Colts at Titans Game Thread
by John Morgan on Dec 9, 2010 4:58 PM PST
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PrintJason Babin is the eighth most valuable defensive end by expected points added.
Chris Johnson is the 45th most valuable running back by expected points added.
I can't help but wonder how scheme contributes to that. But I am sure opponents sell out to stop Rusty Smith.
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Surely 'Thursday Night Football' is a...
left-wing plot to cause marital strife and divorce.
Only because my fiancee won't watch it
And has the remote. Okay so it’s not marital strife, but still.
by Jackrabbit5683 on Dec 9, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
well you let her have the remote
so you’re off to a good start
Haha, well finals are next week
So I guess I should be studying… Everybody needs breaks though, right?
by Jackrabbit5683 on Dec 9, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
Has to be the Colts
they were in the Super Bowl last year. Titans fell pretty hard too but expectations not as high.
He's kind of thin and not terribly quick
which isn’t a great combination, but he’s coordinated and hard working. I think he should have some kind of NFL career.
Opinions on player EPA?
I’m of the mind that it might be interesting in tracking production but it’s more or less useless in evaluating a player’s talent or ability going forward.
I am of the opinion...
that there are far too many variables in football to get much meaningful statistical data.
Player-wise, yes. I think the team stats are pretty good and much better than just looking at yards or points.
But theres a difference between a stats ability to track production and it’s ability to project production. Almost all player stats suck at the later but I think EPA might be ok at the former.
Even quantifying production at an individual level is iffy.
Look at Chris Johnson. Unless we can set up some parallel universe were a replacement level running back runs the same scheme against the same defenses it’s really difficult to know how responsible he is for his lack of production.
He's pretty bad.
But when he was drafted, the scouts were saying, “He’s someone you’d want your daughter to marry.” So I guess he has that going for him
by Jackrabbit5683 on Dec 9, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Chris Johnson, don't let me down buddy.
I started your ass over my better judgment.
Cake for me too, please.
Wasn't Tennessee starting a rookie for a bit?
This wooden soul of mine, it cannot ever climb from places it has fallen: In between where light can shine. It never falls in line, it barely has a spine, like branches severed from the vine. Like it was faulty by design.
Jeez,
tight end (or tackle?) just dominated on the left side.
This wooden soul of mine, it cannot ever climb from places it has fallen: In between where light can shine. It never falls in line, it barely has a spine, like branches severed from the vine. Like it was faulty by design.
Manning made it look easy right there
It was against Jason McCourty, who is Devin McCourty’s(rookie on the Patriots) twin brother.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Dec 9, 2010 6:15 PM PST reply actions
Garcon probably is looking to clinch a fantasy win for me to close out the season
I’ll finish the year 4-10 but…
Accustomed to mediocrity.
This weekend is the most nervous I've been for a Seahawks game
In a long time.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
I kind of wanted to go against Troy Smith.
So glad Gore is out, though. Westbrook is a dinosaur.
Cake for me too, please.
I'm nervous, too.
Thankfully, we still can benefit from the ‘Alex Smith factor’. Of course Gore being OUT helps, but I think Dixon is capable and so is Westbrook when not too banged up (almost never).
...
I got a bad feeling Alex will play well
And I’ll give up on Jennings for good.
If Bradley and Carroll were wise they’d bench Jennings.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
It's going to be either fun or tragic
When Indy is forced to blow up the team post-Manning.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
I think Whitehurst retires around 2018
Who will QB for 2019-2021 I’m not sure.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
Wonder what life is like for a hardcore Cubs fan?
Someone that’s like 53 and has lived and died with the Cubs for 45 years.
I'm starting Garcon.
Because I learned to never pick Saints receivers in fantasy.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
That was like the offensive version of B-Russ screening out Trufant against the Dolphins.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
I want Peyton Manning to coach the Seahawks once he retires
Possibly be the backup QB.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
So, just to throw a hand grenade into a quiet room
Does anyone else get the sinking suspicion that Seattle will re-sign Hasselbeck?
What I fear is a 2006 Shaun like resurgence
That drags him one year longer than he should.
I’m still pulling for “I retire from football”.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
Well, the rhetoric has never strayed from Hasselbeck being the unquestioned leader.
So I am not sure if actual performance is even a consideration.
It hasn't cost him any playing time, Seattle is in the midst of a playoff run
and with no one really available through free agency, I wonder how else the Seahawks are going to fill the position.
That would scare me
I just hope that management knows they absolutely need to draft a QB next year. I guess it’s possible they make a play for Kolb but unless we clone Okung he’ll just get swallowed up.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
As a fan, you just roll with it because, well, such is life of an NFL fan
but as someone that has to write about the team every day, I think I’d vomit. I am already getting to the point where, from a tape analysis and writing standpoint, I feel like I am stuck writing about a lot of bad players getting dominated. It’s boring and predictable.
I said that the other night.
And if they do, say goodbye to a high draft pick at QB. With Hass and Charlie on the roster, where are they gonna fit a Locker/Mallet/Luck/etc.?
Sure they would make that trade
given how good Whitehurst has looked and how sterling his reputation is.
For real this time, right?
Because that other time we were busy not doing stuff on offense.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
OT but this is our 2011 schedule
Assuming no 16 game schedule or lockout:
Home
NFC West
Dallas
NY Giants
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
NFC South Opp.
Away
NFC West
Philly
Washington
Baltimore
Cincinnati
NFC North opponent
I’m marking my calendar for Pittsburgh @ Seattle.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
Well that looks like a tough one.
I can see at least five losses without using division games. I wouldn’t be surprised if we lost to Dallas or Cleveland either.
I don't like predicting W/L that far in the future
But that is a brutal road schedule we have.
Also Dallas and Cleveland are better than Seattle.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
Why the hell is Indy's entire defense in the end zone?
That’s almost the same play as the last touchdown.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
So either Chris Johnson has declined
or the Titans do not know how to construct an offense independent of Chris Johnson.
That line got blown back
Did anyone hear Bill Polian say drafting Jerry Hughes was a mistake?
Accustomed to mediocrity.
Asked a question by a caller, Polian, who is the Colts’ president, said the team made a mistake drafting Jerry Hughes over Rodger Saffold. Saffold was selected early in the second round by the St. Louis Rams and has been playing left tackle. Polian says the team erroneously evaluated Saffold as strictly a right tackle while the rookie has proved he can be an effective left tackle.
In contrast, Jerry Hughes was taken 31st overall by the Colts and has just three tackles on the season. The rookie defensive end from TCU has been inactive a good portion of the season, something that normally doesn’t happen with healthy first-round picks. Not only did the Colts overrate Hughes, but they also underrated Saffold.
Accustomed to mediocrity.
The mid-season admission of error.
Not that it’s wrong to admit error, but it certainly doesn’t inspire confidence when the GM is so quick to flip flop.
Keep passing short to Johnson, Collins.
It’s worked all game, and you’re not down by two scores or anything.
I really don't see how Titans can win, considering Peyton Manning is not on defense
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
That 3rd TD by Lynch
Spencer takes out two guys on the play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poge79LCa1g
Accustomed to mediocrity.
That's a great commentator right there
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
That was horrible coaching by Fisher
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
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