NFL 2008 Week Two: A Nation Mourns Its Favorite Son

Welcome back everybody!

Did you guys hear about how Vince Young is a suicidal crybaby?

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Merriman finally comes to his senses. Chargers still way overrated.

rename thread to Week One thread? shit will become WAY CUMBERSOME come kwanza.

Week Two even

blocking shit out

yeah agreed

2009-10 looking good for the Pats.

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QB rating of 116 in game 1.

"hey Palmer and Leinart, who's the fuckin daddy now, bitches?"

In agreeance about renaming the thread!

This weekend was my first weekend watching the NFL on my new HDTV and man oh man what a wonderful thing that was.

Brady tore ACL and MCL

The typical course of action for such an injury is to wait 4-6 weeks for the MCL tear to heal, then reconstruct the ACL. Brady will likely undergo surgery in approximately one month and face 6-9 months of recovery and rehabilitation, barring any complications.

could've been a lot worse

Yeah, it could've been Brett Favre.

thats a couple a shit games for teh patz back to back - i hate nfl so bad

According to a lot of people, Young doesn’t handle criticism well. Rumor has it that Norm Chow, a guy allegedly known for being blunt, considered Young practically uncoachable. What made it worse, Chow was not shy about saying so to management. What ever the truth maybe, Young really hasn’t made much, if any progression since his rookie year. If rickety old Kerry Collins can still play even a little bit, Tennessee has a full blown quarterback controversy on their hands.

It does seem like the alleged suicide attempt was way overblown though.

GO RAMS

Remember all the hubbub about that bad wonderlic score Vince Young had during the combine? A BUNCH of football pundits were laughing that one off, especially after Young's first season success. I'm sure there are quite a few who are saying "I told you so". I hate to see it happen, as that performance that Young did at Texas against USC was a freaking wonder. Then again a new NFL meme seems to be that pretty much none of the newer QBs are worth a crap if they have to take the snap under center, as they spent so much time playing in the shotgun in college.

I have to say that the Bears did come out and open a can of whoop ass on the Colts. They came out and played them up tough. It is probably more a question of timing, as the Colts came in with Manning and their O-Line in synch, but still considering how bad the Bears looked in preseason, impressive none the less. Forte had a nice game, the guy has some acceleration in the hole. The Bears seem to be an every other year good team, so this is probably their good year. I hope that they can keep Mike Brown healthy, as that guy is a dude.

The Bengals looked pretty bad. They still cannot stop the run and this was not against a Ravens squad with Jamal Lewis in his prime. The Bengals o-line played horrible and Palmer got tagged pretty much every time he stepped back into the pocket. I hate to say it, but I think Carson Palmer is looking more and more like a guy who could be king stuck in the basement office. Not good.

GO RAMS

― bnw

lol

"I like to think the last thing that went through Mr. Snrub's head, other than that bullet, was to wonder why in the hell the Browns chose to kick a field goal on 4th and 3 from the Cowboys' 17 when they were down 28-7 in the fourth quarter."

You know who looked really good? Eddie Royal.

i feel for vince, i really do. this whole thing reminded me of a slate article from a few weeks back, a review of HARD KNOCKS written by the reporter dude who did that new book about being a fake kicker on the Broncos for a season... he really hated how the TE coach harangued Martellus Bennett, writing that Bennett probably was hurting inside from all the criticism. i didnt think much of it at the time, but now it is a thing that makes u say 'hmmm'~~

yeah i feel for him, too. whenever i argue to friends that booing is probably really detrimental to your own team i always get shot down and laughed at but this is obv what can happen. lucky for him, assuming he doesn't quit the game, i'm sure most of the titans fans will embrace him now that this has come out and hopefully it will blow over. it would be weird though if he was just one of those dudes who never panned out.

so canky reads slate and cares abt things now - im pretty sure weve only been away for a week - stop stealing logins jerks

lolol - i was going to start my first post by chastizing poly but i realized it would be pretty uncool coming from me

"You know who looked really good? Eddie Royal."

My dog could probably have a big game against the Raiders.

Yeah but Royal still looked good. And DeAngelo Hall isn't as good as he thinks he is but he's a starting-quality CB.

My dog could probably have a big game against the Raiders.

I heard they might be rebooting the Air Bud franchise!

lolol - i was going to start my first post by chastizing poly but i realized it would be pretty uncool coming from me

No no no ... chastise me, I can take it.

I just have a hard time sympathizing for a guy like Vince Young, who doesn't appear to have put much work into getting better at his job. He wasn't given a bunch of great receivers to work with, but would he even have seen them if he did? It looked to me like he was pulling the ball down to start running as soon as he noticed that his first option was covered. Norm Chow said the guy was uncoachable, and it got him fired. I think Norm Chow deserves a job more than Vince Young, maybe that's just me.

Jeff Garcia to New England?

"A league source tells us that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are trying to trade quarterback Jeff Garcia. Per the source, the Bucs are willing to take anything they can get for Garcia, who's in the final season of a two-year contract. The problem is the relationship between Garcia and coach Jon Gruden. They're "ready to kill each other," the source said.

the pats are not going to pick up another qb. they'll sink or swim with cassel/kevin o'connell/matt gutierrez (who was signed to the practice squad this week after outplaying cassel the entire pre-season).

I think Norm Chow deserves a job more than Vince Young, maybe that's just me.

srsly dude made Ty Detmer and Matt Leinart look good

Chow's the OC at UCLA now. CROSSTOWN FITE!!!

Jon Gruden and a player not speaking, where have we heard that one before. It's a good thing Rocket Farve didn't go to Tampa.

I found this, it's some of Norm Chow's old passing plays from BYU.

http://bruceeien.com/offense/chow/CHOW.HTM

I think a big part of Vince Young's problem is that he probably was on cruise control and football was easy up until he got to the NFL and that combined with the stresses of just growing up is too much. Some guys get to this point and they double down on the work involved and some others freak out (say hello Ryan Leaf). I don't really feel for him as the NFL is filled with dudes who work their ass off to get what they can out of the league and really nothing is guaranteed. Other than the changing offensive coordinators, the guy didn't exactly go to the NY pressure cooker or a club that is totally in the NFL outhouse like the Cardinals. You have to have talent and then you have to make it work, but a big thing in the NFL is getting drafted into the right situation, which completely screws a whole lot of players, probably more so in the NFL than any other pro sport.

