The NFL Thread

[The Bear]

I understand why people don't like the Patriots but got to admire what they do.

Take a player like Chris Hogan, serviceable but not special player elsewhere, Belichick plugs him into their system and he looks a genuine threat for them.

Same with Sanu at the Falcons.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Falcons showing up!

This defence has come on leaps and this is without Trufant our actual only Elite DB. So many young players in 1st and 2nd years which bodes well for the future.

Nothing won yet but the success with the run thus far bodes well.

 

[The Bear]

Pats aren't coming back from this. Can't stop the run and Falcons are turning them over.

 

[Carrotdude]

Fantastic first half that

 

[PuntsWolf]

WTF ARE THESE PLAY CALLS YOU IDIOTS

 

[PuntsWolf]

Run it 3 times and kick a FG and it's won. Instead, get sacked, throw and incomplete and punt it. -3 points and + 2 minutes

 

[Carrotdude]

Run it 3 times and kick a FG and it's won. Instead, get sacked, throw and incomplete and punt it. -3 points and + 2 minutes

Exactly what I thought, I'm not a Falcons fan but I'm getting really annoyed. Fucking patriots

 

[The Bear]

It was a stupid penalty to give away too. Pats have a chance at this now. Very frustrating.

 

[The Bear]

Fuck sake.

 

[Carrotdude]

Only one winner now

 

[BillyDee]

Fuck. Cheatriots win the toss.

 

[The Bear]

When it went 28-3 in the 3rd quarter I read on Twitter that the Pats only had a 0.29% chance of winning.

This is like Brexit and Trump all over again.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Thrown it away. You only way to lose was to beat yourself and we did it twice.

Run in on the turnover and eat clock. Even after that, run it in FG range and eat clock plus kick s FG and win the game!!

Completley senseless.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Had the game won twice and threw it away. Had a second chance to kill the game and killed our selves again.

I've never played the game and I can make better calls than that.

 

[The Bear]

Unbelievable. Can't believe they threw that away like they did.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Just plain bad calls. It took them 6mins to get that first TD. We then just had to make them do that again but we gave them the ball on the 20 giving them an easy TD.

We then got the ball in FG range with 4 mins left. Run the clock and then kick it. They ain't scoring twice in 2 mins!!

Utterly crazy calls

 

[PuntsWolf]

Falcons have signed Dontari Poe and Jack Crawford in free agency to strengthen the DL. Get a Offensive Linemen and a pass rusher in the draft and we should he shit hot again this season. As long as the Offence can perform without Shanahan

 

[Tony Towner]

Raiders to Vegas approved. They'll have 2 years rattling around in an Oakland empty stadium first though, which is a shame as they were contenders to go deep into the play offs next year and that'll be difficult playing in front of 2 men and a dog

 

[Carrotdude]

Just as they got good as well, shame

 

[big mean bunny]

Raiders to Vegas approved. They'll have 2 years rattling around in an Oakland empty stadium first though, which is a shame as they were contenders to go deep into the play offs next year and that'll be difficult playing in front of 2 men and a dog

At the time I was a tad disappointed, however now I've had time to reflect I am not as fussed, the Col is never anywhere near full as it is, and apparently the facilities (for players) are really poor in comparison.

Oakland produce a black hole in virtually every stadium they visit anyway, they are the most watched team on television in California according to what I recently read and apparently services to Oakland from that area on match days are referred to locally as the 'Raiders shuttles' as is just packed with people going to the games. Some with ditch, I would rather have stayed, however this isn't like St Louis moving to LA.

Concern will be having a vocal home crowd and it not being too corporate, tourist fan or away day weekender.