Official 2008-09 NFL thread

[GeneralHankerchief]

Wow, the Giants are destroying a decent Seattle team. I think they're going to get the respect they deserve after this week.

Eagles need to get their stuff together. Every time I look at the TV, the Redskins offense is on the field.

[Ramses II CP]

Man, I had the Eagles winning that game. What was up with Westbrook on the ground? Looked like maybe they wasted him up the middle a few too many times, but I didn't see it all.

Houston really gave their game away and you have to pin that loss on the coach. What was with constantly throwing the ball with a two score lead and under 5 minutes to go?

What I really want to know is why, exactly, Fox is trying to make me watch the Cowboys paste the Bengals when the Bucs-Broncos contest is much more interesting and 'local.'


Hey, finally a week where I can safely guarantee the Raiders will not lose!

[GeneralHankerchief]

I'll admit I was switching back and forth between the Eagles and Phillies games (leaning more and more heavily towards the Phillies as time went on), so I can't really say for sure. But really, after that first drive (and the DeSean punt return), they were totally flat, Westbrook or no. I'll pull my old standby and chalk it up to bad playcalling by the offensive staff.

And it's a simple answer, Ramses: Because the national TV networks, Fox particularly, have a love affair with Dallas.

[Csargo]

And it's a simple answer, Ramses: Because the national TV networks, Fox particularly, have a love affair with Dallas.

They played on CBS down here if what the Dallas schedule says is true. Which is unusual but I didn't watch the game, so I'm not entirely sure.

[Strike For The South]

HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS

[drone]

HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS

Considering they eked by the Bengals (the Bengals, fer crissakes!), I'd say they are in trouble. Philly is looking like the worst team in the division, but the Skins and Giants are playing really well. There is just something not right about the way Dallas is playing, with that talent they should be killing teams. I still don't trust their discipline. A win is a win, but that was not pretty.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Considering they eked by the Bengals (the Bengals, fer crissakes!), I'd say they are in trouble. Philly is looking like the worst team in the division, but the Skins and Giants are playing really well. There is just something not right about the way Dallas is playing, with that talent they should be killing teams. I still don't trust their discipline. A win is a win, but that was not pretty.

Eh, the giants eked by the bengals too.

Not that I'd brag about the cowboys...if it weren't for chris "I fumble every game" perry we'd have won...

[KukriKhan]

Just an idea here.

My work buddies and I (about 25 of us) use PoolHost.com to test our ability to pick game winners each week. We play for a few bucks, but the fellas here might be interested in matching their "pick-ability" against their .org pals - just for fun. (No money involved).

So, I set up a private pool at PoolHost.com.;

If you wanna play, go to PoolHost.com, select "Join Private Pool", enter "totalwar" as the pool name, then "totalwar" as the password; pick a username, then make your picks for next week's games.

The player with the highest number of picks per week, wins. In case of a tie, we use Monday Night Football total points prediction as the tie-breaker. In case of a double tie (same number of winning picks + same MNF point predictions), we use time-of-submission as a final tie-breaker. In the unlikely event that both winners submitted their picks at exactly the same time, Admin tosses a coin.

I'll play Admin. Username "Conspiracy Bruthah".

The site has a message board and chat facility. I think it'd be fun. So c'mon: join. Even if you're not an NFL fan, I bet it'd be fun, and the commitment is low.

[woad&fangs]

Rodgers threw for 300 yards on a bum shoulder.

The penalties and injuries on defense killed us. Harris, Bigby, and Jenkins were all out. :P

Overall, it was a horrible weekend for sports up here in the great north.

[seireikhaan]

Colts game =

[GeneralHankerchief]

Colts game =

Dude, you got so freaking lucky with that. Not being condescending or anything, but still. ...just once I'd like one of those games to go my way.

[seireikhaan]

Dude, you got so freaking lucky with that. Not being condescending or anything, but still. ...just once I'd like one of those games to go my way.

Oh, I know. If Sage Rosenfels doesn't try to pull an Elway while up 10 late in the 4th quarter, we lose it easily.