Week 8 20+ Yard Chart

This weeks 20 yard play chart has two teams I am watching. First when will the Texans allow a 20+ yard run. And second when will the Lions have a 20+ yard run. Im betting that the Lions remain shutout and the Texans will give up their first run of 20 yards.

Pittsburg Vs. Giants: You have to love this matchup as it appears to have the makings of a shootout. The Giants have allowed 35 passes of 20+ yards, which means that WR's Brown and Wallace both should be top 20 receivers. However on the other team I would be cautious going any deeper than Nicks and Cruz at the WR position, because the Steelers have arguably the best pass defense in the league.

Eagles vs. Saints: This is the last gasp for this lackluster Eagles offense. But they get a defense that has allowed 32 passes of 20+ yards and 9 such rushes. If you own Vick, Jackson, Maclin, Celek, Or McCoy start them all and take your chance. 

Bengals vs. Broncos: This looks to be another shootout, and with that in mind Eric Decker should be considered a #2 WR. The Bengals have allowed 28 pass plays of over 20 yards and will likely allow many more vs. the top notch Broncos offense.

20+ Yard for	Pass	Runs	Total	20+ Against	Pass	Run	Total
Redskins	28	9	37	Patriots	42	1	43
Giants	29	8	37	Saints	32	9	41
Broncos	33	4	37	Giants	35	6	41
Patriots	28	8	36	Bills	24	12	36
49ers	24	10	34	Bucs	32	4	36
Panthers	27	7	34	Redskins	31	4	35
Ravens	30	4	34	Chiefs	22	11	33
Saints	30	3	33	Titans	29	4	33
Browns	27	4	31	Bengals	28	4	32
Raiders	23	6	29	Browns	22	8	30
Bucs	25	4	29	Dolphins	26	4	30
Colts	28	1	29	Packers	27	3	30
Bills	19	9	28	Jets	22	7	29
Bears	22	6	28	Colts	20	7	27
Jets	24	4	28	Eagles	21	6	27
Vikings	16	11	27	Bears	24	3	27
Steelers	24	3	27	Raiders	24	3	27
Lions	27	0	27	Falcons	19	7	26
Chiefs	18	8	26	Cardinals	20	6	26
Rams	20	6	26	Cowboys	21	5	26
Eagles	21	5	26	Ravens	22	4	26
Dolphins	22	4	26	Rams	18	6	24
Cowboys	23	3	26	Seahawks	20	4	24
Cardinals	20	5	25	Texans	24	0	24
Packers	22	3	25	Chargers	19	4	23
Titans	19	5	24	Panthers	19	4	23
Bengals	21	3	24	Broncos	18	4	22
Texans	18	5	23	Jaguars	18	4	22
Falcons	19	3	22	49ers	16	5	21
Chargers	20	2	22	Vikings	17	3	20
Jaguars	14	4	18	Lions	12	5	17
Seahawks	16	2	18	Steelers	13	2	15
Averae	23.03125	4.96875	896		23.03125	4.96875
			Poor Pass defense
			Big Play Pass OFF
			Big Play Run OFF
			Below Average
			Stout Run Defense
			Poor Run Defense
			Lacklust Run Offense
			Good PASS D

Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me!

You would think that everyone has heard the saying “fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”, but apparently not NFL coaches, players and fans. Yes, in the NFL you must have a short memory, but the definition of stupidity is making the same mistake over and over again. So when you think about it, should athletes and coaches really have short memories, because if you forget about your mistakes won’t you make them again? Or should you have no regrets and learn from your mistake.

Take for example Tampa Bay’s coach Greg Shinano. The Bucs had the ball on the 1 yard line with 4 downs to score. On 1^st down they handed off to Blunt. Bluntly said, an epic failure (shame on you). 2^nd down, hand off to Blunt again, and failed once again (shame on me).Can you guess what happened on 3^rd down? Hand off to Blunt, and you guess it, stuffed again(stupidity). All three plays leading to a fourth down boot leg that had no chance, and in hindsight cost the Bucs the game. This is one classic case of not learning from your mistake or possible stupidity. You have a 6’6 QB, why not try a QB sneak. There you go Greg, 1^st down plunge by Blunt. Second down, QB sneak. 3^rd down, pitch to Martin. 4^th down, Fade to 6’5 Vincent Jackson. Now let’s be honest, this sequence may have yielded the same result, but at least you didn’t get fooled 3 times.

Ok let’s get the ego out of the way and talk about the Jets (can you really talk Jets football without ego). Rex Ryan guaranteed a super bowl 3 years ago and failed (shame on you). He guaranteed it again last year, and failed (shame on me). And for laughs he did it again this year (stupidy). And to top it off he brought in side show Tim Tebow. As long as the Jets sell tickets they are happy, but they never will be a super bowl winner as long as Sanchez and Ryan are at the helm.

Finally to fantasy football. Chris Johnson, O Chris Johnson. Did you start him? Well I didn’t, because I traded him. But at this point are you getting fooled if you start him, or if you sit him? I’m not sure, but I do know this, that he has three career games vs. the Bills, and had over 130 yards rushing with 2 TD’s in all three. So this was the product of a great matchup. If it’s me, he’s probably still a RB2 because of the thin RB position, but your likely unhappy if he’s your RB. If you start him, you’re not stupid. If you don’t, you’re still not stupid. This is what we call a no win situation.

Best of Luck this week, and if you have any other cases of stupidity feel free to post them below!