Posts Tagged ‘football football’
Just Blitz, It’s Easy! (The Viking Age)
Apparently Dom Capers is a genius. Turns out, if you blitz a rookie quarterback 75% of the time, your defense does well. Especially if you are up by 14 points after just a few minutes. OK, bitterness aside, the Packers did have a pretty smart (even if ... Read the rest of this entry »
Game Ball Of The Week: Bengals Linebacker Manny Lawson (Cincy Jungle)
It's always been a difficult aspect for me to comprehend giving a player of the week award to a player on a team that lost the game. We already acknowledged Andrew Hawkins' third down reception, as well as A.J. Green's touchdown to cut Cincinnati's fir... Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Vick Broke "A Couple" Ribs Against Cardinals (Bleeding Green Nation)
Watching yesterday's game, we were all scratching our heads trying to figure out why Michael Vick , who had been one of the most accurate passers in the NFL all season, suddenly was struggling to hit open receivers. Today, it seems that Andy Reid had a... Read the rest of this entry »
Steelers Take A 7-0 Lead Following A 16-Yard Touchdown Pass To Jerricho Cotchery (Cincy Jungle)
The Bengals opened the game with a three and out on offense, followed with a poor 38-yard Kevin Huber punt with heavy wind conditions, allowing the Steelers to open their first possession from their own 46-yard line -- aka, ideal field position. Follow... Read the rest of this entry »
In Which Tarvaris Jackson Turns One of His Greatest Weaknesses into a Momentary Strength (Field Gulls)
... of Eden (Or, the Good) Cowboys Ball A team effort sunk DeMarco Murray on the first snap of the game. Two yards is not nothing but it's also not much, and certainly not a success. Chris Clemons tied up Tyron Smith helping to keep K.J. Wright unblock... Read the rest of this entry »
Redskins coaches want more focus on forced fumbles (The Washington Times)
Mike Shanahan insisted on installing a 3-4 defense last season because he wanted the Washington Redskins to force more turnovers and make more game-changing plays. So when linebacker Brian Orakpo ran unblocked at Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newto... Read the rest of this entry »
Looking Back At Marshall Newhouse Against The Vikings (Acme Packing Company)
Packers Talked About Pulling Newhouse | Cheesehead TV . Aaron Nagler pointed out this comment from Bob McGinn at the Packer Insider that there was talk on the sidelines about pulling LT Marshall Newhouse . Newhouse has been inconsistent over the past t... Read the rest of this entry »
Tennessee Titans Daily Links: Barrett Ruud Is The (Second To The) Worst Edition (Music City Miracles)
The PFF breakdown for Sunday's game hits a lot of the same areas Jimmy and I covered on MCM Radio, but the numbers are so absurdly bad that it's worth checking out. Here's their takedown of the horrendous play of Barrett Ruud : To say it was a tough da... Read the rest of this entry »
Will The Packers See The Start Of The Christian Ponder Era In Minnesota? (Acme Packing Company)
... It wasn't exactly his fault. Due to injuries on the offensive line, the Bears were seemingly unblocked on a couple sacks. It didn't help that the Vikings couldn't run the ball. While he led them on a couple of longer drives, the Vikings also went t... Read the rest of this entry »
Film Study: The Broken Running Game (Music City Miracles)
This week will be a little different. At least for this edition, we will be breaking down a play that highlights what's wrong with the run game, instead of breaking down a major play from the week. Pictures are worth a 1000 words (but less than 100 yar... Read the rest of this entry »