NFL General Thread 2014 Season

We had a thread like this a couple of years ago or so, and I think it would be a good idea to have another one this season. Talk about how you feel about your current team, players you like/dislike, games you thought were fun to watch, stuff you are looking forward to, etc. I'll get the ball rolling.

Bears vs Bills: As a Bear fan it sucks that we lost our first game, especially when they made boneheaded play calling on offense and Chris Conte still thinks the the NFL plays by touch football rules. It was a tough loss, but not the whole doom and gloom situation Chicago fans think to seem it is (all Chicago fans expect there to be a doom and gloom season if we don't win any game by at least 100 points). Every year fans seem to forget that if the Bears do get hot, they start to come together a few weeks in the season. The past couple of years the Bears have had very lucky wins (and wins that should not have even happened) early on, so fans are used to a comfortable 3-0 or 2-1 start or something. I'm not saying they'll make the playoffs nor am I denying the MASSIVE problems with defense and the ever so struggling offensive line (though it looked better than other early season games).

Monday Night Football: I was looking forward to Giants vs Lions more so than the Chargers vs Cardinals. While it was amusing seeing the Lions make some great plays with Megatron, it was obvious that the Lions had that one in the bag early on. There are times I have no idea how Eli Manning has two Superbowl rings.

The Chargers and Cardinals looked like it would be a boring game in the first half, and that they would get in a boring occasional field goal war like they did during the pre season. However, the second half had some key plays and dramatics turns in it. Rivers blew it by missing a snap was huge in terms of their eventual loss, but Arizona's defense did an outstanding job that game for the most part. Carson Palmer looked pretty good and made some smart plays instead of trying to look like a stud with every pass, which is a pitfall many QBs fall into. Anyway, I found myself enjoying the game immensely despite the fact that I was sure it was going to be a snoozer. Glad I stuck around and watch the second half.

Other stuff:

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I won't deny that I laughed my ass off when I first saw this, but I have to wonder what some players are thinking sometimes.

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Now THAT'S dedication.

(big gif) http://www.gfycat.com/LimitedMaleBunting

Eli Manning MAD!!!

haha I loved the spartan kick!

Having roommates who are heavy into football, I have gained some interest in this years college season. I lost it when the Gamecocks almost lost to the Pirates. Didn't think I would get that sucked into sports again. So I'm going to try to watch more of the NFL season.

Only bad thing is...I'm a Carolina Panthers fan... ;_;. Hopefully we will have a good year. We'll see.

I'm also interested in Fantasy Football but I know NOTHING about it.

Go Raiders!

Hopefully I'll be able to catch a Titans game or 2 this season whilst living in NY.

I looked at their roster though and only recognized 2 names- Jake Locker & Michael Oher.

When the hell did Michael Oher go to TN?

The Bears game was horrendous. They should've scored 40 against the Bills. Instead, Cutler played like a twerp & Conte should be gone. I can't imagine Sunday night's game to be anything but terrible.

I knew it would be a long game as A Giants fan when we got 1st and goal at the one and threw two straight fade passes. Did not get any better from there. Though Jennings looked solid.

Take care all

Oh yeah. I dig the Giants. Eli is cool. 'Cuz Vols. :D

He does still play for them, right?

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The Bears game was horrendous. They should've scored 40 against the Bills. Instead, Cutler played like a twerp & Conte should be gone. I can't imagine Sunday night's game to be anything but terrible.

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Pretty much we should have had at least 34 points. That first pick wasn't really a horrible throw or anything. Forte was good as always. I'm not in the get rid of Conte group only because he's not terrible and there really aren't any other options out there. Yes he got stiff armed by Jackson but, he also had a nice interception and for the most part was good on his tackles.

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The Bears game was horrendous. They should've scored 40 against the Bills. Instead, Cutler played like a twerp & Conte should be gone. I can't imagine Sunday night's game to be anything but terrible.

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Pretty much we should have had at least 34 points. That first pick wasn't really a horrible throw or anything. Forte was good as always. I'm not in the get rid of Conte group only because he's not terrible and there really aren't any other options out there. Yes he got stiff armed by Jackson but, he also had a nice interception and for the most part was good on his tackles.

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There were two 3rd & 1 situations in that game that they opted to pass and screw it all up. Forte was running great all game and they don't want to use him then. WHY?! Conte made a great play, yeah, but he still can't tackle. He literally reminds me of a 1st year High School player that's a little jumpy and is hesitant to tackle because he is afraid he might hurt himself or something. I have no clue how that guy made it in the NFL.

