Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been tied up with work and such. But again, I'm not paid to do this, so it falls quickly on my "shit to pay attention to" list when I'm lacking the time to do everything.
I will try to keep involved as it is not playoff time, and the football should be much more exciting instead of watching Cleveland suck the fun out of the game.
New York Giants vs Green Bay Packers
I haven't been overly taken with Green Bay, and have been hearing bad news about Aaron Rogers. On Wildcard Weekend, to me it seemed they're finally coming together as a team. My goodness watching him in the pocket and the Giants defense falling apart as they're unable to cover all the receivers. It was awesome to see. Scary, but awesome as a fan of the game.
Eli Manning couldn't seem to find Odell Beckham, Jr. Odell Beckham, Jr has been a huge outlet for Manning. If you look at the stats - Manning before and after - there's a huge difference in his ratings. As the Packers had his number, the Giants and Eli kinda fell apart.
Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks seem to stay to their running backs. Since Marshawn Lynch I wondered what the Seahwaks would do, Russel Wilson can be strong as their quarterback, but they still seem to want to focus on their running game. I'm not saying that their receivers aren't worthwhile, just that Seattle seems to be a running city still. That is what Wilson worked with with Lynch, so continuing to build a team like that around a quarterback that grew with that makes sense.
Matt Stafford as a quarterback for the Lions is building with the Lions. They will take time, but Stafford is a good basis for them to build from. They still do need work as can be seen from this week's game. Stafford needs more to work with.
Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans
This game was a battle of quarterbacks, and the Raiders felt the loss of Derek Carr. Their running game was horrific. And the Texans relying on Brock Osweiler as a quarterback and winning? *shiver*
Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Dolphins and defense; Miami doesn't have a double D. Needless to say they got racked this week, You need a defensive line to survive, especially in the playoffs. For the Dolphins it's non-existent. And their offensive line wasn't protecting Matt Moore, as seen when he got blasted. My exact words were, "Oh fuck!" Good on them for stepping up to protecting him afterwards, but way too much way too late. He got blasted and it shook him pretty bad. Interceptions and fumbles from then on. And if not, penalties from protecting him. Not good for game play.
They the get really tight with him and when he'd lose that ball, he wasn't able to get his hands back on it because his linemen were too close to let him more to it. And when they figure out he'd been hit and lost the ball, the defense were already on getting the ball which meant, turnover. turnover. turnover.
