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NFL Week 4 - More Injuries!
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I've been nervous all weekend... Pittsburgh one so right now they hold first place by themselves(good job BTW), this is the kinda game(like the opener) that Baltimore could overlook except that it's against the only that has beat us at home(last year), and it's Monday Night Football.... come on Ravens stomp that ass!
DJ_Tet said:
You guys stopped running the ball, because we were stopping the run pretty good and you were behind.
Our defense deserves alot of credit for this win, just like last week's win. You can tell Vick is still getting use to the new system because our offensive really isn't playing all that great. I think they will pick it up pretty soon though.
Nice day for us yesterday with the Bucs, Panthers and Saints all losing.
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Falcons have a great chance winning the division this year...just gotta keep it rolling. Vick will find his groove, in this offense he should average around 220 yards passing and 50-70 yards rushing. By the looks of things, it looks like i won my fantasy game this week...2-2. I have the lowest scoring team in the leauge 
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bionic77 said:
My nervousness has squat to do with Pitt and more to do with the attitude of the Ravens going in to tonight's game, hoping they don't look past KC... and realize how important with the national spotlight on them tonight's game is...
BTW we look forward to stomping in the New Year by stompin that ass one more time in a pre-New Year celebration.
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DarienA said:
Dante finally got his return game going last week, and the team knows 0-4 is death. Plus we can really focus against the run with no Heap etc. It should be a great game. KC 1-3 after tonight!!! OH YEAH!!!!
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DarienA said:You guys should really be able to open up your passin... oh wait...
Don't worry about our passing game. We'll line Hall up in the slot and burn Old Man Prime Time all night!
Brian Fellows
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Well I have leads in both my pay leagues and both opponents have Priest and one has Gonzo aswell. So I'm rooting for the Ravens. Just keep pounding it with Jamal all game and dont let the KC offense touch the ball.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1894820
Pack say bye bye to their season with that trade, IMO.
Paradox said:
I believe it. Cleveland Browns Stadium has a well known history of headsets going out during key drives in games, but - surprise! - it's only a problem for visiting teams. And yesterday it cost the Redskins a timeout which could've been used to challenge a Laveranues Coles fumble that really wasn't a fumble, but instead pretty much ended the game for the Redskins.
The Redskins can't put themselves in these positions where two or three plays, bad calls and cheating cost them the game. This kind of shit happens to all NFL teams. It's something you have to overcome. Fumbling, penalties on first down and not converting on third down are the real problems facing the Redskins.
EDIT: I'm not too concerned with the Redskins, yet. There are other contenders with 1-3 records and everybody is trying to get used to a new system.
Also, they have not been blown out at all. They've lost all their games by six points or less. It's been by three or four points in the last couple of games.
There's never any stability with the Redskins until midseason, when they finally figure it all out, but ultimately the miss the playoffs, so Dan Snyder hires a new coach or coordinator and the players are once again forced to learn a new system.
I am hoping to pull it out a bit quicker though. Their defense can stop the Ravens next week, but they need to be smart and effecient to beat the Ravens defensive unit.
Miguel said:Texans 2-2.
Enjoy it, because that's a team not going anywhere. Texans fans make me laugh. They're not nearly as arrogant as Cowboys fans and can be quite reasonable from time to time, but they both are in constant denial about their place in the league. Maybe it's a Texas thing.
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Miguel said:
A Redskins fan has no place to accuse others of denial. From Fun 'n Gun to Gibbs, D.C. fans are neck deep in it.
Cerebral Palsy said:
I don't remember hyping Steve Spurrier. I felt he'd falter his first year. He did. I thought he'd at least make wild card last year with all his additions, but the team imploded after a 3-1 start (which goes to show you early starts don't mean anything). I wasn't calling for his resignation or anything. I think given another chance with another organization, he'd probably do well. If the team had protected Ramsey correctly, and he was not injured, they would've made the postseason last year.
So how D.C. fans are in denial? On paper, they had some of the best talent in the division. Then you add Joe Gibbs, a Hall of Fame coach. Even the most skeptical NFL analysts predicted postseason form for Washington.
I wish they had not signed Brunell and started Ramsey so that all the expectations weren't so high. I still think 9-7 is possible if the team stops making sloppy mistakes. It's just a matter of time until the offense clicks. If this continues against Baltimore and Chicago, you could be looking at a 1-5 team come their bye week.
The David Carr fascination is worse than my Clinton Portis fascination! At least one of them has proven themselves. (oh snap!)
