Someone's O has go to GO: The NE@DAL 5-0 week 6 thred

MN @ CHI -- bears, minnesota seems almost as hapless on offense as the bears.
MIA @ CLE -- clev-o gives the heave-ho to miam-o.
WASH @ GB -- green baby.
CIN @ KC -- cincinnatus.
PHIL @ JETS -- i'm ignoring my own rule of when two lame-assed teams face each other pick the home team and i'm going with philly.
TN @ TB -- tampa
HOU @ JAC -- houston.
STL @ BLT -- baltinevermore ravens.
CAR @ AZ -- arizona.
NE @ DAL -- i'm no football judas, NE PATS.
OK @ SD -- san diego
NO @ SEA -- seattle
NYG @ ATL -- glad i don't have cable this week, giants.

Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Cincinatti
Eagles
Titans
Jacksonville
Baltimore
Arizona
Patriots, damn it all to hell
San Diego
New Orleans-they have to win a game eventually, right?
Giants

RE: yeah they do but against seattle AT seattle?

New Orleans-they have to win a game eventually, right?

yeah but not on the road in seattle at night. that stadium gets LOUD and there's nothing like a night game to get the crowd amped. though i don't know if that necessarily holds true on the west coast.

either way, they'll win sometime but it won't be this week.

I hear you guys, but I just have a feeling.

What kind of feeling?

http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/thumb/1/14/Got_A_Bad_feeling.jpg/200px-Got_A_Bad_feeling.jpg

or

http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/2007/07/06/rogers.jpg

you left out jesus jones

MN @ CHI -- CHI
MIA @ CLE -- CLE
WASH @ GB -- GB
CIN @ KC -- CIN
PHIL @ JETS -- PHI
TN @ TB -- TB
HOU @ JAC -- HOU
STL @ BLT -- BAL
CAR @ AZ -- ARI
NE @ DAL -- NE in a close one
OK @ SD -- SD
NO @ SEA -- SEA
NYG @ ATL -- NYG

CIN @ KC - CIN
HOU @ JAC - JAC
MIA @ CLE - CLE
WAS @ GB - WAS, MB
STL @ BAL - BAWLS
MIN @ CHI - CHI
PHI @ NYJ - PHI
TEN @ TB - TB
CAR @ ARI - ARI
NE @ DAL - NE
OAK @ SD - SD
NO @ SEA - SEA
NYG @ ATL - ATL WHOOO

WAS/GB and TEN/TB are the tough ones for me, and CAR/ARI a little. car and ari both have horrid QB situations (starters gone for season) but i guess arizona's the better overall team at this point and they're at home. Washington beating GB at home seems like a stretch, and they're missing more starters to boot, but I just got A FEELIN.

OMGWTFLOL CAR just signed Testaverde. Was Jeff George unavail?

no fucking way! who's older, testy or carney?

Testeverde is older than Elvis when he died.

I know Baltimore's favored by like 8.5 points against St. Louis, but I dunno. The Rams suck, but so does Baltimore?

I'm tempted to pick the Ravens in my survival league, but I have a weird feeling about it.

Patriots are going to wax Dallas. Cowboys had a short week after a late game.

don't think so, cowboys will be focused and prepared, unlike at buffalo. probably were looking past buffalo to begin with. they'll still lose, but i don't think it will be a blowout.

I don't know; I think NE is a LOT better than Dallas. that's what's so annoying about this season; both NE and Indy seem like they're playing in a different league than everyone else. boring.

^^ i agree, and the season will be less fun after NE beat Dallas and show that

i suspect the Patriots will win comfortably even if it's not technically a blowout - i.e. the result will never really be in doubt past the 1st quarter. after the Bills game, the 'Boys will be concerned that wily Bill B will have seen too much of how to beat Romo and they'll probably look to change their offensive game to a more careful one that won't suit them.

Bobby's big prediction of the week: 'Boys to start cautiously and ineffectively, get majority of their scores in the 2nd half after the game is basically already put away.

Imagine if Dallas turns the ball over like they did against Buf. 120-0 easy.

NE doesn't make mistakes and they sicken me.

brownie otm!

it's fascist, like Kevin Costner says in Bull Durham

There are a bunch of games this week that I think are really close to call.

Tampa - This game could end up kind of fugly and I would not be surprised if the Titans win.

Bears - Chicago is at home and as long as they don't turnover the ball I figure they will be OK. It still should be close.

J-ville - Texans are kind of broken and knowing my luck the bad Jaguars will show up this week.

Cinci - If the Bengals D cannot stop KC, they won't stop anyone.

Washington - It is an upset, but I think the Skins are pretty good.

Ravens - Baltimore seems to be less this year, but the Rams are a mess.

Philly - The Jets seem more screwed up than the Eagles.

Cards - This is a pickem game. If the sack machine can stay upright, Carolina might win.

SD - The Chargers seem to be getting it back together.

