2008 NFL Regular Season Thread -- Week 5

[LorenzoL]

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="10"><b>WEEK 5</b></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="7"><b>Sunday, October 5, 2008</b></td></tr><tr class="colhead"><td>TEAMS</td><td>TIME (ET)</td><td>TV</td><td>LOCATION</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kansas City at Carolina</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>CBS</td><td>Bank of America Stadium</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago at Detroit</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>FOX</td><td>Ford Field</td></tr></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Atlanta at Green Bay</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>FOX</td><td>Lambeau Field</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Diego at Miami</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>CBS</td><td>Dolphins Stadium</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Seattle at NY Giants</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>FOX</td><td>Giants Stadium</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Washington at Philadelphia</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>FOX</td><td>Lincoln Financial Field</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tennessee at Baltimore</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>CBS</td><td>M&T Bank Stadium</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Indianapolis at Houston</td><td>1:00 PM</td><td>CBS</td><td>Reliant Field</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tampa Bay at Denver</td><td>4:05 PM</td><td>FOX</td><td>Mile High Stadium</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Buffalo at Arizona</td><td>4:15 PM</td><td>CBS</td><td>U of Phoenix Stadium</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>New England at San Francisco</td><td>4:15 PM</td><td>CBS</td><td>Candlestick Park</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cincinnati at Dallas</td><td>4:15 PM</td><td>CBS</td><td>Texas Stadium</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pittsburgh at Jacksonville</td><td>8:15 PM</td><td>NBC</td><td>Jacksonville Stadium</td></tr></table>
<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="7"><b>Monday, October 6, 2008</b></td></tr><tr class="colhead"><td>TEAMS</td><td>TIME (ET)</td><td>TV</td><td>LOCATION</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Minnesota at New Orleans</td><td>8:30 PM</td><td>ESPN</td><td>Superdome</td></tr></table>
Teams on Bye
Cleveland, Oakland, St. Louis, NY Jets

[LorenzoL]

CBS Early Games
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2008-05-CBS1.html

CBS Late Games
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2008-05-CBS2.html

Fox Games
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2008-05-FOX.html

[devilshalo]

So. Burress is definitely NOT playing this weekend, right?

[davidh777]

Shaun Alexander is bumming that Cedric Benson and Najeh Davenport found jobs

edit: fixed spelling of his name

[LorenzoL]

Sean Alexander is bumming that Cedric Benson and Najeh Davenport found jobs
I wonder who Alexander pissed off to have a player like Benson sign before him.

[JOE29]

I'll be skipping the 4:00 game. I'm sick and tired of watching the friggin Cowboys every friggin week. Every week i'm stuck with them and I don't even live in Texas.
Time to boycott them for a while.

[will travel]

I agree with JOE29. I HATE the Cowboys, the Darlings of the Media.
I'll turn off the TV and fire up the Sirius Radio and listen to the Kurt Warner and Cards.

[rexinnih]

Not a bad TV weekend.
Finally get to see my Chargers. Need to get up early on Sunday this time around.

[starman9000]

Don't get ESPN, so I can't watch the Vikes on Monday night....and in no way does that bum me out.

[cdollaz]

I'm sure Alexander is asking for too much money, and that is why he isn't playing. He needs a reality check if he wants to play again.

[Red Dog]

Don't get ESPN, so I can't watch the Vikes on Monday night....and in no way does that bum me out.

Do you get the Twin Cities local stations? If so, it should be available on one of those.

[starman9000]

Do you get the Twin Cities local stations? If so, it should be available on one of those.

Nah, I'm up in the Fargo area, so we don't get the alternative. I do remember it being OTA when I lived in the Twin Cities though. I could go somewhere and watch it, but they mostly just make me angry these days anyway....but it's like a train wreck, and I'll probably end up getting sucked in come game time, just so I can gawk.

[Spicollidriver1]

Don't you have an affiliate station for the Kfan I honestly would rather listen to the game and play video games anyways

[Red Dog]

Frankly, with the way Minnesota has played defense (which was supposed to be a major strength), I'm not sure you'd even want to watch them try to stop the New Orleans offense.

[Quake1028]

Tampa Bay at Denver :banana:. Go Broncos!

[eXcentris]

:lol:

http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Chad-Johnson-Ocho-Cinco-Will-Kiss-Dallas-Cowboys-Star-After-Scoring-Touchdown-Blog-12332

Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco would like the Bengals to return to bad behavior, but on Sunday he's guaranteeing good behavior. That is, if you deem kissing the Dallas Cowboys star at midfield a show of respect:


"That's America's team. It's one of the greatest organizations ever. This week, to show my respect for Dallas and its owner, Jerry Jones, I'm going to score and I'm going to kiss the star. I'm telling you, I'm not being rude about anything. I'm going to kiss the star. It's going to be fun. I'm excited to go to Dallas. You know, T.O. (Terrell Owens), you've got two of the don't-know-what-is-going-to-happen-next receivers playing. It's going to be fun."

