[VIDEO] Spencer Havner Rocks!!

by muircoach on Oct 25, 2009 10:10 PM PDT

Since the state of our Bruins Football team is so bleak, I get my football kicks and love from watching former Bruins do well on Sundays.......and today was great. I expect the great days from the MJD's of the world, but today was special, at least it was for me. I was watching the Green Bay vs. Cleveland game (Directv and fantasy football collide) when out of nowhere Aaron Rodgers throws a pass to a speedy tight end who rumbles and outruns the secondary and dives for a touchdown!! That was all fine and good until the announcer said "That's backup Tight End and Linebacker Spencer Havner".

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I consider Havner one of the best Bruins ever to play in one of the worst Eras of UCLA football, the Karl Dorrell Era. That may not be saying much but Havner was a great, yes great, Bruin who always gave his best on the field. He was a true Bruin in every sense of the word. He played hard and clean, but always with a small chip on his shoulder. He wasn't a blue-chip recruit, but worked his ass off to become a contributor on Sunday afternoons for one of the most storied franchises in all of professional sports.

The first thing I did when he scored was to tell my 9-year old son that Havner is a "former Bruin". I might be gushing too much, but on a day where I was extremely upset about the Bruins performance in Arizona, a reserve Tight End in Cleveland managed to put a little happiness in my Bruin Heart! Way to go Spencer!!!

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Thanks for posting this muircoach – I just saw this highlight on SportsCenter, and came here to check if anyone had posted it yet. ESPN gave Spencer props for this TD and a tackle on the following kickoff coverage. Here’s a link to the video highlight on NFL.com:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d813abbc4/Havner-TD-catch

by rhoticity on Oct 25, 2009 10:49 PM PDT reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8gp4J84yms#t=0m40

by jtthirtyfour on Oct 25, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions

as long as we're looking at former UCLA LB's

I think it was posted earlier in the season, but I loved this sack by Brandon Chillar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w9KF-hs5GA

Btw, Jt34- that is a sweet feature to start a youtube video at a specific time point. I didn’t know you could do that. Very cool.

by insomniacslounge on Oct 25, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Havner

Was a Bob Toledo recruit and a fantastic LB.

by Nestor on Oct 26, 2009 4:45 AM PDT reply actions

Being that I married a Cheesehead

I saw this and told Jonathan to cheer louder since Havner is one of his favorite Packers. Brandon Chillar is the other (and he is also becoming a fan favorite in Green Bay).

by bruinbabe2000 on Oct 26, 2009 5:40 AM PDT reply actions

Some more on Havner

After that touchdown, he assisted with the tackle on the kickoff. He has been very versitile in Green Bay.

by bruinbabe2000 on Oct 26, 2009 5:43 AM PDT reply actions

Peter King gave SH an award ....

in MMQB …

Special Teams Player of the Week

Spencer Havner, TE, Green Bay

The third-team tight end had two of the biggest plays, back-to-back, in the Packers’ lopsided win at Cleveland. With the Browns up 3-0 early in the second quarter and fellow tight end Jermichael Finley injured, Havner took a pass from Aaron Rodgers and rumbled 45 yards for a touchdown, giving the Pack a lead it would not relinquish. On the next play, the Green Bay kickoff, Havner shed a double-team block by two ineffective Browns and slammed into the best special-teamer alive, return man Josh Cribbs of the Browns, and stopped Cribbs at the Cleveland 30.

LINK

by Achilles on Oct 26, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions

As long as we're talking about Havner

Here’s one of his finest UCLA moments:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7AGnt_rWT4

And yeah, I know the Dorrell era and everything about it sucked ass (or at least that’s what I’m continually told), but that game and that moment was definitely the high point.

by theslammer on Oct 26, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

Looked like a little different technique on the tackle

It didn’t look like he was just trying to blast into the guy, he also had his arms out and was wrapping them around the guy (althought that was tough because a split second after the initial contact, the guy was cutting a huge divot in the turf.). I would like to see tackling like that by our current defense.