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    Heart of Hearts

    When was the last time the Broncos actually went into the season without a proven running back on their roster? Sure, there's usually a young guy who steps up in training camp or halfway through the season, but they always have an established veteran (like Travis Henry, or Michael Pittman, or...
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    Players Who Were Solid/Players Who Struggled

    What Fitz said (which I think you're remembering) is that he was going to play his game and leave the running over/through linebackers to Q. I'm fine with that. What he also said is that coaches are asking him to be more aggressive at turning up the field, and that he's working on that. At...
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    Heart of Hearts

    :yeahthat: :iwa: Penalties, maybe. But the Cards had a good defense last season that happened to be unsuccessful on third downs. Historically, teams who underachieved on third downs but were otherwise solid tend to improve. The Cards' 2008 season hinges on this history holding up for...
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    Irony of the penalties

    Well, that certainly denotes that there are going to be some consequences. :rolleyes: I'm glad that it only took one season where the Cards were the most penalized team in the league and then 8 penalties in the game to show Coach that things are unacceptable. One would think that the Cards...
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    Bleacher Report says QB competition a SHAM...

    LOL. 5/5. Money on the way.
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    53 Man Roster Prediction: Where the Cards Are Right Now

    Skkorp, who would the second blocking TE be? Surely not Alex Shor. Ben Patrick is a pass-catching TE first. :shrug: If the Cards cut Alan Branch, than the consensus Rod Graves First Draft will have been very poor. Only one player chosen on the first day is even on the roster two camps...
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    53 Man Roster Prediction: Where the Cards Are Right Now

    Nice work. Just a couple of quick thoughts: Can the Cards put Castille on the practice squad after he was on the 53-man roster for all 16 games last season (though he was an inactive)? Our OL depth is terrible. Elton Brown and Brandon Keith are the only guys that aren't immediately...
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    Sorry for another post-game thoughts thread...

    The other thing that I liked about Leinart is that he showed superior movement to Warner on his bootlegs/sprint-outs. Those were designed roll-outs, and Leinart did a good job executing them. Another good point that I noted was that Deuce Lutui made Sedrick Ellis disappear. There's no...
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    Sorry for another post-game thoughts thread...

    But these are mine: Matt Leinart is going to be fine. The Saints played a lot of cover-three and cover-four defenses, which is why he didn't go deep. You take what they give you; this is certainly what Whis wants Leinart to do. I was impressed with Hightower, even if he almost got his...
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    Warners 2nd half stats in '07

    This isn't Madden. Just pulling in QB1 and inserting QB2 doesn't just happen with no ill-effects. You yank Leinart in and out of the starting lineup, and that has an effect. As QB1, Leinart gets most of the practice reps (which he needs), and most of the responsibility (which he also needs...
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    Warners 2nd half stats in '07

    Jim Sorgi has no future in the NFL, and if Peyton Manning went down, the Colts' season would be finished. Same with Matt Cassell. The more pressing comparisons are probably Josh McCown & JaMarcus Russell in Oakland (McCown will win a couple games in a row for you, but you're not making the...
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    Warners 2nd half stats in '07

    I don't know; this is probably overstating the point. They certainly didn't ride Eli Manning to the playoffs, but they didn't get there "in spite of him" the way that the Seahawks made the playoffs in spite of Shaun Alexander discovering that he had no heart, or the Titans making the playoffs...
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    Warners 2nd half stats in '07

    Um... like he was two years ago? Or in New York? Or with Marc Bulger looking over his shoulder? The season's over if the Cards start worse than 2-2; if that happens, at least you got Leinart some reps and have the questions answered about whether we're going to have to go after a new QB...
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    Warners 2nd half stats in '07

    Holy smokes did your arguement just implode under the weight of its own ridiculousness. Comparing Matt Leinart to Jim Sorgi? Saying that Kurt Warner isn't like Drew Bledsoe "imploding and costing his team games" (2005 as starter: 2-8, 2006 as starter: 2-4). Totally off the deep end. Kurt...
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    Warners 2nd half stats in '07

    FO did a great write-up on this. The Giants' season hinged on a missed field goal by the Eagles. Akers knocks that through, and Philly is in the postseason instead of the G-Men. But Manning had a fantastic postseason against three of the four best teams in the NFL by any measure. 30 att/gm...
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    49er news on QB's

    FootballOutsiders has a funny write-up on O'Sullivan: NFL.com does a fantastic job tracking where players go, even if they don't play. O'Sullivan was on the roster for the Vikings, Panthers, and Patriots before ending up on Detroit's roster. NFL.com also posts preseason stats, which is...
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    49er news on QB's

    San Francisco is a mess. It's too bad for such a proud franchise. If Mike Nolan gets fired this season, and Clancy Pendergast's defense again underachieves (which keeps the Cards out of the playoffs), would you welcome Nolan as the new DC? He has experience coaching a 3-4 defense from...
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    Ravens "Eyeing up" Anquan Boldin

    Probably not, but what about the 1st and 2nd rounders since then: Bryant Johnson, Calvin Pace, and Anquan Boldin Larry Fitzgerald and Karlos Dansby Antrel Rolle and J.J. Arrington (Probably not these jokers) After that, it's probably too early to tell. I wouldn't make that deal if I could...
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    Urban's 8/6 Walkthrough Notes

    Absolutely. The problem is that you have to see the other guys (especially blocking for Hightower). I think we'll see a lot of Baylark and J.J. Arrington. Edge probably won't play more than a handful of downs (hopefully none at all). It'll be interesting to see how much work Hightower gets...
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    Ravens "Eyeing up" Anquan Boldin

    Maybe, but all things aren't equal. You have a proven WR on the other side of the proven WR who is complaining about his contract. With a 1st and 2nd round pick, you are going to get two players that are going to improve your club immediately, for a combined half the money that you'd get for...
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    Ravens "Eyeing up" Anquan Boldin

    Link: http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20080804/?pg=10&u1=texterity&cookies=1 PDF from TSN's new on-line "newspaper." Idle speculation, but there's not much going on today.
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    Ravens "Eyeing up" Anquan Boldin

    I would for Suggs, a 1 and 2. I think that that deal, made now, might make the difference between the playoffs and not for the Ravens. Maybe. It would definitely smooth the rebuilding process. But I don't think they'd compete for the division or wild card without Suggs. Offered a #1 and a...
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    Ravens "Eyeing up" Anquan Boldin

    :shrug: I'm tired of it too, fellas. Don't blame the messenger. At least this isn't based on "sources"--this was reported on Kemp's show, too. I did think that B-more's interest is indicitive of how much they saw in Q from last season. Hard to believe that so many teams passed on him in...
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    Ravens "Eyeing up" Anquan Boldin

    Per Sporting News. Anyone be interested? Would you pull the trigger for a 1st and 2nd round pick in 2009? Baltimore would be just the kind of team that Boldin would garner interest from. There's talent and leadership on the defensive side of the ball (probably enough to win with), but the...
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    Urban: Line the center of attention

    Um... was this the season where Fred Wakefield was a starting defensive end? Can you remember who the defensive tackles were that season? I honestly have no idea how the bolded portion can be true.

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