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*Its the FINAL COUNTDOWN!* Official NFL Week 17 Thread

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akugami said:
Eagles - 27, Cowboys - 23
We all know that Jason Garrett sucks. As an Eagles fan, I'm glad he's coaching the Cowboy but from a pure football fan's perspective, he's bad for the sport. I mean, Cowboys fans have got to be going batshit crazy over the last two games and how they refuse to run when the situation calls for it. I know they won the Washington game but you couldn't convince me that they weren't trying to throw that game (literally and figuratively). Tony Romo saved Garrett's job (for now) but I'd be highly surprised if the Cowboys lose, they don't fire Garrett.
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It is funny because Garrett was about as spectacular at QB as he is at coaching. Oh, he got a few rings being Aikman's backup's backup and had one good Thanksgiving day game. Other than that, nothing. The sad part is JJ likes him... So, he won't fire him, despite him not having a winning season. Has actual head coach, the Cowboys have gone 8-8 in what is looking like all 3 seasons.

Minnesota is favored against Detroit. Rudeguy has the suicide hotline on speed dial. Seriously, what hasn't gone wrong? And Matthew Stafford needs to get his shit together. He's half the problem considering how poor his throws are any time you get into a big game. He needs to fix his throw mechanics ASAP.
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Stafford needs to stop flailing his arm around and actually throw the ball right. And it shouldn't be that hard to complete passes when you're throwing to Megatron.


Season is coming to a close, but I keep going back and looking at the games and think that we need a rivalry game for each team that they play each year. I know you play teams in your division twice each year but there's that rivalry game for some teams. Raiders should play SF every year. The Eagles should play Pittsburgh every year. The New Jersey Jets should play the New Jersey Giants every year. What do you guys think?
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If anything, SF's rival should be the Cowboys due to all those great games in the 90s. I don't mind rivalry games, but you know the moronic NFL would want to do them in London or something stupid. Next, we'll have teams playing in Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and Antarctica.
 
akugami said:
Eagles - 27, Cowboys - 23
We all know that Jason Garrett sucks. As an Eagles fan, I'm glad he's coaching the Cowboy but from a pure football fan's perspective, he's bad for the sport. I mean, Cowboys fans have got to be going batshit crazy over the last two games and how they refuse to run when the situation calls for it. I know they won the Washington game but you couldn't convince me that they weren't trying to throw that game (literally and figuratively). Tony Romo saved Garrett's job (for now) but I'd be highly surprised if the Cowboys lose, they don't fire Garrett.

And hey Phil Simms, how's one of the bottom 5 units (both O and D) in the NFL looking right now?


Minnesota is favored against Detroit. Rudeguy has the suicide hotline on speed dial. Seriously, what hasn't gone wrong? And Matthew Stafford needs to get his shit together. He's half the problem considering how poor his throws are any time you get into a big game. He needs to fix his throw mechanics ASAP.


Season is coming to a close, but I keep going back and looking at the games and think that we need a rivalry game for each team that they play each year. I know you play teams in your division twice each year but there's that rivalry game for some teams. Raiders should play SF every year. The Eagles should play Pittsburgh every year. The New Jersey Jets should play the New Jersey Giants every year. What do you guys think?
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Haven't watched a single play of theirs since the Tampa Bay game.
 
i still remember the MNF party i had at my house for the eagles/skins season opener and how much fun it was at the beginning of the season especially after the hype behind rg3's recovery. holy shit how i was drinking the kool aid way too much at that time.

now the season is coming to an end with the shitbowl between the giants and redskins. i can't wait to see who is commenting the game, it's going to be the bottom of the bottom of the barrel of guys. i'm going to make a list of how many mistakes they make while the game is on.
 
purbeast0 said:
i still remember the MNF party i had at my house for the eagles/skins season opener and how much fun it was at the beginning of the season especially after the hype behind rg3's recovery. holy shit how i was drinking the kool aid way too much at that time.

now the season is coming to an end with the shitbowl between the giants and redskins. i can't wait to see who is commenting the game, it's going to be the bottom of the bottom of the barrel of guys. i'm going to make a list of how many mistakes they make while the game is on.
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I'm sure it will be less than the number of INTs Manning the lesser is going to throw.
 
So how crappy is a division when they conspire among themselves to give it to the team who lost their QB for half of the season.
 
smackababy said:
It is funny because Garrett was about as spectacular at QB as he is at coaching. Oh, he got a few rings being Aikman's backup's backup and had one good Thanksgiving day game. Other than that, nothing. The sad part is JJ likes him... So, he won't fire him, despite him not having a winning season. Has actual head coach, the Cowboys have gone 8-8 in what is looking like all 3 seasons.
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I know the Cowboys have had a ton of injuries on defense this year but for the last roughly 3 years, you see the talent on their team and you're thinking they got enough to go toe to toe with anyone. With a few lucky bounces they should be able to go far in the playoffs right? Nope. Either they don't make the playoffs or they get bounced in the first round.

The Romo led Cowboys are 1-6 in elimination games. Say what you will about it being a misconception that Romo comes up small in big games but with a record like that, is it a wonder people say these things? And I'm not blaming Romo for everything, seems to be a combination of boneheaded plays (Garrett threw Romo under the bus two weeks ago) and boneheaded play calling (can't blame Romo for the insane number of pass plays with a lead at the end of games the last two weeks).

