Week 1 thoughts ***TM ,Dibs, No backsies.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

I half expected a PistolPete thread with "buffalo should have won" as the first entry.

Anyways...

Just some quick hits , since week 1 is usually full of oddities and unexpected performances.


1. I like the new blood of Gruden and Bruschi on ESPN , Dungy/Harrison on NBC. Unlike recent additions (Bettis/Strahan/Tiki)
These guys seem to have a fresh view and fuller grasp of the decisions and plays.Bruschi/Harrison seem to have a damn good grasp of other teams personnel as well.

Although I did find it funny that Gruden disagreed with Jaws and said he would onside right before the fumble ,then jaws says "good thing they kicked it".


2. Adrian Petersons run = wow......LT not fumbling in over 1000 carries is amazing...him not being in the game at crucial moments 2 years in a row is both puzzling and possibly very telling.


3. Thank you ESPN for getting rid of that god awful bar at the bottom of the screen. New overlay 10000x better.


4. NFL off season is in a bit of a flux..some changes need to be made.
I saw ALOT of ugly passes , serious disorganization on offense/defense , badly blown coverages ,and blitzes befuddling offenses.
From top to bottom there was alot of ugly football being played. Thats directly do to the off season/preseason setup.
QBs are throwing from April till now. Yet 5 months of timing and rhythm practiced against air and non contact all goes to shit when the pressure starts. Romo/Rivers/Brady/Favre threw some ugly looking short passes that you rarely see from those guys. I saw QB/WRs be completely out of sync. No excuse for that if youve been together for the last 5 months. This is why you NEED preseason games. Having your starters in there for a few drives in game 1-2..one half of 3rd game..and none of the 4th is doing NOTHING for team progression.

Too much reliance is going into off season programs causing a shitty pre season product which will likely lead to an expanded regular season. Noone outside of owners and some delusional fans want to see it. NFL should be limiting these mandatory camps. Its hurting there product. Teams should wise up and take the lead. Starting earlier doesnt = wins. But being sharp early in the season while everyone else is still getting into rhythm will get you an extra win or 2.

A good example is Philadelphia/Buffalo. A backup QB who hasnt practiced or played with the first team being asked to start already. There was a time when backups DID practice with the first team especially in the pre-season where theyd get multiple drives with 1st team.You know "just in case".

A ST mistake costs Buf a game. ST in preseason = throw in every guy barely making the roster see what he can do. You end up with ST who cant tackle , no cohesion , and making mental errors in situations they havent seen since last year.

Id also add Cincy and an ill advised tip late in the game (YOU DO NOT TIP THE BALL AT THE END OF THE GAME!!)....but its Cincinnati..theyd fuck it up no matter what.

Buncha televised games...most were pretty entertaining and competitive :applause:

 

[f16harm]

....LT not fumbling in over 1000 carries is amazing...

actually, it was 993.

 

[Goober]

Jamarcus russell is the worst starting QB in the NFL.

 

[Senser81]

I had actually forgotten about the douchbaggery known as pistolpete/natediggity. Those two fucking homos are probably sucking the come out of each others' asshole right now.

Anyway, IMO the AFC looks much stronger than the NFC. The Giants play tough, the Vikings appear to play tough, but all the other NFC teams are incredibly soft.

The whole situation with Tomlinson is kind of a mystery, but Sproles always plays well when given the opportunity.

The Buffalo return guy made 3 mistakes. First mistake, not downing the ball when no one was blocking for him. Second mistake, not just running out and diving to the ground. Third mistake, fighting for an extra yard and having two people trying to strip the ball from him.

I like Gruden as a broadcaster. Good voice, not annoying. I don't think people realize just how bad Tony Kornheiser was. He was an egomaniac who had to comment on EVERYTHING, even when he was wrong 90% of the time. A corpse in the booth would have been better than Kornheiser.

 

[jeffx]

I don't think people realize just how bad Tony Kornheiser was.

Oh yes we do.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I said it before the season, and I'll stick with it...the Packers are a darkhorse team.

If that defense can hold tight under Capers all year long, that 3-4 is going to be dangerous, especially with that set of DBs they have.

 

[kmanharris]

I said it before the season, and I'll stick with it...the Packers are a darkhorse team.

If that defense can hold tight under Capers all year long, that 3-4 is going to be dangerous, especially with that set of DBs they have.

a team cannot be considered a dark horse when some have predicted them to be the best team in the NFC.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

a team cannot be considered a dark horse when some have predicted them to be the best team in the NFC.

They were?

I don't recall too many publications saying they'd even win their division.

Many thought the Vikings and Bears would be at the top of the Norris.

 

[Bear Pand]

Both of last nights games were exciting, until you realized what actually happened.

SD and NE are supposed to win blowouts, play sloppy, and are only saved by OAK and BUF playing even worse.

 

[longhornfan]

Was it just me or does it seem like Steve Young and Golic don't get along?
I swear everytime Golic says something Young always disagrees with him.

 

[Blick]

I would love to see D Sproles be the full time back in SD.

Like I said before the season started, the AFC West is wiiiiiiide open this year. San Diego isn't going to run away with shit playing like they did last night.

 

[jeffx]

Leodis McKelvin had no business even leaving the endzone.

What did the coaches have to say about this? Shouldn't they have told him to down the ball no matter what?

 

[Senser81]

Speaking of Terrell Owens: 2 catches for 46 yards. I wish I knew how many times he was targeted but I do know of at least one other time where he dropped a very catchable ball. I don't know who was covering Terrell Owens but I do know they usually left a safety over top. DeAngelo Hall who?

