WEEK 8: just fire your coach already, christ

OAK @ BAL baltimore
ARI @ CAR carolina is almost 100% lock on this one
TB @ DAL tampa!!!
WAS @ DET washington
BUF @ MIA buffalo
STL @ NE hahahahaha i'm going to go with the rams why not!
SD @ NO enjoy this shit, british ppl. sd i guess
KC @ NYJ horrible. jets.
ATL @ PHI philly
CLE @ JAC cleveland!! i will be wrong but why not here as well!
CIN @ HOU oh GOD i pray and hope it is the poor bengals
NYG @ PIT going with the giants obv but this should be a good game
SEA @ SF haha well uh sf probably but i mean really
IND @ TEN tennessee

Last week was proof that I may never be able to understand and predict the NFL again.

OAK @ BAL Ravens
ARI @ CAR why is CAR a lock? 'Zona
TB @ DAL Bucs
WAS @ DET 'Skins
BUF @ MIA Bills
STL @ NE Pats
SD @ NO LDN = who the fuck knows. Bolts
KC @ NYJ Jets
ATL @ PHI Eagles
CLE @ JAC Jags
CIN @ HOU Texans
NYG @ PIT Steelers
SEA @ SF Niners in a nu-coach game
IND @ TEN Titans

they're just a lock because i feel that way.

OAK @ BAL Ravens
ARI @ CAR Carolina
TB @ DAL Cowboys
WAS @ DET Redskins
BUF @ MIA fuck you, Dan Marino
STL @ NE Pats but Steven Jackson is awesome. i will harbor hope.
SD @ NO Saints
KC @ NYJ worst game of the week!
ATL @ PHI aw, i want to root for the falcons, but, Eagles.
CLE @ JAC Jaguars
CIN @ HOU Texans
NYG @ PIT Giants
SEA @ SF ha perhaps i spoke to soon. i think the worst game each week might be the one that involves Seattle. so hard to watch. anyway, SF.
IND @ TEN Colts. BOLD CLAM

i wanted to pick colts, i really did, but they are looking baaaaaaaaaad lately :(

i know. part of me picking the colts is wanting tennessee to lose. also, i think peyton is near the end of his rope. :(

OAK @ BAL Ravenz
ARI @ CAR Zona
TB @ DAL Tampa
WAS @ DET Racists
BUF @ MIA Barfalo
STL @ NE STL
SD @ NO San Diego by two scores or more
KC @ NYJ Jetz
ATL @ PHI Phille
CLE @ JAC Jaguars
CIN @ HOU If Palmer plays, Cincy. If not, Houston.
NYG @ PIT BURGH
SEA @ SF: SF
IND @ TEN TENN

OAK @ BAL baltimore, but i always hate to pick these guys
ARI @ CAR ARIZONA WILL WIN
TB @ DAL tampa lol
WAS @ DET wash
BUF @ MIA buff
STL @ NE rams will destroy the overconfident pats~
SD @ NO norlins
KC @ NYJ jets in an ugly win
ATL @ PHI atlanta
CLE @ JAC doin the brown downtown
CIN @ HOU texans
NYG @ PIT steelers
SEA @ SF ... i guess san francisco
IND @ TEN tits

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lol everyone's actually picking the Rams.

i wonder if Belichick can think of a defensive scheme that will stop the Rams' one weapon on offense. COULD BE V INTERESTING.

it depends on if he can shift around enough players to put the pats' one weapon on offense on that dude, you know?

You can't stop BenJarvus Green-Ellis, you can only hope to contain him.

omg those Cards animated gifs A++++ this franchise has my full support now

OAK @ BAL bodymore murrland
ARI @ CAR OK probably Carolina but I will go with the ANIMATED CARDINALS
TB @ DAL pirates
WAS @ DET EASTERN MOTORS
BUF @ MIA buffaloes
STL @ NE RANDY MOSS!!!11
SD @ NO chargers
KC @ NYJ PLEASE LET THIS NOT BE ON MY TV
ATL @ PHI challops ATL
CLE @ JAC teals
CIN @ HOU UH tex
NYG @ PIT wau.. uh.. rofflesburgers
SEA @ SF: UH seattle
IND @ TEN indy.

