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Re: The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread
saints have a poor run defense and the vikings have the best running back in teh nfl. yet the coaches abandoned the run. the run was working, they were winning, and the saints started double teaming shianco. no sidney rice and harvin and favre missed training camp.common sense would tell you to keep running the ball, wouldn't it?
like faldor said, very odd.
Re: The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread
Titans with a 38-13 blowout of the Raiders. Hard to make a judgement on the team since the Raiders OL is awful.
Lions got fucking hosed by the refs on a TD call that would have won them the game. Catch was overruled by the refs on a really crappy nfl rule.
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First game at Gillette Stadium yesterday was a success. I think it was the most sober I've been at a game ever. I'm trying to turn over a new leaf this season and cut down the drinking to a point where I actually remember the game. We'll see how that goes.
Anyways, the Patriots looked good. Couldn't have really hoped or expected them to play any better. The offense was really good. Welker was solid, Moss played well, the 2 rookie TE's contributed. Brandon Tate returned a kickoff for a TD and Gary Guyton did the same on an INT. Just a solid performance overall. They had a big lead at halftime, and both the offense and defense let up a little in the second half, so that would be the only negative.
With that being said though, I'm not about to book my tickets to the Super Bowl just yet. As well as they played, I'm still not high on the Bengals. I really thought they were overrated last year and going into this season. They have a lot of weapons, but they don't seem to know how to use them. And the Patriots played GREAT at HOME last season, they just couldn't win on the road. If they win next week at NYJ, then maybe I'll start getting excited.
Another thing. Randy Moss made headlines with is post game "rant" about his contract status. I really thought it was blown out of proportion. People love to hate on Randy and will jump on anything he says. The main problem people had with it, was the timing. Feeling the day should've been about the good performance on the field and not Randy's future with the team. Whatever though, I listened to the whole thing and agreed with everything he said, so I had no problem with it. And he's far from a locker room cancer like some want to make him out to be. Roll the video tape.
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As for the other games, I didn't get to see many of the action since I was at Foxboro but the Texans finally beat the Colts. The last few years they've come close but lost leads late in the game it seems. Not this time. Could this be the year the Texans make a run at the playoffs? And could the Colts suffer the fate of many of the past Super Bowl losers and miss the playoffs altogether?
The Redskins looked pretty good last night. Solid D, kept Dallas out of sync all night. I was hoping the Eagles knew what they were doing with making the switch at QB. I drafted Kolb for one of my fantasy teams and he had as bad a start as I could've imagined. So far, not so good. Packers should be tough this year.
Lions got some tough luck against the Bears. But I guess a rule is a rule, and I'll have to stick to that since the "tuck rule" holds a special place in my heart. Again though, I had Calvin Johnson on a fantasy team and that would've helped out a bit.
Jets defense looked tough tonight, as expected. BUT, they committed WAY TOO MANY penalties. Flacco went after Cromartie and Wilson repeatedly and with much success. No running game to speak of. As for the Jets offense. What offense? They might as well have not shown up because they produced next to nothing if it weren't for LT. He's about the only one who seemed to play well on the offensive side. Overall their offense was offensive.
KC special teams look quite special against the Chargers right now. Rivers seemed a little off in the first half, maybe due to the poor weather.
And yes, I'd say it's tough to gauge the Titans beatdown of the Raiders. However, they took care of business and I did think the Raiders were going to be a little better this season. We'll wait and see on that one.
From what I could gather, Miami didn't look all too hot against Buffalo, but they came out a winner which is all that really matters. Henne and the passing game will get better as the season goes along I'd imagine.
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As for the other games, I didn't get to see many of the action since I was at Foxboro but the Texans finally beat the Colts. The last few years they've come close but lost leads late in the game it seems. Not this time. Could this be the year the Texans make a run at the playoffs? And could the Colts suffer the fate of many of the past Super Bowl losers and miss the playoffs altogether?
The Redskins looked pretty good last night. Solid D, kept Dallas out of sync all night. I was hoping the Eagles knew what they were doing with making the switch at QB. I drafted Kolb for one of my fantasy teams and he had as bad a start as I could've imagined. So far, not so good. Packers should be tough this year.
