RiverSide Chat: DraftZoo.com's Hunter Ansley

I’ll try to write about this interview’s impact on 1930’s court cases.

Oh nevermind, I give up. Fuck it. Let’s just draft him and rename the team the Jacksonville Freebirds.

You’ll find it over at the Chomicle.

I would take Tim Tebow over Colt McCoy. I like Tebow’s potential, his athleticism and size, his durability, and his versatility.

I just wish he were a bit faster….which is what separates him and McCourty in my opinion….McCourty’s speed (he’s the fastest CB in the entire draft) really makes him an asset coming off the edge on a blitz or to block a kick or return kicks.

Especially this part

Often, commentator’s say when X running back gets Y (Y = a high number) amount of carries, the team wins. This is misleading because by the time the running back is stacking up those runs his team is already winning because rushing is less risky in turnovers and he is getting those rushes to run out the clock.

However, having a reliable running game does “keep the defense honest”. Which gives us a better chance to win games. I think you’re right — a running game is not essential to win games. But you gave me a reason to wonder . . .was New Orleans’ running game better than Indianapolis’ running game? Given that Indianapolis had one of the worst running games in the league (bottom 3? if not the absolute bottom?)

If the quarter back has an off day? or maybe the QB is hitting on all cylinders but the receivers aren’t getting past the corner backs? Then maybe the running game becomes a way to combat that threat?

=) you just made me wonder is all. I don’t know the answer for certain.

One thing to add about the Colts…

Last season, they drafted a running back in round 1 (Donald Brown) to address the running game. He only had 250something yards on the year. This offseason what do we see? We see them completely revamping their offensive line (talking about upgrading 2 or 3 starters if you pay attention to their offseason moves).

running the ball is important also because it is the best way to win the battle of the trenches. Run blocking keeps your o-line attacking the opposing defense (as opposed to retreating, which is what happens with a pass block). Sticking with a running game also tends to keep your own defense off the field, more often than not.

When added up over a four or five month season, a successful/consistent rushing attack pays a huge dividend for any football team.

Running the ball is also typically a very high percentage play, though I will admit that an effective rushing attack isn’t always a luxury that every single team has at its disposal.

And I do agree that many of these modern organizations have shied away from running, some out of situational necessity, with others purposely just refusing to use it. Ultimately, it only leads them to underachieve their highest potentials.

There are certainly many different ways to win in the NFL. A couple of severely pass heavy teams have even won Super Bowls before, but they are actually “exceptions to the rule”.

A rushing attack is usually always the first priority when keeping a football TEAM well rounded. And face it, if you plan to win a team championship in a team sport…

Even Peyton’s Colts had their most balanced and physical all-around football team, the one time that they actually happened to win the Super Bowl.

A list of the most ridiculous late season collapses and underachieving teams in NFL history also happens to include some of the most passing-reliant teams of all time. For example : the Oilers (remember them?) and Bills of the early ’90s; the Marino-led Dolphin teams; the “Greatest Show on Turf” Rams teams; and the infamous 18-1 Patriots of 2007, to name just a few.

And I agree. But I also wouldn’t be broken up if we drafted a RB. I just don’t want it to be a first rounder.

Foster is listed as #23 now. Guess he ditched 37

and picked up the OG in the first round and the RB in the 4th? considering that our RB squad isn’t the absolute worst (admittedly not the absolute proven best YET)

OL and RBs contributed evenly to the shoddiness of the running game.

hmmm ok I see what you mean. yeah.

People tend to think of Kubes as a ‘soft’ coach lacking the cojones to be a great one, but the truth is he puts the trust in his players to outperform (knock the p** out of) and outplay the opposition and when his players don’t respond (much of last year), he looks horrible. The guy will call the same play 15 times in a game even if its not working (at times to a detriment).

and yeah I can see why he might do that. I bet it’s not because he’s insane (repeating the same action over and over expecting a differend result) but because there are 2 parts to winning games sometimes.

there’s :
1) strategy
2) execution
3) personnel

ok so THREE things.

But even so sometimes it’s not the strategy that’s a problem and not necessarily the competencies of the personnel but their execution of the strategies.

so again

the truth is he puts the trust in his players to outperform (knock the p** out of) and outplay the opposition

that makes alot of sense.