NFL Talk - 2010-11 Season

The Preseason is over, the Rosters have been cut, and on Thursday it all gets going for reals with New Orleans and Minnesota. I always look forward to this time of year and the start of the NFL Season. How does your team look, and who's going to the Super Bowl.

As for my Niners, I'm nervous. Everyone is predicting them to win the devision and while I hope that's the case, they still have an unproven QB and that's where the season hinges on this year. However, Gore, Crabtree, and maybe Davis are still great and we have the best Middle LB in the game in Willis.

Also, just to start the conversation, I love NFL Redzone. Looking forward to Week 1, no commercials, and just whipping around the league getting the big plays. I remember last year when Cincinnati played Baltimore the first time and it was a hell of a game, I got to see pretty much most of it on Redzone. It really is the best invention since sliced bread.

 

I hope I get to see 5-6 Bears games on TV this year. If not, I'll resort to Gamecast. I like watching the Falcons ok, but just can't ever get excited about them.

 

It must be something personal with Leinart. I just think he needs a change of scenery.

 

Well if the rumors about him loving the high life but not wanting to do any of the work, I think he needs to be exiled to a Mid-Western team, where the temptations of a big city aren't as easily accessible, then maybe he can re-build his game and be able to get back into top QB form.

 

Matt Leinart signs with Houston.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh signs with Baltimore.

Darrelle Revis gets four years, $46 million from the Jets.

 

I won't pretend to know everything about the NFL, but where contracts are guaranteed, why didn't the Jets tell Revis to go take a hike?

 

Indeed, the defence for the Jets is built around Revis shutting down a receiver. And I, as a Jets fan, am thrilled he's back.

Also, Leinart's a Texan? Wasn't Grossman there last year? Is Houston where embarassed quarterbacks go for rehab?

 

I have no clue. Smith couldn't play dead and there's more than a couple rookie DBs on the roster who outplayed him - Perrish Cox and Syd'Quan Thompson, and they signed Nate Jones in the off season.

Stokely's injured, with a torn groin so they're buying him out with a settlement. He didn't play special teams so it's hard to be a backup and not play special teams.

Green got outplayed in practice and minicamps.

 

I'm a Pats fan, and have no idea what to expect.

11-5 and a nice playoff run wouldn't surprise me, neither would 8-8 with no postseason berth. They're in a tough division with a brutal schedule.

 

To back up Schaub, going into training camp, the Texans had Dan "Run Out of the Back of the End Zone" Orlovsky (who went 0 - 16 as a starter in Detroit) and John "Throw Over or Behind Everyone" Booty. Booty was released and we pick up Matt "Hot Tub" Leinart. I'm not sure how Leinart can be worse than Orlovsky. I was hoping we'd keep Grossman, but Grossman left for Houston East (Washinton) to play. Like most teams in the NFL, if our starting QB goes down we are screwed.

 

Grossman continues to go places places thinking he's going to have a shot and then they bring in somebody else. He'll probably get a shot in week 5 or 6 when McNabb breaks something, though.

 

With that defense (with Ty Warren and Leigh Bodden out), I wouldn't be surprised as well.
With that said, the Jets offense has looked abysmal this preseason, so it'll be interesting to see how the teams fare against each other this season.
As well, the 'phins seem to be balanced in both facets of the game.

-Jamman

 

Pats O vs. Jets D - Irresistable Force vs. Immovable Object

Pats D vs. Jets O - About as exciting as watching linoleum tile warp

 

The Denver Broncos are undefeated so far this season.

I figured I would declare that while I still could.