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Title: Football FYI'S
Post by: Lee Borgersen on October 10/09/18, 08:48:01 AM: :reporter; ..... Football FYI'S

Too many kickers looking like college kickers:

Why are professional kickers suddenly looking like the kids who play on Saturdays, you know, the ones who can't be depended upon to hit even the easiest of kicks? Veteran Mason Crosby was the latest kicker to have an absolutely brutal day as he missed four field goals and an extra point in Green Bay's loss to the Lions on Sunday. The Vikings and Browns (who won Sunday courtesy of one of the ugliest field goals that you'll ever) have already ditched the kickers they started the season with, which says a lot about the state of kickers this early in the season.

Roughing the passer calls:

A new rule designed to protect quarterbacks has led to a number of embarrassing calls by refs this season and has infuriated both players and coaches. Clay Matthews called the league "soft" after being the victim of two brutal calls in back-to-back weeks and J.J. Watt yesterday wondered what his brother, T.J. Watt, did to deserve such a call in the Steelers win over the Falcons in Week 5. Hopefully this gets cleared up as the season progresses, because right now it's awful.

Case Keenum:

The Broncos signed Keenum to a big deal in the offseason thinking he was the missing piece that could lead them back to their winning ways. But the QB has gotten off to a slow start and has thrown just two TD passes (both last Sunday in a loss to the Jets) in the last four games and has more INTs (7) than TDs (5). The Broncos are 2-3, have lost three straight, and host the red-hot Rams in Week 6.

Le'Veon Bell:

We all knew Bell would likely hold out all of training camp but we never expected his hold out would still be going on five weeks into the season. One of the best running backs in the league is trying to save his body for a big contract after the season and has been driving Steelers fans, as well as some players - nuts by not playing a single down yet. It will be interesting to see just what happens with Bell for the rest of the season.

Bears - QB Mitch Trubisky:

Trubisky lit up the Bucs with six passing TDs in three quarters.

Lions - WR Kenny Golladay:

Golladay has emerged as a reliable weapon for Matt Stafford, averaging 8 receptions per game.

Vikings - CB Mike Hughes:

The rookie CB has also been valuable as a kick returner.
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Post by: LPS on October 10/09/18, 08:52:09 AM: Thanks. Good info.
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Post by: glenn57 on October 10/09/18, 08:55:41 AM: bell is under contract, right???????? he should be told to stay home........forever and join kaperscopy!!!!!
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Post by: LPS on October 10/09/18, 09:04:43 AM: He is losing more money by not playing than he will be able to make up in the future. And he isn't helping anyone around him neither.
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Post by: savage270 on October 10/09/18, 10:33:16 AM: This made me laugh

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Post by: Steve-o on October 10/09/18, 11:50:09 AM: Quote from: LPS on October 10/09/18, 09:04:43 AM
He is losing more money by not playing than he will be able to make up in the future. And he isn't helping anyone around him neither.

He has to return to playing by week 7 or 8 or else he doesn't get service time for this year, which means he won't be a free agent next year, which means he won't get the contract he so badly wants. And hell, by the standards of professional sports these days, he probably deserves it; one freak play and his career is over without being paid to the level at which he has performed.

When he does come back, it will be interesting to see how hard he plays or if he comes up with some other injury that puts him back on the sidelines for a few more weeks; a hamstring seems to be a convenient malady for someone who isn't in game shape.

Still, I'm happy to see the Vikes paying guys like Hunter, and Diggs, and next year (hopefully) Thielen - guys who work hard all the time - instead of the likes of Bell and Odell Beckham, who seem to put their own interests above the team.

I get it. These guys want to get paid, but this is a team game. To me it don't matter how many highlight reels you make if your team isn't winning. Everyone is different, but I root for a team - not the Odell Beckham Jr. or Le'Veon Bell "brand."
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Post by: Jerkbiat on October 10/09/18, 12:55:12 PM: :happy1: :happy1: :happy1: :happy1:
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Post by: LPS on October 10/10/18, 12:30:54 PM: Ya I agree with all of that too. AND what is the first thing that comes to mind??? Dalvin Cook. I sure hope he gets healthy and can stay healthy.
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Post by: Lee Borgersen on October 10/14/18, 11:17:12 AM: :reporter; Breaking News

I just just read dis in da Midwest National Sports News. During a survey fans were asked to choose what game day will be watching on Sunday at noon. Da results were as follows.

