ST's 2009 NFL Thread.

[MattShizzle 11]

I'd love to see my Steelers get back to back superbowls. And the Lions finally win one - first since 2007. They could lose every game the rest of the season and still be better than last year. Of course 1-15 isn't something to hang a banner in the stadium over!

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Kryptowhite

Detroit...FINALLY WINS...against Washington. It was funny for a while. Now its just plain pathetic. Lets go Lions....

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But losing to the Lions was pathetic.  sheesh

[_Atticus 10]

Even though I'm not a true skins fan, this hurts. Real bad.

[MattShizzle 11]

Funny thing is the Lions gave them a chance to win with that stupid time out - if you're ahead by 5, near midfield, 4th down and 8 with a little over a minute to go, why would you call a time out???

[Sim shady 12]

can I have a mulligan on my Eagles Chiefs pick...lol

Average week so far for me.

[Kryptowhite 9]

Well all had pretty much below average weeks picking.

The funny thing is, we all picked the lions too.

btw, Tom Brady was horrible today. Put up not too bad stats [200 something yards, 1 TD, no INT] but missed wide open recievers deep 5 or 6 times, and misfired on several other occasions. I will give him credit for making some laser sharp throws towards the end of the game, but for most of the game, he was just terrible.

[MattShizzle 11]

I hate the New England Cheatriots.

[DCMetro34 576]

Originally posted by: MattShizzle

I hate the New England Cheatriots.quote>

Me too. I still can't get over Feb. 2004 Super Bowl, where they beat the Panthers 32-29 and probably cheated. Now, Carolina sucks.....

[Easy Bakes 253]

A much better week 11 so far and could go to 13 if the INDY 21-10 lead holds and Dallas wins Monday.

I picked up that Garcon WR for  2 of my leauges.

Wonder why I picked oakland gezze they look terrible.

Hey Ski Nice to hear from you, thought you had forgotten us sportsy people.

[Sim shady 12]

What brought on the sudden wave of patriots bashing? lol

Looks like I absolutely bombed on the Cardinals Colts pick too lol. I should have retired from picking after my glorious week 1

My Snap Judgements

After watching games this weekend, I think we have to recognize the Bengals as a legit playoff contender and stop thinking of the Titans and Miami as so said contenders. The Patriots demise has been greatly exagerated. Meanwhile, Pittsburg should be very concerned this year after showing serious deffeciencies in their offensive line play and defense in general which clearly misses its lethal safety Polamalu who was stricken by the Madden Cover Curse. Finally, the Giants are for real, as are the Saints, which are looking like the two best teams in the NFC thus far.

On another note, I really hate those Texans, they are so maddeningly unpredictable...Im 0-3 on them this year...

[MattShizzle 11]

I also hate how NE always gets all the calls in their favor. What I yelled at the TV when the refs gave them the game over the Raiders because of the "tuck" rule would make most sailors, truck drivers and prisoners blush. They do always seem to get the call if there is any controversy. I always say they win because they have all the extra players wearing the striped uniforms.

[Kryptowhite 9]

Originally posted by: DCMetro34

Originally posted by: MattShizzle

I hate the New England Cheatriots.quote>

Me too. I still can't get over Feb. 2004 Super Bowl, where they beat the Panthers 32-29 and probably cheated. Now, Carolina sucks.....

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Nothing makes me smile more than posts like these

If it makes you feel better DCMetro, the patriots hadn't played the panthers since 2001 before that 2004 sb so if they were "cheating" as you call it, they would have been pretty screwed as they would have been trying to play defense against the Panthers playbook from 2001.

Edit: MattSizzle, apparently you are forgetting all the rule changes in 2004 that were made to prevent the Patriots secondary from completely dominating the pass game again. You know, the no contact after 5 yards thing? The single largest contributor to the lack of super bowl wins in new england since 2004?

[MattShizzle 11]

Not really since they would have been spying on the signals and such...

And I think getting caught cheating is why they haven't been winning - they know the commish is watching them so they have to play fair and can't win that way. The coach should have been banned from the NFL for life and there should have been a way bigger penalty than there was.

