The OFFICIAL 2013 NFL SEASON Thread

[RVR II]

It's the voodoo. 

Speaking of voodoo.. The Saints got abused last night by the Seahawks 34-7

[RVR II]

Gary Kubiak fired by Texans after 11th straight loss

December 6, 2013, 12:15 PM EST

AP
It's now official.

Jay Glazer of FOX Sports has reported that the Texans have fired coach Gary Kubiak, who is expected at a press conference soon.

Kubiak has already told his assistants he has been fired.

The 52-year-old Kubiak built the Texans gradually into a contender, and won 22 games the previous two seasons.

But things bottomed out this year, and last night's 11th-straight loss dropped him to 61-64 all-time as a head coach.

[Bob]

He has been a terrible coach for 8 years now.......WAY to late in happening.

I am guessing they will do the recycle the coach game plan and Lovie Smith will be their next coach.

[RVR II]

He has been a terrible coach for 8 years now.......WAY to late in happening.

I am guessing they will do the recycle the coach game plan and Lovie Smith will be their next coach.

What about Wade Phillips?

[Bob]

He has been a terrible coach for 8 years now.......WAY to late in happening.

I am guessing they will do the recycle the coach game plan and Lovie Smith will be their next coach.

What about Wade Phillips?

Their "super great defense" is terrible.  I think they have the least amount of turnovers in the league and everyone scores over 30 points against them.

They need to START OVER......as all Houston teams must always do all the time.

Poor state!   

[RVR II]

He has been a terrible coach for 8 years now.......WAY to late in happening.

I am guessing they will do the recycle the coach game plan and Lovie Smith will be their next coach.

What about Wade Phillips?

Their "super great defense" is terrible.  I think they have the least amount of turnovers in the league and everyone scores over 30 points against them.

They need to START OVER......as all Houston teams must always do all the time.

Poor state!   

Or relocate to another state (AKA Tennessee Oilers of 1997)

[RVR II]

Oh C'mon Man!! Don't start getting this 'Big Head' on your shoulders now! The season ain't over yet..

Ron Rivera files to trademark 'Riverboat Ron' moniker

Published: Dec. 6, 2013 at 06:19 p.m. Updated: Dec. 6, 2013 at 08:58 p.m.

Ron Rivera can't fight it anymore.

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The Carolina Panthers head coach realizes "Calculated Risk-Taker Ron" and "Analytical Ron" simply won't cut it. Just as Jon Hamm is Don Draper and Ted Danson is Sam Malone, Ron Rivera is now -- and forever will be -- Riverboat Ron.

After a fair bit of resistance, Rivera has finally come around on the moniker that raised his visibility tenfold while the Panthers have surged in the standings.

According to The Charlotte Observer, Rivera's attorney filed paperwork last month to trademark "Riverboat Ron" under trademark owner Coach Rivera LLC. Asked if he made a trademark attempt, Rivera said it wasn't "a bad idea."

(You sly aqua vessel operator, you!)

"We're trying to figure it out and it's out there and people have kind of jumped onto it so I figured what the heck," Rivera said of giving in to Riverboat Ron. "If it's going to be out there then let's see if we can do something in the community with it."


"We'll figure something out," he added. "They're all worthwhile causes and we really want to see if we can help out in the community."

Sounds good to us. While we're here, kudos to ATL colleague Chris Wesseling, who might have originated (or at least heavily inspired) the Riverboat Ron nickname way back in mid-October.

We eagerly anticipate the bitter legal entanglement between everyman Wess and a wealthy NFL coach. Surely this will end well for all parties involved.

[Bob]

Pathetic...   C

[RVR II]

Pathetic...   C

This nickname is like a month and a half old I don't find it catchy in any way! 
He can file this trademark BS when the season is over IMO

[Bob]

He thinks this nickname will make him money?   

He should learn to coach first.

[RVR II]

He thinks this nickname will make him money?   

He should learn to coach first.

If he returns to his previous coaching ways, we'll send his Riverboat ass up the creek without any paddles! 

[Bob]

It is snowing heavily on all the east coast games.

[RVR II]

It is snowing heavily on all the east coast games.

I've got 2 here in Mexico so far:
Dolphins @ Steelers
and Chiefs @ Redskins

Saw that Lions @ Eagles looked to be the worst of them currently

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Saw that Lions @ Eagles looked to be the worst of them currently

I'm 15 miles south of the stadium and can only see about the length of a football field out my window.  It's a very fine snow so not accumulating that fast but visibility is crap.

[k1]

No snow in the Pats game. And what an ending.