tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126451417395202308.post6818413808845344239..comments2023-11-02T04:30:54.674-04:00Comments on ULTIMATENYG: Barry CofieldAndy F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07020742034297033233noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126451417395202308.post-90860017491974472012008-08-22T22:45:00.000-04:002008-08-22T22:45:00.000-04:00On paper the Jets have A LOT going for them. The q...On paper the Jets have A LOT going for them. The question is how quickly veterans like Faneca, Jenkins, Woody and Favre get with the new system. I predict the playoffs for them.<BR/><BR/>Re Pennington, his career was crushed by injuries. This kind of reminds me of the story of Greg Cook and Bill Walsh. You can google those two names together. <BR/><BR/>Injuries to great players are a dagger. Tomorrow will be the 10th anniversary of another...Andy F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07020742034297033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126451417395202308.post-20130924567677148882008-08-22T20:00:00.000-04:002008-08-22T20:00:00.000-04:00Andy, good blog, i read it periodically. Anyway, ...Andy, good blog, i read it periodically. Anyway, last year I remember reading how Chad Pennington was all excited for 2007 because he wasn't spending his off-season doing rehab and learning a new offense but rather was working on being stronger and and building on his knowledge of the playbook from the year before. Everyone thought it was going to be a Pro Bowl year from him, coming from a playoff season in 2006 and all. It made sense to me. Then you know what happened...Dima's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821508320821921195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126451417395202308.post-77657858719475215592008-08-22T17:41:00.000-04:002008-08-22T17:41:00.000-04:00I mean this with all sincerity, this business need...I mean this with all sincerity, this business needs a serious and hardcore database in the worst way. And what is amazing is there is someone out there hawking their product and they CAN'T sell it! So the answer is for one of us to get to be a GM and then turn this business upside down exactly the way that Billy Beane turned baseball upside down. My kingdom for a(nother) Super Bowl; my kingdom for a strong football statistical database (not the ff ones).Andy F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07020742034297033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126451417395202308.post-37520513620988658882008-08-22T10:28:00.000-04:002008-08-22T10:28:00.000-04:00I wont argue with you that DT is the second toughe...I wont argue with you that DT is the second toughest, but I'm gonna throw WR into the conversation. When was the last time a WR came in and produced his first season or too. Calvin Johnson didn't do all that good last year, and he's a freak of nature. It's Santonio Holmes 3rd year and now this year he's expected to have a productive year.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755845843766074261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126451417395202308.post-51153377799017379412008-08-22T09:02:00.000-04:002008-08-22T09:02:00.000-04:00I was probably not clear... my definition is rooki...I was probably not clear... my definition is rookie starters with success. LT on offensive line is certainly more vital but there are more rookies who can make it there, survive and thrive than at DT. Physical maturation is simply at a premium at DT, and rookies are unable to hit the ground running. I would have to go back 10 years and look at the data, but anecodotally I see more success initially. It is a subjective topic, because how do you measure success? Games started is reasonable, but then sacks allowed, sacks made, the running game? Even a 4th rounder like Cofield... how much success did he have despite starting all 16 games? By the end of that first season he was invisible, having tired and been completely worn down, rendered ineffective. And he would be the first one to tell you that. One day if I have the time I can look to gather stats on games started and pro bowls for 1st rounder LTs and DTs/NTs. The #s will be a place to reconcile some of this perception.Andy F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07020742034297033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126451417395202308.post-67551660537646753692008-08-22T08:20:00.000-04:002008-08-22T08:20:00.000-04:00DT is NOT the second hardest position on a footbal...DT is NOT the second hardest position on a football team. That honor goes to Left Tackle. Think of all the buzz on every single team that changes LT. Perhaps you meant the hardest position on the D-line but even that can be argued. Then again, any of these points could be argued to death....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646531253966974391noreply@blogger.com