Translation: Dear Jerry Jones, Please Please Please find a way to trade for me this offseason. My team sucks. I mean, Ryan Fitzpatrick led us in rushing yards last week. Might as well put me under center and let me pass to myself. Please please please, I want to be a Cowboy.

Since Ocho Cinco was talking about the need for bad behavior yesterday, why not spike the ball on the star? That disrespect worked for Terrell Owens. Of course, Owens was able to accomplish step 1, scoring a touchdown, not once but twice. That's going to a difficult task, especially if Carson Palmer is out for another week.

[davidh777]

I'm sure Alexander is asking for too much money, and that is why he isn't playing. He needs a reality check if he wants to play again.

He claims he only wants the minimum. Maybe his skills are just completely down the tubes.

[starman9000]

Frankly, with the way Minnesota has played defense (which was supposed to be a major strength), I'm not sure you'd even want to watch them try to stop the New Orleans offense.

If you watched them last year, you knew their D was overrated. Yes, the Williams boys can stop the run, but that's it. They don't pressure the QB and Griffin is about as bad as it comes in the secondary. If their pickup Williams doesn't make a difference when he finally returns, it's going to be a very very long year.

[Flashback]

This week, to show my respect for Dallas and its owner, Jerry Jones, I'm going to score and I'm going to kiss the star. I'm telling you, I'm not being rude about anything. I'm going to kiss the star. It's going to be fun. I'm excited to go to Dallas. You know, T.O. (Terrell Owens), you've got two of the don't-know-what-is-going-to-happen-next receivers playing. It's going to be fun.

If I was Palmer and CJ kisses the star I would tell him to keep walking off the field. What is funny is that he thinks he is still one of the elites. IMO he is not even the best one on his team. He needs to run a string of good to great games to back up all the crap that comes out of his mouth.

[Goat3001]

If I was Palmer and CJ kisses the star I would tell him to keep walking off the field. What is funny is that he thinks he is still one of the elites. IMO he is not even the best one on his team. He needs to run a string of good to great games to back up all the crap that comes out of his mouth.

:up: If I was Palmer I wouldn't throw a pass to CJ in the red zone. A few years ago I didn't mind his schtick. He was doing some silly things and getting fined for them but it was ok, because he was playing well and his team was playing well. Eventhough he did some dumb shit he always came off as a team first guy... unlike T.O and Randy Moss. This past offseason he proved that he's a me first guy just like the others. Palmer needs off that team bad. He's the one that should be demanding a trade.

[CRM114]

If I was Palmer and CJ kisses the star I would tell him to keep walking off the field. What is funny is that he thinks he is still one of the elites. IMO he is not even the best one on his team. He needs to run a string of good to great games to back up all the crap that comes out of his mouth.

Yep. Comparing himself to TO is a joke. TO is a dick too but TO backs it up.

[RyoHazuki]

Westbrook "likely" to play Sunday vs Washington :thumbsup:

[The Cow]

:lol:

http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Chad-Johnson-Ocho-Cinco-Will-Kiss-Dallas-Cowboys-Star-After-Scoring-Touchdown-Blog-12332

Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco would like the Bengals to return to bad behavior, but on Sunday he's guaranteeing good behavior. That is, if you deem kissing the Dallas Cowboys star at midfield a show of respect:


"That's America's team. It's one of the greatest organizations ever. This week, to show my respect for Dallas and its owner, Jerry Jones, I'm going to score and I'm going to kiss the star. I'm telling you, I'm not being rude about anything. I'm going to kiss the star. It's going to be fun. I'm excited to go to Dallas. You know, T.O. (Terrell Owens), you've got two of the don't-know-what-is-going-to-happen-next receivers playing. It's going to be fun."

Translation: Dear Jerry Jones, Please Please Please find a way to trade for me this offseason. My team sucks. I mean, Ryan Fitzpatrick led us in rushing yards last week. Might as well put me under center and let me pass to myself. Please please please, I want to be a Cowboy.

Since Ocho Cinco was talking about the need for bad behavior yesterday, why not spike the ball on the star? That disrespect worked for Terrell Owens. Of course, Owens was able to accomplish step 1, scoring a touchdown, not once but twice. That's going to a difficult task, especially if Carson Palmer is out for another week.

He didn't say which star. Maybe he's talking about Jessica Simpson or Terrell Owens? ;)

[sergtv]

anybody know if the charger game is going to be in hd? if so i'm staying home.. if not, i'll go watch it at my sisters.

die hard charger fan here.. but for one week and one week only lets go tampa bay!!!!