Sounds like Kwame Brown in Washington.

i just saw vince on tv explaining that, "it hurted a little bit"

god bless that lumbering tardbaby

okay, predictions, people:

CHI @ CAR -- Carolina
TEN @ CIN -- Tennessee
GB @ DET -- Green Bay
BUF @ JAC -- omg just guess. SO EXCITED YOU GUYS!
OAK @ KC -- loooooool. do you suckers on the west coast have to watch this game? Chiefs.
IND @ MIN -- Indy. Peyton Manning needs a home-cooked meal or three, also.
NYG @ STL -- Giants
NO @ WAS -- Saints
SF @ SEA -- Seahawks
ATL @ TB -- Falcons
MIA @ ARI -- Cardinals
SD @ DEN -- Chargers, though I don't know.
NE @ NYJ -- Pats
PIT @ CLE -- Steelers. I am sorry, brownie!
PHI @ DAL -- Eagles. Donovan McNabb settles all family business this season, guys.
BAL @ HOU -- Ravens? also, I thought Houston was supposed to be good ths year.

also where is Tombot, and is he rooting for the Jaguars this season?

also also also

vince youngs problem is that hes not good enough at passing to be in the nfl

thats all

i am inclined to feel bad for vince young, entirely because i got played by that commercial where he talks about the various tattoos he got as tribute to the women in his life or something.

CHI @ CAR -- Bares
TEN @ CIN -- Cin
GB @ DET -- Green Bay
BUF @ JAC -- Buf
OAK @ KC -- Sorrow and Chifes
IND @ MIN -- MINN CONTROVERSY I THINK THIS IS THE YEAR THAT TEH WHEELS FALL OFF NOTH BARDY AND LOLPEYTON's WAGONS SETTING UP NEXT YEAR CONFERENNCE RESURGANCESES
NYG @ STL -- Giants
NO @ WAS -- Saints
SF @ SEA -- Seahawks
ATL @ TB -- Falcons
MIA @ ARI -- Cardinals
SD @ DEN -- Chargers, though I don't know.
NE @ NYJ -- Pats
PIT @ CLE -- Steelers. I am sorry, brownie!
PHI @ DAL -- Eagles. Donovan McNabb settles all family business this season, guys.
BAL @ HOU -- TEXANS

Indy could struggle again against Minnesota but I mean I have to think Peyton is going to right the ship soon. They clearly looked out of sorts in the opener but the rest of the league can't bank on Peyton playing that way all year unless he's really more hurt than he is leading on.

Besides, it isn't like Travaris Jackson is Joe Montana. He had some nice moments last week coupled with moments of fleeting stupidity.

PIT @ CLE -- Steelers. I am sorry, brownie!

you people will pay

CHI @ CAR -- i believe in Jake.
TEN @ CIN -- Titans won't miss tiny tears QB. Palmer on the slide now. another low-scorer for Cincy.
GB @ DET -- Rodgers will benefit from Lions having no run D at all.
BUF @ JAC -- JAX to edge this unconvincingly
OAK @ KC -- it's a travesty that one of these teams will come out of this game with a 1-1 record.
IND @ MIN -- i think the Vikes were unlucky against GB, and Indy look like they have some problems.
NYG @ STL -- do STL have DBs who can catch? if so this might be a long night for Eli based on his throws vs Washington. Rams still utter dump tho.
NO @ WAS -- 'Skins have to be much better than they showed vs NYG, but that would still leave them terrible. hard to back Saints on the road, but i can't deny the evidence of my eyes.
SF @ SEA -- this might finish 0-0.
ATL @ TB -- Tampa field that guy with the beret from Mythbusters at LB to expose Turner as a sham RB.
MIA @ ARI -- i have an inkling that this is going to be a brutal beating.
SD @ DEN -- i'm not ready to jump on the Broncos bandwagon on the back of a win vs Oakland. SD look shaky tho.
NE @ NYJ -- uncomfortable win for NE
PIT @ CLE -- this is a bad time for this game to come up for the Browns. ship needs steadying and Steelers won't give them that opportunity. second thumping of the season administered by P'burgh.
PHI @ DAL -- GOTW. Iggles D might win this for them but just seems a little too far of a stretch.
BAL @HOU -- PREDICTION: Texans will get a total of 8 yards rushing in this game.

that's way too many road wins. this is going to be a poor week for me on pick 'em.

You dingos picking the Pasties are going to be so chuffed when Favre throws another 3 lollipop TD passes IN YOUR FACE BELI"CHICK".

Belichick's strategy to combat losing Brady is to fuck up every other starting QB in the league, so don't expect Favre to still be on the field after the first quarter. he may not even make it to the stadium.

Hou > Bal
Cin > Ten
GB > Det
NO > Was
KC > Oak
Car > Chi
NYG > StL
Jax > Buf
Min > Ind
Sea > SF
TB > Atl
Ariz > Mia
Den > SD
NYJ > NE
Pit > Cle
Dal > Phi

Shocked -- SHOCKED -- to find myself tied for 1st in pick'em after that buncha guesses last week.

PIT @ CLE

I've been checking the weather radar and Hurricane Ike won't be rolling into Cleveland until Monday but even still the forecast calls for rain all weekend.

Muddy field + Jamal Lewis = Browns victory

this is what victory looks like

http://weather.yahoo.com/images/northeast_sat_440x297.jpg

Hou < Bal
Cin < Ten
GB > Det
NO > Was
KC > Oak
Car < Chi
NYG > StL
Jax < Buf
Min < Ind
Sea > SF
TB > Atl
Ariz < Mia
Den > SD
NYJ < NE
Pit > Cle
Dal < Phi

I'm really pulling for Chicago this week as they looked awesome against the Colts. Dallas is due for a letdown game--they'll come out tops in the NFC East but not without drama. My ability to enjoy the Patriots the season is dangerously close to hinging entirely on this Sunday afternoon.

