No Dolphins on Sunday, they are still licking their wounds from last Thursday Night.
But the rest of the NFL was in action.
Want another London Game? The NFL thinks you do. Sunday you were able to watch football from 9:30 AM until Midnight without crying about the Dolphins. Lions fans cried before you did anything on Sunday. The Chiefs beat the Lions convincingly to start the day in London.
The last two victims of the Dolphins also played each other on Sunday. The Texans beat up on the Titans. DeAndre Hopkins continues to have an impressive season.
Another young WR to keep you eye on is Stefon Diggs who helped the Vikings beat the Bears. The Bears just keep losing.
One of the craziest games of the day was between the Saints and Giants. And by crazy I mean no defense played. It was the highest scoring game of the NFL season.
Drew Brees tied the NFL record with 7 TD passes. Eli Manning threw 6 TDs. The secondaries of each team had a group[ cry together after the game.
Speaking of making secondaries cry – We may have seen the last of Steve Smith on Sunday. He tore his achilles tendon in the Chargers game. The Ravens beat the Charges – who continue to struggle but they lost an important player.
The Bengals stayed undefeated. They beat up Ben Rothlisberger all day and won the game on on a Dalton to Green TD pass.
Teams like the Bengals have the ’72 Dolphins a little worried.
Want some good AFC East News. The Raiders beat the Jests! Derek Carr threw 4 TDs before the 3rd quarter was over. The Jests secondary continues to struggle.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 1h1 hour ago
49ers’ RB Reggie Bush will undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday on his torn MCL, per sources. ACL was OK, but MCL was not.
A lot of guys went down for the year this week. Really bad.
This is the year of the Achilles…
I dont recall any of those since Marino. Now its like 3 in 2 weeks.
f15(america) vs su30 (russia) this should be interesting who has superiority in the air.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/03/u-s-brings-dogfighters-to-counter-russians-over-syria.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29
I heard on NFL radio that the Cowboys are willing to trade for a #2 WR. I’d give them Matthews or Stills for La’el Collins and a draft pick in next years draft.
That would be be great but I doubt they part with Collins
He’s not starting, and they didn’t give up anything to get him. You might be right, but I’d put it out there.
Mike
I think you still have La’el Collins dreams every night….lol
Also
LAlmost every depth chart I looked at has Collins starting at LG
I have not watched the Cowboys but I do think Martin and Collins are their starting OGs
I guess Collins is starting now, but he wasn’t the majority of the season. I’d trade Devante Parker for Collins, but he’s not healthy.
Piggy
I think La’el Collins would have helped us a lot more this season than Devante Parker has.
Drafting Parker had nothing to do with Collins though as we know – he wasn’t drafted at all because of that murder case he had nothing to do with.
I’m not saying we should have drafted Collins over Parker, the murder case prohibited that. If the murder case never happened, Collins would have been the better pick for us.
That’s at least debatable. Our issues right now aren’t about one WR though, the team as a whole is very inconsistent.
Our issues are definitely not WR, exactly, but O-line most certainly is, so getting Collins would help. Maybe the Cowboys would be interested in Stills or Matthews.
You know what sucks, our OL is a work in progress but it gets much more difficult when we get injuries because we haven’t had the time to add superior depth. The entire OL had to be revamped the last 2 years. There’s only so much you can do in that time frame.
Ken Whisenhunt fired.
Wow!
Dusty Baker named Washington Nationals Manager
If I were the Mets, I’d try to find a youngish leadoff hitter with base stealing skills, and then you can move Granderson anywhere between #2 and #6. That’s an easier way to get more run production without getting a big bat in the lineup.
Any names? Also who else do we have in the minors who could be next up?
It’s such an odd year in the NFL. Four 7-0 undefeated teams, and then the rest of the AFC is a mess, and in the NFC, the Packers, Cards and Vikes round out the NFC elite, besides the 7-0 Panthers. I don’t think any of the undefeated teams are really that good except for the Patriots, who are always dangerous with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.
Very odd and a lot of serious injuries to top players.
