1. He didn't run the ball enough. Tanard Choice was slicing and dicing the Ravens D and he was the only consistent factor throughout the night. For him to carry the ball only 17 times when he was averaging over 5 yards a pop is just ridiculous.
2. Not enough two tight end sets. When you use two tight ends against a 3-4 defense it severely hampers their ability to blitz. Thats something that Wade should know since he has been a 3-4 guru for quite some time. We have a damn good rookie tight end in Bennett and he didn't get much burn at all
3. We use Pacman Jones on punt returns where he is shaky but wait to use him on KO return to the end of the game?! Oh and he only got the ball out to the 50 the one time he touched it on KO return
4. How you don't try an onside kick at the end of the game is beyond me. Yeah I'm pissed about McClain taking it to the house but the truth is the game was already basically over. All the Ravens had to do was make one first down. Even if they had to punt we would have been put in a position of having to score with basically 10 or 15 seconds left
5. Which leads to us run blitzing on first down which takes your safety valve out of play in case a long run breaks which it did.
Now we got physically whupped at the end too. Lo Neal decleated Bradie James and Ken Hamlin is going to have nightmares about being runover by Magahee and stiff armed by McClain. But the truth is the Defense was worn out at that point. We can't keep having all these turnovers by Romo. Times like now show why the Cowboys should have gone out and got a better option at backup QB. I love Brad Johnson for all he has done during his career but he isn't a viable option when Romo is in a rut.
So after last week when I only lost 1 game on the Big Game board I start this week off already wearing a L. Well I am reposting the rest of my picks. I hope today is a much much better day
Update: With both of my teams
Update 2: Ouch...Just Ouch.
Sunday
Cardinals vs Patriots
Steelers vs Titans
Falcons vs Vikings
Eagles vs Deadskins
Panthers vs Giants
Monday
Packers vs Bears
My Picks
Cowboys: Defense shows up big time and schools the rookie QB Joe Flacco. X
Patriots: Cards get Mossed and they are horrible on the road.
Steelers: Losing Haynesworth sets the Titan D back, Harrison knocks Collins out of the game. X
Vikings: They win in a squeaker at home, but Turner still has a big day against them. X
Eagles: Donovan has a big day, setting up a huge came next week vs the Cowboys. X
Giants: Having Jacobs back helps to right the ship.
Bears: Green Bay has fallen off and the Bears are still pushing for a playoff spot.
Erybody else
Bengals, Lions X, 49ers , Dolphins, Bucs X, Broncos X, Jets X, and Texans X
Posts
I'm not gonna say it...
ReplyDeleteOh you can say it
ReplyDeleteToday was a wacky day in the NFL though.
Minnesota should have blown the Falcons out. They just kept turning the ball over. But that has been the story of the weekend. The Jets lose a game they should have won, the Bucs get blown out, the Eagles lose to a Redskins team that was already eliminated. The Steelers couldn't hang on to the ball either. Today was a crazy day period. Home field advantage was nil. But as they say thats why you play the game.
It has been weird.
ReplyDeleteA moment of silence for the Lions and the Cardinals, though. The Lions are officially in need of a bailout. The Cards just got smacked around. It seems like they couldn't get anything right.
You know what makes me sad? The AFC West. A good team is going to miss the playoffs so that San Diego or Denver can get destroyed in the 1st round.
On the positive side, this Carolina/New York game has been really entertaining.
You know I am not sure about the Chargers anymore. Their record sucks but it looks like Gates is finally healthy and they literally beat the shit out of my Bucs today. If they beat the Broncos next week I have a funny feeling that they are gonna give somebody hell in the playoffs. Remember that a lot of people myself included thought it was a joke that the Giants got in last year and they proved everyone wrong. Besides that in theory the Bucs can still make it in and if they did and the Chargers didn't I am sure they would be pissed off.
ReplyDeleteBy the way Ward has been an unadulterated BEAST tonight. The Giants are gonna wear some people out. But then again the Panthers are too.
That game was EPIC, man. Two hardcore teams getting down and dirty. No flash, just a bunch of guys trying to beat the snot out of one another. The Giants may have won, but something tells me the bruises are going to be divided equally. This is what makes me think the NFC will lose the super bowl this year. The Panthers, Giants, Cowboys (if they make it) and Vikings (ditto) are all hard running teams. The guy still standing after the NFC playoffs could be spent by the Super Bowl.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, with the Titans, Steelers, Dolphins and if the Ravens can get in too MAN there could be some AWESOME wars in both conferences in the playoffs this year. One thing is for sure, if the Steelers and Titans meet again its going to be personal after the Titans players stomped on the "Terrible Towel" yesterday. Come to think of it, the Patriots are bashing people in the face these days too. I have to admit that I was kind of lukewarm on the NFL at the beginning of the season but now I am back to being exited as ever with the prospects of the playoff matchups.
ReplyDeleteI do think like you that the Superbowl champion this year will have to win the war of attrition though. Whichever team can stay the healthiest will have the best chance to win it all.
should have been excited
ReplyDelete