2008 NFL Season Thread- The Road to Super Bowl XLIII

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2008-09-23 04:14am

I thought that hyperactive little twat was out of football.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2008-09-23 04:45pm

Here are some Jets fans from last night, showing how NOT to support your team.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-09-24 11:09pm

Congratulations Detroit! Your 7 year nightmare is over!!

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2008-09-25 01:57am

And Plaxico Burress has been suspended, pending appeal.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2008-09-25 05:37am

Matt Millen, the George W Bush of NFL Football.

Post by **weemadando** » 2008-09-25 06:58am

Ravens looked GOOD against the Browns. If Flacco can hold his shit together and the D keeps on being hard as nails we might have a shot at the play-offs.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-09-26 01:51am

Darth Fanboy wrote:Matt Millen, the George W Bush of NFL Football.

HOW DARE YOU!! He is like the Hitler of football and wins were the Jews and he wanted them exterminated from the record!

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-09-26 01:52am

weemadando wrote:Ravens looked GOOD against the Browns. If Flacco can hold his shit together and the D keeps on being hard as nails we might have a shot at the play-offs.

Yeah. Too bad the Browns had a complete reversion and look like shit again. Makes it a little less impressive.

Did you get lost on the way to the Rugby channel?

Falkenhayn · Post by **Falkenhayn** » 2008-09-26 01:57am

weemadando wrote:Ravens looked GOOD against the Browns. If Flacco can hold his shit together and the D keeps on being hard as nails we might have a shot at the play-offs.

How old is Ray Lewis? Don't ask Kellen Winslow. He dosen't remember.

Post by **weemadando** » 2008-09-26 04:55am

havokeff wrote:
weemadando wrote:Ravens looked GOOD against the Browns. If Flacco can hold his shit together and the D keeps on being hard as nails we might have a shot at the play-offs.
Yeah. Too bad the Browns had a complete reversion and look like shit again. Makes it a little less impressive.

Did you get lost on the way to the Rugby channel?

What Rugby? Super 14s are over and the Tri-Nations are similarly wrapped up.

It be AmeriBall season.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2008-09-26 08:29am

Darth Fanboy wrote:Matt Millen, the George W Bush of NFL Football.

I always wondered how he got the job in the first place, and kept it in the second. He had no personnel experience whatsoever. He wasn't even a coach. Yet they gave him the keys to the store and a fat salary (which he will collect for another two years) to go with it. They could have saved themselves a fortune by selecting players and coaches using eenie-meenie-miney-moe.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2008-09-26 02:51pm

Pretty sure he was blowing the owner, until William Ford found out that it would be cheaper to just bring in a hooker.

Or maybe Millen was the owner's "personal ball washer" to steal a line from Lewis Black.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2008-09-26 10:47pm

Falkenhayn wrote:
weemadando wrote:Ravens looked GOOD against the Browns. If Flacco can hold his shit together and the D keeps on being hard as nails we might have a shot at the play-offs.
How old is Ray Lewis? Don't ask Kellen Winslow. He dosen't remember.

None of which relates to the fact that Baltimore is anchored by Rolle, McAllister, Ngata and Suggs much more so than Lewis. He may be the soul of the team but the arms used for beating others down don't belong to him anymore.

Now that being said the Ravens CANNOT win if Flacco has to pass more than 25 times in a game. They have a solid O-line and 3 good running backs. If they cannot use the ground game to eat up time, run long drives for TDs and keep the opponent from quick strikes then they lsoe. The Ravens are NOT built to play in a shoot-out they look much more like an old 1980s NFC-East team: Grind it out, pass on third and long, play possession, and beat the snot out of your opponent on D.

Cos Dashit · Post by **Cos Dashit** » 2008-09-27 12:15am

12 - 4 last week, 26 - 21 (.553) overall.

My picks for week 4:

ATL @ CAR
CLE @ CIN
HOU @ JAC
DEN @ KC
SF @ NO
ARI @ NYJ
GB @ TB
MIN @ TEN
SD @ OAK
BUF @ STL
WAS @ DAL
PHI @ CHI
BAL @ PIT

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2008-09-27 06:59pm

Cos Dashit wrote:12 - 4 last week, 26 - 21 (.553) overall.

My picks for week 4:

ATL @ CAR
CLE @ CIN
HOU @ JAC
DEN @ KC
SF @ NO
ARI @ NYJ
GB @ TB
MIN @ TEN
SD @ OAK
BUF @ STL
WAS @ DAL
PHI @ CHI
BAL @ PIT

Not a believer in home field advantage, eh?

