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    19 minutes ago, RaineV1 said:

    On the topic of free agent Wrs, Cruz just got released from the Giants. He's probably cheaper than Garcon and should have another couple solid years left in him.

    Na, those injuries really got to him. Kenny Britt might be available

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    On ‎1‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 11:54 AM, FilthGawd said:

    Zachary Orr got up to a 79 ovr rating by midseason, for some reason hes down to a 70 ovr now, no roster updates have put him back. Now granted i know i can change him myself, but the dude outperformed mosely this season imo, and was deserving of a pro bowl nod. He also was second team all pro. More complaining here than anything. Just wondering if anyone knew anything about that. Don't even get me started on Brandon williams disgustingly low rating. 

     

    His rating should be mid 80s to high 80s. 87 sounds about right to me. I quit playing Madden in 2016 for the time being. I got tired of the way they graded players and I did not want to go into every players individual stats and adjust them every time. Those patches they always put in the game always seemed to ruin a different aspect of the game.

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    9 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

    It's not that I don't think Ryan could have won the game (had Matthews not held Long, Sanu's 9 yard gain puts them right back at like 43), but the circumstances dictated otherwise heavily. Mack was clearly feeling that fracture and you have no Schraeder at RT. Why would you even want to put Ryan in a position to pass the ball when his line is at a handicap? No reason to pass the ball two times in a row when he was sacked on the previous play. Like I said before, just too high risk of another sack, another fumble, a holding penalty, or an incomplete pass. Running guarantees the clock keeps running and you're almost guaranteed like 4 to 5 yards, at least. Of course, had Mattews not held Long, we could have been talking about how Ryan came through big to lead the Falcons to a field goal that fended off a Patriots comeback/Falcons defensive collapse.

    I think we can say Ryan has had more to work with, but in reality, this is the first year he's had an offensive line that's been really strong throughout to go along with a consistent running game to pair with his great receivers. Plus, he's never had the defense that Flacco has had. From 2008 to 2011 prior the Pats game, Flacco never had to win a game for the team. In fact, he was generally the detriment of the team early. Ryan just hasn't had the luxury of having a defense that could bail him out or keep the game so close that an interception/fumble here or there isn't the end of the game.

    I do think Ryan would have been extremely capable of winning a Super Bowl with the Ravens if the circumstances were the exact same.

     

    Considering how much we would have given him? I do not think so, Rice would never have been drafted and that was huge...Flacco was slower to develop thanks to a commitment to the run game and the defense which was a good idea. The worse our defense got throughout the years because of age the better Flacco was becoming and was expected to carry them going forward. The year we one our defense was nowhere near its best days, bc if it was we would have steamed through EVERYONE with the way Joe was playing lol.

     

    In my opinion the Falcons made an effort to build around Ryan, let's not forget he inherited a team with Roddy White who at the time was a big time player...they bring in Tony Gonzalez and Julio. That is INSANE to me when you match it to Boldin, Torrey, and Pitta. On ATL there are already 2 of those 3 guys going to HOF with White possibly being the odd man out but he was still a great talent. in 09 Roddy went for about 1300 yards and Tony was there pre-Julio with Mike Turner as your RB averaging 4.9 a carry.

     

    In 11 with Julio they got KILLED by the Giants in the wildcard round only putting up 2 points lol. I do not trust him yet, this year he came closer

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    17 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

    Ah, but it does not. Bryant was perfect from beyond 50 (it'd be 52) and it would have been 3rd and 23. The Patriots aren't going to sell out for a run. That means Freeman can probably get like 4 or 5 yards, at least, making it a very makable kick for Bryant. Why he decided to pass again with no Schraeder and a hurt Mack is... well, I have no idea why you'd do that again and risk another sack, another fumble, or a hold. The risk was far too great, even if the pass was initially completed.

    I hated the play call selection, too. Trust me, I thought it was bad, even with hindsight. I'm very much in the same boat of why not run off clock before you pass? Was he trying to catch them off guard and act all sneaky? It just wasn't smart.

     

    a 40 yarder is much easier than a 50 yarder, theres no reason to make it harder and as you can see set them even passed those limits lol

     

    I am still in shock, but at the same time they decided to put the ball in Ryans hands....I have always been very critical of him because he came out of the draft with Flacco.

     

    Flacco is my guy, I know he isn't as pretty as other QB's, his inability to be consistent during the regular season for WHATEVER the reason kills me the same way I know it hurts you.

     

    Ryan with his cast of offensive weapons throughout the years has not been able to be as successful as Flacco with less. What I believe happened in that game was just that, they wanted to stay aggressive with who they deemed was the best player and their best shot to win which was Ryan in their eyes....

     

    Ryan has not proven to me that he can do that, which is why you and I both agree they should have just ran the ball more.

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    2 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

    The play itself was actually a great play call if Joe doesn't get tunnel vision. Would have been an easy pitch and catch; not even a bad throw, just never saw the defender.

    You're failing to recognize that 

    1) A sack keeps the clock running and an incomplete pass does not, so that factors in.

    2) Shanahan called five and seven step drops out of the shotgun, so there's are inherently deep passes and require the quarterback to hold onto the ball 

     

    you're right, it does keep the clock running...however it also put them out of field goal range.

     

    I do not disagree with you that Joe had tunnel vision, BUT, and there is a big BUT, there was no reason to pass on first. I like aggressive play calling but I felt it was not necessary. At least not on 1st down, a couple of runs to see how close you can get would have been much better. I get that this is all in hindsight though.

