Whicker Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 BDL 2017 Week 9: 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...
Whicker Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Portland's Offense: QB1: Derek Carr RB1: Jordan Howard WR1: Sammy Watkins WR2: Davante Adams WR3: Jermaine Kearse TE1: Austin Hooper LT: Alejandro Villanueva LG: J.C Tretter C: Ben Jones RG: Ryan Jensen RT: Jared VeldHeer Reserves: RB2: LeSean McCoy RB3: Ameer Abdullah FB: Kyle Juzsczyk WR4: Seth Roberts WR5: Roger Lewis TE2: Darren Fells OL6: Spencer Pulley OL7: Donovan Smith Portland's Defense: RDE: T.J Watt 3T: Kawann Short DT: Timmy Jernigan LDE: Emmanual Ogbah WLB: Telvin Smith MLB: Blake Martinez CB1: Jimmy Smith CB2: Johnathan Joseph SCB: Bashaud Breeland - (Q) FS: Glover Quin SS: Malcolm Jenkins Reserves: SLB: Bruce Irvin RLB: Zach Brown CB4: Sean Smith CB5: Tramaine Brock S3: Daniel Sorenson DE3: Robert Quinn DT3: Michael Pierce DT4: DaQuan Jones QB - Carson Wentz RB - Doug Martin WR - Demaryius Thomas WR - Jarvis Landry TE - Vernon Davis TE - Luke Wilson LT - Jake Matthews LG - AJ Cann C - Maurkice Pouncey RG - Shaq Mason RT - Mitchell Schwartz RB - Derrick Henry RB - Jacquizz Rodgers WR - Breshad Perriman WR - Amara Darboh QB - Matthew Stafford OL - Andrus Peat EDGE - Leonard Floyd INT - Bennie Logan INT Muhammad Wilkerson EDGE - Ziggy Ansah MLB - Bernardrick McKinney WLB - Reuben Foster CB - Xavier Rhodes CB - Josh Norman CB - Jourdan Lewis S- Kam Chancellor S - Justin SImmons CB - Demarious Randall CB- Rasul Douglas S - Eric Reid LB - Zach Cunningham LB - Antonio Morrison INT - Austin Johnson INT - Vernon Butler EDGE - Charles Harris EDGE - Marcus Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whicker Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Portland Offensive Gameplan: Run the Ball, Take Advantage of matchups, 3 WR 1 RB 1 TE. The Passing Game: This week we take on the Gotham Gashslayers led by one of the best defenses/CB duos in BDL. Sammy Watkins will be our no.1 WR and we'll move him to the slot for most of the game since I doubt Gotham will have their CBs follow him there and he should get some decent matchups that way. Davante Adams has played really well the past 2 seasons and is going to have a tough matchup on the outside against Rhodes/Norman so we'll try and get the ball in his hands using screens, quick slants and comeback routes. Jermaine Kearse will be our no.3 WR and he won't see that many targets unless he can get open. Austin Hooper has been a solid TE in the passing game this year and I'd expect he'd have a 5-50-1 statline like he's had for most of the year, Fells will be used on 2 TE sets on the rare occasion we use them. While Gotham possess an elite duo at CB they don't have a lot of depth at the position and we'll take advantage of that by going 4 wide a decent amount of the time. Gotham also possess a weak safety duo we should be able to take some deep shots against, we'll commit to running the ball and using our RBs heavily in the passing game as per usual. Derek Carr should be able to pick apart Gotham's secondary and we'll be getting rid of the ball quicker to counter their pass rush and take advantage of our WRs and RBs YAC abilities. We'll also leave someone into block on a decent amount of the plays to help out my o-line. The Running Game: We're going to feature Jordan Howard this week as our 3 down workhorse and he'll get 60% of the RB snaps with Lesean Chipping in at 35% and playing on 3rd downs/obvious passing downs. We're going to commit to running the ball and establish the running game to control the clock and keep Stafford/Wentz off the field. Kyle Juzcyck will be our swiss army knife FB and we'll use him a decent amount to help in the run game/pass protection, Gotham possess a very good d-line but Ansah and Logan aren't exactly playing up to their potential this year. We'll maintain a 55/45 ratio to keep it balanced and to make sure Gotham doesn't focus too much on one area of our offense. The Blocking: After trading away Castanzo we're going to start Veldheer at RT and while has not played very well this season he's still capable of rebounding and should step it up at some point this year, The rest of my o-line should be able to keep Carr protected and open decent holes for my RBs. TDLR; Control TOP, Dominate in the trenches, Run the ball, Get YAC. Portland Defensive Gameplan: Shut down Thomas, Shut Down Martin, Control the LOS, stop the run. Pass Defense: Jimmy Smith will cover Demaryius Thomas for most of the game and he'll be given some help over the top on a decent amount of the plays forcing Wentz to look elsewhere, Johnthan Joeseph will be our no.2 CB and is a godsend because oh god the CBs behind him are awful, Jason McCourty if he suits up will man the slot. The worst part about Gotham's offense is the fact they don't have a functional 3rd WR and their