Darian Durant had one of those moments

Darian Durant had one of those moments, feelings, and games last Thursday night. I have never seen him play better as a quarterback and here in his fifth year, is as good as Ricky Ray, Henry Burris and Casey Printers in the West. Against a good Montreal defense, Durant was 30-of-44 for 47 yards and five touchdown passes, with no interceptions. And that last number is so important in that last year, he had 25 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. Avoiding those interception mistakes is as important as making the touchdown plays.

Know you know and know that you know also applies to Dave Dickenson; first-year offensive coordinator of the Calgary Stampeders. I thought Dave called a very productive game against the Toronto Argonauts. He had seen it all as a player and because of that has a genuine feel for what a quarterback goes through and how to assist him. The number one issue for Calgary is the youth of the offensive line. Running a balanced attack with diversity can help an offensive line more than anything else because it keeps a defensive line off balance.

 

 For Miami Dolphins running back Patrick Cobbs, it's been a long road back from a season-ending knee injury suffered last year against the New York Jets.

Now that the damage has been repaired by surgery and he's off injured reserve, Cobbs is eager to conquer the mental aspect of his recovery.

 

"I knew right when it happened that something wasn't right," Cobbs told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "It kind of crushed me. I was hurt more emotionally than I was with my knee right at the time. ..

 

"I got a lot of my confidence back in the weight room, putting pressure on it. It's kind of slow to build. I haven't got it all back but I'm making it."

 

A versatile third-down threat and Wildcat option, Cobbs' absence created a hole in the Miami Dolphins offense.

 

"We missed this guy a lot," Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said. "There's a lot of jobs he does that not a lot of people want to stand in line for, and this guy does them and he does them well. Until he's not there you don't really realize just how well he does it."

 

Vontae Davis is going into his second year as a cornerback. Last year he showed flashes of greatness during times, but still gave up a lot of big plays to receivers. Part of that may be because he was always covering the best receiver, but still.

 

He has a great opportunity to break out this season because he can only get better from last year. New defensive coordinator Mike Nolan has also implemented a new aggressive defense, and hopefully Davis will thrive in it. Davis has a lot of potential. Hopefully he will be able to harness it in 2010-2011 season.