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Some Clarification is in Order: The Defense and NFL Trends
We're on the home stretch here, with only the defense and special teams remaining as we look at some of the major trends in the NFL over past few decades. This week we will be looking at the defense, how it has changed, adjusted, and fluctuated in the recent years. Next time we will be covering the...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1971
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1971 season. In 1971, the 49ers moved into Candlestick. Read on to see how their first season in a new stadium went, returning almost every single one of their starters from a 1970 team that came a game away from the Super...
Turnovers not causing the Rams to lose games
In his Monday talker with the media outlets still interested in the Rams that must be Jim Haslett's Hellish version of Groundhog Day, the interim head coach assigned blame for the Rams seven game losing streak primarily to the turnovers. Rams RB Steven Jackson lost two fumbles, one returned for a...
Dallas Cowboys must win the turnover battle
A lot of the focus this week has been on trying to figure out exactly what happened to this Dallas Cowboys football team. The overwhelming consensus puts the team's intensity and heart in question, but there had to be some other underlying factor that shows why the Cowboys are struggling. Some...
You cannot compare Fred Smoot's hands to Carlos Rogers' hands
If nothing else, that's what one should take away from Dan Steinberg's investigative piece into the state of Carlos Rogers' hands, per the mouths of Coach Zorn, Fred Smoot, and Rogers (as himself): Smoot: "I've got better hands. My hands actually didn't get suspect until about the last two...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1950
49ers: 1950 Scores and Schedule Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent’s Record: Sept. 17 New York Yanks L: 21-17 0-1 1-0 Sept. 24 Chicago Bears L: 32-20 0-2 2-0 Oct. 1 Los Angeles...
More thoughts on the Defense
GCobb has a couple of notes up today about the Bird's defense. In one, he reminds us that the Eagles were last in the league in turnovers last year. In the other, he takes a look at the defensive assistants. I've spent some time considering the defense recently myself and noticed some things...
Ruminations about the Eagles Defense
Recently there have been several notes about the Eagles Defense. Mark Eckel wrote this weekend about the linebacking corps, Igglesblog had an interesting take about the defense's supposed speed and Tommy Lawlor had a nice homage to Buddy's 46. I personally find it easier to come up with...
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