NFL Week 2

[MikeVic]

Haven't seen a thread yet?

Anyone else see the Emmitt Smith/Jerry Rice thing on Sunday NFL Countdown? That was funny. :D

[Greyroofoo]

Haven't seen a thread yet?

Anyone else see the Emmitt Smith/Jerry Rice thing on Sunday NFL Countdown? That was funny. :D

So it was Jerry Rice that corrupted T.O.

Funny

[DeToxRox]

I loved their "bitter wars between Arizona and Seattle"

[Greyroofoo]

Definitely a good chance that the Colts will be 9-0 against the Texans by this evening

[Eaglesfan27]

Yeah, the Emmitt/Jerry bit was the funniest thing I've seen on that show in a long time.

Can't wait to see the new packages for Bush in the NO game, as well as my Eagles hopefully beating the Giants..

[pennywisesb]

David Akers may be the only kicker who would actually start a fight on the opposing bench....

[jbmagic]

My damn Raiders are in trouble again.

[Eaglesfan27]

David Akers may be the only kicker who would actually start a fight on the opposing bench....

Yeah. Love the fire, yet hate the possibility of him getting hurt.

[sterlingice]

This week has a mess of crappy games and mismatches :(

SI

[Greyroofoo]

Colts up 7-0 thanks to a fumble by David Carr, and a quick strike to Brandon Stokely

[Eaglesfan27]

My damn Raiders are in trouble again.


Backing off 10-6 and a great team yet?

[Eaglesfan27]

S!$%. Toomer was just wide open for an Eli Manning PA TD Pass.

[-Mojo Jojo-]

Signs of life in Green Bay!!!

[dervack]

The three teams I need to win my 4 team parlay are all up 7 nothing. Come on Colts, Bengals and Giants.

[Greyroofoo]

2 sacks already by Robert Mathis, what a beast

[Coffee Warlord]

Bears 7, Detroit 0. Thank you defense.

[Eaglesfan27]

I thought L.J Smith was going to have a quiet day today against the Giants' defense, so I sat him in my FF leagues. I'm suddenly regretting that decision.

[jbmagic]

QB Brooks fumble the ball.

Damn the Raiders. We are in big trouble.

[dervack]

QB Brooks fumble the ball.

Damn the Raiders. We are in big trouble.
And you didn't realize that when you got Brooks as your QB?

[Greyroofoo]

Addai with his first TD: Colts 14-0

Damn I hate gametrax

[Eaglesfan27]

Schobel shows hands of stone. Sheesh, McNabb threw a perfect little TD pass to him and he bobbles and then drops it.

[jbmagic]

Could be a lot worse for the Raiders. We are lucky to only be down 6-0 instead of 14-0.

[Coffee Warlord]

Bears 10, Lions 0. Thank you AGAIN defense.

That's 2 fumbles on 2 possessions for Detroit.

[jbmagic]

Brooks just fumble again. :(

[jbmagic]

dola

First two snaps Brooks touched the ball had resulted in fumbles. I never seen that before.

WOW

[jbmagic]

Yes Andrew Walters comes in for the Raiders as QB

Brooks should be release for what he did. He has no heart at all.

[-Mojo Jojo-]

This hardly seems like the same team that got hammered by the Bears last week. Of course the Packers whipped the Saints last year too and promptly resumed sucking aftwards..

[Greyroofoo]

Addai with his first rushing touchdown, 2 now for the day

actually its under review


bah play was reversed and now Addai has his first fumble :(

[Coffee Warlord]

Annnnd. Bears 17, Detroit 0. This time we thank Grossman. Beautiful bomb to Berrian.

[Eaglesfan27]

This hardly seems like the same team that got hammered by the Bears last week. Of course the Packers whipped the Saints last year too and promptly resumed sucking aftwards..


Yeah, the Saints' defense can do wonders for an offense.

[Eaglesfan27]

Stallworth is wide open for a TD!!!! 14-7 Eagles.


Oh yeah, I'm really regretting not starting LJ Smith. He has 75 yards receiving early in the 2nd quarter.

