Dean Pees NFL.com Coordinator Ranking

[redrum52]

I don't think the steelers and chargers QBs will be retiring in 3-5 years. And I don't think the colts are building their team well at all. They have Luck whicj will put them in contention but they are doing virtually nothing else right. I think the teams to watch out for are the Jaguars and Chiefs.

I like what the Chiefs are doing, but no qb. Possibly the Jags as well, but more of a chance of that becoming the Texans division than the Jags if you ask me. Also, the Browns are a qb away from making this maybe the most difficult division in the NFL.

[JoeyFlex5]

I don't think the steelers and chargers QBs will be retiring in 3-5 years. And I don't think the colts are building their team well at all. They have Luck whicj will put them in contention but they are doing virtually nothing else right. I think the teams to watch out for are the Jaguars and Chiefs.

i could see ben retiring, but yeah i think rivers sticks around longer, i still dont think he brings enough to carry a generally mismanaged chargers team to consistent elite status. 

 

also i can understand what youre saying about the colts, the way they keep stacking the wr corps but disregarding the safety, lb's, and ol positions is incredible, andrew luck is andrew luck though, and all it will take is a few good signings to turn the tides for them. 

 

also, i thought i mentioned the chiefs.. i mustve backspaced all of it to avoid derailing the thread, oh well, too late lol. but yeah if the chiefs get a young and long term qb and find another stud rb to take the reins when charles inevitably declines, then they have a squad as well. i like jax's front seven if fowler recovers well and avoids future injuries and bortles is a stud, but i still think they have a loooong ways to go, luke joeckel being a bust was a huge blow for them and i think that pick could have been the difference, we will see but i think jax is much further away than the raiders are

[JEEPercreepermd]

This game was the AFC Championship in everything but the title. It was clearly played by the 2 best teams in the AFC and some of the best coaches in the NFL as well. Pees called a heck of a game imo. Of course there were times that he got out smarted but that's to be expected. There were also times where he had it right, but players didn't execute. I literally just watched this game over again and I think it was clear that the Pats just made the plays they were supposed to and just wanted it more then the Ravens players, seemingly. There were a few fumble chances the Ravens couldn't come up with, there were a few 3rd down plays that should have been stopped and probably would have chanced that game with TDs, but they Ravens didn't execute. I think about rushing TD at 14-0. 10 guys did their jobs well but Daryl Smith just didn't do his job as well. He saw Brady pull the ball down to run and instead of aggressively attacking Brady, he hesitated like he wasn't sure whether to stay in cover or attack the ball. If he attack chances are he's able to make a tackle on Brady around the 2 yardline and it focuses the Pats to make a decision on 4th down in a 14 point hole. Things like that changes games.

Also I look at Kubes calling the same play for Daniels that scored him his first TD, but this time with the game tied at 28 and a chance to put even more pressure on the Pats by going up by 7, Daniels drops the pass in the back of the endzone and the Ravens have to settle for 3. Of course we all know about the Melvin missed tackle on 3rd down, that would have given the Pats a 4th and 2 on the 40 with a decision to make. Then of course there is Torrey Smith not fighting for the Flacco Int. Torrey actually made contact with the defender before the ball hit his hands, which means he had just as much opportunity to go up an make a play on the ball as the defender did. You have to at least knock that ball down. But again, the Pats made the plays where the Ravens didn't. As much as it pains me to say, I think the better team won that day.

Very honest, and unbiased opinion there.

I tend to agree. Two 14 point leads were blown that night. There was one td, I forget which one where the defense was in cover 2 Stewart was all kinds of almost on the opposite side of the field that he wasn't responsible for. That's not on Pees.

I'll tell ya, that time wasting return by Jacoby at the end was THE moment last year when I literally put my fist through the television. Wasting that time ended our last drive way before that interception.

[gtalk12]

Very honest, and unbiased opinion there.

I tend to agree. Two 14 point leads were blown that night. There was one td, I forget which one where the defense was in cover 2 Stewart was all kinds of almost on the opposite side of the field that he wasn't responsible for. That's not on Pees.

I'll tell ya, that time wasting return by Jacoby at the end was THE moment last year when I literally put my fist through the television. Wasting that time ended our last drive way before that interception.

 

It was heart breaking, the Ravens of old never would have blown 2 14 point leads.....

 

It is what it is, Joe did all he could and so did our defense as limited as it was.

 

This year Jimmy Smith and Webb are back....................

[Tank 92]

I'll tell ya, that time wasting return by Jacoby at the end was THE moment last year when I literally put my fist through the television. Wasting that time ended our last drive way before that interception.

 

 

Aren't you the same dude that busted his car radio while listening to the game?   lol

[JoeyFlex5]

It was heart breaking, the Ravens of old never would have blown 2 14 point leads.....

 

It is what it is, Joe did all he could and so did our defense as limited as it was.

