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PurpleJ
PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,778
edited October 29 in Mariners Baby! + NFL + NBA + Other Sports
Mighty are the MEN who wear the purple, black and gold.

My Super Bowl pick is in. Thanks Pete for being a loser so I could get an early start on the no fun league. Heil Goodell!
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,304 Founders Club
    I rarely bet on football, but when I saw Baltimore was only giving 3.5 to the LA Rams the other day, I went ahead and bet $100, knowing it was sure money as long as Jackson stayed healthy. I probably should have bet more but I don't want to be an idiot.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 24,853 Founders Club
    Ravens are the only thing tolerable about the NFL. I hope they end Russell's career in the Superbowl and Pete and the GM retire the next day.
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  • whlinder
    whlinder Member Posts: 5,424 Standard Supporter
    I really wish RG3 didn’t play for them.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,778
    whlinder said:

    I really wish RG3 didn’t play for them.

    I LOLed when I saw he was the backup.
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,605 Swaye's Wigwam
    Ravens are getting too much hype. They are playing well but are very beatable.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    RoadDawg55 said:

    Ravens are getting too much hype. They are playing well but are very beatable.

    Yep how many times have we seen this before? Team gives the reins to a new mobile QB, takes the league by storm, wins a bunch of close games, gets all kinds of hype, then chinevitably loses in the playoffs and aren't the same after that because the league adjusts and the QB gets banged up and the fact he can't throw well catches up with them once the league adjusts.

    Vick, RG3, Tebow, Kaepernick hell even Cam's breakout season to an extent.

    I like Lamar a lot and think he can have more staying power than those guys because he has a much smarter coaching staff and organization, but he's still not a great thrower and it's going to catch up with them.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,265 Founders Club
    People forget that Lamar and the Ravens lost to the Chargers in the playoffs last year.

    Both Lamar and the Ravens are better this year but we're a month away from playoff games

    I agree its a short window but this is the shot. The AFC sucks
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,605 Swaye's Wigwam
    dnc said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    Ravens are getting too much hype. They are playing well but are very beatable.

    Yep how many times have we seen this before? Team gives the reins to a new mobile QB, takes the league by storm, wins a bunch of close games, gets all kinds of hype, then chinevitably loses in the playoffs and aren't the same after that because the league adjusts and the QB gets banged up and the fact he can't throw well catches up with them once the league adjusts.

    Vick, RG3, Tebow, Kaepernick hell even Cam's breakout season to an extent.

    I like Lamar a lot and think he can have more staying power than those guys because he has a much smarter coaching staff and organization, but he's still not a great thrower and it's going to catch up with them.
    Yep. The league will catch up and eventually he will get dinged up and won’t be the threat he is now as a runner. It’s happened many times before.
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,304 Founders Club
    RaceBannon said:

    People forget that Lamar and the Ravens lost to the Chargers in the playoffs last year.

    Both Lamar and the Ravens are better this year but we're a month away from playoff games

    I agree its a short window but this is the shot. The AFC sucks

    Lamar is a much better thrower than people are giving him credit for
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    DerekJohnson said:

    RaceBannon said:

    People forget that Lamar and the Ravens lost to the Chargers in the playoffs last year.

    Both Lamar and the Ravens are better this year but we're a month away from playoff games

    I agree its a short window but this is the shot. The AFC sucks

    Lamar is a much better thrower than people are giving him credit for
    He's thrown really well this season, no doubt.

    Two things though:

    1. He's 25th in attempts, behind at least 5 guys who haven't started every game as he has (and ahead of no one who has, from what I can tell). Can he keep up that kind of efficiency at a higher volume?

    2. More importantly, can he throw when teams aren't loading the box to stop the running threat? Right now Lamar the runner is the biggest asset Lamar the thrower has. Lamar the runner might last at this level throughout the year and maybe even another season or two but that would make him a massively extreme outlier. QBs never keep up this kind of pace or efficiency as ball carriers. It's too physically destructive.

    Maybe Lamar truly is a unicorn and he can do this for a number of seasons but the odds are stacked against him.
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