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  1. bukie
    The short yardage back isn't getting any push, and Baltimore's D is tops against the run. Not a bad call, especially in a mess of weather and field where the opponent is going to have to throw into a stiff wind.
  2. bukie
    So, nobody wants the 6th playoff spot in the AFC.
  3. bukie
    Cameroon qualifies for the World Cup after beating Tunisia 4-1.
  4. bukie
    Just like the statement the 76ers made against the Heat That statement being "Someone from the Atlantic has to make the playoffs...why not us?"
  5. bukie
    Greece-Romania, defense optional. 2-1 Greece in the 26th.
  6. bukie
    There is some logic to the thought that since Illinois was overcommitted with both Snider and Alexander, Snider going to Louisville works out perfectly to land Alexander, or else Illinois would have had to do some creative maneuvering.
  7. bukie
    UEFA playoff leg 1 is underway. Greece strikes first.
  8. bukie
    Always nice to have a farm team in Florida.
  9. bukie
    New Zealand gets an away goal!...after Mexico nets 5.
  10. bukie
    And to think last cycle the playoffs were CONMEBOL-CONCACAF and AFC-OFC.
  11. bukie
    New Zealand is terrible. Like "wouldn't qualify for the Hex" terrible.
  12. bukie
    Jordan 0-4 Uruguay in the 80th minute. The AFC is...not good enough for 5 spots.
  13. bukie
    As of today the entire Big Ten is in the top 80 of the Pomeroy ratings, thanks to Nebraska looking better than advertised, even against two patsies.
  14. bukie
    The West is now 73-39 against the East, with all 8 potential playoff teams with more points than any team in the East. Of those 39 East victories against the West, 10 of them are Edmonton. Every other West team is above .500 vs the East.
  15. bukie
    Looking a bit better against JV State than they did against SWAC State.
  16. bukie
    You can throw those numbers in the trash, then Or you could take them for what they are, measures of efficiency without bias. Extremely flawed measures in a sport that can't be measured quite so easily as something like baseball when it comes to individual performance. I trust team measurements better than individual measurements. The numbers I'm referring to are referencing the defense in general, sections of the defense at the most specific.
  17. bukie
    You can throw those numbers in the trash, then Or you could take them for what they are, measures of efficiency without bias. The D line is good at run stuffing, but once RBs reach the second level the secondary is terrible at cleaning up afterward. Either opposing RBs get 0 yards or 5+. As pass defense goes, the line has been unable to get pressure, so the better receivers (#1 WR and TE) generally have enough time to get free and get good yards. Safeties are actually generally not terrible against the pass.
  18. bukie
    Yes, you will be able to find someone wrong about pretty much every situation, since there isn't 100% consensus on anything. Good for you?
  19. bukie
    Probably couldn't afford him Ronnie Woo Woo to the rescue. Too soon. It's only been 3 years since Santo passed...
  20. bukie
    Arsenal win at Dortmund, and there's still a good chance that 13 of the 16 UCL knockout round teams are from England, Germany, Spain and Italy (and then only that much because Group C has no countries from any of those associations in it).
  21. bukie
    http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2013/week-9-dvoa-ratings *spit take* FO's Playoff projections at the halfway point: AFC Projected Wins --------------------------- 1. Denver 12.9 2. Indianapolis 11.2 3. New England 10.9 4. Cincinnati 10.7 5. Kansas City 12.8 6. New York Jets 8.6 --------------------------- 7. Tennessee 7.8 8. San Diego 7.7 9. Miami 7.6 10. Cleveland 7.2 11. Buffalo 6.8 12. Baltimore 6.6 13. Pittsburgh 5.7 14. Houston 5.5 15. Oakland 5.0 16. Jacksonville 1.4 NFC Projected Wins --------------------------- 1. Seattle 13.1 2. New Orleans 10.4 3. Chicago 10.3 4. Dallas 9.0 5. San Francisco 10.7 6. Carolina 10.0 --------------------------- 7. Green Bay 9.9 8. Detroit 9.5 9. Arizona 8.4 10. Philadelphia 7.5 11. Washington 6.3 12. New York Giants 5.2 13. Atlanta 5.1 14. St. Louis 5.1 15. Minnesota 3.9 16. Tampa Bay 3.2
  22. bukie
    Picture 2000 Wilson's all screaming in unison, and then suddenly silenced. That was Chicago sports radio today before I turned it off.
  23. bukie
    Looking at efficiency numbers, the Bears' D is actually holding its own excepting the safeties and pressuring the passer, which allows opposing #1 WRs and TEs a field day in the secondary. If they can fix just one of those somehow, they're in really good shape the rest of the way.
  24. bukie
    @FO_ASchatz 49m DVOA Top 12 preview: DEN SEA CAR CHI IND SF NO CIN KC GB NE DAL. More later at http://footballoutsiders.com
  25. bukie
    Seattle has looked sketchy recently, but Atlanta has looked worse than sketchy. Only other pick I'd suggest is Arizona.
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