DeaconKnowledge
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Niners were out of gas by the time they got to the Super Bowl. The defense in particular looked awful.
NFL 2013 Week 1 |OT| - A new season dawns with champs vs chokes
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Played Madden for the first time last night.
First impressions: Very similar obviously but I was playing the CPU on All-Madden and I couldn't stop anyone on D. Accurate I guess since the Eagles D has been terrible for the past 3 seasons but frustrating when even the lowly Jets with Geno Smith starting completed passed in tight windows with the right D called.
Game also seems choppy.
Probably need a new go to team to get good with. Feel weird not playing with my own team.
First impressions: Very similar obviously but I was playing the CPU on All-Madden and I couldn't stop anyone on D. Accurate I guess since the Eagles D has been terrible for the past 3 seasons but frustrating when even the lowly Jets with Geno Smith starting completed passed in tight windows with the right D called.
Game also seems choppy.
Probably need a new go to team to get good with. Feel weird not playing with my own team.
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100%. The pass rush was super weak and is why it was so important for us to solidify more depth this season. Also Culliver was embarrassed numerous times and had his worst game by a country mile.
DeaconKnowledge
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Pats can overcome a lot of things. I don't think inexperience is one of them.
I've been saying this for years. Pats poor drrafting is the reason they haven't won a Super Bowl.
TheLegendary
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Disgusting.
Yeah, I didn't really agree with Toomer a lot (he seemed very concerned about intangible bullshit re: Lewis) but he did a fine job articulating the player perspective. Most of the former players doing radio are fucking retards. Chmura does a really good job too on ESPN Milwaukee.
Kirwin is fantastic.
I have no idea why there is a dedicated Buffalo Bills show with Steve Tasker airing on a national radio channel. Why does such a thing exist? Baffling.
Public Service Announcement to all new fans coming in this year:
Stick around and take your lumps when your team sucks ass. Yes I know it sucks to be in here and your team is terrible but really what excuse do you have?
You're scared of being made fun of? Grow some thicker skin.
Look at my tag...I didn't get it because I follow the best teams. If I'm still here you really have no excuse not to stay.
Thank you and looking forward to ripping on your shit ass, fraudulent teams!!!
Stick around and take your lumps when your team sucks ass. Yes I know it sucks to be in here and your team is terrible but really what excuse do you have?
You're scared of being made fun of? Grow some thicker skin.
Look at my tag...I didn't get it because I follow the best teams. If I'm still here you really have no excuse not to stay.
Thank you and looking forward to ripping on your shit ass, fraudulent teams!!!
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This got posted late to the OP so just a reminder.
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival
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This got posted late to the OP so just a reminder.
Damn Kave I've never seen you like this! So full of confidence and passion!
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BlackGhost
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I guess it's time to start being really mean to the Phins fans. You go first Kave, say some real demoralizing shit. I got your back!
NFC EAST: Redskins
NFC NORTH: Packers
NFC SOUTH: Saints WC: Falcons
NFC WEST: Seahawks WC: 49ers
AFC EAST: Patriots
AFC NORTH: Bengals WC: Ravens
AFC SOUTH: Texans WC: Colts
AFC WEST: Broncos
Super Bowl: Bengals 23 - Falcons 20
DPOY: Matthews
OPOY: Manning
MVP: Russel
OROY: Lacy
DROY: Ogletree
Coach: Marvin Lewis
GM: Mike Brown (seriously, Carson Palmer dick slapping him somehow woke his old ass up and he's doing work)
NFC NORTH: Packers
NFC SOUTH: Saints WC: Falcons
NFC WEST: Seahawks WC: 49ers
AFC EAST: Patriots
AFC NORTH: Bengals WC: Ravens
AFC SOUTH: Texans WC: Colts
AFC WEST: Broncos
Super Bowl: Bengals 23 - Falcons 20
DPOY: Matthews
OPOY: Manning
MVP: Russel
OROY: Lacy
DROY: Ogletree
Coach: Marvin Lewis
GM: Mike Brown (seriously, Carson Palmer dick slapping him somehow woke his old ass up and he's doing work)
Came to see this. Go 9ers.
