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

^^^^ 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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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.

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