I heard we drafted a player named datone Jones, did he play today?
Harbs is very ugly I agree
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NFL 2013 Wild Card |OT| The Return of Jafar
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Is this just bad luck? Or does it come down to something else?
TheLegendary
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I'm conflicted. Ted is guilty to a large extent too for the personnel and approach to building the team. Capers' defense requires people knowing their assignments and there's a high level of communication required. Because Ted believes in the draft and youth there's so much turnover every year (not to mention the injuries) and rookies are thrown into the fire without understanding the nuances. Then Capers looks bad because of missed assignments in the secondary and miscommunication . He needs vets that are assignment sure. LeBeau, as a comparison, has the benefit of having people in the same/similar system for years upon years. At this point their D is too old, but at least everyone knows how to play the defense. .
I guess this game reduced my insistence on him being fired just a bit. He really coached them up well and they played way above their level especially after even more injuries during the game. If only he could get this type of performance out of them every week though.
I probably would be okay either way.
We could've been friends, no you'll always be scum to me. Could've even gone out for tacos, now you drink tequila.
Go lay face first in a pool full of bronies' feces.
I remember before the draft the beat writer for GB was saying it was a huge priority for them to figure out why it was and correct it. I don't follow the Pack closely so one of the fans will have to provide better context on if it improved
Also, your boy Kap moving up!
sf2fanatic
Member
Damn no more threads from Bucket since Packers lost.
Damn you niners!!!
Damn you niners!!!
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Think Green Bay could see a defensive house cleaning this season? Team has a lot of contracts coming up in the next two years and I can't imagine keeping a lot of that talent. Raji for example sticks out to me as a guy who walks in FA.
lol @ Raji being talent
Denver is losing next week.
Grover Cleveland
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Ugh, more Joe Buck for the Niners? Why?
In all likelihood, that Panthers-Niners game will be a much closer game than Taints-Hawks
I think you're spot on. How embarrassed should the Saints feel that Vegas respects the Chargers more than them?
There are not worse fans in football than Colts fans. They get Andrew Luck and can't sell out a playoff game? I always wonder if they are more Peyton fans than Colts fans. Luck needs to do what Peyton never could, beat Brady, then destroy Peyton's last chance at another title
I, too, think the Saints will annihilate the Hawks.
Marty is that you?
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Manning's Kryptonite is walking into Mile High next week, there's no guarantee Luck even meets him.
FrenchMovieTheme
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i do find it funny to see people say "when will they get erron rodgers help on defense!" but a big part of the reason they CAN'T is because of how much of the cap he is eating up. it's something that will come due for the niners, seahawks, panthers and other teams as well. you just can't afford all these guys AND pay a qb $15-20 mil a year.
in the niners case we will probably be stripped pretty badly. kap, crabtree, aldon, iupati contracts all coming due. we could MAYBE keep 2 of them. and that's to speak nothing of bruce miller, boldin, whitner and culliver (who we will need because rogers and brown will be gone for sure)
in the niners case we will probably be stripped pretty badly. kap, crabtree, aldon, iupati contracts all coming due. we could MAYBE keep 2 of them. and that's to speak nothing of bruce miller, boldin, whitner and culliver (who we will need because rogers and brown will be gone for sure)
These are the actual lines on sportsbook.com right now:
NO @ SEA (-8)
IND @ NE (-7)
SF (-2.5) @ CAR - lol wow
SD @ DEN (-9.5)
Aldon really hurt his stock this year, he'll still want a big pay-day, but not the huge one he was going to get after a nearly record-breaking season last year. Feel like Kap and Crabtree are the two most important pieces there, but I could be crazy. I also want to sign Boldin too
Hope Baalke's able to work some magic like the Boldin trade in these next few years, we're definitely going to lose some big play makers.
DUFFMCWALIN
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Thank me later
*bro fists* to every single one of you.
Gotta let Crabs and Aldon go outta that bunch. Baalke needs to do his damn job and find players in the draft. Dreading paying CK though, still not 100% sold.
Buckethead
Banned
Says who?
I did some good work last season after the Pack got booted and intend on continuing that tradition.
I'll get it up tomorrow night after I'm back from work and working out.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
What do the Bengals do about Dalton? I mean, they should give up un him, but who was the last team to just drop their QB wholesale, particularly after a playoff berth?
I would be livid if I were Jay Gruden - Dalton is submarining any chance he may have of getting in somewhere as a HC.
I would be livid if I were Jay Gruden - Dalton is submarining any chance he may have of getting in somewhere as a HC.
Honestly? Not even the same situation, but the only one I can think of is Trent Dilfer (they won with him, but they did get rid of him after they won).
Edit: Jay Gruden definitely deserves a shot somewhere, I think he's made Dalton look way better than he actually is. Could be wrong though.
did you buy a cartoon of those of the homeless guy near raiders stadium friend. 11.99$ for the whole box?I don't drink Knob Creek often but along the same line of Jim Beam products I absolutely adore Basil Hayden even though its more rye than bourbon.
Buffalo Trace is my go to bourbon.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Alex Smith got dumped a year after helping his team get to the NFC Championship, got injured and replaced midseason and then shipped out of town. Even though they were winning plenty and he was playing well.
Of course there is no Kaep on the Bengals roster. Still I think the Bengals could easily get a 1st for Dalton if they really wanted to trade him but again they really don't have an alternative.
Baalke was really smart on the Bowman and Willis deals. JSmith willingly took less than market value. Those three guys have a lower combined cap hit than James Lauranitis
As far as QBs, the fastest way for a coach and GM to get fired is to not have a QB. What does GB do? Trade Rodgers? Cut him? Then they are picking late in round 1 and rolling the dice with Gabbert/Dalton tier QBs
But most definitely, SEA and SF have their windows closing a bit as their cheap labor needs to get paid
DeaconKnowledge
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Smith was with the Niners for 7 years. Don't think the Bengals can deal with 4 more years of getting swept out of the first round. Then again, Bungles gonna bungle.
Mother Goose, tell me another story so I can fall asleep to.
Something's got to change with the Cap situations and QB's eating up so much of the cap. Not sure what, but I don't think it's sustainable long term. Especially not when guys like Flacco or Matt Ryan are getting (nearly) as much as Rodgers or Brady.
GG Greg, was an exciting and exhilarating game to the end. Rodgers is so damn good and Lacey is also a monster. Got a lot to look forward to if you can get some play makers on defense.
Bengals haven't won a playoff game since 1990 right? Four more years ain't that long.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah and they got a 2nd rounder for him. Dalton is much younger and has had way more success in the regular season. There would be a huge market for him if he was available but who do they replace him with?
I agree they need to make changes but it seems like the logical change is getting rid of Marvin Lewis and not Dalton.
DeaconKnowledge
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It'll work itself out. Contracts like the one Brady took will be the norm instead of the exception.
metalslimer
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When was the last time a qb got the postseason 3 years in a row as a starter in his first 3 years and got cut/traded? They are at least a year away from even considering a qb change I would think.
Disagree STRONGLY. Not sure they could get back the 2nd he cost them. I said earlier they need to move on. Whatever it takes, they need to target and move up to get the QB they want, and dump Dalton. It's just gambling if they hope to find some 3rd rounder who can compete with him for the job
It's amazing Alex looks as good as he does after going through a gazillion coordinators in his first 6 years.
