<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Jim Schwartz No Longer the Great Fourth Down Hope, Now Just the Great Dope</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Dougb0001</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-2/#comment-1778394</link> <dc:creator>Dougb0001</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:18:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778394</guid> <description><![CDATA[missing the playoffs is the best thing that could happen to this team.  The fact they did not fire their defensive co-ordinator in the off season is totally retarded.  They are young enough and good enough when they have the ball to be playoff threats for years.  Fire that shit show Cunningham...NOW....during the bye week to show you are serious.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>missing the playoffs is the best thing that could happen to this team.  The fact they did not fire their defensive co-ordinator in the off season is totally retarded.  They are young enough and good enough when they have the ball to be playoff threats for years.  Fire that shit show Cunningham&#8230;NOW&#8230;.during the bye week to show you are serious.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-2/#comment-1778380</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:32:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778380</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;worships at the Shrine of the Almighty Punt, bathes in the Just Keep It Close Fountain, and skips through the Settle for the Field Goal Fields&lt;/blockquote&gt;Easterbrook is on line one, he&#039;d like his meme back if you&#039;re done with it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>worships at the Shrine of the Almighty Punt, bathes in the Just Keep It Close Fountain, and skips through the Settle for the Field Goal Fields</p></blockquote><p>Easterbrook is on line one, he&#8217;d like his meme back if you&#8217;re done with it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: rondoman</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-2/#comment-1778362</link> <dc:creator>rondoman</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:58:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778362</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt; Mike McCarthy seem to be supporters of going for the juggular&lt;/blockquote&gt;Maybe when it comes to fourth downs, but his playcalling would indicate otherwise.There were plenty of times last season where horrible Mccarthy playcalling let the opponent back into the game.  He gets conservative at the worst times.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p> Mike McCarthy seem to be supporters of going for the juggular</p></blockquote><p>Maybe when it comes to fourth downs, but his playcalling would indicate otherwise.</p><p>There were plenty of times last season where horrible Mccarthy playcalling let the opponent back into the game.  He gets conservative at the worst times.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: KC Resident</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-2/#comment-1778357</link> <dc:creator>KC Resident</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:37:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778357</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I can make it part of a future post, but it obviously depends on the specific situation and just importantly the opponent&lt;/em&gt;And faith in the QB not to piss down their leg on what should be an easy dump off./Hi, Dayne Crist!!!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I can make it part of a future post, but it obviously depends on the specific situation and just importantly the opponent</em></p><p>And faith in the QB not to piss down their leg on what should be an easy dump off.</p><p>/Hi, Dayne Crist!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: gfunk supreme</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778356</link> <dc:creator>gfunk supreme</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:36:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778356</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;juggular&lt;/blockquote&gt;juggalo-ar]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>juggular</p></blockquote><p>juggalo-ar</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Babar 2.0</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778354</link> <dc:creator>Babar 2.0</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:35:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778354</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thanks for the response Lisk.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the response Lisk.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: chocolatedunker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778353</link> <dc:creator>chocolatedunker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:34:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778353</guid> <description><![CDATA[i picked the lions to miss the playoffs]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i picked the lions to miss the playoffs</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778352</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:29:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778352</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Speaking of pat shurmur…where’s spencer been lately?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Selling shady stocks and was brought down by the FBI...think Boiler Room only he didn&#039;t get out like Vin Diesel]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Speaking of pat shurmur…where’s spencer been lately?</p></blockquote><p>Selling shady stocks and was brought down by the FBI&#8230;think Boiler Room only he didn&#8217;t get out like Vin Diesel</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778351</link> <dc:creator>somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:29:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778351</guid> <description><![CDATA[I definitely popped a stiffy when McCarthy went for the fake punt on his own 20 yesterday.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I definitely popped a stiffy when McCarthy went for the fake punt on his own 20 yesterday.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johndewar</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778350</link> <dc:creator>johndewar</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:29:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778350</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Those final two minutes were a clinic in rough coaching strategy…Reid playing for a FG really should have come back to bite him in the ass, I get that Vick’s been a turnover machine but if you can’t trust a guy in that spot find someone else&lt;/blockquote&gt;This is the kind of stuff Eagles fans talk about when they get upset about Reid. He should have had Vick lined up in shotgun.  No idea why he had him under center on that 3rd down play.Also, the whole &quot;icing the kicker&quot; thing.  If the Eagles lost that game because Larry Tynes had two bites at the apple, fans would have have jumped off the Walt Whitman bridge.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Those final two minutes were a clinic in rough coaching strategy…Reid playing for a FG really should have come back to bite him in the ass, I get that Vick’s been a turnover machine but if you can’t trust a guy in that spot find someone else</p></blockquote><p>This is the kind of stuff Eagles fans talk about when they get upset about Reid. He should have had Vick lined up in shotgun.  No idea why he had him under center on that 3rd down play.</p><p>Also, the whole &#8220;icing the kicker&#8221; thing.  If the Eagles lost that game because Larry Tynes had two bites at the apple, fans would have have jumped off the Walt Whitman bridge.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PL StabbinKabin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778349</link> <dc:creator>PL StabbinKabin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:28:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778349</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Speaking of pat shurmur…where’s spencer been lately? &lt;/blockquote&gt;He texted me after the Browns game. Asking me somrthing about &quot;up the road or across the street?&quot; I wasn&#039;t sure what he was referring too. Haven&#039;t heard from him since.