Brandon Weeden thinks he’ll get another start with Browns - NFL 2013 Week 5

Oh, does he?

Buffalo at Cleveland
New England at Cincinnati
Detroit at Green Bay
Seattle at Indianapolis
Baltimore at Miami
New Orleans at Chicago
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants
Jacksonville at St. Louis
Kansas City at Tennessee
Carolina at Arizona
Denver at Dallas
Houston at San Francisco
San Diego at Oakland
N.Y. Jets at Atlanta

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/ricky-williams-lives-in-a-college-dorm-has-spiderman-sheets-on-his-twin-bed

“Yeah I still got it,” he said, laughing. “Of course I still got it. That’s the thing. When you retire on your own terms, you can make the argument that you still have it.”

<3 Ricky

hes still got it

lol bait and switch. headline does not deliver.

dont listen to him it delivers everyone, BIGTIME

Last week 11-4 for the season 43-20

Buffalo at Cleveland- This is a pickem game. No real idea, so give me the Browns at home.
New England at Cincinnati- Pats but I wonder if clubs will run mad against NE with Wilfork out like what happened the last time he got hurt.
Detroit at Green Bay- Packers
Seattle at Indianapolis- I hope this game is on TV around where I live. I'm taking the Colts, mostly as Seattle hasn't been quite as dominant on the road. This should be a good game.
Baltimore at Miami- This is a total hangover game...I guess Ravens, but I will believe it if close or goes other way.
New Orleans at Chicago- Saints. Bears 'might' give them a game and 'might' have enough offense to go toe to toe with them, but unless they get some big turnovers which they can do, I got to go New Orleans with their improved defense.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants- Boy this is a fugly matchup. I'm taking the Eagles but I don't like either club at this point.
Jacksonville at St. Louis- Rams, but this could be the Jags Superbowl to keep from going o-fer.
Kansas City at Tennessee- It will be interesting to see which club is more the real deal as the season goes on. I'll take Titans as they have played a bit better competition.
Carolina at Arizona- I'll take the Cards as Carolina seems to play well enough to just lose these type matchups.
Denver at Dallas- I'll take the Broncos, but I could see this being closer than you think, especially if Denver turns over the ball a couple of times stupid.
Houston at San Francisco- Both of these clubs don't seem to be figuring it out so far, but I got to think the Niners will win.
San Diego at Oakland- Chargers but I hope Oaktown wins.
N.Y. Jets at Atlanta- Don't like the Falcons this year, their defense is substandard and they just are not as good on offense as the past couple of seasons. Atlanta to win, but if the game is totally fugly, I could see the Jets hanging around.

This will be the second week in a row Julio Jones will have to beat an elite corner. If Jackson comes back and can keep the rushing game going, a win is possible. They won't win this through the air, though.

that's generous to talib but the jets definitely don't have an elite corner

Cromartie gets his job done imo.

cro is an ok player but no way in hell is he l33t

(neither is talib altho if he keeps this up...)

sd/raiders @ 1135 est is p kewl

hmm

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9759786/donte-whitner-san-francisco-49ers-changing-name-hitner-fine

San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner, who has revealed he was fined $21,000 by the league for a hit during last Thursday night's victory over the St. Louis Rams, said Wednesday he's dropping the "W" from his last name.

"I actually put the paperwork in yesterday afternoon. Just waiting to get the paperwork out," he said in a conference call with the Houston media. "So from here on out until I retire, my name will be Donte Hitner, without the W."

it never seems to go well for guys who do shit like that

http://trialx.com/curetalk/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2011/07/sports/Stylez_G_White-3.jpg

i feel like hitner could be just the type of name this once-great team could rally behind.

Vic Tafur ‏@VicTafur 4h

Allen makes it official: Matt McGloin now #Raiders backup as Matt Flynn No. 3. Re Flynn: “It is what it is. It didn’t work out,” Allen said.

It is what it is. It didn't work out.

lol

a good PR move for donte whitner is to make his last name one letter away from "hitler"

reggie mckenzie has to be one of the worst GMs in the past few decades

it's probably too early to call it but I'm definitely not happy. Basically every guy who has been good this year was a guy Al drafted.

the coaching hires last year were completely unacceptable

even allowing for the situation he inherited.... is there a single thing you could point to and be like "yeah that was a really nice move/pick up"

...trading down to get dj hayden? is that guy even good?

