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  • #16
    Re: Colts vs Rams Post Game Thread

    That's the crazy thing. To me it's still wide open. I think any team that makes the playoffs this year could win it all.

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    • #17
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      We already said we know the line is bad. You guys acting like you see football on some different Jedi level is getting old...

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      • #18
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        Originally posted by Since86 View Post
        Yeah, that's it. Guess this needs to be posted, again.


        http://www.stampedeblue.com/2013/11/...with-the-colts

        Trent can't even get back to the LOS before there is contact, usually from mutliple defenders, but yeah, it's Trent's fault because he's such a weak runner.


        Some of you guys seriously need to go watch some Balt. Ravens games this year and ask yourself, did Ray Rice suddenly become someone different or does the 5 men upfront have something to do with his struggles? His yards per carry has almost been cut in half.

        I'm not saying that it's entirely his fault. I would give fairly equal blame to T-Rich/offensive line/play calling. But the guy just looks slow and unable to make something out of nothing like a good RB can. So far, we have been fleeced in that deal. In 7 games with the Colts, I see nothing from Richardson that even remotely resembles the performance Bradshaw turned in against San Francisco behind virtually the same line T-Rich has been behind all season. A really good running back can compensate at times for a bad line.

        I've only watched 2 or 3 Ravens games this year, but Ray Rice suddenly becoming different isn't very hard to believe. He had the absolute hell ran out of him from 09-12. Keep in mind that they had multiple playoff runs and play in the hard hitting NFC North. That has all added up on his body. He is an old 26. Sometimes running backs can crumble overnight. Look at LaDanian Tomlinson or Shaun Alexander.

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        • #19
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          Originally posted by travmil View Post
          We already said we know the line is bad. You guys acting like you see football on some different Jedi level is getting old...
          Thinking a back can overcome multiple defenders in the back field each week is getting just as old.
          Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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          • #20
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            Does this mean Khaled Holmes will be active to play backup center?


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            • #21
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              Originally posted by Sollozzo View Post
              But the guy just looks slow.
              Any running back that is constantly getting hit in the backfield is going to look slow. The guy can barely get back to to the LOS, which is 6 yards in front of him, so there is literally no room to get up to speed.

              What running back is good enough to evade multiple tacklers in the backfield, and pick up chunks of postiive yardage each run? Are there any?
              Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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              • #22
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                Originally posted by Sollozzo View Post
                New Orleans also has an insane offense.

                I think the insane amount of injuries league wide to key players has watered stuff down.

                The Pats were without Gronk for the first 6 weeks and Amendola was hurt. Their offense struggled, though they kept winning.

                Green Bay is now without Rodgers and Cobb. Plus Clay Matthews was hurt.

                Atlanta lost Julio Jones while Roddy White has been a hobbled corpse all season.

                The Colts have a nice record, but they've been slammed by brutal injuries to key offensive starters.

                The Steelers got old while the Ravens lost virtually everyone from that Super Bowl team outside of Flacco and Rice.

                The Texans turned into a complete massacre overnight.

                San Francisco is 6-3, but Kaepernick has become Krapernick.

                Kind of a weird season. I don't know what will happen.
                Well the Texans rise at all was kind of a symptom of the league slowly watering down. The team never really got any better, everyone else just got worse.


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                • #23
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                  Originally posted by Sollozzo View Post
                  Look at LaDanian Tomlinson or Shaun Alexander.
                  It took Shaun Alexander 3 years to slip down to 2.2 ypc, which is where Ray Rice is at within one year.
                  LaDanian's worst performance was 3.3.

                  Either of those would be a vast improvment over what Rice as done.
                  Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Colts vs Rams Post Game Thread

                    Let me get this out of the way on Monday, so we don't have to talk about it again on Friday.