At least we don't have Webb anymore. I might be remembering things wrong, but I think all he did was sit down and eat ice cream when he was on the field.

Also, whenever we have a tough loss I remember we used to have players such as Rashad Salam and feel better about the current team. I actually once completely ruined my friend's day by mentioning Rashad Salam. I'm serious. I said his name and nothing else and he was in a bad mood for awhile. This happened this year.

the patriots lost and that is awesome

the one thing i dislike about living in albany again is that the "local" teams are the giants/jets/bills so i get to see a bunch of troutty games (though i may recant if the bills continue to do OK. still, the giants and jets)

i won in both my fantasy leagues and that's pretty cool too (especially felt good in the one where i got the league's worst draft grade and had the highest-scoring week 1 team)

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Oh yeah. I dig the Giants. Eli is cool. 'Cuz Vols. :D

He does still play for them, right?

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Peyton did. He's the older one w/ the large forehead. Eli went to Ole Miss.

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Oh yeah. I dig the Giants. Eli is cool. 'Cuz Vols. :D

He does still play for them, right?

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Peyton did. He's the older one w/ the large forehead. Eli went to Ole Miss.

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What a terrible week 1 for the Packers. So many problems on the line (granted two injuries) and the defense does not look any better. I really hated the play calling on offense as it didn't take the Seahawks long to figure out that the ball isn't going to come anywhere near Richard Sherman. Aaron Rodgers can't cover up for all of those problems on his own.

Good to have the NFL back!

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Conte made a great play, yeah, but he still can't tackle. He literally reminds me of a 1st year High School player that's a little jumpy and is hesitant to tackle because he is afraid he might hurt himself or something. I have no clue how that guy made it in the NFL.

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He is only a few months removed from shoulder surgery and that was a big issue for him tackling last year. He at least was coming up and making hits with his shoulder against the bills.

I too am glad Webb and all of that nonsense are gone. It was fun watching Tice coaching the Falcons line and being happy that wasn't the Bears line lol.

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Conte made a great play, yeah, but he still can't tackle. He literally reminds me of a 1st year High School player that's a little jumpy and is hesitant to tackle because he is afraid he might hurt himself or something. I have no clue how that guy made it in the NFL.

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He is only a few months removed from shoulder surgery and that was a big issue for him tackling last year. He at least was coming up and making hits with his shoulder against the bills.

I too am glad Webb and all of that nonsense are gone. It was fun watching Tice coaching the Falcons line and being happy that wasn't the Bears line lol.

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I was at a Bears game the last season Webb was there and made my whole section laugh after he blew a tackle by mock cheering, "YEAH!!! WOO!!! J-WEBB NATION!!! YEAH!!! WAY TO GO!!! YEAHHHHHH--GET HIM OF THE ****ING FIELD!!!!

Maybe the Steelers should rename their name to the Givers with how many turnovers they had today combined with how many opportunities they gave away. They could put a picture of Jeff Bridges on their helmet to remain trendy.

Wow, what a game last night. I never thoght the Bears would pull that off against the Niners. Great game and a great Birthday present for me and not you crabtree :mad2:

I REALLY hope this isn't the end of Tillman :( But, fuller filled in nicely!

RIP Ray Rice
RIP Adrian Peterson
RIP RG3
RIP Marty and the Jets

So many brave souls lost this year. A real tragedy.

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RIP Adrian Peterson

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uhh....

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11...ly-play-week-3

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Wow, what a game last night. I never thoght the Bears would pull that off against the Niners. Great game and a great Birthday present for me and not you crabtree :mad2:

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I am glad we spoiled the home/stadium opener for them. I have nothing agianst the Niners (I have always liked a lot of players of theirs growing up). I DO have something against Kaepernick, or rather, how he is perceived.

My problem is how Kaepernick debuted against an injured Bears team a couple of seasons back and how they got crushed, and THE ENTIRE SPORTS MEDIA acted like he was the second coming of Christ for having a good game. The dude is a SUPREMELY overrated QB, and that muscle kiss BS the most douche bag thing you can do.

Before anything thinks I am taking it too personal because of the spark of his popularity because of the Bears blowing it a couple of seasons back, let me tell you that I feel (aside from the douche bag things he does) exactly how I felt about former Bears QB Rex Grossman. They are both capable of making amazing plays, but far more capable of making poor decisions on the field. The thing that pisses me off about Kaepernick is that he is totally immune from criticism, it seems.

Anyway, as for the Bears, that first half was terrible, but it was awesome to see them get their act together and see the defense, new guys and old, step up while Cutler and Marshall KILLED it.