Marquette King has been good, but he's a fucking punter

DJ Hayden has looked pretty bad but he's a rookie corner so whatever. But Star Lotulelei was a pretty obvious pick and looks like rookie of the year.

the defense has been pretty solid in a stitched together way, I'll give him some credit for that

i thought the story was he was vigorously cleaning up the cap mess so theyd be competitive in the future

yeah but that's one thing. he's also added a whole bunch of non impact players.

and matt flynn is making 6.5m...

Josh Freeman: released

wow

i'd like to take a moment to say: lol

Allen makes it official: Matt McGloin now #Raiders backup as Matt Flynn No. 3. Re Flynn: “It is what it is. It didn’t work out,” Allen said.

― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:08 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Its worked out well for Flynn's bank account. The only winner in that saga.

has a QB ever made more money for doing less than Matt Flynn? he's made like $20 mil and he's started like 3 games. as a backup to Rodgers and Wilson he's done almost nothing.

One fucking game and his great grandkids are set for life. Against the goddamn Lions if im not mistaken.

he did well against the Patriots too! (in a 31-27 loss. still, the Pats were 14 point favorites and that was a game where freakin' Wilfork returned a fumble for a TD)

Should've sent up gigantic red flags when Joe Philbin, his previous coach, passed on getting him to Miami.

thats a good point. looks like it may be working out for them too

horseshoe/brownie bowl 2night

Should've sent up gigantic red flags when Joe Philbin, his previous coach, passed on getting him to Miami.

Yeah but in favor of another guy he used to coach who was of a higher pedigree.

BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE RENEWS ITS RIVALRY FOR THE ONE MILLIONTH TIME

i love how the Bills are now permanently on the Browns schedule

USA forget your troubles, tonight it's Bills vs Browns

browns going full turd tonight

feel like this game will be good since TNF makes no sense

looking good

rip

what a cleveland week for cleveland

see y'all next year

travis benjamin can fly

whoa pink penalty flags, for a second i was like what in the world happened to the color settings on my tv

weeden holds on to the ball way too long

travis benjamin can fly

― call all destroyer, Thursday, October 3, 2013 9:09 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

he's too brittle to play WR but they should really put him on kicks too so he can go full hester

not sure why he doesn't return kickoffs, Little is terrible

first down!

letting brandon weeden complete a pass on third and long is inexcusable

well it looks like Weeden's prediction is coming true :)

OH MY GOD

TRAVIS

THANK YOU TRAVIS BENJAMIN

jeez

welp

(i will be playing the role of horseshoe this evening)

:D

its crazy how in a league full of super fast guys some guys are so much faster

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/812843397.gif

buffalo showing a real nose for the timely penalty

xp yeah his turning the corner on that return had me going nuts

the funny thing about Weeden is yeah he sucks but he also has a cannon

It's not like Hoyer was really the answer, they should just pick a QB again.

maybe he is the answer! hopefully they'll get a few more games out of him this year to find out.

anyway, this cleveland D is filthy

there's no way they're keeping hoyer long term

best case scenario is they milk a third round pick out of someone

oh hey cj spiller's still fast

Browns should pick up Freeman off waivers. TB already paid his salary, and he'll have a few extra days to prepare for the next game.

buster skrine is a good name

just pwned manuel

ouch

omg lol at the entire browns d biting on that fake where's the gif?

jesus christ

of course this is going to be the best tnf game of the year

Omg

yeah against all odds this is by far the most entertaining thursday night game, and that's with 2 backups at qb. probably says a lot.

of course this is going to be the best tnf game of the year

Anyone who thought otherwise is a dope.

approximately 32 more points have been scored than i would've expected by this stage

part of the reason it's so good is that it's a fucking huge game for both teams

some big enders vs. little enders shit at this point

Anyone who thought otherwise is a dope.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, October 3, 2013 10:53 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh stop it this could've been a 13-10 festival of ineptness and everyone would've been like "yup, that makes sense"

Naw, if you've seen the Bills play this year and the Browns play in the last two weeks, you'd know this game couldn't be lame even if it wanted to.

even if jeff tuel is under center?

