NFL 2011 Thread

[SkyDog112046]

Oh Pinhead13, can you say
0-5 ?

[SkyDog112046]

Philly is screwed. The super team wasn't supposed to be 1-4. Are Reid's days numbered?

[John Simon Ritchie]

Philly is screwed. The super team wasn't supposed to be 1-4. Are Reid's days numbered?

B-E-A-G-L-E-S!

[Crazy Levi]

COLTS gameday!! Fire up blue nation, let's get a win!!!

Or...now hear me out...or, let's fucking LOSE to a shitty ass team and go 0-5. Yeah that works.

And the eagles and giants both lose! Awesome bye week for us! I knew we could do it!

Skins first place!!!

[johnk5150]

Adrian Peterson is in serious fuck you mode today.

He ran angry today.

[cantstopthemusic]

Nick Barnett (Bills) and Brandon Browner (Seahawks) both with Pick-6's today.

Beaver Nation!

[LAglamrocker]

trade this Orton LOSER!, get value for him

TEBOW's TEAM

3 of next 4 on the road
Tebow will go 3-1!

Suck It Orton

[AliceManson]

Here you are with the fucking Colts' underwhelming dynasty (ONE ring in all those years? Talk about a wasted fucking window of success)

When in the fuck did they ever have a dynasty? You know damn well they never had one. You are just saying this stupid shit to get a reaction. It works too, you get people stupid enough to fight back with you. You should just be ignored.

[HMJ]

Man than was a tight one in Carolina. Eh...

[poizond13]

Yet another gut wrenching loss today. To blow a 17 point lead at home is unacceptable. We must keep working hard to improve and get better, that is the only answer.

[SkyDog112046]

Yet another gut wrenching loss today. To blow a 17 point lead at home is unacceptable. We must keep working hard to improve and get better, that is the only answer.

The problem the past 2 games hasn't been QB. The Colts have major issues all over the place. If Manning was playing they'd probably be 2-3.

[SkyDog112046]

Does Rex Ryan have so little confidence in Sanchez that he decided to run on a New England defense that features the worst D-backs in the league? When NY passed yesterday they marched straight down the field almost at will. The 15-25 yard patterns were wide open all day and the only thing that really stopped them were penalties and the sidelines.

Why not come out in the shotgun with 3 wide receivers and a TE and just pick the NE secondary apart? They have a decent group of receivers. It doesn't make sense to run the ball on a defense whose 3 best players are on on the line and whose backs would be on the practice squad in most other places. I understand wanting to keep Brady off the field, but not at the expense of scoring points. Is Sanchez' job in jeopardy?

[johnk5150]

Over/under on what quarter Su decapitates Cutler tonight?

[SkyDog112046]

Over/under on what quarter Su decapitates Cutler tonight?

I'm going with "coin flip"

[Machado]

Yet another gut wrenching loss today. To blow a 17 point lead at home is unacceptable. We must keep working hard to improve and get better, that is the only answer.

So funny!

Why do people enjoy your misery around here?
Probably because you deserve that and then some!

[Redman77]

Over/under on what quarter Su decapitates Cutler tonight?

That's MR. SUH to you!

[Machado]

Over/under on what quarter Su decapitates Cutler tonight?

That's MR. SUH to you!

That fucker was a non-factor vs Dallas!

P.S. I don't like Cutler, so here's hoping someone on D tunes up Cutler and knocks him out of the game.

[johnk5150]

P.S. I don't like Cutler, so here's hoping someone on D tunes up Cutler and knocks him out of the game.

It sucks that the best QB the Bears have had in my lifetime is an unlikeable turd of a personality.

[Tommy]

Does Rex Ryan have so little confidence in Sanchez that he decided to run on a New England defense that features the worst D-backs in the league? When NY passed yesterday they marched straight down the field almost at will. The 15-25 yard patterns were wide open all day and the only thing that really stopped them were penalties and the sidelines.

