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7 sacks in 8 games. That would have been a pace for 14 sacks on the season.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.” -
Bucs over Panthers (-9)
Browns(-7) over Jags
Colts (-4) over Titans
Bears over Vikings (-1)
Dolphins over Jets (-1)
Eagles (-3) over Cards
Patriots (-9) over Texans
Bills (-3.5) over Falcons
Niners (-8) over Rams
Chiefs over Broncos (-5)
Chargers (pk) over Bengals
Giants (-1) over Washington
Saints over Seahawks (-6)Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”Comment
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Funny sequence in the Cardinals-Eagles game.
Fourth and about half a yard for the Cards at about the Eagles 45 yard line. Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa saying how here Arizona should definitely punt the ball and be happy to just be down 7 points.
Arizona goes for it, converts, turns it into their only TD of the first half. They're still down 10 points at the half, but without that TD they would be behind 17-0 right now. Cards probably still will lose, but it never ceases to amaze me how every single football color commentator thinks punting the ball to get 20-30 yards of field position is always the smart decision on 4th and short near midfield.
Why not try to keep the ball and score? An INT thrown 20-30 yards downfield in that situation isn't considered a smart play, but for some reason punting is always considered "playing the percentages."
Seems like more and more NFL coaches are figuring this stuff out at least: Punting on fourth-and-one near midfield is usually the wrong choice.Comment
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In addition, I guarantee the Eagles, in that situation, would have preferred the Cardinals punt rather than go for it. If the opponent given the choice, would have the offense punt, then it stands to reason that the right decision for the offense is to go for it.Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostI'm like LeBron James.
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Manning is putting on an absolute clinic in KC today.Will donate kidney for B12 membership.Comment
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If the playoffs started next week, Baltimore would be the #6 seeding the AFC. These guys are the New York Giants of the AFC. They play incredibly average for parts of the regular season and then they look totally different in the postseason.
I look at the Broncos schedule and I'm pretty sure they'll win out. The 3,4 and 5 seeds -- probably Indy, Cincy and KC won't be problems in the playoffs. Indy looks terrible after losing Reggie Wayne. Cincy has Marvin Lewis as their coach and Andy Dalton as their QB. KC is just not playing particularly well right now, though I suppose they could right the ship. The #6 seed won't be a problem unless it's Baltimore.
Speaking of which, I can see Baltimore beating Cincy or Indy in the first round which would then put them in Denver in the second round.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”Comment
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I'd welcome a rematch with Baltimore.Will donate kidney for B12 membership.Comment
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Nice officiating blunder by the same ref that blinded Orlando Brown.
Sent from my LG-E970 using Tapatalk 2"They're good. They've always been good" - David Shaw.
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.Comment
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TJ McDonald the Reggie Evans of the NFL?
San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis claims that St. Louis Rams safety T.J. McDonald went below the belt to make a tackle Sunday and wouldn't let go.
"I'm still thinking about it. I can feel it," Davis said after the 49ers' 23-13 victory, according to the team's website. "It was a crossing route, I made the play and as soon as I got my hands on the ball, [McDonald] was grabbing me right there in that space, that area, and I kept telling him, 'Let go, get off me, get off me,' and he wouldn't let me go."
Davis also tweeted about the third-quarter play Monday, saying "it should be a league rule saying that a defender can not tackle a player by his penis," calling it "the most painful thing ever!"Comment
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Someone tweeted "RIP lil Vernon."Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
Also, blows to the head are usually personal fouls.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”Comment
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Two big games for Seattle over the next seven days, this one at home and next week at San Fran.
Looking at the standings, I didn't realize New Orleans defense was as productive as it is. The top 4 Defenses in the league according to points allowed are Carolina (157), Seattle (179), New Orleans (196) and San Francisco (197). All four of those teams also have a +100 point differential for the season.
I also didn't realize that New Orleans and Carolina still have to play each other twice. Seattle winning tonight is probably a good thing for San Fran, as the chances that Seattle loses three times between now and the end of the year are extremely slim. Giving New Orleans their 3rd loss would put SF only one back in the Wild Card race, although both NO and Carolina hold the head to head edge. Either way, you'd have to like both Carolina and San Fran likely being favored in the Wild Card round against some combination of Detroit/Green Bay/Chicago or Philly/Dallas.Comment
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Sounds like VD liked it:Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
"I'm still thinking about it. I can feel it."
That's pretty much straight out of a Keith Sweat song.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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LOL, wear a cup, guy.Will donate kidney for B12 membership.Comment
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IIRC, I read a story a few years ago that most NFL players don't wear cups. They find them too restricting. Apparently risk/reward dicktates that they don't wear them.Originally posted by The_Douger View PostI'm like LeBron James.
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Seattle played their two best opponents prior to tonight during the first two weeks of the season. In their last nine games, they've only played two teams that now having a winning record -- Arizona and Indy. In a six week stretch, they only beat one opponent by more than 10 points. While they only lost one game, they should have lost at least two more -- Houston (especially), Tampa and/or St. Louis.Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
Playing Minnesota and Atlanta in back to back weeks is a helluva slump buster. But winning games, even close ones against bad teams, counts more than losing by a combined 4 points in back to back weeks against teams that now have a combined 17-5 record. It especially counts when you have the best homefield advantage in the league and can get the #1 seed in your conference.
Seattle is coming off a bye for tonight, but New Orleans is coming off a Thursday night game two weeks ago. Both teams will be rested up. It's not outside the realm of possibility that the Saints win this, but I certainly wouldn't bet on it. I feel like the Saints are the Spurs of the NFL. No one seems to get more bullshit calls go their way this year than they do. I saw Brees get hit in the thighs in the Jets game and the defender was called for hitting him too low. Ahmad Brooks wrapped him up around the shoulders and was called for going to high. I think the league needs to clarify whatever the Brees Rule is, because I think the other teams are confused about where exactly they can hit a 5'8 QB. Maybe the refs have colluded and decided the NFL gave the Saints a raw deal last year, so they're helping them out this year. Beware Seattle.
But back to the Seattle thing. The only way the Niners can win the division is by Seattle losing tonight and losing to Arizona at home. It goes without saying the Niners would have to beat Seattle next week. I don't think there's any possibility of Seattle is losing to the sorry ass Rams at home. I think there's an exceedingly slim possibility that Arizona could pull it off, but then again Tennessee and Tampa almost pulled it off earlier this season. Even if Seattle were to lose tonight, next week against the Niners and at the Giants (10 am start against a mercurial team, I think it's their second most losable game next to the Niners game the rest of the way) Seattle would still win the division by virtue of its win over Carolina. Seattle and San Francisco would have the same overall and division records and they would have split the series, so then it goes to common games. Seattle and San Francisco only have two uncommon games and the Giants are one of them. If one of Seattle's losses are to one of the uncommon opponents, then that would mean Seattle has a better record against common opponents.
That's why it's a must that Seattle lose a game to either Arizona or St. Louis -- one is very doubtful and the other is basically impossible.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”Comment
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