Metaphors

I'll go OT a little here, but got to mention some coaching decisions and the lack (that I've seen) of commentary on them.

1) Tomlin on-side kick up by 2 late in the 4th quarter. No idea what was going through his brain on this one. Rodgers is a top QB but he gets sacked constantly and isn't known as a comeback guy (mainly because of his OL). The sheer lunacy of the call actually contributed to it almost working. Amazingly bad call...but still not the worst decision of the day.

2) Fisher not using his timeouts at the end of regulation. Miami with the ball on their 2, tied game with just under a minute to go. Titans with all 3 timeouts. Fins run and gain 3 or 4...and Fisher just lets them run out the clock to go to OT. WTF!!!! What was the downside of using the timeouts? Miami was never going to throw the ball. Stop them 3 times and possibly get possession on the Miami side of the field with 30+ seconds to go. The worst that could happen would be Miami getting a 1st down and going to OT...which is the situation Fisher just allowed to happen! The only explanation I have is that Fisher lost track of the game situation daydreaming about the contract he is going to get from Jerry Jones next year.

For all the commentators that said they would have dumped on Belichick even if the 4th-n-2 situation resulted in a win...well we now know that is crap on a stick. The 2 calls above were 100x worst and haven't heard anything (outside of brief shock during the game broadcast) from anyone. The only difference is that despite these calls, the Titans and Steelers came back to win. The ends don't justify the means...but a good end certainly mutes the criticism of stupid means.

skri65

In regards to Mayo, I don't think you can just "come back" from an MCL tear and play at the same level. He's been putting intense stress on that knee and I'd be very very surprised if that knee isn't hampering him. I think it's fair to say that his knee is NOT 100%, and thus Mayo is NOT 100%. I don't think he'll be back to his normal ways till next season.

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upstater1

Cold games = shorter kicks.

It was freezing at the game today.

DaBruinz

I have a suggestion for you.. Take a football and go outside and kick it.. see how far it goes.. Then, take that same football and put it in your freezer for 3 hours. After three hours, take it outside and kick it. Let us know the differences you see.

The Dynasty

I think Ghost is battling a minor injury. Reiss posted something about this a few weeks ago that he isnt booming his kickoffs lately and probably the sign of a minor injury

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smg93

DaBruinz, it's noit just the last game in BUF. It seems it's been several games now perhaps even including the dome games in IND and NO (that's totally unverified though because I like to block those games out from my memory )

I know what you're saying about the weather and all, everyone knows that especially after the clutch kicks of Adam V. a few years back. But I'm wondering if there's something more to this like a special teams philosophy that's willing to give up a few yards just to be sure that the coverage gets down the field and is able to meet the returner before he's at full speed.

20HindSight20

IMO you could safely add Brandon Marshall to that list. He's about to have his 3rd straight 100+ catch, 1,000+ yd season and this year he's doing it with Orton throwing to him. He's fast, tall, big, great YAC, great hands and is a matchup nightmare for DC's. I would take Marshall over Moss right now for sure.

mayoclinic

Marshall was the other guy who I seriously considered ranking ahead of Moss, along with Wayne. But while he's been on a tear this season, he was inconsistent earlier. And he has major off-field issues. I didn't think it was clear cut.

Even if you take DeSean Jackson, Reggie Wayne and Brandon Marshall over Moss, that still makes only 6 guys. And I think Moss and those guys are pretty much lumped together in a 2nd tier just behind Larry Fitzgerald and the two Johnsons.

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patriotscpfc

I think he's hurt.

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mayoclinic

If you really think the Phins have more talent than the Pats, you might want to switch boards.

Vontae Davis a future pro bowler? Maybe, but not any more obvious than Darius Butler being a future pro bowler.

We didn't trade out of the 1st round to get Patrick Chung. We took him with our existing #34 pick in the 2nd. And Brandon Meriweather, with whom you compare him, was a "1st tier talent", to use your term, taken #24 in 2007.

Clay Matthews, I will grant you, has turned out much better than anyone expected.

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"The key to any successful organization is to anticipate things, not react to them." - Michael Lombardi