Well, the qb thing for both teams was unfortunate. The game could've been even better.

was just having the convo this week abt how it's insane BUF hasn't brought in a veteran backup. is mark brunell available?

Testaverde isn't quite 50 yet, is he?

The answer to this question is always Jeff Garcia.

maybe kosar on some kind of work-release deal

it's pretty crazy that Jason Campbell went from being a solid starter in Oakland to third string in cleveland in a couple of years' time

man, nothing more demoralizing than giving up 3rd and 18 to Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo

well he sucks

Unfortunately, now that Manuel and Hoyer are out, and Tuel and Weeden are in, it's more along the lines of what cad was expecting. TNF game, you coulda been somebody!

these teams should play every game every week

got a feeling brandon weeden may get another start

also: welp

these teams should play every game every week

― johnny crunch, Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:31 PM (24 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

just imagine how good the browns would be if they had Trent Richardson's gritty 3.4 ypc

weeden/hoyer '14

so last night jon beason was being traded to the giants and right now he is apparently going to the bengals. i wonder what happened there. either way, he comes with a big ol' contract and it remains to be seen if there is anything there anymore. he was such a beast his first few years in the league.

Hoyer torn ACL, out for the year

what a coincidence, Josh Freeman just became available :)

what can you even say

When I settled on this title for the weekly thread (it was a PFT headline), I didn't expect it to be an omen. Sorry, Browns fans.

God that's so unfair. avoid Freeman though. I'd sign Don Majkowski at his current age before Freeman at this point, too much baggage. although some team will find use for him most def.

oh ffs

:(

at least know that your defense will likely keep you in every game. hopefully Weeden starts dramatically improving?

weeden looks exactly like he did last year but i still like him as a backup, for a game here and there. but this...

guide to our reinstalled QB:

1. stare down primary receiver
2. pat ball
3. wait and wait until primary receiver gets open
a. Rifle ball one million miles an hour or
b. Take sack

he does throw a good looking long ball, but he has no touch on the short stuff. eh, it'll be interesting I guess

thought Norv made some really nice adjustments when weeden came in, taking advantage of his strengths (bazooka) and buffalo's weaknesses (scout-team secondary) with one-on-one deep routes. obv going to be tough to keep the league from figuring that one out, esp. without a serious run game, but if anyone can do it Norv can.

I've never seen a QB stay still and just zone out in the pocket the way Weeden does

yeah, there were almost no short passes in the 2nd half. seemed like every completion was for a first down.

xpost

lol ESPN

The Browns again will turn to Brandon Weeden and hope that he plays more like the guy who did fairly well against Buffalo

Weeden QBs like I play QB on Madden.

there's a nice slate of 1pm games this week, that's going to be some good redzoning. i agree with earl that indy most likely beats seattle, which is weird but seattle haven't traveled so well and indy keep playing well despite me waiting for them to drop off. i have a hunch cincy beats new england too. brady should be able to move on that beat up secondary but i think the bengals will rattle things up front, and on defense i can imagine NE missing their mark on compensating for the loss of wilfork, maybe a lot of brandon spikes in against a run game that doesn't warrant it, and dalton frequently finds a hole in the middle. saints vs bears is a booming game and if the saints win in chicago they really look good. i think we'll have 2 5-0s, new orleans and denver.

i am not sad that bolts/raiders is 8.30pm pacific

I'm wondering why the bills have two rookies and as 1/2. Did someone get hurt?

yah, k-kolb

Oh Christ, that's right.

INFL being 'prophetic' with this weeks title page!

This is an interesting article I thought.

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2013/10/nick_saban_critical_of_mel_kip.html

I got it from here, which pretty much regurgitated it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/04/nick-saban-says-draft-experts-dont-know-what-theyre-talking-about/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs

http://i.imgur.com/HJCZ7Q1.gif

Probably the first time I've ever agreed with Saban: a bad guy, and a true failure as an nfl coach

lol @ Gore's head coming out of his own butt.

saban otm, of course

i also loved when he got mad at all the reporters asking about violations in his press conference a couple weeks ago! he's a dick but i kind of love him.

