Mario Harvey

[Insert Colts Pun Here]

Harvey's prolonged appearance last night was a somewhat bittersweet experience for me. Obviously he was only on the field because of injuries which is never a good thing, however, I was pleased to see him get some game time with the defence. 

 

Harvey has been a consistent performer on special teams this season, constantly beating coverage, making tackles and generally being one of the first men to the ball or the ball carrier. I thought he was deserving of a trial at ILB.

 

His actual performance was neither encouraging nor disappointing. He made a few good plays, tackling Matthews(?) for a loss but made an equal number of bad plays, getting caught out of position on a Woodhead(?) rush along with Robert Mathis.

 

What did everyone else make of his performance?

 

Note: Matthews and Woodhead were in and out of the backfield so often that I can't recall for certain which one was in on the particular plays that I'm referring to, hence the parenthesized question marks. 

[jamesie jr]

I thought he played well. I know he's a pro but you still have to be impressed a guy in his spot on the depth chart can play as good as (if not better) than players constantly considered to be starters (well on our team anyway).

[MTC]

Looked slow. Didn't have good coverage. I understand your point though, he probably wasn't expecting to play a whole lot of minutes.

[TKnight24]

Harvey looks like a defensive lineman. He just looks so sloppy and slow. And then Pat Angerer really isn't a better option. Last night showed that Freeman consistently being the leading tackler (him & Landry) is no fluke. He's our best LB hands down. Have to get him a partner in crime soon.

[USAFHoosier]

Harvey looks like a defensive lineman. He just looks so sloppy and slow. And then Pat Angerer really isn't a better option. Last night showed that Freeman consistently being the leading tackler (him & Landry) is no fluke. He's our best LB hands down. Have to get him a partner in crime soon.

IMO we will be looking for an upgrade next to Freeman in the offseason.

[TKnight24]

IMO we will be looking for an upgrade next to Freeman in the offseason.

Sometimes i wish we were in the Jags shoes and still had our 1st rounder. I'd take CJ Mosley from Alabama in a heartbeat. Doubt he's there when we pick in the 2nd

[Insert Colts Pun Here]

Harvey looks like a defensive lineman. He just looks so sloppy and slow. And then Pat Angerer really isn't a better option. Last night showed that Freeman consistently being the leading tackler (him & Landry) is no fluke. He's our best LB hands down. Have to get him a partner in crime soon.

 

Hard to argue with any of that really.

[jameszeigler834]

He needs to just stay on special teams cause on defense he sucks.

[#BringBobBack]

sheppard outplayed him just too sluggish i wasnt impressed

[Dark Superman]

I wasn't impressed with Harvey at all

[rock8591]

Angerer is the weakest link right now at LB; his 2011 season was a fluke, and a top tackler for the worst team in the league (because the tackles have to fall to somebody).

No pass cov, no run cov, gets dragged constantly in tackles, no pass-rushing ability either. Shepherd at least has size at 6'2'' and 256 lbs.

[USAFHoosier]

Sometimes i wish we were in the Jags shoes and still had our 1st rounder. I'd take CJ Mosley from Alabama in a heartbeat. Doubt he's there when we pick in the 2nd

Im a big fan of AJ Johnson from Tennessee

[buccolts]

IMO we will be looking for an upgrade next to Freeman in the offseason.

Probably, but how high will depend on what the staff thinks of McNary.

[bavanlan]

I have the same response to playing Harvey at MLB covering Gates/Woodhead as I do putting Donald Brown in a situation where he was to pass block;  You know he can't do it, so it's not his fault he's in there not doing it.  That goes on the coaches.

[TKnight24]

I have the same response to playing Harvey at MLB covering Gates/Woodhead as I do putting Donald Brown in a situation where he was to pass block; You know he can't do it, so it's not his fault he's in there not doing it. That goes on the coaches.

Until Trent Richardson learns the assignments and all, Donald Brown is our best pass blocking RB at the moment

[TKnight24]

Is there anyway the Panthers are will to give us that star LB of theirs who's name I can't spell so I'm not even gonna try to.

[cbear]

LOL.  I guess I must have been thinking of Addison or somebody else, cause I don't recall Harvey being that fat. 

[bavanlan]

Until Trent Richardson learns the assignments and all, Donald Brown is our best pass blocking RB at the moment

 

I was thinking more along the lines of the feedback from the Miami game when we had Bradshaw, but I'd concede your point (though not as a compliment to Brown's blocking).

[bavanlan]

Is there anyway the Panthers are will to give us that star LB of theirs who's name I can't spell so I'm not even gonna try to.

 

They just traded Beason to the Giants.

 

Edit: Luke Kuechly (and no).

[keeslge]

Is there anyway the Panthers are will to give us that star LB of theirs who's name I can't spell so I'm not even gonna try to.

What happened to Kavell Connor #53