Cos Dashit · Post by **Cos Dashit** » 2008-09-27 08:10pm

The Dark wrote:
Cos Dashit wrote:<snip>
Not a believer in home field advantage, eh?

I hardly take it into account at all. The better team will usually win.

Usually.

EDIT: Fixed a quote.

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2008-09-27 10:27pm

My turn:

Atlanta at Carolina
Cleveland at Cincinnati
Houston at Jacksonville
Denver at Kansas City
San Francisco at New Orleans
Arizona at New York Jets
Green Bay at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Tennessee
San Diego at Oakland
Buffalo at St. Louis
Washington at Dallas
Philadelphia at Chicago
Baltimore at Pittsburgh

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2008-09-28 07:00am

My picks:

Panthers
Bengals
Jaguars
Donkeys
49ers
Jets
Packers
Titans
Bills
Cowboys
Bears
Steelers
Chargers

If the Rams lose, I think the coach and GM will be gone. Which is only fitting. Anyone stupid enough to fire Mike Martz (on the grounds that his offense doesn't work anymore!) will soon be unemployed. Matt Millen got canned this week, and I think John Shaw will join him soon.

Dark Flame · Post by **Dark Flame** » 2008-09-28 12:39pm

And my picks...

Atlanta at Carolina
Cleveland at Cincinnati
Houston at Jacksonville
Denver at Kansas City
San Francisco at New Orleans
Arizona at New York Jets
Green Bay at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Tennessee
San Diego at Oakland
Buffalo at St. Louis
Washington at Dallas
Philadelphia at Chicago
Baltimore at Pittsburgh

I really think a lot of home teams are going to lose this week. I don't think home field advantage is going to be a big factor.

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2008-09-28 07:04pm

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA.

Stuipd Raiders. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory -- ONE LAST TIME!

Falkenhayn · Post by **Falkenhayn** » 2008-09-28 09:43pm

What's up with Buffalo and owning the 4th Quarter?

Post by **RogueIce** » 2008-09-28 10:28pm

Looks like all your predictions were wrong. Bucs = teh win!

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-09-28 10:36pm

SPC Brungardt wrote:BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA.

Stuipd Raiders. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory -- ONE LAST TIME!

I was ready to hear your and Elfdart's heads collectively explode if they held on.

It's going to be too bad if Davis does eventually can Kiffin. The team plays hard for him and they just need to learn how to close out a team. Boomer kept saying it, they are close.

The fucking Niners.... Damnit. They win that game without the turnovers. Punctuation Boy needs to knock that shit off. Still in first place though.

Stupid Broncos. I knew their "Let them score 30" defense would catch up to them, I just didn't think it would be against the fucking Chiefs.

The honeymoon for Rogers in Greenbay is over. Lets see... Farve 258 straight games, Rogers is going to end his streak with 4. Greenbay fans are going to be more upset if Rogers can't start than if he throws a couple of INTs and lose a game or two in a row.

More to come...

That NOS Guy · Post by **That NOS Guy** » 2008-09-28 11:33pm

I'm calling sheenigans at the Eagles/Bears game. This game is over if the officals don't blow the intentional grounding call. If so, the Bears are out of field goal range and the Eagles don't have to go for it on 4th and Goal, they can kick the field goal and be done with it.

It's bullshit.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2008-09-29 12:01am

havokeff wrote:It's going to be too bad if Davis does eventually can Kiffin. The team plays hard for him and they just need to learn how to close out a team. Boomer kept saying it, they are close.

Davis already decided to fire him. He was going to do it two weeks ago, but they fucked up and won. Al Davis really can't win for losing!

The fucking Niners.... Damnit. They win that game without the turnovers. Punctuation Boy needs to knock that shit off. Still in first place though.

The Niners have improved, but they're just not good enough to win shoot-outs on a regular basis.

Stupid Broncos. I knew their "Let them score 30" defense would catch up to them, I just didn't think it would be against the fucking Chiefs.

If only Ed Hochuli could have spotted them 15 points...

The honeymoon for Rogers in Greenbay is over. Lets see... Farve 258 straight games, Rogers is going to end his streak with 4. Greenbay fans are going to be more upset if Rogers can't start than if he throws a couple of INTs and lose a game or two in a row.

More to come...

A lot of that has to do with luck. I don't care how tough you are, a separated shoulder will ruin your ability to throw.