Lions got some tough luck against the Bears. But I guess a rule is a rule, and I'll have to stick to that since the "tuck rule" holds a special place in my heart. Again though, I had Calvin Johnson on a fantasy team and that would've helped out a bit.
Jets defense looked tough tonight, as expected. BUT, they committed WAY TOO MANY penalties. Flacco went after Cromartie and Wilson repeatedly and with much success. No running game to speak of. As for the Jets offense. What offense? They might as well have not shown up because they produced next to nothing if it weren't for LT. He's about the only one who seemed to play well on the offensive side. Overall their offense was offensive.
KC special teams look quite special against the Chargers right now. Rivers seemed a little off in the first half, maybe due to the poor weather.
And yes, I'd say it's tough to gauge the Titans beatdown of the Raiders. However, they took care of business and I did think the Raiders were going to be a little better this season. We'll wait and see on that one.
From what I could gather, Miami didn't look all too hot against Buffalo, but they came out a winner which is all that really matters. Henne and the passing game will get better as the season goes along I'd imagine.
Colts have big problems at OLine and DT. They always used to get around this problem with having good starters and ok depth. Now the starters are suspect and the depth is bad. They are starting an undrafted rookie at OT. I always wait for them to level off (to like 7-9 wins) but Manning always gets them to 12 wins or more. A lot of shootout games for Manning. Bob Sanders is also rumored to be out. Bump up the Colts WR for fantasy.
Didn't see Jets-Ravens, although judging by the score it looks like I didn't miss much. Sets up 2 must win games for Jets (vs Pats) and Bengals (vs Ravens) if they want to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start.
Cowboys-Redskins tough d battle. The Cowboys for a good team, commit the stupidest mistakes at the worst times. Romo should have just taken a knee. Cowboys D looks good that's not the problem; the OL is suspect and playcalling (more runs and less passes) is always questionable. That was a definite hold on the last play.
Regarding Kolb, I'd just dump him or relegate him to bench status. He's not going to be able to practice until Friday (if at ALL). Pick up anyone who has a pulse (starting who does not stink). Concussions can be tricky and take a while; that game on the whole was a mash unit. Ryan Grant out with a serious ankle injury; Leonard Weaver out with a torn ACL (do not watch replay--the injury was sick); Jamal Jackson out with torn triceps. Luckily, Eagles play the Lions. Packers definitely look like SB contenders. How the heck did Clay Matthews Jr. slip to the 2nd round?
Bills looked awful in the offensive line again. I started Spiller and he gave me crap.
Regarding the Raiders, the QB holds the ball too long and the OLine is garbage especially the OT. McFadden looked good though. Their Run D is good held Chris Johnson to like 66 yds not including that 76yd run. OK that is not exactly praise there.
Chargers miss Vincent Jackson more than they think. I'd just double Gates and force the WR to beat the corners. Gates still had a good game though.
Almost forgot--49ers laid a fucking egg this week. The Cards still have a chance but they have two RB with fumble problems.
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Re: The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread
Gonna be another one of those years, I guess.
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For a game that sucked 4 quarters the last 2 minutes of the Steelers/Titans is fantastic.
Vince benched, Collins in.
Really crummy game by the Titans. Get ready for the Jeff Fisher coaching seat to get warm. Faldor, drop Vince Young.
DET-PHI was fantasy gold for me.
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I'm pretty sure there is a diabolical plan in Buffalo by the O-Line to kill Trent Edwards. Surely they can't suck that bad. But then, he throws a good screen and the WR lets the safety strip it out of his hands. How that counted as an INT is beyond me.
I guess drafting CJ Spiller over an O-Lineman is really paying off well 
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misterID wrote:For a game that sucked 4 quarters the last 2 minutes of the Steelers/Titans is fantastic.
Vince benched, Collins in.
Really crummy game by the Titans. Get ready for the Jeff Fisher coaching seat to get warm. Faldor, drop Vince Young.
DET-PHI was fantasy gold for me.
Thanks for the advice on Young. I would drop him now if I could, but I'll have to wait a few days. My QB's in that league have combined for more than -2 points in 2 weeks. That has to be some sort of record. I had Kolb with .2 points last week and Young this week. What the hell happened to the Titans? I figured they'd have a pretty decent game today at home. I guess not though. Back to the drawing board. And I agree, the writing may be on the wall for Jeff Fisher.
