Baltimore at Indianapolis - Open Thread
by John Morgan on Jan 16, 2010 4:48 PM PST
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PrintThis should be the game of the weekend. Should. If it makes it through the first quarter without being a blowout, I'mmagonna pop that Bourbon County Stout. Lot's of nice matchups to watch and some great talent on display -- this is what playoff football should be. Just don't eff it up, Bert.
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Enjoy the stout John
Can’t wait for this game
I think the Colts will win
But wouldn’t be shocked if the Ravens pulled out the W.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
I think it's fair to say I don't care who wins this game.
But look forward to it coming down to the end.
So we get Jim Nance tommorow...
for the Masters tour… er I mean Chargers/Jets
Nantz > Buck
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
oooh can we get a Shannon Sharpe comment thread?
look at that suit
Shannon: BEDIGEUWEOIIERFGEIEIRG Kyle Boller sucks BELYEIUGOWGHWUR run the ball EIIUGEIOFUEOWPH!!!
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Shannon... we can't hear you
your suit’s too loud!
pushups. sit-ups. jumping jacks
then beer break… rest 10 minutes, repeat … do 4 or 5 sets
Manning is good but I'm pretty sure he can't win on his own
The way people persist in attributing team success and failure to quarterbacks alone bothers me.
WELKAH!
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Anyone see that graphic right as they came back from commercial?
The Baltimore Ravens are 10-7.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:16 PM PST reply actions
... if they had lost a playoff game then they would not be here.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
Ravens were 10-6. The Packers are 10-7. Hence, we are not watching them this weekend.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Or they were 9-7 and I am a massive douche.
Sorry, sorry.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
And the Packers finished 11-6.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
They are. 9 wins in the reg season and 1 playoff win.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
I think that was a mistake by Manning as the WR was open
—the play he threw to Clark
Indianapolis took Baltimore's team and now their kicker
Will it ever end?
As I understand Domino's strategy, I should start writing all my posts while drunk
and then return sober.
First you need to produce inferior product for 50 years
Then make it good
Does it have to be fifty years? I could secure some ice and just be really bad for a few days
But prolific!
In those 50 years you also need to expand to about 8,000 blogs
So you may not want to follow their strategy to the letter.
As long as your posts use "40% more herbs."
Sounds too beneficial to do without.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Rice ran to the wrong side of the block.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 16, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
More on Grubbs, though.
He was back peddling instead of pushing forward. Rice should have the option to go whichever way he feels there is a hole. Grubbs was being blocked back into Rice’s path.
It's a lineman in space having to hold a block on a screen
It’s Rice’s job to find the path. He certainly had the time to.
Exactly
but the block was bad too. He picked wrong, but the defender came completely free and nailed him.
He came free inside. He had sealed the backer inside
I’d have to see it again, but I don’t think the LB is making the play if Rice goes outside
The LB would have made the tackle either direction.
He owned Grubbs. Grubbs was to the point of falling over with any slight push.
That's patently false as Grubbs was hit hard and was still on his feet
I disagree that the defender makes the play if Rice goes to the other side—maybe after a gain of 3-5 yards.
Yeah, Grubbs was only still on his feet because Rice went to the inside.
If Rice went to the outside, the LB would have toppled Grubbs to the ground. Grubbs lost his footing when he was shoved back and another push would have doomed him.
Patently false? Go back and look at the play.
I did
I agree that the block wasn’t good at all, but he was at least in the way. Rice gains yardage if he goes the other way.
Your putting a huge lineman in space and a RB behind him. It’s the back’s job to make that play go—the lineman just isn’t going to give you a 2-way go (very often).
The bottom line is that Grubbs did a horrible job at blocking.
He should have been going forward with the block instead of backwards. Grubbs didn’t give Rice much of an option of going to the outside as he would have been blocked back into him.
Hey John,
You ever read Bill Walsh’s Find the Winning Edge? Brilliantly detailed. So good.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
It's out of print and in the $200 range in decent shape,
but the Multnomah co, Library has a copy. He documents everything in unbelievable detail
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
There is a part of me that doesn't want to return it.
