Comcast Weekly Red Zone Update
by Blitzburgh on Nov 6, 2009 12:24 AM EST
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Because the Steelers didn't play this week, there's nothing to update on their front. So instead, let's take a look at the Denver Broncos season to date performing in the red zone. As always, many thanks to Comcast and their new and critically aclaimed Red Zone Channel for their sponsorship of BTSC and the other many fine SB Nation football blogs this season.
On to Denver's performance. These tables were taken directly from Mile High Report. It was only updated through Week 7, so below the tables, you can find their performance against Baltimore. As you'll see, they've not been all that great on offense in the red zone - having to settle for a high number of field goals. On defense though they've been quite solid, particularly the first four weeks of the season.
'09 OFFENSE TOTALS
| WEEK | OPPONENT | RZ EFFICIENCY |
| 1 | @ CIN | 0/0 |
| 2 | vs. CLE | 2/4 |
| 3 | @ OAK | 2/6 |
| 4 | vs. DAL | 1/2 |
| 5 | vs. NEP | 2/3 |
| 6 | @ SD | 2/4 |
| TOTALS | 9/19 (47.3%) |
'09 DEFENSE TOTALS
| WEEK | OPPONENT | RZ EFFICIENCY |
| 1 | @ CIN | 1/2 |
| 2 | Vs. CLE | 0/1 |
| 3 | @ OAK | 0/1 |
| 4 | Vs. DAL | 1/3 |
| 5 | Vs. NEP | 2/2 |
| 6 | @ SD | 1/2 |
| TOTALS | 5/11(45.4% |
Last week @ Baltimore (Loss, 7-30)
Offense: 1 Trip, 1 TD
Defense: 3 Trips, 1 FG, 2 TD
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Updated NFL Super Bowl Odds
by Blitzburgh on Nov 6, 2009 12:14 AM EST
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As we count down the days and hours until the Pittsburgh Steelers return to action on Monday night against the Denver Broncos, here are some fun updated odds out of Las Vegas.
| Team | Odds |
| New Orleans Saints | 3/1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 5/1 |
| New England Patriots | 11/2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8/1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10/1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 13/1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 14/1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 18/1 |
| New York Giants | 18/1 |
| Denver Broncos | 22/1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 22/1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 25/1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 35/1 |
| Chicago Bears | 35/1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 35/1 |
| Houston Texans | 35/1 |
| Atlanta Falcons |
40/1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 60/1 |
| New York Jets | 60/1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 65/1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 150/1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
200/1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 200/1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 400/1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 400/1 |
| Washington Redskins | 500/1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 750/1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1000/1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1000/1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1000/1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 1000/1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1000/1 |
Just a few thoughts from me.
- Pittsburgh is actually a pretty solid bet at 10:1 if you ask me. In my mind, there chances are just as good as any team in front of them, besides perhaps Indianapolis.
- Yes New Orleans' road might be a bit easier because they're in the NFC, but there's plenty of teams in that conference that are more than capable of taking down New Orleans in a winner-takes-all battle in January. Philadelphia, Minnesota and even Dallas come to mind.
- I find it fairly interesting that Vegas - and subsequently the public - feels Baltimore is still legit contenders despite losing three of their past four. I don't disagree necessarily, but I also don't think a home win against a Denver team that's not well equipped to punish the Ravens with the vertical passing game is all that impressive. Let's see how they look when they take on Cincy and Pittsburgh - both of which are teams plenty capable of stretching the field.
- Pretty comical that the Bills are getting the same odds as the Titans, despite having two more wins than them.
- If I had to place a super long shot bet, I'd probably do so on Carolina - but after they lose this coming weekend at New Orleans. Their odds might then drop to something like 175 or 200 to 1, but they might not be out of it considering how the Giants are reeling, how no team in the NFC West looks formidable at all outside of Arizona, and how they might be able to catch the Falcons, Bears and Packers if they got hot and eeked out 9 or 10 wins and got some help from those inconsistent teams.
- Interesting also that Minnesota is favored over Pittsburgh despite their recent head-to-head showdown.
Anyway, just a little fun as Week 9 approaches. More on the Broncos game coming soon.
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Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - Can The Broncos Keep This Up?
by Blitzburgh on Nov 4, 2009 12:58 AM EST
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After taking a closer look at the Denver Broncos 2009 season to date, I'm becoming more and more convinced that this is a fringe playoff team at best, and nowhere near as good as their 6-1 record might indicate. Now, as Coach Dikta famously says - you are what you are. And the Denver Broncos are 6-1. So, I'm not taking any credit away from them for what they've done to start the year. I'm just very, very unconvinced that they're going to be able to sustain this type of success in the win column for the remaining 9 games of the season. Here's a few reasons why.
* First of all, let's look at their results so far.
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Week 1 - Win @ Cincinnati (12-7)
Week 2 - Win vs. Cleveland (27-6)
Week 3 - Win @ Oakland (23-3)
Week 4 - Win vs. Dallas (17-10)
Week 5 - Win vs. New England (20-17)
Week 6 - Win @ San Diego (34-23)
Week 7 - Loss @ Baltimore (7-30)
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BTSC Fanpost Roundup
by Blitzburgh on Nov 3, 2009 7:29 PM EST
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I'm back! Computer's back up and running. Pardon me for my absence as we rapidly approach Week 9 in the 2009 NFL season. A few thoughts from me before getting to some of the multitude of fanposts written by you guys in the past week or so. As always, the objective is to highlight some of collaborative publishing efforts of our little sandbox.
* First of all, you've surely noticed the re-design of the site. It's not just my site - it's network wide on SB Nation. Do I love it? Not really, actually. But they're not done tweaking it behind the scenes so don't be surprised if some of the aspects you don't love are corrected in the near future. And by all means, feel free to share your feedback - both positive and negative - if you so choose. I'll be sure to relay some of it on to our designers and network architects.
