now this should be a fun one, he said haltingly
Fins at Patritos (-7.5)
Lions vs. Chiefs (-4) in LondonMinnesota (-2.5) at ChicagoTampa Bay at ATL (-7)NY Giants at New Orleans (-3)San Fran at STL (-7.5)Arizona (-4.5) at ClevelandCincy at Pittsburgh (toss-up, apparently?)San Diego at Baltimore (-3)Houston at Tennessee (also no line)NY Jets (-1.5) at OaklandSeattle (-6) at DallasPack (-3) at Denver
Indianapolis at Carolina (-5)
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 16:49 (eight years ago) link
5 points seems low for Carolina at home vs. Indy
lol @ no line for Houston vs. Tennessee. I imagine it's because Houston's QB situation is a coinflip but I imagine it's because who the hell would put action on that game?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 16:55 (eight years ago) link
imagine the former is oddsmakers being conservative bc i think some ppl still dont believe the panthers are for real and also still can't believe the presumed-frontrunner colts are actually pretty bad this year. -7.5 would make more sense imo
re: the latter - no fucking clue beyond your "who gives enough of a shit to bet" guess
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 17:32 (eight years ago) link
title suggests it but here's the linkhttp://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/texans-release-punctuality-challenged-qb-ryan-mallett-165341595.html
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 21:43 (eight years ago) link
fascinating vignette from in amongst the various waffling on the news that greg hardy is officially a gigantic asshole now that he shoved a coach (because that's the most fucked up thing he has done recently right):
In the last week of the season, on a Friday, according to a player who witnessed the entire incident, [Jeremiah] Ratliff showed up to practice and was behaving belligerently toward players and coaches. The coaching regime, then led by Marc Trestman, would not allow him to practice.Ratliff went ballistic, this player said, and was asked to leave practice. He departed but later returned. Practice was stopped and most players went off to the side while a small group of players and coaches tried to calm Ratliff down and get him to leave.It didn't work initially. Ratliff destroyed the game clock on the practice field, smashing it and kicking it. Later, he shoved an assistant coach to the ground. While all of this went on, Trestman never intervened. He just stood off to the side and watched.And this is the most incredible part. The uber-enabling part. Not only was Ratliff never punished by Trestman...he was named one of the captains the next day. The entire locker room was incredulous.Trestman justified making Ratliff a captain by saying he brought intensity, but no player bought that. That move, the player said, led to Trestman officially losing the locker room. Trestman was fired soon after.
Ratliff went ballistic, this player said, and was asked to leave practice. He departed but later returned. Practice was stopped and most players went off to the side while a small group of players and coaches tried to calm Ratliff down and get him to leave.
It didn't work initially. Ratliff destroyed the game clock on the practice field, smashing it and kicking it. Later, he shoved an assistant coach to the ground. While all of this went on, Trestman never intervened. He just stood off to the side and watched.
And this is the most incredible part. The uber-enabling part. Not only was Ratliff never punished by Trestman...he was named one of the captains the next day. The entire locker room was incredulous.
Trestman justified making Ratliff a captain by saying he brought intensity, but no player bought that. That move, the player said, led to Trestman officially losing the locker room. Trestman was fired soon after.
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 28 October 2015 13:29 (eight years ago) link
along the same lines, charlie pierce on hardy just being the most egregious recent example of the inherent character of football http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-legacy-of-the-nfl-sin-eaters/
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 28 October 2015 18:33 (eight years ago) link
not that anyone cares but the consistenly misfiring lions offence has led to Joe Lombardi the oc being fired and the qb coach JIM BOB COOTER being promoted
― you too could be called a 'Star' by the Compliance Unit (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 28 October 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
It looks like Sammy Watkins obviously never took a marketing class at Clemson.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sammy-watkins-blasts-bills-fans-171658021.html
I gotta wonder at one point does the NFL start to lose fans as it has become such a never ending parade of ugliness.
― earlnash, Thursday, 29 October 2015 01:33 (eight years ago) link
Gronked it!
This is going to be a bloodbath
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2015 00:33 (eight years ago) link
fins o-line looking good in pass pro, 5 on 5 on that last 1st down and tannehill had plenty of time
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 00:44 (eight years ago) link
Ha ha
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2015 01:02 (eight years ago) link
lollll
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 01:02 (eight years ago) link
i think tannehill heard a whistle in the crowd or something??
i thought he was distracted but he was just daydreaming
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 01:05 (eight years ago) link
Maybe a musket misfire?
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2015 01:07 (eight years ago) link
wtf with this broadcast, the video is so choppy.