Bears:................ 85%
Vikings:................ 10%
Not interested..........5%

:happy1: "DA Bears" :bow:
:blues brothers:
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Post by: Dotch on October 10/14/18, 11:37:46 AM: Well, dat's what happens when dey only call Da Bears fans, silly! :rotflmao:
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Post by: Rebel SS on October 10/14/18, 12:24:37 PM: And the Bucs are playing the Falcons....now there's gonna be a game! :happy1:
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Post by: glenn57 on October 10/14/18, 01:57:57 PM: Quote from: Lee Borgersen on October 10/14/18, 11:17:12 AM
:reporter; Breaking News

I just just read dis in da Midwest National Sports News. During a survey fans were asked to choose what game day will be watching on Sunday at noon. Da results were as follows.

Bears:................ 85%
Vikings:................ 10%
Not interested..........5%

:happy1: "DA Bears" :bow:
:blues brothers:
but the 10% are watching winners, them 85% are watching losers!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Post by: glenn57 on October 10/14/18, 02:10:09 PM: My my da bears came to life. :scratch:
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Post by: glenn57 on October 10/14/18, 05:22:26 PM: Da poor bears.... LOSERS!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Post by: Dotch on October 10/14/18, 05:26:04 PM: And after Miami practically handed them the game doncha know! :scratch:

Wait, thought I heard something over on Da Bears thread. Shhhhh....listen....

*crickets*

Oops! Guess not... :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Football FYI'S
Post by: Lee Borgersen on October 10/14/18, 06:20:17 PM: Quote from: Dotch on October 10/14/18, 05:26:04 PM
And after Miami practically handed them the game doncha know! :scratch:

Wait, thought I heard something over on Da Bears thread. Shhhhh....listen....

*crickets*

Oops! Guess not... :rotflmao:

You didn't listen long enough :bonk:

Listen as long as ya can stand it! ...... :angry2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=EX29H8XTnNM
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Post by: Rebel SS on October 10/15/18, 06:59:56 AM: Where's this Colonel Sanders thread, anyway?! :scratch: I have news! :reporter;

https://kttc.com/news/national-news-from-the-associated-press/2018/10/15/items-owned-by-colonel-sanders-to-be-auctioned-next-month/

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Post by: Lee Borgersen on October 10/15/18, 07:17:12 AM: Quote from: Rebel SS on October 10/15/18, 06:59:56 AM
Where's this Colonel Sanders thread, anyway?! :scratch: I have news!

https://kttc.com/news/national-news-from-the-associated-press/2018/10/15/items-owned-by-colonel-sanders-to-be-auctioned-next-month/

Dis is da football tread :crazy: Wait a minute! :doah: Was dis Colonel Sanders related to Berry Sanders of da Detroit Lions? :scratch:
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Post by: Rebel SS on October 10/15/18, 07:24:12 AM: Berry? Barry? Bury? :scratch: Oh, could be! I'll have to wing it on dat one, but I won't chicken out. I have a bucket of facts I can dig into......🐔 🏈
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Post by: glenn57 on October 10/15/18, 08:14:34 AM: :bonk: :bonk: :pouty: :pouty:
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Post by: glenn57 on October 10/15/18, 08:59:31 AM: i see where the GOAT, brady and company are heading to chicago next weekend. there's another L for da bears!!!!!!! :moon: :rotflmao:
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Post by: Dotch on October 10/15/18, 09:57:53 AM: Quote from: glenn57 on October 10/15/18, 08:59:31 AM
i see where the GOAT, brady and company are heading to chicago next weekend. there's another L for da bears!!!!!!! :moon: :rotflmao:

Wow! First I thought dis was a football thread, den maybe an entomology thread, den perhaps a bird watching thread & now it's morphed into a small ruminant thread! Talk about diversity... :rotflmao:
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Post by: Rebel SS on October 10/15/18, 10:03:34 AM: Quote from: Dotch on October 10/15/18, 09:57:53 AM
Quote from: glenn57 on October 10/15/18, 08:59:31 AM
i see where the GOAT, brady and company are heading to chicago next weekend. there's another L for da bears!!!!!!! :moon: :rotflmao:

