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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Aug 8, 2014 0:15:11 GMT -5
The NFL's new edict to enforce more defensive penalties has made for one hideous on-field product. I hope the higher-ups are happy. Nah, that's just preseason football.
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Post by bluemeii on Aug 8, 2014 1:22:32 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not gonna hit the panic button on the penalties yet. That first half of the Den/Sea game was brutal to watch with all those flags in the secondary though.
Still it's preseason game #1 and with the decrease in allowable practices in this newest CBA I'll just go with that excuse.
Now if this is still going on in the 3rd week when starters are playing a full half, and in the first half of games the field resembles the yellow brick road. Yeah they might want to look at this.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 8, 2014 9:35:54 GMT -5
CSN Philly believes there's a chance the Eagles could trade or release second-year QB Matt Barkley.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 8, 2014 9:47:07 GMT -5
CSN Philly believes there's a chance the Eagles could trade or release second-year QB Matt Barkley. I don't mind getting rid of him, but if we can get something for him, get something for him. I can see teams wanting him as a potential backup.
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Post by BRV on Aug 8, 2014 9:47:15 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not gonna hit the panic button on the penalties yet. That first half of the Den/Sea game was brutal to watch with all those flags in the secondary though. Still it's preseason game #1 and with the decrease in allowable practices in this newest CBA I'll just go with that excuse. Now if this is still going on in the 3rd week when starters are playing a full half, and in the first half of games the field resembles the yellow brick road. Yeah they might want to look at this. It's easy to say "It's just one week, it'll even out over the course of the season", but nothing in history lends credence to that being true. In 2004, when Bill Polian wanted to make things easier for Peyton Manning ... er, I mean, when the NFL's Competition Committee emphasized calling illegal contact, that penalty increased from 79 calls in 2003 to 191 in 2004. It more than doubled. And now, the league has decided that after record-breaking seasons of offensive output, things STILL aren't easy enough for offenses league-wide, so they've passed down this edict to emphasize defensive holding and illegal contact. Last season, defensive holding was called 181 times and illegal contact 75 times. Get ready to see those calls more than double this season. I just don't get why, after years of offenses shattering records and destroying history books, the NFL wants to further neuter defenses. Last night was an embarrassment league-wide, that any pass into the secondary that was incomplete had basically a 50-50 shot of drawing a flag for holding or illegal contact. It's a joke and it's only going to get worse as the season progresses. EDIT - According to Mike Pereira, in the six games last night, there were 25 defensive holding calls and nine illegal contact calls. That's an average of 4.1 holding and 1.5 illegal contact calls per game. That's shameful. The NFL needs to pull back on this edict or they're going to make this season completely unwatchable.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 8, 2014 10:38:52 GMT -5
The Miami Herald reports Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey will be charged with misdemeanor battery following a July 12 brawl at a South Beach nightclub.
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Post by Orange on Aug 8, 2014 10:53:21 GMT -5
Yeah, the refs went a little overboard last night, but that seems typically when new rules come in; they go in HARD and then eventually let off the gas a bit.
It's definitely boring when every other play is flagged, though; regardless of whether or not it was a dirty play.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 8, 2014 11:54:47 GMT -5
ESPN Raiders reporter Paul Gutierrez believes Denarius Moore is "squarely on the roster bubble" in Oakland.
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Post by thetower52 on Aug 8, 2014 12:17:19 GMT -5
ESPN Raiders reporter Paul Gutierrez believes Denarius Moore is "squarely on the roster bubble" in Oakland. I'm a raider fan and the only two raiders WR I can name are Moore and streater
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 8, 2014 12:20:48 GMT -5
ESPN Raiders reporter Paul Gutierrez believes Denarius Moore is "squarely on the roster bubble" in Oakland. I'm a raider fan and the only two raiders WR I can name are Moore and streater Isn't Moore their Ace? Saying a lot but honestly that's all they have... his main problem has been inconsistency, he could have 3 TD's one game and then nothing the next week. But you can't blame that all on him with Campbell, Palmer, Pryor, and McGloin as your Arm. You'd think that he would at least be given a chance with Schaub, someone who's streaky himself but has shown he can get it to guys before. This would be a stupid move to me because no doubt in my mind, Moore would be scooped up by a team.
