TedLavie Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Vote for who you think would win the game.Rules:One vote per person, duplicate accounts will be banned and action taken against those attempting to rig the results.One vote per team involved in the match. Co-owners may vote in every match up except their own.For people who have been following along and wish to vote: please join the conversation and maybe give a reason you voted as you did. This will alleviate any suspicions of unusual voting and will promote discussion.Players that have a (D) next to their name indicate that they are doubtful or unlikely to play. Players with (GTD) are game-time decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Portland QB1: Derek Carr RB1: LeSean McCoy WR1: Sammy Watkins WR2: Davante Adams WR3: Jermaine Kearse TE1: Charles Clay LT: Anthony Castanzo LG: Alejandro Villanueva C: Ben Jones RG: J.C Tretter RT: Jared VeldHeer Reserves: QB2: Tyrod Taylor RB2: Jordan Howard RB3: Ameer Abdullah FB: Kyle Juzsczyk WR4: Seth Roberts TE2: Austin Hooper OL6: Luke Joekel OL7: Ryan Jensen Portland's Defense: RDE: Robert Quinn 3T: Kawann Short DT: Timmy Jernigan LDE: Emmanual Ogbah WLB: Telvin Smith MLB: Blake Martinez CB1: Jimmy Smith CB2: Sean Smith SCB: Jason McCourtey FS: Glover Quin SS: Malcolm Jenkins Reserves: SLB: Bruce Irvin RLB: Zach Brown CB4: Bashaud Breeland CB5: P.J Williams S3: Daniel Sorenson DE3: T.J Watt DE4: Charles Johnson DT3: Michael Pierce Singapore QB: Ben Roethlisberger RB1: LeVeon Bell WR1: Keenan Allen WR2: Corey Davis WR3: Larry Fitzgerald TE1: Jesse James LT: Cordy Glenn LG: Lane Taylor C: Rodney Hudson RG: Brandon Brooks RT: Marcus Cannon -------------------- OL6: Ereck Flowers RB2: Kareem Hunt RB3: Thomas Rawls RB4: James Conner WR4: Zay Jones WR5: Tyler Lockett WR6: Mohamed Sanu TE2: A.J. Derby DE/OLB: Everson Griffen DT: Aaron Donald NT: Linval Joseph DT: Johnathan Hankins DE/OLB: Danielle Hunter WLB: Shaq Thompson MLB: Deion Jones CB: Jalen Mills CB: Dre Kirkpatrick FS: Marcus Maye SS: Sean Davis -------------------- CB4: Trae Waynes CB5: Desmond King S3: Duron Harmon ILB3: Tyler Matakevich OLB3: John Simon OLB4: Taco Charlton OLB5: Matt Judon NT2: Jarran Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Portland Portland Offensive Gameplan: The Passing Game: With Sammy Watkins joining our WR corps we'll make plays and get open Singapore's medicore CBs. Assuming Jalen Mills is the Nickel DB like he was last week we'll attack him relentlessly and try and get Davante Adams 1on1 with him by moving Adams into the slot a decent amount. Davante Adams will be our no.2 WR and Jermaine Kearse will be our no.3 Kearse is far from an All-Pro but he's a reliable slot receiever who can catch the ball and get deep. We're going to use 2 TE sets on 10% of the snaps so Charles Clay and Austin Hooper can both get some looks. Sammy Watkins joining us on a short week from Seoul means he won't know 100% of our offense but we'll still get him the ball in space and try to hit him on crossing routes across the middle where he can get YAC. LeSean McCoy will also get a few screens and line up out wide on a decent number of the snaps to keep them from doubling Sammy. Singapore's safeties are a massive weakness and I doubt they'll be able to cover my TEs or RBs Marcus Maye in paticular struggled last week. We'll be using a quick paced offense and get the ball out quick to counter Singapore's fierce Pass rush, We'll also leave a RB or TE/FB in to block/chip when needed. We should be able to carve up Singapore's back seven to the tune of 350+ Yards through the air. Derek Carr will be well protected and and he will make adjustments and audibles as he sees fit, we won't be afraid to attack their LBs who struggle in coverage either. We'll mostly use a passing based offense but we won't be afraid to run it either, but if that doesn't work in the first half we won't be afraid to come out and adjust the gameplan at halftime and get back to running the ball. The Running Game: With LeSean McCoy being used as a reciever more, we'll be using a two back sets and our stud FB quite a bit. We'll commit to running the football on 45% of the plays to keep Singapore from focusing on the passing game too much. Howard+McCoy should combine for about 25+ carries combined, McCoy will also get at least 4+ Targets. We'll be using Howard to run the ball more this week but LeSean and Abdullah will be mixed in as well to keep him fresh, our blocking should be able to open some decent sized holes against Singapore's D-line and once they get to the second level Singapore's LBs will struggle to wrap up. The Blocking: Griffin,Joseph,Hankins,Hunter is a very formiddable d-line and I beleive my o-line is up to the task of keeping them from getting to Carr and opening holes in the running game. We'll be getting the ball out a bit quicker to counter their pass rush a bit but we won't be afraid to take Deep Shots. Castanzo+Veldheer are an elite T duo who will keep their Edge Rushers from making too much of an impact, with Zeitler gone we'll move Tretter to RG. Alejandro Villanueva is an excellent LT and he has played G in the past, so we'll move into the lineup and put him at LG. TDLR; Attack Singapore's