It's March 14 and free agents & trades are all over the place so time to start a new season 8)
Former Bills QB is traded to the Browns :o
Former Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart is heading to the NY Giants
Jimmy Graham going to the Packers
Cardinals sign QB Sam Bradford
Kirk Cousins to sign with the Minnesota Vikings
Broncos to sign Case Keenum
Malcolm Butler to sign with Tennessee Titans on a $61 million deal :o
Quote from: RVR II on March 14, 2018, 06:37:46 AM
Cardinals sign QB Sam Bradford
That guy must have the greatest agent in the universe.
He has never played all that great, he is always injured, why do teams continue to make deals to get him?
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on March 14, 2018, 10:54:11 AM
Quote from: RVR II on March 14, 2018, 06:37:46 AM
Cardinals sign QB Sam Bradford
That guy must have the greatest agent in the universe.
He has never played all that great, he is always injured, why do teams continue to make deals to get him?
I was thinking the same thing.. They'll regret this decision I'm sure :-X
And the Buffalo Bills sign QB AJ McCarron.. Guess we'll see how that goes :-\
Oh boy.. :-X
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000922897/article/brock-osweiler-agrees-to-terms-with-dolphins?campaign=fb-nf-sf185380240-sf185380240&sf185380240=1&utm_source=prod.facebook.com&utm_medium=referral
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Brock Osweiler signs contract with Miami Dolphins
NFL.com
Published: March 23, 2018 at 04:29 p.m.
Updated: March 23, 2018 at 05:22 p.m.
It might be late March, but flip your calendars forward, Miami: Brocktober is coming.
Brock Osweiler signed with the Miami Dolphins on Friday, the team announced.
Osweiler has created a football odyssey of sorts for him in recent years, going from unheralded backup in Denver to highly paid starter in Houston, to Texans outcast shipped to Cleveland along with a second-round pick, to backup in Denver yet again. All of this happened in a span of three seasons.
Osweiler lit it up against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football late in the 2017 season, launching him into a brief, stratospheric flight before crashing back to earth the next week in a 27-11 loss to Washington. It was the last Denver would see of Osweiler, who drifted into free agency after the close to a disappointing season for the Broncos.
Osweiler resurfaced in Miami, where he took a Thursday visit and will backup Ryan Tannehill, who missed the entire 2017 season with an ACL injury. Most Dolphins fans will want to forget the brief Jay Cutler era and return to Tannehill as the driver. Now they'll have the added knowledge -- no, not comfort -- of Osweiler's existence on the bench, where he hopefully won't be denied garbage-time snaps like he once was by Peyton Manning.
(https://i.imgur.com/DeVtxcF.jpg)
:rimshot:
Bunch of rule changes announced.
The part of the catch rule about surviving the ground is gone, that should get rid of the stupid no catch calls when replay shows the ball moving a fraction of an inch as a player slams into the ground.
Lowering the head before making contact is now a 15 yard penalty with possible ejection (they are still working on that part of the new rule).
The replay center can now call for ejections if they see something the refs on the field missed.
No more meaningless PATs, what took them so long to do this? Making the teams come back out to kick an extra point after the end of all the celebrations for a win was always stupid.
I've been hearing about them but hadn't followed up on them..
I agree with these changes so far.
Panthers Pre-Season schedule just released :o
QuoteWeek 1: @ Buffalo Bills (Aug. 9-13)
Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins (Aug. 16-20)
Week 3: vs. New England Patriots (Aug. 23-26)
Week 4: @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Aug. 30)
Mark 'Butt Fumble' Sanchez Suspended 4 Games :o
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/04/13/mark-sanchez-suspended-for-four-games/
Best the Bills just cut this toxic player altogether..
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/04/15/richie-incognito-asks-to-be-released-from-his-contract/?sf187009728=1
Sources: Tom Brady has yet to commit to playing '18 season for Pats
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23228840/tom-brady-new-england-patriots-yet-commit-playing-2018-season?sf187236407=1
Please just retire already :o
The Official 2018 Schedule has been released :o
http://www.nfl.com/schedules/2018/REG1?campaign=fb-nf-sf187374843-sf187374843&sf187374843=1
Week 7 my Panthers travel to Philly :o
Eagles play the dreaded London game.
The Bills moved up to #7 from Tampa and select QB Josh Allen then LB Tremaine Edmunds in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft :o
And the Panthers get WR D.J. Moore.
Oh great.. Russ Brandon resigns from Bills, Sabres after internal investigation
http://buffalonews.com/2018/05/01/russ-brandon-resigns-from-bills-sabres-after-internal-investigation/?utm_campaign=puma&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1525208450
BREAKING: Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a 5-year extension. The deal makes Ryan the NFL's first $30 million/year QB
Matty-Ice just got paid :o
Looks like the Panthers found their replacement for Jonathan Stewart :o
Panthers sign former Broncos RB C.J. Anderson
https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-c-j-anderson-signing-with-carolina/
WOW! This could be very interesting :o
Potential Panthers owner wants Peyton Manning to join ownership group
https://247sports.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/Bolt/Potential-Panthers-owner-Ben-Navarro-wants-Peyton-Manning-to-join-ownership-group-118111536
Nope, the Steelers minority owner has bought the Panthers :o
https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-david-tepper-purchases-carolina-franchise/
:D :D :D
(https://i.imgur.com/Ssl1tAc.jpg)
And it's official, the Panthers have a new owner :o
http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2018/05/22/nfl-approves-sale-carolina-panthers-david-tepper/
Good thing the Bills cut this goof loos..