― brownie, Friday, 30 October 2015 01:08 (eight years ago) link
pi cmon
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 01:16 (eight years ago) link
that was bullshit. early down playcalling by patriots pretty bullshit too.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 01:17 (eight years ago) link
throws to the flat and outside runs, none of it doing anything.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 01:18 (eight years ago) link
They love running those plays, esp. on 3rd, never understood it
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2015 01:20 (eight years ago) link
Wow, the penalties!
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2015 01:25 (eight years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/LewisDVD2.jpg/200px-LewisDVD2.jpg
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 01:48 (eight years ago) link
love this dude
Guess he's all healed up
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2015 01:52 (eight years ago) link
Kind of annoyed that CBS won't show Willie McGinest
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2015 02:04 (eight years ago) link
fins d really playing well. game is one break for miami away from being awkward.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 02:40 (eight years ago) link
dolphins have basically had two really bad plays on defense unfortunately both of them ended up as touchdowns
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 October 2015 02:42 (eight years ago) link
i really hated that third down play call on the last dolphins drive. haven't been able to run all night plus tannehill is in a rhythm and going under center just totally telegraphed it.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 October 2015 02:43 (eight years ago) link
womp womp
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 October 2015 02:49 (eight years ago) link
chandler jones has the most beautiful smile
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Friday, 30 October 2015 03:22 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/GregABedard/status/659931943652470786
at this point in the game, every time phil simms starts talking i have no idea where he's going to wind up
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Friday, 30 October 2015 03:24 (eight years ago) link
lol
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 03:25 (eight years ago) link
NE not looking flamboyantly dominant on offense like most of 2007 but lowest scoring game so far had 4 TDs so even tho it looks kinda rough at times they are really scoring. defense seems to be improving through the season. outside a brady injury, maybe gronk, if the wheels come off it'll most likely be that depleted o-line. they finished the game with 5 standing so the realms of a TE at tackle or a guy starting off the street are certainly possible. would be lame for this season to end with brady getting beaten senseless every week behind some ragtag scrubs.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 30 October 2015 03:38 (eight years ago) link
offense feels kinda unstoppable when dion lewis is in there -- he seems like the perfect patriots back. when it's legarrette running into the line and falling ahead for 4 yards it starts to feel a bit bogged down.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 October 2015 04:31 (eight years ago) link
i'll be interested in seeing who can challenge the pats thru the air. still feel like there's not a lot of talent in the secondary and even the LBs i think can be tested. if 2015 regular season andy dalton can play like this in the playoffs i feel like aj green & eifert and those guys could really put some pressure on them.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 October 2015 04:34 (eight years ago) link
NE not looking flamboyantly dominant on offense like most of 2007 but lowest scoring game so far had 4 TDs so even tho it looks kinda rough at times they are really scoring.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah its weird they just keep scoring constantly w/o seeming quite dominant, like it felt like the dolphins p much held them in check in the first half but they still had 17 offensive points, theyve scored in every quarter this season except the first, they had a game where they scored on every drive
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 05:39 (eight years ago) link
imo the lack of dominance is due to the offensive line sinking drives on a fairly regular basis. with lafell back and amendola having a really strong stretch of play this is as good a group of skill players as they've had since whenever gronk and hernandez were both healthy and available.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 30 October 2015 11:22 (eight years ago) link
jordan makes a good point but it's funny, for a passing league i can think of exactly three passing attacks that give me any level of concern.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 30 October 2015 11:25 (eight years ago) link
yeah especially in the AFC with the broncos being fairly middling on offense and the colts completely broken
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 October 2015 13:58 (eight years ago) link
Should I bet the Raiders (10/1) and the Jags (7/1) to win their divisions y/n
― frogbs, Friday, 30 October 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link
dolphins drive chart last night, p solid
1 1 10:12 MIA 20 8 5:25 22 Punt 2 2 14:53 MIA 9 3 0:48 -9 Fumble, Safety3 2 12:40 MIA 6 3 0:48 0 Punt 4 2 9:47 MIA 27 4 1:43 2 Punt 5 2 5:23 MIA 26 1 0:06 0 Interception 6 2 3:25 MIA 20 3 1:44 -3 Punt 7 2 0:24 MIA 20 4 0:24 35 Missed FG 8 3 15:00 MIA 20 7 3:35 80 Touchdown 9 3 6:09 MIA 18 5 3:44 24 Punt 10 3 0:56 MIA 12 5 1:41 14 Interception 11 4 13:29 50 3 2:01 -15 Punt 12 4 7:17 MIA 20 13 4:11 50 Downs » 13 4 1:13 MIA 11 4 1:13 36 End of Game
― johnny crunch, Friday, 30 October 2015 14:09 (eight years ago) link
its good
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 14:16 (eight years ago) link
cameron wake w/ a torn ACL, out for the season
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 30 October 2015 14:50 (eight years ago) link
achilles not acl
― call all destroyer, Friday, 30 October 2015 14:59 (eight years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Friday, October 30, 2015 9:58 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ftr denver is currently 32nd in offensive dvoa
― call all destroyer, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:01 (eight years ago) link
xp ah my bad
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:03 (eight years ago) link
of all the teams in the AFC i feel like denver could maybe give the patriots the best game only because they have one of the best front four pass rushes and secondaries in the nfl, which i think is the defensive blueprint to slow the pats down on offense. but denver's offense is pretty bad yeah, though i think maybe as they abandon all kubiak things and shift back into peyton as offensive coordinator mode it might bump up slightly.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 October 2015 15:08 (eight years ago) link
