2016-2017 General NFL Season Discussion

[Tank]

12 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Norv Turner resigned as Vikings OC. Who knew he was still employed in the league?

wow, seriously? what a surprise. the espn guys were slathering all over him monday night.

[Brandon]

it's just you.

dallas is going to win it

[arch stanton]

30 minutes ago, Stringfellow said:

it's just you.

dallas is going to win it

Great. Then we can avenge that Super Bowl XII loss.

"This one's for Craig! And Norris!"

[nando714]

5 hours ago, Stringfellow said:

it's just you.

dallas is going to win it

You're sold on the boys? They're about to have a QB controversy that will divide the locker room and lack a pass rush. Not sold

[nando714]

Cardinals stay alive in the playoff hunt. They might get smashed in Minnesota next week though

[Brandon]

i have no idea how the chiefs are 7-2 and maybe 8-2 playing the bus this weekend. they are good, but it feels like every game and win is a scrap.

they're actually in the hunt for home field or a bye. just weird. they aren't dominant. 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Neither are most of the other teams that are 6-3 or better.  Right now Dallas, NE and maybe Seattle are the cream of the crop and even then I don't think any one of them is the clear cut favorite.  In the AFC Houston is 6-3 with a -27 point differential and from the games of their's I've seen so far this year they've played bad more often than not but benefit from being in a terrible division.  The Raiders are 7-2 with a point differential of only 22 points and they've squeaked out a lot of their wins as has Denver who has been strong defensively but bad offensively.  Both the AFC and NFC North currently look like they could send an 8 or 9 win team to the playoffs and if Atlanta doesn't get it going perhaps the NFC south does as well. It's the NFL and in a week or two all of this could change but usually there's at least 2 teams in each conference at this point in the year who look dominant and that isn't the case righ tnow.     

[Tank]

On 11/14/2016 at 7:27 AM, nando714 said:

Cardinals stay alive in the playoff hunt. They might get smashed in Minnesota next week though

the vikings have lost four in a row. you're probably catching them at just the right time.

[Brandon]

add nyg to the list.....two minutes left though and even with no chance are calling timeouts, so there is a possibility they get some points.

speaking of which, i've seen it quite a few times now and hope i mention it correctly, the 2 point conversion attempt by the falcons is the first time in nfl history that a team took a lead and lost a lead and the game without an actual snap (sounds like the 2 point conversion does't count as an actual snap) between lead changes.

"falcons lose on go-ahead touchdown" 

[arch stanton]

I love the new PAT rules. I know players hate the idea of losing points to the kicking game but it's the price you pay for specialization in your game.

Now that I think about it, I can see teams who take a 1 point lead late in the game taking a knee on the XP try instead of risking the 2 like the Falcons did.

[Brandon]

that and how many misses have happened this year

[nando714]

Cardinals on life support big win over the skins

have to win out + help to even be in the conversation still 

@miami @seattle vs no @la 

 

[Brandon]

fucking bills man.

ps. don't click and watch this link if you like the bills, are a drunk football fan in a mexican wrestling mask, love jumping on tables. 

[nando714]

Stick a fork in the cardinals in 2017.

oh yeah and I'm flying out to Arizona this weekend to watch them play the saints..at least I get to see Brees 

[Tank]

Wow, the Packers really took care of business and won their division. Great win over the Lions last night, and Rodgers looked MVPish.

heres hoping they're peaking at the right time.

 

and yes, I know they could be in trouble because of their defense.

[nando714]

Cardinals end the season on a high note. 

Let's hope it carries over next fall

[bloodbrother]

On 1/2/2017 at 1:17 PM, Tank said:

Wow, the Packers really took care of business and won their division. Great win over the Lions last night, and Rodgers looked MVPish.

heres hoping they're peaking at the right time.

 

and yes, I know they could be in trouble because of their defense.

Bright side is that the NFC has no real powerhouse tbh. Dallas and Atlanta have bad passing defenses, so Rodgers should be able to have his opportunities vs either of them. Issue of course is GB's CB group. It's young and beat up and has been all year and has been taken advantage of week after week. They give up explosive plays and are probably one of the slower groups in the NFL. I feel good about their chances against the Giants this weekend and I feel confident that Rodgers and the offense will put up points vs either Dallas/Atlanta, but the defense is gonna probably give it back up. Gonna need the defense to continue creating turnovers to generate some stops. Not the ideal formula but it's possible over a 4 game sample. 06 Colts, 08 Cards, and 11 Giants had worse defenses but were able to get hot and had good QB play carry them

[nando714]

Elite 8

NE over Houston

Pitt over KC (pick'em game imo)..steelers hottest team in the league but doing it quietly unlike GB who's getting the headlines. 

GB over Dal ..going with the hot hand and exp

Seattle over ATL..hard to go against the LOB. 

[bloodbrother]

Rodgers 22 TD 0 INT last 8 games. That works

[Brandon]

i think it will be close, but have a feeling my chiefs lose next weekend. the hot wild card team always wins.

unless rapelisberger is really injured then the chiefs should smoke them.

[bloodbrother]

STeelers are so bipolar though. They play like ass on the road. I hate that the Pats get bailed out from having to face both these teams and only gotta get through 1 of them

[nando714]

 

[Blarg]

Atlanta really seems to have taken control of this game. 

[bloodbrother]

You really could have replaced Osweiler with like 24 different starting QB's from this season and Texans probably win last night. Props to him for securing $36 million guaranteed for simply being a tall QB.

[Brandon]

that was my exact thought. any other qb wins that game last night.

sucks for pit or kc as that may have been the chance to get to the sb. i expect belicheck to rip into the pats for that performance and come out super ready for the afc championship game.

but a game like that is what it will take to beat ne.