GORAMS

I saw that this morning.

I'm still tempted to play Dante Hall for the kickoff returns.

Hou < Bal
Cin < Ten
GB > Det
NO > Was
KC > Oak
Car < Chi
NYG > StL
Jax > Buf
Min < Ind
Sea < SF
TB < Atl
Ariz > Mia
Den > SD
NYJ > NE
Pit > Cle
Dal < Phi

Bal
Cin...or Ten. who cares.
GB
NO
KC
Car
NYG
Buf
Ind (sorry mpls)
SF
TB
Ariz
Den
NE
Pit
Phi

BUF @ JAC -- omg just guess. SO EXCITED YOU GUYS!

:D :D :D :D

gorams.jpg is killin me btw

I see I'm the only one predicting a cleveland victory. So be it. You have all made your beds with sheets of wrong.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005K9O8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

and pillows of conventional wisdom

reasons i am worried about Cleveland against Pittsburgh:

1. Anderson vs Cowboys - 45% completion
2. Edwards vs Cowboys - 14 yards
3. after one snap i saw Romo make a sandwich while he was waiting for the pass rush to get to him. i think - i may be misremembering - but i think he had a glass of milk, too.

Pass rush is only a concern if you think the idea is to actually reach the QB. It isn't, keeping a QB isolated from society while he is in the pocket will begin to prey on his mind. This is the game within the game, the one that doesn't show on the sack or "hurried" stats.

Crennel knows this. Everyone fears it.

you win:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40808000/jpg/_40808509_romeo203.jpg

you lose:
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that should be all the motivation a team needs

brownie i will pick cleveland if you respond to my email

the browns pass rush will probably look a lil better against the steelers, who are fielding fathead cutouts at all their o-line positions

is it just me or is the AFC way more interesting this year?

sd-den and jac-buf are easily the two best games this week

but then again ive already hit NFC EAST OVERLOAD and its only week 2

you win:
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you lose:
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cankles, what email?

CHI @ CAR -- bears
TEN @ CIN -- tennesse
GB @ DET -- green bay
BUF @ JAC -- JAX
OAK @ KC -- UH .. kc i guess
IND @ MIN -- indy
NYG @ STL -- ny
NO @ WAS -- skins
SF @ SEA -- seattle
ATL @ TB -- atl
MIA @ ARI -- cards
SD @ DEN -- denver
NE @ NYJ -- pats
PIT @ CLE -- pittsburgh
PHI @ DAL -- dallas :(
BAL @ HOU -- bmore

CHI @ CAR -- carolina
TEN @ CIN -- tennesse
GB @ DET -- green bay
BUF @ JAC -- god help me but i like buffalo on the road against jacksonville. i don't even know the nfl anymore.
OAK @ KC -- OAKTOWN.
IND @ MIN -- indy's defense is attrocious. if matt forte can slice them up i shudder to think what a.p. will do.
NYG @ STL -- NY. by 90.
NO @ WAS -- 'aints
SF @ SEA -- NINERS!
ATL @ TB -- i hope atl can do it but i'm not convinced. tb.
MIA @ ARI -- what a turd of a game.
SD @ DEN -- sd
NE @ NYJ -- c'mon now.
PIT @ CLE -- pissburgh
PHI @ DAL -- dulles.
BAL @ HOU -- are they playing this one?

CHI @ CAR - bears
TEN @ CIN - tits
GB @ DET - pack
BUF @ JAC - bills
OAK @ KC - KC
IND @ MIN - indy
NYG @ STL - the champs
NO @ WAS - nawlins
SF @ SEA - sea
ATL @ TB - atl
MIA @ ARI - ariz
SD @ DEN - SD
NE @ NYJ - the bretts
PIT @ CLE
PHI @ DAL
BAL @ HOU

PIT @ CLE - cle
PHI @ DAL - phi
BAL @ HOU - ball

just read that the Cardinals haven't started a season 2-0 since 1991. i'm pullin' for those dudes this weekend. it's their time.

lol whoops, i tried emailing you thru ilx by clicking your username. i wanted to invite u 2 blog w/me :'(~

romanting!!! ^^^^

romeo looks a lot like winston the cat.

oh hell, I did get it cankles. I thought it was the ILX XILE auto response generator. Let me think about it! What's the pay?

CHI @ CAR -- Do you believe in Kyle Orton? I don't. Pants.
TEN @ CIN -- Cincy looks absolutely dreadful. Tits.
GB @ DET -- What does Mat Millen have on the Ford family? Bays.
BUF @ JAC -- Too many injuries in Jacksonville. The Buffs.
OAK @ KC -- If I had to watch this I'd gouge me eyes out with a fork. Oaks.
IND @ MIN -- Indy gets back on track.
NYG @ STL -- Rams are really bad. Giants.
NO @ WAS -- Washington's offense looks like a mess, but the Saints are without Colston. Saints by a hair.
SF @ SEA -- Some things never change. Seagulls.
ATL @ TB -- This will be interesting. Atlanta looks better than expected, but what can you really tell by beating the Lions. Tampa's without Garcia. With all the age on that team, a few more injuries could make the wheels come entirely off the Tampa bus. Falcons.
MIA @ ARI -- I'm picking Miami. I have any idea why.
SD @ DEN -- Denver's like Atlanta. They looked better than expected, but well it's Oakland. Chargers.
NE @ NYJ -- New York Farves.
PIT @ CLE -- Steelers. Oh Brownie...
PHI @ DAL -- Boys.
BAL @ HOU -- As much as I hate to say it, Bodymore.

please blog, brownie, not enough people know about the pillows of conventional wisdom!

i kiss all you people who are pickin the Bills! sterling sharpe and brian baldinger picke them tooooooo! <3 <3 <3

