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RE: 2017-18 NFL Thread
(08-21-2017 09:44 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: I'm really liking what I have seen out of the Browns tonight versus the Giants...granted the Giants have sucked all preseason.
4-0 in the preseason in unheard territory for the Browns. As a long suffering fan, I hope this "learning and grinding to win" translates to the regular season. I like what they're building through the draft and if Kizer can be "the guy" they have the following picks next year to not put toward a QB:
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Rd 1 (HOU)
Rd 2
Rd 2 (HOU)
Rd 2 (PHI)
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 4 (CAR)
Rd 5
Rd 5 (KC)
Rd 6
Rd 6 (PIT)
Rd 7
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RE: 2017-18 NFL Thread
Ok week 1 is almost upon us let's make some picks for the playoffs so we can look back and see how bad they were.
AFC EAST- New England
AFC NORTH- Pittsburgh
AFC SOUTH- Tennessee
AFC WEST- Oakland
WILCARDS- LA Chargers, Houston
NFC EAST- NY Giants
NFC NORTH- Green Bay
NFC SOUTH- New Orleans
NFC WEST- Seattle
WILDCARDS- Tampa Bay, Philadelphia
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RE: 2017-18 NFL Thread
(09-02-2017 03:03 PM)SouthEastAlaska Wrote: Ok week 1 is almost upon us let's make some picks for the playoffs so we can look back and see how bad they were.
AFC EAST- New England
AFC NORTH- Pittsburgh
AFC SOUTH- Tennessee
AFC WEST- Oakland
WILCARDS- LA Chargers, Houston
NFC EAST- NY Giants
NFC NORTH- Green Bay
NFC SOUTH- New Orleans
NFC WEST- Seattle
WILDCARDS- Tampa Bay, Philadelphia
NO WAY NO gets over ATL, CAR, OR TB for the #1 spot.
before I go any further on possible winners and wild cards I need to see a few games first...
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Personally, I think the Panthers have the right stuff to get back to being a playoff team this year.
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RE: 2017-18 NFL Thread
How is the battle for LA going ? I heard they are having trouble attracting bandwagon and getting good ratings.
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(09-03-2017 03:03 PM)Curumim Wrote: How is the battle for LA going ? I heard they are having trouble attracting bandwagon and getting good ratings.
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If you don't win LA doesn't care. 2 teams moving there was nothing more than a media market driven move as well as a franchise value driven move--see LA Clippers sale.
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(09-03-2017 03:33 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: (09-03-2017 03:03 PM)Curumim Wrote: How is the battle for LA going ? I heard they are having trouble attracting bandwagon and getting good ratings.
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If you don't win LA doesn't care. 2 teams moving there was nothing more than a media market driven move as well as a franchise value driven move--see LA Clippers sale.
And for that, two cities got damned. It is really unfortunate.
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RE: 2017-18 NFL Thread
(09-03-2017 03:33 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: If you don't win LA doesn't care.
I'm happy to bash LA as much as anyone else, but you can't expect fans anywhere to pay NFL ticket prices for a team that wins 4 or 5 games a year.
For that matter, you can't expect 'em to stay home and watch bad teams on TV unless there's 2 feet of snow on the ground, which AFAIK has never happened in LA.
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(09-03-2017 10:56 PM)Wedge Wrote: (09-03-2017 03:33 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: If you don't win LA doesn't care.
I'm happy to bash LA as much as anyone else, but you can't expect fans anywhere to pay NFL ticket prices for a team that wins 4 or 5 games a year.
For that matter, you can't expect 'em to stay home and watch bad teams on TV unless there's 2 feet of snow on the ground, which AFAIK has never happened in LA.
PREACH.
If the Clippers never sold for a billion these moves would have never happened. There was a reason there hadn't been a team back in LA for 20+ years....
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I like the Chiefs/Pats to kick the season off on Thursday..
I'd go
Pats
Bills
Redskins*might be tight
Titans*might be tight
Bucs*might be tight
Texans
Cards
Falcons
Bengals
Steelers
Rams
Seahawks*I think the Packers have a shot too.
Panthers
Cowboys
Vikings
Broncos
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And so it begins...
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Patriots with another free-ride season to the playoffs.
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09-07-2017 11:03 AM |
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(09-07-2017 11:03 AM)Curumim Wrote: Patriots with another free-ride season to the playoffs.
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Someone forgot to tell the Chiefs, that said I hate it for the Pats next opponent.
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09-07-2017 11:37 PM |
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Chiefs win puts a lot of pressure on the Raiders and Broncos. If either of them loses this weekend, they're not only a game behind the Chiefs, but they both still have to play the Patriots later in the season. It would be almost like being 2 games behind already.
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Pats defense a huge concern. Counting the 4 preseason games, they've given up an average of 33.6 points per game in the 5 games this year. with 27 points given up in all 5 games.
And I know I was in Jacksonville when 1st game of preseason was on and even they had a really long TD pass on NE- just like last night.
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2017-18 NFL Thread
I think Marky Mark's smedium T-shirt was the real crime on Thursday
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RE: 2017-18 NFL Thread
shout out to the jags for having a better record then the pats
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(09-08-2017 10:09 AM)Curumim Wrote:
Foxborough is not safe anymore.
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Bradford and the Vikings looked DAMN GOOD!
Saints O didn't get going till late in the 4th...almost garbage points...
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thing I find so amazing is how often a QB with a free play completes these really tough passes. Just saw it with Denver. Makes you wonder if QB's in general are maybe a smidge bit too conservative.
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(09-11-2017 09:10 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: Bradford and the Vikings looked DAMN GOOD!
Saints O didn't get going till late in the 4th...almost garbage points...
True that. His passes looks a little high but Diggs and Thielen were snatching them out the air with ease and more importantly in stride. Cooks looked great as well in his debut.
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