The Score (LOL): 5 teams that are likely already regretting their big-name FA signing

[stratocatter]

4 hours ago, Xavier said:

Biggest myths Gettleman cult followers propogate to deny the reality he failed at his #1 duty - protecting his franchise QB ....

 

You probably aren't very popular around here. I saw that the emperor had no clothes when Gettleman thought Nate Chandler and shortly thereafter Byron Bell could handle the job, stated such, and for whatever reason, stubbornly stuck with that plan. 

[Kevin Greene]

Clever play calling. Ram offense is actually a good watch now.

[heel31ok]

On 9/19/2017 at 9:01 PM, Kevin Greene said:

I haven't given up on Kalil, mainly because we have no choice. I would however have prefered signing Andrew Whitworth but Getts didn't listen to me.

 

 

I like his commercials...

[Jay Roosevelt]

On 9/20/2017 at 9:53 AM, UnluckyCharms said:

As someone who was born in the mid 90s, how did linemen block before? Arms at a 90 degree angle and closed fists?(Serious question, I'm very curious).

Basically, yes. It was closer to chest bumping than blocking, and a major reason why defenses like the 'Steel Curtain' were able to dominate to the extent that they were. Frankly, I don't know how it wasn't more lopsided than they were, especially when you consider the 5-yard rule for DB's making contact with WR's was also put in place in 1978.

Once the league changed the rules, scoring increased significantly over the years. If you look at the Super Bowl champions pre-1980 or so, most were driven by their defenses. Starting with the Walsh/Montana 49ers in 1981, it became just as likely that the top teams would feature explosive offenses.

Granted, in the pre-salary cap era it was much easier for top teams (those willing to pay) to have both a top offense and a great defense, but pre-1978 it was much more rare to see the type of explosive, high-scoring offenses (not to mention stat-freak QB's like Marino, Kelley, Elway, Young, Favre,  Manning, Brady, etc.) we have seen since.

[Krovvy]