NFL's rising teams - analysis of last year

[UNCrules2187]

lol Bucs at 11-5?

 

lololol.

 

Sounds like Barnwell thinks:

 

Bucs 11-5 (lmao gtfo)

Saints 10-6 (meh, I see 9 wins tops here)

Panthers 8-8 (not unreasonable, but think we can get 1-2 more)

Falcons 7-9 (I think 7-8 wins for Falcons so agreed here. Their defense is better than New Orleans, but that isn't saying much)

[carolina-chuck]

All comes down to Rivera this 2013 season.

[jarhead]

I was biting until he mentioned a dominant running game

[thefuzz]

there was some interview with rivera i heard on wfnz during training camp that he mentioned those games like the falcons game and others that were lost in the last couple minutes and the outcome could have been been changed had he made a different call. he said that he thinks about those moments all the time and he constantly kicks himself for basically "what could have been if...". mostly he talked about those fourth down calls where he tried playing it safe when he should have been trusting his players.

 

i think he's probably sat down with gettleman and looked at each tape to see what could have been done better as far as his own decision making.

 

it was encouraging to me that at least he can recognize his mistakes and own up to them...that wasn't something i saw the last couple years from his.

 

as they say, knowing is half the battle but i always tag on to that a reminder that no battle half fought was ever won. he may know where he messed up and how and when he needs to be making better decisions, but as for actually making those calls in the heat of the moment....that remains to be seen. i'm hopefully he's turned a corner because that will be the thing that turns those close losses into close wins.

 

 

The failures to go for it on 4th and 1 = Don't trust the O line

 

Frankly, I get it, I don't trust them either.