Freddie's Dead

TLDR, got it.

I know all the singles, need to dig into the catalog for the deeper cuts. I took from your profile pic that you were a Dave Chappelle fan, and I was referencing his Lil Jon sketches. Check them out if you don't know them. Not sure what you mean. Did I miss something?

OK Lil Jon....

They said he cramped up and took an IV at halftime to re-hydrate. They kept him out of the 2nd half because they didn't need him.

What a garbage tweet. The Jests and Jints are NY in name only. They play in NJ, and NJ gets all the revenue from that venue.

Mitch takes the minus 1 yard per kneel, not Josh. Stats man, stats.

Thanks for this, I'd never heard it before. AWESOME SONG!!

Yeah, I may have overdone that one....

I went with the tape I had, and Edmunds took a lot of the blame for the loss to the Squeelers. Sorry I couldn't do this sooner for you.

I came home from a two-week vacation to find the Squeelers game on my DVR. Rather than deleting it outright, I decided to iso on Tremaine Edmunds to see how he played. I'll just list the plays where he was directly involved and you can see him on screen. I don't have the all-22, so this will not be an in-depth analysis of coverage unless I can see him on the screen. Many say he's weak at the point of attack, doesn't shed blocks, etc. I'll grade the play +1, 0, -1, and keep a running total. Let's go to the tape: Squeelers 1st possession 1st and 10, PIT 25, Najee Harris run, TE tackle, +2 yards (+1,+1) 2nd and 8, WR screen, TE knocked on his ass by 51 (-1,0) 1st and 10, 4 yard run, TE blocked 8 yards downfield by 53 (-1,-1) 2nd and 6, 2 yard run, TE blocked 4 yards downfield by 69 (0,-1) Squeelers 2nd possession 3rd and 4, PIT 26, BR looks to WR in flat, TE slides over, BR pulls it down, strip sack but PIT recovers (+1,0) BR throws the ball if TE isn't there Squeelers 3rd possession 2nd and 4, PIT 19, 2 yard run, TE chases down the line and jumps on the pile after tackle made (0,0) 1st and 10, PIT 33, WR screen, TE blocked 10 yards downfield by 51 (-1,-1) 3rd and 5, PIT 38, TE covers PIT TE, BR throws to WR INC, forcing punt (+1,0) Squeelers 4th possession 2nd and 10, PIT 6, 2 yard run, TE blocked by 65 at point of attack (0,0) 3rd and 12, PIT 4, BR pass tipped high and TE just misses the INT off his fingertips, forcing punt (+1,+1) He was unfairly criticized for not coming up with the INT, but that would have been #LegendofDirtyKiko stuff. Squeelers 5th possession 1st and 10, PIT 45, WR screen, TE jogs to the side of the field while JuJu breaks a few tackles for the 1st down (-1,0) Really didn't like the looks of this one, TE not hustling. 1st and 10, BUF 45, TE blitzes on a stunt, Bills get good pressure on BR, who gets a gift from the ref that he was outside the tackle box when he was still inside it, so no IG (+1,+1) 2nd and 20, TE adjusts the D-line, PIT 0 yard run, TE blocked at point of attack by 69 (+1,+2) Line adjustment helped Bills hold PIT to no gain 3rd and 20, TE lines up 10 yards deep, PIT pass to Harris just past LOS bobbled, but TE closed the distance and would have destroyed Harris on the catch (+1,+3) Squeelers 6th possession, kneel down at the end of the half. So at the half, TE is a +3 for plays he was involved in, some good, some bad, but overall good. It looks to me like he's playing, not thinking, and that's always good. On the negative side, he can be overpowered by bigger linemen. Is he a stud? No, he's not the next Butkus, Urlacher, or Kuechly. But so far, he looks like a serviceable Mike. Some have said maybe he should go outside. I see indications that he might do well there. Squeelers 7th possession 1st and 10, PIT 25, 8 yard run, TE blocked away from run lane by 65 (-1,+2) 2nd and 1, 1 yard run, TE blocked at point of attack, shed to clean up on tackle (0,+2) 1st and 10, WR screen for 6, TE was blitzing (0,+2) 2nd and 5, BUF 7, PIT 1 yard run, TE shed a block at the 5 by 53, and made the tackle at the 6 (+1,+3) 3rd and 4, TE covers TE and they both go to the ground, BR pass to Harris in flat INC, forcing FG (+1,+4) Squeelers 8th possession 1st and 10, PIT 35, TE blitzes off the edge, BR throws and TREMAINE EDMUNDS, WITH THE REJECTION!! (in my best Marv Albert) I'd give this a +5, but I made the rules earlier (+1,+5) 3rd and inches, PIT 41, TE gets blocked 4 yards downfield by 53 (again), 1st down (-1,+4) 2nd and 10, PIT 47, TE loses 88 in zone, 24 yard completion in the seam (-1,+3) 1st and goal, BUF 4, TE stands up PIT OL and plugs the hole, -1 run (+1,+4) Squeelers 9th possession 2nd and 12, PIT 46, TE chases Harris down the line, sheds a block from 81, and creams Harris after a 5 yard gain (+1,+5) 1st and 10, BUF 23 (after the bull#### PI call on Levi), Harris counter run for 18, TE chases down from behind and makes the tackle (0,+5) Harris was not in TE's hole, and he saved the TD with that tackle, hence the 0 and not the -1 you were expecting. Cookie missed the tackle in the hole. Squeelers 10th possession 1st and 10, PIT 30, Harris 3 yard run, TE blocked 7 yards downfield by 76 (0,+5) Edmunds was not directly involved in any of the remaining plays. My conclusions after the game: 1. The play of Tremaine Edmunds was in no way responsible for this loss. The only completion made his way was the TE seam pass. A QB as good as BR would have exploited Edmunds if he was weak in coverage. He made the tackles he was supposed to make, and when he didn't, others did. 2. There were a number of line shifts and DB shifts that TE called throughout the game that appeared to work. That's a soft skill that doesn't get enough credit around here. 3. There were a couple plays that he was blocked downfield one-on-one. These are the plays that the Edmunds haterz highlight, and to be honest, I was one of them. I need to see more from him, but I feel better about #49 after taking the time to go over this tape.

