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deanwebb

#30
September 08, 2017, 07:00:52 AM
Wow, Chiefs won that contest, 42-27. The Patriots lost Amendola which really hurt their offense with Edelmann also on the sidelines. But what really left them vulnerable was Hightower going out of the game: Patriots defense just fell apart after that and KC's Hunt showed how he shakes off the worst. start. ever.

That guy Hunt was amazing to watch, he is going to be on the radar for rookie of the year if he keeps up performance like that. KC QB Smith showed some good strengths and the KC defense was able to halt those crucial 3rd and 4th down conversion attempts, which shut down those Patriot drives and kept the momentum going for the KC offense.

The sacks of Brady at the end were bad, bad news for New England. I don't care how old or young the QB is or what kind of shape he's in, there's no hope for a QB if his front line can't keep the defense from knocking him over. Hits on a QB are always risky affairs, since you never know when the guy is going to get up after a hit or if he's going to limp off the field to have that collarbone checked out. If that front line just needs conditioning so it doesn't lose gas in the 4th quarter, that's good news for the Patriots. If the Chiefs figured out some vulnerabilities to exploit, that's going to come out in the film and future Patriots opponents may see the same things.

This is where the security guy in me starts to pay attention to the games. If a player can't move in a certain way or falls for a certain feint time and again or if he gives away information by the way he lines up or takes a stance, that's a vulnerability. A good coach and a good player see that vulnerability and then come up with a plan on how to pop that sploit. Then it's up to the coach of the exploited player or players to see the same thing and then get that thing to change so it's not a vulnerability any more.

Belichik is great at noticing vulnerabilities on his own team and in his opponents. Andy Reid of the Chiefs is no slouch, either. I think the story here is that Reid figured out some flaw in the Pats' front line late in the game and Belichik won't have time to correct until he gets his team back together to study film. That's too late for last night's game, but will be in time for the next one.

More serious for the Patriots is the disruption in their defense with Hightower's absence. I didn't expect his absence to be such a big deal, but it was. Oh boy, it was. If Hightower is back next week, the Patriots have some breathing room to work on defense. If not, then Dan Patricia will have some rocket science to do, and in a hurry.

Good news out of this game: everyone talking about a 19-0 Patriots season will now shut up. :smug:
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deanwebb

#31
September 11, 2017, 10:20:26 AM
Reflections on yesterday's action:

1. Jacksonville didn't just win, it steamrollered Houston. JACKSONVILLE? WTF???

2. Pittsburgh won, but had a tight game against Cleveland. CLEVELAND? WTF???

3. Seattle, Green Bay, Dallas, and the Giants have monster defenses.

3a. Green Bay and Dallas have offenses that can find the way to make things work in breaking through those monster defenses.

3b. 3-and-out is no way to win against monster defenses - Seattle and Giants have some work to do with their offenses.

4. Eagles and the Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons have poor offensive front lines. They are going to suffer for that.

4a. Mr. Cousins would be well advised to avoid tossing the long bombs until after he's got the front line in place that will enable him to do the Full Aaron Rogers. Rogers can do what he does because his front line does what it does.

4b. Eagles got a lot of their points off of the PDBIP sloppy offense giving up the ball. Eagles need to figure out how to score on guys that aren't as sloppy, or they will suffer.

5. Cowboys need to make sure their running game can survive Elliott getting suspended. Look what happened to the Giants' passing game with Beckham on the side. If the big threat isn't suited up, then the defense doesn't have to divert resources to try to shut that player down.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
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deanwebb

#32
September 12, 2017, 01:59:27 PM
Games coming up... aside from my local team's action (Dallas v Denver), only the Atlanta-Green Bay game looks like it might be a good matchup. Thoughts?
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

icecream-guy

#33
September 12, 2017, 03:41:21 PM
Quote from: deanwebb on September 12, 2017, 01:59:27 PM
Games coming up... aside from my local team's action (Dallas v Denver), only the Atlanta-Green Bay game looks like it might be a good matchup. Thoughts?

GB 24
ATL 13
:professorcat:

My Moral Fibers have been cut.

deanwebb

#34
September 12, 2017, 03:45:20 PM
Quote from: ristau5741 on September 12, 2017, 03:41:21 PM
Quote from: deanwebb on September 12, 2017, 01:59:27 PM
Games coming up... aside from my local team's action (Dallas v Denver), only the Atlanta-Green Bay game looks like it might be a good matchup. Thoughts?

