Barron Performance-game 5, Vikings

by Winomaster2 on Oct 14, 2009 7:15 AM CDT

Alex Barron, by all accounts, seems to have had a good game against the Vikings. He kept the Vikings Jared Allen without a single sack or even a hit on our quarterback. Allen, the previous week, had 4.5 sacks. So Barrons performance is astounding.

But did anyone else notice that before the game Ritchie Incognito was jawing at Barrons competition, Mr Jared Allen? I've wondered if our resident psyco didn't tell Allen that his friend Alex Barron has his job on the line and that if Allen gets to showing off against Barron that maybe Allen would have an accident with his knees.

This is total supposition on my part. I can't read lips. But it makes more sense to me that Allen could have been intimidated into easing up, than that Barron actually bested this guy Jared Allen. I suppose Incognitos words with Allen could have been purely cordial. And maybe Allen eased up out of a basic sympathy for Alex Barron; thats something we commonly see in football. But ones common sense should tell you why Barron had a good game.

I figure though that Incognito is not going to be able to save Barrons career with similar appeals to all of Barrons future opponents. Lets see how he does next week

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Having watched the game, I can say Allen didn’t ease up.

Your uncle molests collies.

by 3k on Oct 14, 2009 12:00 PM CDT reply actions

I can see where you're coming from

but I don’t see any way a competitor would ease up.

That’s how upsets happen.

I believe in 2010

by Eric Nagel on Oct 14, 2009 12:04 PM CDT reply actions

OL' Jaws Cogs-

Cogs told Allen that if he used a certain password to Barron, that Barron would let him Allen shine. The password sounds simple enough, but has an in-house- slap-you down- BURN meaning for Barron. Barron played with clenched teeth the whole game! That’s cute Cogs, using the ploys that they used to use on you to make you go bezerk with rage. Smooth move Heh-Heh

by Knoxfan on Oct 14, 2009 6:43 PM CDT reply actions

Baron probably had

one of the best games of his career. Let’s hope it was the result of his little talk with Spags and that we will see more of the same in future weeks.

by andyrose on Oct 14, 2009 11:30 PM CDT reply actions

It makes more sense to you that Allen could have been intimidated into easing up?

Please take off your tin foil hat.

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Oct 15, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions

For what ever reason,

I’ve been reading these comments but hadn’t taken the time to read the actual FanPost until right now.

I wish I hadn’t………..

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Oct 15, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions

What?

And maybe Allen eased up out of a basic sympathy for Alex Barron; thats something we commonly see in football

When have you seen that?

Don't be sorry, be accurate

by Carneros on Oct 16, 2009 5:15 PM CDT reply actions

all the time

wait a min, i thought we were talkin about little kids futball (soccer).

by moy on Oct 16, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions

My guess is...

…that Barron turns it up a notch for a game or two. But, I don’t think he can be cured of a lackluster career of not really caring about playing good football. He’s lucky that 95% of the Ram players are as bad as he is. Barron would’ve already been axed by about 30 of the 32 NFL teams. I don’t know where he thinks he’s gonna play next year…?

by edpjr on Oct 17, 2009 5:48 PM CDT reply actions

Some Observations:

Ok, I won’t say that Barron had a disaster of a game. But I will say this:

1) At the start of the second play the DL player gave Barron a chuck in the chest and knocked Barron on his ass, and immediatly sacked Bulger. Barrons linemates seemed puzzeled how a three hundred pound NFL lineman can go down with such little encouragement.. I honestly believe I could have taken the shot better than Barron did.

2) Bulger was regularly rolling away from the left side of his line. I’m sure Bulger sensed that was the more porous side. Although in the NFL that is the side where you typically place your better pass blocker.

3) Tonight I watched the Chicago game an spent a lot of time looking at how pace handeled that same position. By comparison, Barron looked more like a high school kid. He has the size to play the position. But, that’s about all.

by Winomaster2 on Oct 19, 2009 3:15 AM CDT reply actions