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NFL 2012 Week 6 |OT| The C-Word Is For Lovers
- Thread starter Buckethead
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I must admit I haven't read much of his other stuff. But Faust II pisses me off.
His language is a treat, sure. And Faust I was OK. But with Faust II he just seems to have said 'Fuck it, I'm going greek'. The whole thing is like a string of incoherent episodes.
And the conclusion is something that makes me rage. Dude gets pissy over not being enlightened, makes a deal with the devil, acts like total fuckhead for hundreds of pages, makes people's lives miserable, and in the end God just says, 'well, you were striving for something!' and it's all moot.
I'll read it again when I hit retirement age and don't feel like I'm wasting precious hours anymore. But until then, I'll go on hating it.
I don't think you need to wait that long. Once you finish uni, you will find that your brain readjusts to this kinda stuff. But when you're learning and there is so much new information coming in, I totally understand that you don't want to deal with that.
B For Bendetta
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I can only think of Bernie and Burwell. Not a big fan of either. Constant rationalization of awful decisions at every level. After every shitty draft we would get the same color-by-numbers article about how the fans need to quit bitching about how shitty the draft was because the people drafting know better than us. No, as it turns out, they don't. (Obviously this year's was better. Jenkins is awesome, Brockers is doing well when not hurting himself, Givens and Richardson are both contributing. Then again, Quick isn't developing and Isaiah Pead is 4th on the depth chart last I heard.)
This here be the new allegiance chart.
Add me to Packers-GAF please.
So far this draft looks good, but Quick has got to get on the field. Burwell pretty much said today it's a work ethic issue, which is a bad sign.
As far as he and Miklasz, they're okay for columnists, but they both basically defended Spags all the way until he was fired, then immediately started telling us all the bad crap that went down once he was gone
Kind of feel like the same thing is going on with Bradford. Way over-protected, though obviously he's not the Spags of QBs. For some reason they have no qualms about going after Pinkel or the Cards.
Buckethead
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Good question.
McCarthy needs to adapt to the personnel.
Alex Green sucks out of the I but is good out of the gun and getting the ball in space (short passes).
Starks will have to show if he's worth a damn but it doesn't help when McCarthy calls sweeps all day.
I think the better question is: Will Jermichael Finley play?
With Cushing out, they should exploit the middle of the field all day long.
If not with Finley, the other TEs and by using Cobb and Jordy in the slot.
TheLegendary
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Jets don't have a running game and they hung in there with Sanchize.
Packers usually play to their competition
Those are my only sources of faith that we have a chance in this one.
I would argue if they go out all pass it's something that O is more used to. Benson kinda seemed to get them out of a rhythm. If any O can survive w/o consistent running, it's the pack one.
Buckethead
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In 2010 I had no faith the Packers would beat the Jets at home yet they did 9-0.
I have far less confidence in them now opposed to then but hey puncher's chance.
The entire O-Line wants to run more and even our RG spoke out in the media on McCarthy's shit playcalling.
I think the reason the pass game hasn't been good is because of Saturday being old and busted. Pocket collapsing a lot.
This here be the new allegiance chart.
Bucs4Life, yo!
TheLegendary
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Yuppp.
Biggest issue this season. But not just his performance physically. His unfamiliarity with the system; he's doing interviews in weeks 3 and 4 saying how he's still trying to learn the checks and get on the same page. What the hell were you doing all off season?
Dutch Gronk
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Maybe Ochocinco is his study buddy.
You guys had a great passing game with Clifton and his half-knee at tackle. Playcalling might be it, I don't watch enough Packers games to chip in on that. Not sure about Saturday, looked alright vs. Indy. Not stellar, but not shite either. Again, just watched that one game and was distracted by Dolphins on RedZone.
And linemen wanting to run? Come on, ever lineman wants to run. It's fun. You don't protect anyone as precious as a QB, you just smack people around. Ever seen that child-like joy of a guard pulling and having a CB in front of him?
Buckethead
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It seems like Rodgers or McCarthy didn't do shit in the offseason, either.
And people have been shitting on Newhouse and Bulaga but it seems their struggles have originated from the change from Wells to Saturday.
A lot of people were really high on Wells (opposing teams' players I mean).
Good move, Ted!
Clifton starting is 50%* of the reason the Packers got embarrassed by the Giants in the playoffs.
* Statistic provided by the Bullshit Statistic Institute.
Probably thinking about that office position the Colts offered him, lol.
He's like 3yrs past his prime.