GB 24
ATL 13


I agree GB will win and that score looks pretty reasonable, given how solid GB's defense is. Atlanta looks like it needs to get its act together. That game against Chicago should not have been that close.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

deanwebb

#35
September 18, 2017, 09:09:37 AM
Well, GB did *not* win... Atlanta looked very strong, as did Denver. Dallas just could not figure out how to stop all those Denver attacks and Denver's line shut down Elliott from the start.

Washington must have spent the week watching film... they managed a win on the Rams.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

deanwebb

#36
September 22, 2017, 02:33:00 PM
The LA Mustards beat the SFO Barbecue Sauces last night. I do NOT like those color rush uniforms. NFL needs to quit being gimmicky and should start having coaches go for it on 4th and short to generate more excitement. Also just do away with the kickoff after a score and just start on the 25... unless the scoring team wants to do an onside kick. Or just make all kickoffs after a score into onside kicks, that would be pretty dang exciting.

But no more color rush uniforms, please. Those things are ugly.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

deanwebb

#37
September 25, 2017, 09:24:07 AM
Ristau and I had a TERRIBLE time with our picks this weekend. Out of 14 games, we only called the result in 7 of them.

:zomgwtfbbq:

This is not us simply failing to understand the sport - this is some major unexpected results happening. The fact that our calls on the Patriots and Green Bay came down to final seconds and overtime coming true is even more how unexpected things were this week. I need to adjust my thinking accordingly when I make my week 4 picks...

I mean, JACKSONVILLE BEAT BALTIMORE... BY A LOT... who, if anyone, saw *that* coming?

How I feel about my pick 'em results from last week:

:oracle:
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

icecream-guy

#38
September 25, 2017, 10:51:59 AM
yeah, I picekd alot of favorites,  would never have picked the jags to have the highest score of all the games.  (unless something goes horrible wrong with the cowboys).   Balto game was sad.  they even took out Flacco to protect him from injury, at least then they scored a TD
:professorcat:

My Moral Fibers have been cut.

deanwebb

#39
September 25, 2017, 11:56:12 AM
I watched the Pats-Texans game and could not believe how Brady pulled that winning TD out of thin air. Likewise for Aaron Rogers beating the Bengals. I know we picked both the Pats and Packers to win, but I don't think either of us thought the games would be as close as they were.

Moral of this story: If there is still time on the clock, the Pats and Packers can still win. Never mind what lead you have, they can still win.

***

In other news, the MMQB has anointed that Chicago cornerback as the Goat of the Week, and rightly so. He ran a blocked kick back for what he thought would be a touchdown, then slowed down on the 1-yard line and a Steeler came up from behind and knocked the ball out of his hand.

Moral of THAT story: don't be cute on the 1-yard line. Be cute *after* the touchdown is scored.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

LynK

#40
September 27, 2017, 09:12:07 AM
Game to watch this sunday: Bills vs Falcons.
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deanwebb

#41
September 27, 2017, 10:11:13 AM
On an important side note: Cowboys won. Now if they can beat a team with a winning record, they'll really have something...

Bills v Falcons could be quite interesting, the Bills are doing all they can to not be a write-off team this year, and I'm starting to take notice. Other games that should have some general interest because of the quality of the matchups would include Detroit at Minnesota, Tennessee at Houston, and - the big one - Oakland at Denver. Of course, given all the upsets of last week, who's to say which teams are guaranteed to do anything?
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

deanwebb

#42
September 28, 2017, 08:30:21 PM
Looks like the thunderstorm is winning in the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Chipmunks.

The rain will help wash away the stink that the Chicago offense is giving off. Horrible performance from those guys.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

icecream-guy

#43
September 29, 2017, 06:16:09 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on September 28, 2017, 08:30:21 PM
Looks like the thunderstorm is winning in the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Chipmunks.

The rain will help wash away the stink that the Chicago offense is giving off. Horrible performance from those guys.

looked like rain did nothing.  twas a night of injury.  might not be picking GB to win many more games. will have to see.
:professorcat:

My Moral Fibers have been cut.

deanwebb

#44
September 29, 2017, 06:35:55 AM
Quote from: ristau5741 on September 29, 2017, 06:16:09 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on September 28, 2017, 08:30:21 PM
Looks like the thunderstorm is winning in the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Chipmunks.

The rain will help wash away the stink that the Chicago offense is giving off. Horrible performance from those guys.

looked like rain did nothing.  twas a night of injury.  might not be picking GB to win many more games. will have to see.

Yeah, GB is going to be a big question mark in its running game for a while, for sure.

But I think they can win more games than Chicago, because Aaron Rogers.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.
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