You guys bemoaning Parker already… Forget the pipe dream of Collins, he may would help us, but he wouldnt save us, and it isnt going to happen…0 chance, unless we trade like 2 number 1 picks or something stupid.
Now isnt the time to get desperate. We need to continue to play best we can, ride out this year and start working towards the next. We won those two games and looked good doing it, but it was a pipe dream if any of you thought that it would ride out the rest of the season like that. Campbell is new, and we got beat by a team that has a coach with a lot more experience. They were prepared for us, we weren’t for them. First big opponent, first rivalry game at their house (which they are great playing at), first time trying to prep on a short week, etc. That never had much chance for success and it wasnt a complete embarrassment like the first 4 were either. Defense until late really put forth a good effort, offense got shut down by a defense with a great strategy for us.
Tim
Not sure about who that may be, we may have to trade. Denard Span is a guy we could use, but he’s 31. I’d prefer a younger player. Gerardo Parra is a possibility too. Both are free agents.
Mike,
I think denver is gonna beat the pats in denver later this month. Denver’s defense looks legit to me.
Defense is good, but the offense is pedestrian.
it wasn’t against the packers. The offense looked good as well. We’ll see. week 11 game in denver should be a good one. They also play the bengals in denver this year. They could have home field throughout playoffs.
Maybe Vernon Davis revives his career. He’s been invisible for years now in SF
D
Chill out man. Watch Bob Ross or something. The Cowboys are looking to trade for a WR, so I brought up La’el Collins for Stills. I have no idea if Stills even interests them, or if we even have interest in Collins. Just threw it out there, because that’s what we do here. lol
I’ve accepted that this team simply isn’t ready for prime time, they’re just not. We have a lot of young players who are still developing and there is no other way around it. Losing Wake for the season and James for 4-6 weeks makes us a less talented team even though next man up. But we know we don’t have guys as good and definitely not better than them. Just keep working and trying to improve and see where you end up.
Nothing new. They haven’t been ready for prime time for 13 years. Its the same shit every year. young players. developing blah blah blah.
I’m just pointing out what they are today, not what they’ve been. I don’t care about the past because you can’t change it. My point was I don’t expect anything special from this team this year. Maybe they’ll surprise us.
Im not needing to chill Mike, im not attacking you or anything im just saying its a pipe dream. Cowboys arent trading one of their starting OL they have on a 4 year 460k a year contract for a 4/5th receiver on a contract with 2 years left at 585k. You stated it, i said its not happening. Isnt that what the blog is about, people have dreams and then someone crushes them….i was just doing you a solid lol.
I think we’re all frustrated that even though everyone knew this team had a lack of talent on the oline the FO decided to go with a injured WR and a lazy DT with the 1st 2 picks of the draft.
Stupid is as stupid does.
I think Phillips has look good at times. Parker also looked very good in OTAs before his foot gave him problems. Look around the league, lots of teams have injured players. It’s not unique to us but when things don’t go our way it’s easy to pile on.
‘ It’s not unique to us but when things don’t go our way it’s easy to pile on.’
i am pretty sure about 8 weeks ago most on here had this team in the SB.
most loved the draft the, signing of suh (i believe that is pronounced ‘busted FA signing’) and thought they were going to take over the pats with a suspended brady. why i just say, i will wait till december to let you know if they team is any good.
many of us wanted us to address the oline in the draft. And many of us wanted Mathis here for 2 million bucks. WE had much better options right now if we had mathis.
tim,
No one is saying that parker is not good or phillips is not good but we had glaring needs on the oline and we decided to not address that early in the draft or FA
2 most important needs on phins last year were stopping the run and keeping tanny upright and giving him a solid rushing attack (oline). They addressed stopping the run by bringing in suh. But they didn’t do anything regarding the 2nd which was the oline.
You can spin it however you want but IMO the FO failed by not addressing the oline early in draft and in FA. And BTW I’m not alone about this. Just read the comments on phins sites. Everyone is saying the same thing.
