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and all those FA pieces are crumbling in NY...
They also need to try to keep Holmes or Edwards at WR.
Good news for the Bills as this team dissolves.
If memory serves me, they made the AFC Championship Game for the 2nd year in a row without him...
As far as them losing a WR, I think it will be worse for us if they lose Edwards because I think they will replace him with R. Moss and I don't care what happened last year, Moss is better than Edwards all day long and from what is being said is in amazing shape with a chip on his shoulder with something to prove...last time that happened he set the record for NFL TD's. Sanchez is no Brady by any means, but all Sanchez has to do is throw it up for him and I think their offense, at least this year, will be better with Moss in there over Edwards.
Too bad for Kris though, he was a beast and had his career cut short with those severe injuries.
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The moment I read we cut Trent Edwards...I was ecstatic
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theres an article on pft quoting a gm as basically saying dont just grab mega stars, its a deep year where you can add a ton of really talented core guys.... it sounded like it couldve been nix honestly.
Not nix...article said it was a long time GM, that's not nix
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With Kolb gone and Vick out with his inevitable injury, we will see how clever Marty Morninwig is.
People forget just how good Steve Young was...
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I think back to the SD Chargers of the early 1980s: Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner, John Jefferson, Wes Chandler, Kellen Winslow (plus Chuck Muncie and James Brooks). One heck of a fun team to watch, but 0 championships.
Good point...counter point would be that NE came within one fluke catch by David Tyree on his helmet from a perfect season with a Pro Bowl QB, WR, WR...add another 2 Pro Bowlers in any combo of RB, WR, and TE and NE runs the score up that SB and NY is never in position to win on a fluke throw and even flukier catch that prevented the game from ending and allowed Eli to throw the game winning TD a moment later.
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Theoretically, a QB, WR, WR, WR, and TE would mean we must have the most prolific passing offense in NFL history and probably go undefeated...or even a QB, WR, WR, TE, and RB.
But based on the realm of what is more possible...
QB - obvious (if our QB is making probowl, then OL is fine...no need to have a pro bowler on it, just a solid unit)
MLB - Need someone to lead the D and stop the run
DL - Interior line sets the tone for the D
S - Pro Bowl safety can change an entire D and game
WR - I dont care how good your team is, there are always key points in a game where you need a WR to come up big and make a play.
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Far "LESSER?" First of all, Tom Brady had an all pro offensive line and better coaching. Sure Manning had Wayne and Harrison, but that's pretty much all he had on offense. I'd rather take an all-pro offensive line and good WRs than a below average offensive line and an all pro WR duo any day.
Stop bullshtting me. Brady with far less talent? Give me a break.
This post is hilarious...one, because you for some reason got your panties in a wad as if you were off your meds, and two, the way you down play Harrison and Wayne as if they are just all pro receivers and the only weapons he has had.
Harrison is a future first ballot HOF'er and Wayne is on his way to a similar career and eventual HOF if he keeps this up a few more years. D. Clark is also an elite TE who could see his bust in the HOF if he recovers from his injury and keeps playing the way he had been. Not to mention, Edge has HOF credentials as well. Manning has had elite weapons every year he has been in the league while Brady won 3 SB's with scrubs who's WR's, TE's, and RB's would have been no better than back ups in Indy. NE has been made up of cast offs from other teams, undersized players, and lesser talented people at the skill positions up until 2007 when Brady already had 3 SB trophies on his resume.
Second, the fabled NE offensive line is made to look great by Brady. When Cassel was QB, the Pats gave up the most sacks in the NFL. The year before and the year after Brady was hardly touched behind the same line. Brady is literally one of the best QBs in the league (if not the best) in pocket mobility and buying himself time against the rush by using his elite footwork to maneuver inside the pocket in order to complete the play. Even without his pro bowl LT he still made the OL look good.
Third, Indy's OL isn't as bad as you want to make it out to be over Mannings career and many would argue his has been better than NE's considering how many fewer sacks Indy gives up...plus the perennial pro bowl weapons and future HOF weapons he has had. What a joke that is...talk about BS'ing
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Do you consider Brady a better QB than Marino was?
