Jon Beason on the talents of Ward and Jacobs and their 301 yards: "I hate you asked that question,"...

Jon Beason on the talents of Ward and Jacobs and their 301 yards:
"I hate you asked that question," Beason said. "The politically correct thing to say is they're a great combination of running backs -- really good backs. And they are. But based on the film, of the 300 yards, let's say, uh, 250 were on us. That's how I'll answer that question."

Charlotte Observer

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you have to remember though mr beason,

brandon jacobs is playing on basically one leg. he looked horrible last night…thank God for these 3 weeks off. the panthers did not see the giants running game at full strength.

by lovemygmen on Dec 23, 2008 1:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I knew the G-men wouldn't like the comment

but honestly I think Beason was just more frustrated in his defensive performance. Doesn’t a good defensive player always believe he’s better than the opposition?

by LittleKing on Dec 23, 2008 8:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

There were missed tackles

which is what I think he was referring to. I would have to disagree Jacobs looked horrible…on his way to 80 yards and 3 TD’s.

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by Jaxon on Dec 23, 2008 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

power backs vs fast backs

Jacobs looked fine. The Panthers have been good at stopping big power backs… remember LJ’s -2 yards? They have struggled against quick shifty backs. Same scenario Sunday.

I think Beason is right about Ward’s yards, they just weren’t in position. But you could tell Jacobs earned every one of his.

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by southtunnel on Dec 23, 2008 4:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Beasons comments were not intended for Giants fans

they were intended for his team mates. “Take responsibility for your actions” was the message.

I found these comments in response to Beasons comments on Charlotte.com

While I was watching the game, I noticed our linebackers were committing to gaps before the running back committed to one. All Ward had to do was wait for the LB to commit, then run through a different gap. Over and over again.

That’s the point, there were too many gaps to fill. The DT’s were being handled man-up and not filling gaps. When they do their job there’s fewer (if any) gaps to pick from.

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by Jaxon on Dec 23, 2008 5:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs