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They are quite a lot better than ok, but whatever.
I'm still pissed off of that the ref's spot for McNabb's QB sneak (even after the challenge). That call arguably cost the Eagles the game. Granted, they didn't play well overall, but that was annoying.
We'll beat them in December to make up for it.
I'm still pissed off of that the ref's spot for McNabb's QB sneak (even after the challenge). That call arguably cost the Eagles the game. Granted, they didn't play well overall, but that was annoying.
We'll beat them in December to make up for it.
I truely am in awe. I knew Green Bay's offensive line was a joke this season, but I was still expecting that they would lay the smack down on a Tampa Bay team that was shaping up to be this season's version of last season's Detroit. Instead I tune in to see interceptions, penalties and enough sacks to have me feeling headachy for Rodgers just out of sheer empathy. Three sacks in the fourth quarter alone! I really feel like blowing up in a string of expletives at this point, but I know it won't do a bit of good.
We're at the half-way mark of this season and I'm just going to have to swallow our 4-4 record and our now-meager odds of making it into the playoffs as a wildcard and our even slimmer chance of overtaking Minnesota for the division.
We're at the half-way mark of this season and I'm just going to have to swallow our 4-4 record and our now-meager odds of making it into the playoffs as a wildcard and our even slimmer chance of overtaking Minnesota for the division.
I'm gonna follow Timby's lead and just shake my head at Tommie Harris's entry for MOST RETARDED AND IDIOTIC PLAY OF THE GODDAMN YEAR. He doesn't even have the excuse that it was done out of frustration after a lot of jawing through a gruelling game. Somebody fire that moron.
But I am going to forgive the Lions for somehow fucking things up in the last two minutes of their game and ruining the point spread, causing me to lose another $50 here in Vegas (along with losing $50 each on the Niners and Bears, and somehow winning on Miami). At least the Lions were trying to win their game. The Bears are somehow in the running for worst team in the league the past few games, win against Cleveland aside.
But I am going to forgive the Lions for somehow fucking things up in the last two minutes of their game and ruining the point spread, causing me to lose another $50 here in Vegas (along with losing $50 each on the Niners and Bears, and somehow winning on Miami). At least the Lions were trying to win their game. The Bears are somehow in the running for worst team in the league the past few games, win against Cleveland aside.
Their early season success had more to do with games against Seattle and St. Louis, both of whom suck, than it did San Francisco's lasting resurgence. That was a nice win against Arizona, but ... the Niners and Cards traditionally play each other very tight, no matter how good or bad either team is, so we can't put much stock in it. [People don't realize that the Cardinals would be two-time defending NFC West champs, if in 2007 they'd not let a 3-13 SF team get two-thirds of its wins against them. That's what happens, though, when a young team is still learning to beat the teams it should beat.]
I was dismayed when Niners' management decided to hire Singletary, in that I'd hoped they'd stupidly dismiss him, when he's one of the few guys who could instill some toughness into your Bay Band of Brothers.
Gore is underutilized, injured or has atrocious run-blocking, yet he still picks up yards because he's a stud. Frankly, though, if "Alex Smith" is the answer, I'd dread the question. There are some building blocks, but ... realistically, you're looking at 6-10, maybe 7-9 this year, and perhaps .500 next.
Like I've said before ... get used to looking up at the Cardinals. You'll be doing it for quite some time.
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Miami is a run team to watch, providing they aren't playing your team. Their D is solid, and if they could ever find an effective traditional QB to keep the defense honest, they would be a power.
Maybe Henne will develop into that guy but who knows. If you had a solid starting QB, a left-handed, speed wildcat guy in Brown, and right-handed power wildcat guy in Williams, and Pat White running the option, it'd be nearly impossible to game plan for them.
That being said, I'm glad the Pats handled them fairly convincingly.
They've got a rough month ahead, night games at Indy, NO, and Miami, plus a home game against the arch rival Jets. I'm praying for 3-1, but am thinking 2-2 is more realistic.
Maybe Henne will develop into that guy but who knows. If you had a solid starting QB, a left-handed, speed wildcat guy in Brown, and right-handed power wildcat guy in Williams, and Pat White running the option, it'd be nearly impossible to game plan for them.
That being said, I'm glad the Pats handled them fairly convincingly.
They've got a rough month ahead, night games at Indy, NO, and Miami, plus a home game against the arch rival Jets. I'm praying for 3-1, but am thinking 2-2 is more realistic.
Dear Bears Defense,
You guys know the game starts at 1:00, right? Because you didn't show up until about 3:45. I'm fucking sick of watching you guys play five minutes of real football after you've gotten manhandled for the better part of four quarters. If there's a record for first-half points allowed, you're going to SHATTER it. Except for Briggs, Anthony Adams, and Afalava, I hope you all lose your jobs. Especially...
Dear Tommie Harris,
I hope you enjoy getting cut. Thanks for two great years. Fuck you for everything since then.
Dear Cutler, Forte, Olsen, and the receivers,
You guys proved yet again that it's not your fault. You could be an above-average group of skill-position players if you had even a mediocre line to work with.
Dear Offensive Line,
Go die in a hole somewhere. I hope you fall down a well. You guys are going to get Cutler killed, and the constant parade of false starts and holding continues to wipe out huge gains. Kreutz, you're getting worse by the week: Forte would have been over 100 yards receiving today if it weren't for a dumbass penalty on you. Seriously, all of you: Get fucked. Die in a fire. Suck a tailpipe. Eat a gun. I don't care what you do, just go away. I live in eastern Iowa. I could go find five fat fucks at the local Wal-Mart, and they'd do a better job of "blocking" than you worthless shits.
Dear Refs,
Please learn to identify defensive pass interference. If you're unclear on what it looks like, watch some film of the Cards' corners from today.
Dear Lovie Smith,
Dude, you're coaching your way to the unemployment line. This is really, really bad. You need to get out in front of this thing: accept responsibility and hire a new defensive coordinator. Call Dungy and see if he'll do it. Do something. I still think you're a good head coach, but if you insist on handling defensive plays yourself, you're going to be held accountable for the result. And right now, the result is that your defense is an embarrassment. You can't spot a team three or four touchdowns in the first half and expect to win the game. And yet that's what you've been doing every single week. Fix this shit.
You guys know the game starts at 1:00, right? Because you didn't show up until about 3:45. I'm fucking sick of watching you guys play five minutes of real football after you've gotten manhandled for the better part of four quarters. If there's a record for first-half points allowed, you're going to SHATTER it. Except for Briggs, Anthony Adams, and Afalava, I hope you all lose your jobs. Especially...
Dear Tommie Harris,
I hope you enjoy getting cut. Thanks for two great years. Fuck you for everything since then.
Dear Cutler, Forte, Olsen, and the receivers,
You guys proved yet again that it's not your fault. You could be an above-average group of skill-position players if you had even a mediocre line to work with.
Dear Offensive Line,
Go die in a hole somewhere. I hope you fall down a well. You guys are going to get Cutler killed, and the constant parade of false starts and holding continues to wipe out huge gains. Kreutz, you're getting worse by the week: Forte would have been over 100 yards receiving today if it weren't for a dumbass penalty on you. Seriously, all of you: Get fucked. Die in a fire. Suck a tailpipe. Eat a gun. I don't care what you do, just go away. I live in eastern Iowa. I could go find five fat fucks at the local Wal-Mart, and they'd do a better job of "blocking" than you worthless shits.
Dear Refs,
Please learn to identify defensive pass interference. If you're unclear on what it looks like, watch some film of the Cards' corners from today.
Dear Lovie Smith,
Dude, you're coaching your way to the unemployment line. This is really, really bad. You need to get out in front of this thing: accept responsibility and hire a new defensive coordinator. Call Dungy and see if he'll do it. Do something. I still think you're a good head coach, but if you insist on handling defensive plays yourself, you're going to be held accountable for the result. And right now, the result is that your defense is an embarrassment. You can't spot a team three or four touchdowns in the first half and expect to win the game. And yet that's what you've been doing every single week. Fix this shit.
This just in from the NFL's lower ranks:
TITANS WIN AGAIN-BEAT NINERS FOR BACK-TO-BACK WINS!!
Titans: 2-6
I now resume you to the hype of Brady vs Manning/Pats vs Colts week.
TITANS WIN AGAIN-BEAT NINERS FOR BACK-TO-BACK WINS!!
Titans: 2-6
I now resume you to the hype of Brady vs Manning/Pats vs Colts week.
Heh.
Of course, one man's "defensive pass interference" is another's "brilliant blanket coverage."
Excellent! Definitely a game worth hyping.
We'll trade you our line.
Shocked to see the Chiefs cut Larry Johnson today. And to think we kept him and let Jared Allen go.
Thanks a lot Carl!
(Of course it probably wouldn't have mattered, as the current regime at 1 Arrowhead drive seems to be intent on driving what little talent we did have off the team.) 
Side note: The Titans are 2-0 since Fisher put on the Peyton Manning jersey. Coincidence? Yeah, but it's fun to mention.
As I say every November... Go Colts, down with the Patriots, etc.
So what you're saying is... Titans stomp on the Terrible Towel, go 0-8. Then Jeff Fisher puts on a Peyton Jersey, and goes 2-0. The conclusion? Peyton's supernatural mojo singlehandedly trumps the Steelers, even the Terrible Towel.
And the award for the most over rated team in the first half of the season goes to the Denver Broncos. 
How about you fucking tackle someone, maybe the running back, once in a while?
How about you fucking tackle someone, maybe the running back, once in a while?
Denver's number one problem right now is the offense. The last two weeks, the defense has done its job right up until the end of the game, when it starts breaking down. But the offense needs to stay on the field longer. When your D is stuck on the field 22+ out of 30minutes in the second half, of course they're going to get gassed and stop doing well. Denver has a low-risk/ low reward offense that is simply adequate. Against most teams, that strategy will work well enough to get them down the field and put some points on the board. But against good defenses, their offense is getting stiffled, which keeps the defense from getting a break. McDaniels needs to figure out a way to get the offense more efficient because the defense certainly isn't going to win games without any help.
A guy from my home town (Nick Schommer; played college at North Dakota) was drafted by the Titans this year, so I'm rooting for them in the AFC. He didn't make the roster, but he's still on the practice squad. We're all still hoping he moves up.
As far as Monday's game: Pretty good game, but I needed a little more from Pittsburgh's defense on one of my fantasy teams.
I don't know how much more defense you could have gotten out of them... they made Denver's offense look almost entirely inept, got Orton to throw 3 interceptions, and you got a pick-six out of the deal! 
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