Yes, I do think Brady is better than Marino. Marino is a product of longevity and a fast start. Yes, he is an all time great QB, and he came out of the gate on fire as a young QB. However, the bulk of Marino's career did not mirror the prolific passer he is known for. It's not like he was known as a champion...his legend is centered around being a prolific passer, however his best years all came in his first 5 seasons. After that, his seasons were mostly good, not great. Not to mention, Marinos playoff stats are well below his regular season stats. His career playoff passer rating is 77.1 with a career playoff completion % of 56% with obviously no Superbowls.
Marino is an all time great, but to me he was always over rated and wasn't strong in the playoffs. I would take Brady over Marino every day of the week. Manning is often compared to Marino, but for me Manning is better than Marino and I would take Manning any day of the week over Marino too.
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Tom Brady Playoff stats - 637 attempts, 4108 yds, 28 TDs, 15 INT, 6.5 y/a, 62% completion, 85.5 rating
Peyton Manning Playoff stats - 692 attempts, 5164 yds, 28 TDs, 19 INT, 7.5 y/a, 62.9%, 87.6 rating.
Did Brady REALLY outplay Manning? REALLY?
Lets see, 3 Superbowl's with far lesser offensive talent to one for Manning. Manning has not had the kind of playoff consistency Brady has had. Totals are for people who want to hide the truth. He is still Peyton Manning, his totals will always look good. Every game was not bad, his issue is (and this is common knowledge, not an assumption) that too many times he and the Colts dominated the regular season only to see them exit early from the playoffs after an un-Manning like performance. Brady and his squads more often won the games they were supposed to win, but also won the games they were not supposed to win like the three SB games. In almost every instance of the Colts being eliminated in the playoffs, it was a game they were supposed to win and did not, and in multiple of those games Manning played below the standards he had been playing at all year.
Honestly, I would even take Kurt Warner over Manning if I needed to win a game in the playoffs. Dont get me wrong, Manning is an amazing QB and I would drool for a week if we got him on our team. But we are comparing two 100% first ballot HOF QB's and for me Brady has been the edge as he has proven to win more and win with less talent.
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According to veteran receiver Derrick Mason, it's not even close.
"What player do I kick off a team and it changes that team dramatically? I only know one player and it’s Peyton Manning,” Mason said. “You take Tom Brady off New England they showed that they can go 11-5. Now you take Peyton Manning off the Colts I don’t know where that teams goes offensively.”
1. You dont think people said the same thing about Brady before the he went down with a back up QB who had not started since HS? No one would have ever predicted 11-5 without Brady, so how can anyone say the colts who still are loaded with offensive talent couldnt pull something similar off?
2. This argument is a bit silly since Matt Cassel has proven to be a pretty good QB. Its not like some scrub took them to 11-5, it was a QB who was thought to be a scrub prior to stepping on the field, then proved he could handle the job they asked him to do.
So all this stuff about how Cassel led NE to 11-5 as evidence Manning is better is silly IMO. Brady has out played Manning in the post season with FAR lesser talent on the offense. Manning has had multiple future HOF offensive weapons his whole career, where Brady didnt get a real offensive weapon until 2007 after he already won 3 SB's.
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Interesting comparison between Manning & Brady and reasons why Manning is number 1.
Throughout Brady's career he has had the advantage of playing with some pretty good defenses whearas Manning has been handicapped and therefore forced to compensate for a crap defense.
Brady Career Average
9 Seasons 2001-2007,2009-2010.
New England NFL Offensive Average Rank 6.3 in Points Scored, 10.4 in Yards For.
Points Scored Per Game 26.6
New England NFL Defense Average Rank 6.9 in Points Against 15.0 in Yards Against.
Points Against Per Game 17.8
Average Margin of Victory 8.8
23 4th Quarter Comebacks and 32 Game Winning Drives
Manning Career Average
13 Seasons 1998-2010
Indianapolis NFL Offensive Average Rank 6.1 in Points Scored, 5.7 in Yards For.
