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The 2015/2016 NFL Thread v. yfw da jest win da superb owl

crimsonjunk said:
I'm trying not to panic over the Eagles loss last night. We showed a lot of heart in the second half and had a chance to win after getting curb stomped in the first half. I'm dissapointed our pass defence hasn't improved since last year. Our 60 million dollar corner got emberassed by Julio Jones. The only bright spot was Sam Bradford not getting hurt and Darren Sproles balling out like usual. I still think we can win the division just because the other teams are weak. It starts this week with Dallas. No Dez Bryant means we should be able to stop them sometimes. This is a must win game far as I'm concerned. If we lose this week I think we are looking at a 6-8 win season and no playoffs. I really believe we are 1 offseason and a rebuilt secondary away from being a real contender. Our offense is good enough it's just whether the secondary can become average.
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Damn, my man -- the first half of last week's game was hard to watch; I nearly threw my television out yesterday.
 
On yesterday's Rams loss:

Yuck. The o-line had its first stinker of the year, with Havenstein looking especially bad. As a group, they couldn't do a damn thing right, so the offense never got going. Jared Cook had the kind of game that shows why Tennessee let him go - he can't block for shit, so when he's getting a case of the alligator arms and running bad routes, he's a negative asset. Cignetti was doing a Brian Schottenheimer impersonation for large portions of the game, and why was Brian Quick a healthy scratch once again? He's recovered from his shoulder injury, so what's up? This was the kind of game where we really could have used him.

The D played well at times, but couldn't contain Matt Jones for some reason, and never got sustained pressure on Cousins, who looked way too comfortable out there. The loss can most specifically be blamed on the bad offensive showing, but this was a typical Jeff Fisher trap game, which once again raises questions about him. Every one of his Rams teams has had multiple losses each season like this one, where they stink it up against a lesser opponent. Is it preparation? Is is psychological? There's too much talent on the roster, even on offense, for the team to be this uncompetitive.
 
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You mean a Sam Bradford-led offense had a lousy game?

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Fat chance man! The Bills are still going to kick ass this season and I'll be here preaching it =D

The Patriots beat great teams all the time. The fact that the Bills were down by like 20 points in the 4th quarter and came within 5 points of staging a comeback win shows that they are one of those teams.
 
I don't think I'm the first person to get sports predictions wrong. I doubt I'll be the last either.

How'd you do in the pickems thread this week?
 
as poorly as everybody else - but i did get the ne vs. buf pick correct :)

everybody gets predictions wrong but you were so, so sure this time.

alasdair
 
Of course I was sure. I've been sure of a Bills victory in every game on their schedule for the past 5 years. I still expect a Superbowl win at the beginning of every season. =D
 
who cares about the Bills? no offense but the AFC East has proven to be, annually, one of the most boring divisions in football

let's talk about an offense that is starting to fire on all cylinders (while missing it's All-Pro Center, #2 WR, and All-World RB). let's talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers

the 49ers defense ain't what it used to be - but seeing Big Ben throw out of his mind was a pleasant sight to see. and LeVeon Bell is due back for Week 3. like how the Pats utilize TE Gronkowski for offensive miss-matches, the Steelers utilize RB Bell for miss-matches (or at the very least Bell is a security blanket for Big Ben - if all the WRs are covered then Ben does a simple check down to Bell in flats, which is a guaranteed couple yards)

so happy to see the Baltimore Ravens stink it up. Flacco has absolutely no offensive weapons with him - when it comes to WRs his cabinet is bare and led by Steve Smith, a player whom has his best years behind him

as much as I hate the Ravens, it does suck to see T. Suggs out for the year. the Ravens D looks absolutely lost without him. plus side, this means that Big Ben has saved himself at least 3-4 sacks on the season and at least 1-3 brutal hits on the season

AFC North is coming down to Bengals VS Steelers. Bengals have a superb D/running game, and a QB who can get it done during the regular season. I'll take my Steelers - advantage: QB
 
you can say a lot of thing about the afc east but boring is not one of them.

i agree the steelers look good on offense, jim. how about their defense? in terms of yards, they're towards the bottom of the pack. in terms of points, about the middle of the pack. your passing defense is worse than your rush d but at least you're not giving up passing yards like the leaky bills pass defense :)

alasdair
 
I was expecting the Jets to win but not to cover at -7. I was expecting a push and I didn't lay any money, I don't like to lay money on teams I'm a fan of anyway. A pleasant surprise. Happy with Bowles, Fitzgerald*, Revis. 5 turnovers was ridiculous.

*Geno Smith getting punched in the face may have been the greatest thing to happen to this franchise in a while ...
 
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