Cincy can, but... Dalton.
I mean, stranger things can happen, but...
Actually, I was going to ask if the Pats could really choke that hard, and then I remembered the last 8 years.
Bills D, though.I dunno, losing at home to the Bills with their playoff spot at stake seems pretty unlikely.
I dunno, losing at home to the Bills with their playoff spot at stake seems pretty unlikely.
Torrey Smith ‏@TorreySmithWR 1m
I hate y'all fantasy folks who are tweeting me about your fake team...y'all make me sick...Ravens win that's all that matters to me
Torrey Smith dropping truth bombs on Twitter.
It's a good thing they flexed out that Ravens/Pats matchup
Justin Tucker speaks five languages, has hit 33 field goals in a row, just kept his team's season alive with a game-winning 61 yarder on the road (a career high), hit six field goals in a game (a Raven record), and then congratulated all fantasy teams who own him (as I made the championship with him outscoring Calvin) and then thanked his own fantasy team.
That man could fuck my girlfriend right now and I'd probably buy him dinner anyway.
a Bears/Packers playoff spot Rodgers revenge game would be amazingBears Packers week 17 prime time it is
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a Bears/Packers playoff spot Rodgers revenge game would be amazing
and they re-break his collarbone on the first drive again
I can't fault receivers for most of the drops. When you look at replays, Stafford throws high or too low beyond count. He has missed many screen passes to Bell and Bush this season with that stupid side arm shit, and down field he constantly throws too high downfield. Coaches/management's response? Just get him bigger receivers. The problem is that we're not going to find 6'5 RBs or slot receivers. The mechanics have to change, or he'll never be a consistent QB.
Suh/Fairley...I think they're very good, and not the problem. We're not getting sacks because we don't have consistent DE play. Willie Young had a great game tonight, but normally he's getting shut down. Ansah has had a promising rookie season but also doesn't get enough pressure. Suh and Fairley need help, I can't fault them.
I agree with the Singletary comparisons. Schwartz is out of his league, can't control team, and embarrasses himself every other game. We need a coach who can command the team and make some big changes. I'm not sure such a coach is out there right now. I just don't want to bring in another coordinator with no HC experience, or a college guy; Harbaugh came in and got the best out of an underachieving 49ers team, but I don't trust the Fords to find a Harbaugh type in the college ranks.
It's a good thing they flexed out that Ravens/Pats matchup
game-planning for Flynn right now, but they said they'd make the decision on WednesdayPlease tell me that Flynn is starting this week. I want to see his value rise when the Steelers make him look even better than Dallas did!
game-planning for Flynn right now, but they said they'd make the decision on Wednesday
I have to go to work tomorrow with a bunch of Packers and Bears fans. Should I just quit my job?
I have to go to work tomorrow with a bunch of Packers and Bears fans. Should I just quit my job?
Rodgers benched, will play in ChicagoWhat do you think will happen?
I'd say Rodgers playsWhat do you think will happen?
Torrey Smith ‏@TorreySmithWR 1m
I hate y'all fantasy folks who are tweeting me about your fake team...y'all make me sick...Ravens win that's all that matters to me
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Harbs could fix stafford
Romo signed for $10,000. He sat fourth on the depth chart, set to battle with veteran Clint Stoerner, when he arrived the next week for rookie minicamp. After years of drilling, Romo had a stronger arm, a quicker release and a knack for extending plays that couldn't be taught. At the end of the last day of camp, assistant David Lee, fresh from the college ranks and charged with coaching the reserve QBs, told Parcells how much he liked Romo's pocket instincts-"like he's got eight sets of eyes in his head!"
"Oh, you like him, huh, Lee?" Parcells said. "I need to take you to a real game. He'll get six passes knocked down for every 72 snaps, the way he's releasing the football." Lee wanted to crawl into a hole. A few minutes later Romo asked what Parcells had said. Lee couldn't look him in the eye. The field emptied. The two men sat. Lee took a deep breath and told the QB what he'd heard, and it was the damnedest thing: Romo barely blinked. He didn't get defensive, try to sell his sidearm delivery or talk about his sky-high completion rate in college-66.4% one year! "Well," Romo asked, "do you know how to get my release higher?"
Lee knew, all right. He was a reformed sidearm slinger himself, at Vanderbilt in the 1970s, and he'd been revamping the motions of option runts forever. The process usually took a season or more-8,000 to 10,000 throws to shake out all the bad and instill new muscle memory. But Romo was not in need of some three-inch tweak. Lee figured he'd need to raise Romo's arm slot somewhere between 18 inches and two feet for him to survive in the NFL. He needed serious time.
"No," Romo said. "I want to do it now."
Lee tried refusing. Training camp was only three months off; start today and Romo risked losing his touch just as he was trying to cement a job. "Make the team first," Lee said. "We'll start right after."
