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Official AT 2013 NFL Free Agent Tracking, Draft, and Offseason Happenings Thread

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IndyColtsFan said:
Funny how many here didn't see it happening. Were you one of the retards who told me how "wrong" I was when I originally bashed the trade?



Yeah, there's NO difference AT ALL between a guy who had started a few games (Kolb) and a guy who has a few seasons worth of starts (Smith). 🙄

Edit: I see others covered this point well.
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I got a ballsy prediction for ya! The Lakers aren't going to win a championship this year! I'll make sure I gloat about it to everyone once it happens! 🙄

You seriously think the prevailing thought among NFL fans and journalists was that Kolb was going to be a pro bowler in AZ? That is pure nonsense and you know it. Everyone was saying Andy Reid is a genius. Nobody was saying the Cardinals were the winner in that trade. You aren't unique or special in calling it out. I am simply asking you to make a ballsier prediction than 'Kolb isnt going to work out in AZ'.

Hence why I brought up Alex Smith. I don't think he is going to work out in KC. If you are going to gloat about some prediction you made, oh dear soothsayer, at least go a little bit against the grain and not just regurgitate what almost all of the talking heads were saying at the time.
 
cheezy321 said:
I got a ballsy prediction for ya! The Lakers aren't going to win a championship this year! I'll make sure I gloat about it to everyone once it happens! 🙄

You seriously think the prevailing thought among NFL fans and journalists was that Kolb was going to be a pro bowler in AZ? That is pure nonsense and you know it. Everyone was saying Andy Reid is a genius. Nobody was saying the Cardinals were the winner in that trade. You aren't unique or special in calling it out. I am simply asking you to make a ballsier prediction than 'Kolb isnt going to work out in AZ'.
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Actually, I don't think I said Kolb wouldn't work out. IIRC, what I said was that the Cardinals got ripped off for what I considered a mediocre QB at best and that's when the Cards fans jumped my case and told me I was wrong or couldn't really say that. Guess who was right?

Hence why I brought up Alex Smith. I don't think he is going to work out in KC. If you are going to gloat about some prediction you made, oh dear soothsayer, at least go a little bit against the grain and not just regurgitate what almost all of the talking heads were saying at the time.
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LOL, you act as if predicting Alex Smith won't work out in KC makes you the second coming of Nostradamus.
 
It's almost like the schedule was done in reference to Bronco story lines.

Broncos open the entire season at home on Thursday to seek revenge against the Ravens.

Follow it up in NYC with the Manning bowl.

Then Wes Welker goes back to Fox-borough to show them what a mistake they made.

Manning goes back to Indianapolis to 5 minute standing ovation. Will be emotional for all.

Its so bizarre having the Broncos at the forefront of news for the most popular sport in the nation. So many years of flying under the radar and not even being noticed. Elway? Elway who? Oh the Dan Marino draft guy that can't win the big one?

Then we fired Mike Shanahan and we became the NFL's media darling. "Young phenom McDaniels hired as Broncos next head coach." "Trade Jay Cutler, really?" "Trade Brandon Marshall, Peyton Hillis, Tony Scheffler?" "Crazyness." "McDaniels is a cheater just like Bellicheat, fired." "Peyton Manning, the biggest free agent in the history of the NFL has chosen the Denver Broncos." "Broncos lose at home being up by 7 with 40 seconds to play and Ravens needing to go 70 yards with no time outs."

It has been one hell of a roller coaster ride.
 
AMDZen said:
It's almost like the schedule was done in reference to Bronco story lines.
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That's because you're only paying attention to the Broncos' schedule. Most teams have those kinds of games scheduled, although the drama of Peyton Manning allows for more of those games.
 
The only time the Broncos get mentioned here is in connection with the Raiders.

Hate opening against Green Bay again this year. Would prefer it switched with that MNF ATL game in December.. but I can't do anything about that. Chance we can start 0-5.. all playoff teams from last year in that first five game stretch.
 
AMDZen said:
Its so bizarre having the Broncos at the forefront of news for the most popular sport in the nation.
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lol... the first I've heard of or cared about the Browncows schedule in any depth outside of the season opener, which ironically was skewed from a Ravens slant since it was SUPPOSED to be a home opener for the Ravens but the MLB decided to be asshats about it.

