How To Dominate An Entire First Half, Time of Possession, Make Tom Brady Look Like poo, Get Two Takeaways, Awesome Avg Starting Field Possession, And Walk Away Losers...

[Proudiddy]

 

What area in particular would you have had Gettleman neglect in order to load up the team with quality WRs, a la the Atlanta Falcons successful plan?

LOL, THAT IS THE AMAZING PART!  Supplementing draft picks with bargain free agent signings (you know, like he does for every fuging position on defense), ensures that you don't have to neglect any position, and yet, we did...  We signed two WRs that weren't already on an EFA futures deal or UDFAs (in both cases, you can just read that to mean, "scrubs").  That's it.  Now go look at the picks and signees at LB and DB.
 

Any one of those WRs I listed earlier are better than any healthy receiver on our roster on an every down basis (outside of Funchess, whom hasn't proven anything yet). 

 

Example - Denarious Moore was a huddle favorite, as he has the measurables and has shown flashes of great play at times in his career.  He signed for 850k, IIRC.  Boykin was signed for 700k.  Now, I personally think Moore is better and has tons of more potential than Boykin, but even if he isn't, if you sign enough of those guys in that range (low risk-high reward), the cream rises to the top.  When you have a roster full of guys who should be no higher than 4th on any NFL depth chart, there isn't any cream to rise.

[teeray]

I know right. In the tough NFC South it takes 7-8-1 to win Bro.

NFC South is better than that.  Off year and tough out of division match ups.

Dont let last season fool ya

[Mr. Scot]

When "one guy" does what he did tonight (and the game before that, and throughout camp), you start to wonder how he ended up being put in that position in the first place?  There you will find the stupidity you are looking for.
Or maybe you can actually address the stupidity in blaming injured defensive lineman for an inept offense?  Because you still haven't. 

Also, nice point about the center, which brings us full circle...  Seeing how Williams has played thus far, and how Remmers has looked at center, why is Folkerts in that position?  See the parallels?  Remember how Rivera was almost fired two seasons ago, and as a result replaced numerous players who had been "awarded" their positions without true competition, much like all of our receivers outside of KB, guys like Folkerts, etc.

Now get your notepad, because this is where we tie it all together...  The "reactionary" nature of this thread, is a result of frustration after seeing the current regime award players roster spots and playing time that is undeserved because they are essentially given it without appropriate competition.  That approach is why Cam, after losing his #1, is stuck throwing to career #4 receivers, and that same attitude permeates overly optimistic fans like yourself, into thinking anything better than the status quo is blasphemy.

Actually, the reactionary nature of the thread stems from you going nuts over one drive by the Patriots at the end of the half.

And I haven't answered that because I didn't say it.  That's a spin/scramble you've been trying to use to get away from how silly this thread looks now after how the starter's time ended.

When the offense sputtered tonight, it was mostly due to Corey Brown looking bad.  Can you actually name someone other than Brown that had a really bad night?  You can try to argue Folkerts but other than the series where he got injured he was decent; not Kalil good mind you, but not bad either.

Bottom Line: You overreacted, and the offense came back and made you look bad.  You can keep trying to spin it if you want to but frankly the smarter move would be just to accept it and move on.

[teeray]

LOL, THAT IS THE AMAZING PART!  Supplementing draft picks with bargain free agent signings (you know, like he does for every fuging position on defense), ensures that you don't have to neglect any position, and yet, we did...  We signed two WRs that weren't already on an EFA futures deal or UDFAs (in both cases, you can just read that to mean, "scrubs").  That's it.  Now go look at the picks and signees at LB and DB.
 

Any one of those WRs I listed earlier are better than any healthy receiver on our roster on an every down basis (outside of Funchess, whom hasn't proven anything yet). 

 

Example - Denarious Moore was a huddle favorite, as he has the measurables and has shown flashes of great play at times in his career.  He signed for 850k, IIRC.  Boykin was signed for 700k.  Now, I personally think Moore is better and has tons of more potential than Boykin, but even if he isn't, if you sign enough of those guys in that range (low risk-high reward), the cream rises to the top.  When you have a roster full of guys who should be no higher than 4th on any NFL depth chart, there isn't any cream to rise.

