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1. 25 of 32 teams have 1 loss or more after 2 weeks.-This points to the parity of the league, home field advantage, the importance of match ups. This league is set up to be a tight race to the end. Teams strengths match up with teams weaknesses every week and it creates a situation where winning streaks are hard to come by and fans never truly know where their team stands. 3 of last years playoff teams are 0-2 at this point. I know after a long tradition of being in the middle of the pack we have the right to be concerned, even demoralized after the 1-1 start but at this point 1 win and 1 loss does not give me enough to determine whether to start planning for 2015.
2. 3-4 QBs in this league can carry a team-This is not to say there are not a lot of very good QBs in this league, but very few of them can make the adjustments at the LOS to mask the teams match up issues on a regular basis, then make the perfect read and throw. Outside of P. Manning I have not seen a QB flat out play anywhere near perfect. That dude is amazing, and it sucks because I HATE the Donkeys!
3. This team and injuries-I know that every team deals with them and the good ones overcome them but we always seem to get wacked in the places where we can least afford them. Really Knowshon and the LB core both banged up after 2 weeks or less!
4.Bills are not a matchup we are going to consistently win against- I know they are not a team that you should lose to this much but they match up against us very well. As seen by the fact that they can roll out any QB that has ever played the game and beat us like a drum. We will only beat this team when we are able to run the ball at them and manage their speed back and Oline.
5. Bills are going to be in the mix. Bottom line is they match-up with us extremely well, but that match up is going to be successful in this league against a lot of teams if they can get competent QB play which seems to be the case at this point. The best way to win in this league if you can’t compete in the proto-typical NFL world is to be very good at the opposite. Their lines on both sides of the ball give them a shot at doing so.
6.Matt Moore took the money- I don’t blame the guy, but for those supporters this tells me a lot about the guy and why he cannot be the answer long term or short term. Not that I know this for sure but I imagine that there were a couple teams out there where he could have taken less for a legit chance to start. Instead he went for the money after being beat out by a rookie the year before. He knew the job was to set back and watch and keep the young QB from looking over his shoulder ever throw. He chose long term stability after his playing days over competing to be the guy. I don’t blame him but that is not the mentality you want under center for 16 games.
7. Charles Clay- Is over rated by this board and the media. I like the guy but I watch every game and never once have I said that dude is near the top TE in the league. Not even comparing him to Gronk or Graham but just TE’s in general he does not stand out to me. With that said, can we at least use him in a fashion that he can excel in? His use after 2 weeks has been suspect at best!
8. Screen Game- Holy Balls! Can we be any worse at this? It has been an issue for a long time and it falls directly on coaching. Our execution of these plays is pathetic. Our line might as well tell the other team it is coming. This has to be taught better. Bust out the film and watch other teams do it and get rid of the play action, throw it the other way, then the other way BS! Lineup up and execute a simple standard screen play that I see other teams get gashed by every week, and quit trying to reinvent the wheel!
9. We are young-This is not an excuse. It is just a thank God. The only thing worse about facing another let down season is facing that season with an old team with no upside. First off I am not saying we don’t have a shot this year but if things don’t go well I am at least confident that this team is acquiring pieces to be a good team down the line. The reality is true franchise QBs are not as easy to acquire as some of us think and we are most likely going to have to win with a semi game manager QB and a damn solid team it is nice to see that we have youth in spots where we are sort of old, we have youth in spots where we have money decisions down the line, and we have youth that we can actually say has a chance to be solid NFL football players.
10.We need to run the ball from something other than read options-This needs to be addressed. We cannot set up a true play-action unless we commit to this. Plus we truly limit ourselves if we don’t show some effort to run under center. Don’t think I need to really go any further than that.
Thanks for reading and here is to the next 15 weeks on Bi-polar Heaven!
2. 3-4 QBs in this league can carry a team-This is not to say there are not a lot of very good QBs in this league, but very few of them can make the adjustments at the LOS to mask the teams match up issues on a regular basis, then make the perfect read and throw. Outside of P. Manning I have not seen a QB flat out play anywhere near perfect. That dude is amazing, and it sucks because I HATE the Donkeys!
3. This team and injuries-I know that every team deals with them and the good ones overcome them but we always seem to get wacked in the places where we can least afford them. Really Knowshon and the LB core both banged up after 2 weeks or less!
4.Bills are not a matchup we are going to consistently win against- I know they are not a team that you should lose to this much but they match up against us very well. As seen by the fact that they can roll out any QB that has ever played the game and beat us like a drum. We will only beat this team when we are able to run the ball at them and manage their speed back and Oline.
5. Bills are going to be in the mix. Bottom line is they match-up with us extremely well, but that match up is going to be successful in this league against a lot of teams if they can get competent QB play which seems to be the case at this point. The best way to win in this league if you can’t compete in the proto-typical NFL world is to be very good at the opposite. Their lines on both sides of the ball give them a shot at doing so.
6.Matt Moore took the money- I don’t blame the guy, but for those supporters this tells me a lot about the guy and why he cannot be the answer long term or short term. Not that I know this for sure but I imagine that there were a couple teams out there where he could have taken less for a legit chance to start. Instead he went for the money after being beat out by a rookie the year before. He knew the job was to set back and watch and keep the young QB from looking over his shoulder ever throw. He chose long term stability after his playing days over competing to be the guy. I don’t blame him but that is not the mentality you want under center for 16 games.
7. Charles Clay- Is over rated by this board and the media. I like the guy but I watch every game and never once have I said that dude is near the top TE in the league. Not even comparing him to Gronk or Graham but just TE’s in general he does not stand out to me. With that said, can we at least use him in a fashion that he can excel in? His use after 2 weeks has been suspect at best!
8. Screen Game- Holy Balls! Can we be any worse at this? It has been an issue for a long time and it falls directly on coaching. Our execution of these plays is pathetic. Our line might as well tell the other team it is coming. This has to be taught better. Bust out the film and watch other teams do it and get rid of the play action, throw it the other way, then the other way BS! Lineup up and execute a simple standard screen play that I see other teams get gashed by every week, and quit trying to reinvent the wheel!
9. We are young-This is not an excuse. It is just a thank God. The only thing worse about facing another let down season is facing that season with an old team with no upside. First off I am not saying we don’t have a shot this year but if things don’t go well I am at least confident that this team is acquiring pieces to be a good team down the line. The reality is true franchise QBs are not as easy to acquire as some of us think and we are most likely going to have to win with a semi game manager QB and a damn solid team it is nice to see that we have youth in spots where we are sort of old, we have youth in spots where we have money decisions down the line, and we have youth that we can actually say has a chance to be solid NFL football players.
10.We need to run the ball from something other than read options-This needs to be addressed. We cannot set up a true play-action unless we commit to this. Plus we truly limit ourselves if we don’t show some effort to run under center. Don’t think I need to really go any further than that.
Thanks for reading and here is to the next 15 weeks on Bi-polar Heaven!
