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  1. brinoch
    You can still work on the QB position in the meantime, just don't go spending free agent money on old statues. Matt Cassel did well in New England, not because he was some superstar in hiding, but because the rest of the offense was in place. He had a line, he had weapons. Absolutely correct. The Patriots have an incredible offensive line. Re-build the Offensive and Defensive lines should be our first and second priority. Actually, reverse that... building the defensive line should be first. It's more glaring (believe it or not) and more difficult.
  2. brinoch
    Again for future reference, what is a successful season? There are varying degrees, but I can't call non-playoff seasons a success. For some teams it's improvement, but not success. Was the Pats 11-5 non-playoff season a success or is that an extremely unique scenario? It's a success in my book.
  3. brinoch
    That wasn't even third and long!!
  4. brinoch
    I think Hester coupled with a true #1 receiver would be excellent. This offense isn't that far from being above average. Hester, Forte and Olsen are all nice offensive weapons. Look, I don't like Orton, but even I think that when he has a little more time in the pocket, he's decent. So we need to upgrade the line. Offense 1. #1 WR 2. Get a RG to replace Garza, making the line Williams-Beekman-Kreutz-New Guy-Tait. A lot more impressive. Defense 1. D-Line 2. Safety 3. LB Much as I might rage on Tillman, he is a good CB. Vasher's not as good, and neither is Graham, but they are basically fine. Need help with the safeties. Mike Brown is a beast against the run, but isn't that great in coverage. The D-line is old and really needs a premier pass rusher, definitely an end and maybe a DT if they go away from Dvoracek. Frankly, the defense works best if they are getting pressure on the QB. I'd retool however I needed to ensure that I brought in consistent pressure guys. For the record, I also think that a serious D-Line addition which draws double teams would make Tommie Harris look awesome again.
  5. brinoch
    I don't think so. If the ball was obviously going to go out at about the 2-yard line, why would the guy knock it back in unless he thought it was a live ball? I think they all thought it was. So what was Jones to do? Unless there was an official making some sort of signal that he could look back and see to indicate the ball didn't touch the punt receiver, he was in a catch-22. It was not a catch 22. You down it at the one. If it did touch the guy, worst thing is Bears ball on the Packers 1. The ball wasn't obviously going out on the 2. It was going toward the corner. It could have hit the pylon but the first man down tapped it backward to prevent that from happening. If an official thought it was a fumble he would have thrown the blue bag and that would have been in front of the players faces. This is absolutely what the coverage guys should have done. If it is a fumble, then you have it at the Packer 1, if not, the Packers have the ball at their 1. Win-win.
  6. brinoch
    I love Forte.
  7. brinoch
    Holy unbelieabelidsnfkj
  8. brinoch
    TD Forte!
  9. brinoch
    "...and incredibly still in the game." HAHAHAHA. So true.
  10. brinoch
    With better linemen on both sides of the ball, I think you'd see the rest of the roster suddenly look a lot better. Yes.
  11. brinoch
    They've needed it for the past two seasons...
  12. brinoch
    Why not come out in the 2nd half with some no huddle?
  13. brinoch
    Oh, this is just ducky.
  14. brinoch
    Hey look! A screen. And missed tackles. This team doesn't deserve to make the playoffs.
  15. brinoch
    It's really annoying watching the Rodgers sit back for like ten minutes.
  16. brinoch
    Seriously, the ball was thrown too hard. Re-watch the play.
  17. brinoch
    Yep.
  18. brinoch
    Seriously, that was a terrible defensive sequence. All around.
  19. brinoch
    Ugh.
  20. brinoch
    Hey look, so much for pinning the Packers in their own end.
  21. brinoch
    Why punt here?
  22. brinoch
    Finally got to see a Hawks game -- the Canucks game on NHL network. I was really excited to see the game and I really like this team. Great hustle, and I love the forechecking.
  23. brinoch
    Well, the Bucs, Cowboys, Vikings and Eagles all lost. About the best possible result. Now, to make this week perfect, the Bears need to defeat the Packers.
  24. brinoch
    Yeah, let's not talk about that...
  25. brinoch
    My wife and I were at that game. Everyone in the stadium applauded that catch -- no joke.
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