Ongoing NFL Discussion Thread V

by GSC Sun 14 Dec 2014, 7:24 pm

Manziel is learning school yard football doesn't cut it in the NFL.

Until he learns the basics this will continue

by mikeygnfl Sun 14 Dec 2014, 7:35 pm

GSC wrote:Manziel is learning school yard football doesn't cut it in the NFL.

Until he learns the basics this will continue

Isn't it time teams wore different colours helmets? I'm a little confused watching on tv let alone playing QB.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 14 Dec 2014, 7:56 pm

Tommy football

by mikeygnfl Sun 14 Dec 2014, 7:59 pm

The Bills are giving the Packers a game.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 14 Dec 2014, 9:15 pm

Huge egg laid by green bay

by mikeygnfl Sun 14 Dec 2014, 9:19 pm

Aaron Rodgers only had a slightly better day than Johnny shutout.

by mikeygnfl Sun 14 Dec 2014, 10:30 pm

How about Drew Brees to the Broncos next year after Peyton Manning retires?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 14 Dec 2014, 11:05 pm

There's more chance of me breaking the single season rushing record behind the Bucs offensive line

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 14 Dec 2014, 11:48 pm

Ed Hochuli in making it all about him shocker

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 15 Dec 2014, 5:45 pm

Why did Philadelphia just decide to leave the kickoff

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 15 Dec 2014, 8:39 pm

The #1 seed in the NFC will start Ryan Lindley at QB this weekend. Mental

by NYJ Wed 17 Dec 2014, 7:30 pm

There's no way on this earth that the Cardinals are going to win this week.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 17 Dec 2014, 10:21 pm

So the 49ers this season have done everything to defend nutcases like Ray McDonald and Aldon Smith, yet is doing everything to blow up its most successful coach in donkeys years

Seems like a good formula for success

by GSC Wed 17 Dec 2014, 10:27 pm

Yeah hes a pain in the ass to deal with.

But it wasn't Baalke's stellar drafting that turned the 49ers around. Nor Yorks strong leadership.

by sodhat Thu 18 Dec 2014, 9:10 am

Cutler benched for Clausen

Is that one of the signs of the apocalypse?

by sodhat Thu 18 Dec 2014, 11:46 am

So, who is staying up for the Jags/Titans game?

Answer: nobody, you'll be asleep by the end of the 1st quarter.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 18 Dec 2014, 6:55 pm

Just an absolute turd of a game to have on primetime

by Skyforger Fri 19 Dec 2014, 11:28 am

I've been following NFL for years, watch all the Sunday and Monday night games and keep up to date with events on t'internet, but I couldn't name a single individual involved in the Titans franchise.

I appreciate they aren't setting the world alight, but how come they get so little coverage compared to the other teams challenging for the Number 1 draft pick?

by sodhat Fri 19 Dec 2014, 11:32 am

I've wondered that too.

They are probably the least glamorous and covered franchise in the whole league.

May change if they stay #1 overall and grab Mariota.

by GSC Fri 19 Dec 2014, 11:32 am

They went 13-3 and nobody cared

by Lowlandbrit Fri 19 Dec 2014, 4:22 pm

Skyforger wrote:I appreciate they aren't setting the world alight, but how come they get so little coverage compared to the other teams challenging for the Number 1 draft pick?

Maybe it's because the rest have looked spectacularly awful at one point or another, and the Titans have just been generally not very good. Or maybe it's because they got rid of most of their big names in the offseason and Locker got hurt so early. Other than that week Mettenberger came in and got on the wrong side of Watt, I can't really think of anything that's happened to them either.

by TM Moot Sat 20 Dec 2014, 3:36 pm

Hah, I thought it as just me. I think TNF was the first time I've ever seen the Titans featured, they really are the most irrelevant franchise of all 32.

Once CJ20k (or whatever it was) left, they became the unknown.

by Number-25 Sun 21 Dec 2014, 12:36 am

No-one can call a defeat quite like Jay Gruden and Jim Haslett. We've been diabolical in this 4th quarter. Have just stood aside and handed this game to the Eagles.

Someone has to tell Jim Haslett that Tight Ends are allowed to catch the ball - he doesn't seem to think Zach Ertz is worth covering.

by Number-25 Sun 21 Dec 2014, 12:41 am

Oops! Spoke to soon... good for our sake that Sanchez is still Sanchez.

Surely that's the Eagles playoff hopes over now? If you can't beat my miserable Redskins though then you don't deserve to be in the playoffs.

I thought this Eagles team was supposed to win the NFC East at a canter???

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 21 Dec 2014, 7:37 am

Much like Indy the eagles are frauds

by GSC Sun 21 Dec 2014, 10:21 am

Frauds?

We're a good team, not a great team. Don't really think any thought otherwise.

Anyway the mistakes we made all season finally cost us. Penalties, turnovers, leaving Bradley ****ing Fletcher on an island against great WRs, dropped passes, dropped INTs. Can't keep doing that and expect to be playing into January.

Good for DeSean though, he gets to win his Superbowl.

by Thomond Sun 21 Dec 2014, 2:53 pm

Think the main reason people talked up the Eagles in the offseason is mainly because the NFC East looked pretty dismal. Of course the Cowboys confounded that belief but no one was expecting it. Need some corners. Sanchez has played reasonably well considering, a Qb upgrade would of course be useful but that goes for about 2/3rds of the league.