CHI @ CAR -- CHI
TEN @ CIN -- TEN
GB @ DET -- GB
BUF @ JAC -- BUF
OAK @ KC -- KC
IND @ MIN -- MIN
NYG @ STL -- NYG
NO @ WAS -- NO
SF @ SEA -- SEA
ATL @ TB -- ATLANTA FUCKING FALCONS
MIA @ ARI -- ARI
SD @ DEN -- DEN
NE @ NYJ -- NE
PIT @ CLE -- PIT
PHI @ DAL -- DAL
BAL @ HOU -- BAL

THAT'S MY DUDE

Who is the handsomest coach in the NFL?
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/200801/20080111pd_tomlin0110c_500.jpg

cankles I sent you an email. I wrote this in like a half hour before I succumbed to alcoholism. It's filled with half deveoped ideas that I wanted to get out before tonight.

anyway, thanks for the invite.

dude that was TREMENDOUS. look, what's your email? mine is adelangs✧✧✧@hotm✧✧✧.c✧✧, i thought by emailing u it would reveal it but i guess the ilxrobot is the gatekeeper for all fuccn communications on here. anyway just shoot me a line plz!

adelangston at hotmail dot com

I wanna read canklesblog, did you post the url?

ya here it is: http://reggieroby.blogspot.com/

my posts are tl;dr some of the other ppl really bring it. the idea is to have a blogger for every team in the league... u wanna do the chargers my dude?

go browns

ESPN: "Matt Cassel -- aka, the Cass Dog," Flutie reminisced Wednesday.

the Cass Dog:
a. what Cassel's teammates actually call him
b. what Cassel tries to get his teammates to call him
c. something Doug Flutie just pulled out of his ass

i'm leaning towards c

u wanna do the chargers my dude?

Yeah absolutely. I can also do Niners and Raiders until someone else steps in for them since those are the games I get.

CHI @ CAR -- Both teams were surprisingly good last week. Carolina and the Ravens have probably screwed me the most on picks in the last couple of years, so I will go Bears and watch Carolina give it to me again.
TEN @ CIN -- I'm going with the Titans on the defense alone. I sure hope the Bengals are not as bad as last week, but they probably are worse.
GB @ DET -- I got a feeling this one will be closer than you might think, but not enough to pick the Lions, so GB it is.
BUF @ JAC -- Buffalo seemed to play great and the Jags pretty meh, but I'm going with Jacksonville at home. I'd be cool with Buffalo having a break out season.
OAK @ KC -- Classic rivalry that has descended into a nothing game, I will take KC at home.
IND @ MIN -- The Colts defense didn't look that bad last week, but Minnesota's ground game could keep Manning off the field. Unless the Indy offense gives away another 9 points, I can't see the Vikings so I will take the Colts.
NYG @ STL -- Giants, but I have a feeling the Rams could bounce back and surprise to make it interesting.
NO @ WAS -- Saints. Don't know much about Washington, but going by listening to the Giant game on the radio, Jim Zorn's play calling and how they handled the clock was really wacky. The Saints offense looks pretty high gain with a bunch of tools. I think they can weather Colston being out.
SF @ SEA -- Seahawks. I guess Hassleback got rocked in that first game and their O-line is really bad. I could see SF being improved, but Seattle is a tough place to win.
ATL @ TB -- Tampa. I kind of would like to see Atlanta win, as Chucky is just dumb enough to create his own QB controversy. Anyone who watched the Bears last year knows Brian Griese is no answer for anything. Was Garcia really the problem last week? I don't buy it, but I still cannot take a rebuilding Falcons team on the road.
MIA @ ARI -- Cardinals. No good reason really to take Arizona other than they are at home, but really is the case every week. I could see Miami winning, as they could control the ball.
SD @ DEN -- Broncos. I think Cutler is going to be a breakout player this year.
NE @ NYJ -- Pats. I've got a feeling that Cassel will to do OK, criminy they got a running game, they just didn't need to use in with the bombs away last year and I think it kind of caught up to them. Run the rock and try to throw deep to Moss. I've got a feeling those crazy linebacker schemes that the Pats run will easily get Favre to turn the ball over a couple of times.
PIT @ CLE -- Steelers. I don't think the Browns are ready for prime time. Be wary Cleveland of starting a QB controversy, which I think is starting to bubble under the surface.
PHI @ DAL -- Eagles. I think the Eagles were a team a bit better than their record last year and I just fxxxing hate the Cowboys since Jerry Jones has owned the club, so I hope Philly beats their ass.
BAL @ HOU -- Ravens. Their D looked really good last week and Houston got demolished. I could see this one being a pretty fugly game and if the Ravens turn the ball over, Houston will win.

CHI @ CAR -- CAR. I want to see Forte and Orton play well again before I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Carolina has a lot of good players, and seem like a different team with Delhomme back.
TEN @ CIN -- TEN. Cincy seems like a mess, but very tempted to pick them here. Don't trust Kerry Collins at all. But their defense is too good, and the running game is going to be tough.
GB @ DET -- GB, of course.
BUF @ JAC -- JAC, because I'm not ready to pick Edwards to win a tough game on the road.
OAK @ KC -- KC, of course. (KC won't get a lot of "Of course"s this year.)
IND @ MIN -- IND. I mean, it's in a dome. It's like a home game for the Colts.
NYG @ STL -- NYG.
NO @ WAS -- WASH, upset special! Washington is a lot better than they showed last week, and they had extra time to prepare.
SF @ SEA -- SF. I thought SF looked vastly improved last week, even in losing to a mediocre Cardinals team. Seattle has no healthy offensive players.
ATL @ TB -- Falcons if Griese is starting.
MIA @ ARI -- ARI. Miami isn't there yet.
SD @ DEN -- SD, but I'm scared shitless.
NE @ NYJ -- NYJ.
PIT @ CLE -- PIT
PHI @ DAL -- DAL
BAL @ HOU -- I predict it will be postponed or canceled (since neither team will make the playoffs).

Oakland v. KC, god what a dog of a game.

canks who's yr Bills blogger?

I'm beginning to wonder if the St. Louis Rams 2008 Team DVD Yearbook might last all of 25 seconds.

roger, i am. but we could share if it's okay with the armchair linebacker people.

anybody who criticizes my predictions, just remember what happened to the last person who criticized me saying the Giants wouldn't get blown out before the last Super Bowl!

