September 24, 2004
Ron Dayne, Mike Cloud, short yardage
Ron Dayne is not a particularly good short yardage back. He's not a happy one either. Neil Best points out that Dayne did get carries on first and second down but did nothing then either.
Mike Cloud isn't too happy either. He's not playing, but he's actually good in short yardage situations:
...Cloud still led the team with five rushing touchdowns, four of which came in short-yardage situations. Overall, he was 6-for-9 when he needed two yards or less for a touchdown or first down.
So who's going to play? Well Paul Scwhartz notes that Ron Dayne is listed as questionable with a calf injury in his preview of the Giants - Browns game. Not surprisingly Coughlin isn't happy about short yardage either, "Not in Ron Dayne, not in blocking at the point, not in knocking people back off the ball."
Maybe it's time he tried a short yardage back in short yardage situations...
Posted by James Trotta at September 24, 2004 10:39 AMI think that Dayne isn't near as good as Cloud. When it is third and a few and Dayne is getting the ball we are all praying that he will get the first. But when cloud is getting the ball on third we have some more hope.
Posted by: michael at December 16, 2004 11:31 PM