They started the next day. While the other rookies scattered home, Romo stayed in Dallas, throwing in the summer broil. Every day he launched 80 to 85 passes over a contraption called a Gilman net, which Lee initially set low and gradually raised to 10 feet, nudging Romo's arm ever higher while forcing him to pull the ball down so the pass could clear both the charging defensive linemen and the ravening linebackers before descending hard to a receiver on the run. Afterward Romo would go back to his apartment, try to rest. Soon he'd be picking up a ball, spinning it off his fingertips, spiraling it into the couch cushions. Come 9 p.m., Lee would hear his phone buzz."Can you meet?" Romo would ask. "I need to get some more throws in."By the time the Cowboys opened training camp in late July, Lee figured Romo had thrown some 5,500 passes-and the coach was a nervous wreck. He had never cleared his little project with Parcells or Payton. While Quincy Carter and Chad Hutchinson battled for the starting job, Romo was lucky to get two reps during seven-on-seven drills. On each snap, Lee says, "I would be behind the huddle, praying to God that he didn't throw it over the lights."
He did fine. Romo stuck, leapfrogged Stoerner to QB3, kept working. Nights, he'd recruit any receiver he could to run routes for him in the team's indoor training bubble. "That's the biggest misperception of Tony: It looks easy, nonchalant, like he's just playing in the backyard," says 11th-year Dallas tight end Jason Witten. "But I've never seen somebody try to perfect their craft the way he has."
This is the first week Rodgers has a legit chance to play. Not just wishful thinking, he's actually practiced for a week, gone through the paces, been held back at the last second.What do you think will happen?
I'd say Rodgers plays
if they were just being cautious before thinking the season looked like a bust, their win and the Lions loss this week just threw that out the window now that they're in control
if he was "close" last week, I'd say it's about damn time he plays already
Rodgers has to play. Playoffs are very much in reach.
But what was the deal with his collar? Not healing?
Was he close though?
All the reports i've read sound like Rodgers desperately wants back in, but isn't listening to his body. Also, the Packers are being really coy about his recovery. Obviously it's to make their opponent guess who to gameplan for, but if Rodgers was truly ready I doubt they'd bother.
so yeah, I don't even knowAaron Rodgers is declared out for Sundays game. Its been a difficult morning going through the conversation with Aaron and Dr. McKenzie. Hes very disappointed. Hes frustrated. He was not scanned this morning. He felt like he was ready to play. Its in our best interests as a football team for Aaron not to play.
edit: before Cowboys game
so yeah, I don't even know
that reads more cautious than anything, and now that they have control I don't know how that changes things
I think they're prepared for him to not be ready -- it wouldn't be shocking if they held him out another week, tbh.Was he close though?
All the reports i've read sound like Rodgers desperately wants back in, but isn't listening to his body. Also, the Packers are being really coy about his recovery. Obviously it's to make their opponent guess who to gameplan for, but if Rodgers was truly ready I doubt they'd bother.
That side arm shit with Stafford is weird. Its not like Rivers where that's just his normal throwing motion, it just sorta comes and goes randomly, like the QB version of the yips or something.
Jaws just now:
Cowboys threw 23 passes in the second half (after leading by 23 at halftime) compared to the Packers' 22.
I don't want him to get get re-injured either, but 'risking' it wouldn't be for no reason unless they were out of the playoff chase. And, assuming they win the game, I'd say that week of game reps could be pretty damn important as far as shaking the rust off for week 17.Well I sure as shit wouldn't want him to go out and break it again for no reason.
So did Flynn throw 4 td on 22 attempts?
HoFlynn indeed!!
I wish we had Bengals fans here. I'd be interested to hear how they would want to escape the Dalton vortex. They have hit their limit with him, but always pick too high to get a "stud" QB. Meanwhile, all that talent everywhere on their roster gets older and more expensive
Trade up in a Julio Jones deal? Try to get Cutler if he is available? Just hope Dalton gets better?
I wish we had Bengals fans here. I'd be interested to hear how they would want to escape the Dalton vortex. They have hit their limit with him, but always pick too high to get a "stud" QB. Meanwhile, all that talent everywhere on their roster gets older and more expensive
Trade up in a Julio Jones deal? Try to get Cutler if he is available? Just hope Dalton gets better?
Back to that old form! Someone offer him a huge contract again!
I wish we had Bengals fans here. I'd be interested to hear how they would want to escape the Dalton vortex. ?
Rodgers was drafted 23rd or something. Wilson in the 3rd round. You can get a good QB, hard part is identifying the guy.
I don't want him to get get re-injured either, but 'risking' it wouldn't be for no reason unless they were out of the playoff chase. And, assuming they win the game, I'd say that week of game reps could be pretty damn important as far as shaking the rust off for week 17.