CHI @ CAR -- Chicago, if their defense plays at the same level and running game is consistent
TEN @ CIN -- Cincinnati. The negative focus of the Vince Young ordeal will have the team out of focus, not to mention look who's playing QB (Kerry Collins? Lol)
GB @ DET -- Green Bay, seconded
BUF @ JAC -- Jacksonville has too much talent to be 0-2, and Buffalo is a mirage.
OAK @ KC -- Oakland in stunning upset special. Damon Huard=crap and will not repeat his 2006 relief effort.
IND @ MIN -- Indianapolis is too good to start 0-2. They were out of sorts in the first game, and well Travaris Jackson can't pass when out of the pocket, which he tends to leave a lot.
NYG @ STL -- Hell, even the groundskeepers could beat STL
NO @ WAS -- Saints. Washington looks like their offense will be quite vanilla until Week 4.
SF @ SEA -- Seahawks. Home field, embarassed by loss last week.
ATL @ TB -- Bucs. Matt Ryan will come down from his high after week 1 and struggle. Bucs will eke out an ugly win.
MIA @ ARI -- Miami, based on nothing else than I'm a Dolphins fan and can't deal with another year like last year. the last victory I actually saw live was in November of 06 since I saw their Patriots victory on tape in Dec 06, and didn't see the Ravens game last year.
SD @ DEN -- Denver. I really think this will be a good year for Cutler.
NE @ NYJ -- Jets. Although this is the worst game of the week. Win, and New England is "just fine" without Brady. If the Jets win, the Jets are suddenly the "team to beat" in the AFC, which is also rubbish. Kill me, please.
PIT @ CLE -- Gotta say Steelers as well. Cleveland's last season was a one-off.
PHI @ DAL -- In a high scoring effort, Romo and company win on their home field.
BAL @ HOU -- Not happening.

suggest ban

why am i not an admin on this board anymore?

also lol @ rams just falling down and running into one another? glad the giants don't actually have to work to stop you bros!

Peterson is walking over the Colts even when they have 8 men in the box. this is awesome.

I may have underestimated how bad the Chiefs are. Oakland looks like a considerably better team.

It will be hilarious if Kiffin gets fired today after winning and maybe moving into a tie for first place.

Oh, McFadden with the fumble! Here comes the Jefes!

Jesus, Aaron Rodgers is having a nice game.

Geez, the Chiefs couldn't have taken a flier on Chris Simms or Daunte Culpepper or Tim Rattay or someone? Their backup quarterbacks make Huard look like Steve Deberg. This Thigpen guy is awful.

Vikes defense looks insanely good. this game would already be over if their offense could complete a pass.

Geez, Lechler with maybe the best punt I've ever seen. He was in the endzone and the ball was caught at the other twenty. That's what you call hangtime.

Ugh, Al Davis looks like a vegetable.

roger, i am. but we could share if it's okay with the armchair linebacker people.

haha I was actually asking because your post was AWESOME

but if I have anything worth saying (other than who are these guys and what have they done with the Bills offense?) I'll send it your way

looks like the jags are going to make a game of it but FUBJO

the stats from the Raiders v Chiefs game are hurting my eyes.

try living in the Bay Area and having to watch OAK and SF every week

is that worse than having to watch st louis and kansas city every week? i dont even know

less Herm ;-)

holy shit is jacksonville bad

Tight Ends hate me. Started Cooley last week - started Royal this week.

Jax spurred on to 13-10 lead by criticism on popular internet message board.

Uh Darren McFadden is scary good.

LOL chefs

Uh Chris Johnson is scary good.

fuck it must be so fun inside the Metrodome right now

wau mcfadden

nice game Trent Edwards: 20/25 for 239 1 td no int, QB rating 119.8

Buffalo Bills ALONE ATOP THE AFC EAST for 3 glorious hours

Wow, damn, that Colts game.

I've got Trent in my other league where Brady originally occupied my QB spot. Maybe this loss won't be so bad after all. But, as I already pointed out in the fantasy thread, Jagz defense is ridiculous.

I really hate my team right now.

hey guys remember when sean payton called interesting and unexpected plays and the saints won a lot? that was great but i guess we've joined the nfl-wide race to the bottom of the conservative and boring play-calling barrel. i don't know if there is a team with as much pure offensive talent as the saints... so why does "pitch the ball to reggie in the backfield so he runs sideways for a while and falls down" get called three times a game? we all know it's coming. score enough points and the ridiculous excuse for a defense won't even matter and we won't lose, laughably and embarrassingly, to the fucking washington redskins.

Cassel looking just fine in there

i was at the lolrams game! they called a shovel pass on a 2nd and 28! it was good times.

Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage
Buffalo is a mirage

Officer, I Just Shot Seven People (Bo Jackson Overdrive), Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:58 AM

Usually mirages only happen in hot climates.

I remember when the Chargers had a defense, seems like so long ago.

looooooooooooooooooool.

GUYS I MEAN IT WOULD BE NICE IF SOME BILLS DEFENDERS COULD FUCKEN TACKLE DAVID GARRARD ONCE IN A GODDAMN WHILE BUT WHO CARES, AMIRITE? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME BUFFALO WENT 2-0 ANYWAY???

ROGERMEXICO!!!

I FEEL LIKE THIS BODES WELL FOR OBAMA, TOO; DO NOT ASK ME WHAT THE CONNECTION IS!

also i have sinned against trent edwards, in my heart and in word. the kid's all right.

FIRE NORV

Or at least fire Ted Cottrell.

INTna

everytime I peek at the Jets game I'm like "ok, Jets are driving looks like a score" then I go back to do whatever I do and it's NE up by 6.

whoa the Lions were actually winning in their game 25-24.

I've got Cotchery on my team, and the guy I'm playing against has T. Jones. So every play I'm rooting for a passing game.

In case anybody's interested in reading the thoughts of a lifelong Vikings fan that just got kicked in the balls, here you go:

http://tigerwoodsfistpump.blogspot.com/2008/09/this-is-why-i-have-blog.html

Btw, where's Randy Moss? Is he even on the field?

