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  • If you watched any of the Denver/Seahawks game, you saw 2 QB's with crap arms be effective. Today's QB has to have more talent between his ears then in his arm. Partly rules and partly the evolution of the game. The running game will evolve eventually, but right now it's a set up tool.

  • JAFBFJ JAFBF

    @tour2ma said:

    I, too, am a "tradionalist"... at least when it comes to my game... My hope is that they are overemphasizing early and will allow more play come the regular season.

    As for the 2 point... I was thinking that if a team elected to go for 2, then the ball would be placed at the 2.

    Not that it happens a lot, but what if they want to run a fake?

    Pretty much wipes that play out for the most part.

    @jafbf said:

    Not that it happens a lot, but what if they want to run a fake?

    Pretty much wipes that play out for the most part.

    lol... not to mention the bobbled snap.

    Just what I thought they were doing these first two games... could be wrong...

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  • Usually when they're trying to enforce some kind of rule change they will over emphasize it during the preseason and throw flags constantly, and then by mid season it's pretty much back to how it used to be. They just want the players to not use their hands on each other down the field on a pass.

  • Those penalties will slow the game down to a crawl. Its still going to be onesided during the game though.I know Haden and Skrine use that little jersey pull a lot.

  • cambridgehoC cambridgeho

    Those penalties will slow the game down to a crawl. Its still going to be onesided during the game though.I know Haden and Skrine use that little jersey pull a lot.

    @cambridgeho said:

    Those penalties will slow the game down to a crawl. Its still going to be onesided during the game though.I know Haden and Skrine use that little jersey pull a lot.

    Yeah, that's something else I was thinking, and may well validate what StocktonShorts saying about them easing up on the call as the Season progresses.

    The big problem is that it'll probably get heavily enforced at the worst possible time . . . looking at the N.E. game last year.

  • Well, jeez, if we go by the attitude of FIFA and these soccer suckers, then we should be changing the rules to make defense be predominate because, after all, 0-0 ties are just so darn exciting.

  • Not the best place to put but there's something I wanted to say about the NFL. Did anyone else see how the redzone is now advertised? The preseason Ravens 49ers game had a gigantic Verizon logo stuck right in the entire redzone.

  • cowboys need a new coaching staff.

  • miktoxicM miktoxic

    cowboys need a new coaching staff.

    @miktoxic said:

    cowboys need a new coaching staff.

    As per the Pre-Season norm, Weeden looked decent in the game.

    Still think we should have kept him as our 3rd/4th string QB, definitely seems like he'd be better than what we've got at the position currently.

    'Course there's the new "play like a Brown" mentality - which likely he doesn't have anyway . . .

  • and mccoy looked like an all-star for the skins last night..........not kidding.

  • miktoxicM miktoxic

    and mccoy looked like an all-star for the skins last night..........not kidding.

    @miktoxic said:

    and mccoy looked like an all-star for the skins last night..........not kidding.

    Yeah, he had like a 150 QBR.

    I liked McCoy though, never thought he had the talent around him to fairly evaluate him though.

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  • miktoxicM miktoxic

    why they have to tinker and try to fix something that isn't broken has always been confusing to me whether it be football or anything else.

    i mean mcdonalds had the best french fries and they had to fuckin change them cuz people's hearts were exploding? c'mon man.

    @miktoxic said:

    why they have to tinker and try to fix something that isn't broken has always been confusing to me whether it be football or anything else.

    i mean mcdonalds had the best french fries and they had to fuckin change them cuz people's hearts were exploding? c'mon man.

    My thoughts exactly. The changes they continue to make are for the worse
  • JAFBFJ JAFBF

    @miktoxic said:

    and mccoy looked like an all-star for the skins last night..........not kidding.

    Yeah, he had like a 150 QBR.

    I liked McCoy though, never thought he had the talent around him to fairly evaluate him though.

    @jafbf said:

    Yeah, he had like a 150 QBR.

    I liked McCoy though, never thought he had the talent around him to fairly evaluate him though.

    Why do mediocre QBs (especially ours) look so much better in preseason I wonder. Are the opposing defenses just not playing hard?
  • ComeonmanC Comeonman

    @jafbf said:

    Yeah, he had like a 150 QBR.

    I liked McCoy though, never thought he had the talent around him to fairly evaluate him though.

    Why do mediocre QBs (especially ours) look so much better in preseason I wonder. Are the opposing defenses just not playing hard?

    @comeonman said:

    Why do mediocre QBs (especially ours) look so much better in preseason I wonder. Are the opposing defenses just not playing hard?

    Yeah, they're playing against generic Defenses.

    Teams don't want to show too much of what they're going to do during the regular Season, so they pretty much play a generic Defense - primarily to have a base line for evaluating players for cuts.

  • miktoxicM miktoxic

    why they have to tinker and try to fix something that isn't broken has always been confusing to me whether it be football or anything else.

    i mean mcdonalds had the best french fries and they had to fuckin change them cuz people's hearts were exploding? c'mon man.

    @miktoxic said:

    why they have to tinker and try to fix something that isn't broken has always been confusing to me whether it be football or anything else.

    i mean mcdonalds had the best french fries and they had to fuckin change them cuz people's hearts were exploding? c'mon man.

    I can't tell if that's a subtle shot at the NFL for not doing more about concussions or a legit opinion but I laughed regardless.

  • Every ex brown turns into a hall of famer

    Browns149B The GipperT 2 Replies
  • KvoetheK Kvoethe

    Every ex brown turns into a hall of famer

    @kvoethe said:

    Every ex brown turns into a hall of famer

    except Tim Couch, Willie Green, Charlie Frye, Courtney Brown,

    And let's not forget about the GREATEST QB EVER Brady Quinn

    "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
  • Browns149B Browns149

    @kvoethe said:

    Every ex brown turns into a hall of famer

    except Tim Couch, Willie Green, Charlie Frye, Courtney Brown,

    And let's not forget about the GREATEST QB EVER Brady Quinn

    @browns149 said:

    except Tim Couch, Willie Green, Charlie Frye, Courtney Brown,

    And let's not forget about the GREATEST QB EVER Brady Quinn

    Let's be honest, Couch probably deserves a hall of fame nod just for taking a beating most players in the 40's would've considered excessive.

    👍

  • They might as well let the recievers run with no defenders.... Flags every time

  • KvoetheK Kvoethe

    Every ex brown turns into a hall of famer

    @kvoethe said:

    Every ex brown turns into a hall of famer

    Name one that played after 1970?

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