Broncos stat that everyone will ignore...

[Darth Biscuit]

So basically what I'm saying is the Panthers need to grow a defense.

[Kevin Greene]

I don't think that throwing the ball 20 times a game should be a qualifier. Trent Dilfer didn't average 20 throws/game in the Ravens' 2000 Super Bowl season. (I'm neither calling The Golden Calf of Bristol a Dilfer nor the Broncos a Ravens, just saying it can't be ruled out by that 1 stat)

Actually Tony Banks and Trent Dilfer started 8 games each that 2000 Super Bowl season. They combined for 504 attempts in 16 games or 31 pass attempts per game.

They had 511 rush attempts, a nice 50/50 ratio.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/2000.htm

While the defense was #1 overall that year their offense was 14th in points scored and 16th in total yards, not too shabby.

They did reel in Dilfer in the post season but he did throw the ball 26 times in the Super Bowl.

[bleys]

I don't think that throwing the ball 20 times a game should be a qualifier. Trent Dilfer didn't average 20 throws/game in the Ravens' 2000 Super Bowl season. (I'm neither calling The Golden Calf of Bristol a Dilfer nor the Broncos a Ravens, just saying it can't be ruled out by that 1 stat)

thing is, The Golden Calf of Bristol is averaging 20 throws a game.. he's only completing 45% of those..

I'm really not trying to hold down 1 stat as my main point as much as I am trying to say 1 simple thing: watch The Golden Calf of Bristol try to complete a much higher percentage of passes, however many attempts that might require.... and then see if he can win games.. when defenses force him to throw and figure out how to stop the option, he has nothing left other than to be a true QB...

how will that turn out? maybe he can prove me wrong, but I find it hard to believe anyone would take him as THEIR qb for the future based on him "winning now"..

[frash.exe]

von miller is amazing

[Peppers90 NC]

von miller is amazing

Kinda surprised Fox found a way to make this guy work in a 4-3 defense so effectively. There wasn't a whole lot of effective LB blitzing in his time here.

[TheRealDeal]

I was wondering if you could move out New Orleans, Atlanta and Tampa Bay and bring in San Diego, Oakland and Kansas City. Please?

You act like we could beat any of those teams anyway. Tampa blows btw. The future of QBs which is Josh Freeman fuging sucks.

God damn the Raiders would smash the living poo out of us. I'm not sure how much longer I can handle being worse than the Raiders and Lions. Couple years and running now.

[The Saltman]

tell me this tho TRD, off topic, you say matt ryan is not that good of a QB, why?

He looks to me to be making your statement incorrect at the moment.

[TheRealDeal]

tell me this tho TRD, off topic, you say matt ryan is not that good of a QB, why?

He looks to me to be making your statement incorrect at the moment.

I think he's a game manager, possibly good, nowhere near elite.

Nothing wrong with being a game manager, most QBs in the league are, he's just not as good as people want to believe. I think he's had the lowest YPA for the last couple of years (Maybe now with Julio it's changed) and that screams Game Manager.

Very few QBs in this league can win on their own and elevate their team, maybe 4. The rest are largely a product of the situation they are in and the cast they have around them.

[bleys]

I think he's a game manager, possibly good, nowhere near elite.

Nothing wrong with being a game manager, most QBs in the league are, he's just not as good as people want to believe. I think he's had the lowest YPA for the last couple of years (Maybe now with Julio it's changed) and that screams Game Manager.

Very few QBs in this league can win on their own and elevate their team, maybe 4. The rest are largely a product of the situation they are in and the cast they have around them.

most games the ATL wins come from a major push off from their receivers.. Matt Ryan is clutch, FTW!!!!!!!!!!

[fjblair]

One big huge positive for The Golden Calf of Bristol. 1 interception in 143 throws this year. Thats a big reason they are winning, no int's.

That's true but that number is skewed by so many passes that aren't catchable by anybody.