Dude played a great game yesterday for the silver & black. He was on the field for a lot of the second half and made a great play knocking down a pass in one-on-one coverage with Antonio Gates to seal the win. He also had a fumble recovery and 3 tackles. And I guess more importantly, he was on the field when the game was on the line. Here's a pic and an article on the game.

www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101010/SPORTS/101019987/1010/SPORTS

From coach Cable “I can’t wait to see this in the morning, but to me, I thought that guy really grew a lot today as a pro football player,” Cable said. “His coverage was so much better than it’s been. I thought he tackled well. He adjusted to some things.”


GO MIKE!!!!

From an article on last Sunday's game.

It was what coach Tom Cable considered a coming-of-age game for Mitchell, had had partial responsibility for tight end Antonio Gates and held his own. He in fact broke up a pass intended for Gates with a nice play in coverage moments before the Huff-Branch touchdown.

“I really want to prove myself to people. I really want to prove myself to my teammates,’’ Mitchell said. “This was an opportunity to go against one of the best tight ends and football and shut him down. I thought I did a great job _ he only got one catch off me.’’

According to this page, things are continuing to get better for Mitchell.