tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post1521166116834347600..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: TMQ: Gregg Easterbrook Suddenly Discovers the Tight End PositionBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-6526664628560738962011-10-21T08:51:42.499-04:002011-10-21T08:51:42.499-04:00Rich, the answer I give is that it is a small samp...Rich, the answer I give is that it is a small sample size. I knew Shockey was hurt and the Giants turned to Boss, but I was trying to give Gregg some credit since Shockey had 600+ yards receiving. I didn't want to make it seem like Shockey wasn't a part of the offense at one point, but I do realize he wasn't a part in the playoffs. <br /><br />I never knew going for a TD instead of a FG could change a team's season like that. Amazing. <br /><br />Yep, that is the same Nate Clements that got a huge contract...but he is an unwanted player now apparently. <br /><br />Great point. The Cowboys defenses got them to that point in the game. Why change then? If the Cowboys had run a traditional defense, Gregg would have criticized them for that also. <br /><br />Anon, it's just so weird how two of the best TE's have the same QB. It is almost as if that has something to do with a QB's success.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-64106886694216507992011-10-21T06:35:03.485-04:002011-10-21T06:35:03.485-04:002 of the 7 top TE's have Brady for a QB. Coini...2 of the 7 top TE's have Brady for a QB. Coinicdence Greg?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-70789017606971661212011-10-20T14:47:37.106-04:002011-10-20T14:47:37.106-04:00Seven of the league's top 10 tight ends play f...<b>Seven of the league's top 10 tight ends play for winning teams. Is that simply because good teams produce good stats? Only three of the league's top 10 rushers play for winning teams.</b><br /><br />Could it be that teams with shitty quarterbacks tend to run the ball more? And teams with shitty quarterbacks tend to not be very good?<br /><br />Oh and two of those top 10 rushers are on teams that are .500.<br /><br />Also: small sample size.<br /><br />Also also: Two of the top 10 TEs play on the same team.<br /><br /><b>Four of the five most recent Super Bowl winners (the Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints) featured the tight end.</b><br /><br />Um... the Steelers and Giants did not "feature" TEs. Sorry TMQ.<br /><br />Ben, you say the Giants featured Shockey, but Shockey was hurt and didn't play the last two games of the regular season or at all in the playoffs.<br /><br /><b>Going for it might have failed, but also might have changed the team's season.</b><br /><br />Yes, a TD to end a half down only 17 instead of 21 would have <i>changed the team's season</i>. Holy shit that's some hyperbolic bullshit right there.<br /><br /><b>Nate Clements and Manny Lawson, both let go by San Francisco. This is a defense after TMQ's heart!</b><br /><br />Nate Clements? You mean the guy who was given an 80M contract by SF? <br /><br /><b>TMQ got the feeling Ryan kept calling funky unconventional defenses because he wanted to be able to boast that his super-ultra-genius alignments stopped Brady.</b><br /><br />I got the feeling that those funky unconventional defenses had confused Brady most of the game.<br /><br />For a guy who says stuff like "keep doing what you were doing before" with respect to teams running prevent defenses, he sure doesn't seem to understand that unconventional defense are what got the Cowboys to that point in the game.richnoreply@blogger.com