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Archives for November 2020

Time to Take the Raiders Seriously?

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Six weeks ago – out of the blue – the Las Vegas Raiders beat the defending World Champion Kansas City Chiefs.  It was easy to dismiss at the time. Kansas City (at the time) had won 13 in a row (counting playoffs), and nobody wins them all (KC has since won five more consecutive games […]

Frank Reich Gets It

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OK coach, here’s your dilemma. You are coming out at halftime, down by 14 points.  Your game plan is in a bit of disarray.  You tried to run the ball some in the first half, but came into the locker room with just 43 rushing yards, and averaging just 3.3 yards per carry. By the […]

Eventually the Pressure Gets to Everybody

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There was 10:43 left in the game, with Seattle down by ten points and facing a second-and-seven from their own 48.  Trying to disguise their coverage, the Rams lined Kenny Young in the middle linebacker position, even though his responsibility in the zone scheme would be the right flat.  So, when running back Alex Collins […]

Here We Go Again

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You wouldn’t realize it now, but up until last year New Orleans’ Drew Brees had gone 15 consecutive years making at least 15 starts a season – 236 starts in those seasons, an average of 15.7 per.  Nearly an ironman.  Then, on September 15 last year, Drew damaged a ligament in his throwing thumb, and […]

No Biscuit Tonight, Boys

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The words “Mike Evans was open” don’t really do the situation justice.  You have to see the whole scene. It is moments after Bruce Arians’ team had been sliced and diced in about as many ways as one can imagine.  On a day that was supposed to mark the transfer of power in the NFC’s […]

Losing their Balance, But Not the Game

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The kick, of course, never really had a chance. With 2 seconds left in Carolina’s contest against the Kansas City Chiefs, placekicker Joey Slye lined up a 67-yard field goal.  If successful, the kick would bring the ten point underdog Panthers an improbable 34-33 victory over the reigning world champions. As a rookie in 2019, […]