Points Scored Per Game 26.1
Indianapolis NFL Defensive Average Rank 15.5 in Points Against, 17.4 in Yards Against.
Points Against Per Game 21.4
Average Margin of Victory 4.7
35 4th Quarter Comebacks and 46 Game Winning Drives
Conclusion: Manning has had to move the ball much greater distances to score an equivalent number of points. Additionally Manning has been subject to closer games which has exposed him to more pressure situations and having to come from behind more often than Brady.
No offense, but your logic is greatly flawed. Here is why:
1. You down play Brady's success because of a better defensive cast, yet you make no account the substantially better offensive cast Manning has had, which just happens to be on the same side of the ball both players are on given they are QB's. Brady has 3 SB's with receivers, running backs, and TE's that would struggle to make the roster in INDY, let alone start. Yes, defense helps win games, no denying that. However, Manning had the much more talented offense for the bulk of his career and yet Brady puts up similar numbers and even averages more points per game, and considering your argument that Manning has to score more, that further strengthens Brady's case.
3. Which brings me to the next point...Brady averages a half point more per game, yet your argument is about how Manning had to produce more being his defense is weaker. So if Manning is having to pass and attack more, shouldn't his scoring average be higher, especially considering the substantially better offensive players Manning has had (Edge, Harrison, Wayne, Clark, etc.)? I mean, Harrison and Wayne are destined for the HOF, probably Clark too if he keeps producing like he has a few more years, and Edge is a candidate too. Brady didn't get any real talent on his offense until 2007, after he won 3 SB's.
4. Manning has for the bulk of his career been a guy who's play decreased in the playoffs and he has not been a stellar post season QB. Prior to the SB run, all the talk was about his personal post season struggles. Yes, he pulled it all together for the SB, but in most seasons he has not been at the same level in the post season as he was in the regular season. Brady's post season resume is better from a team stand point and an individual stand point and has proven to be a winner even when a large under dog.
5. You point out the more 4th qtr comebacks and more game winning drives for Manning, but fail to point out its only because Manning has played 13 full seasons to Bradys 9. If you average them out, the both essentially average 2.5 4th qtr comebacks a season and 3.5 game winning drives a season.
Some one else said this and was spot on...if you want to win a Fantasy Football game, Manning slightly edges out Brady. If you want to win the SB, Brady is the proven winner who just wins games. Brady has done more with less in his career, and for me, that's the difference.
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In one league I am "Big Ole TD's" the other I am "Aslap2daface" so every time they lose they lose to "Aslap2daface".
2 seasons ago I won the championship and beat this whiny guy whos nickname is Emo who always thinks he gets screwed and tries to change rules to win the championship. He b*tched all off season so I renamed my team "Spent Emo's money on coke and hookers" just to piss him off for the next season...it worked
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youtube.com/watch?v=jBHk9rc4hHc
Hope that answers your question!
Seriously though it should answer your question in 2 ways.
1) Marshawn is good. Quit being a hater. I can't fathom why Fred Jackson supporters don't think Lynch was a good RB. For one he was better at getting into the end zone than Fred. Lynch supporters don't think Jackson sucks. Why the hate? (Usually displayed with some kind of amazement as to why everyone else couldn't see that Lynch was the devil incarnate and Fred Jackson a sure fire hall of famer)
2) The second answer I didn't want to believe myself. He was potentially being show cased for a trade. The fact that you see him in a new uniform is proof of that. You can't get good value out of a guy on the bench.
You need to move on from this one TD run...there is a list a mile long of players that made a spectacular play, but that did not make their overall play good. Lynch averaged 3.5 yards per carry, a very poor number, for the Seahawks last season and was seen as a busted trade just about the entire time until this one run. In the playoffs, outside of this one great play, and it was a great play, he averaged just 3 yards per carry and followed this great run up with a whopping 2 total yards in the next game where Sea was eliminated from the playoffs.
