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FMQB: A Look Back and Prediction Analysis

Posted by fmquarterback on February 26, 2016
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It’s time to take a quick look back at some of my predictions for the year. I try to be bold, and at times I’m even correct! My first season, I called, to the WEEK, when Donovan McNabb would be benched for Christian Ponder (wow that seems a long time ago). I also called the team that Carson Palmer would be traded to even though he was still under contract by Cincinnati. Haven’t been so lucky since, but here is the variance analysis from my post 7 months ago.

 

Player Predictions:

Sam Bradford will tear it up in Philadelphia, taking the team to the playoffs

  • Eh, he was better than Foles was, and they were in the hunt until Week 16

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FMQB:

Posted by fmquarterback on February 12, 2016
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Super Bowl 50:

It was a sloppy game. Both teams combined for 6 total turnovers, 12 sacks, 15 Punts, 16 “three and outs,” 5 FG attempts, and barely 300 yards passing combined. But that style of play was exactly what Denver wanted.

 

To start, the pageantry surrounding Super Bowl 50 was awesome. In fact, it was kind of the highlight of the game. Bringing back every surviving Super Bowl MVP to be recognized was an awesome idea. It gave me chills to see them listing off Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Joe Montana, Troy Aikman, John Elway, Kurt Warner, etc. I’m such a football nut that I started guessing each one (correctly) from 1980 on. I did find it amusing that Tom Brady got extravagantly booed, granted that was mostly the Denver crowd. But nonetheless that was very cool. I don’t normally talk about the “extracurricular activities,” but Lady Gaga shocked the world. One of the better Anthems I remember seeing, hands down. The Blue Angel flyover was also cool, they were low, close, and fast. Not like the helicopters they’ve been doing recently. And then, the game started.

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FMQB: Super Bowl 50

Posted by fmquarterback on February 5, 2016
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It’s finally here! It’s weird how round numbers or even numbers seem to invoke excitement above and beyond the norm. But I think I’d be doing it injustice if I didn’t talk about the fact that we are at the 50th Super Bowl! We’ve had crazy moments so far, Scott Norwood’s wide right, Malcolm Butler’s interception, the Giants ruining perfection, the ’72 Dolphins achieving perfection, John Elway’s helicopter, Kevin Dyson coming up a yard short, Namath’s guarantee, Vinatieri’s game winning FG, Montana’s game winning drive, and the Bills’ 4 losses in a row. To name a few….We’ve had 50 amazing years, which tend to culminate in some of the best games of the season with everything on the line. There’s a reason this day is like Christmas for me, and I can’t wait to witness the next 50!

 

Super Bowl Stats:

  • In 49 Super Bowls, we have yet to see an OT game. There were 21 OT games in 2015, meaning about 12% of games go into OT.
  • The 13 year old age difference between Manning and Newton is the largest ever in Super Bowl history
  • The 3 oldest QB’s to start a Super Bowl are Peyton Manning (39), John Elway (38) and Peyton Manning (37)
  • Manning is the only QB to make the Super Bowl multiple times with multiple teams
  • This is the first Super Bowl where both QB’s were drafted #1 overall.
  • This is the 3rd straight year that the #1 seeds have made the super bowl
  • If the Panthers win the Super Bowl, they’ll be the 4th team to win 18 games in a season
  • Manning is 1st NFL player to go to the Super Bowl with 4 different coaches
  • Teams that lead the league in defense are 9-2 in Super Bowls

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