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    O-Line, Back to the drawing board

    I didn't notice this, but it might be worth checking out. It true, it would (partially) explain why the tackles struggled so much to protect the edge in pass pro. It would also suggest they really need Britt back at center this week, with Carolina's fierce interior DL coming to town.
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    Hype - Best 2 NFL teams play in Seattle on Sunday, per DVOA

    They have the third highest point differential in the league (+66, versus +35 for the Hawks). All of their losses have been by a touchdown or less. Their defense held the Steelers to 3 (!!) points and the Falcons to 15 points. Although he's struggled of late, Carson Wentz started out very...
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    What a fantastic team

    This may not be the year to use Jerry Jones as the example of bad GM. Cowboys are 8-1 with the best record in the league. Their last draft netted them stars at QB and RB. They assembled the best O-line in the league through the draft. He's done a pretty good job with that team, at least over the...
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    I **loved** this game

    I'll be honest, at one point in this game, I definitely felt like we were more likely to score with the defense on the field than the offense.
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    I **loved** this game

    I know everyone's crapping on the offense right now, which is understandable. The offense was a black hole tonight, and it hasn't exactly been good outside of the Jets and Niners games (maybe the two worst teams in the league). It needs to get better for the Hawks to be a real contender. But...
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    Overdue

    Week 17 last year? Or do you mean a comfortable victory against the Rams? In which case, I can't remember the last time...
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    Ron Rivera is an #$&hat.

    I like Ron Rivera. He's a good coach, and I have a lot of respect for what he's done. That being said, I am entirely unsympathetic to basically every complaint in that article. Have to go to the West Coast two weeks in a row? Boo-hoo. The West Coast teams laugh at your "suffering."
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    Remember week 1 of 2013?

    I don't know how good Miami will end up being this year, but I vividly remember the less stats-oriented people not giving Carolina any credit at the start of the 2013 season. And when they lost to the Bills the following week (to start 0-2), that only further convinced the haters that our win in...
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    Allen Crabbe

    Apparently Ezeli is great at defending the PnR, which to my eye has been a major weakness of the Blazers defense. I think between him and Turner the defense should improve noticeably. The only question with Ezeli is his knees, hence why his contract is so team friendly. The only downside of the...
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    Kevin Durant joins golden state Westbrook will not sign okc

    I could see the Spurs getting the #1 seed if the Warriors take a while to find their chemistry, ala LeBron's first year in Miami.
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    Kevin Durant joins golden state Westbrook will not sign okc

    For those who want to read the announcement themselves: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/kevin-durant-nba-free-agency-announcement/
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    Golden State Warriors

    I agree completely with this, though I have to point out one minor error (which doesn't take anything away from the overall argument). Last year's finals did go to six games. GS won 4-2.
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    Golden State Warriors

    I never claimed I didn't have a bias, but even if you don't think the incident warranted a flagrant, the claim that the league only assessed it because (a) LeBron whined about it and (b) they wanted to manufacture a seven-game series is the sort of thing you'd expect to read in the comments...
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    Golden State Warriors

    I'd like to see a game 7, but I really think the Warriors finish the job tonight. I think Cleveland will put up a worthy fight, but I couldn't help but notice how much more effective LeBron was in the paint with Green not playing. He won't have that advantage tonight. He'll need his jump shot to...
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    Golden State Warriors

    I may be wrong about what the ref did or did not see, but it's not relevant. The refs get it wrong sometimes. Even when the play is right in front of them. The question is whether, by rule, it's a flagrant. It clearly is. You keep emphasizing the "intent", but the rule makes it clear that intent...
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    Golden State Warriors

    Intent isn't necessary to get a flagrant 2, let alone a flagrant 1. Whether the striking player is deemed "reckless" is typically more important than whether or not he was doing it intentionally. The fact that the refs on the court didn't call it a flagrant is irrelevant. As you yourself...
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    Golden State Warriors

    This is homer talk. Green got the flagrant because he flailed his right arm wildly as he was getting up and made contact with LeBron. There was nothing reflexive about the move. The actual hit was an accident, but intent is only a small factor in these determinations. Honestly, I think it's...
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    Golden State Warriors

    I agree with this. The idea that LeBron doesn't make the players around him better is just asinine. I'm not saying that LeBron is on MJ's level, but LeBron has rarely benefitted from the kind of supporting cast that MJ had in the 90s when he won all his championships. That's not to take anything...
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    Golden State Warriors

    This is where having homecourt advantage is really helpful. It's a lot easier to win 3 games in a row when 2/3 are at home, as opposed to 2/3 on the road. It'll be tough to win in OKC though, unless OKC has a down game or Steph Curry can recover his regular season form for a game. Even in the...
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    The Portland Trailblazers

    I imagine they'd have to give up CJ or Lillard to even start the conversation. I could see them doing Cousins for Lillard straight up, but if you're Portland you can't do it, and I'm not sure why Sacramento would do it unless they really just can't stand Cousins and they want to rebuild with a...

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