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Post by Evil Yoda on Oct 27, 2023 20:29:59 GMT -5
If they are well-prepared they can win this. Whether they are is very difficult to predict for any given week this year. But the Cardinals are pretty bad.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Oct 28, 2023 19:51:49 GMT -5
Cards' Tyler Murray doubtful. Ravens' Oweh questionable. Ravens activated Tylan Wallace, suggesting Keaton Mitchell might not be able to go. Activated two players from the practice squad: Houston-Carson, a DB since Marcus Williams is out and Owen Wright, an RB (probably for depth).
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Post by alienrace on Oct 29, 2023 12:36:36 GMT -5
Should be over by halftime, but you know, coaching.
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Post by alienrace on Oct 29, 2023 13:23:07 GMT -5
Meanwhile the Jags should be up by 3 scores, but clearly Mike Tomlins superpower is drugging the opposing coaches with stupid pills.
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Post by alienrace on Oct 29, 2023 18:55:48 GMT -5
Ok, well hated the defense taking their foot off the gas at the end, but an easy win that was never truly in doubt other than for the usual Baltimore Nervous Nellies.
Steelers revert to the trash they truly are. Bengals are back in this, maybe.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Oct 29, 2023 19:26:00 GMT -5
Yeah, they made it a little interesting there at the end, and they were far from the dominator who dismantled the Lions. It never fails to amaze me how they play up to tough opponents and down to poor ones. That has got to be coaching, because they've been doing it ever since Harbaugh took over.
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Post by pickle20 on Oct 30, 2023 11:32:18 GMT -5
Can't really complain because we won and scored 31 points but we still left a lot out there. A missed FG and some dumbfounding playcalling on offense (sometimes they completely abandon the run) prevented this from becoming a rout.
As for the Steelers, they're not good on offense but their defense is stout and they can lull you into an ugly game and sneak it out in the end. At some point, it just is who they are. And had Pickett not gotten hurt who knows what happens in that game. Oh and Harris sucks. They should absolutely go with Jaylen Warren at RB.
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Post by alienrace on Oct 30, 2023 11:55:03 GMT -5
As for the Steelers, they're not good on offense but their defense is stout I think you meant "TJ Watt is stout". Their defense isn't very good actually, it's ranked 30th. Now they've lost their leading tackler Fitzpatrick for the time being. I'm telling you, it's Tomlin slipping the other team's coaches mickeys at the bar the night before The only reason they weren't behind by 3 scores at halftime was because the Jags kept turning it over in the redzone on idiotic play calls. They beat the Ravens Ravens beat themselves because Harbaugh made similarly idiotic decisions and stood there mouth gaped in wonder. Same story with the Browns game. If When TJ Watt gets hurt, they have no real path to winning games, the team is just devoid of talent due to a decade of terrible draft picks. Not good on offense is an understatement. They didn't get a first down until the midway point of the 2nd qtr. Yinzerland is in full "Blow it up!" mode.
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Post by alienrace on Oct 30, 2023 11:57:39 GMT -5
dumbfounding playcalling on offense (sometimes they completely abandon the run) prevented this from becoming a rout. 100%. I kept screaming at the TV, just run the ball, they are dropping 8!!!! Finally in the 2nd half they did just that, running over top of them. I'll give the Cards some credit though, their defense is scrappy and hits hard. They have kept themselves in a bunch of games this year only to wear down at the end. The main reason this looked close at the end was because the defense took the foot off of the gas thinking it was over. You could really see some guys dogging it out there and not trying to get hurt. I kinda get that, but I guess they didn't figure Agholor would be the worlds worst onside kick fielder.
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Post by pickle20 on Oct 30, 2023 12:10:33 GMT -5
30th in yards, 17th in points.
And yeah you're right about Watt. He's basically their defense. I'm as confused as you are as to how they're 4-3 but a lot of credit goes to Tomlin. That and the Steeler mystique.
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Post by alienrace on Oct 30, 2023 12:25:26 GMT -5
30th in yards, 17th in points. And yeah you're right about Watt. He's basically their defense. I'm as confused as you are as to how they're 4-3 but a lot of credit goes to Tomlin. That and the Steeler mystique. I think the 17th in points is due to the stupid pills working That mystique is real too. Myron Cope talking about the terrible towels years ago, rings true. There are some similarities to the 2020 team that started 11-0.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Oct 30, 2023 15:12:40 GMT -5
Next three at home: Seahawks, Browns, then Bengals. Then I think they go play the Bolts and that takes them into the bye.
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