EC-Bills Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Hey, everybody ... I want to invite you to my new Facebook page. While this was something ESPN constructed for me, I will use this as my personal page. So drop and say hello. I'm going to try to have the same type of fun there as I do in my chats. We'll talk everything from beers to wing joints to video game to favorite Simpsons episodes to music ... and a lot of football. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?sid=d0...&ref=search I also have a Twitter account for those who want to see what posts on my blog the moment I hit the publish button: http://twitter.com/espn_afceast Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I won't step on Tim's thread with personal attacks, like you. Whatever there sparky I nicked that stat off Simon. I trust Moderators don't go around making sh-t up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBillsFan Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Virtually impossible to know because tackles aren't an official stat. Each team records its own tackle numbers, and this is a pet peeve of mine. It shouldn't be that difficult to define a solo tackle and an assist, but the NFL has been unable to do it and leaves it up to each team. NFL.com does accumulate tackles as they're listed in the stat packet at the end of each game. That's where they get their numbers that people are quoting above, but those stats are obsolete just a couple days after the game when the coaching staff releases its tally. So for me to know where Schobel ranked at any given time, I would need the media notes from each of the 32 teams for that specific week. FYI, when I write about a defensive player and list his defensive stats, I use the team figures, not the NFL figures. This has stunned me... I will forever look at total tackles differently. Do you know of any teams that typically give tackles to players rather generously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I like this photo a lot more than the other one. I think ur hott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 This has stunned me... I will forever look at total tackles differently. Do you know of any teams that typically give tackles to players rather generously? It happens. The Bills the year they had a season-long campaign to get Sam Cowart into the Pro Bowl stands out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I think ur hott. I think I'm blushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 This has stunned me... I will forever look at total tackles differently. Do you know of any teams that typically give tackles to players rather generously? Going back a ways, but Jerry Glanville's teams used to have significantly more tackles than defensive plays run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 It happens. The Bills the year they had a season-long campaign to get Sam Cowart into the Pro Bowl stands out. Indy's the team I always seem to hear about -- think I read somewhere that one year, they counted an average of 15 more total tackles for each game than the number of plays run by the opposing offense/ST. Ah, here we go. Good piece by the DMN's Rick Gosselin from last year: NFL should tackle statistical silliness Turns out, 15 extra tackles was way low. And I'm starting to regret mentioning the mug ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Virtually impossible to know because tackles aren't an official stat. Each team records its own tackle numbers, and this is a pet peeve of mine. It shouldn't be that difficult to define a solo tackle and an assist, but the NFL has been unable to do it and leaves it up to each team. NFL.com does accumulate tackles as they're listed in the stat packet at the end of each game. That's where they get their numbers that people are quoting above, but those stats are obsolete just a couple days after the game when the coaching staff releases its tally. So for me to know where Schobel ranked at any given time, I would need the media notes from each of the 32 teams for that specific week. FYI, when I write about a defensive player and list his defensive stats, I use the team figures, not the NFL figures. So what is your conclusion? Was Shobel the best defensive lineman for the first 5 games as the "asshat" above wants to believe? Or his he a libaility in the run game, as I believe based on actually watching games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBillsFan Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 It happens. The Bills the year they had a season-long campaign to get Sam Cowart into the Pro Bowl stands out. I have to be honest, that was one of the first things that popped into my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Was Shobel the best defensive lineman for the first 5 games as the "asshat" above wants to believe? Who said he was the best defensive lineman? Once again, you're just making stuff up since it's the only way you can ever be right about anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Schobel is pretty widely acknowledged to be good against the run. That's the way opinion runs on him. You have the right to disagree, but you'd be on the side with many fewer people. Schobel himself is very vociferous about it, and has just about called out anyone who disagrees. It was in a Chris Brown interview sometime in the last year or so. Unfortunately, Chris's archive doesn't go very far back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbotymyboty Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Wow Timmy, just saw the new pick. I thought after grade school you get to pick the best one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Wow Timmy, just saw the new pick. I thought after grade school you get to pick the best one. You're overestimating my appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 You're overestimating my appearance. Yeah, but.....you can't help it if you're good-looking. hehe P.S. You write well, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Yeah, but.....you can't help it if you're good-looking. hehe P.S. You write well, too. That clinches it. I have a new favorite TSW member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 That clinches it. I have a new favorite TSW member. But you said I...what with our histo...thats it, our relationship is now over, Tim. You charlatan! You montebank! You strumpet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 But you said I...what with our histo...thats it, our relationship is now over, Tim. You charlatan! You montebank! You strumpet! You Vondrook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 All of those anonymous phone calls I used to receive when I was covering Joe Mesi couldn't compare to that. I was convinced for a while there I was going to come home one day and find a brick through my front window or my dog dead. Come on down to Dallas, the BBQ is on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Things are not going well. The housing market in Buffalo is hot, with properties getting multiple offers days after they hit the market. With me being so far away, I don't stand a chance. By the time my agent alerts me to something and I would have a chance to take a look at it, it's sold. That's a great sign for Buffalo, a bad one for me. You could buy the house next to my sister. She lives on a nice cul de sac in Lancaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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