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The Everything NFL Thread - 2013-2014 Edition
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Well obviously one game is a ridiculously poor sample size. Assuming the playoff run was the biggest fluke in NFL history (which it probably was), a lot of people are fucking sick of hearing about BEST OR SECOND BEST POSTSEASON EVER!!! and that Joe Flacco is somehow automatically a top 7-8 QB because of it. The derision is totally justified imo
His receivers deserved to be paid instead of him. Outrageous catch after insane catch. Flacco without average-at-best-receivers-performing-far-above-their-talent-level is what we saw this game. Still Flacco is being underrated here. He ain't that bad, the game could have gone a little different had Clark caught that TD pass. He might break 4000 yds too.
I'm still a little mad at the Ravens, but less so after this game. I should be back rooting for them week 3 against the Texans. Their defense will get better and should get to 10-6 easily. They still got Webb, who just looked off the second half. Once he gets to the level he was playing before last years ACL this defense will be awesome again. They were going up against the most talented team in the AFC at their home. Nothing to be ashamed of.
On the Broncos side, it's a little maddening to see all the stupid fluky plays from last year continue. I have yet to see this Peyton lead team have a flawless game. So far it's been stupid TOs every game combined with mental mistakes... yet they still manage to blow out the opponents. Against the Ravens, had Welker not fumbled and Trevathan not been dumb the score would have been 50+ to ~17. The Ravens defense will improve, but the Broncos themselves played extremely poorly all game, they just outclass everyone else so they don't care. I was impressed with the run defense, but still cautious. Once miller gets back they will be better.
I'm still a little mad at the Ravens, but less so after this game. I should be back rooting for them week 3 against the Texans. Their defense will get better and should get to 10-6 easily. They still got Webb, who just looked off the second half. Once he gets to the level he was playing before last years ACL this defense will be awesome again. They were going up against the most talented team in the AFC at their home. Nothing to be ashamed of.
On the Broncos side, it's a little maddening to see all the stupid fluky plays from last year continue. I have yet to see this Peyton lead team have a flawless game. So far it's been stupid TOs every game combined with mental mistakes... yet they still manage to blow out the opponents. Against the Ravens, had Welker not fumbled and Trevathan not been dumb the score would have been 50+ to ~17. The Ravens defense will improve, but the Broncos themselves played extremely poorly all game, they just outclass everyone else so they don't care. I was impressed with the run defense, but still cautious. Once miller gets back they will be better.
Cut Flacco a little slack, he was having a pretty good game until his RT and his WR2 (with the teams receiving corps being shitty even are full strength). Brandon Stokely as a WR2 is not an ideal situation for anyone to deal with. Let's see how he goes in a few more games before we pass judgement.
Legend of Darius Reynaud
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If Doug Marrone had taken the time off the clock in his last drive like any good coach would have, the Bills would have won. The Pats basically handed them the game on a silver platter. Lesson: if you want to win a football game, don't give Tom Brady 4 and a half minutes to drive up the field with all his timeouts and the 2 minute warning.
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I really shouldn't say anything after my fiasco of jumping the gun telling people to stop overhyping Peyton's performance, but I swear there should be some federal legislation to prevent some hero from having opinions. The Broncos played "extremely poorly the whole game"? YEAH?
The Patriots didn't deserve to win that game, holy shit that was bad.
The Patriots didn't deserve to win that game, holy shit that was bad.
They deserved to win. Both teams shot themselves in the foot several times. But my God Brady was even worse than Flacco, and against a team that was missing its three best defensive players!
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What was with all the safeties? There was like 3 or 4?
Also, Miami's defense is just nasty.
Also, Miami's defense is just nasty.
I feel like I haven't learned anything about the teams. Many of the games were extremely close.
I learned that Tony Gonzales and Jimmy Graham used to play basketball in college.
As did Julius Thomas. Seems like basketball player -> tight end is a popular conversion.
Can someone please explain to me how Ron Rivera has a job as a head coach?
and Jordan Cameron, and Antonio Gates
in fact it's gone so far that people consider ex-basketball playing tight ends sleepers... just like Cameron and JT, who obviously had huge games.
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