Saxum Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14530556/handing-nfl-regular-season-awards-cam-newton-carolina-panthers-mvp Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ronald Darby, cornerback, Buffalo Bills. Darby immediately established himself as a quality corner for Rex Ryan. It was difficult to pick Darby over Marcus Peters of theKansas City Chiefs, however. Peters had eight interceptions, but he also had 919 yards against him through the air. My sleeper pick is linebacker Kwon Alexander of the Buccaneers. Surprise Comeback Player of the Year: Richie Incognito, guard, Buffalo Bills. After being out of the league in 2014, Incognito re-established himself as one of the best guards in the league. We'll see whether it leads to a big payday in free agency. Missing Persons Report Award: Featured running backs. Only seven backs had 1,000-yard seasons, six fewer than in 2013 and 2014. Unfortunately for backs, this will cause more teams to try to hold veteran running back salaries to $4 million a year or less. (McCoy is a missing person who ran for on;y 895 yards)
boyst Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 The NFL was entirely weak this season. I have never seen such poor football. I blame that on the shift toward a purely offensive game. The tackling, the play calling, the ability for teams to succeed - it is just questionable. I do not know exactly what my point is with this rambling but seeing some of those players listed because of their high profile image is getting ridiculous, plus the mention of poor officiating. 20 years ago todays QB's would have been ripped apart by defenses. Their INT's would be tripled. 20 years ago these fancy schemes and hyped players would have been laughed at... Seeing JJ Watt so celebrated while his team is shellacked is probably the impetus of this...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 The NFL was entirely weak this season. I have never seen such poor football. I blame that on the shift toward a purely offensive game. The tackling, the play calling, the ability for teams to succeed - it is just questionable. I do not know exactly what my point is with this rambling but seeing some of those players listed because of their high profile image is getting ridiculous, plus the mention of poor officiating. 20 years ago todays QB's would have been ripped apart by defenses. Their INT's would be tripled. 20 years ago these fancy schemes and hyped players would have been laughed at... Seeing JJ Watt so celebrated while his team is shellacked is probably the impetus of this... The introduction of zone blitz schemes made the big, strong prototypical lunkhead QB's who could withstand a beating like Drew Bledsoe go extinct............todays QB is much different by design. Apples to oranges comparison. But yeah, it would have been nice to see Tom Brady's career end like 10 years ago after a hale of vicious hits guys like Jim Kelly used to take.
boyst Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 The introduction of zone blitz schemes made the big, strong prototypical lunkhead QB's who could withstand a beating like Drew Bledsoe go extinct............todays QB is much different by design. Apples to oranges comparison. But yeah, it would have been nice to see Tom Brady's career end like 10 years ago after a hale of vicious hits guys like Jim Kelly used to take. it's a lot more than that, but i'm much lazier than i was just a year ago where i would pontificate on the changes in todays game. don''t worry, the running back position will continue to get a little bit better each year until 2018-2019, when by 2020 you need a big back to get stuff done. the league is getting too small and kitty.
BADOLBILZ Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 it's a lot more than that, but i'm much lazier than i was just a year ago where i would pontificate on the changes in todays game. don''t worry, the running back position will continue to get a little bit better each year until 2018-2019, when by 2020 you need a big back to get stuff done. the league is getting too small and kitty. Just pointing out the fact that QB's today aren't selected for their ability to take a hit so your point was moot. The change was gradual but steady until things really changed dramatically when the league realized that guys like Aaron Rodgers and Big Ben were getting concussed out of the league..........and they couldn't afford to lose their stars. Now it's a surprise to see a QB take even one violent hit in a game. The next season 7 QB's passed for yardage that put them in the top 25 individual performances of all-time. The problem is that the focus on improving the passing game just creates a bigger chasm between haves and have nots in the passing game. You've basically got to be a totally inept organization to have a very good QB and not make the playoffs almost every season. In reaction to the passing problem.......teams have spent liberally on defensive players to STOP the pass.......and now a lot of the talent that would have once played the now devalued RB position is now playing DB/OLB/DL.......where the money is. So defenses are much more athletic than ever. Which means when you have a team without a QB playing a good defense.......the football can get really ugly.
