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[levious]

I didn't realize there was a Thursday game this week. A lot of people in the pickems will probably miss that too. Is the game on NFL network?

yup, and a local broadcast network for the two local markets

 

[bionic77]

If we ever get to a Superbowl, I'd rather slay a different team. Would love to demolish the Pats or Steelers in the SB. Would prefer the Steelers so we can rightfully claim the "BLACK AND GOLD" that the Stealers stole because they don't like the sound of "black and yellow."

Be careful what you wish for. If we have a healthy Polamalu I don't think that is a good matchup for the Saints offense.

No, but he did win two SuperBowls while doing next to nothing. If the world was equitable that former casino card table woman shall smite a curse on him. Or the Peyton Manning karma will hit him, one or the other. Both are fine.

I don't get the hatred for Big Ben from Giants fans? As far as I know he had nothing to do with their embarassing 4 game losing streak or did I miss something? You can't complain about his two Superbowl wins because he didn't beat the Giants in either of those wins (though he probably would have as the Giants haven't fared too well against the AFC North in the Superbowl). Does it have to do with the fact that they passed on the best qb from the 2004 draft class?

We accept people like that... we just don't accept rapists. That's usually left over for the steelers to gather.

So the Pats will accept the guy who moons Green Bay (which according to Joe Buck was a worse tragedy than Pearl Harbor and 9/11 combined) and the Antichrist himself, but the guy who has the weakest rape case of all time thrown at him is too much for the Pats to handle?

 

[alr1ght]

In regards to blackout rules. I live in the Cleveland television market, and the MNF game might not be sold out. I know the game would then be blacked out on local stations, but will it still be available via ESPN?

 

[Aeon712]

Ellis Hobbs is out for the rest of the season , Demps or Harris will prob be elevated to the 4th corner spot.

 

[qcf x2]

Great OP!

I'm thinking the Browns might give the Ravens a run, until the Ravens say "wait a minute, these are the Browns, lol!" and pull off a comeback. My poor Brownies, at least we got Brady Quinn back.

 

[JLateralus]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but eh...

I have shitty ass Charter cable TV. They don't offer the NFL Network. Is there a way I can watch the Thursday Bears / 49ers game online anywhere?

 

[Shapingo]

Ellis Hobbs is out for the rest of the season , Demps or Harris will prob be elevated to the 4th corner spot.

Demps can't tackle, he sucked big time in that championship game last season.

 

[nightside]

guess my sunday evening match will be bengals vs pittsburg. gonna be fun.

 

[bionic77]

In regards to blackout rules. I live in the Cleveland television market, and the MNF game might not be sold out. I know the game would then be blacked out on local stations, but will it still be available via ESPN?

Unfortunately I think the blackout is only local.

guess my sunday evening match will be bengals vs pittsburg. gonna be fun.

Where do you live that at 1pm EST game is an evening game? Perhaps a European NFL fan?

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

In regards to blackout rules. I live in the Cleveland television market, and the MNF game might not be sold out. I know the game would then be blacked out on local stations, but will it still be available via ESPN?

It's nationally televised, so local blackout rules don't apply.


...isn't it?

 

[Nightz]

In regards to blackout rules. I live in the Cleveland television market, and the MNF game might not be sold out. I know the game would then be blacked out on local stations, but will it still be available via ESPN?

* If the blacked-out nationally televised game is on a cable television network like ESPN or the NFL Network, all cable and satellite television providers in the affected markets must black out the cable network's signal to customers in the affected markets during the game (this is a condition of the channels' agreements with both the league and the providers). In addition, the game is not simulcast on a local broadcast station in the blacked-out markets. Local stations would still be able to show highlights on their newscasts after the game has concluded. In areas where the game is blacked out, ESPN and NFL Network would generally offer alternate programming; local stations originally scheduled to carry the game would either show their own alternate programming or, if a network affiliate, show the normal network schedule for that night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_television#Blackout_policies

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

That really blows.

 

[methodman]

That really blows.

Happens locally to the Raiders all the time. :lol

 

[Malleymal]

if anything they are protecting you ..

 

[Doomsayer]

CHI @ SF

DET @ MIN
ATL @ CAR
DEN @ WAS
CIN @ PIT
TB @ MIA
JAC @ NYJ
NO @ STL
BUF @ TEN
KC @ OAK
DAL @ GB
SEA @ ARI
PHI @ SD
NE @ IND

BAL @ CLE

 

[tyguy20204]

I'm calling it right now. Green Bay handily beats Dallas.

 

[effzee]

Ellis Hobbs is out for the rest of the season , Demps or Harris will prob be elevated to the 4th corner spot.

Good thing we have such strong experienced depth at safety....oh wait.

 

[Wellington]

Good thing we have such strong experienced depth at safety....oh wait.

We'll trade you CC Brown.

 

[yankeehater]

Joselio Hanson just got suspended for 4 games. The Eagles are going to have huge problems in their secondary this week without him and Hobbs.

 

[nightside]

Where do you live that at 1pm EST game is an evening game? Perhaps a European NFL fan?

