04-11-2022, 01:43 PM
(04-11-2022, 09:23 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: Yes, he was deep because that is what he was supposed to do. He does the same thing against Hill at the end of the half. When he follows the motion, he follows deep. The Chiefs called a great play to beat it, but Hardman ran a better route than Hill did. He was able to get flatter. Apple followed the call, so if anything, take up beef with Lou. On motion, he has to run around the defense. This forces him deep.
Your hate boner for Apple is bizarre. You seem like you're just going to bury your head in the sand and refuse to listen to anything else. Eli played good football in 2018. He was pretty bleh in 2019 and didn't play much in 2020. He played fine football here in Cincinnati, and was good over the last half of the season. That's the reality of it all. Not sure what to say, here's to a good 2022 season. Lol.
Yes, Hardman definitely ran the better route. But Eli was just slow to track his man in motion. If you look at the Hill play, Eli (seemingly learning from the TD) was much faster and step for step with Hill. If Eli moved with that same urgency he MIGHT have had a chance to make a play. As it stood, he never had a chance. But I only know what i see from the couch. I'm not a coach, a scout, or anything else. You see Eli Apple make a great INT on BB, i see a WR that had his CB burned but ran the wrong route.
I have two problems which drive this "hate boner".
1) In my opinion, he's a first round bust. He has yet to live up to his expectations. A man with his talent should be much better than he is.
2) There are many people that would rather ignore his volatility and just praise only the good (as fans i guess should do?). However, when it comes to Apple it just seems a little ridiculous.
Eli Apple was supposed to be, at a minimum, pro bowl material. Last year he was counting his blessings he was even on an NFL roster to start the season.
Who knows? Maybe this is the year he finally "gets it". After all, he did say the Rams ignited a flame or some shit. I guess he just decided to play the whole year (or last 6 years) without that flame?