Stafford needs to stop flailing his arm around and actually throw the ball right. And it shouldn't be that hard to complete passes when you're throwing to Megatron.
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Just get it in Megatron's vicinity and it's almost a guaranteed catch. Megatron has a 12'5" reach. That's the same as Shaq's reach. His target window is just huge compared to practically anyone else. Megatron is just flat out amazing and I always hate it when talented players get wasted. Not piling onto the Lions but Sanders wasted a lot of amazing years there and it broke him.

If anything, SF's rival should be the Cowboys due to all those great games in the 90s. I don't mind rivalry games, but you know the moronic NFL would want to do them in London or something stupid. Next, we'll have teams playing in Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and Antarctica.
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I was thinking SF vs Raiders cause they're both across the bay from each other. Either way, there are just some natural rivalries that the NFL should promote. I think it's good for the game. Look how big some rivalries are in the college ranks.
 
Away said:
Chargers will take the sixth seed in the AFC.
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I sure hope this, but it's going to take a repeat of last week. The Ravens and the Dolphins have to lose and the Chargers have to win. I do think that the Chiefs will be trying to win in the first half. If the Chargers can get a decent lead into half time, I think the Chiefs will phone it in. If the game is close, I expect the starters to remain in. We'll know shortly after kick off whether the game will mean anything however. The Chargers will leave nothing on the table even if they are eliminated in the 1st quarter. This is their chance to show how dangerous of a team they can be. It's sad because they got their act together just a little too late. They could have done some real damage in the playoffs.
 
so kubiak is gone, the schwartz is just waiting till monday, and munchak almost a certainty. the redskins fiasco is anyone's guess. the only other near certain one I can think of right now would be frazier. cowgirls are about in the same bizarro land as the skins, and while the raiders suck they may hold off just to act like things are stable for a change.
 
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I think AZ will beat SF if only because SF has already secured a wildcard and this is a must-win home game for us.

On the TB @ NO front, I am honestly not sure what to expect. NO is very sporadic. But it's a home game. TB is very sporadic as well, and they have nothing on the line other than pride.

The ATL @ SF game was one of the most heart wrenching things I've ever seen.
 
lupi said:
Romo has surgery, official out. World says duh.
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Well, I don't think they want to commit to him being out until the last possible moment, if for nothing else to give the Eagles more things to prepare for (Romo and Orton).

Orton isn't the worst QB to have coming in, but I think the Cowboys chances are pretty slim. As much as I hate to admit it, the Eagles have been playing extremely well (minus the Vikings game).

Has any NFC division actually been clenched yet? I don't think so. Should be some exciting games this week. Carolina could end up getting HFA I believe. I don't recall the tie breakers for HFA off the top of my head.
 
GO COWBOYS!

Almost every game has come down to the last 2 minutes, why shouldn't the season? 3 years in a row now it's win or go home on the last game. Being a fan sure is does leave you on the edge of your seat ALL the damn time.

akugami said:
I mean, Cowboys fans have got to be going batshit crazy over the last two years and how they refuse to run when the situation calls for it.
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Fixed. 😉

Minnesota is favored against Detroit. Rudeguy has the suicide hotline on speed dial. Seriously, what hasn't gone wrong? And Matthew Stafford needs to get his shit together. He's half the problem considering how poor his throws are any time you get into a big game. He needs to fix his throw mechanics ASAP.
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He's a Raiders fan

for now.
 
Centauri said:
I think AZ will beat SF if only because SF has already secured a wildcard and this is a must-win home game for us.

On the TB @ NO front, I am honestly not sure what to expect. NO is very sporadic. But it's a home game. TB is very sporadic as well, and they have nothing on the line other than pride.

The ATL @ SF game was one of the most heart wrenching things I've ever seen.
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Saints are at home. They had better not complete the meltdown of a sure-thing #2-seed to not making the playoffs.

Of course, a similar meltdown for Carolina against Atlanta could push NO back into the 2-seed.

It's funny how everyone made such a big deal about Seattle not being able to play on the road when the Saints have been even more bipolar. I think they Saints' best shot of road-playoff wins would be a road game at Dallas, then a rematch against Carolina, then hoping every remaining team gets lost at sea.
 
Phoenix86 said:
If that fan who rented a billboard 27 miles away from the stadium in Seattle is a moron. http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/...-up-bragging-billboard-27-miles-from-seattle/

What does that make the folks in Philly doing the same thing only ~1500 miles away?
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Well, the whole enterprise is semi-moronic to begin with, but:

1. This billboard looks to have been purchased by a radio station, not a fan.

2. Therefore the intended audience is not Jerry Jones or any of the Cowboys, but Eagles fans passing in cars.

3. As such, it is probably promotional money well spent for the radio station.
 
BergeLSU said:
It's funny how everyone made such a big deal about Seattle not being able to play on the road when the Saints have been even more bipolar. I think they Saints' best shot of road-playoff wins would be a road game at Dallas, then a rematch against Carolina, then hoping every remaining team gets lost at sea.
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On the CBS radio stations, they have 30-60 clips from their guys like Boomer and Jim Rome. I forget which one it was but he was ranting about how holding the SB at the Meadowlands is bad because it means a team like the NFC's best Saints that's built for playing indoors and good conditions is at an unfair disadvantage. I couldn't face palm any harder at the fact that he 1) called the Saints the NFC's best and 2) that the SB's venue should cater to teams that take the weather conditions out of their home field.
 
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