Italy. I started watchin the NFL 8 years ago for the first time (XXXV superbowl, Ravens-Giants:lol) but stopped for a couple of years mostly because there weren't much matches on tv.

I "re-started" followin this season, college football too (great fun, great atmosphere, baffled by the rules tbh).

Good for me that i don't have a fav team so a i just enjoy the game (even if I still don't know all the rules nor know all the roles, expecially regarding the line)

 

[snacknuts]

Italy. I started watchin the NFL 8 years ago for the first time (XXXV superbowl, Ravens-Giants:lol) but stopped for a couple of years mostly because there weren't much matches on tv.

I "re-started" followin this season, college football too (great fun, great atmosphere, baffled by the rules tbh).

Good for me that i don't have a fav team so a i just enjoy the game (even if I still don't know all the rules nor know all the roles, expecially regarding the line)

Do you mean the offensive/defensive lines?

 

[Cubsfan23]

:lol Rivers is gonna have 400 yards passing on the eagles now

 

[nightside]

Do you mean the offensive/defensive lines?

yup, for me a lineman is a lineman, I still don't get the differences between the different roles in the line, exept for the tight end.

it great that, the more i see matches, the more i notice the different movement that the whole team makes.

 

[levious]

yup, for me a lineman is a lineman, I still don't get the differences between the different roles in the line, exept for the tight end.

NFL rulebooks are actually not that long or hard of a read, quite interesting if you're a fan. Like 10 bucks too.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

:lol Rivers is gonna have 400 yards passing on the eagles now

Riversface.jpg

 

[pakkit]

I'm calling it right now. Green Bay handily beats Dallas.

I'd say there is very little chance of that happening. Green Bay's O-Line is practically non-existent, Ware and Ratliff have finally awoken in sacking, and Jenkins and Newman are starting to get picks with some regularity. Romo has always preformed well in Green Bay, too.

 

[The Frankman]

:lol Rivers is gonna have 400 yards passing on the eagles now

Rivers barely managed 200 on the Giants... are you saying the Giants secondary is twice as good as the Eagles now?

Good thing we have such strong experienced depth at safety....oh wait.

Would you be interested in slightly- used C.C. Brown? The C.C. stands for "Creative Covers". He's a lockdown dude!

EDIT: Dammit Wellington...

 

[eznark]

I'm guessing you guys have already discussed it but this article on football helmets it pretty interesting.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...81984299454.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories

Andrew McIntosh, a researcher at Australia's University of New South Wales who analyzed videotape, says there may be a greater prevalence of head injuries in the American game because the players hit each other with forces up to 100% greater. "If they didn't have helmets on, they wouldn't do that," he says. "They know they'd injure themselves."

Dhani Jones, a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals who has played rugby, too, says head injuries in that sport do happen, but they're mostly freak accidents. "In football, you're taught to hit with your face," he says. "You're always contacting with your 'hat,' which is your head."

Taking away helmets might have other benefits for the sport. It would bring down the cost of equipment, which can be crippling for some schools. A slower game might also be more palatable to some parents. And with their heads uncovered, football players might be more attractive to endorsers.

 

[woodchuck]

i can't enjoy the win since so many people are complaining about the spot on the McNabb sneak. Especially reading the stuff from Football Outsiders, they kept bitching about the spot.

i got this from another board...

Look at where the first down marker is in relation to the beak.

Look at where the ball is when his elbow is down. The spot was bad, but he wouldn't have got the first down anyway.

 

[NomarTyme]

Rivers barely managed 200 on the Giants... are you saying the Giants secondary is twice as good as the Eagles now?

Would you be interested in slightly- used C.C. Brown? The C.C. stands for "Creative Covers". He's a lockdown dude!

EDIT: Dammit Wellington...

Pretty sure he would have gotten more if a retard wasn't coaching the Chargers. How can you still start LT over Sproles?

 

[Applesauce]

We'll trade you CC Brown.

Would you be interested in slightly- used C.C. Brown? The C.C. stands for "Creative Covers". He's a lockdown dude!

 

[esbern]

i say colts over pats, green bay fans convert to romo lovers, and saints lose to rams

 

[Cheeto]

i can't enjoy the win since so many people are complaining about the spot on the McNabb sneak. Especially reading the stuff from Football Outsiders, they kept bitching about the spot.

i got this from another board...

[.IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/24y0njr.jpg[/IMG]

Look at where the first down marker is in relation to the beak.


[I.MG]http://i34.tinypic.com/vq60x4.jpg[/IMG]
Look at where the ball is when his elbow is down. The spot was bad, but he wouldn't have got the first down anyway.

The spot was bad, and it should've been a first down...but thats not why they lost the game...they weren't playing good football.

 

[eznark]

Packers win , Rodgers gets sacked 11 times and RomLoL has both an interception AND a fumble returned for a touchdown.