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Richie Incognito Taken In For Throwing Dumbbell At Man In Florida Gym
May 23, 2018
Only the combination of Richie Incognito and Florida could provide a story as strange as this.
The now retired 4-time Pro-Bowl guard was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold by police Wednesday morning after reportedly throwing a dumbbell, yes a dumbbell at another man in an upscale Florida gym.
The victim claims after a verbal altercation was initiated, Incognito started by throwing a tennis ball at him, only to advance to a dumbbell while allegedly rambling about the government and screaming "get off my f*cking playground" to the man.
Law enforcement was then called.
The incident comes as just the latest in a long list of incidents of bad behavior for the 34-year-old.
Oh FFS!!
http://dailysnark.com/disturbing-photo-surfaces-accusing-bills-rb-lesean-mccoy-of-domestic-violence-ped-use/
So Hey Football :cheers:
The Hall of fame game is this Thursday Aug. 2 but I'll be watching the Panthers @ Bills preseason game on Thursday Aug 9 at my parents place 8)
They will have Buffalo Wings and Beer along with other munchies so I'll be looking forward to that ;D
And so the drama begins...
https://247sports.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/Article/Kelvin-Benjamin-blasts-Cam-Newton-Panthers-organization-120390026
Yeah we went 15-1 on our Super Bowl 50 run without him.. Nuff said.
At my parents place to watch the Panthers @ Bills preseason game tonight eating bratwurst and onions with Labatt Blue beers 8)
Overall both teams had their moments and the Bills new QB definitely has some promise :o
Final score: Panthers 28 - Bills 23
Only watched the 1st qtrs of the Bills @ Browns and Dolphins @ Panthers game due to having to get up early for work but both my Bills & Panthers pulled out the W's :o
I'll catch the replays of both games on NFL Network 8)
BUT my football watching time may be in jeopardy as the USPS has finally called me up for work as a PSE and I could start working for them by the time the season starts in September :-\
Really enjoying the NFL Network and catching a lot of the pre-season games so far :o
Watching the Eagles @ Browns game and Foles is looking like the MVP for the Browns tonight ???
I haven't watched any preseason games. It rarely is any indication of what the team will be like when the games count.
But people are a bit concerned that the offensive line has not played well in any preseason game. And our kicker has missed field goals and extra points.
Every team is going to be a little extra amped to play the Eagles this year, in 2 weeks we'll see if the team is ready for that.
I stayed up and watched the whole game cause I couldn't believe what I was seeing..
Foles threw 4 interceptions and was benched after the first half and the Browns defense basically shut down the Eagles offense..
It was a Browns team I had not seen before :o
Aaron Rodgers signs HUGE 4yr/$134m contract extension with the Green Bay Packers.
It includes more than $100m in guarantees. :o
Report: Raiders trade for Bills QB AJ McCarron :o
https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/AJ-McCarron-traded-to-Raiders-Connor-Cook-released-121284564/
Latest news/rumor is that Foles will start at QB on Thursday night against the Falcons.
I wouldn't mind if they kept Wentz out for several more weeks, give those repaired tendons a few more weeks to get stronger.
People in Boston served with Eagles championship cups:
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/09/02/dunkin-donuts-serves-eagles-world-champion-cups-boston/
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on September 03, 2018, 07:30:03 AM
People in Boston served with Eagles championship cups:
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/09/02/dunkin-donuts-serves-eagles-world-champion-cups-boston/
:D :D That's hilarious!
Ugly penalty filled game, but Eagles come out with a win.
Atlanta had 5 shots (extra one due to a penalty) at the end zone at the end of the game to win it and couldn't do a thing.
Hoped to catch the game but I have to be at my new post office job at 5am this morning..
I can see this job will definitely be getting in the way of my football watching time but sacrifices must be made :-[
Week 1 and I Gotz the Bills @ Ravens game on my Fire Stick :cheers:
And the Bills are getting embarrassed 26-0 at the half... AWESOME! :angry:
UNFUCKING BELIEVABLE!!! :angry:
After being shutout 40-0, the Bills can only get 3 near the end of the 3rd Qtr ???
Yeah this is gonna be a long season :'(
And they pulled Peterman for Josh Allen at QB..
I think the Bills are regretting trading away AJ McCarron to the Raiders by now :-[
Unreal 47-3 the final..
This was the worst beatdown I've witnessed in a long time :-[
And the Steelers @ Browns go into Overtime :o
.. and ends ... In a TIE?! WTF ??? :speechless:
Quote from: RVR II on September 09, 2018, 02:02:41 PM
And the Steelers @ Browns go into Overtime :o
.. and ends ... In a TIE?! WTF ??? :speechless:
Wow, did the Browns improve a lot or do the Steelers suck this year?
Why did they change overtime to 10 minutes, do they want more ties?