Everyone gets it was a great run, but he did not have a great season, never reached his potential in Buffalo either where FJ consistently was the more effective back at running, pass blocking and receiving. As part of a duo, Lynch saw more goal line carries because his strength was leg power, but FJ was always more productive on the same team behind the same OL.
Lynch has not lived up to expectations based on his physical attributes or his draft position. Not to mention all his off field stuff. He needs to come out and prove he can be better than what he showed thus far in this next season, or it just might be his last as a starter. He has been in this league too long to not be hitting the holes better. His tendency to dance behind the line or stall to find a home run play is what kills his consistency and is something rookies struggle with, not 4 year Vets with as many touches as he has had. Watch how FJ explodes through holes and creases in comparison to Lycnh and you will see what FJ has been far more effective thus far.
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I hope that's not it..... I like the color scheme but that buffalo looks tiny.....
If you look at the leaked Madden images, the Buffalo is rather large and the Madden games usually are pretty accurate in their designs on details like that. This leaked helmet is a little toy helmet with a sticker on it. I bet the larger logo from the Madden leaked images are more accurate.
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I'd prefer that we win every game, he complete every pass and ever 5th pass be a touchdown.
But then again, that's not realistic.
He had a rating of 106.9 that week. I don't see why that isn't "good enough". Sure, two turnovers don't help at all, but those type of stats will not lose games on a regular basis if the rest of the team plays equally as well.
Maybe I'm misreading the posts here... but I think most people acknowledge that this was a *good* game by Fitzpatrick and better than how he normally does.
Take a breather, man.
Whereas I agree, statistically, Fitzpatrick has been pretty mediocre at best... you can't say things like this, but then turn around and don't give him any credit for good games. If you *only* count bad performances for any player, they look incredibly bad.
Fitzpatrick, imo, is better than Trent and JP.
Is that good enough? Probably not. We don't have the talent on this team to win with a mediocre to possibly good QB. But at the same time, should we release him, tar and feather him, for doing the job he's been asked to do? Your call I guess.
I hear ya, and I do give him credit for his good traits and his good games. Like I said, I like the guy and the positives he brings by the way he leads and plays with guts and grit. The problem I have is when people take a game like Balt, a losing effort, and now create some kind of folklore about the guy as if he went on to have a great season. And yes, there are many supporters arguing how great his season was and how his flaws are everyone else's fault.
I am not trying to say Balt was not a good effort by him, but I am also not the ones trying to turn the Balt game into some legendary game, a game we lost where he contributed to that loss.
Everyone remember Frank Reich? In the playoffs, he led the single greatest NFL comeback of all time for us while going 12 for 16 with 3 TD's and 260 yards in the 2nd half. I think we can pretty much all agree this was not the norm for Frank Reich, yet he still did it. Fitz comes out and goes way outside his norm and puts up gaudy stats against Balt and people elevate him up to be more than he is because of this game...a player he was not before that game, and a player he was not for the most part in the 9 games following Balt to end the season.
I am just tired of hearing about one game, one we lost that he factored into that loss, as if it erases the rest of the season where he was below average or out right bad in the majority of his games. He is still light years better than Trent, no denying that, but being better than Trent does not mean it was good enough.
Its all good though, I hope the lockout ends and we have a season so he gets the chance to prove the doubters wrong. I would love nothing more than to see him do that, I just don't have much faith he will based on the body of work.
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Alpha is a Fitz hater. No question those two picks but that's what gunslingers do. He gave us a chance to win when nobody thought we could. Short story is Fitzy has earned the r!ght to lead this team and I for one can't wait to see what he can do as the starter with some talent around him.
Hey San Jose. Did I read you were a BNY slum? Same here.