BenJarvus Green-Ellis

^^^ i <3 this name

lol teals

McFadden is indeed crazy fast. Hopefully some team somewhere is keeping an eye on BenJarvus Green-Ellis at Ole Miss too, though. That dude's a running, cutting, tackleproof machine.

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:03 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

The crazy thing is that he ended up going undrafted and came to the Pats via free agency.

dudes randy moss looked so delighted and excited last night, like it is the happiest he has been in a year.

i know; it warmed even my cold, cold heart.

I felt so bad for the Broncos running back who kept losing the ball.

NYG @ PIT

it is on

Is this season the injury-est season ever or what.

mookie should we watch this game together y/n

it feels like it. also the hits that seem to kill a player-est season. :(

i don't know -- it might get tense

keep in mind that no matter what the outcome, the loser can console themselves by pointing out that, unlike the other ppl who will be joining us, at least we aren't vikings fans.

that is true...

i phear the nyfg defense

dudes randy moss looked so delighted and excited last night, like it is the happiest he has been in a year.

lol yeah at the press conference he was so happy Belichick let him run the slip screen play that they usually give to Welker (or Stallworth last year).

That screen play was a thing of beauty. Great upfield blocking.

I loved the late touchdown after the Broncos had given up. "Heath Evans is looking for someone to hit but nobody's around!"

i fear the fact that the giants d are back to playing inconsistently :(

i fear the fact that the browns o are back to playing inconsistently :(

l-r: me, schef

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it will be a joy to see plaxico return to the confluence

dear god I hope that game is on local TV

If there is NY/PIT football watching in NY, I want in.
Also the colts/TN game has me superduper excited.

we should all watch football togethers !!! i just do not know where to accomplish this.

I have a couch and food but I am a)in jersey city and b)have a barky pitbull so I doubt y'all are feeling it.

haha...i think (read: know 100% for certain but keep ditching out on this because it is faaaaaaaaar from me) a certain nyc lady ilxor's gentleman caller works at a bar on the west side that shows sporting events such as jets/giants games...

i would do this

there's a bridal shower at my apt, gotta get out anyway

ok let us do this thing perhaps for sure? the g-men/pitt is the 4pm game.

hit me off thread, schef/mook w/directions?

To ensure your favorite player makes it to the Pro Bowl, please feel free to vote as many times as you would like!

FOX NEWS ALERT!!!! MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD!!!!

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god who the hell even has time to vote more than once in the pro bowl balloting? it just took me a half-a-fucking-hour to fill that form out.

can i write Tom Brady, or does it have to be Thomas Brady?

lol @ giving a shit about the Pro Bowl

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/22/AR2008102200420.html

oh dang

also the browns are 100% in the wrong here, and also need to fucking clean their showers apparently.

wow. that gm sounds like kind of a dick.

we are seeing the end to the browns season imo and the beginning of my retreat from polite society into vigilantism

that is so weird. also brownie wrote about this in his last armchair linebacker post: http://reggieroby.blogspot.com/2008/10/cleveland-browns-make-me-nervous-and-i.html

brownie do not become a vigilante, it doesn't pay very well

i will be paid in revenge bucks which are transferable to vengence yen

honestly, that is borderline criminal negligence. what a fuckhead.

I hope the NFLPA makes Savage cry on this one.

hi guys what is going on this thread.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2218/2225382805_d5937dd41d.jpg?v=0

that, now, is what is going on in this thread!~!!

okay i love that picture a lot.

