KennyPowers

Gary Kubiak has to have a big shot at a head coaching job

Have to agree with Collinsworth. Ravens play calling has won them this game. 

Even the Steelers touchdown should have been an int. They've had their number all game. 

Collinsworth called it. 3 pass rushers, 2 blockers. 

The Steelers play calling is awful to be honest on both sides of the ball. 

So much of the offence went through Bell the Steelers just look a little lost. 

Steelers whinge to the refs as much as any team in the league

If he sends Lindley back out there it's a disgrace

Oh my god

Ooooh punting was genius

4th and 2 down 13 in the fourth quarter and you punt. Really?

I don't care if the Cards score I'd put my ass virginity on the Panthers winning. 

Any takers?

Meh I'm sick of these touching the QB penalties

'Cruel and unusual punishment' springs to mind. 

Still Seattle v Carolina should be good. 

 

I read an interesting article the other day which suggested the the Bucs should forget about drafting a QB this year and focus on building an amazing defense, while sacrificing a franchise QB. The idea was to have the build the best defense in the league, coached by Lovie Smith (obviously famous for his defensive teams).

 

They would trade off valuable assets (Mike Evans, Vincent Jackson, maybe Doug Martin) and rebuild from there. The offense was proposed to be built entirely around the running game, with specialist run blockers up front complimented by a running back by committee approach and a QB who is a threat on his feet, like Terrelle Pryor.

 

The defense would be relied on heavily to win games, and the offense is to be just functional enough to get the job done, basically. Pretty much like the Seahawks, really. Not a bad argument when you think about how often the top QBs are over-valued in the draft these days.

I think that's madness, personally.

 

For starters the logic doesn't make sense. What's more likely to happen? A consensus #1 pick QB to become a very good NFL player or picking up multiple defensive players, many lower in the draft, and all of them becoming good NFL players? Definitely the first.

 

8 of the last 9 winning Super Bowl QBs were picked in the first 32 picks of the draft. Only Rodgers (24th) and Brees (32nd) were picked outside the top 20. The one winning QB that wasn't, Russell Wilson, was a victim of typical overthinking by NFL scouts because of his size. He'd have definitely gone much earlier if they didn't look too much into silly things.

 

Even if you look at teams in the playoff hunt this season, the majority are lead by early QBs. Defense obviously helps, but it's an offensive league these days.

 

The quickest (and cheapest) way to maximise wins is to get a franchise QB. 

The simplest way to get a franchise QB is to draft one of the highest rated QB's and give them some playing time in the league and then make a decision on them. 

I honestly thought a consequence of the rookie salary cap might be that the awful teams draft multiple QB's in the first few rounds until they find a QB they think can be a franchise QB to build around. There should be no need financially any more to give your rookie QB a 4-year audition before deciding what you've got. 

If I was the GM of a terrible team (e.g. Jags, Titans, Raiders) I'd just keep on drafting a QB in the early rounds until I have one I believe in. I wouldn't be pinning myself to one guy regardless of how high I drafted them. It really wouldn't be a disaster to keep cutting players on their rookie contracts if they don't pan out. 

Congrats. Manning really stunk over the last few weeks. Killed my team really. He must be playing hurt. 

Another day. More Islamic Terrorism. Absolutely disgraceful. You should all be condemning these people. I hope those of you on here trying to explain away the actions of these terrorists are ashamed. 

A lone nut job who found the world had created a place for him to put all his anger; by the sound of things he was well known to the police - I wonder what had been done previously to try and find a way to stop this happening, either through diagnosis if he was mentally ill, education, conversation, someone listening or just giving him something else to do. As it is, he's responsible for a situation in which innocent people have died and as such it's impossible to have any sympathy with him.

 

I'm not up to date on the details of the eventual intervention, was it necessary? Was there an immediate threat or could there have been other ways to end this. I would hope that the decision of the police to go in was entirely their own. The combination of global politicking and lone armed nut jobs is unfortunately only ever likely to end one way.

 

Sympathies are to the victims of this, poor innocent people who'd stopped off for a coffee on the way to work yesterday morning.

 

I would hope that what we learn is that aggression and violence will not stop war or terrorism. I doubt we will.

" A lone nut job" - Not clear. The police will be analysing communications but certainly wouldn't let it be known yet if he was part of any network. 

"Mentally ill" - Not clear. 

"I'm not up to date on the details of the eventual intervention" - Well I'm sure that won't stop you implying the police are responsible for the deaths of the hostages. 

"Global politicking" - So that's who's responsible, I thought it was a lone nut job a few lines ago and then I thought it was the police. 

If you're so sorry for the victims maybe you could show it by waiting for the full details to emerge rather than speculating that the tragedy is merely a vindication of your own political views.,

15:00) (Shotgun) J.McCown pass incomplete short middle to V.Jackson (R.Harper) [C.Cole]. Carolina challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) P.Murray 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.DePaola, Holder-M.Koenen.

Easy mistake to make

We aren't far away from a fart in the box being enough for a penalty

Blount. What a weapon. Crazy that the Pats get to pick him up mid-season.

Who is worse? Josh McCown or the announcers?

4th & 20 the Bucs don't make the first down. 

The announcers: They're not going to have time for another play? Why has the clock stopped? 

The Bengals jeez. Never fails to amaze me how conservative teams get when all they need is a first down to win the game. 

Hmm, the other team is selling out against the run. I know lets run up the middle for 1 yard and burn some clock. 

Our defence will obviously protect a one point lead with two minutes left. 

If you go back to page 7 I complained about the trades at the time and nobody backed me up. 

To be honest I think it's a bit of a joke and I quit. I'll drop my players now. 

Yet another banging trade between Punters Unanimous and Kirby Warriors. All that's happening is that one is being stacked because the other has no shot anymore. It's BS. Is it really too much to ask to ensure both teams are maintained fairly and evenly? It obviously is

Agreed. Really odd decision to keep trading players between yourself all season and it's made the league a bit of a joke. Don't think I'll bother next season. 

Falcons defence is just abysmal

Hoyer with the deep completion. Oh no wrong team again.