NFL 2014-5 playoffs: DIVISIONAL ROUND

for real??

lol sorry i meant that is who will hire lebeau as dc

u made me check twitter

oh lol ok, i'm on edge for an announcement like that because i really don't think elway fired the staff without a plan

fwiw kubiak committed himself to the ravens today, which i imagine is in fact not worth much

some of these broncos message board people really want brock osweiler to get a chance to start which for now i'm just going to chalk up to legal weed

shd get mcdaniels imo

lol and xp lol

cad iyo out of 10 how good an oc is mcd?

ummm my longform answer to that question is i think the patriots have had a lot of continuity in offensive scheme going back to charlie weis and it's tough to figure out who is responsible for what. that said mcdaniels is a solid 7 at least in my mind, i think he's a lot more creative than someone like bill o'brien. to the extent that o'brien was involved in the development of the gronk/hernandez no-huddle he deserves all the credit in the world (because that offense was set to be more or less unstoppable), but given varied personnel and skillsets i'd take josh. the really extreme gameplan offenses (running vs. the colts, spread passing vs. the lions and ravens) seem to be a product of his thinking and when they work they really work.

ty for taking the long form response option

i like the extreme game planning thats cool

denver prod shdve done that

maybe manning audibled out if it

'it's tough to figure out who is responsible for what' -> yes. esp with a vet qb changing things at the line. i agree that as oc he must be the guy who brings the dramatic change ups and it is definitely important to not stay still nowadays. i think he has a tendency to overcomplicate things at times which i am sure is related. maybe it is a product of the environment and the shadow of bb but he does not seem to stand as a great coordinator. as a hc candidate obv there are different qualities being considered of course. mind you it is not clear he has those either, except for having spent a lot of time with bb which is currency in itself. anyway, i have found myself hoping that he gets a hc job. mostly out of curiosity. overall i would not be too broken up about losing him. however, doesn't sound like he is seriously in contention anywhere.

that gronk/hernandez offense, a great what if oft pondered by me and i suppose the relatives of some dead ppl

think he has a tendency to overcomplicate things at times which i am sure is related.

this seems to be a general tendency with patriots coaches bill included.

lol yes. the patriot way.

i think josh could be a pretty good head coach under a smart gm. in his last job he was doing personnel too iirc which was....not smart

greg roman confirmed as rex's new oc. he has the tremendous upside of not being brian schottenheimer

elway opens press conference by saying 'first, i'd like to thank john elway -- i mean john fox'

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3849925/luckcivilwar.jpg

I don't remember seeing this posted, but this is a very ILFootball article.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/1/4/7490869/colts-bengals-andrew-luck-civil-war-general

Haha!

I really want to read a sequel about Denver heading into NE.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/13/jason-garrett-rod-marinelli-agree-to-contracts-with-cowboys/

Hang on, I thought Marinelli to Tampa Bay was a done deal! lol @ sports press.

nice save by the 'boys, just pay marinelli--he can coach defense.

more important than retaining garrett

todd bowles, your ny jets head coach

i've seen more ringing endorsements of a general manager: http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/48379/analysis-mike-maccagnan-a-mystery-man-with-questions

a director of college scouting who hasn't found any players in rounds 3-7. sounds good!

rex's first words at bills introductory press conference:

*taps mic* 'is this thing on? because it's getting ready to be on'

decided to modulate his approach i see

Yeah but you can't really call Rex's shuffle off to Buffalo as a step down. Winning in NYC is not winning in Buffalo. I think it could work, but it could end up like his Dad. Buddy after nearly getting in a sideline fight with June Jones as a coordinator on one of Jerry Glanville's crazy ass Oilers clubs was one coach who also came and fell as a Cardinal head coach. His dad's record as a head coach was 55-55-1. Rex Ryan's record is now 46-50.

Gary Kubiak possibly going to Denver makes total sense if they don't promote the OC. Kubiak is Elway's old backup and was there most of his career. Kubiak pretty much went from backup to being a coach in Denver. I kinda always thought he seemed like a pretty smart coach at least style wise. I think that classic Denver style of zone blocking running game is a pretty good idea if you can get a line that can make it work. Kubiak had all sorts of QB issues more often injuries taking out his starter.

I got the Wild Card week games right. I didn't vote on division games but I would have picked Denver and figured Baltimore to be the possible upset possibility.

Carolina held up pretty decent for a while in that game with Seattle. Their linebackers are ace and can cover a crap load of field. If they can keep big guy healthy at QB and get a big athletic WR to give their game some oomph, they could be a good offense. Greg Olsen is really good, Bears shouldn't have let him leave. Stewart is a good back.

Indy's defense tackled really well last week and got some pass rush. Luck's got a big arm, he can through that tight deep ball like Dan Marino and Kurt Warner. He definitely doesn't rely on a high arc rainmaker for his deep pass.

Broncos plan seemed off after the first drive. They seemed to get alot of yards rushing but somehow couldn't get it going. They kept going for the deep ball when it was obvious Manning didn't have the fast ball. Denver couldn't get JACK for pass rush. I don't remember hearing DeMarcus Ware's name much at all during the game.