NFL Football Thread

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2006-12-03 07:22pm

AIN'T THAT SOME SHIT!?.

Chargers win, Chiefs lose in overtime, Giants lose by a guy who's hardly kicked in 2 years, the only thing that would make this day perfect is if Seattle rips Denver a new one. Oh yeah, Colts dropped their game, bringing San Diego one step closer to homefield through out.

I mean, win, division-rivals losing, and Sheli-crybaby-Manning all in a day?

edit: how 'bout that Rex Grossman? 1.3 QB passer rating.

interim final edit: and now for the much-touted Jay Cutler to lead the Broncos, this should be interesting...

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2006-12-03 07:53pm

Things were looking pretty bad for the Lions. They were up 7-3 and driving, with first and goal from the five. They knew what fucking time it was.

It was time for some Lions football.

FUUUUMBLLLLE!

They came close to dropping the ball on this one, but it the end they pulled out a 28-21 loss to preserve first overall this spring.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2006-12-04 11:10am

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:Things were looking pretty bad for the Lions. They were up 7-3 and driving, with first and goal from the five. They knew what fucking time it was.

It was time for some Lions football.

FUUUUMBLLLLE!

They came close to dropping the ball on this one, but it the end they pulled out a 28-21 loss to preserve first overall this spring.

I still thought Arizona had a chance to surpass the Lions in the "L" column but that doesn't seem likely anymore. But maybe further down the draft board they can get Jarrett from USC and give Leinart a familiar big ol' target.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2006-12-04 11:26am

I'm just waiting to see whose career Matt Millen wishes to ruin, Brady Quinn's or Troy Smith's. If the asshole is smart (...), he'll trade down for some much needed O-line help, if the Lions Kitna being the most sacked QB in football is any indicator.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2006-12-04 12:02pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:I'm just waiting to see whose career Matt Millen wishes to ruin, Brady Quinn's or Troy Smith's. If the asshole is smart (...), he'll trade down for some much needed O-line help, if the Lions Kitna being the most sacked QB in football is any indicator.

If those are the choices I'm hoping that Mike Martz will be thinking that Brady Quinn fits his style of offense better. Although, if the Lions aren't going to show much concern for blocking Smith would probably be the better choice out of the two.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-12-05 07:27pm

On the one hand, it's a disgrace that 6-6 is good enough to not only have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs, but to actually be in the thick of the wild card race in the NFC.

On the other, the Eagles are still in line for the National Football Conference's annual "decide who gets to lose to the AFC champion in the Super Bowl" tournament. So I'll bemoan the sorry state of the NFC later.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2006-12-10 12:29am

It's time to start culling the herd. Finally, we can start weeding out the lame-ass pretenders who have no business in playoffs. Luckily for the Carolina Furballs (man they choke on a Manningesque scale!), they get an even sorrier team to beat up on, so they won't be put out of their misery just yet. The Falcons also get to linger like a fart in an elevator, since they get to play a multitalentless Tampax Bay team. I'm so tempted to take the Suckaneers...

If there's a football equivalent of SD.Net, it has to be Cold Hard Football Facts. They have no patience for bullshit, demand that people back up their assertions, and have no mercy on lying, ignorant assholes. In other words, Skip Bayless is a whipping boy for them. Their QB rating system (take passing yardage, subtract 50 yards for eack pick, then divide by the combined number of passing attempts and sacks) is a much guage of how effective a QB is than the bogus rating system. It's a goldmine of info, and not just stats.

This weeks winners:

Falcons
Chiefs
Colts (bye bye Jaguars!)
Lions
Patriots
Panthers (bye bye Giants!)
Bengals
Eagles
Titans
49ers
Seahawks
Jets
Chargers (bye bye Broncos! maybe when Cutler starts shaving he'll be a real starter

)
Cowboys

and...

UPSET!
Rams over Bears! No, I haven't been drinking, I just think the Rams are a good enough passing team to make the Bears pay, and Grossman's godawful passing (threw 19 passes, completed 9 of them: six to his team and 3 to the opposing team) will finally catch up to the Bears. The Bears can win the Super Bowl with mediocre quarterbacking (which Brian Griese can give them), but not this shit.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2006-12-10 04:34am

You will regret your decision to pick Detroit.

I'm with you on Dallas over New Orleans. Brees's gaudy numbers don't mean nearly as much to me as the two losses against Cincy and Baltimore.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2006-12-10 11:17am

The Lions at least make an effort, which is more than can be said for the Vikings.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-12-10 04:02pm

Still alive.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2006-12-10 04:17pm

I couldn't stop laughing during the repeated highlights of Jacksonville vs. Indy.

Damn! What a time to have a team prove that the Colts absolutely can't stop the run. When Fred Taylor is healthy and on he can go off and today he did that but it was Maurice Jones-Drew who really did the damage to the Colts.

I watched the KC / Baltimore game, which was a rather decent old school grind it out game. At least from the Baltimore standpoint. I'm not sure what to call it from KC's view of things. Their defense played well but they just couldn't score points on offense.

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2006-12-10 05:30pm

Indy gave up not one but 2 100 YARD RUSHERS and dropped another one -- at one point in this game against Denver they pointed out in the last 45 minutes, the Chargers outscored Denver 49-6 between the last 2 games.