NE - Can I just hope for a black hole to open and take both teams into the phantom zone?

Seahawks - Seattle stunk last week, but no one is stinking more than the Saints.

Giants - Falcons are going to win again at some point, but maybe the NYG's are decent.

can LJ break 100 yds vs Cincy? probably not :(

MN @ CHI -- CHI: Griese will spend more time throwing to Viking DBs than to his own receivers, but CHI will probably win with a couple Gould FGs unless Peterson finds a seam two or three times.

MIA @ CLE -- CLE: Miami has been beaten by some terrible teams already, so this is really Cleveland's to lose.

WASH @ GB -- WASH: Redskins DEF is actually even stronger than Chicago's, so if Green Bay wins it'll have to be through the air.

CIN @ KC -- KC: This is more wishful thinking than anything, but if the KC DEF can keep Cincy under control, Croyle to Bowe should pick the Cincy DEF apart.

PHIL @ JETS -- PHI: Simple. Iggles don't stink as badly as Jets stink.

TN @ TB -- TB: This will be a low scorer, though.

HOU @ JAC -- HOU: Because Jags are at home playing and opponent they should defeat, ergo they lose.

STL @ BLT -- BAL: This is just a coin flip, really.

CAR @ AZ -- AZ: This is Arizona's year, dudes! ;)

NE @ DAL -- DAL: Upset pick? Sure.

OK @ SD -- SD: Hey ma! I fixed the offense!

NO @ SEA -- SEA: Like was mentioned above, games in Seattle are hard to win at night. Especially if you don't have wins anywhere else this year.

NYG @ ATL -- NYG: Didn't see any of the Giants game last week, but I'm just assuming the DEF still works like it did against Philly. And Atlanta is no Philly.

I don't know; I think NE is a LOT better than Dallas. that's what's so annoying about this season; both NE and Indy seem like they're playing in a different league than everyone else. boring.

-- horseshoe, Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:06 PM (Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:06 PM) Bookmark Link

i can see that because i remember those years when the 49ers were head and shoulders above everyone else and it seemed it was a race for second place but the first year the pats won the superbowl they were playing a rams team that everyone said was destined to be remembered as one of the best ever.

i think the dallas game will be a close one but i think the pats will win. better qb and a better line. i can't wait for the indy game. is it at the razor or is it in indiana?

here are some things to know about the Clev/NE game last weekend:

NE punted 6 times! and the Browns did not pressure Brady at all. Yeah, let the Pats do a 6 minute drive but do not blow coverage like the Browns did. Make them get to the five yard line- do not give up the big play or turnover. The Pats are a machine and will destroy if you do.

The Pats can be beaten deep and with screens and delays if they blitz.

i'm basically repeating every cliche ever but damn

NE's o-line has been RIDICULOUS this year. I haven't seen a game yet where Brady didn't have enough time to map the human genome back there.

it's such a waste, cause he clearly can't do that shit. Peyton, on the other hand...

GETCHA POPCORN READY

Brady is back in the pocket thinking up names for his bastard children.

I would have all this bastard making with bridget moynahan.

i'll personally give $1000 to any ilxor who will make bastard with bridget moynahan. i'm serious.

I dunno if $1000 is gonna be enough to get brady to stop lurking

man up, brady!

he goes by "tuomas", right?

ahahaha ilu omar little!

bridget moynahan is v pretty

dudes colts/pats reminds me of suns/spurs last year. the rest of the league was just a formality.

WASH @ GB -- WASH: Redskins DEF is actually even stronger than Chicago's, so if Green Bay wins it'll have to be through the air.

-washington's secondary looked pretty tough last week against detroit. it was amazing how much pressure the line got by keeping the linebackers and secondary in a pretty tight zone. having a healthy pierson prioleau makes such a huge difference.

Bobby's big prediction of the week: 'Boys to start cautiously and ineffectively, get majority of their scores in the 2nd half after the game is basically already put away.

Not a big prediction. The Cowboys score, like, ALL their points in the second half.

http://socialitelife.com/images/2007/10/tom_brady_101207_03.jpg

Oh, so he's going to kick for extra points too now.

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Oh, so he's going to kick for extra points too now.

-- Pleasant Plains, Friday, October 12, 2007 12:21 PM (Friday, October 12, 2007 12:21 PM) Bookmark Link

yes and to make things more interesting for his offensive line, he won't be wearing pads or a helmet either.

haha brady - his off-field persona has transitioned into a way amusing new phase

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timberlake, bro; vanderbeek, no.

lol @ timberlake shotgunning in the background

Guy in white #4 shirt taking a picture of Justin Timberlake's back - No.

Guys shotgunning cans of Miller Lite behind Van Der Creek - Bros.

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OTM

wtf? that was supposed to be...

lol @ timberlake shotgunning in the background

OTM

Ha, didn't notice the same green shirt.