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    1 hour ago, BmoreBird22 said:

    He didn't throw the touchdown, but he got them in position for Coleman's run and he got them into field goal range twice before shoddy play calling pulled them back, so I mean...

     

    I looked at the game again, Ryan took and made some HORRIBLE decisions regardless of the play call.

     

    Remember when Flacco threw an INT vs the Eagles? Was it a good play call? No, but that throw he made was trash

     

    ...Ryan took some HORRIBLE sacks late game and had ample time to get rid of the ball.

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    30 minutes ago, frozen joe flacco fan said:

    Yeah, Mel Kiper or somebody summed it up in a quote by saying the same thing. Perriman makes some circus catches now & then but drops routine catches that a Pro has to make. So far, he's been an enigma. IDK how many times I uttered the words "you have to make that catch if you're  professional." Its more than working out with a Juggs machine. Somebody needs to whack him with a beach noodle or make him blink just when the ball arrives when he's about to catch a pass in practice.  

    it's simple, when you throw it make sure its a tough ball to come down with....he tends to catch those lol

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    6 minutes ago, regz1997 said:

    I'm rooting for Perriman too, but I'm not holding my breath. At best, I could see him being a good receiver. What holds him back from being a great receiver is his hands. Great receivers catch big passes even though being covered well. His route running also needs to improve, but that can improve with age. 

    That's what makes him weird, he has shown that he can make the big catch that separates him from everyone else on the roster. It's the easier stuff that he seems to have an issue with.

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    On ‎2‎/‎7‎/‎2017 at 5:53 AM, BmoreBird22 said:

    So I guess Flacco didn't win the game. It was won by an Ed Reed interception, Jacoby Jones kickoff return, and an Upshaw forced fumble, all leading to 21 points. And then, it was Sam Koch who actually won the game by ensuring a kickoff was the final play of the game.

     

    So you are going to casually ignore the throws he made to Boldin to move the chains and get us into field goal range after the defense collapsed? Or should I remind you what kind of defense the 49ers had?

     

     

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    The difference between the Pats and everyone else is the fact they know what kind of team they are and what the strength is. They are the most consistent for this reason. Just because Blount was dynamic throughout the year it does not mean they were going to force him down the throats of ATL especially since the run game wasn't there for them. They moved the ball with ease in the first half but credit the the ATL defense coming up with 2 big stops. It seems like the coaches tried to out coach or out think Bill. That Pats could not stop the run game, the coaching was poor.

     

    I had the opportunity to meet Dan Campbell before he was the head coach of the Dolphins. Most of these coaches are there because of who they know, not because they can coach according to him. I managed to pick his brain a bit and it was very astonishing to hear directly what he thought was best for a team when he was clearly ignoring the strengths...

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    5 minutes ago, -Truth- said:

    Fair call on the three second half three-and-outs. The first could be excused given that they had an hour's time between possessions, but they weren't as hot down the stretch. That being said, passing the ball on the aforementioned play an outright silly decision. It doesn't matter who's at the helm. Your QB's under pressure on 60% of his snaps, you've just lost your best lineman in Schraeder, so that figure certainly won't improve. You lose Tevin Coleman, but you still have Davonte Freeman in the backfield and your running game is averaging 5.8 yards per play. The worst part is that they weren't forced have to live-and-die by anything. They could've knelt the ball and took their chances on Matt Bryant sinking a 40 yard field goal, a range where he went 9 for 9 on the season. We essentially made the same bold move during the Eagles game and the blame shifted on the play-calling despite the interception, and understandably so. Neither situation required passing the ball and it wouldn't be impartial to judge them differently. If there was a, "Congratulations, you played yourself," moment in the entire season, nothing beats that decision.

     

    I did not understand the play calling, in my opinion he was not playing the way you had hoped to leave it in his hands. They should have stayed with the ground attack and run play action....give their defense a chance to rest a bit

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    I thought the game was pretty simple to me, the defense played well and aloud Ryan to do what a QB does which is take advantage of turnovers which to his credit he did. Once the Pats finally got some momentum, the Falcons rather than run the ball put it in Ryans hands to make some plays. Instead, it turned into a turnover which really isn't his fault and a MASSIVE sack that put them out of field goal range. Statistically, he played a great game....as the game continued and someone needed to come up big and make plays it happened less and less.

     

     

    You can not expect to shut down a Brady offense all game if you are not on the field enough to keep him off.

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    3 minutes ago, -Truth- said:

    A long passing play on 3rd down; the ball is within the opponent's 25 yard line. It's 2nd down, you're in FG range and there's only 3:56 remaining, and you have one of the most accurate kickers in the league who's booted it from 59 yards a little over a handful of games prior. Your top-tier RT is out of the game as of a few plays ago. And you pass the ball. Somebody should've shown them our ending against the Eagles before choosing to ignore situational football. Even if your rushing attempts end nowhere, they likely have to burn their time outs and you settle for a 40 FG attempt which essentially seals the game. Mind-boggling.

     

    they decided to live and die at the hands of their MVP. Can't say I blame though, all though that sack he took really messed up everything. I was shocked by how many 3 and outs there were in the second half.

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    3 hours ago, Tru11 said:

    ryan with all his weapons was under pressure 60 % of the time when dropping back to pass.

    flacco is 1 of the worst QBs in the league when under pressure.

    gl trying to put these 2 pieces of info together.

     

     

    when it comes to Flacco, no regular season stat applies to him. We have the rarest of all QB's who only comes out in the playoffs....smh not saying I like it, but when have we ever seen a guy be completely 2 different people?

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