CodeMonkey Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 P. Manning, Ryan, Brees, Stafford, Brady and Flacco had over 600 attempts last year Manuel is not in the same category as P. Manning, Ryan, Brees, Stafford, Brady or Flacco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 20 or less cause that would mean we are winning most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I think around 22-26 would be about right. Considering we are a run first team and boobie is looking pretty damn good so far in camp(yes i know, it's camp) I think our 3 backs will carry a lot of games and EJ will be a little more at ease knowing it won't always be 3 and 7+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I think around 22-26 would be about right. Considering we are a run first team and boobie is looking pretty damn good so far in camp(yes i know, it's camp) I think our 3 backs will carry a lot of games and EJ will be a little more at ease knowing it won't always be 3 and 7+. Â Sorry, but less than 25 simply isn't realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 More than Jeff or thad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryCletus Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Just enough to win. Â Best answer yet!!! Â More than Jeff or thad! Â Second best answer!!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 25-30 Â balanced with the run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Â Â Sorry, but less than 25 simply isn't realistic. It actually is since they won 2 games last year with under 25 attempts. Also I said 22-26 which is over 25 so I don't get your point. Also two other games where he had 27 and 28 attempts which was a split so not really far off from my estimate. Â Â Â Best answer yet!!! Â Â Â Second best answer!!!! Lol I dunno. I think more than tuel and Lewis combined would be the right answer. Or all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddenboy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 "How many ways can you entitle a BASH EJ thread?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 "How many ways can you entitle a BASH EJ thread?" How would you fix EJ's mechanics/footwork/slow eyes/head hanging ability? Is it the o line or EJ? Should we have drafted Geno? If it's aqb driven league, why did they draft EJ? Â Â I could probably go on but these threads will show up eventually anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) "How many ways can you entitle a BASH EJ thread?" Â How many are there so far? My guess is 'MORE THAN THAT". And there's no end in sight until he plays a game and makes it stop.... or increase exponentially. Edited July 29, 2014 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Early in Big Bens career, the steelers tried to limit his pass attempts per game with a strong running game as he developed. Seattle and SF both are at the bottom of the league in pass attempts, both have young developing QBs. But we have a very nice WR corp... And what appears to be a major weapon in sammy. Then take into account the screens we want to CJ. So what's the ideal mix? Depends on the matchup . I am down with that with the caveat that there will be games where he needs to throw 30+. If I were a DC and seeing our strengths and our weaknesses, EJ from day one would see 8 in the Box and play the run first and MAKE EJ beat us. Right now EJ and a questionable OL is our biggest weakness. It's a concern Manuel is not in the same category as P. Manning, Ryan, Brees, Stafford, Brady or Flacco. I think the point was as little QBs develop into big QBs they are trusted to throw the ball more.Reign him in from last season. But again its really about the teams he plays against and those pesky matchups. I did not find this thread to be negative toward EJ whatsoever. I think we are improving on this milestone folks ! Edited July 28, 2014 by 3rdand12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 "How many ways can you entitle a BASH EJ thread?" Well - I titled the thread, and I am the last one to ever bash him. I was wondering what kind of balance we want - considering all the WR targets but also that he is still inexperienced and we want to run, a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddenboy Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) I mean, if he's good, throw more. If he isnt good, throw less. Â Surely you can see why I expected another Bash EJ thread before I came in. Â We have great RBs so we "can" run if we want to. If we have to. But in today's NFL, you dont want to, unless you have to (either to burn clock to seal a win, or else because you cant throw). Â I want him to be so good that we only run to keep the defense honest. But I dont see that happening this year, with EJ. (I wanted EJ and screamed with joy when they took him, but at this point I secretly am cheating on him with Tuel. Tuel is ready/willing/able to fire the ball, which is the qb's job. EJ is only able, so far, and even when he does unleash hell, he aims more than fires) Edited July 29, 2014 by maddenboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Why didn't anyone say zero? Â Do I have to spread misery all by myself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I think "how may attempts" is a good question (25 +/- for me), but I'm also interested in where the attempts go. I want to stretch the defense and challenge them long more often than we saw last year. Keep them honest and give the receivers a chance to go get the ball, especially Sammy and M. Williams. I don't want to see any balls 8 yards out of bounds... unless it hits Brady in the head. (If it were to hit Brady, I'd want slo-mo replay on a loop.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enlightener Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 gas?? i really dont care as long as im watching from far enough away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 It really depends on the game. I'd like to see as close to a 50/50 run/pass balance as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'd like to run a lot more while we're protecting our big leads and running out the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 As many as it takes to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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