Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Patriots are proving this true this season with all of their injuries.
Green Bay simply shouldn't be this bad with Nelson out.
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NFL 2015 Week 12 |OT| - A Fraud is Thankful
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Patriots are proving this true this season with all of their injuries.
Green Bay simply shouldn't be this bad with Nelson out.
Goodness. If 116 didn't make the cut, then there is no justice in this world.
It was killer. You could play the match up game all day with Lewis. I'm reading a lot of Pats fans being down after yesterday and I honestly don't see why. Pats played a tough game yesterday, but couldn't get it done late. A lot of that is the offense couldn't move the chains consistently. After yesterdays game I feel pretty damn good about this team against anyone. If the injured guys can come back relatively healthy.
There's an exception to every rule, and it helps to have one of the most tissue paper schedules in football.
So if a Ravens fan complained about losing 75% of their team would you feel sorry for them? I'm a fan and i'm tired of hearing about it from the locals. Next man up. If the next man up isn't good enough then the blame needs to go on the organization for not properly preparing.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Probably also helps that they're a team of cheating fucks.
2010 Packers were an absurdly injured team but we won the Super Bowl. I think generally speaking, all teams deal with injuries and the ones that manage to stay healthy are the outliers. That's generally why bitching about injuries is hard to empathize.
Except the quarterback of course. Don't think there's another single position in all of sports where you suffer a major injury and there's a good chance you're fucked.
Playing the NFC East and AFC South does that.
lol you think play calling is the biggest problem?
You can add Kyle Orton to that list. ;-)
Milchjon needs to maul Narag like the cat he is.
What? I have not seen this. What did Watt do in it?
What? I have not seen this. What did Watt do in it?
edit: AFC East doesn't count? Pats have been getting free wins for years.
Milchjon needs to maul Narag like the cat he is.
What? I have not seen this. What did Watt do in it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDfHmsAr9Kk
He was doing curls..with pizza slices.
yankeehater
Member
This was worse then 18-1?!?!? lol
LOL what the fuck. Either that is so cringey or he's trying to resist the pizza as much as possible, haha
BaltimoreLarry
Member
I'm pretty hyped for this Monday Night Fuckball tonight.
I'm assuming you mean the AFC East, as the Pats will only play the Steelers from the North this year.
I already argued about this with Mech yesterday, but the AFC South is right up there with the NFC East as the shittest division in football.
I really want to see if Matt has anything left in the tank.
The fluke to injury of two players on one play thing is pretty big for the Broncos, but they are not Gronk so we get no drama.
Troy Renck ✔ @TroyRenck
As said last night, #Broncos are bracing for Tj Ward and Sly Williams to miss some time. Will know more after MRIs today
7:36 AM - 30 Nov 2015
http://www.milehighreport.com/2015/...e-without-t-j-ward-and-sylvester-williams-for
Troy Renck ✔ @TroyRenck
As said last night, #Broncos are bracing for Tj Ward and Sly Williams to miss some time. Will know more after MRIs today
7:36 AM - 30 Nov 2015
http://www.milehighreport.com/2015/...e-without-t-j-ward-and-sylvester-williams-for
Yes my bad. And hey playing AFC East has always been great for the Texans for the most part.
I remember when AFC South used to be one of the best when Texans were total shit.
All the teams made the playoffs except the Texans.
AFC West and South currently have two teams heading to playoffs and the east/north have one.
Well last night was terrible, but at least there were some positives from the Patriots. Logan Ryan and Alan Branch both played out of their minds, Malcom Brown looks like he's developing very quickly, and the offensive line wasn't as big of an issue as I thought it would be. If the team can get Gronk, Edelman, and Hightower healthy for the playoffs, they should be fine.
Mech our Texans-Seahawks Super Bowl dreams may be coming true!!
*looks at Neogaf banner with tears in his eyes
BELIEVE
The only really bad thing I remember between the Patriots and Texans was Welker's knee injury in the last game of the season...
We'll see at the end of the season Mech. Congrats on your 12 game playoff berth banner.
There's a pecking order to injuries a team can potentially overcome, as you mention within your own post. And not all injuries are the same, due to the fact that some players are obviously better than others. You can't just look at the word "injury" and dismiss it. You have to look at the details (What position, who were the players, was it during a tough stretch in the schedule, was it on short notice, etc.). It's obviously not the only reason a team is potentially underachieving, but to outright dismiss it as bitching is extremely disingenuous.
Two 6th seed teams. The Super Bowl NFL GAF deserves.
JJ vs Russell: Commercial palooza! Papa Johns, Verizon phones and Recovery water for everyone!
Aside from CJ running through that gigantic hole that Stafford could fit in for the walk off rushing TD, these were probably my two favorite plays of last night. One for Shaq giving the effort and flying in, and the other because that's a throw Manning can't make anymore and Sanders torched some guy that plays CB.
Shaq flying in:
https://streamable.com/fwnr
Brock to Sanders:
https://streamable.com/1sa8
Don't worry. That grass field will no longer be installed. NRG finally wised up on the shit grass.
Kirk Cousins needs to get the fuck out of Eli's way of the prophecy.
ActStriker
Member
So Campbell fired Lazor? the interim HC?
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/30/dan-campbell-firing-lazor-was-my-decision/
There could've been worse losses than last night's.
That would be really nice and awesome... for next year's Super Bowl.
*Pimp smacks with the back hand
We'll see at the end of the season Mech. Congrats on your 12 game playoff berth banner.
Doesn't matter what happens in September and October but how you play in November and December.
Just need to get into the dance and let the chips fall
I'm so unaccustomed to find my team on the left hand side of the projected playoff chart that I took offense to what I assumed to be a slight by Fox Sports. They had the Giants "in the hunt" after we beat them, but no sign of my team.
It wasn't until the chart was discussed later in the program that I noticed my team on the left hand side. LOL I felt like an idiot and then I got really sad.
It wasn't until the chart was discussed later in the program that I noticed my team on the left hand side. LOL I felt like an idiot and then I got really sad.
DrForester
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I'm not. Every time I've gotten excited for some hilariously bad football this year it just ends up being boring.
Super Bowl 50 is on February 7th brah!
Himynameischris
Member
When he got promoted he was given power to fire anyone he needed too on the staff. He should have done it along with Coyle but w/e it was all too late anyways.
Yeah, I'm still reconciling myself with the idea that Gronk won't be out for the season after I resigned myself to that fate last night. If there are no major injuries stemming from the game, then it'll just be a loss, not a catastrophic one as it seemed like during the time.
Thanks Dutch. Wherever you are
Elfforkusu
Member
Gameplan + playcalling, yeah. Vanilla as fuck, and can't get the play in fast enough half the time.
I've been complaining about this since the Denver game!
Leaving Clements home wouldn't fix everything (I imagine our gameplans don't fall on any one guy), but it could only help.
Yup, if Gronk and Hightower are only out 1-3 weeks then we are still the top team in the league once the playoffs roll around. That Denver team really wasn't scary if you think about all the guys we were missing that will be back in January.
This hit was pretty hard, despite not an incredible amount of sacks I did notice Brady took a lot of hits. The depth here has really paid off. It is great!
The Broncos are much better even with a hurt Sanders on the field. Doing the job DT has not quite done. Beauty
Edit: Manning, ugg... the dilemma that is shaping out.
Same people are doing the game planning, like...literally the exact same group of people for the exact same amount of time as last year. Well, Edgar Bennett is allowed to speak this year, so that's a tweak.
As for play calling, I haven't noticed much of if any difference from last year. It's down to execution. If Adams plays replacement level on Thanksgiving the Packers win going away.
HA! Good one!
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Honestly didn't think they would get in position to kick the fg to go to overtime
Elfforkusu
Member
'execution' is the company line, but the Pack's offensive issues are way past that. Scheme is stale and predictable.
If Adams plays better we beat the Bears at home, so what?
Two of the top 100 QB's in the league going at it is always exciting.
So fire McCarthy and the offensive staff and start over?
Had a few key guys go out with injuries, helped Patriots down the line. No excuses though, as they should have executed better.
I would be grateful if Manning took the role of being a back up seriously, would show that he's 100% a team guy:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/30/osweiler-credits-peyton-for-halftime-adjustments/