Week 2 thoughts around the NFL

SammyBlueCat · Sep 19, 2019

long distance said:
foundation of BB NE “dynasty“

SBLIII said:
they are always at or near the top in tackling and since 2014 or so always in coverage. Key in winning SBs

I'm not sure about "always". How about the Super Bowl against the Eagles?
Until recently, the Patriots have had question marks on defense.

SammyBlueCat · Sep 19, 2019

rochrist said:
At best, I expect the Saints to be 2 and 6 if Brees is back after their bye. They'd almost HAVE to run the table to have a shot at the playoffs and I don't see it happening.

Teddy Bridgewater - Wikipedia

SBLIII · Sep 19, 2019

SammyBlueCat said:
I'm not sure about "always". How about the Super Bowl against the Eagles?
Until recently, the Patriots have had question marks on defense.

Corrected to usually.

Simpelton · Sep 19, 2019

Old friend Jacoby Brissett is having an interesting time in Indy this year. The Colts have faced one of the tougher overall schedules so far going into week 3 -- no dominant opponents but 3 teams in the Chargers, Titans and Falcons that are usually competing for a playoff spot. He's got them 1-1 after a tough road trip and has made himself look pretty good doing it too. At 1-1 with 0 home games played, the Colts are nominally in charge of their division at the moment.

If the Colts beat the Falcons they then get a cream puff schedule for a good 4-5 weeks, broken up only by 1 game against the Chiefs that they'll have a couple softies to set themselves up for.

Frank Reich seems to be trying to set the team up like the early Patriots dynasties, with a lot of focus on fundamentals, clock management and the run game and less of a focus on quarterback play. So far it seems to be working for them. Reich has impressed me with his ability to adapt the team to the sudden paradigm shift. He's a darn good head coach.

Rumors of the demise of Indianapolis as a franchise might wind up being greatly exaggerated. Ballard has done a great job retooling the team around what Brissett can do. They're on the cusp of having a really good chance at locking down the division if they play well. I wouldn't mind a chance to meet them in the second round if they get that far it would be fun.

supafly · Sep 20, 2019

sean10mm said:
Never trust a Jason Garrett coached team.

Replacing their OC improved the Cowboys offense by leaps and bounds though. They aren't calling plays like it's 1992 anymore.

How much do you think the addition of Amari Cooper has helped to open up the offense for them? While I think that he could be the odd man out who doesn’t get a mega deal since he dragged his feet, the team sure looked different after the acquisition, and that’s led into this season, too.

supafly · Sep 20, 2019

Simpelton said:
Old friend Jacoby Brissett is having an interesting time in Indy this year. The Colts have faced one of the tougher overall schedules so far going into week 3 -- no dominant opponents but 3 teams in the Chargers, Titans and Falcons that are usually competing for a playoff spot. He's got them 1-1 after a tough road trip and has made himself look pretty good doing it too. At 1-1 with 0 home games played, the Colts are nominally in charge of their division at the moment.

If the Colts beat the Falcons they then get a cream puff schedule for a good 4-5 weeks, broken up only by 1 game against the Chiefs that they'll have a couple softies to set themselves up for.

Frank Reich seems to be trying to set the team up like the early Patriots dynasties, with a lot of focus on fundamentals, clock management and the run game and less of a focus on quarterback play. So far it seems to be working for them. Reich has impressed me with his ability to adapt the team to the sudden paradigm shift. He's a darn good head coach.

Rumors of the demise of Indianapolis as a franchise might wind up being greatly exaggerated. Ballard has done a great job retooling the team around what Brissett can do. They're on the cusp of having a really good chance at locking down the division if they play well. I wouldn't mind a chance to meet them in the second round if they get that far it would be fun.

Frank Reich has done a good job of turning them back into contenders, no doubt. I’m still not fully sold on Brissett, but like you said, they’re finding other ways to win.

SBLIII · Sep 20, 2019

supafly said:
Frank Reich has done a good job of turning them back into contenders, no doubt. I’m still not fully sold on Brissett, but like you said, they’re finding other ways to win.

I think they are waiting to see if JB is good enough and are not afraid to really move up in the draft to get a franchise QB if he isn't the guy.

Quest4SevenHomie · Sep 20, 2019

Looks like Gurley is still effected by whatever it was that kept him out of the Super Bowl. Rams offense relies on Woods and Cupp, and we've seen Cooks can't be relied on. With Gurley still shakey, I doubt that offense lasts the entire season if either of the WRs go out with injuries.

SBLIII · Sep 20, 2019

Quest4SevenHomie said:
Looks like Gurley is still effected by whatever it was that kept him out of the Super Bowl. Rams offense relies on Woods and Cupp, and we've seen Cooks can't be relied on. With Gurley still shakey, I doubt that offense lasts the entire season if either of the WRs go out with injuries.

Looks like a fringe top 10 offense at best

BaconGrundleCandy · Sep 20, 2019

SBLIII · Sep 20, 2019

BaconGrundleCandy said:

system QB

BaconGrundleCandy · Sep 20, 2019

SBLIII said:
system QB

Should be noted he had the 2nd highest % of "tight window throws" last year.

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