[The Cow]

anybody know if the charger game is going to be in hd? if so i'm staying home.. if not, i'll go watch my sisters.


Webcam link? :eyebrow:

[sergtv]

whats a webcam link? sorry for my ingnorance :)

[chrisih8u]

Dating back to last April, when Matt Millen was the Lions general manager, Detroit shopped Williams and even proposed to Dallas a straight-up deal for defensive end DeMarcus Ware.

http://blogs.nfl.com/2008/10/05/lions-looking-to-deal-wr-williams/

:lol: I wonder if the Cowboys were able to keep a straight face.

[chrisih8u]

Westbrook "likely" to play Sunday vs Washington :thumbsup:

He is active.

[lordwow]

Oh Thank God I get Indy/Hou, the rest of those early games... bleh

[sergtv]

charger game's in hd.. lets go chargers!!!!! they are up 3 zip.

[Spicollidriver1]

Nice playcall Dungy

[BravesMG]

I'm flipping between PHI/WAS, IND/HOU, and TEN/BAL. Not a bad slate of early games, but a couple of these could get ugly pretty quick.

[The Cow]

And... there goes Westbrook again.

I missed it, what happened to him this time?

Also, isn't this about the time of year when McNabb goes down with his yearly injury?

[BravesMG]

I think it was a shot to the ribs on Westbrook's TD run, but not 100% on that.

[fumanstan]

Eli's looking real good today.

[BravesMG]

Westbrook back in the game.

[Jeremy517]

Eli's looking real good today.

Everyone looks good when playing the Seahawks on the east coast.

[lordwow]

Phillip Rivers is driving my fantasy team into the ground.

[sergtv]

come on 3 points again going into half time.. once again the chargers didn't show up for the first half.

[BravesMG]

It's amazing, this MIA/SD game is like watching a replay of the MIA/NE game.

[Deftones]

Phillip Rivers is driving my fantasy team into the ground.

i figured he'd bounce back big time, so i started him instead of warner this week. next week it's warner.

[The Cow]

Phillip Rivers is driving my fantasy team into the ground.

I've got him too, but didn't start him this week.

Never go with West coast teams in early games (travel). It's a rule.

[Deftones]

jesus, DirecTV is pounding the Friday Night Lights promotion into our heads. Because i totally care what this douche from the show thinks about the NFL on the RedZone channel.

[BravesMG]

jesus, DirecTV is pounding the Friday Night Lights promotion into our heads. Because i totally care what this douche from the show thinks about the NFL on the RedZone channel.You're not kidding. The whole damn channel slowed down to nothing and they actually started showing fucking show clips while games were going on. Not that it matters at all to DTV, but I'll be calling tomorrow and letting them know that if this shit keeps happening there's no way I'll be back next year.

That's not true at all, but what the hell.

[lordwow]

I've got him too, but didn't start him this week.

Never go with West coast teams in early games (travel). It's a rule.

Farve Bye-Week is what killed me :(

[Deftones]

lol, KC intercepts ball in endzone from CAR. next play is INT by CAR from KC.

[Pillowhead]

Roddy White is on my bench :mad2::hairpull:

[Quake1028]

Chargers :lol:.

[The Cow]

Chargers :lol:.

It's Karma or some other bullshit!!!

But yeah, :lol:

[fumanstan]

Everyone looks good when playing the Seahawks on the east coast.

It's just too bad... raven... isn't here... with his wonderful... prose...

[dvd-4-life]

This just in-----after todays game-The Seattle Seahawks will be changing their name to the Seattle Chickenhawks because they are afraid to score touchdowns. Attn: Mike Holmgren-when the opposing team is scoring TDs left and right-kicking FGs will make no difference unless you are up for head coach of the equally chicken to score TDs-Minnesota Vikings.

[Deftones]

about time Cooley had a good game. Jesus. Sucks for people that have Campbell since that the TD was from Randel El and not from Campbell. :lol:

[Quake1028]

Chargers got very lucky on that one, one of their OL moved clearly before the snap.

[Deftones]

oh, and DET absolutely is a joke. can they finally take the worst NFL franchise tag from the AZ Cards?

[Deftones]

thanks for showing up, Rivers. About time.

[DiceDice]

Man the jets are off what am I going to do

[The Cow]

oh, and DET absolutely is a joke. can they finally take the worst NFL franchise tag from the AZ Cards?

It's still the Bengals. Always will be.

[DiceDice]

Maybe check out some baseball

[Deftones]

jesus. this is going to be a good fantasy week, i'm feeling. Andre Johnson finally got his head out of his ass. Cooley did, too.