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on September 09, 2018, 03:00:14 PM
Quote from: RVR II on September 09, 2018, 02:02:41 PM
And the Steelers @ Browns go into Overtime :o
.. and ends ... In a TIE?! WTF ??? :speechless:
Wow, did the Browns improve a lot or do the Steelers suck this year?
Why did they change overtime to 10 minutes, do they want more ties?
No idea to both questions :-\
At least the Panthers held off the Cowchips 8-16 but we sustained more injuries that could affect us future games :-\
Browns Release Josh Gordon, Suspected He Came Into Facility High On Saturday
I'm Surprised it took this long.. ::)
http://dailysnark.com/browns-suspected-josh-gordon-came-into-facility-high-on-saturday/
Pretty shitty day Bills wise, Panthers wise, & weather wise :-[
Vikings @ Packers ends in a tie at 29 :o
The Browns had a chance to tie the Saints but nope..
Boy, talk about a top-notch quitter right here..
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/16/teammate-says-bills-vontae-davis-retired-at-halftime/
::)
Bills players: Where you going Vontae? We still have another half to play!
Vontae Davis:
(https://i.imgur.com/A1E6IYC.gif)
Disappointing loss by the Eagles, they had a shot to go ahead in the last few minutes but the defense couldn't hold and Tampa was able to run most of the clock down.
Ryan Fitzpatrick picked up right where he left off last week and the Eagles couldn't cover well enough, so they got burned by several huge plays.
(https://i.imgur.com/IcOqJSI.jpg)
So this is apparently a real thing they'll be doing :D :D
http://dailysnark.com/bills-holding-vontae-davis-day-where-fans-can-leave-at-halftime-be-refunded-if-team-is-losing/
Though the way the Bills are playing this year, this could backfire on them financially :-[
Quote from: RVR II on September 19, 2018, 03:59:49 AM
So this is apparently a real thing they'll be doing :D :D
http://dailysnark.com/bills-holding-vontae-davis-day-where-fans-can-leave-at-halftime-be-refunded-if-team-is-losing/
Though the way the Bills are playing this year, this could backfire on them financially :-[
This sounds like an idea Thanos would come up with.
The Bills are up 27-0 over the Vikings in Minnesota WTH ???
I think the Head Coach took over Defensive Coordinator calls and suddenly they're a a pretty good team :o
Bills Dominate 27-6 in Minnesota and the Panthers hold off the Bengals 31-21 in Carolina
:highfive:
Today was a good football day for me :cheers:
Carson is back to normal, a few balls thrown high but he was running around and took some hits without any problems.
Ugly game with too many penalties but Eagles manage to pull out a win.
And the Patriots lose their second game of the season in Detroit :o
The Patriots are looking pretty mediocre these days, which is fine by me and every other team these days I'm sure ;D
The current sitiation after Week 3:
(https://i.imgur.com/XzwHMD8.jpg)
Let that sink in :speechless:
Have mixed feelings about the Mahomes love/hype going into and out of week 3. Glad to see a Chiefs player getting so much press and still think Andy Reid a big improvement over the last couple of Chiefs' coaches, but skeptical that he'll/they'll have success come playoff time.
Doom and gloom coming out of Packers press is pretty amazing (my 2nd favorite team after the Chiefs only because I've lived in Packer country for awhile now) considering they're only a half game back, but it might be warranted due to Rogers' injury and Matthews' consistantly being called for penalties that weren't penalties in previous years.
Quote from: wihogfan on September 24, 2018, 07:46:05 PM
and still think Andy Reid a big improvement over the last couple of Chiefs' coaches, but skeptical that he'll/they'll have success come playoff time.
That was the problem when he was here, we would get to the playoffs every year but rarely advanced very far. He was always bad at clock management but it seemed to get even worse in playoff games. I can remember several playoff games where we had chances to win at the end but minutes were wasted and time ran out.
A lot of upsets in Week 3 finished off by the Steelers ending Fitz-magic's winning streak in Tampa Bay :o
Pretty crazy overall and could be interesting how Week 4 unfolds. .
Looks like the Panthers picked up Eric Reid :o
Hopefully his Kneeling stance won't become a distraction :-\
The Panthers are on their bye and the Bills are having issues in Green Bay :-\
And the Bills are shut out in GB :angry:
Eagles lose in OT, Mariota played like a madman, had 4th and very long 3 times in OT and managed to get first downs to keep their drive going and win it in the last seconds.
Former Panthers backup QB Derek Anderson expected to sign with Bills :o
https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/Derek-Anderson-signing-with-Bills-report-123014038/
I think this is a good move cause rookie QB Josh Allen needs help and their current backup QB Peterman is awful..
Both my Bills & Panthers pulled out last second field goals to clinch victories!!
:highfive: :cheers:
Both were back n forth the whole game and nail-biters at the last seconds :speechless:
It took the Cleveland Browns 1,010 days to win 2 games (Dec 14, 2015-Sept 19, 2018)..
This season, they have done it in 17 days with their upset win over the Ravens in their 3rd OT game so far this season :o
Terrible first half for the Eagles, they are playing horribly.
And the worst roughing the passer call I've seen so far, so if a defensive guy is on the ground near the QB he isn't even allowed to grab his legs now? It's touch football for the QB these days.