As it is right now, we're up 21-3, driving with less than 2 minutes left and on our way to 1st place baby!

CarsonPalmer · Post by **CarsonPalmer** » 2006-12-10 05:31pm

G-Men getting a big wild card win. Of course, this past month has ruined me. Three minutes left, Giants up by 17, and I'm biting my nails that Chris Weinke will lead the Panthers to defeat the Giants.

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2006-12-10 05:41pm

CarsonPalmer wrote:G-Men getting a big wild card win. Of course, this past month has ruined me. Three minutes left, Giants up by 17, and I'm biting my nails that Chris Weinke will lead the Panthers to defeat the Giants.

I don't know what's funnier, the double post or that a guy with the name CarsonPalmer is cheering for the G-men. Just saying.

29! The record I mean, LT broke it in 13 games. He could've done this before the 16 game seasons. Now this IS the day and age of the feature back but it's all the more impressive -- he gets hundreds and hundreds of touches each year and can TAKE that kind of punishment and stay productive. I dunno about when he hits 30, but this is our best shot at a Super Bowl yet. At the very least, the Chargers will have a post-season run this year -- just clinched the division.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2006-12-10 07:03pm

Tsyroc wrote:

I watched the KC / Baltimore game, which was a rather decent old school grind it out game. At least from the Baltimore standpoint. I'm not sure what to call it from KC's view of things. Their defense played well but they just couldn't score points on offense.

It was a desaster for the Chiefs. Green kept getting picked off, plus a fumble. Yeesh. The only good thing I could say is that if they still had the defense they had two years ago, it wouldn't have had to go into over time.

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2006-12-10 09:47pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:You will regret your decision to pick Detroit.

I'm with you on Dallas over New Orleans. Brees's gaudy numbers don't mean nearly as much to me as the two losses against Cincy and Baltimore.

'Nawlins up 21-7 at half [I'm not bothering to count Dallas for any points with 44 seconds]

Let's put your comment in persepctive: 1) Brees gaudy numbers, 2) two losses 3) [what you didn't mention] AFC TEAMS!

It's really that simple, I'm not surprised at all, big woop, they lost to 2 big-dawg AFC teams, tell me when that matters in the weaker NFC.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2006-12-10 10:45pm

Yeah, guess they showed me what's what. There's the NFL for ya.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2006-12-10 10:51pm

Quick, someone call the Hague, cuz there's a massacre going on in the Saints v Cowboys game.

Scores 42-17.

Falkenhayn · Post by **Falkenhayn** » 2006-12-11 01:45am

Fish crushing the Pats should be the story of the day.

Whoever thought D'Brickashaw Ferguson was going to handle Aaron Schobel needs help. That's 12.5 sacks on the year.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2006-12-11 01:47am

The most humiliating part was when the Saints took kneeldowns inside the Cowboys' 5 when they could have easily scored again. I haven't seen a whipping like that since Mel Gibson's The Splatter of the Christ.

I was also pleased that Al Michaels (whom I usually can't stand) ripped the fucktards who set off fireworks or whatever it was that covered the field with smoke at halftime and lingered until the 4th quarter. He called it "garbage" and he's right. IT'S A FUCKING DOME ASSHOLES!

Post by **Kuja** » 2006-12-11 10:43am

Bills bulldozed the Meadowlands.

Falkenhayn · Post by **Falkenhayn** » 2006-12-11 01:29pm

Kuja wrote:Bills bulldozed the Meadowlands.

Loved. Every. Second.

CarsonPalmer · Post by **CarsonPalmer** » 2006-12-11 07:46pm

I third Al Michaels remarks. Its rare to see an announcer take a stand like that, and I was stunned that he said it to begin with.

Troy Aikman made some comments during the Giants game that were truly idiotic. He stated that in Week 17, the Falcons would likely be eliminated from the playoffs, thus giving the Eagles an unfair advantage because the Falcons would likely just roll over. That, I would hope, should insult the Falcons, thus guaranteeing they don't roll over. If they do, its a disgrace.

Falkenhayn · Post by **Falkenhayn** » 2006-12-12 03:45am

CarsonPalmer wrote:I third Al Michaels remarks. Its rare to see an announcer take a stand like that, and I was stunned that he said it to begin with.

Troy Aikman made some comments during the Giants game that were truly idiotic. He stated that in Week 17, the Falcons would likely be eliminated from the playoffs, thus giving the Eagles an unfair advantage because the Falcons would likely just roll over. That, I would hope, should insult the Falcons, thus guaranteeing they don't roll over. If they do, its a disgrace.

I don't know the man's name, but the Patriots are blessed with one of the most retarded radio announcers ever. The man was irate that TB's illegal forward pass was actually called.

Not only was it a no-brainer, but the tone this moron delivered his thesis in. Laden with wells, and ohs, and "you opinion"s and other whining ill thought bullshit.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2006-12-12 05:47pm

Gil Santos? The yo-yos from The Ticket bust his balls on a constant basis. He's as bad as that other Boston announcer Most (I think that's his name), who used to do the Celtics games. A shameless homer.