) is on a short list of candidates that the Denver Broncos are entertaining as their next head coach according to ESPN.com today. 

[WLCALUM83]

Urban and the Cards are still alive. (Did Delhomme have an off day or what? Rare stinker for Carolina yesterday! )

[Ron Boerger]

Urban and the Cards are still alive. (Did Delhomme have an off day or what? Rare stinker for Carolina yesterday! )

That was an amazing display of ineptitude from a guy who led the team to an 8-0 home record and only threw 12 picks all season.  The Cards aren't exactly known for their defense.

WRT Urban, unfortunately he is not getting near the opportunities he did earlier in the year.  He was only targeted twice (on consecutive plays) yesterday, despite being nominally the 3rd WR.   Some of the balls formerly going his way are going to TE Spach.  But he's still playing, unlike a lot of his WR brethren. 

Question:  how are salaries handled for guys who are in the playoffs?  Do they get an extra 1/16th each week ... ?

[HScoach]

John Carroll alum Josh McDaniels is reported to be the next HC for the Denver Broncos.