2013-2014 NFL Thread

[MarkGrace]

No Harvin tonight. That hurts.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

No Harvin tonight. That hurts.

Unfortunately, that's going to be happening a lot with that guy. Fortunately, he only costs Seattle $4.9 million this year. Unfortunately, he'll cost them $13.4 million next year which means he'll be more expensive than Calvin Johnson in 2014.

[The_Douger]

Every time Harvin doesn't feel like playing he gets a migraine or reaggravates a hammy. When he plays and he's in to it, he's great.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Every time Harvin doesn't feel like playing he gets a migraine or reaggravates a hammy. When he plays and he's in to it, he's great.

I'm pretty sure Harvin wants to play. His hip problem is for real. He's not yet at the malcontent part of the cycle with the Seahawks. That will come next year.

[MarkGrace]

Just looked out the window at the Clink. Place is buzzing.

[The_Tick]

Man...I love this Seahawk team.

[MarkGrace]

Thanks for coming, saints.

[cougjunkie]

If the playoffs started next week, Baltimore would be the #6 seeding the AFC. These guys are the New York Giants of the AFC. They play incredibly average for parts of the regular season and then they look totally different in the postseason.

I look at the Broncos schedule and I'm pretty sure they'll win out. The 3,4 and 5 seeds -- probably Indy, Cincy and KC won't be problems in the playoffs. Indy looks terrible after losing Reggie Wayne. Cincy has Marvin Lewis as their coach and Andy Dalton as their QB. KC is just not playing particularly well right now, though I suppose they could right the ship. The #6 seed won't be a problem unless it's Baltimore.

Speaking of which, I can see Baltimore beating Cincy or Indy in the first round which would then put them in Denver in the second round.

Seattle played their two best opponents prior to tonight during the first two weeks of the season. In their last nine games, they've only played two teams that now having a winning record -- Arizona and Indy. In a six week stretch, they only beat one opponent by more than 10 points. While they only lost one game, they should have lost at least two more -- Houston (especially), Tampa and/or St. Louis.

Playing Minnesota and Atlanta in back to back weeks is a helluva slump buster. But winning games, even close ones against bad teams, counts more than losing by a combined 4 points in back to back weeks against teams that now have a combined 17-5 record. It especially counts when you have the best homefield advantage in the league and can get the #1 seed in your conference.

Seattle is coming off a bye for tonight, but New Orleans is coming off a Thursday night game two weeks ago. Both teams will be rested up. It's not outside the realm of possibility that the Saints win this, but I certainly wouldn't bet on it. I feel like the Saints are the Spurs of the NFL. No one seems to get more bullshit calls go their way this year than they do. I saw Brees get hit in the thighs in the Jets game and the defender was called for hitting him too low. Ahmad Brooks wrapped him up around the shoulders and was called for going to high. I think the league needs to clarify whatever the Brees Rule is, because I think the other teams are confused about where exactly they can hit a 5'8 QB. Maybe the refs have colluded and decided the NFL gave the Saints a raw deal last year, so they're helping them out this year. Beware Seattle.

But back to the Seattle thing. The only way the Niners can win the division is by Seattle losing tonight and losing to Arizona at home. It goes without saying the Niners would have to beat Seattle next week. I don't think there's any possibility of Seattle is losing to the sorry ass Rams at home. I think there's an exceedingly slim possibility that Arizona could pull it off, but then again Tennessee and Tampa almost pulled it off earlier this season. Even if Seattle were to lose tonight, next week against the Niners and at the Giants (10 am start against a mercurial team, I think it's their second most losable game next to the Niners game the rest of the way) Seattle would still win the division by virtue of its win over Carolina. Seattle and San Francisco would have the same overall and division records and they would have split the series, so then it goes to common games. Seattle and San Francisco only have two uncommon games and the Giants are one of them. If one of Seattle's losses are to one of the uncommon opponents, then that would mean Seattle has a better record against common opponents.

That's why it's a must that Seattle lose a game to either Arizona or St. Louis -- one is very doubtful and the other is basically impossible.

Holy shit you could have said all of that in about 15 words. Talk about long-winded.

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[Walter Sobchak]

Seattle played their two best opponents prior to tonight during the first two weeks of the season. In their last nine games, they've only played two teams that now having a winning record -- Arizona and Indy. In a six week stretch, they only beat one opponent by more than 10 points. While they only lost one game, they should have lost at least two more -- Houston (especially), Tampa and/or St. Louis.

lol.

No one seems to get more bullshit calls go their way this year than they do. I saw Brees get hit in the thighs in the Jets game and the defender was called for hitting him too low. Ahmad Brooks wrapped him up around the shoulders and was called for going to high. I think the league needs to clarify whatever the Brees Rule is, because I think the other teams are confused about where exactly they can hit a 5'8 QB.

There was a "bullshit" (your word) roughing the passer call last night called on Thomas for barely tapping the side of Brees' helmet. Soon after however, the Saints drive stalled.

But that could have just been a make-up call? Earlier in the quarter there was another questionable roughing the passer call that went against the Saints when Akiem Hicks knocked DangeRuss to the ground after a failed 3rd-and-3 pass play went incomplete. On the replay, the hit seemed pretty innocuous (to me). If I was a Saints fan, I'd have been plenty pissed. The (bad?) call kept the drive alive and Seattle went on to score.

Maybe the refs have colluded and decided the NFL gave the Saints a raw deal last year, so they're helping them out this year. Beware Seattle.

You are a hoot. You really are.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

lol.




There was a "bullshit" (your word) roughing the passer call last night called on Thomas for barely tapping the side of Brees' helmet. Soon after however, the Saints drive stalled.

But that could have just been a make-up call? Earlier in the quarter there was another questionable roughing the passer call that went against the Saints when Akiem Hicks knocked DangeRuss to the ground after a failed 3rd-and-3 pass play went incomplete. On the replay, the hit seemed pretty innocuous (to me). If I was a Saints fan, I'd have been plenty pissed. The (bad?) call kept the drive alive and Seattle went on to score.




You are a hoot. You really are.

I guess you don't get the joke I was making about tiny Brees, but it appears as if there was the customary phantom call last night involving someone touching Brees. But it didn't matter, thankfully. The Saints have gotten more than their fair share of bullshit calls this year.

Clearly Seattle is the frontrunner at this point. But clearly they struggled against some crappy teams. Don't take it personally, the Ravens and 49ers lost to some crappy teams last year. If I had to choose, I'd rather have a team that played their best against the best teams like the 2007 and 2011 Giants and the 2012 Ravens. Hell, the 49ers didn't even beat the sorry ass Rams last year. Now the Niners clean up against the Rams, Texans and Jags while the Seahawks struggle against them but beat the hell out of the Niners and Saints.

Anyway, since you maybe weren't alive since the city of Seattle last won a professional sports championship, I hope the Seahawks' success this year and probable Super Bowl title will help you accept the occasional mild critique.

[Walter Sobchak]

Now the Niners clean up against the Rams, Texans and Jags while the Seahawks struggle against them but beat the hell out of the Niners and Saints.

Hawks vs the Top 3 teams in the NFC (New Orleans, Carolina, SF)... 3-0 with a score of 75-17. Just FYI!

[cougjunkie]

Star getting lots of love lately.

http://regressing.deadspin.com/death...ium=socialflow

[Color Me Badd Fan]

The end of this Baltimore v. Minnesota game has been unreal.

[cougjunkie]

Thank you Antonio Brown! If he has a shoe a 1/2 size smaller he stays in bounds and they beat Miami.

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[scottie]

The 63 yd FG record finally falls -- DEN's kicker just made a 64 yarder before half.