For whatever reason, the Bills rarely threw the ball to TO. I think they threw him one pass in the 1st half (incomplete). He did drop a pass in the 2nd half and had another catch called back because of his Offensive PI. Not a very remarkable game by TO.

 

[Tailback U]

Jamarcus russell is the worst starting QB in the NFL.

You obviously didn't watch Jake Dillhole this past Sunday.

By the way your Raider hating is pretty pathetic and sad. But I hope you keep it up because it's going to be funny when JaMarcus Russel and the Raiders beat the Broncos in 2 weeks.

Hell, Cedric Benson ran all over your defense. Can't wait for McFadden and Bush to face that defense.

 

[Tailback U]

Ha ha he hardly ran all over us.. 76 yards on 21 carries and a TD. Denver's defense looked great, except for one drive. It's a completely different mindset then last season. That said, Delhomme is probably worse than Jamarcus by a wide margin. Also, Shaun Hill is someone I would take Russel over as well.

Benson had over 100 total yards and a touchdown. DMac and Bush are both better than Benson running the ball and catching the ball out of the backfield. If either one gets over 100 total yards and a TD I'll be happy.

Delhomme and Cutler both actually did worse than JR. Shaun Hill is a game manager and good at taking care of the ball and making smart decisions, but that's expected of a 29 year old quarterback. Still, I'd agree with you in that I'd take him over JR as well.

I'm not saying JR is good by any means, but don't get carried away with this "worst qb of all time" stuff.

 

[Goober]

You obviously didn't watch Jake Dillhole this past Sunday.

By the way your Raider hating is pretty pathetic and sad. But I hope you keep it up because it's going to be funny when JaMarcus Russel and the Raiders beat the Broncos in 2 weeks.

Hell, Cedric Benson ran all over your defense. Can't wait for McFadden and Bush to face that defense.

Rofl at 3.6 yards per carry good enough to say he ran all over the Denver defense.

russell only completed 40% of his passes and showed he has no accuracy what so ever. I don't care about drops, every game I watched this week had a lot of drops, it's week 1. After three years in the NFL, russell still doesn't understand an NFL offense, the playcalling is limited because of him. All he can do is dump the ball off to RBs or TEs, or throw bombs that are usually 15 yards away from their target.

The raiders have some talent on their team, but until they switch QBs, they won't be winning many games.

 

[mcstl25]

The Rams made huge progress in week 1. Last year the Rams lost by five touchdowns, this year the Rams only lost by four.

 

[Tailback U]

Rofl at 3.6 yards per carry good enough to say he ran all over the Denver defense.

russell only completed 40% of his passes and showed he has no accuracy what so ever. I don't care about drops, every game I watched this week had a lot of drops, it's week 1. After three years in the NFL, russell still doesn't understand an NFL offense, the playcalling is limited because of him. All he can do is dump the ball off to RBs or TEs, or throw bombs that are usually 15 yards away from their target.

The raiders have some talent on their team, but until they switch QBs, they won't be winning many games.

Your team scored one touchdown (one of the luckiest TDs in NFL history too) against the fucking Cincinatti Bengals. You are more worried about the Raiders than your own shitty team that is actually worse than the Raiders.

Kyle Orton and your offense couldn't do shit against the fucking Bengals. We racked up over 300 yards of offense against the Chargers. Your team never even got into the redzone against the Bengals. If not for that bullshit lucky ass 87 yard TD you guys would have lost to the fucking Bengals. Get it through your dumb head. The Bengals, dude, the BENGALS.

You are starting to sound like the dumbest motherfucker on here now. You are the Broncos version of Heisman.

 

[Tailback U]

Don't talk about Heisman.. I miss him too much

I think he's reincarnated himself as GoblinSlayer.

 

[Goober]

Your team scored one touchdown (one of the luckiest TDs in NFL history too) against the fucking Cincinatti Bengals. You are more worried about the Raiders than your own shitty team that is actually worse than the Raiders.

Kyle Orton and your offense couldn't do shit against the fucking Bengals. We racked up over 300 yards of offense against the Chargers. Your team never even got into the redzone against the Bengals. If not for that bullshit lucky ass 87 yard TD you guys would have lost to the fucking Bengals. Get it through your dumb head. The Bengals, dude, the BENGALS.

You are starting to sound like the dumbest motherfucker on here now. You are the Broncos version of Heisman.

rofl dude. I have yet to bring up any Bronco homerism. You say you scored over 300 yards against the Chargers like it's a good thing. That's nothing! The Chargers were the 25th ranked D in the NFL last year, and the 31st ranked passing defense!

All I've said is jamarcus russell is terrible, if you don't agree then that's homerism at it's best, maybe you're heisman!

Lol at you bringing up the Bronco game. We're 1-0, you're 0-1; that's all that matters. The Broncos offense and Kyle Orton played like crap, but what do you expect when your starting QB, top RB and two of their top three WRs all missed significant time in the preseason. Not to mention, Chris Kuper, the Bronco's starting RG was out with an injury. The Bronco offense came out rusty, but they still won the game. They'll get better, no doubt about it. And yet the 31st ranked defense in the NFL last year still shut down the Bengals for 58 minutes! They went from giving up 28 points a game to 7!

In all likelihood Kyle IOrton will never play in a Pro Bowl, but at least he understands an NFL offense, and wins games! I didn't see Orton missing his WRs by 15 yards on every other throw!