[Quake1028]

Dolphins :lol:.

[Quake1028]

Chargers have 4th and goal from the 1.

[Deftones]

Chargers better go for it.

[Quake1028]

Dolphins stop them!!

[Deftones]

so much for that. :lol:

[sergtv]

where are all the miami fans? I don't think iv'e ever seen an nfl game with so many empty seats.

couldn't get in on fourth and goal.. wow!

[Deftones]

Detroit making a comeback! :lol:

[Brent L]

Whew, what a pass/catch by Atlanta just now.

EDIT:

And so much for that. :lol:

[BravesMG]

Holy crap that was an awesome pick by GB.

[Quake1028]

That was probably uncatchable.

[sergtv]

once again the chargers get fucked by the refs.

[BravesMG]

It might have been uncatchable, but Hart dragged him down so hard that it was hard to tell where the receiver was in relation to the ball.

[Deftones]

Td gb

[starman9000]

Attn: Mike Holmgren-when the opposing team is scoring TDs left and right-kicking FGs will make no difference unless you are up for head coach of the equally chicken to score TDs-Minnesota Vikings.

Hey! Childress said we have a 'kick-ass offense' in MN.

[tommyp007]

Kansas City :lol:

[Canadian Bacon]

come on CBS no one wants to watch a blow out switch to a better game!!!!!!!

[BravesMG]

I hope the Falcons can find a way to pull this out.

[Quake1028]

I wouldn't say that was being fucked by the refs, but whatever you have to tell yourself to make this loss OK :lol:.

[BravesMG]

:lol: I love Gus... HE'S GOT JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! incomplete.

[Quake1028]

Colts on their way to 1-3.

[sergtv]

I wouldn't say that was being fucked by the refs, but whatever you have to tell yourself to make this loss OK :lol:.

nah, can't blame that play anymore miami scored no points on that drive.. no shame in losing the dolphins.. i wont except a loss vs broncos, patrions, or colts.

[Deftones]

so, now that the AFC powerhouses suck (Indy and NE) who is the favorite?

[Spicollidriver1]

Whats up with santana moss is he even playing hes got no stats still?

[Deftones]

considering cooley has over 100 yards receiving and portis has over 130 yards rushing, not really like moss is needed.

[sergtv]

in the end its still gonna be pats, colts, chargers, pitt.. come playoff time.

[Tarantino]

I'm getting destroyed in my fantasy league today.

That's what bye games will do to you.

= J

[Spicollidriver1]

considering cooley has over 100 yards receiving and portis has over 130 yards rushing, not really like moss is needed.

Got him on two leagues thats the only reason why I care. In the end though as long as Jason Campbell is doing good I am happy I like him.

[Quake1028]

in the end its still gonna be pats, colts, chargers, pitt.. come playoff time.

Uhhh, no, it's not.

[BravesMG]

in the end its still gonna be pats, colts, chargers, pitt.. come playoff time.Tennessee and Buffalo need to be in the mix. I'm giving up on the Colts being at the top, but might squeak their way in if they could get things together. The Pats schedule gives them a bump, but it's incredibly wide open at this point.

[Quake1028]

What does pulling your shirt away from your man tits mean?

[Deftones]

life in indy, yet!

[Quake1028]

I can't take Ted Ginn seriously while he wears a punter/kicker facemask. I just can't.

[RoyalTea]

Colts on their way to 1-3.
not so fast ...

[BravesMG]

That was an awesome helicopter by Rosenfels. Idiotic move and all, but looked great.

[LorenzoL]

The Lions and Chiefs are making any team playing against them, look like superstars.

[Deftones]

life for the colts! fumble.

[chrisih8u]

:lol: Texans.

[BravesMG]

Wow, Rosenfels, that's just hideous.

[Brent L]

I hope the Falcons can find a way to pull this out.

It looks like it's just about in the bag at this point with them up by 10 once again with only 2:31 left to play.

[Deftones]

sage rosenfels single handedly won the game for indy. :lol:

[Dave99]

texans just trying to give away this game.

[sergtv]

What does pulling your shirt away from your man tits mean?

what? who did that?

[BravesMG]

It looks like it's just about in the bag at this point with them up by 10 once again with only 2:31 left to play.GB has it on the 5 with 2 minutes left. I don't think they can pull this off, but I also didn't think Rosenfels could turn the ball over twice in 3 minutes with a big lead.

[BravesMG]

Nuts catch by Wayne there, and Houston is toast.

edit: pending review

[Matthew Ackerly]

Green Bay just scored.. onside kick

[Quake1028]

Awesome :lol:.

[sergtv]

nice game by miami... to bad nobody was there to watch it.

lets go tampa!