Chiefs still undefeated.
Packers veteran kicker (Crosvy) has now contributed greatly to 3 loses (really 2 loses and a tie).
Quote from: wihogfan on October 07, 2018, 07:03:47 PM
Chiefs still undefeated.
Packers veteran kicker (Crosvy) has now contributed greatly to 3 loses (really 2 loses and a tie).
Saw the highlights. . Wow :o
There has been recent speculation that Jaguars owner Shad Khan will relocate the football team to London in 2022 :o
The one game a year they do over there usually screws up those teams, if the owners allow that it will mess up 8 teams a year traveling over there, and the Jaguars will never do well in their away games.
Thursday night games causing the short week are bad enough. And speaking of that the Eagles are playing tonight, a short week after the completely aweful performance Sunday, they are playing the Giants so it will be a case of who sucks less tonight.
Jay Ajayi is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
London based team just seems like a bad idea. Only way I could see it possibly working is if they cut back on pre season games and gave each team traveling there an additional week off afterwards. But that wouldn't help the London based team and the owners aren't likely to want to give up that pre season game ticket money. I'd also think the London team would be at a huge disadvantage when it comes to free agency- a lot of players just aren't going to want to live there for 2 plus months a year (and taxes may make it undesirable as well).
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on October 11, 2018, 02:28:06 PM
Jay Ajayi is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Looks like the Eagles still played pretty well :o
Rumor has it that the Jacksonville Jaguar's owner Shad Khan, has placed a $785 million dollar offer to buy Wembley Stadium for a possible relocation of the Jags and the deal would be voted on October 24th.
Quote from: RVR II on October 12, 2018, 07:15:15 AM
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on October 11, 2018, 02:28:06 PM
Jay Ajayi is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Looks like the Eagles still played pretty well :o
Very hard to judge if they played well or if the Giants just suck really bad. But maybe this was a good way to get the team in sync, at least there were fewer mistakes last night, last few weeks we had lots of 1st and forevers due to lack of focus penalties.
Hate NFL night games due to the length of games these days and both teams I follow have night games this week.
Chiefs Sunday night (despite not liking night games, kind of OK in a way since a lot of KC games don't get shown on TV here) and the Packers on Monday.
Well today was a shitty football day for both my Bills & Panthers :grr:
And it turns out that Bills backup QB Nathan Peterman is the first QB since 1984 to throw 9 interceptions on fewer than 80 career pass attempts..
I think it's past time for another team to intercept him, or better yet just release him already ::)
I figured this was gonna happen..
Bills to start Derek Anderson against Colts
https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/Derek-Anderson-start-Bills-123442147/?fbclid=IwAR0yTdVQfW_bEPcoNQ3czdUDvBs9T4O5kNht0A-fnEv5YeG5xxaDyJ2Uxlw
Probably gonna miss both the Bills @ Colts & Panthers @ Eagles games today picking up my girl flying in from Pittsburgh..
I'm giving both teams 50/50 chances today :-\
The Panthers got their act together in the 4th qtr and pull the upset in Philly (sorry Marty)
But my Bills have turned into an embarrassment :-[
Quote from: RVR II on October 21, 2018, 01:02:03 PM
The Panthers got their act together in the 4th qtr and pull the upset in Philly (sorry Marty)
But my Bills have turned into an embarrassment :-[
An it was Carson that gave it away, completely lost his cool in the last 45 seconds of the game.
After that pass into double coverage in the end zone where he didn't see a wide open guy on the sideline that would have given us a 1st down and goal and also stopped the clock I just knew he was going to turn it over. But I figured it would be an interception and not a fumble.
Now the Eagles have to go to London this week, after a game they should have won, not a good situation.
Now that I've seen the last 3 Chiefs games, this year's team reminds me a lot of the 2003/2004 teams. Offense good enough to make up for a terrible defense in most games.
Can say the same for the Packers only offense not as good, so only some games and not most.
Looking at the standings overall, there is a lot of mediocrity overall so and a lot of teams with only 3 or even 2 wins at this point that still have a good chance to win their divisions.
Looks like Jim Kelly's nephew Chad Kelly's career with the Denver Broncos is over..
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25071072/broncos-release-qb-chad-kelly-arrest
The Eagles pulled off a nice win over the Jaguars in England :o
And the Panthers are carving up the Ravens number 1 defense 24-7 in the first half..
A lot of crazy plays going the Panthers way!
And the Panthers win 36-21 going to 5-2 on the season :cheers:
Eagles barely survive the Jaguars, and suffered a bunch of injuries, hopefully the extra week off will help with some of them. At one point the right and left sides of the O-line were replacements due to injury.
I really hope this is the turning point, the first 2 drives by the Eagles resulted in turnovers and then Carson seemed to take command, the second half was more like Carson from last year.
And what a game between the Packers & Rams as the Rams move to 8-0 :o
Only took 2 1/2 years..
http://dailysnark.com/breaking-cleveland-browns-fire-head-coach-hue-jackson/
My Bills play the damn Patriots tonight on MNF and I'm afraid to watch :-[
Packers trade Ha Ha Clinton Dix to Redskins for a future 4th round draft pick. Seeing as he was one of their best defensive players, maybe that was the first sign that they're considering this a lost season. I can kind of understand if that's the case as overall they haven't looked very good this year, but they are still only a game back in the division and all of their loses (including the most recent loss to the 8 and 0 Rams) were due in part to mistakes they made and a kicker going to shit for a couple of games. Kicker seems to have corrected himself, but maybe they don't expect the mistakes to go away. That said, they're still not very good and I still think the best case scenario for this year's team is a one and done playoff run for them.