Typical...so let me get this straight...your only response to the actual facts is that I am a hater? I didn't make his performance up. I didn't make up that he followed up the Balt game by going for 12 TD's and 16 turnovers...I didnt make up his passer rating over those 9 games was 70 or that his accuracy was 56%. I don't hate him at all. I am not a hater, I am a realist about what his season was. Truth is, it was a subpar season made to look spectacular only in comparison to the likes of JP, Trent, and every other recent loser QB we have trotted out. But its very below average when held up against quality QB's around the league in almost every category.
For all the hoopla about the one Balt game, a game we lost, he went on to finish the season over the proceeding 9 games poorly. 1/3 of his total TD's over those 9 games came in fluke Cincy game to boot.
Case in point, he was one of the lowest rated passers in the NFL in the 9 games following the fabled Balt game. Funny thing is, FJ was one of the leading rushers over the 2nd half of the season once he was the full time starter, yet people still blame a lack of run game as an excuse for Fitz's struggles.
Just like with Trent, it's never Fitz's fault...it's always everyone else's fault. I mean its not Fitz fault his comp % was near the bottom of the league, despite the fact its right at his career average well south of 60%...Its not his fault that he had more turnovers than TD's over those final 9 games after the so called defining Balt game despite that it aligns with his career of having more turnovers than TD's (50 TD's and 55 turnovers).
This is why I dont get the fascination of the Balt game. One, we lost and he was part of why we lost. Two, Balt weak spot on D was pass defense. Three, it didnt change anything, his numbers over the next 9 games are poor. Four, its one game in comparison to a resume that clearly shows it is not the norm nor to be expected.
Believe me, I 100% sincerely hope he becomes the man, I really do. I just won't believe it until he shows me on the field and shows me consistency. Last year was not even close to good enough. If he duplicates last year we won't win 5 games again.
While I personally side with Harvey on this one (sorry Dawg), you guys are arguing like it's a black and white thing… which it's not. If it were clear, there wouldn't be this much debate over it.
There are about 4 people on this board who still believe that Brian Brohm hasn't been given a fair shake and that he still has a chance to be a starting quality quarterback. But it's not a topic of debate because there are so few people who believe this that it's an issue that's not even contested.
The fact that we've steadily churned out hundreds of thousands of words on how good Fitz is or how bad he is clearly demonstrates that there's pretty much an even split of opinion on the matter… and both sides feel passionately about it which I only half understand.
Anyways, I'm psyched that Chris Brown is doing this 10-part series and looking forward to more video breakdowns with the coaches. The video quality is excellent too.
When I worked at Channel 4, I was down at the stadium with Brian Blessing and we ran into Mark Kelso who actually invited us into the defensive meeting room to watch film. It was an amazing experience… even viewing wide shots (which video cut-ups are) and the grainy video of those days, Kelso could pick up nuances like posture, foot position and all sorts of tendencies and tells. And he could pick them up so quickly.
I think with the advent of statistical analysis ventures such as Football Outsiders, Cold, Hard Football Facts, and Pro Football Focus and the increase in the draftnik industry that there is a growing segment of very serious NFL fans who eat this stuff up… for whom traditional NFL coverage is simply not enough. Over the last few years on this board, I've really come to enjoy watching college prospects on video in the run-up to the draft. And I find it very interesting watching coaches cut-ups, especially from Bills games. I'll take stuff like this over watching the clowns in suits walk through plays on the NFL Network set.
No worries bro, good post anyway. You don't have to side with me, nor does Harvey or anyone else. And like I said, I want nothing more than for Fitz to come out and light it up this year. I love how he plays the game in terms of guts and grit. I just don't like the inconsistency, inaccuracy, turnovers, and lack of execution when it matters. I just don't hold out much faith based on his body of work and how he performed week in and week out that his ceiling is any higher than last year, and last year was no where good enough to get this team back to the playoffs.
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I get a kick out of the posters that condemn Fitz for the 2 INT's, and yet give the player that was stripped of the ball to lose the game a pass
For F's sake, you guys are comparing a perennial playoff Ravens team filled with top players to a horridly bad Buffalo team. I'd really like to see Joe Flacco try and perform as well as Fitz did behind that Buffalo line
Consider the defense the Bills played against that day, IN Baltimore! That game sure opened up my eyes on just how good Fitz can be.