I’m not spinning anything. I’m not blaming anyone or giving anyone props either. I’m just talking about the team’s status.
We’ve invested a ton in the OL but the entire unit has been revamped over the last two years. It’s not as easy as just drafting another guy in the 1st or 2nd rd and everything is great. Most of these guys have never played with each other or a lot. It is what it is. I knew it was going to take time and said so. Hickey had to rebuild the OL the day he got here. Pouncey was all he had to work with along with Thomas. It’s easy as a fan to just say do this do that and we’d be great.
well hickey will probably have to rebuild again after this year if he’s around. We might become a power running team and not a zone blocking finesse rushing team. Yikes.
boulder,
i know some wanted the o line fixed. i for one said this team would only go as far as the o line. i know i was wrong about that cause the d sucks just as bad. but all in all most on here were thinking this team was set for a sb run.
as Tim said, it is what it is. We’re used to disappointing seasons around here.
I guess, as always, we’ll wait till next year.
D
It’s no more a pipe dream than any of the other garbage spewed here. We have disposable WR’s, but we need O-line help. Cowboys have depth on the O-line, so that might be a place they’d be willing to swap out.
You may be right, but for the sake of your wife and children, dont hold your breath until it happens. Just trust me on this one.
2014: Albert 2008 1st rd UFA signing
2014: Fox 2010 4th rd UFA signing
2014: James 1st rd
2014: Turner 3rd rd
2015: Pouncey 2011 1st rd re-signed
2015: Douglas 4th rd
We’ve addressed the OL quite a bit in two years along with developing some other players already here and adding some new depth players. Not sure how much more you wanted to invest in it within two years?
hey i know, maybe they can sign some guy that is like a football guru and bring him in to build a o line.
watching ryan playing against the bucs just reminded me what a total failure fatcells was. i dont know if ryan would be the same player he is for the falcons but at least he is still in the league.
talk about taking a few good years and fooling everyone into thinking you are some kind of football czar
Jake Long was on pace to a HOF career. You can’t predict injuries years later.
Look at how things can change.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/49ers-benched-colin-kaepernick-looks-144848628.html
Yeah, its bad any day your saying lets see what Blaine can do for us.
A QB in shambles, on a team in shambles. After the offseason that team had, you knew they were in trouble.
Anyone else think Kaepernick is looking like he’s ready to join ISIS?
Tim Knight says:
November 3, 2015 at 1:08 pm
Jake Long was on pace to a HOF career. You can’t predict injuries years later.
not according to randy and randy knows more then fatcells.
(i do get that, but he only drafted him cause he didnt want to pay ryan. cause he was ssssssssssooooooooooooooooooo smart)
I’m not sure Matt Ryan is good enough to have changed all that’s gone on here. It’s debatable but probably not worth it because it’s all speculation.
Tim Knight says:
November 3, 2015 at 1:30 pm
I’m not sure Matt Ryan is good enough to have changed all that’s gone on here. It’s debatable but probably not worth it because it’s all speculation.
i think i said that in my original post. no one can predict what a player would do for another team. there is no way to say if brees would have been more successful then culpepper. but it is debatable that ryan was the better draft pick and fatcells ego is the reason he wasnt drafted by the fins
A lot of people had Jake Long as the #1 pick. He was the guy I thought we’d take going back to January of 2008 so I wasn’t surprised. That said all this revisiting history is pointless. We’re so past that.
I don’t think our problems rest solely on the OL
And I don’t even think its a major factor
Im with you on this Piggy. I think it has its problem but the team’s issues are well beyond just the OL.
Im still not sure why we so drastically altered our game plan from what had been successful the past couple of weeks and went back to something that resembled more of the shit that hadn’t worked the first 4 weeks. I really credit the poor showing on offense to really badly called game more so than player performance problems.
Taylor on defense though is done. I think we have seen enough that putting one of the rookies in, or making it a rookie rotational wouldn’t be any worse performance and would get needed development time.
