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Was my first thought as well. Congrats on the stick 10 yards after a 1st down.Pollard bragging about a play his team allowed a first down
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Was my first thought as well. Congrats on the stick 10 yards after a 1st down.Pollard bragging about a play his team allowed a first down
I believe so. Think white & black pants / jersey too. Nice little change for a few games. I love the old Giants, 49ers, Chargers, Oilers and Vikings uni's. I really think our red & white are up there top 3-5 though.Any mention of a corresponding uniform change?
Quotes from this piece are absolutely fire lol ... they sound like fans tbh. What are we doing going into 2023!!!
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lol unbelievableN’Keal Harry sucking and Davante Adam’s being a second round pick means Rodgers > Brady.
QB rankings are always a clown show.
lol unbelievable
Hopefully it fit or you're probably still on the pot with no feeling in your legs.
can you expand on this "is it worse in the NFL" ?
College & NFL are the same but very different in some regards. I've talked about this a few times but the size of the field is the same, 53 1/3 but the hashes are much different. NFL is a little under 20 feet, I forget exactly but roughly like 18.5 - 19 feet. Whereas in college it's double that, like 40 feet.
That makes a big impact on where the ball is spotted. How you might line up. What you might call. Easier to run spread.
I've talked to enough players and read enough about it to know it affects certain players at least in the short term. Mostly WR/TE who work in the middle of the field. Spacing is a huge part of football so you can imagine it might mess with someone a little initially. The lines are a little blurred today with the rule changes, more teams running college stuff. Its still a man vs man equation in the NFL. Man vs space in college.
It matters a lot. It's something rarely brought up if at all that's a big difference.
As far as RPO. The NFL is still adapting and getting used used the RPO. Make no mistake there are some wonderful coaches in the league but it's a thick shell that's tough to penetrate in terms of change, new ideas, new coaches. We see a ton retreads with little change when you think about how vaste football is.
So basically in college you can take a few steps (3) while in the league it's one. You really have to be creative with design and on point with timing. Like we know why we wouldn't run any with Harry. So teams might be afraid of penalties but there's no evidence to suggest refs are looking for this. And even if the throw a flag make them throw it every time. We've seen DB's and DL take advantage of physical play outside and other things. you have something that works why not take advantage? It's not against the rules.
I have no stats on this but I would have to believe you have a higher % of a positive play with RPO vs a regular run, especially one between the tackles. There's just so much built in that helps you succeed vs a normal run. I mean how often do we see an "illegal man" downfield on regular runs not called.
Teams should run more rpo with slants bc of how easy it is to complete and the yac opportunity. Tua built a career around that play.
There's plenty of room for growth there and NFL teams should be pushing the envelope not dusting off the old playbook.
It's tough bc Bill has supreme job security. The NFL is a turnover machine. It's a little tough to compare and contrast between someone rebuilding from scratch vs Bill but definitely useful.
Again there should be a lot more talk, accountability and transparency in the draft space. Comparing GM's, media, draft geeks. I welcome an unearthing here.
There's so many layers here.
Coaching matters. A lot. Especially when the margins are super thin.
First off let me say how wrong I was about Tomlin. I admitted this last year when AB was going nuclear and that only grows stronger. AB, Ben, Harrison, Bell and on and on and he just kept winning. Hats off.
I'm still very much player > coach. You wont see a good or even great coach move the needle on a bad team but we've seen good-great QB's or teams drag guys like McCarthy, Pete, Rex and others to the playoffs. But yea they matter. Back in the day players were soldiers in some cases. Literally responded to orders. Today players would go into trigger tweeting crying from their mansion. The chemistry has to be there today.
Look into who's good drafting between RDS 4-7. Who's good in the media? Does any team draft one position better than everyone else (like Pitt and WR)
Almost anything would be useful bc there's still so much to learn in that space.
Like ALL things in football, there are pluses and minuses with EVERY scheme or system, which is why you pick one that you hope fits the personnel you have best.
I couldn't believe it when I read it. Unbelievable lol. Such a specific and weird comparison lol.This is literally the STUPIDEST thing I've ever read?
