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How many Eagles does it take to tackle a punter? Nobody knows because it hasn't happened yet.

 

Exactly lol.

 

Yeah, but that's the whole problem.

In that situation, you default to man defense. And when you watch that play, they had every outlet and potential play covered - because everyone was on their man, and the blocking on the play was non-existent. So, when one of the Eagles'players came off their man, they opened the shovel pass up. Had they stayed with their man, there were three other defenders there to tackle an unblocked punter.

It was man defense, after the shift. Play your man. Don't abandon them to gang-tackle a punter. Pretty simple.

 

Not to beat a dead horse, but if they don't rush the ball carrier, doesn't he, in that situation, just walk into the end zone? I think it was a more complicated thing than its getting credit for.

 

The spot where the punter runs by had 3 men. They all went and rushed the punter who had no one blocking for him. The outside guys were taken care of. He wasn't running in if even one of them rushed alone.

 

I think you line 3 guys up over the center and go on hike. Only 1 could get blocked if one of the other 2 cant het to him before he passes or knock it down in his face then they dont deserve to be on the field in the first place.

 

I'm not saying that no one goes after the ball carrier - I'm saying that the guy who had a man assignment to cover the eventual receiver didn't need to go after the ball carrier when three other players were feet away from him.

It's like if you're a LB who gets beaten by the PA, even though you had man coverage on the TE, and there were 6 guys in the box playing run contain. Yes, you messed up. Yes, you are at fault. Do your job, they will do theirs. In this case, the defender just had to run a few steps with the kicker, not completely ignore him to do nothing whatsoever to the punter.

Outside of screenshotting things frame by frame (which this site makes difficult to share), I don't know how else I can communicate this. It genuinely seems like we're watching different plays. Go back and watch the video, and tell me how many defenders you see between the ball carrier and the endzone. There was no excuse for leaving a man uncovered.

 

Just upload the file.

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I thought it had to be hosted through a third party. You've just made my life much, much easier Tim. I appreciate it. I'll give it a shot tomorrow, see how badly I screw it up.

 

I also thought it still had to be hosted by a 3rd party.

 

SEATTLE — The Minnesota Vikings drew first blood Monday night, but it was the Seattle Seahawks who eventually prevailed 37-30 in a NFC heavyweight bout that vaulted them into first place in the NFC West and into position for a first-round bye.

BOX SCORE: SEAHAWKS 37, VIKINGS 30

 

WEEK 13 is in the books...

 

Updates and upgrades.

I’m always trying to make things easier for everyone.

 

I agree with what your saying. It just looks like he peeled off coverage to make a tackle on what he thought was going to be a run... he was wrong and it was costly.

 

There’s a new team atop the NFC West and a new team holding down the No. 1 seed in the conference as we head into the final four weeks of the regular season.

Wins by the Saints last Thursday night and the Seahawks on Monday night coupled with the 49ers’ loss in Baltimore means that the Niners are now looking up at both teams after holding down their spot at the top for the first three months of the season.

That’s the most significant change to the way things are shaping up in the NFC. Here’s how the entire playoff picture looks with Week 13 in the books:

LEADERS
1. Saints(10-2) They’ve clinched the NFC South and a win over the 49ers at home this week will cement their spot at the top of the conference.

2. Seahawks (10-2) Monday’s win was their fifth in a row and they’ll be in first as long as the wins keep coming.

3. Packers (9-3) The Packers are at home the next two weeks before a Week 16 road date with the Vikings that could settle the NFC North.

4. Cowboys (6-6) They missed another opportunity to strengthen their hold on the NFC East and they’ll get another one Thursday in Chicago.

5. 49ers (10-2) They’ll have to adjust from being chased to being the chaser over the final weeks of the season.

6. Vikings (8-4) Head coach Mike Zimmer said Monday’s loss wasn’t the end of the world and they can right their ship against the reeling Lions this week.

OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
7. Rams (7-5) The offense finally came to life against Arizona; Can they get the same production against the Seahawks this week?

8. Bears (6-6) Beating the Lions keeps some hope alive, but a loss to the Cowboys would all but extinguish it.

9. Buccaneers (5-7) While they keep fighting and the schedule isn’t overly daunting, the Bucs likely dug themselves too deep a hole.

10. Eagles (5-7) As long as the Cowboys keep losing, the Eagles have a chance to snatch the NFC East if they can figure out how to win a few games.

11. Panthers (5-7) The playoffs would have been a long shot with a win over Washington and now they’re a pipe dream.

12. Washington (3-9) They can’t earn a Wild Card, but could still win the NFC East.

ELIMINATED
13. Lions (3-8-1) David Blough didn’t look overmatched in his NFL debut, although it still added up to another loss for the Lions.

14. Cardinals (3-8-1) Arizona’s given up at least 400 yards in each of the last five games and nine times overall this season.

15. Falcons (3-9) They’ve reverted to form the last two weeks and that’s probably not good news for head coach Dan Quinn.

16. Giants (2-10) If Andy Dalton can dial up another win or two in Cincinnati, the Giants may be on the clock the second the regular season ends.

source; PFT

 

WEEK 14...

 

Odds increasing that Cowboys lose both Amari Cooper and Byron Jones in free agency

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...-amari-cooper-and-byron-jones-in-free-agency/

Okay, I can understand that holding on to Byron Jones will be very difficult - at some point, you're just not going to be able to pay EVERYONE.

But Cooper? The team traded a first-round pick for him? What exactly would be the point in letting him go? What would have been the point in trading for him in the first place?

 

Garrett and/or Jones just pissing him off?

 

Don't think so. He's actually come out and said he doesn't want to be anywhere else.

If this turns out to be a case of poor financial planning - giving a #1 draft pick for a guy you weren't going to hold onto - I'm going to be REALLY fucking pissed.

 

Here are the playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season (Click here to see the full NFL playoff picture):

AFC

CLINCHED: None

BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-2) (at Buffalo (9-3), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)

Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with:

1) BAL win + PIT loss or tie OR
2) BAL tie + PIT loss

Baltimore clinches playoff berth with:

1) BAL win OR
2) BAL tie + HOU loss or tie OR
3) BAL tie + TEN loss or tie OR
4) HOU loss + IND loss or tie + OAK-TEN tie

BUFFALO BILLS (9-3) (vs. Baltimore (10-2), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)

Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:

1) BUF win + OAK loss or tie + HOU loss + IND loss or tie

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8-4) (at New England (10-2), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)

Kansas City clinches AFC West division title with:

1)KC win + OAK loss

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-2) (vs. Kansas City (8-4), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)

New England clinches playoff berth with:

1) NE win OR
2) NE tie + PIT loss OR
3) NE tie + HOU loss or tie OR
4) NE tie + TEN loss or tie OR
5) HOU loss + IND loss or tie + OAK-TEN tie

NFC

CLINCHED: New Orleans Saints -- NFC South

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (10-2) (at New Orleans (10-2), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, FOX)

San Francisco clinches playoff berth with:

1) SF win + LAR loss or tie OR
2) SF tie + LAR loss

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (10-2) (at L.A. Rams (7-5), Sunday, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)

Seattle clinches playoff berth with:

1) SEA win or tie

source; NFL.com