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Speaking of pat shurmur…where’s spencer been lately?</p></blockquote><p>He texted me after the Browns game. Asking me somrthing about &#8220;up the road or across the street?&#8221; I wasn&#8217;t sure what he was referring too. Haven&#8217;t heard from him since.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778348</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:28:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778348</guid> <description><![CDATA[Is there a way to assess if decisions of this nature are noticably different between offensive/defensive minded head coaches? Rivera and Schwartz could just be the type that always wants to believe their defense will make the stop whereas guys like Mike McCarthy seem to be supporters of going for the juggular]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is there a way to assess if decisions of this nature are noticably different between offensive/defensive minded head coaches? Rivera and Schwartz could just be the type that always wants to believe their defense will make the stop whereas guys like Mike McCarthy seem to be supporters of going for the juggular</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778347</link> <dc:creator>somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:27:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778347</guid> <description><![CDATA[Was pretty disheartening to see Mike Smith go for it on 4th and 1 at crucial late game situations last year and fail both times. Wish the play call for those plays were a little more thought out. I generally like him as a coach. Just sucks that it gave the coaches with the tight sphincters more ammunition.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Was pretty disheartening to see Mike Smith go for it on 4th and 1 at crucial late game situations last year and fail both times. Wish the play call for those plays were a little more thought out. I generally like him as a coach. Just sucks that it gave the coaches with the tight sphincters more ammunition.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778346</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:26:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778346</guid> <description><![CDATA[Speaking of pat shurmur...where&#039;s spencer been lately?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of pat shurmur&#8230;where&#8217;s spencer been lately?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason Lisk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778345</link> <dc:creator>Jason Lisk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:26:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778345</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Teams, when protecting a lead with time winding down, tend to run on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down in order to keep the clock running/force timeouts before, ultimately, punting.What is the risk/reward percentages for passing in those situations? What would Coach Lisk do?&lt;/em&gt;I can make it part of a future post, but it obviously depends on the specific situation and just importantly the opponent. I&#039;m not going to bleed the Patriots of an extra timeout and concede the ball back to Brady, I&#039;m trying to get a first down such that I can end the game with my offense kneeling down.Against a different team, I might run early to get clock started and timeouts burned, but still be willing to throw on third down if I trust my QB to not make a bone headed play. I believe interception rate on third down with lead late is less than 1%.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Teams, when protecting a lead with time winding down, tend to run on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down in order to keep the clock running/force timeouts before, ultimately, punting.</p><p>What is the risk/reward percentages for passing in those situations? What would Coach Lisk do?</em></p><p>I can make it part of a future post, but it obviously depends on the specific situation and just importantly the opponent. I&#8217;m not going to bleed the Patriots of an extra timeout and concede the ball back to Brady, I&#8217;m trying to get a first down such that I can end the game with my offense kneeling down.</p><p>Against a different team, I might run early to get clock started and timeouts burned, but still be willing to throw on third down if I trust my QB to not make a bone headed play. I believe interception rate on third down with lead late is less than 1%.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PL StabbinKabin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778344</link> <dc:creator>PL StabbinKabin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:25:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778344</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Cam fumbled on 3rd down, right? or was that 2nd? &lt;/blockquote&gt;3rd, than it was 4th and 1 and the backed Atlanta up on the 1 with no time outs. The rest is history. Rivera fucking sucks.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Cam fumbled on 3rd down, right? or was that 2nd?</p></blockquote><p>3rd, than it was 4th and 1 and the backed Atlanta up on the 1 with no time outs. The rest is history. Rivera fucking sucks.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason McIntyre</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778343</link> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:25:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778343</guid> <description><![CDATA[And to think in the offseason I had the Lions in the Super Bowl ... glad I changed that pick.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And to think in the offseason I had the Lions in the Super Bowl &#8230; glad I changed that pick.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jim Harbaugh Scramble</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778341</link> <dc:creator>Jim Harbaugh Scramble</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:24:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778341</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lions will probably be favored in two more games this season.  (Jags, Colts.)  4 of the next five on the road. not looking good.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lions will probably be favored in two more games this season.  (Jags, Colts.)  4 of the next five on the road. not looking good.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: gfunk supreme</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778340</link> <dc:creator>gfunk supreme</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:24:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778340</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Pretty unbelievable to punt there.Dick Jauron thinks it’s absolutely reasonable to punt there.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Yeah.  I guess as a person who has watched a lot of football in my life it is not unbelievable at all that a coach would punt in that situation.  I guess I should say it&#039;s unbelievable that it&#039;s not unbelievable that a coach would punt there.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Pretty unbelievable to punt there.</p><p>Dick Jauron thinks it’s absolutely reasonable to punt there.</p></blockquote><p>Yeah.  I guess as a person who has watched a lot of football in my life it is not unbelievable at all that a coach would punt in that situation.  I guess I should say it&#8217;s unbelievable that it&#8217;s not unbelievable that a coach would punt there.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PL StabbinKabin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/jim-schwartz-no-longer-the-great-fourth-down-hope-now-just-the-great-dope/comment-page-1/#comment-1778338</link> <dc:creator>PL StabbinKabin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211630#comment-1778338</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Ron Rivera’s decision making is worse. &lt;/blockquote&gt;I would have gone for it on 4th and 1. That Carolina D is New Orleans bad. That was embarrassing to watch.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Ron Rivera’s decision making is worse.</p></blockquote><p>I would have gone for it on 4th and 1. That Carolina D is New Orleans bad. That was embarrassing to watch.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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