NFL Discussion Thread - Hall of Fame Game: August 3rd

[IATT]

i cant imagine that we were waiting this whole time just to hire davis..

i think we wanted either donatell (49ers DBs coach) or leavitt (their LBs coach), but the 49ers blocked them from interviewing

 

[sb]

I agree, it basically happened in reverse for Houston.

We started off hot and couldn't make adjustments late in the season and we stumbled into the playoffs. Doesn't help we played pretty boy no disrespect I wanted to play Denver cause I had a feeling that ravens would beat the pats and we had a better shot.

The problem with the defense is that it could get ran on. And since Peyton for the most part got talk up early it would allow Elvis and Von to go ham and it wouldn't put strain on your secondary.

It wasnt completely Peyton's fault, but you know how i feel about papa Peyton

elvis, von, and wolfe were a non factor. that gave receivers time to run long routes.

 

[sb]

Champ was getting that work in that game, he looked so old and slow I couldn't believe it was him out there

worst game of champs career. could not believe what i was watching. denver can no longer count on champ to cover one on one. he is still a good corner but he will be needing help up top. offenses will be going after him next season after that game.

 

[sequan]

Billy Davis resume

http://bloggingthebeast.com/2013/02...tistical-resume-proceed-reading-with-caution/

 

[IATT]

Billy Davis resume


http://bloggingthebeast.com/2013/02...tistical-resume-proceed-reading-with-caution/

the only real defense i can give for davis' resume after some brief research.. is that in both instances he was brought in to transition those teams from 4-3 to 3-4 defenses

i cant be bothered to go and look up the personnel those teams or the circumstances.. but obviously those things need to be factored in as well

 

[david bowman]

Suggs just told skip he graduated from douche bag to dirt bag on espn hahahhaha

 

[sequan]

the only real defense i can give for davis' resume after some brief research.. is that in both instances he was brought in to transition those teams from 4-3 to 3-4 defenses


i cant be bothered to go and look up the personnel those teams or the circumstances.. but obviously those things need to be factored in as well

True, but isn't that what he is doing with Philly

 

[IATT]

^ yup.. only pointing out that there is obviously a learning curve

and it's not like the '05 49ers or those cardinals teams were the greatest in the world..

as our roster stands right now, we arent in a terrible position making the transfer up front (having cox, jenkins, graham, cole, kendricks and ryan).. but we do need a NT and our secondary needs to be addressed

just hoping for the best.. and he has worked with some great defensive coaches.. and they speak of him being a great teacher.. sooo i'm hoping 

 

[finallyfamous]

Jay Cutler

 

[elpablo21]

Joe Flacco told teammates to tackle Ted Ginn from the sideline during Super Bowl free kick return

It's a good thing that Joe Flacco has made himself into an "elite" (and soon to be very highly-paid) quarterback, because the Baltimore Ravens signal-caller and Super Bowl MVP needs a lot of work as a special teams coach.

With four seconds left in Super Bowl XLVII, San Francisco 49ers return man Ted Ginn, Jr. stood ready to accept a free kick from punter Sam Koch. It was one play after Koch took an intentional safety to give Baltimore a better chance of pinning the 49ers back on their side of the field. It also made the score 34-31, and the Ravens were very much aware of Ginn's return skills.

As a matter of fact, Flacco was telling his teammates on the sideline to go onto the field and tackle Ginn if the speedster got beyond the Ravens' return coverage team. Ginn returned the ball 31 yards from the San Francisco 19-yard line to midfield, saving referee Jerome Boger (who did not, under any circumstances, have a great Super Bowl himself) from having to deal with what would have been the weirdest play in Super Bowl history.

NFL Films' "Sound FX" program caught the drama for posterity.

"Are we gonna win this?" Flacco asked Ravens head coach John Harbaugh from the sideline.

"Yeah -- the game's over if we cover this kick," Harbaugh responded.

"We don't make it easy, do we?" Flacco posited.

