Brennan's It Factor
Sorry to clog the blog (rhyming is fun) with Colt stuff, but since I've adopted him I at least have some basis for inflicting my opinion upon your illustrious selves.
I've watched Colt's highlight reels a few times and I come away with two reactions.
First, when he plays he looks just like he did in college (which is freaking stupendous, since he was a jolly green giant amongst mere mortals). I hate to point it out since it was preseason etc.... etc... , but if you extend his stats into three quarters of play, which is how long he usually stayed in games for, they equate almost exactly with his average college performance (27 for 30, 360 yards and 6 tds; a bit high in completion percentage and TDs, but otherwise on the mark). If he continues on this path, we are in for happy days as skins fans.
Second, is the "it" factor. People are (now) saying that Colt just has that intangible "it" thing (que John Maddens ability to feel Colt's "energy" from the booth). After pondering the weirdness of the existential "it" that the lucky few have, I came to the realization that the ball Colt forced was the perfect example of the "it". Someone without that "it" thang would have made that throw and been intercepted, and then been ripped a new one for it. Somehow it just works out for some people, and that's where Colt seems to shine. Ugly, wacky throw technique? It works. Made a risky decision? It worked. Get smoked in the Sugar Bowl and have your stock drop from near the top to near the bottom? end up with Zorny as your coach (at least it looks like it's working).
However Colt's career plays out, just having a guy like that around can really help, especially on a team that lost most of its games by less than seven (7) points last year. Good luck rubs off, and Colt seems to have the juice in that department. Even if he's on the bench, his "it" will help the team for sure.
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Zorn on Colt
“He was very accurate throwing the ball, but his decision-making was average,” Zorn said. “Even on the big play he made throwing to Jason Goode, that was not a great decision but a very fortunate completion. The decisions he made to throw to the corner route and the scramble play he made to throw a touchdown to Marcus Mason were awesome.
Zorn continues to impress. Colt’s preseason game was great but it was just that a preseason game. I hope Colt has a great tenure as a ‘Skin but it’s important to keep him grounded until he faces a first team defense.
I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble
by CptChaosSidekick on Aug 6, 2008 10:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i may be
the only skins fan around town that isn’t ridiculously excited about colt right now. I know everyone realizes that it’s only preseason, but jeez people are talking about him way too much. It’s actually kinda annoying. I want our backups to be secret diamonds in the ruff. Now the whole world thinks Colt wasn’t overrated, sothen if he ever has to come in the expectations are gonna be way too high. And, if JC falters at all some people will call for Colt. We all know how foolish that will be, but you know you’ll hear it. I’m usually a pessimist, and i think skins fans need to channel their excitement for now. sorry to sound like the downer at the party
by DC Pain on Aug 12, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Will have to make 53 man roster
Any hope of the Redskins placing Colt on the practice squad was eliminated because of the talk and his preseason performance, He will have to be a roster QB to eliminate another team from just picking him up.
by dr WNC on Aug 13, 2008 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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