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Title: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 05:13:57 AM
QuoteThursday
Baltimore Ravens (+7.5) at Denver Broncos, 48

Sunday
New England Patriots (-9.5) at Buffalo Bills, 51
Tennessee Titans (+7) at Pittsburgh Steelers, 42
Atlanta Falcons (+3) at New Orleans Saints, 54
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-3) at New York Jets, 39.5
Kansas City Chiefs (-3.5) at Jacksonville Jaguars, 41
Cincinnati Bengals (-3) at Chicago Bears, 41.5
Miami Dolphins (PK) at Cleveland Browns, 41.5
Seattle Seahawks (-3) at Carolina Panthers, 45
Minnesota Vikings (+4.5) at Detroit Lions, 46.5
Oakland Raiders (+9.5) at Indianapolis Colts, 47
Arizona Cardinals (+4.5) at St. Louis Rams, 41
Green Bay Packers (+4.5) at San Francisco 49ers, 48.5
New York Giants (+3) at Dallas Cowboys, 48.5

Monday
Philadelphia Eagles (+3.5) at Washington Redskins, 51.5
Houston Texans (-4) at San Diego Chargers, 44

MAH PICKS
The Broncos at 7.5 points against the Super Bowl champions (the MGM Grand line has it at 8.5) is as overrated as it is insulting; funny, I don't recall the score in the AFC playoffs being that close. And despite all the hype over the Broncos' offense, they still can't stop the run and have no pass rush that's not playing for the Ravens this year.  Yet another league-inspired conspiracy.  Typical.  Ravens cover.

Tampa Bay should smoke the Jets, who will wind up being one of the worse teams this season.  Bucs cover.

NOBODY CIRCLES THE WAGONS LIKE THE BUFFA meh, who are we kidding.  Patriots at 9.5 favorites is a gift.  Belichick runs up the score, mumbling something about working out kinks from the preseason.  Pats cover.

And my bonus pick:  KC is 3.5 point favorites at the Jags, and quite frankly I think people are going to be surprised with the Chiefs offense this season.  KC covers.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 05, 2013, 06:29:59 AM
MAH AFC North picks:

Ravens over the Broncos
Titans beat the Steelers.
Fins over the Browns
Bungles over DA BEARS

Best game of the bunch: BUNGLES V. DA BEARS
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Grey Fox on September 05, 2013, 07:06:38 AM
I believe in Trestman, Go Bears!

Seedy, your new place got Sunday Ticket for pissing off that dad & not watching the 'skins?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 07:53:21 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 05, 2013, 06:29:59 AM
Titans beat the Steelers.

:ultra:

Take it back! :contract:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 08:17:13 AM
The Ravens should win.  For all the talk about how the Ravens have lost so many important pieces, the Broncos D is in real trouble, what with Miller suspended, Champ Bailey out due to injury, and Elvis Dumervil being a Raven.  The whole Broncos scheme relied on Bailey shutting down #1 targets while the pass rush did their work, and the collapse of that system is what really got the Broncos beat in the playoffs last year.  I expect a hard-fought win for the Ravens.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:51:01 AM
I'm going to the Chicago game. It'll be a shitty drive back home Sunday night if the Bungles lose. I've never seen a game in Soldier Field, though, so I'll at least be able to mark it off my bucket list.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:54:15 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:51:01 AM
I'm going to the Chicago game. It'll be a shitty drive back home Sunday night if the Bungles lose. I've never seen a game in Soldier Field, though, so I'll at least be able to mark it off my bucket list.

Are tickets hard to come by? Any NFL tickets, I mean.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 08:59:37 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:54:15 AM
Are tickets hard to come by? Any NFL tickets, I mean.

I remember trying to get tickets to see the Redskins play the Cowboys in 1991...and they were $300.00 a seat.  Hell the Cowboys had not even won anything yet.  I cannot imagine how pricey that would be today.  So I imagine they are easy to come by if you are rich.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:09:35 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 08:59:37 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:54:15 AM
Are tickets hard to come by? Any NFL tickets, I mean.

I remember trying to get tickets to see the Redskins play the Cowboys in 1991...and they were $300.00 a seat.  Hell the Cowboys had not even won anything yet.  I cannot imagine how pricey that would be today.  So I imagine they are easy to come by if you are rich.

A quick search on the NFL Exchange says that I can get tickets to the Bengals vs Steelers game my birthday weekend for ~$100/ticket. :ph34r:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:13:44 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:54:15 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:51:01 AM
I'm going to the Chicago game. It'll be a shitty drive back home Sunday night if the Bungles lose. I've never seen a game in Soldier Field, though, so I'll at least be able to mark it off my bucket list.

Are tickets hard to come by? Any NFL tickets, I mean.

Depends on the venue.  In places like Jacksonville, they're very easy to come by.  Places like Chicago or Green Bay or New England, not so much.  Of course, they're always "available" on the secondary market if you're willing to pay lots of money. 

I'm getting in for free, but I'll have to work.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Grey Fox on September 05, 2013, 09:13:56 AM
Meri, a Jacksonville home game is probably easy to score.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:14:46 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:13:44 AM


I'm getting in for free, but I'll have to work.

Doing what?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:15:05 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on September 05, 2013, 09:13:56 AM
Meri, a Jacksonville home game is probably easy to score.

:lol:

There's a reason for that. :P
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Grey Fox on September 05, 2013, 09:16:55 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:14:46 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:13:44 AM


I'm getting in for free, but I'll have to work.

Doing what?

He prints out replays for the Coach. or something.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:19:26 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:09:35 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 08:59:37 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:54:15 AM
Are tickets hard to come by? Any NFL tickets, I mean.

I remember trying to get tickets to see the Redskins play the Cowboys in 1991...and they were $300.00 a seat.  Hell the Cowboys had not even won anything yet.  I cannot imagine how pricey that would be today.  So I imagine they are easy to come by if you are rich.

A quick search on the NFL Exchange says that I can get tickets to the Bengals vs Steelers game my birthday weekend for ~$100/ticket. :ph34r:

Hell, looking at stubhub right now, you can get in to the 9/16 Monday night Steelers @ Bengals game for as low as $65.  Should go up to at least $100 next week.

But of course if you're a Steelers fan, you'd want to get the Heinz Field experience (freezing your ass off in mid-December).
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:26:48 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:14:46 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:13:44 AM


I'm getting in for free, but I'll have to work.

Doing what?

These days, just pulling pictures off the printer and stuffing them in binders for the runners to take to coaches.  Pretty easy work, though ironically I miss out on seeing some of the game.

We have our computer hooked into feeds from the side line and end zone cameras (both high up) and take pictures of the offensive & defensive formations before the snap and shortly after the snap.  With our old setup, we could only really print a couple sets of pictures per play, but with our new equipment, we can print pictures for every coach, offense and defense.  I'm usually on the field, but we have an identical setup for the coach's booth (which is a nice place to watch the game from, and it's usually climate-controlled).