Yup, never know where diversity is gonna pop up..... :shocked:
Wow! First I thought dis was a football thread, den maybe an entomology thread, perhaps a bird watching thread & now it's morphed into a small ruminant thread! Talk about diversity... :rotflmao:

Yup, ya never know where diversity is gonna pop up..... :shocked:

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Post by: glenn57 on October 10/15/18, 10:08:00 AM: Quote from: Dotch on October 10/15/18, 09:57:53 AM
Quote from: glenn57 on October 10/15/18, 08:59:31 AM
i see where the GOAT, brady and company are heading to chicago next weekend. there's another L for da bears!!!!!!! :moon: :rotflmao:

Wow! First I thought dis was a football thread, den maybe an entomology thread, perhaps a bird watching thread & now it's morphed into a small ruminant thread! Talk about diversity... :rotflmao:
:pouty: :pouty: :crazy: get in da game. G.o.a.t..............Greatest Of All Time.........referring to QB Tom Brady!!!!!!! geez pay attention!!!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Post by: Lee Borgersen on October 10/26/18, 01:19:31 AM: NFL fires official Hugo Cruz, who missed false start in Chargers-Browns.

:doah: ......
One of the most blatant blown calls in the NFL this year was a missed false start on the Chargers against the Browns, when left tackle Russell Okung moved early on a play when the Chargers scored a touchdown. The official who missed that call has reportedly been fired.

:bonk: .....
Hugo Cruz, the down judge who should have flagged Okung and blown the play dead, has been fired, according to FootballZebras.com.

According to the report, this is the first time in at least half a century that the NFL has fired an official during a season. That call was not the only one that Cruz missed, and the report says one source described Cruz as not “maintaining a very high level of performance over a sustained period.” So this firing was not about one call, although that blatant bad call may have been the last straw. :tut:

It’s very, very rare for the NFL to fire an official, and when it does happen it’s done after the season as a result of a review of the official’s entire body of work. For an official to get fired during the middle of a season, he had to be doing a terrible job, and the NFL felt it had to act immediately.
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Post by: Steve-o on October 10/26/18, 08:49:27 AM: Quote from: Lee Borgersen on October 10/26/18, 01:19:31 AM
NFL fires official Hugo Cruz, who missed false start in Chargers-Browns.

... For an official to get fired during the middle of a season, he had to be doing a terrible job, and the NFL felt it had to act immediately.

Or there was something else going on that we don't know about.

Funny, the refs that came up with the snap penalty against the Cowboys when the Redskins jumped off sides - that looked to me like they were making things up as they went along. Talk about a homer call.
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Post by: Lee Borgersen on October 10/30/18, 12:14:11 PM: :tut: NFL suspends Mychal Kendricks eight games

The indefinite has become definite for Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL has suspended Kendricks eight games under the Personal Conduct Policy for his guilty plea to federal insider trading charges. Kendricks will receive credit for the three games he has missed, and he’ll be eligible to play on Monday, December 10, when the Seahawks host the Vikings.

(Kendricks’ brother, Eric, plays for Minnesota.)

Kendricks also may return to the Seahawks as of Week 12 and participate in meetings and practices.
Kendricks has appeal rights, but no decision has been made as to whether they will be exercised. At a time when the league seemed to be determined to keep him off the field for the rest of the year, the ability to return for the final four games of the regular season and potential postseason games constitutes an unexpected win.

:scratch: ....
Still, an eight-game suspension for a white-collar crime seems a little stiff, given that the baseline suspension for domestic violence is six games — and in light of the reality that the league has on multiple occasions reduced the punishment based on mitigating factors.
If there’s no appeal, Kendricks will be back for the final push to the playoffs, and he could be a difference maker for a team that, as Russel Wilson recently told PFT, feels a lot like it did in 2012, when no one expected anything off a team that was a year away from a Super Bowl win.

Given that Kendricks is facing a prison term that could be in the range of three years, this could be the last season of his football career. That will likely prompt him to make the most out of it.
Title: Re: Football FYI'S
Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/01/18, 05:22:53 AM: :reporter; Aaron Rodgers admits that Tom Brady is the GOAT.