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the Texans. They beat a team with the worst defense in the NFL and followed that unspectacular stunt by beating a team that was without the league MVP and suddenly they're the dark horse of the AFC. Wow! The Redskins could easily be 3-1, they were just a blown timeout away from winning their previous games, but nobody would care.
I'm not delusional, either. If the Texans played in a division of Cowboys and Giants, they could win their division, but they have two of the best teams in the AFC along with what is now looking like this year's Cinderella pick in their very division. I'm not insane. I know the road to the postseason goes through Philly. But I also know if the Redskins clean it up a bit, they can easily beat the Giants and Cowboys, two teams that can be beaten by any team in the league if they actually tried (or the star QB didn't have a concussion).
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Eminem said:
How big is the league? What WRs are left? What WRs do you currently have? What other RBs do you currently have?
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Willco said:
I guess the Redskins will be right next to the Texans on this road to nowhere. But looks like the Redskins are a win ahead of the Texans en route to that destination. The thing that worries me about the Redskins are the fact they are being outcoached. They have the talent, but it might take a year for him to get used to the new NFL. He definitely has no clue about time management and how to use the running game at this point.
Texans fans are in denial about their place in the league? Have you heard any Texans fans say that we are going to the Super Bowl this year? Hey we know this is the 3rd season for the team, we know we are growing into a contender. But we do know we have the building blocks to have a team that is going to be a power in this league. Not sure where all this hate for any team that is not the Redskins comes from.
dskillzhtown said:
I'm not so sure. They've got the talent and a proven coach. It just takes time for any new team to click. Although, I'm not going to say a sub-.500 season is not going to happen, because anything is possible. Most teams gel in Week 5 and on, so I'm not going to say the Redskins are done. I am pretty sure New England was either 1-2 or 2-2 this time last year and they won the Super Bowl.
The last team to beat New England? The Redskins.
Gibbs definitely has to knock some rust off, but how can you say the team is being outcoached? The running game isn't his fault and it isn't necessarily all Portis' fault. There are two problems. One, Portis is too fast. Gibbs' system requires a back to cut, be patient and let the linemen set before you hit the hole. Portis is moving too fast from the start. And second, Portis is complaining that the Browns knew the playbook, insinuating Gibbs is repeating the plays. This is probably true, but when the Redskins played the Cowboys, he tried to spice it up and it ended up as blown timeouts as Brunell fumbled the terminology and almost cause delay of game. Twice.
They definitely need to the players to gel with the system, but it's hard because the Redskins have had a new offensive coordinator (and coach!) almost every year and the defense has had a new coordinator EVERY year since 1999. That's ridiculous.
The Texans love on this board and abroad is a little nuts. It is the third biggest moneymaker in the league behind the Cowboys and Redskins, so I had no clue that Houston and its fans were so numerous. People were going off about how this is third year, and three is that magic number where Houston will hit its stride.
Not really.
It honestly doesn't look like that at all. And I'd give Houston a chance to compete for a wildcard if it wasn't in the same division as Indianapolis, Tennessee and Jacksonville.
Mrbob said:
You've got to be kidding me. The Bears offense is more pitiful than the Redskins without Grossman and the 'Skins got one of the best defenses in the league.
If I had to pick a coming out party, Chicago would have to be it. Banged up team? Check. Mediocre QB? Check. Chicago-based? Check.
Cerebral Palsy said:
12 person league.
my wrs: Reggie Wayne, Stokley, Santana Moss, Reche Caldwell, Amani Toomer.
Moss/Caldwell/Wayne are probably my top 3...but having Stokley/Wayne kinda sucks. Moss is getting absolutely nothing so far this year.
My RBs are LT, Domanick Davis, and Corey Dillon. So I would have Faulk/Davis/Dillon as my RBs. Mason/Caldwell/Moss or Wayne/Stokely as my 3 wrs.
I dunno...Faulk has been injury prone, and you never know how Martz is gonna use him. hmmm.
heh, and the best available WR is Clayton from TB.
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Malleymal said:
HUZZZAH!!!!
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That's what I'm talking about! Nice catch Morton!!!!
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DUNN IS ON FIRE!
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3 and out. woot
Oh what the hell..... man Todd Heap would have caught that... <sigh> Has the defense warmed up? Guess we'll find out. They went completely away from Jamal in that series... wtf.
Yeah in the national spotlight we look like shit again!
Oh goody a bullshit pass interference call.
Yeah in the national spotlight we look like shit again!
Oh goody a bullshit pass interference call.
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