I tend to think that coaching and general game management can put good players and good units in bad situations
and this is what we’ve been dealing with for a while now
I don’t either. We have a lot of youth and questionable talent at some positions and we really can’t afford to lose our top players because we’re not deep enough. It will be interesting to see if we can come close to replacing Wake’s pressure.
I tend to agree with Tim on the OL. As he pointed out, lots has already recently been invested in it, and we’ll likely go OT/LT early in the 2016 draft for Albert’s future replacement.
At some point, when does John Benton make something out of all the major investments @ OL ???
Also, we all see that the play calling is a huge blame too, that has resulted in an OL under constant barrage.
We got to be able to run the ball with some regularity or else play like shit trying to pass!
John Benton’s former O-lines didn’t run plays out of shotgun 90% of the time. Look at what happened when we didn’t do that. Lamar Miller looked like the best back in the league.
That said all this revisiting history is pointless. We’re so past that.
i love when you say what is pointless and “we’re” past that. i didnt ask you to comment on my post. do you often comment on things that are pointless and you are past.
but i guess according to you all we should be talking about is sundays game. no need to talk about the state of the oline or injuries, that is all in the past, why discuss the past
Ok, lets keep whining about the OL since 2008 if it gets your jollies off….lol
It’s like the constant Tanny bashing. 😯
Achmed Keapernick
LOL
getterdone says:
November 3, 2015 at 1:53 pm
Ok, lets keep whining about the OL since 2008 if it gets your jollies off….lol
It’s like the constant Tanny bashing. :shoc
lmao, i wasnt even whining about that. but since you and tim are so bored with the topics, why dont you two knuckleheads come up with something that is new to talk about on here. we will all wait till you guys let us know what meets your approvals
getterdone says:
November 3, 2015 at 1:43 pm (Edit)
At some point, when does John Benton make something out of all the major investments @ OL ???
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If he hasn’t done it by now, why would you think he’ll ever do it?
John Benton’s former O-lines didn’t run plays out of shotgun 90% of the time. Look at what happened when we didn’t do that. Lamar Miller looked like the best back in the league.
Samurai down!
Keenan Allen on IR
FFR, don’t take every comment so personal like it’s directed towards you. It’s me stating my thoughts and nothing more. I think spending a lot of time revisiting the past is a waste of time. It doesn’t mean if you do it’s a bad thing.
Mike E. says:
November 3, 2015 at 2:18 pm
Samurai down!
Keenan Allen on IR
thats old news, that happened an hour ago. you are going to bore timmie
piggy,
the oline play and lack of a rush attack was the major reason we got blown out against the pats. I think lazor has to take a lot of the blame regarding the play calling but the oline lost a lot of their 1 on 1 match ups as well. When their D punched us in the face we should have punched back instead of shitting our pants.
I really don;t think the OL was a major reason for that
I think running of from the shotgun on 3rd and 1 was – and plays like that make the OL look bad
if the Patriots or any team are focusing on stopping the run – stretch the filed
Some of the choices we make make the OL look bad
Absolutely! Playing out of shotgun as often as we do is absurd.
Tim Knight says:
November 3, 2015 at 2:23 pm
FFR, don’t take every comment so personal like it’s directed towards you.
lol. thats me tim. i am the one who takes this place and comments personal. you got it. i just get so worked up and upset if everyone doesnt talk nicey nice to me.
(and if i am having a convo like you and i were, i kind of assume your comment was to me)
You make way more out of simple comments then need be is all I’m saying. I already told you I was just stating my present state of mind and it wasn’t directed at you but you keep bringing it back there. Now that’s boring. LOL
Piggy, there’s been a ton on injuries this year.
Last year too
I don;t know what is going on with the NFL
Are the new CBA rules to blame?
are players less durable?
‘I think spending a lot of time revisiting the past is a waste of time. It doesn’t mean if you do it’s a bad thing.’
but tim, that is my point 90% of this blogs are about revisiting the past this time of year. i am more then happy to start talking new coach and draft, but you said it was too early to talk new coach. i am so confused, cant talk past cant talk future. today sucks cause there is no football and i am stuck working on shit i hate. HELP ME TIMMIE, HELP ME what do we talk about 🙂
Sigh…
Now that’s boring. LOL
so boring you take the time to insult me and keep responding to my comments
i dont know about you guys but i am getting pretty sick and tired of tims constant insults and how he trys to take over the board and tell us what we can and cant talk about
tim, that shit you said about mike the other day was just so uncalled for.