[Kryptowhite 9]

You really don't even understand what spygate was all about, do you? They filmed the other teams coaches signals and then reviewed them later on in the year if they were going to play them again, and it certainly wouldn't help the Patriots in the first game of the year against an opponent, which i think was proven by the fact that the patriots ran the table in 2007. Its a common practice throughout the NFL anyways...

But also for calls that went against the patriots.

How about the David Tyree catch? You know, the holding during the potential sack of manning that the ref later said "I thought about calling".

Also the explanation of the Tuck Rule was that the ref knew Tom Brady patted the ball before he threw, and any kind of thing like that is considered part of the throw, which is why he called it a fumble.

[MattShizzle 11]

The review called it an incomplete pass which was ridiculous. It should have been a fumble.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Be nice guys

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Hey Ski Nice to hear from you, thought you had forgotten us sportsy people.

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No, I haven't forgotten.  But I am starting to wonder why I have those season tickets.

I have to agree with a recent tweet from John Riggins:

There are team specific issues for sure and some individual issues for sure but the owner ultimately is a loser and you can't fix thatquote>

That has been the problem since Jack Kent Cooke died and it will continue to be the problem until we get rid of Dan Snyder.

[blade2k5 1,523]

This weeks winners...

Green Bay

Baltimore

Detroit

Philadelphia

NY-Giants

NY-Jets

Jacksonville

Minnesota

New England

Denver

New Orleans

Chicago

Cincinnati

San Diego

Indianapolis

Mon Night...

Car @ Dal

Week #3 so far...

1. EasyBakes 11-4  Nice re-bound this week.  No matter what happens tomorrow, you win the week

2. Kryptowhite 10-5

3. blade2k5     9-6

4. SimShady   6-9

Overall standings so far thru Week #3 so far...

1. blade2k5      34-13 No matter what happens tomorrow night, I'll still be king of the mountain for another week

2. Kryptowhite  33-14   You're thinking if I'd only picked Washington...

2. Sim Shady   31-16   Ouch...what happened?

4. EasyBakes  28-19

5. Greek Man    7-9

[GreekMan 246]

wooo hooo go bolts!!!!

haha Steelers lost!!!!!

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: GreekMan

wooo hooo go bolts!!!!

haha Steelers lost!!!!!quote>

You got Steelers VS Chargers next sunday night.

Indy Routed Arizona, Warner looking his age this week

[Kryptowhite 9]

did everybody pick dallas for tonight?

[Meg 368]

Why would I do that? I never do that.

[Sim shady 12]

Dear lord, please let Romo be week 1 version and NOT week 2.

I am excited and apprehensive about this game. Surely the Cowboys will finally get a sack or an interception? Wade Phillips stinks.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Week #3 Results:

1. EasyBakes 12-4

2. Kryptowhite 11-5

3. blade2k5     10-6

4. SimShady   7-9

Overall standings thru Week #3:

1. blade2k5      35-13

2. Kryptowhite  34-14

3. Sim Shady   32-16

4. EasyBakes  29-19

5. Greek Man    7-9

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: Sim shady

Dear lord, please let Romo be week 1 version and NOT week 2.

I am excited and apprehensive about this game. Surely the Cowboys will finally get a sack or an interception? Wade Phillips stinks.quote>

2 sacks and 3 turnovers, one for a TD.

I have a senerio for the tuesday morning  QB's

You up 13-7 middle of 4th,You have 2nd and goal at the 2,

you been running the ball for most of this 10 play drive , averegeing 7 yards per play.

What play do you run?

Would ANYONE run 2 fades to the corner?

[Sim shady 12]

I was frustrated by Jason Garret's decision making at the end there as well. He clearly is not the genius everyone made him out to be when he was first hired away from the Dolphins. On another note, I am still bitter that Wade Phillips is the Cowboys head coach over former Cowboy coaches like Sean Payton or Tony Sparano. When Jason Garret was hired, there was an understanding between Jerry Jones and Garret that Garret would probably succeed Wade Phillips as head coach after a short while. Why could Jerry Jones not do that with one of the many successful coaches around the league that have been hired away from the Cowboys instead picking out a novice and unknown quantity in Jason Garret. Here is a list of some notable coaches around the league that were once on the Cowboys staff at some point in the last decade: Sean Payton, Tony Sparano, Todd Haley, Mike Zimmer. What is Jerry Jones doing as the GM of this team? On the entire Cowboys staff, new hire Joe Decamillis leader of special teams is the only coach on the team that I think carries serious credibility.

