What upset will happen this weekend?
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it's just one game, they're still 3-2 even though mcnabb had the rib injury and theyll be 4-2 after monday nightOriginally posted by SportsgirlComment -
several live underdogs who can easily win straight up this week, this is the nfl for crying out loud!Originally posted by Ace_of_SpadesComment -
Crap answer.Originally posted by hoopster42
Good day sir!Comment -
minny is a live +4 dog at pitt, atl +4 at dallas, chicago +1.5 at cincy, even oak +6 at hm vs the jets looks like they can win straight up! how about miami +7 at hm vs new orleans, these are very live dogs who can all win the games straight up!Comment -
It is just one game; however, it's one game they lost to an inferior team - 14 points inferior according to the books. Perhaps a more indepth analysis of how they lost, what Oakland did to take this win and if Washington might be able to pull off the same.Originally posted by hoopster42Comment -
Originally posted by Sportsgirl
yes, its a copycat league, wash will try and do what oakland did, which is get extremely aggressive on defense for the first time since the chargers game week 1. they played balls out with a 'nothing to lose attitude' with more zone coverage and more blitzes because they were back at home again after getting blasted at houston and at the ny gia the past 2 wks, they played like their hair was on fire because they needed to do something to turn things around. philly took them lightly, believe meComment -
You're talking me right into picking the Skins ...Originally posted by hoopster42
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Originally posted by hoopster42
reasonably good answer, but you havnt quite spotted the most important reasons.
1) overacheived significantly last year - offense was never good but didnt have to play come from behind so the weakness (kerry collins) was never exposed
2) for this reason , kerry collins further wasnt exposed because teams could not blitz as much due to the titans being ahead and running the ball all game with cj and lendale. kerry can not play against heavy pressure.
3) players have lost faith in the jeff fisher bullshit conservative run run pass game management system.
4) jeff fishers inability to revise his scheme based on a hurt and seriously underacheiving defense.
5) all that you mentioned.
6) cocky jeff fisher who thinks that 1 super bowl appearance every 20 years is good enough to make him a good coach. fact is fisher needs to be fired. also, his ego has prevented him from makign the switch to vince young, who thoroughly deserves the job at this point.
the majority of average nfl fans blame it on the defense, but the real reason is there is no offense. a 54 percent completion percentage and 62 qb rating over 6 games [kerry collins] plus a head coach who cannot cope/ adjust to what is happening and repeats the same gameplan and same personnel every game = 6 losses.Comment -
i know the ins and outs of my favorite teams like you do, but in the nfl, there are 32 teams so to know as much as i did about the titans when i am not a fan of theirs and i live nowhere near nashville, is pretty impressive, yes?Originally posted by 4TH AND STUPIDComment -
Originally posted by hoopster42
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i will be stepping out for a few hrs but i look forward to questions when i return, if people don't keep asking, i'm leaving, because if i cannot impart my vast football wisdom, i get bored, seriouslyComment -
At the team's end of season banquet in 1967, how many stuffed pork chops is it alleged that Houston Oilers owner K.S. 'Butt' Adams consumed?Comment -
Wait, Don't go yet!
Do you think these teams are good pick for week7?
Parlay:
Green Bay -7.5
MIN +3.5
ARIZONA +7.5
San Diego -5.5
Oakland +7
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GB and SD look good, But Oak is a scary bet.I think the Giants come home and take out their anger on the Saints on the Cards. Kurt may be on the ground all day. Pit at home -3.5 sounds good to me as well, Defense is healthy, offense looks real good, and Farve's luck may run out here.Comment -
cowboys SUCK!!!Comment -
Green Bay -7.5 (no)Originally posted by DarkNite
MIN +3.5 (no)
ARIZONA +7.5 (yes)
San Diego -5.5 (no)
Oakland +7 (not sure)Comment -
i'm gona say 27Originally posted by Willie BeeComment -
i have a question how cool did you feel when you decided to start this thread...Comment -
cooler than don nehlen and major harris, not to mention bob hugginsOriginally posted by PsychoQ
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and of course, 2 days after answering this question:Originally posted by hoopster42
Jim Zorn will remain the head coach of the Washington Redskins for the rest of this season, a team executive said Friday.
Vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato made the announcement Friday morning on his show on ESPN 980 Radio in Washington, D.C.
"Jim Zorn is the head coach of the Washington Redskins and will be for the rest of this season, and hopefully into the future," Cerrato said.
Zorn has one year remaining on a three-year contract.
ESPN 980 Washington, D.C.
Vinny Cerrato announces that Jim Zorn will remain the Redskins head coach for the rest of the season. (Courtesy ESPN 980 Washington, D.C. and espn980.com)
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Zorn, who has been widely criticized as the Redskins have struggled, essentially was forced to relinquish his offensive play-calling duties Monday, a day after Washington lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Although he didn't say he was given an ultimatum, Zorn said then that he would comply with the request "because I want to stay here and win ... Sometimes we have to do things that are uncomfortable."
But until Friday, Cerrato and owner Dan Snyder remained silent about Zorn's future.
Cerrato said the front office is "very frustrated" with the team's performance this season and that the playcaller change was a way to help relieve Zorn of his many duties.
"The frustration is very high, everywhere around here," Cerrato said. "But the relationships internally within this organization, quite frankly, remain the same."
Cerrato said he hopes his remarks will make things "totally crystal clear" about Zorn's status. "Hopefully we can just concentrate and focus on winning football games," he said.
Zorn's friend and former Seattle Seahawks teammate, Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent, said during a radio interview Tuesday that Zorn considered resigning when that decision was made, but ultimately decided not to quit on the team.
Former longtime NFL assistant Sherman Lewis, recently hired out of retirement as a consultant, will call plays for the Redskins (2-4) for their Monday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Snyder initially hired Zorn as offensive coordinator before promoting him to head coach. Zorn enjoyed success as the quarterbacks coach for the Seahawks, but he had never been a coordinator.
ESPN.com's Mike Sando contributed to this report. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.Comment -
read all of my posts in this entire thread and ya'all might learn somethin from a WINNING SPORTS BETTOR
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give us your picks, winnerComment -
already gave out 2-team teaser winner of utep +15.5/florida st +9.5, check the archivesOriginally posted by antkim003
unless ppl start complimenting my winners, i'm not sharing ANYTHINGComment -
more questions please!Comment -
Will the Saints go underfeated in the regular season ?Comment -
No. they will lose at least 1 gm, maybe because of resting starters at carolina in the final wk. but gms @ washington this sunday are tougher than you think. @ atlanta in 2 wks if matt ryan is back is a tough gm. hosting dallas is very tough. i think the saints finish 15-1 or maybe even 14-2 to finish the seasonOriginally posted by ZBOIZComment -
How exactly does the out of bounds/clock stopping rule work now? Sometimes they stop the clock and other times they do not.Comment -
Hi Dad, so the clock keeps running if the forward progress of the player was stopped inbounds and then he went out of bounds. or, in some cases his knee, hip, or elbow hits the ground inbounds and then he falls or lands out of bounds, then the clock will still run as he was down inbounds. however, if he goes out of bounds before being tackled or touched by anyone (touched if on the ground only), then the clock will and should stop immediately. hope this helpsOriginally posted by DadComment -
Originally posted by hoopster42
incomplete answer.
close this thread immediately.Comment -
if a player goes out of bounds, the game clock stops. once the ball is spotted, the referee winds the clock and the game clock resumes.
exception: in the final 2 minutes of the 2nd quarter and the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter, if someone goes out of bounds the game clock stops and doesn't start again until the next snap.Comment -
oh darn, i messed up a clock stoppage question, who gives a shit, let's back to bizness here w/stuff that really matters such as all the other questions i got correct, you negative hater! hahahahaComment -
what are your feelings on how the NFL as a whole is moving back towards a spread-offense.... and getting away from "smash mouth football"
ex.. g-men, balty, tenny, even pitt to an extent.
NFC has already been there with teams like NO and ATL, now AFC following suit.Comment
