NFL 2011 Season Discussion

[dead0man]

The Bills are a pretty good team and you guys played them well in their house.  There is no such thing as a "quality loss", but it's better than losing at home to a division rival.

[Keystone Phil]

but it's better than losing at home to a division rival.

Give us time! We'll cross that one off the list soon! Oh, wait. We did that earlier this season.

[Boris]

I remember thinking this summer that Philly teams were good enough to win 3 out of 4 major sports championships. But then insert Chris Carpenter and Michael Vick.

[Keystone Phil]

I remember thinking this summer that Philly teams were good enough to win 3 out of 4 major sports championships. But then insert Chris Carpenter and Michael Vick.

Chris Carpenter isn't the reason why we haven't been able to hit for awhile and Vick isn't the reason why we have blown several games. Four interceptions didn't help today but there were plenty of bigger mistakes.

[bullmoose88]

I remember thinking this summer that Philly teams were good enough to win 3 out of 4 major sports championships. But then insert Chris Carpenter and Michael Vick.

Chris Carpenter isn't the reason why we haven't been able to hit for awhile and Vick isn't the reason why we have blown several games. Four interceptions didn't help today but there were plenty of bigger mistakes.

Vick could have played better...certainly, so could have Avant...but the real problem is the coaching regime...I'm not sure if Castillo is a symptom or the disease...but Reid is a mega virus.

[King]

Jets/Lions Romo can show up every week and I'd still take him over Vick and that $100 mil salary.

You are aware Vick's only going to get about 4/10 of that $100 million, right?

Excuse King for the excessive stupidity. He doesn't know any better.

$40 mil is still about $41 mil too much for Ron Mexico.

[patrick1]

Not a good sign when I am more confident in our overrated defense and special teams' ability to score points than our offense.

Shottenheimer is terrible and Sanchez is regressing.

[With you in spirit]

DEM 49ERS

[Sam Spade]

Drive-by Thoughts:

1) Tennessee reengages my previous doubts about their success, but this game was lost at the defensive end not on offense.  Pittsburgh, in order to even think about making the playoffs, must return to the run game, especially straight-ahead running.
2) Carolina is losing a lot of close games.  If Cam Newton can keep healthy and put his head on a bit straighter (i.e. improve completion percentage), Carolina will be a team to reckon with in the future.  New Orleans yet again proves today why they are a Super Bowl contender.
3) And the Texans prove why they are not.  Raiders won this one on special teams though (and probably Al Davis grit - I would have never bet against them after they lost him); they lost the battle on both sides of the ball though.  Texans had a lot of injuries today that they better hope are not serious, otherwise, they'll be 3-3 going to Tennessee.
4) The Bills are for real and the Eagles are not.  Of course, Andy Reid may well run off 11 in a row before he finally gets fired next year. (100 points to anyone who gets this reference - it's really obscure)
5) Minnesota finally played the second half today.  Sorta.
6) One has gotta wonder if Indianapolis is just starting to throw games to get Andrew Luck.  They are definitely in the driver's seat now after today's collapse.  Of course, getting Luck isn't going to change their godawful defense, but, well...
7) You see, the Giants impress you, then they do something like today.  Eli played like he was still in high school.
Tampa Bay is an example of a team that overachieves.  But sometimes after Monday night games, you put up efforts like today.  I really questioned the 49ers in preseason, but they're only a Tony Romo miracle effort (the good miracles) from being 5-0.  Next week, we'll see what they're really made of, but they're clearly much better than anyone else in that division (not saying very much), although Alex Smith still leaves a lot to be desired.
9) Another day, another unimpressive win from Norv.  How you do almost let Tim Tebow engineer a 16-point comeback in the last 9 minutes of a game?  Well, if it's Norv Turner, we know the answer.
10) New England has to return to the ground game in order to beat teams like the Jets.  Meanwhile, are the Jets ever going to fire Brian Schottenheimer?
I normally do eleven, but there's really nothing of interest for me to say about CIN-JAC except "look, Cincy is above .500, and Andy Dalton has some clutch ability."

[Хahar 🤔]

The reason why is obvious:



Things haven't been this good since the days of Jeff Garcia.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

2) Carolina is losing a lot of close games.  If Cam Newton can keep healthy and put his head on a bit straighter (i.e. improve completion percentage), Carolina will be a team to reckon with in the future.  New Orleans yet again proves today why they are a Super Bowl contender.

I think that's pretty likely, long term.  Newton strikes me as someone who will get better with age; he's not even halfway through his first NFL season and has already had solid games.  I'll give expect Carolina to be at least 11-5 by 2013/2014.

[Psychic Octopus]

Seeing the 49ers win like that was amazing. Just amazing.

