This game was all about a power shift, and it turned-out to be a seismic one at that. The Indianapolis Colts rule the roost in the AFC South and have done for the past decade. Occasional flashes of brilliance from the Titans and Jaguars have, although threatened Indy’s position as top dog (resulting in them actually losing the division to the Titans in 2008) never really deposed the playoff staples.
But all of that was thanks to one man, or so it would seem. The season-long absence of regular starter and Pro Bowl frequenter, Peyton Manning, has well and truly exposed the weaknesses of the Colts depth chart. Couple that with the emergence of the Houston Texans – a team that has been knocking on the door of the playoffs the past few seasons – and you have a new divisional dynamic.
Oddly, though, the absence of Manning can’t really be blamed for the team’s haplessness, especially in the first half. Veteran back-up Kerry Collins (a man used to the AFC South after playing for the Titans for the past few seasons) didn’t lose the game for the Colts and, in fact, had a better game statistically speaking than his counterpart, Houston’s Matt Schaub.
What happened here was a total collapse of the frontal defence. There was no cohesion, absent was the usual tightness, gone was the quickness that has for so long typified this undersized, but overbearing unit.
The offense didn’t get on the board until the second half (during which the D suddenly turned up and shut-out the rampant Texans) but that touchdown was all but incidental. Houston took their foot off the gas after jumping out to a 34 point lead and coasted over the finish line, making sure they absorbed the time on the clock without allowing the Colts any real foothold in the game.
They may have won the battle, but have they won the war? More importantly, have the Colts lost the ability to compete? Yes and yes. Something is seriously wrong with the Colts and it isn’t jus the absence of Manning, although maybe his layoff is the reason they seem to have collapsed mentally. They will get better; they will win games, but not enough to make them contenders.
Ironically, if when the Colts find some form (which I am certain they will) a fairy godmother offered them a free pass into the playoffs, I almost think they would be better without Manning. The great man has a shocking record with playoffs – his mettle is clearly somewhat lacking. A gritty workhorse like Kerry Collins might be able to steer the expectant Colts through the stresses of Postseason more effectively than the man many consider the greatest to play the game simple because Manning is expected to win every game and Collins none. And that weighs on your mind.
The Texans should go on to win the division with style assuming the effervescent Titans remain low-key all season. The Colts are in the a rough first 8, but look to them for a sudden epiphany when it’s too late.
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Week 1 Highlights: Pittsburgh Vs Ravens
This Week 1 classic contest saw the two AFC North powerhouses, and perennial playoff participants duke it out for early-season bragging rights.
And it transpired to be a tale of two quarterbacks. The scoreline – 35-7 – was an unexpected rout, with travelling Ravens Quarterback, the inconsistent but steadily maturing Joe Flacco putting in a superb passing performance for a team still trying to shake its run-heavy reputation.
That’s really the story here: sure, in the first game of a season following a shortened and uncertain off-season any team – even the Superbowl runners-up – can look a bit rusty, but where the Steelers will look the shake off the summer-break blues, the ravens need only continue in the same vein. The grace of their play is typical of their new identity. With a bevy of safe handed receivers out on the edge and Joe Flacco’s growing confidence, this team could finally get over the hurdle of surviving the playoffs and return to the Superbowl for the second time in this young franchise’s history.
Flacco threw for 3 touchdowns on his way to 224 yards, no interceptions and a QB rating of 117.6. Those are Pro Bowl calibre stats, and given the ravens sole championship came with Trent Dilfer – a workhorse journeyman; effective but unremarkable – at Quarterback, this talented unit has reason to feel optimistic should Flacco perpetuate his form.
Conversely, tried and tested two-time Superbowl winning Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger looked bad. Although his finishing the game with no touchdowns and a worrying 3 interceptions says just as much about the Ravens pass coverage as it does his level of play, Big Ben knows this defence and is usually better at protecting the football.
I imagine that neither team will continue to play at this level. The Ravens will lose games against softer opponents and the Steelers will no doubt recapture their form in time to make the playoffs.
In my opinion both will survive into January, but on this evidence the Ravens have to fancy themselves to qualify as division champions. That said, should the Patriots and Texans (my picks for the top two seeds in the AFC) falter, the Steelers and the Ravens could be the teams to fill their shoes.
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And it transpired to be a tale of two quarterbacks. The scoreline – 35-7 – was an unexpected rout, with travelling Ravens Quarterback, the inconsistent but steadily maturing Joe Flacco putting in a superb passing performance for a team still trying to shake its run-heavy reputation.
