2018 NFL Thread - The Dynasty

[TheCountOfNYC]

Welcome back from the dead Jets. They may not be able keep this up and probably won’t make the playoffs, but it’s nice to be competitive in a very cluttered AFC East.

[mike099]

Surprised the Cowboys are up 24-0 over the jags at halftime.

[El Barto]

With Pittsburgh playing in Cincy this week and in anticipation of more “Road Ben” memes, I looked up won-loss records for road games at Football Database. Stunningly, Roethlisberger is tied with Brees with the 4th most road wins since the 1970 merger including playoffs. Regular season he’s 62-39 on the road. Then I discovered the following QBs had losing records on the road: Favre 73-76, Elway 53-59, Aikman 38-42, Esiason 30-55. Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young are 2 games over .500 on the road. Most QBs have losing road records. I feel a lot better now.

I think the Steelers will win today, largely because I don't trust the Bengals to beat them, but the Road Ben memes are more than fair once you look at his splits in recent years.

Since the start of 2014,

Home: 82 touchdown passes, 26 interceptions
Road: 40 touchdown passes, 32 interceptions
@Cinci: 17 touchdown passes, 10 interceptions

I picked Pitt on the basis of Pitt being the more disciplined team (which is shocking if you think about it).

Tomlin might well be the dumbest coach in the league. He fucks up and squanders a TO in the first half, so to make up for it he doesn't challenge a pretty conclusive touchdown in the second. And if I'm not mistaken he went on to squander a time out before a punt because nobody knew what to do, when a delay of game would have benefited them.

When Ben finally retires that guy's gonna go 2-14 his next season out.

[Dream Team]

Gotta admit, I rarely laugh as hard as I do when reading a Bengals message board after yet another home loss to the Steelers. Pure gold.

[King Postwhore]

So far, so good for the Pats.

[Ben_Jamin]

So far, so good for the Pats.

You mean their "pay-off" games.

[King Postwhore]

Yeah, the Pats pay off the refs and the league.  You haven't paid attention to when the office in NY has done the last 4 years?

[TAC]

I think he meant to say play-off games.


Brady might as well thrown that TD to Hill himself.


Surprised Reid didn't go for 2.

[Ben_Jamin]

I think he meant to say play-off games.


Brady might as well thrown that TD to Hill himself.


Surprised Reid didn't go for 2.

Yeah...exactly

Mighty good game.

[KevShmev]

Cut Case Keenum.

Fire Vance Joseph.

Please.

[King Postwhore]

I think he meant to say play-off games.


Brady might as well thrown that TD to Hill himself.


Surprised Reid didn't go for 2.

Yeah...exactly

Mighty good game.

Sorry, you see that payoff crwp all over the internet with the Pats and the league.

[King Postwhore]

Cut Case Keenum.

Fire Vance Joseph.

Please.

It's Joseph.   Terrible coach.  Also, Elway has been in a slump as a GM lately.

[KevShmev]

It's Joseph.   Terrible coach.  Also, Elway has been in a slump as a GM lately.

He has no eye for QB talent. Osweiler, Paxton Lynch and now Keenum.

But hey, he drafted Bradley Chubb, who looks like an awesome pick thus far.

[King Postwhore]

Pats blowing this game with settling with field goals.   Now that return.

[Dream Team]

Lol the guy just lets go of Brady and lets him walk in. You can’t make this stuff up.

[KevShmev]

Lol the guy just lets go of Brady and lets him walk in. You can’t make this stuff up.

Probably afraid he will get flagged for touching the QB. 

[King Postwhore]

Yeah, the rules are out of control but you've got to bring him down.

[KevShmev]

And if Brady throws the ball a millisecond before he is taking him down, they throw a flag.  It's such a joke now.

[King Postwhore]

You and I know the coaches don't teach them to let go.  Finish and let the Dunbar call be the call.

The end result was a TD. 

[King Postwhore]

Holy shit.  How do you leave him that wide open? Jesus.

[KevShmev]

Tyreek Hill is unreal.

[King Postwhore]

Speed kills.  Biggest 3rd and 1 this season so far.

[KevShmev]

Why would you tackle Gronk there?  Let him score so you get the ball back. That was your only chance.

[King Postwhore]

Phew.

Kev, I think it's just instinct.   They don't think in that moment to let them in.

[El Barto]

Holy shit.  How do you leave him that wide open? Jesus.

Tyreek Hill is unreal.

I can't help but notice that the Patriots' odds of winning went up tenfold because of that TD. NE chewing up 3 minutes on their way to a FG was far, far more likely than their odds of preventing KC from doing the same. I don't know if Bill has the balls to give up a 75 yd TD with 3 minutes left, but if he doesn't he should. It was the smart play.

[PowerSlave]

And if I'm not mistaken he went on to squander a time out before a punt because nobody knew what to do, when a delay of game would have benefited them.

When Ben finally retires that guy's gonna go 2-14 his next season out.

Actually, they took the delay of game on that one. The announcers were confused, and ended up making the viewing situation worse.

I usually like it when Dan Fouts does a game, but he wasn't very good today.

[Stadler]

With Pittsburgh playing in Cincy this week and in anticipation of more “Road Ben” memes, I looked up won-loss records for road games at Football Database. Stunningly, Roethlisberger is tied with Brees with the 4th most road wins since the 1970 merger including playoffs. Regular season he’s 62-39 on the road. Then I discovered the following QBs had losing records on the road: Favre 73-76, Elway 53-59, Aikman 38-42, Esiason 30-55. Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young are 2 games over .500 on the road. Most QBs have losing road records. I feel a lot better now.