On the other had, to point out to you the obviousness of your locality-bias, my day yesterday was spent being pointed out that Buffalo's schedule is bookended by the Pats, and I also noticed that their entire December slate is with teams from the southeast (Falcons, Bucs, Jags, Dolphins) before closing it out at New England.

Home opener week 1 against the Pats... that's going to be rough!

Denver is most definitely NOT at the forefront of NFL sporting news. You need to get over yourself.
 
LOL. You are such a moron SunnyD. You call those "story lines" wow Buffalo is playing NE which is in their division. Wow. Crazyness. Totally unexpected right there that they could play them twice. Wow they are playing other teams as well with absolutely no underlining story line from another division all in the same month. WOOOOOOO.

Lets make one thing clear. I DON'T LIKE being the National media's darling. I liked flying under the radar. I don't want it to be true that they are the biggest storyline going right now as they often have been over the last several years. But it is a FACT. So FUCK OFF.
 
And another thing. Obviously all those story lines with the Broncos have to include another team, or it wouldn't be a story now would it. Yea the Ravens got screwed by opening up here in Denver, which is WHY THAT IS A BIG STORY!!! For the Ravens as much or more so (for Ravens fans) as it is for the Broncos and our fans. So eat it.

And the stories with Wes Welker going back, Manning going back, Manning v. Manning - obviously those are all big stories and both ESPN and NFL network have spent tons of time on all of these since the schedule broke. I don't give a fuck about your local media as I said specifically this is NATIONAL MEDIA.

You guys would argue with me if I said the sky was Blue. Bringing up all the nonsense about how "we only see it as blue". Even when I say something that is 100% fact, you act like I am bragging about the Broncos. I am fucking sick of hearing about them honestly. I don't want them to be in the national media every second, so quit acting like I am somehow asking for it and sensing something that isn't there.
 
You do realize that who was playing who was known before the superbowl was over. Not a whole lot they can do to create these fantasy matchups you think they are tinkering with.
 
9ers have a fucking brutal schedule, like what 3-4 teams we play that didn't make the play offs last year (Jags, Panthers, Saints, Cards and the Rams... so 5, but Rams show up big time for divisional games).
 
lupi said:
You do realize that who was playing who was known before the superbowl was over. Not a whole lot they can do to create these fantasy matchups you think they are tinkering with.
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You do realize that when I say "It's almost like they are ...." means that I understand that they aren't, but that the story lines play out so well that its "Almost like they did"

Wow, I wonder what I could have meant by that.
 
AMDZen said:
LOL. You are such a moron SunnyD. You call those "story lines" wow Buffalo is playing NE which is in their division. Wow. Crazyness. Totally unexpected right there that they could play them twice. Wow they are playing other teams as well with absolutely no underlining story line from another division all in the same month. WOOOOOOO.

Lets make one thing clear. I DON'T LIKE being the National media's darling. I liked flying under the radar. I don't want it to be true that they are the biggest storyline going right now as they often have been over the last several years. But it is a FACT. So FUCK OFF.
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Story lines? What da fuq is this? Some sort of daytime soap?

No, it's the fucking NFL. Nobody gives a shit who played for who last season - it's football ffs. Players move around all the time. But let's be clear about one thing - the NATIONAL MEDIA doesn't give a rat's ass about Denver when it comes to football. There's no such thing as NATIONAL MEDIA when it comes to football. There's only regional, and that's all that matters to fans. Everything else is just a passing blip on the radar.
 
RPD said:
9ers have a fucking brutal schedule, like what 3-4 teams we play that didn't make the play offs last year (Jags, Panthers, Saints, Cards and the Rams... so 5, but Rams show up big time for divisional games).
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They got to the Super Bowl last year, they shouldn't have a cakewalk schedule filled with patsy opponents. Not everyone can be in a division like the AFC North and pencil in 6 near automatic wins from playing Miami, Buffalo, and the Jets twice each.
 
AMDZen said:
It's almost like the schedule was done in reference to Bronco story lines.