In the past, I've filled in on an emergency basis as the guy who controls the printer.  Which was a pain in the ass job with the old equipment.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:36:22 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:19:26 AM

Hell, looking at stubhub right now, you can get in to the 9/16 Monday night Steelers @ Bengals game for as low as $65.  Should go up to at least $100 next week.

But of course if you're a Steelers fan, you'd want to get the Heinz Field experience (freezing your ass off in mid-December).

Well duh. :P

Times like this I wish that I still had the ability to get a press pass. I'm still pissed that I didn't use that to get into a game at Soldier Field. Made the locker room once, but never the game. :(
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:39:29 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:36:22 AM
Times like this I wish that I still had the ability to get a press pass. I'm still pissed that I didn't use that to get into a game at Soldier Field. Made the locker room once, but never the game. :(

Yep, press box is the place to be for a game.  Nice & comfy, lots of free food (hell, at Giants Stadium they even have free beer), and there's always an empty desk you can park yourself at and pretend you're that guy who for whatever reason didn't show up. 
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:28:28 AM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:54:15 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:51:01 AM
I'm going to the Chicago game. It'll be a shitty drive back home Sunday night if the Bungles lose. I've never seen a game in Soldier Field, though, so I'll at least be able to mark it off my bucket list.

Are tickets hard to come by? Any NFL tickets, I mean.
Just remember, you can't bring your purse with you.  The NFL's official policy is that women belong in the kitchen, not at the stadium.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:33:57 AM
:lol:

They may however bring clear ziplock bags with sandwiches in case their men get hungry.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:57:17 AM
They chose a beer from my neighborhood brewery to represent the Bengals :)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130904/SPORTS/130904046/What-beer-represents-your-NFL-team-
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:57:19 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:33:57 AM
:lol:

They may however bring clear ziplock bags with sandwiches in case their men get hungry.
But only one bag per person.  Otherwise, terror might happen.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:59:44 AM
I still take my backpack in with me through the press entrance.  FEAR ME
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 11:15:02 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:59:44 AM
I still take my backpack in with me through the press entrance.  FEAR ME
Surely they'll check it for pressure cookers?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 05, 2013, 12:28:34 PM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 07:53:21 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 05, 2013, 06:29:59 AM
Titans beat the Steelers.

:ultra:

Take it back! :contract:

No.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: MadImmortalMan on September 05, 2013, 12:37:32 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:57:17 AM
They chose a beer from my neighborhood brewery to represent the Bengals :)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130904/SPORTS/130904046/What-beer-represents-your-NFL-team-


Some of those are hilarious.


Quote

New York Jets: Bud Lite Strawberry Lime-o-Rita

Oakland Raiders: Anything in a 40-ounce bottle


:P


The best beer I've tried on the list--Stone Arrogant Bastard. So I guess It's the Chargers for me. I am disappointed they didn't give the Bills GCA though.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Liep on September 05, 2013, 12:51:04 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:33:57 AM
:lol:

They may however bring clear ziplock bags with sandwiches in case their men get hungry.

First commercial I got when I checked if gamepass worked was for nfl.com/allclear. And you can bring a purse with you! But it may be no bigger than a human hand.

I fear that commercial will terrorize this season.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on September 05, 2013, 01:15:44 PM
Dammit.  The Texans just lost an OG for the season with a broken foot.  He was "just" depth, and a rookie, and all that, but depth is a good thing to have.  At least they don't have to cut anyone when Smith comes back, I guess.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Syt on September 05, 2013, 01:42:14 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:57:19 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:33:57 AM
:lol:

They may however bring clear ziplock bags with sandwiches in case their men get hungry.
But only one bag per person.  Otherwise, terror might happen.


QuoteThe following items ARE PERMITTED:

Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags smaller than 12" x 12" x 6"
One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags
Clutch purses no larger than 4.5" x 6.5"
Medically necessary items, after inspection


The following items ARE NOT PERMITTED:
All prohibited items must be disposed of or returned to vehicles

Bags (Camera, binocular, computer, cinch, diaper, backpack, fanny pack, etc.)
Purses larger than 4.5" x 6.5"
Luggage
Seat cushions
Termoses/coolers
Cans/bottles/flasks/containers
Alcoholic beverages
Banners/signs on poles
Laser Pointers
Strollers
Video/movie cameras/tripods
Professional cameras/lenses (6 in. or longer)
Audio recording equipment
Noisemakers
Weapons
Apparel or signage displaying profane or abusive language
Any other item deemed dangerous and/or inappropriate
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 01:45:02 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on September 05, 2013, 07:06:38 AM
Seedy, your new place got Sunday Ticket for pissing off that dad & not watching the 'skins?

Nah, and it wouldn't matter anyway, since I'll be working at the shelter on Sundays.  But that's the reason why God invented TiVo.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Grey Fox on September 05, 2013, 01:57:46 PM
He invented it so you could go to church on Sundays but enjoy your perverted life style, sinner.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 02:25:25 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:57:17 AM
They chose a beer from my neighborhood brewery to represent the Bengals :)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130904/SPORTS/130904046/What-beer-represents-your-NFL-team-

:lol:

QuoteSEATTLE SEAHAWKS - TAP WATER

So while it would be easy for me to load up Seattle Magazine, search some beer lists, and decree that Haystack Hefeweizen by Snoqualmie Falls Brewing is the quintessential Seahawks bar, the very act of selecting that beer will make it uncool and, by extension, un-Seattle. Seattle Magazine? Sheesh, why doesn't grandpa just look in the Saturday Evening Post? The current Seahawks are so cutting edge that they transcend the notion of cutting edge, so the only way to stay ahead of their curve is to drink water, which is just beer with unfulfilled potential. Plus, you want to stay sober when watching the Seahawks, because you never know what they will do next.

Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 07:36:28 PM
Ryan Seacrest and Europe's The Final Countdown.  :bleeding:

Jesus H Unitas, what's next?  Clips from Rent?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 07:42:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 07:36:28 PM
Ryan Seacrest and Europe's The Final Countdown.  :bleeding:

Jesus H Unitas, what's next?  Clips from Rent?

Continuing the trend of pussifying the NFL.  I did like hearing Seacrest get booed, though.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 07:45:23 PM
 :D

QuoteWith the predictable image that American football is a guy obsession, come these unpredictable stats: 40% of the National Football League's (NFL) fan base is women, making it one of the largest and fastest growing female fan bases in all of sports in the US. Each weekend 45 million women watch NFL games and 375,000 attend games in person. They also spend more than $150 million on fan apparel including handbags and interior wear. For an illuminating story by a die-hard female fan on what is it about the NFL that attracts women, see Queens of Sunday in American Way magazine.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 07:47:15 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 07:42:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 07:36:28 PM
Ryan Seacrest and Europe's The Final Countdown.  :bleeding:

Jesus H Unitas, what's next?  Clips from Rent?

Continuing the trend of pussifying the NFL.  I did like hearing Seacrest get booed, though.