I loved the challenge on the first down catch for 5 yards. It was overturned, but a wasted challenge. The Chefs had 2nd and 10 instead of 2nd and 5. Big deal. A lot of people on this board were saying "Good challenge, it was overturned". As if that's the only criteria. But the bomb to (I forget) that went to our 1 yard line, no challenge, might have been overturned. At least give your D a chance to get a breather, even if it isn't overturned. The Chefs ran up to the line and slammed it in for the TD, while Rex was still trying to get his thumb out. You can't waste challenges on BS plays. They have to be used on potential game-changers, big gains, etc.

Not bad for a slow guy. Motor haterz, where you at?

I said 14-3 before the season, and I'm sticking with it.

Mumbletypeg is the name of that game. I'm not a trained physician, so I will refrain from commenting on the sanity of the OP. As said earlier, just....wow.

It's all on Flores. He had a great 14 last year, Fish on the way to the playoffs, then inexplicably starts Tua. Releases Fitz in the off-season, now they have an ersatz 14 in Brisset when Tua goes down. Flores should be fired, but let's hope the Fish keep him, dude is a loser.

Clean as a whistle.

The Arthur "Don't Cross the" Moats-Brett Favre retirement game. Extra points for spelling Tarvaris correctly. Many here confuse him with Tavares, the 70s disco band....

Me too... So far so good. Dropsome Knox is slowly working his way back into my good graces. That FF after Moss coughed it up was a big play. Keep it up kid

What he wanted to say was "Let's see if the refs called him down due to his forward progress being stopped". After I wtf'd, I figured it out and thought it was an insightful comment, inartfully expressed, given the refs propensity to bone us on turnover calls.

I told you, you were due.

It was 14-0 when I got to the airport and lost my bandit stream. 21-0 by the time I was boarding. Then the Southwest wifi kept going out, but I saw on the highlights that Moss made up for the fumble with two Angry Run candidates for TDs. I will take a 35-0 Squishing of the Fish any Sunday.

Because...

They do it when they have to balance the CBS and Fox broadcasts, depending on the national games on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday nights. Happens a few times a year.

Fox, weirdly.