Tim Knight says:
November 3, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Piggy, there’s been a ton on injuries this year.
and to some vets that probably wont make it back too.
The Flying Pig says:
November 3, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Last year too
I don;t know what is going on with the NFL
Are the new CBA rules to blame?
are players less durable?
its cause there are so many damn penalties this year the players are tightening up in between plays.
Piggy, I think extreme conditioning resulting in crazy speed and strength, along with limited practicing due to the new CBA is a big part of the amount of injuries we see now. A lot of players lack fundamentals so you see some reckless stuff out there.
I guess when pouncey says the oline played like shit against the pats he’s lying.
When philbin was the coach Tim says its not coaching, the players aren’t winning one on one match ups. Now that philbin is gone Tim says its the play calls not the players losing one on one matchups. If we had run more running plays from under center we would have beat the pats or been more competitive.
So which is it? Players or schemes and coaching? Or both?
LOL, uh oh. Now this isn’t boring anymore…here we go 😉
Go Phins….REVENGE the Jills !
Dude, I haven’t been a fan of our heavy shotgun offense since last year and I believe it hurts the OL and the QB. As for missed tackles and no pressure on the QB you tell me what that is?
I also don’t think we’re as talented as some do.
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boulder,
ask all the questions you want, but do not pick on tim. he is my whipping boy, go get your own. i here mike e is softie, he plays a girl sport
GD, if we lose to the Bills I’d say playoffs are out of reach. We’d be 3-5 with already a losing division record at 0-4 and a 2-5 AFC record.
Rob
😝
Sounds like a possible under the table payoff.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/patrick-kane-s-alleged-victim–no-longer-wants-to-cooperate—buffalo-news-152115692.html
Tim, I think/know we have talent in several spots. I see it, others see it, the experts see it.
But that talent has been hamstrung in a lot of ways with system & play calls on both sides of the ball.
Good coaching gets the most out of talent, and can recognize what type of talent they have and where best to put that talent so that they and others around them have better chances of succeeding.
Thankfully the move was made upon seeing this coaching lack.
Philbin is gone, then Coyle. Campbell can’t overhaul it all in a few weeks, but he did bring in Saunders since he had a previous relationship with Lazor, and hope this will steady Lazor more.
It worked well for 2 weeks. But then the brutal short week of a 4 day turnaround going on the road to NE was too much to ask for a reorganizing team.
This week will be a measure of how well we respond to that bad road trip, with another road trip against another division rival that trounced us in week 2.
If we can come out of this Sunday with a big win, and start playing the type of ball that this talent knows it can play, then I think we’ll be ok. Maybe not Wild Card ok, but at least trending the right way and securing HC Campbell for 2016 and the foreseeable future.
Of course we have talent. I question the depth of it. As this season has unfolded I’ve questioned the overall talent. I admitted Philbin lost the team and much of it was coaching because of the night and day change in performance. But the game in NE once again reared it’s ugly head and really talented teams don’t keep playing you blow us out, we blow you out, you blow us out.
The NE game was still within reach until late. We just kept shooting ourselves in the foot with penalties and, dropped passes, turnovers, and abandoning the run.
Tim Knight says:
November 3, 2015 at 3:37 pm
GD, if we lose to the Bills I’d say playoffs are out of reach. We’d be 3-5 with already a losing division record at 0-4 and a 2-5 AFC record.
Reply
Agree for sure….I was saying last night, too bad we weren’t in the AFC South….we’d be leading the division right now….LOL
Can we get a realignment ova heaya??? 🙄
The divisions are messed up. STL in the West with SEA, SF and ARZ. DAL in the East, BAL in the North and IND in the South. LOL
MIA is East so it still has merit, but there is no team more South than MIA.