TEs are IRL Backups so they don't possess many matchup issues outside of their RBs and top 2 WRs and Jimmy Smith is capable of shutting down Thomas for most of the game while Joeseph/McCourty should be able to limit Landry. Carson Wentz is playing at an MVP level (or so we've been told) so he'll be tough to stop but he doesn't really have a strong running game or a decent supporting cast outside of his top 2 WRs to help him out. Glover QUinn is playing like the best Safety in football this year and Malcolm Jenkins is his usual Pro Bowl self this year and they should be able to keep my secondary from giving up big plays to Wentz. Their RBs aren't really a threat in the passing game but since Gotham has so few weapons on offense we'll keep an eye on that and make adjustments if they make that a focal point of their offense. Telvin Smith will be the singal caller for our defense and we'll rotate our LBs a bit to keep them all fresh, We'll also use Bruce Irvin as a pass rushing chess piece to get matchups against Wentz. We'll play a variety of coverages and use some 3 safety looks as well to confuse the young QB but we'll mostly be playing Cover 3 zone. Run Defense: Our main goal is going to be shutting down the running game forcing Wentz to throw it to beat us, My D-line should be able to overmatch their o-line which is missing stud G/C Matt Slauson and is replacing him with Andrus Peat I'm assuming. Robert QUinn heads to the bench this week because he's been god awful this year and T.J Watt will replace him in the lineup, Quinn will rotate a decent amount with them to keep them fresh though. Kawann Short is the best player on my defense and should be able to collapse the pocket and help shut down the run, Jernigan should also help in that regard along with Pierce who will rotate in with them to keep them fresh and will play on running downs etc. We'll play goaline defense as needed along with making adjustments based on what they try to do with the running game. Gotham's backfield is nothing special but Martin is a solid all around RB when he's motivated and Henry is the obvious no.2 RB in the titans backfield IRL we shouldn't have any issues shutting them down in the run game and keeping my LBs clean so they can make plays. The Pass Rush: Long running rant about how good my pass rush is and how we'll get tons of pressure on Wentz to help out my secondary and how my players are better than his when they're kinda not really but some are so whatever I guess? Go team? Hoot Hoot? TDLR; Stop the run, Shut down the pass, control the LOS, Hit Wentz. OFFENSE - 2 WR/2 TE/RB We face a Portland team that is diminished in the secondary and will have Wentz attacking that weakness. We are coming out of the gate through the air and will test Portland’s secondary early, seeing if we can demoralize their defense with early quick strike scores and have them overcommit to the pass. If we see this, we will change gears and feed Martin and Henry the ball. The object here is to keep the Owls guessing and off balance. We will mix in play action, delayed handoffs and screens to keep their front 7 honest from overplaying their assignments. With Portland expected to give help on the boundaries, we will take advantage of this and hit Vernon Davis down the seam on zone looks, giving Portland’s D another weapon to account for. DEFENSE - 43 Nickel Derek Carr doesn’t look terribly comfortable in the pocket post back injury and we intend to make him most uncomfortable in this game. Initially we focus on stopping Shady from establishing the run game and will have McKinney and Foster focused on him early, with rotating SPY duties to prevent him from breaking big plays in short pass routes and timed run blitzes to disrupt him in the backfield. As far as the downfield pass game, I think we have it on lock with our trio of CBs on Portlands receivers. Norman and Rhodes will play sides with Lewis in the slot. Justin Simmons is going to play headhunter centerfield, while Kam plays up in the box in his familiar read/react role, adding another big hitter to punish Shady and eliminate the threat of Hooper. On 2TE sets, Reid replaces Lewis; on 4 WR sets, Randall comes in for Foster; if Portland decides to go 2RB, Cunningham comes in for Lewis with coverage assignment for any motioned/split out RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Gotham's RBs are worse than my CBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheltzbahr Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, OleXmad said: Gotham's RBs are worse than my CBs. Let's not go overboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 13 minutes ago, pheltzbahr said: Let's not go overboard. Yeah who am I kidding outside of Smith and Joeseph my CBs are absolute trash. The same can be said for your WRs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 So Portland is running a cover 3 zone with Jimmy Smith in man coverage on DT with help over the top? Seems like XMad just randomly associated defense concepts in the middle of random assertions of his or Gotham players. As for the game itself, I think it's a low scoring game with Portand defense keeping Gotham underwhelming weapons in check and Gotham putting a lot of pressure on Carr and with a solid corner trio. I don't like having Watkins in the slot tbh, I think he's a better player outside. In the end, I think Gotham D forces a turnover or two more than Portland and it makes the difference. 