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xiaoweiwei 发表于 2013/1/23 20:10:00 |
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After four weeks of NFL football the biggest surprise to me is that the New Orleans Saints are 0-4. Torrey Smith Super Bowl Jersey
. Last year this was the leagues best offence and knowing what we know
now, the leagues most vicious defence.
On special teams, Darren Sproles is as good as any returner in football
and the New Orleans Superdome was a true home field advantage. The
Saints did not lose one game at home last year. And they ended the
season with a quarterback in Drew Brees that broke the single season
passing yardage record previously held by Dan Marino - 5,476 yards and
46 touchdowns is one heck of a good year.
But this year, 0-4 with losses to Washington and their rookie
quarterback, Carolina and their second-year quarterback, Kansas City who
is not a playoff team and Green Bay, well, okay, that is
understandable.
Does the absence of Sean Payton make the big of a difference? Did Gregg
Williams as a defensive coordinator influence good play that much? I
mean neither played, they just directed. But what other possible answer
could there be? The team is basically the same in personnel, but it is
not the same in consistent excellent execution and determined resolve.
What other answer is out there?
I will say this, Sean Payton and his absence has elevated the pay scale
for any new and good NFL head coach. There is conclusive evidence that
the good ones make the difference between winning and losing, the Saints
have proven that. All coaches are different just like all players are
different. For some, their greatest strength is teaching the techniques
and details of the game in a specific position. Often they are former
players that have transferred the ability to play to the ability to
teach. Not an easy transition, I tried and could not do it for various
reasons.
Others are planners and preparers and schemers. Almost always the
coordinators, guys who design plays, love plays, and have an intense
level of gratification in seeing what worked on the practice field work
on the game field. They know both sides of the ball and are kind of the
"nerds" of the game in that the game is all-consuming and affects all
aspects of life outside of work. (If they have a life outside of work).
Then you have the head coach and he is all of the previous two and then
some. The head coach is the intimidator, the Buck-stops-here guy, the
guy you dont want to be called to the office for any reason guy. The guy
who hires and fires and everything in between.
Not all have that type of personality or presence. Tony Dungy for
example was a coach that pulled people together to win (and he had
Peyton Manning in his prime). But, for the most part the head coach of a
NFL team has the job because he has the internal strength to activate a
response from others. If you dont have a tough guy head coach you
better have a Top-5 quarterback.
When the Saints had Payton as head coach I could sense a focus that was
unique, it transferred from Payton to his players. How? I dont know, its
difficult to describe but I could sense that Paytons resolve was the
teams resolve. I think part of it is that the head coach will address
the team, as a team more than any other coach. Usually as many as four
times: after the game, before the Monday morning meeting, before the
Wednesday morning meeting to prepare for the next game, and right before
the actual game on Sunday. That is 64 times a year over 17 weeks, 16
games, not including training camp and off-season.
If you were to give me an opportunity to talk to a group of people 64
times over four months, I am sure I can mold and influence too, to some
degree.
It is true that a football team reflects the personality and often
morality of the head coach. The reflection is more subtle than intense
but it is there.
At 0-4 I doubt the Saints are going to make the playoffs, they would
have to win 10 of their next 12 to achieve Wild Card status. And they
still have two games with Atlanta, San Francisco at home and at the
Giants.
Jim Harbaugh in San Francisco is a good example of a coach that makes an
impact. His brother John does in Baltimore, too. What would happen if
Bill Belichick left New England? Would they improve? Sean Payton must be
sitting back and not enjoying the downfall of the Saints, but in a
quiet moment he might be thinking that his future is bright for many
years to come. His discipline, play calling, and in-game decisions all
are missed and as much as the Saints will try to duplicate his absence,
they cant.
There is only one Sean Payton on the unemployment line. Only one Gregg
Williams on the suspended list. And the Saints are 0-4. Logic rules in
this one.
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Now, its just a blip. And for the moment, two decades of losing almost
seem to be one, too.
Mike McKenry and Pedro Alvarez drove in two runs apiece and the Pirates
looked pretty comfortable during their first day in first place, beating
the Houston Astros 6-4 on Wednesday. Terrell Suggs Womens Jersey
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The quarterback is hoping his career avoids the same fate.
Smith is trying to break back into the NFL with the Pittsburgh
Steelers, who signed him in the off-season as an insurance policy during
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Alvarez hit his 30th homer, connecting for his first career shot in the
city where he was a prep star and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over
the New York Mets 10-6 on Tuesday night. Anquan Boldin Jersey
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As part of the approval, BCE and Rogers will be required to spend $7.5
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this years RBC Canadian Open.SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A happy postgame
locker room was a rare sight early in the season for the Detroit
Pistons, a struggling team that was playing as poorly as any club in the
NBA.
