Official Week 4 NFL Thread - Homecoming Week
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Gore's injury was pretty well timed. The schedule softens up and then a bye week to heal more. RB is also one of the Niners deepest positions.
When Singletary said the team will learn from the loss and get better, I hope he was including the coaching staff. The players did what they had to do in that game. If there was any letdown, it was coaching decisions, mainly offensive play calls.
As a fan, I notice these things about the offense and find them obvious enough:
-Hill can throw a post pass, even a deep post effectively. His deep outs are another story. This would lead me to believe we run more deep posts than outs from now on.
-Under using the Play Action. Even on poor running nights, a PA will get the defense to bite because everyone knows the team is running 66% of the time. There were plenty of times a PA would have worked well that were passed over.
-Teams question the pass protection for good reason and don't fear Hill's arm. So pass rush is heavy against the team and screens are one of the better counters. Yet we have hardly seen a screen used in those situations. Again, RB is a deep posiition and there's plenty of guys to use here.
-Not best use of personnel. Running the Wildcat with a practice squad guy when you have Michael Robinson and Arnaz Battle, two guys who have quickly been forgotten in the offense. Running reverses with a slow Bruce. Having Josh Morgan in motion just so he can run to the outside tackle and get in block mode, signaling to the defense before every snap that its a run.
When Singletary said the team will learn from the loss and get better, I hope he was including the coaching staff. The players did what they had to do in that game. If there was any letdown, it was coaching decisions, mainly offensive play calls.
As a fan, I notice these things about the offense and find them obvious enough:
-Hill can throw a post pass, even a deep post effectively. His deep outs are another story. This would lead me to believe we run more deep posts than outs from now on.
-Under using the Play Action. Even on poor running nights, a PA will get the defense to bite because everyone knows the team is running 66% of the time. There were plenty of times a PA would have worked well that were passed over.
-Teams question the pass protection for good reason and don't fear Hill's arm. So pass rush is heavy against the team and screens are one of the better counters. Yet we have hardly seen a screen used in those situations. Again, RB is a deep posiition and there's plenty of guys to use here.
-Not best use of personnel. Running the Wildcat with a practice squad guy when you have Michael Robinson and Arnaz Battle, two guys who have quickly been forgotten in the offense. Running reverses with a slow Bruce. Having Josh Morgan in motion just so he can run to the outside tackle and get in block mode, signaling to the defense before every snap that its a run.
storybook77
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DET @ CHI
CIN @ CLE
OAK @ HOU
SEA @ IND
TEN @ JAC
NYG @ KC
BAL @ NE
TB @ WAS - I just picked the team that actually scored some points last week
BUF @ MIA
NYJ @ NO
DAL @ DEN
STL @ SF
SD @ PIT
GB @ MIN
CIN @ CLE
OAK @ HOU
SEA @ IND
TEN @ JAC
NYG @ KC
BAL @ NE
TB @ WAS - I just picked the team that actually scored some points last week
BUF @ MIA
NYJ @ NO
DAL @ DEN
STL @ SF
SD @ PIT
GB @ MIN
Hellshadow
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DET @ CHI Lions win streak is one and done.
CIN @ CLE Browns? :lol
OAK @ HOU
SEA @ IND
TEN @ JAC Titans are too good to be 0-4.
NYG @ KC Gmen keep rollin.
BAL @ NE Possible changing of the guard in the AFC?
TB @ WAS Washington is bad but not Tampa Bay bad.
BUF @ MIA
NYJ @ NO I predict Sanchez loses this one for his team.
DAL @ DEN The cowgirls end Denver's bogus win streak.
STL @ SF Niners destroy the Rams in revenge of teh Favre.
SD @ PIT Steelers get back to Championship form.
GB @ MIN Should be a good one but AP is just too good.
Week 1 - 13-3
Week 2 - 9-7 :/
Week 3 - 11-5
CIN @ CLE Browns? :lol
OAK @ HOU
SEA @ IND
TEN @ JAC Titans are too good to be 0-4.
NYG @ KC Gmen keep rollin.
BAL @ NE Possible changing of the guard in the AFC?
TB @ WAS Washington is bad but not Tampa Bay bad.
BUF @ MIA
NYJ @ NO I predict Sanchez loses this one for his team.
DAL @ DEN The cowgirls end Denver's bogus win streak.
STL @ SF Niners destroy the Rams in revenge of teh Favre.
SD @ PIT Steelers get back to Championship form.
GB @ MIN Should be a good one but AP is just too good.