The Panthers score 35 points in the first half against the Bucs - a franchise record :o and hold off a rally in the 3rd to win 42-28 :cheers:
Meanwhile my Bills might as well not even show up to their games :-[
The Saints - Rams game was a hell of a shootout.
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on November 04, 2018, 04:57:18 PM
The Saints - Rams game was a hell of a shootout.
Yes it was! Wish the Rams had won though :(
Saints picked up dez Bryant today.
Is Bryant gonna be worth a fantasy pick up?
Quote from: Tomservo916 on November 07, 2018, 07:33:06 PM
Saints picked up dez Bryant today.
Is Bryant gonna be worth a fantasy pick up?
As if my Panthers needed another threat to cover :-[
Depends on his attitude.
I turned off the Panthers @ Steelers TNF game after the first qtr because I had to work early this morning and I'm glad I did..
No idea WTF happened to the Panthers with that game :angry:
Quote from: Tomservo916 on November 07, 2018, 07:33:06 PM
Saints picked up dez Bryant today.
Is Bryant gonna be worth a fantasy pick up?
Um.. Make that a Big NOPE!
Dez Bryant's Saints career: 11/8/18 - 11/9/18
https://www.12up.com/posts/6219042-twitter-is-going-nuts-over-dez-bryant-s-season-ending-injury/
Not NFL, but our local high school had won 70 games in a row including 5 in a row state championships before losing the first game of the year this year. Then they went undefeated the rest of the regular season games this year. Tonight was a rematch of the first game of the year with the winner going to the state championship. Watched the game on TV. Tied after 4. Opposing team scored 7 to start OT. Local team scored a touchdown, went and got 2 and now going to their 6th in a row championship game. Was snowing like hell at the end. Love watching, but not attending, snow games.
The Eagles - Saints game next weekend has been "flexed" from 1pm to 4:25pm.
Usually Eagles - Cowchips in prime time is a big game, but with the sucking that is going on in Dallas it's kind of hard to get excited about it. Just hope the Eagles don't play down to the Cowchips level.
Darren Sproles was set to come back this week but re-injured his hamstring in practice, before this it was unlikely he was going to be back next year, hard to imagine he will play again for the Eagles. He has been taking up a roster spot all season that they needed filled, sad though, he was truly awesome in his prime.
Well the Bills to to Jersey and pummel the Jets 41-10 and probably cost HC Bowles his job :o
And the big upset: The Titans dominate the Patriots 34-10 :o
Oh and the Browns beat the Falcons ???
Chiefs win. Big Monday night game next up (a week from tomorrow) against the Rams which also only have 1 loss. Really glad the Chiefs off week is late in the season this year
Have kind of given up on the Packers...think they'll hold on and beat Miami, but they're still just not very good. Won't be able to watch their game on Thursday night- will be at the MST3K Live show in Milwaukee.
Well that sucked.
And my Bills FINALLY released QB Nathan Peterman yesterday.
Upcoming Monday night Chiefs/Rams game that was supposed to be played in Mexico City has been moved to LA.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-moves-chiefs-rams-game-from-mexico-city-to-los-angeles-due-to-poor-field-conditions/
Quote from: wihogfan on November 14, 2018, 10:56:39 AM
Upcoming Monday night Chiefs/Rams game that was supposed to be played in Mexico City has been moved to LA.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-moves-chiefs-rams-game-from-mexico-city-to-los-angeles-due-to-poor-field-conditions/
Hmm.. There's probably some other ulterior motive behind this besides field issues :-\
With the Bills on their bye, the Panthers are upset by the Lions in Detroit :angry: :angry:
Eagles have a bunch of guys on defense that were not playing in the NFL 2 weeks ago, against the Saints, and it's going about as you'd expect....
:gouge: :gouge: :gouge: :gouge: :gouge: :gouge: :gouge:
Redskins QB Alex Smith breaks 2 major bones in leg-out for the season (just the rest of the season if he's lucky):
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25312926/redskins-qb-alex-smith-breaks-two-bones-leg-texans
Not a Redskins fan, but he was a decent enough QB at KC that I was a fan of his time there.
The Cleveland Browns are interested in interviewing former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for their head coaching job. ???
Quote from: RVR II on November 19, 2018, 02:23:26 AM
The Cleveland Browns are interested in interviewing former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for their head coaching job. ???
I thought this was maybe an Onion headline until I searched for it.
If you read deep enough into the 2 articles I read that treated it as serious news story, it's really just a rumor.
Hell of a Monday night game despite my Chiefs coming out on the losing end. Highest scoring Monday night game ever and 3rd highest scoring NFL game ever (105 total points). Chiefs didn't help themselves any with multiple stupid penalties and 4 turnovers, but both defenses looked pretty terrible giving up countless big plays.
