What's up with the lack of scoring? We had one game (Sea-Det) where neither team scored 10 points. We had four more games (NO-Cle, StL-Den, NE-Buf, Min-Was)where neither team broke 20 points. There were three shutouts (Bal-TB, Chi-GB, SD-Oak) and only one team (Arizona) scored more than 28 points. 19 of the 32 teams scored 17 or fewer points. Are defenses really this good, or is this just bad offense?
2006-09-12 07:06:32 · 10 answers · asked by rob 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Overall, it looked to me like another week of preseason play.
2006-09-12 07:09:09 · answer #1 · answered by Heckel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NFL is fundamentally a copycat game. If one team has a run of success with a certain style, soon half the teams will be trying it. The 49ers had such success with the Walsh offense, it wasn;t long before everyone was trying it.
Today's NFL is a bunch of clones of the Patriots. Don't take any chances on offense, have a good defense to keep it close, and hope to win with a late field goal.
If it weren't for Michael Vick, Bill Cowher, and now Reggie Bush, the NFL would be completely unwatchable.
2006-09-12 14:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by Steven S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i think alot of teams and players are stilling getting some rust off from the offseason, since many stars didn't play too much in the preseason... that being said, many teams underwent D-makeovers that already seem to be paying dividends (atlanta for one, a healthy baltimore for 2, the eagles are back, and minnesota seems vastly improved)...plus some weaker D teams also faced weak offenses (new orleans, cleveland, ny jets, to name a few)... i think scoring will be slightly down overall this year, but you can contribute that to the strides made by many teams around the league on the D side of the ball.
2006-09-12 14:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by John C. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some football teams might have a new coach or offensive coordinator so they need to learn new plays. The first two weeks games usually go 'Under' the total.
You can judge a team's defense like by week 4.
2006-09-12 14:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by wizard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is rust, and some scheduling.
Denver puked on the rug last year Week 1 against Miami too. The bounced back fine.
Baltimore has an offense now, and is healthy on "D." That will drive down scoring some.
The universe will right itself in Week 2. But, I do think Baltimore will pitch another shutout. Bye bye Raiders.
2006-09-12 14:14:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offenses are all about timing and repetition. It takes time to get those things down, especially now in this age of free-agents. Give it two or three weeks and you'll see the scoring start to go up.
2006-09-12 14:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that many offenses, especially those that made several personnel moves, still have to get used to each other yet. This was the first game that counts, and I think that in the coming weeks, you'll see scores go up.
2006-09-12 14:09:19 · answer #7 · answered by Chris S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offence usually starts slow and takes time to gel. It is usually teams that have had few roster changes that come out better.
2006-09-12 14:13:09 · answer #8 · answered by GJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya...good point...I would bet by week 2-3 the offensives will start to put up the numbers..after they get hitting on all cylinders
2006-09-12 14:17:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American football is crap, boring and slow.
If you want to play a real game without helmets and cushions so you don't get a bruise on you. Play rugby, Aussie rules football, soccer, hurling....the list goes on.
2006-09-12 14:21:56 · answer #10 · answered by matthew m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