MARIANI TAKES NFL YARDAGE LEAD: In the third quarter, Marc Mariani caught a 41-yard pass from Chris Simms. It was Mariani’s third play in three weeks of 37-plus yards. The rookie from Montana had a 60-yard kickoff return against Arizona (8/23) and a 37-yard reception at Carolina (8/28). He led all NFL players during the preseason with 444 combined net yards (131 receiving, 267 kickoff returns, 46 punt returns).
Not too shabby for a guy who started the preseason as the 2nd returner and the 6th receiver
And this year the Griz will see how much they miss him. Without Sparky, Montana loses games last year.
We had sparky last year numbnuts. Just as all the other teams had their players.
That's why we have them, to compete. We have guys that will compete this year as well.
We lost games with Mariani, we won games with him. We won NC's without him, we didn't win any while he was here. As I don't blame that on Mariani, I can't give him the credit of being a one man team. We have players all over the field and it's tough to understand this as an NAU fan because you guys always have to put all your eggs in one or two baskets.
And this year the Griz will see how much they miss him. Without Sparky, Montana loses games last year.
We had sparky last year numbnuts. Just as all the other teams had their players.
That's why we have them, to compete. We have guys that will compete this year as well.
We lost games with Mariani, we won games with him. We won NC's without him, we didn't win any while he was here. As I don't blame that on Mariani, I can't give him the credit of being a one man team. We have players all over the field and it's tough to understand this as an NAU fan because you guys always have to put all your eggs in one or two baskets.
But you don't have another Sparky. Once in a generation player. Big drop off in talent from him to Sambrano, etc.
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We had sparky last year numbnuts. Just as all the other teams had their players.
That's why we have them, to compete. We have guys that will compete this year as well.
We lost games with Mariani, we won games with him. We won NC's without him, we didn't win any while he was here. As I don't blame that on Mariani, I can't give him the credit of being a one man team. We have players all over the field and it's tough to understand this as an NAU fan because you guys always have to put all your eggs in one or two baskets.
But you don't have another Sparky. Once in a generation player. Big drop off in talent from him to Sambrano, etc.
Really? That's good stuff slick.
Can't wait to see who you are professing is the downfall of the Griz in another couple of years.
You don't have to worry about falling off at NAU. It's always a short drop for you guys.
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I don't Mariani ever had possession on the kickoff that Denver recovered. He unsuccesfully jumped in the air to catch the ball, but Denver recovered the kick - at least, thats what I remember.
grizband wrote:I don't Mariani ever had possession on the kickoff that Denver recovered. He unsuccesfully jumped in the air to catch the ball, but Denver recovered the kick - at least, thats what I remember.
It was a tough position, but Mariani did go for it, and got leveled. Not all his fault, poor blocking on his team's part.
grizband wrote:I don't Mariani ever had possession on the kickoff that Denver recovered. He unsuccesfully jumped in the air to catch the ball, but Denver recovered the kick - at least, thats what I remember.
It was a tough position, but Mariani did go for it, and got leveled. Not all his fault, poor blocking on his team's part.
He's got no choice but to go for it. It's a live ball.
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Fair catch signal wouldn't have done much good for a ball that was bouncing in front of him. If MM didn't make the play on that ball, Denver would have recovered it without a Titan even touching it. He had to make the play on that ball. Took a weird hop and hit, and the game was sealed.
Silenoz wrote:I'm not gonna say that Mariani just won the game for the Titans but....
The dumb celebration penalty helped the Titans, but wow, that return set the Titans up perfectly for the win. It's safe to say he had the key play of the game.