Quote from: wihogfan on November 20, 2018, 09:57:33 AM
Hell of a Monday night game despite my Chiefs coming out on the losing end. Highest scoring Monday night game ever and 3rd highest scoring NFL game ever (105 total points). Chiefs didn't help themselves any with multiple stupid penalties and 4 turnovers, but both defenses looked pretty terrible giving up countless big plays.
Yeah I wish I could have watched it but had to get up early for work :o
The Panthers have lost 3 straight now and are in real jeopardy of losing a Wild Card spot.. :angry:
The Bills had a crazy brawl that emptied the benches and 2 players, 1 from each team got ejected :o
Looks like the Bills will go on to with this one.
Packers looked like crap again. Excuses include being young and injury laden, but those are just excuses. Sounds like head coach Mike McCarthy may be on the way out unless they miraculously win the rest of their games.
Yeah...in addition to getting the Packers game on Sunday (always get Packer games here, and well, getting to watch Packers games from this point on this year isn't really a positive), the late afternoon Chiefs game on Sunday is also on here (usually only get Chiefs games here when they play on Sunday, Monday, or Thursday nights).
Chiefs release one of their best players:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25421274/kareem-hunt-release-warning-players-exposes-nfl-limits
Brett Favre still as dumb as a bag of rocks and apparently needs money:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/12/01/brett-favre-packers-tricked-anti-semitic-language-video-cameo/2174972002/
Panthers lose their 4th straight and the Bills lost as well :angry: :angry:
Packers did what they've done a lot this season- looked OK early in the game, then fell behind late, then had a chance for a last minute come back, but blew it.
Veteran kicker who looked terrible early in the year and then turned it around, missed a 36 yard field goal with 10 seconds (or so) left that would have tied the game.
This time the loss was to the 2 & 9 (now 3 & 9) Cardinals.
Kept looking for the Eagles game today, forgot they play tomorrow night.
Can't believe the Saints let the cowchips win, WTF, pretty much put the nail in the Eagles season, nearly impossible for them to make the playoffs now.
It's looking like this Eagles season is going to go down as worst case of Superbowl hangover ever. That's the way it goes, with the salary cap it's hard to hold onto everyone when other teams are offering loads of cash to take coaches and players away from the current Super Bowl winner. That and injuries, so many injuries, defense is 80% 3rd and 4th string guys.
Wow...thought it was likely to happen at the end of the season, but not before the season was over.
Packers fire head coach Mike McCarthy after loss to Cardinals:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/12/02/packers-fire-mike-mccarthy-coach-joe-philbin/2187094002/
Quote from: wihogfan on December 02, 2018, 04:17:08 PM
Wow...thought it was likely to happen at the end of the season, but not before the season was over.
Packers fire head coach Mike McCarthy after loss to Cardinals:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/12/02/packers-fire-mike-mccarthy-coach-joe-philbin/2187094002/
Oh wow that's stunning :speechless:
Guess they consider this a lost season and it was time to make the move :-\
Perhaps the Bills should possibly go after McCarthy :o
:o
http://dailysnark.com/report-green-bay-packers-may-be-interested-in-jim-harbaugh-for-head-coaching-position/
Washington loses another quarterback because of a broken leg, and with Sanchez in there that you would think they would have relied more on Adrian Peterson, you know, the guy that ran 80 yards for a touchdown in the first half, but nope, they went to almost all passing. Sure they were down but they only got farther behind relying on Sanchez to throw the ball.
Great for the Eagles, kept their season alive one more week, now they have to beat the cowchips next week.
Earlier this week, the Buffalo Bills decided to part ways with veteran wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin after less than a season and a half with the team.
His mouth catches more flack than he can catch passes ::)
The Panthers lost to the Browns ???
5 straight losses FUCK!! :angry: :angry:
And my Bills lost as well :grr:
The finale of the Patriots @ Dolphins game was amazing!! :o
34-33 Fins win :D :D
Just horrendous officiating at the Eagles - cowchips game.
How is it possible that they rule a fumble, there are only Eagles players near the ball, and Eagles player picks up the ball and gives it to the official, but somehow it's inconclusive who recovered the fumble. How? There were no Dallas players within 5 yards of the ball and 4 or 5 Eagles, seems conclusive as hell.
Then the phantom offensive pass interference that brought back a touchdown.
Not sure the Eagles deserved to win with Carson playing so poorly half the game, but to have the officials make things even worse is just infuriating.
Dammit!!!!
Chiefs give up 2 TDs in final 4 minutes, Chargers go for 2 after the 2nd TD with 4 seconds left, Chiefs lose by 1.
All these great games and I'm missing them all because of work :angry:
Bills win by 1 over the Lions in Buffalo :o but I was too tired from work to watch the whole game..
The Panthers play the Saints in Charlotte and I won't be watching for 2 reasons; I have to work early the next day and the Panthers have lost 5 straight and I don't expect them to win this one either :-[
Packers lost to the Bears killing whatever delusions they had about getting a wild card spot (would have required winning out and a lot of help from about 6 other teams).
Eagles Rams starting, Carson is out for who knows how long with a back injury, so Nicky 6 is back in at QB.