boyst Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Just pointing out the fact that QB's today aren't selected for their ability to take a hit so your point was moot. The change was gradual but steady until things really changed dramatically when the league realized that guys like Aaron Rodgers and Big Ben were getting concussed out of the league..........and they couldn't afford to lose their stars. Now it's a surprise to see a QB take even one violent hit in a game. The next season 7 QB's passed for yardage that put them in the top 25 individual performances of all-time. The problem is that the focus on improving the passing game just creates a bigger chasm between haves and have nots in the passing game. You've basically got to be a totally inept organization to have a very good QB and not make the playoffs almost every season. In reaction to the passing problem.......teams have spent liberally on defensive players to STOP the pass.......and now a lot of the talent that would have once played the now devalued RB position is now playing DB/OLB/DL.......where the money is. So defenses are much more athletic than ever. Which means when you have a team without a QB playing a good defense.......the football can get really ugly there are a lot of things i could touch on here, but again lazy. the quality of the nfl is down, disirregardless of what points you make and attempt to make about the differences in qb. nfl lineman and blocking schemes have adapted to cover more area as teams change their methods. gone are the days of two stalwarts meeting to run up the middle against each other and their 300 lbs DT's time and time again. gone are the days of plunkett making a 7 step drop, checking his 4 or 5 options then throwing 20 yards to the outside hash and instead fitzpatrick drops back, makes 4 reads he cannot throw to and throws to his underneath guy to pick up 8 yards. or cam newton drops back, checks two routes, his dump off man and decides to run it for 8 yards. nfl teams have foregone the ability to play true strategic football as it was once done and now play dink and dunk with subpar talent. it's cyclical. talent will be coming in again soon; right now we're still falling out the running qb trend that hurt the nfl in the early 00's.
Coach Tuesday Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 I blame the CBA and the lack of practice time during the offseason. It tilts an advantage towards veteran offenses.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 And yet, despite all the awful football, our "special " organization can't seem to get it right.
Coach Tuesday Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 And yet, despite all the awful football, our "special " organization can't seem to get it right. It's the hardest for new coaching staffs with complex schemes. There is no time to practice them. If you don't have veteran leaders who understand the system and/or preach good study habits, you're in trouble. And then if you get hit with injuries, forget it...
boyst Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) It's the hardest for new coaching staffs with complex schemes. There is no time to practice them. If you don't have veteran leaders who understand the system and/or preach good study habits, you're in trouble. And then if you get hit with injuries, forget it... ding ding ding we have a wiener. And yet, despite all the awful football, our "special " organization can't seem to get it right. see above and below the complication of football now by many coaches is ruining the game. it is much simpler now and it is awaiting a breath of fresh air to defeat this simplicity. carolina, one of my favorite teams to watch this year, has been doing amazing things playing offense. they are simple, they are running a wide open college type of game that chip kelly could only dream of having. teams that implement complex schemes on offense that use multiple reads and progressions fail. teams that attempt to drop back a qb, even in shot gun, countless times fail. on offense you succeed when you are like the giants, for example, running short plays that defenses cannot adapt to. it's going to be a growing trend. if you put the giants offense with the broncos defense you'd have the flat out best team in the league. teams that are struggling this year are teams that have traditional offensive systems; green bay, denver, san diego. teams that are succeeding this year are playing quick defenses, covering an entire field of play and letting the game be more sandlot style than strategic x's and o's. teams like carolina, new york jets, washington... on the D, where beerball usually finds himself in truckstops, the schemes are some times too complex to just simply play man up football. this year for example, if we would have been able to use nickell roby more we could have done much better; searcy would have been nice too. both flat out play football. defenses like rex ryans are failing. either way i'd finish but some chick just called and i have 15 minutes to shower and get there. she's on the way now, i didn't feel like moving. Edited January 10, 2016 by Boyst62
K-9 Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 It's the hardest for new coaching staffs with complex schemes. There is no time to practice them. If you don't have veteran leaders who understand the system and/or preach good study habits, you're in trouble. And then if you get hit with injuries, forget it... The coaches I've talked to would agree. They are unanimous in their belief that the biggest single issue impacting them is the CBA restriction on practice in general and in pads in particular. GO BILLS!!!
RussellDopeland Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 How exciting for Darby and Incognito. For their awards, they'll receive seasons 1 and 2 of "Tales from the Crypt" on blu-ray, courtesy of ESPN, and a synthetic ponytail attachment, courtesy of Sally Beauty.
Coach Tuesday Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 ding ding ding we have a wiener. see above and below the complication of football now by many coaches is ruining the game. it is much simpler now and it is awaiting a breath of fresh air to defeat this simplicity. carolina, one of my favorite teams to watch this year, has been doing amazing things playing offense. they are simple, they are running a wide open college type of game that chip kelly could only dream of having. teams that implement complex schemes on offense that use multiple reads and progressions fail. teams that attempt to drop back a qb, even in shot gun, countless times fail. on offense you succeed when you are like the giants, for example, running short plays that defenses cannot adapt to. it's going to be a growing trend. if you put the giants offense with the broncos defense you'd have the flat out best team in the league. teams that are struggling this year are teams that have traditional offensive systems; green bay, denver, san diego. teams that are succeeding this year are playing quick defenses, covering an entire field of play and letting the game be more sandlot style than strategic x's and o's. teams like carolina, new york jets, washington... on the D, where beerball usually finds himself in truckstops, the schemes are some times too complex to just simply play man up football. this year for example, if we would have been able to use nickell roby more we could have done much better; searcy would have been nice too. both flat out play football. defenses like rex ryans are failing. either way i'd finish but some chick just called and i have 15 minutes to shower and get there. she's on the way now, i didn't feel like moving. I love your style brother.
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