[Bad-example]

-- Art Shell says that only a couple of the nine sacks taken by Raiders quarterbacks last Monday were on seven-step drops, so shorter drop-backs aren't necessarily the solution. One solution is not to play against Shawne Merriman. Another would be a nine-step drop, which would result in the two defensive ends colliding head-on.

I thought this quote from the Betting Fool was pretty funny. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/09/17/SPG4LL76AB1.DTL

[dervack]

Stallworth is wide open for a TD!!!! 14-7 Eagles.


Oh yeah, I'm really regretting not starting LJ Smith. He has 75 yards receiving early in the 2nd quarter.
I hope the Giants at least keep it close...

[GrantDawg]

I just want to say that I think that Chrissy Sims is the greatest quarterback in the league. I hope the Bucs sign him to the biggest contract in the NFL. Please.

[Eaglesfan27]

I hope the Giants at least keep it close...


Yeah, I don't think that Parley is going to work out for you. The Eagles' run defense looks very good early, and now they are starting to get more pressure on Manning and they just caused what could have been called a fumble (I don't think his arm was coming forward yet..) Either way, the Eagles already have 4 sacks and it seems like they are starting to take control of this game.

[Eaglesfan27]

Now, Eli gets away with a BS grounding. He wasn't out of the tackle box. Nevermind, they called it late! :)


I can't wait to see all of these experts on TV who predicted the Eagles' to finish 4th in the NFC East start slurping them this week.

[Coffee Warlord]

Bears 24, Lions 0. Thank you once again Rex "3 TD passes in the first half" Grossman.

[TroyF]

Yes Andrew Walters comes in for the Raiders as QB

Brooks should be release for what he did. He has no heart at all.

Heart? He's never changed JB. He is what he is. The same QB you thought would lead them to a 10-6 record.

Sadly, the Raiders game is one of the games I'm getting this week. I'm not sure it's possible that I could be watching a worse game. Thank God the Eagles/Giants game is on the other channel. How I miss my DTV. :(

Chris Simms playing like garbage in Atlanta. Vick playing pretty well.

Lostin this Ravens/Raiders fiasco is how the Ravens ony have a 9 point lead after dominiating the game. I don't think they are nearly the team some people thing they are.

[dervack]

Yeah, I don't think that Parley is going to work out for you. The Eagles' run defense looks very good early, and now they are starting to get more pressure on Manning and they just caused what could have been called a fumble (I don't think his arm was coming forward yet..) Either way, the Eagles already have 4 sacks and it seems like they are starting to take control of this game.
Yeah, I'm thinking the same too. Oh well. Guess I'll try again next week.

[Greyroofoo]

Culpepper sucks

[TroyF]

The Raiders SCORED

[Icy]

Culpepper sucks

Sadly i must agree, he get's too nervous when under pressure, probably because the lack of protection from the Oline (4 sacks in the first two posessions) and then starts to make stupid mistakes.

[TroyF]

Dola, That means the Bucs are the last team to score a point this year. It looks like they'll end that in a few seconds.

[Coffee Warlord]

Paging Roy Williams. Paging Roy Williams.

[dervack]

Paging Roy Williams. Paging Roy Williams.
Well, he's having a so so game so far. Unfortunately, nobody else is hanging onto the ball.

[TroyF]

Eagles now have5 sacks by 5 different players. But they are only up by a TD. This should be a 14 point lead right now. Giants have to protect Eli better or it won't matter.

edit: Plaxico going off on the OL. This won't end well. . .

[Eaglesfan27]

LJ Smith has just under 100 yards in the 1st half. I can't believe I sat him in favor of Todd Heap in my big money league.


The Eagles blew a good opportunity on that last drive, but the defense is totally dominating the Giants since that first drive of the game.

[-Mojo Jojo-]

Well, we had a good first quarter at least...

[Coffee Warlord]

Well, he's having a so so game so far. Unfortunately, nobody else is hanging onto the ball.

He honestly hasn't had a bad game. He also taunted the fans on his first two catches. And happens to be down 24 points.

And I happen to enjoy watching the Bears shut his ass up. :)

[dervack]

He honestly hasn't had a bad game. He also taunted the fans on his first two catches. And happens to be down 24 points.

