Thursday, October 27, 2011

Week 7 in review: Colts at Saints/ Ravens at Jaguars

Week 7
Colts at Saints

 I imagine when the big wigs at NBC decided to go with the Saints-Colts matchup, they were probably thinking “Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Super Bowl XLIV Rematch!!”
Yeah, ummm, we got Curtis Painter getting schooled by Drew Brees.
62-7, if this is the rematch, I think it firmly shows the Saints deserved to win the Super Bowl.(of course who didn’t think they did already)
All joking aside, this was a fantastic outing for the Saints, who never, ever, ever, blow out a bad team; they always play down to the competition. Not this team however, the Saints destroyed them.
There really isn’t much to say, the Saints played what looked like a flawless game against a deeply flawed team.
With this win the Saints resolidified their spot at the top of the NFC South, and are now in 3rd place overall in the NFC behind the undefeated Green Bay Packers and the 5-1 San Francisco 49ers.
Ravens at Jaguars


Now this, in my opinion, was a much better game. It was a back and forth power struggle. A game between two of the best defenses in the league; the always powerful Ravens, and the mostly unknown Jaguars.
All you would hear all week is how the Ravens were going to “make a statement against a terrible Jaguars team.” Umm, not exactly, the Jaguars went up 6-0 at the half and didn’t allow a single first down in the first two quarters. They were tied in the turnover ratio with each team having a fumble recovered. In the second half the Ravens finally got a first down with 5:00 left in the 3rd quarter. The Jags would then score another field goal before Joe Flacco connected to Anquan Boldin for late touchdown making it 9-7 Jags leading.
It then appeared as if the Jaguars were gonna blow the lead, as the Ravens attempted an onside kick and appeared to recover it, but upon further review the football was found to have travelled nine and a half yards, just short of the ten required, resulting in an illegal touching penalty, Jaguars ball.
Josh Scobee connected on a 51 yard field goal. The Ravens got the ball back with little time left. Joe Flacco dropped back, scanning the field, then he released the ball, with the same release, trusting his instincts and his training, and then Drew Coleman jumped in front of his intended receiver and with that interception sealed the game, and possibly resurrected the Jaguars season.
MJD also did something not many have done over the years, breaking the 100 yard rushing mark against the Baltimore Ravens defense.
The Jaguars did something most don't even attempt, and those who do usually fail. The Jaguars beat the Ravens at their own game, physically destroying them at the line, playing tough defense and using a ground and pound running game that just would not be stopped.
This could be a turning point in their season, with the Texans next they have a chance to gain ground in the wide open AFC South.
The Jaguars(2-5) are currently 3rd in the division behind the
Texan(4-3) and Titans(3-3).

Friday, October 21, 2011

The Change Of Theme

In honor of me throwing my backing behind Baylor University QB Robert Griffin III for the Heisman trophy, I have changed the theme of the NNF site as well, just wanted everyone to know.
As well as I have found it both depressing and hard to keep up with writing about the Jacksonville Jaguars, I will be writing about my favorite team the New Orleans Saints, as well as the Jags and any other things I feel like writing about.

Robert Griffin III


Imagine a Quarterback who runs a 4.4 40 time.No, not Michael Vick or Vince Young.
Now, imagine a Quarterback who has a 78.6 completion percentage.
No, not Drew Brees or Chad Pennington.
Imagine a Quarterback who can gun a football downfield with great accuracy.
No, he is not Tom Brady or Ben Roethlisberger.
Imagine that this quarterback has the best work ethic in college football. He also has the character and good sense to stay out of trouble.
No, he is not Tim Tebow.
Imagine he is a straight A, honor roll student, who already has a degree and is planning on starting his law degree next fall.
No, this is not a young Steve Young.
If you are anything like me, you probably are skeptical of this Quarterback existing, or that he must have been overhyped.
Well I’m here to tell everyone that the 6’2’’ 220 lbs. Junior Quarterback from Baylor University, Robert Griffin III, is truly what he sounds like, a possible once in a generation pro prospect.
And I don’t mean like the way Michael Vick was, as he turned out to be the first of about seven in a generation, with guys like Vince Young, Aaron Rodgers, Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, and Ryan Fitzpatrick, stealing his thunder of being a running quarterback in the NFL.
This Kid can run, but he can also throw it extremely well. He has one of the most coveted natural throwing motions in a pro prospect.
His high delivery, allows him to throw it over tall defensive linemen. Also it complements his cannon arm.
But the thing about RG3 is he can not only run it, he can not only throw it deep, but he can throw the timing routes, he can hit the intermediate routes, and he can almost always fit it into the tight windows necessary to complete deep fly routes.
A quarterback who can make all of the throws is an extremely rare talent in College Football today.

As of his 4th game in the 2011 season he had more touchdown passes than incompletions and had not thrown a single interception yet. As of his 6th game he has a 78 percent completion percentage, missing only 40 of his 182 pass attempts.
He also has thrown 20 touchdowns and only 2 interceptions.
But the thing that really stands out about this kid is his strength of character, and his leadership qualities.

RG3 takes the practice field, wearing his lime green teenage mutant ninja turtles tube socks and matching“turtles don’t do drugs” T-shirt.
This is a typical occurence on the Baylor practice field. Robert has a sock collection only a preschooler could love. His collection includes Scooby Doo, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Angry Birds, and Sponge bob.He said in an interview “I have enough different types[of tube socks] that I can wear a different pair every day for two months.”
And while usually a Heisman canidate quarterback's choice in socks doesn't shed much light on his character, in this case it does.This is very good insight into the mind of RG3. For one, I thing that his socks are his form of rebellion. And while some guys are smoking pot, some guys are getting blitzed; he wears lime green ninja turtle socks.
He has said he doesn’t care what people think of him, he does whatever he has to do and holds himself to his own high standards. Rather he has to make an A, complete a pass, lift another weight, or buy another pair of cartoon character tube socks. It is also evident he doesn't care about what people think of how he looks with those lime green socks.
He has earned his degree in political science after three years, and is staying through his Senior year to get credit towards his law degree.
Despite all of the accolades and praise he gets, he still remains a humble yet confident leader.
He is a devout Christian and has spoken in many interviews about his faith and personal relationship with God, drawing yet another comparison to Tim Tebow.
The thing about him is, he is like Tim Tebow in very many respects from what I can tell, but he is better than Tim Tebow, and I am a supporter of Tim Tebow.If he stays on the straight and narrow, and I see no evidence that he won’t, he could be one of the greatest college quarterbacks in the history of the NCAA, and possibly in NFL history as well.
And when he does go into the draft, I think he should be a top 10 draft pick, if not the number one overall pick.
In fact I will go on record now and say this kid has got something special and barring a huge setback or catastrophic injury, will be a hugely successful starting quarterback in the NFL.
RG3 should also win the Heisman this year, and if he doesn’t, he will have been robbed or injured.
All in all, I think Baylor fans actually have a reason to watch football this year, next year, and possibly the year after