They're having a big concert down at the Inner Harbor for the Ravens even though they're not in town.  Keith Urban.  Hurl.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 05, 2013, 07:58:38 PM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 07:45:23 PM
:D

QuoteWith the predictable image that American football is a guy obsession, come these unpredictable stats: 40% of the National Football League's (NFL) fan base is women, making it one of the largest and fastest growing female fan bases in all of sports in the US. Each weekend 45 million women watch NFL games and 375,000 attend games in person. They also spend more than $150 million on fan apparel including handbags and interior wear. For an illuminating story by a die-hard female fan on what is it about the NFL that attracts women, see Queens of Sunday in American Way magazine.

My wife is Peyton Manning fan. Got his (Colts) jersey and everything. I think he makes her panties wet.

She hasn't made that connection to Andrew Luck. Mainly because Luck talks like a retard mush mouth.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 08:00:57 PM
My sister is completely obsessed with the New England Patriots.  It is all she can talk about all season.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:02:02 PM
I'll spare you all my full rant about wimmenz at Bengals games, but it's so bad that they're having to run PSA-type messages explaining to the crowd when it's appropriate to make noise and when they should shut the hell up.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 05, 2013, 08:04:57 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 08:00:57 PM
My sister is completely obsessed with the New England Patriots.  It is all she can talk about all season.

:mad:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 08:05:28 PM
Baltimore suburban soccer moms like their Ravens polite and non-threatening, which is why they all wear Ray Rice jerseys and Haloti Ngata is just so huggable!
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:06:48 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:02:02 PM
I'll spare you all my full rant about wimmenz.

Well that's a nice change of pace! :hug:

For what it's worth, I've known plenty of men who were no better.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on September 05, 2013, 08:09:31 PM
My wife likes her Giants ripping opposing players heads off, especially when the Cowboys or Eagles are involved.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:16:07 PM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:06:48 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:02:02 PM
I'll spare you all my full rant about wimmenz.

Well that's a nice change of pace! :hug:

For what it's worth, I've known plenty of men who were no better.


Same here.  But trust me when I tell you these 28 year old female fans (cute as they are), know very little about football.  If they're in their seats at all and not gossiping in the concourse area, they're making noise at the wrong times.

Having said that, I would hope that if the Bengals continue to show some consistency and draw the same season ticketholders each year, things will get better and we can actually have something of a home field advantage.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:16:47 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on September 05, 2013, 08:09:31 PM
My wife likes her Giants ripping opposing players heads off, especially when the Cowboys or Eagles are involved.

My wife takes magazines if she gets dragged out to a game.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 05, 2013, 08:16:58 PM
Damn women.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:18:12 PM
For the first time in probably 10 years, I'm excited about the football season. I guess I needed a break from it for a bit. :blush:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:19:46 PM
See, the Seacrest thing worked!




:P
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 08:21:34 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:19:46 PM
See, the Seacrest thing worked!

:P

Didn't watch the pre-game show. :P Tuned in when the rain started.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:24:50 PM
Holy shit, how many times are they gonna run that NFL Redzone/Verizon commercial?!?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 08:55:51 PM
I wanna do that Wendy's chick even more than last season.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 09:00:40 PM
Friendly fire! Medic!
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 09:10:26 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:16:47 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on September 05, 2013, 08:09:31 PM
My wife likes her Giants ripping opposing players heads off, especially when the Cowboys or Eagles are involved.

My wife takes magazines if she gets dragged out to a game.

Yeah well she is not an American.  Any foreigners I take to games always end up that way.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 09:14:28 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 09:10:26 PM
Yeah well she is not an American.  Any foreigners I take to games always end up that way.

My mother's cousins and aunt from Germany came to visit back in '93, and we took them to an Orioles game. 
Questions, questions, questions.  Germans.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:14:54 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 05, 2013, 09:10:26 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 08:16:47 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on September 05, 2013, 08:09:31 PM
My wife likes her Giants ripping opposing players heads off, especially when the Cowboys or Eagles are involved.

My wife takes magazines if she gets dragged out to a game.

Yeah well she is not an American.  Any foreigners I take to games always end up that way.

All her (male) relatives down in Argentina are into NFL now.  Kinda funny how they semi-arbitrarily selected their favorite teams, but at least they're fans.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:19:13 PM
Ack, that Broncos cheerleader had really short hair.  Is that allowed by the NFL?  :(
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 09:50:31 PM
Oh Dallas, Dallas, Dallas.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 09:55:36 PM
Probably local, but they just showed a Leinenkugel Oktoberfest commercial here.  Barf-- couldn't finish the one I had at the baseball game the other day.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:56:11 PM
Question: Since when have they been playing two Monday night games?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:04:22 PM
For Opening Night week, just the last couple seasons.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 09:56:11 PM
Question: Since when have they been playing two Monday night games?
They always do that on the opening week, at least the last few years.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:11:24 PM
Ugh, that was a touchdown drive that should've have been.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:17:07 PM
Well, this went south pretty fucking quick.
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Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:17:28 PM
This has been a pretty entertaining game, particularly on special teams.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:18:38 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:17:07 PM
Well, this went south pretty fucking quick.

Whatever happens on this Denver possession, there will be plenty of time for Flacco to chuck something way up into the air and have his skilled receivers save his ass with miraculous catches :P
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Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:20:23 PM
Or pad their drop stat lines.
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Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:23:39 PM
No, no defenseless receiver there or anything.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:26:02 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:23:39 PM
No, no defenseless receiver there or anything.
He didn't hit him in the head.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:27:26 PM
Dude hadn't even turned around yet from the rout, that was a shot straight in the ribcage.  BAH
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Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:29:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:27:26 PM
Dude hadn't even turned around yet from the rout, that was a shot straight in the ribcage.  BAH
Yeah, but it's not a penalty.  Yet.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 10:31:39 PM
Man, two whiffed tackles for a loss.  The defence is done.
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Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:32:03 PM
QuoteOnion Sports Network ‏@OnionSports 12m
As In Past Years, The Onion Offers $10,000 To Any Player Who Seriously Injures Wes Welker

:lol:
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Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:32:42 PM
Whelp, better Week 1 than Week 17, I suppose.

But yeah, the defense is officially gassed out.
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Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:47:01 PM
Oh, I'd like to see this in Week 17 as well :)   
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Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:47:39 PM
You got your own problems, pal.
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Post by: Syt on September 05, 2013, 10:48:50 PM
Quote from: merithyn on September 05, 2013, 07:45:23 PM
:D

QuoteWith the predictable image that American football is a guy obsession, come these unpredictable stats: 40% of the National Football League's (NFL) fan base is women, making it one of the largest and fastest growing female fan bases in all of sports in the US. Each weekend 45 million women watch NFL games and 375,000 attend games in person. They also spend more than $150 million on fan apparel including handbags and interior wear. For an illuminating story by a die-hard female fan on what is it about the NFL that attracts women, see Queens of Sunday in American Way magazine.