LOL bolts

Marty Schottenheimer and Drew Brees laugh at you in hell

How on earth did the Vikings lose that game. Good lead, great running game... what happened?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME BUFFALO WENT 2-0 ANYWAY???

2003, where they opened with the last game you truly relished, the 31-0 pasting of NE, and then (weirdly enough) went down to Jacksonville and romped 38-17...

They ended that season 6-10, because God hates Bills fans.

Man, Darren Sproles is having a weird game. Terrible on kickoffs until he returned that one for a TD.

How on earth did the Vikings lose that game. Good lead, great running game... what happened?

Brad Childress happened.

they didnt score any TD's

xxxpost

oh wow i had completely forgotten about that season. :/ whatevs, check the Bills' schedule for the next few weeks:

Oakland
@ St Louis
@ Arizona
BYE

i am sort of thinking the final game against the Pats could be SIGNIFICANT, depending on what goes down this season.

Beautiful touchdown pass from Rivers to Chambers over Chump Bailey!

damn it's windy here in cle-vegas. weather report:

Tonight: Very windy. A few showers from time to time. Low 63F. Winds WSW at 35 to 50 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph early.

congrats to the Bills! I will wear the Lake Erie crown with extra urgency knowing that it may soon fall into the wrong hands.

OMG SPROLLLLLES

Maybe the Chargers should trade LT before it's too late.

here's a preview of my next blog post:

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obama has blessed invesco field

that was amazing

cant knock the hustle

O_O

anything can happen lol

brandon marshall has violated my fantasy team btw

denver send thank yous to ed hochuli

lol @ olbermann talking about o'sullivan

"you would not have known him from gilbert o'sullivan" lol

lol yeah berman ended the SF/SEA highlights w/ "its happy hour at JT O'Sullivans!"

he had a lot of good lines now that i think abt it...something like the lions had their greatest comeback in franchise history...and lost by 23 lol

what is WITH Braylon Edwards?

did i just hear al michaels says "radio free burkina faso"? and why?

guyz why is Omar Epps coaching the Steelers

I still say Buffalo is a mirage. 2-0 means diddly. Last year's Super Bowl champions were 0-2 at this stage. The Detroit Lions were 2-0 last year.

Get it?

I still say Buffalo is a mirage. 2-0 means diddly. Last year's Super Bowl champions were 0-2 at this stage. The Detroit Lions were 2-0 last year.

Get it?

Already addressed upthread, champ.

listen, you. stop recycling 2 year old jokes about Mike Tomlin and talking shit about the Bills

cuet:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3ev96wpPYVk/SL3eG37HxKI/AAAAAAAAAA8/VBtfEE8EfxA/s320/20080830apmtomlin_330.jpg

"dennis quaid just told me about a loss you had when you and he were playing golf"
"so what else is new"

i am in and out of sleep here and not sure if i believe my ears

Bills fans shall know true sorrow by week 17.

Already addressed upthread, champ.

Ahh yes, forgot you had the monopoly on opinions

The end of the Chargers/Broncos game was maybe the most frustrating (non-sexual) moment of my life.

end of that game made up for the ends of bears/panthers vikes/colts :D

chargers/broncos was awesome

and well, go panthers :D

poly, we've got the niners and raiders covered on the blog but we need a chargers guy. if you're still interested email raven mack at gmail dot com and tell him langsty sent u~

everyone else is welcome as well, if your team's not already repped on there. or hell, even if it is.

http://reggieroby.blogspot.com/

cankles, tell whoever writes your Eagles posts that I love him and I'm subscribing to the blog just to read his stuff.

holy shit guys:

http://static.nfl.com/static/snf/WOW.html

haha will do!

The Indy/Vik game was really exciting one to watch. The Colt defense bent quite a bit, but they got the stop when they needed a stop and got a couple of big special teams plays.

I thought Norv Turner was going to have a breakdown on the side lines during that Denver game.

Boy the Rams are terrible.

Man, I wish they were broadcasting the Philly/Cowboy game like this.

kind of a boring game here

So, assuming Parker doesn't bust out many more points, I'm currently losing my Fantasy matchup 70-51. He's run all of his players already though, and I've still got Romo, Westbrook and DeSean Jackson to go. What do you guys think? Do I have this sewn up easy?

not easy, but prolly sewn up

does that qualify as a bed shitting?

im sure i dont know what you mean

man, fuck the browns

broncos and chargers are the best teams in the afc

steelers as well

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/headshots/nfl/players/65/9611.jpg

btw, that's too funny about omar epps/mike tomlin! i had been watching a house re-run before i switched over to ehat
game last night and had to rub my eyes in disbelief.

who was the guy dressed up in the jason campbell uni yesterday? anyone?

yo cankles i wanna write on yr flashy blog thing too. i emailed the person you have directed us to email but i dunno if i parsed the spam-defeater right.

ok cool!!! you were one of the first pps i wanted to recruit but i wasn't sure who you could write about - i know the guy doing the giants rn and even though he sucks and doesn't post he is a big crybaby who would AIM me forever if i had him booted.

mb u could just do league-wide happenings in the voice of the schef

That was the worst fucking National Anthem I've ever heard. Her voice cracked three times, she went flat about half the song, and kept breaking up all of her phrases.

Yow. Get a vocal coach...bitch.

yow indeed o_O

jesus how did felix jones even do that?

OMG!! Felix Jones!!!

week 2 and my kornheiser tolerance is done.

yeah that man needs to stfu

yay Asante Samuel i didn't even know you played for the Eagles but now i can like you!

a superlative display of roflreeing

i love it when the cowboys melt down. i could drink a case of this and not be full.

clearly i spoke too soon.

oh my god guys, tony romo

he truly is the new brett favre

replace favre's tragedy with an endless supply of smirks and backwards baseball caps and you are otm

i feel like when tony kornheiser was a kid no one paid attention to him so he said everything 27 times.

holy shit

lolz

okay that dude is an idiot

OK THIS GAME

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

fuck him btw, mcnabb is my qb

who does a thing like that!

