Ongoing NFL Discussion Thread V

by **Pr4wn** Thu 03 Sep 2015, 3:24 pm

First topic message reminder :

Tom Brady's ban has been nullified.

Red faces at NFL HQ.

by Lowlandbrit Sun 06 Dec 2015, 10:52 pm

How obviously would the Chargers be the worst team in the league if they didn't have Rivers?

by GSC Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:24 pm

Normally I'd be depressed when we inevitably lose by 2-3 scores, but this is all gravy at this point.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:25 pm

We appear to have turned into the browns

by mikeygnfl Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:30 pm

Blaine Gabbert won again. If only he had started the season...

by Skyforger Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:34 pm

You couldn't make this stuff up...

by Lowlandbrit Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:39 pm

Brady should stick to catching Whistle

by Skyforger Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:48 pm

I'm following the game on the website, but if anyone is watching it are all these penalties on NE legit?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:51 pm

by Skyforger Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:52 pm

No excuse then.

Stick Jimmy in at QB. Couldn't do any worse.

by GSC Sun 06 Dec 2015, 11:53 pm

More legit than the 9 on us in the first half.

by GSC Mon 07 Dec 2015, 12:28 am

We may still (likely) blow this, but I did not think Sam Bradford had that 3rd down throw in him.

by Skyforger Mon 07 Dec 2015, 12:30 am

Oh, it's blown.

I don't understand how pro footballers under BB can give away so many penalties.

by GSC Mon 07 Dec 2015, 12:30 am

There it is

by Number-25 Mon 07 Dec 2015, 12:38 am

Well, you tried your best to blow it GSC but it seems that NE didn't want it.

Suddenly the Pats don't look so invincible. That's was just plain ugly tonight.

I'm gutted you won that to be honest GSC... keeps you in the thick NFC East race.... such as it is.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 07 Dec 2015, 12:45 am

Well we're without our best WR, TE, RB and LT...no team is invincible missing those pieces - but that one is on the coaches. Horror show, complete horror show of coaching from Belichick, McDaniels and whoever the heck the special teams coach is.

by GSC Mon 07 Dec 2015, 1:00 am

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 07 Dec 2015, 8:12 am

Why did Antonio Brown jump d1ck first into a post

by **Pr4wn** Mon 07 Dec 2015, 9:15 am

Olly wrote:ASJ isn't very good but the rest are promising for sure

Did you get that from the two games he's played this season? Guy is a serious talent if he can stay fit.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 07 Dec 2015, 2:00 pm

Pr4wn wrote:
Olly wrote:ASJ isn't very good but the rest are promising for sure

Did you get that from the two games he's played this season? Guy is a serious talent if he can stay fit.

Being on the field is kinda a crucial part...whenever I've seen him he's looked pretty average to me (although you will have seen him more!)

by Number-25 Tue 08 Dec 2015, 1:56 am

Dreadful start to the Redskins/Cowboys game.

Two dreadful offenses. What's the lowest scoring game in NFL history? This game may threaten it tonight on the early evidence.

Also, is it just me, or is football slowly being made unwatchable with the number of flags that are being thrown. This game is only 7 mins old and already I've lost count of how many we've had.

by Number-25 Tue 08 Dec 2015, 1:59 am

Good display of punting so far though.

by Number-25 Tue 08 Dec 2015, 2:05 am

This game is putrid

NFC East should just be shut down. Can't believe one of these teams has to go to the playoffs.

by Number-25 Tue 08 Dec 2015, 2:13 am

1st quarter finished and we've seen 2 first downs in total in the opening 15 mins... one for each team.

Pitiful.... just pitiful.

by Number-25 Tue 08 Dec 2015, 2:18 am

So many flags! Redskins' Ryan Grant has just been flagged for an illegal crackback block in which he makes no contact with the defender!

NFL has problem just now with overly fussy officiating.

by Lowlandbrit Tue 08 Dec 2015, 3:06 pm

It's still possible that there could be a 6-10 team in the playoffs this year. What a time to be alive.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 08 Dec 2015, 4:19 pm

Lowlandbrit wrote:It's still possible that there could be a 6-10 team in the playoffs this year. What a time to be alive.

Exceptional scenes

by GSC Tue 08 Dec 2015, 5:22 pm

And that 6-10 team pounded the Pats in NE Smile

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 08 Dec 2015, 5:23 pm

GSC wrote:And that 6-10 team pounded the Pats in NE

Washington lost in Foxboro... Whistle

by skins4ever Tue 08 Dec 2015, 8:26 pm

I've been willing to give Gruden some rope so far, but the play calling last night has convinced me he hasn't got it in him. The Cowboys are blitzing on almost every play, and you tell me you can't find Garcon, DJax or Reed on a hot route, or even Jones out of the backfield? And then, when we get the chance to go 2 scores up on them, we get ultra conservative again. Go for the jugular man!

