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Re: The 2009 NFL Season Thread
faldor wrote:Apparently the Pats just can't win on the road. They have to win their 2 remaining home games (Carolina, Jacksonville) and they should be able to win @Bufallo but the way they're playing on the road who knows. And even though Houston probably won't have anything to play for in week 17, they'll probably lose that game @Houston. So 10-6 is looking likely. They should win the AFC East and get a wild card home game. There's an outside chance they could host the Steelers and if that happened they'd probably lose. Their defense is so bad Big Ben would rip them to shreds. Regardless, even if they won a playoff game at home they ain't winning any on the road.
I had hopes when they were minutes away from beating Indy. Maybe that loss has been more damaging than I could've ever imagined. The defense bounced back the next week AT HOME against the Jets but the last 2 games on the road they have been AWFUL. And Bill doesn't know what to do on offense anymore. He goes for it on 4th down sometimes, kicks it other times. Seems like he's flipping a coin. He's usually quite assertive, but he doesn't know what to do with this team. They're a mystery. They have ZERO pass rushers, which I was worried about heading into the season. But I think it's been even worse than I thought it'd be. Opposing QB's have all day back there to find the open man. They made Chad Henne look like a Pro Bowler yesterday and he actually should've done even better. He missed a bunch of wide open receivers. With all that being said, Miami only scored 22 points, despite getting all those yards. The vaunted New England offense should be able to put up more than 22 points against the Dolphins, and they didn't. They opted to go for it on 4th and 1 from the 6 instead of kicking a field goal, that's 3 points right there (though I didn't disagree with the call). Brady through a INT in the endzone (AGAIN) on 2nd and goal, that's 7 points there. They are just leaving too many points on the field. Plain and simple.
One last thing, Randy Moss has been a non factor for the last 3 games. He had a 58 yard TD catch to start off the game yesterday and then caught ONE ball the rest of the day. He failed to make a block in the first half that could've given the Pats a first down on a screen play to Kevin Faulk. I mean, his effort level to block was about 5%, just awful. If he isn't getting the ball 10 times a game he gets disinterested. He's a dynamic player who takes many plays off.
I still think the lack of a running game is hurting them big time. Can Maroney be officially labeled a bust yet? Wasn't Adealius Thomas supposed to solve some of the pass rush issues? I think they made mistakes when they started acquiring all these aging vets for depth purposes (Taylor, Galloway, Burgess etc). The problem with acquiring older guys is that they lose it fast. I would have drafted another RB(they had a ton of picks this year and next year) instead of signing Taylor as RB is one of the easier positions on the field to contribute as a rookie.
Jacksonville has been beating up on bottom feeders and has one of the worst secondaries in the league. So Brady should light them up.
As for the secondary, at least the Pats aren't starting Nick Harper who's fucking AWFUL and everyone except Jeff Fisher seems to realize this.
Maroney has pretty much been labeled a bust by everyone except for Belichick. He still speaks highly of him. He's actually ran the ball better of late. He's run with more of a purpose and had scored in 6 straight games until yesterday. The problem he's had this year is his tendency to put the ball on the ground. Obviously the more carries you get, the more chances there are to fumble and he's ripped off some nice runs, scored some TD's, and then followed that up with a fumble.
Adalius Thomas has been quite a large disappointment since coming over. Many of his critics said he was a product of the system in Baltimore and succeeded at a high level because of the talent around him. It certainly seems that way 3 years later. He's an average LB at best and that's not what they envisioned when they brought him aboard.
They have signed veterans to try to solve some problems but they've also gotten rid of their own veterans along the way and have drafted guys to take their place. They've got a bunch of young guys in the secondary and on the D-line who look like they could be good players for years to come. Problem is, they're not quite there just yet. They're going through a transition and experiencing some growing pains right now. And as I've been saying all along, they desparately need a pass rusher. They could have the best secondary in the history of the NFL and you'd never know it because opposing QB's have ALL DAY to pick them apart. It is ridiculous the amount of times Brady is pressured, compared to what they do to the opposition. It's not even close.
They SHOULD win their final 2 home games, and 9 wins might just be enough to win the AFC East. They really should win @Buffalo too, but they haven't been able to win on the road to this point so nothing is a given. Like I said before though, it doesn't really matter. It doesn't appear they can do any damage in the playoffs. There's just no way to fix the problems they have at this point. Unless they can revert back and play the way they did against the Colts for 3 quarters a few weeks back. They looked like a contender at that point, but haven't since.
Re: The 2009 NFL Season Thread
Did anyone watch the Nebraska/Texas game? Ndamukong Suh should be the #1 draft pick next year.
That guy was a fucking beast. The Browns should draft him, or the Bills need to trade up and snag him and their defense staying on the field for 9 minutes would come to an end, as would teams running through their d-line like a razor through warm butter.
This guy is the best player in the draft, just over Eric Berry.
Re: The 2009 NFL Season Thread
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles have extended the contract of head coach Andy Reid through the 2013 season.
Reid, also the club's executive vice president of football operations, is in his 11th season as the team's head coach. He is the second-longest tenured coach in the NFL, behind only Jeff Fisher, who has been with Tennessee for 16 years.
"In every way he is the epitome of what you are looking for in a coach, he's got passion and all the qualities you look for in a leader," said Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie. "Andy has said before that he loves it here and wants to remain here, so we got something done since there was no point in waiting."
The Eagles are 8-4 this season and tied for first place in the NFC East with the Dallas Cowboys.
Reid has a record of 105-66-1 in the regular season and a mark of 10-7 in the playoffs. He has taken the Eagles to the postseason in seven of his first 10 years, with five division titles and five trips to the NFC Championship Game.
The Eagles reached the Super Bowl only once, however, after the 2004 season, losing to the New England Patriots.
"I'm really happy to be a Philadelphia Eagle and very thankful to Jeff and the organization," said Reid. "It's great that I get to be a part of this for a few more years. I also want to thank the coaches and players because none of this is possible without them."
Last year's Philadelphia team made the playoffs on the final day of the season and, as the NFC's sixth seed, beat Minnesota and the New York Giants on the road before falling at Arizona in the conference title game.
After seven seasons as an assistant under Mike Holmgren at Green Bay, the last two as quarterbacks coach, Reid was hired by the Eagles. He took over a team that finished 3-13 in 1998 and had the Eagles in the playoffs in his second season.
Reid was rewarded as Coach of the Year after the 2000 and 2002 seasons.
Re: The 2009 NFL Season Thread
Ray invented the phrase "We didn't make plays" and "Making plays" in general. It was a press conference after a loss, and I remember he was asked "What went wrong today?" And he just said "We didn't make any plays. We gotta start making plays" and the reporters were all dumbfounded... like "What the hell///" but in a bizarre way it made sense. Not want you want a head coach to say though I suppose. Kinda sounds like "Oh well, I don't know what went wrong."
Begrudgingly, I gotta admit, extending Reid was the right move. Do I want to win a SB? Yes. However getting a new coach doesn't gaurantee a SB! Keeping Andy in town does come close to guaranteeing a decent squad with a winning record & playoff bound. With a chance at a SB. I'm cool with that rather than risking alot with someone else (look at Wash). Still think they should have waited until after the season though, what if they lose a few.