My two oldest sisters are both passionate Steelers fans. And my middle sister's mother in law, a prim and proper Catholic lady in her late 70s, got completely shitfaced when the Steelers won the Super Bowl in 2005, drunk calling her whole family from her retirement place in Florida.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:50:59 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 05, 2013, 10:48:50 PM
My two oldest sisters are both passionate Steelers fans. And my middle sister's mother in law, a prim and proper Catholic lady in her late 70s, got completely shitfaced when the Steelers won the Super Bowl in 2005, drunk calling her whole family from her retirement place in Florida.

Did she call the refs to thank them as well?
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Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:51:29 PM
Bruce Gradkowski's "little" brother just got flagged for losing his shit :lol:  #BlueHens
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:52:41 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:47:39 PM
You got your own problems, pal.

Where?

I know the correct answer, but I want to hear you say it  :cool:
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Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:57:02 PM
HD cameras for team video is really paying off for the NFL. They're using their shots more & more for replays, and they're not grainy as shit like when they used betacams.  4K cameras are just around the corner.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Syt on September 05, 2013, 10:58:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 10:50:59 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 05, 2013, 10:48:50 PM
My two oldest sisters are both passionate Steelers fans. And my middle sister's mother in law, a prim and proper Catholic lady in her late 70s, got completely shitfaced when the Steelers won the Super Bowl in 2005, drunk calling her whole family from her retirement place in Florida.

Did she call the refs to thank them as well?
I'm not going to feed into your irrational Ref/NFL Conspiracy Paranoia.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 11:00:16 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:57:02 PM
HD cameras for team video is really paying off for the NFL. They're using their shots more & more for replays, and they're not grainy as shit like when they used betacams.  4K cameras are just around the corner.

Thing is, they're still not evenly distributed across all league games.  Primetime broadcasts like this and MNF will have more in place than, say, Seattle-Arizona.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 11:03:58 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 05, 2013, 10:58:51 PM
I'm not going to feed into your irrational Ref/NFL Conspiracy Paranoia.

You don't have to.  The world watched the Seahawks get hosed.  And it's still waiting for Santonio Holmes' other foot to come down against Arizona as well.

NFL Properties gets what NFL Properties wants.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 11:05:02 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 11:00:16 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 10:57:02 PM
HD cameras for team video is really paying off for the NFL. They're using their shots more & more for replays, and they're not grainy as shit like when they used betacams.  4K cameras are just around the corner.

Thing is, they're still not evenly distributed across all league games.  Primetime broadcasts like this and MNF will have more in place than, say, Seattle-Arizona.

I'm actually talking about the team video cameras, which are in end zone and sideline (way up high) for every game.  The network has a feed from those cameras, and will occasionally use it for replays, particularly wide-angle stuff. 
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Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 11:07:00 PM
Cheap league bastards.
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Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 11:11:33 PM
That's it, Ed Dickson is officially a bust.  Man can't catch a cold.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 11:13:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2013, 11:07:00 PM
Cheap league bastards.

Either that, or they value the work of true video professionals, the unsung heroes of the NFL  :showoff:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 11:14:52 PM
Ravens receivers are too tired to even fully complain about supposed missed calls.
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Post by: katmai on September 05, 2013, 11:16:11 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 05, 2013, 08:17:13 AM
The Ravens should win.   I expect a hard-fought win for the Ravens.

:bwahahahaha

Stick to CFL buddy.
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Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 11:18:58 PM
Ho Lee Fuk.

edit: Whoops, touchback.  Dumbass.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 11:22:36 PM
Quote from: katmai on September 05, 2013, 11:16:11 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 05, 2013, 08:17:13 AM
The Ravens should win.   I expect a hard-fought win for the Ravens.

:bwahahahaha

Stick to CFL buddy.
The comeback is on!
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: katmai on September 05, 2013, 11:24:22 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 05, 2013, 11:22:36 PM
Quote from: katmai on September 05, 2013, 11:16:11 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 05, 2013, 08:17:13 AM
The Ravens should win.   I expect a hard-fought win for the Ravens.

:bwahahahaha

Stick to CFL buddy.
The comeback is on!

But seriously I missed most of game, what the hell happened from tie before half to when I got home and they were down 35-17 or whatever.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 11:36:35 PM
A touchdown drive that should never have happened (an incompletion that was ruled a completion, but Baltimore didn't challenge), followed by a blocked punt that turned into another touchdown drive, followed by another touchdown drive on a gassed D.  Also, Baltimore stopped being able to move the ball on offence, in large part due to tons of drops by receivers and some ineffective runs on first down.  Michael Oher got hurt, which really hurt the run game, and an injury to Jacoby Jones has them with only three receivers.

Just one disasterous quarter.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 05, 2013, 11:36:48 PM
Collinsworth fails at math.
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Post by: Neil on September 05, 2013, 11:42:14 PM
Peyton Manning by himself is worth 60 fantasy points to my team.
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Post by: Alcibiades on September 05, 2013, 11:50:47 PM
He has 80.10 in my other league.  Im facing the guy using him and have Baltimore's defense.   :lmfao:
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Post by: Syt on September 05, 2013, 11:53:37 PM
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 05, 2013, 11:50:47 PM
He has 80.10 in my other league.  Im facing the guy using him and have Baltimore's defense.   :lmfao:
:pinch:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Syt on September 05, 2013, 11:56:35 PM
I only tuned in during 4th Quarter. What was the story with the Ravens collision on the fair catch? :huh:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: FunkMonk on September 06, 2013, 12:02:16 AM
Quote from: Neil on September 05, 2013, 11:42:14 PM
Peyton Manning by himself is worth 60 fantasy points to my team.
:lol:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Grey Fox on September 06, 2013, 05:31:47 AM
I wanted P Maning has my first draft choice but no, I missed the first round. :(
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: KRonn on September 06, 2013, 07:59:54 AM
From the highlights I saw Manning and former Patriot receiver Wes Welker matched up well. The Pats are going to really miss Welker who left for the Broncos this year. Welker was a top receiver, defenses practically couldn't stop the guy. He had huge success and many clutch plays playing for New England.  It's going to be interesting watching a Pats-Broncos match-up with Welker on the opposing side with a QB like Manning, surely kicking some butt is what I expect.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: sbr on September 06, 2013, 06:26:21 PM
Ina  stunning development Jim Harbaugh is whining like a bitch again:

Quote49ers coach Jim Harbaugh didn't get his way. But Friday, he got the final word on the interpretation of what is a legal hit on a quarterback in the read-option offense, saying a league ruling was "flawed and a bit biased."

The subject has become a hot issue for Sunday's much-anticipated playoff rematch between the Green Bay Packers and host San Francisco.


In the NFL's weekly rules video that was sent to reporters on Thursday, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino showed several read-option plays and spelled out when a quarterback who is in the act of running the read-option can be hit.

"The quarterback can be hit like a runner until he's clearly out of the play," Blandino said in the video.

On Friday, the oft-emotionally charged Harbaugh didn't hold back when he spoke to the media, noting that the league's competition committee said it didn't have the "the appetite to look at it any further. So that's where we're at."

"I believe that when a quarterback is handing a ball off or faking a ball -- in the read-option case, he's reading on an option play and he's as defenseless as a quarterback who's in the act of throwing," Harbaugh said.