That’s really the story here: sure, in the first game of a season following a shortened and uncertain off-season any team – even the Superbowl runners-up – can look a bit rusty, but where the Steelers will look the shake off the summer-break blues, the ravens need only continue in the same vein. The grace of their play is typical of their new identity. With a bevy of safe handed receivers out on the edge and Joe Flacco’s growing confidence, this team could finally get over the hurdle of surviving the playoffs and return to the Superbowl for the second time in this young franchise’s history.
Flacco threw for 3 touchdowns on his way to 224 yards, no interceptions and a QB rating of 117.6. Those are Pro Bowl calibre stats, and given the ravens sole championship came with Trent Dilfer – a workhorse journeyman; effective but unremarkable – at Quarterback, this talented unit has reason to feel optimistic should Flacco perpetuate his form.
Conversely, tried and tested two-time Superbowl winning Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger looked bad. Although his finishing the game with no touchdowns and a worrying 3 interceptions says just as much about the Ravens pass coverage as it does his level of play, Big Ben knows this defence and is usually better at protecting the football.
I imagine that neither team will continue to play at this level. The Ravens will lose games against softer opponents and the Steelers will no doubt recapture their form in time to make the playoffs.
In my opinion both will survive into January, but on this evidence the Ravens have to fancy themselves to qualify as division champions. That said, should the Patriots and Texans (my picks for the top two seeds in the AFC) falter, the Steelers and the Ravens could be the teams to fill their shoes.
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Monday, 12 September 2011
Week 1 Highlights: Packers Vs Saints
Not only is the first game on my list to review, but it was also the first game of the year.
The Champions from the past two seasons clashed on September 8th, 3 days before the emotional kick-off of the 2011 season. Ten years had passed since the attacks on the World Trade Centre and a league of mainly Americans, took to the field the following Sunday with heavy hearts.
Those who competed on September 11th wore their responsibility to put on a professional and emotionally in key performance well, but no such pressure lay with the Saints and Packers.
Green Bay came out firing, scoring a superb 21 first quarter points, while the Saints managed only 7 in comparison. The first would be the last quarter the Saints would lose as they topped the second and the third by a score of 10-7, and then tied the fourth seven apiece.
So did Green Bay deserve the victory? You’d have to say that it was a pretty close call and that both teams deserved to leave week one undefeated, but yes, Green Bay certainly deserved their win as it’s never easy coming off the back of a world title season and picking up where you left off.
Rogers blazed out of the blocks, throwing 3 touchdowns and for 312 yards on his way to a 132.1 rating, which bested Brees’ similarly sensational figures that read 3 TDs, 419 yards and a rating of 112.5. Not bad for a shortened off-season – there are no flies on these boys.
This match-up is a serious contender for the NFC Championship game. I wouldn’t be surprised to see these teams put together long win streaks and meet up deep in the playoffs with a place in the Superbowl on the line.
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The Champions from the past two seasons clashed on September 8th, 3 days before the emotional kick-off of the 2011 season. Ten years had passed since the attacks on the World Trade Centre and a league of mainly Americans, took to the field the following Sunday with heavy hearts.
Those who competed on September 11th wore their responsibility to put on a professional and emotionally in key performance well, but no such pressure lay with the Saints and Packers.
Green Bay came out firing, scoring a superb 21 first quarter points, while the Saints managed only 7 in comparison. The first would be the last quarter the Saints would lose as they topped the second and the third by a score of 10-7, and then tied the fourth seven apiece.
So did Green Bay deserve the victory? You’d have to say that it was a pretty close call and that both teams deserved to leave week one undefeated, but yes, Green Bay certainly deserved their win as it’s never easy coming off the back of a world title season and picking up where you left off.
Rogers blazed out of the blocks, throwing 3 touchdowns and for 312 yards on his way to a 132.1 rating, which bested Brees’ similarly sensational figures that read 3 TDs, 419 yards and a rating of 112.5. Not bad for a shortened off-season – there are no flies on these boys.
This match-up is a serious contender for the NFC Championship game. I wouldn’t be surprised to see these teams put together long win streaks and meet up deep in the playoffs with a place in the Superbowl on the line.
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Sunday, 11 September 2011
Washington Redskins
I feel for the Redskins, I really do. Here’s a team that has endured some woeful seasons since the glorious early nineties; a team typified by late-season collapse, poor quarterbacking and plain bad luck (not one incident more starkly remembered than the murder of Sean Taylor in 2007).