And I happen to enjoy watching the Bears shut his ass up. :)
Yeah, same here. I'm worried that I'm going to think that the Bears offense is actually a lot better, and then be disappointed next week in Minny.

[Eaglesfan27]

McNabb surpasses the 20,000 career yardage marker during the 1st half.


He has 256 yards and a TD along with a few rushes for 21 yards all in the 1st half against the vaunted Giants' defense.

[Izulde]

Culpepper with 2 fumbles and an INT so far. *sigh* I'm never going to hear the end of it from one of our prospectives.

[sabotai]

He has 256 yards and a TD along with a few rushes for 21 yards all in the 1st half against the vaunted Giants' defense.

Hahahaha. Yeah, the Giants have such a vaunted pass defense.

[Eaglesfan27]

Hahahaha. Yeah, the Giants have such a vaunted pass defense.


According to most of the media pre-season shows they did ;)


I'm catching up on the other game I'm recording now, and Reggie Bush just had a sick punt return. He only got about 5 yards, but he made quite a few guys miss to get that 5 yards.

[Coffee Warlord]

Detroit gets away with another fumble on a bad call.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Two comments, both about NFL Countdown this morning:

1. The Emmitt Smith/Jerry Rice bit was hilarious. I normally don't even watch the show, so I feel lucky that I happened to catch it today when that thing was on.

2. I thought Tom Jackson had the best line of the day. When asked if the Raiders should panic or have patience, he said (I'm paraphrasing), "The Raiders can't defend the pass, they have no pass protection, they can't defend the run, their running game doesn't work, and their passing game is questionable. As a former Denver Bronco, I think the Raiders should stay the course and stick with what they're doing." Absolute gold. :D

[sabotai]

According to most of the media pre-season shows they did ;)

Newsflash, we're not in pre-season anymore. You can stop crying about what the mean ol' men said about your team a month ago. :p

And I don't remember anyone praising the Giants pass defense, which was 27th in the league last year, at any point during the off season.

[Greyroofoo]

Peyton is looking good today
Joseph Addai is starting to shine as well.

[dervack]

Chris Simms with a RZ int.

[Eaglesfan27]

Newsflash, we're not in pre-season anymore. You can stop crying about what the mean ol' men said about your team a month ago. :p

And I don't remember anyone praising the Giants pass defense, which was 27th in the league last year, at any point during the off season.


You're right. I'll just revel in the moment and the future as they kick the Giants' ass. :)

[Greyroofoo]

This may be the Toledo fan in me, but Tampa Bay should just start Gradkowski

[Greyroofoo]

Detroit scored!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[TroyF]

The Giants may not have had a lot people predicting they'd have a great pass defense. . . but people did think hey had a good pass rush.

As of now, that's invisible. McNabb can do whatever he wants back there.

[Eaglesfan27]

McNabb to Reggie Brown, TOUCHDOWN!!!! 24-7.

[dervack]

Blah.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Reggie Brown's touchdown catch just now looked like it was straight out of an EA Sports game. The DB pretty much stands still and lets the receiver jump to get the ball.

EA Sports. It's in the game.

[hoopsguy]

Penalty overturns a defensive TD for the Lions. Still 24-7.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Since this NYG/PHI game is such a dog (unless you're an Eagles fan, I guess), I'm noticing things like Jeff Feagles doing a really good job punting the football for the Giants today. He's getting good distance on the kicks, and they're all going out of bounds. The Eagles aren't getting a chance to return anything.

It's probably the only bright spot for the Giants today, so I figure I'll give out some kudos to the former Eagle.

[dervack]

Grossman 4 tds.

[Neuqua]

Bears offense is operating on all cylinders so far in the first two games...

[Coffee Warlord]

So, who started Grossman in fantasy leagues? :)

[Greyroofoo]

Culpepper sacked again

shocking

[Greyroofoo]

And again

[MikeVic]

So, who started Grossman in fantasy leagues? :)

Me!! I took advice in the fantasy football thread here:

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=52218&page=2&highlight=fantasy

Thank you Samdari!

