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Post by Richie3Jack on Dec 30, 2012 21:15:57 GMT -5
Belichick blowing teams out was just him being disrespectful. He claims how much he loves and respects the game, but he's got zero class. He was ticked off that the NFL fined him for SpyGate (2 weeks later he was given a new contract for an undisclosed amount), so he started running up scores.
I don't think he's a bad coach. And from my experience of talking to a lot of guys in the NFL, there are always coaches trying to proclaim how much of a genius they are. Eric Mangini and Gregg Williams are great examples of guys telling the press how sbrilliant they are.
But, I think he's terribly overhyped.
And I think that perhaps it is my golfing background, but I really object to him cheating and the league covering it up. Imagine if we found out all of these years that Tiger was using an illegal golf ball when he won all of those majors and then the PGA, USGA and R&A tried to cover it up.
That's how I feel about SpyGate.
3JACK
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Post by kamandi on Dec 31, 2012 18:28:42 GMT -5
Richie, the only thing I agree about with your assessment of Belichick is that early on, he cheated and used what he learned to his advantage.
You can talk about the Pats being in a weak division, but they still beat opponents in other divisions. The Pats have had incredible 2nd half season win x loss records, which shows they know how to win when it counts the most. You can talk about Brady, who I still believe Belichick helped develop, but when he got injured, the Pats continued winning with Sam Cassel.
The main job of a head coach is to make his teams win, and he's done that with different offenses and defenses. He explores outside of the NFL to see which college offenses can be the next trend in NFL offenses, and he implements them with the Pats.
Tom Brady has put more punch into his throws, putting his body into it, but to say he's one of the strongest NFL passers is way off. He can throw short passes really hard, but most of his mistakes are underthrows going deep, of which he usually has to put a lot of air under.
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Post by kamandi on Dec 31, 2012 18:30:22 GMT -5
Belichick blowing out teams is the correct direction offenses must strive towards, as some teams get more and more high powered on offense, such that leads aren't very safe anymore. It no longer has the same stigma as it used to have.
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Post by kamandi on Dec 31, 2012 18:35:49 GMT -5
Happy New Year! And on that note, NFL Black Monday .... aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-12-31/nfl-coaches-fired-black-monday-firings-andy-reid-lovie-smith-romeo-crennelAmong the fired are Whisenhunt, Norv Turner, AJ Smith, Gailey, Lovie Smith, Crennel, Shurmur and GM Heckert, MG Tanenbaum and OC Sparano, Andy Reid, and GM Gene Smith. The hottest assistant prospect for HC seems to be Mike McCoy of the Broncos. If Mularkey gets fired, I think he'd again make a good OC for an NFL team.
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Post by cwdlaw223 on Dec 31, 2012 19:30:56 GMT -5
Kamandi -
You called it - Broncos vs. Falcons. Pretty good call right now.
I love the NFL!!!!
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Post by kamandi on Jan 1, 2013 9:28:36 GMT -5
Kamandi - You called it - Broncos vs. Falcons. Pretty good call right now. I love the NFL!!!! I don't think that was me; I'm predicting Pats x 49ers, but I do like the direction both those teams are going.
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Post by Richie3Jack on Jan 1, 2013 11:15:24 GMT -5
I had Denver vs. Atlanta in the Super Bowl.
3JACK
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Post by cwdlaw223 on Jan 1, 2013 12:29:11 GMT -5
I want to see proof Richie! Never trust a Boys fan!! I suspect a modification to your prior posts.
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Post by Richie3Jack on Jan 1, 2013 12:48:18 GMT -5
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Post by cwdlaw223 on Jan 1, 2013 14:44:47 GMT -5
I don't believe this for a second!!!! I know you picked Dallas to win!!!
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Post by kamandi on Jan 2, 2013 5:44:51 GMT -5
For anyone interested, here's a great presser by Phil Emery, going into detail about almost everything you'd want to know about the Bears ... firing Lovie Smith, new head coach criteria, previous draft, OL issues, offense, everything! soundcloud.com/mgilmer/phil-emery-press-conferenceIt's really interesting how much he really knows about everything in his organization ... very detail and goal oriented. Though he takes you into his entire process, everything he says is calculated. Very impressive.
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Post by kamandi on Jan 13, 2013 0:06:37 GMT -5
Was I right about Kaepernick, or what?
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Post by Richie3Jack on Jan 13, 2013 0:42:12 GMT -5
It's amazing the ignorance of college scouts and coaches. One freaking offer and that was from Nevada. He wasn't Kurt Warner out in the middle of nowhere. He was in California. Was a big baseball prospect clocked at 94 mph. Just incredible.
3JACK
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Post by mchepp on Jan 14, 2013 15:02:34 GMT -5
Was I right about Kaepernick, or what? You may be onto something... The big difference I see with him versus RG3 is Kaepernick seems not to take the "big" hits that RG3 does. He went something like 150 yards before taking contact. Really a gifted runner. I like our chances against Atlanta. Running QB's like Russel Wilson and Cam Newton gave Atlanta some really big headaches. Certainly not a lock, but I am hopeful.
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Post by Richie3Jack on Jan 14, 2013 15:22:08 GMT -5
I feel the big difference is the height of Kaepernick. They design very few plays for him to run. If he runs, it's mostly on when the play has broken down or there is nobody open. For RG3, they design more plays for him specifically to run the ball. The problem RG3 has is when the defenses don't bite on the play fake. I thought Rob Ryan did a really good job in the last game of the season to protect against. Unfortunately with the M*A*S*H unit on the field, nobody could tackle Alfred Morris.
I think Joe Flacco played an unbelievable game against Denver. The Texans had no answer for Welker in those drag routes. I didn't watch the Atlanta vs. Seattle game.
3JACK
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