:coffee: ....
While fans and media are spending the week leading up to the upcoming Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots game debating what makes a GOAT and how to compare Aaron Rodgers' natural talent to Tom Brady's clutchness, the men around whom the discussion revolves are telling anyone who will listen about how much they love each other. :wowza:

:scratch: Who do ya tink is da best? Rodgers er Brady :confused:

Video...... :popcorn:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/aaron-rodgers-admits-that-tom-brady-is-the-goat/ar-BBPbuJm?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U147GDHP
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Post by: Gunner55 on November 11/01/18, 08:03:16 AM: TB, AR needs to do it for quite a few more years in order for me to put him in that category.
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Post by: Steve-o on November 11/01/18, 08:09:01 AM: Quote from: Lee Borgersen on November 11/01/18, 05:22:53 AM
:reporter; Aaron Rodgers admits that Tom Brady is the GOAT.

Aaron Rodgers...

(https://i.gifer.com/Oni.gif)
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Post by: glenn57 on November 11/01/18, 08:23:57 AM: erin is a packer..........................nuff said!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/02/18, 03:50:32 PM: Thielen makes it into Pro Football Hall of Fame -- in a way :confused:

MINNEAPOLIS -- Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Or at least the ball he caught last Sunday to set an NFL record has.

In the fourth quarter of a 30-20 loss to New Orleans at U.S. Bank Stadium, Thielen caught a 27-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to reach 100 yards receiving for the eighth straight game to start the season. That broke the NFL record Thielen had shared with Charlie Hennigan of the Houston Oilers, who had 100 or more yards receiving in each of the first seven games in 1961.

The ball soon will be put on display at the hall of fame in Canton, Ohio. :confused:

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) catches a touchdown pass over New Orleans Saints cornerback P.J. Williams (26) during the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday night. Brace Hemmelgarn/ USA TODAY Sports

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Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/14/18, 08:21:00 AM: 4 Week 11 matchups that are essentially playoff games!

:reporter; ........ :coffee:
It's that time again. Let's start getting nervous about the playoffs. The funny thing is, the playoffs are more than a month away. That doesn't mean these games don't matter. These wins or losses could be tiebreakers. With a lot of divisions almost wrapped up, there are really only a few spots left. Think about it, the AFC East is most likely going to the Patriots. The AFC North is the Steelers to lose unless they implode. The AFC West will go to the Chiefs or Chargers. The NFC South is going to the Saints. The NFC West is the Rams. That means every game against a team in the same position matters more when it comes to tiebreakers and the end of the year. So let's look at the most important games of Week 11.

Green Bay Packers (4-4-1) :moon: at Seattle Seahawks (4-5)
We get our first Week 11 basically a playoff game - that's the very scientific term I am using - matchup on Thursday. The Seahawks will get Chris Carson back when they just had Rashad Penny's best game. The Seahawks probably need this game more than the Packers. There's no chance Seattle is catching Los Angeles in the NFC West. The Packers could theoretically still catch the Bears and Vikings, but a loss here does make it more difficult.

Tennessee Titans (5-4) at Indianapolis Colts (4-5)
The Titans just had a huge win over the Patriots in Nashville. Now, they must travel to face a Colts team that has been playing well this season. The Colts absolutely need this game. If they lose, they will be out of the playoff race. If the Titans don't win, the road to the AFC South gets more difficult and their battle for a Wild-Card will be hurt - especially since they will have lost to the Colts and Dolphins.

Dallas Cowboys (4-5) at Atlanta Falcons (4-5)
Put an F on it for whichever team loses. That F could mean failure. It could be mean it's final or finished. Either way, the Cowboys will be in trouble - although they could still win the NFC East at 9-7 - if they lose to the Falcons. The Falcons will be completely done unless they figure out a way to run the table. They aren't coming back from 4-6. They aren't catching the Saints and the Panthers still have a two-game lead over Atlanta.

Cincinnati Bengals (5-4) at Baltimore Ravens (4-5)
There's a chance that Joe Flacco might not play due to a hip injury. That's not good news for the Ravens who need to make the playoffs this year or else. The Bengals are currently the sixth seed in the AFC, but they are sinking like a stone. Falling to 5-5 will open up the race for the last seed to a ton of teams.
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Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/14/18, 08:44:40 AM: :reporter; MNO Breaking News......Dis Jest In :coffee:
:crazy:

Le'Veon won't play for Steelers this year, declines to sign franchise tag :bonk:

:coffee: ......
PITTSBURGH – For all intents and purposes, the Le’Veon Bell era in Pittsburgh appears to have ended.
In a move that will likely propel the Steelers running back into free agency in the offseason, Bell did not sign the team’s franchise tag tender on Tuesday. As a result of not signing before the league’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, Bell is not eligible to play the remainder of this season and will once again qualify for free agency in March.