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a record 181 yards rushing in the team's playoff win against Green Bay in January. This week, Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews said the Packers will try to hit Kaepernick to slow him down.

"One of the things that the referees have told us is that when these quarterbacks carry out the fakes, they lose their right as a quarterback, a pocket-passing quarterback, the protection of a quarterback," Matthews said Wednesday on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike." "So with that, you do have to take your shots on the quarterback, and obviously they're too important to their offense. If that means they pull them out of that type of offense and make them run a traditional, drop-back, pocket-style offense, I think that's exactly what we're going for. So you want to put hits as early and often on the quarterback and make them uncomfortable."

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9642601/jim-harbaugh-san-francisco-49ers-calls-nfl-ruling-read-option-plays-flawed-bit-biased
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Post by: dps on September 06, 2013, 06:38:02 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 06, 2013, 06:26:21 PM
Ina  stunning development Jim Harbaugh is whining like a bitch again:

Quote49ers coach Jim Harbaugh didn't get his way. But Friday, he got the final word on the quote]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9642601/jim-harbaugh-san-francisco-49ers-calls-nfl-ruling-read-option-plays-flawed-bit-biased

Screw that.  As far as I'm concerned, it you're on the field, you should be fair game.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 06, 2013, 06:45:19 PM
Quote from: KRonn on September 06, 2013, 07:59:54 AM
From the highlights I saw Manning and former Patriot receiver Wes Welker matched up well. The Pats are going to really miss Welker who left for the Broncos this year. Welker was a top receiver, defenses practically couldn't stop the guy. He had huge success and many clutch plays playing for New England.  It's going to be interesting watching a Pats-Broncos match-up with Welker on the opposing side with a QB like Manning, surely kicking some butt is what I expect.
Yeah, watched the 1st quarter today and he looked pretty sharp.
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Post by: Neil on September 06, 2013, 07:21:07 PM
Fuck Jim Harbaugh.  If a guy has the ball or is representing having the ball, he's a legit target.  Tackle the whole fucking backfield.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 07, 2013, 02:09:35 AM
I watched the rest of the game, and it was certainly an impressive display by Denver. Hard to really judge though given the advantage the altitude gives them.
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Post by: dps on September 07, 2013, 06:31:17 AM
Lol, apparantly the Columbus Dispatch ran a head line that said that Elway tied the record with 7 TD passes against the Ravens.
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Post by: Ed Anger on September 08, 2013, 10:08:56 AM
Okay Ray Lewis, take off those glasses.
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Post by: Ed Anger on September 08, 2013, 12:06:19 PM
Ugh, Phil Simms. What deity did I piss off to deserve this?  :(
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Post by: Ed Anger on September 08, 2013, 12:09:59 PM
And the bungles start off well.   :glare:
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Post by: Ed Anger on September 08, 2013, 12:18:55 PM
Andy Dalton, you should feel bad. Ass.
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Post by: Alcibiades on September 08, 2013, 12:35:44 PM
Great one man conversation you're having there.


Speaking of great, AP's 78 yd TD on the first play for Minnesota.   :worthy:
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Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 12:36:05 PM
Three safeties so far?  How odd.
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Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 01:00:36 PM
Wow, that was a weird one by AJ Green.  Normally he's pretty surehanded.
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Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 02:26:03 PM
I hope Burfict's knee surgery goes well.
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Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 02:29:55 PM
Alright, I guess it looked worse than it actually was.  And the Bengals Bengalled it again.  :(
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 08, 2013, 06:09:19 PM
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 08, 2013, 12:35:44 PM
Great one man conversation you're having there.




Me and my crazy pills.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: katmai on September 08, 2013, 06:25:44 PM
This Boldin guy might be okay.
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Post by: Ed Anger on September 08, 2013, 06:36:41 PM
My mancrush on Stafford....continues. :wub:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 06:58:52 PM
Quote from: katmai on September 08, 2013, 06:25:44 PM
This Boldin guy might be okay.
No kidding.  That's the one Ravens move this offseason that I just didn't get and can't get behind.  Still, their loss is the Niners gain.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 07:03:00 PM
Interesting fact:  There were only two guys in week 1 with more than 100 yards rushing:  Shane 'Lights Out' Vereen, and the league rushing leader was the QB of the Oakland Raiders.
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Post by: Ed Anger on September 08, 2013, 07:11:54 PM
Terrell Pryor was rushing to sell his gold pants.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 07:27:07 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 06:58:52 PM
Quote from: katmai on September 08, 2013, 06:25:44 PM
This Boldin guy might be okay.
No kidding.  That's the one Ravens move this offseason that I just didn't get and can't get behind.  Still, their loss is the Niners gain.

They couldn't afford him, he wouldn't restructure his contract, and they needed the cash to buy a middle linebacker and strong safety.  Pretty simple salary cap mathematics, actually.
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Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 07:33:05 PM
Who knew Eli Manning would play like Tony Romo so early?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 07:33:35 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 07:27:07 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 06:58:52 PM
Quote from: katmai on September 08, 2013, 06:25:44 PM
This Boldin guy might be okay.
No kidding.  That's the one Ravens move this offseason that I just didn't get and can't get behind.  Still, their loss is the Niners gain.
They couldn't afford him, he wouldn't restructure his contract, and they needed the cash to buy a middle linebacker and strong safety.  Pretty simple salary cap mathematics, actually.
They traded him over two million dollars, which would get you either a middle lineback or a strong safety, but not both.  Was Michael Huff worth Anquan Boldin?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 07:42:11 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 07:33:35 PM
They traded him over two million dollars, which would get you either a middle lineback or a strong safety, but not both.  Was Michael Huff worth Anquan Boldin?

They had to trade him, or they would've been forced to release him outright for absolutely nothing to show for it.  Would you rather have seen Brynden Trawick as the starting safety Thursday night?

Fuck, you'd think Bouldin was the first player in the history of salary cap moves to continue playing at a high level.  But when he makes 4 catches for 37 yards next week along with his penchant of 1st half dropsies, are you going to keep bitiching then?

I've got to listen to enough of the ZOMG FIRE OZZIE FER ANQUAN mouthbreathers on local radio as it is.  Don't be That Guy.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:03:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 07:42:11 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 07:33:35 PM
They traded him over two million dollars, which would get you either a middle lineback or a strong safety, but not both.  Was Michael Huff worth Anquan Boldin?
They had to trade him, or they would've been forced to release him outright for absolutely nothing to show for it.  Would you rather have seen Brynden Trawick as the starting safety Thursday night?

Fuck, you'd think Bouldin was the first player in the history of salary cap moves to continue playing at a high level.  But when he makes 4 catches for 37 yards next week along with his penchant of 1st half dropsies, are you going to keep bitiching then?

I've got to listen to enough of the ZOMG FIRE OZZIE FER ANQUAN mouthbreathers on local radio as it is.  Don't be That Guy.
I just think it was a mistake.  And honestly, for all the good Huff did, they might as well have started Trawick.  Then again, that might not be fair, given that it was Manning and all that.  Yeah, I'm probably not going to be alright with Boldin, even if he has a down week.  Because even his worst game is better than Ed Dickson.

