NFL Discussion - 2013 Season

So, the shutout is prevented. Figured that NE would score eventually. They've still got quite a mountain to climb. I'd say it's about a mile high...

 

Well, crap. Looks like NE just woke up.

 

I really don't know why I even bother watching a Brady/Manning matchup. Even when it looks like Peyton's team is kicking ass, I know what's going to happen. Or, if I don't, I should. Fucking waste of time.

 

BRONCOS WHAT THE FUCK????

They blew a 24-0 lead. Oh, my God. What happened????

 

Gotta be another crappy way that could have gone against the Pats, though. The way things have been going, I was half expecting a penalty for not letting the Broncos have a fair turn at the ball...

 

When the Texans decide to crash and burn they don't mess around!

 

Sloppy game on both sides, trying to hold on to that frozen ice cube they were using instead of a football

That said, I liked what I saw in this game, after, you know, the 0-24 first half. Good mix of players stepping up, no one overwhelmed by the situation, and got a glimpse of old school 'genius' Belichick again in this one. He'd been missing for a while, but ballsy call on defering the ball in OT. You don't see that very often, especially choosing to give Manning the ball when a TD ends the game without you touching it. I thought the captains just fucked up on that one, and the announcers had just finished telling us that choosing the wind rather than the ball would be stupid. Belichick then immediately does that, of course. BUT, if you can prevent the TD, it would have been a bitch of a FG, and essentially forced the Broncos to need to get another 10 yards every drive, versus being able to try longer FGs on the Pats' own drives. Ended up directly affecting Denver, having them punt on what would have been about a 55 yard FG. Pats didn't end up needing the wind boost on their kick, but it definitely played a factor in the punting/field position in OT.

 

A wizard did it. I'm convinced.

Normally, my ritual in the morning is to watch "First Take" on ESPN2. Couldn't even do that after last night. That's how embarrassing that second half was.

 

So much for the Packers-Vikings border battle. That tie kind of screwed both teams. The Packers are still behind the Bears and Loins in the standings and the Vikings may have lost a chance at the #1 draft pick. And the fans on both sides spent 3+ hours watching dreadful football for nothing.

 

Yeah, it's kinda like trying to discuss literature with the Hulk. After a while, you just give in and agree that Gronk smash...

 

Five weeks to go in the regular season, which means that the playoff scenario generator is back:

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nfl/playoffscenario

 

True. Football players sign on knowing full well that the game is violent and brutal. They do not sign up for it to be open season in between plays like the Packers player that got kicked in the head or him trying to rip Delhomme's head off. I like football and I have no problem saying that Suh's is a dirty player. I don't think that is hypocritical.

 

Suh is just another Richie Incognito. He can kiss my ass. They have no place in the NFL.

 

The Packers sure looked ugly on Thanksgiving. Shows just how one-dimensional they are: Without Rogers, they can't do a damned thing on offense. And with Dom Capers as their defensive coordinator, they need to score plenty to win.

Pretty stupid of me to pick up Matt Flynn in fantasy- I would have been better just leaving the QB position blank.

At least with the flex scheduling, the Packers game next week was moved to the early time and they don't have to worry about embarrassing themselves on national TV again.

 

Romo played with the flu yesterday. That must have felt great. I was wondering why he looked so out of it in the press conference.