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You should receive a Hazardous Duty Award for having to go back and review that game in detail. A very fair assessment of a very disappointing end to the season. |
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Are you going to do an end of season review and provide your thoughts on what the teams needs are? I'd be curious to hear you opinions on this. |
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That I could not wait to end. Thank God for beer. |
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However, I think your assessment of Eli is a bit harsh and misplaced. I am not an apologist with him. This was a game, especially in the first quarter, when he was absolutely on fire. The reason they didn't exploit the poor pass defense was a ton of dropped passes. The first OBJ drop cost us at least a FG (although I think I would have gone for it on 4th down) and the two drops in the end zone by OBJ and Shepard cost us 4 points, as we settled for a FG. So what amounted to 6-0 could have easily been 10 or 14-0, which would have completely changed the game. More drops as the game went on stalled other drives and cost us more points. Eli did his job, in my opinion. The most important point you made, I think, was about losing DRC. I think that is a huge factor in this loss. Rodgers exploited the middle, especially from the slot. |
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But, Eli was putting the ball on the money all game. His receivers and TEs, in my opinion, let him down big time. I also thought it odd not to have Adams active. Who was activated at his expense? The last few games that Donnell was active, he was the 3rd TE. While Adams isn't a great blocker, he is the best we have and at least helps when we use 2 TE sets. Donnell is useless in this capacity. |
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But, Eli was putting the ball on the money all game. His receivers and TEs, in my opinion, let him down big time. I also thought it odd not to have Adams active. Who was activated at his expense? The last few games that Donnell was active, he was the 3rd TE. While Adams isn't a great blocker, he is the best we have and at least helps when we use 2 TE sets. Donnell is useless in this capacity. |
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The two dropped TD's were on the same drive. So that's 7 points, not 14. |
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The two dropped TD's were on the same drive. So that's 7 points, not 14. |
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In comment 13320803 Eric from BBI said: Quote: The two dropped TD's were on the same drive. So that's 7 points, not 14. Yeah thats been a big misconception by many. Beckhams drop on the first drive cost us at least 3 points I believe tho. |
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first half. Rodgers looked like anything but a Hall of Fame lock when he turned away from one Giant defender only to find another closing in on him and yet another until he threw the ball away, including once on a very bad looking intentional grounding. The defense lost its mojo and Rodgers got back his confidence after the offense couldn't put up any numbers on the scoreboard and because of the Hail Mary. Eli finished the season with 20 turnovers, 16 picks and four lost fumbles, but you can't really show this as evidence of Manning's decline because in 2011 he had the exact same turnover numbers and in 2007 he turned the ball over 22 times. Eli's receivers let him and the team down. If I were forced to retain either OBJ or JPP, I am thinking that it would be JPP. Beckham still has to learn that making a spectacular one-handed catch, followed by dropping three balls right in his hands, equates to zero, not to a star NFL receiver. |