GD, let’s just say regardless of the talent we have we are still one of the most inconsistent teams in the league.
As is any team from .375 – .575. look around the league, there are about 24 of them….lol
Yeah but we’re always in that mix while the Bengals, Panthers, Falcons etc. string a bunch together from time to time and are all 7-0 at the moment. When does that change for us?
I think we have (had) a lot of talent in the D-line, and the WR corps. Injuries have taken away Wake, and Parker from the WR corps. The LB corps is average to below average, and the CB’s, beside Grimes are below average. Reshad Jones is having a pro bowl season, while aikens and Thomas are just eh. The O-line has ben suspect, especially with Albert out or hobbled. Now it will really be tested with James out. The RB’s are good when they get opportunities, most games they don’t. The QB is also good enough to win, when we have a balanced offense.
Outside of Grimes and Jones our DBs are young with little experience. The same thing on the OL. Our WRs aren’t exactly seasoned vets either and Sims is still a young TE developing. That’s what I’ve been saying, if we have to rely on too many youngins it could hurt us.
I agree.
me too 🙂
mike,
i agree with you about the levels of talent, but it is much easier said like this:
THEY SUCK
CavalierKong says:
November 3, 2015 at 4:22 pm
I agree.
you are a big dumb ape, you fling your own poop around. having you agree is like having piggy asking people not to eat bacon, no one is listening.
Agreed.
LOL @ Kong
The Panamanian Petting Zoo
No trades today in the NFL.
Tim
Jamar Taylor isn’t young and inexperienced, he’s young, he sucks, and he’s injured way too often. He’s almost as old as Brandon Weeden.
He just turned 25 and he’s played in just 28 games in 3 seasons but has had to battle through some injuries and hasn’t really been able to string too many together. I’ve also seen him do some good things but all anyone remembers are the bad plays. Most young corners go through ups and downs. I still think he has upside and is developing.
Tim Knight says:
November 3, 2015 at 4:41 pm
The Panamanian Petting Zoo
alex, what if feels like being one of mike e’s married friends
Go Phrustrators!
Terry Collins gets a 2YR contract extension. Good for him!
Good for him.
I’m happy for him. He absolutely deserves it. Hopefully he’s around long enough to win a World Series
ken whisenhunt fired today.
3-20 as a head coach……….
…of the Titans, his Cardinals team went to the Super Bowl
So a do you think Ulrick John will see any playing time this Sunday?
Did we poach him off a practice squad?
“I’ve also seen him do some good things but all anyone remembers are the bad plays.”
Tim, people have their own perception of things, and often, at least in my case, they are not based entirely on “fact” or “reality”.
One of my most disliked dolphins players of all time for me was Terrell Buckley. I called him Toast Buckley very derisively for a long time. I don’t remember his 50 career interceptions and 6 touch downs. I just remember him gambling and losing on soooo many big plays that let the other team get the lead. He obviously (from his stats) made plays. I can only remember hating him for missing some big ones in game critical situations.
All corners get beat in this league especially young ones or it wouldn’t be considered a passing league. If you’re expecting all our corners to be shutdown you’re going to be waiting a long time. Taylor has also made big plays and he’s one of our better tacklers.
Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 19: Vadal Alexander, OG/OT, LSU (B)
Round 2 Pick 19: Reuben Foster, ILB, Alabama (A)
Round 3 Pick 19: Jonathan Bullard, DE/DT, Florida (A+)
Round 4 Pick 19: Kyle Murphy, OT, Stanford (A)
Round 5 Pick 19: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State (A)
Round 6 Pick 19: Jonathan Jones, CB, Auburn (A+)
Round 7 Pick 19: Kris Frost, OLB, Auburn (B)
Colts fired their OC. We started a trend!
Firing the coaches in the middle of the season brought first to you by the Miami Dolphins….all the cool kids are doing it these days!
TESTING
Thanks to Herdfan, I’m baaack on the board.
Son,
I hope not. We signed him off Indy’s PS, and they have a pretty bad o line. If he’s playing, we’re in big trouble.
