Posts Tagged ‘Andre’ Goodman’

Guarding Against the Big Gain

December 23rd, 2009 - 3:36pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

For the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense, wide receiver DeSean Jackson fulfills the need for speed.

In 13 starts this season, Jackson has hauled in 56 catches for 1,087 yards. That 19.4 yards-per-catch average ranks first among all receivers with at least 15 catches.

For Champ Bailey and Andre’ Goodman, respecting Jackson’s speed is a given. But the antidote for the second-year standout’s athletic ability is keeping him from breaking the big gain.

“I think you’d rather give up those 10- or 12-yard comebacks than to give up those 60-yard plays for touchdowns,” Goodman said. “You’ve got to stay on top of him. There’s no doubt there and just force them to make those short throws and come up with the tackle.”

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From Ourselves to Our Opponents

September 9th, 2009 - 5:34pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

For Kyle Orton, the difference between the preseason and the regular season boils down to putting away the football mirror.

“We were still working so much on ourselves,” Orton said of the exhibition slate. “I think when you get to this point in the season, most teams are pretty much off of yourselves and moving right on to focusing totally on their opponent, and we are no different.”

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Training Camp Day 1: A.M. Blog

July 31st, 2009 - 11:52am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Check one more thing off the list on the road to the 2009 season — training camp is here. And the mass of fans lining the far hill of the Broncos practice fields almost an hour and a half before practice kicked off was a little taste of the excitement surrounding Day One.

As players came onto the field — dressed in full pads and uniform, including pants — some took a knee as soon as they hit the grass, pausing to take a moment before the unofficial start of another season.

It was perfect weather for the first day of practice — sunny with a little bit of shade. So without further adieu, here are some quick hits from the first practice session of the team’s 2009 training camp.

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Cornerback Talk

June 9th, 2009 - 4:41pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

Cornerbacks Andre’ Goodman and Alphonso Smith stopped by the media room following Tuesday’s practice at Dove Valley.

Goodman spoke first and shared an interesting tidbit on defensive backs coach Ed Donatell’s teaching method.

The eight-year veteran has seen his share of coaches during his days with the Lions and Dolphins, but he’s never seen one illustrate a lesson plan by using film as old as Donatell does. Let’s just say some of the highlights he uses aren’t exactly HD quality.

“He is a guy who uses a lot of archives,” Goodman said. “Like he’ll go back to film that is early 90s. You’ll see Jerry Rice or Tim Brown on the film and it’s kind of surprising.”

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