TheGreatOne Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Former standout Chase Blackburn has earned his first NFL start today vs. the Chiefs. So far, he was hammered by a reciever making a block, but bounced back with an impressive tackle on Larry Johnson near the line of scrimmage and helped with an impressive goalline stand in the 2nd quarter. The game is live on CBS. I wonder if GoZips.com will whip up something for this like they did for golden boy Charlie Frye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I'd like to take this opening to make fun of myself about this topic and the player. I've mentioned before that I have a brother who coached college football for several years including a couple at Maryland. He knows more about football than anyone I know personally. Last year we were sitting in Athens at the OU game and in the middle of the third quarter my brother leans over to me and says, "GP1, Chase Blackburn is the best player on Akron's team". I about blew a gasket......no, I did blow a gasket and told him he was f*&^#$g crazy because Blackburn doesn't really stand out and do as much as he should. I also said there were about six guys on Akron's team better than him. I can almost quote exactly what my brother told me at that point. He said, "No, seriously, he's big, he hustles, he's fast and he is always around the ball. He's a perfect candidate for an NFL team. In the right defense, he would dominate the field." Again, I protested and told him Blackburn couldn't make an Arena League team. As it turns out, I was exactly correct. There is no way Blackburn can make an Arena League team because he will be too busy practicing in NFL mini-camps and playing in NFL Europe. So here is to my prediction. Here is to Blackburn getting with a team that plays a defense he fits into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 GREAT TO SEE CHASE DOING WELL, HE WAS A QUIET LEADER FOR US. GOOD FORTUNE, CHASE. WITH BALL AMMUNITION LOCK AND LOAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Didn't see all of the game but did see a stat in the fourth where he had something like 8 tackles and the announcers were mentioning him pretty fondly. Can only help UA to have a guy out there playing like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Chase about to blow up Larry Johnson Chase had 3 solo's and 6 assists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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