NFL 2019 Thread

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Agree to disagree. I don't call him dirty by the world's standards. I consider him dirty by my standards. Anyone that deliberately seeks to injure another player is dirty by my book. A slave trader may have been considered an honorable business man in colonial times. That doesn't keep his occupation from being morally repugnant in my eye.

Understood. But players in the 90s and before played just like him. This is my point. He's just playing in the wrong era. Players like him in the past are HOF right now.

[Cobra Mgr]

Bill Bidwell, owner of the Cardinals, dies @ 88.

[Cobra Mgr]

Question: Since AB is no longer employed, can we still post his antics in the sports forum?

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Question: Since AB is no longer employed, can we still post his antics in the sports forum?

From your link....

he was "belligerent," "pugnacious" .

"tumultuous tirades, defiant rants, use of profane language and refusal to comport himself in a civilized and grown-up manner."

I love all of these words! especially pugnacious. Sounds like something a dog would feel, but whatever. AB is one out of control dude.

[dkgo]

third and two inches near the goalline and rivera goes with a halfback pass and a super slow sweep. rivera loses another game with his ****ty short yardage plays

this team is undefeated with a five year old madden player making the fourth down calls. ****ing qb sneak dumbass

[dkgo]

and now a 50 yard bomb when a first down literally wins the game, or get 5 yards for a field goal to win

coaching staff is so terrible

[BaseballMan]

Raiders almost gave the game away.
Bears did a good job of taking advantage of the raider's mistakes.
I am becoming more convinced that the bears defense is vastly overrated.
A lot of the bears wins were against bad teams since the Mack trade. That and being a good at causing turnovers has made the bears defense stats look better than they really are. Sooner or later the turnover well will run dry. the injuries are not helping either. I don't see them finishing better than 8-8.

[dkgo]

8-8 with chase daniel or trubisky takes a very impressive defensive effort

they were definitely overrated since that turnover luck was unsustainable, but still a clear top ten unit in the league

[Bluenoser]

Just win baby - fly home with a smile and enjoy a week off. Couple tough road games coming up in Green Bay and Houston.

[BaseballMan]

Originally Posted by dkgo

8-8 with chase daniel or trubisky takes a very impressive defensive effort

they were definitely overrated since that turnover luck was unsustainable, but still a clear top ten unit in the league

I still think the bears defense is good but a bit overrated.
Raider fans complain about Carr not throwing deep but as long as the running game and short passes are working why not throw short?
It keeps the defense off the field. The raiders defense played great today but there were still signs of a KC 2nd qrt flashback. The raiders are learning that the strength of the offense is the running game. But they will have to clean up those mistakes. Should have never let the bears back in the game.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by dkgo

third and two inches near the goalline and rivera goes with a halfback pass and a super slow sweep. rivera loses another game with his ****ty short yardage plays

this team is undefeated with a five year old madden player making the fourth down calls. ****ing qb sneak dumbass

I was ticked off at the 56 yd fg w/4 minutes to go in the 2nd. I'd understand if it was less than :30 to go in the half. But that was foolish otherwise. you give the Jags the ball at midfield and were lucky to only give up 3 pts.

[Cobra Mgr]

One thing I'd like to ask........Has Run-CMC become the best RB in the game?

[Cobra Mgr]

Sooooooo....you can't show up the ref by angrily tossing your challenge flag, but the ref can show you up by angrily tossing his.

[Cobra Mgr]

One less Gruden coaching.

[Cobra Mgr]

Antonio Brown.....Vontaze Burfict.....I wonder if Vegas is giving odds on Incognito's tenure.........

So surprised this didn't turn out well.

[Ragnar]

Buffalo Bills fans are special.

[monkeyman576]

LAR at SEA(-1.5) - Not a lot of confidence in the Rams defence. PICK: SEA loss

NE(-15.5) at WAS - The Patriots understandably feel like they don't need to play 100% every game. Pick: WAS loss

JAX at CAR(-3) - Vegas is going AGAINST Minchew mania?!?! Pick: JAX loss

ARI at CIN(-3.5) - If the Bengals lose they could have a leg up on the 1st overall pick. PICK: ARI won

ATL at HOU(-5) - The Texans underperformed last week but look for a rebound game this week. PICK: HOU won

TB at NO(-3.5) - I see this as a close game but I'll go with the Saints. Pick: NO won

MIN(-4.5) at NYG - The Giants are improving but not good enough to hang with Minnesota. PICK: MIN won

CHI(-4.5) at OAK - I don't see this being close. PICK: CHI loss

NYJ at PHI(-13.5) - This could be a swingy game that could go either way vs. the spread, but I'll take the Jets. PICK: NYJ loss

BAL(-3.5) at PIT - Vegas is overreacting to the Ravens poor performance last week I think, the spread should be higher. PICK: BAL loss

BUF at TEN(-3) - The Bills are actually the better team I think. PICK: BUF won

DEN at LAC(-6.5) - Don't bet on the Broncos. PICK: LAC loss

GB at DAL(-3.5) - I could actually see the Cowboys losing. PICK: GB won

IND at KC(-10.5) - The spread is too high with KC's poor defense I think. PICK: IND won

CLE at SF(-3.5) - The 49ers have to come down to earth at some point. PICK: CLE

[mirrf]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

One less Gruden coaching.

The problems in Washington are far greater than a bad head coach. But yea, firing a bad head coach is a good start.

[Cobra Mgr]

Has anyone after 5 games had 3 winless teams in their rear view like the Patriots have? And get this.......They get the Jets & Dolphins again plus Cincy. Their 2 toughest games, KC & Dallas, are in Foxboro. I don't see much keeping them from going 16-0.

[monkeyman576]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Has anyone after 5 games had 3 winless teams in their rear view like the Patriots have? And get this.......They get the Jets & Dolphins again plus Cincy. Their 2 toughest games, KC & Dallas, are in Foxboro. I don't see much keeping them from going 16-0.

In 2007, the Patriots went 16-0 but lost in the Super Bowl. Billicek may let off the gas in the regular season for a game or two in order to maximize chances for another super bowl victory. But yes, the Patriots are good and the AFC is relatively weak. Also, the 07 Patriots had 4 games end within 4 points or less so they got a little lucky, so luck will have something to do with it this year.