I think the Steelers will win today, largely because I don't trust the Bengals to beat them, but the Road Ben memes are more than fair once you look at his splits in recent years.

Since the start of 2014,

Home: 82 touchdown passes, 26 interceptions
Road: 40 touchdown passes, 32 interceptions
@Cinci: 17 touchdown passes, 10 interceptions

I picked Pitt on the basis of Pitt being the more disciplined team (which is shocking if you think about it).

Tomlin might well be the dumbest coach in the league. He fucks up and squanders a TO in the first half, so to make up for it he doesn't challenge a pretty conclusive touchdown in the second. And if I'm not mistaken he went on to squander a time out before a punt because nobody knew what to do, when a delay of game would have benefited them.

When Ben finally retires that guy's gonna go 2-14 his next season out.

Unless it's something catastrophic, like Russell Wilson is in traction, I never, ever change my picks on game day, but I was watching Howie, Terry, Jimmy and Michael Strahan talking about that game and I had a hunch and I switched to Pitt.  Supposedly they are like 9-2 now in Cincy.   

He does suck as a tactical coach, though.   

[Stadler]

I watched every minute of that Pats-Chiefs game, and I'm not on the Patrick Mahomes II bandwagon.    Yeah, he's got physical talent, yeah, he doesn't do stupid shit like Robert Griffin, or think he's Larry Csonka like Cam Newton, but he's still very green.  That TD to Hill was ALL Hill (the throw was horrible), and the TD before that was a fluke that should have been incomplete (he sailed it over the intended receiver, and the actual recipient broke route and was able to make a play).  He's got the worst throwing motion I've seen since Vinnie Testaverde (I don't know if Vinnie's is bad, I just like his name) and half the time he's just heaving it on the run.

He'll get smart with Reid as his coach, but as Parcell's says "let's put away the anointing oils for now, shall we"?   Other than the strip sack - which was dumb - Brady showed who was still boss, in my opinion. 

[El Barto]

I watched every minute of that Pats-Chiefs game, and I'm not on the Patrick Mahomes II bandwagon.    Yeah, he's got physical talent, yeah, he doesn't do stupid shit like Robert Griffin, or think he's Larry Csonka like Cam Newton, but he's still very green.  That TD to Hill was ALL Hill (the throw was horrible), and the TD before that was a fluke that should have been incomplete (he sailed it over the intended receiver, and the actual recipient broke route and was able to make a play).  He's got the worst throwing motion I've seen since Vinnie Testaverde (I don't know if Vinnie's is bad, I just like his name) and half the time he's just heaving it on the run.

He'll get smart with Reid as his coach, but as Parcell's says "let's put away the anointing oils for now, shall we"?   Other than the strip sack - which was dumb - Brady showed who was still boss, in my opinion.

He's got good football smarts and a remarkable amount of composure. He's gonna do just fine.

[King Postwhore]

That kid can throw with accuracy on the run.

[mikeyd23]

With Pittsburgh playing in Cincy this week and in anticipation of more “Road Ben” memes, I looked up won-loss records for road games at Football Database. Stunningly, Roethlisberger is tied with Brees with the 4th most road wins since the 1970 merger including playoffs. Regular season he’s 62-39 on the road. Then I discovered the following QBs had losing records on the road: Favre 73-76, Elway 53-59, Aikman 38-42, Esiason 30-55. Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young are 2 games over .500 on the road. Most QBs have losing road records. I feel a lot better now.

I think the Steelers will win today, largely because I don't trust the Bengals to beat them, but the Road Ben memes are more than fair once you look at his splits in recent years.

Since the start of 2014,

Home: 82 touchdown passes, 26 interceptions
Road: 40 touchdown passes, 32 interceptions
@Cinci: 17 touchdown passes, 10 interceptions

I picked Pitt on the basis of Pitt being the more disciplined team (which is shocking if you think about it).

Tomlin might well be the dumbest coach in the league. He fucks up and squanders a TO in the first half, so to make up for it he doesn't challenge a pretty conclusive touchdown in the second. And if I'm not mistaken he went on to squander a time out before a punt because nobody knew what to do, when a delay of game would have benefited them.

When Ben finally retires that guy's gonna go 2-14 his next season out.

All true, especially the bolded.

[Dream Team]

I don’t suppose the league is going to do anything about that forearm shiver Burfict landed on AB’s head. Sigh.

[KevShmev]

On the "Burfict Sliding Scale," that was one of his more tame cheap shots, but a dirty play nonetheless.  If the league had any balls at all, which of course they don't, they'd suspend him for a year and start heavily fining Marvin Lewis as well.

[Rattlehead]

Felt sorry for Tyreek Hill for the beer incident at Gillette Stadium, a guy that choked out and punched a pregnant woman in the stomach deserves so much better 

[KevShmev]

Felt sorry for Tyreek Hill for the beer incident at Gillette Stadium, a guy that choked out and punched a pregnant woman in the stomach deserves so much better 

One thing doesn't have anything to do with the other.

Fans should not be throwing beer on players on the field.  Idiots like that in every city, unfortunately.  Should be easy to figure out the seats of the perpetrator and revoke his season seats, if the Patriots organization does their due diligence.