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my brother introduced me to the concept of shotgunning, nice

i like how his hand is moving at light speed towards the beer

where's tom brady's brother chip these days?

TENN
CHI
JAX
CLE
BAL
WASH
KC
PHIL
ARI
SD
NE
SEA
ATL

Tampa
Chi
Jax
Cle
Bal
GB
Cin
Philly
Ariz
SD
NE
Seattle
NYG

Nothing's making my spider-sense tingle this week...

Tennessee
Chicago
Jacksonville
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Cincinatti
Philadelphia
Arizona
San Diego
New England
Seattle
Giants

god bless you, professor balls

MN @ CHI -- CHI
MIA @ CLE -- CLE
WASH @ GB -- WASH
CIN @ KC -- CIN
PHIL @ JETS -- PHI
TN @ TB -- TEN
HOU @ JAC -- JAC
STL @ BLT -- BALLS
CAR @ AZ -- AZ
NE @ DAL -- NEWENG
OAK @ SD -- SD
NO @ SEA --SE
NYC @ ATL -- NY

MN @ CHI -- Bears could actually move back into contention for the NFC North. They still have problems in the running game. Benson is a bust. Greise is an up-grade to mediocre. Bears
MIA @ CLE -- The Browns juggernaut rolls on. Cleveland
WASH @ GB -- This will be a good game. Campbell's coming along nicely, but I think Farve will have more fun. Pack
CIN @ KC -- Da Bungles
PHIL @ JETS -- The Jets can't stop anyone. Philly
TN @ TB -- Vince looked really bad last week. Tampa has no healthy runners. Titans
HOU @ JAC -- Jax seems a little more consistent with Garrard at QB. MJD is back. Jax.
STL @ BLT -- The Ravens offense is horrible. McNair didn't practice on Thursday, but will most likely play. It's only a matter of time before he gets injured again behind a ramshackle offensive line and the team is Boller's. St. Louis is vying with KC and NO as the worst the NFL can offer. It's games like this that make me love college football. Bodymore.
CAR @ AZ -- David Carr vs. a re-born Warner. No contest. Though who knows how long before the bad Warner re-appears. The good David Carr never existed. Zona
NE @ DAL -- After last week can anyone still pretend that Dallas is in the same league as NE. NE
OK @ SD -- Oaklnad comes back down to earth. SD
NO @ SEA -- NO is dead to me. Hawks
NYG @ ATL -- Who cares. Giants

TN @ TB -- Vince looked really bad last week. Tampa has no healthy runners. Titans

EXCELLENT. (/burns)

"Tampa has no healthy runners."

The Bucs signed one of my favorite Raiders in Zack Crockett this week. All Gruden needs to get is that hairy whiteboy fullback from Stanford whose head bleeds because of his helmet and Tampa is set.

for some reason i think carolina w/ vinny t will beat arizona or at least keep it close enough to cover.

I am sort of excited to watch the Bears game for once, because I want to watch this Vikings' Adrian Peterson I hear so much about.

v. weird (tho refreshing) to see tenn vs. tb as the fox game here in the northeast...is weird how the sched. falls as last week i had to go out to a bar to see giants vs. jets b/c it conflicted w/ pats.

Wow, really? In FL, they're showing Wash vs GB on Fox. We always get the Bucs game, so I have no idea what's going on (but I like it).

TENN/TB is the CBS game here, not Fox!

sry, tenn/tb is on cbs...jets/phil on fox, but still...

Oh okay, that's why. I've got Browns/Phins on CBS here...*yawn*

I don't have a CBS game! ;_;

no early game on cbs which is fine with me, i'll watch the bears/vikings then flip over to the real game at 3:15.

i slept until 11 o'clock, i just made a pot of coffee and cleaned my kitchen. i think i'll make some french toast or maybe some biscuits.

bungles v. chiefs and washington v. gb here.

hester!!!!!

jesus devin hester is ridiculous

they kicked it away from him and he ran across the field and grabbed it at the sideline. replay shows literally 8 guys had a chance at him, he was hit four times.

it's not enough to kick it away from him now, you need to kick it out of bounds.

what unis are the jests wearing?

horseshoe, peterson is great, hopefully we'll get to see it. though with tavaris jackson at qb i haven't seen the bears linebackers more than three yards off the line of scrimage. seems like they're daring them to throw and the vikings aren't taking the bait.

wow. I was not expecting that.

okay, supposed-to-be-conservative-offensively teams!

check out this sweet site w/broadcast maps showing what games are showing where every week

http://the506.com/nflmaps

Ooh, thanks!

yeah, that site is awesome

when did it become the thing to only show three day games a week?

tennessee might lead the universe in fun names to say...first travis laboy, now ben hartsock

DAMMIT! While the entire rest of the country feasts on NE@DAL, the great state of California gets OAK@SD.

man i love french toast.

xpost- to a bar with you rogermexico.

does new mexico get the bears game solely because of urlacher?

there you go adrian peterson.

wow@adrian peterson. ilu!