BRIAN: Me and the Mrs. were without a computer for almost a week. We watched the debacle in Foxboro in South Carolina while at a convention. Can’t speak for you but I really thought the game would be competitive. Gotta hunch the Fins will be MUCH more physical in there upcoming game in Beefalo. The extra days to prepare won’t hurt, either. What’s your outlook for the Bills’ game?
I did as well. My outlook is a tight game, that could go either way.
What’s up FUers? Been jammed with work last couple of days. Pretty interesting day in the NFL. Very surprised to see Wisenhunt fired. I mean he just drafted a rookie QB. You figure that buys him some time, especially since the kid played well and has been out the last 2 weeks.
I am also surprised Pep Hamilton got fired as OC in Indy. Not his fault that Luck is regressing.
Blame the front office for that teams woes. They went about building that team the wrong way. They thought they were close so they added some vets to their young skill guys when they didn’t have good personnel on the OL or on defense. Mike Francesa called that in the offseason and it’s played out just like that, and he’s a huge Luck fan.
You can’t blame them for thinking they we close though Tim- they went to the AFC Championship last season!
and in the most ironic news
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/06/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-actor-sentenced-to-16-years-for-pot-grenade-launcher/
Ken,
Wisenhunt was 3-20 with the Titans, so I guess they have seen enough. As far as Indy goes, I’m sure that Pagano and Grigson know their jobs are on life support if the season continues on it’s current path.
D, I’m not into mock drafts at this time but I’d put DE high on our priority list with Wake lost for the year and Vernon being a UFA although he hasn’t played all that well for a big contract. We can’t count on Jordan.
Brian, yeah you can blame the Colts FO because their roster was not good and they feasted on a bad division and won some crazy games with Luck’s gunslinging ways. But when they face a really good team they get knocked around.
That’s like saying the Mets don’t need to improve their defense moving forward because they made the WS. They definitely have to improve their defense and add some team speed to compliment their pitching moving forward.
The defense did keep us in the Pats game most of the first half but the offense shit the bed. Once again, no complimentary football to keep a game close and have a chance to win it late which you have to do sometimes.
AGREE WITH TIM that offensive line woes have had a lot to do with Luck’s difficulties. Sounds like another team that we all follow, eh? And, speaking of the Dolphins, they were absolutely RIGHT to direct a ton of effort on the O-Line. The PROBLEM is they picked a lot of guys who CAN’T GET THE JOB DONE!! NOT IMPRESSED with most of the O-Line selections made the last 3-4 years. PICKING THE WRONG GUYS has cost Miami dearly. IMHO, the offensive line is Miami’s number one need in the upcoming draft. So you guys who HATE picking O-Linemen in the top 2 rounds likely will have more to complain about. ESPECIALLY if T-BAUM is the man making the selections.
I agree with Tim too but the OL woes are not the only reason why Luck is struggling. I saw him make some very bad decisions and throws last night even when he had time. I suspect he is more injured than is being let on.
Isn’t he playing with cracked ribs? They announced that leading up to the game. He’s definitely hurting and that OL got him hurt.
The Colts are being very cloak and dagger about Luck’s health. I think they are bordering on league violations about disclosures. Something is not right with Luck.
I agree with Tim that Colts FO did a terrible job this off season in loading up on high priced aging vets when what they needed was some young talent on OL.
Brian:
I am still puzzled by Titans. I get that Wiz was 3-20 but you have a rookie QB and just 7 games into his rookie season you ditch the coach. It doesn’t make sense to me, especially considering how good Mariotta has looked and he has missed the last 2 games.
They’re a rebuilding team and Wiz is a good coach. They weren’t ready to do anything this year. That might have been a big mistake. What coach are they going to land that turns them around? I don’t even know what good coaches are out there?
I hear Joe Philbin is looking for work
GOTTA get off this site to pack for another convention beginning Thursday in Baltimore. I’ll be up and at ’em about 3:30 Thursday morning, so gotta get most of my packing done tonight. Good news is I’ll be home Sunday in time to see the Buffalo game. All of you guys and gals have a terrific evening and a better tomorrow. The Old Dolfan is out.
