krunk Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Did Rivers just find his Antonio Gates today? LOL! Mo was on like popcorn today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow_Creek Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Just now, krunk said: Did Rivers just find his Antonio Gates today? LOL! Mo was on like popcorn today lol Mo was just cruising through that D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restinpeacesweetchloe Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Sure looked like it. We have to keep him involved after Buron and Doyle come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shive Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, krunk said: Did Rivers just find his Antonio Gates today? LOL! Mo was on like popcorn today He really surprised me, especially after the rough start with the INT off his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krunk Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 He has really good hands overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitches Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Very impressive recovery from Mo after that interception early in the game. I still would like to see him have better catch technique but he does have a lot of very good attributes that can make him into a very nice weapon for us. And the best part is - he's already shown that he can block, so if he put it all together as a receiver, he's looking like a nice versatile TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincetonTiger Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 MAC attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtsLegacy Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Shive said: He really surprised me, especially after the rough start with the INT off his hands. And to be fair Harrison Smith made a heck of a play there and then terrible luck on the bounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittywerb Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 He sure does have the body type for it. If he could become a reliable passing target like today, that would be deadly. He’s already a good blocker but also a good pass catcher? Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitches Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, krunk said: He has really good hands overall It's weird because in certain situations he does - like whenever he extends his arms to catch away from his body(those are the harder ones), he looks like a natural catcher but a lot of times when the ball is in his frame, he lets it hit his chest... I don't know if this is him not trusting his ability as a catcher and trying to soften the throw into his embrace by using his body or is it just weird technique issue that can be worked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krunk Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Just now, stitches said: It's weird because in certain situations he does - like whenever he extends his arms to catch away from his body, he looks like a natural catcher but a lot of times when the ball is in his frame, he lets it hit his chest... I don't know if this is him not trusting his ability as a catcher and trying to soften the throw into his embrace by using his body or is it just weird technique issue that can be worked on. I think it can be fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krunk Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Rivers seems to have no problem going to him. He was comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Waylon Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Good call to make him a focal point of the gameplan. The Vikings didn’t seem to think we would look to him at all, but we did and it paid off. Always liked Mo, he’s never been a player you look at as a liability on the field. I’m also pretty sure his big catch today is longer than any of Doyle’s career. Today is why I never really saw the need to bring in Burton. I think Mo is ready to be #2 and more involved weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Can be a 1000+ yard a year TE. What a beast. Has all the tools. Caught 5 out of 6 for over 100 yards today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoColts8818 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Very nice bounce back for him after his INT bobble. He looks so awkward doing everything but man I love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoColts8818 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 22 minutes ago, John Waylon said: Good call to make him a focal point of the gameplan. The Vikings didn’t seem to think we would look to him at all, but we did and it paid off. Always liked Mo, he’s never been a player you look at as a liability on the field. I’m also pretty sure his big catch today is longer than any of Doyle’s career. Today is why I never really saw the need to bring in Burton. I think Mo is ready to be #2 and more involved weekly. 3 minutes ago, James said: Can be a 1000+ yard a year TE. What a beast. Has all the tools. Caught 5 out of 6 for over 100 yards today. Let’s hold off on that until he starts doing it after teams game plan for him. Had a nice game today for sure but I doubt the Vikings thought he would be that big of a part of the Colts offense. If he can do it week in and week out like I hope he can then the Colts have something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincetonTiger Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 33 minutes ago, stitches said: It's weird because in certain situations he does - like whenever he extends his arms to catch away from his body(those are the harder ones), he looks like a natural catcher but a lot of times when the ball is in his frame, he lets it hit his chest... I don't know if this is him not trusting his ability as a catcher and trying to soften the throw into his embrace by using his body or is it just weird technique issue that can be worked on. New to the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krunk Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Id like for us to look him up more downfield. He can do the 50/50 balls pretty well because of the basketball background, those huge hands and the big body frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Despite the untimely injuries for key players, we turned it around today. Hope we sustain this performance week to week. Go Colts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestQBever Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I wish he was more aggressive to the ball on those box out hitch routes. Otherwise good game from MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogg63 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 38 minutes ago, krunk said: those huge hands That looks like a Nerf football in his massive paws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacolts56 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 He’s a good looking young ball player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Overseas Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I feel like another under rated part of Mo's game is his ability after catch. He an enormous human being for a DB to bring down when he gets running and makes alot of yards after contact. He is developing into a nice weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB-ColtsFan Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 