NFL 2006 Season Thread

[AlphaBean]

Originally Posted by sTiMa34 Lets face it, Bettis had a great career (obviously) but last season he was merely a short yardage back. Yeah it hurts to lose a short yardage back but hurt this bad? I think the lose of Bettis is being overrated a lot, not underrated. Najeh Davenport can be a shortyardage back (He is currently averaging 4.1 yards a carry, while Bettis had 3.3 last season) So I really don't see how you say the Steelers are playing bad due to the loss of Bettis, I don't think that is the case at all.

Difference being, Davenport PROBABLY will get you 1st down on 4th and inches... Willie Parker MIGHT get you 1st down on 4th and inches... but Jerome Bettis DEFINITELY got you 1st down, every time. For 3rd and 4th down, short-yardage etc, Bettis was the man.

Which is why I don't get this... why aren't there more 250 pound HBs in the league? Take the Vikings... their "bruiser" back is 215. What the fuck is that?

And Brad Johnson played against very poor teams when he was "successful" last season. Facing the Steelers and the Ravens and the Giants, he was embarrassed. He's like my brother... he can torch you on rookie, but when you put it on All Pro, you better have a killer offensive line, an awesome running game, big, sure-handed receivers, and a top-5 defense in the game that will score points for you, otherwise... Hi Patriots!