NFL... Training Camp & the Pre-Season
well, i can't wait for an official NFL season thread to start, so we'll start with this, so we can talk about status for various teams, etc. something completely random that i saw on espn.com (since the saints used to be my home team) was this picture of reggie bush from training camp.
holy CRAP do you see that bicep?!? and it's in full flex carrying a TOWEL. with arms like that, i can't imagine him ever fumbling... ever.
holy CRAP do you see that bicep?!? and it's in full flex carrying a TOWEL. with arms like that, i can't imagine him ever fumbling... ever.
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Yes, it's probably not steroids, but they're all using some kind of drug, be it legal or not. Otherwise, you can't maintain 0% fat.
Yeah, steroids are great.
Meh.
My thoughts exactly.
I am happy to say McNabb looked excellent. Westbrook was REALLY excellent as well. They shredded the Raiders defense on the first drive (granted, they sucked last year).
<whistle> Oh, bandwagon! I'm ready!!!
We in K.C. have high hopes for Herm Edwards and the Chiefs. We may just pull together a championship team this year. I'm really excited!
Herm's a decent coach, but his time management sucks. He can also go way too conservative on offense. I predict my Jets will start off weak, but end strong.
Alex Smith will have a QB Rating over 63.6
You heard it here first...
anyway, the bucs have all of the signs of a good offense, but my big concern is that they are REALLY beginning to get old on defense. derrick brooks will be great, as will ronde barber, but the bucs need to keep their fingers crossed that they don't get hit by injuries on defense, or it'll be gruden-raiders all over again: every game a track meet and you just hope the games end when you're leading. it actually kinda sucks that they were southern champs last year but didn't DO anything with it, because now they drew a tougher schedule, and with the saints and bush now not as laughable, the champ of the division may be only 9-7 or 10-6 at best and be bloodied by the playoffs.
gonna be fun to watch, though.
p.s. one thing i have learned about preseason: don't get too bummed over losses or too excited about wins. if your team is undefeated in preseason, it generally means they kept starters in too long against 2nd and 3rd stringers, because they needed the timing work, which means bad things for the season. also, if your team oes winless, i found it means the coaching staff never really got a good feel for when to swap out players, and make winning plays, etc. to get something good under the belt. this comes from TWNETY YEARS of watching very bad football in southern florida, by the way. generally, it's best if the team splits 'em. you're then coming out of the gates with some balance, good review of talent, without killing yourself to win ultimately meaningless games and risk injuries.
oh well, maybe it's just my anti-florida-state bias coming out (go gators!).
Herm's a decent coach, but his time management sucks. He can also go way too conservative on offense. I predict my Jets will start off weak, but end strong.
Prediction of the year!
Prediction of the year!
Indeed. Never have I seen an offensive game plan as bad as the Chief's last week.
The Colt's are especially bad at defending counters and draws. Did they do this? No! They ran right up the gut, running on 1st and 2nd down, and passing every 3rd down. It was just so predictable and bad. On top of that, they gave up on the run! LJ, after being over-used all year, carried the ball 13 times.
I thought they needed to start out with some play-action pass, (because they were selling out against the run) and then move to some counter and draw plays.