The NFL 2011 Thread

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-10-16T13:47:08.000Z

Brandon Clements:

Did Harbaugh and Schwartz almost get into a fight?

Hahahaha yessssssssss

Thongsy · 2011-10-16T13:47:30.000Z

I love Harbaugh.

Sarkus · 2011-10-16T13:47:32.000Z

Brandon Clements:

Did Harbaugh and Schwartz almost get into a fight?

Pretty much. Harbaugh’s reaction to the win seemed a bit over the top and I think Schwartz took exception to that.

BennyProfane · 2011-10-16T13:48:02.000Z

I have no idea who was wearing those baby blue jerseys today, but it sure as hell wasn’t the same Lions players who have taken the field the last five weeks. These guys today just had no clue, all day.

CheesyPoof · 2011-10-16T13:48:52.000Z

Thongsy:

I love Harbaugh.

Rex Ryan West.

caesarbear · 2011-10-16T13:54:43.000Z

Sarkus:

Pretty much. Harbaugh’s reaction to the win seemed a bit over the top and I think Schwartz took exception to that.

Harbaugh seems like a classless asshat. Here I was thinking it was Pete Carroll that was the douche.

sluggo · 2011-10-16T14:04:47.000Z

There should be some awesome GIFs from that scuffle.

Lorini · 2011-10-16T14:07:03.000Z

The Raiders defense couldn’t stop a kitten. And with Soup acting like he has no brains, this is going to be a long day.

EDIT: Naturally Soup has to then go dislocate his shoulder. Pryor anyone?

jeffd · 2011-10-16T15:09:23.000Z

Patriots defense really is godawful.

Sarkus · 2011-10-16T15:42:54.000Z

Apparently Sean Payton has a torn MCL and broken leg from that sideline collision.

Sammich · 2011-10-16T16:05:12.000Z

Lorini:

EDIT: Naturally Soup has to then go dislocate his shoulder. Pryor anyone?

RedZone channel just said broken collarbone, out for the year.

Lorini · 2011-10-16T16:07:36.000Z

Sammich:

RedZone channel just said broken collarbone, out for the year.

Gigantic SIGH. I hope Pryor is good.

Sarkus · 2011-10-16T16:16:02.000Z

Lorini:

Gigantic SIGH. I hope Pryor is good.

Once the Raiders are playing Pryor then they are giving up on the season - he’s not NFL ready. You need to hope that Boller has flipped a switch since he’s been in Oakland.

Brandon_Clements · 2011-10-16T16:26:07.000Z

Hey Dallas Defense: way to revert to type on that last drive. I though you were supposed to fix that shit Fat Lebowski?

DT1 · 2011-10-16T16:27:59.000Z

Sarkus:

Once the Raiders are playing Pryor then they are giving up on the season - he’s not NFL ready. You need to hope that Boller has flipped a switch since he’s been in Oakland.

David Garrard just went to check his phone for messages.

robsam · 2011-10-16T16:28:56.000Z

Like most Americans I knew Dallas was destined to lose when they had to punt it back to Brady and company with 2:42 on the clock. The winning touchdown didn’t hurt nearly as much since I knew it was inevitable.

sluggo · 2011-10-16T16:34:47.000Z

Speaking of the Raiders:

With 5 minutes left, the Raiders had 24-10 lead and a 4th and 1 at the Browns 5. A chip shot FG would have put them up 17 and ended the game. You can pull your starters, give Cleveland all the garbage yards they want, they’re not scoring three times in five minutes.

But inexplicably, the Raiders go for it on 4th down. Why? What is there to be gained by getting a first down and then maybe a TD? At that point in the game, there’s no functional difference between being up 17 or 21. It’s three scores either way. But if you don’t make it and you’re only up 14, the difference between two scores and three scores is huge. You’ve given the Browns life for no good reason.

And sure enough, the Raiders don’t make it on 4th down. And the Browns move down the field and score a touchdown to make it 24-17. And then they recover the onside kick, and they have the ball in Raiders territory, and this game that should have been 27-10 is now a real ballgame again.

I just don’t get why NFL teams are so godawful at basic clock management and strategy. With five minutes left, three scores up is a win. Unless Seabass had been shot in the leg earlier in the game, you kick the damn FG and order a pizza.

Sarkus · 2011-10-16T16:50:10.000Z

Seeing some of the Harbaugh/Schwartz coverage, I’ve lost some respect for Harbaugh. Obviously both coaches were asked about it and the video clearly shows that after the two shook hands, Harbaugh slapped Schwartz on the back pretty hard as they were going their seperate ways, something Schwartz obviously didn’t like. In his presser, Schwartz basically says that Harbaugh said something obscene.

What bothers me is that Harbaugh tries to laugh the whole thing off by suggesting maybe he shook hands too hard, doesn’t even mention the back slap, and doesn’t really deny any language (though he doesn’t admit to it either).

It’ll be interesting to see how the league offices react, since commentators all seem to assume some fines are coming.

Sarkus · 2011-10-16T16:54:57.000Z

jeffd:

Patriots defense really is godawful.

Their pass defense is shockingly bad, but they are still 5-1. They have plenty of time to get it right.

Mark_Asher · 2011-10-16T16:57:48.000Z

triggercut:

His offensive line has regressed, his wide receivers lead the league in drops.

Bradford’s fine. He’s the one guy on the Titanic trying to keep the ship afloat.

Yeah, what Triggercut said. He’s been battered this year, and then when he does get a pass off the receivers are dropping it.

I am not sure why the O line is having the troubles they are. They seemed to be on the upswing and I thought signing Harvey Dahl to play guard was a good move. But they are not protecting Bradford well at all.

I even thought our receiving corp would be better, but it really isn’t so far. I thought Mark Sims-Walker was a decent signing and Lance Kendricks looked like a stud TE in preseason, but I bet he’s had at least six drops so far this season.

It’s either the Rams not in sync due to having to learn a new offense in a shortened training camp, the impact of their tough schedule, or…just one of those years.

But hey, I’ll take a moral victory holding the score to 24-3, though how the Rams get over 400 yards in offense and only score 3 points is a bit of a mystery.