[Icy]

I think DeAngelo Williams will be the 1st RB really soon in Carolina, Foster really sucks this year. Today's stats:

Foster: 10 runs for 19 yards
Williams: 11 runs for 61 yards and 1 TD

[Dutch]

Chris Simms is killing me. He's had moments of doing well, but overall he's no Trent Dilfer.

:)

[Coffee Warlord]

Me!! I took advice in the fantasy football thread here:

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=52218&page=2&highlight=fantasy

Thank you Samdari!

I believe you can safely say "cha-ching!"

[hoopsguy]

Grossman was not drafted in my 12 team league (16 man rosters) and was not picked up on waivers after Week 1. And we all live in Chicago.

I'm just about positive he will be the first pick on the waiver wire this week.

[tucker rocky]

I wonder if Joey H. will get to play anytime soon?

[dervack]

Rexy is done.

[JAG]

4th QTR, 3-14 - 8:00
If the Falcons make one more yard on the ground, they will have broken the franchise record for rushing yards in a game. Somehow, I see that taking place.
.

[tucker rocky]

Falcons need a kicker, 4 misses today.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Falcons need a kicker, 4 misses today.
Yeah, but he has a 55-yard punt!

OK, yeah, the Falcons do need a kicker. :)

[tucker rocky]

Yeah, but he has a 55-yard punt!

OK, yeah, the Falcons do need a kicker. :)

Former Jaguar kicker Seth Marler is available right?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Former Jaguar kicker Seth Marler is available right?
I'm all for anything that gets more former Tulane players into the NFL. He did both placekicking and punting in his senior year at Tulane, so he'd be a perfect fit with the Falcons. I like it. :D

[dervack]

Ok, I ain't dead yet. Come on Giants

[tucker rocky]

2 home losses in a row for GB, not looking good.

edit: well almost.

[Eaglesfan27]

Ok, I ain't dead yet. Come on Giants

How many points did you get on your bet?

[dervack]

3

[dervack]

Dola,

It sucks, because every other team has won by double digits, except the Giants.

[tucker rocky]

What a crappy pass by Simmy on that last TB play.
Could it be his last for awhile?

[Greyroofoo]

wow, David Carr had a better passer rating than Peyton Manning today

[TazFTW]

Kicking his opponent?

[sabotai]

The Giants got royally screwed out of about 12 seconds on that last minute drive. They just tied the game, but those 12 seconds could have meant the difference between possibly getting a TD or not.

[Eaglesfan27]

What a stupid personal foul on Trent Cole! I can't believe how conservative the Eagles became in the 4th quarter and how this game has unfolded in the 4th.

[dervack]

Oh man. The Giants need to win this thing in OT or lose by a safety.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I didn't see the "kicking the opponent" penalty (even when they showed the replay, it was off the edge of my screen). I'm going to assume that it was pretty obvious from the way Joe Buck said it, though. If it was that obvious, what a stupid penalty. Why are you kicking anybody for any reason, especially 15 yards behind the play?

Anyway, I'm hoping for some premature celebrations from Jeremy Shockey just like in the Giants' game against Seattle last year. That was hilarious.

[kingnebwsu]

Cincy did exactly what they were supposed to do when they blew out Cleveland. Their offense looked fantastic...I just hope that the FOUR starters who got hurt are okay (esp. Chad Johnson and LB Pollack). I got more fantasy league points in the Cincy game (thanks to Chad&Rudi&CIN Defense) than I did ALL of last week!

Stupid stat-tracker on yahoo was only free for one week...argh. Anyone know of any FREE programs/websites that are around so I can track my fantasy stats? I don't wanna pay yahoo $10 for stat-tracker.

Go fantasy league team! Go Bungles!!!

[bulletsponge]

Vikes won \0/ http://www.smileyhut.com/excited/smilie_gruenweiss.gif

[General Mike]

The Giants OLine is playing about as bad as you can in pass protection.

[Thomkal]

Carolina pulled defeat from the jaws of victory. What the hell was Gamble thinking on that punt return?

[Vince]

The 49ers offense is looking absolutely amazing so far (aside from the dropped TD catch by Davis). The challenge should go for a 49er first down, and we'll have 3 tries from about the 3.

[sabotai]

Giants in FG range....but I hope they break one and get the TD. I do not want them relying on Feely!