Sorry, but he's hung his hat on Cousins, and he's probably going to be given it back as he walks out the door soon. Biggest problem for us is there is no clear pro capable QB in the draft, so we're almost certainly stuck with Cousins for next year when we sling RGIII out in the spring. I suspect Snyder will hesitate to pull the trigger again so soon after the last 2 failures (not that I think Shanahan really failed) so Gruden gets 1 more year. But if he can't deliver a division title at least by the end of next season, he should be gone.

On another note, I wholly agree that the officiating is getting in the way of great football this season. Some of the calls are abysmal. I suspect replay is starting to eat into their confidence and they are flagging everything, whereas before they would have exercised some sense in the calls, or at least be sure in their minds before calling it.

by Lowlandbrit Sun 13 Dec 2015, 9:18 pm

What a complete disaster this Colts season has been.

by Number-25 Sun 13 Dec 2015, 9:21 pm

Jacksonville have scored 50 points.... I've seen it all now.

by GSC Sun 13 Dec 2015, 9:22 pm

Suck it Shady

by GSC Sun 13 Dec 2015, 9:23 pm

Blake Bortles is developing into quite a nice gunslinger.

The Allen twins are legit

by GSC Sun 13 Dec 2015, 9:26 pm

Number-25 wrote:Jacksonville have scored 50 points.... I've seen it all now.

Its coming down to week 16 fella

by Number-25 Sun 13 Dec 2015, 10:06 pm

GSC wrote:
Number-25 wrote:Jacksonville have scored 50 points.... I've seen it all now.

Its coming down to week 16 fella

Haha! Yeah, looks like it... that could be one ugly game though!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 14 Dec 2015, 12:26 am

Khalil Mack is incredible

by Guest Mon 14 Dec 2015, 12:26 am

Khalil Mack was unplayable today, what a monster game. Five sacks to go a half sack ahead of Watt on the year (until he plays of course lol)

by Guest Mon 14 Dec 2015, 12:49 am

The work of Marquette King will probably go unnoticed in light of Macks performance tonight, but that was as good a game a punter can have. Gave us some brilliant field position to work with in that second half

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 14 Dec 2015, 1:18 am

Oakland fans gotta be excited going forward, the offence looks pretty much set around a really good young core (could probably do with another WR) and you've got your QB finally.

Defensively you still need work, but Mack is a heck of a piece to begin building around.

Another good draft this year could really take you places

by Guest Mon 14 Dec 2015, 1:29 am

Yeah definately, think we could do with some talent in the secondary, only really woodson back there we can rely on and i cant see him stopping another year

Reggie has had his critics but right now we are really looking like an improved team under him. While i hate the off season, i already cant wait to see his next draft. Hes nailed the last couple, his first was a bit iffy though, that DJ Hayden was a waste of a first round pick. Seems to get beaten every time. But the furure is deffo brighter than it has been for over a decade

In over news Bengals expect Daltons season to be over

by twelve283 Mon 14 Dec 2015, 1:42 am

Well played Ninkovich. Good D# so far.

by twelve283 Mon 14 Dec 2015, 2:00 am

Washington just owned Butler with that route, nice play Leonard Johnson.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 14 Dec 2015, 4:35 am

Beat down in Houston

by GSC Mon 14 Dec 2015, 11:50 am

Also Fletcher Cox is a goddamn mandog

Per Witten

by Lowlandbrit Tue 15 Dec 2015, 12:20 pm

GSC wrote:Blake Bortles is developing into quite a nice gunslinger.

The guy who a couple of weeks ago forgot you're not allowed to pass it beyond the line of scrimmage... despite having been penalised for it earlier in the game. Fun fact: ESPN's (somewhat questionable) QBR had him as the worst starter of the week despite putting 50 on the Colts.

by GSC Tue 15 Dec 2015, 1:32 pm

The guy who is also 3rd in the league in TD passes with 30 in his 2nd season.

Strange really, Bridgewater looked the most accomplished as a rookie, but Carr and Bortles are miles ahead of him now.

And of course, there's Johnny Manziel, or dumbest guy in football as I like to call him.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 15 Dec 2015, 5:22 pm

Weapons, all about weapons. Carr/Bortles have very good weapons, Bridgewater has Mike Wallace and a bum offensive line.

Carr is the best of all of them imo. But there are some very good young QB's coming through, which is good for the sport

by GSC Tue 15 Dec 2015, 8:06 pm

To be honest I always felt Teddy Bridgewaters ceiling was a richer mans Alex Smith. Hes got more than a touch of the game manager in him.

by GSC Wed 16 Dec 2015, 3:21 pm

You wondered if Rex Ryan had learnt the lessons from the mistakes that doomed him in New York.

You have to wonder how many top HCs would have muzzled their star RB after he went off on the opposing HC to the press. Or when he did again the day after, or the day after that. Rex allowed this game to become LeSean McCoy vs Chip Kelly for the Bills. And they ended up being an undisciplined hot mess.

Rex is a fun guy no doubt, but there's a reason some of the top HCs all time are considered a**holes by their players.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 16 Dec 2015, 3:39 pm

He's also managed to completely nullify that defence, making it much much worse than it was under Pettine/Schwartz in previous years.

Ultimately he's all talk, and can't back it up on the field.

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