Chargers game was great, nice break out for Dontrelle Inman and Rivers rallied well late on. Niners got some pressure and he did well against it

by Thomond Sun 21 Dec 2014, 3:44 pm

I think you could make an interesting case that the Eagles offense has not been that potent this year. Middle of the pack in offensive DVOA and Special teams had helped them a hell of a lot. Just as a small comparison the Bucs and the Rams both put up 24 against the Skins. Both have anemic offenses.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 21 Dec 2014, 8:13 pm

Dominic raoila is an absolute scumbag

by GSC Sun 21 Dec 2014, 8:29 pm

Eh, shoddy ol play has been a big issue compared to last year. The OL just hasn't been healthy all year.

Plays have been there mind, Foles missed throws down the field, Sanchez never attempted them

by GSC Sun 21 Dec 2014, 8:30 pm

Jimmy Graham is soft as hell

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 21 Dec 2014, 9:17 pm

He got paid he don't care

by Thomond Sun 21 Dec 2014, 11:19 pm

GSC wrote:Eh, shoddy ol play has been a big issue compared to last year. The OL just hasn't been healthy all year.

Plays have been there mind, Foles missed throws down the field, Sanchez never attempted them

Think the OL is a given. A shame injuries have largely been confined to one spot. But hey it's better than the Bucs OL which is probably the worst in the league. In other news the NFC South is still shoite, and Tony Romo is everyone with a brain has none for a while is a very good QB. I find it hard to evaluate Luck though. As much good as there is, he makes a lot of bad mistakes, some of that is him trying to compensate for a bad defence but some if it is thins you would think would have improved by now but haven't. A very good QB all the same

by Skyforger Sun 21 Dec 2014, 11:27 pm

Olly wrote:Dominic raoila is an absolute scumbag

Just watched the video and have to agree.

by mikeygnfl Mon 22 Dec 2014, 12:39 am

The NFC playoff picture is almost set. The Cowboys, Lions, Packers, Cardinals and Seahawks are in and that just leaves the NFC South.

Who's looking forward to the Panthers vs Falcons Sunday Night Football showdown next week?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 22 Dec 2014, 7:51 am

Luck thinks he can make all the throws but he can't, needs to mature as a QB in that sense, as in January you just don't get away with those mistakes

by Thomond Mon 22 Dec 2014, 12:10 pm

Realistically the main reason the Colts are where they are is because of him and a poor division. Missing TY hurt them big time yesterday (I apologise but "you can't spell Party without TY" etc, etc). I don't know if it's just an inability to make certain throws, think it's more bad decision making personally. He has the arm strength to pull off most, needs to refine it and get more precise though. He tries to do too much occasionally, and can put them in a hole. I'm assuming it's because of his draft position and because all things considered he does elevate the team, but he does seem to get little criticism, even when he plays poorly.

by GSC Tue 23 Dec 2014, 5:58 pm

On the 4th day of Christmas, Peyton gave to Cincy...

by GSC Tue 23 Dec 2014, 5:58 pm

Cant imagine Peyton will be back next year. Neck injuries have taken a toll beyond the limit now

by Lowlandbrit Tue 23 Dec 2014, 6:37 pm

Rex Grossman has decided he has better things to do this week than start for the Browns: http://deadspin.com/rex-grossman-turns-down-the-browns-1674459637/all

by mikeygnfl Tue 23 Dec 2014, 7:01 pm

GSC wrote:Cant imagine Peyton will be back next year. Neck injuries have taken a toll beyond the limit now

He's looked gone the last couple of weeks. It will be interesting to see what the Broncos do next year at QB if Peyton does call it a day at the end of the season? Will Osweiler be stepping up? Will they draft a QB? Could they trade/ pick up someone? Brees, Cutler, Orton, Glennon, Tebow?

by GSC Tue 23 Dec 2014, 7:05 pm

You probably would struggle to come up with a more unlikely list of names.

It'll be Osweiler

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 23 Dec 2014, 7:20 pm

He should retire from shame for losing to Andy Dalton in a primetime game

by crazy_dave23 Tue 23 Dec 2014, 7:42 pm

I'm odds on for Tebow at Denver. Backed up by Jamarcus Russell.

by crazy_dave23 Tue 23 Dec 2014, 7:43 pm

#Browns called Rex Grossman about joining team for one week but sides couldn't work out logistics. Grossman has whole family in for holiday

by Thomond Tue 23 Dec 2014, 9:03 pm

Dalton only threw the one pick but man he made a bunch of bad throws, some near misses. Peyton has had a rough month or so, the AFC is really looking like the Patriots. Although for some reason if they played I could see the Steelers giving them a good game.

by mikeygnfl Tue 23 Dec 2014, 9:32 pm

Thomond wrote:Dalton only threw the one pick but man he made a bunch of bad throws, some near misses. Peyton has had a rough month or so, the AFC is really looking like the Patriots. Although for some reason if they played I could see the Steelers giving them a good game.

Agree about the Patriots. At this stage. I've got them vs the winner of the inevitable Packers vs Seahawks game in the NFC.

Who knows though. The Bengals have broken their primetime curse. Another win next week on SNF against the Steelers.and.they'll be on a role. Super Bowl here they come.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 23 Dec 2014, 9:48 pm

Steelers worry me least of all the teams, Brady shreds that defence every time he plays them (and this is before you consider they're playing OAPs in the secondary now).

Still Denver the biggest threat, well actually biggest threat is injuries

by Number-25 Wed 24 Dec 2014, 9:00 am

Same old names going to the Pro Bowl I see irrespective of how they've done this season.... yawn.

by BamBam Wed 24 Dec 2014, 12:03 pm

Redzone is finally going to be on in HD on Sunday, on Sky Sports 5. Shame they waited till week 17 but still decent!

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