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PS: Thanks again, Herdfan!
OD, I think it’s too early to make final evaluations on the OL we drafted. 4 of them have been drafted within the last 3 years.
Bill Polian said OL coming out of college aren’t ready for the NFL with all the talent laced skill guys and gimmick systems. When they get to the NFL they lack basic fundamentals and at times strength. Then in the NFL they get limited reps in TC to develop those skills due to the new CBA. He said it’s a league wide problem, we’re one of 20+ teams with OL issues, most teams have them.
TOO BAD we’re stuck with T-Baum instead of Polian. –I’m REALLY OUT this time!
Tannenbaum didn’t draft any of those guys. I highly doubt he was the front runner pounding the table for Douglas in the 4th rd. LOL
Ken, as a Yankee fan and outside observer of the WS if you watched it, what was your assessment?
I didn’t watch a lot but the little I saw I came away impressed with the Royals. Very scrappy team and like the great Yankee teams they have a hell of a bullpen.
That was their strength for sure. They pressured the Mets defense by attacking that weakness and exploiting it 3 times to come back from deficit. They knew the odds of errors being made were there and they were right. That and the Mets didn’t hit enough. But it was enjoyable and the Mets exceeded all my expectations.
Looks like everyone is agreeing with Tim tonight. 😉
Except FFR, he’ll find a way to try and throw eggs at me. LOL
Mets better work with d’Arnaud on getting that throw down to 2nd base much quicker and more accurately. They MUST teach everyone, from position players to pitchers how to bunt. I’ve never seen a team collectively that can’t get a bunt down. That has to change.
Royals knew every guy they got on base was at a minimum getting to 2nd without needing a sacrifice. That hurts.
I actually agree with Matt Leinart on Whisenhunt’s firing. What exactly was the ‘Wiz’ good at except losing? The only time he looked good was with a great QB named Warner who carried that team.
On the Mets, it was fun and a lot better than I expected before the trade deadline. Time to shore up issues but the team was really close. That first game should have been a win and they carried leads deep into most of those games. Just not enough in the end. They did fantastic though and it was good to see them back in it.
The HR off Famila by Gordon Game 1 changed the whole series.
I agree.
Herd
FTR, I haven’t agreed with Tim on ANYTHING today. He’s been wrong ALL day. 🙂
Tim Knight says:
November 3, 2015 at 8:48 pm
Except FFR, he’ll find a way to try and throw eggs at me. LOL
thats it, i am telling. i am tired you always attacking me.
Mike E. says:
November 3, 2015 at 8:55 pm
Herd
FTR, I haven’t agreed with Tim on ANYTHING today. He’s been wrong ALL day. 🙂
ha ha……………………….NO HAND FOR YOU
LOL @ Mike E
I think d’Arnaud was fatigued and had no legs and it affected his batting too. He’s not the best guy at throwing runners out anyway but he was even less throughout the playoffs. He dropped a ton of easy pitches too not that they caused anything, but I could see he was tired. He played every game, had a tough year with injuries and didn’t get days off like he did all season with Plawecki. He was better during the season. That said he can still improve his defensive skills.
It was to the point that anyone with decent speed could steal on us at any given time.
New Age says:
November 3, 2015 at 8:55 pm
On the Mets, it was fun and a lot better than I expected before the trade deadline. Time to shore up issues but the team was really close.
new age, the mets are old news, how long are we going to keep talking about the same ole subject that is boring
‘That said he can still improve his defensive skills.’
tim,
that pretty much stands for about all but maybe 3 or 4 catchers in the league. gone are the days of the johnny bench’s and the catcher being the leader of the team.
That’s true. I don’t know why Perez got the MVP though, Escobar and Zobrist were the catalysts.
d’Arnaud (27) and Plawecki (25) in 2016 could turn out to be a good catching duo. d’Arnaud more bat, Plawecki more defense but the org thinks he will hit.