2016 NFL Football

[PJ.]

PEG, I have a hilarious DFS lineup to show you. If it wins, we can laugh at scrubs.

It has McCown on it.

[Bella]

Who are these people, and what have they done with the Browns?

Well, the special teams are still the Brows with that defensive 2 pointer...

[Bella]

SOUND THE ALARM DANGER DANGER JACOBY TIME HAS BEEN BROUGHT UPON US

[PokerFace]

I hate my cable company. I went to the parents for sunday dinner early today. I did this because the browns ravens game was not being televised by my cable provider. The PIT vs CIN and the SF vs CAR game were being televised instead. I can forgive the PIT vs CIN game given the division but SF vs CAR smh

Time Warner > Armstrong Cable

[scotmany12]

At least you aren't in the NY area where CBS loses their double header this week cause the Giants are playing at home. Stupid NFL tv rules.

[PJ.]

Stupid NFL tv rules.

[Bella]

I guess the Browns escaped captivity.

[Wraith]

Early game takeaways

[*] That Bengals-Steelers game had some of the most abominable officiating I've ever seen. We were the better team, but the Bengals got robbed badly on a

lot

of calls. Personally feel like the rain ruined an excellent game.
[*] Giants should be better than this offensively but aren't. Very concerning.
[*] Traditional Ravens near-implosion/implosion vs the Browns. I'm not too concerned about them. But the Browns are like 1-15 dead if McCown is out.
[*] Massive upset by the Titans. Didn't see or follow that game so I have no idea what happened.
[*] 49ers are not the dumpster fire I thought they were
[*] Texans are seriously legit. If Garropolo isn't there next week the Pats are screwed and Texans are easily AFCS winners
[*] Redskins are in serious trouble.

[Antihero]

[*] 49ers are not the dumpster fire I thought they were

no, they are. they just got some lucky breaks.

[pickemgenius]

Stupid NFL tv rules.

[Bella]

[*] Massive upset by the Titans. Didn't see or follow that game so I have no idea what happened.

Stafford was having a good day until got hit low (which should have drawn a flag but didn't) and his accuracy went to shit. It was like the one play that didn't draw a penalty, lots of flags thrown in that one. The Titans were garbage, but put up two decent drives at the end to score two TDs and win.

[Bella]

Also, I hope Matt Flynn and TJ Yates are sitting near their phones, if Jimmy G's out for next week, one of them might be starting QB for the Patriots next week...

[Llamarble]

Brissett actually did okay. Maybe get someone else in case he goes down too but I'd expect more out of him than a Yates/Flynn type with only a few days to prepare. I'd support picking up Peyton Manning for a couple games though because that would be hilarious.

I think "Patriots are screwed" is overstating the Texans' chances. I don't think the Texans are screwed either but I doubt they have more than a 40% chance of winning, especially if Gronk comes back.

[T-Bone]

Not worried, sometimes you have to spot the Browns 20 points to make things interesting.

[pickemgenius]

raiders suck boys time to pack it in and tank


nowhere near playoff worthy.


falcons garbage team
still cant cover tes
middle of the field open 1000% of the time.


seemsgood

[Bella]

Brissett actually did okay. Maybe get someone else in case he goes down too but I'd expect more out of him than a Yates/Flynn type with only a few days to prepare. I'd support picking up Peyton Manning for a couple games though because that would be hilarious.

I think "Patriots are screwed" is overstating the Texans' chances. I don't think the Texans are screwed either but I doubt they have more than a 40% chance of winning, especially if Gronk comes back.

Brissett threw 9 passes in more than a half of football. Now, that's at least partly a consequence of Jimmy G making actual dolphins want to sue for defamation before he got hurt, meaning the Pats just ran all second half and drained the clock, but it's slightly worrying considering how close it got.

Given that the Pats are on a short week, Brissett will probably start, now I think about it. Also makes Yates a more likely signing - whilst Flynn is familiarish with the system (from the 2015 preseason), Yates played for the Texans last year in broadly the same system and is more familiar with the Texans defensive personnel and scheme, in the event that the Pats need him to start.

[PokerFace]

If houston starts 3-0 i will need to rethink afc south

[Papa Zito]

If houston starts 3-0 i will need to rethink afc south

You needed to do this 2 weeks ago.

[Wraith]

Whoops forgot to do this

Late Game Takeaways

[*] Rumors of Arizona's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
[*] The Seahawks are in

serious

trouble. There's no way they make it back to the playoffs IMO with such stiff competition for the WC in the NFC
[*] The Colts are just not good. I can't see any way Grigson and Pagano survive this season if they keep playing like they have been.
[*] Raiders defense is baaaaaad. Offense still seems good though. I can't really get a good judgment on the Falcons this early, I've consistently overrated them in the past and that's taught me that they're wildly inconsistent.
[*] Like I've been saying for weeks, the Vikings are for real. Their defense is elite. I've been hearing people talk about there being something wrong with Aaron Rodgers all morning, mentioning his leg and his confidence.