* Secondly, and this doesn't apply to too many folks. In fact, I've been very pleased with the civility and tone of the site lately. Winning helps, but it also takes a concerted effort from all of us to keep things fun on a blog that has as many vocal and active members. That said, there has been some mudslinging going on that's a bit distracting. Let's just all take one step back, take a deep breath and let bygones be bygones with any grudges or recent feuds we may have had with one another recently. I was somewhat disappointed to see a bickering match ensue in a fanpost written by the mother of one of BTSC's very finest - acrollet. That's kind of embarrassing for us if you ask me. Anyway, I just recently got an email from a somewhat newer member apologizing for his role in a few spats recently, one of which came with a longer-standing reader. The emailer said he recognized his mistake and just wanted a 'do-over' and for all to be well. That sounded like a great idea to me, so for those of you out there who think this may apply to them, just please consider letting things in the past go. Let's stick together as we get ready to enjoy the 2nd half of this interesting and entertaining football season. Thanks.
On to the fanposts:
* Dr. Del writes an informative piece about sickle cell disease and how it relates to whether or not Ryan Clark will play in the high altitude of Denver on Monday.
* Mechem wonders if Jamal Lewis - who said he would retire at the end of this year - would be a good fit in Pittsburgh for just a year or two.
* WyoFan rambles as only he can do as he waits impatiently for the return of Steelers football.
* One good turn deserves another. WyoFan points out us that the Keystone Zebras Want You.
* Not sure why this one didn't get more play from the peanut gallery - Steelin breaks down the Steelers scheduleand correctly notes that it has turned out to be much more difficult than was anticipated.
* A number of fanposts and ensuing conversation after Baltimore schooled Denver about how the Steelers could learn from the tape. The offering from Billy52 drew a particularly lively response.
* SteelladyinVA points out that James Harrison was the Defensive Player of the Month in October. Congrats to Deebo!
* 5020 takes us down memory lane - A Catch From Heaven
* For you sick, sick draft freaks - an updated, but still oh-so-early, look at the 2010 NFL Draft by big_jay71
* And finally, who you pulling for next week when Cincinnati and Baltimore clash in a pivotal AFC North showdown - cliff harris is still a punk posits the interesting question.
As always, many thanks to each and every one of you for your contributions to the site. Is it Monday - or at least Sunday - yet? Go Steelers!
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Comcast Weekly Red Zone Update
by Blitzburgh on Nov 2, 2009 11:09 PM EST
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I'm a bit behind my usual schedule, but on to our weekly red zone update post, sponsored by Comcast and their spiffy new Comcast's Red Zone Channel. If you don't mind, leave some commentary about the channel if you in fact have it. On to the numbers from Week 7. Many thanks to Comcast for their sponsorship of BTSC and other SBN Football blogs this 2009 season.
Week 7 Red Zone Efficiency:
3 trips, 2 FGs, 1 Fumble
2009 Cumulative Red Zone Efficiency:
24 Trips; 13 TDs; 9 FGs; 1 missed FG, 1 turnover - 54.2 % TD efficiency (-7.7%) 91.6 % scoring efficiency (-3.6%)
The Steelers struggled a bit for the second week in a row in the red zone. They also had their first turnover - Rahsard Mendenhall's fumble inside the 5 yard line following Santonio Holmes' electric run on the previous play. The Steelers were of course off this past Sunday, but return to action next Monday night against the Denver Broncos.
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BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Sorry It Really Hasn't Been "Daily" Latley Edition
by drinkyourmilkshake on Nov 2, 2009 10:14 PM EST
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IX-Another somewhat uneventful day of football this Sunday with the Steelers on a bye week many of the games turned out to be one-sided. Probably the most important game in Steeler nation was the match up of the Ravens and the previously undefeated Denver Broncos. Both teams struggled in the first half with the Ravens taking a 3-0 lead, but in the second half the Ravens and Joe Flacco were very impressive on offense and added a huge splash play on special teams and eventually ended up with a 30-7 home victory. It will be interesting to see how the Broncos recover after their first loss of the season when they play the Steelers next Monday night.
X-Trouble in Cleveland is abound. Reports from Profootballtalk.com are that G.M. George Kokinis who was handpicked by head coach Eric Mangini was escorted out of the building today. You almost have to feel bad for the woeful Brows who have struggled ever since they came back to the NFL in 1999. It would be hard to believe that owner Randy Lerner would fire Mangini after one season, but you also have to think that wholesale changes are necessary to get this once proud franchise back to their glory. If you read Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback Column he points out that the Browns are no better off than they were 10 years ago.
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BTSC Weekly NFL Musings - Week 8 Edition
by Blitzburgh on Nov 2, 2009 5:59 PM EST
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My apologies for the lack of content this morning and afternoon - the previously trustworthy laptop of mine has fried, putting me in a world of hurt. Oh well, c'est la vie. Hopefully I'll be back up and running by the end of the day or tomorrow.
Anyway, on to some thoughts from this past Sunday.
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BTSC Weekly NFL Musings - Week 7 Edition
by Blitzburgh on Oct 30, 2009 7:37 PM EDT
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It's later in the week than usual for my weekly NFL musings posts, but we had Christmas in October this week with two posts from mary rose after not hearing from the sagacious one in quite some time. Then the Mike Wallace video plus another solid statistical offering from WolfPackSteelersFan and what do you know, it's the end of the week. Anyway, because we're approaching weekend football, I'll combine my Week 7 thoughts with predictions for this coming weekend. I tried that with Denver a few weeks ago and didn't look so hot in the process :) But what the hey, let's have some fun.
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