The NFL Thread

[t3ch]

sorry gents, haven't been around much on the forum much in general lately, let alone following this long thread

looks like we have bills, ravens, and falcon fans? looking forward to playing the falcons in atlanta (vs carolina), they have talent and always have the ability to pull one out.

re: ravens, Steve Smith (Sr) came from the Panthers and is my all time favorite player (was livid to hear when we released him). utterly gutted when he got his end of season injury. was on the brink of knocking out a few records, but said at the start of the season this would be his last. curious to see what happens. he's already insisted he wouldn't change his mind. utterly crazy player, still embarrassing defenses at 36. in the top-10 of tons of statistical categories, even while having utterly shit quarterbacking for the overwhelming majority of his career.

 

[darlowolf64]

sorry gents, haven't been around much on the forum much in general lately, let alone following this long thread

looks like we have bills, ravens, and falcon fans? looking forward to playing the falcons in atlanta (vs carolina), they have talent and always have the ability to pull one out.

re: ravens, Steve Smith (Sr) came from the Panthers and is my all time favorite player (was livid to hear when we released him). utterly gutted when he got his end of season injury. was on the brink of knocking out a few records, but said at the start of the season this would be his last. curious to see what happens. he's already insisted he wouldn't change his mind. utterly crazy player, still embarrassing defenses at 36. in the top-10 of tons of statistical categories, even while having utterly $#@! quarterbacking for the overwhelming majority of his career.

Don't forget the long suffering Bears fans! There are a few of us on here too Mind you, turning the Packers over on Thanksgiving at their place.... :icon_lol:

 

[ROVERT47]

As an outsider looking in I really love watching the NFL, I don't really care who wins or loses I just like the whole spectacle, it seems quite funny to me seeing fans getting just as wound up about it as fans of football do in this Country.
Different Country, different sport, same expectations I suppose.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Not looking forward to playing Carolina t3ch!!

We have talent offensively but just not putting it together (defence massively exceeding expectations and that's what makes it so annoying). We're losing a lot of close games, never should have lost against the Colts and if Freeman hadn't have got concussed we would have.

Game against Vikings is huge, lose that and then we are going to need to win against Carolina to keep a WC place I expect.

Only bonus so far is that all the other teams keep losing too!

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Don't forget the long suffering Bears fans! There are a few of us on here too Mind you, turning the Packers over on Thanksgiving at their place.... :icon_lol:

Ha your positively spoiled man

try being a Browns fan, a wining season would be nice, oh well least we will be near the top of draft pick again next year, not that it ever does us much fucking good.

 

[The Bear]

Browns fan? Oh dear. I feel for you.

 

[Carrotdude]

My cousin is a big Philly fan, he's not in the best of moods these days....

Carolina look seriously impressive this year, they will take some stopping. I'm a Vikings fan so the Bears winning last night makes the game against Atlanta on Sunday very important with a chance to go back to the top of the division.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

As a Skins fan I find it quite odd that we could beat the Giants on Sunday and go close to the top of our division. For years it was a bloody strong division with the Skins, Dallas, NYG and the Eagles, but now it is like a tallest dwarf contest.

 

[The Bear]

At least Eagles fans shouldn't have Chip Kelly to put up with for much longer.

 

[Tony Towner]

At least Eagles fans shouldn't have Chip Kelly to put up with for much longer.

Please let this be true! Players have no confidence in him. There have been awful injuries this year, but that doesn't explain capitulations this week against TB and Detroit. Took last years leading running back in Murray and then moulded an offence that doesn't play to his strengths. (stand next to Bradford/Sanchez on plays rather than a few yards behind like he used to at Dallas with Romo) Rumours are that Kapernik is being lined up for next year, but with Kelly as GM I don't know If this would come off if he went. SF have tried to turn him into more of a pocket QB which isn't working, but maybe a change of scenery will reinvigorate him. Whoever wins the East Conference is likely to lose their home play off game to the best qualified wild card team. I'd go as far as to say I wish Tebow had been kept on!

 

[t3ch]

what's with you guys supporting the crappiest teams... browns, bears, redskins...

apparently there's some large jacksonville following in england? like the worst team, along with the browns and raiders, over the last decade. and you keep getting their shit games in the UK.

 

[Alan]

The Jags have improved a bit this season. I would know, I have to watch them every week (when I'm not working, that is).

Being in the Jacksonville market is strange; when I was in NC we just kind of assumed that Jags fans were a bit of a myth! In reality they're all over the place down here. Much better fans than they get credit for.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

what's with you guys supporting the crappiest teams... browns, bears, redskins...

We first got NFL over here in about 1984. So for me it was Theismann and Riggins. I remember the superbowl when Jim Plunkett somehow won it brilliantly for the Raiders against the Skins, and then the brilliant Skins win against Denver a few years later. Bears fans probably go back to Payton and the Fridge in Superbowl 20. Browns fans - goodness only knows - maybe they liked OJ in Naked Gun...

 

[t3ch]

Browns fans - goodness only knows - maybe they liked OJ in Naked Gun...

:icon_lol: :icon_lol:

 

[Alan]

We first got NFL over here in about 1984. So for me it was Theismann and Riggins. I remember the superbowl when Jim Plunkett somehow won it brilliantly for the Raiders against the Skins, and then the brilliant Skins win against Denver a few years later. Bears fans probably go back to Payton and the Fridge in Superbowl 20. Browns fans - goodness only knows - maybe they liked OJ in Naked Gun...

There's something charming about a team that calls itself one color and wears a different color...

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

NHL - Chicago Blackhawks play in red don't they?

 

[The Bear]

The Browns are the oldest NFL team. Maybe it's that?

 

[Alan]

NHL - Chicago Blackhawks play in red don't they?

Aye, but a "Blackhawk" is not a hawk that is colored black, it's the name that was given to the leader of the Sauk Native Americans from the Great Lakes area.

And anyway the Blackhawks are not so inept as to make it funny if they were to be doing something like the Browns/Oranges.

 

[big mean bunny]

Can't say I know any UK Jags fans at all, when I get the coach to the NFL games from Sheffield I usually see other raider fans, and then Greenback, bears and Dolphins. The worst thing about being a Raider fan is not the piss poor performances since 2002, but the continued lack of progress. Last season seemed to be the start of the turn and this season had moments of promise. I think as long as they don't pan from here out, it will be the first season in years where we would be an attractive prospect for free agents. I would be happy with ever pick we have being used on DB's though, for me the passing game is the issue. Lost count of the amount of decent pressure I saw Mack and Smith in particularly get on a QB when an etc 1/2 second would have been a sack.

Panthers record is very impressive and the D is great, but I can't stand Cam Newton, he seems like a right prick, and looks like a skull...

 

[t3ch]

but I can't stand Cam Newton, he seems like a right prick,

A lot of things can be said about Cam but this is the first time I've 5 years I've heard anyone accuse him of being a prick.

and looks like a skull...

:icon_lol: :icon_lol: