2017 NFL Football

PJ. · Post Post #775 (ISO) » Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:24 pm

In post 766, Thestatusquo wrote:^ I can't help but notice that the number of pats fans in this thread is disproportionate to the number of people who actually live in NE.

Also none of them live in new england.

Lil Uzi Vert · Post Post #776 (ISO) » Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:50 pm

I’m not going to jump ship when Brady retires

I didn’t when Big Papi and Pierce did. No reason for me to with the Patriots #bostonpride

PJ. · Post Post #777 (ISO) » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:10 pm

you live in new york.

Bella · Post Post #778 (ISO) » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:38 pm

In post 749, PJ. wrote:
In post 741, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:Well I’ve held on as long as I can. I'm officially panicking about the defense. Carolina was taking huge chunks of yards all game.
If the original Patriots defense was this bad, we'd all be British.

Well played, sir.

In post 750, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:
In post 748, Bella wrote:I'm not panicking until they're played divisional games, but the Pats defence is looking garbage. They're giving up way too many rushing yards, and the secondary is looking poor. It's frustrating, because theoretically Gilmore should have made the secondary better, but instead, paying him instead of Malcolm Butler seems to have put the holdovers into a funk, and Gilmore isn't exactly performing to his price tag either. Gotta fix it, or it'll be a disappointing season where, like, the Pats lose the AFC Championship game.

At least I can enjoy the Jets totally Jetsing up their attempts to tank for a QB in next year's draft.
I’m starting to think it’s coaching issue.

There's just no way everyone got bad overnight. There are multiple All-Pros, Pro Bowlers, and up and coming players on this team playing defense. On talent alone, this is an elite unit. We might have a coaching issue and Patricia needs to be held accountable. 4 straight weeks of bad defensive play. The coaching staff needs to fix this.

No. Patricia defences have typically given up more yards than you'd expect from their point totals - they operate under a "bend don't break" philosophy. In that respect they aren't doing anything radically different from previous years, scheme-wise and coaching-wise. The problems, however, are in player performances. The secondary is playing like garbage. The big acquisition, Gilmore, isn't playing well. They don't usually make those acquisitions, and it unsettled Malcolm Butler, who wanted out because they wouldn't pay him. I certainly have the sense from their play that this whole situation has unsettled the rest of them. Further, with the Collins trade last year and the retirement of Ninkovich, our ability to assert pressure up front has diminished, and we cut the guy who we traded for to replace their production (Kony Ealy). There have also been injury issues - when Hightower went down against the Chiefs, we had to put Cassius Marsh, who'd been with the team a whole 5 days, in at linebacker and the Chiefs picked on him mercilessly. None of these issues are on the coaching staff, they're on Belichik the GM.

In post 775, PJ. wrote:
In post 766, Thestatusquo wrote:^ I can't help but notice that the number of pats fans in this thread is disproportionate to the number of people who actually live in NE.
Also none of them live in new england.

As great as New England is, people leave, sometimes.

Bella · Post Post #779 (ISO) » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:52 pm

Also, all you people whining about being fans of bad teams, please spare a thought for those poor bastards who're fans of the Cleveland Browns. Now they're true sports fans. Or massochists. Either/or.

PokerFace · Post Post #780 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:06 am

Can't I be both?

PJ. · Post Post #781 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:46 am

Porque no los dos

ISO · Post Post #782 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:13 am

In post 779, Bella wrote:Also, all you people whining about being fans of bad teams, please spare a thought for those poor bastards who're fans of the Cleveland Browns. Now they're true sports fans. Or massochists. Either/or.

I mean...I root for the Mets.

shaft.ed · Post Post #783 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:24 am

In post 782, Thestatusquo wrote:
In post 779, Bella wrote:Also, all you people whining about being fans of bad teams, please spare a thought for those poor bastards who're fans of the Cleveland Browns. Now they're true sports fans. Or massochists. Either/or.
I mean...I root for the
Mets
Eagles, Sixers, Flyers.

If not for the Phillies of the 00's, I'd have never experienced a title in my lifetime, and I'm from a 4 sport town
and old

PJ. · Post Post #784 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:32 am

Yo, I'm a Seattle fan...I had to watch my team with THE GREATEST SCORER OF MY GENERATION get sold to the Midwest THEN DRAFT TWO MORE OF THE CURRENT TOP 5 PLAYERS IN THE NBA IN BACK TO BACK SEASONS and have extended success that the team hadn't had since Glove and Kemp aka The Greatest In Game Dunker Of All Time.

Bella · Post Post #785 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:35 am

In post 782, Thestatusquo wrote:
In post 779, Bella wrote:Also, all you people whining about being fans of bad teams, please spare a thought for those poor bastards who're fans of the Cleveland Browns. Now they're true sports fans. Or massochists. Either/or.
I mean...I root for the Mets.

I don't speak beisbol.

In post 784, PJ. wrote:Yo, I'm a Seattle fan...I had to watch my team with THE GREATEST SCORER OF MY GENERATION get sold to the Midwest THEN DRAFT TWO MORE OF THE CURRENT TOP 5 PLAYERS IN THE NBA and have extended success that the team hadn't had since Glove and Kemp aka The Greatest In Game Dunker Of All Time.

I also don't speak baseketball.

In post 783, shaft.ed wrote:
In post 782, Thestatusquo wrote:
In post 779, Bella wrote:Also, all you people whining about being fans of bad teams, please spare a thought for those poor bastards who're fans of the Cleveland Browns. Now they're true sports fans. Or massochists. Either/or.
I mean...I root for the
Mets
Eagles, Sixers, Flyers.
If not for the Phillies of the 00's, I'd have never experienced a title in my lifetime, and I'm from a 4 sport town
and old

I also don't speak curling, or other Canadian sports.

Lil Uzi Vert · Post Post #786 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:37 am

When Gill is actually in coverage he is great. Penalties and miscommunication have been his problem. He is extremely talented, and he is not the biggest problem in this secondary in my opnion. I think letting him either play a cover 3 look like Sherman and lock down one side of the field or just man up the guy in front of him is the way to go. Let him boost his confidence.

Agree on the rest.

ISO · Post Post #787 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:38 am

Curling is legitimately the best thing in the winter olympics.

Lil Uzi Vert · Post Post #788 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:40 am

Yeah I feel bad for Bills, Brown, Lions, and Jags fan.

Everyone’s time will come though. Circle of life.

D3f3nd3r · Post Post #789 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:50 am

In post 787, Thestatusquo wrote:Curling is legitimately the best thing in the winter olympics.

I curl regularly, AMA

shaft.ed · Post Post #790 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:18 am

In post 787, Thestatusquo wrote:Curling is legitimately the best thing in the winter olympics.

shaft.ed · Post Post #791 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:19 am

In post 788, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:Yeah I feel bad for Bills, Brown, Lions, and Jags fan.

Everyone’s time will come though. Circle of life.

why would you feel bad for Jags fans
they're an expansion team
Lions and Browns have been sucking for decades on end

PJ. · Post Post #792 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:55 am

the issue with the browns is the ravens. That was just savage.

D3f3nd3r · Post Post #793 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:57 am

You two both have curling facilities near you!

Flameaxe · Post Post #794 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:03 am

The curling place in Colorado near me is awesome

Recommend but wrong thread

D3f3nd3r · Post Post #795 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:06 am

Do we need to make a curling thread?

shaft.ed · Post Post #796 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:13 am

In post 792, PJ. wrote:the issue with the browns is the ravens. That was just savage.

yeah twas brutal

PJ. · Post Post #797 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:00 am

In post 796, shaft.ed wrote:
In post 792, PJ. wrote:the issue with the browns is the ravens. That was just savage.
yeah twas brutal

almost as savage as the sonics going to oklahoma city...

Kmd4390 · Post Post #798 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:47 am

In post 788, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:Yeah I feel bad for Bills, Brown, Lions, and Jags fan.

Everyone’s time will come though. Circle of life.

One of those teams has a losing record.

In post 793, D3f3nd3r wrote:You two both have curling facilities near you!

So do I.

shaft.ed · Post Post #799 (ISO) » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:02 am

In post 797, PJ. wrote:
In post 796, shaft.ed wrote:
In post 792, PJ. wrote:the issue with the browns is the ravens. That was just savage.
yeah twas brutal
almost as savage as the sonics going to oklahoma city...

nah
seattle, actually any city, is better off without a team holding it ransom for huge handouts they can easily afford