NFL 2015-2016 Season Thread
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Lleauaric
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A win is always great, especially over a division rival.... but these last few games are the definition of Pyrrhic Victories. One more win like this and the Pats may be undone. The whole short pass underneath game is gone without Edelman and Amendola. Who also happen to be the Patriots zone beaters. Now teams can sit back in zone and dare Brady to beat them deep before the pressure gets to him over the makeshift offensive line, forcing them to keep Gronk in for protection. Not the game we want to play.
Defense should be solid though if they get Jamie Collins back this week and he is over the Ebola he has had for the last 3 weeks. If Pats win in Denver, it'll be a 6-3 type win. Thinking short week, on the road in Denver with massive injuries... this may be the loss. Then the rest of the schedule is pretty soft and the Pats would win all tie breakers for home field and get healthy in time for the playoffs, especially with a first week bye.
Defense should be solid though if they get Jamie Collins back this week and he is over the Ebola he has had for the last 3 weeks. If Pats win in Denver, it'll be a 6-3 type win. Thinking short week, on the road in Denver with massive injuries... this may be the loss. Then the rest of the schedule is pretty soft and the Pats would win all tie breakers for home field and get healthy in time for the playoffs, especially with a first week bye.
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If Amendola is lost for the season that will be a pretty big problem.
I think they can still use the short passing game regardless though because Bellechick isnt an idiot and wont just let injuries prevent him from implementing schemes. Hell find someone or someway to get those 1st down yards on short throws. Besides they still have Gronkowski who can do the dirty work inside, short, whatever. He is one of the best blocking tight ends in the league and can simply release to catch shorties all game.
Its not ideal but if they have to give Gronk 15 targets a game so be it.
I think they can still use the short passing game regardless though because Bellechick isnt an idiot and wont just let injuries prevent him from implementing schemes. Hell find someone or someway to get those 1st down yards on short throws. Besides they still have Gronkowski who can do the dirty work inside, short, whatever. He is one of the best blocking tight ends in the league and can simply release to catch shorties all game.
Its not ideal but if they have to give Gronk 15 targets a game so be it.
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Losing Danny Amendola, big problem, said no one ever.
As long as they have Brady and Belichick they are the favorites to win the super bowl.
As long as they have Brady and Belichick they are the favorites to win the super bowl.
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That's what you get with Pats fans. They're the real life version of Da Bears sketches from SNL
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Any bum off the practice squad will fill Amendolas role. Please stay out of the NFL discussion you've literally never been right about anything.
on that 2second "he was down" bit
the ref ruled that he "gave himself"up" when he sat down, thus was inbounds before he rolled over backwards out of bounds(sort of like when a QB slides- the qb does not have to be touched and the play is dead).
also... according to the rules a player going out of bounds to stop the clock cannot go out of bounds while moving away from "his" goal line to stop the clock(ie has to be moving "forward" towards the goal).
so- he catch the ball on his feet, take a step forward and oob= stopped clock
he catch the ball on his feet and gets hit and goes out trying to go forward= stopped clock
he catches the ball, sits down and does a backwards somersault- moving "backwards" from where he caught the ball = no stopped clock- he went out of bounds a ~foot "behind" where he caught it.
if you watched the summary on nfl.com, both dion and faulk? said when they showed that play- you cannot be moving backwards to go out of bounds there.
the ref ruled that he "gave himself"up" when he sat down, thus was inbounds before he rolled over backwards out of bounds(sort of like when a QB slides- the qb does not have to be touched and the play is dead).
also... according to the rules a player going out of bounds to stop the clock cannot go out of bounds while moving away from "his" goal line to stop the clock(ie has to be moving "forward" towards the goal).
so- he catch the ball on his feet, take a step forward and oob= stopped clock
he catch the ball on his feet and gets hit and goes out trying to go forward= stopped clock
he catches the ball, sits down and does a backwards somersault- moving "backwards" from where he caught the ball = no stopped clock- he went out of bounds a ~foot "behind" where he caught it.
if you watched the summary on nfl.com, both dion and faulk? said when they showed that play- you cannot be moving backwards to go out of bounds there.
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What a shocker, Lenardo makes a post and is wrong about everything.
To clarify, he can go backwards and out of bounds as long as he isn't touched.
He wasn't touched.
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Manziel era (error?) takes another hit in Brownstown.
Browns name Josh McCown starting quarterback - NFL.com
Browns name Josh McCown starting quarterback - NFL.com
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