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Monday, 13 September 2004
What did we learn yesterday class?
Topic: gloating
With the first week of pro football action in the bag we've had a few surprises, some business as usual things, and yes, proof that sometimes Marc is wrong, and better yet, Draper is right.

First the principals:
Ravens 3 Browns 20
Redskins 16 Bucs 10
Steelers 24 Raiders 21

What do these scores tell us? Well, first, the Ravens and their Wonder bread lame ass QB need to run that Jamal Lewis guy 40 or 50 times more a game. Better yet, just direct snap it to him. Take Boller out and put another 400 lb. tub of guts up there to block for him. Already we can see the Boller is superfluous. As for the Redskins, and god this kills me to say, they looked solid. All around, solid, a playoff team, maybe. But it was the Bucs and they quit playing sometime last season. The Bucs are just a bunch of check cashers at this point. And then there is the Steelers. I remember one naysayer jerk in particular saying that they might go 0-4 to start the season. Oh no. For now we will gloss over the 300 and some yards that the ancient Rich Gannon threw against them. Time to bask in the reflected glory.

Reflected glory....ahhh.

Draper

Posted by thynkhard at 10:05 AM EDT
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Monday, 13 September 2004 - 12:04 PM EDT

Name: Marc

Laugh it up while you can...

I do give the Steelers credit for sticking to the run - 33 runs compared to 22 passing attempts. And a +3 turnover margin doesn't hurt either. If (and this is a big if) the Steelers stick with this game plan, they might have a shot.

Unlike Bill Cowher, Brian Billick doesn't seem like he has the sense to work with what he's got. Here is reality:


But was Lewis shut down by Cleveland or was he slowed down by a lack of carries?

He was limited to 20 attempts, lowering the Ravens' record to 2-10 over the past two years when he has 20 or fewer carries.

...


The pressure never allowed Boller to get into a comfort zone. He was wildly inaccurate and finished 22-for-38 for 191 yards.

One of Boller's two interceptions - which came when he lofted a pass to a covered Kevin Johnson - and his fumble resulted in all of the Browns' 10 fourth-quarter points.


And here is Brian Billick:

"You knew that they were going to stack up against the run, so we knew we had to be balanced against it but still not abandon the run," Billick said. "Nor did we."

...


"I don't think Kyle Boller is the reason we didn't win today," Billick said.




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