That's how a couple of my Saints fans friends are. The ones that don't wear a black and gold fleur de facepalm. We all think Loomis/Peyton are stellar at drafting offensive talent but aisde from Cam Jordan they completely fucking suck at defensive drafting or ANY free agent since Sproles. Jairius Byrd, oh what the hell $55 million! Keenan Lewis was great for a season until he blew out his hip.
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That's how a couple of my Saints fans friends are. The ones that don't wear a black and gold fleur de facepalm. We all think Loomis/Peyton are stellar at drafting offensive talent but aisde from Cam Jordan they completely fucking suck at defensive drafting or ANY free agent since Sproles. Jairius Byrd, oh what the hell $55 million! Keenan Lewis was great for a season until he blew out his hip.
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Not quite sure I buy. Bell alone, would change the game, and Ben had a bad day throwing the ball independent of what the Eagles were doing. Eagles still confirmed for real, but I'm not even convinced if they played the Steelers 10 times they win 5. Every team has bad days.
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Steelers are like 0-9 in Philly.
Plus, only one team ever went completely undefeated. Even the dynasty teams had losses here and there. Bell also makes a huge difference. Dwill is a good backup but Bell is the best back in the league when he's healthy
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It's weird my Ravens fan buddy and I talked about it constantly, going to Dwill from Bell is about as little a drop off as you could expect (compared to any other potential backup)...then you remember everything that Bell can do. It's weird, sometimes I'd prefer Dwill's running style, but if we're talking entire body of work, it's Bell by far.
He does take some big hits though trying to get extra yards at times, I think that will limit him his whole career.
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The old quote yourself from rere chat and bring it to the NFL thread, Rams fans, never change.
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Ya, they sucked ass. Every year they seem to have a game like that - usually against an afc east team
I think the result would have been about the same with Brady in there. The defense was pretty terrible. They couldn't tackle for shit. Special teams was shit too.
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This Steve Young book coming out sounds great. Some true gems from the MMQB today about it:
• On the unending attention he got once the USFL died and he went to the Bucs:
Even on the field, I can’t escape the craziness. We play the Colts at home. Partway through the second quarter I’m in the huddle when the head referee taps me on the shoulder. “Can I talk to you for a second?” he says. I step away from the huddle. “Hey, listen, my daughter’s going to BYU,” he whispers. Next thing I know he starts trying to convince me that I should meet his daughter. “I'd like you to take her out,” he says.
I cannot believe this. We’re in the middle of a game! “Oh, okay,” I said. “What's her name?’’ He tells me and I return to the huddle ... Late in the game we’re down 31-23 and I'm trying to mount a comeback. I scramble out of the pocket and take a brutal hit. It causes me to fumble just before the whistle blows to stop the play.
I am lying on the ground when the defense recovers the loose ball, all but sealing our defeat. Suddenly out of nowhere a yellow flag lands next to me. The referee whose daughter is headed to BYU calls a personal foul on the defense. First down, Tampa Bay. I get up and brush myself off. Then the ref walks past me and whispers she likes Italian food.
• On the unending attention he got once the USFL died and he went to the Bucs:
Even on the field, I can’t escape the craziness. We play the Colts at home. Partway through the second quarter I’m in the huddle when the head referee taps me on the shoulder. “Can I talk to you for a second?” he says. I step away from the huddle. “Hey, listen, my daughter’s going to BYU,” he whispers. Next thing I know he starts trying to convince me that I should meet his daughter. “I'd like you to take her out,” he says.
I cannot believe this. We’re in the middle of a game! “Oh, okay,” I said. “What's her name?’’ He tells me and I return to the huddle ... Late in the game we’re down 31-23 and I'm trying to mount a comeback. I scramble out of the pocket and take a brutal hit. It causes me to fumble just before the whistle blows to stop the play.
I am lying on the ground when the defense recovers the loose ball, all but sealing our defeat. Suddenly out of nowhere a yellow flag lands next to me. The referee whose daughter is headed to BYU calls a personal foul on the defense. First down, Tampa Bay. I get up and brush myself off. Then the ref walks past me and whispers she likes Italian food.
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