Linda asks…
what was the biggest playoff or championship upset in NFL history?
and what was the score?
admin answers:
It easily is Jets vs Colts in superbowl 3. Not just because it was a pretty good game or the namath garuantee.
This game signified the merger, it showed that the AFL teams belongned in competition for professionall footballs american championship. It marked the succsess of the merger in my opinion and prooved the AFL was not a inferior football product. The jets were the first to beat a NFL team for the title as the raiders and cheifs fell short in superbowl 1 and 2. Very signifigant win for the jets and huge upset
Jenny asks…
Who should call the plays Andy Reid or Marty Mornhinweg???
Andy Reid....Beggening of the season the Eagles were destorying defenses left and right with giant plays...scoring fastest in NFL history....but this left our defense extreamly tired....and we begin loosing on the defensive side of the ball and defense's shut us down knowing our lack of a running game... Andy gives up playcalling to Marty with Donovan down and marty mix's up run and pass ratio and keeps the other defense on the field longer...Westbrook breaks out as a star... and Defense is getting healthy and wins are starting 2 multiply...well in a playoff game Marty ops 2 punt on 4 and 20 with 3 minutes left....loosing by 3 points...and our defense is mentaly tired from constant rushing attacks and losses us the game...who should resume play calling duty next yr????
admin answers:
I could probably read and answer your questions all day if you keep talking about the birds.
Thats a tough call on the play calling duties, remeber Andy called the plays all the time when they went to 4 straight NFC Championship games. It was nice to see the balance with Marty but I would say stick with big red for now and if he becomes predictable switch to Marty that is a nice option to have to fall back on plus they can switch through out the year and keep opposing teams off balance they will have to prepaire for both styles which are different.
James asks…
The best backfield in the NFL?
1.how do you feel about this list from SI? (i personally feel there are some flaws)
2. What is your top 5 backfields in the NFL?
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heres the writers top 5 click the link for the rest
1. San Diego Chargers
Who: QB Philip Rivers; RBs LaDanian Tomlinson, Darren Sproles
Add/subtract: When you have the NFL's top-rated passer and two backs combining for 1,440 rush yards, 81 receptions and 18 TDs, you don't need to add much. The Chargers went big on power, drafting two offensive linemen and two defensive linemen with their first four picks. Of course, getting Shawne Merriman back may be the biggest "add" of all.
Questionable: How much longer can L.T. continue being L.T.? And will Rivers' maturity finally match his talent? Maybe more to the point, if Merriman and that defense start setting up this backfield on short fields, how good can this team be?
The thought: Rivers and the Bolts got a delicious taste of what it feels like when it all comes together. And L.T., one of the great tailbacks in NFL history, has at least one year left, and his understudy would start for more than a few clubs.
2. New York Giants
Who: QB Eli Manning; RBs Brandon Jacobs, Ahmad Bradshaw
Add/subtract: The Giants will miss 1,000-yard back Derrick Ward and WR Plaxico Burress (who they sorely missed last season). But the Giants drafted two WR's (Hakeem Nicks, Ramses Barden), one TE (Travis Beckum) and an OT (Will Beatty) in the first three rounds to add playmates for an already elite backfield.
Questionable: The Burress aftershocks should be over, but are they?
The thought: This top-10 offense was on a mission to improve its skill positions. It will be difficult to keep it from topping the 427 points it notched last season.
3. Dallas Cowboys
Who: QB Tony Romo; RBs Marion Barber, Felix Jones, Tashard Choice
Add/subtract: Terrell Owens. You decide if that's an addition or not.
Questionable: Can Roy Williams become the deep threat Romo needs to force defenses out of eight-man fronts?
The thought: Romo's passer rating (91.4) was significantly higher than his U.S. Open qualifying score (80), and that's a good thing. Instead of handing clubs to caddies, he'll be handing pigskins to the three-headed monster at tailback. Having all those options will allow Romo to play relaxed and balanced -- and talk to Jason Witten without T.O. getting suspicious.
4. New England Patriots
Who: QB Tom Brady; RBs Laurence Maroney, Fred Taylor
Add/subtract: Taylor is a class vet who fits the Patriots' mold. Brady returns to added OL depth and help at WR in the form of Joey Galloway and Greg Lewis, respectfully.
Questionable: Brady's knee is clearly the big question, but it's not the only one. How much fuel do Taylor, Galloway and others have left?
The thought: This bunch didn't miss many beats when Matt Cassell took over for Brady. And do we think Brady will come back even more motivated than usual, leading a team that uncharacteristically missed the playoffs?