Why does this college team playing the Eagles?

i think e.j. henderson just killed jason mckie.

pam oliver got rained on or something.

god why do I never get the games Pam Oliver's on?

i know zero about him but roydell williams is a pretty decent wr

Brian Baldinger is a treat.

i still cringe a little when after a gamebreak curt menafee throws it back to "Dick & Baldy".

these Cadillac "when you turn your car on does it return the favor" commercials are gross.

wow, adrian peterson putting on a clinic at soldier field today.

wowowow adrian peterson

horseshoe, it totally goes back to who cadillac is targeting with their ads, middle aged guys who are always thinking about their big swinging dicks.

i hope that's sarcasm. see also: viagra and cialis ads.

and enlarged prostates.

whoa I don't like this Miami creeping up on the Browns thing. what's happening?

wahoo..nother score by the clev!

i just woke up. i have two questions.

1. why are people still punting to devin hester?
2. is adrian peterson the best running back in the nfl (i'll answer this: yes)

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the only time minnesota has punted to hester was when it was a short field and they skied the punt giving plenty of time for the coverage to get down field. the one time he returned it they tried to punt it out of bounds but it didn't make it, he grabbed it at the sideline and took it back.

titans look v. bad on offense w/o vy

It's weird that Rock Hardy has to watch Tampa/Tenn while I've got the Chiefs/Bengals, just a coupla hundred miles away.

I went to school with the guy who picks what games go to what market for Fox. Pretty interesting read (It's a PDF, tho'.)

great, vince young is out? awesome, great, fantastic. someone make me some good trade offers.

when i first moved to chicago the local cbs affiliate used to have a vote on their website to see what game would be broadcast. they stopped doing it when some pittsburgh fans hacked their site and rigged the voting so that the steelers were on every week.

think vy just pulled a quad or something, not a long term injury but its return of kerry collins for duration of today.

go brownies.

also, now kerry has hit some impressive 3rd and longs and is on verge of tying the game..

pleasant plains did you go to univ. of missouri?

braylon turning in a keyshawn johnson worthy performance today.

adrian peterson is playing at a completely different level than anyone on either team today.

SO GLAD I STARTED HIM.

guys adrian peterson makes everyone else look like they're strolling around the field.

something like 67 yds 3 tds shows that he's actually a bonafide reciever now and just a deep threat w/ good games a year. i'm happy for dude.

231 yards and 3 rushing tds. not sure about receiving right now.

231 rushing yards on SIXTEEN CARRIES.

he's my new favorite player. cuet, too.

(also yay for Cleveland!)

god kevin your team is killing it. i'm getting slaughtered but i'm glad i'm not playing your team today.

yeah peterson's giving me 45 points and anderson's throwing for 3 tds and running for one and housh just caught his second... too bad i couldn't have got some of this last week when i lost by 5 and had 4 starters give me 5 points or less.

wow this bears-vikings game is unpredictable.

hey how did hester just score?

bomb, screen, etc.

i'm losing my shit over here. i need to run to the liquor store for a six pack but i can't leave!!!

they should change the name of the team to the chicago hesters because he's the only one who can score with any regularity on this team.

there should really be six-pack delivery on Sundays.

HOLY SHIT PETERSON~!!!!!!!!!!

holy shit. I thought Peterson was going to run it in.

THIS GAME IS BANANAS

run, run, run, field goal.

can't see it ;_;

why are they even taking those chances?

Bears defense comes through in the clutch!

aided by some o_O play calling by brad childress.

also nuts that chester taylor has 83 yds.

they're putting hester back to return the 55 field goal attempt!

nevermind.

wha'happen?

55 yard field goal as time expired.

career long for longwell.

i just had to watch highlights of the game of the year narrated by terry bradshaw ;_; ;_; :_;

same here. ugh.

The Bengals D made KC's O look respectable. KC's D is not bad. I think Cinci is in the downward slide. I also think they should consider dealing off Chad Johnson in the off season. Let him go to the some other screwed up place and see how good he is with another QB. That crap Johnson does is cute when you are winning, but when you are losing you look like a palooka.

That Green Bay and Washington game was pretty fugly. Neither team could really establish much offensively in the second half. I think they are both about the same team really.

you think? cincy has only won one game. safe to say they've been sliding for the last four...

washington is gonna make the playoffs.

RANDY!

why cover him?

dallas actually got some rush on brady that drive

moss was sooo open and gone on that 1st play - brady just missed him

wau NE

dallas 2x 2 and out

uh 3 and out

yeah, this is how I figured this game was going to go.

LT in powder blues = football monster.

^^^

ilu Demarcus Ware!

dallas looks shook - makin mistakes

brady not completely sharp today

dayum.

no he's not and he's got two td passes in the first quarter.