                    The Colts offensive line sucks. Richardson isn't going to get much and Luck is going to have a bunch of hurries/knockdowns/sacks. This is it folks. It's not going to get any better until some injuries get healed, new linemen are brought in, or both.
                    Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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                    • #25
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                      Originally posted by Since86 View Post
                      Thinking a back can overcome multiple defenders in the back field each week is getting just as old.
                      I'm not saying it's a good situation and nobody here is. I think that SOME of the time he should be able to make something happen out of it regardless. Is he going to be consistently successful the way things are? Of course not, no RB could. But lots of running backs do continue to make plays in spite of bad lines in front of them. Some do it a lot. T-Rich never does it. To the point that we should just stop handing him the ball. But the Colts still do.

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                      • #26
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                        Originally posted by travmil View Post
                        But lots of running backs do continue to make plays in spite of bad lines in front of them. Some do it a lot. T-Rich never does it. To the point that we should just stop handing him the ball. But the Colts still do.
                        Let's get some names. I've provided examples of good running backs going from great to horrible within a year, because their offensive line changed.

                        It's a lot easier said than done. I don't think any back in the NFL can produce with getting hit in the backfield so much. It's nearly impossible.
                        Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Colts vs Rams Post Game Thread

                          Originally posted by Since86 View Post
                          It took Shaun Alexander 3 years to slip down to 2.2 ypc, which is where Ray Rice is at within one year.
                          LaDanian's worst performance was 3.3.

                          Either of those would be a vast improvment over what Rice as done.
                          YPC is important, but it's just one stat. Being healthy and able to carry a huge workload over an entire season is also important, and both LT and Alexander fell off the map pretty quickly, especially Alexander.

                          Alexander had 1880 yards in 2005 with a 5.1 YPC. The next year he only played in 10 games, had 896 yards, and the YPC fell to 3.6. In 2007, his final year, he played in 13 games, had 716 yards with a solid 3.5 YPC, but he was only averaged 16 carries a game compared to carrying it in the mid 20's pe game like he did in his prime. The guy basically fell of the map overnight.

                          LT was probably a bit more of a stretch on my part, but it was still a pretty quick downfall. Absolute freak in 06 and 07. Still pretty great in 08. But in 09, he only totaled 730 yards on about 16 attempts per game. Still had a good YPC, but he quickly became a guy who could no longer handle a super intense workload like he did just two years earlier.

                          I'm not saying that it's all Rice's fault, but it's not hard to believe that he's fallen off.

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                          • #28
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                            So rushing for nearly 900 yards in just a bit over half a season is "crumbling" to you? Wow. Obviously it's not on the same level as the previous year, but it's a pretty good season for someone that is supposedly washed up. To put that in perspective, that's on pace for 1400 yards over a full season.

                            And the reason he wasn't used, isn't because he suddenly dropped off, it's beause he had fracture in his foot.
                            http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2602571
                            Last edited by Since86; 11-11-2013, 01:16 PM.
                            Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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                            • #29
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                              Originally posted by Since86 View Post
                              So rushing for nearly 900 yards in just a bit over half a season is "crumbling" to you? Wow.

                              Lol, yes, in the context of what they had been, i.e. the best running backs of their era like Rice has been over the prior four seasons. I'm comparing them to their own standards.

                              Look at what Alexander did in 2005 and then compare that to 2006 and 2007. If that's not crumbling to you, then I guess the only thing that would count as crumbling is if he would have retired after 2005.

                              LT was still good, but he quickly became a guy who could no longer handle an intense workload.

                              The idea that Rice is fading after having the absolute hell beat out of him for four long years is hardly surprising.

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                              • #30
                                Re: Colts vs Rams Post Game Thread

                                Originally posted by Since86 View Post
                                Obviously it's not on the same level as the previous year, but it's a pretty good season for someone that is supposedly washed up. To put that in perspective, that's on pace for 1400 yards over a full season.

                                And the reason he wasn't used, isn't because he suddenly dropped off, it's beause he had fracture in his foot.
                                http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2602571
                                I'll repost this as I edited it originally.
                                Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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