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Edelman jumping the route, picking off a pass intended for Manningham, and taking it to the house.

Edelman jumping the route, picking off a pass intended for Manningham, and taking it to the house.

While I think that injuries certainly hampered him for part of the season, I'd mostly attribute McCourty's regression to two things. First, as a guy who'd played almost exclusively zone for most of his career, he unsurprisingly struggled to transition to man-coverage (especially press) without...

A couple years ago, when Dimitroff took the GM job with ATL, both he and BB independently talked about the "traditional" safety roles (FS v. SS) becoming less distinct. Perhaps the way BB used DBs this season was an anomaly forced on him by the available personnel, but it almost seems as if...

If we're looking at Steelers receivers for comparison, I'd actually rather try for an Antonio Brown type in the 3rd/4th. He has good deep speed (not Wallace-level, but still good), AND he seems more effective than Wallace at running other routes. He's also a fine PR/KR. IOW, he's what the...

Agree 110% on ****erson. He was one of my 2010 binkies. Really happy that he's on the roster, even if it's just the PS for now.

Where did I say (or as much as barely imply) it would be "easy" (especially with the 2012 crop of TEs)? The guys I referred to were all blockers first, yes, and certainly more likely to be Crumpler replacements, at least to start. The only point I was making in mentioning those guys is...

Re: Welker value Well, let's break it down Welker's five years with the Pats (he'll turn 31 on May 1st, BTW). He's been top ten among ALL pass-catchers 4 years (29th in 2010, rehabbing from ACL surgery), and #2 overall twice, both times leading the league in receiving 1st downs. He's...

Except that a "dime-a-dozen, blocking-only" TE wouldn't preserve the 2TE attack that Gronk and Ahern provide, should one of them get injured. Therein lies a conundrum. The demonstrated success of that attack may lead to some overvaluation/overdrafting of TEs, especially receiving TEs, in...

Well, a couple observations relating to the AFCCG: That was probably the best I've seen Connolly run-blocking up the middle. As I've posted before, I believe that a significant part of BGE's "regression" this season (statistically, at least) was due to losing Koppen's underrated up-the-gut...

Saw a couple plays when the Pats were rushing three on which Wilfork was TRIPLE-teamed and STILL making headway. Saying that he was a "beast" somehow doesn't seem to quite do his performance justice. Good observation on Spikes consistently plugging Rice's cutback lanes. That's his job and...

Nink: 74TT, 6.5 sacks Matthews: 50 TT, 6.0 sacks BTW, Matthews couldn't set the edge against the run if he was allowed to use a Jersey Barrier. Teams "game plan" for Matthews by running right at him. Actually, right past him. Ninko's "impact" is that he does everything solidly...

Really? Nink's role is much more than "pass-rusher", and yet he still got 6.5 sacks in the regular season and 1.5 against Denver. He's certainly had his share of QB hits and pressures, PLUS he has a few PDs, 4 INTs and almost three times as many tackles as Anderson. He's actually slightly...

This makes it sound as if throwing the go-route to Slater was the only play sent out from the sidelines. I'm sure it was only part of a mix of options that included some form of run, throwing to someone else, etc. I'm also sure that there was a caveat on the option to Slater - something like...

Wait. Brady showing bad judgement and/or executing poorly "exposes the play calling" as bad? So, if I drive my car at 60 mph over black ice and end up in the ditch, I blame the manufacturer's design?

The only defense that allowed a lower completion percentage than the Ravens (53.8%) was the Texans (51.9%) and the Ravens (68.8) edged the Texans (69.0) for best in the NFL in QBR against. The Ravens were 4th in passing yds allowed (196/game) and 3rd in yds/att (6.4). The Ravens...

Gotta say, the practice notes I've read so far all had TE George Bryan being a washout as a pass-catcher - and then he finished the game as the West's leading receiver (3/55). All of which means he'll probably be way overdrafted by some team looking for the next Gronk or Jimmy Graham.

I'm trying to remember when the Ravens' defense has NOT been in "attack mode". Seems to me that they're usually in attack mode even during their BYE week.

OTOH (and here I go into manic mode, again) It's possible that the Pats 2TE attack is even more unstoppable than I think and that the defense will have the Ravens offense as well-diagnosed as they did the Broncos and will execute every bit as well as they did against the Broncos. A blowout...

Florio is certainly a d-bag - the epitome of the current journalistic ethic of creating controversy out of thin air to boost ratings. However, he may be the proverbial blind squirrel on this one. The Ravens defense is attack-based and has it's greatest success when they're playing at their...