Jackson just secured the dumbest move for the 2008 season...in week 2!

ANIMATED GIF PLZ

gotta be scripted like the wwf

ANIMATED GIF PLZ

^^this

deshaun jackson owes brian westbrook something.

A new house, maybe?

i have westbrook vs guy w/ mcnabb XD

if i lose by six or fewer points i will curse the name deshaun jackson til i die

Man, this game is all touchdowns and penalites.

jackson td fail v romo fumble fail = which is funnier???? i can't even decide

also what the shit is the SCORE??? no one in my apt right now is a fan of either of these teams (we've got a vikings fan, a 9ers fan, a colts fan, and two giants fans) and we're screaming like children

you stay away from my children.

how many times can you say "bonehead" in a telecast?

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OH HAI WE'RE COMING AT YOU LIVE FROM THE ARENA FOOTBALL HOW Y'ALL DOIN

also i'll not be told to stay away from any children. i'm an excellent babysitter, as any look at my facebook list of friends will tell you.

aw, donovan mcnabb, u r a traet

Has Reid let Jackson back on the field since that fuckup?

he shouldn't. dude needs knocking down a whole lot of pegs or they'll end up with another T.O.-sized cancer.

i think he has; jackson caught a pass on this last drive.

That's too bad, making him sit with that much game left might have been the wake-up call.

this game is <3 <3 <3 a++++ would watch again

I <3 MY IGGLES!

I can't believe how much distance Romo got on that last pass on the run without stepping into it

btw Donovan McNabb being Iron Man=lol

I can't believe I almost didn't bother to turn this game on.

is it just me or this game really really long

this game deserves to be long. because it is hilarious.

Jackson needs to go in the NFL douchbags thread.

I think Barber's going to be crippled like Earl Campbell in ten years.

so am i the only one w/o cable and/or at a bar and therefore the only one not seeing this game? ;_;

dude you are really missing a historical lol

it's not a game for the football purist, but it is a game for the fan of scores and slapstick comedy.

should i sprint to corner bar? y/n

y!! it's like 370 to 365 right now!

(eagles are ahead by 5)

yes, corner bar would be best place on earth to watch this

check out the highlights on nfl.com later. probably will be about an hour long instead of the usual 5 minutes so make sure you have decent broadband.

i'm not sprinting anywhere, gonna finish my game of madden, keep listening to the country teasers, hope i can find where i hid my drugs.

do you have to be depressing in every thread

nothing depressing about it, i'm having a good night following a great day.

but you know, thanks for being mr. preachy judgemental.

dang dude you are missin the history of lol in the making is all i'm saying. i mean there was already an epic romo fumble AND a LOL touchdown showboating fail on the level of that bills-cowboys thing. you will regret yr decision. someday. granted it is week 2 so maybe i'm wrong. i ate a lot of pulled pork.

Any of you kids remember the WAS-GB Monday night game that ended 48-47? This one smells a lot like that one.

lol grady otm

dang how old is zach thomas now anyway?

zach thomas looked like frankenstein there

haha xpost

"Any of you kids remember the WAS-GB Monday night game that ended 48-47?'

Lynn Dickey! I think he threw for like 600 yards in that game.

Watching some of this game I keep hearing that goofy Benny Hill music. LOL that underhanded pass by McNabb!

donovan mcnabb is having fun out there, but not in an annoying way.

i was just thinking earlier, i always have hella fun watching the eagles. maybe it's brian dawkins' pure childlike love for the game, or the way the ol gunslinger jon runyan just plays like a kid out there~~~

brian dawkins is the most likable player in the nfl y/n

man how come every time I'm busy buying cat food on the internet there's ridiculous exciting football happening

BLOO FORTY TOOOO, CAT FOOD MOIST, CAT FOOD! MOIST!

sorry I ruined the thread

i loled

hi dr ben you are named after a deformed player.

also still: this game!!!!!!

someone post flying dawkins

lol "we haven't even gotten to jessica simpson yet"

Brian Dawkins is not far behind Favre having fun on ILNFL. Those Brian Dawkins flying through the air photoshops were some of the best things ever posted on ILNFL, especially after it started getting combined with Romo crying in the playoffs, the Cardinals dude with the sign and all of those 9-11 symbols.

tony kornheiser is so inessential

did you know that the Cowboys' bigger is bigger than your bigger?

ahahaha god i wanted so bad to yell STOP TALKING TONY!!!! to my tv there. do you think he ever just unzips and starts abusing himself during these fukkin monologues of his

tony kornheiser is so inessential

put in the most charitable and forgiving terms possible. i would've used the word "fucking" for sure. probably "useless" too. possibly "cunt".

i think it was the philosopher tomboticus who noted that kornheiser doesn't even like sports.

he wants to make us all dislike sports.

okay they Criscoed that ball, right?

kornheiser is my own personal 9/11, every monday night.

oh good, another chance for andy reid to show off his mastery of clock management.

he's a color troll. no one can be so consistently wrong without doing it on purpose.

kornheiser, that is

"color troll" is like the kid in kindergarten who is always purposefully using apricot for the pants and solid black for the faces

I applaud the NFL's decision not to allow teams to use defence this season.

even reid cant fuck this up with that much time and all them timeouts

it seems like all the divisional games in the nfc east end up like this, even when the defenses are really good (which ends up confusing the hell out of me later on) - nonstop scoring, big plays etc

oh good emmitt smith is here to masturbate the ball down the feel.

okay, shit, mcnabb! you can't do that

lol, well. okay.

never in a million years. what a dumb fucking play call.

k well f the cowboys anyway, don't worry guys my giants are here to stop their reign of terror ^_^

also btw guys? let's have some real talk from the schef. that fucked up call that was an "incomplete pass" that was actually a philly fumble recovered for a philly td? that's the game diff. i'm not sayin but i'm sayin you know.

also nice chin tony

ok bye see y'all tomorrow that's my analysis.

that game said a lot more about the Eagles than the Cowboys, imo. Eagles won't be going to the Super Bowl this year. if your two-minute offense consists of the QB running backwards and some dumb laterals than you are never gonna get very far in this league.

also, fuck the cowboys.

