NFL Week 17 Random Thoughts Thread

[ThomasTomasz]

Post them here

 

[BazookaJoe5]

I hope the Ravens are smart and give a large number of their regulars most of this weeks game off. No reason to play them with everything basically locked up and only an outside shot at the 3 seed, which by the way, I wouldn't want. It's an easier road through the AFC to go Colts, then @ Houston, than it is to go Bengals, then @ Denver, IMO. That's from my POV as a Ravens fan, no disrespect to the Colts or Texans but the Ravens can beat them, they generally have tough games with the Bengals and they haven't beaten Peyton in over a decade...

 

[EmpireWF]

LET'S GO DETROIT!

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

LET'S GO DETROIT!

and green bay and washington! and to the giants actually showing up this week!

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Great way to close out the season, regardless of whether you are a fan of those two teams or not. Nothing beats a game to decide the division, and a "win or go home" scenario that is most likely to play out.

 

[Argath]

Redskins cowboys should be game of the week



SHOULD be haha

 

[Point Blank]

Looks like the Falcons starters will be playing quite a bit vs TB. I'm all in for it, just hope they're extra cautious out there.

 

[Goober]

Question why are there no Saturday games this week? And only one last week? In past years I remember having several Saturday games.

 

[Argath]

Question why are there no Saturday games this week? And only one last week? In past years I remember having several Saturday games.

I think it's because the NFL doesn't want to compete with college football bowl games that are on but I could be wrong

 

[Sportsbuck]

Terrelle Pryor announced as the Raiders starting QB.

This is going to be hilarious

 

[NAHSTE]

Looks like the Falcons starters will be playing quite a bit vs TB. I'm all in for it, just hope they're extra cautious out there.

I'm in town and gonna try to scalp a ticket, so they damn sure better let the starters get some run.

 

[Rudi]

lol at Pryor starting:rofl:

 

[MVPete]

Freeman needs to have a big game if he wants any chance at an extension. I honestly don't completely hate Freeman and I think he's better than what's out there and what is coming out, but at the same time I'd rather put the ball in Josh's court and let his play dictate his contract. Grab a QB in the middle of the draft as insurance because Orlovsky is a decent backup but that's all he is really. I really don't know what happened, his completion % dropped nearly 8 points this year, but he's cut down on his INTs by 6. I'd imagine he will have a solid year next year when everyone that was brought in on offense is back and healthy, and Josh has a better feel for the offense they are running. The biggest thing that needs to happen though is a complete overhaul of the secondary, because it doesn't matter what Josh does if these mfers are giving up the most yards through the air in the league. The D line and run D is there, even a middle of the pack secondary will result in closer games and more wins.

As far as this week is concerned I'm really excited to watch AP try and go for the record and Megatron hit 2K. Matt Stafford is 7 pass attempts away from the all time record as well. Just fucking unreal that his guy had 41 TDs last year and only has 17 this year.

 

[BigBucs]

Freemans completion percentage dropped because they allowed him to take shots down field more frequently. The job is his to lose but there definitely needs to be some competition brought in during the offseason to push him. He has all the tools but can be wildly inconsistent. That said these last 2 games werent all his fault and our defense being as shitty as it is certainly hasnt helped matters. Getting everyone healthy (2 all pro gurads) and having another solid draft and offseason will be key. I really hope we dont win this meaningless game, I get its good for players moral and all but fuck that shit, hurting your draft status this late is for the birds.

 

[KNUBB]

SEAN PAYTONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

 

[SuperKevin]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/source-reid-has-his-sights-set-on-san-diego/

Andy Reid wants to coach the Chargers. Haven't the people of San Diego suffered enough?

 

[BigBucs]

Very quietly, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have started getting their salary-cap situation in order for 2013.

The team restructured the contracts of wide receiver Vincent Jackson and guard Carl Nicks recently to free up about $18 million in 2013 cap space.

To accomplish that, the Bucs had to absorb more of a cap hit for this year for Jackson and Nicks. In both cases, the team accelerated the process by giving roster bonuses for this year to replace guaranteed money for next year.

Jackson got a $12.16 million roster bonus to push his cap figure for this year to $15.43 million. But his new base salary for 2013 will be $840,000 and his cap figure will drop to $3.472 million. Jackson had been scheduled to count $13 million toward the 2013 cap. The roster bonus will be pro-rated over the remainder of Jackson’s contract.

The Bucs followed a similar path with Nicks, giving him an $11.785 million roster bonus now and pushing his cap figure to $15.436 million for this year. But Nicks’ base salary for 2013 had been scheduled for $12.5 million and it now drops to just $715,000. Nicks’ cap figure for 2013 had been scheduled for $12.5 million, but it now drops to $3.072 million.

That leaves the Bucs in good cap shape for next season. They now have $98 million committed toward a cap that’s expected to be slightly more than $120 million. But the Bucs can still increase their space. They can carry over remaining 2012 cap space to 2013. Even with the accelerations on Jackson and Nicks, the Bucs still are about $8.5 million under the 2012 cap.

 

[Coked Up Elmo]

browns are starting Thad Lewis from duke...:facepalm:

 

[BazookaJoe5]

Looks like Ray Rice isn't playing today. Hopefully this means that most of the regulars won't see a lot of time, if any. By not playing Rice, you are saying that you aren't playing to win, which I totally agree with in this case, but don't do it halfway...

 

[Houston]

For the fans of teams who might be resting starters, any player in particular that you want to see play?

After watching the snail that is Schaub, it was nice to see Yates come in last week and display some mobility. Hope he gets a few drives this game.