OFFICIAL NFL week 1 thread

[slayer202]

a good buc team? really? plus freeman missed some time. let's not get excited, it's still just week one

 

[rcpratt]

Freeman missed like two series because the Lions crushed him.

But anyways, I'm not getting too excited nor do I see anyone else doing so. I don't think the Bucs are that good, although they did win 10 last year.

 

[nick1985]

He'll be back next year and possibly even this year, though I think they'd be insane to play him this year.

Wanna bet?

 

[spidey07]

Regarding Colts, Collins looked pretty decent once the offensive line started doing their job. Otherwise it was brutal. I think there is hope.

 

[Mermaidman]

NFC South, the "tough" division, is 0-3 so far. ATL spanked! TPA loses at home to Lions!

Carolina is the last hope for a win this weekend . . . Who woulda thunk?

 

[rcpratt]

NFC South, the "tough" division, is 0-3 so far. ATL spanked! TPA loses at home to Lions!

Carolina is the last hope for a win this weekend . . . Who woulda thunk?

NFC North is looking like they're going to all start 1-0...against the Saints, Bucs, Falcons, and Chargers.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Wanna bet?

Why don't you think he'll be back? Most medical experts have said it is not a career-threatening surgery.

 

[SlowSpyder]

NFC North is looking like they're going to all start 1-0...against the Saints, Bucs, Falcons, and Chargers.

Other than the Chargers who notoriously start slowly, those are, or should be, quality teams that have been beaten. I think the NFC North has three good teams for sure, possibly four if the Vikings can surprise.

 

[Balt]

Sexy Rexy has managed not to shit the bed so far today. Pretty remarkable.

 

[rcpratt]

Kerrigan TD! Kid is gonna be a beast. Boiler up!

 

[nick1985]

Why don't you think he'll be back? Most medical experts have said it is not a career-threatening surgery.

Not sure, just have a feeling I guess

:awe:

 

[Soccerman06]

Ah classic vikings, falling apart in the 2 and 3rd quarters. Maybe they can do their usual comeback in the 4th.

 

[Glitchny]

Ugh, losing my kicker on the god damn kickoff of the SD game is really fucking up my fantasy scoring....

come on SD keep giving the ball to Tolbert in the redzone

 

[IAteYourMother]

Uh yeah, I did. Dirk is a big part of that team, obviously. He was not a one man wrecking crew though. Lots of guys on that team stepped up and had huge games.

The Colts have nobody. Horrible comparison

It's apples and oranges, to compare the importance of a quarterback to any other position/sport.

The Colts have very nice players in Dwight Freeney/Robert Mathis, Wayne, Clark.

 

[mugs]

lol @ wwswimming trying to spread that shit with a new account.

 

[hclarkjr]

damn sex rexy reappears

 

[Soccerman06]

Guess I was wrong, Vikings are falling apart so early in the season

 

[hclarkjr]

defense bailed his ass out

 

[Glitchny]

Hmm I should have started steve smith

 

[manly]

Did you watch the NBA playoffs and the Finals? Dirk was a one man wrecking crew. Without Dirk the Mavs are a lottery team.
Even if Peyton is done it was all worth it. The Colts fans have had many playoff runs, big wins and losses, a ring, a superbowl loss, etc.. What else could a sports fan ask for.

The math alone favors your argument. On a typical NBA team, it takes about 9 guys to succeed and the production/minutes are heavily tilted to the top 4 or so players. Clearly taking away a Dirk, LeBron or Dwight Howard and substituting an average player is devastating.

On a football squad, there are easily 30 players of varying importance to team performance and I could be discounting special teams grunts a bit. Starting QBs always get too large a share of the acclaim/blame but it's possible (if improbable) to win the Super Bowl without an elite QB. It hasn't happened in recent years as passing offense has dominated the past decade, but Trent Dilfer was a nobody who won in Baltimore. There are plenty of non-elite QBs who have gotten to the SB and their team lost. Guys like Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez have won a lot of road playoff games early in their careers, yet there's scant evidence that they're a couple steps away from becoming the next Tom Brady.

 

[hclarkjr]

touchdown!!!

 

[spidey07]

touchdown!!!

I must say, Rex is looking pretty damn good.

 

[slayer202]

cam leading a TD on this drive would be very very impressive

 

[BrokenVisage]

Somewhere, Cam Newton's Dad is jizzing himself with dollar signs for pupils.

 

[hclarkjr]

sexy rexy is 21-34 for 305 yards, who would have thought he would have a 300 yard passing game today? wow