^^^^ straight talk from everyone in the world

because, let's be honest, the cowboys??? i promise you, my giants will avenge. i'm not sure what but hell if anyone gonna stand for this fake dominance of sob sisters.

HUEG LOL at clip of DeSean Jackson in high school losing the ball before the goal line with another dick showboating move. what a gigantic tool.

okay, that is ridiculous.

you do it once, it gives you night terrors, you never ever do it again. UNLESS you're an utter retard, in which case you wait until you're in the NFL on Monday Night Football, and then then do it again.

guys I did learn this terrible joke
you take a a box of cigarettes that has the plastic still around the bottom, right, then you push the plastic down a bit, and turn the box upsiade down. What's that? the Eagles' trophy case.

I will root for the cowboys this year if it means they get to lose to the bills in the super bowl, but otherwise, yeah, fuck the cowboys

regarding the Philly play, it was an incomplete pass, but even for a moment assuming you were right and it was a fumble and a Philly TD...Philly wound up scoring a field goal on that drive. They can't score 10 points on one drive...

besides, even if it was a fumble, Jackson's gaffe at the one yard line shouldn't have been retained, except for the ridiculous replay rules.

I will root for the cowboys this year if it means they get to lose to the bills in the super bowl

wow. wow. i am actually a ridiculous homer enough to have had the thought, man it would be a shame if the Eagles made it to the super bowl this year, because i would have to root for the Bills, but <3 McNabb. lol. i might actually reflexively die of happiness if the Bills got to beat Dallas in the Super Bowl.

obligatory i know the Bills are not going to the Super Bowl caveat.

regarding the Philly play, it was an incomplete pass, but even for a moment assuming you were right and it was a fumble and a Philly TD...Philly wound up scoring a field goal on that drive. They can't score 10 points on one drive...

jesus christ you are special

BUT CAN YOU SCORE... FIVE?!?

Did I ask for a fucking medal?

eat a dick

MATHTRONICS

here's the special olympics application you asked for

though yeah I should probably be giving spiralli a hard time for his tough-guy pronouncement re who isn't going to 43, after last season

what are you ever talking about, dude?

xpost

btw guys next year we get to have PRESIDENT #44 and SUPER BOWL #44 at the same time, it will never happen again!!!

thank you captain factoid

"roflreeing" is a great term

that game said a lot more about the Eagles than the Cowboys, imo. Eagles won't be going to the Super Bowl this year. if your two-minute offense consists of the QB running backwards and some dumb laterals than you are never gonna get very far in this league.

― it's not anti-semitism if they are out to get you (Roberto Spiralli), Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:02 AM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark

dogg i think it says that they lost a close game on the road to the most stacked team in the conference, gtfo

also i had same thought re: bills cowboys part 3

tom can i recommend something for the next time you lay the banhammer on someone

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someone can link these if they are too slow to load

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy has been arrested on DUI and speeding charges in suburban Atlanta.

the league is stacked this year

even the broncos are hell of fun to watch!!

did you know that the Cowboys' bigger is bigger than your bigger?

― horseshoe, Monday, September 15, 2008 5:18 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

week three thread title plzz

dogg i think it says that they lost a close game on the road to the most stacked team in the conference, gtfo

you know that if they reach the playoffs they will probably have to play some good teams at some point, and will probably end up in another close game, right? and did you see how they tried to move the ball in their last few possessions? all i'm saying is, that didn't inspire a shitload of confidence in me.

if the Eagles win the superbowl i will walk off into the sunset, Hulk-style, with the sad music playing. but i think i'm gonna be okay.

If the Eagles win the Superbowl, I will have the happiest sports moment of my life to date.

don't mistake this for hate, Philly is like my default 2nd team. they are a shiny diamond in the ignominious dirt of the NFC East.

this is what that game was like last night:
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this is also how i feel when i read "bo jackson overdrive" posts.

aggggh fuck you code!

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regarding the Philly play, it was an incomplete pass, but even for a moment assuming you were right and it was a fumble and a Philly TD...Philly wound up scoring a field goal on that drive. They can't score 10 points on one drive...

i don't even know why i'm responding to this but seriously...:

a) he took three steps, while holding a ball, before dropping said ball. i don't know what counts as a catch in your world, but in the world that i live in, that is a catch.
b) what the fuck are you talking about, they lost by four points, which you might notice is the difference between a field goal and a touchdown.
c) http://flabbergastedly.com/wp-content/uploads/sorthvid%20gif/47cfef35129e049_gifki.gif

Fuck you DeSean for costing me a win in my fantasy league this week. With McNabb as my QB, I lost by 1.44 points.

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hi now all i can think about is a Bills-Cowboys rematch in the SB. i basically will not sleep from now until the Bills fail to make the playoffs/get knocked out.

i do not wish to see that, because i wish to see tony romo crying in the end zone in the first round of the playoffs. it's not really like "new year" to me until i see that.

schef, I agree, though tony romo inexplicably dropping the ball in his own end zone was nearly as good

do we get another favre-romo funbowl this year?

if Brett Favre's Jets go to the Super Bowl i will eat my hat.

oh you mean, just a game? i don't know.

if Brett Favre's Jets go to the Super Bowl i the entire football world will eat my hat.

that said, I think Favre is currently my favorite player (purely for the lulz, I swear)

I have a hat made entirely of boneless chicken wings and will proudly eat it if something out of the blue happens.

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yes, i just meant to the romos play the favres in the regular season this year? i guess not?

Fuck you DeSean for costing me a win in my fantasy league this week. With McNabb as my QB, I lost by 1.44 points.

― Pleasant Plains, Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:07 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

Lost by 1 1/2 points to Westbrook. Wasted a monster game from Rivers. I HAT U DESEAN

hahaha romo dropping the ball all over his own end zone! someone get the buckets of grease away from that kid! he just can't resist sticking his hands in them!

I still won with McNabb despite DeSean so we still cool.

cankles I wrote an article for your blog, check email.