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23 Jan 2005, 01:06am by Aaron Schatz
FO in the NYTimes: Follow the Points to Find Super Bowl Champ
Aaron needs money to buy a nice birthday present for his wife, part I: Introducing the Pythagorean theorem for football to the world in the New York Times. (free registration required)
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23 Jan 2005, 12:38am by Aaron Schatz
Steelers Upset About Lack of Respect
This is just getting stupid. Has there ever been an NFL player to tell a reporter, "You know, I really appreciate all the support... Honestly, you all respect us so much. You couldn't respect us any more. It's too much respect, really. Can you please respect us less?" The NFL is like a big respect black hole, in which all respect is sucked into a negative zone and therefore everyone feels disrespected.
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20 Jan 2005, 06:43pm by P. Ryan Wilson
The Top Five Defensive Minds
Hey, it's another top five list! This time Peter King takes a look at the top defensive minds in the NFL. Inexplicably, Nick Saban is ranked ahead of Dick LeBeau and Monte Kiffin, but otherwise it's hard to argue about one through four on the list.
1 comment, Last at 10 Oct 2006, 1:19am by steve
19 Jan 2005, 03:01am by Aaron Schatz
Football Commentary: Wild Card and Divisional Round Strategy Review
Our buddy William Krasker is back with more of his analysis of strategy decisions by coaches in the first two rounds of the playoffs. There's an interesting note here from Bill Belichick on the whole concept of "winning the time of possession battle." William also looks at Indianapolis punting in the third quarter from the New England 49-yard line and their odd clock management to end the first half. Plus, how much did that weird kneeling play affect New York's chances of beating Pittsburgh?
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18 Jan 2005, 02:14pm by Aaron Schatz
TMQ: Patriots Prove My Point
Gregg Easterbrook lambasts the Colts in this week's Tuesday Morning Quarterback. He points out that the Patriots made Peyton Manning constantly audible into anti-blitz plays even though the Pats were never blitzing anyway. He castigates Tony Dungy for punting on 4th-and-1 on the Patriots 49-yard line (I agree). He points out that the Colts played in a two tight end set and then never ran the ball. He does, however, feel the officials missed a few holding calls on the Patriots offensive line.
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17 Jan 2005, 03:25pm by Aaron Schatz
MMQB: A Tale of Two Teams
Peter King looks back at the main storylines of the weekend. I think he does a good job of faulting the Colts as a team rather than simply concentrating on #18 like many writers, but I think this "Michael Vick should scare the Eagles" thing is a bit overstated. The Rams have a BAD defense, people, and it is particularly bad in the exact places where Atlanta can take advantage, places the Eagles are generally better. King also gives his reasons for not voting for Art Monk for the Hall of Fame.
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17 Jan 2005, 02:39pm by Aaron Schatz
Snap Judgment: Raising the Stakes
This weekend the running games took over from the passing games (hope that made you happy, Al) but we'll do Snap Judgment anyway. This week we look at Peyton Manning's inability to beat the Patriots, how the Eagles can stop Michael Vick, and what in the heck was wrong with Ben Roethlisberger. Also, the Football Outsiders QB ratings, featuring special guest stars the Football Outsiders RB ratings.
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14 Jan 2005, 02:36pm by Aaron Schatz
Hype, Hype, Away
ESPN Page 2 presents a list of the most anticipated pre-Super Bowl playoff games since 1970. Relive the Steel Curtain vs. Luv Ya Blue, Jimmy Johnson's brass balls, George Atkinson's lawsuit against Chuck Noll, and all the things written about last year's Indianapolis-New England game. Peyton Manning, it turns out, was unstoppable! By the way, it seems like the guy who wrote this article needs to take a vacation. I keep seeing his stuff everywhere lately.
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Wise Men Behind Colts' Offense
A profile of the Colts' offensive coordinator Tom Moore and offensive line coach Howard Mudd, two of the longest-tenured and most-revered assistants in the NFL.
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13 Jan 2005, 09:36am by P. Ryan Wilson
TV Commentator Awards
It's that time of year again and Dr. Z echoes some of the same sentiments FO readers have been lamenting for months. He somehow ranks the Gus Johnson/Brent Jones duo ahead of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, but not surprisingly, Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire have a firm grasp on last place ... again.
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