He asked if they'd all like to line up and ask the same question he's not going to answer one by one. BURN!

giants week 5: eff it were goin deep

yolo

jax are determined to make today the 1 in 1-15

wait the penalty flags are pink too?

how many dead or alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDEDP9BHJEU

sliiiick first down thompkins

bolden has already killed 2 potentially huge screen passes. need the real rbs back.

Whyyyyy do the Fins play so bad at hooome

andy dalton u not v good son

SPIKES <3

More like andy lol-ton

one thing pats D has done well for a few years now is, if your qb has a little sanchez in him, they will find the right way and time to draw that out

oh hey amendola's back
what about gronk?

inactive, should go vs saints next week

bengals seem to work someone free up front every play

looks like indy offense is doing well

i want a pair of hot pink gloves

blaine gabbert worst pass ever for pick 6. literally unbelievably bad.

booming td luck to hilton

Pats receivers need some glue on their gloves

Ugh

that was a hell of a strip, huge play

this game is gonna be won by a defensive score

Law firm isn't making too many NE fans miss him

he had one good series today but no, he is not looking great this year

indy/squawks goes from would have been 15-7 sea & instead is 14-12 colts, big swing

Refs screwing us about as much as our o-line

the giants are completely embarrassing

oh amazing play. thompkins really is good.

ah, incomplete i think. boo

thompkins really is good.

― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, October 6, 2013 2:08 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

seems like one of those WR who makes enough amazing catches to make up for the fact that he's just gonna drop an easy catch once a game

i think he's had mistimed or incorrect routes more than straight drops, but we'll see as the season progresses

Cincy radio had a pretty funny commercial talking about having the Pats/Bengals game that week.

It was read totally radio dead pan and went something like this...

"New England's quarterback has won 3 Superbowls, 2 NFL MVPs and is married to a supermodel.

The Bengals's quarterback has red hair and is named Andy.

Patriots at the Bengals 1pm Sunday..."

It made me chuckle.

haw

Nice one

what's the deal w/ the giants?

they're terrible

they have a bad line and no running game, aging D line and no playmakers (besides rolle) in the back 7

are they a substantially different team from the 2012 SB winners?

or just older?

they went 9-7 that year so it's not like they were some juggernaut

it is hard to pick one or two obvious problems with the team because every part of the team seems to have gone crappy at once

all they have is talent at WR and a pretty good WR

their pass rush died and they haven't acquired any difference makers anywhere else on defense save for rolle

pretty good QB*

JPP has been banged up this year and guys like tuck and kiwanuka just aren't effective anymore

brady's intermediate/long passing today has been poor, admittedly under pressure often

also he can't move

Tannehill really showed up on that last drive

Ok refs

When a WR mugs the DB its not defensive p.i.

spotting the ball on pass interference calls is stupid as hell

PI is a problem penalty right now

Frank Schwab ‏@YahooSchwab 1m
I think Blaine Gabbert is the worst NFL QB of the last 20 years - regular starting QBs, not guys pressed into duty. Including JaMarcus.

lol. it is hard to call him worse than russell, but even that it's a conversation is enough

great catch edelman on a too-hard pass thrown behind him, followed by horrendous underthrown pass to KT. #malletttime

brady couldn't step in to that pass to kt

problem today is bolden is getting destroyed as the only back

What happened to Blount?

idk but he's not really playing

also he is slower than bolden and everyone on cinci is faster than bolden

blount's play last week was the world's slowest shooting star

blount has been on almost as much as bolden but is even less of a factor to this point. i don't know if he has had reduced snaps since the fumble but i don't blame him for that. rbs not helping but unit on unit the pat's o-line is being owned

shiiiiiiiiiiit

this game is the pits

yeah, bad game

at least kelly walked off, might be ok

seems like every game today except maybe indy-seattle has been total garbage today

Receivers are killing Tanny

hollee fugg

the dolphins have 13 yards rushing today

dobson is really good at making things interesting

hahaha otm

TD!