[dervack]

Carolina pulled defeat from the jaws of victory. What the hell was Gamble thinking on that punt return?
I think the same is about to be said about the Iggles.

[dervack]

Giants in FG range....but I hope they break one and get the TD. I do not want them relying on Feely!
At this point, I'm almost rooting for a tie.

[Eaglesfan27]

False Start! Giants back 5 more yards!

[sabotai]

HOLY SHIT! Manning to Burress TOUCHDOWN!

[jbmagic]

I cant believe Eagles Choke the game away. :)

[dervack]

What?????

[JeeberD]

Sweet! Way to go, Giants!

[General Mike]

Giants win. :)

[dervack]

Woo Hooo. 62 on a 5 dollar bet......

[Eaglesfan27]

Sigh. Burress pushed a bit and maybe there should have been offensive pass interference, but the Eagles never should have been in this situation. The coaching staff became too conservative in the 4th quarter and it cost them the game. :(

[Tigercat]

OK, so it was against fairly bad teams, but the Saints are 2-0! After two games on the road! Nice way to start the season, and we should be a middle of the road team this year on offense and defense. This team can stop the run, and the NFC South is full of teams that like to run first and foremost, 8-8 would be a good way to start off the new regime.

[dervack]

Sigh. Burress pushed a bit and maybe there should have been offensive pass interference, but the Eagles never should have been in this situation. The coaching staff became too conservative in the 4th quarter and it cost them the game. :(
Sorry Eaglesfan. I promise, it's the last time I bet against the Eagles this year, unless they make the SuperBowl....

[dervack]

OK, so it was against fairly bad teams, but the Saints are 2-0! After two games on the road! Nice way to start the season, and we should be a middle of the road team this year on offense and defense. This team can stop the run, and the NFC South is full of teams that like to run first and foremost, 8-8 would be a good way to start off the new regime.
I agree. I really think they may even do better than that too, though I haven't looked at their schedule. I do know that they are a fun team to watch so far, and will be a better team to watch once Bush gets more touches a game.

[tucker rocky]

The Mannings pretty good today.
I wonder what NWIP holds in store in the ongoing saga of Eli and Peyton.

[JS19]

I am so freakin pissed i wasn't able to watch the G-Men. What a huge win though.

[Eaglesfan27]

Yeah, the Saints looked good today. They had 3 bad mistakes early that handed the Packers 13 points, and they bounced back and played reasonably well the rest of the game to get a good win.

[dervack]

If anyone is watching the 49ers, Rams game (doubtful) how did they score a safety on the kickoff???

[Northwood_DK]

What just happend in the 49ers game?

Play:
J.Wilkins kicks 74 yards from SL 30 to SF -4. M.Hicks (didn't try to advance) tackled in End Zone, SAFETY.

[dervack]

Yahoo now has the score 3-3. Did the refs blow the call, and say caught at the one and backpedalled in?

[Izulde]

0-2 to start the year. Ugh. Culpepper is seriously disappointing so far.

[Northwood_DK]

K Collins start 1/8 and Vince Young takes over.

[Eaglesfan27]

I didn't see the play, Dervack, but it was 3-3. No safety in the game. Now, it's 10-3 thanks to a Bulger to Holt TD. I just started watching this game, along with the Arizona game (although that one is quickly starting to look like a dog.)

[Neuqua]

What's up with the Broncos? Why are they not obliterating the Chiefs yet?

[kcchief19]

Chiefs defense playing well, Denver offense playing poor, Chiefs offense playing to shorten the game. That's the story.

And Jake throws the INT.

[Eaglesfan27]

Wow. SF's O-Line with some good protection, and Alex Smith with a nice little slide away from a defender to buy more time and he connects on a 72 yard TD pass to Antonio Bryant. SF up 17-10 over the Rams.

[Northwood_DK]

49ers up 17-10 on a 72yds TD pass to A.Bryant.

[Logan]

Wow. SF's O-Line with some good protection, and Alex Smith with a nice little slide away from a defender to buy more time and he connects on a 72 yard TD pass to Antonio Bryant. SF up 17-10 over the Rams.

I'm really excited about this team. Won't be able to see them until next week though...