[wmansir]

I was expecting Houston's def to collapse and let Indy back into the game but I sure didn't expect their QB to give them 14.

[Brent L]

Hell yeah, great shutout by Carolina. :)

[sergtv]

holy smoke, they just switched to the colts game.. they are up.. game was in the bag.. they were down by a grip.. what happened?

[Quake1028]

Colts should very well be 0-4 at this point, and they might pull 2-2 out of their asses.

[BravesMG]

If Houston doesn't score, Indy covers. I can't believe I'm even typing that at this point.

[Deftones]

nice game by miami... to bad nobody was there to watch it.

lets go tampa!was pouring rain there. like crazy for the first half.

[Brent L]

And with that, Atlanta pretty much has the game finally.

[Quake1028]

Larry Johnson had 7 rushes for 2 yards today after shredding Denver last week :(.

[Quake1028]

And Sage completes giving the game away rotfl.

[BravesMG]

...and Rosenfels turns it over AGAIN.

[Deftones]

wow, that sucks for houston.

[Quake1028]

Falcons :up:.

[Quake1028]

Houston is 0-4 and should be 2-2, Indy is 2-2 and should be 0-4. Football is cruel.

[BravesMG]

Falcons :up:.Agreed. Atlanta's my sympathetic favorite this year, good for them.

[Deftones]

So, Washington is shaping up to be pretty good. NFC East is making up for the NFC West. :lol:

[Quake1028]

145 yards and a TD for Portis :up:.

[Red Dog]

:banana:

Another big road win for the Skins. 2-1 vs. the division on the road. Yes, I will take that, thank you. Nice style win too with Portis as a workhorse. They didn't get razzled going down 14 early and more steady confident play from Campbell.

Also 2-0 on bets. Giants -7 and Miami +6.

[Quake1028]

I thought Mr. Tony was crazy when he said Washington was a 12 win team, but maybe I'm the one who's crazy.

[sergtv]

great i get the cowboys again.

[BravesMG]

Ok, need this ARI/BUF game to be a shootout for betting and fantasy reasons.

[Quake1028]

Right now it looks like two of NE, Indy, Jax or Denver/San Diego will miss the playoffs.

[Dave99]

ridiculous win for the colts, hopefully that helps get them going again. They should be 0-4.

[BravesMG]

Trent Edwards got hit hard and is out, JP Losman in.

[cdollaz]

No QB controversy now. Fuck you Rosenfels, you piece of shit asshole.

[The Cow]

Houston is 0-4 and should be 2-2, Indy is 2-2 and should be 0-4. Football is cruel.

I disagree, Houston is responsible for that loss.

[Deftones]

So far, Cards look good. Let's keep it up.

[Deftones]

gore with a receiving TD. :banana:

[BravesMG]

How the heck did they let Fitzgerald get that open on the TD?

[sergtv]

I just saw the giants score.. are they that good? or is seatle that bad.. they put up 44 points without plexico.. thats crazy.

[Deftones]

How the heck did they let Fitzgerald get that open on the TD?

blown coverage

[sergtv]

I could go for watching buffalo arizona.. lets like thats going to be a shoot out.

jones scored a td.. on 4th and 4.. owens probably pissed that he didn't get the call on that play.. 10 zip cowboys

[Jam Master Jay]

There has been a Randy Moss sighting, too bad my opponent this week is playing him.

[BravesMG]

It's just crazy that they don't get Felix the ball more often. Between him and Barber, it would be impossible to double cover Owens and/or Witten, but sometimes they just forget about the running and let Romo chuck it all day.

[BigDaddy]

I wonder if Benson is going to see any playing time?

[Quake1028]

Prater :up:.

[BravesMG]

That Prater guy is nuts. They showed him kicking 60+ pregame FGs last week with ease. I never heard of him before then, but seems like a hell of a find.

[wmansir]

NE's secondary is playing terrible. SF receivers are wide open.

[Deftones]

should've went with my gut. wanted to play warner, but played rivers. grrrr.

[BravesMG]

Hard to guess that Rivers would play that poorly against Miami and Buffalo looked like a tough matchup. I would have started Rivers too, but my non-Warner options all suck.

[Deftones]

well, the Dallas rout of Cincy has begun.

[Deftones]

wow. cards just fucking blew coverage there. like a 90 yard td to lee evans. :(

[Spicollidriver1]

Who would of thought I should of started bruce over santana.

[sergtv]

with the boys up 17 zip, and cincy not stopping the run.. I don't think romo will be chucking all day.. to will be happy :)

[Deftones]

Cards moving the ball well on the rush and the pass fronts. :up:

[Deftones]

slowest i've seen this thread for the afternoon games in a long time.

[LorenzoL]

I blame the matchups plus isn't baseball on too?

