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    Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...t-the-patriots

    Big Ben got the number 1 Patriot killer vote.

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    What gives anyone any inclination that Marshawn Lynch is still "beastly"?

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    What gives anyone any inclination that Marshawn Lynch is still "beastly"?
    It's based on one play during a minicamp practice that went viral going up against the raiders bottom 10 defense

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    I love how the 'Beast Mode' moniker came from a run against the Saints' worst tackling defense in history. Record setting bad defense. We probably have a few posters on this forum that could've ran through those guys. But it's forever now. 'Beast Mode' Lynch. Just like those fans in Seattle "invented" 12th man.

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by st33lersguy View Post
    It's based on one play during a minicamp practice that went viral going up against the raiders bottom 10 defense
    Figures. Did he grab his junk afterwards, as usual?

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by fansince'76 View Post
    Figures. Did he grab his junk afterwards, as usual?
    If I remember correctly no, he just did his stupid dive into the endzone

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by st33lersguy View Post
    If I remember correctly no, he just did his stupid dive into the endzone
    It'd be kinda funny if he landed "wrong" and wound up on IR...

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Regardless of Beast Mode's beastiness...

    The Raidahs are indeed on the verge of being dominant in the AFC. I expect them to be in 7 of the next 10 AFCCGs.

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Like him or hate him, Lynch (in his prime) was one of the most violent runners in the league. https://youtu.be/6xftLbeMhcI

    Also, the Raiders are coming for the rest of the league...and they look terrifying.

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by Mojouw View Post
    Also, the Raiders are coming for the rest of the league...and they look terrifying.
    Yep.

    If they had traded up for Reddick (as was rumored), I'd have slotted them into the SuperBowl. ILB is their only real weakness. Of course, if Conley pans out (they get a steal), then they would simply go nickel on every down (eliminating the hole at ILB).

    In other words, I'm more worried about the Raidahs than I am of the Taperiots. That is NOT a slight of the Taperiots; that is how much respect I have for the Raidahs.

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    The Raiders need to demonstrate significant strides on defense before overtaking the Cheaters. They finished bottom 10 in total, rushing, and pass defense and were 20th in scoring defense. Otherwise, in a playoff game against them, they'll get torched by Brady, while Oakland's offense won't be able to score enough points going against New England's defense

    Same thing goes for Pittsburgh, their secondary and pass rush needs to be better against New England if they want any chance of beating them

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    Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by Mojouw View Post
    Like him or hate him, Lynch (in his prime) was one of the most violent runners in the league. https://youtu.be/6xftLbeMhcI

    Also, the Raiders are coming for the rest of the league...and they look terrifying.
    I've always thought him to be overrated as a back. With the exception of maybe 3 of those highlights, you can see the rest of those runs on any given Sunday and it helps that some of those poor tackling defenses were bottom of the barrel as far as the NFL is concerned. The other 3 or so are pretty nice highlights...

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    I've always thought him to be overrated as a back. With the exception of maybe 3 of those highlights, you can see the rest of those runs on any given Sunday and it helps that some of those poor tackling defenses were bottom of the barrel as far as the NFL is concerned. The other 3 or so are pretty nice highlights...
    I don't know. Lynch likely isn't an all time great, but he was one of the 5 best backs in the league for the majority of his career.

    For many of the seasons he played and played very well, he was on offenses that were essentially "line it up and give it Lynch".

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by st33lersguy View Post
    The Raiders need to demonstrate significant strides on defense before overtaking the Cheaters. They finished bottom 10 in total, rushing, and pass defense and were 20th in scoring defense. Otherwise, in a playoff game against them, they'll get torched by Brady, while Oakland's offense won't be able to score enough points going against New England's defense
    True

    I just feel that the Raidahs are about to explode. That young defense will catch up to its already very good offense... and they will be "the team to beat in the AFC" for the next decade.

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Ebb and flow. Today, I like our offense vs their defense. I like our defense against their offense as well. They may very well catch us, but I still put us ahead of them, and we're still young as well. If Dobbs can use the weapons efficiently, we shouldn't have such a huge dropoff when Ben retires. IF....

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by Born2Steel View Post
    Ebb and flow. Today, I like our offense vs their defense. I like our defense against their offense as well. They may very well catch us, but I still put us ahead of them, and we're still young as well. If Dobbs can use the weapons efficiently, we shouldn't have such a huge dropoff when Ben retires. IF....
    As long as BB is playing, we're ahead of them.

    The second he retires...

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    Re: Another pointless offseason debate starter....

    Quote Originally Posted by teegre View Post
    As long as BB is playing, we're ahead of them.

    The second he retires...
    Yep.

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