Week 1 - 13-3
Week 2 - 9-7 :/
Week 3 - 11-5
DET @ CHI divisional games are always tough, but i like chicago at home, looking for a couple of jay cutler bombs
CIN @ CLE battle of the ohio scumbags, the bengals are the only legit nfl team in ohio
OAK @ HOU
SEA @ IND spanking
TEN @ JAC tenn cant got 0-4, if they do will it be VY time lol
NYG @ KC too easy
BAL @ NE i like baltimore in this one
TB @ WAS worst game of the week, who cares, but i guess you gotta pick one
BUF @ MIA
NYJ @ NO i'll take nawleans at home, think brees will pick apart the blitz
DAL @ DEN denver at home against the boys
STL @ SF
SD @ PIT the steelers cant lose 3 in a row? can they
GB @ MIN i dont think gb plays well traditionally at the metrodome, so i think the viqueens take it sad to say
CIN @ CLE battle of the ohio scumbags, the bengals are the only legit nfl team in ohio
OAK @ HOU
SEA @ IND spanking
TEN @ JAC tenn cant got 0-4, if they do will it be VY time lol
NYG @ KC too easy
BAL @ NE i like baltimore in this one
TB @ WAS worst game of the week, who cares, but i guess you gotta pick one
BUF @ MIA
NYJ @ NO i'll take nawleans at home, think brees will pick apart the blitz
DAL @ DEN denver at home against the boys
STL @ SF
SD @ PIT the steelers cant lose 3 in a row? can they
GB @ MIN i dont think gb plays well traditionally at the metrodome, so i think the viqueens take it sad to say
jason garrett is a fucking idiot. jesus christ. How do you squander THREE chances at a TD at the 1 yard line when we were running the ball so well?
3rd and goal at the 1. line up in the shotgun? fuck you garrett. and then those two fades. Everyone knows Romo can't throw a fade so why do it TWICE? fadlkjglak;jgla;jkf;laskdjf;a
3rd and goal at the 1. line up in the shotgun? fuck you garrett. and then those two fades. Everyone knows Romo can't throw a fade so why do it TWICE? fadlkjglak;jgla;jkf;laskdjf;a
Try as they might, no they cannot.yacobod said:
This will be the week that things go right for a change and the defense actually holds onto a lead. The Lions and Browns will then give us the cushion we need to hold things together under Troy comes back and returns the Steelers to the forefront of the NFL, where they belong.
Btw, who won coach of the year last year? if Singletary gets 9 wins and the division this year combined with what he did taking over last year he should be a strong contender IMHO.
Yeah I don't get the Cowboys offense. I wish the Steelers had a running game half as effective as the Cowboys and yet they seem to abandon it at the weirdest times. I would run almost every time on first and second down if I kept getting first downs until the other team stopped me.woodchuck said:
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While it is true the receivers look good now, we don't play a real passing D until Oakland, and a good overall unit until November.
While it is true the receivers look good now, we don't play a real passing D until Oakland, and a good overall unit until November.
tekumseh
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DET @ CHI - It won't be 19 more games before Detroit wins again
CIN @ CLE - I suppose if the Browns don't like Colt McCoy, they could always take Jimmy Clausen
OAK @ HOU - Note to Al Davis: your QB is definitely NOT a "great playa'"
SEA @ IND - The Peyton Manning march to his 4th MVP continues
TEN @ JAC - The Titans have to win some time, right?
NYG @ KC - This game makes me 8 shades of nervous for some reason
BAL @ NE - I've gone back and forth about 10 times here. At Baltimore, 'twould've been a much easier decision.
TB @ WAS - It's quite likely this game ends up 3-0
BUF @ MIA - Dolphins become the first team in the modern era to win a game without throwing a single pass
NYJ @ NO - The Jets have been impressive. The Saints moreso....
DAL @ DEN - The indelicate unmasking of the Broncos begins here, in spite of my hatred for Dallas
STL @ SF - Let's see which team will win it's first game this season last. My pick is the godawful Rams
SD @ PIT - The Pittsburgh D is quite pedestrian withoutHair Troy Polamalu. Have I mentioned yet what a sniveling bitch Phillip Rivers is yet?
GB @ MIN - The Vikings have a Favre-gasm all over the Packs' collective face....
For the year: 36-12
CIN @ CLE - I suppose if the Browns don't like Colt McCoy, they could always take Jimmy Clausen
OAK @ HOU - Note to Al Davis: your QB is definitely NOT a "great playa'"
SEA @ IND - The Peyton Manning march to his 4th MVP continues
TEN @ JAC - The Titans have to win some time, right?
NYG @ KC - This game makes me 8 shades of nervous for some reason
BAL @ NE - I've gone back and forth about 10 times here. At Baltimore, 'twould've been a much easier decision.
TB @ WAS - It's quite likely this game ends up 3-0
BUF @ MIA - Dolphins become the first team in the modern era to win a game without throwing a single pass
NYJ @ NO - The Jets have been impressive. The Saints moreso....
DAL @ DEN - The indelicate unmasking of the Broncos begins here, in spite of my hatred for Dallas
STL @ SF - Let's see which team will win it's first game this season last. My pick is the godawful Rams
SD @ PIT - The Pittsburgh D is quite pedestrian without
GB @ MIN - The Vikings have a Favre-gasm all over the Packs' collective face....
