PaulThePat
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Have a couple of thoughts from last night’s games. Would be interested to hear other people's views:
Denver
Do people think that this style of play with 2 completed passes and a QB who is more of a running back is here to stay with Denver ? I’m not a great follower of other teams, only really know what the Pats are up to but I’m struggling to remember a team who played this way. Will this current Denver attack be seen in the Wildcat mode i.e. a novelty which teams will eventually shut down. Are teams simply going to stuff the run and dare Tebow to beat them with his arm ? From Orton who was airing it out every week to Tebow who makes 2 completions. Bizarre. I suppose it’s all about winning but it must be strange to watch for Denver fans. As an aside is this run and rarely pass style more common in the College game ?
Time Outs
At the end of the Giants-49’rs game the ball went back to San Francisco with 30 seconds left. Giants only had two time outs so the game was over and we were into knees. Despite this the Giants took both remaining time outs. This appeared to achieve absolutely nothing other than make the game last a minute longer. Is there any game reason why you take time outs when the game is over. Left me baffled.
One last thing. Watching the Giants game I still struggle to witness Manning heaving a ball down the sidelines into an opposing CB’s gloves without thinking back to you know who and you know when. Think I’ll always have flashbacks when watching the G-Men until Manning retires :bricks:
Denver
Do people think that this style of play with 2 completed passes and a QB who is more of a running back is here to stay with Denver ? I’m not a great follower of other teams, only really know what the Pats are up to but I’m struggling to remember a team who played this way. Will this current Denver attack be seen in the Wildcat mode i.e. a novelty which teams will eventually shut down. Are teams simply going to stuff the run and dare Tebow to beat them with his arm ? From Orton who was airing it out every week to Tebow who makes 2 completions. Bizarre. I suppose it’s all about winning but it must be strange to watch for Denver fans. As an aside is this run and rarely pass style more common in the College game ?
Time Outs
At the end of the Giants-49’rs game the ball went back to San Francisco with 30 seconds left. Giants only had two time outs so the game was over and we were into knees. Despite this the Giants took both remaining time outs. This appeared to achieve absolutely nothing other than make the game last a minute longer. Is there any game reason why you take time outs when the game is over. Left me baffled.
One last thing. Watching the Giants game I still struggle to witness Manning heaving a ball down the sidelines into an opposing CB’s gloves without thinking back to you know who and you know when. Think I’ll always have flashbacks when watching the G-Men until Manning retires :bricks:
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