Or not

dobson basically forgot he was carrying a football at that point

dang i look away for a couple plays and they're inside the 5

cmon PATS

great play by jones to force the imcompletion. pats should've gone on 4th, however desperate they have been in the rz. it took an exceptional play to even get there today, have to try to maximize that.

blount running for -2 on 1st down from the goalline was basically the most predictable play in this game

big comeback for the ryan fitz titans against a good defense

bengals finally taking advantage of the soft middle. gio looks p good.

anyone in new england who argued that vince was overrated needs to be burned alive this week

paging bill simmons

At least Mayo's having a game

ok cmon brady let's go

1 of 11 on 3rd down

bengals D has stepped up big every single time they have been called on

the rams..............

angry brady gives me life

http://i.imgur.com/7V86ai0.gif

don't spike it tom

aaaaaaaaand joe flacco throws a game tying pick 6 on third and 20 from inside his own 5 yard line

really seems like this year is gonna end in tom coughlin's resignation

haha run play

Bill Barnwell ‏@billbarnwell 40s
Joe Flacco and Eli Manning both throw gruesome tipped pick-sixes within 60 seconds of one another because Matt Schaub sucks

this rain is something

it's like the end of blade runner. time to die.

Can the pats score off penalties?

bears score, go for two and get the ball back down 8 (???)

(wait never mind)

wow cant remember the last time the pats got owned that hard

afc title game was pretty hard ownage

also when their star tight end was indicted for homicide

no way hernandez totally owned that guy

indicted for owning a guy too hard

cincy D v good, demanded pats offense really step up to get some points, pats offense declined, to a man

they could not do shit

otoh, pats defense looks nice except for having no interior defensive line anymore

wow another philadelphia pick

eli is a turnover machine this year

a magnificent turnover machine

ryan fitz is that kind of qb where you know he is going to have a receiver tip the ball into a db's hand on a late 4th quarter drive

holy shit fins

eli is on pace for 38 interceptions

that's one hell of a kick rookie

dolphins manage to lose 5 yards after that great throw?

smh

sturgis has been incredible this year too

afc east finally declining to its true level this week, feel good about the jets making it a sweep

darius butler comes good, 2 huge game winning plays

hay folks i haven't watched a football game yet this season, is this DEN-DAL game gonna be good at all?

the broncos should steamroll them but the cowboys getting slaughtered on national tv certainly qualifies as "good"

no one has been able to make interesting yet against denver, not sure dallas can be the first

well i just saw a guy run into his own teammate then jump to the ground 5 yards back, so

yep not really much more you can ask for

i'm watching in hopes the cowboys get destroyed

game has been straight fire so far

my manager is a huge cowboys fan. and he grew up in massachusetts and upstate NY so idk what his deal is

does this mean we're all rooting for peyty? :D

no cowboys fan ever has a legitamate reason to root for the cowboys

rooting for a good game tbh. take my mind off of next sunday

god i hate the fucking cowboys

my manager is a huge cowboys fan. and he grew up in massachusetts and upstate NY so idk what his deal is

― goole, Sunday, October 6, 2013 1:36 PM

internalized oppression

nice pass romo

ultimate romo play

hahaha yes, that is ultimate good romo

all these guys on the cowboys had the opportunity to wear lots of hot pink accessories and didn't take it

lol broncos suck rip manning rip broncos rip

Robert Mathis flying very low profile this year for a dude who has 9.5 sacks this season.

carson palmer embarking on his 6th consecutive season of not being a good quarterback anymore

aj green vs dez bryant?

wb cowboys

well that was fun

lol @ dallas

where did this julius thomas guy come from

they had him for a couple years already i guess, i don't know what happened for him to emerge this season

lol

ridic

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/1002/play_mnf_romo.gif

you call that "the peyton manning pass," phil simms?

why is phil simms

tom going through some tuff times :,(

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BV7Q1EmCcAEk5na.jpg

eurotrash bodyguard

bourne 5 out here

IRVING, Texas -- All due respect to Peyton Manning, but some Dallas Cowboys defenders would rather not participate in all the raving about the Denver Broncos quarterback's record-setting pace.

Manning leads the league in every major passing category entering Sunday's game at AT&T Stadium, having thrown for 1,470 yards and 16 touchdowns without an interception during Denver's 4-0 start. Those numbers, along with Manning's 138.0 passer rating, project to shatter NFL records for a season.

Naturally, Manning's spectacular start has provided ample fodder for media questioning in the Cowboys' locker room this week.