A quick look at the Cowboys roster in the past three years reveals one of the most talented football teams in the NFL, yet we have not experienced in playoff success whatsoever. That is a direct result from poor coaching, which the Cowboys have in spades. They say the NFL is a young man's game, the league of Not For Long, and while this absolutely applies to the players of the game, it also applies to the coaches. I may or may not have mentioned this before, but no NFL team has ever won the Super Bowl with a head coach over the age of 55. Wade Phillips is well into his 60s. Now never say never, but after forty plus years, that is a pretty solid precedent. At some point in the very near future, Wade Phillips must go.

I do think that this will be the year that the Cowboys will end their decade long playoff shortcomings and make it at least to the NFC Championship game. They have the right make up with a dominant running game and a rock solid defense to produce later in the year. But the bottom line is that with poor coaching the Cowboys likely will not get far.

[Kryptowhite 9]

Sim Shady: Dick Vermeil (63), Weeb Ewbank (61), Tom Coughlin (61) and Barry Switzer (58)

Super Bowl winners over 55.

I only know that because i just read an article on how Belichick is getting too old [57], so i went and looked that up. I do think the age theory has some value though. Perhaps they just lose some of their fire? Their ability to connect with their players?

[Sim shady 12]

Hmm thats what I get for blindly believing people without checking their credibility. Oh well lol.

Thank you for the correction Kryptowhite

As far as the theory goes, I think that the brain begins to decline and the body as well once you hit the second half of your 50s. Coaching in the NFL is extremely taxing job that requires a tremendous amount of energy and intelligence. I believe as you get older, the demands of the job probably wear coaches out, leading to a decline in the quality of their performance. That is just my theory though lol. I am sure plenty of social security and retirees would dispute it.

On another note, it looks like Cowboys stud running back Felix Jones will miss next weeks game with a sprained knee. Dang! And Miami quarterback Chad Pennington is out for the season with a serious, potentially career ending shoulder injury! Maybe next year Miami.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: Sim shady

Hmm thats what I get for blindly believing people without checking their credibility. Oh well lol.

Thank you for the correction Kryptowhite

As far as the theory goes, I think that the brain begins to decline and the body as well once you hit the second half of your 50s. Coaching in the NFL is extremely taxing job that requires a tremendous amount of energy and intelligence. I believe as you get older, the demands of the job probably wear coaches out, leading to a decline in the quality of their performance. That is just my theory though lol. I am sure plenty of social security and retirees would dispute it.

On another note, it looks like Cowboys stud running back Felix Jones will miss next weeks game with a sprained knee. Dang! And Miami quarterback Chad Pennington is out for the season with a serious, potentially career ending shoulder injury! Maybe next year Miami.quote>

Not with him, I doubt anyone will pick him up again. Pennington haa been injured more then he has played over his career. I think at least 3 full seasons on IR.

[blade2k5 1,523]

I have Week #4s schedule.  Only 14 games this week as the bi-weeks begin.  Some matchups look to be easy pics while others may give you pause.

Det (1-2) @ Chi (2-1)

Balt (3-0) @ NE (2-1)

NY-G (3-0) @ KC (0-3)

Ten (0-3) @ Jak (1-2)

Sea (1-2) @ Ind (3-0)

Oak (1-2) @ Hou (1-2)

Cin (2-1) @ Clev (0-3)

TB (0-3) @ Wash (1-2)

NY-J (3-0) @ NO (3-0)

Buf (1-2) @ Mia (0-3) [with Pennington out, Miami looks to keep tumbling down the hill.]

StL (0-3) @ SF (2-1)

Dal (2-1) @ Den (3-0)

Sunday Night October 4, 2009

SD (2-1) @ Pit (1-2)

Monday October 5, 2009

GB (2-1) @ Min (3-0)

Remember, have your picks in by 12am EST Saturdays