Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:36 pm  

Letting them hang around. We should be out of sight. 4th and 15 in field goal range and Harbaggh goes for it? Crazy.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:53 pm  

Well Rogers made a statement last night. Ripped apart th Texans (ok the Texans speical teams really didn't help), on the plus side Texans might have lost but Rogers is my fantasy QB, scored himself a rather nice 56 points.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Oct 16, 2012 4:09 pm  

Well that's our season done. Sack Norv now and get it done with. Last night was terrible, that is a meltdown of proportions that only the San Diego Chargers are capable of!

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:18 pm  

Mark wrote:

Letting them hang around. We should be out of sight. 4th and 15 in field goal range and Harbaggh goes for it? Crazy.

It was like playing Leeds in the playoffs. The only thing missing was Sinfield popping over the conversions.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:39 am  

The banter not the same on here this season, may be for a few reasons.

1- Conroy hasn't made any stupid predictions for us to laugh at (sorry. just the one about fantasy being a year for WR's) he seem's to have been right about Cassel though.

2 -Nobody's team is doing really well

3- Eli has proved that he is the cream of the 2004 draft class and Ernie Accorsi was right.

How would you evaluate your team after about a 1/3 of the season? I like our easy win at the 49ers but our others wins were all against very bad teams in the panthers, bucs and browns. We have lost against two division foes which put's us at 0-2 and the game against the RG3skins as very important game. We have struggled with injuries but with Eli maturing into a top 5 QB he has made players like Randle and Barden look good, thinking about 10 wins for us.

I have been impressed with the Bears who are much better than I thoguht they would be, but would still take the Packers in a one-off game. The Packers along with Saints are the two teams in the conference I'd least like us too play. I think the Falcons are frauds and won't make any noise in the playoffs. Happy for the Rams few on here as they look a MUCH better team. A great weekend of games ahead.

Oh and I almsot forgot. Rodgers still not clutch.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:26 am  

Patriots to rack up a monster score on the Jets this weekend I reckon. They do it to us even when we have the number 1 CB in the NFL playing so lord alone knows what they'll manage without him.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:54 pm  

Mark wrote:

How would you evaluate your team after about a 1/3 of the season?

Done well from a tough opening that included trips to the Packers, Vikings and Jets. Took two from those and have three division games coming up starting with Seattle (H), Cardinals (A), Rams (H). We should be able to take the two home games although the Seahawks may cause problems with their defense i.e. we still struggle a bit if we fall behind a couple of scores. All our remaining games are against teams that are .500 or better (barring New Orleans) and I reckon 11-5 should be enough to win the NL West (which contains 4 of the top 5 defenses for pts conceded).

Overall I think we're still a work in progress and the comprehensiveness of the two defeats has definitely kept feet on the ground. Priors to the Vikings game the Superbowl vibe was flowing and that was jarring because we were hardly in it. Last week's humbling was a reminder of the difference between playing against proven winning team and one that's just in good form this season.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:05 pm  

RGWho

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:24 pm  

I reckon Denver are more or less where we were at the end of last season. A decent team that isn't to be underrated but not quite there. Last year we were 8-8, we are 3-3 now but I'm hopeful we will improve over the second half of the season and be 9-7. The win over San Diego could be a watershed as it should put us in the box seat to drive ahead of them and win the AFC West.

All in all there are still a lot of shaky bits in the team but I'm happy with Manning's progress. Coming back from a year out and getting used to a new team he has settled very well and second half against the Chargers last week was classic Manning, calm and confident in the face of a huge deficit, calling the right plays and hitting the right passes all the time. From 7-28 down it felt inevitable that the Broncos were going to go on and win, Manning was just in control and Rivers lost his composure. I still think Manning is up in the top 2/3 QBs in the NFL.

Again that gives me cause for hope because Manning and the Broncos will only improve as they get used to each other.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:38 pm  

Mark wrote:

How would you evaluate your team after about a 1/3 of the season? .

Despite the record pretty pleased actually. Last year proved that it isn't how you start it is how you finish.

I think our defence was caught cold against San Fran and it was a truly terrible performance overall. We have picked it up since then and our defence has stepped up. That is what we need. We do not need a top 10 defence, anything above average is sufficient with the calibre of our offence.

Offence started slowly (for a number of reasons), but we are back upto speed now and Godgers is at MVP level as usual. Leads the league in TD's and has the highest passer rating in the league. Speaking of which he today got to 150 TD's in the 2nd fewest games (Marino) ever, however he has by far the lowest INT's at 150 TD's (27 less than 2nd place Marino). Unfortunately i think this is the end of Greg Jennings as a Packer. He is a brilliant, top 10 receiver but we have been able to cope without him with Nelson and Cobb looking outstanding. With key re-signings needed soon (Clay, BJ and Rodgers) I just can't see there being the scope to keep them all without compromising the team elsewhere.

Still one of the best teams in the league and i think we will win the North. I think the Vikes will fall away and the Bears will lose a few more than us.

Fancy our chances in the play-offs too. San Fran will never win anything with Alex Smith at QB. Much the same I just don't see Matt Ryan getting it done, and anywhere other than indoors the Falcons are a different team.

I'd hate to play the Giants in the play-offs. They are the perfect (perhaps only formula) that could beat us if we are playing well. They have a good defence and are capable of going toe to toe in a shootout (though obviously i'd give us a slight edge with having the better QB) but they are also capable of slowing the game down when neccesary. There are very few teams who could do that to us.

Mark wrote:

Oh and I almsot forgot. Rodgers still not clutch.

Nice try.