[General Mike]

What's up with the Broncos? Why are they not obliterating the Chiefs yet?

Jake Plummer.

[st.cronin]

I knew Alex Smith would be fine. He was too good in college for his rookie stinkfest to be a true indication.

[st.cronin]

hahahahaha CRAZY PLAY - Damon Huard catches his own pass, then tries to run and fumbles ... Broncs recover.

[Northwood_DK]

Jets are just making some stupid mistakes

[kcchief19]

Heh, heh ... Damon Huard completes a pass to himself and fumbles for a turnover. On the next play, Jake throws a pass into the ground five yards short of a receiver, then gets his ass drilled on the next play.

Bizarre QB play in Denver ... the calls for Cutler are going to loud real quick if Denver doesn't score on this drive.

[Vince]

Wow. SF's O-Line with some good protection, and Alex Smith with a nice little slide away from a defender to buy more time and he connects on a 72 yard TD pass to Antonio Bryant. SF up 17-10 over the Rams.

This has been an amazingly exciting game to watch -- our offense looks like it could be a real threat with a little polish to the O-Line and Vernon Davis' hands.

Antonio Bryant's tantrum on the sidelines when Smith overthrew him in the first half isn't very good though. It was great to see Trent Dilfer talking to him instantly though.

[JeeberD]

Antonio Bryant's tantrum on the sidelines...

So some things never change, eh?

[Vince]

So some things never change, eh?

Hopefully he realizes soon that he's on the same team as a REALLY young QB and that will happen. Soon after, they connected for a 72 yard TD, so hopefully that's water under the bridge now.

Manny Lawson with an awesome tackle of Steven Jackson there.

[Pumpy Tudors]

As badly as it appears the Broncos are playing, I'd much rather be watching that than this Patriots-Jets snoozefest. The Patriots are making the Jets look incompetent. Big surprise. Seriously, does anybody outside of a 30-mile radius of the Meadowlands care about the Jets? I mean, they're not even relevant enough to dislike. They're just "there." If this happened to be a close game, OK, leave it on, but it's 24-6 with an extra point coming up. This is really unwatchable. At least give us the 6-3 game in Denver.

Ah, well.

[Logan]

So some things never change, eh?

It was good to see Smith put him in his place during the week though:

Ann Killion, of the San Jose Mercury News, reports San Francisco 49ers QB Alex D. Smith does not want to hear any of his wide receivers complain. When asked what his reaction would be if WR Antonio Bryant started to lobby for the ball, Smith responded: "I don't want to hear from a receiver that he's open all the time. I have enough on my plate." Head coach Mike Nolan agreed with Smith and added, "Good for him. He needs to be able to say that. And the receiver needs to respect that he said it."

I think that was a very mature response by Smith, and it's definitely what I want to hear my QB say (especially such a young one).

[Vince]

Wow. Anyone see that Jerricho Cotchery 70-yard TD? That was incredible.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Wow. Anyone see that Jerricho Cotchery 70-yard TD? That was incredible.
Yep. Pretty impressive. Pennington just had another touchdown pass to Laveranues Coles, and Coles showed some very fancy footwork to get into the end zone on the play. The Jets had to go and make this a competitive game. So much for me getting switched over to the Chiefs and Broncos. :)

[st.cronin]

Jake Plummer is not good.

[General Mike]

Jets are looking decent.

[DaddyTorgo]

Jets are looking decent.

more like "jets are looking pathetic and pats mistakes are making them look decent"

cotcherry should have been tackled, coles should have been tackled, and brady never should have thrown that pass that was intercepted.

[Vince]

Yeah, the Cotchery 70-yard pass should have been an 8 yard gain or so.

[st.cronin]

Egads @ the Chiefs offensive game "plan"

[Vince]

I can't believe that the 49ers won.

[kcchief19]

Denver just about fumbled away the kickoff to start overtime.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Yay! Broncos win! Now they have to remember what offense is.

[st.cronin]

Yay! Broncos win! Now they have to remember what offense is.

summon: Jay Cutler

[kcchief19]

Jake Plummer ... the other Trent Dilfer.