[BravesMG]

Depressed watching my Pats flouder against the 49ers. Good game in Arizona, but I'm too worried about the Pats to really get into any other games. Cincy seems to be hanging around Dallas a bit more than I thought they would.

[Deftones]

I blame the matchups plus isn't baseball on too?


yeah, but still. not like the matchups for the MLB playoffs are any better. ;)


Well, a 10 point lead going into half against Buffalo isn't bad. their defense should've played better.

[Spicollidriver1]

fucking housh cost me 6

[BravesMG]

Gutsy TD there for the Pats. I probably wouldn't have gone for that, especially the way they've been running the ball today.

[Spicollidriver1]

damnit thats twice perry gets screwed out of points. All well thats what happens when you have to start chris perry

[invisiblegt]

Gutsy TD there for the Pats. I probably wouldn't have gone for that, especially the way they've been running the ball today.

I'm a little worried right now. Love the Niners like I do, I still had not expected them to put much of a fight up against the Patriots. However, with the way that Buffalo has been playing, I was counting on them being able to effectively shut down Arizona, and keep us tied with them for first in the West.

But now, with Edwards gone... The worry is starting to show.

[Deftones]

well, i expect the 49'ers to lose, but the Cards have shown time and time again they can't hold a lead. so don't get worried just yet.

[BravesMG]

And I certainly wouldn't count the 49ers out at all. They're playing better minus the one big play to Moss.

[BravesMG]

Griese hurt and Garcia in at QB. If Garcia gets a legit shot at this game he could steal the starting job right back.

[Deftones]

well, cards defense gave up points, but not a td. they need to march back down field for td.

[BravesMG]

...and Prater almost boots it out of the endzone again on a kickoff.

[LorenzoL]

Bengals are making the game closer...

[Deftones]

well cards have golden opportunity score a td and screw it up...

wait, penalty. first down on penalty by buffalo. more chances for cards to screw it up. :lol:

[BravesMG]

Wow... Buffalo with an offside penalty that gives Arizona a 1st down inside the 20.

[Deftones]

thanks for the extra chances buffalo! Fitz! :banana:

[Spicollidriver1]

yeah on that play where palmer overthrew Perry he looked like he wet himself

[BravesMG]

Dammit Pats... another goal line stuff. I wouldn't go for this one either, but was wrong earlier.

[Deftones]

direct snap to faulk. nice play. :up:

[BravesMG]

Holy cow, Pats TD on a direct snap. That was (obviously) a huuuuuuge play.

[Deftones]

cards get a turnover. Sweet.

[BravesMG]

Didn't the ground cause that fumble? Did the rules change or something? That looked pretty cut and dry on the replay I saw.

Edit: Nevermind, it was coming out a split second before it hit the ground, good call.

[Deftones]

yeah, never hit the ground. however, you couldn't tell from the play in real time. not sure how buffalo didn't challenge that. was like millimeters.

[Quake1028]

Two score lead in Denver :up:.

[Quake1028]

Denver intercepts Garcia and the fucking idiot fumbles it right back to the Bucs :(.

[Deftones]

wow, rackers hits the upright and still gets the FG. phew.

[Quake1028]

Denver stuffs Tampa on 3rd and short!

[BravesMG]

The Pats basically acknowledged that the vertical passing game wasn't working and they have controlled the ball now for a ridiculous amount of time. They're not gashing the defense or anything, but it's a consistent annoying 3 or 4 yard run that's killing the clock and tiring the hell out of the niners defense.

[Deftones]

cards fumble recovery! woo

[The Cow]

Romo has been throwing like shit the last 3 games. He's been way off in this one. Look for the Bengals to get their 1st win.

[Deftones]

man, either NE is insane on rush defense or SF has forgotten Gore even exists.

[Deftones]

Cards going for it on 4th and 1 despite a FG making it a 3 TD game.

[Deftones]

Hightower!!!

[Dave99]

nice surprise onside for the bengals..

[Canadian Bacon]

Those sneaky Bungals :lol:

[BravesMG]

Ok Deftones, I'm assuming you know much more about this than me. I've got Edge, but it seems like they're still protecting Hightower a bit even though he's more effective. Have you heard anything about plans to ramp up Hightower as the season goes on or keep his carries consistent so he doesn't hit the rookie wall?

[Deftones]

Ok Deftones, I'm assuming you know much more about this than me. I've got Edge, but it seems like they're still protecting Hightower a bit even though he's more effective. Have you heard anything about plans to ramp up Hightower as the season goes on or keep his carries consistent so he doesn't hit the rookie wall?


