Jesus Decker...
NFL Thread 2013-14
- Thread starter Eboue
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This game has got seriously busy in the last few minutes. Loving it!
A wild Matt Flynn appeared!
Bill Belichick at his best.. 
Brilliant!Americans... Can't even watch tv properly
Worse yet is at a game we need a jumbotron, cheerleaders, or public announcer to get the crowd to make noise.
Thanks for this buddy.
I also saw that Eurosport show some NFL too - so much fragmentation, no one likes change.
Games 23 September / Oakland @ Denver / Spread/Points Double Denver -13.5/Over 48.5 @2.62
Nice little earner from last night, had £25 on it.
Nice little earner from last night, had £25 on it.
I get the feeling Denver are going to break down at some point. They don't run the ball well enough and none of the teams they've come up against so far has managed to put much pressure on Manning. I'd love to see how their offence would stack up against Seattle.
You don't need to run the ball in today's NFL. The top teams have long relied almost entirely on passing offenses. New England, New Orleans, Denver, etc. Even back in the last decade that was true. The last good RB Manning has had was Edge. Tom Brady has never had a good running back save a short spell with an older Corey Dillon. Andy Reid's Eagles were famous for almost never running the ball. Passing is just more efficient.
Fair point. That's why I want to watch them against Seattle. I want to see how they would deal with the cover-corners Seattle has without a good rushing attack. Too bad the only way that's going to happen is if they both make it to the Superbowl (which is unlikely).
A club doesn't need to run for lots of yards but running the ball does take pressure off the passing game and does work the possession battle, running the ball effectively that is, which keeps the opposing offense off the field. So yes a club does need to run the ball somewhat but the league is wired for passing and offense has far more advantages than defenses these days (just ask Ray Lewis). I find that a club minus the all-pro QB (ala Brady, Manning, Brees) needs that running game more so.
The article below, granted over a year old and does not contain the 2012 champion Ravens, goes indepth on rushing and championships. The 2012 Ravens rushing attack ranked 12th in attempts, 11th in yards, t-6th in rushing tds, and 12th in yards per attempt, above their passing rankings (15th attempts, 16th completions, 15 yards, t-18th tds). They had a decent turnover margin (+9) which is a massive key to winning/losing. I believe the stat often touted is something like 70% of winning teams had fewer turnovers in a game.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/ground-pound-mjd-and-how-great-teams-ran-ball/14793/
--Rushing attempts is the key
The Cold, Hard Football Facts, along with other researchers, have often said that you don’t need to run well to win. You just need to attempt to run often to provide some balance on offense. Former NFL coach Bill Parcells has made the same claim.
This list provides further confirmation of this belief: of the categories above, Super Bowl champs on average ranked highest in rush attempts (7.7th) and lowest in average per attempt (11.6th).
In other words, they largely did not run the ball any better than the average NFL team. But they did run it more often.---
The article below, granted over a year old and does not contain the 2012 champion Ravens, goes indepth on rushing and championships. The 2012 Ravens rushing attack ranked 12th in attempts, 11th in yards, t-6th in rushing tds, and 12th in yards per attempt, above their passing rankings (15th attempts, 16th completions, 15 yards, t-18th tds). They had a decent turnover margin (+9) which is a massive key to winning/losing. I believe the stat often touted is something like 70% of winning teams had fewer turnovers in a game.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/ground-pound-mjd-and-how-great-teams-ran-ball/14793/
--Rushing attempts is the key
The Cold, Hard Football Facts, along with other researchers, have often said that you don’t need to run well to win. You just need to attempt to run often to provide some balance on offense. Former NFL coach Bill Parcells has made the same claim.
This list provides further confirmation of this belief: of the categories above, Super Bowl champs on average ranked highest in rush attempts (7.7th) and lowest in average per attempt (11.6th).
In other words, they largely did not run the ball any better than the average NFL team. But they did run it more often.---
Interesting stuff. My train of thought was that merely attempting wouldn't be enough against playoff teams and that in those games you'd need to actually run it well, but I guess the stats are quie overwhelming there!
Which UK channel usually has Thursday night games?
Nevermind, it's on Sky!
Sky Sports, can't remember which one.
EDIT: Refresh the fecking thread before leaving it open for ages and then replying, Earthquake you twat.
EDIT: Refresh the fecking thread before leaving it open for ages and then replying, Earthquake you twat.
Feel the Niners have to win this game. Can't afford to fall to 1-3 given how well Seattle are playing.
Hopefully their D does something useful tonight.
Hopefully their D does something useful tonight.
Normally this wouldn't even be kinda close.
Rams crowd obviously a tad loud there....
Points!!!
Kaepernick needs to get going. Looks a bit hesitant to me in recent games.
Kaepernick needs to get going. Looks a bit hesitant to me in recent games.
Rams D looks up for it so far, very aggressive start.
About to head to a bar for this game, it's been a rough week.
Not much to shout about in that quarter. Rams D has been impressive, Niners offense hasn't.
great effort ladfecking Niners D! You fecking idiot, intercept it!! cnut 
They're killing me in the fantasy game
They're killing me in the fantasy game
Both these teams are looking awful on the offensive side of the ball.
St Louis can't run block to save their lives -.-
St Louis can't run block to save their lives -.-
Tis a slow one so far.
fecking hell, Vernon Davis is playing! Didn't notice until now.
Might start cooking now.
TD!!! Nice work from Boldin.
Don't overturn it please! We need some points.
Don't overturn it please! We need some points.
The dive was immense.
It seems to me that Kaepernick isn't running the ball as much this season. I wonder if that's by design to protect him? I actually think if he ran a few times, it would open up the field for his other receivers.
Yeah, hasn't been running half as much, I think Harbaugh might be shitting him getting tackled, like he was whining at the start of the season.
Interception! Finally they're bringing me some defensive points
Dang, that was a nice pick.
This has been a long 2 minutes....
Gore TD!! Nice run, he's deserved that.
Now that's how you play 4th and inches!
Dang, I'd give Zurlien the kick for a laugh.
That last 2 mins lasted about 20 minutes in real time.
Rams D started strong but Niners grew into the half. Boldin and Gore have been very good. Should go on and win from here considering how bad the Rams offense has been.
Rams D started strong but Niners grew into the half. Boldin and Gore have been very good. Should go on and win from here considering how bad the Rams offense has been.