[PokerFace]

Last night Sam Bradford out performed Aaron Rodgers. I need to make sure the reactor on my time machine is ok. Make sure it didn't somehow cause that

[Bella]

If houston starts 3-0 i will need to rethink afc south

[optimistic homer]They won't.[/optimistic homer]

Still need to rethink it. The Jaguars are seriously disappointing, they have the roster to win that division but they're just... not good. Maybe the problem was coaching all along. Sunday was Gus Bradley's 50th game as a head coach. He's 12-38 - 169th out of 170 of all the NFL coaches who've had that many games as a head coach. The only one behind him was Bert Bell, who managed to avoid being fired because he also owned the Eagles. That's not all down to bad roster.

Rumors of Arizona's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Yeah, Palmer looked back to being his normal self. I said it was too soon to write them off after last week, and that performance proved me right.

The Seahawks are in

serious

trouble. There's no way they make it back to the playoffs IMO with such stiff competition for the WC in the NFC

Let's not make the same mistake with the Seahawks you literally just commented on with the Cardinals. Their defence is still legit - they've conceded 19 points in two games - and have has Rawls and Wilson hobbled by injuries the last couple of weeks. Don't get me wrong, there are reasons to be concerned about the Seahawks, but "serious trouble" is going too far. Against the Rams, you could see how much Wilson's ankle was hurting them, there were several sacks or near sacks that a healthy Wilson could have avoided and bought time to make a play with his mobility.

Like I've been saying for weeks, the Vikings are for real. Their defense is elite. I've been hearing people talk about there being something wrong with Aaron Rodgers all morning, mentioning his leg and his confidence.

Going back to last season, he's on a 14 (?) game streak without a passer rating of over 100, and his yards per attempt are drastically down. There's something wrong with Rogers. It might be his o-line, though, cutting Sitton because they weren't willing to pay him what he wanted seems like a poor move right now. The growth from the Vikings D is pretty impressive, though. It helps that Bradford and Diggs seem to have instant chemistry, though some of the hits he took should worry Vikings fans.

Brissett actually did okay. Maybe get someone else in case he goes down too but I'd expect more out of him than a Yates/Flynn type with only a few days to prepare. I'd support picking up Peyton Manning for a couple games though because that would be hilarious.

I think "Patriots are screwed" is overstating the Texans' chances. I don't think the Texans are screwed either but I doubt they have more than a 40% chance of winning, especially if Gronk comes back.

Brissett threw 9 passes in more than a half of football. Now, that's at least partly a consequence of Jimmy G making actual dolphins want to sue for defamation before he got hurt, meaning the Pats just ran all second half and drained the clock, but it's slightly worrying considering how close it got.

Given that the Pats are on a short week, Brissett will probably start, now I think about it. Also makes Yates a more likely signing - whilst Flynn is familiarish with the system (from the 2015 preseason), Yates played for the Texans last year in broadly the same system and is more familiar with the Texans defensive personnel and scheme, in the event that the Pats need him to start.

Jimmy G has a sprained AC joint, so it's likely they'll bring someone in today. I'm half worried that Belichik might get cocky and decide that Julian Edelman is enough of a back up option for two games rather than bringing someone else in, especially if the Browns get to their first choice before they do...

[Bella]

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[Wraith]

Let's not make the same mistake with the Seahawks you literally just commented on with the Cardinals. Their defence is still legit - they've conceded 19 points in two games - and have has Rawls and Wilson hobbled by injuries the last couple of weeks. Don't get me wrong, there are reasons to be concerned about the Seahawks, but "serious trouble" is going too far. Against the Rams, you could see how much Wilson's ankle was hurting them, there were several sacks or near sacks that a healthy Wilson could have avoided and bought time to make a play with his mobility.

The thing is with the Cards, while there were some concerns about Palmer and their defense, they still performed

okay

against a strong contender and lost the game off a bad snap. The Seahawks have now had two terrible performances in a row against weak opponents. My concerns are less about the defense and much more about their O-Line, which as expected has opened the season disastrously. They still have to play the Cards twice, the Jets, the Pats, the Pack, and the Panthers. Even some of their mid-level match-ups - such as against the Bucs, Falcons, even the Eagles - look like tough games for that offense.

[Papa Zito]

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I'm so happy

[PJ.]

What's better, a college qb turned pro receiver at qb or a college receiver turned pro qb at qb?