NFL 2011 Season Discussion

[© tweed]

Belichick totally sabotaged his team.  CBS picked up a glance of Brady glaring at him after the tirade

[Keystone Phil]

Well, at least the seats were great...

[Pheurton Skeurto]

What do the 49ers have that the Eagles don't?

A winning record.

[patrick1]

Sanchez is such a freaking steakhead.

[Paul Kemp]

Belichick totally sabotaged his team.  CBS picked up a glance of Brady glaring at him after the tirade

No, the defense sabotaged the team. Although the interceptions certainly didn't help...

I'm not really sure we know the whole story yet as to what happened with that timeout.

[bullmoose88]

RIP 2011-2012 Eagles.

My fellow birds fans should have seen it coming.

[Joe Biden 2020]

It's been a pretty good day so far for professional football.  The Bills finally got the monkey off their back and beat the arrogant, prideful Patriots.  The Lions also won in Minny for the first time in 13 tries.  Unfortunately, Houston couldn't pull it off, but I think Houston will still be a good team this year.  The Eagles have landed with a broken wing (literally, a broken hand). The Giants will be better than I thought even with their boat load of injuries.

Tonight's game between Pittsburgh and Indianapolis initially looked like an awesome matchup, but now I bet the NBC execs are rethinking their decision to put this game in primetime, same with ESPN for week 4 (Indy is on MNF next week).  Pittsburgh should sleep walk through tonight's game.

Tomorrow night's NFC East collision should prove to be a good game.  A resurgent, and somewhat suprising, Washington Redskin team facing the Dallas Cowboys that narrowly avoided going 0-2 with a gutsy, pain-filled performance by Tony Romo.  Tony Romo should play, but I would still be very comfortable with Jon Kitna, who is quite possibly one of the better backups in the league.  I think it will be very close, and it won't be an upset either way.  I've got to go with my Cowboys, though.

As for today's late games, I'm watching what hopefully will be a better performance by Chicago against Green Bay than what the Bears have put up the first two weeks.  The Jets and Raiders should go toe-to-toe the rest of the way today.  Baltimore is shutting out St Louis 21-0 start of the 2nd quarter.  San Diego only has a 7-0 lead over Kansas City with 5:00 left in the half.  The other games, Atlanta/Tampa Bay and Arizona/Seattle are yawners right now early in the 2nd quarter in both field-goal games.

[Joe Biden 2020]

RIP 2011-2012 Eagles.

My fellow birds fans should have seen it coming.

Good news for Cowboys fans! Now, the question is, can Dallas capitalize on it.

[bullmoose88]

RIP 2011-2012 Eagles.

My fellow birds fans should have seen it coming.

Good news for Cowboys fans! Now, the question is, can Dallas capitalize on it.

Lol.  Dallas.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

RIP 2011-2012 Eagles.

My fellow birds fans should have seen it coming.

Good news for Cowboys fans! Now, the question is, can Dallas capitalize on it.

Lol.  Dallas.

[Paul Kemp]

BushOK really is the worst type of NFL fan . . . not like thats a surprise.

[Joe Biden 2020]

BushOK really is the worst type of NFL fan . . . not like thats a surprise.

[King]

Note how Bushie slyly tries to turn an NFL discussion into an update thread.

4.5 stars out of 5.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Note how Bushie slyly tries to turn an NFL discussion into an update thread.

4.5 stars out of 5.

I demand a recount. I should have gotten all 5 stars.

[Akno21]

It's been a pretty good day so far for professional football.  The Bills finally got the monkey off their back and beat the arrogant, prideful Patriots.  

How dare a professional sports team be arrogant and have pride.

[Paul Kemp]

It's been a pretty good day so far for professional football.  The Bills finally got the monkey off their back and beat the arrogant, prideful Patriots. 

How dare a professional sports team be arrogant and have pride.

As I've said before, it's a rich statement coming from a Cowboys fan.

[patrick1]

Jets defense was pathetic.

[Sam Spade]

Weekly quick hitter observations:

1) Minnesota might be the best first half team in the league.  Still, impressive comeback by the Lions irregardless.  Matthew Stafford, stay healthy.
2) Tennessee is winning off of Matt Hasselbeck's arm.  One has to wonder how long that can continue.
3) We all know the Browns aren't very good.  But they're getting wins, if ugly.  Same goes for the 49ers, but in that division, they can actually get to the playoffs.
4) Once again, bullmoose88 is so correct.  The Eagles have big problems in the middle of their defense.  The dogs got their revenge today too.  They should run Vince Young out there though - he wins games.
5) Well, Houston should be good enough to win the AFC South, but they're not elite yet.  Granted, the Saints are probably one of the three most dangerous offensive teams out there (Packers, Patriots), but the Texans defense blew that game.  Rather sad.  And yes, the Saints can get back to the Super Bowl, imo.
6) The Pats are going to get killed by their lack of a pass rush and running game (i.e. controlling the lines).  I can't think they win the Super Bowl for that reason. The Bills may well end up 7-9, 8-8, but there is hope there now.
7) Baltimore = Jekyll and Hyde team.
The Jets defense played really bad today, but they only looked good against Jacksonville so far, not Dallas.  The way the Raiders destroyed the Jets on the ground tells us that the Raiders are a team to be reckoned with.  They could well win that division and go far into the playoffs, as they look right now.  Scary.
9) Norv Turner did his best to try and give that game away, didn't I tell you?
10) Seattle is a horrible team.  But they can win three or four games at home (their home advantage is well documented).  Is this enough to keep them out of the Andrew Luck derby?
11) You have to hand it to Tampa Bay - they do just enough to win games.  And winning is all that counts.

[NVGonzalez]

Lol Pittsburgh.

[Paul Kemp]

Bob Sanders is out for the season . . . again. The more things change . . .

[Keystone Phil]

Vick cleared to play on Sunday.

[bullmoose88]

Vick cleared to play on Sunday.

Does it really matter with our defense...o-line?

[Keystone Phil]

Vick cleared to play on Sunday.

Does it really matter with our defense...o-line?

Have some faith, my friend. But, yeah, I hear you.

[Paul Kemp]

Vick cleared to play on Sunday.

Yes . . . but what about next Sunday?

[Paul Kemp]

ugh These injuries are really piling up for my guys in NE: Bodden, Haynesworth, Dowling, Hernandez, and Vollmer definitely out.

Vollmer isn't a huge loss since Nate Solder has played well in RT. Hernandez gives the passing game a different dimension and is probably the best receiver (despite being a TE) on the team so that hurts but there are tons of other weapons. I was hoping Fat Albert would be able to play this week to help stop McFadden but I'd rather have him healthy for next week at home against NYJ.

Bodden and Dowling out really hurts. The secondary needs all the help it can get. Prepare to see Jason Campbell look like an all-pro tomorrow.