Czaban went through all of the league over/unders this morning and he's LOVING the Lions over the 7.5 wins, lol.
Also likes Arizona over (6.0) and under on the Pats (11.0).
Czaban went through all of the league over/unders this morning and he's LOVING the Lions over the 7.5 wins, lol.
Also likes Arizona over (6.0) and under on the Pats (11.0).
Find a new slant.
Phil Wenneck: The man purse. You actually gonna wear that or are you just fuckin' with me?
Alan Garner: It's where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
The games that stick out for me as being tough are going to Raiders, @ Saints (but we have 10 days to prepare cuz of Turkey Day game) and the final game @ GB.
Atlanta is at our house, so not as concerned. I thought we went there, but not so.
Players meeting my ASS!
We can kill Jokeland. Run defense is immensely improved so far this year. Of course, McFadden is just as dangerous in the screen game, where we sometimes struggle.
Stole this from somewhere else:
"The top 10 teams in terms of passer rating: Packers, Patriots, Giants, Titans, Saints, Texans, Lions, 49ers, Bills, Cowboys. Combined record: 31-9
Top 10 teams in terms of opp. passer rating: Jets, Ravens, Titans, Redskins, Lions, Giants, Texans, Bills, 49ers, Cowboys. Combined record: 29-11
The top 10 teams in terms of rushing yards per game:: Raiders, Eagles, Vikings, Texans, Bills, Jaguars, Redskins, Ravens, Pats, Saints. Combined record: 22-18.
Top 10 teams in terms of rushing defense (ypc): Cowboys, Bengals, Titans, Seahawks, Ravens, Vikings, 49ers, Falcons, Cardinals, Packers, Broncos. Combined record: 22-18.
The top 10 teams in terms of ypc: Vikings, Raiders, Eagles, Bills, Patriots, Bears, Saints, Cardinals, Bengals, Bucs. Combined record: 20-20.
The ability of a team to run the ball is a random ability that has no positive nor negative correlation with the overall success of a team. This is not a new trend - last year saw all of the playoff teams having a good QB and a good pass defense. The classic running game stats are nearly irrelevant in evaluating the success of a good team.
We all get freaked out about the lack of a good running game, but the truth is that the Lions don't really need one. You need a back for short-yardage situations, and one that can block, but the Lions have already shown that K-Dub can handle himself (when they were backed up to their 1), and that Best can at least get in the way of a blitzing Greenway, so they're covered there. Would a great running game help? Somewhat. But it's not a major problem and not one you spend a lot of resources fixing."
Exactly. Thanks for posting that. The league has completely changed, offensively, it's all about the passing game.
Find a new slant.
Are you trying to say IT'S A PASSING LEAGUE?
Good post D. Good stuff.
I'm starting with the last 2 sentences first. I disagree. With a good OLine, you also protect your QB in the pocket.
Overall, I think the lack of a consistent run game is why we were down at the half the last 2 games. You asked what do teams do when they're down big? I thought, we wouldn't have been down big if we could have had a consistent run game.
Also, its early but, imo, in the playoffs you need a running game. You need to be able to run when the weather is shitty, etc.
Just my opinion.
Players meeting my ASS!
D, do you know of a site that ranks OLines? I'm not after Lions rankings as much as looking at Dallas' oline. I've watched the game a couple of times and we didn't get a lot of pressure on Homo like I thought we did originally. I'd like to see if they have a good line or our Dline push was just off that day.
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