Of course, we're up against the Lions next... that is very worrying. But at this point, I think that we actually might win the NFC West. Of course, the NFC West is filled with pathetic teams, but this type of thing just makes me swell with pride.

And poor Eagles. My friend was telling me just a few weeks ago how they were a shoo-in to make the playoffs.

[King]

I never realized how similar Alex Smith looks to Aaron Rodgers.  Maybe that's what caused the 49ers to accidentally take him instead.

[Akno21]

Jets/Lions Romo can show up every week and I'd still take him over Vick and that $100 mil salary.

You are aware Vick's only going to get about 4/10 of that $100 million, right?

Excuse King for the excessive stupidity. He doesn't know any better.

$40 mil is still about $41 mil too much for Ron Mexico.

Do you watch games? Or do you just enjoy saying things that sound clever inside your head?

[Paul Kemp]

Jets/Lions Romo can show up every week and I'd still take him over Vick and that $100 mil salary.

You are aware Vick's only going to get about 4/10 of that $100 million, right?

Excuse King for the excessive stupidity. He doesn't know any better.

$40 mil is still about $41 mil too much for Ron Mexico.

Do you watch games? Or do you just enjoy saying things that sound clever inside your head?

You can tell contract details from games? If so, I'd like to see some guesses on what Albert Haynesworth Redskins contract was.

[King]

Jets/Lions Romo can show up every week and I'd still take him over Vick and that $100 mil salary.

You are aware Vick's only going to get about 4/10 of that $100 million, right?

Excuse King for the excessive stupidity. He doesn't know any better.

$40 mil is still about $41 mil too much for Ron Mexico.

Do you watch games? Or do you just enjoy saying things that sound clever inside your head?

My point is Tony Romo is better than Michael Vick.  I know this as I watch games.

[With you in spirit]

I never realized how similar Alex Smith looks to Aaron Rodgers.  Maybe that's what caused the 49ers to accidentally take him instead.

-_______- Alex Smith is a bust

[Paul Kemp]

I never realized how similar Alex Smith looks to Aaron Rodgers.  Maybe that's what caused the 49ers to accidentally take him instead.

-_______- Alex Smith is a bust

I can't believe you're making such a bold statement!

[With you in spirit]

I never realized how similar Alex Smith looks to Aaron Rodgers.  Maybe that's what caused the 49ers to accidentally take him instead.

-_______- Alex Smith is a bust

I can't believe you're making such a bold statement!

Thanks for noticing!

[King]

Alex Smith has actually been a decent player the past three years.  He's not a franchise QB, but a team with a good run game and defense can win with him.

[Хahar 🤔]

Alex Smith is average. His problem is that his coaching has been almost uniformly awful. He was good the one year they had Norv Turner.

[Paul Kemp]

Jets trade Derrick Mason to the Texans.

My response? http://youtu.be/bYNwfq84hJU

[© tweed]

placed bets on Atlanta -4, +100 and Bears -3, +100

[Joe Biden 2020]

In my pick 'em this week, I've got a couple pretty suprising upsets.  One is the Buccaneers over the Saints, another is the Panthers over the Falcons, and a third is the Cowboys over the Patriots.

My reasoning behind these three upsets are as follows:

The Saints has trouble with Carolina last week and Tampa Bay is a better team than Carolina.  The game is in Florida, and I think Drew Brees and Co. will suffer their second loss of the season.

The Panthers are an improved team this year behind Cam Newton, and the Falcons are not the same team that won the NFC South in 2010.

With the Cowboys over the Patriots.  If the good Tony Romo shows up (i.e. Redskins and 49ers Romo) and with Miles Austin returning, they should be able to light up the weak pass rush of the Patriots.  It will be a shootout if that happens.  If the bad Tony Romo shows up (I.e. Jets and Lions), then it could get real ugly real quick.

[bullmoose88]

In my pick 'em this week, I've got a couple pretty suprising upsets.  One is the Buccaneers over the Saints, another is the Panthers over the Falcons, and a third is the Cowboys over the Patriots.

My reasoning behind these three upsets are as follows:

The Saints has trouble with Carolina last week and Tampa Bay is a better team than Carolina.  The game is in Florida, and I think Drew Brees and Co. will suffer their second loss of the season.

The Panthers are an improved team this year behind Cam Newton, and the Falcons are not the same team that won the NFC South in 2010.

With the Cowboys over the Patriots.  If the good Tony Romo shows up (i.e. Redskins and 49ers Romo) and with Miles Austin returning, they should be able to light up the weak pass rush of the Patriots.  It will be a shootout if that happens.  If the bad Tony Romo shows up (I.e. Jets and Lions), then it could get real ugly real quick.

K. Thx Babbit.