Then again, who knows?  Maybe Brown and Mellette will make me forget that Boldin and Jones ever existed.  It's just painful to watch the offence struggle with drops on Thursday after trading a guy with velcro hands, and then that guy goes off on Sunday.
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Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:05:41 PM
And if anyone is talking about firing Ozzie, they need to shoot themselves in the head with one of the many handguns that are available in Baltimore.  It's not like this is the first time that Ozzie has made a mistake with a wide receiver.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 08:09:41 PM
Travis Taylor.  Patrick Johnson. :bleeding:

And we should totally expect Bouldin to go crazy in San Fransisco, he's a perfect fit for that offense.  But at least they traded him to the NFC.  Cutting him outright, he could've been in a Patriots uniform this season.  :bleeding:  And then how happy would everybody be?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:44:12 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 08:09:41 PM
Travis Taylor.  Patrick Johnson. :bleeding:

And we should totally expect Bouldin to go crazy in San Fransisco, he's a perfect fit for that offense.  But at least they traded him to the NFC.  Cutting him outright, he could've been in a Patriots uniform this season.  :bleeding:  And then how happy would everybody be?
Ugh.  Travis Taylor was exactly who I was thinking of.  And really, no receiver that they drafted between Brandon Stokley and Torrey Smith really worked out.  Remember Clarence Moore?  Yamon Figurs?  Devard Darling?  Mark Clayton almost worked out.

Yeah, if they had to dump him then obviously it's better to get something rather than nothing, but it would be better to just keep him and let the Patriots try their luck next year.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:45:11 PM
LOL.  After half an hour of complete futility, Eli all of the sudden just casually throws a huge TD pass under pressure.  NFC Least indeed.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 08:47:34 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:44:12 PM
Yeah, if they had to dump him then obviously it's better to get something rather than nothing, but it would be better to just keep him and let the Patriots try their luck next year.

Life in the salary cap age.  Gotta rob Peter to pay Paul.  Had to chisel away a point of strength in the offense to upgrade the defense.

And if they didn't have that extra scratch, they wouldn't have been able to score the fluke coup that is Elvis.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:50:23 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 08:47:34 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:44:12 PM
Yeah, if they had to dump him then obviously it's better to get something rather than nothing, but it would be better to just keep him and let the Patriots try their luck next year.

Life in the salary cap age.  Gotta rob Peter to pay Paul.  Had to chisel away a point of strength in the offense to upgrade the defense.

And if they didn't have that extra scratch, they wouldn't have been able to score the fluke coup that is Elvis.
Now that might actually be legit.  I guess it's up to the individual to decide how the extent to which they value offence vs defence.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 08:54:11 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 08:50:23 PM
defence.

:bleeding:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 09:26:06 PM
They looked bad in the second half, but I'm sure they'll gel a bit as the season goes on.  The Cleveland Browns heal all wounds.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 09:50:23 PM
Shot of the owner's box:  I wonder if Chris Christie has considered squeezing Jerry Jones so hard it'll pop all his plastic surgery tonight.  I bet he has.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on September 08, 2013, 10:33:54 PM
Hm.  Eli shouldn't have thrown that.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2013, 10:37:18 PM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 08, 2013, 10:33:54 PM
Hm.  Eli shouldn't have thrown that.

LOL, which one.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on September 08, 2013, 10:38:37 PM
 :lol:  Oh right


Another  :lol::  Did you hear Collinsworth on that last "pass" Eli just threw?  The left handed shovel type thing while getting tackled?  This super bored "Look out"
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 10:42:57 PM
See, either way we all win.  This way, the Cowboy fans will think that their team is good, and the tears later on will be delicious.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on September 08, 2013, 10:43:05 PM
Oh shit that ball was just laying there

E:  I don't know about seconds, Chris, but it was bouncing there just begging to be picked up by the nearest Giants player.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:00:54 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 01:00:36 PM
Wow, that was a weird one by AJ Green.  Normally he's pretty surehanded.

Bungles beat themselves today.  Possibly more frustrating than anything else was the stupid-ass penalty Dre Kirkpatrick committed that late in the 2nd quarter that set up a Bears field goal.  The screaming on the sidelines after that one was: interesting.

On my drive back home up until I reached Indianapolis, all I could get on the radio was Bears postgame shows-- apparently Jay Cutler won the game singlehandedly :huh:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:10:57 PM
There was a lot of goofy shit this week.  I don't know if it's the soft CBA or what, but teams just don't seem ready in week 1 anymore.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Syt on September 08, 2013, 11:12:41 PM
The Steelers game was painful to watch. :(
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:20:55 PM
All 4 AFC North teams lost this week.  The Bengals were close, and the Ravens just had one titanically bad quarter, but the Steelers were just terrible for 60 minutes and the Browns were the same old Browns.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 08, 2013, 11:23:46 PM
Not quite sure what to make of that performance by the Pats. The running games remains strong, but Brady's options are sparse. Brady's chemistry with Amendola was good, but his ability to stay healthy is certainly questionable. Aside from that he only has Edelman and the hope of Gronk coming back and staying healthy.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:26:01 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:10:57 PM
There was a lot of goofy shit this week.  I don't know if it's the soft CBA or what, but teams just don't seem ready in week 1 anymore.

Yeah, for a while there were two games where one team had just 2 points.

If they were to shorten pre-season as has been discussed, it would take that much longer for teams to get into their groove.
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Post by: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:51:08 PM
Anyway, as disappointing as the loss was, and as much as I hated having to drive through Indiana so much the past two days, it was a pretty cool experience.  The current version of Soldier Field looks from the outside like a big UFO landed on the old Soldier Field.  I've never really been a Bears fan, but I respect their tradition and I wish the Bengals could draw a crowd that loud and loyal.  Pretty solid stadium experience.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Syt on September 09, 2013, 12:38:05 AM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:20:55 PM
All 4 AFC North teams lost this week.

Which is about the most positive thing from a Steelers perspective. And I would trade it for Pouncey not being out for the season. :P
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: dps on September 09, 2013, 05:28:32 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:26:01 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:10:57 PM
There was a lot of goofy shit this week.  I don't know if it's the soft CBA or what, but teams just don't seem ready in week 1 anymore.

Yeah, for a while there were two games where one team had just 2 points.

I'm not sure I've ever even heard of a team taking a safety on the opening kickoff before.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 06:18:41 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:00:54 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 01:00:36 PM
Wow, that was a weird one by AJ Green.  Normally he's pretty surehanded.

Bungles beat themselves today.  Possibly more frustrating than anything else was the stupid-ass penalty Dre Kirkpatrick committed that late in the 2nd quarter that set up a Bears field goal.  The screaming on the sidelines after that one was: interesting.

On my drive back home up until I reached Indianapolis, all I could get on the radio was Bears postgame shows-- apparently Jay Cutler won the game singlehandedly :huh:

Slap Andy Dalton for me.

