The Falcons are absolute garbage.
The Falcons are absolute garbage.
I had to laugh at the hype train that was building when they squeaked by the Giants early in the season, the had the new coach bounce about him then. Matty 'Ice' reverting to time was always going to happen too.
I know they got stuffed, but a shut out? Lost 6 straight now too.
It's not leading to touchdowns but Osweiler is basically doing all that Manning needed to do if things weren't going his way. Keeping things trundling alone if you can't set the world alight, don't give the ball away.
...though a touchdown would go down a treat now.
Yeah, this has been a shambles.
I say bring back Jake the Snake and be done with it.
Couple of wild AFC divisional games this week
Never mind the potentially huge injuries the Bengals suffered in their game, the true reasons to watch that game were Heath Miller catching a thousand passes & Vontaze Burfict tackling him on every one of them, then having a fight with the nearest person in a Steelers top. McCarron actually looked pretty tidy, I thought, so the Bengals should still be able to get past the 49ers next week & the Ravens in the last regular season game, although Denver's defence might be a bit much in the other game. Also shoutouts to Cincy for their apparent plan of collecting guys named AJ, Tyler or Marvin.
As for the Colts/JagsJacksonville had 3pts with 1:15 left in the first half, and ended up topping 50. After the first half two minute warning everyone forgot how to hold a football, and it felt like every play was either a dropped pass or a fumble. The second half was just the Colts forgetting how to cover anybody, and having to throw Charlie Whitehurst in again is hardly going to inspire any extra confidence in their ability to win the division.
I'd love to think the jags would sneak in, but they're the Jags, so even if they beat Atlanta (which I'm not sure they will) and New Orleans (likely, since we're even worse at defending passes than Indy) in the next two weeks they'll choke in week 17 when they face Houston in what would probably be the decider. Texans it is then, if only by default, since Hoyer spent most of the evening game giving the ball to Bang Bang Chicken & Shrimp or getting sacked, and it'll probably be TJ Yates again next week.
Next week could be TJ Yates v Charlie Whitehurst in a battle of playoff contenders
The Giants would be 2008 Detroit Lions levels of shite if it wasn't for Manning and Beckham. What a two man team it is. JPP being the best defensive lineman with one hand is probably the most embarrassing aspect of it all.
Beckham & Miller were the only ones that made that game interesting really, and Miller was only really around for the first half.
The offensive lines on both sides looked terrible at times - half the Miami line literally didn't move on a snap at one point, while the both lines had a few snaps where they looked like they were doing preseason run-throughs they were so passive. Neither defence really did themselves any favours either, what with the Giants having no pass rush & falling off tackles & Miami taking a leaf out of the New Orleans Saints defensive playbook & deciding not to cover Beckham at all downfield. Chuck in the Dolphins basically only throwing to Landry & the Giants being unable to run the ball & you can see why neither of the two teams is any good.
I think the secondary of the Giants is in fairly decent shape (relative to previous years) but the lack of any pass rush at all means that even the worst NFL quarterbacks can stand back and pick their passes. A good secondary has never been high on the list but absolutely no pass rush for a Giants team is a bloody disgrace. Coupled with the fucked offensive line we can't get any production out of any number of running backs, Eric Dickerson would struggle if he had the misfortune to play for this team.
Suh looked absolutely gassed by the third quarter for what it's worth, he might aswell have just had a cardboard cut out of himself out there in the second half.
I can't tell if I absolutely love or hate the Rams colour rush uniforms.
I liked the 'mustard v ketchup' comment at the start of the game.
Tavon Austin is pretty terrifying in space, although maybe it's just that the Bucs defence can't tackle. Jameis didn't have his finest game either.
That cam run was brilliant.
The read option quarterback can work but you need to be able to throw it (unfortunately for kaep).
Some proper scrapping going on. Nice little sideshow to the actual game.
What the fuck was that shit from the Ravens on 4th and 9?!
Beckham should have been ejected for this carrying on tonight.
Looks like someone actually wants to win the NFC East now. You have to think if all results go as expected(everyone but Redskins lose) then it will all be on next week, Redskins @ Eagles.
Odell Beckham
Yep, he'll surely be thrown out soon.
He really should have been ejected for that alone.
Running back and pretty much tackling Norman? What the fuck mate.
A 90 yard pick 6.
Props Jimmy.
You're doing a great job of helping us get a better draft pick.
Ravens helping kill my fantasy dreams. Thanks Ravens!
Obviously Beckham gets them back into it after he should have been ejected.
Fantasy dreams already dead, buried and funeral held. So go Browns!
Eugh, I'd rather lose badly every other week than have these shitty close games we never win.
Didn't the Giants score 50 points in a game and still lose earlier this season?
Osweiler sacked 5 or more times in 2 of his 4 starts.
