NFL Week #3

[Funky Ghost]

Elway looks like Einstein at this point. Wentz out Bigged Ben. DeMarco is the most passionate Titan on the field week in and week out. I sure hope he can stay healthy long enough to make the Pro Bowl. He deserves it at this point as far as I'm concerned. Of course I'm only slightly biased

 

[MJ5150]

Don't forget, Shazier got injured today. He did return to the game though.

-Mike

 

[ptg]

Giants should've won. Pretty heartbreaking loss.

Our new coach is going to have to have a talk to the players about not playing dirty and playing smart. Very disappointing because, as you said, this game was for the taking.

 

[witness66]

The fact that my Dolphins (week 3) had to go into OT to beat the lowly Browns is pathetic- a bad win to say the least. Now we travel to Cincinnati (week 5) to get our asses handed us before a national audience.

But I don't cry like Hootie does: "I'm such a baby 'cause the Dolphins make me cry" (song, Only Want to be With You).

 

[mrpackerguy]

Dayum, Buffalo looked sorta decent I hear. I am out of town in Galveston, TX and missed most of today's games. Did I see that the Steelers lost to the Eagles as well? Topsy turvy day?

That's kinda reminiscent of a Rex Ryan team, isn't it? Big highs/big lows.

 

[Gaolee]

Sprained MCL they are saying. This years-old strategy of putting together a makeshift O-line of guys who eventually succeed in being sorta ok due to over-achievement I think has just bit the Seahawks where it hurts most. The Jimmy Graham trade was just plain dumb. 88 is a good player for sure but also had the perfect system for him in New Orleans and Wilson needed a better line more than he needed Graham. Decent TEs work ok in Seattle's scheme. A superstar is not necessary.

I'm not going to defend Seattle's strategy of cobbling up an offensive line every year, but there's also the fact that Wilson hangs onto the ball for a month at times. There are also times the line clearly doesn't know where he is, because he's scrambled off somewhere they didn't expect. If he was in the Patriots' system, the ball would be out so fast that this offensive line would look perfectly adequate. For a QB like Wilson, it's not, especially when he's not as fast as he thinks he is. He has to get used to the idea that he can't outrun everyone when he's got a bad wheel or two. It's actually going to be good for him, since it will get him used to the idea that he's mortal and has to get rid of the ball a little faster. When he was just firing the ball last year, the Seahawks were near unstoppable. When he runs all over the place, it's not a good sign.

Boykin was pretty impressive, with the exception of the pick he threw. Maybe the Niners are really just that bad. Or maybe Boykin isn't much of a step down. He seemed like he fit in just fine.

 

[Kaa]

And lose their standing as student-athletes? Are you insane?

Hahaha, oh, the irony.

 

[Kaa]

Well, I only saw the last 1.5 quarters, but the team played hard, showed me some improvement, and I think Kessler could be a very competent QB.

People say he has a weak arm, but if they keep on with the scheme of short passes and YAC, he should do just fine. I like the use of Pryor in multiple roles, and think he would be much less effective as a full-time QB. If Gordon can keep out of trouble, they can be a really dangerous WR corps with Coleman as the slot guy.

Anyway, I wasn't unhappy with the game, wish they could have won, but, getting better is important.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Don't forget, Shazier got injured today. He did return to the game though.

-Mike

He returned. He'll always return for you Mike. He loves you, even if you don't love him back

The Steelers, though, whahapan'd ?!?

 

[Funky Ghost]

I watched the replays again last night. I have to say Marcus is a come back beast. He put them on the 1 in the last bit of the game but it was erased because Lewan got a little emotional. I agree with the flag. In the day it wasn't a big deal, now, though, you can't clean a pile like that.

 

[Kaa]

Regarding the Wentz idolatry, people seem to forget that the Eagles weren't a crap team last year. 7-9 with a couple of close losses.

 

[MJ5150]

The Steelers, though, whahapan'd ?!?

I'm not sure. I suppose NFL teams have 'one of those days' now and then too. I certainly hope it was an aberration.
My wife landed in Philly Sunday midway through the game, on her way to Delaware for work. Even though she is a Cowboys fan, I advised her not to let anyone know she has a husband from PA who is a Steelers fan.

-Mike

 

[Funky Ghost]

Oy!! What is it with us and the Cowboys fan ladies in our lives? Mine was sufficiently apologetic (with a smirk) about my team

 

[Funky Ghost]

Regarding the Wentz idolatry, people seem to forget that the Eagles weren't a crap team last year. 7-9 with a couple of close losses.

Which is another way of saying he landed in the best place for him He's going to enjoy sticking it to those that let him drop, costing him millions.

 

[JLY]

Wentz has been impressive, no doubt

 

[Kaa]

Which is another way of saying he landed in the best place for him He's going to enjoy sticking it to those that let him drop, costing him millions.

Is there a really big drop off from #1 to #2 with the rookie pay scale in place? After a quick search, according to the interwebz, Wentz will only lose about $1.5 by dropping to #2.

 

[Funky Ghost]

I dunno about you but if I took a 1.2 million dollar pay cut that was predicated on another persons misinformed opinion I'd be ticked.

Maybe it's just me though.

To be honest, last year wasn't considered a "QB" year, so really teams were pretty much throwing darts. I am aware of that. I'm just taking it from a Wentz perspective, if you will.

 

[D M C]

Both Goff and Wentz were projected at #1 or #2. It was a toss up. How did either get screwed?

 

[MJ5150]

The caption for this picture, and the image on Cutler's face crack me up....

Jay Cutler is not guaranteed to get his job back when he returns from injury.

Picture/story credit: Fox won't guarantee Cutler gets QB job back

-Mike

 

[Funky Ghost]

Both Goff and Wentz were projected at #1 or #2. It was a toss up. How did either get screwed?

Paxton was ahead of both for awhile there It's easy to forget the lunacy before the draft because some folks haven't been in the limelight as much. I never said anyone was screwed. In the end they are all millionaires but a loss is a loss. Going #1 is a goal like a paycheck is a goal. It means something. I can absolutely see how Wentz will carry a chip after that. Can't you?