The Cowchips get shut out by the Colts and the Steelers beat the Patriots :o
Not bad at all :D
Eagles played their best game of the year and beat the Rams.
Eagles might have a shot at a wildcard spot. Or have to win the next 2 and have the cowchips lose the next 2.
Didn't even watch the MNF game..
QuotePanthers to sit Cam Newton for remainder of 2018 season
Not too long ago, it looked as though the 2018 season could have been a very special one for Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. But now, with a injured shoulder and a lost season before him and his team, a season that once held so much promise for the former NFL MVP has reached its unfortunate end.
With the Panthers now 6-8 and all but eliminated from playoff contention, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network is reporting that Carolina will sit Newton for the final two games of the season due to the shoulder injury that has hampered him since midseason and has caused the Panthers to go from 6-2 and seemingly playoff bound to laboring through a six-game losing streak and limping to the finish line. Backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke will now assume starting duties for the Panthers' Week 16 home finale against the Atlanta Falcons and their Week 17 season finale against the New Orleans Saints.
Mike McCarthy (recently fired Packers coach) was a spokes person for a local cell phone company that if I were guessing runs about 1/4 of the local commercials on TV here. Just noticed tonight that they're running the same commercials with him cut out. Guessing a Packer player will soon profit from their next round of commercials.
Bills are playing the Patriots in New England and the Panthers are playing the Falcons in Charlotte. .
Both teams seasons are lost and I probably won't watch till the end of their games due to needing to get to sleep before working my final midnight shift at the post office :-[
Packers beat the Jets in OT in a meaningless game that was made annoying by the announcers throughout trying to sell it as being an important game for the 2 teams for next season.
Chiefs lost another game due mainly to terrible defense. I think they'll likely beat Oakland at home next week and get a bye in the first round, but I can still easily see them being one and done in the playoffs thanks to the D.
Both Bills & Panthers played dominating games in 'garbage' Week 17 as both their seasons come to an end :-[
Aaron Rogers suffered a concussion early in a meaningless game that saw the Packers get blown out at home by the Lions.
Eagles need to beat the Redskins and the Bears need to beat the Vikings for the Eagles to make the playoffs. Eagles should be able to handle the Redskins. Vikings Bears is a hard one to call, if the Bears lose they play the Vikings again next week, so neither team wants to pull out all their best plays this week.
Despite the blowout score, Chiefs didn't look too great beating the Raiders. Had a couple of big offensive plays, but the Raiders turning the ball over repeatedly was really the reason for the blow out. But the Chiefs have their bye and top seed in the AFC.
Wow, Eagles are in the playoffs. They will play the Bears in Chicago next week.
St. Nick took another hit to the ribs and went to the locker room for X-rays in the 4th quarter, no word on his condition. He was one completion away from setting the NFL record, he did tie the record with 25 in a row.
In Sunday's game Nelson Agholor caught a pass and scored a TD, then gave the ball to a 10 year old kid in the stands. But it was Sudfeld's first career touchdown pass (our 3rd string QB was in because Foles went out with bruised ribs). They manged to get the ball back and give the kid another ball, and Agholor signed it.
For some reason I thought the Eagles-Bears game was tonight and I was going to watch it. Couldn't bring myself to watch the Seahawks-Cowboys game instead. I can watch a game even when I have no real interest in who wins. Much tougher to watch when I want both teams to lose.
Missed both the Colts @ Texans and Seahags @ Cowchips games due to work but I'm glad the Colts won as I'm a big Frank Reich fan from back in the day during the Bills Un-BILL-eavable comeback over the Houston Oilers 26 years ago 8)
Defensive games are so nerve racking.
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on January 06, 2019, 03:11:42 PM
Defensive games are so nerve racking.
Talk about Luck! WOW did the Eagles get Lucky!! :speechless:
Double-doink!
I don't believe it! Another completely improbable Eagles season continues.
That's why the Eagles got rid of Cody Parkey.
Did you see the smile on the face of the Eagles special teams coach when Doug called the time out, awesome.
Of course Eagles now have to face the Saints, yikes.
Feeling some cofidence that the Chiefs will do well against the Colts. Not nearly as confident that they'll do as well (assuming they get past the Colts) against the Patriots or Chargers (2 teams they lost to in offensive shoot outs this year).
Oh, and the Packers have a new 38 year old coach:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001008867/article/packers-matt-lafleur-agree-to-4year-contract
Hope I'm wrong, but I think the Packers are at the start of a downward slide for a few years.
Should be 24 to 10, but 24 to 7 Chiefs at the half. Except for the last 2 minute drive by the Colts that resulted in a really short missed field goal, KC's defense has looked good. Only points from the Colts came from a blocked punt that they recovered in the end zone.
Chiefs offense kind of went dormant in the 2nd half, but probably the best game of the year for the defense. They'll get to host New England or San Diego at home next week.
Caught the 2nd half of the Colts @ Chiefs game but missed the Cowchips @ Rams game cause I had to go bed for Sunday Amazon at the post office.
Glad the Cowchips lost so I don't have to hear their fans gloat >:D
I'll be able to watch Sundays games..
Now if the Chargers can take out the Patriots and the Eagles can top the Saints that would be splendid 8)
Slept through the first half of the Chargers @ Patriots game and just turned it on..
