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Old 04-29-2010, 07:10 PM   #1
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Old 04-29-2010, 07:17 PM   #2
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Whatever the merits of the article, the author flogged that warhorse of a metaphor into dogfood.

Edit: ok, now I read the article for content. Meriweather is a disappointment????? What an idiot.

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The thing that surprise me while reading this was the author's neglect in recognizing the drastic changes in the rules/interpretation. This completely changed the passing game to the point where 4000 yds for a QB is now not a once in a decade event, its a SOP for good QBs. Its what Tom Brady does in a mediocre year.

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To summarize the article, our defense only does well with superior pass protection. There is some credence to the theory, like the near all coverage schemes in the '01 superbowl and the chart the guy uses. We also play a passive bend-but-dont-break defense a lot.

But truth is, we don't put a lot of emphasis on cornerbacks. Short, good coverage guys with a quick twitch that we pick up late/after the draft and other team's leftovers. Randall Gay, Leigh Bodden, Ellis Hobbs...

And say what you want about Hobbs, but he was excellent at covering without getting a PI. Those are the guys Belichick looks for. The last couple years he's picked them out of the first two rounds, probably indicative of how much more difficult it is for DB's in today's league.
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Hey, I have a good idea. Let's post every idiotic, smugly written article by every Tom, Dick, Harry, and any other moron who happens to figure out how to post something on the internet. And then let's waste all our time discussing it and getting bent out of shape.
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Hey, I have a good idea. Let's post every idiotic, smugly written article by every Tom, Dick, Harry, and any other moron who happens to figure out how to post something on the internet. And then let's waste all our time discussing it and getting bent out of shape.
Or we could realize that CHFF is a legitimate website and take a serious look at what the writer is claiming, to determine whether or not he has any valid points.
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Hey, I have a good idea. Let's post every idiotic, smugly written article by every Tom, Dick, Harry, and any other moron who happens to figure out how to post something on the internet. And then let's waste all our time discussing it and getting bent out of shape.

you can revisit Spygate II...here's the thread...

Spygate II - Brady and Gisele filmed "getting busy" at NYC restaurant?
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Bad article on an often-good site.

Since they don't have individual bylines on the articles, it's hard to predict how good any one is going to be.

That's the worst article on that site I happen to have ever read, because even the parts that are right are unoriginal, most of the conclusions are wildly unsupported, and some comments are worse than than that.

Plus the metaphor is really offensive.
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you don't like a football coach being compared to hitler?

hey --- I just happen to be listening to the inimitable gil brandt on sirius nfl radio (which is most excellent), and he mentioned that 36(?) corners were drafted this year, which was the 2nd most ever.

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