 

This year Jimmy Smith and Webb are back....................

if jimmy was healthy, we beat the patriots, point blank period. no doubts in my mind

[beasy2487]

It was heart breaking, the Ravens of old never would have blown 2 14 point leads.....

 

It is what it is, Joe did all he could and so did our defense as limited as it was.

 

This year Jimmy Smith and Webb are back....................

 

Don't be silly, the Ravens of old couldn't score 14 points .

[gabefergy]

It was heart breaking, the Ravens of old never would have blown 2 14 point leads.....

It is what it is, Joe did all he could and so did our defense as limited as it was.

This year Jimmy Smith and Webb are back....................

The Ravens of old would never have two 14 point leads either.

[gabefergy]

Don't be silly, the Ravens of old couldn't score 14 points .

Hah, you beat me to it!

[Ravensfan23]

It was heart breaking, the Ravens of old never would have blown 2 14 point leads.....

 

It is what it is, Joe did all he could and so did our defense as limited as it was.

 

This year Jimmy Smith and Webb are back....................

Not necessarily true. For whatever reason QBs like Kurt Warner, Mark Burnell and even Carson Palmer gave our defense the blue. I think Cmac still has nightmares about Jimmy Smith. But on the other hand, they always seemed to bring their A game vs Brady and Manning so you're probably right.

[K-Dog]

Wouldn't that, by definition, make your expectation unreasonable?

No.

If you're already acknowledging that, realistically, your expectation won't be achieved, doesn't that sort of make the problem fall on your shoulders?

No.

[beasy2487]

No.

No.

Post of the year candidate

[K-Dog]

Post of the year candidate

appreciate that.

[1/28/01]

appreciate that.

But he's so smart!?

[gtalk12]

Don't be silly, the Ravens of old couldn't score 14 points .

 

I JUST GOT DESTROYED lmao

[beasy2487]

I JUST GOT DESTROYED lmao

 

Haha you lobbed it up, Gabe and I had to spike it.

[gtalk12]

Haha you lobbed it up, Gabe and I had to spike it.

 

 

That's my name too   lol

[edreed2o]

I don't think the steelers and chargers QBs will be retiring in 3-5 years. And I don't think the colts are building their team well at all. They have Luck whicj will put them in contention but they are doing virtually nothing else right. I think the teams to watch out for are the Jaguars and Chiefs.

I can definitly see the Raiders and Chiefs but I think the Jags are gonna take a little longer. It seems whenever Pittsburgh loses a QB or WR, they always replace them quickly. Kordell Stewart, Tommy Maddox, Ben Roethlisberger, Holmes, Mike Wallace, and now Antonio Brown and Markus Wheaton and a couple other young studs. The defense is horrid but Steelers draft well for defense. I would never say the Steelers will fall off. The Colts seem to ignore the defense which is weird because of Chuck Pagano but their offense is rediculous. An aging Frank Gore won't help them but T.Y. Hilton and Philip Dorset will be huge. The Colts will always be a good team but won't win a championship until they pay attention to their defense. What wins championships isnt a potent offense or defense.. It's balance. Jaguars are doing all the right things but it seems they can never catch a break. I see the Ravens, Steelers, Raiders, Patriots and Colts being the main contenders of the AFC for years to come. Oh yea, I know this is way off topic but I also see Marvin Lewis getting canned by seasons end after they either make the wildcard and lose or don't make the playoffs at all. Edited July 11, 2015 by edreed2o

[gabefergy]

That's my name too lol

Good stuff

[January J]

I did not say that, I'll say it again:

Yes it is standard. It's also standard for a QB like Brady, who loves to dink-and-dunk, to take those easy yards and give his playmakers the ball all day.

Uncontested catches and running routes against air are not my thing. The long passes they completed were a miscommunication between Melvin and Hill, a trick play from Edelman-to-Amendola, and a perfect pass by Brady to LaFell. Those are more difficult plays to complete, imo, than running and catching passes against air. I would have made them work for their short passes by having DBs play tight (or maybe even at least disguise cover and pretend) and, since Brady was intent on not letting the rush anywhere near him, either have guys drop back or be mindful of sticking their hands up. If we lose on that strategy or it's stupid so be it, we lost with the conservative plan too.

I agree that this strategy would have given us the best chance to win, obviously would have helped to pair that with better tackling but that's something we can't control. I think that pees just eventually realized their offense had us beat & hoped that our offense could out score them. The Owen Daniels drop and even the stupid time wasting return by jacoby really hurt us. Although at the time I was thinking that jacoby busting open that return was probably our best chance at winning, he should have just ran in a straight line and tryed to hit a hole instead if dancing around and running towards the sideline wasting so much time and barely giving us enough time for a Hail Mary . And even the Hail Mary got tipped up in the air and Torrey actually wasn't too far off from where the ball landed. Woulda coulda shoulda.