It seemed to me that he may have been surprised how quickly the ball got to him on that interception? He bounced back nicely afterwards. Good call by PR to go back to him. Going to a 2 TE set with he and Doyle can put some pressure on the secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markabrown96 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Definitely his best game of his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krunk Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Harrison Smith was looking inside the whole time on that pick and i think maybe Mo could have sold the route a little better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrideOfAthens17 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Ha ha, the original post beat me to it. Yes, Cox had several plays today that looked a lot like 85 (sorry, Gates to the non former Bolts fans ). And here's the thing. He did things that no other tight end on this team can do. You don't take that out of your arsenal once you've found it. It would be a MONUMENTAL coaching blunder to just revert him back to his former role after today. Even after Doyle and Burton return. As I said, neither of those guys can do several of the things he did today. But I don't expect that to happen, though. Not after reading about how Philip specifically told Reich and Sirianni this week that Cox was ready, and not to hold back on calling anything for him. And Philip showed he wasn't lying, either, with the throws he made to him, and with Cox pulling them in. No, that's a connection that I can assure you is just getting started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancer1 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 11 hours ago, PrideOfAthens17 said: Ha ha, the original post beat me to it. Yes, Cox had several plays today that looked a lot like 85 (sorry, Gates to the non former Bolts fans ). And here's the thing. He did things that no other tight end on this team can do. You don't take that out of your arsenal once you've found it. It would be a MONUMENTAL coaching blunder to just revert him back to his former role after today. Even after Doyle and Burton return. As I said, neither of those guys can do several of the things he did today. But I don't expect that to happen, though. Not after reading about how Philip specifically told Reich and Sirianni this week that Cox was ready, and not to hold back on calling anything for him. And Philip showed he wasn't lying, either, with the throws he made to him, and with Cox pulling them in. No, that's a connection that I can assure you is just getting started. I agree, seeing MAC yesterday takes me back to 2003, Antonio Gates' rookie year. The other Chargers tight ends were a guy drafted the year prior named Justin Peelle, an undrafted guy from the season prior named Josh Norman, and the only veteran was Redkins cast-off Stephen Alexander, derisively nicknamed "Stephanie" for his penchant of milking minor injuries and rarely being available. Gates quickly established himself as the best of that group, virtually uncoverable and he quickly became Drew Brees' preferred target. Our wide receivers back then were nothing to write home about, but even as we acquired better ones, Antonio was a dominant force that had to be accounted for and the only person I saw who could cover him 1 on 1 back then was newly minted Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu. When Brees got hurt and went to the Saints, Philip took over as the starting quarterback and he continued to "feed" Gates, becoming the most productive QB & TE combination in NFL history with 89 TDs between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr.NotSoCreative Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 21 hours ago, stitches said: It's weird because in certain situations he does - like whenever he extends his arms to catch away from his body(those are the harder ones), he looks like a natural catcher but a lot of times when the ball is in his frame, he lets it hit his chest... I don't know if this is him not trusting his ability as a catcher and trying to soften the throw into his embrace by using his body or is it just weird technique issue that can be worked on. As a bball player you never let the ball get to your body while catching. Could be on to something here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurBeatElite Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 22 hours ago, John Waylon said: Good call to make him a focal point of the gameplan. The Vikings didn’t seem to think we would look to him at all, but we did and it paid off. Always liked Mo, he’s never been a player you look at as a liability on the field. I’m also pretty sure his big catch today is longer than any of Doyle’s career. Today is why I never really saw the need to bring in Burton. I think Mo is ready to be #2 and more involved weekly. In week 1 of this year, Doyle had a 28 yard catch which is the longest of his career. MAC had a 34 yard catch in 2018 and yesterday's 33 yarder is the 2nd longest of his career. It is exciting to see us stretching out the field with our TEs (I think that is largely on having Rivers rather than Brissett, but it's something which was done a bit with Ebron to some extent (a couple receptions over 40 yards) but MAC has an overall higher yards per catch average than Ebron did here (I know the season is young and it's a small sample size). Otherwise, our TEs haven't really been used as major receiving threats since the days of Dallas Clark/Marcus Pollard. I thought MAC would be a good player and think he's still developing into one... I guess I liked the Burton signing due to his familiarity with Reich and since we were/are pretty thin in terms of TE depth and because MAC wasn't really used as a receiver last year due to a hand injury -- he's certainly seeming to be a better blocker than Burton, though... and seems like the type of TE Rivers really covets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I remember seeing him in limited time in 2018 and thinking how much potential he seemed to have. Then he wasn't used much the rest of 2018. Then 2019 he was used very little, so I started thinking that the coaches must see less in him than I did. Now I think maybe I was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad72 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 22 hours ago, stitches said: Very impressive recovery from Mo after that interception early in the game. I still would like to see him have better catch technique but he does have a lot of very good attributes that can make him into a very nice weapon for us. And the best part is - he's already shown that he can block, so if he put it all together as a receiver, he's looking like a nice versatile TE. Yeah, like Garcon, throw it waist level and you might have more incompletions, it is going to be tough for a tall guy like MAC. But throw it at helmet or higher level, he will go up and get it like the former basketball player that he is. Antonio Gates however would have caught the one that hit him in the numbers. I was always peeved at why they wouldn't use him more in the passing game. If you believe you have a stellar OL and believe you don't need to help your OL with a 2nd TE at the LOS, just chip with your RB and use the 2nd TE in the passing game more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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