those are tom brady's baseball boots

OAK @ BAL i think i read on ESPN that west coast teams are 0-9 on the east coast his season.
ARI @ CAR on the face of it this looks like a shoot out, but i think Carolina will be able to control it.
TB @ DAL can't quite accept that Dallas is suddenly as terrible as they seem. maybe because i want it so much.
WAS @ DET tho after taking their eye off STL i guess the 'Skins are a contender for the one win Detroit will probably fluke
BUF @ MIA dunno why i am so unconvinced by Buffalo. if they thump Miami maybe that will be enough to bring me over to their side.
STL @ NE great match-up for NE. STL O won't get much and NE won't give them the points the Cowboys did.
SD @ NO Saints can't seem to do it outside New Orleans so this is an unfortunate home game relocation for them.
KC @ NYJ tho after watchind that dreadful game vs Oakland i believe Jets could lose to anyone.
ATL @ PHI have a feeling that this will be one of those games where Falcons go missing
CLE @ JAC sudden death of Browns following sudden rise last year is one of the sadder naratives of this season
CIN @ HOU Texans start to look more respectable after this game. should be a great battle for #2 spot in that division.
NYG @ PIT Giants will expect to get to Roethlisberger. a lot rides on if this means they overdo it or underdo it on blitz.
SEA @ SF what a coin toss of a game. maybe Niners will respond to Singletary.
IND @ TEN Titans should be able to run over Indy all game long. you know Indy will fucking win this somehow tho.

did Tom Brady get traded to the Browns?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3658987

good quote by 9ers owner:

"We're not getting outplayed," York said. "We are getting out-intensitied. I don't think that's a word, but I'm going to use it anyway. That's what we need, and that's what Mike Singletary is going to bring."

<3 <3 <3 Mike Singletary

http://www.profootballhof.com/assets/Singletary_Mike_Action_180-220.jpg

you can see the intensification in his eyes

I remember a great line in Pro Football Prospectus from the year they brought Singletary in. Something along the lines of "his primary responsibility will be being Mike Singletary."

The weird thing is, they could use like five more Mike Singletarys.

But couldn't we all? I mean, I'm not gonna deny that I'm getting out-intensitied at times.

We, as a nation, are out-intensitied.

this staph infection stuff is harrowing~

http://www.gearbits.com/images/28dayslater.gif

last night on sportscenter or something: "i mean, if you think about it, tom brady could DIE, or LOSE A LIMB"

which was like wtf this is not civil war era guys

guys i just read this thread title as WEEK 8: just fire your crotch already, christ

you know how those sports dudes love to amp up the WAR aspect of football, complete with fallen warriors and brave soldiers running out in the open field, which is funny when you think about guys like tiki, rex, etc

PLEASE TELEGRAPH GENERAL GRANT COMMANDER BRADY HAS GOTTEN THE GANGRENE

"a tragedy, sir, but i trust cassel can hold the line in missourah"

if i was an nfl player i would be terrified of this tho

what was the stat about the browns? 6 since 2005 or something?

http://www.ohbarrett.com/printworks/brownie.jpg

jesus christ

GENERAL MCCLELLAN MAKING "BUSINESS DECISIONS" IN THE FLAT

COMMANDER BRADY CALLED WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RACISTS AND I COULDN'T AGREE WITH HIM MORE

wait i actually did mean to type pennsylvania there -- time for go home

hahahahaha

OAK @ BAL - The Ravens are decent and the Raiders are not, although I could buy this one maybe being close.
ARI @ CAR - Cards have to prove to me they can win something like this on the road, I'll take the Panthers.
TB @ DAL - I'm going Dallas to bounce back, but I don't have any good reason to other than to consistently be inconsistent on picking any game with the Bucs this year.
WAS @ DET I'll take the Redskins, but the Lions are going to win one before the year is out.
BUF @ MIA - I'll go Bills, although I have not seen them play in a few years. I would believe it if Miami won however.
STL @ NE - I'll take the Pats at home, but who knows maybe the Rams might make it interesting. It would figure for this season that St. Lou would win.
SD @ NO - I don't know on this one...neither team is that hot. I'm going that the Saints will win in a track meet, even without Bush. SD defense seems kind of shaky this year.
KC @ NYJ - I'll go Jets, but what a fugly game.
ATL @ PHI - This is a pretty interesting matchup. I'll take Philly, but I am kind of curious how Atlanta will show.
CLE @ JAC - I'll take the Jags, they will ground Cleveland up on the ground.
CIN @ HOU - Carson is gone for the year and Houston is probably a bit better than their record, so the Texans it is.
NYG @ PIT - This is the match up of the week and pretty much a toss up. I'm feeling Giants.
SEA @ SF - The 49ers are probably a touch better than their record. Seattle seems to be completely wrecked.
IND @ TEN - I hope the Colts win, but the Titans are tough as hell. I'm sure Fisher and some of the old school Titans would love to really clock the Colts for the last four seasons seasons or so. A long time back, this was 'the' rivalry game in that division, as the Colts were coming up when the Titans were last a top team. I've got to go with Tennessee.

