Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:53 pm  

Nice discussion on Double Coverage about making a rugby team of NFL players, of course they went with union positions though.

Got me thinking, who would make a great RL team?

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:04 pm  

CM Punk wrote:

Nice discussion on Double Coverage about making a rugby team of NFL players, of course they went with union positions though.

Got me thinking, who would make a great RL team?

1. Trindan Holliday
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Von Miller
4. Marshaen Lynch
5. Arion Foster
6. RG 3
7. Russel Wilson
8. Mike Tolbert
9. Ray Rice
10. j.j Watt
11. chris Clemons
12. Jared Allen
13. Clay Matthews

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:54 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

49ers are a strange one. Really it is hard to fault them, but I just don't think they are going to do anything.

Since Harbaugh came we've been sort of ignored. Last year it was the schedule which meant we had that great record, this year it's running with a second year QB who gives us something that Alex Smith doesn't (thereby partly addressing that criticism of Smith). I think we saw on Sunday night just how good this team can be. Okay, the Patriots came back and nearly won but that was at their own place with their conditions and them being the form team in the competition. With a bit more experience that game would've been closed off at half-time (we should have been 17pts up by end of first quarter alone). The only team to fear in the NFC, for us, are the Giants because of their Leeds Rhinos type postseason form. Outside of that, we've beaten everybody and with room to spare. That doesn't mean the others should be written off, including teams like Seattle.

Think the NFC is an up for grabs situation whereas the AFC comes down to Manning and Brady for me.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:53 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Since Harbaugh came we've been sort of ignored. Last year it was the schedule which meant we had that great record, this year it's running with a second year QB who gives us something that Alex Smith doesn't (thereby partly addressing that criticism of Smith). I think we saw on Sunday night just how good this team can be. Okay, the Patriots came back and nearly won but that was at their own place with their conditions and them being the form team in the competition. With a bit more experience that game would've been closed off at half-time (we should have been 17pts up by end of first quarter alone). The only team to fear in the NFC, for us, are the Giants because of their Leeds Rhinos type postseason form. Outside of that, we've beaten everybody and with room to spare. That doesn't mean the others should be written off, including teams like Seattle.

Think the NFC is an up for grabs situation whereas the AFC comes down to Manning and Brady for me.

Still can't beat the Rams

If only we played with that intensity against every team!

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:57 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I would like to withdraw my view that Cassel is the worst QB in the league. He hasn't improved, but has managed to sneak to 30th by virtue of the ineptness of Blaine Gabbert (31st) and Mark Sanchez (32nd).

I'd avoid Matt Barkley just because of how terrible USC QB's are. Sanchez, Leinart, Cassel. The best is probably Carson Palmer, and he was average at his peak.

Carson Palmer was a lot better than average in 2005 when he led the league in td passes and completion percentage but he never reached his peak as just as he was starting to be a great QB he tore his mcl and acl in a playoff game against the Steelers and has never been the same since,but I agree the rest of USC's QB's have been useless.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:56 pm  

Adamjk wrote:

Still can't beat the Rams

If only we played with that intensity against every team!

Great coach makes a difference doesn't it. Next year the NFC West is going to be like playing in Lock Up. No quarter spared.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:09 pm  

i went 12-4 on my predictions last week. best record from anyone who has had a go over the last 4 week or so. anyone beat it this up and coming week?? I go:

Atlanta @ Detroit - Detroit
Chargers @ Jets - Chargers
Rams @ Tampa - Rams
Colts @ Kansas - Colts
NO @ Dallas - NO
Buffalo @ Miami - Miami
Washington @ Philly - Washington
New England @ Jacksonville - New England
Tennessee @ Green Bay - Green Bay
Oakland @ Carolina - Carolina
Cincinatti @ Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh
Minnesota @ Houston - Minnesota
New York @ Baltimore - Giants
49ers @ Seattle - Seattle

Cleveland @ Denver - Denver
Chicago @ Arizona - Chicago

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:37 am  

cas all the way wrote:

i went 12-4 on my predictions last week. best record from anyone who has had a go over the last 4 week or so. anyone beat it this up and coming week?? I go:

Atlanta @ Detroit - Detroit
Chargers @ Jets - Chargers
Rams @ Tampa - Rams
Colts @ Kansas - Colts
NO @ Dallas - NO
Buffalo @ Miami - Miami
Washington @ Philly - Washington
New England @ Jacksonville - New England
Tennessee @ Green Bay - Green Bay
Oakland @ Carolina - Carolina
Cincinatti @ Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh
Minnesota @ Houston - Minnesota
New York @ Baltimore - Giants
49ers @ Seattle - Seattle

Cleveland @ Denver - Denver
Chicago @ Arizona - Chicago

Somebody was 11-2. Good effort though.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:08 am  

Mark wrote:

Somebody was 11-2. Good effort though.

11-2 is a good record. see if anyone can beat 12-4 from a full 16 fixtures then haha. from next season we will have to start a full year prediction comp.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:15 pm  

Atlanta @ Detroit - Atlanta
Chargers @ Jets - Chargers
Rams @ Tampa - Tampa
Colts @ Kansas - Colts
NO @ Dallas - Dallas
Buffalo @ Miami - Miami
Washington @ Philly - Washington
New England @ Jacksonville - New England
Tennessee @ Green Bay - Green Bay
Oakland @ Carolina - Carolina
Cincinatti @ Pittsburgh - Bengals
Minnesota @ Houston - Houston
New York @ Baltimore - Giants
49ers @ Seattle - 49ers
Cleveland @ Denver - Denver
Chicago @ Arizona - Arizona (upset pick)