Ongoing NFL Discussion Thread V

by **Pr4wn** Thu 3 Sep - 15:24

First topic message reminder :

Tom Brady's ban has been nullified.

Red faces at NFL HQ.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 16 Nov - 12:57

Time to take Peyton out back and end it. Guy is a train wreck

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 16 Nov - 14:45

Here come the excuses....

by **Pr4wn** Mon 16 Nov - 15:51

To be fair, plantar fasciitis is a pretty good excuse, as anyone who has had it will tell you!

He's still past it though, well and truly done. Sadly.

by Lowlandbrit Mon 16 Nov - 16:03

And in the 'Least Surprising News' category: Saints are reportedly firing Rob Ryan.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 16 Nov - 16:42

Pr4wn wrote:To be fair, plantar fasciitis is a pretty good excuse, as anyone who has had it will tell you!

He's still past it though, well and truly done. Sadly.

Funny how it all comes out after his worst ever game I think....

Anyways Denver fans have been calling for Osweiler. Time to see what he's got

by GSC Mon 16 Nov - 19:12

It came out after the last game.

I don't think anyones denying Peytons done, its slightly curious how invested you are in repeating it weekly.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 16 Nov - 20:34

The saints defence is so bad it can't even sack Rob Ryan

by Number-25 Mon 16 Nov - 21:36

I'm getting little pleasure watching Manning's demise. Have really enjoyed watching him over the years. At his peak he was fascinating to watch and I loved his duels with Brady.

It's a bit like watching the last days of Montana - you don't want to watch the fading light of a legend but at the same time you can't take your eyes off it.

I see Osweiler has been named starter for this coming week.... if he does OK and Denver start winning again then it's hard to imagine that we'll see Manning in competitive action again.

by GSC Mon 16 Nov - 21:57

Peyton in his prime played at a level I've never seen anyone else play at. It was as close to robotic as we'll see.

by Number-25 Mon 16 Nov - 22:07

Yep, he was so much fun to watch. Loved all the pre-snap shenanigans.

Remember when the Saints did an onside kick with the 2nd half kick off in the Super Bowl just to keep him off the field cos they knew it was the only way they could win. They did a good job of it too... with the halftime break included, they kept him off the field for something stupid like an hour and a half.

by Number-25 Mon 16 Nov - 22:14

20 out of the 32 teams in the NFL currently have a losing record. There's a big gap this year between the elite teams and the rest.

On that note, Carolina with their 9-0 record would have to be regarded as an elite team, however it might be well worthwhile pumping the breaks on them just a little cos they've actually only played one team that currently has a winning record and that's the currently befuddled Packers. The Panthers' opponents this season have a combined 28-44 record. It doesn't get any harder for them any time soon either with Washington, Dallas and New Orleans over the next 3 weeks. The toughest games they have left are against Atlanta and the Giants, neither of whom you would regard as being daunting!

by Number-25 Mon 16 Nov - 22:23

How bad is the Saints defense?

Kirk Cousins yesterday became the only QB so far this season to post a perfect passer rating in a game whilst throwing at least 20 passes.

He also became just the 13th QB in NFL history to complete 80% of his passes and throw for over 300 yards and 4TDs with zero INTs.

This is Kirk Cousins we are talking about here.

On top of that, the 514 total yards the Redskins had yesterday was their highest since 1991, which incidentally was the last season in which they won the Superbowl.

Remember how much of a joke the Redskins have been since 1991... that's how bad the Saints defense is.

by GSC Mon 16 Nov - 23:36

Nick Foles benched for Case Keenum.

Wouldn't be surprised if Sanchez sends Bradford to the bench, for his many, many flaws, he can move this offense.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 17 Nov - 7:10

Hey look the Cincinnati Bengals have returned!

by Lowlandbrit Tue 17 Nov - 8:36

Olly wrote:Houston easily the worst team in the league

And now as things stand they'd have the 17th pick.

by GSC Tue 17 Nov - 11:23

JJ Watt must be the least witty person in football.

And Dalton should grow a pair.

by Lowlandbrit Tue 17 Nov - 11:40

Olly wrote:The saints defence is so bad it can't even sack Rob Ryan

Yesterday morning: Saints are going to fire Rob Ryan.
Yesterday afternoon: Saints say they haven't fired Ryan yet.
Yesterday evening: Saints fire Rob Ryan.
Rolling Eyes

Dennis Allen takes over. Apparently he was already calling the coverages, so that's a promising sign for them...

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 17 Nov - 12:24

Hard knocks changed my view on JJ Watt. Guy clearly has the personality of a wall

by mikeygnfl Tue 17 Nov - 16:12

The browns have made Johnny Manziel the starting QB fro the rest of the season. That makes sense. They may as well see what they have in him. Josh McCown is not going to be the future of the franchise.

by Number-25 Tue 17 Nov - 21:56

So embarrassed for Andy Dalton

What a big girl he's proved himself to be.

by GSC Tue 17 Nov - 21:58

I'm embarassed for both of them.

JJ Watts quote he obviously practiced multiple times in the mirror was cringe.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 17 Nov - 22:04

Sounds like Aldon Smith's suspension is imminent

by TM Moot Wed 18 Nov - 12:49

Jags-Titans on TNF... picard

by GSC Wed 18 Nov - 12:51

Cant be worse than the unis the Jags are wearing.

