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Re: Pass Rusher Profile: Aldon Smith

Thatman — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:40 -0000

Exactly. Playing with a torn labrum must be really difficult. It is hard to even lift your arm with a SLAP tear, let alone trying to push 350 lb fat guys around.

Re: Secret Superstar: Joique Bell

George Bluth — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:44:28 -0000

@editstet

Bush was a 3rd down back for years in New Orleans and didn't even play the position all the much better than Bell did last year(that is what Bell was), if he was better at all. The Lions needed to improve their run game but instead added someone that might be a slightly better 3rd down back then Bell.

You can tell yourself teams are game planning to stop Bush(No one has been scared of him since 2006) and that he is going to open things up when in reality they might get a slightly better player and could very well be blocking a better( and MUCH cheaper) player from seeing the field.

I bet to justify to the Bush signing they will force feed him the ball, like New Orleans did to justify the #2 pick they spent on him, well seeing very little in return. It is no surprise the New Orleans offense was much better in 2009 when they started giving Pierre Thomas the ball more and improved even more in 2011 when they replaced Bush with Darren Sproles.

Re: PFF’s Top 101 of 2012: the Full List

Brandon — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:51:38 -0000

Noticed I said OVERALL Jamaal had 6.3 in 2010 before his knee injury. "Ha" Probowls I say, yup I do say because his peers and coaches and fans all agree except you that JC deserved the Pro Bowl and not Spiller.

Re: Secret Superstar: Rahim Moore

Nbot — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:15:31 -0000

Great article...smh, didn't realize the TB history/Lynch's warning. Stuff happens, the game was equally lost in the trenches...I will be rooting for him in 2013.

Re: Secret Superstar: John Greco

theOtherJimBrwon — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:49:25 -0000

In OTA's, Greco is lining up as a right guard with the #1's with Lauvao moving over to left guard.

Re: Secret Superstar: Joique Bell

editstet — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:47 -0000

You guys are mixing things up. Bell faced defenses that didn't game plan for him, Bush did. It is a HUGE difference. They played soft defenses for him and he was put in position for open field plays by those soft defenses. Back in 1980, Dexter Bussey averaged 5 yards a carry, nearly a full yard more than Billy Sims out of the same backfield. By your reasoning, the Lions then should have handed the ball to Bussey and left Sims in the lurch. What you guys are demonstrating is why you are not professionals but amateurs at what you do. Pretty analysis. Pretty dumb.

Re: Pass Rusher Profile: Aldon Smith

Jay Earley — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:53 -0000

You missed the most important factor in his non-production late in the year. It wasn't just that Justin Smith was out, Aldon Smith was playing injured. He has now had shoulder surgery to correct the injury.

Re: Secret Superstar: Bruce Carter

scottmaui — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:43 -0000

Obvious grading systems are somewhat subjective, but Schatz at Football outsiders actually graded Carter with zero broken tackles in 2012, the only qualifying LB not to miss a single tackle according to their grading. http://www.footballoutsiders.c...

Either way, he had a very low BT rate last year, and promises to be a heat-seeking missile as the Will in Kiffin's scheme this season.

What I love is the way he tackles with such violence, but not just a big hit guy, he wraps up so he's very secure in his tackles, but he flies to the ball with such speed and then tackles through the ball carrier with force and violence.

Re: *Khaled’s NFL Daily: May 23, 2013

Guest — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:11 -0000

you mean 200 catchable regular season balls per season or total?

Re: The Nickel – IDP Fantasy Football Show – 21st May 2013

chris — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:56:21 -0000

where can we find the info that suggs played 65% of his snaps at lb

Re: 3TFO: Packers @ 49ers, NFC Divisional

Neo Smith — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:57:36 -0000

Like I said, Kaepernick WAS the X-factor. He played out of his mind. Add to that the fact that Dom Capers has no clue about how to make an adjustment and not preparing his unit to play against a read-option QB, and you have a reverse blow out.

Also, the 49ers defensive unit was solid and stopped Aaron Rodgers twice in the 2nd half. It didn't help the Packers that Mike McCarthy decided to abandon the run and therefore the 49ers didn't have to play any attention to the running game.

Re: Secret Superstar: John Greco

Dirk Diggler — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:54:01 -0000

Are you smoking crack? Greco?!

I went to Cleveland Browns home opener against the Eagles in 2012....he was walking the side lines like he was about to get in for the entire 1st quarter and I yelled at him from the 4 row......"GRECO! SIT DOWN!"

and he did.