raves panthers bucs skins bills rams saints jets eagles browns texans giants forties tits

Going Oakland, Arizona, Tampa Bay, Washington, Buffalo, Pats, Chargers, Jets, Iggles, Jags, Houston, Gi'nts, San Fran, TITANS

Tampa > Dallas
Wash > Detroit
Buffalo > Miama
NE > St.Louis
NO > SD
Jets > KC
Philly > Atl
Carolina > AZ
Bal > Oak
Jax > Cle
Houston > Cin
NYG > Pitt
SF > Seattle
Tenn > Indy

Will the suspended Saints players miss this week's game?

They said yesterday that they expected Duece to play, I don't know if that has changed.

Patriots game was kinda wacky. i always assumed Bulger was just being let down this season and last by the broken O line but now it's patched up and actually playing okay, it's clear that he's not actually very good anymore. the Rams failures covered up a weird run of bad luck for the Pats offense in the second half - two turnovers caused by players tripping on the turf, three drops by the typically reliable hands, two of which would have gone for TDs. weird game in general. generally feel a lot more comfortable about NE than earlier in season.

Great game Trent Edwards. Thanks for the gift.

And Ted Ginn finally has a breakout game where he made tough catches, took hits, and ran good routes. Are the Four Horsemen outside?

ugh. Roberto Spiralli otm. ;_;

Indeed. It actually appeared to be Cassel's best game so far despite the two INTs--both of which were pretty unlucky. Rams still not very good despite the Haslett miracle. I wonder who is going to get suckered into hiring him.

Meanwhile, Steelers and Giants are both trying their hardest to lose.

every team in the afc east won today except for the Bills.

Good for strength of schedule, will help in BCS standings.

Haha that was an astonishing long snap, steelers!

Signed daria-g, quincie, TOMBOT, and myself.

WHOA Singletary is well on his way to becoming a press conference legend.

mike singletary is maaaaaaaaad

did u know that vernon davis was a studio art major?????

lol no I didn't, that's great.

how can you be so mad at a studio art major?

I know people talk about parity year in and year out but prior to this year at least there were a handful of teams that were consistently winning year in and year out (Colts, Patriots, Seahawks, Steelers, Cowboys). Or at least the top teams had some separation. What the fuck is going on this year. Anytime I think a team has finally become a contender, they lose to some shit team and come down to earth.

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f u haterz

Denver may win the west with a losing record, the way things have gone lately.

C U NXT WK COWGIRLS

signed,
new york football giants

Sun, Nov 2 @ New York Giants (FOX) 3:15 PM Travel
Sun, Nov 9 BYE
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Thurs, Nov 27 SEATTLE (FOX) Sponsored by MOTOROLA 3:15 PM Tickets
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Sat, Dec 20 BALTIMORE (NFLN & KDAF33) Sponsored by MILLER 7:15 PM Tickets
Sun, Dec 28 @ Philadelphia (FOX)

look at the remainder of our schedule, fukk, well at least we have our bye week ;)

f u nyfg

So I finally went to my first NFL game in person. Dudes, that shit is weird after having just watched it on tv my whole life.

Anyway, Browns won. Not exciting, except for the last 60 seconds when Jax totally choked. What I thought was MOST weird: the number of Browns jerseys in Jax Municipal Stadium. I'm talking like a ratio of 35-65%, which seemed disproportionately high for an Ohio road team playing in Florida.

great win, but how many times this year are the browns going to have 1st and goal from the one and not score?

