Football...you bet! 2019 NFL thread

**edwardv** · 12.02.19, 02:29 PM

Baldy breaks the Ravens O down the best. Naval Academy dive great play. I played both ways in high school at times. On defense teams that did stuff like this gave me fits. Back then it was the veer and wishbone. This read option is a nightmare. Pros can't practice it live either due to the cba. Then there's Jackson.

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**Dave's Dreidel** · 12.02.19, 02:34 PM

What was perplexing me yesterday, is that the end usually doesn't go for the dive. Bosa tackled the running back without the ball it seemed 20 times yesterday. Usually the DE has contain, and you let the DT, LB's and safeties worry about the dive.

**edwardv** · 12.02.19, 02:45 PM

The Ravens offense game plan was to disarm Bosa and Armstead. It worked.

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**Dave's Dreidel** · 12.02.19, 02:48 PM

I was speaking of San Fran's defensive game plan. You just don't usually see that strategy when playing the option.

But, I'm just an accountant, so compared to the 49ers Def Coord I don't know shit.

**edwardv** · 12.02.19, 03:09 PM

Well give the Niners credit they tried a new wrinkle. Im no coach either. Last time I played Nixon was getting impeached.

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**jrk5150** · 12.02.19, 05:59 PM

It was driving me nuts seeing the LB who had edge responsibility continuously coming down the line on the dive. Just terrible discipline. As soon as they stopped and stayed on assignment, Jackson’s running lane shut off.

**TheresOnlyOneWay** · 12.03.19, 12:18 PM

Ron Rivera out as Panthers coach.

**edwardv** · 12.05.19, 06:42 AM

49ers radio announcer suspended for Saints game after comment on Lamar Jackson’s skin tone.
https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/a...97154fe33.html

Was this guy channeling Jimmy the Greek?

**Dave's Dreidel** · 12.05.19, 07:10 AM

I don't see what he said was bad. It was accurate. For fuck's sake, you can't say a brown person's skin is the same color as a brown ball without it being considered racist?

How much it improves play fakes, that's arguable, but for the love of Pete Rozelle it isn't racist.

**jrk5150** · 12.05.19, 07:17 AM

But why point it out? Isn't it enough to just say "it's just really hard to see the ball, he does a great job of hiding it" without going to a place of known controversy like skin color? It may be accurate, it may not, but that's kind of irrelevant when you KNOW people are going to react to that.

Plus, to be honest, I don't know if there IS merit to what he said. Does the color of the QB's hands really make the ball easier/harder to hide? Seems like maybe it could, but I'm not sure. I'd imagine defending him would be about 0% easier if his hands were light tan...

History is riddled with similar sentiments that in the conventional wisdom seemed appropriate that we would now mostly agree are not.

**Dave's Dreidel** · 12.05.19, 07:21 AM

I just think we need to get past this as a society. To me it is looking to be offended.

If someone said something about white guys hands and volleyballs, I wouldn't be offended or consider it racist. To me the reaction to it, and suspending the guy, is just silly.

If saying something irrelevant on air is reason for dismissal, Booger McFarland should never be on MNF again.

**jrk5150** · 12.05.19, 07:24 AM

I don't disagree per se, just saying that when you know shit can blow up, don't light the fucking fuse. That's all.

And I'm sure society will get over it as soon as racism is in our past. Which it isn't even close to being.

**Dave's Dreidel** · 12.05.19, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by Dave's Dreidel

What was perplexing me yesterday, is that the end usually doesn't go for the dive. Bosa tackled the running back without the ball it seemed 20 times yesterday. Usually the DE has contain, and you let the DT, LB's and safeties worry about the dive.

Originally Posted by edwardv

The Ravens offense game plan was to disarm Bosa and Armstead. It worked.

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Ryan Clark was echoing what we were saying yesterday on ESPN, he was basically ranting on Nick Bosa "what the hell are you doing?"

**LAD-1972** · 12.05.19, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by Dave's Dreidel

If saying something irrelevant on air is reason for dismissal, Booger McFarland should never be on MNF again.

Ha-Ha! I agree!

Also, I guess that raises the question...what IF Booger would’ve made that statement?

**edwardv** · 12.05.19, 08:25 AM

I dont have espn on my basic cable so I never see MNF anymore but when the Ravens where at LA a few weeks ago for some reason it was carried on the local ABC affilate and I watched of course. Your all right about this Booger guy he sucks balls as an analyst. Dandy Don and Cosell are rolling over in their graves. He's terrible.