"I'm sick of hearing about Peyton Manning this and that and that," said linebacker Ernie Sims, who expects to replace struggling starter Bruce Carter in the lineup Sunday. "We've got to go out and do what we've got to do. You hear it all the time. Guys walk in the locker room: 'Peyton Manning threw for four touchdowns, this and that.' I'm just sick of it."

wow Romo

300 yards already

is peyton manning psychic idgi

did tony romo marry avril lavigne?

no he married "candace romo"

tony has a type

did they make sure they weren't related before they got married?

Tony Romo is so perfect for Dallas in so many ways

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLOjmY--TA

oh peyton

the return of noodle arm

the return of noodle arm

hush your mouth

lol @ simms "oh yeah, also a slight underthrow by manning"

if a golf ball could talk it would be phil simms

this is revolting

this is a vintage big 12 game

"Hey, way to go, book"--Phil Simms

i was too annoyed to complain about it earlier, but the worst announcing of the day would have to be dierdorf calling a super-low scoring game in cincinnati. i think he had a boner that sustained itself on 2-yard running plays.

dez

are you fucking kidding me

502 passing yards

:(

this will be an epic loss for the cowboys

this game is stressing me out

do the cowboys punt or does romo throw a pick? only pick one

can romo be h4tc4t again if he loses with 500 yards and 5 tds

ok, so a punt

I kiss you, J0rdan

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

it's like you scripted that

poor tony romo

haha omg

lol romo yes

TD please, would like combined points to exceed 100

500 yards and a cloud of loss

tony romo on national tv gets me high

Cowboys need to escort them into the end zone

yup

dallas need to let them thru

needed

nah you gotta MAN UP

would it be ridiculous to kneel it twice?

CAN'T BACK DOWN

ans: no

lmao @ peyton

omg gif of the assistant coach throwing a spaz fit plz

nice 3.1 ypc for trent richardson today, I'm sure it was really gritty

I don't understand how Peyton Manning is doing this with that arm, and I feel like no player will ever do it again

lmao schaub

unbelievable

yeah literally unbelievable

I wonder if Yates and Keenum are terrible

so i missed one of the all time classic romo INTs this evening?

20 TDs for Manning in 5 games. he's thrown what would be a season's worth for many QBs already. just fucking insane.

so i missed one of the all time classic romo INTs this evening?

― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Monday, October 7, 2013 1:07 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

not even top 10, really. sliding scale.

ok you have to bench Schaub, wtf

that is bullshit gary

New England's quarterback has won 3 Superbowls, 2 NFL MVPs and is married to a supermodel.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BV7Q1EmCcAEk5na.jpg

Cincinatti's quarterback has red hair and is named Andy.

http://reboot.theobr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Andy-Dalton.jpg

Both the Bengal/NE and Colt/Seattle games were great. It was awesome flipping between the two today.

Andy Dalton is like the Andy Griffith/Opie hybrid model.

http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/07/03/andy_custom-a5211fc1879f7b1056b3835923f8529223191cdc-s6-c30.jpg

Oh yeah comments on a couple of things that have been discussed...

Nick Saban leaving Miami I think looks like a pretty smart move in hindsight, even though how it went down was pretty fugly. Miami changed owners and really the Dolphin management until the last season or so was pretty inept, which along with getting offered a ton of cash and one of the cherry jobs in college football looks now with the success a pretty no-brainer decision at this point. That said, Alabama somehow rides it out and wins three in a row, Saban is going to be looking like Alexander with no other places to conquer in college football. Nick Saban was unsuccessful in the NFL but I would think that with the success that Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh have had coming out of the NCAA, he is really the top head coaching prospect in all of football.

I don't know if their ego's can let it happen, but you know the unholy alliance of Nick Saban going into the Jerrydome to coach Dallas Cowboys has to be considered a possibility for next season. They got some talent, but it continues to just not gell and if they come up disappointing, especially with the NFC East just terrible, it has to be considered a possibility.

Point two, I think that Nick Saban interview does point out that even when players seem to be struggling that it can be difficult to really say the player isn't any good unless you are really looking at the details of the game and what else happened. Has Tom Brady lost a step or is it really that the Pats offense has just way less talent over all than they have had in years and their game plan just ill-suited to the talent.