But this needs to read by every football fan. Even if only to thumb through. Forget the plays, that’s a given; workout criteria for every position, pre training camp lectures for the coaching staff (1-7) even the secretarial staff lectures, what he looks for position by position, just… everything. And did I mention in detail?
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
Nice defense 26
You might want to try to find the ball next time
Maybe not much.
Rice and Forsett actually are pretty comparable. Rice is better moves runner and Force might have a bit more power.
"Made with real sugar"? Nice try Pepsi.
You’re still not stopping me from grabbing glass-bottled soda from the Su Casa Mexican goods store downtown.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:43 PM PST reply actions
I require some. And a whole jug of Ring-Pops.
Don’t you dare judge me.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
That's what it's come to. Real sugar.
Way to thumb your nose at government subsidized corn farmers. Rebels.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
I had some "real sugar" Dr. Pepper
this past week and it actually tasted like crap. Was kind of surprised.
Real sugar Coke is excellent.
I remember thinking how brilliant it would be.
Tax people for making/eating fatty food and being fat. I mean, this is Machiavelli-evil but the most practical thing ever.
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
Damn straight.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Makes me wonder if we'll keep signing DEs through FA.
It would be nice to have one that produces more than a couple-few seasons.
That's been an expensive pattern for the 'Hawks, it seems.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
I like the camera angle from the end zone,
especially to watch the blocking.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
Facemask.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
He also thinks the pass coverage is great
every time there’s an incompletion due to an over-throw.
Great catch
I think they have that the way Balty plays their defense
Pocket presence. Manning had little time there and got rid of the ball.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Brilliant playcall.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
I'm not sure getting into power formations
against the Balty defense is the right concept.
Turning out to be quite similar to the playoff game between the two teams three seasons ago.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
Did you scout him?
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Kick a field goal? Punt?
It was fourth down.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 16, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
Addai's impression of Shaun there
not as good as Beanie’s, but appreciate the effort
Addai is less than average.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Nice catch.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
What a throw.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Unreal
Just perfect. He’s a pleasure to watch when he’s not playing the Hawks isn’t he?
tonight's the first time I noticed
that’s going bald.
by jacobstevens on Jan 16, 2010 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
Yep...not that it's static but he's thrown a few off passes, and the coverage has been good.
Couple breaks could swing it.
by jacobstevens on Jan 16, 2010 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
You know, like when we were 17-0 down to the Lions?
Only it’s 10-3.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Insurmountable then.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
What the hell will Michael Phelps be doing in the Winter Olympics?
Watching?
by Anticitizen_One on Jan 16, 2010 6:22 PM PST reply actions
As long as they break some holes in the ice
so he can surface occasionally.
by jacobstevens on Jan 16, 2010 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sure there's a some new event
for an American to be competitive in for the Winter Olympics.
Freeney.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
That was loads of awesome.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
The Outback Guy doesn't even sound Australian anymore
He sounds like a drunk doing an Australian accent.
Whoooooooooaaaaaaaaaaa
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Helmet to helmet.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
"...Collie dropped the ball before Ray Lewis got there..."
Wrong. Just factually wrong.
I'm back in action
Pretty much seems like the Colts will run away with this one.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 16, 2010 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck you Indy.
And suck it, Arizona.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
"I never met a llama I didn't like." - TJ Duckett
All I want for Christmas is Joe Haden, Eric Berry, and Nandamukong Suh in Seahawks blue.
Give Flacco another receiver and the Ravens would be beastly.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
"I never met a llama I didn't like." - TJ Duckett
All I want for Christmas is Joe Haden, Eric Berry, and Nandamukong Suh in Seahawks blue.
Oatmean is favorite, so Samuel Smith's is kind of its own thing
Shakespeare stout is wonderful for a straight stout.
I'd be surprised it that that didn't go down to the wire.
I may just say Fuck It and go t.p. Mora’s house.
Chris Spencer shuts SBN down.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Again, Spencer causes misery.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Wordpress is a bitch sometimes.
