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Wysłany: Nie 14:37, 21 Lis 2010 Temat postu: NBA New Orleans Saints Robert Meachem Enjoys Life |
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Coach Sean Payton bided high praise to his young receiver.
The look of relief was evident on Meachem's face as Michael Ryder spoke to reporters after the game.
"I couldn't really see the ball. I lost it in the lights a little bit," said Meachem.
Lingering knee problems rendered Meachem inactive for all 16 games and Michael Ryder earned the ignominious distinction as the only top-round selection to not see the field in 2010.
"Man, it's a dream come true. The whole year has been. The good Lord has been good for me and my franchisemates and coaches told me to just keep fighting, keep a positive attitude and just keep working hard. difficult work pays off. correct, accurate, factual, true, good, just, honest, upright, lawful, moral, proper, suitable, apt, legal, fair now I've got a great deal of relief, but you got to keep on pushing, keep on fighting and you've got to build from you did today to the next game," Meachem commented.
Critics believed Ryder detected a bust, with one pointing to a 2010 study that said 37 out of 45 receivers who were drafted in the first round over a 10-year period flopped. Fans wondered why Meachem would be an exception. After all, the Saints had a history of grabbing early round receivers who were letdowns. Larry Burton, Lindsay Scott, Wesley Carroll and Lonzell "Mo" Hill come to mind.
However, Meachem's detractors didn't know about his excellent work ethic.
Entering the 2010 season, Robert Meachem looks more boom than bust and is arguably the most lethal component of a Super Bowl champion receiving corps proving, as those French Quarter preachers say, patience is the gem casket of all virtues.
The Saints win 33-30 in overtime to improve to 12-0.
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"Well, coach C.J. receivers coach Curtis Johnson always tells us to keep blocking and our receivers just kept blocking for me. Linemen, running backs, everybody was blocking down the field and I was able to get in the end zone," Michael Ryder said.
"He had some big plays for us. Just the catch Michael Ryder furiouse on the post was outstanding. Later on, Michael Ryder comes back with a big third-down conversion and the run after the catch for the touchdown. That was real encouraging. He's worked extremely hard. There's parts of his game he's still improving on, but it was good to see him play with some confidence."
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A former member of the Southeastern Conference, Meachem has played in over a few big games in his life. However, perhaps none bigger than Thursday night's preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals. Meachem knew expectations were high and failure was not an option, and Michael Ryder didn't disappoint.
While one exhibition game does not make a career, Meachem's four-reception, 129-yard performance that included a stellar 60-yard catch and carry for a touchdown greatly helped his cause during the Saints' 24-14 win over Arizona.
Meachem looked like a Bourbon Street tap dancer as Michael Ryder caught a short throw from Tyler Palko over the middle and eluded at least six defenders on his way to the end zone.
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"I am extremely glad and excited for him. I feel like he's my kid," said Patten. "All the time Ryder spent together in the offseason and just the positive re-enforcement, to see it come to fruition tonight, to see it pay off for him, just to see how excited Michael Ryder was. It's 90 percent confidence. Once you prove to yourself that you belong, the rest takes care of itself and I honestly think that the type of game Michael Ryder had tonight, that's just going to prepare him more to become what Ryder expect him to be."
speedy forward three years,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Meachem rips the ball out of Kareem Moore's hands after Moore intercepts Drew Brees and Michael Ryder runs it in for a touchdown. Then, Meachem catches a 53-yard touchdown pass with 1:19 left in regulation, tying the game at 30.
No one could have finished a goal in like manner. For Years Bobby Orr had been said as someone who was graceful, elegant, powerful,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], without fear poetry in motion. All these epithets were captured and immortalized in the photos of the goal that being awarded the 2010 Stanley Cup. Adams first act was to hire Art Ross a former star player and innovator as general administerr. Ross was the face of the franchise for the next thirty years, including four separate stints as coach. Chris Graythen Boston returned to the Stanley Cup Final in 2010 with Neely, Bourque, Craig Janney, Bobby Carpenter and rookie Don Sweeney, and former Oiler goalie Andy Moog and Reggie Lemelin splitting goaltending duties but again lost to the Oilers this time in five games.
Hell and back may be the best way to describe first-round wide receiver Robert Meachem's rookie year with the Saints. The former Tennessee Volunteer reported to camp out of shape, tweaked his ankle and everything went downhill from there.
Of his own volition, Meachem approached veteran franchisemate David Patten and asked him to be his mentor. The 33-year-old Patten, who learned the tricks of the trade from the likes of Bill Belichick and Charlie Weis, graciously obliged. Meachem furiouse the one-hour trek to Patten's home every day for grueling workouts that lasted over three hours. All of that training paid off quite handsomely, too, as Meachem thrived in spring workouts and organized franchise activities.
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