An irony of the Broncos win is that one of the big plays Plummer made on the game-winning drive in overtime was when he woefully underthrew Javon Walker, but Walker made a great adjustment and Ty Law couldn't come back -- If Plummer throws that pass on the money or too deep, Law makes a play and had better position than Walker so he might have picked it. Once, again, Jake pulls a Homer.

[Fouts]

Great start to the year for the Chargers. The bye week is way too early in the season.

[TroyF]

Jake Plummer ... the other Trent Dilfer.

An irony of the Broncos win is that one of the big plays Plummer made on the game-winning drive in overtime was when he woefully underthrew Javon Walker, but Walker made a great adjustment and Ty Law couldn't come back -- If Plummer throws that pass on the money or too deep, Law makes a play and had better position than Walker so he might have picked it. Once, again, Jake pulls a Homer.

Not arguing with you about Jake, he sucks. . . but that was a designed underthrow. They called the same play last week and Javon dropped what would have been a TD when two Rams hit each other. That was actually one of Jake's best passes of the day.

[TroyF]

I can't believe that the 49ers won.

I predicted they'd win by a TD or more. The Rams are not that good of a football team and the Niner offense is better than people think. The Hawks are still the class of the division though. When they get Branch involved, they are going to be tough to stop.

[st.cronin]

Was that Wendy O. Williams? wtf?

[Greyroofoo]

Has there been a play w/o a flag being thrown?

[TroyF]

no

[JeeberD]

Why the hell did we bring that guy in? Key probably would have made that catch...

[JeeberD]

OK, so that was a heck of a defensive play. But I still wish we had Key instead...

[kcchief19]

Not arguing with you about Jake, he sucks. . . but that was a designed underthrow. They called the same play last week and Javon dropped what would have been a TD when two Rams hit each other. That was actually one of Jake's best passes of the day.
Troy, you're a bigger Bronco donkey than I am a Chiefs homer. There is NO WAY that pass was a designed underthrow. First, if you watch Walker you could see how drammatically he had to adjust to the ball -- that wasn't a designed stop, it was a "Oh, shit, he underthrew the ball" stop.

Second, Jake didn't throw a pass on target all day long -- you telling me after the day he had he was able to put the most important pass of the day on target in the clutch?

I started to offer a warning to Jake apologists who would try to defend it as a designed underthrow in my original post. Guess I should have included it. :)

[TazFTW]

w00t! TD Cowboys!

[JeeberD]

Woot! Hell yeah!!!

[JeeberD]

Weak ass call there...

[kingfc22]

Just got home from the game and all I have to say is "same ol' sorry ass Rams".

[Greyroofoo]

true, i didn't hear a whistle

[TroyF]

I love it. Owens drops a sure pass for a first down and Madden starts yapping about how him and Bledsoe just don't have their timing down. ummmm. . . no, Bledsoe's timing there was just fine. The self appointed God of football should make that catch.

[Greyroofoo]

Anyone else find the Coors Light commercials very annoying?

[TazFTW]

Barber Touchdown!


About time....

[JeeberD]

Hell yeah! Hail to the Deadskins!

[TazFTW]

Rock Freaking Cartwright?

[st.cronin]

lol

[JeeberD]

Well that sucks...

[TroyF]

Troy, you're a bigger Bronco donkey than I am a Chiefs homer. There is NO WAY that pass was a designed underthrow. First, if you watch Walker you could see how drammatically he had to adjust to the ball -- that wasn't a designed stop, it was a "Oh, shit, he underthrew the ball" stop.

Second, Jake didn't throw a pass on target all day long -- you telling me after the day he had he was able to put the most important pass of the day on target in the clutch?

I started to offer a warning to Jake apologists who would try to defend it as a designed underthrow in my original post. Guess I should have included it. :)


I'm telling you, they ran that play repeatedly in the preseason. It was a staple in training camp and they ran the same play three times in the Rams game.

Same play, same timing. Fade to the outside with Walker running full bore, underthrow, catch.

Plummer has a strong arm, you can be sure he didn't underthrow the ball by thirty yards there. (which is what it would have had to have been if Walker stays at full speed) That was a designed play you'll see the Broncos run all year.