First Bears victory in SF since '85. Most of you weren't even born yet. :lol:

I think most of us talking here are 29 and above?

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Indeed. I am 32. I remember the 85 Bears (though admittedly fuzzy). My dad recorded the Superbowl on VHS. He did a good job cutting the commercials out (though he left in the new commercials at the time, lol).

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Indeed. I am 32. I remember the 85 Bears (though admittedly fuzzy). My dad recorded the Superbowl on VHS. He did a good job cutting the commercials out (though he left in the new commercials at the time, lol).

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My aunt had recorded it, but it cut off because they were @ some thing w/ her in-laws, so they didn't get the whole game. She does have the rest of the playoffs, though.

My family actually had season tickets back then. I think my Mom went to the Rams game.

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Indeed. I am 32. I remember the 85 Bears (though admittedly fuzzy). My dad recorded the Superbowl on VHS. He did a good job cutting the commercials out (though he left in the new commercials at the time, lol).

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My aunt had recorded it, but it cut off because they were @ some thing w/ her in-laws, so they didn't get the whole game. She does have the rest of the playoffs, though.

My family actually had season tickets back then. I think my Mom went to the Rams game.

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Nice. My parents have had season tickets for a number of years now, but this might be the last season we have them (they are just getting too expensive). They didn't have them for the 85 Bears, but my parents managed to see 3 or 4 games that season. I am not sure if I were with them any of those times or not, but if not, I did see the Bears for sure at least a season or two after that.

My entire family are Patriots fans so they remember that one well. Apparently I screamed in my crib the entire game and have been a Bears fan since ;)

I'll finally get to see them this year, my mom got me tickets to the game in Gillette! I'm so excited. I've seen a friggen Packers game live but never a Bears game :(

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uhh....

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Not quite! He's being investigated for a second abuse claim.

Boy did I pick a great topic to feel vindicated about...

Lol, my Rams are tied with the Seahawks and 49ers. Better take a screenshot of the ladder and enjoy it now.

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Not quite! He's being investigated for a second abuse claim.

Boy did I pick a great topic to feel vindicated about...

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Yeah I just saw something about that :(

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Yeah I just saw something about that :(

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Team, he's alive again. He was cleared of charges.

Just in time for the Eagles to beat the Colts.

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Exciting MNF game with the Eagles at the Colts. So far this season's theme is to have a boring first half followed by an exciting and close second half. I have no strong feelings one way or another for either team, but I once again found myself having fun watching an exciting second half of prime time football.

As far as the actual game portion of the NFL goes, it is shaping up to be a fun season already!

Here's to another disappointing season for my Giants. I couldn't even watch my team repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot yesterday because I was too busy being forced to instead watch the Dolphins get embarrassed by the Bills (my stepfather and stepbrother are huge Dolphins fans).

Consider yourself lucky then. Eli actually played well but he got let down by his skill players. Also, can we finally admit we need a new special teams coach? I feel like every year we get our heart ripped out by a punt return.

Take care all.

Packers win with another Aaron Rodgers passfest. I'm beginning to think that the defense will never improve. That being said, Jordy Nelson was a beast Sunday.

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Packers win with another Aaron Rodgers passfest. I'm beginning to think that the defense will never improve. That being said, Jordy Nelson was a beast Sunday.

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Eddie Lacy however has not been. Maybe as a Bears fan my plan worked! too bad I didn't get Rodgers then :(

With any luck at the end of the season Mike McCarthy will be fired and with him goes Dom Capers and the terrible conditioning staff the Packers have. Right now the Defense is terrible and the O-Line is terrible. You can't expect Lacy to tear it up if the line can't open any holes to run through.

That said, they got lucky on that blown timeout call. The game would have been tied and I don't have enough faith in the team to stop a terrible QB like Geno Smith forever. It could have ended in tied game...second one in two years it would have been. Whatever. The season is still young and the Packers can still win this pitiful division. The Vikings are now clearly going to be in last place so we have that going for us =D

the NFC North, more like the NFC No Dear God Why

The Raiders look like a practice squad out there.

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You can't expect Lacy to tear it up if the line can't open any holes to run through.

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Isn't it pretty much the same line he ran behind last year though? Your rookie center didn't look too bad against Seattle.

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The Raiders look like a practice squad out there.

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I've never seen so many GWAR fans look upset in once place.

On a positive note, my Bengals are looking fantastic. They're not the best in any one position (AJ Green aside), but man they're just good across the board. Marvin Lewis has finally turned them into a defensive-minded team, and it's working. They could be the team to beat this year. (I've been waiting 20 years to say that again)

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You can't expect Lacy to tear it up if the line can't open any holes to run through.

