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[DeaconKnowledge]

The best rivalry in football (still, after all these years) comes to a head on Christmas day. I know what I want from Santa - The Steelers as AFC North champs and the Ratbirds out of the playoffs.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

The best rivalry in football (still, after all these years) comes to a head on Christmas day. I know what I want from Santa - The Steelers as AFC North champs and the Ratbirds out of the playoffs.

Think the Steelers can beat the Pats in the playoffs? I trust the Ravens more even after their loss.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Think the Steelers can beat the Pats in the playoffs? I trust the Ravens more even after their loss.

I think they have the horses, but to be completely honest Ben has been playing like a dog's breakfast on the road this year and the playoffs are likely going to go through Foxborough. Steelers will already be behind the 8 ball there what with the Patriots scrambling their opponents communications by default, road game Ben shows up and it's curtains.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I think they have the horses, but to be completely honest Ben has been playing like a dog's breakfast on the road this year and the playoffs are likely going to go through Foxborough. Steelers will already be behind the 8 ball there what with the Patriots scrambling their opponents communications by default, road game Ben shows up and it's curtains.

Ugh, truth is we both know no one is beating the Pats in Foxborough. They are waltzing to the SB. If the Steelers are there you have my sword, though!

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I think they have the horses, but to be completely honest Ben has been playing like a dog's breakfast on the road this year and the playoffs are likely going to go through Foxborough. Steelers will already be behind the 8 ball there what with the Patriots scrambling their opponents communications by default, road game Ben shows up and it's curtains.

Don't forget the warm Gatorade

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Can we all agree to wait until at least the Week 17 game before having a strong opinion on Savage's performance either way

Because let's be honest. Xmas Eve, we all know he's getting the W

Bengals made Yates look like a HOFer AND gave Weeden his first win. Unless you're Manziel, there is no better confidence-boost opponent for a rookie and/or Texans QB to face

 

[Duxxy3]

Think the Steelers can beat the Pats in the playoffs? I trust the Ravens more even after their loss.

The Titans worry me more than the rest of the field.

 

[Line_HTX]

The Titans worry me more than the rest of the field.

Heh...

 

[Alligatorjandro]

The Titans worry me more than the rest of the field.

huh

 

[j-wood]

huh

Yeah. Fear us. We comin

 

[sf2fanatic]

The Titans worry me more than the rest of the field.

Meh, they aight

 

[Sweeney Tom]

The Titans worry me more than the rest of the field.

what year is it

 

[BlackGhost]

The Titans worry me more than the rest of the field.

I knew mah Titans would do it the WHOOLE time.

 

[CrocMother]

Eddie George and Steve McNair ain't walkin through that door. (RIP)

 

[MechDX]

The Titans worry me more than the rest of the field.

 

[Striker]

Eddie George and Steve McNair ain't walkin through that door. (RIP)

They had the best team once Plax sabotaged the Giants in '08.

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Giants put backup QB Ryan Nassib and Shane Vereen on IR, bring up LB/DE Ishaq Williams and HB George Winn

 

[CrocMother]

They had the best team once Plax sabotaged the Giants in '08.

Those were my college years and my memory from that time is very hazy.

I recall something about the Cowboys not doing it.

 

[MechDX]

Security Staffer At Chargers Game Pleasures Himself While Watching The Cheerleaders

NSFW vid at link. Bread or Chris?

 

[Syrinx]

Saints won't be the same team we played last wee. Their offense looks back, as well as their garbo defense.

 

[Himynameischris]

Security Staffer At Chargers Game Pleasures Himself While Watching The Cheerleaders

NSFW vid at link. Bread or Chris?

Ain't me, I don't wear hats. Plus I've seen their cheerleaders, they ain't that hot

 

[Tom Penny]

Pats are going to have to beat Miami again for the one seed? Hope not.

 

[MechDX]

Can we all agree to wait until at least the Week 17 game before having a strong opinion on Savage's performance either way

Because let's be honest. Xmas Eve, we all know he's getting the W

Bengals made Yates look like a HOFer AND gave Weeden his first win. Unless you're Manziel, there is no better confidence-boost opponent for a rookie and/or Texans QB to face

http://www.cincyjungle.com/2016/12/19/14012872/texans-starting-tom-savage-brock-osweiler-vs-bengals

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Texans will be using a backup quarterback when they take on the Bengals.

Whether it’s been T.J. Yates, Ryan Mallett, or even Yates again, the Bengals seem to always have the luck of facing Houston just as they’re going to a new quarterback, and this year will be no different.

Hey, It's no big deal...
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT…HE IS A ROOKIE TEXANS QB!!! Surely our coaching staff with have a gameplan that will not be any problem!! We ALWAYS do well against Texans rookie QB’s.

TJ has Bengals fans shook

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

Titans are gonna go to playoffs and be scary af.
I think they could give the Patriots a game.

 

[Miguel]

Starting to lean towards BOB being Mason.

Sunday afternoon
Reporter
Who do you plan on starting against the Bengals?

BOB

Savage

 

[MechDX]

Got damn Miguel! We should bring Keenum back as Toms backup.

Tom Savage opens possibilities for Texans' offense

Savage led the offense on five scoring drives in the game's final 32 minutes, leaving O'Brien with little choice but to ride the hot hand at the sport's most valuable position.

