Georgia VS South Carolina - RB Todd Gurley has had 20 carries in a game just seven times in his 25 career games. Four of those seven came in SEC conference games. Gurley did have 30 carries against South Carolina 2013 so you can expect to see him get a heavy load against the Gamecocks. As for South Carolina, they'll run all day if they get a chance. During his career at South Carolina, RB Marcus Lattimore had 37, 27, and 24 carries against Georgia.
Eli Manning, might be done as a player in the NFL. (4TD/11iNT) (89/162) 55%. 986 yards. Eli’s rating over his last five games in 53.2…Geno Smith was 66.5 for 2013. Tebow is 75.3 for his career. Manning had a 69.4 QB passer rating in 2013, his lowest since his rookie season in 2004. With all of the changes up front you’d expect some struggles but Eli is just an 81.1 rated passer for his career. That’s basically Andy Dalton, so it was never Brees-Brady-Rodgers level…sometimes a hot D and a couple rings make you think someone is more. – Cardinals were First in run defense last season, 2nd this year. You have to throw to beat them…good luck.
The Philadelphia Eagles have their work cut for them this weekend because Andrew Luck is night and day home and road. Luck is 14-3 at home over his career including the playoffs. Over his last 3 games at home vs playoff teams, KC, Denver, Seattle, Luck 3-0 and has a 100 QB rating. (9 TDs/3 ints)…On the road, Luck is 9-10 as a starter.
The 49ers are a team dealing with injuries and suspensions to their defense. While they’ve been good at putting pressure on quarterbacks, they’ve been elite at run defense over the past three seasons….but that might be changing. Last week though, Dallas RB DeMarco Murray went for 118 yards on 22 carries. That’s the first 100 yard rusher they’ve allowed since December of 2012…a total of 18 regular season ball games. They see Matt Forte this week…so we’ll learn a little more about what they are defensively in 2014.
(10-1) The Dallas identity has to change. But they can’t get out of their own way; maybe their quarterback just can’t be patient. Dallas has been 8-8 over the past 3 seasons...but until last week they were 10-0 when they give the ball to DeMarco Murray 20 times a game running the ball. Last week was the first time they’ve lost a game since 2011 in which Murray got 20 carries. With three first round picks on their offensive line, this team can run the football. It needs to run the football. It won’t run the football.
