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eSJayDee

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  1. I'll give him credit that he certainly was booing them. And consistently.  However, he was out-kicked by their guy, like 49 to 43 net.  Also, although a 64 yard touchback is acceptable, you'd certainly like better net results in that situation.  As I recall, the other TB was like 55, which IMO is about the ideal situation to yield a great punt; a net of 35 in that situation is sub-par.

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  2. 21 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

     I would assume the different colour jersey is the captain, or it makes it easier to ensure the opponent is rotating?

    The contrasting jersey is worn by a player referred to as a "libero".  Briefly, they're a defensive specialist (good at passing) & special rules apply to them.  The contrasting jersey allows them to be better identified by the refs.

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  3. Basically, you have a smart ST play taking advantage of a stupid one.  Left footed punter, they had 2 guys coming in able to block the punt on the left.  Demarco took out the inside one (the one w/ the shorter path in); the outside one still made it.  Ideally, a punter sees he's about to get blocked & does something (shuffle punt, abort & run).  The low snap may have inhibited his ability to do so (but again, is he smart/experienced enough to decide whether or not to kick it).

     

    I haven't seen the replay, but was our gunner uncovered?  If so, that's a major FUBAR mistake.  He should either be thrown to or come into block.

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  4. For battery powered, I have several Milwaukee M18 tools.  Very happy w/ them.  I've used them side by side against Dewalt & think they're superior.  For corded, I have a mix.  I have a few Makita tools that are still going strong after over 30 yrs.

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  5. I think you need to judge kickers on a sliding scale as kicking has improved TREMENDOUSLY over time.  Although not strong legged, Norwood was among the best historical kickers of his era for several yrs.  Christie was also good though I don't know if up to that measurement.  Although it was before my time, & he was only w/ the Bills for a short time, Googalak was for a short time, at a level beyond any of his peers.

  6. I caught someone (Beane, maybe probably) recently in an interview type thing mentioning it w/out a defined date, saying something like "sometime next week".  I thought that odd in that it was someone that should know when it would be.  So perhaps, quite recently, they still hadn't set a firm date.

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     He never explains his formula in quantifying, but the results are not pretty.  

    It has been explained in the past.  He takes all the teams rankings in numerous categories (1-32; obviously 1-x back when there were <32 teams) & adds them up.  Team w/ the lowest cumulative points is the best, the most worst, etc.

     

    Actually, if you read the article you linked, there's a better description there:

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    The Jets finished first in the NFL special-teams rankings compiled annually by Rick Gosselin for the last 39 years. The league’s 32 teams are ranked in 22 kicking-game categories and assigned points according to their standing – one for best, 32 for worst. The Jets compiled 231 points to finish 11 ½ points better than the runnerup New Orleans Saints.

     

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