Unless you're a fan of Goldmember

by Lowlandbrit Sat 21 Nov - 19:07

49ers have put Kaepernick on IR. Wonder where he's going to be playing next year.

by GSC Sat 21 Nov - 20:53

by mikeygnfl Sat 21 Nov - 20:58

Lowlandbrit wrote:49ers have put Kaepernick on IR. Wonder where he's going to be playing next year.

The Blaine Gabbert era is officially here then. Here is to 10-6 and the Super Bowl.

As for Kaepernick, a good fit could be Philadelphia and Chip Kelly. Surely he can't be any worse than Mark Sanchez or Sam Bradford?

by Number-25 Sun 22 Nov - 19:59

If anyone need a good laugh right now head on over to the Redskins/Panthers game.... Kirk Cousins is having one of those games.

by GSC Sun 22 Nov - 20:29

Believe me, it could be worse

by mikeygnfl Sun 22 Nov - 20:29

55 minutes until Gabbert beats the Seahawk boxing

by mikeygnfl Sun 22 Nov - 20:41

Both Cam Newton and Jameis Winston have 5 TDs so far in today's games . Both against NFC East teams.

by Number-25 Sun 22 Nov - 21:27

GSC wrote:Believe me, it could be worse

Hmmm, yeah, tough night for your Eagles too.

You think they should just shut the NFC East down for the remainder of the season and have 3 wildcard teams in the NFC playoffs instead??

by GSC Sun 22 Nov - 21:31

I like Chip as a coach. I really do. But he has to go before the Eagles will return to early 2000s form.

The roots of this failure lie about a decade back, as they did in 2012. The Eagles FO has been terrible at drafting players for a decade now, and Andy/Chip (the last 2 years) ability to coach have polished their turds. They need a complete revamp from top to bottom in structure through, and that means the coach has to follow (especially given hes the GM).

They should've done this in 2013, but Lurie retained his ~~best friend accountant~~ GM Howie Roseman (who is as qualified to run a football team as I am). He should've hired a new GM and tied him to Chip. Instead 2 years later, tired of polishing a turd, Chip decided he could do a better job, and had room to push Roseman out.

So we have to do it now.

by crazy_dave23 Sun 22 Nov - 21:39

Flacco with a torn ACL apparently

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 22 Nov - 22:12

If I'm Philly I keep Kelly as a coach, but take away the GM duties. He's clearly not good at that, but for me he's clearly still a good coach.

by Lowlandbrit Sun 22 Nov - 22:20

crazy_dave23 wrote:Flacco with a torn ACL apparently

Ouch. And they were pretty terrible already.

by GSC Sun 22 Nov - 23:01

Olly wrote:If I'm Philly I keep Kelly as a coach, but take away the GM duties. He's clearly not good at that, but for me he's clearly still a good coach.

Good luck with that.

by **Pr4wn** Mon 23 Nov - 9:11

That was the most complete game I've seen Tampa play in years. Finally, David and McCoy show up. Winston looked superb.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 24 Nov - 1:32

Ray Lewis on pregame is exactly as bad as you'd think it would be.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 24 Nov - 2:01

Olly wrote:Ray Lewis on pregame is exactly as bad as you'd think it would be.

He actually says these words

http://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/ray-lewis-would-pick-rex-ryan-over-bill-belichick-as-a-coach-every-time/

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 24 Nov - 5:10

So we have literally two healthy WR's left now.

That game was awful, just awful.

by CJB Tue 24 Nov - 23:55

Anyone interested in playing a fantasy manager nfl game. Be fun if enough people are interested and committed.

by Lowlandbrit Wed 25 Nov - 15:25

mikeygnfl wrote:The browns have made Johnny Manziel the starting QB fro the rest of the season. That makes sense. They may as well see what they have in him. Josh McCown is not going to be the future of the franchise.

Guess who managed to get demoted to third string during a bye week!

by Number-25 Wed 25 Nov - 20:49

I know it's probably a deep disappointment to most but...

THE REDSKINS ARE COMING TO LONDON!!!!! POSSIBLY ON CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS!!!!

I for one, am so happy!!!

by BamBam Wed 25 Nov - 21:47

Haha, it's great for the UK though, there's so many Skins fans over here

Bengals are decent too if it's true that they are the opponent

by Number-25 Wed 25 Nov - 22:18

Yeah, the week 8 game is against the Bengals.

Rams will play whichever NFC East team finishes in the same position in the division as them this season which opens the door to the Redskins playing London on consecutive weekends.

Jags v Colts is the other game which should be interesting enough if the Jags can continue on their upward curve and Luck can regain his form.

As you say BamBam, there lots of Skins fans over here.... mostly old boys like me from the glory days of the 80s and early 90s though.

by TM Moot Thu 26 Nov - 7:38

Still no Packers coming over... Crying or Very sad

can't be too many teams who haven't played an Int Series yet

by Number-25 Thu 26 Nov - 20:31

So anyway, the Eagles are officially in meltdown...

by crazy_dave23 Thu 26 Nov - 20:50

TM Moot wrote:Still no Packers coming over...

can't be too many teams who haven't played an Int Series yet

Yeah this is still a shame for me that Green Bay haven't been!

There are a fair few teams who haven't been... including the Titans, Browns (we can think ourselves lucky), Texans and much more interesting teams like the Packers, Seahawks, Cardinals, Panthers and Ravens

by Number-25 Thu 26 Nov - 21:07

By the end of next season there will be only 9 teams at the most that haven't been over to London. It'll be just 8 if it's the Eagles that end up playing the Rams in week7.

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