The American Football Thread

dac · 12-29-2008, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

I think chargers are going to be scary. I'm a patriots fan being from NE, but since they are gone I can really look at all the teams and see what i like and dislike. On SD you have LT able to finally cut which he hadnt been able to do the entire season. You have 2 WRs that are amazing, Chambers and Jackson. I told everyone preseason Jackson was going to be an animal and sure enough he has been. Last playoff he averaged 100 yards per playoff game and had 2 tds in 3 games. The last 3 games he had averages 116 yards per game. The game vs broncos he had 70 total yards on the first 10 plays and then never got the ball.. not sure why. Also coming out of the AFC I forsee Colts being the "favorite" which SD has been able to beat the majority of the times. Outside of the Ravens I don't forsee any team giving SD a challenge.

When considering the NFC its simple, Is Brandon Jacobs (should be NFL MVP) playing or not. If the answer is yes then Giants win it all, If not then I forsee Panthers taking the NFC and playing Either the Ravens or SD. How brandon jacobs is getting no love is beyond me. He forces teams to put 7 if not 8 guys into the box allowing Eli Manning to have simple man to man converage on his WR. Giants are 0-2 without jacobs, 11-1 with him, and the last game they won where Brandon Jacobs was on and off you could see the offense go from good to bad and back to good when jacobs took the field. Everyone says Plexico is the key who I said was great when he played for pittsburg and did up until this year. Last year dude was too much of a distraction and had too many dropped balls. I knew sooner or later his worth would out not outweight his antics.

It's easy to hype up the Chargers, and I'm well aware of what they CAN do but what they HAVE done is very little. I don't even know who they're playing but I don't think that they can contend with any of the other AFC teams.

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Originally Posted by kthedrummer

Fun Fact-next years pro bowl will be played the week before the Super Bowl in Miami...any thoughts? I think the Pro Bowl is a waste of time in a sport that one play can end a career.

Agreed.

debaserr · 12-30-2008, 01:08 AM

im a colts fan. in the afc the teams that scare me are pittsburgh and san diego. in nfc giants(jacobs is key i agree) and the eagles.

thegoldlaw · 12-30-2008, 09:15 AM

Eagles I feel are too inconsistant at WR. Jackson is going to be a great WR but hes shown too many rookie mistakes this year. 60% of the time the ball goes though westbrooke, because of this you just take a CB or a LB and have it spy westbrooke reguardless.

Everyone mentions steelers as a possibility and I look @ their running situations. 1-3 RB have been banged up or are banged up. This is going to hurt them considerable. When they won it all they had bettis who was able to get them the hard yards. This year I don't feel they have that RB and due to this are going to have to punt on 4th in 1 instead of going for it as they did the year they won it all.

And for chargers I've always liked them beyond rivers, I lost alot of respect for him when he was flipping out on cutler for no apparent reason. It wasn't any better when he would cry after each lost. If you break down their schedule they should be 11-5 instead of 8-8. They lost to the Panthers on a last second play due to a really bad coverage mixup that hadnt happened preiously in that game. Vs the broncos the ref literally gave the game to the broncos. Their game vs the colts the colts had to make 2x 4th down conversations and won it by a long FG.

debaserr · 12-30-2008, 12:17 PM

who knows how big ben will be anyway. he just had a concussion sunday. and yes rivers is a douche.

thegoldlaw · 12-30-2008, 03:03 PM

I just dont see big ben being worth the money he is getting paid. Consider this pitts is #1 in pass defense and #2 in rush defense. On the offensive side they are #17 in passing and #23 in rushing. Ben is ranked #24 in passer rating and this is the dude you're paying $100m for ?

Looking @ the stats.. only 1 player has above 100 passer rating. Rivers.. and Brees isnt in the top 3 for passer rating.. both huuuge shockers for me.

thegoldlaw · 12-30-2008, 07:23 PM

Friend sent me this picture... funny

dac · 12-30-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

Friend sent me this picture... funny

Ha! It took me a second to figure what was going on.

thegoldlaw · 01-03-2009, 10:38 PM

Well First part of my thread came true. SD beat Colts.. If they hadnt I don't see a team outside of Giants that would have been able to beat them.

WWWP · 01-03-2009, 11:13 PM

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dac · 01-03-2009, 11:26 PM

Eagles are gonna get stomped... calling it right now.

12-30-2008, 01:08 AM	#162 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,467	im a colts fan. in the afc the teams that scare me are pittsburgh and san diego. in nfc giants(jacobs is key i agree) and the eagles. __________________ Last.FM

12-30-2008, 12:17 PM	#164 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,467	who knows how big ben will be anyway. he just had a concussion sunday. and yes rivers is a douche. __________________ Last.FM

01-03-2009, 11:26 PM	#170 (permalink)
dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	Eagles are gonna get stomped... calling it right now. __________________

12-30-2008, 09:15 AM	#163 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	Eagles I feel are too inconsistant at WR. Jackson is going to be a great WR but hes shown too many rookie mistakes this year. 60% of the time the ball goes though westbrooke, because of this you just take a CB or a LB and have it spy westbrooke reguardless. Everyone mentions steelers as a possibility and I look @ their running situations. 1-3 RB have been banged up or are banged up. This is going to hurt them considerable. When they won it all they had bettis who was able to get them the hard yards. This year I don't feel they have that RB and due to this are going to have to punt on 4th in 1 instead of going for it as they did the year they won it all. And for chargers I've always liked them beyond rivers, I lost alot of respect for him when he was flipping out on cutler for no apparent reason. It wasn't any better when he would cry after each lost. If you break down their schedule they should be 11-5 instead of 8-8. They lost to the Panthers on a last second play due to a really bad coverage mixup that hadnt happened preiously in that game. Vs the broncos the ref literally gave the game to the broncos. Their game vs the colts the colts had to make 2x 4th down conversations and won it by a long FG.

12-30-2008, 03:03 PM	#165 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	I just dont see big ben being worth the money he is getting paid. Consider this pitts is #1 in pass defense and #2 in rush defense. On the offensive side they are #17 in passing and #23 in rushing. Ben is ranked #24 in passer rating and this is the dude you're paying $100m for ? Looking @ the stats.. only 1 player has above 100 passer rating. Rivers.. and Brees isnt in the top 3 for passer rating.. both huuuge shockers for me.

12-30-2008, 07:23 PM	#166 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	Friend sent me this picture... funny

01-03-2009, 10:38 PM	#168 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	Well First part of my thread came true. SD beat Colts.. If they hadnt I don't see a team outside of Giants that would have been able to beat them.