The Steelers will have the option to designate Bell as their franchise player again this offseason, but the one-year salary tied to Bell’s third straight franchise tag is expected to exceed $25 million, a payout believed to be far too prohibitive for a Pittsburgh return.

A few hours before the deadline, head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Tuesday that Bell hadn’t returned a text message or phone call from him throughout the impasse.

“I understand that business is an element of this,” Tomlin said.

Regardless of what happens next offseason, it has drawn a curtain on the Bell drama that has dragged on in Pittsburgh all season long as speculation has swirled for months about when he would rejoin the Steelers. Instead, Bell made good on a threat he made nearly 11 months ago, when he said he would consider sitting out the season if the team kept him from free agency via a second franchise tag. At the time, the threat felt hollow largely because of Bell’s 2018 payday: a one-season, fully guaranteed deal of $14.5 million.

But Bell’s commitment to carrying out his threat ultimately made it real, as he now has forfeited the entirety of that salary, along with some ancillary retirement benefits he would have collected from the league for playing this season. Barring the Steelers unexpectedly tagging him again with either the franchise or transition tag (neither of which is ideal for the team), he is expected to be one of the prize free agents next offseason. If that materializes, Bell would hit the market having just turned 27 in February of 2019.

For the moment, it closes a contentious chapter between Bell and the Steelers, who have been buoyed at the running back spot by the rise of backup James Conner. Over the length of his holdout, Bell had some details of the Steelers’ previous contract offers leaked to the media, while teammates were critical of his holdout at times. Most notably, the idea of Bell sitting out the entire season picked up intensity after Tomlin said of his possible return, “We need volunteers, not hostages.”

On Tuesday, Bell chose neither designation for 2018, removing himself from the Steelers altogether.

Video Report.....

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/leveon-wont-play-for-steelers-this-year-declines-to-sign-franchise-tag/ar-BBPFEaT?ocid=U147GDHP
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Post by: LPS on November 11/14/18, 09:02:38 AM: What a cancer he must be in the locker room.
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Post by: Jerkbiat on November 11/14/18, 09:18:20 AM: My thoughts to Barry.
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Post by: Dotch on November 11/14/18, 10:39:34 AM: Is he related to Jimmy Butler? :bonk:
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Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/14/18, 12:40:47 PM: Do Not Cut My Leg Off /Chicago Bears Zach Miller story :happy1:

"The Players' Tribune"

Published on Nov 14, 2018

:coffee: ......
Last season, Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller almost lost his leg in one of the most devastating knee injuries ever to happen on an NFL field.

Today, he's back in the gym and wants back on the field.

"Doubt me. You'll be wrong."
"All of my life I have been doubted...When I suffered this injury...do not cut my leg off. I was told I may never run again....Doubt me. You'll be wrong," he said.

Wow.

Do you have chills? Because we certainly have chills.

Though he is still very much working his way back to the NFL field, Miller still has a major voice in the Bears' organization. In fact, Miller has been on the sideline for every road game this season.

After hearing his story, Zach Miller has permanently removed the term "quit" from our vocabulary.

Great Video.... :popcorn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QiQ4NTgskQ&feature=youtu.be
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Post by: glenn57 on November 11/25/18, 07:00:42 PM: Oh day coffee guy ain't gonna be happy with his Steelers!! :doah:
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Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/27/18, 08:14:34 AM: ahhh those famous football teams we all know and love, the Los Angeles Saints and the LA Rams Rams.
What about the Los Angeles bears of Chicago? :confused:

Enlarge fur viewing.....
:bow:

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Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/28/18, 05:36:26 PM: :reporter; Vikings’ Zimmer Says!

:scratch:
"Patriots using Cordarrelle Patterson ‘way better than we did’"

Today at 3:42 p.m.

EAGAN, Minn. -- Maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has found a way to unlock the potential of enigmatic Cordarrelle Patterson.

