Note:

This started as a paragraph and it turned into a paper. It's just me talking about football strategy in terms of playcalling overall.


Balance and Unpredictability in Playcalling

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I was reading about how statistics are calculating that NFL teams should be passing more. It's interesting, because...

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The Tale of Two Games: Shootout in the 1st Half, Shutout in the 2nd Ends with Pittsburgh on Top

Final
MIN 17
PIT 21

A combined 38 points were scored in the first half, and a combined 0 in the second half. The first half saw two plays of over 75 yards and a couple of long, grinding mistake free drives. The second half was spotlighted by wonderful defensive efforts such as these:

Jared Allen forces a fumble inside his own red zone to prevent...

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Steeler D Grinds Browns O Down for the Win

Browns 3
Steelers 20

The Steeler's defensive impact plays should clearly summarize how this game went: 4 interceptions, and 9 yards rushing allowed. These guys played fierce. The complicated zone blitz scheme tricked QB Quinn into throwing some passes he wished he had back. The biggest one he wish he had back was a pick 6 he threw in the second quarter into the flats to Ike Taylor to make the game 17-3.
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Alright here's my idea for our salary cap:

First off, we'll use existing contract lengths in conjunction with my point system to get started. That means the Redskins are stuck with Haynesworth for a long time etc.

Here's the link to get contract lengths:

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/clubhouse_contracts.aspx?sport=NFL&majteam=PIT

We'll use 4 values to determine contract cost per year:

Position

Overall
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Lions Continue Losing Streak Against Defending Champs, Fall to 0-5

Pittsburgh completely bullied the inept Lions for the entire game. Stafford's first pass was an INT to Ike Taylor, a kind of "welcome to the NFL". He was trying to force the ball to his all-world WR Calvin Johnson who was regularly doubled on the day. The very next play Pittsburgh threw a playaction bomb for 30+ yards to Santonio Holmes setting up their first TD.

Beyond that point Pittsburgh...

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