NFL 2007-08 Season Discussion
 

I wouldn't say we're in the offseason anymore, so I'm making a new thread.

At least two marquee quarterbacks are doomed this season, and both are Madden curse subjects. Vince Young graces this year's cover, so he better take out an insurance plan. Meanwhile, Michael Vick probably is the shining example of the Madden curse. His career in the NFL, AFL, CFL, anyFL is probably over, which is sad but he was really cut out for college football.

The Patriots look like Super Bowl locks to everyone but me. I'll withhold judgment until the full A-squad hits the field in a few weeks.

I don't know, I'm really liking the Chargers this year, but then again, it might be because I've been deluged with LT propaganda due to my fantasy football research.

The Patriots are definitely up there though, if Moss returns to his classic form. Be tough to imagine a team as good if that happens.

With the weak NFC and no one team standing out, the Cowboys have a GREAT chance to move further in the playoffs!
a faster D, T.O's rehabbed hand, a two-headed monster of Jones and Barber, and Romo leading the team, they have all the makings of a championship team.

Unless I've got my days mixed up, tonight kicks off the season with Colts vs Saints?

Anyways, watching bits and pieces of various ESPN shows while channel surfing has a few people's predictions of it being another Patriots year some say it may be Saints also.

Tonight's game is gonna be an O-fest and should be a blast to watch. Here's hoping to 60+ combined points (with Addai or Harrison involed in all of the Colts' points). It could be one of the best games all season.

Get well soon, Donald Driver.

Patriots pooped all over the Jets today. Happy~

I was hoping for this too, but it ended being a shitty game involving Manning being amazing as always and Sean Payton making craptastic calls. Hopefully the season won't play out like this for New Orleans.

1st impressions of the Cowboys game:
45-35? wasn't this supposed to be the Colts-Saints score??
Cowboys' Offense looked great, but they were playing the Giants. Dallas' D looks bad, but w/out Newman, Ferguson, and Ellis, what else can you do but score more than the opposition.

Well the Bills did what they usually do. Look good and lead the whole game, then the coaches and players succeed to call and do stupid plays during the end of the game.

They are done for. I predicted 5-11 before the seasons started and I kind of bumped that up during the game watching them play. They have some good young guys. However, they lost 4 main guys in one game for all at least a month. One guy forever, probably paralyzed. I wouldn't be surprised to see them do even worse than 5-11 now. And considering their schedule.

Patriots are pretty much my team now anyway even with living in Buffalo. Don't have the package this year so I had to watch the Bills game yesterday. Yeah, you would think that a person who lives and lived in Buffalo all his life would hate NE, but I don't. Reason being, well that is because my close cousin Gostkowski is their kicker. Pretty sweet that he was drafted on such a good team. Not surprising how much the Patriots grew on me the past year. =D In addition, got tickets to the game in Buffalo coming up. Of course.

Oh and he told me 3 months ago that all the talk about Randy Moss having issues fitting in with the Patriots team was a total joke. Yesterday certainly showed.

The Lions beat Oakland yesterday. They almost blew the game, giving up a 17 point lead, but then they actually shut down Oakland late in the game. I haven't seen the Lions finish a game like that in a while, and it's been longer since they've finished a road game like that. Here's hoping they show continuous signs of improvement this year, along with an improved record. If not, well... once the Tigers finish their year, hockey starts back up.

Well, that was BS...The Ravens should be 0-0, the Bengals 0-0 and the refs 1-0. Offensive pass interference!?!?!? What the hell? Heap barely touched the guy (if anything, it was defensive pass interference) Good win, refs. All those injuries and all that action, the Ravens coming back from 5 turnovers (LOL @ 1st quarter) and it comes down to a bullshit call like that. And then the guy "makes up" for it with a holding call for our side, because he knew he was wrong.

Of course, we can't blame the refs for us not...oh I don't know...RUNNING THE BALL on 2nd and 3rd instead of barreling it full-speed to a receiver 5 feet in front of you after nearly getting picked on a shit throw!!! That's on Boller's hands...which shouldn't be anywhere near an NFL football to begin with.

Just...complete idiocy taking over a great game at the end there.

So I heard the Patriots are cheaters.

Can anyone confirm.

In other news: Jason Elam, still the man, Broncos rule, etc.

yeah confirm. Yeah its illegal in NFL. I don't agree with it though. It is just like baseball though, you got to be smarter then that.

LEWL Patridiots. Didn't something like this happen last year, that Miami got a hold of a tape of Tom Brady's calls and completely owned them?

Well, he had two defenders to pass between, if he throws it any slower, the balls picked. Heap wants to be considered a top tier tight end in the NFL, you have to catch those passes, especially when it's for the ball game. The refs made a horrible call, which few disagree there. But, not like the Ravens didn't have more than enough chances to put the ball in for the score. Shit calls happen sometimes, the best teams still find a way to win.

As for shitty teams, the Bucs took one on the chin, and the ribs, this past Sunday against the Seahawks. Cadillac will probably miss week two with bruised ribs, but Garcia will play. The thing is, we actually have fairly decent talent. We dominated the first quarter and half of the second. Then, the Seahawks countered and adjusted their gameplan, beat us down, and we never decided to come up with something effective to change anything. Way to go Gruden, out-coached once again.

By the way, if anyone's betting, take the Saints this week. Whenever I attend Buccaneer games (like this Sunday), the Bucs typically lose, as they are 1-7 all-time when I'm in the stands.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ats-camera.jpg

It's over. Draft picks revoked.

This seems kinda silly. If he was in the stands it's legal, but once he's on the sidelines it's not allowed? This article does a decent job of expressing my feelings on the subject: The Patriots really aren't that sleezy. I don't see how it's that big of a deal.

Yes, but everyone I've spoken to agrees he had no business putting the ball in the air at all (and those of us who've endured watching him for years know what kind of spazz he can be). He nearly got picked off on a horrendous throw on 2nd and then the Heap deal happened...After it was established the Bengals weren't stopping the run and it was a matter of "when", not "if" we were running it in with 3 downs to play with. That's what I meant by "complete idiocy"...Not just the ref/Boller/Heap/Billick's playcalling. That was a group effort that still has me shaking my head.

Good luck with the Bucs this year.

Yeah, we'll need a lot more than luck. A new coach and a younger, better team sounds good. We'll be picking in the top 10 more than likely, and Gruden won't be with the team.

I agree completely about how Kyle Boller is a shit quarterback, and the fact that with Willis McGahee (sp?), the Ravens should have just punched the ball in so close to the goal-line. Bad playcalling, completely botched effort all-around by Baltimore.

Edit :

The Pats unveil their new logo!

http://i6.tinypic.com/625damd.jpg

Ahahahahahahahaa, that's awesome as shit.

Should've suspended Belichick.

Now the NFL will have to deal with his vengeance sooner.

Using the Patriot Act to the fullest, I guess.

Also, Saint's gonna rape the Bucs tomorrow.

More than likely, yes. Since I'm going, its almost a certainty that we will lose, BUT...in dramatic fashion. Expect a good game with a tight finish against the Buccaneers.

Oh my fucking God. Is this 2005?


0-21 halftime.

It doesn't help that our new kicker is a piece of shit!!

BucPride is probably going nuts right now.

Bucs 31
Saints 14 lmao.