But it destroys Blogger and I can actually ban individual trolls.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Looking at some of the accurate throws Manning is making while under pressure
I hope this puts the whole “Manning would struggle behind our line” argument (which wasn’t much) to rest.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Oh, he would.
Not as bad as Matt Hasselbeck has, but he’d struggle. I also wouldn’t reach that conclusion based on one game.
I’ve watched Manning enough to know that he would. I’ve seen him at his best and at his worst vs. a successful pass rush.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Jan 16, 2010 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
I don't mean this with any rudeness
but you’re wrong. Manning is a thousand times the quarterback Hasselbeck is.
by John Morgan on Jan 16, 2010 7:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like Manning was doing another United Way commercial on the side-lines
I fucking hate you Mariners
Seriously. You get to write your first and last name in only 6 letters!
I fucking hate you Mariners
Nah, I'm pretty sure that
it’s pretty friggin awesome to be Ed Reed.
=)
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
"I never met a llama I didn't like." - TJ Duckett
All I want for Christmas is Joe Haden, Eric Berry, and Nandamukong Suh in Seahawks blue.
by Wayward Llama on Jan 16, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder what Forsett would be like if he had stayed with the Colts.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
A Pro Bowl'er
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Jan 16, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
Or Forsett is effective enough to the point where they don't draft Donald Brown at all.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Wha? Brown is a rookie.
Forsett got picked up last year for one game.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
And that's game.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
SBN can go down again.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
It's as John said.
Flacco is not much more than PA quarterback. There’s a reason they keep running instead of passing.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Jan 16, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
We don't even get to that point.
He gets sacked.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
David Tyree had another helmet catch?
Oh sorry, they mentioned good play by him and so I assumed.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 16, 2010 7:51 PM PST reply actions
They can draft Golden Tate
Much as it pains me to admit.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Jan 16, 2010 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
DeCosta can do that.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Tate.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Jan 16, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
Poor Flacco
If only he had receivers that looked for the football when they turned their heads
well I haven't been watching all game but..
I have seen several throws dropped by receivers who didn’t expect a football to be anywhere near
not sure we are talking about the same plays
the passes I observed the receiver turned in plenty of time to track and catch a football. It’s called a timing route for a reason
Now they're passing.
Go figure.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
Aaaaaaaand game.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Looks like he got kneed int he back or soemething
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
Typing and watching TV at the same time is not one of my skills.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Jan 16, 2010 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
I haven't watched a whole lot of USC football but...
It seems to me like Carrol likes his QB to operate under center
Multiple running backs, PA quarterback, toolsy receivers?
It’s hard for me to know what he’ll go after because he just took the best of the best at USC.
Brown didn't even look ready for the carry.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Can you think of some other PA QBs in the league?
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Brilliant!
Also, anyone else think Flacco has a Leftwich-like windup? That release isn’t impressive.
PA (Play Action) is actually a type of play
the QB fakes a hand-off and drops back.
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Style
erutangis
Tatonka?!? TAKONKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
by jubelthebear on Jan 16, 2010 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
No, it's not.
I know what playaction is. What I want to know is why a certain QB is a “playaction” QB necessarily.
I'm struggling to find the humor in How I Met Your Mother.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
It doesn't seem like intelligent humor to me
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Which is my problem with the show.
I don’t mind silly, amateurish humor every once in a while but HIMYM just feels stupid.
In other words, I’m more of an “Airplane” guy where there is a mix of thinking comedy and silly wordplay and puns and less of a “Anything with Jim Carrey” guy.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Airplane is a high standard
The best humor should strive to appeal to everyone.
I have never watch How I Met..whatever, so neither know if it is good or bad.
"Airplane" is a "thinking comedy"?
Not by my definition. But I like it!
There are several jokes where you have to think before you get the reference
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
I'm really impressed with Ray Rice
Me likey.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
"With a healthy Reggie Mathis and Freeney." - Bill Cowher
Impressive.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
Love the time lapse shot of Qwest
Home.
by John Morgan on Jan 16, 2010 8:18 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Both games today were over by the 4th quarter.
Lets hope tomorrow’s games are a little closer at the end. Last weeks Packers-Cardinals game set the bar pretty high.
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