Dobbins must hit hard as granite. That FB from The titans was never the same again after Dobbins concussed him last year...miss Cushings energy and sideline to sideline quickness advantage but Dobbins brings something to the table
If you look at the replay he isn't really even looking at Dobbins, and it seems that Dobbins could clearly see him throw the ball. I understand what you are saying but it was one of those questionable calls were obviously Cutler did not intend to be a runner and he clearly had thrown the ball prior to being hit. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P-wu6VwU6hI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> He is right on the line when he tosses it and doesn't have time to brace himself. If Dobbins had hit Forte like that it probably would have not been called, only since Cutler threw it then got hit helmet to helmet was why i feel like it was called.
Watch the replay closely. It's clearly Cutler's fault for smoking a cigarette while scrambling outside the pocket.
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If you play that video frame by frame the initial contact was Dobbins hitting Cutler in the chest. Because of the hit Cutler began to fall down and that is why he was hit in the chin by Dobbins helmet. Dobbins did what he was supposed to do. Someone like Forte would have absorbed the hit and be driven to the ground. Cutler folded like a house of cards as soon as he was hit.
That's a bad hit by Dobbins. Dobbins was 3 yards away from Cutler after the ball left his hand, plus Cutler pump faked a throw even before that. Cutler had forward momentum to run into Dobbins to close the distance quicker. Dobbins didnt try to put him out, I don't think it was a malicious hit, just a bad one
Yeah, we might not have it all, but the way the NFL is now... we have as much as you can get. Every team has to deal with weaknesses with the cap the way it is and such high player turnover. You have to build while choosing what your weak points will be. There's no excuse for our special teams but WR seems to be a strategically chosen weak spot. In the end we still have Andre Johnson, I prefer our weak points to any of the recent Super Bowl winners.
Right now, the only thing I'm afraid of is a potential shoot-out. Wade's defense is about pressure. Which is fine against most NFL QBs, but has faltered against the elite. Rodgers killed us. Brees destroyed us last year. Peyton even in his early season noodle-arm stage put together a couple of nice drives. And thankfully we had a huge lead so it didn't matter. And our offense is simply not built for a shootout. That's why even against teams that have porous defenses, we still perform only "good" rather than "amazing." I think our games against Detroit and NE will answer this question. Whether or not we can either (A) shut down a great QB with a deadly passing game or (B) score on opposing mediocre defenses often enough to keep up.
Good analysis. I'm hoping we overcome again against those two teams...after that we will have an advantage on the mindset against EVERYONE!
I really only see the Rodgers game as one where Wade's defense truly got torched. The Brees game was game 3 of the season, and the defense was so uncharacteristcally bad (compared to the rest of the season, and this season)... that either they weren't fully in-tune with one another, or they just had a piss-poor game plan. (same could be said for the Green Bay game). Watt is a different animal now compared to before, and demands a consistent double team. Also, look at the list of "deadly accurate" passers that Wade's defense has done quite well against: Matt Ryan Ben Rothlesberger Andy Dalton x 2 Joe Flacco (has never really torched us)
In that case, we can agree to disagree. Personally, I don't think those players/offenses you listed are anywhere near the level of Peyton Manning Broncos offense, Tom Brady's Patriots offense, or potentially Rodgers Packers offense if we get to the Super Bowl. But I guess we all define QB tiers differently.
I agree. But to be fair, the only reason we won that Falcons game last year was because Ryan was missing wide open receivers. But about Brees last year, It wasn't exactly a beat down. The game was pretty back and forth until the 4th quarter. If this team played last year's Saints, I'd favor us to win. Rogers was RIDICULOUSLY in the zone against us. I don't expect that kind of performance every time we face a top-tier QB.
because playing and going up 20 points on the broncos, who have one of the best pass rushing tandems in the league wasn't big enough of a test? seriously. enough of "the manning of week 3 wasn't the same manning of now." the pass routes he was throwing in week 3 are the ones he is still throwing right now, short/medium... infact, he threw more against us, like 51 + attempts. Our defense did a nice job disrupting the timing of his receiving core. His completion % that game was really really really bad, compared to the two games prior. It was not a coincidence. Also not a coincidence, the six teams played by denver after playing us have horrendous passing defenses. As for the packers game, an offensive line that was considered terrible going into that game, played their arses off and won every battle against our front seven. that happens sometimes same for the packers defense, who beasted like there was no tomorrow. Nobody out schemes kubiak and wade twice in the same season. they'll be prepared. lol real test lions! no bears! no ravens! no steelers! we are no longer the 2008 texans.
