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They used some of the same things NE did to burn us. We're actually too predictable believe it or not. They know if they motion graham out and have NRC lined up across, then he's in that deep quarter of the field. So graham will go there. Not sure how you can really adjust for it unless you have NRC switch sides or something with gilmore - but at that point you may as well take him out. Not every team has the TE's to make this work either, we just happen to have played 2 of the best back to back... and we get another in a week assuming he's healthy. We're trying to go the route of "you know what we're doing but were still going to stop you" much like Schwartz, but it isn't working at all. In the 2nd half we probably worked in some different cover 3/cover 2 combination coverages and blitzes to confuse them more.

About time! they act like they're doing me a favor when they cut right to the action after a kickoff. NCAA football has fewer breaks/commercials and its a far better watch. I also like the big bands, and the drummers, the extra noise.

This seems to be throughout the league though. i think the lack of cohesion, makes it more difficult.

I think people are seeing that in our defense, motioning the 3rd receiver to the other side - if NRC stays on the side with the TE - he is the inside cover "man" there. So they'll exploit the matchup. We need to play more straight man.. especially with eifert coming to town. Gilmore want's to get paid like a top corner? I match him up with green all day. Yes there will be help over the top if we don't blitz, but you're on him all day.

I wonder if the cord cutting trend has hurt MNF in particular. You have to have ESPN unless you are in a local market. I think it was also available on twitter or snapchat or something, but i don't know how many people really want to watch football on their phones.

He does "seem" to be improving a bit. Less of the bluster and bragging that the media likes, but still the passion. Relinquishing play calls over to someone else so that he can get a pulse on the game. It's important. The game management aspect is underrated.

The contact on Powell should have been called unnecessary roughness. They probably lose the game because of it, and Sherman deservedly gets his comeuppance

I mean... Seattle and Denver aren't where they are without the great players on those teams. Was Rex good? Or were Lewis and Reed good? Probably a combination - as in neither happens without the other. My biggest thing ive noticed is that Rex is a players coach. This means the leadership element needs to come from the players. When A.will went down again, it seems to lack the same accountability.

Yeah - considering we lost yesterday.... and that was still his best 4th quarter 2 minute drill. Needed something on 3rd there to make 4th more manageable, and we didn't get it. 4th and 15 with only 25 yards to work with? Gross. You can't clear out with a deep route, you can't do an underneath route because you have to make it to the end zone. And I guess you can't buy time because then they can deck your receiver. Oh and they were on him in like 3 seconds with a 3 man rush.

Ron Rivera - 6-10, 7-9 his first 2 years. Carroll was 7-9 his first 2 years in Seattle. Lewis was 8-8 his first 2 years. Garrett was 8-8 for 3 years before finally making the playoffs. Not to say all are created equal, but sticking with a guy can have its benefits. Rex seems to be finding himself a bit more here as well. Not playcalling the D anymore, and having more of a say on the offense. Things a HC should do.

I believe its so you have less substitutions for the kick

Team sport - yadda yadda yadda. In either case - He's a fine QB. That isn't to be argued. We'd be better off with him than without him. But he was the 1st overall pick, and was and never will be available. Finding a similar player without 1st overall picks is difficult. Trading for top 5 picks can be risky. As much as everyone loves Wentz, and he has looked the part, he was sailing throws and had happy feet against the Giants. He threw a pretty brutal pick as well, and the team has lost 4 of 5.

And when have the Lions ever been lucky? OK, so the Vikings missed an extra point Sunday, and their coach called a late time-out that gave the Lions a little extra time, and their coach also gambled by ceding the middle of the field on the Lions’ final drive, because Matthew Stafford and Co. had no time-outs, and the Vikings bet the house that Stafford couldn’t complete a deep pass down the seam and get the clock stopped in time to attempt a field goal. Sounds more like the Vikings blew it Bills style... Sign me up! Where do we sign him? Honestly - i have an irrational hatred of Stafford because he looks like an old roommate who skipped out on rent... But he is an 8th year starter with the same team, and grew into this comeback role. His first 2 years didn't seem to put out the comeback kid vibe. He's turned out to be a pretty good player though - so good for him. His cap hit is also higher than TT's will be, and he's in line for a raise.

Honestly, the 2 graham TDs and the bomb were great plays. Great throws and catches. You can't cover everything on every play. If you cover deep stuff, they'll dink and dunk. If you try to prevent the dink/dunk then they can burn you over the top. When you look at what they did the rest of the way - they couldnt run the ball at all, and most of their passing attack was based on miscommunications on our defense. Graham/baldwin being wide open way too often.

I think go with the route that some other teams do.... use multiple players there. Why does it have to be one or the other?

Same with the 4th down throw at the end of the game. Somehow a 3 man rush flushed him very quickly (mills..! UGH), and he threw where woods was going to be The 2 min drill before half i thought he did pretty well there taking some good shots. Not just the 5-10 yard stuff, but the 20-30 yard over the middle gains.

Part of their huge homefield advantage

Watching the replay on that 4th down end of game throw. Where else does he go with the ball? To clay on the 5 yard line and hope he gets in? To powell who was knocked on his ass? Or to the RB who was a good 10 yards from the end zone? That ball HAS to go to the end zone. And honestly - if woods isn't bumped off his line by thomas, he very well might have caught it.

And the key was making wilson go through progressions, and generate pressure. When he could just sling it we were getting killed. But if Kearse catches that TD it's a whole different discussion.

The ones that stick out in my mind where he had a good shot and blew it - Eagles, Chiefs last year. And Baltimore/Seattle this year. All away games too. I will say that the 2 minute offense looked much better. In the first half he drove the ball with some middle of the field throws and got us in position to score. We shouldve had points at the end of each half.

yeah - we had some definite communication issues and breakdowns. A few delay of game penalties, and that INT were what jump out at me after the fact.

4th and goal from the 15? It's tough because ref's keeping the flags in their pockets and apparently its cool to lay out receivers before the qb throws the ball. Woods also got bumped in the endzone off his line. I can't recall where they teach that tackling technique... cuz they don't teach it. Anywhere...

Weren't any notable drops that i can remember.

And when you consider the following: Bortles/Mariota/Winston/Wentz/Prescott/Carr/Siemien are all on rookie deals... it pays him towards the bottom of the league.

If you retaliate, you're the one who always gets the punishment. Either fines, suspensions, or both. In hockey, if you do this kind of crap someone tries to fight you. And you still get the fines/suspensions/both. Also, seeing the teams more often means i can get some revenge later. We won't see sherman anytime soon, so he can get away with it. And by the time we do see him again, we'll be a different team. I think the goal was to beat them on the scoreboard, by NOT getting stupid retaliation penalties. And we almost did all things considered.