THE OFFICIAL 2012 NFL SEASON thread

[RVR II]

OK so Frickin AAAHH...
Panthers are up 14-3 over the Skins so we'll see how long it takes to blow it and give the Redskins the win..

[Bob]

Since the rams have redskins number one pick next year, I want them to lose

[RVR II]

Well they are playing the Panthers so anything is possible

[Bob]

You must help out my Rams huuuman......

[RVR II]

Uh.. Go Rams??

[RVR II]

Bills lost again and my Panthers get their 2nd win

[Bob]

The Rams say thank you for making our Redskins number one pick better next year!

[RVR II]

Yeah!! Falcons take the lead against the Cowchips!

[RVR II]

And the Falcons go to 8-0

Next Sunday Night: 7-1 Texans @ 7-1 Bears
I'll pull for the Texans

[NashaWriter]

As a Ravens fan, I'm not looking forward to the next 3 games. We play Pitts @ pitts...then we fly across the country and play the Chargers, then fly back to play the Steelers at Baltimore (I believe).

That's alot of traveling.

Dear God, I don't ask alot of you, but please let us beat the Steelers both times. Could you put in a good word for me with Buddha, Moses, Jewish God (Ricky Bobby Reference!), and Mohammad? Thank you!

[JimJ]

As a Ravens fan, I'm not looking forward to the next 3 games. We play Pitts @ pitts...then we fly across the country and play the Chargers, then fly back to play the Steelers at Baltimore (I believe).

That's alot of traveling.

Dear God, I don't ask alot of you, but please let us beat the Steelers both times. Could you put in a good word for me with Buddha, Moses, Jewish God (Ricky Bobby Reference!), and Mohammad? Thank you!

We've got Oakland first this week, then that stretch starts next week in Pitt on Sunday night.

[RVR II]

So I've been hearing some crazy ass rumor about my Panthers possibly moving to LA..

Panthers leaving Charlotte? It could happen.
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 2:05 PM EST Updated: Nov 06, 2012 11:52 AM EST
       

CHARLOTTE, NC (Erik Spanberg/Charlotte Business Journal) -

To some community leaders in Charlotte, finding $100 million or more for an NFL stadium makeover could soon look more attractive than it does today.

The imminent negotiations with the Carolina Panthers over potential public investment become more sobering when Charlotte Chamber President Bob Morgan assesses the national landscape.

Consider: Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is 76, he fired his sons as team executives three years ago and he has yet to publicly disclose a succession plan several years after having heart-transplant surgery.

He also owns privately built Bank of America Stadium and could leave town with minimal headaches, unencumbered by lease terms with the city.

And Los Angeles wants one, if not two, NFL franchises for a planned downtown stadium.

The NFL has not signaled any intent to add teams, meaning Los Angeles would need to find one, if not two, franchises willing to relocate.

Add it all up, Morgan says, and "that reality scares the hell out of me. It's sobering."

This sentiment arises just two weeks after Morgan and the chamber took 100 business and political leaders to New York for a pre-Hurricane Sandy visit to New York that included remarks from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a private tour of the $1.6 billion MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Richardson flew in to introduce New York Giants owner John Mara, whose franchise shares the 82,000-seat New Jersey stadium with the New York Jets. All of which delivered a less-than-subtle message to Charlotte power brokers that the Panthers expect some support for their renovations.

The Los Angeles scenario looks to be more than just idle worry.

National and local sources say Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa directly or indirectly made overtures to the Panthers and Richardson during the Democratic National Convention in September.

President Obama was scheduled to speak at the Panthers' Bank of America Stadium to close the convention, but weather forced the event to be relocated. Villaraigosa served as convention chairman in Charlotte.

I think it's all talk personally and not too concerned

[Bob]

Ah, the old "well, our other teams left so we MUST HAVE new teams" talk is ssoooooooooo boring.  Nothing fills up more mindless sports talk than, "Oh, I see team XXX moving to LA".

[D.B. Barnes]

Sunday Night Football should be a dandy. It'll be interesting to see if the Bears can stop that high-powered offense, and especially how the Houston offensive line performs against that Chicago D-line/linebackers.

[RVR II]

Panthers ... PFFT
Payton Manning and and the Broncos along with our old coach John Fox made a mockery of us
My Bills gave a good effort against the Patriots.. DAMMIT!!

Falcons suffer their first lost to the.. Aints

Ravens.. WOW!! Are they playing football or basket ball with that many points?!