I agree with what Truth and Eesti have said. I'd like to see Jordan at SLB this season. Misi is a fine player but Jordan would be much more dangerous at that position. Maybe Misi can complete the linebacker carousel by trying an ILB position. And I'll continue to bang the drum for Jelani Jenkins at WLB.
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eesti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Jordan's strength so far has been in coverage and > he has been better vs the run than Wheeler. He has > never played SLB in a 4-3 either. I know Denver > uses Miller at SLB but he is better vs the run > than Jordan. He is just a monster. You just have > to mix things up. Wheeler is the weak point. Misi &g
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The bears just extended Slauson but he would have been a good signing. I like Bell a lot on an inexpensive deal. Albert or Monroe would be great. Grimes is a must but Verner is about as good and younger. Melton would be a nice get on the cheap. Linval Joseph would be good too. Staffold is interesting because of his versatility. Jimmy Graham would be amazing but he'll get tagged if the Sa
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dolphaholic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KB Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > TOTAL lack of preparedness and planning. So > their > > Defensive front is good??? THEY ARE (as proven > by > > their record) a TERRIBLE TEAM. No way, NO WAY > a > > decent coaching staff can
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Ken Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Our problems are IMHO...in this order. > > 1. No O-Line. EVERYTHINGg starts and stops here. > You can't pass, run or excecute on offense without > one. Ours isn't very good and limited by Martin > and Incognito not being there as well as Clabo > being to be kind mostly auful. > > 2. Inconsi
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Crowder52 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No thanks, if we did, we would have to go hard on > him and cut out his Jets tattoo with a survival > knife... I don't think COyle is our main problem, > it is the LB play in this system.... They aren't > filling the gaps and coming up and making tackles > in the run game. And don't cover that well
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berkeley223 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BigNastyFish Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > No matter what... as things play out you've got > to > > be positively impressed by the claim on Michael > > Thomas as well as more and more draft picks > > working their way into the mix…
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The OL still has troubles with blitz pick-up but some of that is on the RBs. I'd say blitz pick-up is the biggest issue for pass-pro right now.
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Wheeler is going to be on the hot seat going into next season. Jelani Jenkins and Wheeler will have an open competition for the weakside linebacker position. Considering Jenkins has already filled in for Wheeler this year without much drop off, and as a rookie no less, I think a time share at WLB is a given and it's possible Jenkins gets most the snaps. And I think Ireland waits another draf
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THE Truth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree on both. but I'd offer Soliai and Starks > the same team friendly deal and sign whomever > takes it first. I don't think Starks would take a team friendly deal at this point. Soliai might though. I prefer Starks but both are over 30 so it would be nice to avoid a long term contract. > I'd
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I agree with Truth. We are retooling now not rebuilding. It's a different monster. Once we fix Oline, we are looking at replacing solid starters with playmakers. For years, we have just been trying to replace below average players with solid starters. For the off-season, I'd like to see us resign Grimes and Starks unless their demands are outrageous. But they deserve a nice pay day.
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Micheal Thomas came in the game for Brent Grimes. Thomas is a S that was forced to play corner and came up huge. The guy definitely has some potential.
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If we win out then we make the playoffs. If BAL wins out then they win their division and we hold the tie-breaker over Cincy.
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Will Davis did ok. He got beat but he didn't allow any YAC yards. He also had a real nice play at the end of the game. But no doubt, Thomas was the player of the game. Just amazing.
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That was a helluva pursuit by the Patsies on > Thigpen on that punt return. He had a lot of > room. Yeah, I thought he might be able to break that one.
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good job by philbin to use those timeouts to give the offense more time to score
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And I say that playing time is the only way to get > that info. Playing time will tell if he is really > only worth his draft status or whether you got > lucky. PT in games is the only way for US to know. The coaches would have a pretty good idea already from practices, meetings, etc. I'm not aga
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 402, one of the two of us is wrong. LOL. > Obviously. My statement that Miami would go is > based on the fact that SD, Mia, and Balt all > finished with identical records AND that Miami > maintained it's one game conference lead over > Balt. IF NOT, then Balt would go. > > You are supp
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captkoi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I never argued the Jake Long pick because I > understood Parcells' strategy of building from the > inside-out. I would have drafted Ryan, but he > would not have had much success for the first few > years because of that porous offensive line, but > he would have been starting. So you would have t
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It's great that Brady is 37 and will retire in the next few seasons with Belichick probably stepping away with him. However, if we don't take this division and beat up on the Pats before they leave, it would leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I want to beat the Pats always but beating them with Brady and Belichick at the helm would be a million times sweeter. Just don't let Brady and Belichic
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Crowder52 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They are a different assessment.... If I believed > only in QBR or passer rating as the official rank > of QB's I surely would not say RT is a top 15 > QB... Since those cumulative stats have him ranked > in the twenties.,. I think he is mixed in with a > bunch of guys in their teens.... I don't
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If he plays great under those circumstances, you > might make the case that he was slowly developed > AND HE HAD TO BE OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE BUSTED > but how would you know?...I mean PARTICULARLY > since you did not give him sufficient playing > time? Right, it can be very difficult to judge a
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Good points, eesti. Especially about how we define a #1 TE these days. For example, Jimmy Graham is split out on over 50% of his snaps. And Clay is a better run blocker than any of you are giving him credit for. He's not great but there are so many TE's that are worse at run blocking. Clay can struggle when he has to block a DE by himself but he is good at engaging with LB and S in space.
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To answer the original question with some certainty. If Miami, SD, and BAL all finish with the same record, then the tie would be broken based off conference record. This is because SD and BAL don't play each this season so you skip the step where you compare head to head records. So if MIA and BAL lose this week, then you would go to best won-lost-tied in common games since the confere
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Very good analysis 402 but take Gillessee for > example. He's a running back. We need to see him > at least 5 to 10 plays a game. 5th round? Who > cares. Brady was 6th round. That's an > exaggerated example but our running game seems not > to be ....shall we say....superior. Lamar needs >
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THE Truth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > eesti Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > One could argue that Sheldon Richardson or Star > > Lotu at our original spot would have been great > > picks. Especially when you consider we have two > > starts as FA's in 2014. Those guys would have &g
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eesti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So you believe the NFL and ESPN ratings are a > better assessment than PFF? Nope, both have their strengths and weaknesses. > I rated him in the top 10 because this has been a > down year for many of the well known QB's. > He is 10th in yards and tied for 9th in TD's. He > is also 6th worst in int
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Alright, Chyren, maybe I got the wrong impression. It was definitely a scary play, I'm not refuting that. You guys weren't the only ones screaming at the tv.
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THE Truth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think its a combination of what Cap pointed out > and a mental block as well. That's true. It could be he has developed a bit of a mental block, especially with how much those plays tend to be talked about and dissected. > A lot of baseball pitches, when they need to throw > a strike, take som
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