Captain America Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 At least two of Gronks catches last night the Steelers went with the interesting tactic of no one trying to challenge him. Yeah that'll work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 That was bizarre and it shows that no matter how much time you spend preparing or how complex your systems and schemes are, a lot of it comes down to common sense and being able to recognise quickly if something is amiss and potentially even call a time out from the field or sideline. A lot of football is just trying to get favourable matchups. 3 receivers vs 2 defenders, your best pass rusher against their weakest O-Lineman, your fastest WR against their clowest Corner in man coverage. Rob Gronkowski vs nobody is about as bad a matchup for the defense as you can get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Steelers are saying that their comms weren't working last night and they couldn't get plays out to the field. Still, you'd think the someone would have had the sense to keep an eye on a player like that though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Steelers D looked shaky as fuck but their offense will more than compensate this season. Both running game and passing game looked pretty slick the whole game.Pats looked immense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Fuck! Aldon has signed in Oakland. Gutted that he's landed so close to San Fran. Hope he gets over his troubles but with no charges being filed he's likely not getting banned. We could have used that pass rush!!Him and Khalil Mack could be a dominant linebacker duo. And so young too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Steelers D looked shaky as fuck but their offense will more than compensate this season. Both running game and passing game looked pretty slick the whole game.Pats looked immense Their defence didn't, maybe got my "hate the pats" glasses on but I thought their d looked pretty average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I guess I meant more on offense. Unspectacular on the whole but a hugely efficient machine already. Although, I thought their defence looked totally fine too. A couple of gaps here and there but i'd put that down to Deangelo Williams running well and Antonio Brown being godly as much as anything. That man can catch anything. It was a pretty enjoyable game. Very few 3 and outs and a number of showreel catches. God it's good to have football back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Sad to see Peyton struggling last night, he just doesn't have the arm strength any more. Nothing worse than a great player staying too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Sad to see Peyton struggling last night, he just doesn't have the arm strength any more. Nothing worse than a great player staying too long. I didn't think he looked that bad arm strength wise, he only threw 2 or 3 deep balls and on 2 of them he overthrew Sanders with pressure in his face. Need to see the new offense for a couple of weeks before we put him out to pasture but there was an awful lot of short passing and screens from the Broncos. Didn't like the look of the offense at all (couldn't get much going running either). Raven's defense played well I thought, will be interesting to see how Denver does at Kansas on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I didn't think he looked that bad arm strength wise, he only threw 2 or 3 deep balls and on 2 of them he overthrew Sanders with pressure in his face. Need to see the new offense for a couple of weeks before we put him out to pasture but there was an awful lot of short passing and screens from the Broncos. Didn't like the look of the offense at all (couldn't get much going running either). Raven's defense played well I thought, will be interesting to see how Denver does at Kansas on Thursday. I took it that there was so much short passing because Kubiak just doesn't trust him to throw further, I had a gig last night so I was half asleep when watching the replay - both D's looked very good to me, we lost Suggs for the season which is a blow but I think we'll get by. Anyone know if you can rewatch Redzone on Gamepass? be easier than flicking through games to see the touchdowns and big plays. Good wins for the Jets and Bills though - might be a cheerier season for most of us this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 "Need to see the new offense for a couple of weeks before we put him out to pasture but there was an awful lot of short passing and screens from the Broncos. " That's the key thing I saw too, which is often a sign of an OC/HC changing the composition of his play calling to support the talents of someone who is reaching the end of their career. you have to remember too, that the HC and GM are paid to win and if Peyton really can't get it done and there's a viable option behind him then they will make that move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm not getting carried away just yet but it was a very controlled win against the Browns. It's nice having an actual receiving corps for a change. Chris ivory looked a cut above last season too - although I'm not sure how much that was down to Cleveland leaving holes awai.Jets D looked unchanged in a good way. Glad Rex left us with that.I think there are enough impact players in key positions to give us a really good edge this season. I can see us getting that game-changing interception or the odd 60 yard bomb on 3rd down when the chips are down, whereas before if things weren't clicking the game was over after the second quarter. In general, everything looked tighter yesterday. Assignments were being stuck to, passes were hitting their targets, etc even if it was never spectacular. There's always at least one total bonehead play... Wasn't there yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Tough break for jarryd Hayne there with the short punt fumble. Cue practice squad demotion and obscurity fade.Nothing wrong with the 49ers team so far. I thought they were meant to be fodder this year. Bush looked pretty disappointed... Might be a broken foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Defence looked pretty good despite all the retirements. Vikings aren't a really good test of a defence though. Nice to see we can still beat other mid tier teams. We have one of the toughest schedules in the NFL this year so anything about 500 would be alright by me. Hyde looks like a beast, he was looking good last year when he got a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Watched a fair chunk of the Giants game. We looked better than a lot of the dross we turned out out on Offense last year but it was far from clinical and defensively we struggled up front. the Cowboys OL is arguably the best in the league, so it's a tough place to start, but we've plenty to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Tyrod Taylor is a god.But seriously, was good from the Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Jizzing my pants at this jets team right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Jets have 10 takeaways already. Last season you had 13 all year!! Lights out defense, offense just needs to do enough if they play like that all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Fuck Brady. Fuck Gronkowski. Fuck Bellichek. Fuck the Pats.UGH. Was so excited after the first drive. Then BOOM the Brady/Gronk show went into full effect. UGH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Fuck Brady. Fuck Gronkowski. Fuck Bellichek. Fuck the Pats.UGH. Was so excited after the first drive. Then BOOM the Brady/Gronk show went into full effect. UGH. The Pats are the worst thing about the NFL. All Boston teams are probably the worst thing about their sports. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Giants finally off the mark with a Thursday night win against the Redskins. Hopefulyl we will push on from here. Eagles look shaky and Redskins look poor so it's just the pesky Cowboys to deal with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 A few great catches aside, neither team looked very good. Worst game I've watched so far this season by a long stretch. Giants pass rush was a bright spot I guess. JPP back would take them to another level so that's promising. Eli has mad interception jitters - goes for the easy pass or tosses it away. I suppose that's a good thing for stats but makes for a boring game. Washington are in big trouble. K-cuz just isn't a good enough QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Bengals today, another defeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 At least you're not as bad as us... You at least look like you can play football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I reckon the Bills have the nicest looking uniforms in the NFL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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