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NFL Week 1 Thread - Pre-Season is over, ladies!

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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
and just because these are two of the greatest gifs ever:

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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
skinnyrattler said:
Kansas City just assured themselves at least one loss at the end of the game due to the kicker. They released Morten Anderson. Fact.
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i was actually wondering what he was doing on the team last year...
 
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Myllz

Member
NEW ENGLAND Indianapolis -- Thu, Sep 9 at 6:00 pm
BUFFALO Jacksonville -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
PITTSBURGH Oakland -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
CHICAGO Detroit -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
CLEVELAND Baltimore -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
WASHINGTON Tampa Bay -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
HOUSTON San Diego -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
ST. LOUIS Arizona -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
MIAMI Tennessee -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
NEW ORLEANS Seattle -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
NEW YORK (NYJ) Cincinnati -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
PHILADELPHIA New York (NYG) -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
SAN FRANCISCO Atlanta -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
MINNESOTA Dallas -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
DENVER Kansas City -- Sun, Sep 12 at 5:30 pm
CAROLINA Green Bay -- Mon, Sep 13 at 6:00 pm
 
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ZootedGranny

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skinnyrattler said:
Kansas City just assured themselves at least one loss at the end of the game due to the kicker. They released Morten Anderson. Fact.
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I'll trade the one supposed loss with the numerous times the Chiefs will put the opposing team in bad field position after the kickoff, and the extra points on the board throughout the season from not having to punt.

I like Mort, he's one of the best kickers of all time, and he has made at least two clutch kicks for the Chiefs during his stay. But he's not the best kicker of recent time. His replacement Lawrence Tynes isn't either, but Tynes kickoff distance destroys Mort's, and the Chiefs will be able to attempt a 45+ yard FG once in a while, instead of having to punt because they don't think thier kicker's leg has the power.
 
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iapetus

Scary Euro Man
NEW ENGLAND Indianapolis -- Thu, Sep 9 at 6:00 pm
BUFFALO Jacksonville -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am Some of you have accidentally highlighted Buffalo on this for some reason - there's still time to correct your mistake.
PITTSBURGH Oakland -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
CHICAGO Detroit -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
CLEVELAND Baltimore -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
WASHINGTON Tampa Bay -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
HOUSTON San Diego -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
ST. LOUIS Arizona -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
MIAMI Tennessee -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
NEW ORLEANS Seattle -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
NEW YORK (NYJ) Cincinnati -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
PHILADELPHIA New York (NYG) -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
SAN FRANCISCO Atlanta -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
MINNESOTA Dallas -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
DENVER Kansas City -- Sun, Sep 12 at 5:30 pm
CAROLINA Green Bay -- Mon, Sep 13 at 6:00 pm
 
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Archaix

Drunky McMurder
Bog said:
Only ONE of you picked Miami in week 1? Come on.
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Tennessee over Miami is the only game in which I am completely confident. Every other game at least presents some problems for me, but I have no doubt whatsoever that Miami will lose this game, most likely in a miserable fashion.
 
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katana

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WEEK 1

Thursday, Sep. 9
Indianapolis at New England, 9:00 pm

Sunday, Sep. 12
Arizona at St. Louis, 1:00 pm
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:00 pm -----Upset Special!
Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 1:00 pm
Detroit at Chicago, 1:00 pm
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1:00 pm
Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1:00 pm
San Diego at Houston, 1:00 pm
Seattle at New Orleans, 1:00 pm
Tampa Bay at Washington, 1:00 pm
Tennessee at Miami, 1:00 pm
Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:15 pm
Dallas at Minnesota, 4:15 pm
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 4:15 pm
Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 pm

Monday, Sep. 13
Green Bay at Carolina, 9:00 pm
 
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Flizzzipper

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whats this crap where the Colts have to play on Thursday night for their opener. Not to mention they have to play at New England. Next week they play at Tennessee, who makes these schedules.
 