But those grim postgame blues have occurred infrequently of late for the
surging Pistons, who have won five of seven games.
Rodney Stuckey scored 35 points and Greg Monroe matched his career high
with 32 for the Pistons, who used a huge third-quarter effort to pull
away from the Sacramento Kings, in compiling a season-high points total
in a 124-112 victory Wednesday night.
Despite a poor record, the Pistons (16-27) are only three games out of
the eighth and last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons
had a dismal 4-20 record on Feb. 1 when they lost their seventh
straight. Since that loss to New Jersey, the Pistons are 12-7.
This is clearly a different team that started the season and it was
evident against the Kings. The Pistons were behind by 16 midway through
the second quarter, yet dominated the remainder of the game. They shot
58 per cent, made eight of 13 3-pointers, and had 29 assists and only 10
turnovers in an up-tempo game.
"Weve been coming together as a team," Detroit coach Lawrence Frank
said. "Its a collaboration in a lot of different areas at both ends of
the floor. Its not one thing or one player, its many different things."
There were many different things the Kings couldnt contend with at the
defensive end, even though Detroit entered the game as the third-lowest
scoring team in the NBA. Left open frequently on the perimeter, Stuckey
and Tayshaun Prince (28 points) knocked down shots all game. The pair
combined to shoot 7 of 9 from 3-point range.
Monroe got a measure of revenge after a three-point game three weeks ago
against Kings centre DeMarcus Cousins, who had 26 points and 15
rebounds in the first meeting. The Detroit centre looked inspired
throughout as he dominated inside.
In a battle of second-year centres, Monroe clearly got the best of
Cousins in the rematch. Monroe made 15 of 20 shots, grabbed 11 rebounds
and had three assists. Foul-plagued Cousins missed 10 of 15 shots and
finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
"Facing him does (motivate me)," said Monroe, who made all five shots in
the fourth quarter when he scored 11 points. "Were cool with each
other. Both of us are young and focused on being the best players we can
be. Tonight I made sure when I got to the rim, I was finishing strong."
The Kings could not slow Stuckey in the third quarter. Thee veteran
guard led the Pistons 40-23 effort in the third, connecting on four
3-pointers and scoring 19 points as the Pistons built their lead to
97-81 entering the fourth. Haloti Ngata Black Jersey.
Stuckey scored a season-high 36 points in the earlier victory over the
Kings.
"That guy has been playing great for the last two weeks," Kings coach
Keith Smart said.
Detroit made 15 of 20 shots in the third quarter, including all five
3-point attempts, in posting their highest points total in a period this
season. The Pistons never let the lead get below eight points in the
fourth.
"In the first half, they were killing us in transition," said Stuckey,
who had six assists, five rebounds, and matched his career high with
four 3-pointers. "In the second half, we got stops. We knew we could
score on that team, we just had to stop them from getting so many easy
baskets."
Tyreke Evans scored 23 points for the Kings, but left the game and didnt
return after a hard fall in the fourth quarter resulted in an injured
left ankle. Jason Thompson had 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Kings,
losers of three straight games. Isaiah Thomas also had 21 points, and
Francisco Garcia added 12.
"They had 40 points in the third quarter and youre not going to win a
game if you give up 40 points," Thomas said. "Rodney Stuckey went off
and weve got to know when guys are going off that weve got to stop a guy
as a team, not just depend on one guy to stop them."
It was a rare road win for the Pistons, who are just 4-16 away from
home. It was even more rare to get a West Coast victory, where Detroit
hadnt won since picking up a victory Nov. 14, 2010 in Sacramento.
Detroit rookie point guard Brandon Knight had a solid game, contributing
10 points and 11 assists.
Stuckey almost singlehandedly gave the Pistons a double-digit lead in
the third quarter when he scored 12 points in a span of 2:28. After
converting on a three-point play, Stuckey hit three straight 3s, the
final one giving Detroit an 86-71 lead with 3:58 left in the third.
Notes: Prince scored his 9,000th career point, tipping in his own missed
shot in the games opening minute. ... The Kings are 2-3 in the midst of
their franchise-record nine-game homestand. ... Evans scored 10 points
in the first quarter for the Kings, who shot 59 per cent and led 32-25.
... Thompson made his first six shots and had nine rebounds in the
opening quarter. ... Cousins picked up his fourth foul early in the
third quarter and was quickly replaced.
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