I guess they're really relying on that tandem of James Jones, Greg Little, and Rod Streater to get them that Trophy...
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Aug 8, 2014 12:31:47 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 13:28:50 GMT -5
One thing I like about Colts preseason games is that Don Fisher does the TV commentary. Other than that, meh. They lose yet again.
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Post by bluemeii on Aug 8, 2014 13:37:58 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not gonna hit the panic button on the penalties yet. That first half of the Den/Sea game was brutal to watch with all those flags in the secondary though. Still it's preseason game #1 and with the decrease in allowable practices in this newest CBA I'll just go with that excuse. Now if this is still going on in the 3rd week when starters are playing a full half, and in the first half of games the field resembles the yellow brick road. Yeah they might want to look at this. It's easy to say "It's just one week, it'll even out over the course of the season", but nothing in history lends credence to that being true. In 2004, when Bill Polian wanted to make things easier for Peyton Manning ... er, I mean, when the NFL's Competition Committee emphasized calling illegal contact, that penalty increased from 79 calls in 2003 to 191 in 2004. It more than doubled. And now, the league has decided that after record-breaking seasons of offensive output, things STILL aren't easy enough for offenses league-wide, so they've passed down this edict to emphasize defensive holding and illegal contact. Last season, defensive holding was called 181 times and illegal contact 75 times. Get ready to see those calls more than double this season. I just don't get why, after years of offenses shattering records and destroying history books, the NFL wants to further neuter defenses. Last night was an embarrassment league-wide, that any pass into the secondary that was incomplete had basically a 50-50 shot of drawing a flag for holding or illegal contact. It's a joke and it's only going to get worse as the season progresses. EDIT - According to Mike Pereira, in the six games last night, there were 25 defensive holding calls and nine illegal contact calls. That's an average of 4.1 holding and 1.5 illegal contact calls per game. That's shameful. The NFL needs to pull back on this edict or they're going to make this season completely unwatchable. True, but one other point. Forget when and where the interview with Pete Carroll was last year, but he talked about coaching his teams to push the boundries on every play in the secondary. I believe the quote was along the lines of "they can't throw a flag on every play". Well did some looking and there is a lot of truth to that statement. Led the league in defensive PI's, defensive PI yards, and defensive holding penalties. Now the question, and I'm not saying this as sour grapes as we got destroyed on every level in that super bowl, is it just the superior talent they have back there. Or is it the fact that they were pushed to straddle that line on every play and just go with the "can't call it every time" theory. Combination of both? If they keep calling it this way I guess will find out. Either way though, yeah it was pretty brutal last night. Like I said though if they keep calling it this way , the teams that make the best adjustments now will have the advantage. If they do continue with this initiative though, the press coverage, bump and run CB's that are just average with coverage skills (and there's a bunch of them)...yeah they are pretty much screwed. side note: resident Pats fans. I saw Mallett's stats weren't too great last night. Question is, how did he look with the 1's? More looking into did he look confident and like he belonged, or was it chicken with head cut off panic still?
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 8, 2014 18:21:33 GMT -5
Free preview of Red Zone tonight if you want to watch your preseason football that way
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 8, 2014 22:09:22 GMT -5
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Post by bluemeii on Aug 8, 2014 22:21:29 GMT -5
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 8, 2014 23:10:51 GMT -5
That'd be a dumb story to tell any time, let alone right now. Good grief.
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Post by DragonMasterP on Aug 8, 2014 23:14:47 GMT -5
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 9, 2014 14:18:42 GMT -5
ESPN 49ers reporter Bill Williamson said the feeling around the league is "multiple teams" are interested in trading for holdout RG Alex Boone.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Aug 9, 2014 17:00:15 GMT -5
ESPN 49ers reporter Bill Williamson said the feeling around the league is "multiple teams" are interested in trading for holdout RG Alex Boone. What do the 49ers want? The Colts might be interested if the price isn't too high.
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