5. Philadelphia Eagles
Who: QB Donovan McNabb; RB Brian Westbrook
Add/subtract: LT Jason Peters is a franchise addition in front of McNabb and Westbrook, and Stacy Andrews is another starter-grade OL addition. Drafting Jeremy Maclin in the first round this season and DeSean Jackson in the second last year does nothing but make McNabb and Westbrook more dangerous.
Questionable:The heavy load on Westbrook has worn him down and McNabb is high mileage at 32.
The Thought: With the draft of Pitt RB LeSean McCoy in Round 2, McNabb and Westbrook now may feel like they're in Kiddieland.
link
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/05/22/backfields/index.html?eref=T1
I agree with most of you, i would also throw the Titans somewhere in the mix with the Johnson/White combination. imo i think that Reggie Bush still needs to prove himself as a rb in the nfl, and the raiders backs definitely need to be higher on the list with 1987 rushing yards
dzadb i completely agree with you
about mullin
admin answers:
I think John Mullin was hitting the pipe when he wrote this article. At the top of the article he goes into all this detail about how the ranking was set up, but once you read the article it’s obvious that there is no ranking system in place at all. Then he makes a point to say that this article is about QB-RB pairings, but then goes off on a million tangents in his analysis. This article was pretty bad, but the worst part is that I'm looking forward to next season so bad that I read it anyway.
With all that being said, I'd rank the best backfields as:
1. Colts
2. Bears
3. Chargers
4. Panthers
5. Falcons
Seriously John Mullin, You're ranking Jacksonville dead-last in this article?
Mary asks…
Is Drew Bledsoe Hall Of Fame Worthy?
At first I thought "heck naw" but then look:
When Bledsoe retired in April 2007, he left fifth in NFL history in pass attempts (6,717) and completions (3,839), seventh in passing yards (44,611), and 13th in touchdown passes (251).
His 4,452 pass attempts in his first eight seasons rank second to Brett Favre whose 4,456 attempts are the most by a quarterback during any eight-year period in NFL history
He passed for 3,291 yards in 2000, his seventh consecutive season with at least 3,000 yards passing.
Bledsoe was durable during his career, playing in 126 of his first 132 games since entering the league in 1993, and never missing a start after leaving NE until benched in 2006.
In 2002, his first season in Buffalo, he set single season records for yards, attempts, completions on an offense that had 7 other franchise records.
In 1998, he directed the Patriots to the playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons.
In 1994, he set Patriots franchise single-season passing records for attempts (691), completions (400) and yards passing (4,555).
In 1995, he set a franchise record by attempting 179 consecutive passes without an interception (10/23/95 to 11/26/95).
At the age of 23, he became the youngest player in NFL history to surpass the 10,000-yard passing plateau when he connected with Ben Coates on a 6-yard completion just before the half vs. the Jets (12/10/95).
Prior to 1994, the Patriots' single-season record for passing yards was 3,465 yards. Bledsoe eclipsed that mark six consecutive seasons.
At the age of 22, he became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to play in the Pro Bowl.
Has 33 career 4th quarter/OT game winning scores and holds the record for most TD passes in OT with 4.
While Bledsoe's raw statistics are somewhat impressive, a frequent criticism is that they are based on volume (attempts, completions, yards) rather than efficiency (passer rating, TD-to-INT ratio, yards per attempt) proving only that he has thrown a great number of times, not that he has thrown well.[14] According to Don Banks of Sports Illustrated, Bledsoe's large career totals "reveal more about his longevity than about his excellence".[15] However, given that he is 5th in attempts and also 5th in completions, along with 7th in yards, his numbers were on par with the others in the top 10.
Bledsoe's poor post-season statistics (see above) have also caused a good deal of criticism to be leveled against him, though his career playoff record of 3–3 is a better win-loss ratio for playoff games as of the end of the 2007 NFL season than those of Dan Fouts, (3–4), Warren Moon, (3–7), or Dan Marino (8–10). In his last playoff appearance he came off the bench for an injured Tom Brady to win at Pittsburgh (the #1 Defense in the NFL that season), he quickly went 3 for 3 with a TD while Brady had not thrown a TD pass in several games at that point. Bledsoe never lost an AFC Championship (2–0) or a home playoff game (3–0).
admin answers:
I'd like to see him get in.
To quote the same Wikipedia article, "According to Don Banks of Sports Illustrated, Bledsoe's large career totals 'reveal more about his longevity than about his excellence.'" This sounds to me like some first ballot hall-of-famers I know (Dan Marino, Brett Favre).
If you had to put up a list of greatest QBs never to win a Superbowl* how far below Dan Marino would he be? Would he be below Warren Moon? Who else?
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