Patriots drafted Tom Brady in the 6th round.
Jets drafted Mark Sanchez in the 1st round.
Coldnoodle
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Patriots drafted Tom Brady in the 6th round.
Jets drafted Mark Sanchez in the 1st round.
That Mark Sanchez destroyed the Patriot Drafted defense.
Also Bill didn't draft Brady.
Most Valuable Player: Andrew Luck
Offensive Player of the Year: Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the Year: Luke Kuechly
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tavon Austin
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Barkevious Mingo
Coach of the Year: Chip Kelly
Comeback Player of the Year: Johnny Jolly
Super Bowl: Seahawks over Broncos
Yes he did. The Jets had the Patriots' 1st round pick in the 2000 draft after Belichick left. That same draft, Belichick drafted Brady in the 6th.
Offensive Player of the Year: Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the Year: Luke Kuechly
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tavon Austin
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Barkevious Mingo
Coach of the Year: Chip Kelly
Comeback Player of the Year: Johnny Jolly
Super Bowl: Seahawks over Broncos
Yes he did. The Jets had the Patriots' 1st round pick in the 2000 draft after Belichick left. That same draft, Belichick drafted Brady in the 6th.
Curious about your Falcons pick. Football Outsiders laid out a pretty good case against them. Not sure how the offense can be better and I don't see a much better defense. It's not like I'm thinking they will go 6-10, but they seem more bubble playoff team than SB loser
You put more thought into your response than I did into my predictions sadly. Maybe I'll make a more thoughtful post Thursday when I have some time to think about what I am saying as opposed to just spewing the normal top-of-the-head drivel.
That said, seems like a WC spot is a bubble playoff pick no? Once you get to the playoffs all bets are off. I certainly wasn't going to pick Rodgers and I think it's likelier that Kap or Wilson will be hurt than Ryan. So = Falcons it is!
Patriots drafted Tom Brady in the 6th round.
Jets drafted Mark Sanchez in the 1st round.
Can you really give a team credit for drafting a Hall of Famer in the 6th? If they were so prescient, why not take him earlier?
DeaconKnowledge
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MVP guesses are boring. Let's do something interesting.
Which one of the four breakout quarterbacks will have a down year? I say Kaepernick and Wilson.
Which one of the four breakout quarterbacks will have a down year? I say Kaepernick and Wilson.
BlackGhost
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I'm interested to see what Kaepernick can do with a full season
Wilson will probably be good but I doubt he (or anyone else) could replicate the amazing second half of the season he had last year
storybook77
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Booger McFarland does a good job. Derrick Brooks is tough to listen to at times.
I think Kaepernick comes back to earth a bit and Griffin doesn't make it through the season.
Honestly think the NFC South winner is going 9-7 at best. Each team has a fairly tough sked (divison games plus NFC West, AFC East (Pats/Phins)). Saints seem to be the trendy pick but I don't see Sean Payton alone being worth 3+ wins (and we all know the stat that a Rob Ryan-coached defense has never made the playoffs, 9 years and counting). Not impressed by the Bucs, secondary is much improved but the front 7 doesn't scare me and their QB situation looks terrible. Homer in me thinks 9 wins is achievable for the Panthers and I think people are severely underrating the secondary and defense in general.
Case against Falcons as outlined by the sharps:
Panthers 9-7
Falcons 8-8
Saints 7-9
Bucs 5-11
BELIEVE.
define "bad year" wins or stats?
I think Luck could have a statistically better year but the colts lose more games, given they had a negative point differential and they were something like 8-1 in close games. Historically both of those stats have very quick regressions to the mean. They also had another negative stat that is escaping me at the moment.
TheLegendary
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Wilson, easy.
Luck will improve. They can't do a lot to make the offense more difficult for him, so it's just a matter of repetition and timing and feel. He lacked some game awareness at times which I hope will be fixed by just an overall increased confidence in his team.