Packers 43
Cowboys 40

Rack it

 

[Striker]

Broncos fans,

How did Dominique Johnson (just realized, another fucking Johnson to the Giants -- they have HB Gartrell, TE Darcy, CB Bruce, and S Michael already, wtf) look in the preseason? He was signed from your team's PS. Seems to have good size, and was rated similar to the Cards' DRC.

Giants put Gerris "Glass" Wilkinson on IR and signed this guy. Curious if they'll use Terrell Thomas at S more now or what. I'm happy they signed a DB body, because they were thin (at least early).

 

[Tamanon]

Feelin' great about the Jags pass rush!

http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=8409

Guy cut by the Eagles in the preseason and signed off the Rams' practice squad is our starter now at DE! And not because of injury.:/

 

[bionic77]

I'm guessing you guys have already discussed it but this article on football helmets it pretty interesting.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...81984299454.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories

I don't think it would help. Players would just lead with their shoulders into the now unprotected heads. This already happens now in every game and the injury is limited because of the helmet.

If you don't want your kid to get hurt then make him play tennis (like my Mom did with me ).

 

[captive]

the packers' chances of beating the cowboys is like... zero point zero percent?

idunno, it is getting closer to december...

 

[yankeeforever2]

idunno, it is getting closer to december...

up to thanksgiving Romo is Manning like, after it he is Jruss like. So 0%

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

oh boy! the 49ers game is tomorrow! lets have a multiple choice question for the game.

1. How will the 49ers lose this game?

A. Alex Smith throws 3 int's, but only 1 is actually his fault.
B. 49ers defense can't tackle, drop interceptions, and rush 3 defenders on 3rd downs.
C. Jimmy Raye returns to his run, run, pass, punt offense
D. Who gives a fuck? It's the 49ers and Bears, two mediocre teams. Bring on Sunday!

 

[Tedesco!]

oh boy! the 49ers game is tomorrow! lets have a multiple choice question for the game.

1. How will the 49ers lose this game?

A. Alex Smith throws 3 int's, but only 1 is actually his fault.
B. 49ers defense can't tackle, drop interceptions, and rush 3 defenders on 3rd downs.
C. Jimmy Raye returns to his run, run, pass, punt offense
D. Who gives a fuck? It's the 49ers and Bears, two mediocre teams. Bring on Sunday!

E. I must be drunk. I think the 49'ers will win.

 

[eznark]

the packers' chances of beating the cowboys is like... zero point zero percent?

Old man Favre is starting to layer excuse upon excuse. I'd start to get worried were I you.

 

[Quazar]

lol FMT is going apeshit. Glad I haven't had the blessing of watching a niners game this year. Looks like same old same old from highlights.

 

[msdstc]

up to thanksgiving Romo is Manning like, after it he is Jruss like. So 0%

2 years ago Romo was manning like... even better until that point. Other than that, he's never even approached it.

 

[woodchuck]

The spot was bad, and it should've been a first down...but thats not why they lost the game...they weren't playing good football.

i don't want to keep bringing this up, but how can you say that when i just showed you the pics

 

[BakedPigeon]

 

[The Frankman]

When did Brenda Warner get kinda hot???

 

[g0est]

CHI @ SF I believe the 49ers are better than their current record suggests. Also, WOO! THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!!!

DET @ MIN The Lions seem reminiscent of the 1998 Colts. Which could be a good or bad thing.
ATL @ CAR These teams match up well. This game will be a nail biter.
DEN @ WAS Keep fighting for that #1 draft pick Skins. I'm rooting for ya.
CIN @ PIT Unlike the Steelers/Ravens defensive slugfests of old (i.e. last year), this game will be a defensive shootout, if that makes any sense.
TB @ MIA The Dolphins beat the teams they should beat...
JAC @ NYJ What happened to Jacksonville. Two years ago, they were Steelers south, and looked to stay relevant for years to come.
NO @ STL Whats the over/under on the Saints scoring 40 points before the second half?
BUF @ TEN Continuing proof that Vince Young just wins games.
KC @ OAK The Raiders are a vastly better team than the Chiefs.
DAL @ GB The Packers couldn't do it two years in a row at Dallas, and unfortunately for them, they won't do it at home.
SEA @ ARI Its crazy how the Seahawks are tied for second in their division.
PHI @ SD Both teams need this game to keep pace in their division. Going with the home team here.
NE @ IND Nothing like the Patriots to jump start the Colts offense.

BAL @ CLE I miss the good Monday night games.

 

[RBH]

CHI @ SF

DET @ MIN
ATL @ CAR - Should be a great game between these two teams as usual.
DEN @ WAS
CIN @ PIT
TB @ MIA
JAC @ NYJ
NO @ STL
BUF @ TEN
KC @ OAK
DAL @ GB
SEA @ ARI
PHI @ SD
NE @ IND

BAL @ CLE - Who is the retard that decided to put the Browns on MNF? :|

 

[pakkit]

2 years ago Romo was manning like... even better until that point. Other than that, he's never even approached it.

:lol What the hell are you talking about?

Romo has never been Manning-like, and he's better now than he was two years ago. He's finally making smart decisions with his throws while still avoiding the rush and keeping plays alive, like before.