Friday, September 14, 2012

The No Huddle Episode 12-02


Paul Morrissey was our guest on this week’s show. As a Giants fan, Paul was somewhat impressed by the Cowboys’ performance in week one, however he is nowhere near sold on Tony Romo. Listen to the show for some hilarious insight.

We’re still at the point where your starters are your starters, barring injury of course. For week 2, if you do have a sit or start dilemma, go with the guy who has the better surrounding talent. This especially true of QBs and WRs. A RB can have a solid game no matter who hands him the ball, but once that ball is in the air you have to have some rapport.

It should also be noted that this post is going up early (Friday). Busy weekend ahead. Last night the Packers thumped the Bears. It was largely due to an incredible defensive performance by Green Bay, who sacked Bears QB Jay Cutler 7 times (!) and picked him off 4 times. The Packers’s D was likely inspired by Cutler’s comments earlier in the week, in which he dared the Green Bay D to get physical with the Bears’ WRs. Well done, Jay! Never underestimate so-called “bulletin board” comments.

Some news of note as you look at your match-ups.

RB Ryan Mathews has been practicing more, but at this point it is unclear as to whether or not he will start, or see any playing time this week. Ronnie Brown, his back-up, is an o.k. option.

RB Trent Richardson is mad, and wants to take it out on the Bengals. We’ll see. On the other side of the ball, the Browns could have a decent defensive game against the Bengals.

How about the Ravens offense? We all knew about Ray Rice and the receiving core looked good last year, but they seem to be playing at a higher level now, which also let’s their defense rest a bit.

Dolphins RB Daniel Thomas (no kin to original Dolphins investor, TV personality Danny Thomas) sat out practice Thursday. Speculation is we could see RB Lamar Miller Sunday. Check the injury report arouns 12:30 EDT Sunday. Reggie Bush should still get the bulk of the carries in either case.

Again, if you had a starter disappoint last year, and he doesn’t have a history of being “streaky,” stick with him. After this week, we should have a good idea of where NFL teams are as far as overall offense and defense, and that in turn will make it easier, or more anguishing, to compare match-ups.

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As always, good luck in your games!

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