Guess I didn't miss much
Could those CBS broadcasters heap any more love on the patriots? ::) :gouge:
Eagles are the only wild card team left, hope they can pull off an upset.
Halftime adjustments are going to be the difference.
Really scary to have Fletcher Cox go out, but looks like he's OK now.
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on January 13, 2019, 03:15:38 PM
Halftime adjustments are going to be the difference.
They better kick those adjustments into gear soon..
17 unanswered points so far isn't good :-[
Right through his hands, unbelievable...
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on January 13, 2019, 04:46:41 PM
Right through his hands, unbelievable...
I really thought they had a chance at another comeback :-[
I was pulling for the Eagles, but yeah, that was a game they lost more than got beat
Not looking forward to all the young up and coming QB vs veteran QB hype that the press is going to focus on in the Chiefs-Patriots game, but I am looking forward to the game.
WOW!! What a Crazy-Ass Finish between the Rams @ Saints NFC Championship game!! :speechless:
Gotta go to bed and miss the AFC championship game as I have to get up at 2am for work :'(
GO CHIEFS!! :cheers:
Terrible ugly first half for the Chiefs. Should be down by more 14.
Yeah, the Chiefs better get their act together in the second half.
I'm going to have to turn the sound off, can't stand these commentators.
Tough loss for my Chiefs definitely made tougher by the announcers constant spewing of love for the Patriots/Tom Brady. Everytime Mahomes did anything good it was "Brady-like" and when he did anything bad "he just did something that you'd never see Brady do".
Came down to the coin toss in overtime.
The announcers were disgusting, it was like the Patriots radio team was on the air.
Just woke up.. Damn! :angry:
I'm sure my goof of an 'acting postmaster' will be gloating at work this week being that he's from Boston ::)
The Panthers will play in London for the first time in franchise history during the 2019 season :o
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001012393/article/nfl-announces-matchups-for-international-games
So, anyone give a crap about the Super Bowl this year?
It's the same broadcasters as the Chiefs game last week so it will be filled with praise for the Patriots. I've seen no backlash from that, just all praise for calling out what Brady was going to do, so I doubt anyone has taken them aside and said to cool it or be more balanced.
Coke has already said they will not be airing commercials during the game, they will do some during pre-game and that's it. And if last year is any indication there will not be very many commercials worth watching out for.
I'm not sure I'll even bother watching it, I have like zero interest in it this year.
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on January 27, 2019, 09:15:02 AM
So, anyone give a crap about the Super Bowl this year?
It's the same broadcasters as the Chiefs game last week so it will be filled with praise for the Patriots. I've seen no backlash from that, just all praise for calling out what Brady was going to do, so I doubt anyone has taken them aside and said to cool it or be more balanced.
Coke has already said they will not be airing commercials during the game, they will do some during pre-game and that's it. And if last year is any indication there will not be very many commercials worth watching out for.
I'm not sure I'll even bother watching it, I have like zero interest in it this year.
Yeah I'm sick of the Patriots, but I do have this new Vizio 75" HDTV so I'll probably watch the first half but if it looks like a blowout I'll probably turn it off and either go to bed if I have to work the following morning or watch something I have backed up on my computer on the big screen :-\
It's the Super Bowl so I'll end up watching, but yeah, I have less interest than any year in a long, long time and it likely won't have my full attention.
Win or loose I expect the gushing over the Partriots to be sickening. And while I was never a fan of their time in St Louis, I have friends there that were big fans with season tickets and I agree with them that the Rams move back to LA was a big FU to St Louis, so I have a hard time getiing excited about them too.
While there have been performers on Super Bowl halftimes that I've enjoyed, trying to make halftime an event on it's own has risen to ridiculousness and I have no desire to see Maroon 5. Anyone heard of any good interesting alternate halftime shows this year?
Quote from: wihogfan on January 30, 2019, 02:39:59 PM
While there have been performers on Super Bowl halftimes that I've enjoyed, trying to make halftime an event on it's own has risen to ridiculousness and I have no desire to see Maroon 5. Anyone heard of any good interesting alternate halftime shows this year?
I might switch over to the MST3K channel on Pluto TV :o
Despite a solid defensive game, the Rams fell apart half way through the 4th qtr :-[
:angry:
Game barely had any of my attention until the 4th quarter.
As much as I hate them, it's pretty amazing what the Patriots have done over the last 15 or so years (so glad I was able to avoid all the hype about it leading up to this game though and didn't turn the game on until right at kick off).
Now here's hoping they start a 15+ year skid.
Karma at it's finest :D :D
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft accused of soliciting sex, police say
https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/22/robert-kraft-named-in-prostitution-sting/
Eagles will not use the franchise tag on Nick Foles, allowing him to become a free agent.
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on February 27, 2019, 10:43:59 AM
Eagles will not use the franchise tag on Nick Foles, allowing him to become a free agent.
Rumor has it he's going to Jacksonville :o
Quote from: RVR II on March 06, 2019, 01:58:37 AM
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on February 27, 2019, 10:43:59 AM
Eagles will not use the franchise tag on Nick Foles, allowing him to become a free agent.
Rumor has it he's going to Jacksonville :o
So they would be dumping Bortles then? Interesting.