I've not heard anything about giving him more carries. Right now he's more of a 3rd down guy and a goal line back. It's very possible that they could, though, since Edge is only getting older and Hightower is tearing it up. Certainly remains to be seen.

[BravesMG]

From what I've seen, it certainly looks like he could be an every down back if he wasn't a rookie. He looks like a stud and it just makes James look old and slow when he comes in.

[Quake1028]

Broncos played way too soft that drive, allowed the Bucs to score to make it a FG game. Onside kick should be coming up, maybe.

[Quake1028]

Bucs take the chance and kick it deep, Denver gets a first down on the first pass :up:.

[BravesMG]

Pats D looking just too old and slow, despite being on the field for less than 15 minutes. I don't have much confidence if they have to kick it back, the Niners carved them up last series.

[Quake1028]

Pittman finally earning his check against his old team :banana:.

[BravesMG]

How do you let Housh get that wide open? I'll never understand how teams let #1 receivers run clear like that.

[Quake1028]

Denver 4-1, back to a 2 game lead on those crappy Chargers :p. Two tough games coming up before the bye week, 5-2 would make me very happy.

[Deftones]

Well, i couldn't be more happy with this Cards win. Defense wasn't terrible solid in the 1st half, but they ended up tightening up. Offense looked great. Beating an undefeated team is always good for morale. :up:

[Quake1028]

Shitty Bungles :lol:.

[LorenzoL]

Giants and Titans are the only undefeated teams left.

[Quake1028]

-eek-!

[LorenzoL]

Nice win by the Cards after the horrible outing they had last week. Even with Boldin out, that offense is scary...

[fumanstan]

Wow, go Dallas :lol:

[BravesMG]

It's not like the Bengals need any help losing, but damn that was shitty luck.

[raven56706]

It's just too bad... raven... isn't here... with his wonderful... prose...

sorry brother... i was at the game....and what a game it was... rotfl

See ya later Hasselback....no 12th man to save you this time

[Quake1028]

Well, my top 5 is pretty much set:

1.Giants
2.Redskins
3.Cowboys
4.Titans
5.Panthers/Steelers

[davidh777]

What's happened to Brandon Marshall? Triple coverage or what?

[Quake1028]

Nope, just spread the ball around and took what the Bucs gave them.

[BravesMG]

Big (ugly) win for the Pats. 49ers put up a good fight, but those two ballsy goal line runs were the difference.

[wmansir]

The Pats win wasn't pretty, but it wasn't too ugly either. They did a good job controlling the ball in the classic NE scheme of short pass plays setting up the run game. Cassel had 2 ints but only one was a bad throw. The D was spotty, especially in the 1st and 4th quarters. Coverage was atrocious at times but they got 3 picks. The D-line did a great job getting pressure but couldn't get sacks.

[BravesMG]

It really looked like the Pats wanted to establish a true vertical passing game from the outset. The long pass to Moss got things off on the right foot, but Cassel just couldn't feel the pressure around him well enough to let the receivers get deep enough and ended up underthrowing a lot of deep passes. They were lucky that the running game was doing just enough to keep the chains moving. The Pats D was gassed and winded at the end and they were barely on the field for 20 minutes. A win is a win, no complains or anything, but I didn't take it as a very strong sign of things to come.

[wmansir]

During the game they said NE plans to stay out west for next week's SD game. That didn't work out well for AZ last week. I think I would rather take a couple of flights rather than disrupt everyone's routine for an entire week.

@BravesMG
I agree regarding Cassel. Obviously he is no Brady and that is most evident in the pocket. But then I don't think anyone is as good as Brady when it comes to mobility in the pocket. Considering the opponent I wasn't overly impressed, but it gave me hope that it was the Fins game was a fluke and not the Jets game.

[Deftones]

yeah, but NE is a good team and the Cardinals are not. :lol:

[The Cow]

yeah, but NE is a good team and the Cardinals are not. :lol:

In that comparison, it may be semantics, but it's more that NE is better in the coaching/scheming area.

Arizona has the players (from the little I have seen of this years Cardinals).

[Tommy Ceez]

sorry brother... i was at the game....and what a game it was... rotfl

See ya later Hasselback....no 12th man to save you this time

Raven,

How did the crowd react to the PA announcement that Manningham had a catch...sounded on TV like they took a second to remember that they drafted him, then cheered.

Also, how about Sinorice?

[raven56706]

Tommy Ceez... its funny you said that...

Manningham only caught 1 pass for 6 yards and the crowd erupted... like if he scored a touchdown... i dont even think he got the first down on that play....

For moss though, we went nuts... only because it was great to see everyone step up... Hixon's first grab for the touchdown was awesome...

i will post pics soon.. i was on row 2 at the bottom

[Quake1028]

Damn, no talk at all about the game last night? Jax is in trouble at 2-3 with their schedule.