Third thing I want to throw out there after watching the Colts today. Andrew Luck has a freaking howitzer of an arm. That guy can throw a beautiful long ball. You can talk whatever success the other young QBs have had over the past couple years, I don't see any of them being able to throw 40 yard outs like that. It's a serious early Dan Marino mad bomber/Kurt Warner Greatest Show on Turf type long ball.

I've said for years that if Saban does move back into the NFL, it will be to coach Dallas. Jerry Jones has a real boner for the guy, and Dallas could use someone who halfway knows what he's doing. Dunno if or when that will ever happen. I believe him when he says he's found a home in Tuscaloosa and that his heart really is in the college game, but I've already made peace with the possibility I could wake up one morning and find out he's gone.

go raiders

thanks, phil

RRRRAIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDERRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSS

terrelle!

Well that was fun!

THAT REALLY HAPPENED

I hope oakland doesn't lose their defensive coordinator, this D has been way better than it should be

Freeman is a Minnesota Viking now, btw.

Pryor throwing bullets

Calling it now... Matt Millen: A Football Life will be the lowest rated program to ever air on NFL Network.

it'll probably be awesome tho

has there ever been a documentary about an awful GM?

Ted Stepien: A Basketball Life, get it on it ESPN

or get on it

pryor killing it imo

remember when nfl talking head mocked the raiders for taking terrelle pryor in the third round when jake locker and christian ponder were seen as acceptable first round picks

heads*

It was a perfect storm of anti-Pryor and anti-Al Davis haterade

lol yeah
but i will not show any hubris about that til pryor has a full season under his belt & is still playing like this
i'm nervous that this shit could go pearshaped

he's no Jamarcus, that's for sure

THANK CHRIST

one of my favorite al davis stories will always be how the raiders scouts just left pryor's pro day right after he ran that insane 40 yard dash so they could call Al

lol yeah i love that

man this is getting borderline pornographic as a raiders fan

right?

i mean when the offensive line is holding it's own, that's fanfic territory

come on seabass, get back on track here

WOOO

i was all stfu fouts don't praise him before he's kicked it, lol

great hold by King

HOUSTON

yaaaaaah suckit rivers lool

this guy Terrelle Pryor

killing. it.

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lool wtf

this is really happening, huh

oh ok that feels more familiar u_u

Marquette King really is the best Reggie McKenzie move haha

sacking rivers is so much fun

ugh of all the lucky BS things to happen

:/

ok am i dreaming did that just happen

this game holy shit

the unstoppable Raiders red zone D

i just wish we could put more on the board, i hate being static for so long

or they could go 3 and out, sure why not

that'll work :)

WOODSON YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN

(O)

jesus wtf Fluker

plz hurry back, veldheer

jfc that was like a fking clown show

rule 1: dont step on qb

rule 2: dont do it twice

4 backups on the offensive line is nagl

yep

WOWWWW

SEABASS

SEABASS

not gonna lie, i held my breath

omg

:D

Rivers really riverred

woodson sonned

i am super glad freeman has landed on a team where i can root for him to succeed to spite tampa

Buffalo Bills ‏@buffalobills 12m
#Bills QB Thad Lewis will start for Buffalo against the Bengals

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Thad started for the Browns last year after Weeden was hurt. He wasn't horrible.

Well thankful that we got Freeman if only because it means Ponder is over

Haven't seen Tampa much except one game when he torched us. What was the deal with him and the Bucs?

Schiano made a power play, I think, and instead of standing up to him, Freeman just kind of passive-aggressively undercut him until I got dropped right off the team. The dude's raw talent is through the roof, but he's been coached right into a shell.

until *he

freeman is being cast as having 'personality issues', but there is good reason to suspect he's a good player that schiano broke

from twitter: games since merger where QB had more than 30 attempts & rating over 133 those QBs are 95-2, Romo has both losses. criteria look like a little bit of a fudge but even so.

that is tombstone engraving material tbh

Loled at radio dude who called Romo 3000 thread count, poop-stained sheets.

@AdamSchefter ha ha?
All together, Seahawks and Raiders paid QB Matt Flynn a combined $14.5 million the past two seasons for one start.

