The NFL 2011 Thread

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-10-23T21:10:55.000Z

ckessel:

It’s hard to know what to say about the Colts. They were pre-season contenders if Peyton was back, but can one quarterback really matter that much, even to the defense?

Colts would be having issues winning games even with Manning but Manning would be able to keep the offense on the field for sustained drives. That translates to less time for the defense to have to be on the field overall so maybe they stay a bit fresher in the second half.

Uncle_Larry · 2011-10-23T21:14:31.000Z

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-10-23T21:30:16.000Z

So here’s the remaining MNF schedule:

Pathetic.

nixon66 · 2011-10-23T21:41:21.000Z

Good god. Will Rams at Seahawks set an all time low for MNF viewership?

mkozlows · 2011-10-23T21:48:34.000Z

Ever since MNF went to ESPN, I’ve thought of it more as the old Sunday night football, with the “real” MNF now on Sunday night. The fact that NBC can flex better matchups into Sunday night while ESPN is stuck with irrelevant junk games does nothing to change my opinion on that front.

sluggo · 2011-10-23T21:51:53.000Z

Giants/Saints could be good, as could Steelers/49ers and Falcons/Saints. But yeah, a lot of those games are awful.

Not_One_Of_Us · 2011-10-23T21:58:39.000Z

Wait wait wait, the Jaguars got two Monday Night games? What the fuck led to that?

BaconTastesGood · 2011-10-23T22:43:46.000Z

sluggo:

That’s probably not going to happen today. :)

Wrong. =)

“Tebow rallies Denver to 18-15 OT win over Miami”

Shadarr · 2011-10-23T22:50:41.000Z

sluggo:

And still, Brees doesn’t have a perfect passer rating for the night, because his YPA is a little low. And if that doesn’t tell you how the QB rating system needs to be thrown away forever, nothing will. This is one of the best games you’ll ever see a QB have.

No, that’s not the problem, the problem is that a QB can have a perfect passer rating. That should not be possible, unless he throws a 99 yard touchdown on every pass.

Shmtur · 2011-10-23T22:53:28.000Z

Shadarr:

No, that’s not the problem, the problem is that a QB can have a perfect passer rating. That should not be possible, unless he throws a 99 yard touchdown on every pass.

And perfect games shouldn’t be possible in baseball either unless every pitch is a strike!

Realistically, I like the perfect game; if you design a system without a perfect game, you get ESPN’s QBR stat. And that stat sucks for reasons said better elsewhere.

Shadarr · 2011-10-23T22:53:54.000Z

Lorini:

I was watching the WS with the plan to switch over, but I see there’s no point. Did Indy just out and out quit?

Miami and Indy are going for Luck in different ways. Miami is finding ways to lose winnable games, Indy is putting together a full 60 minutes of terrible football. My money is on the team that’s consistent, Miami may run into a team that wants it less than they do.

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-10-23T23:00:20.000Z

My money’s on the Colts.

sluggo · 2011-10-23T23:17:34.000Z

BaconTastesGood:

Wrong. =)

Well, what you were saying was how everyone will fawn over the QB who comes up with a last minute rally and ignore how bad he was up to that point, and that’s not what’s happening. As much as Tebow’s comeback has been a big story, I’ve not seen one highlight or article about the game that hasn’t hammered home how godawful Tebow was for the first 55 minutes. No one is ignoring his futility for the first 3 3/4 quarters.

And if you scroll back, you’ll notice that at 15-0, I totally callled that Miami would do everything in their power to give the game away. :)

sluggo · 2011-10-23T23:19:50.000Z

Shadarr:

No, that’s not the problem, the problem is that a QB can have a perfect passer rating. That should not be possible, unless he throws a 99 yard touchdown on every pass.

I think we can agree that the QB rating system has many, many problems. :)

Zuwadza · 2011-10-24T00:48:55.000Z

I’m amazed that their defense did just that badly. I mean, the Saints have a great offense and all but, their run game hasn’t been all that great this season. Tonight they had 236 yards rushing split pretty evenly across three backs: 91 for Ingram, 88 for Sproles and 57 for Thomas.

mdowdle · 2011-10-24T02:32:54.000Z

Lloyd Heilbrunn:

41 years here and trying hard to remember 10 years ago when I actually enjoyed my Sundays…

But I’m sure you remember it every year when the last undefeated team of the season finally loses.

Sten_Friberg · 2011-10-24T04:32:46.000Z

sluggo:

Giants/Saints could be good, as could Steelers/49ers and Falcons/Saints. But yeah, a lot of those games are awful.

Judging from last night Vikings vs Packers could be good.

Matt_Bowyer · 2011-10-24T06:00:38.000Z

This is the first season I’ve ever done NFL Sunday Ticket. I have every game available to me now. So why am I barely watching football all of a sudden? This is confusing.

delirium · 2011-10-24T06:57:53.000Z

Maybe you burnt yourself out from watching too many games early on. Weren’t you pretty hot and heavy with the NFL package during the first several weeks?

Mightynute · 2011-10-24T07:06:23.000Z

delirium:

Maybe you burnt yourself out from watching too many games early on. Weren’t you pretty hot and heavy with the NFL package during the first several weeks?

The bloom is off the rose, so to speak. Now that the initial passion has died down and the NFL wants a commitment, Bowyer’s wavering. Sure, the games might not be dressed up all pretty like they were in weeks 1 and 2, but there’s still maybe one out of a dozen each weekend that’s worth loving.

Why are you afraid of commitment, Matt Bowyer? What more can the NFL give to you? WHY WON’T YOU JUST LOVE THEM?