YO wtf is phil simms talking about 'steelers vs.... los angeles rams"

that 3rd down pass to ben wats was ridic.

pats 6/7 3rd down - yikes!

steelers rams was '79 superbowl, no? vince feragamo qb the la rams?

do you guys think more gets made of t.o.'s drops because he is t.o. or because he really drops the ball too much?

ok he explained it.

superbowl xiv followed the '79 season, played january of 1980 in pasadena.

haha STIFF ARM.

do you guys think more gets made of t.o.'s drops because he is t.o. or because he really drops the ball too much?

-- Jordan Sargent, Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:56 PM (Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:56 PM) Bookmark Link

he's had a history of alligator arms going back to his days in sf. early in his career they wouldn't bother sending him over the middle because he wouldn't catch anything that didn't hit him in the chest.

lol barber may be slightly stronger than hobbs

"safe to say they've been sliding for the last four..."

More like sliding back from a team that might finish 8-8 to 4-12. Their slide really began in the final part of last season when they went 0-3 to close out. Marvin Lewis has not been able to put a decent defense together in Cincy. KC was able to control the ball and keep Cincy's offense off the field, which leads the Bengals into a one sided passing attack and Palmer was getting lit up. Johnson barking on the sideline about not getting the ball when his QB is getting killed and Ocho Cinco cannot get free from Patrick Surtain is not helping. I'd deal that big ego goof ball off for a good DT any day of the week.

To credit, the Bengals linebackers are mess. They have lost all of their starters this year to injury and lost two last year for good (one to booze and one to a broken neck), so they are playing with the scrubs of the NFL. Lewis can complain about them not playing together as a team, but when you bring in a bunch of malcontents and they decide not to get along, what do you expect?

I think no matter how bad it gets this year, unless Palmer was to start barkin', I think Lewis will be there next year. That being said, the fuse is lit and without some changes it will get to time to blow up this club and start over. I pretty much watch the Bengals every week, good or bad and the way they have played in the last few games sucks.

I'd deal that big ego goof ball off for a good DT any day of the week.

ok, that's just crazy. he's one of the best skill players in the league, if you want to build a d that's one thing but you don't castrate your offense in the process.

BAN EARLNASH.

chad j is one of the top 15 players in the league. MAYBE one dt is in the top 20.

brady fumble

that's how you do it.

dallas is only gonna make them angry.

lolz.

did jim nantz just give some insight to the special relationship between him and verne lundquist?

kekekekekkeke

is this the first time all season New England's fallen behind?

they were down to buffalo for a bit. they said new england has led 85% of the time for the season going into this half.

oh that's right I remember that Buffalo game, duh.

sigh.

pats are going back to their antwain smith offense where they're throwing screens to receivers because they have no serviceable running backs.

WTF WAS THAT

WAU!

jesus christ.

was it a catch - flag tho?

SWEEEEET!

uh

roughing the playboy

ball was out anyway..no catch

TOTES CATCH!

wowowow @ Randy Moss.

orrr, maybe im wrong

lol, nance finally sees the ball out

and the bobble

meh

randay ;_;

grebt reaction shot of t.o. just now.

throw to rnady agian

blah

brady has blown all 3 bombs to moss today

romo int coming up !

officially I hate both these teams, but Marion Barber is kind of awesome.

i'll never understand why illegal hands to the face is never called on running backs.

dallas is kiiiiilllling themselves w/penalties

vinny throws a td for the 73rd year in a row. congratulations greenhead.

wow that slate of cbs games next week looks AWFUL

nice

oh for fuck's sake.

good thing the pats are without their top two running backs and top tight end.

shit

harrison made a nice play there

wade phillips is making it real hard for the cowboys to win this game.

wau wes welker makes that 1st guys mis every time

weak callllll

phil simms: looks easy
jim nance: every time
phil simms: looks easy

Guh! Well, that's that.

game o

lol "The New England Patriots had a lot of respect for Tony Romo before this game."

Peyton, it is all on you now!

1 more td barady>moss lets pad those stats dudes come on

48 points yikes!

they will probably score 96 against Miami next week.

so they are who we thought they were then?

it was a good game for a while. the Cowboys are actually better than I thought they were. but, yeah, pretty much.

i don't think i've seen brady throw off his back foot all year. he hasn't been able to step into every pass but they've all been off the front foot regardless.

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I am loving Randy's shirt + tie combo postgame. he luvs Tom Brady so much, too, it's kind of touching.

omg go Saints!

ha, way to fall, Alexander.

It is almost like NE is using their 3 wide outs kind of like the Colts did a couple of years ago. What is interesting is that the Colts offense the past year or so is more like NE's old model with power running and ball control passing.

I hope someone can beat the Pats, I know I would not want to see a world where they somehow went unbeaten and won a Super Bowl.

"dallas is kiiiiilllling themselves w/penalties"

They seemed to do that a bunch in the past couple of years when Parcells was coaching.

I'm probably being hard on Ocho Cinco, but the last couple of Bengals games have me pretty honked off.

