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They're 3x better when we just line up and run the football...
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09-21-2013, 10:48 AM | #2 |
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I think for the most part, our team is in good physical condition. Defenses chase Smith and Charles around like rabbits, so by the fourth quarter, they're gassed, and we can start to ground pound. I like Schwartz, I think he's a decent player. Fisher is a rookie and is going to have rough days. He's faced two good defensive fronts the last two weeks, so he's been thrown into the deep end. Albert has a bad shoulder, and maybe that's why he was cheating back on pass protection. I do worry about Smith getting whacked though. At least he hasn't been traumatized to the point of going "Fetal Cassel." Hope that never happens to him.
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09-20-2013, 10:20 AM | #3 |
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Maybe I'm misremembering, but it sure seemed like the line settled down when Schwartz came in -- Fisher included.
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09-20-2013, 10:22 AM | #4 |
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I like this team better than the team(s) Vermeil era. High flying offense is only fun when they have the ball......no defense wins nothing.
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09-20-2013, 10:26 AM | #5 |
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It seems to me like the performance has gone up notably with Schwartz in there, too.
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09-20-2013, 11:03 AM | #6 |
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That's possible. I interpreted the 4th quarter ability of the line to actually block people to the Eagles D wearing down. Smith actually had a little time and Charles actually had a few openings in the 4th quarter. For whatever reason, the O-line in the 4th Q was far better than the rest of the game.
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09-20-2013, 11:17 AM | #7 |
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09-20-2013, 11:24 AM | #8 |
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09-20-2013, 12:21 PM | #9 |
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09-20-2013, 10:29 AM | #10 |
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Just a brief word with respect to point #9 above. If you have been following this team die hard, since the triple overtime loss to Miami in the AFC championship game(I was 5 at the time so I don't remember the Super Bowl except for NFL films), you will excuse me if some of us just aren't quite on this band wagon yet. Alas, I probably wouldn't allow myself to believe it with a 10 point lead in the 4rth quarter of the Super Bowl. Beaten down like a rented mule this team has done to me over the years.
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09-20-2013, 12:08 PM | #12 |
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Same here, and I am enjoying the heck out of this season.
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09-20-2013, 10:32 AM | #13 |
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This team could go 6-10, or 8-8, or 10-6 or 12-4. All depends on who stays healthy, and who stays healthy for our opponents. One thing for sure is, we won't be drafting first.
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09-20-2013, 10:34 AM | #14 |
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I'm looking 10-6 dead square in the eye right now. Maybe more, but I don't wanna get too greedy too early.
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09-20-2013, 10:32 AM | #15 |
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I am disappointed with our special teams. Obviously Colquitt is money, and Succop inside 50 is pretty much money, but otherwise I expected more from our return game. I think we were all expecting more considering Toub's reputation and also how well they did in the preseason. I'd like to see Knile in the return game more. I know, I know. He's turnover prone, and turnover ratio is our specialty right now. But he's so fast. I think he would have been gone on that kick return to open the game perhaps.
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