Peyton sacked 5 or more times in 2 of his 265 starts.
There's something in Ian and his ramblings that Osweiler drops back far too much.
Playoff bound
Hopefully can win the North too, it's about the pinnacle of what could be achieved this year.
Oh and for anyone still taking count.
The Ravens lost Jimmy Smith in the first quarter and he never returned.
Chris Canty was ruled out for the season last week too.
18 on IR and it sounds like Jimmy might make that 19 tomorrow.
Every fucking semi-decent play and the commentators cum all over Manziel.
The Denver players running onto the field too early
What the fuck is this NBC opening?
Damn, what a start that would have been had Brown not dropped that.
Nice of Daniel Fells to give Brandon Maxwell a piggy back.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...steven-jackson
SJax is back in the league
Oh and Justin Blackmon has been arrested for DUI. He looked so fucking good when he was actually on the field but he's going to end up in a jail cell permanently.
SJax?
Is that even a nickname?
David Johnson is a fucking beast (and/or the Eagles D is shit).
He utterly destroyed them on the ground and in the passing game, and that second touchdown was just disgusting. If John Brown hadn't been doing his best Ted Ginn impression in the first half Arizona would've been gone before half-time. Nice to see Bucannon get a pick six too, as he's been pretty impressive all year from what I've seen. The Cardinals could definitely use an upgrade at kicker though - Catanzaro not only missed that extra point but he seems to have no leg for kickoffs. Pretty sure none of them even reached the end zone. Tony Jefferson was responsible for both touchdowns as well, so not his finest game either, but then he is meant to be a backup, so maybe that's why.
As for Philly, Jordan Matthews was very impressive - I'd not seen anything from him before to explain why he was always being talked up, but he was pretty nifty the entire game, and the long TD on the coverage bust was the least he deserved. Ertz & Matthews (fumble aside) also looked like reliable options, and Michael Huff had a couple of good returns & a nice catch, so that's probably encouraging as well.
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Really want to watch Steelers/Broncos or Giants/Panthers but they're both still on blackout
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ended-one-game
Odell Beckham suspended for a game.
Fuck knows how he wasn't ejected for that though. He ran about 10-15 yards to get the hit on Norman too.
If only they were mic'd up
That was going on the whole game though so there must be some kind of deep seethe between the pair.
Well that TNF game was pretty patchy.
It's very clear that both teams are very young - LOADS of penalties from both sides, which only seemed to get worse as the game went on, and a few poor decisions meant that neither team really did anything offensively, despite neither defence really looking dominant.
Pretty clear that both teams have a way to go to be legit playoff contenders, especially as they're up against Denver & KC in their division, who are both far superior - Oakland are a lot closer to having a shot than San Diego, but they could probably use some work on both sides of the ball still, while the Chargers need to get players healthy again to even be on par with Oakland. Melvin Gordon not being shit would be handy too.
Hopefully Redskins/Eagles will be better. It should be pretty high scoring, I'd have thought. Hoping for a Washington win, personally.
Can't fathom how in these times of concussion obsessiveness Beckham is only getting a one game ban.
After hearing what the Panthers were at in riling him up I can sort of see his point. Yeah he should control it better but he's still human. Been better cleaving one of those staff members though.Originally Posted by Ian
Does that sort of provocation not go on all the time? Not that some of it isn't stuff the NFL should also be having a look at but that doesn't absolve him.
Dry your eyes, Odell.
What?Odell Beckham Jr. acted like a maniac against the Panthers and deserved to be suspended as a consequence. However, I think it was a mistake to suspend him for Week 16; I would have made it Week 17 instead. Many fantasy players - not me, so I'm not being biased here - have Beckham and will now have to play in a championship without him. I know it may seem silly to alter a player's suspension for fantasy purposes, but fantasy players are big-time paying customers; without them, the NFL wouldn't be raking in as much money. What if a fantasy player with a suspended Beckham has a bad taste in his/her mouth after losing because of that and stops playing fantasy entirely? The NFL would then lose a paying customer, which is just horrible business. Roger Goodell, once again, just doesn't get it.
Jesus Christ what imbecile wrote that?
By contrast I think it was an amazing decision that may win me a championship and I think he should also ban Russell Wilson just because.
http://walterfootball.com/index.php
He's usually not that bad but that's ludicrous.
I can see this snowballing.
http://mweb.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...anning-in-2011
They should retrospectively remove all his fantasy scores so I can get back all the points he lost this season. His decline might be the best advert those drugs could have hopes for because he's genuinely worse than I would be now.
If Manning was doing that how would they even prove it at this stage?
Steady on, I'm pinning my hopes on him.
They won't, but America loves a good PED story. Every journalist in the country has got a massive erection this morning.
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