The 2010 NFL Season Thread

 

Well, to address your last point first: I'm sure you remember my raging against offensive coordinator Bruce Arians all of last season.  He idiocy is complete and I don't know how he finds his way to the stadium each week let alone calls plays.  I completely expected (through my wishful fan hoping that it wouldn't be true) that the offense would take a step backward with Ben'sreturn simply because it reopens Bruce's whole moronic playbook.  As I said after last weeks near loss:  me and my grandfather could call every single play vbefore they ran it.  If we can do that then I'm 100% certain that the coaches on the opposing teams can as well.  Ben only has a chance when he calls his own plays or scrambles.  Ben's improvising is the only reason we won our last Super Bowl (considering the troubles the defense had that day).

 

Addressing the defense:  They only really "let up" once, and it cost them dearly: sending 3 and letting a 5 yard dump pass go for the 8 yards the Saints needed for a first and goal with about 3 minutes left.  The problem is that our CBs can't cover short routes (and barely cover deeper routes) and FS Ryan Clark's ability is limited to nothing more than lower his head and launcing himself after the WRs already caught the ball.  Aaron Smith's injury slows our pass rush, as well, which is murder with the speed NFL offenses operate.

Most of his problems was because he is not healthy.   Lots of Hamstring issues nothing major really like a knee or an ankle. It was a hamstring issue that kept him out of 2 games this year.  Look at the guy though he is huge and fast. He is bigger than most safeties out there.  As for the improvement for the Raiders it is just consistency, much better Oline and QB play and the defense being unshackled by AL Davis  to be allowed to be  aggressive and apply pressure when needed.   I am not saying they are the next coming but after the last 7 years this looks to be a turn around not just another mirage.  We have beaten San Diego and Denver and quite honestly with a few better breaks against Arizona and SF could be 6-2.   

 

Even with that horrendous performance by the Seahawks....they are still in 1st place in the NFC West.

 

Are you sure they did not waive Favre?

Then said becasue of this fine he was not gonna answer anymore questions for the rest of the season?

 

Sounds petty on the NFL part.