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NFL Thread 4: The Road to Miami

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GreatLakerMohawk said:
More methodical, smarter, more efficient.

But yeah, sure, the Vikes raw numbers were nice and all. Cute too.
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Pretty much. I watched many a Colts game this year (again, the three teams I saw the most were MN, IND, NE, due to regulars at my local watering hole) and IND was like a surgeon in most games. They pick apart teams slowly, with a purpose.

NO and MN went all haywire this season; NO with their style offense, MN with Favre audibling/calling his own plays/whatever.

To use a bad analogy: IND is your John Hopkins/Mayo Clinic, NO/MN is your HMO: dunno how they're gonna do it, but they get the job done.:D
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
But yeah, sure, the Vikes raw numbers were nice and all. Cute too.
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How many teams in the NFL can turn it over 5 times and still put up 28 points on the road? The sad thing is MN could easily have put up 45 in this game if they weren't busily MNS'ing every other possession.
 
GreatLakerMohawk said:
More methodical, smarter, more efficient.

But yeah, sure, the Vikes raw numbers were nice and all. Cute too.
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The Vikings offense was 2nd in scoring, 3rd in TO's and 3rd in 3rd down efficiency in the league not just the NFC. You can pooh-pooh that all you want, but it's short-sighted to claim the Colts' O was significantly or even obviously better.
 
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Slap Shot said:
The Vikings offense was 2nd in scoring, 3rd in TO's and 3rd in 3rd down efficiency in the league not just the NFC. You can pooh-pooh that all you want, but it's short-sighted to claim the Colts' O was significantly or even obviously better.
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Maybe the first week of training camp should be ball control drills then.

They'll have time to kill while they wait to see what Brett Favre wants to do while he avoids training camp again.
 
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Slap Shot said:
The Vikings offense was 2nd in scoring, 3rd in TO's and 3rd in 3rd down efficiency in the league not just the NFC. You can pooh-pooh that all you want, but it's short-sighted to claim the Colts' O was significantly or even obviously better.
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We're not saying better in results. IND is just more efficient in their results. There's a slight difference. That's the appearance of the standings as of this point.

In general:

Team A could put up 600 points in a season, score differential of +150 and be 14-2 (the two losses being shootouts).

Team B could be 14-2 and have a point differential of 16, and score a total of less than 600 points.

Team B is more efficient.

That's the Colts, IMO. They do just enough to win, and that's it. It's not like they really got super lucky. They are indeed that good.
 
GreatLakerMohawk said:
Maybe the first week of training camp should be ball control drills then.
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Ball control drills? How is the 3rd fewest turnovers and 3rd in 3rd down efficiency not indicitive of controlling the ball?

GreatLakerMohawk said:
They'll have time to kill while they wait to see what Brett Favre wants to do while he avoids training camp again.
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Which has nothing to do with anything...

We're not saying better in results. IND is just more efficient in their results. There's a slight difference. That's the appearance of the standings as of this point.
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I clearly understand your argument, I'm saying you're full of it. You can't spin that to be more efficient, especially if you toss TOP into the mix. There was nothing inefficient with the Vikings O this season, they simply imploded in the biggest game of the year. If you want to argue just barely better, just as good I'll buy it- but there's nothing you can say that indicates a clear efficiency advantage for IND.
 
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jericho said:
The Sears commercial would be better now if after the Sears guy says "I'm going to Miami, maybe I'll see you there" he turns and sees the winning field goal, he turns and says, "well. I guess I won't"

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Except he'll be there for the Pro Bowl...so that wouldn't make any sense...;)
 
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Slap Shot, you're trying to apply logic to a team that defies logic in every way: The Minnesota Vikings.

What about anything they've ever done in their existence tells you that logic would support your arguments?
 
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The last time I heard so many people so certain about the outcome of the Super Bowl was when the Pats were destined to go 19-0.
 
Re: NFL Thread 4: The Road to Miami

Bakunin said:
How many teams in the NFL can turn it over 5 times and still put up 28 points on the road? The sad thing is MN could easily have put up 45 in this game if they weren't busily MNS'ing every other possession.
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Yep...Vikes were likely one turnover away.
 
Re: NFL Thread 4: The Road to Miami

GreatLakerMohawk said:
Maybe the first week of training camp should be ball control drills then.

They'll have time to kill while they wait to see what Brett Favre wants to do while he avoids training camp again.
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They'll drink, play cards and shoot the bull.
It's the greatest time of year!
 
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