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General NFL 2010 Regular Season Thread

Damn. Favre needs some help. The pick in the 3rd was just an out and out bad decision, however the Harvin pick was more on Harvin batting it up then Favre's throw. I knew going into the season that the O-Line that was exposed by the Saints was in need of some shoring up, but now I think it is our biggest weakness. I don't know, I've never been a big McKinnie fan, due mostly to his attitude. There are rumblings of a Vincent Jackson to the Vikings trade and that can't come quick enough. On the plus side, Peterson still looks like a beast.
 
I hate every game that comes down to icing the kicker by calling timeout a split second before they snap the ball. That rule really needs to be removed.
 
unluckyseventeen said:
I hate every game that comes down to icing the kicker by calling timeout a split second before they snap the ball. That rule really needs to be removed.
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They were talking about that this morning on The Herd. I thought Cowherd's take was pretty spot on. Whereas MLB and the NBA are deep in tradition, the NFL actually listens to the fans and attempts to right the wrongs that are exposed as time passes. The NFL attempts to be accepted at face value and does not usually adhere to the slight-of-hand tricks that certain loopholes in rules allow. The icing of the kicker is certainly a slight-of-hand trick deployed by head coaches and is becoming a detrement to most fans, in today's game. That is, unless you root for the Texans.
 
Boondocksaint27 said:
They were talking about that this morning on The Herd. I thought Cowherd's take was pretty spot on. Whereas MLB and the NBA are deep in tradition, the NFL actually listens to the fans and attempts to right the wrongs that are exposed as time passes. The NFL attempts to be accepted at face value and does not usually adhere to the slight-of-hand tricks that certain loopholes in rules allow. The icing of the kicker is certainly a slight-of-hand trick deployed by head coaches and is becoming a detrement to most fans, in today's game. That is, unless you root for the Texans.
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They need to change the rule to "any timeouts cannot be called once the kicker is in his pre-kick position (awaiting ball snap)." I'm fine with it if they call it well before the ball is snapped, but watching the kicker kick 2-3 times and the TV announcers saying "oh wait, that one didn't count.. tee hee" is just ridiculous.
 
Meh, I love it. The funny thing is Shanny was the first coach ever to employ that trick, and then his former OC used it against him yesterday.
 
Couple of quick hitter thoughts as well...Nice fake-out by Bironas against the Steelers. Too bad it didn't result in a TD. Jahvid Best is an absolute monster. Granted we're only two games in, but to this point he reminds me a lot of Westbrook in his prime.
 
honz said:
Meh, I love it. The funny thing is Shanny was the first coach ever to employ that trick, and then his former OC used it against him yesterday.
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I hate the tactic, but I do love that it was used against Shannahan.

On a side note, the 9ers would have won the game if one of about 50 breaks would have went their way. I never saw a team more cursed in my life that still had a chance to win the game.
 
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