Sporting an easy, natural throwing motion with a stronger arm and a softer touch, Savage re-opened possibilities outside the numbers and down the field.

The contrast in trust level was evident when O'Brien called for a shotgun pass attempt on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line on Savage's 2016 debut drive. Allowing the inexperienced signal-caller to develop a rhythm, O'Brien proceeded to dial up 10 consecutive pass attempts on one fourth-quarter field-goal drive.

Although Savage lacks Osweiler's mobility, he's noticeably calmer and more compact in the pocket. Pro Football Focus tracked Osweiler with a 0.0 passer rating on four dropbacks under pressure compared to Savage's 101.7 mark on 12 such attempts.

To be clear, no one is painting Savage as the savior.

Fuck You. I am

 

[BlackGhost]

Savage is the worst thing to happen to Texans Gaf and the rest of us. Without a doubt!

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Savage is the worst thing to happen to Texans Gaf and the rest of us. Without a doubt!

They're out of control. Sad!

 

[squicken]

 

[Syrinx]

So say the Redskins follow squicken's advice and don't bring back Cousins.

How much money is he looking at on the open market, and who ends up giving it to him?

 

[MechDX]

Savage is the worst thing to happen to Texans Gaf and the rest of us. Without a doubt!

They're out of control. Sad!

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Drakeon]

So say the Redskins follow squicken's advice and don't bring back Cousins.

How much money is he looking at on the open market, and who ends up giving it to him?

More than Osweiler. He gets at least $80-100 million guaranteed based on his season thus far.

However, I do not think the Redskins will let him go. I think they pay him, they have no backup plan.

 

[Bread]

I hope the Patriots win the superbowl victor

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Savage is the worst thing to happen to Texans Gaf and the rest of us. Without a doubt!

They're out of control. Sad!

I love it.

Don't you see how it's going to end? His deal is up in a year. They're going to trick themselves into overpaying another QB on a whim and expecting it to be a good decision.

 

[BigAT]

I love it.

Don't you see how it's going to end? His deal is up in a year. They're going to trick themselves into overpaying another QB on a whim and expecting it to be a good decision.

"Denver was willing to give Savage $20M/year too you know!"

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

So I saw a thread on reddit asking worse bandwagons in NFL.
The guys getting destroyed lol.
People are harsh on reddit lol.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Eddie George and Steve McNair ain't walkin through that door. (RIP)

Eddie George and Warren Moon are in great shape and can still go.

Megatron still available

 

[MechDX]

I love it.

Don't you see how it's going to end? His deal is up in a year. They're going to trick themselves into overpaying another QB on a whim and expecting it to be a good decision.

"Denver was willing to give Savage $20M/year too you know!"

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

So the Bills are underachieving big time.

Spoiler

5 of the Dolphins' 9 wins have come against the worst teams in the NFL.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I was actually looking at Eddie George's Wikipedia page the other day and looking at his career stats and he may have been one of the most overrated players in recent history.

 

[Himynameischris]

So the Bills are underachieving big time.

Spoiler

5 of the Dolphins' 9 wins have come against the worst teams in the NFL.

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article121921923.html


We ain't doing it friend

 

[Tom Penny]

I was actually looking at Eddie George's Wikipedia page the other day and looking at his career stats and he may have been one of the most overrated players in recent history.

He was pretty good but was aided by a great coach.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article121921923.html


We ain't doing it friend

Only hope is that the Bills quit at the first sign of adversity because I honestly think they are the better team. Gase has proven me wrong a lot this year, though.

 

[WedgeX]

The Lions have regressed to the mean.

My graduate level stats class was worth it for this sentence alone.

 

[Himynameischris]

Only hope is that the Bills quit at the first sign of adversity because I honestly think they are the better team. Gase has proven me wrong a lot this year, though.

Yeah, whatever happens though it's been a fun year though, not at all what I expected.

 

[BlackGhost]

The Lions have regressed to the mean.

My graduate level stats class was worth it for this sentence alone.

You fucking did it.

 

[Goro Majima]

The Lions have regressed to the mean.

My graduate level stats class was worth it for this sentence alone.

Hey don't be too bummed

Regressing to the mean is a big improvement over the old Lions!

 

[MechDX]

Only hope is that the Bills quit at the first sign of adversity because I honestly think they are the better team. Gase has proven me wrong a lot this year, though.

Yeah, whatever happens though it's been a fun year though, not at all what I expected.

I messed with a playoff generator last night and came up with a not that far fetched scenario where the Texans and Dolphins make the playoffs and face off in the wildcard round.

Spoiler

of course this scenario petrifies me as I see TJ coming back to Houston and using his Cincy voodoo against us

 

[Goro Majima]

So it looks like the winner of the NFC North will almost certainly play the Giants Wildcard Weekend unless the Cowboys just collapse.

New York is going to knock us out of the playoffs....again!

 

[CrocMother]

So it looks like the winner of the NFC North will almost certainly play the Giants Wildcard Weekend unless the Cowboys just collapse.

New York is going to knock us out of the playoffs....again!

I hope so, I'd much rather play the Giants than the Packers

 

[Eleuin]

So it looks like the winner of the NFC North will almost certainly play the Giants Wildcard Weekend unless the Cowboys just collapse.

New York is going to knock us out of the playoffs....again!