denver is incapable of winning a game w/o scoring on D they r bad
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:10 (eight years ago) link
has a team ever had the best defense and the worst offense before its p funny
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:13 (eight years ago) link
first thought was 2000 ravens, they were 1st in defense dvoa and 20th in offense dvoa apparently
― call all destroyer, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:27 (eight years ago) link
maybe belichick just hates the redskins from his nyg days, trying to brutalize them again
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:19 (eight years ago) link
lol patriots r savage [shot of team doctor administering concussion test on edleman after leaving him in for rest of drive, cut to onside kick]
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:19 (eight years ago) link
Weak
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link
Edelman needs to sit out for a game or two or he'll be dead by the postseason
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:21 (eight years ago) link
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:23 (eight years ago) link
lawl
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:23 (eight years ago) link
walked thru a 12 man defense
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:29 (eight years ago) link
shd prob allow wash 12 men for the rest of the game
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:30 (eight years ago) link
poor old kirk cousins
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:34 (eight years ago) link
ah the tv guy tried to blame both those drops on the sun but there is only one sun
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:35 (eight years ago) link
La Fell just stood there and let the ball drop into his hands
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:39 (eight years ago) link
yeah he was so open the redskins cldnt catch up to him for the entire duration of the pass m/l
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:43 (eight years ago) link
bradys 1st legit int of the year, other one was edlmans fault
20 tds
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:44 (eight years ago) link
pats didn't take this game all that seriously imo
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:46 (eight years ago) link
no doesnt seem like it
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:46 (eight years ago) link
arrgh why is carolina vs green bay at the same time as this! why nfl
otm
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:47 (eight years ago) link
<3 chandler jones <3
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:47 (eight years ago) link
run the swinging gate guys
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:48 (eight years ago) link
wtf washinton doing lol
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:48 (eight years ago) link
haha this game bad
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:49 (eight years ago) link
Not sure the pats need to play defense, hatcats are determined to drop all their passes either way
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:51 (eight years ago) link
wash run D... not great
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:54 (eight years ago) link
just realized that although my impulse is to say "no.. *our* run d definitely isn't great" i'm still rooting for the other team
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:57 (eight years ago) link
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:58 (eight years ago) link
boo fg
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:58 (eight years ago) link
did we go back in time
― slothroprhymes, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:58 (eight years ago) link
"Legatron" I love it.
― schwantz, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:58 (eight years ago) link
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, November 8, 2015 1:58 PM (30 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 18:59 (eight years ago) link
realizing washington had a blocker out front on the INT runback and the guy still got tackled by brady
https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/663429463754043394
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:05 (eight years ago) link
washington offense looks a lot better when the receivers catch the ball
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:07 (eight years ago) link
catching is crucial
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:08 (eight years ago) link
oh whoops i bumped the wrong thread. the system is broken
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:09 (eight years ago) link
nfl board shd really switch to a running thread anyway imo
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
fp
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
wld get more posts bet u
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:12 (eight years ago) link
agree w/rolling regular season
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:13 (eight years ago) link
not worth the pain in the ass of dealing with such an unwieldy thread. even tho i have brought it to its knees this system is superior
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link
no not you too, gtfo
spring breakweek 8 forver
― the grimes of claire boucher ('90s on) (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link
forver
― the grimes of claire boucher ('90s on) (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
weeeeeeekkkkkkk eeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggghhtttt
― slothroprhymes, Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
fyle forver
― the grimes of claire boucher ('90s on) (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 8 November 2015 19:16 (eight years ago) link
Green Bay srs lols, time for d to fite...each other
― wishy washy hippy variety hour (Hunt3r), Sunday, 8 November 2015 20:57 (eight years ago) link
talib 1 game suspension pending appeal
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 9 November 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link
lol wrong thread again, amazing
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 9 November 2015 21:16 (eight years ago) link
amazed he wasn't outright ejected
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Monday, 9 November 2015 22:41 (eight years ago) link
verrett is a star
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 02:20 (eight years ago) link
attention: welker has been signed
― the grimes of claire boucher ('90s on) (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 03:14 (eight years ago) link