Speaking of Vinny T., I wonder who is the oldest dude to throw a TD? It has to be either Don Strock or more likely George Blanda.

I knew Don Strock was old as dirt late in his career, but he was only 38 in his last season. Criminy Vinny Testeverde is an old dude, but Blanda threw a TD in 74 when he was 47!

wow Reggie Bush is kind of on fire (at long last, I know.)

raven-haired Seahawks cheerleader...i luv u!!

It is almost like NE is using their 3 wide outs kind of like the Colts did a couple of years ago.

after morris went down the pats went back to the old charlie weiss offense where they wouldn't run off tackle, they'd throw a wide receiver screen or a four yard hitch. i think it was 2001, the first superbowl win? brown had over 100 receptions and antowain smith had a little over 1,000 yards?

Cris Collinsworth just said NE is the best team he's ever seen.

chris collinsworth just said 07 pats are THE BEST TEAM EVAR!!!

lol

hi bhloobloj

go saints!

hi! i totally agree PREPARE TO BE DED REST OF NFL !!!!!

Shaun Alexander applauded Mack Strong with homosexual clapping.

someone please combine t.o. eyebrow with

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lol@Madden performing mid-90s standup anti-Starbucks material.

Who's picking the bumper music tonight? Pearl Jam and Nirvana I can understand...but 10,000 Maniacs?

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wow@Saints blitzing all over the place.

Interesting -- I think Payton threw that challenge flag to slow down the hurry-up.

Or maybe not.

too little too late seattle.

New Orleans-they have to win a game eventually, right?

-- horseshoe, Tuesday, October 9, 2007 2:37 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Link

I hear you guys, but I just have a feeling.

-- horseshoe, Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:14 AM (5 days ago) Bookmark Link

Holmgren gets an F in basic math.

I would like to go on record that I "just have a feeling" the Bills will miraculously turn their season around, clinch a wildcard berth, upset the Patriots in the divisional game (Belichick will rend his hoodie in disbelief) and go on to beat the Cowboys in the Super Bowl as belated revenge for Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII.

Holmgren has been replaced by a malfunctioning cyborg? YES.

Holmgren seriously looked like he was having a stroke during that game. He was in obvious distress.

horseshoe got into tombot's mushrooms.

Kev, I control the NFL WITH MY MIND!

i didn't believe. ;_;

obv my latest batch of fungus was not doin the job

wow, i'm watching local nbc sunday sports wrap up and they showed hester's punt return from ground level at the far endzone. he was moving at half speed until he made one cut up field then accelerated like i've never seen a football player accelerate before. it was like he only needed two strides to get to top speed. that was really impressive.

it was reminiscent of watching a cheetah how they kind of lope along and then all of a sudden they're going 60 mph and then mauling an antelope before you know what's what. that's devin hester, he mauls antelope.

postgame iv wise
I HATE ROMO
I HATE TO
seriously grow some fucking sack
I just want to hear somebody make some big hefty statements
"well, they're pretty good, they played better than us today, next time, we see'em again, they won't stand a chance"
I mean FFS aren't competitors supposed to talk shit? what is this bet-hedging horse filth we get to listen to from everyone? "well we just need to play better football" NO FUCK YOU YOU JUST NEED TO TEAR THAT OTHER GUY'S ASS APART WITH NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION AND SHIT

anyway point being I thought TO and Romo sounded completely lame in the postgame
and am very disappointed they couldn't at least hold it to a one-possession game.

my picks were like under 50% I think for the first time all season
teach me to take the wrong chances, undefeated at home? O RLY gun to mouth argh argh
etc.
I am aggra
VATED

i'll have a winning week this week regardless of tomorrow. i purposefully picked early so i wouldn't have to search through the old posts.

i has a case of the lazies.

so is this holmgren-shuan a-hasselbeck nucleus on it's last legs? kinda looks that way, especially w/ all the reports that shaun a isn't running hard unless he thinks he can break a long run.

holmgren's bungling of the end of the game tonight was inexcusable. if john madden is sonning you in the sense dept. you might want to reconsider what you're doing w/ your life.

i'd say they have another year left but i don't see any of them getting long term extensions done anymore. hasselbeck probably has the longest shelf life of them, i think he's only 32. he should have four more years in him if he can stay healthy.

hasselbeck's srsly only 32? he seems so much older

this pats team might be the best i've ever seen. i mean, the best football team. ever. they're like the 96 packers up in this piece. ironically.

I am withholding judgment until they play Indy + Pittsburgh. (also bc he is old, Cris Collinsworth calling NE the best team he's ever seen was tantamount to saying they're the best team ever. Costas jumped all over him for it, but Costas maybe doesn't know what he's talking about. still, learn how to spell "chris," Cris Collinsworth!)

im wondering how indys injury situations gonna play out - like are they really just a bunch of minor situations or are they more nagging or worse than originally thought.