For the year: 36-12
Big-E said:
You're delusional if you think Brady is as good as Rivers right now or that he has the same quality of playmakers to throw too. He doesn't. I honestly think the points spread (currently -2.5 Pats) for the game is going to drastically sway depending on if Welker plays or not.
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I feel like Philip Rivers is playing at a higher level than Brady at this point in time. I'm not saying he's outright better than Brady as a player, just currently outperforming him.Big-E said:
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What's the deal with Garrett anyway? The Ravens offered him the HC position when they fired Billick, and he turned them down supposedly because he was being groomed for HC in Dallas. Now whenever I hear talk of Wade Phillips being fired, they talk about Jones bringing in a Super Bowl winning coach for the job. Is Garrett the Commander Riker of the NFL...never ready for the big chair?woodchuck said:
Let's not kid ourselves. Oakland has great corners, but they have a shit DLine and a horrible coach, Al Davis. When Kirk Morrison is going man to man with Brandon Marshall and Brown is going man to man with Jabar Gaffney, then you have an idiot at the helm. Let's forget that Nnamdi Asomugha is on the team. Can't we at least get a corner on Brandon Marshall? What kind of retarded strategy is this?! And it's not like it was once on a botched play. It was several times throughout the game. ON PURPOSE. Someone get the Raiders some man lock!Wellington said:
I expect Steve Smith to be covered by Tommy Kelly.
If you can't do it then I will do it for you. Brady is a washed up bum going down the path of Farve where people think he can still make a difference when in reality he is just living on his reputation.pelicansurf said:
If only teams stopped giving the Pats everyone could see what I clearly saw the beginning of the season.
DeathbyVolcano
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Duke Togo said:
I was at a Beatles in Mono listening party. When I left for the party the Steelers had just scored that awesome TD in the 3rd quarter.
If you're accusing me of being a Diablos, I take offense to that.
bionic77 said:
Yep, that's it. Of course it's not the fact that he's been recovering from a injury. When Carlson Palmer tore his ACL, he came back to 100% instantly, right?
He's still jumpy in the pocket, and it's going to take some time for him to get comfortable again. He's definitely not playing wonderfully right now, but it's too early to spout such asinine bullshit. A mediocre Tom Brady can still beat most teams (sup Falcons.) The Jets beat us by basically blitzing the whole time, which was a good strategy given Brady's inability to make plays while scrambling.
If it's December and he's still playing like this, then maybe I could say his days of complete domination are over. But ffs, it's week 3.
i'm so angry at yahoo right now. I went to bad last night, after the game, up by a score of 134.52 to 134.50. I wake up today and I LOST... 135.5 to 134.52. Such bullshit. (on a sidenote, typing out these scores I feel like I'm typing out Codec frequencies for metal gear solid :lol... otacon?!)
So I'm looking at the stats and Yahoos stupid shitty scoring system went and gave Thomas Davis an extra tackle than what NFL.com is giving him. Who the fuck does Yahoo think they are? They're not the arbiters of football stats. Maybe the fucking LEAGUE should be who they take their cues from, possibly, hm? Such massive bullshit. I'm enraged. ENRAGEDDDDDDDD
and the chick that was gonna get me into sams club for free just bailed, so now i gotta go like forever without a massive pack of frozen pizzas. such bullshit.
in short, my happiness over the Lions victory is short lived.
Also I want to slap everyone that's a Lions fan that is still happy about the win. It's a fucking victory, guys, and it didn't happen after New Years Day so it really doesn't matter a whole lot. Stupid Lions fans need to put things into perspective- you shouldn't be so happy after just one win. Let's string a few of them together and then we can feel accomplished!
So I'm looking at the stats and Yahoos stupid shitty scoring system went and gave Thomas Davis an extra tackle than what NFL.com is giving him. Who the fuck does Yahoo think they are? They're not the arbiters of football stats. Maybe the fucking LEAGUE should be who they take their cues from, possibly, hm? Such massive bullshit. I'm enraged. ENRAGEDDDDDDDD
and the chick that was gonna get me into sams club for free just bailed, so now i gotta go like forever without a massive pack of frozen pizzas. such bullshit.
in short, my happiness over the Lions victory is short lived.
Also I want to slap everyone that's a Lions fan that is still happy about the win. It's a fucking victory, guys, and it didn't happen after New Years Day so it really doesn't matter a whole lot. Stupid Lions fans need to put things into perspective- you shouldn't be so happy after just one win. Let's string a few of them together and then we can feel accomplished!
DeathbyVolcano
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He never came back at all, if you ask me.
Sometimes a social life outweighs me sitting in my Steeler underoos by myself every Sunday.
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Bowser said:
Damn look at that push on the interior line. If that's the best the Panthers can do then the Bucs just may get 3 wins this year.
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levious said:
Not here in Nashville, no. And I'm still new here so any chance I get to meet people and listen to some tunes I usually take advantage of that.
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