Broncos open the entire season at home on Thursday to seek revenge against the Ravens.

Follow it up in NYC with the Manning bowl.

Then Wes Welker goes back to Fox-borough to show them what a mistake they made.

Manning goes back to Indianapolis to 5 minute standing ovation. Will be emotional for all.

Its so bizarre having the Broncos at the forefront of news for the most popular sport in the nation. So many years of flying under the radar and not even being noticed. Elway? Elway who? Oh the Dan Marino draft guy that can't win the big one?

Then we fired Mike Shanahan and we became the NFL's media darling. "Young phenom McDaniels hired as Broncos next head coach." "Trade Jay Cutler, really?" "Trade Brandon Marshall, Peyton Hillis, Tony Scheffler?" "Crazyness." "McDaniels is a cheater just like Bellicheat, fired." "Peyton Manning, the biggest free agent in the history of the NFL has chosen the Denver Broncos." "Broncos lose at home being up by 7 with 40 seconds to play and Ravens needing to go 70 yards with no time outs."

It has been one hell of a roller coaster ride.
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Not too big a surprise.

The super bowl winners always open the first game of the season. (Though usually they are at home.) And it is always against the AFC championship team they beat, or a Divisional playoff team they beat. [Whatever they are scheduled to play that year]

Packers and 49ers are playing each other week 1 again. 2 years in a row.
 
RPD said:
9ers have a fucking brutal schedule, like what 3-4 teams we play that didn't make the play offs last year (Jags, Panthers, Saints, Cards and the Rams... so 5, but Rams show up big time for divisional games).
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Schedule is all based on year/where teams standings end.

A team plays 16 games

PART A) [6] - 2x each divison team

PART B) [4] - a whole AFC divison (east, north, south, west). Changes each year in a rotation.

PART C) [3] - The 3 teams that ended at the same ranking in the other divisons of the same conference. (Since 49ers won their division, these 3 will be the other 3 divison winners in the NFC)

PART D) [3] - A whole NFC divison (east, north, south, west). Changes with each year in rotation excluding the team they already play because of part C and excluding their own divison.



So when you think about it. 49ers won their diviosn. So they have to play 3 divison winners (playoff teams), they have to play seahawks twice (wildcard playoff team), and a full AFC divison which has a divison winner (so at minimum 1 playoff team)

So its no surprise their schedule is hard.
 
Imported said:
The only time the Broncos get mentioned here is in connection with the Raiders.

Hate opening against Green Bay again this year. Would prefer it switched with that MNF ATL game in December.. but I can't do anything about that. Chance we can start 0-5.. all playoff teams from last year in that first five game stretch.
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Hey, hey. Remember what happened in the playoffs.

It will greatly depend on Don Capers GB defense strategy on if it evolved to play against running QBs or not.

Yea 2 years in a row.
 
glenn1 said:
They got to the Super Bowl last year, they shouldn't have a cakewalk schedule filled with patsy opponents. Not everyone can be in a division like the AFC East and pencil in 6 near automatic wins from playing Miami, Buffalo, and the Jets twice each.
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(Fixed bolded)
 
diesbudt said:
Schedule is all based on year/where teams standings end.

A team plays 16 games

PART A) [6] - 2x each divison team

PART B) [4] - a whole AFC divison (east, north, south, west). Changes each year in a rotation.

PART C) [3] - The 3 teams that ended at the same ranking in the other divisons of the same conference. (Since 49ers won their division, these 3 will be the other 3 divison winners in the NFC)

PART D) [3] - A whole NFC divison (east, north, south, west). Changes with each year in rotation excluding the team they already play because of part C and excluding their own divison.



So when you think about it. 49ers won their diviosn. So they have to play 3 divison winners (playoff teams), they have to play seahawks twice (wildcard playoff team), and a full AFC divison which has a divison winner (so at minimum 1 playoff team)

So its no surprise their schedule is hard.
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I know it was going to be hard (and how it's determined), but it's just going to be rough going, I think even the gimmie of the Jags is in London(?) further messes up the weeks before/after, which alteast has it inbetween Titans and Panthers.
 
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