Thursday, January 3, 2013

Week Seventeen Football ERA Game Results




Net
Offensive
Offense
Offense
Defensive
Defense
Defense

Total
Total
Rushing
Drives
Total
Rushing
Pressure
Den
3952
2292
872
1420
1661
1034
627
KC
-2197
-941
292
-1233
-1256
-1034
-222








NE
3419
1697
857
840
1723
883
840
Mia
-1528
-560
95
-655
-969
-883
-86








Bal
2940
1671
979
692
1269
1040
229
Cinn
-958
-539
49
-588
-419
-1040
621








Was
2821
1714
1203
511
1107
790
317
Dall
-962
-159
123
-282
-803
-790
-13








NYG
2727
1615
825
790
1112
673
439
Phi
-1022
-206
346
-551
-817
-673
-144








Car
2633
1691
1201
490
943
649
294
NO
-722
-291
-126
-165
-432
-649
217








SF
2382
1378
598
780
1005
596
409
Arz
-763
-397
176
-572
-366
-596
230








Minn
2071
990
728
262
1081
558
524
GB
-571
68
112
-44
-638
-558
-81








TB
1860
898
513
386
962
429
533
Atl
-333
-39
177
-216
-293
-429
136








Chi
1256
985
665
320
271
150
121
Det
452
138
218
-80
315
-150
465








Ind
1250
631
405
226
620
248
372
Hou
255
402
423
-21
-147
-248
101








Tenn
1124
109
381
-272
1015
-45
1060
Jax
928
859
445
414
69
45
24








Oak
1068
550
546
3
519
148
371
SD
180
380
232
149
-200
-148
-53








Sea
849
752
590
162
98
-45
143
StL
814
160
189
-29
654
45
608








NYJ
847
536
459
77
311
201
109
Buff
721
663
544
119
59
-201
260








Pitt
780
360
302
58
420
-11
432
Cleve
751
558
459
99
193
11
182


Photo: Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Report: Reid plans to tell Cardinals he’ll “fix” Kevin Kolb



When Andy Reid interviews with the Cardinals (it may be Wednesday, it may be Thursday, and the bespectacled head of one of the reporters who has stomped his feet and insisted it’ll be Wednesday possibly will explode if one more person says it’s happening Thursday), Reid will need a good way to get the attention of the Bidwills.
The best, and most obvious, strategy appears to be this:  “You know how I screwed you in that trade for Kevin Kolb?  I can now un-screw you.”
Ian Rapaport of NFL Network reports that Reid’s pitch to the Cardinals will include a vow to “fix” Kolb.
It’s ironic, to say the least.  Two years ago, Reid’s Eagles conned the Cardinals into thinking Kolb was better than he really is.  Now, Reid will try to reprise that routine not in order to finagle a player and a draft pick from Arizona but to land a job there.
The suggestion that Reid can make Kolb play better than he has in Arizona overlooks a couple of things.  First, Kolb didn’t play all that well in Philly, once he finally got the chance to start.  Second, Kolb is injury prone, and that’s something no quarterback guru can fix.  Third, Reid’s reported plan is a direct slap at Ken Whisenhunt; if Kolb needs to be “fixed,” it means that Whisenhunt somehow “broke” him.
Regardless, all Reid needs to do is convince the Bidwills that Kolb is fixable.  A little film review, a little jargon, and a few answers to whatever questions they muster after Andy mutters “time’s yours,” and that could be the key to talking them into hiring him.
Of course, the fact that Reid even needs to make that pitch tends to undercut the idea that the deal is already 95-percent certain.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Mike Florio



Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Greg Schiano: I need to evaluate Josh Freeman



Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said Monday that he thinks quarterback Josh Freeman will win Super Bowls over the course of his career, but he stopped short of saying that Freeman will continue to be the team’s starter next season.
Schiano was complimentary of Freeman’s season during his postmortem on the Bucs’ 7-9 season, but he also said that he wants to evaluate Freeman before the start of next season to make sure that he’s the right quarterback for the team in the future. Part of that evaluation will be to bring in competition for Freeman in the offseason.
“What I can say is, a 4,000-yard passer, a touchdown record – there’s a lot of things you say, ‘Wow.’ Are there things that frustrate you? Yeah. There’s things that frustrate him, too. And I’m not ducking the question, because quite frankly, I really like Josh Freeman. But I want to make sure I don’t get ahead of my skis at all here and really evaluate every single thing to what’s best for this organization,” Schiano said, via the Tampa Bay Times. “Do I think Josh Freeman is going to win Super Bowls in this league? I do. So, I hope that happens here. But again, at the end of the day, I have to evaluate everything before I can say that’s what we’re doing. The one thing I do believe in is competition at every spot, including the quarterback so I want to have as many good players on our football team as we can at every single position. It’s a little different in the NFL.”
Freeman was all over the place during the 2012 season. He struggled a little early then went on a five-game spurt where he threw 13 touchdowns and one interception before posting consecutive four interception outings in Weeks 15 and 16. The end result was better than 2011, to be sure, but Freeman remains an athletically gifted but erratic quarterback after four seasons.
Next year will be a big one for the quarterback as it is the final year of the deal he signed as a rookie. If Freeman can’t raise his game, he might not get another deal from the Buccaneers and, if Schiano follows through on his plan, he might not even be their starter next season.

Source:  PFT.com
Author: Josh Alper
Photo by Streeter Lecka Getty Images from SportsIllustrated.CNN.com