Official 2008-09 NFL thread

**Strike For The South** · 09-21-2008, 22:07

The Bills are 3-0...oh my

**Marshal Murat** · 09-21-2008, 22:11

I can't believe that Miami (with a 20 game regular season losing streak?) has defeated the perennial Patriot team (who last lost to Miami in 2006).
I am flabbergasted.

Then the Bucs' get an OT win over Chicago?

A good day for Florida. So far.

**Decker** · 09-21-2008, 22:22

Well... uhhh.... *looks around* HOW 'BOUT DEM DOLPHINS!!!

So as some of you have seen... how NOT to win a football game. First off, we can't seem to do much on offense. Russel can't seem to quarterback when needed, let alone calling the right plays at the right time (Kiffin) instead of running on 2&12 with under 4 minutes left in the game and leading by 2

. As for Ryan, our defensive coach, what the heck kinda 4th quarter game plan was that

!!? Prevent defense never works unless it's hail mary time. Almost no blitzing in that entire second half completely blew the game. And as for Hall. Since when was man-to-man marking meant standing almost 10 full yards away from your man?!

On both touchdown scoring drives, the Bills threw against him for the easy gain and first down on 3 and 10+ yards to go... way to go. Last I checked this was professional football and not high school football. As for the ending with Kiffin not calling a T.O. I'd agree with him, though... he made me feel uneasy when he basically put no trust in a defense that kept the Raiders in the game and him in a possible job

We'll see what happens monday in the paper...

**Ramses II CP** · 09-21-2008, 23:11

It's a classic sign of immaturity (And here I'm talking about the Raiders as a whole) for a team to let up once they have the lead. Edwards had nothing going in the first half because he was scared. Even when he managed a completition somebody was putting a hat or a hand on him, but in the second half all that push went out of the defense. And a big part of the problem was that Ryan didn't have the confidence to stick with his game plan from the first half, and that trickled all the way down onto the field. So credit the Bills, they kept their heads and played right to the end to earn their win, but if the Raiders were a confident team, a mature team, they would've put that game away and never looked back.

I think the Bills were playing our game all the way through the first half, the game was right where we wanted it at halftime, and we came out and gave it away. There was no confidence in the blitz, no confidence in the outside running game, and obviously no confidence in Russel in the second half. Can't blame them for that last one, but that 80 yarder was maybe a sign of what could be someday.

Anyway, it wasn't pretty, but it was a close game. Maybe it was a learning experience for the players. Well, the ones that belong on the field (Hint: Hall isn't one of them. Release him and put in a rook who at least has a chance to get better.).

**Kongamato** · 09-21-2008, 23:59

Detroit Lions down 28-13 near the end of the game. Going to head into a bye week 0-3.

In the Lions television viewing area, you don't watch and root for the Lions. These days you hope for the worst. You begin to appreciate the entertainment value of watching everything fall apart and self-destruct. Fans everywhere are holding out for the most catastrophic season ever, with the promise that if the Lions are destroyed badly enough they might be rebuilt with a shred of ability. So far it hasn't happened yet with 2-and 3-win seasons. Many have wondered what it's going to take for real change to occur.