I saw this coming a mile away, and was pleasantly vindicated. So confident that I pulled my starters to put in Eli, the Giants DEF, and Donnell in our fantasy matchup in the dynasty league. Happily, they played exactly as I expected.
Next week, however, is against what is technically a backup quarterback, so I see 1-3 coming. The Giants can’t beat a backup QB to save their life. (Which is why last week was a loss.)
Who can say, but the fact that he was blindsiding a QB would probably be more of a factor.
Oh, wow, I turned off the Denver-Seattle game after Manning’s interception, didn’t realize it had gone into overtime until just now. Damn, I hate when that happens.
Good game, though. Seattle is the only team that’s actually playing defense in the modern game. I don’t know how they do it.
There are 14 teams that have given up fewer points than Seattle. The Bengals, the Bills, the Texans, the Lions, the Cardinals, the Patriots are all teams that are playing very good defensively. Seattle’s defense is very good, but they aren’t even close to the only team playing well on defense.
In a highlight video, I heard it mentioned that Russell Wilson was one of three QBs this week to catch a pass. I looked through the stats and found Andy Dalton, who was the third?
Johnny Manziel, I’m guessing, but it was called by for an illegal shift and therefore not in the record books as a pass. It was actually a pretty clever trick play, but I’m not sure exactly what rule it violated.
Illegal shift. Terrance West wasn’t set before the snap. That was the penalty that was called.
Also, the play itself was supposedly illegal. From here: "The league office, though, referred to page 64 of the rule book, which states unsportsmanlike conduct is “Using entering substitutes, legally returning players, substitutes on sidelines, or withdrawn players to confuse opponents, including lingering by players leaving the field after being replaced by a substitute and an offensive player lining up or going in motion less than five yards from the sideline in front of his team’s designated bench area. However, an offensive player is permitted to line up less than five yards from the sidelines on the same side as his team’s player bench, provided he is not in front of the designated bench area.”
Well, points allowed isn’t a great metric here considering they’ve played three of the very best offenses in the league to start the season.
But I was talking more about feel. Obviously there are other teams that are, by definition, above average. But, when it’s playing well (which is most of the time), Seattle’s is the only defense that *seems *akin to the smothering defenses of 20, even 10 years ago.
A newly reporting player can’t be in the coaching box. Plus any player not lined up on center has to have his shoulders parallel to the line of scrimmage, apparently.
2014 49ers first half: 56-16
2014 49ers second half: 3-52
what
the
hell?
no stamina?
Poor Jets, just got robbed of a TD. Luckily they have Geno Smith to win the game … Sorry, I couldn’t say that with a straight face.
the NFL agrees with me that Baker’s hit on Foles was a clean block
Bengals: one turnover in three games versus seven taken away, #1 in yards per pass, no sacks allowed, fewest points allowed on defense, best defense in special teams points and yards allowed, fewest points allowed…
Good team.
What? No update on Bernard’s studliness? You’re slacking, Mr. Bengals Fan. 