Comments on 18-1: A Sports Column of Sports News, Notes, and Insults: NFL Power Rankings: Week 4

For example, against the Bengals they ran it 8 tim...

2010-09-30T16:00:46.575-04:00

For example, against the Bengals they ran it 8 times in the first quarter, unless I missed 1 or 2, ZERO times in the 2nd, only once i think in the 3rd, and then 12 times in the 4th.

Against the Jets: 11 times in the 1st, then only once in the 2nd, and once in the 3rd, then only 3 times in the 4th because they were behind and couldn't just run it in garbage time.

Bills : This is where the stats get skewed even more because the Bills are a terrible run defense team. They ran it only about 5 times in the first 3 quarters, then over TWENTY times in the last half of the 4th alone.

You are now aware that you do not understand footb...

2010-09-30T15:47:25.267-04:00

You are now aware that you do not understand football. Of course the Pats have a high YPC. They aren't BAD at running, they just don't use it much. So, when they've gone 7 plays in a row throwing it and then run a draw play it's going to average like 6 yards per carry because the defense isn't expecting it, ready for it, or caring about it. If they had to rely on the running game THEN they would be bad because once the defense is saying "hey, we need to stop the Pats running game," they will probably not have an issue doing that. The Dolphins run it all the time and even if they aren't, that's what defenses are preparing for. Hence why Chad Henne and Brandon Marshall can hook up for big plays easily because the D is still focusing on the run or wildcat.

You are now aware the Patriots have more rushing y...

2010-09-30T15:29:18.369-04:00

You are now aware the Patriots have more rushing yards than the dolphins, and on less attempts as well (4.6 YPC compared to 3.8)

Yeah, repeat of 2008 season, where everyone was in...

2010-09-29T21:43:42.416-04:00

Yeah, repeat of 2008 season, where everyone was injured and Ben-Jarvus Green-Ellis had to become starter as a rook. I've texted Bill Belichick dozens of times to pick up Marshawn Lynch or Brandon Jacobs, but he won't answer. Maybe I suck his dick.

The Pats don't have a bad run game, they just ...

2010-09-29T20:01:02.773-04:00

The Pats don't have a bad run game, they just don't have anybody left to run with lol

>Say we didn't mention Texans bad defense &...

2010-09-29T18:56:54.141-04:00

>Say we didn't mention Texans bad defense
>Talk about how it's bad all the time and everyone knows it so no reason to bring it up
>Go back to /sp/

The Pats aren't bad at running, they just seem to rarely do it. They only run a lot at the end of the game

Hey, last year the Patriots were 10th in Rushing y...

2010-09-29T18:33:19.916-04:00

Hey, last year the Patriots were 10th in Rushing yards.... Underrated if you ask me. You act like it's one of the league's worst.

>Texans defense is literally the league's w...

2010-09-29T18:12:32.202-04:00

>Texans defense is literally the league's worst
>don't say a word about that at all