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Bowser

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Haha, Bill Simmons predicted the Patriots preseason loss to the Jaguars:

POSTED Sept. 2, 2:30 p.m., ET

After yesterday's Red Sox column, here's a totally justified e-mail from reader Chad Lawton:

"Why do we hear so many of your 'I saw it coming' predictions AFTER THE FACT. Red Sox rally, Oakland and Anaheim rally, Anquan Boldin. C'mon dude -- tell us BEFORE, not after! Geesh."

Very good point. In fact, this happened twice in the past few weeks -- once with the Nightmare Team column (the House conversation), once with yesterday's Sox column (the conversation with my editor). Unfortunately, due to time constraints, unforeseen developments and my writing schedule, sometimes it's difficult to get those thoughts up in a timely enough fashion. For instance, I was planning on writing that Nightmare Team column for Tuesday -- the same day they lost to Puerto Rico -- but the Nomar trade pushed everything back one day.

With the Red Sox column, I had actually written something on Aug. 10 about how I was having Those Ideas -- which were quickly dashed by Dale Sveum -- so I had pretty much given up hope. The following night, I watched a Yankees game against Texas when the immortal Tanyon Sturtze pitched five innings for the win, followed by Quantrill, Gordon and Rivera pitching the last four innings, which made me think about their crazy workload this season. So I ended up going on the Web and looking up their career stats, eventually finding out that ...

A.) All of them were in their mid-30's
B.) Rivera was on pace to throw the most innings in his career as a closer
C.) Gordon was on pace to throw his most innings in six years
D.) Quantrill was on pace to throw his most innings in eight years

And these were all guys that had battled health problems. Then I examined their starting pitches and realized that nobody was on pace for 200 innings, not even Vazquez, and that everyone seemed to have trouble pitching past the sixth inning. It just looked like a team ready to blow their bullpen out. Anyway, that's when I decided, "Hmmmmmm." Leading to the conversation with my editor two days later.

Here's the point: Since this didn't deserve an entire column, and there was no real way to mention this, I need to figure out a way to capture epiphanies like this one on my SGW Page somewhere.

That's why I'm creating a new running feature: "The Gut Feeling Du'Jour." Then we can track them and I can eventually be exposed for the idiot that I am. I don't want to confine this to a weekly feature -- when I have them, I'll post them.

I have six Gut Feelings this week ...

(Drumroll please ...)

1. Brandon Lloyd will be this year's Anquan Boldin. You knew this one already. <-- This should make FMT happy :p

2. The Lakers will NOT make the playoffs. <-- Wonder what Laker fans responses will be to this

3. The Patriots will lose to the Jaguars Thursday night by more than 14 points. <-- You heard it from the Sports Guy first!

4. Within the next two weeks, either LeBron or Carmelo will come out and slam Larry Brown for the way he coached the team in Athens, followed by at least 3-4 other players joining suit, leading to a national story, capped off by LeBron saying something along the lines of "Let's just say I'm looking forward to our first game against the Pistons." <-- :lol

5. The Angels will be the proverbial "odd team out" in the American League.

6. "Lost" will become a hit show for ABC ... and "The Benefactor" will be a full-fledged disaster.

Until next time.
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Flizzzipper

Member
GashPrex said:
:lol @ at people picking Indy

you guys did this crap all last year too
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Well, this year the refs are actually supposed to call the DBs for grabbing onto the Colts wideouts.

I'm more worried about the Colts D giving up 300 points. They've made a lot of changes but if its for the better or worse is unkown.
 
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Bowser

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The next big encore
Vikings coach Mike Tice said former WWE wrestling star Brock Lesnar, released by the club Monday, probably will be re-signed to the practice squad this season.

“I can’t promise that he’ll be back before Dallas (Sept. 12),” Tice said, “but I think at some point this season you’ll see Brock Lesnar back as a Viking.”

Tice added that the 6-foot-3, 290-pound Lesnar could become “a real good inside, nickel pass-rusher.”

The Vikings plan to allocate him to NFL Europe next summer.

Lesnar, 27, won the 2000 NCAA heavyweight championship at the University of Minnesota, and gained pro wrestling fame as ‘The Next Big Thing.’

