Comments for The Scouts Notebook http://scoutsnotebook.com Covering College Football, the NFL, and the NFL Draft Thu, 17 May 2012 18:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Football is a Drug by r. oconnor http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/16/football-is-a-drug/#comment-4685 r. oconnor Thu, 17 May 2012 18:35:01 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1551#comment-4685 Top notch article. Insightful and eloquent beyond most other sportswriting. You're moving into "Paper Lion" territory. Top notch article.
Insightful and eloquent beyond most other sportswriting. You’re moving into “Paper Lion” territory.

]]> Comment on Football is a Drug by Stanley Havili & FB http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/16/football-is-a-drug/#comment-4684 Stanley Havili & FB Thu, 17 May 2012 16:11:59 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1551#comment-4684 [...] ScoutsNotebook I wrote a piece yesterday called Football is a Drug.  There has been a lot of talk recently about the game of football and the effects it has on [...] [...] ScoutsNotebook I wrote a piece yesterday called Football is a Drug.  There has been a lot of talk recently about the game of football and the effects it has on [...]

]]> Comment on Football is a Drug by Tommy Lawlor http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/16/football-is-a-drug/#comment-4682 Tommy Lawlor Thu, 17 May 2012 05:53:53 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1551#comment-4682 Very cool. I covered college field hockey back when I was doing some radio work. That's a pretty good sport itself. I wasn't happy with the assignment initially, but the sport grew on me. Very cool.

I covered college field hockey back when I was doing some radio work. That’s a pretty good sport itself. I wasn’t happy with the assignment initially, but the sport grew on me.

]]> Comment on Football is a Drug by Average_Joseph http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/16/football-is-a-drug/#comment-4676 Average_Joseph Wed, 16 May 2012 23:10:46 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1551#comment-4676 Tommy, Great article! You really nailed the essence of football. I plan on forwarding a copy of this article to my daughter who played college field hockey but always wished she could have played football. Thanks. Tommy,
Great article! You really nailed the essence of football. I plan on forwarding a copy of this article to my daughter who played college field hockey but always wished she could have played football. Thanks.

]]> Comment on MAQB by Iggles Blitz » Blog Archive » Standing Pat At Safety http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/14/maqb-8/#comment-4670 Iggles Blitz » Blog Archive » Standing Pat At Safety Tue, 15 May 2012 16:50:36 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1548#comment-4670 [...] The new MAQB column by NFL Gimpy got posted yesterday.  He has some interesting thoughts about TEs and how they are crucial to the top QBs.  Good stuff. /* McNabb or Kolb Bleed Green Forever 700 Level Eagles Message Boards Eagles Addict Iggles Nest Eagles Fan Cast Blogging the bEast Search for: [...] [...] The new MAQB column by NFL Gimpy got posted yesterday.  He has some interesting thoughts about TEs and how they are crucial to the top QBs.  Good stuff. /* McNabb or Kolb Bleed Green Forever 700 Level Eagles Message Boards Eagles Addict Iggles Nest Eagles Fan Cast Blogging the bEast Search for: [...]

]]> Comment on MAQB by Mark in Louisville http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/14/maqb-8/#comment-4667 Mark in Louisville Tue, 15 May 2012 03:35:43 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1548#comment-4667 Don't get me wrong, he was dominant in his second MVP performance in Super Bowl XXXVIII against Carolina, and put on a pretty good show against us in Jax. He just didn't deserve MVP in SB XXXVI. Don’t get me wrong, he was dominant in his second MVP performance in Super Bowl XXXVIII against Carolina, and put on a pretty good show against us in Jax. He just didn’t deserve MVP in SB XXXVI.

]]> Comment on MAQB by NFLGimpy http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/14/maqb-8/#comment-4664 NFLGimpy Mon, 14 May 2012 21:23:38 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1548#comment-4664 I think the Brady hate has given some fans a little bit of rose tinted memory. I hate the guy as much as the next but Flacco has had 4 years as a starter, Brady had his 3 rings by then. Winning isn't something you can measure statistically. I think the Brady hate has given some fans a little bit of rose tinted memory. I hate the guy as much as the next but Flacco has had 4 years as a starter, Brady had his 3 rings by then. Winning isn’t something you can measure statistically.

]]> Comment on MAQB by Mark in Louisville http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/14/maqb-8/#comment-4663 Mark in Louisville Mon, 14 May 2012 21:04:50 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1548#comment-4663 The Pats D was the MVP of that game. Love him all you want for the 2 min drive to setup the game winning field goal, but it was the Antwan Harris forced fumble that set Brady up for his only TD score of the night on the Ram's 40. MVP should have gone to Law or even Vinateri (8pts) 16/27, 145 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT = Game Manager The Pats D was the MVP of that game. Love him all you want for the 2 min drive to setup the game winning field goal, but it was the Antwan Harris forced fumble that set Brady up for his only TD score of the night on the Ram’s 40. MVP should have gone to Law or even Vinateri (8pts)

16/27, 145 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT = Game Manager

]]> Comment on MAQB by Dan in Philly http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/14/maqb-8/#comment-4661 Dan in Philly Mon, 14 May 2012 20:42:42 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1548#comment-4661 Well, since you used Flacco's stats to state that a QB with those numbers didn't sound like a Superbowl winner to you, I thought it only fair to point out that at a similar point in his career the player who you just cited as an elite QB had worse regular season numbers. The whole argument for his having the "it" factor was because he Knew How To Win The Big One. What happened to that knowledge since 2004? If his subsequent regular season play validates the ability everyone could see in his first 4 years, why hasn't that translated into more Superbowl wins? Or looking at it a different way, if you are going to use postseason success as proof for his early years greatness and ignore the regular season, why is it ok to focus on the regular season for his later years and ignore his postseason? Well, since you used Flacco’s stats to state that a QB with those numbers didn’t sound like a Superbowl winner to you, I thought it only fair to point out that at a similar point in his career the player who you just cited as an elite QB had worse regular season numbers. The whole argument for his having the “it” factor was because he Knew How To Win The Big One.

What happened to that knowledge since 2004? If his subsequent regular season play validates the ability everyone could see in his first 4 years, why hasn’t that translated into more Superbowl wins? Or looking at it a different way, if you are going to use postseason success as proof for his early years greatness and ignore the regular season, why is it ok to focus on the regular season for his later years and ignore his postseason?

]]> Comment on MAQB by NFLGimpy http://scoutsnotebook.com/2012/05/14/maqb-8/#comment-4660 NFLGimpy Mon, 14 May 2012 20:34:04 +0000 http://scoutsnotebook.com/?p=1548#comment-4660 Breaking a regular season record obviously does not directly mean you'll win the super bowl. But at this point in time, no one can say Eli isn't a top tier QB. His 2 performances have been spectacular. Stats do not necessarily make one a game manager. Brady's stats weren't gaudy but Belichik knew he found a QB with that "it" factor. The stats don't show up, but you could just see it on the field. I know I used stats to show Flacco isn't a top tier QB, but has he really showed anyone anything beyond game manager yet? Breaking a regular season record obviously does not directly mean you’ll win the super bowl. But at this point in time, no one can say Eli isn’t a top tier QB. His 2 performances have been spectacular.

Stats do not necessarily make one a game manager. Brady’s stats weren’t gaudy but Belichik knew he found a QB with that “it” factor. The stats don’t show up, but you could just see it on the field. I know I used stats to show Flacco isn’t a top tier QB, but has he really showed anyone anything beyond game manager yet?

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