» Now We’re Screwed: Shaughnessy Says the Patriots Have No Chance Barstool Sports: Boston

Back to back linkage for Jerry, had to post this response to yesterday’s Shaugnessy article that I linked to…

Sure, Shank could look at the NFL in 2012 and see what it’s become. That it’s a throwing league first, last and everything in between.  That 3 different guys had over 5,000 yards.  Ten had 4,000, including a rookie who had no offseason training.  That Aaron Rodgers had an ungodly 122.5 Passer Rating. Or that the defenses that were 1-2-3 in Most Passing Yards allowed went 15-1, 13-3 and 13-3 on the season, respectively. And most of all that NFL passing yards are the most inflated stat in all of sports right now.  But that would require growth and learning. It would mean understanding how the game has evolved.  And it’s easier to just say “You gotta be able to run the ball” and  “Defense wins championships” like you did back when you were doing features on John Riggins and Refrigerator Perry back in the day.