2013 NFL Thread

[LMBmikeZ]

probably the best one for this coming weekends set of games

[b1adesofcha0s]

I think Colts vs Patriots will be interesting. The Patriots have put 2 more players on IR since the end of the season and one of them was their best run defender (Brandon Spikes). I can see one team getting a double-digit lead coming into the 4th quarter and the other team making a comeback.

[dmhenderson]

Jay Gruden named new head coach of the Redskins

[Haboob]

[b1adesofcha0s]

Well at least he can't bring Dalton with him :|

[Haboob]

He'd be a step up from RGIII.

[MC]

well that didnt go as planned........... you cant have 2 goal line stands amonst other things and expect to play for the NFC championship

[b1adesofcha0s]

Brady vs Manning with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. It's gonna be epic!

[LMBmikeZ]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Brady vs Manning with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. It's gonna be epic!

it will most likely be a good offensive shootout

[Xplicit97]

Next week will be a fierce game at the CLINK with my Hawks against the SF 40whiners for the NFC championship. Then you have Denver vs Pats at Sports Authority my picks.. Hawks with Dangerous, and the infamous Legion of Boom! Then it'll be Peyton and the Broncos over cry baby Brady and the Pats... Sorry guys its gonna be a Hawks V.S Broncos Superbowl.. Dangerous match up in my house... lol

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[b1adesofcha0s]

Actually I think the running games will be the key to the Pats/Broncos game. Pats have become a power running team and their only healthy receivers are under 6'. Theyve ran the ball heavily the past 3 games and will look to establish the run game here too. Of course if it doesn't work or if they get behind then they will have to throw it. In the last game, Pats pretty much gave up the run game to defend against Manning and they will try to do the same here IMO. Their D line has gotten better against the run so I wouldnt expect them to give up 280 rushing yards again.

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Actually I think the running games will be the key to the Pats/Broncos game. Pats have become a power running team and their only healthy receivers are under 6'. Theyve ran the ball heavily the past 3 games and will look to establish the run game here too. Of course if it doesn't work or if they get behind then they will have to throw it. In the last game, Pats pretty much gave up the run game to defend against Manning and they will try to do the same here IMO. Their D line has gotten better against the run so I wouldnt expect them to give up 280 rushing yards again.

You're drinking the kool-aid.

The Pats are not a power running team and Blount is not going to score 6 TDs every game. They didn't even have a thousand yard rusher this year. They averaged a little over 100 rushing yards per-game during the regular season and that number is skewed a bit because there were a couple huge games in there. On the other hand, they averaged OVER 250 yards passing per-game so that should give you an idea of what to expect... NE didn't magically become a "run first"/3 yards and a cloud of dust team overnight.

The conspiracy theorist in me wants to believe that last week's gameplan was Belichick trying to throw Denver off by doing something totally different against Indy.

Denver's best pass defender is Champ Bailey and he's nearly as old as I am. Moreno will have some straight-ahead runs but only to keep the D honest. I would more expect them to use him as a swing back (a lot like what the Rams used to do with marshall faulk)

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Denver's best pass defender is Champ Bailey )

Lol

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

You're drinking the kool-aid.

The Pats are not a power running team and Blount is not going to score 6 TDs every game. They didn't even have a thousand yard rusher this year. They averaged a little over 100 rushing yards per-game during the regular season and that number is skewed a bit because there were a couple huge games in there. On the other hand, they averaged OVER 250 yards passing per-game so that should give you an idea of what to expect... NE didn't magically become a "run first"/3 yards and a cloud of dust team overnight.

The conspiracy theorist in me wants to believe that last week's gameplan was Belichick trying to throw Denver off by doing something totally different against Indy.

Denver's best pass defender is Champ Bailey and he's nearly as old as I am. Moreno will have some straight-ahead runs but only to keep the D honest. I would more expect them to use him as a swing back (a lot like what the Rams used to do with marshall faulk)

No I'm not drinking the kool aid, I've actually watched the Patriots transform their offense week after week. There have been essentially 3 phases of the Patriots' offense this year. First was the crappy phase when every one was out injured and the rookies dropped every pass thrown their way. When Gronk came back, they went back to their normal pass happy ways. After Gronk went down and Dobson/Thompkins missed some games they transitioned to more of a run heavy team. Blount and Ridley both were benched in the Broncos game for fumbling and started building up their offensive snaps ever since then. NE really is a gameplan offense and will come up with something different every week depending on who they play and who is healthy.

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

You're drinking the kool-aid.

The Pats are not a power running team and Blount is not going to score 6 TDs every game. They didn't even have a thousand yard rusher this year. They averaged a little over 100 rushing yards per-game during the regular season and that number is skewed a bit because there were a couple huge games in there. On the other hand, they averaged OVER 250 yards passing per-game so that should give you an idea of what to expect... NE didn't magically become a "run first"/3 yards and a cloud of dust team overnight.

The conspiracy theorist in me wants to believe that last week's gameplan was Belichick trying to throw Denver off by doing something totally different against Indy.

Denver's best pass defender is Champ Bailey and he's nearly as old as I am. Moreno will have some straight-ahead runs but only to keep the D honest. I would more expect them to use him as a swing back (a lot like what the Rams used to do with marshall faulk)

*cough*