Wilson will probably have a similar year. He ran a bit more of a pro offense than the other two but his physical limitations do exist and no matter how good of an athlete you are, you're going to have to figure out how to throw from the pocket. I don't think he'll ever truly "struggle" because he is such a smart football player and accurate thrower, but he might have a less impressive season statistically.
RG III is going to struggle. Take out the physical issues and look at his offense last year. It was one read and run. That one read was almost always, is the safety deeper than deep? Yes: run No? Bomb. I think it hurt his development that the team was in such a shitty division and in playoff contention all year because it didn't really allow that offense to evolve as rapidly as it probably should have, thus limiting his development.
Kap is a total wildcard. He ran the same idiot-proof offense as Wilson last year but has a coach about 10 million times more intelligent and a very good offensive line. I could see him going either way but my guess is that he has a pretty dazzling season on the ground and an above average season through the air. Their receivers are just so meh.
yankeehater
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Texans fans another thing I was unsure about was all the talk about Foster having a down year. I saw in yahoo his average pick position was 9th, and NFLN said he was the star player most likely to have a down season. Is there anything to that? I cant imagine that offense without him having a great season.
QBs get exposed when they have to throw and the defense knows it. Kap and Wilson largely will avoid that b/c their own defenses are so good, and both had moments last year where they looked good in comeback situations. Luck has already proved he can do it.
The Redskins had brutal 3rd and long numbers last year. If their defense plays bad and WAS has to play lots of catch up, then we just have never seen RG3 in that situation where teams can ignore the run and unleash their exotic coverages and blitzes
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TrentTruck train is leaving the station Saturday! Choooo choooo! All aboard! Phins fans are welcome!
You can help me. See we know Trent Truck is gonna demolish them. So no point even referencing it but what I'm trying to decide is which one of our pass rushers are gonna make Tanny cry?
But maybe I don't focus there and instead focus on the rare time Tanny doesn't get sacked he'll foolishly throw the ball around Joe Haden and just get intercepted.
So hard to decide where to focus on...
I am really, really interested to see the first Redskins drive. It's going to be incredibly telling to see how RG reacts to pressure and if he trusts his demolished knee.
Then you don't know the Texans offense. They've lead the league in passing when they had no running game, with Kevin Walter as the number 2 receiver.
Its entirely possible and plausible he could have a down year since he had almost 400 touches last year(probably what they are using for the prediction). Pretty much everyone that gets that many touches in a year has a worse year the following year. But with Ben Tate, if he can actually stay healthy, he can spell Arian and have the one two punch they had in 2011.
Yet somehow from 2000-2011 they had the highest overall grade for drafting over a decade.How about them Jets though !!!
Dutch Gronk
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Have the Colts done anything to help their Oline? I know they signed the Patriots backup guard for starter money, but besides that?
Yeah, you're getting info based on FF stats? Really? Who gives a fuck what grown men with no lives think?
From who? Based on what?
Signed RT Gosder Cherilus from the Lions, OG Donald Thomas from the Patriots, and RB Ahmad Bradshaw, one of the best pass protecting RBs in the league. Pep Hamilton's offense will also require less deep passes than Arians' offense, so Luck will be able to get the ball out quicker.
TrentTruck train is leaving the station Saturday! Choooo choooo! All aboard! Phins fans are welcome!
So good!
Fuck Pat Shurmur though.
"3rd and inches? Sub out Trent we going deep"
"3rd and long? Let's run some 2yd routes. Its on the receivers to make up that distance"
RG actually did really well in pressure situations last year.
What are these brutal 3rd and long numbers specifically?
yankeehater
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It just seemed like 1 barometer. I wasnt basing it on that one thing.
Captive I had no idea that the Texans had lead the league in passing. I definitely think they will be a better passing team this year. I love the DeAndre Hopkins pick. They just need to get Schaub what ever it was that made Rodgers arm strength go up so much while sitting on the bench.
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