Back Seven, Run the Ball, Do the thing. Portland Defensive Gameplan: Pass Defense: Jimmy Smith will cover Keenan Allen, Sean Smith will cover Mohamed Sanu, Our Nickel DB will man the slot for the most part. Le'Veon Bell+Keenan Allen are our main concerns in the passing game we'll give Jimmy Smith a safety over the top to help cover Allen on occasion. Malcolm Jenkins/a LB will be tasked with keeping an eye on Bell for most of the snaps. I expect Singapore will run the ball heavily and use lots of play action to take deep shots down the field and use their RBs heavily in the passing game, we'll counter this by focusing on the running game and forcing them to throw it to beat us. My pass rush will have tons of oppurtunities for teeing off on the QB since we'll move Bruce Irvin around quite a bit to find a matchup for him to get to Ben.. We'll mostly play Zone Coverage but Jimmy will shadow Allen for most of the game, We'll mix in some man coverage as well. Quinn+Jenkins are an excellent Safety duo who should be able to cover whoever they need to cover on their plays. We'll also use Daniel Sorenson in 3 safety packages. Run Defense: I expect they'll come out using Bell+Hunt as Dual Threat weapons to keep my defense guessing, we'll focus on stopping the run and forcing them to throw it to beat us. We'll put 8 in the box on a decent number of the plays so Bell+Hunt will have a hard time getting to the second level, their o-line while quite good is much better at pass blocking than it is run blocking. We'll bring in defenders for goaline defense as required, we'll play our dime DB as needed as well. The Pass Rush: Quinn+Short+Jernigan+Ogbah is a great d-line that will get to Ben a decent amount, Jernigan will play passing downs and Pierce will play Running downs, Irvin Will be used as a pass rushing chess piece and we'll find him matchups where he can get to Ben. Charles Johnson will rotate with Ogbah and Quinn to keep them fresh. My d-line combined for 4+ sacks in week one and we'll continue to pressure the QB this week. T.J Watt had 2 sacks last week as well and we'll rotate him in to give him some pass rush oppurtunities. TDLR; Stop the Run, Hit Ben, Focus on their RBs. Singapore Offense (3 WR, 1 RB, 1 TE) Corey Davis has shown enough to get promoted to the first team. He’ll join Keenan Allen on the outside to give Big Ben downfield options. Larry Fitzgerald will continue to man the slot. With defenses keeping offenses limited to under 300 yds a lot this year having an OL that will keep their QB upright is huge. Big Ben is tough to bring down in the first place but added seconds will allow him to carve up the Portland secondary. The running game gets a boost this week with Hightower out with a knee. Bell looked a little rusty week one but should bounce back this week. He’ll get a 75/25 share of the load with Kareem Hunt spelling him as needed. Rawls and Conner will provide short yardage and GL help. Jesse James showed off his Red Zone moves last weekend and will hope to continue the streak. Derby gets the bench spot this week due to injuries. We will look to spread the Owls defense out with 4 WR formations again this week rotating in Zay Jones and Tyler Lockett. Defense Base: 5-2 (Denver) Singapore welcomes back Aaron Donald this week and moves to our new base defense. The 5-2 will allow us to solidly russ the passer, while defending the run. In the middle, Linval Joseph lines up over Ben Jones and will command double teams from either Joeckel or the new RG. Donald and Hankins will line up over the Tackles and have flexibility to attack the gap of their choice with the weakened interior OL the Owls are now offering. On the edges, Griffen and Hunter will have the option to purely rush the passer or shift into coverage. Deion Jones leads the defense and calls the plays again. He and Thompson are free to assess the plays and support the run or take on Charles Clay in coverage. The are both fast and sideline to sideline backers that will limit McCoys yardage. Jalen Mills will cover the left side with Dre Kirkpatrick covering the right. They will take man coverage on the receiver opposite them likely newly acquired Watkins and Adams. Trae Waynes will come in for dime packages if they go 4 wide. Marcus Maye will cover the slot receiver in Roberts or Kearse. Sean Davis will have deep coverage responsibilities. Duron Harmon will be the Big Nickel Safety and first one in for passing downs shifting to double cover Watkins. 