19-13 Gotham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 9 minutes ago, TedLavie said: So Portland is running a cover 3 zone with Jimmy Smith in man coverage on DT with help over the top? Seems like XMad just randomly associated defense concepts in the middle of random assertions of his or Gotham players. As for the game itself, I think it's a low scoring game with Portand defense keeping Gotham underwhelming weapons in check and Gotham putting a lot of pressure on Carr and with a solid corner trio. I don't like having Watkins in the slot tbh, I think he's a better player outside. In the end, I think Gotham D forces a turnover or two more than Portland and it makes the difference. 19-13 Gotham We're not gonna play cover 3 on every snap.... But fair enough I'll be clearer next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Portland's o-line is a mess right now and while their defense should be able to limit Gotham's limited weapons and control the LOS I trust Stafford more to pull out a close game than Carr right now though. Meh I'll give it to portland on the fact neither team is going to move the ball all that much but Portland should be able to Get some production out of their RBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheltzbahr Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 43 minutes ago, DingoLadd said: Portland's o-line is a mess right now and while their defense should be able to limit Gotham's limited weapons and control the LOS I trust Stafford more to pull out a close game than Carr right now though. Meh I'll give it to portland on the fact neither team is going to move the ball all that much but Portland should be able to Get some production out of their RBs. Stafford has been on the bench for 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, pheltzbahr said: Stafford has been on the bench for 2 weeks. Ah Brainfarts....I blame the lack of sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlash Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 8 hours ago, DingoLadd said: Portland's o-line is a mess right now and while their defense should be able to limit Gotham's limited weapons and control the LOS I trust Stafford more to pull out a close game than Carr right now though. Meh I'll give it to portland on the fact neither team is going to move the ball all that much but Portland should be able to Get some production out of their RBs. 7 hours ago, pheltzbahr said: Stafford has been on the bench for 2 weeks. Well, if there was ever a time to question whether Dingo actually reads anything I think this is a good one. Since most of his votes are justified with "picked this team because offense". Dingo how do you miss the first person listed in Pheltz lineup if you actually looked at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I'm contemplating yelling at pheltz for normally only having six bench guys listed then this week going over the limit with 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 6 hours ago, Jlash said: Well, if there was ever a time to question whether Dingo actually reads anything I think this is a good one. Since most of his votes are justified with "picked this team because offense". Dingo how do you miss the first person listed in Pheltz lineup if you actually looked at it? I mixed up stafford and wentz in my brain typos happen ilash. I still read the gameplans and wentz with the better team IMO. If you want me to give a full breakdown of why I think Portland would win I'm more than happy to do it out of boredom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlash Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, DingoLadd said: I mixed up stafford and wentz in my brain typos happen ilash. I still read the gameplans and wentz with the better team IMO. If you want me to give a full breakdown of why I think Portland would win I'm more than happy to do it out of boredom. I just wonder why you rush your vote and then leave things like "comment because I have to". By the time you vote, you still have more than a full day to actually do so, yet it seems like you try to blast them all out in a small window and then get gradually more annoyed with the process as you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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