The_Darkest_Red
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Hey, I'm a Dolphins fan.This here be the new allegiance chart.
lolololololol
Buckethead
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Jenkins also got injured after leaving the Packers but he's doing very well this year from what I've seen.
But I was more speaking to the replacing an extremely important position with an old fuck like Saturday.
Just curious, but what makes you think all the problems are with Saturday? Most of the pressure is coming from the edge, not on combo blitzes or stunts, so there aren't a lot of line adjustments that can be made pre-snap.
Guys are getting beat one on one (sometimes like they are standing still). What should Saturday do to keep Mathis from running around Crabtree like he is standing still, for instance?
It'll be even more useless when half those wanting to be added disappear before long.
Alligatorjandro
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The Jets success ends as Jersey Shore ends too.
Coincedence?
Coincedence?
Lol
That's why I never asked again (asked last season?). I'm a Texans fan but I hardly post in here so it would be strange to be listed there.
Buckethead
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Part of the reason Rodgers has been playing like a retard is because there's been tons of interior pressure.
This is why he's missing easy ass crossing routes or taken sacks because he can't step up in the pocket.
Sitton and Lang have had to compensate for Saturday's shitiness and that's put more pressure on Newhouse and Bulaga.
I can't remember where I read it but a lot were speculating Bulaga got clowned by Irvin so much in Seattle because he wasn't used to Saturday's style snapping, dealing with the silent count, etc. It fucked with his timing.
The reason that gumpy bitch Harrell fumbled in the Saints game is because Saturday got blown up by a DL.
The_Darkest_Red
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I've been posting pretty frequently this season, I thought.
It's an annual rite of spring that the Rams flame out on an interior linemen FA signing. Jason Brown, Jacob Bell, now Scott Wells.
Wells was hurt when they signed him, had a knee operation, and instead of rehabbing, was shuttling back and forth to Africa to handle a complicated adoption. And hey, good for him. But don't take the money then ignore your obligations. Rams foolishly played him too early and now he's on that in season IR
But what if the team they pretend to root for gets good at some point?
Yeah, I know. And there are a few like you.
But there's a bunch of people who speak up whenever it is posted, and then never return.
I see. Smart strategy.
TheLegendary
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When you're getting demolished against a three man rush repeatedly there's communication issues.
DeaconKnowledge
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Flash that list once and all the lurkers start posting. "add me".
cuevas. PhD.
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The_Darkest_Red
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Yeah, you're right. There are also a ton of people on there that I don't recognize at all, haha.
When you are getting demolished by a three man rush there is talent issues. When you are missing assignments there are communication issues.
The Packers are getting beat by the former, teams to this point haven't really had much need to blitz as there has been plenty of pressure from base packages. Also, Rodgers taking 5 seconds on every drop means you don't need "pressure" you just need a steady push.
I'm not saying there aren't communication issues, just that they aren't the reason for most of the issues with the passing game.
You know I'm honest by begging to be on the Browns list.
There is literally a .01% chance that the Browns will be anything resembling "good" at any point this season.
Yeah, but the minute your garbage sport starts you'll be a ghost.
You're just mad nobody Fears the Deer.
Buckethead
Banned
What do you think is (are) the issue(s)?
yankeehater
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Fixed. Sorry kave man.
Everyone Fears the Deer!!
(I don't think I could name a single player)
1. Rodgers holding onto the ball too long.
2. Lack of catches from the backfield
3. Drops
4. LT
I think the last one is improving with every game but it looks like Rodgers has no confidence. His first read in the second half (and this kills timing routes) was always "pressure." He looked blindside quick to see if the line had collapsed on contact. He has no confidence in the protection (which is garbage because a good 40% of the sacks are on him) and no confidence in the TE's. He also passed up a wide open James Jones twice on deep crosses. I don't know if he didn't see him or if there is a confidence issue there as well, but it's something to keep an eye on.
Buckethead
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RE: #1
I was telling a friend the other day that they need to go back and watch the 09 Wild Card game and copy the Cardinals' gameplan. Tons of quick releases, gash 'em over the middle.
Yeah I don't know why he's going deep every play. I've noticed that a lot. Greed and fatigue, probably.
He won't like to admit it but he's Favreing it now that shit isn't going well.
I was telling a friend the other day that they need to go back and watch the 09 Wild Card game and copy the Cardinals' gameplan. Tons of quick releases, gash 'em over the middle.
Yeah I don't know why he's going deep every play. I've noticed that a lot. Greed and fatigue, probably.
He won't like to admit it but he's Favreing it now that shit isn't going well.
Gully State
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This here be the new allegiance chart.
Put me back on niners gaf...
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