Too bad the only other time he ever did it again was against Cincy where he was absolutely atrocious until Cincy literally lost 50% of their starting secondary and essentially handed us the game on a silver platter after that.
So what about all the other games where he was below average or just bad? What did that do to your eyes? I love how an entire career is now built around what he did in one game, against a team who's weakest part of the D was their pass defense, a game he lost in large part because he single handedly gave away our double digit half time lead with two awful INT's, and a game that isn't even remote representative of his week in and week out production.
It's one game...hmmm, lets see, how did he build on that one marvelous (losing) game? Well over the next 9 games following that game he had a passer rating of 70, 16 turnovers and just 12 TD's (and FOUR of those TD's came in the ONE Cincy game where he was bailed out by Cincy injuries). Not exactly lighting the league on fire after such an amazing demonstration of his talents against a Balt D who's weak spot was pass defense.
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As much as Flacco outplayed him, I'd still take a 4TD, 2INT, 300+yrd passing day any week.
This is what a losing culture does to a franchise and a fan base...
You can have the 4TD, 2INT, and 300+ Yards LOSING effort...where his 2 INT's gave away our double digit lead half time lead for good
I prefer the no turnovers, 3 TD, and 250 yard WINNING performance of Flacco
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Also, Fitz was very accurate in this game.
Except for the two INT's in the 3rd allowing Balt 2 easy TD's to erase our double digit half time lead for good
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The video below is a perfect example of what Fitz, Lee and Stevie can all accomplish when on the same page. Many have discussed Stevies drop off in the second half of the season only getting TDs in 2 of 8 games after a great start. I think this was in large part due to Roscoe Parrish getting hurt and eventually being put on IR.
This is the kind of thing that has everyone so confused on SJ. He did not get off to a great start, but stat checkers think he did because his stats at the end of the game looked strong. Truth is, in Fitz's first 3 starts, SJ was the beneficiary of late game yards, receptions, and a TD is mostly garbage time which heavily skewed his stats on a stat sheet look substantially more productive than he was on the field. He actually was pretty ineffective for long stretches of games in a majority of his starts.
The truth on him is that his production did not drop off, it was never very significant to begin with in terms of a consistency basis or being a difference maker on the field. He did have some good games, but most of his outings were very forgettable and he was the beneficiary of a lot of meaningless stats when there was not a lot to play for late in the game.
Dont get me wrong, it was still a break out year for him, I am still high on him, but he has a lot of work to do before he becomes a legitimate #1 WR. He came up short too often in key moments, and was literally invisible more often than not when the game still mattered. He was a great Fantasy Football addition, but his on field impact was mediocre at best.
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For some reason there are a lot of people on this board very worried about saving Ralph as much money as possible.
And those same people b*itch non stop about how cheap Ralph is too, hilarious.
SJ was not a #1 last year...this is what happens when people read about the season rather than watch the season. SJ was invisible for large bulks of most games. He compiled a lot of garbage time stats and late game stats when the game was all but over. He was not a dominant force commanding double teams. I like SJ, and last year was a great breakout for him, but its getting so over exaggerated this off season. Yes, he had a great season for your fantasy team, but his in game impact when the games mattered was marginal at best, not to mention his failures in key situations. At this point, he has achieved Peerless Price status...he has a lot of work to do before he can be considered a true #1 WR. He benefited greatly from the doubles Evans draws.
Now people are saying how stacked we are at WR...I mean get a grip with reality here. We have a lot of promising prospects for our team, but lets be honest, outside of SJ and Evans, no one else on our roster would be heading into camp as a starting WR on just about any other team in the NFL. I like our young groups potential, but they have proven nothing to this point that warrants a starting position.