He is a solid football player backup type..... but not a tier 2 offensive guard jacka##.

Re: Neil’s NFL Daily: May 21, 2013

Eric — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:01:59 -0000

As a Packers fan, I find the difference in Aaron's yards per completion when facing pressure, versus without, very interesting. There are some similar discrepancies for players like RG3, but other guys like Brees and Peyton have almost no difference in yards per completion. I think it reflects how the Packers struggles to get big plays last year, everyone was playing the deep ball after their 2011 season, and with no running game to respect, teams played deep safeties all the freaking time.

Re: PFF’s Top 101 of 2012: the Full List

Brandon — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:12 -0000

Go back watch film on him, its hard to break tackles when you being tackled from behind. Not to mention he runs around defenders not through them. You should not knock a player because he is not a power back. Jamaal has a different style of running and not all those holes where made bu his line. I'm sorry just because he didn't break a lot of tackle or got the chance to does not mean he is not a top player I personally think it takes more talent to juke a player out of thier shoes. Like I said go watch some film and yopu'll see what I'm talking about. Then while you at it go watch Barry Sanders game film and document tards after contact.

Re: Neil’s NFL Daily: May 21, 2013

Pedro — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:52 -0000

Doh! Um, minor detail ;) . I guess Colts fans could probably care less. And I probably shouldn't post comments after 11 pm when my brain is mush.

Re: Which Smith are the Chiefs Getting?

What is Foreclosure — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:23:45 -0000

A.Smith is ok ... wished the Yorkies would have hired a better coach for him from 2005-before Jim H ...instead they hired a "Yes sir" coaches - would have probably been different niners history..but glad the son got smart and asked Eddie for major advices (he probably made the decision to hire Jim and told Jed go for it!) thanks Eddie!

Re: Draft Grader: San Francisco 49ers

What is Foreclosure — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:18:52 -0000

my all time bad picks is Balmer and Chilo ....author should also write an article about the biggest mouth in niners history and we all know who that is !!!! (T.owens anyone?)

Re: Facing Eight in the Box

What is Foreclosure — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:14:06 -0000

well niners went to the SB, do some creative thinking ...

Re: PFF’s Top 101 of 2012: the Full List

Matt — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:23 -0000

Sam Hurd used to deal pretty good lines IIRC.

Re: Neil’s NFL Daily: May 21, 2013

Robin — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:18:07 -0000

Peyton's back with the Colts? ;)

Re: Secret Superstar: Nate Collins

bears fan — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:25 -0000

where there any runner ups?

Re: Neil’s NFL Daily: May 21, 2013

Pedro — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:29 -0000

Fair enough, good points. Tannehill will only get better, and he is off to a solid start, better than I would expect for a rookie. Can't really judge him or Kaepernick by their first years, but we've seen Kolb for a while. (Not that Kolb couldn't improve with better circumstances either, like Alex Smith did over the last two years.) Really just wanted to point out that the differentials list can be misleading. Peyton Manning drops off a ton but if I was a Colts fan I wouldn't be unduly alarmed since he still does fine under pressure, it's just that he's only Peyton-esque when clean.

Re: Neil’s NFL Daily: May 21, 2013

Guest — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:13 -0000

As a dolphins fan, I have to admit to being a little offended that you compare Kolb and Tannehill. Yes, his unhurried work is not great, but he was 5th when pressured. Not to mention, Kolb has several years in the NFL to this point, and Kaep, while he has less starts, was in the NFL for a year to prepare, which really helps. Don't get me wrong, I'd take Kaep over Tannehill to this point, and I actually really like the niners. But between my homerism and some legitimate differences, I really don't appreciate that particular comparison.

Re: Valuation Evaluation: Wes Welker in Denver

stodl — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:50 -0000

Somebody will have to take a target haircut this year in order for Welker to receive 125 targets. Brandon Stokley left behind 58 targets and 5 TDs. But perhaps, the remaining targets will come from the reduced 2012 production of Jacob Tamme (85 targets, 2 TDs) and Joel Dreessen (58, 5), maybe??

Re: PFF’s Top 101 of 2012: the Full List

David — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:53 -0000

"So I guess the fact that Jamaal Charles went to two Probowls, almost set the yard per carry record runs against 8-9 men in the box every game and has never had a good qb to take pressure off him doesn’t count."

You are correct, none of this counts. This is a list based solely on the 2012 season.