Another TO created by the Cowboys defense, on the Pats 30yd line. Romo is on such a tight leash though, FG would not surprise me at all.
Merling was the only DE who looked like he had some speed, Clemons being out sucks...more No Show Jones at FS..SFLers should be happy with that one. I'd think we know where Garrard winds up now.
Coach put Romo on to tight of a leash, they needed a TD and settled for the FG with well over 2:00 left in the game.
Is Dallas that good a team that we think we can win with their castoffs? Did the last three minutes of the game seem eerily familiar to you?
They still let Brady march down the field for the game winner. I can understand a tying FG, but you have to keep them out of the endzone.
That is one of the flaws in NFL Coaches bro, they have misplaced confidence in their guys when common sense should tell them "the D probably won't hold", they do not think like that, they think their D will hold...and it never does.
I thought the Bucs player dropped it, was hard to tell. But the ref still confirmed he caught it. Looks like Saints are going to lose.
That is a part of what I mean by to short of a leash, Pats were sending run blitzes as well, as in zero cover blitzes, yet they still ran the ball or tried screen passes that went nowhere. We've all seen Brady enough to know what was going to happen.
I think Jim Harbaugh would disagree with you... I'd take Ginn as our #5 WR over Moore or Wallace. At least he can make a big impact on kick and punt returns...
It's an interesting thought, though one has to wonder if some of it is blame deflection as well. If Bellicheck goes for it on fourth down and fails, giving Peyton the ball on the 30 or whatever, that is one thing. He has built himself a good amount of immunity. } If Sparano tries it? He would be absolutely crucified. I think that is in large part why coaches are so conservative. It gives them the chance to say "Well we put ourselves in the best position possible, but our guys just couldn't hold" and it lets them off the hook somewhat. Do what you are expected and people generally don't cry about it.
Chicago might just put 50+ up on Minny tonight; MN keeps blitzing the run, forcing Cutler to throw, and that will not end well for MN. McNabb is getting brutally buttraped by Chicago's D.
Christian Ponder in for McNabb, and already showing more pocket awareness than Chad Henne might ever develop.
I like what I have seen from Ponder. He has the touch pass, the laser like throw, can scramble, can evade the rush very well.......... He is already better than Chad Henne. lol one blemish I saw though, was on that 2nd down blitz by chicago, Ponder didn't notice his man wide open for a quick 5-6 yard pass immediately after the snap....
I liked Ponder coming out of college, I hope he has a good career. Minny's OL has done their best to get Ponder killed though.
Little note on Philly. They're going with a wide set defensive line this year and it's gotten their LBs beat up. I have to admit it's a ballsy approach, but they need a much larger, improved set of grunt-work LBs to pull this off. Still I like their approach. 4 pass rushers on the field, all one-on-one against their blockers with the C more or less ignored.
You could get away with it if your LBs are exceptional run stoppers that can stack-and-shed but it's a really difficult D. Might be easier to run double three technique with a big class in the box mike.
Watching the Bengals play defense right now. It's simple, disciplined, every player is playing to his strengths. It's not incredible, these players aren't incredible, but it's an accurate representation of what good coaching and good schemes can do for your team.