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I really don't get how how these stats are a reflection of line play. The authors analysis is flawed. (sacks allowed)/(sacks+qb knock downs+ hurries) only indicates how well your qb gets rid of the ball in the face of pressure. A better analysis for how well the oline protected the qb would be (sacks allowed+knock downs+ hurries)/total pass plays. That would tell us how often a defender got to the QB as a percentage of pass plays. Besides, everyone knows that run blocking was the big weakness for our o-line last year. So saying our pass pro was ok is just sticking your head in the sand.
Last year we were 10th in rushing yards per attempt. So why do people keep saying our o line was terrible in the run game? Our rush totals were lower because of how often we passed, even in games we effectively ran the ball, not because we couldn't run. FJ was (if I am not mistaken) 4th or 5th in the NFL in rushing over the second half of the season once he was full time starter.
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See comments above about coming in during the middle of the season to a new city, program offense, etc.
As explained earlier if you paid attention Jackson does have better vision and cut back running. I would hope a 9 year veteran would. No dispute there. Lynch and Jackson are different styles of RBs. Lynch is more of a pounder who is shifty and Jackson is a shifty guy who can pound. This isn't an indictment of Jackson as you would like to make it a Jackson vs Lynch thing. You guys are ridiculous with the polar opposite crap. "My guy is the best in the league and is so incredibly underrated and your guy is absolutely horrible and overrated." They are both good. Grow up!
Back on point! They were a good one two punch together and the fan hatred of him helped drive him out of town, caused us to use the #9 pick on a RB and set us back. I have VERY high hopes for Spiller but he hasn't done a damn thing yet and Freddy being north of 30 doesn't give me a good feeling going forward.
We should have held on to Lynch, used resources on the OL and we would have been looking pretty good.
By the way what low budget school did you go to where you get such a small sample size of carries in the play offs and you just decide to take out the longest run by the player? Why do you bother to post? Take away the immaculate reception and the steelers played a crappy game!!!
Oh PDaDdy, it wouldnt be a post by you if there wasnt at least one insult.
You are the one holding on to a SINGLE play to erase an ENTIRE SEASON of below average play in both Buffalo and Seattle plus the playoffs. What kind of mindset do you have where it makes sense to judge a player on a single play rather than an entire season...or heck, even his entire career where his YPC is just 3.9? And he played the bulk of that career on the same team, running behind the same OL that FJ was able to put up career averages of 4.4 YPC and was a much better pass blocker and receiver out of the back field.
In other words, FJ is a complete back who also runs with almost as much power as Lynch yet is quicker, has better vision, more elusive, and a better receiver.
And for what its worth, Lynch ran himself out of town with multiple stupid decisions including a hit and run. He was one ill timed burp away from a season long suspension while not even being the most effective RB on this roster.
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Your argument is seriously flawed. David Tyree was never the level of player Lynch is. Tyree's most productive year he had 19 catches for 197 yards and 2 touchdowns. Lynch is a far better player and comparing the two, as you are trying to do...is ridiculous. Are you saying Lynch has had only one good run his entire career? That argument should be for Mr. Tyree. I'm not saying Lynch is a HOF'er but the man has talent that isn't "average" in my opinion.
I did not compare the players, I compared the significance of a single play. One play that made Tyree a Super Bowl hero was not enough to even keep him on the roster. You are the one making a big deal of important the play was. So the point is, one play does not matter in the evaluation of overall impact and success. Yes it was a great play, one that will be talked about for a long time, but A) all it did was win a wild card playoff game and B) It won't be enough to overcome an average yards per carry below 4 if he doesn't figure out how to be consistently effective.
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Because he is not as bad as Bills fans make him out to be...is he worth his contract...No he is not. However he is also isn't even close to the worst player on this defense like fans seem to want to make him out to be. On a good defense he would be a solid rotational player. Unfortunately we are not a good defense, at least not yet, and that means he unfortunately has to start on this team when he is better suited to be a rotational player.
I don't see him being cut this year, however I think if our young guys start to develop he could be a casualty next off season as the young guys will cost less and have way more upside. Plus, he is supposedly a good leader and locker room guy, and with the young defensive prospects on this team, that also has value...at least for this season.