Just for looking retarded on the sidelines after he threw that pick six.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 09, 2013, 06:23:31 AM
Quote from: dps on September 09, 2013, 05:28:32 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:26:01 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:10:57 PM
There was a lot of goofy shit this week.  I don't know if it's the soft CBA or what, but teams just don't seem ready in week 1 anymore.

Yeah, for a while there were two games where one team had just 2 points.

I'm not sure I've ever even heard of a team taking a safety on the opening kickoff before.
How did that happen?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Grey Fox on September 09, 2013, 07:11:04 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 09, 2013, 06:23:31 AM
Quote from: dps on September 09, 2013, 05:28:32 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:26:01 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:10:57 PM
There was a lot of goofy shit this week.  I don't know if it's the soft CBA or what, but teams just don't seem ready in week 1 anymore.

Yeah, for a while there were two games where one team had just 2 points.

I'm not sure I've ever even heard of a team taking a safety on the opening kickoff before.
How did that happen?

Caught the ball at the 1 yard line, kneeled in the end zone.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 07:59:19 AM
Quote from: Syt on September 09, 2013, 12:38:05 AM
And I would trade it for Pouncey not being out for the season. :P

ACL and MCL.  And I thought Jacoby Jones' friendly fire injury was stupid bad.  He was the only one there to chop block.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:13:52 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 06:18:41 AM
Slap Andy Dalton for me.

Just for looking retarded on the sidelines after he threw that pick six.

Well, technically it wasn't a pick six because Tillman was down by contact.  But yeah, it was a gimme TD for the Bears.

I wanted to slap AJ for the bobbled pass that turned into an INT, and then Sanu for fumbling on what should have been a gimme score for us.

Dre Kirkpatrick has disappointed me most of all.  YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: KRonn on September 09, 2013, 08:27:17 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 08, 2013, 11:23:46 PM
Not quite sure what to make of that performance by the Pats. The running games remains strong, but Brady's options are sparse. Brady's chemistry with Amendola was good, but his ability to stay healthy is certainly questionable. Aside from that he only has Edelman and the hope of Gronk coming back and staying healthy.
Yeah, the running game is good but passing game is a bit weak right now. The Pats receiver corp is supposedly very good, maybe among one of the better groups they've had for a while.  As they and Brady play together more then there's good hope. At least I hope so because we've seen before good receivers come to the team but aren't able to produce.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:41:15 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on September 09, 2013, 07:11:04 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 09, 2013, 06:23:31 AM
Quote from: dps on September 09, 2013, 05:28:32 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 08, 2013, 11:26:01 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 08, 2013, 11:10:57 PM
There was a lot of goofy shit this week.  I don't know if it's the soft CBA or what, but teams just don't seem ready in week 1 anymore.

Yeah, for a while there were two games where one team had just 2 points.

I'm not sure I've ever even heard of a team taking a safety on the opening kickoff before.
How did that happen?

Caught the ball at the 1 yard line, kneeled in the end zone.

It was more like he had one foot on the goal line with his toes barely over it.  Don't be misrepresentin' what my boy Reynaud did.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:46:36 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:41:15 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on September 09, 2013, 07:11:04 AM
Caught the ball at the 1 yard line, kneeled in the end zone.

It was more like he had one foot on the goal line with his toes barely over it.  Don't be misrepresentin' what my boy Reynaud did.

Yeah, he had his toe on the goal line . Not the first time somebody forgot where they were on a kick off return.  I think it was against the Bengals that Eric Metcalf thought he was in the end zone, and kneeled on the 8 yard line on a kick off.  Eric got blasted.  :lol:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:02:32 AM
Quote from: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:13:52 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 06:18:41 AM
Slap Andy Dalton for me.

Just for looking retarded on the sidelines after he threw that pick six.

Well, technically it wasn't a pick six because Tillman was down by contact.  But yeah, it was a gimme TD for the Bears.

I wanted to slap AJ for the bobbled pass that turned into an INT, and then Sanu for fumbling on what should have been a gimme score for us.

Dre Kirkpatrick has disappointed me most of all.  YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE

I turned the game off after Tillman snatched it. I JUST CAN'T TAKE THIS SHIT ANYMORE
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 09:04:36 AM
You deserve the Bungles you get, Ed.  One of the these days, you'll figure it out.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:06:30 AM
Between the bungles and AJ Hawk cutting his hair, the NFL is pissing me off.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: crazy canuck on September 09, 2013, 03:53:49 PM
My last words of advice to my younger son as he was about to do his fantasy picks with his friends:

CC: Whatever you do make sure you take Peyton Manning

CC Jr:   :rolleyes:

CC: about one week later.  :showoff: :P
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Liep on September 09, 2013, 06:17:54 PM
Well, talk about momentum switch.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: citizen k on September 09, 2013, 08:08:51 PM
RG III, interception machine.

Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:10:00 PM
I don't believe RG3 and Vick are supposed to occupy the same space, or something would happen to the time-space continuum.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:17:16 PM
To quote The Onion re: RG3

"As Cam Newton and Mark Sanchez have both proven in recent years, one solid season as a rookie quarterback all but guarantees years of uninterrupted success in the NFL"
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 09, 2013, 08:17:41 PM
In the battle between the two most overhyped things in the NFL, it looks like the Eagles new offence is victorious.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 09, 2013, 08:24:56 PM
Is it just me, or is this game really dragging?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:25:56 PM
I like those huge Fedex Field screens.  Per the Bengals contract with Hamilton County, the county must pay for new HD scoreboards once 14 NFL teams have them.  Now that that point has been reached, the Bengals can demand the new screens for next season.  Probably a good idea to get off to get to a winning record first, though.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Valmy on September 09, 2013, 08:26:51 PM
Man this is an OLD SCHOOL Eagles-Redskins game!  And by that I mean it resembles one played between 2000 and 2009  :(
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:26:56 PM
Who cares, it's hilarious.  With each yard the Eagles make, I can sense The Danny trying to decide which fans to sue.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:29:07 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:25:56 PM
I like those huge Fedex Field screens.  Per the Bengals contract with Hamilton County, the county must pay for new HD scoreboards once 14 NFL teams have them.  Now that that point has been reached, the Bengals can demand the new screens for next season.  Probably a good idea to get off to get to a winning record first, though.

Mike Brown is so cheap, he'd just put a newer, smaller screen on top of the old one that doesn't work.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 08:31:19 PM
Get out the pliers.
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Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:33:21 PM
derspiess would get promoted to Assistant Aluminum Foil Engineer.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 08:38:03 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:33:21 PM
derspiess would get promoted to Assistant Aluminum Foil Engineer.

The pictures he prints out? They come from Mike Brown's old Polaroid.

Spicy has to buy the film.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:52:40 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:29:07 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:25:56 PM
I like those huge Fedex Field screens.  Per the Bengals contract with Hamilton County, the county must pay for new HD scoreboards once 14 NFL teams have them.  Now that that point has been reached, the Bengals can demand the new screens for next season.  Probably a good idea to get off to get to a winning record first, though.
Mike Brown is so cheap, he'd just put a newer, smaller screen on top of the old one that doesn't work.

