The Alex Smith project might finally be looking up. I know I actually started him for a few weeks this year. Then again, I also started Plummer for a while....
Take care all.
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The Alex Smith project might finally be looking up. I know I actually started him for a few weeks this year. Then again, I also started Plummer for a while....
Take care all.
Personally, I think he thought Young had already thrown the ball, because as soon as he let go, what did he do, celebrate? No, he turned around to see where the play had gone. This whole "scared of roughing the passer" thing is just an excuse for him making a stupid mistake.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Bandito
Do I think Coughlin should have yelled at him? No, because Kiwanuka knew exactly what he had done (potentially lost them the game). But this whole scared of getting called for roughing the passer charade, I think is just an excuse for Kiwanuka thinking VY had already let go of the ball.
Well, it you think they have let go of the ball then you aren't going to hit him...I mean that's just how I've always seen it and how I always played.
Redskins over Saints? Who saw that comming? I know I didn't. Or the Eagles over the Giants! that was nice.
Boy, the Chargers sure look like the best team in football right now. I'm not high on any team in the NFC right now, but I guess the Bears are the team to beat because of home field advantage, however, how do you let Tampa Bay score 31 points against you?!
The Cowboys, eh, once they realize that TO isn't worth the trouble, then maybe I'll root for them more. I can guarantee Parcells is hoping he's gone after this year, especially after that disgusting interview with Irvin.
The Saints, they're interesting, but up and down still. Brees has been brilliant and I think they could be dangerous, but I'm still a little concerned about their D.
The Seahawks, I dunno. They too are way too up and down.
Everyone else is a grab bag, Eagles, Giants, Falcons, none of them seem like they have a full 4 game playoff run in them.
Elsewhere in the AFC, tonight's game will go a long way to sure things up: If the Bengals beat the Colts, I think they're in the playoffs and the Colts are in serious trouble because almost all of the playoff bound teams have good run attacks. If the Colts right the ship on the other hand, the Bengals will have a tough fight with the Jags, Jets and Broncos still in the mix. The Jets have the easiest schedule and could sneak in as a 6 seed, but they are by far the worst of the teams left. I think in the end it'll be the Bengals as the 5 seed and the Jets, though the Broncos, if they can beat the Bengals next week end with San Fran and could find their way in. In the end, I think the Chargers come out because LDT is too much to handle.
The other two teams not mentioned, the Ravens and Pats have questions too. Without McNair I can't believe fully in the Ravens and I always give the Pats a chance with Brady, but they seem mediocre overall and I don't see them getting all the way back, but a couple of wins in the postseason might not surprise me.
Take care all.
I will stick with Cincinnati until they are eliminated or I am right.
The dream is still alive! It's not outside the realm of possibility that Seattle could lose to San Diego and Tampa Bay in the next week, especially since the Bucs showed a little fiestiness (behind my boy Tim Rattay) and put a scare into Chicago. In the meantime, we have winnable games against Arizona and Denver. And to think, we'd get a home playoff game if we pulled it off!
We'll see if Marty won't coach the second round playoff game with both hands around his neck. His conservative play in the last two minutes of their last postseason trip in 2004 killed the Chargers, we'll see if he's learned from his mistakes.
The Ravens are beginning to look an awful lot like their championship team from 2000, but is Kyle Boller going to manage them to another title or shoot them in the foot with mediocre play? My money's on the latter.
Anyone who had predicted this game before the season started probably. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TrowaBartonIV ^_^
Ironically, the Redskins helped their own hated rivals get closer to first-round bye by defeating the Saints.
And Week 15 saw some records get broken, as well. They include:
- Morten Andersen becoming the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the NFL (meaning, he's now the NFL's all-time leading scorer)
- LaDainian Tomlinson breaking THREE records (single-season scoring record, rushing TD record, & consecutive games with two or more touchdowns). He's obviously a strong MVP candidate.
- Brett Farve breaking one of Dan Marino's numerous passing records (in this case, the career completed pass record)
And on a more sad note, I would like to take the opportunity to mourn the loss of Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt. He is an important figure in the modern era of the NFL. Not only did he found the NFL's then-rival league AFL, but he was also instrumental in the merger of the AFL and the NFL. And unlike most league mergers, in which the smaller leagues lose franchises, the AFL was so successful that not a single franchise in that league folded; in fact, the AFL actually had expansion franchises between the time it was founded, until the merger. It is also noteworthy that Lamar Hunt was the man who coined the term "Super Bowl". After the merger, the NFL's conference alignment was arranged into what it is today, with all of the AFL's franchises, along with the NFL's then-Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cleveland Browns becoming the AFC, and all the other pre-merger NFL teams becoming the NFC (divisional alignment would remain unchanged until the 2002 expansion of the Houston Texans). Without Lamar Hunt, a lot of what we see in the NFL today would not exist, especially the Super Bowl. May he rest in peace.
Plus, Terrell Owens breaks his own record for being a jackass.
What?
He was slapped with a $35,000 fine earlier today. It's a strange coincidence that his spitting incident happened on the same day the fight broke out in a Nuggets-Knicks game. Looks like that day was a day of unsportsmanlike conduct. Similarly, I heard that a fight broke out at a college football game the day after the Pacers-Pistons Brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strider
I'd say TO was out of line, except I despise that overrated thug DeAngelo Hall and think he deserved it. Anyone that awful who still manages to never shut up should be spit upon.
I think TO should be fined for what he said during his interview with Irvin, that he essentially pulls a Moss and doesn't try on every play. Fined by the team mind you, but Jerry Jones loves him too much to do that.
Take care all.
The jersey DeAngelo Hall now wears should have been retired a long time ago by the Atlanta Falcons in honor of Deion Sanders. If I'm not mistaken, Prime Time pretty much owned the Georgia Dome, not only in his first five years in the league, when he was with the Falcons, but also in his first game there as a member of a visiting team.
Eh, I am not a fan of Deion Sanders. Essentially he created the term "cover corner" since he couldn't tackle worth anything. He was fun to watch, but I'm sure gave his coordinator fits with his sissy pushes. That's why I love Champ Bailey. He'll still knock the crap out of you.
Also, I hope the Broncos are able to squeeze in the playoffs. I know we're one and done at best, but the newspapers would not shut up the entire offseason if we miss them. It's actually looking pretty good too considering how much improvement Cutler is showing. With more experience for him and more conditioning both physically and mentally for our defense, we'll be a great young team (especially if we can nab a good #2 WR in the draft/free agency
And DeAngelo Hall is just really fast. He's spoiled in coverage because he has amazing catch-up speed. He's still got a way to go in actually playing the ball though.
That's primarily because stealing passes (my fancy way of describing interceptions) were his specialty.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Bandito