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have some fun peyty, it is only the cowboys

lol @ this comment from PFT

Beyond that, Gabbert is “week to week,” Bradley said.
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The quote is correct, but I believe the spelling is, “weak… too weak.”

haha

ouch, Clay Matthews out for one month or more with a broken thumb

no way it's just the thumb, right?

his soul is hurting too.

well, this is a circus so far

lol @ coverage on tony g

lol @ atl playcalling

Rexy finally gives up on Sanchize and his career is reborn

has atlanta choked on the half yard line every single game this year? it feels like it. smh.

Sheldon Richardson looks amazing

mike smith great work burning seconds needlessly too

Peter Konz may be the worst player in the NFL right now. Jets interior is abusing him

he is clearly a liability but in general the falcons don't seem to have an offensive game plan. seems like they figured they would just turn up and wing it.

wasn't Konz good last year?

that all out blitz was awesome

sick throw geno

wasn't Konz good last year?

― Matt Armstrong, Monday, October 7, 2013 10:46 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
He was at a different position (guard) last year. And they were actually ok

Offensive line and linebackers are the weaknesses for this team.

he is clearly a liability but in general the falcons don't seem to have an offensive game plan. seems like they figured they would just turn up and wing it.

― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, October 7, 2013 10:44 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not much choice. Especially not at this point in the game

I presume Flynn being paid 14 million to start one game is the all-time record

sic catch

oh my god

Gonzalez so clutch

l o l @ j e t s

yeeeeeeeeah the jets might've wanted a better idea than that

what a delightful turn of events

nick folk probably still gonna kick a 58 yard field goal to win

jets with the penalties again, story of their season

and the jets are already in position to kick a game winning fg

wacky shit happens in this dome

fuck's sake

ugh when's the nba back

duh

no lead in the dome is safe unless there is under 8 seconds left

how in the holy fuck did the falcons lose that game?

in much the same way they've lost the other three

you can't give a team the ball back with 90 seconds in that dome

Geno seems ahead of schedule to me

he's playing pretty decently but idk he just seems to have a limited ceiling to me, like a ponder type or something

http://scontent-a-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1377001_10201377618075892_849436953_n.jpg

https://twitter.com/jaguars/statuses/387229936232058880

oh lord

Jay Glazer ‏@JayGlazer 7m
Breaking: Falcons fear Julio Jones likely OUT for the rest of the year w a foot injury. He's getting a second opinion tomorrow to determine

ZOINKS!

falcons should just run out the back ups for the rest of the season

With only one win, they have a decision to make about the 2014 draft.

a high pick traded for multiples would go a long way to make up for the bodies lost when they got julio

i fear Josh Gordon might be in their sights now

that is if they haven't thrown in the towel yet

josh gordon seems great but that would be a ludicrous move on their part

let's hope so

that is if they haven't thrown in the towel yet

― brownie, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 1:26 PM (44 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

towel's pretty much been thrown. you gotta hear sports radio down here today

trade gonzalez back to kansas, let him have another playoff game. i bet the chiefs would give up a reasonable pick for 2/3rds of a season, maybe even as high as a 4th?

That's not a bad idea. KC is hurting at tight end, and Gonzalez could go out on a high note.

Never happen in a million years.

I know. The sentimentality of the NFL only goes so far, but they could probably use the extra 2014 pick tbh.

if you can get any pick for a retiring player in a dead season it is a total no-brainer, but probably the chiefs wouldn't go for it. any team that would is probably not one that is going to give him the post-season to make it worthwhile.

I know. The sentimentality of the NFL only goes so far, but they could probably use the extra 2014 pick tbh.

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 2:39 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he deserves better than going out like this

he's been a class dude and a fucking great player forever. such a great player

and just came back for the ring. and it didnt happen

but he'll waltz into the hall of fame, and have his number retired by two franchises. not bad

what if the Pats tried to get him??????????????

Gonzalez and Gronk? Nice superhero duo.

It would be a good fit. Take the place of Hernandez. Seattle would be another good fit

falcons playing a home game in london next year. helluva week for atlanta sports.

he deserves better than going out like this

― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Tuesday, October 8, 2013 8:27 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you don't believe in the Chiefs?

this weekend is the first time since 1970 that the Browns/Lions will play each other with a winning record

:D

haha wow

you don't believe in the Chiefs?

^i love the chiefs. I don't think they want to mess with the chemistry too much, they're really rolling. Also would be awkward.