[starman9000]

I liked seeing Mwelde do well. I always liked him.

[lordwow]

Cassel reminds me a lot of Bledsoe. Both stand around the pocket, even when they know someone is right on top of them, and rather than throw it away, hold on to it and take a sack.

[starman9000]

Oh no, EJ Henderson, by far the best linebacker for the Vikings, is out for the year. (He got hurt last game, but came back in towards the end).

That bad pass D just got worse.

http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/?p=2003

[Larry C.]

nice game by miami... to bad nobody was there to watch it.

lets go tampa!

Yea sad I have season tickets and its the least amount I've ever seen. I very pround of my Fins..... I look forward to posting in these threads when they play away like this week in Texas.

[Spicollidriver1]

I liked seeing Mwelde do well. I always liked him.

SAme here always was a good guy here

[Tommy Ceez]

Tommy Ceez... its funny you said that...

Manningham only caught 1 pass for 6 yards and the crowd erupted... like if he scored a touchdown... i dont even think he got the first down on that play....

For moss though, we went nuts... only because it was great to see everyone step up... Hixon's first grab for the touchdown was awesome...

i will post pics soon.. i was on row 2 at the bottom

Funny...the days of Tim Carter are LOOOOOONG behind us.

Literally 6(!!) quality recievers (and thats not including the Superbowl hero!)

[Mikael79]

As a Vikings fan, tonight will either be a redemption or a retreat.

The worst thought is losing big and having Tony K. make smart ass comments about the team while the whole country watches.

[starman9000]

Wow Winfield!

(he needed to take it in again though, Chilly is such a dumbass in the redzone)

I mean Chilly is so creative in the redzone!

[Mikael79]

If winning means cheating, I'll take it. Besides, the Vikings can just blame it on the Iowa Hawkeyes, since Chad Greenway is one of theirs. :)

[Red Dog]

How on earth do you miss that face mask, refs? Of course, I dumped the Vikes D/ST on Friday before they decided to block kicks, sack the QB forcing fumbles, and get gifts from the refs.

[starman9000]

I missed the face mask, but they were going crazy on the radio about it.

[Red Dog]

How many mistakes can a team make in a half.

[Quake1028]

Vikings have had two amazingly good bounces in this half. Wow.

[Mikael79]

Did anyone see the awareness of Leber to not only go for the INT on that bobbled catch attempt, but also to push Moore's hands away first??

In my opinion, the Vikings absolutely need to score again here before the half. If not, the Saints will walk away from the half with all of those mistakes, and only be down by 7 points.

[Red Dog]

And the Saints will get hosed again by the refs.

[starman9000]

I told a guy at work the only way we would win is if the Defense scores. I should have said if the defense scores and the refs help us out. -ohbfrank-

[Mikael79]

Hopefully, but probably not. :)

[Red Dog]

Unbelievable. rotfl Hochuli needs to retire now.

[Mikael79]

Aww, sometimes you have to love the refs!!

[Quake1028]

That was a tough call, either way.

[starman9000]

Nice job by the announcers ripping the Vikes braintrust for clock management here.

[Red Dog]

So I lose on NO -1.5 1st H. I had the yardage discrepancy figured out. I just didn't count on all the other crap. Plus I probably should have around 25 fantasy points from Brees so far, but he's only at 12.

[starman9000]

Yeah Longwell!!! MVP for the Purple!!!!

[Quake1028]

God I fucking hate Chris Berman.

[Mikael79]

Nice job by the announcers ripping the Vikes braintrust for clock management here.

With our current staff, I think braintrust is a bit too much credit.

Seriously, wouldn't you rather have Kiffin as the Vikings head coach right now? Why aren't they throwing money at Bill Cowher or something?

[Quake1028]

That's where Reggie still sucks as a runner, he could have cut that up inside the block for 2-3 more yards, instead he bounced outside and got nothing.

[starman9000]

LOL at that Vike defender for celebrating the crap out of that "sack."

[starman9000]

No problem. The vikes will get another FG to put this sucker out of reach. LOL

I think they've given up like 40 yards at least per kick/punt.

[Jam Master Jay]

Pretty sweet punt return by Reggie Bush. EJ Henderson got laid out by a really sick block :lol:

[Mikael79]

EJ Henderson better not have gotten laid out on that play, because they placed him on the IR before the game started.

[Jam Master Jay]

:lol: whoops

[Quake1028]

Electric.

[starman9000]

EJ Henderson better not have gotten laid out on that play, because they placed him on the IR before the game started.

Baby Bro didn't want to be away from him.

[Quake1028]

OH MY LORD!!!! Awesome.

[Jam Master Jay]

holy crap! Reggie!