Why not come out in the shotgun with 3 wide receivers and a TE and just pick the NE secondary apart? They have a decent group of receivers. It doesn't make sense to run the ball on a defense whose 3 best players are on on the line and whose backs would be on the practice squad in most other places. I understand wanting to keep Brady off the field, but not at the expense of scoring points. Is Sanchez' job in jeopardy?

It's not Rex, it's Brian Schottenheimer.

[Redman77]

Over/under on what quarter Su decapitates Cutler tonight?

That's MR. SUH to you!

That fucker was a non-factor vs Dallas!

P.S. I don't like Cutler, so here's hoping someone on D tunes up Cutler and knocks him out of the game.

He played, they won. He demands double and triple teams, how is that not a factor?

[Redman77]

Over/under on what quarter Su decapitates Cutler tonight?

[Crazy Levi]

Bad news in Texas - looks like Mario Williams out for the season.

[bane]

Bad news in Texas - looks like Mario Williams out for the season.

Yep. Not exactly great news.

[SkyDog112046]

Over/under on what quarter Su decapitates Cutler tonight?

Run that in a loop for 60 minutes and add a shot of Cutler riding an exercise bike and it will look like tomorrow's highlight film.

[SkyDog112046]

Rick Reilly's column on the Andrew Luck sweepstakes.

Link: http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7067 ... weepstakes

If you really love your NFL team, you will root for its bus to fall into a sink hole. Or an avian flu epidemic to hit the locker room. Widespread jail time would be good, too.

Because if you really love your NFL team, you want it to lose this season like a Jenny Craig class.

That's because the worst team gets to draft the best quarterback to come along since Peyton Manning himself -- Andrew Luck of Stanford.

Luck is so indescribably good, I fully expect somebody to lose in their bye week. The kid's QB rating so far this season is 178. He's already calling his own plays, including the no huddle. He's won 12 straight games. He's such a lock NFL star that, as this season wears on, you will see more tanks than in an episode of "Jersey Shore."

To win Luck, a team's management has to be willing to put out the full zero percent. Everybody has to be sure not to do their part.

SIGNS YOUR TEAM IS PURPOSELY TRYING TO SUCK FOR LUCK:

1. Faking injuries during plays.

2. Betty White really is your flanker.

3. Stud running back keeps pretending he has strep throat.

4. Quick-kicking every third down.

5. Starting Tebow.

It's not going to be easy. The Race To Last Place has been fierce so far. Four teams have managed to go the entire season defeated at 0-4, while seven others have only one blemish on their records at 1-3. There haven't been this many dedicated losers in one place since Comic Con.

But records can be deceiving. To win Luck, a team has to have a true suckability factor. Its management has to be willing to put out the full zero percent. Everybody has to be sure not to do their part.

Here's the way I see Luckapalooza right now:

SUCK FOR LUCK SWEEPSTAKES

10. Carolina Panthers (1-3): Unless Alabama's lawyers can get all Panthers wins vacated, it's going to be difficult.

9. Philadelphia Eagles (1-3): Sneaky bad. Their backups are better than many teams' starters on this list, but they've seemed committed early on.

8. Denver Broncos (1-3): Slim. John Elway is calling the shots now and Elway would sell his mother to the North Koreans for a win. Tough break for Broncos fans.

7. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3): Trending happily down. Players know a horrible season might get the whole team moved to L.A. Where would you rather live?

6. Minnesota Vikings (0-4): Have you ever played the card game Hearts? Donovan McNabb is the Queen of Hearts of the NFL. He's worth minus-13 points to any team that starts him. Very cagey pickup by the Vikes.

5. Seattle Seahawks (1-3): Don't kid yourself. Tarvaris Jackson can take them there. Let it rain.

4. St. Louis Rams (0-4): This week they lost their best pass defender, Bradley Fletcher, and their best receiver, Danny Amendola, for the year. So things are going their way. They don't need Luck, but they could get two No. 1s, two 2s and Ozzie Guillen in a trade for him. That might actually buy Sam Bradford some blockers.

