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The Merriman Watch

By: JAR, 10/06/2011

»Tracking Shawne Merriman's 2007 Performance:

In this article we will show the performance achieved by San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman. We will see step by step the kind of performance, whether, good, bad or regular. The important thing is that we will keep you and other concerned users informed through week. At the end of the week, you can analyze the results and develop your own conclusions.

»Season Stats: 58 Tackles, 9.5 Sacks, 2 Forced Fumble, 5 Passes Defended Week 1 vs. Chicago:

This week we see Merriman being neutralized by the Bears offensive line. He made no real pressure, but the unique pressure that he made, was seen occasionally at quarterback Rex Grossman. In total we saw only three tackles, and we do not had the opportunity to see him involved on impact plays. During the night the only relevant movement that he make, was when he struck the runner Cedric Benson who was not precisely characterized by having a lot of cunning. I can personally say that it was not a horrible performance he did however, in these events must be considered a regular performance is not the way to calm the strong voices of the critics.

»Week 2 at New England:

Versus the New England Patriots, Merriman were with a noticeably better behaved, resembling his old self during the night where the only thing memorable was when Chargers defense was just picked apart by Tom Brady. Merriman recorded five tackles, two sacks, and forcing a fumble. Based on the results of this week, we can conclude the performance was significantly better, which will serve to silence the skeptics at least for a while however it's necessary to continue with good results.

Week 3 at Green Bay
Of the three games that have done so far, we can say this is the second game in which Merriman made no great contribution to the team, and we just saw his performance in a few occasions, for example, in just two assisting tackles, and was not possible to see him in any impact play. Actually he was stuffed most of the day by Packers left tackle Chad Clifton, who rarely was given help. Green Bay was highlighted that night for doing a good job as he used Utilizing quick slants, and that took care of neutralizing Merriman.

Week 4 vs. Kansas City
This week we saw that Merriman was more active and more involved against the Chiefs racking up 10 tackles, which was a very surprising, if we based us on the production. We can see has been moving more but he still need to exercise a little more pressure. This pressure is needed on the quarterback. We can recall one occasion in which he did it magnificently in 2006.

Week 5 at Denver
During this week we see again, the inefficient side of Merriman, which let him look like a pass rushe . We can saw multiple evasive from Merriman, during the contest. Teams may be getting rid of the ball quicker this year on the Chargers, and Merriman may be dropping back in coverage more often than before, However, there is no denying that Merriman, this year has had a different performance than expected, and that is, if we make a comparison with the force exerted in 2006, we see that he was a terror to quarterbacks adversaries. As statistics of this game we can mention only three tackles and no sacks.

Week 6 vs. Oakland
In this week 6, many commented on the great change that took Merriman, and is that, apparently, he had a better line this week and exerted a greater pressure, and all seemed to improve, at least for now. Some people even said that this was the moment where he would again be Merriman the dominating force that he was last season.

Week 7 Bye

Week 8 vs. Houston
This week, Merriman had in his statistics seven tackles, two passes defensed and no sacks. However, it did not represent any real meaning, when to be a pass rusher. However, it is important to mention that it was his tipped pass, which was intercepted by Antonio Cromartie, and so return for a touchdown.

Week 9 at Minnesota
This week, again many spectators had the expectation that the participation of Merriman, could be high. Merriman this week had a better participation in the game, leaving a record five tackles, but he do not leave more contributions to the game. Those interested in the performance of Merriman, have realized that his quality of play dropped considerably, compared to 2006

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