As much as I'm loathe to admit it, I think I agree with Collinsworth (and ade) on this. The first season of football I ever actively watched was in 1985 when I was 11 years old, and in 22 years I know I've never seen a more complete and more dominating team.

Costas jumped all over him for it,

That was kind of surprising.

costas was just being all OMG ITS ONLY WEEK 6!!! aka his usual tedious self

I think people just like being mean to Collinsworth because he is a douche. but he's not dumb.

it's pathetic how much it would bother me if the Pats were really as good as people think they are. I need to get a life.

bc does this mean they will win the next 4 super bowls or some shit? I don't know if I'm up for that, dudes.

I'm not either. ugh.

hard to keep teams together these days so i dont think you guys have to worry abt prolonged dominance. i think both moss and welker (or maybe stallworth) are on 1 year deals.

i do think you guys should sit back and enjoy instead of being such haters. its not like the pats are some lame-ass defense/ball-control team - theyve got moss and theyre fun.

dudes, THIS YEAR'S TEAM is a great one. and just because this year's team is good that has nothing to do with next year. this isn't baseball where you can predict with some success future results based on previous output.

what he said.

i do think you guys should sit back and enjoy instead of being such haters.

this is good advice, but it seems unlikely to happen!

As much as I'm loathe to admit it, I think I agree with Collinsworth (and ade) on this. The first season of football I ever actively watched was in 1985 when I was 11 years old, and in 22 years I know I've never seen a more complete and more dominating team.

-- Johnny Fever, Monday, October 15, 2007 6:04 PM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

really? i mean, miles to go before we sleep and all, but i feel like early johnson cowboys, late walsh niners and late gibbs i skins were this type of team (ie very good defensively, but almost able to score at will).

yeah theyre looking like those teams - which is pretty scary considering teams like that arent supposed to be possible anymore

higgy, i was in your camp prior to this past game. but look at the sheer number of points they're putting up, johnson's cowboys or walsh's niners didn't put up these kinds of numbers. they played the third best offensive team in the league, played a shitty game defensively (second lacksluster game in a row for the d) and still won on the road by two touchdowns and if there had been more time on the clock would've won by more.

and they did that using their 3rd down receiving back and a dude scooped off the practice squad.

has Belichick seemed really toned-down to y'all in press conferences this season? it's kind of disappointing.

Yeah, they're even more frightening the more I think about it.

They play the Colts in 2 weeks, right? If they win that, I'll go ahead and crown their asses. xp

I noticed that he wasn't wearing his ragtop for the game last night xp

they actually won by 3 tds kev

it should be mentioned that 10 of dallas' points cant really be hung on the d

i'd just like to point out that the pats are basically doing right now what the warner/faulk/holt/bruce rams did in their prime. just completely bludgeoning people. if they run over indy/pitt, 'best team ever' might be warranted.

Also, T.O. saying they're not that great = total roffles.

has Belichick seemed really toned-down to y'all in press conferences this season?

i don't see how he could be any more toned-down than he has been in the past without vast quantities of seconal, quaaludes, and bourbon. i mean the guy was borderline comatose before.

yeah but w/those rams teams their d was never considered to be that good

Johnson barking on the sideline about not getting the ball when his QB is getting killed and Ocho Cinco cannot get free from Patrick Surtain is not helping. I'd deal that big ego goof ball off for a good DT any day of the week.

-- earlnash, Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

yeah, no. one of the few things you have to give brian billick credit for over the years is that in spite of his (considerable) ego he always made sure to build to the strength of the Ravens, ie. defense. obviously ozzie newsome wouldn't let him throw everything out the window like that even if he wanted to, but he knows where his bread is buttered and takes care of that side of the ball. the bengals need all the help in the world on defense but if you start siphoning off the best players on your *best unit* you will probably just end up with an all-around mediocre team.

chad j is one of the top 15 players in the league. MAYBE one dt is in the top 20.

-- Jordan Sargent, Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:12 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

RONG

It is almost like NE is using their 3 wide outs kind of like the Colts did a couple of years ago. What is interesting is that the Colts offense the past year or so is more like NE's old model with power running and ball control passing.

yeah, the thing is the Colts HAVE to play like that now because everyone (correctly) plays them two deep. they had to have a great short passing game, which is what won them the SB. they'll still make the big plays if they're made available, but basically they are just a super efficient defense-murdering machine rn. in the Dallas game last night I was actually thinking about this re: NE, because they kept going deep at inappropriate times and reminded me of when Peyton would get stuck in that rut where he would try to be a superhero too much. hopefully NE learns that lesson sooner rather than later~~~

the 99 Rams D was pretty fuckin good!

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^so otm btw

i think there was one year where the rams d was considered to be really good. maybe the season of their second super bowl?

or what cankles said!~ ^^^^

has Belichick seemed really toned-down to y'all in press conferences this season?