And I'm not a Jake apologist. I'd love for the scumbag to tear his hammy and miss about 8 weeks so we can get the Cutler era underway. But you'd see Cutler throw the same pass. Sorry. The dumb ass QB actually came through when it mattered. I'm as surprised as you are.

[kingfc22]

Way to make the tough catch pansy

[Eaglesfan27]

I have Owens on one of my FF teams, but I still love seeing him get nailed and fail to catch passes :)

[Greyroofoo]

LOL @ TO

[JeeberD]

LOL @ TO

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[TroyF]

Ooops. . . I wrote above, same thing, underthrow, catch. In the Rams game it was underthrow, drop.

[FBPro]

I just want to say that I think that Chrissy Sims is the greatest quarterback in the league. I hope the Bucs sign him to the biggest contract in the NFL. Please.

I can't be the only one who thinks that Chrissy looks to be about 8 years old. Go Bucs and Panthers....cream of the NFC South :rolleyes:

[wade moore]

Alright, time we got some Redskins mojo in here.

But seriously... how freakin' conservative is the playcalling? With Roy Williams out there, we HAVE to be able to get Moss or Lloyd (preferably Lloyd since my FF opponent has Moss) open deep.

[wade moore]

Weak ass call there...

Not sure which call this was about, but I found a lot of the flags early on against both teams to be the football equivalent of "ticky-tacky"...

[JeeberD]

I was specifically talking about the roughing the passer call on Ware, but I certainly agree with you...

[wade moore]

I was specifically talking about the roughing the passer call on Ware, but I certainly agree with you...

The Ware call was potentially the worst one for sure.

One thing you'll find about me in my extreme homerism for my various teams, I'm usually pretty objective about penalties. My biggest complaints with refs will be when they are inconsistent between team to team. But when they're like this game, ticky tacky calls, but consistent, I get over it.

[wade moore]

As much as I need Betts to get yardarge for my Fantasy team, we are running way too often on 2nd and long.

[JeeberD]

Nice one, Roy!

[TazFTW]

You my boy, Roy!

[wade moore]

I want to see a replay of that interference, I thought he was playing the ball.

[wade moore]

*sigh*...

This is pathetic.

[TazFTW]

Cool, the Cowboys are using TMS. Hawaii used it in their game at Bama. Bill Bates is the spokesman for it.

[TazFTW]

dola

How many penalties does Kenny Wright have?

[wade moore]

dola

How many penalties does Kenny Wright have?

At LEAST two for 56 yards (41 yard int, 15 yard facemask)..

[wade moore]

great.

[TazFTW]

Glenn wide open for the TD.

[JeeberD]

Excellent

[wade moore]

Freakin' a.. 9 blockers and run Lloyd long or something.. this crap is ridiculous.

Edit: Seriously... this is the genius that is Al Saunders? give me a break.

[JeeberD]

Idiot Kicker nailed one? Holy cow!

[TazFTW]

Go Liquored up kicker!

[Eaglesfan27]

Idiot Kicker nailed one? Holy cow!


He's an idiot, but he is great in the regular season.



Now, the post season is another matter ;)

[JeeberD]

Woohoo, way to go defense! Keep the score just like it is so my score doesn't get too high in Sab's contest! ;)

[HomerSimpson]

Am I going to have to see these shots of the New York City skyline every Sunday night?

I am watching the Dallas vs Washington game in Dallas, Texas, but NBC just keeps showing me live updates of New York City! This is getting old very fast.

I understand seeing the Dallas skyline, while watching a game in Dallas, but why keep flashing to New York City?

[TazFTW]

TO has a broken bone in his right ring finger. He will have surgery on Monday. Good thing they have a bye week.

[TroyF]

Just to finish off the kcChief/Troy debate about the Plummer pass:

Shanahan praised Plummer's throw, but even Plummer admitted he didn't do anything special.

"There wasn't any timing on it, there was no leading him, nothing pretty about it. I was just throwing it up there and making sure I gave him a chance to come down with the ball, and he did," Plummer said. "And that's why we got him here."

Designed play. No leading him, just throw it up and make it a jump ball.

I've now defended Jake Plummer in two posts over the last couple of days. I think I'll go jump off of a bridge now.