We have signed and drafted several WRs over last couple of seasons.  Lets stop acting like we did nothing.  Just because they were not guys with name recognition but generally average to below average wide receivers like Hakeem Nix, doesnt mean we have ignored the position

[Proudiddy]

We would have gotten lucky, just like any Super Bowl champ 

Seattle is simply "lucky"?  New England?  Pittsburgh?  Baltimore?  Or any other perrenial contender who has been to multiple Superbowls in the last 10 years?

No. 

 

You're right in that WE would've been lucky, but they aren't because they're built for that expectation every year with no built-in excuses.

[Datawire]

Proudiddy, I am sorry brother, but you are hitting PantherUnited levels here.

[teeray]

Seattle is simply "lucky"?  New England?  Pittsburgh?  Baltimore?  Or any other perrenial contender who has been to multiple Superbowls in the last 10 years?

No. 

 

You're right in that WE would've been lucky, but they aren't because they're built for that expectation every year with no built-in excuses.

Yes.  Lucky, plus Seattle and New England had pooty WRs last season too.  New England's 2nd best receiver was the guy who couldnt even cut it against our scrubs.

Peyton has always had a bunch of weapons, Brees too, and Rodgers, yet they have only won 3 collectively over 25+ seasons between them 

[davos]

Actually, the reactionary nature of the thread stems from you going nuts over one drive by the Patriots at the end of the half.

And I haven't answered that because I didn't say it.  That's a spin/scramble you've been trying to use to get away from how silly this thread looks now after how the starter's time ended.

When the offense sputtered tonight, it was mostly due to Corey Brown looking bad.  Can you actually name someone other than Brown that had a really bad night?  You can try to argue Folkerts but other than the series where he got injured he was decent; not Kalil good mind you, but not bad either.

Bottom Line: You overreacted, and the offense came back and made you look bad.  You can keep trying to spin it if you want to but frankly the smarter move would be just to accept it and move on.

The fact that you don't see it's everything BUT that is what I'm baffled by. 

That's all it took: one freaking drive...and that's all it took quite a few times these past 3-4 years and our staff can't seem to grasp it.

(btw, interesting dividing line in this thread. hot issue apparently)

[Kevin Greene]

NFC South is better than that.  Off year and tough out of division match ups.

Dont let last season fool ya

7-8-1 is pathetic.

Any year, any division.

[Mr. Scot]

The fact that you don't see it's everything BUT that is what I'm baffled by. 

That's all it took: one freaking drive...and that's all it took quite a few times these past 3-4 years and our staff can't seem to grasp it.

(btw, interesting dividing line in this thread. hot issue apparently)

What happened on the next drive?

This is how football works.  That's why you don't panic while the game is still going and close.

[teeray]

It is a pretty convenient argument to say "if we just signed these other receivers that didnt cut it on their original teams we woulda won a Super Bowl"

There is literally no proof that is the case, or that we would have been better positioned to the last 2 seasons.

[L-TownCat]

This thread is teh goatz.

mad at the front office for injuries.

mad that they didn't fix the team when we drafted Cam but fail to realize that Hurney was still here for years 1&2 of Cams career.  

Then comes Getts in year 3 with a shitwagon of Cap trouble.  Takes 3 years to clean up the mess and we're mad he hasn't put probowlers at every position.

Are you mental???

[Kevin Greene]

So who thinks Corrie Brown should be cut?

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000517420/Brown-drops-TD-passhttp://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000517420/Brown-drops-TD-pass

But if we do, then what?

 

[davos]

What happened on the next drive?

This is how football works.  That's why you don't panic while the game is still going and close.

Who's panicking?  We're expressing our opinions and critique as fans.  If you can't acknowledge our offensive deficiencies, there's nothing to really talk about.