NFL Week 6 thread
 

Let the Tim Tebow era begin!

:popcorn:

They are on Bye this week, dumbo

Lions/Niners is the biggest game of the week. Who saw that coming?

It's such a big story, this will give them an extra week to talk about it.

The Chargers have a bye week as well. I'm sure Norv Turner will find some way to try and lose a game they aren't even playing in.

Someone associated with the Steelers being an arrogant jerk? Seems so unlikely.

He paused, no one asked a question, so he left. What's the big deal?

Where does it say no one asked a question?

It doesn't, you're right. He paused, then hung up, they don't say what happened during the pause.

Actually, it says:

What it doesn't say is what the question about the 2007 playoff game was. I wonder what burning questions they had about it.

I thought I was going to agree with Tomlin, the media can be fucking stupid. But that was a pretty benign question.

Its Jacksonville, im sure its the accomplishment of the century. Still, not sure why it set him off.

I am off to the eye doctor, will check back in in a bit.

Speaking of the Jags...

Lone Post On Jaguars Fan Message Board Requests Directions To Stadium | The Onion Sports Network

Word out of Seattle is that the Seahawks are restructuring Aaron Curry's contract (again) to make a trade happen.

Quite sad that the kid hasn't been able to find his way in the NFL game but hopefully they can get something halfway decent for him (hell, anything at this point is a win I suppose). Only rumored team I've seen tweeted thus far is Oakland.

And the roster remake/competition theme continues in Seattle.

I think someone like NE or another 3/4 squad could still harness ability from Curry. Just tell him to come off the edge and blitz the QB every down.

Raiders got him according to Shefter, two picks (one in 2012 and one in 2013) but probably not amounting to much. Wow, quite the fall.

Looking back at the Top Half of the first round of the 2009 draft, perhaps the Lions going 0-16 was a blessing.

1 Lions Matthew Stafford QB
2 Rams Jason Smith OT
3 Chiefs Tyson Jackson DE
4 Seahawks Aaron Curry OLB
5 Jets Mark Sanchez QB
6 Bengals Andre Smith OT
7 Raiders Darrius Heyward-Bey WR
8 Jaguars Eugene Monroe OT
9 Packers B.J. Raji DT
10 49ers Michael Crabtree WR
11 Bills Aaron Maybin DE
12 Broncos Knowshon Moreno RB
13 Redskins Brian Orakpo DE
14 Saints Malcolm Jenkins CB
15 Texans Brian Cushing OLB
16 Chargers Larry English DE

When healthy Stafford has shown some flashes of being a franchise QB, though I'd like him to be more consistently accurate.

I think Jason Smith is really struggling.

Not sure how good Tyson Jackson is.

Curry's bombed out so far.

Sanchez has been a decent, serviceable QB for the Jets.

I know Andre Smith has struggled with injuries, but has he amounted to much?

Other than a few flashes this year Heyward-Bey hasn't amounted to much.

No clue about Eugene Monroe.

Raji has been very solid for the Packers.

Crabtree has been hurt and temperamental.

Maybin a complete bomb.

Moreno has been ok. Not great.

Orakpo was great pick. I think Jenkins has been fine. Cushing lit the world on fire as a juiced up rookie but has sort of fallen off the map since, and Larry English has been very pedestrian.

So a 7th and a conditional mid rounder the following year. More than I expected and guessing Carroll will be very happy to have an extra 3rd-5th rounder to play with in a couple years.

Here's hoping he figures it out well enough to bump that conditional pick up as much as possible but unless he finds a different way to approach/play the game mentally I'm not holding my breath.

From the "Not that it matters file" Pryor is back practicing with the Raiders.

Terrelle Pryor of Oakland Raiders returns to practice after ban - ESPN

You stopped on Orakpo- but Jenkins is looking like he will be a great player.

I continued through, just rushed the last few all together.

Just read Curry's stats on pass defense. Wow, he's like a QB power-up.

Andre Smith has been slightly below average right tackle so far. He has not been very good, but he has time to improve. Frankly, nobody expects the Bengals to do anything (really EVER but especially this year), so he's got this whole year to settle in after having mostly a lost year last season.

Great minds...

Yesterday afternoon when I first read the Curry stuff in this thread, I went to NFL.com to review the draft that year.

Wasn't Curry seen as the safest pick of them all?

This year he looks a lot better. He's in far better shape than he has been previously. I don't think he'll be a dominant RT, but he'll be good as long as he stays fit.

He does look better this year, but he's far from dominant. I think considering where he was taken, he would have to be considered a disappointment.

That's better than the outright bust he appeared to be last year.

:lol: I was never very good at reading comprehension.

Crazy thing is they actually look like they may start the year 5-2 (I realize Seattle at home is not easy but it sure beats at NE or at Pit) After that I only really see two-three more winnable games but who knows this team always seems to kind of come out of nowhere when the expectations hit rock bottom. Didn't think I would ever live to see the day when we are heavy betting favorites against Indianapolis.

I think the Bengals could pull out a few more wins. I think the only games that would be certain losses are the 2 Baltimore games, and the Houston game. I'd say they will probably split with Pittsburgh.

They have a better path ahead of them than Cleveland. The way the Browns are playing I'm just hoping for 4 or 5 more wins.

Saw that Brandon Lloyd was in the block. I also don't see why Carolina doesn't move Stewart at this point. It appears that Rivera was told to air the fuck out of the ball in order to get people interested in an otherwise boring team. Of you aren't going to grind it out with 2 really good backs, I'm not sure why you keep Stewart. Goodson is probably an adequate 3rd down option, and DeAngelo just got run over by a Brinks truck.

Not big enough to air in Chicago apparently. I was pretty sure we'd get to see the Lions, since the Bears are on Sunday night, and Lions/49ers is a big matchup, with a team in the same division as the Bears. But we get Packers/Rams, I guess because it's got two teams in states bordering us here. What a crock.

Marshall: I'll play like a monster, get ejected - CBSSports.com

The word idiot comes to mind


I find it odd he's "just going to play football", when everything he describes is exactly not that

Niners first meaningful game in 9 years.

Can't wait!

I hate that with the NFL and it being Sunday, if I stay at home there will only be 4 different football games available on my tv all day. Including Sunday night football.

We only have 3 here.

Steelers, Cowboys, SNF I'm guessing?

Red Zone, FTW!

If only Time Warner would get their head out of their ass :(

It's insane how loud Ford Field is right now.

Ask San Fran's OL. :D

Wow....the Lions AND the 49ers are one and it isn't one of the following:
1. Thanksgiving. 2. 1997

Dola-
3. Neither is playing the Browns or Steelers

How 'bout them Giants defense? :D

Blaine Gabbert will not remember this day fondly.

I miss when teams would run in the NFL.

Rain, time for you to watch some Raider football.