"No, we don't," Harbaugh said.

"If he starts to break it, go tackle him," Flacco then said to Pitta.

"Really?"

"I don't know ... I mean ... what else can they ... they might be able to give them a touchdown on that? I don't know," Flacco told Pitta.

Flacco, flush with enthusiasm over his new tackling tactic, then went around and tried to get other teammates on his side.

"Hey! If he breaks this ... if he busts it for some reason? Tackle him! Go tackle him," Flacco said to guard Marshal Yanda and center Matt Birk. "I don't know what the rule is on that, but..."

"Why don't you?" Yanda asked.

"I'm going to!"

Well, he didn't have to, and it's a good thing. Under the rules, Boger could have awarded the 49ers a touchdown anyway. Per Rule 12, Section 3, Article 3 of the NFL Rules Manual:

"Palpably Unfair Act. A player or substitute shall not interfere with play by any act which is palpably unfair. Penalty: For a palpably unfair act: Offender may be disqualified. The Referee, after consulting his crew, enforces any such distance penalty as they consider equitable and irrespective of any other specified code penalty. The Referee may award a score."

So, imagine that. After a 34-minute blackout in the Superdome, and a series of very questionable calls on both sides, Boger -- a mediocre official at best -- would have been left to decide who won the Super Bowl based on his own discretion.

In football, there is a history of such nefarious tactics. In 2010, New York Jets strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi came from the sideline and tripped Miami Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll during a punt return by Jets receiver Santonio Holmes. The Jets suspended Alosi for the rest of the season, fined him $25,000, and eventually sent him on his merry way.

And in the 1954 Cotton Bowl, Alabama's Tommy Lewis came off the sideline to tackle Rice running back Dicky Maegle. Lewis wasn't punished in white the same way -- he and Maegle were invited to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Flacco, for his part, already had an appearance on David Letterman's show in the old Ed Sullivan Theater. And he almost gave Dave a lot more to talk about.

 

[lb510]

 

[mertonhanks]

The thought of Flacco running from the sidelines to make the tackle

 

[Peep Game]

I heard that Flacco thing on the radio and I was dying That rulebook note made me legit laugh out loud though. If that would've happened and the refs gave the Niners the TD, that would've been a hilariously embarrassing way to end the Super Bowl

 

[checks grossman]

Marshall Yanda scared

 

[checks grossman]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130207/2012-nfl-draft-redo/?sct=hp_t12_a9&eref=sihp#

2012 Draft Redo. 3 Hawks in the top 15.

Spoiler: Warning%3A%20Spoiler!

 

[100027]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130207/2012-nfl-draft-redo/?sct=hp_t12_a9&eref=sihp#

2012 Draft Redo. 3 Hawks in the top 15.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Man is a genius. Clearly deserved executive of the year.

 

[mronegative]

[QUOTE url="[URL]http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8795[/URL]"]
Joe Flacco told teammates to tackle Ted Ginn from the sideline during Super Bowl free kick return

Well, he didn't have to, and it's a good thing. Under the rules, Boger could have awarded the 49ers a touchdown anyway. Per Rule 12, Section 3, Article 3 of the NFL Rules Manual:

[/quote]

 

[tee eye ehm]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130207/2012-nfl-draft-redo/?sct=hp_t12_a9&eref=sihp#

2012 Draft Redo. 3 Hawks in the top 15.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Man is a genius. Clearly deserved executive of the year.

Easily.

 

[solarius49]

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Steelers should go back to that number style

 

[buc em]

Looks like Iowa's jerseys...

 

[dt43]

A Ray Lewis statue outside M&T Bank Stadium is in the works. All I know is they need to use this as the model:

 

[shox23]

Pittsburgh had those jerseys before Iowa than gave Iowa permission to use the design

 

[651akathepaul]

This group was amazing.

 

[dmxfury]

Blitzburgh. That D was ridiculous. Too bad Neil o Donnell was their QB