Category: Tale of the Tape
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Tale of the Tape, Week 11
What is the lesson we learned from week eleven? Better coaching wins out. There were a lot of close games this week. Rivalry games. Games with playoff consequences. In almost every one of those games the better coach/coaching staff won. Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 10
Three games from this week stood out to me – CIN/BAL, SF/TB, and PIT/WAS. These three games were well played and very close. All three had a playoff feel to them. They were intense, there were stakes, and the quality of football was better in these three games than in most of the others from… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 9
For whatever reason, this was a hard week for me to get excited about. There were some compelling divisional matchups for sure, but there was something missing this week. And I think the teams felt it too. There was a lack of urgency in the games. It kind of felt like half the league took… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 8
A week where over half the games were decided on the last possession of the game is always a good week! But most of these games were close because teams were settling for field goals rather than getting touchdowns. If you look at Minnesota, Baltimore, Chicago and Washington, Las Vegas, and last night’s game between… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 7
Injuries are a part of the game. Every team talks about having a “next man up” mentality. But some injuries are serious enough they can cost a team their season. The Raiders losing O’Connell might not seem like a big deal, but it likely ended Coach Pierce’s ambitions for a competitive team this year. Deshaun… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 6
Lots of blowouts and road wins this week. My goal with this column has always been to try and explain the whys of a game and not just rehash the whats. But this week is going to be tough because it really boils down to the fact that a lot these games were a good… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 5
Week five is in the books and what did we learn? Offenses are starting to come together and look pretty good. Without much preseason practice time, a lot of these teams needed a few weeks to get “game ready” with their timing and chemistry. The other thing we saw was a crazy number of defense/special… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 4
The biggest trend I saw in this week’s games was not about the x’s and o’s of the game. It wasn’t a new strategy or formation. It was the absolute littering of the field with yellow flags. It was awful this week. Just ask Al Michaels who made his opinion well known on Thursday night… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 2
Upset weekend? Super Bowl favorites Baltimore, San Francisco, and Detroit all lost. Playoff hopefuls Dallas, Philadelphia, Miami and the LA Rams all lost. Who had Minnesota, Seattle, New Orleans and Washington as your NFC division leaders? It’s still early, but there are definitely some trends starting to show up. We’ll get into a few of… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 1
Now that the games have been played and reviewed (yes I’ve watched the game film on every game from Week 1) it’s time to discuss what happened. And I mean the things that matter to the fans, not the silly points made by game commentators or the clip show highlights on every sports broadcast. Tale… Read more