Coach Shanahan is great for this team; getting rid of the lazy, awkward, waste-of-money-tackle that is Albert ‘the distraction’ Haynesworth is good for team spirit; trading Donovan McNabb to the Vikings and once again making the bold assertion that Rex Grossman has the skills to make it as a pro football player, let alone a starter, shows confidence in your guy, however misplaced it may transpire to be.
The NFC East, despite containing the much-fancied Eagles, is a weaker division than it’s been, but I don’t see the Redskins getting out of it any way but the hard way. There won’t be a wild card from this division unless every other decent team, trapped in a hellish divisional rivalry (Packers/Bears/and, believe it or not, Lions – Falcons/Saints and, believe it or not, Buccaneers) rip each other to shreds and ruin their records in the process. Realistically, though, only one team is coming out of the East and you have to fancy the Eagles.
Should Michael Vick go down, however, and the Eagles find themselves forced to rely on (gasp!) Vince Young or Mike Kafka, there could be a glimmer of hope for the Redskins who, although still the weakest team of the bunch, have enough grit and good coaching to give them a shot.
Verdict: they will not be an embarrassment to the division, but may well struggle to break .500 if the historically better teams in their division get it together before Christmas. I think they might go 7-9 and finish new the bottom of the NFC East.
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Coach Shanahan is great for this team; getting rid of the lazy, awkward, waste-of-money-tackle that is Albert ‘the distraction’ Haynesworth is good for team spirit; trading Donovan McNabb to the Vikings and once again making the bold assertion that Rex Grossman has the skills to make it as a pro football player, let alone a starter, shows confidence in your guy, however misplaced it may transpire to be.
The NFC East, despite containing the much-fancied Eagles, is a weaker division than it’s been, but I don’t see the Redskins getting out of it any way but the hard way. There won’t be a wild card from this division unless every other decent team, trapped in a hellish divisional rivalry (Packers/Bears/and, believe it or not, Lions – Falcons/Saints and, believe it or not, Buccaneers) rip each other to shreds and ruin their records in the process. Realistically, though, only one team is coming out of the East and you have to fancy the Eagles.
Should Michael Vick go down, however, and the Eagles find themselves forced to rely on (gasp!) Vince Young or Mike Kafka, there could be a glimmer of hope for the Redskins who, although still the weakest team of the bunch, have enough grit and good coaching to give them a shot.
Verdict: they will not be an embarrassment to the division, but may well struggle to break .500 if the historically better teams in their division get it together before Christmas. I think they might go 7-9 and finish new the bottom of the NFC East.
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Saturday, 10 September 2011
Tennessee Titans
Every season, almost without fail, the Tennessee Titans put together a win streak. Sometimes they are recovering from an early season slide; sometimes they are leaping out of the blocks; sometimes they are mired in mid-season and emerge without warning as a potential playoff candidate when they were a mere afterthought but weeks before.
Fundamentally, there is no way to tell when the Titans will thump their chests and turn-over teams that aren’t accustomed to being turned over, but I think their run could come early, and if it wasn’t for the coming of age of the Houston Texans they’d be my hot favourites to win the newly softened AFC South.
Why do I think their run will come early? Here’s why: Matt Hasselbeck.
Hasselbeck is a season pro, more than accustomed to game managing. The best thing about the Titans offense from the point of view of a veteran passer coming in to the system during a shortened off-season is that the aerial game is little more than a distraction and therefore simple, and doubly therefore the bread and butter of any NFL old boy.
Run-first offenses are tailor-made for the old guard, who can still throw a ball, but haven’t the time or energy to pick-up the nitty-gritty of the playbook. Look at how well Kerry Collins has directed the Titans offense in the absence (now permanent) of Vince Young; look at what Jeff Garcia did with the Eagles a couple of seasons ago; look at how Trent Dilfer won a Superbowl with the Ravens.
You see? Old guys love the run, because it means they can throw!
You see it especially with guys like Hasselbeck, who have been heading a genuine contender for the best part of their career. A pass-first team has to be tight; it has to be extremely precise and coordinated, for the simple matter of risk. And that means you can’t go lobbing the ball to just anyone, like Big Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers has been known to do when a play breaks down – it means you have to hit your man on the numbers every single time. But a run-first offense buys you time. And old guys love time…
As with all diversions, the Titans passing game has the potential to blow the field wide open. Hasselbeck can still launch the pigskin – no doubt. With him under centre and CJ2K in the backfield, the Titans are more dangerous than ever.
So why does their run come at the start of the season? Good as Hasselbeck is, his back is a wreck and the Titans O-line has to ensure nobody lays a finger on the guy or it could be bye, bye matt; bye, bye season.