But despite a seven-year, $45 million WWE contract, he decided to pursue a professional football career. On the eve of training camp, Lesnar signed a one-year contract with the Vikings for $230,000, the rookie minimum.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5897862/
 
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Deleted member 1159

Unconfirmed Member
Ramirez said:
Only game that matters is Pitt and Oakland,and Pitt is gonna run through them bitches! :p
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WE'LL TALK NEXT SUNDAY
 
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EAJAPAN

Member
Thursday, Sep. 9
Indianapolis at New England, 9:00 pm - tempting to ride Peyton's dick again, but I'll back the champs

Sunday, Sep. 12
Arizona at St. Louis, 1:00 pm
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:00 pm
Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 1:00 pm
Detroit at Chicago, 1:00 pm
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1:00 pm - not really confident, but go Bills!
Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1:00 pm
San Diego at Houston, 1:00 pm - would this be considered an upset special?
Seattle at New Orleans, 1:00 pm
Tampa Bay at Washington, 1:00 pm
Tennessee at Miami, 1:00 pm
Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:15 pm
Dallas at Minnesota, 4:15 pm
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 4:15 pm
Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 pm

Monday, Sep. 13
Green Bay at Carolina, 9:00 pm
 
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Spectral Glider

Member
NEW ENGLAND Indianapolis -- Thu, Sep 9 at 6:00 pm
BUFFALO Jacksonville -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
PITTSBURGH Oakland -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
CHICAGO Detroit -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
CLEVELAND Baltimore -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
WASHINGTON Tampa Bay -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
HOUSTON San Diego -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
ST. LOUIS Arizona -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
MIAMI Tennessee -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
NEW ORLEANS Seattle -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
NEW YORK (NYJ) Cincinnati -- Sun, Sep 12 at 10:00 am
PHILADELPHIA New York (NYG) -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
SAN FRANCISCO Atlanta -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
MINNESOTA Dallas -- Sun, Sep 12 at 1:15 pm
DENVER Kansas City-- Sun, Sep 12 at 5:30 pm
CAROLINA Green Bay -- Mon, Sep 13 at 6:00 pm
 
Bog

Bog

Junior Ace
Can't wait to come back to this thread after Minor rushes for 150 on the Titans.
 
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Fifty

Member
Bog said:
Can't wait to come back to this thread after Minor rushes for 150 on the Titans.
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Against the best rush D in the league? He'd be hard pressed to get 100 against the Chargers.
 
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Rorschach

Member
Thursday, Sep. 9
Indianapolis at New England, 9:00 pm

Sunday, Sep. 12
Arizona at St. Louis, 1:00 pm
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:00 pm
Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 1:00 pm
Detroit at Chicago, 1:00 pm
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1:00 pm
Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1:00 pm
San Diego at Houston, 1:00 pm
Seattle at New Orleans, 1:00 pm
Tampa Bay at Washington, 1:00 pm
Tennessee at Miami, 1:00 pm
Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:15 pm
Dallas at Minnesota, 4:15 pm
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 4:15 pm
Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 pm

Monday, Sep. 13
Green Bay at Carolina, 9:00 pm :O
 
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methodman

Banned
FrenchMovieTheme said:
wtf, i can't believe anyone picked the falcons to beat the niners. you'll see... you'll all see this season! SHOCK AND AWE!
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IAWTP! Brandon Lloyd gona have 150+ Receiving yards (truth).
 
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tmdorsey

Member
FrenchMovieTheme said:
wtf, i can't believe anyone picked the falcons to beat the niners. you'll see... you'll all see this season! SHOCK AND AWE!
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LOL. The 9ers don't have a chance. I keep telling you to forget what you saw in those pre-season games.


You guys need to let Llyod at least complete 2 regular season games, before you declare him god.
 
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Mrbob

Member
Bog said:
Only ONE of you picked Miami in week 1? Come on.
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Not as ridiculous as picking a team which showed nothing in the preseason (Except inflated hype thanks to Mooch) to break their 24 game road losing streak!
 
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DJ_Tet

Banned
tmdorsey said:
You guys need to let Llyod at least complete 2 regular season games, before you declare him god.
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Yeah seriously, Vick played at least 5 games before he was declared god :D
 
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