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Going to disagree here, during the Superbowl winning years, yes, the Patriots had arguably less WR talent, however they also had much better defenses and could run the ball more effectively in pressure situations. Mark Sanchez was at risk of being benched during the regular season. The...

I think this was like the Steelers/Seahawks SB, in terms of who could play the ugliest and still win. I think it just came down to the Packers D. The Packers WR's dropped a lot of balls. It was pretty bad. Big Ben had a pretty horrible game, then again he had a horrible game his first SB...

Something that people aren't considering IMHO is that an 18 game season comes with tradeoffs. The players will want something for that, part of that will be a rookie cap. In order to compensate for a rookie cap, that means the max contracts a player can sign in terms of length will change for...

The impression I get is Fisher is not criticized more because he does not have full personnel control and it's considered that he makes the most out of what he is given. Clearly it was time for Adams and Fisher to part, Fisher didn't want to quit because it would leave money on the table but...

Re: With the Bengal's win today.... Obviously I feel different about Wilhite as some people, then remove him and you still have this. 2.31 DB Terrence Wheatley Colorado 3.15 LB Shawn Crable Michigan from NO 3.31 QB Kevin O'Connell San Diego State 4.28 DL Kareem Brown Miami 1.21...

Personally, I find the Rooney Rule to be wholly ineffective for the good of the NFL. I see some folks cite that there are X number of African American players in the league and there is a poor representation of coaches accordingly. Because there is some/any correlation between the skill set...

Re: With the Bengal's win today.... Because it relies on a couple of things 1) How well you draft ( Getting a Gronk is one thing, getting a Bethel Johnson or Kevin O'Connell is another) 2) Relative strength of the draft in question Belichick traded the 89th in a draft that was...

I don't think Koppen is too small, you don't need to be a huge guy to play center in the NFL. The Patriots just need to run the ball more and run it more effectively. One of Bill Walsh's philosophies was a team could often be judged by how well it rushed the passer/played defense in the 4th...

You do realize comparing the NE Patriots of modern times to the Giants of their Superbowl era have a few differences right? Like.... - The advent of free agency/salary cap on talent retention and acquisition - The change in rules that promoted offense and shifting the NFL into a QB driven...

Something to consider, and I think is not being heavily discussed, is Belichick will probably want someone who can actual block and pick up the blitz. Not all RBs can do that. Faulk can do that. Maroney? Not so much. This is true for any RB in the NFL, just like TE, if you can't block, you don't...

2010 NFL Rushing Leaders NAME TEAM ATT YARDS AVG LONG TD Arian Foster Houston 327 1616 4.9 74 16 Jamaal Charles Kansas City 230 1467 6.4 80 5 Michael Turner Atlanta 334 1371 4.1 55 12 Chris Johnson Tennessee 316 1364 4.3 76 11 Maurice Jones-Drew Jacksonville 299 1324 4.4 37 5 Adrian...

Generally speaking, IMHO, in the NFL era of free agency and the salary cap, along with the use of metrics spurred by "Moneyball" theory ( work done by Billy Beane, Sandy Alderson, Tony LaRussa, Bill James, etc), the NFL RB position has been severely devalued. What do stats/trends tell us about...

I said "change the complexion of the unit" I.E. upgrade a unit that is on the rise but missing one key component. I DID NOT SAY "compensate entirely for failures within the entire unit" A single player can bring a team that's close over the edge, I doubt there are many players who can...

Which is absolutely fine on third down in a likely passing situation. There is nothing wrong with a dedicated pass rusher that the offense will have to scheme against. A third down back and the emergence of the nickel corner as "quasi starters" in the league is predicated on the importance of...

Something to consider is the natural drain on talent via loss of coordinators. Belichick has lost close to three generations of coordinators and front office staff. Pioli Dimitrioff Weis Crennel Mangini McDaniels Pees Think about it. You are no longer just competing against the...