Will Hasselbeck end the season on his feet? I hope so – with him healthy and the Titans streaking they could be an outside shot for the playoffs (they may even pip the Texans for the division, but let’s not mention that possibility).
Verdict: a healthy Hasselbeck is a happy Nashville. My prediction is that he won’t play 16 games. A strong start followed by a stumbling finish. I think they will probably need 11-5 to make the playoffs if they are in contention with the Jets/Ravens/Steelers and I think that may be a game or two too far: 9-7 or 10-6 depending on Hasselbeck and no playoffs this year.
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Fundamentally, there is no way to tell when the Titans will thump their chests and turn-over teams that aren’t accustomed to being turned over, but I think their run could come early, and if it wasn’t for the coming of age of the Houston Texans they’d be my hot favourites to win the newly softened AFC South.
Why do I think their run will come early? Here’s why: Matt Hasselbeck.
Hasselbeck is a season pro, more than accustomed to game managing. The best thing about the Titans offense from the point of view of a veteran passer coming in to the system during a shortened off-season is that the aerial game is little more than a distraction and therefore simple, and doubly therefore the bread and butter of any NFL old boy.
Run-first offenses are tailor-made for the old guard, who can still throw a ball, but haven’t the time or energy to pick-up the nitty-gritty of the playbook. Look at how well Kerry Collins has directed the Titans offense in the absence (now permanent) of Vince Young; look at what Jeff Garcia did with the Eagles a couple of seasons ago; look at how Trent Dilfer won a Superbowl with the Ravens.
You see? Old guys love the run, because it means they can throw!
You see it especially with guys like Hasselbeck, who have been heading a genuine contender for the best part of their career. A pass-first team has to be tight; it has to be extremely precise and coordinated, for the simple matter of risk. And that means you can’t go lobbing the ball to just anyone, like Big Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers has been known to do when a play breaks down – it means you have to hit your man on the numbers every single time. But a run-first offense buys you time. And old guys love time…
As with all diversions, the Titans passing game has the potential to blow the field wide open. Hasselbeck can still launch the pigskin – no doubt. With him under centre and CJ2K in the backfield, the Titans are more dangerous than ever.
So why does their run come at the start of the season? Good as Hasselbeck is, his back is a wreck and the Titans O-line has to ensure nobody lays a finger on the guy or it could be bye, bye matt; bye, bye season.
Will Hasselbeck end the season on his feet? I hope so – with him healthy and the Titans streaking they could be an outside shot for the playoffs (they may even pip the Texans for the division, but let’s not mention that possibility).
Verdict: a healthy Hasselbeck is a happy Nashville. My prediction is that he won’t play 16 games. A strong start followed by a stumbling finish. I think they will probably need 11-5 to make the playoffs if they are in contention with the Jets/Ravens/Steelers and I think that may be a game or two too far: 9-7 or 10-6 depending on Hasselbeck and no playoffs this year.
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Friday, 9 September 2011
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Well, this is a pleasant surprise.
The Buccaneers – hopeless before their one Superbowl appearance/victory and hopeless since – have turned a corner. With Raheem Morris as Head Coach and the young Josh Freeman at Quarterback, the next few years could see the playoffs going through Florida on an annual basis.
But are we anointing this team as Champions of the future too soon? In a word, yes. An awful lot of hype has surrounded the Buccaneers this off season. Freeman looked like he was really finding a groove towards the end of last season and the fact they came so, so close to a playoff berth then, is really reason enough for the Florida fascination that is sweeping the nation.
There is a real dynamism to this team and an ethos of optimism and grittiness that I like. They play at 110% every down; whatever they do looks frantic. When they win, they win with the elation of a kid on Christmas morning; when they lose, they look like they’ve just witnessed the end of the world. This is an emotional team, using their hearts to overcome the obstacles of inexperience. Their coach has assembled a solid unit and you get the feeling he trusts every young man on his roster. I also get the sense he sends them out to play, rather than execute. Is such a libertarian approach going to wash in the highly competitive NFC South?
No.
Verdict: although the Bucs will be extremely entertaining, and likely win a bunch of games, their mental weaknesses will see them fall to their main divisional rivals, the Saints and perhaps even the Falcons (a similarly youthful set-up but a couple of years further down the line). A 10-6 record and missing out on the postseason again, but getting closer.
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The Buccaneers – hopeless before their one Superbowl appearance/victory and hopeless since – have turned a corner. With Raheem Morris as Head Coach and the young Josh Freeman at Quarterback, the next few years could see the playoffs going through Florida on an annual basis.
