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1 hour ago, ya_boi_j said:

Yessir. Made a comment the other day saying TE’s are gonna become a luxury over these high priced WR’s soon, especially with WR’s getting QB money. Guys like Kittle, Kelce and Kittle, even Hooper to an extent, will be coming into the league often within the next few years imo. Times are changing. 

I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. TEs like Gronk and Kittle that can block and catch are way more valuable than any WR. I think Belichick saw that, which is why he paid Gronk and Hernandez and usually goes cheap on WRs.

Same with the eagles.

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4 minutes ago, No.11 said:

I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. TEs like Gronk and Kittle that can block and catch are way more valuable than any WR. I think Belichick saw that, which is why he paid Gronk and Hernandez and usually goes cheap on WRs.

Same with the eagles.

Yup. 

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3 hours ago, ya_boi_j said:

Yup. There’s a reason running backs are getting paid again. Same things about to happen with TE’s. Watch and see. 

It’s why I want Hooper signed.  In a few years, 9-10 million for a top 5 TE will be a steal as the market and value on TE’s goes up.  Receivers value are inflated atm which will cause a market correction.  TE’s will benefit

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3 hours ago, Knight of God said:

Cousins barely threw 200yds, but they ran the ball 40 times and not always with much success. Still continued to run. Also the defense was on point.

Again. Run + Good defense = win

The passing league talk was an agenda for ratings. If everyone is designed to stop the pass, you run!

They beat us by 3 scores Week 1 with 97 passing yards, 180 rushing yards and a smothering defense

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4 hours ago, Jesus said:

It's because the era of the great QBs is coming to an end. We probably won't see any cross 50,000 yards for another 10 years.

Rodgers and Stafford maybe the last of this era to do it.

I personally think Stafford is done, and with the lack of support he's had there in DET, who could blame him?

 

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On 1/5/2020 at 4:26 PM, Knight of God said:

Cousins barely threw 200yds, but they ran the ball 40 times and not always with much success. Still continued to run. Also the defense was on point.

Again. Run + Good defense = win

The passing league talk was an agenda for ratings. If everyone is designed to stop the pass, you run!

 

 

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On 1/5/2020 at 4:42 PM, ya_boi_j said:

Yup. There’s a reason running backs are getting paid again. Same things about to happen with TE’s. Watch and see. 

They aren’t getting paid again, it’s the lowest paid position group in football.  There are four top heavy above 10mil and by #10 your half that.  Melvin Ingram held out, didn’t get his pay day and lost carries to a UDFA.  Run game still matters 100%, as does defense, but Titans had the 16th ranked D in the league this year, New England’s offense was just not good down the stretch this year...they lost to Miami in week 17 that would guarantee them a bye.

The Titans scored 14 points on offense and Vikings offense scored 20 in regulation.  That offensive output won’t cut it vs Baltimore and San Fran, whom they both face next and are about to be destroyed by two high powered offenses this weekend, and after that everyone will have a new talking point next week on what it takes to win in this league.  

Happens every year during wild card weekend because the four best teams don’t play, then divisional round happens and everyone remembers what good actually looks like again.

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11 hours ago, Knight of God said:

That’s why I say you need a strong running game and a good defense.

 

10 hours ago, Rings said:

They aren’t getting paid again, it’s the lowest paid position group in football.  There are four top heavy above 10mil and by #10 your half that.  Melvin Ingram held out, didn’t get his pay day and lost carries to a UDFA.  Run game still matters 100%, as does defense, but Titans had the 16th ranked D in the league this year, New England’s offense was just not good down the stretch this year...they lost to Miami in week 17 that would guarantee them a bye.

The Titans scored 14 points on offense and Vikings offense scored 20 in regulation.  That offensive output won’t cut it vs Baltimore and San Fran, whom they both face next and are about to be destroyed by two high powered offenses this weekend, and after that everyone will have a new talking point next week on what it takes to win in this league.  

Happens every year during wild card weekend because the four best teams don’t play, then divisional round happens and everyone remembers what good actually looks like again.

 

10 hours ago, Rings said:

4th, 2nd, 16th, 18th are their defensive ranks.

agreed on likelihood of struggling to win in SF or BAL for MIN & TEN respectively, but ya know any given Sunday. Turnovers and STs; “mistakes”, forced or otherwise, can be the determining factor.

I wonder...I wonder what our average drive on offense was weeks 1-7 in terms of plays & TOP and correlating that to Seattle game and onward? It seemed we ball controlled more but also hit a RZ plummet; worse even than Sark 2027 2nd half?

Gotta find that balance in protecting the defense and setting the tone. Neither side helped the other first half of the year. Suddenly, even tho the offense struggled win RZ TD scoring %  down the stretch we played complimentary football.

Next year should be: run game on O, overturn on D, and Turnover margins/STs is key too (Koo and Allen at K/P)

Lotta work to do. Arthur probably woulda fired DQ if we had younger Matt and Julio BUT he has a chance to on job improve as HC. My biggest gripe has been instability at OC and DC; off the field.

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12 hours ago, Rings said:

They aren’t getting paid again, it’s the lowest paid position group in football.  There are four top heavy above 10mil and by #10 your half that.  Melvin Ingram held out, didn’t get his pay day and lost carries to a UDFA.  Run game still matters 100%, as does defense, but Titans had the 16th ranked D in the league this year, New England’s offense was just not good down the stretch this year...they lost to Miami in week 17 that would guarantee them a bye.

The Titans scored 14 points on offense and Vikings offense scored 20 in regulation.  That offensive output won’t cut it vs Baltimore and San Fran, whom they both face next and are about to be destroyed by two high powered offenses this weekend, and after that everyone will have a new talking point next week on what it takes to win in this league.  

Happens every year during wild card weekend because the four best teams don’t play, then divisional round happens and everyone remembers what good actually looks like again.

It's playoff football bro. It's rare that teams just keep dropping 30+ points on teams like we did in 2016.

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12 hours ago, Vogelgryff said:

Fun fact: historically, Vikings helmets never had horns...

They have found extremely few actual helmets and none with horns, however, they have found tapestries and drawings depicting the horns.   It is thought that there were different types of warriors - including those with horned helmets.

No proof that I know of though.

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9 hours ago, No.11 said:

It's playoff football bro. It's rare that teams just keep dropping 30+ points on teams like we did in 2016.

Only we should have...made it 3 games worth 30+...but of course didn’t want the FG....(ya I know 21 Offense points but that was part of Bill’s strategy...our D didn’t get itself off the field enough at all)

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