Brady didn't elevate a no talent BUST in N'Keal Harry but somehow Aaron Rodgers elevated a STUD WR in Devante Adams? WTF is that guy smoking? Does he even read what he has written down?
Devante Adams has made 5 pro bowls and 2 all-pro selections. N'Keal Harry will be flipping burgers in 2 years. It feels like any idiot can be a 'sports writer'. How long did 'the cliff' theory get spouted for years by Max Kellerman before he had to eat crow?
So do the people who cover sports intentionally write the stupidest thing they can think of, or does it just come naturally? I'm genuinely confused.
@BaconGrundleCandy - You seriously need to start that NFL draft website. At least you could counter the stupidity somewhat by putting some real information out there.
Actually I think this was brought up a good deal early on Ken. That and the "streamlining" on offense have probably been the two biggest topics since draft night. When it kinda started with the uber-athletic guard and Strong who's a very specific back.Over the rest of the summer probably the most overlooked story is going to be the changes the Pats are going to make in their running game and schemes.
I think Zo hit it right on the money. The talent they they have on the OL and skill positions dictate that they make the change. One of Bill's best qualities is that he is not afraid to make changes based on the make up of his team. How it will work out is anyone's guess, but I'm cautiously optimistic. I'll be particularly interested in how Pierre Strong looks in this kind of offense.
Now I come from the Pats old power blocking scheme which was creating double teams at the point of attack with pulling G's and FB's kicking out at good angles. On the plus side there are very specific target spots for the RBs and even on plays that are defended well any losses are rare.
This is where good coaching comes in. Creating that mentality. I've heard many coaches talk about this specific point. You have to stay mentally strong, committed and believe in what you do. Believe/Belief comes up a lot.On the other hand in zone schemes there isn't as much pulling or double teams, more gap choices for the RB's and while the positive plays are more explosive, losses occur more frequently than in the power game. Like ALL things in football, there are pluses and minuses with EVERY scheme or system, which is why you pick one that you hope fits the personnel you have best.
Those are the best way to get your team going nowadays imo. Everything is amped up. You find out so much more than when you're with your own guys.This will be very interesting to see when they get to joint practices.
I've been calling more RPO's since draft night / we drafted Mac. It's really simple. The league hasn't caught to defending them. Screens are becoming useless. Too much speed and size on the edges nowadays from edge to corner. But throwing the ball downfield is very effective. Teams are scared off bc of OL'm downfield but it's not called and should be used until it is. Refs haven't and probably won't crack down until it's brought up in the off season. Until then exploit legally for everything it's worth. If that's not enough we have a QB whos excellent at the RPO game. That's Mac's bag. Quick passing, slants, deep in cuts. That might be might we're getting out of the offense and all the talk. Or something along those lines on offense. Between adjustments/options there can be multiple options, like 4-5 or more.I'm interested in the interaction between the new scheme (if there is indeed one) and the passing game - specifically play-action passes and RPOs. Will wider splits and more space also create better opportunities for players like Smith? They could potentially put a super-fast RB (Strong) plus three very speedy WRs (Agholor, Thornton and Nixon) on the field at once. Have to believe that will cause the safeties to play well back, so paradoxically a 4+ yard gain might be easier to come by than we saw running against an always-packed box last year.
I'm finding it hard to see the Pats run the RPO much if at all. Given that the Pats will likely be a 50-50 run/pass team the play action pass (PAP) would seem to fit better. HOWEVER one advantage of the RPO look is that the QB doesn't have to turn his back to the LOS before refocusing downfield. Good PAP fakes require the QB to turn his back giving him much less time to find his receivers.I've been calling more RPO's since draft night / we drafted Mac. It's really simple. The league hasn't caught to defending them. Screens are becoming useless. Too much speed and size on the edges nowadays from edge to corner. But throwing the ball downfield is very effective. Teams are scared off bc of OL'm downfield but it's not called and should be used until it is. Refs haven't and probably won't crack down until it's brought up in the off season. Until then exploit legally for everything it's worth. If that's not enough we have a QB whos excellent at the RPO game. That's Mac's bag. Quick passing, slants, deep in cuts. That might be might we're getting out of the offense and all the talk. Or something along those lines on offense. Between adjustments/options there can be multiple options, like 4-5 or more.