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Isn't it pretty much the same line he ran behind last year though? Your rookie center didn't look too bad against Seattle.

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Derreck Sherrod is currently starting in place of Bulaga and the Rookie Center is being made to look far better than he is with two good guards in TJ Lang and Josh Sitton. TJ Lang is being force to try and make up for being sandwiched inbetween two inexperienced linemen and I think it currently shows. Unfortunatly both Sherrod and Linsley where unforunatly thrust into the spot light after both Tretter went down in preseason week 3 and Bulaga week 1. I am not saying it can't come together as the Pack should get back Bulaga this week or next week and Tretter no long afterwards. Against two good defenses in the Jets and Seahawks, that in experience was greatly taken advantage of.

If Bulaga was in there then it would have been much better as the focus could be on the Rookie in the middle but Sherrod let so many people through in Week 1 and got better in Week 2. While basically the same, I think the dual injuries forced too much inexperience too soon, too fast :/

I would love to talk to Bear fans right now that insisted that it was a bad idea to let go of Lovie Smith and/or take McCown over Cutler.

Please, enlighten me. As I type this the score is 0-35 with the Falcons in the lead.

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0-42 when I opened up this thread. Bucs botch snap. Falcons score again. 0-49.

This is the funniest and saddest game I've ever seen.

EDIT2: This is the funniest subreddit on the planet right now: http://www.reddit.com/r/buccaneers

EDIT3: The ref just misspoke a penalty. "Unnecessary Refness." I can't breathe.

EDIT4: Back up Falcons QB is in. Falcons still get a touchdown. 0-56. It's not even the 4th quarter. This whole team is getting fired.

Can the game automatically end when Atlanta breaks the Bears' record 73-0 margin of victory over the Redskins?

Well, the Bucs got a touchdown and just got a pick 6 just now.

14-56.

The first touchdown was a blatant pushoff and the second one was against a backup QB.

What a mess, still.

I think, as much as this shows how bad the Bucs are, what we're really seeing is how good Atlanta is this year. Which means that the Bengals beating Atlanta last week was legit. Atlanta is this good. Cinci's just that much better. I don't think people realize yet how good they are, especially defensively.

The highlights from this game are pretty fun. I'm not a Lovie-hater, but man, the look on his face on the sideline is funny as hell. I've never seen any kind of coach in the NFL look so lost and confused. You almost feel sorry for him.

As far as McCown vs Cutler goes, I think they're both bad quarterbacks. I mean, not NFL-caliber starters anyway. Cutler's so damned inconsistent. That said, I don't know who in their right mind would want McCown over Cutler.

PS It's good to see the Falcon's taking advantage of Hester's unique skillset.

That game can be summed up with this picture:

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Well, he didn't get to break the returns for touchdowns record against the Bears, but he did it against Lovie and with Deion watching the high-step. Good enough, right?

Tampa 2 defense is dead. It just doesn't work anymore.

He still got up.http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chor...olesboom.0.gif

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I swear there is just a negative energy in that city that makes everyone go crazy. Kind of like that slime in Ghostbusters II.

Well, another road win for the Bears. It wasn't pretty, but I'll always take a win.

Despite the positive things going on with the Bears and how bad the Packers look in some aspects, I am not to confident in the Bears beating them in week 4. Their secondary is...uh...is a thing that Aaron Rodgers will laugh at burn to the ground, basically.

I dunno Fuller has been playing well, Frey played nickle vs the Packers twice last year. If Mundy and Conte are able to play the secondary should be ok. If not I wonder if the Bears will bring in Adrian Wilson again. He's not gonna make big plays since he's old and slow but, he wont make mental mistakes that rookies will. And the front 7 has really stepped up. Willie Young looks like a beast so far and the rookie DTs have been doing a nice job.

I hate it when I'm right.

Allen has lacked the numbers but it really showed how much we miss him out there. Same with Ratliff. Ferguson and Sutten did well against the Jets but they weren't able to get much of any pressure vs a beat up Packer line.

Also 2 or 3 long drives that end up with no points aren't going to help at all :(

*puts gun in mouth as MGS4 theme plays*

Well that was a huge sigh of relief yesterday. Except for the Packers pulling that last second win out of their ass's.

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Well that was a huge sigh of relief yesterday. Except for the Packers pulling that last second win out of their ass's.

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*takes gun out of mouth as Super Mario World stage clear plays*

Yeah, we looked good. We also got lucky with the Falcons dropping some passes, but Cutler was on point, and the defense came together.