Since the CHEAT CHEAT CHEATERZZZZZ!!!!! thing blew up, yeah. I think he's trying to stay way under the radar, and nuking opponents every week isn't helping him do that.

sry i just cant abide the comparison - there was something so cheap abt those rams teams

i mean mike martz, kurt warner's wife, kurt warner

wait wait wait.... when did belicick seem anything BUT bloodless in press conferences?

the thing about those rams teams is that once the pats exposed how to beat them (jamming the receivers at the line and then HITTING them when they tried to catch it as opposed to playing cover two and trying to keep the recievers in front of the safties) they weren't the same team. there has to be a way to beat this current pats offense but i don't know if/when anyone will find it. randy moss is doing the same things he's been doing for years, donte stallworth has been playing similarly for the past three years while welker and watson haven't changed how they play.

the one thing that really impresses me about this team is the o-line, brady has all day to find a receiver and they're making sammy morris look like an all-pro. hell, even kevin faulk averaged 4 yards per carry after taking over when morris got injured.

In all, Hester touched the ball 10 times for 353 all-purpose yards.

change the name to the chicago hesters.

yeah it was kinda shocking to see dallas get any sort of rush yesterday

sry i just cant abide the comparison - there was something so cheap abt those rams teams

i mean mike martz, kurt warner's wife, kurt warner

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1-5-5 defense will beat the Pats. The browns played a 1-4-4 against them and held them to 34, just think what 11 defensive players could do in that scheme.

1-5-5 defense will beat the Pats.

that's what the jets ran against them. did not work.

2-10-10 will do it

yeah i wouldnt take too many lessons from the browns game concidering that the pats werent really like trying

that's what the jets ran against them. did not work.

But they're the Jets.

lessons from Pats/Browns game = Browns win if Belichick doesn't cheat

*cheat = start Brady and Moss and Welker and Watson

what did tennessee and houston do to indy to make the games so close? other than make them travel out of indiana that is? colts next two games could be tough for them.

Tennessee even blocked an extra point attempted by Indy. The Titans were just hot that day, though not hot enough to beat the Colts.

And maybe this belongs on the Annoying Commercial thread, but while Peyton Manning is tall, he's not the freaking giant he's portrayed as in that Sony commercial where he walks into some people's living room and asks where the chips at.

I think all football players look like that next to normal people, though. even, like, Doug Flutie, probably.

Except when they are singing with our nation's heroes.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Joe_Theismann_Joe_Namath.jpg/742px-Joe_Theismann_Joe_Namath.jpg

well, they are old and shrunken, maybe?

Speaking of Jets throwbacks (hello Broadway Joe!), those old Titans unis they wore yesterday were fucking sweet.

someone plz photoshop "i wanna kiss you" thought bubble above joe willie namath?

"Old" Titans jerseys? Were they wearing oil rigs on their helmets?

old ny titans of the afl.

that later became the jets.

I completely misread all of that.

Looking forward to those throwback Panthers jerseys.

I didn't flip over to Sunday night football until the last couple of minutes and was really surprised to see the Saints were winning. The Seahawks must thank their lucky stars for being in the NFC West, as that is the only way that ratty team will make the playoffs, especially considering that the Cards are down to Tim Rattay at QB and the 49ers have no offense at all.

"what did tennessee and houston do to indy to make the games so close?"

I think they able to make the Colts take field goals instead of TDs enough in the red zone to make it interesting. Other than the year when Manning was throwing crazy amounts of TDs, the Titans seem to play Indy pretty tough. A long time ago before NE became the Colts arch nemesis, it used to be that Jeff Fisher and the Titans had Manning's number.

The Bears need to figure out how to get Hester on the field more often on offense. Chicago need to try and get Hester the ball a time or two each half, just to see if he can make something happen. Even as a threat, he might help their running game a bit, as they will have to have someone zoning on him. Though if the Bears D has weeks like this one, nothing will help.

The Bears need to figure out how to get Hester on the field more often on offense.

he's in on a fair amount of snaps but it seems like EVERYONE on the defense is acutely aware when he steps on the field. that's why i think the te's will have good #'s while he's out there. i wonder what olson/clark did yesterday...

olson had 5 grabs (tied for team lead) for 63 yards, clark had 3 grabs for 48 yards. clark is second on the team for the year in receptions.

even, like, Doug Flutie, probably

I tower over Flutie. He didn't eat enough of these as a child...

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when flutie was at bc allegedly he was the second best basketball player on campus. the intramurals between his team and the team captained by micheal adams were chronicled in the globe.

ban the boston globe.

i still have a hollowed out box of that shit tho. cereal was B-.

I tower over Flutie. He didn't eat enough of these as a child...

Yeah, but can you execute a successful drop-kick?

Yeah, but can you execute a successful drop-kick?

LOL. Flutie always threatened to bust one of those out for 3 when he played with the Bills, but never did find an occasion.

did you guys have this conversation before? deja vu...!