Who’s MVP?
[quote]lavi wrote:
Who’s MVP?[/quote]
Offensive: Tony Romo
Defensive: Patrick Willis
SB packers and bengals. The saints just didn’t improve enough in the offseason to defend the title, packers and bengals are both on the upswing. I don’t think TO makes the negative impact that everyone expects b/c that team already knows how to handle chad, i feel like if anyon can manage those two its marvin lewis. Packers high takeaway ratio will prove influntial in giving Rodgers the ball more thn enough times to take over games.
MVP offense: Chris Johnson again
defense: Revis if he plays
Football starts tonight. I don’t care if it’s the preseason, it’s better than watching baseball (even though my Giants are finally doing something).
Bengals versus Cowboys should be fun to watch. Both teams have a ton of good bench players that should be exciting to see, not to mention the super starts and show boats.
Let it begin!
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
[quote]lavi wrote:
Who’s MVP?[/quote]
Offensive: Tony Romo
Defensive: Patrick Willis[/quote]
My same picks. I cant wait to see Willis play a whole season healthy. He was one of my favorite college players and I cant wait to see him reach his potential.
Im a Cowboys fan so I really hope Romo can pull that off this year. (closet niners fan)
I’ll go with Jamal Charles and Eric Berry (In my dreams)
Ray Rice and Troy Polamalu (Real World)
[quote]redstar144 wrote:
I’ll go with Jamal Charles and Eric Berry (In my dreams)
Ray Rice and Troy Polamalu (Real World)[/quote]
Rice won me over last season, I wasnt sold on him coming out of Rutgers and playing in the NFL, but man, he is a brutal, relentless running back. I hope Polamalu is able to recover, as much as I hate the Steelers, he is such a phenomenal player I hate when he is out.
What are peoples thoughts on the Titans? I think they have a chance of doing ok, pretty nasty offense, but the defense these like 5 or so years has let all their studs go.
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
[quote]redstar144 wrote:
I’ll go with Jamal Charles and Eric Berry (In my dreams)
Ray Rice and Troy Polamalu (Real World)[/quote]
Rice won me over last season, I wasnt sold on him coming out of Rutgers and playing in the NFL, but man, he is a brutal, relentless running back. I hope Polamalu is able to recover, as much as I hate the Steelers, he is such a phenomenal player I hate when he is out.
What are peoples thoughts on the Titans? I think they have a chance of doing ok, pretty nasty offense, but the defense these like 5 or so years has let all their studs go.[/quote]
Rice is an amazing player, but I think the passing game will open up much more there this year and the other RBs in that backfield will dull Rice’s potential numbers, this limiting his MVP potential.
I think Polamalu’s injury will prevent him from playing as aggressively as he used to, and that’s what made him so amazing. I really like him also, but think he’s past his prime, because of the injury.
As far as the Titans go, I think Johnson will get a lot more attention than he did last year, especially since there is nothing in their air game that could even remotely scare opposing defenses. I love seeing Johnson bust those long runs, but if he’s going to keep doing that this year, it’s going to be against teams that have game planned for him all week and have put 8 in the box.
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
Rice is an amazing player, but I think the passing game will open up much more there this year and the other RBs in that backfield will dull Rice’s potential numbers, this limiting his MVP potential.
I think Polamalu’s injury will prevent him from playing as aggressively as he used to, and that’s what made him so amazing. I really like him also, but think he’s past his prime, because of the injury.
As far as the Titans go, I think Johnson will get a lot more attention than he did last year, especially since there is nothing in their air game that could even remotely scare opposing defenses. I love seeing Johnson bust those long runs, but if he’s going to keep doing that this year, it’s going to be against teams that have game planned for him all week and have put 8 in the box.
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Those are all really solid points. For the Polamalu injury, I feel like anyone can come back after what happened to Willis McGahee. But it doesn’t happen that well very often, I really hope he can do it though.
Johnson will be game planned against, I completely agree. Great backs still compete when they are game planned against, it may take a few games, but I think he will be top back again if he stays healthy.
Excited for tonight!
Obviously my prediction of Polamalu is predicated on his staying healthy. As for Ray Rice, I think their whole offense will run through him. The passing game will improve but not sufficiently to take over from the running game. McClain will stay as a blocker and McGahee’s influence will decrease as Rice improves.
Chris Johnson will be good this seasobn c. 1,300 yards but I see A.P reclaiming the rushing title.
Out of interest can some non Chiefs fans give me a prediction on the team and in particular Berry and Charles performances.
[quote]redstar144 wrote:
Chris Johnson will be good this seasobn c. 1,300 yards but I see A.P reclaiming the rushing title.
Out of interest can some non Chiefs fans give me a prediction on the team and in particular Berry and Charles performances.[/quote]
Here is a great piece SI did on the Cheifs this year:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/don_banks/08/08/chiefs.postcard/index.html?eref=sihp
Charles should be great, and should learn a lot and feel a lot better now that Thomas Jones is there. Berry apparently has been dominant in camp. The Cheifs are obviously in rebuilding mode, but they did themselves very well in the draft this year.
[quote]redstar144 wrote:
Obviously my prediction of Polamalu is predicated on his staying healthy. As for Ray Rice, I think their whole offense will run through him. The passing game will improve but not sufficiently to take over from the running game. McClain will stay as a blocker and McGahee’s influence will decrease as Rice improves. [/quote]
I’m not doubting that Polamalu will be healthy, I just think the damage done to his knee will have a big effect on his style of play and overall ability. Hopefully he hasn’t lost a step and won’t have any mental worries when lining up to blast a WR, but I think it is definitely a possibility. His style of play was highlighted by his aggressiveness, and I’m just not sure how much of that will still be there. I hope I’m wrong.