3. Indianapolis Colts (0-4): Rest your starters now, Colts. Forget what your 35-year-old superstar quarterback, Peyton Manning, said Thursday about coming back in December. Don't let him! He has a spinal injury that doctors say is 50/50 career-ending. And it might take two years to know. Draft Luck and he'll be your starter until 2027. The only problem is how would Manning take it? It'd be like you giving him a fishing boat and a gold watch. Don't be a stranger, Pey-Pey! And yes, he and Luck are friends through their fathers, Archie and Oliver, who were teammates on the Houston Oilers. But if you think Manning would be happy with Luck waiting for him to screw up, you don't know Manning. He might never speak to the kid, much less give him a single practice rep. To avoid all that mess, the Colts could (gasp) waive Manning -- they have an out clause on Manning's contract in 2012 that would save them most of the $90 million deal they signed with him. Yes, all this would be ugly and dramatic and Manning would deserve better, but unless current Colts QB Curtis Painter suddenly becomes a master, that's where Indy is headed.

2. Kansas City Chiefs (1-3): Yes, they screwed up and won a game, but everybody makes mistakes. Their point differential (-77) is stunning and lags the league. Their schedule is easy the rest of the way, but I think they're down to the challenge.

1. Miami Dolphins (0-4): They have a real chance to pull off the Sweet 16. Their only decent player, QB Chad Henne, is out for the year with a shoulder injury. That might have been the Lucky break the franchise needed. If the Dolphins can keep from doing something stupid -- like signing former Jags QB David Garrard -- Hurricane Andrew can be theirs.

So keep your eye fixed on the bottom of the standings. It's all going to come down to the final weeks.

TOUGHEST SCHEDULES

1 -- Minnesota: Has five games left with winning teams -- including two with Green Bay and one more with Detroit -- and four with teams that are .500. Don't count the Vikings in, whatever you do.

2 -- Miami: A huge advantage for the Awlfins, with unwinnable games against the Jets (twice), Giants, Redskins, Bills (twice), Cowboys, Raiders, Eagles and Patriots. Not that it matters. The Dolphins couldn't beat Rice.

3 -- Indianapolis: Six games left with winning teams, and they've got New Orleans, New England and Baltimore all on the road. If they can keep Manning from getting the first-ever neck transplant, they could do this.

4 -- Denver: Things look good with hopeless games against San Diego (twice), New England, Detroit, Buffalo and the Jets. Unfortunately, they have huge Suck Division games against Miami, Minnesota and Kansas City (twice) that they need to come apart for.

5 -- Kansas City: Four games left against teams with a combined 2-14 record to this point. They need to be careful. If they just play as a team, they could find themselves completely out of Luck.

Remember, people, if it's broke, don't fix it.

The way to greatness is backwards.

[Tommy]

God I hate Rick Reilly. What an overrated douchebag.


I wonder if ESPN has a limit on puns, one-liners and analogies.

[poizond13]

Our general manager Chris Polian stated tonight that Peyton Manning should return at some point this season. Now that is phenomenal news. He is still a ways away from even being able to practice, but if he were to come back for the last game or two, that would be great. Until then we just have to keep chopping and working hard to improve. Yesterday's loss was devastating but you have to move on to next week and build on the positives.

[Rageman]

Yeah, but your Colts are walking into the top ranked defense in the NFL.

In fact, almost half of the top 9 ranked teams are AFC North teams including the top 3.
1) 279.6 Cincinnati
2) 282.8 Pittsburgh
3) 284.5 Baltimore
9) 320.0 Cleveland
26) 399.4 Indianapolis

Good luck.

[Crazy Levi]

He is still a ways away from even being able to practice, but if he were to come back for the last game or two, that would be great. \

Why? What's the point of throwing him to the wolves with this awful team? Even best case, another big hit could render his careers - both playing football, and possibly walking - over. Why send him out early this year when he's weaker than he'll be in August? To get a few more people to show up at the Stadium when attendance starts falling this season?

I really hope they don't send him out there this year just because he insists on it. I know he's basically the coach but someone who has the authority needs to make the right call this season.

[demolition23]

but if he were to come back for the last game or two, that would be great.

No, it would be stupid.