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SirA1 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Sean Smith inactive this week. Also awkward when your DE is sacking your QB during game week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 McCourty becomes out no.2 CB, Breeland plays the slot. Daniel Sorenson would see more snaps in the 3 safety look etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I don't see how Singapore stops Portland's passing attack, as medicore as it is. But they should be able to stop the running game and get to Derek Carr a lot, Singapore's offense should be able to match them point for point and pull ahead later in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor091 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Portland 24 – 26 Singapore 84F, Light Wind Scoring Summary; 1st Quarter POR 3:38 TD Jordan Howard 4 yd. pass from Carr (XP kick) 7-0 2nd Quarter SIN 10:54 TD Keenan Allen 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (XP kick) 7-7 POR 7:57 TD Jordan Howard 46 yd. run (XP kick) 14-7 SIN 1:32 TD Le'Veon Bell 4 yd. run (XP missed) 14-13 SIN 0:00 FG FG 18 yds. 14-16 3rd Quarter POR 11:23 FG FG 21 yds. 17-16 SIN 5:34 TD Keenan Allen 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (XP kick) 17-23 4th Quarter POR 7:12 TD Davante Adams 13 yd. pass from Carr (XP kick) 24-23 SIN 1:56 FG FG 35 yds. 24-26 Key Stat Leaders; Passing; POR: Derek Carr – 12/18, 194yds, 2TDs, 1Int SIN: Ben Roethlisberger – 16/16, 216yds, 2TDs, 0Int Rushing; POR: Jordan Howard – 10 car, 140yds, 1TD POR: LeSean McCoy – 8 car, 25yds SIN: LeVeon Bell – 23 car, 119yds, 1TD SIN: Kareem Hunt – 9 car, 92yds Receiving; POR: LeSean McCoy – 4 recs, 83yds POR: Sammy Watkins – 1 rec, 29yds SIN: Larry Fitzgerald – 5 recs, 83yds SIN: Corey Davis - 3 recs, 55yds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlash Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Is a 5-2 defense basically the same thing as a 3-4 @SirA1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirA1 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The 5–2 Oklahoma, with defensive ends given the ability to drop back into pass coverage,[13] is indistinguishable from the pro 3–4 defense. It should not come as a surprise then that coaches from Oklahoma (Chuck Fairbanks) and Oklahoma State (Bum Phillips) were among the first to introduce the 3–4 into the NFL.[14] Pretty much but I like the 5-2 because it signifies my Edge guys are on the line Versus standing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoundrel Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I love Singapores front 7. The back end not so much. But a dominant front can make up for a lacking secondary. I'll have to come back to this one as I haven't read gameplans just looked at rosters so far and I gotta go to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 An ailing Cordy Glenn or Ereck Flowers will hurt Singapore vs Robert Quinn. I think the rest of the line will be alright, despite playing a pretty tough interior DL in Portland's. Bell will do his usual thing despite Portland focus on stopping the run, and I like Big Ben to get a couple of big passes outside to Davis or Allen, though inconsistently. On the other side, I don't mind Portland having two guards who play tackle/center IRL that much, but the shuffle in the OL at the 2 guards positions will lead to growing pains, not something you want to have against that singapore DL. Aside from the DL, Singapore defense is pretty weak and attacking the slot proves out to be a good strategy since Marcus Maye is apparently Singapore slot corner on this one. The quick passing game against an indimating DL and weak secondary is a smart play and I think Portland can develop a passing game in this one. In the end, Portland jumps out to a quick lead but can't protect it due to a lack of running game and Big Ben finds a way to come back from a double digit deficit in the 4th to win in OT 29-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I just don't see Singapore stopping Portland's passing attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlash Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I think this was a really good match up. I agree that Portland has the advantage in the passing game vs the Sing Sing secondary, but I think that's negated by the strength of SirA's pass rush against Xmad weakened left side of his OL. Castonzo is SO BAD in pass pro (despite what @OleXmad has tried to sell us here), he's a major liability IRL and here, given the guy next to him is an average LT now forced to play out of position. So you put those two guys up against Everson Griffen and Aaron Donald? Derek Carr could get killed. Factored in Sing's solid line, very good offensive weapons I think they'll do just enough to win the game here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It is interesting as xmad's assertion of elite tackles is way off base but he came up with screens and quick pass strategy anyway. Glenn is a train wreck right now for Singapore but Ogbah is just as terrible across the line of scrimmage In the future, I'd suggest starting Watt. However Cannon has been worked over really hard this year in the passing game so I don't know why SirA thinks he has a bunch of time This yells defensive slug fest as neither line is gonna have much success. In this one I just trust Big Ben to evade a sack and find someone downfield more than Carr who is gonna get harassed all day despite the terrible secondary he's facing. Singapore 13-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey5djh Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I can't get over the weakness of that Singapore secondary. Starting Jalen Mills on essentially All-Star teams is awful. That said their front 7 is fantastic and can help a secondary. I still think Portland takes this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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