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
[quote]redstar144 wrote:
Chris Johnson will be good this seasobn c. 1,300 yards but I see A.P reclaiming the rushing title.
Out of interest can some non Chiefs fans give me a prediction on the team and in particular Berry and Charles performances.[/quote]
Here is a great piece SI did on the Cheifs this year:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/don_banks/08/08/chiefs.postcard/index.html?eref=sihp
Charles should be great, and should learn a lot and feel a lot better now that Thomas Jones is there. Berry apparently has been dominant in camp. The Cheifs are obviously in rebuilding mode, but they did themselves very well in the draft this year.[/quote]
Thanks for the link, not sure how I missed it as I keep an interest in SI. I am really quite excited for us this year though I worry for Cassel. I think our new coordinators should make a real difference.
IT HAS BEGUN.
I will be rooting for the Bengals tonight simply because Mike Zimmer is one of their coaches. If you haven’t read his story, you should, because he is a great human being.
I would love to see AP get the title back, got his autograph after a game in college so I’m a huge fan of his. I just think Johnson is more exciting (personal opinion, not trying to start an argument).
As for the Chiefs, I think they will be pretty similar to the Skins this year and next year, being ok this year, and within the next two years they will see much more success. Charles will be a monster this year, as WestCoast said, having Jones there will help him out sooooo much. I have really high hopes for Eric Berry, I loved him in college. I think he will be very similar to Ed Reed eventually. Im not familiar with the Chiefs defensive coaching, but I sincerely hope they have some good guys to mentor him as rookie.
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
I would love to see AP get the title back, got his autograph after a game in college so I’m a huge fan of his. I just think Johnson is more exciting (personal opinion, not trying to start an argument).
As for the Chiefs, I think they will be pretty similar to the Skins this year and next year, being ok this year, and within the next two years they will see much more success. Charles will be a monster this year, as WestCoast said, having Jones there will help him out sooooo much. I have really high hopes for Eric Berry, I loved him in college. I think he will be very similar to Ed Reed eventually. Im not familiar with the Chiefs defensive coaching, but I sincerely hope they have some good guys to mentor him as rookie.[/quote]
Romeo Crennel is the DC in Kansas City now, and Charlie Weis is the OC. If those two can do what they did in New England, Kansas City should be just fine.
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
I would love to see AP get the title back, got his autograph after a game in college so I’m a huge fan of his. I just think Johnson is more exciting (personal opinion, not trying to start an argument).
As for the Chiefs, I think they will be pretty similar to the Skins this year and next year, being ok this year, and within the next two years they will see much more success. Charles will be a monster this year, as WestCoast said, having Jones there will help him out sooooo much. I have really high hopes for Eric Berry, I loved him in college. I think he will be very similar to Ed Reed eventually. Im not familiar with the Chiefs defensive coaching, but I sincerely hope they have some good guys to mentor him as rookie.[/quote]
Romeo Crennel is the DC in Kansas City now, and Charlie Weis is the OC. If those two can do what they did in New England, Kansas City should be just fine.[/quote]
Wow, I cant believe I forgot about all that, especially with the drama with the Cinci coach going to ND.
Yea, if they get that magic going KC will be a contender in not too long.
Gotta say, I am excited to watch the niners this year man, great coach, lots of solid players, I hope Gore can stay healthy, he is exciting to watch. Saw him in college a few times when
Miami played at UVA. He is a stud
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
I would love to see AP get the title back, got his autograph after a game in college so I’m a huge fan of his. I just think Johnson is more exciting (personal opinion, not trying to start an argument).
As for the Chiefs, I think they will be pretty similar to the Skins this year and next year, being ok this year, and within the next two years they will see much more success. Charles will be a monster this year, as WestCoast said, having Jones there will help him out sooooo much. I have really high hopes for Eric Berry, I loved him in college. I think he will be very similar to Ed Reed eventually. Im not familiar with the Chiefs defensive coaching, but I sincerely hope they have some good guys to mentor him as rookie.[/quote]
Romeo Crennel is the DC in Kansas City now, and Charlie Weis is the OC. If those two can do what they did in New England, Kansas City should be just fine.[/quote]
Wow, I cant believe I forgot about all that, especially with the drama with the Cinci coach going to ND.
Yea, if they get that magic going KC will be a contender in not too long.
Gotta say, I am excited to watch the niners this year man, great coach, lots of solid players, I hope Gore can stay healthy, he is exciting to watch. Saw him in college a few times when
Miami played at UVA. He is a stud[/quote]
I got to see Gore play also, he busted some nasty runs against UVA when I was in the stands watching. My father went to UVA so I’m back there a lot. Also got to see Ahmad Brooks who played very well at the end of last year and could be a break out player this year.
It all hinges on Smith, if he can command the offense, we will be a playoff contender for sure.
Haha yea he really did dominate. It was cool seeing him play. When USC came to town it was insane, of course UVA got crushed but it was incredible to see football like that. I dont venture to vtech very often, so seeing that talented of a is rare.
It would be awesome to see Ahmad Brooks have a breakout season. Him and Patrick Willis should be a dirty tandem.