But are we anointing this team as Champions of the future too soon? In a word, yes. An awful lot of hype has surrounded the Buccaneers this off season. Freeman looked like he was really finding a groove towards the end of last season and the fact they came so, so close to a playoff berth then, is really reason enough for the Florida fascination that is sweeping the nation.
There is a real dynamism to this team and an ethos of optimism and grittiness that I like. They play at 110% every down; whatever they do looks frantic. When they win, they win with the elation of a kid on Christmas morning; when they lose, they look like they’ve just witnessed the end of the world. This is an emotional team, using their hearts to overcome the obstacles of inexperience. Their coach has assembled a solid unit and you get the feeling he trusts every young man on his roster. I also get the sense he sends them out to play, rather than execute. Is such a libertarian approach going to wash in the highly competitive NFC South?
No.
Verdict: although the Bucs will be extremely entertaining, and likely win a bunch of games, their mental weaknesses will see them fall to their main divisional rivals, the Saints and perhaps even the Falcons (a similarly youthful set-up but a couple of years further down the line). A 10-6 record and missing out on the postseason again, but getting closer.
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Thursday, 8 September 2011
St. Louis Rams
Sam Bradford is the real deal. After a stellar rookie season, Bradford looks now to avoid the sophomore slump and continue to establish himself as one of the next generation of elite players. Along with Matt Ryan in the NFC South and Matthew Stafford in the NFC North, Bradford is one of a trio of exceptional young men playing for teams years from their heyday.
Of the three teams, the Rams have at least known real success, winning the Superbowl in the 1999 season. The Falcons have lost a Superbowl (to the Broncos after the 1998 season) but Stafford’s lowly Lions have never even been to the big game, despite calling Barry Sanders one of their own for the duration of his illustrious career.
Now though, these three teams are all going in the right direction, and even though Matt Ryan’s Falcons secured the number one seed last year, it is possibly Bradford’s Rams who have the best chance of tasting postseason action this year.
Consider this: the Falcons are a 2nd tier team with some exceptional players, a good coaching staff and another year under their belts, but they are still young, mentally susceptible to adversity and playing in an extremely tough division that I don’t even rate them as favourites to win.
The Lions are possibly the most improved team in the NFL. If Stafford can stay healthy, the sky should be the limit. The problem is the sky ain’t Detroit blue. It’s clouded by both contestants from last year’s NFC Championship game, one of which happens to be the world champion Green Bay Packers.
For those reasons, the Rams – 7-9 finishers last year, which, amazingly had them tied for first in the NFC West – are the most likely to make the playoffs. Although Seattle probably have the edge, based solely on experience, and the Cardinals have the firepower if they can work out how to utilise it with Kolb under centre, the Rams have talent and older heads on their shoulders than other young sides. The undeniable weakness of the NFC West gives them a shout, but to call anyone in that division a favourite is a compliment too far.
Verdict: I think the Rams will lose a lot of close games this year and look like the best team in the West despite a poorer than average record. 7-9 again and missing the playoffs by a single game. Next year, though, watch out!
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Of the three teams, the Rams have at least known real success, winning the Superbowl in the 1999 season. The Falcons have lost a Superbowl (to the Broncos after the 1998 season) but Stafford’s lowly Lions have never even been to the big game, despite calling Barry Sanders one of their own for the duration of his illustrious career.
Now though, these three teams are all going in the right direction, and even though Matt Ryan’s Falcons secured the number one seed last year, it is possibly Bradford’s Rams who have the best chance of tasting postseason action this year.
Consider this: the Falcons are a 2nd tier team with some exceptional players, a good coaching staff and another year under their belts, but they are still young, mentally susceptible to adversity and playing in an extremely tough division that I don’t even rate them as favourites to win.
The Lions are possibly the most improved team in the NFL. If Stafford can stay healthy, the sky should be the limit. The problem is the sky ain’t Detroit blue. It’s clouded by both contestants from last year’s NFC Championship game, one of which happens to be the world champion Green Bay Packers.
For those reasons, the Rams – 7-9 finishers last year, which, amazingly had them tied for first in the NFC West – are the most likely to make the playoffs. Although Seattle probably have the edge, based solely on experience, and the Cardinals have the firepower if they can work out how to utilise it with Kolb under centre, the Rams have talent and older heads on their shoulders than other young sides. The undeniable weakness of the NFC West gives them a shout, but to call anyone in that division a favourite is a compliment too far.
Verdict: I think the Rams will lose a lot of close games this year and look like the best team in the West despite a poorer than average record. 7-9 again and missing the playoffs by a single game. Next year, though, watch out!
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