Is Ball busted?

[balds]

Looked very tentative and cautious. Also seemed to slow down to impending contact. Is the beat down he suffered and subsequent concussion having an effect?

To be fair, James White didn't look much better, so it could be a by-product of an inexperienced line not creating the space they are used to.

 

[Sparlimb]

Bad line play, no holes, good defense, motivated opponent, awful new OC and ugly helmets. They all contributed to his bad day...

 

[GophersInIowa]

How many new O-lineman do they have starting this year?

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Every game that goes by, another Range Rover slips through his grasp. He could have been a late first round pick, now he's slipping into the later rounds as NFL teams see more and more that he was the product of a great O line.

 

[Redbeard]

Every game that goes by, another Range Rover slips through his grasp. He could have been a late first round pick, now he's slipping into the later rounds as NFL teams see more and more that he was the product of a great O line.

Seems to be something of a poor man's Ron Dayne. Except Monte didn't cash in when he should have.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

He made his worst career move by staying in college another year. Cost him millions of dollars.

 

[popeyoung5]

bad o line, no passing threat. Abberdaris is now out and O'brien is suspect at best. Overall bad team with new coaches/schemes. Utah state and utep could win.