THE COUNTY IS PAYING FOR IT

All $10 million :lol:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:53:24 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 08:38:03 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 08:33:21 PM
derspiess would get promoted to Assistant Aluminum Foil Engineer.

The pictures he prints out? They come from Mike Brown's old Polaroid.

Spicy has to buy the film.

It was only like that 2 years ago!  Goddamned thermal printers :bleeding:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 08:55:07 PM
Love the Discount Daaable Check commercial.  Grill Class :lol:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 08:55:16 PM
Andy! Shake the picture for a few seconds!
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 09:05:31 PM
Yeah, I got heckled enough already by those damned Chicago polacks in the front row, thanks :angry:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:09:59 PM
So, did you enjoy the bus ride to Chicago?
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 09:11:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:09:59 PM
So, did you enjoy the bus ride to Chicago?

Would have been a luxury.  I drove-- all the way through the exciting state of Indiana. 

The team flew up.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:12:58 PM
In a DC-3.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 09:21:51 PM
The team charter flights are actually quite nice.  They throw more food at you than you can possibly eat.  They hand you Chick Fil-A sandwiches as you board, then as soon as you're at crusing altitude they break out the steaks.  Then ice cream.  Then a snack.  Then the candy cart. 
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:24:25 PM
Meanwhile, spicy ate at a gas station.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:25:20 PM
I'm subbing for Seedy tonight in busting your balls.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 09:29:44 PM
Yowza, nice start for the Chargers.  They kick off, but end up scoring a TD just 15 seconds into the game :lol:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:30:31 PM
I miss Norv
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 09:31:04 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:24:25 PM
Meanwhile, spicy ate at a gas station.

Confession: I did pick up a bag of pretzels at a Speedway.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 09:31:25 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 09, 2013, 09:30:31 PM
I miss Norv

So does Seedy.  That was half his material in these threads.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 09:33:20 PM
Lol, Norv.  Makes Bruce Coslet look like Eisenhower.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 09:42:35 PM
Cos was a good guy.  Always reminded me of 1980s Nick Nolte.

Also the only NFL head coach I've seen nervously smoking in the tunnel :lol:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 09:46:26 PM
An excellent offensive brain and a one-on-one coach, but just one of those guys that couldn't head coach himself out of a paper bag.  Better than Rich Kotite, though.  That guy belonged in a Seinfeld episode.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 10:00:18 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 09:46:26 PM
An excellent offensive brain and a one-on-one coach, but just one of those guys that couldn't head coach himself out of a paper bag.  Better than Rich Kotite, though.  That guy belonged in a Seinfeld episode.

I always wondered how the hell he became a head coach.  I will never forget the game that sealed his fate.  He started 7-2 and then proceeded to lose his next 6.  He had a chance to salvage at least an 8-8 record his last game in Cincinnati, and was well on the way when he was up by three scores.  Jeff Blake came back with an epic performance (including a rushing first down on 4th & 17).  Bungles pick up their precious third win of the season, and help get Kotite fired.

And you're right-- he didn't look like he belonged in the NFL.  He was George Costanza.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: sbr on September 09, 2013, 10:07:37 PM
Kotite never won more than 3 games in a season as Jets head coach and never played the Bengals.  At least according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_New_York_Jets_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_New_York_Jets_season


In 1995 I won my fantasy football league with Jeff Blake and Carl Pickens as my main studs.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 10:10:56 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 09, 2013, 10:07:37 PM
Kotite never won more than 3 games in a season as Jets head coach and never played the Bengals.  At least according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_New_York_Jets_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_New_York_Jets_season


In 1995 I won my fantasy football league with Jeff Blake and Carl Pickens as my main studs.

Oh, sbr :(

You do know he was Eagles head coach for like 4 seasons before that, right??
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: katmai on September 09, 2013, 10:11:22 PM
Psst da iggles of '94.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: sbr on September 09, 2013, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 10:10:56 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 09, 2013, 10:07:37 PM
Kotite never won more than 3 games in a season as Jets head coach and never played the Bengals.  At least according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_New_York_Jets_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_New_York_Jets_season


In 1995 I won my fantasy football league with Jeff Blake and Carl Pickens as my main studs.

Oh, sbr :(

You do know he was Eagles head coach for like 4 seasons before that, right??

Oh yeah.  :Embarrass:

I was distracted by you mentioning Jeff Blake and started reminiscing about my fantasy football powerhouse with Blake and Pickens in '95 and wondering if that was the year you were talking about.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 10:18:16 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 09, 2013, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 10:10:56 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 09, 2013, 10:07:37 PM
Kotite never won more than 3 games in a season as Jets head coach and never played the Bengals.  At least according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_New_York_Jets_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_New_York_Jets_season


In 1995 I won my fantasy football league with Jeff Blake and Carl Pickens as my main studs.

Oh, sbr :(

You do know he was Eagles head coach for like 4 seasons before that, right??

Oh yeah.  :Embarrass:

I was distracted by you mentioning Jeff Blake and reminiscing about my fantasy football powerhouse with Blake and Pickens in '95 and wondering if that was the year you were talking about.

:D

I was at that game, freezing my ass off.  Starting that year (my first at Delaware)  I didn't get to Cincy for many games, and that was the only game in Cincy I made it to.  Christmas Eve, Riverfront Stadium.  End of a shitty season, but they still drew a decent crowd.  Probably the most amazing, if meaningless, comeback I ever witnessed.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 09, 2013, 10:22:17 PM
I really hated that 4th down play call by the Texans.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 10:32:39 PM
Play to the whistle, Chargers D :lol:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Neil on September 09, 2013, 10:39:00 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 09, 2013, 10:32:39 PM
Play to the whistle, Chargers D :lol:
I can't believe there wasn't a whistle there.  It was obvious that Johnson had been touched, and that he went down as a result of tripping over whatshisnae's shoulderpads.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2013, 11:25:05 PM
I don't know what's more surprising:  the success of the Bolts' offense, or the complete ineffectiveness of the Texans' D.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: katmai on September 09, 2013, 11:33:06 PM
Texans D
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 10, 2013, 12:15:41 AM
Well, well, well...look who decided to wake up.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 10, 2013, 04:38:55 AM
Just finished watching the first half of the Eagles-Redskins game and I have to say I'm very impressed with the Eagles offense.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 10, 2013, 07:26:24 AM
NFL announcers for Houston-San Diego is Dilfer and Chris Berman :bleeding:
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Admiral Yi on September 12, 2013, 09:13:19 PM
Man, poor Tom Brady has no one to throw to.
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: Ed Anger on September 12, 2013, 09:16:03 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 12, 2013, 09:13:19 PM
Man, poor Tom Brady has no one to throw to.

Tom Brady can eat a bowl of Timmay's shit
Title: Re: NFL Week 1: The Official 1st Thread of NFL Week MegaThreads
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 12, 2013, 09:17:25 PM
Oh shit, it's actually Week 2.  Shit.