:happy1: ....
You could see it coming in mid-March, when Belichick flipped a fifth-round pick to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Patterson. Widely regarded the best NFL coach of all time after winning five Super Bowls in New England, Belichick clearly saw something in Patterson, a first-round draft pick who had made a name as a kick returner and nothing else.

The Vikings struggled to get Patterson, a receiver from Tennessee, involved in their offense in parts of four seasons after taking him with first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. :bonk: But the Patriots have found a way to tailor parts of their offense to his strengths. :happy1:

“Quite honestly, they’re using him way better than we did,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. :bonk: “He’s a great athlete and a very, very strong runner. I think they use him in a number of different ways. I mean, it’s good to see for him. I wish we would have used him a little bit better.”

It’s not uncommon to see Patterson, 27, take snaps out of the backfield, line up in the slot and split out wide, sometimes in the same possession.

“He has the ability to do all of those things: to run, to catch, to have the vision and athleticism to run the ball in space, and have the size and power to be able to get a tough yard and run through tackles when he needs to do that,” Belichick said this week.

“He has good hands. He’s excellent with the ball in his hands. He really knows how to set up blocks and how to break tackles and how to gain yards. He’s extremely talented at doing that.”

With five games left in the regular season, Patterson already has set a career-high with 37 carries for 156 yards and a touchdown, as he’s being used as an actual downhill runner between the tackles rather than simply as a gadget on the outside. He also has caught 13 passes for 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns. :confused:

“We didn’t get him the ball enough maybe in a lot of those ways that they’re using him,” Zimmer said. “Honestly, since I’ve been watching him on tape, I’m going to put that in the back of my mind if we ever get a guy like this again, or a guy like that again, that we can use him in much better ways.” :confused: (Dough! -Doink!) :bonk:

The Vikings’ failure to get Patterson going has always been a little confusing. As their kick returner, he scored five touchdowns and averaged 30.4 yards a return in four seasons, but they didn’t get him the ball much as a receiver or runner. :tut:

As a receiver, he averaged 20.6 yards a game and scored seven touchdowns in four seasons. He finished his Vikings tenure with 31 rushes, even though he averaged 10.2 yards a carry. :doah:

Zimmer emphasized that the Vikings had Adrian Peterson during Patterson’s four seasons in Minnesota, but in two of those seasons, Peterson played a combined four games because of suspensions and injuries.

“We tinkered around with (Patterson),” Zimmer said. “I still think there we could have used him more in some of those kinds of ways.”

The fact that Patterson has been more utilized in the Patriots’ offense hasn’t taken away from him being a menace on special teams. His 30.9-yard average on kick returns is second in the NFL, and he ran for a 95-yard touchdown in Week 7.

“He’s one of the best kick returners to ever play the game,” Vikings punt returner Marcus Sherels said. “He’s electric with the ball in his hands, as we saw when he was here. Now he’s being used in a variety of positions, and when he’s out there, he’s doing a great job. We have our work cut out for us. He’s a special player.”

Clearly, that’s something Belichick realized from the jump, and now he’s reaping the rewards on his investment.

“He’s always ready to go,” Belichick said. “I know we’ve asked him to do a lot of different things and he’s been ready, willing, and able to do all of them.”

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Post by: Rebel SS on November 11/28/18, 05:40:33 PM: Our Marcus ain't so bad! Besides, he's from CAWchester and went to my HS!!! :rotflmao:

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Post by: Lee Borgersen on November 11/28/18, 05:46:07 PM: Quote from: Rebel SS on November 11/28/18, 05:40:33 PM
Our Marcus ain't so bad! Besides, he's from CAWchester and went to my HS!!! :happy1:

:banghead: "And now we know da rest a-da story!" :rotflmao:
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Post by: glenn57 on November 11/28/18, 08:27:41 PM: Quote from: Rebel SS on November 11/28/18, 05:40:33 PM
Our Marcus ain't so bad! Besides, he's from CAWchester and went to my HS!!! :rotflmao:
well at least 1 student from that school turned out to be something!!! :mooning: :sleazy: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Football FYI'S
Post by: Rebel SS on November 11/28/18, 09:56:59 PM: Why you.......you............SMURF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :moon: :moon: :moon: :mooning:

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