This Is One Whacky Year In Football

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(11-17-2021, 08:14 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Haha, you aren't blocked, dude! 

I think your example of the Jets beating the Titans is perfect.  The Titans had Henry, but the Jets were so up for that game.  Henry did have 157 yards, but on 33 carries, with a long of 22 yards.  That means that Henry had 135 yards on his remaining 32 carries, or 4.2 yards per carry.  For a beast like Henry, you will take that.  Only one fairly long run.

Attitude means so much, even in the professional leagues.  Miami played TOUGH defense against the Rats.  So did the Bengals a few weeks prior.

I am not going to doom and gloom and assume that this is the defense we will see the rest of the way.  Maybe adding Hargreaves III will help them put a safety closer to the box for help in the run game.  Maybe the time off will be reflected in the energy they were showing in the beginning of the season.  Either way, (and I know everyone is tired of hearing it) this Raiders game is the tilting point for me.  I think if they find their energy and pressure from early in the season, they win this one and make the playoffs with 10 wins.  I KNOW they will have the energy against the steelers, but this game is the breaking point for me.

No, I agree. They really need that Raiders game.I think with Hargreaves, and maybe even Flowers, being here a little while now and through the bye, we may have seen the last of Apple.