I find this picture hilarious
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/writers/peter_king/10/27/week8/jacoby-jones.jpg

the steelers-giants game was ridiculous. has there been any update on what the hell is wrong with cripples the punter?

man the Steelers are banged up good. I predict Zeus or the young rookie Herc will have to step in and replace Ben sometime in the near future.

oh man we were wondering how zeus was doing yesterday. no real blog updates in a while from the rofflesberger.

http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/eli_manning.jpg

yeah, what's up with the rofflesblog? he isn't even trying

the steelers o-line is absolutely horrible.

after last night's game i am now convinced the giants will repeat or at the very least be the nfc rep in the super bowl because all the other "good" teams suck. remember when the nfc used to be some kind of ridiculously dominant conference, guys?

not that the afc is any better. this season is nuts.

that fourth-down pass from eli to toomer was a thing of beauty. fuckers

why didn't my dad groom me from birth to be a switch-hitting catcher long snapper?

The Giants are honestly the only team I have any faith in at this point, and that is weird as hell considering the fact that they lost Strahan AND Osi, AND Burress is being a punk.

in other news, mike singletary is not going to take your BULLshit

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/26/SP5713OMRG.DTL

I am really going to miss coach Singletary after they fire him and replace him with some shitty veteran coach.

the singletary presser was prettt amazing. i say this having not see the titans, but the g-men seem to be the class of the league at this point, even accounting for that howler against the browns.

...but even the giants may be quick to point out that you can't win them all!

When it comes to the Titans' long-term success, I think the their receiving corps concerns me more than Kerry Collins.

lol @ 18-1 humor, still

http://blogs.nfl.com/2008/10/26/49ers-interested-in-condoleezza-rice/

ok san francisco are you just trying to outcrazy your brothers on the other side of the bay now?

The Yorks are such idiots, it's really quite incomprehensible.

if only W had stuck to running baseball teams & condi had taken over an NFL franchise eight years ago!

ugh then baseball and football would be ruined do you see how these people run a country?!?!

nah i don't care if the texas rangers and san fran 49ers are ruined do you?

somehow they'd find a way to spread it to everyone else. just like the economy.

yeah parity goes both ways

wau, nice job peyton.

the titans pyrotechnics guy is fired

omg what the shit, colts. house qb is really easy to pick off, stop dropping your intercepts.

yeah dude was looking up the field to run it back & didn't focus on making the catch first!

OH GOD KORNHEISER SHUT UP

you read my mind

i'm impressed so far w/indy.

i would just like to complain, after the fact, about how tony kornheiser will just say any damn thing in order to hear himself talk. like claiming that the Titans need to win this game more than the Colts do, which is so clearly nonsense that Jaworski + Tirico responded with complete silence.

earlier in the evening, i happened across a program, on the qvc, called "nfl shop." the gentleman who hosted the show would interject his own patter about each team as he introduced products such as pleather nfl jackets, and slippers with browns "logos" on them.

i would rather hear that charming salesman announce a game, than listen to another word out of tony kornheiser.

also i thought the titans were really good and indy sucked.

apparently i should stop listening to MSM and their LIES

hey, since when did the colts have a running game?nah so far they've had the TN defense on the field how long? haynesworth had to come out a play or two i think, just for being tired

the colts got their offensive line together, i see.

i kind of want a pleather nfl jacket now.

yeah I think TN defense is getting pissed. they had some really pointless unsportsmanlike flag on the extra point, wtf

i was really psyched for basically every item sold on qvc nfl shop. the colts robe was amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/v/-76TCw-6hK0&hl=en

i'm just gonna look at this for a little bit

it's the new rickroll

KORNHEISER PROVING SOMETHING TO GET RESPECT FROM SPORTSWRITERS DOES NOT COUNT FOR SHIT

he is making me want to murder people. specifically tony kornheiser.

the colts need to get their shit together

i guess i should admit that the only reason i want the titans to lose is because of kerry collins

d'oh!

GREAT 2pt conversion.

i can't believe i'm rooting for peyton but i too want to see undefeated teams crash and burn

ahaha did you guys see that awesome peyton-face as they went to commercial? i think he needs to gain some weight; his face has been looking kind of drawn.

oh, yeah that was totally hilarious! we need an animated gif of that for sure

the colts d is wasting a LOT of opportunities here

xpost lol i know what the hell was that face?

ok what was THAT face

indy defense: they died

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1027/nfl_u_peyton_412.jpg

that's clearly a, "MOMMY!" face.

mike singletary is not going to take your BULLshit

that should be the title of the week 9 thread.