N-F-L (Trees And Things)

uncarved block: Yep

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:39:38 EST

And the $64,000 question after the last Superbowl is whether or not the league- or at least its top teams- will be able to reproduce what the Giants did to the Patriots when it counts. I'm not so sure; Belicheck has had the unbeatable sales p

port1080: Re: Point Taken

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:59:25 EST

or head down the path that Donovan McNab and Kurt Warner (among others) know far too well?

The thing that those two examples, and even (or maybe especially) Favre and Elway show us is that with an older quarterback, the most important thing is t

uncarved block: Point Taken

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:43:57 EST

But I was thinking more of injuries than abilities. Talent is great, but not very useful if it's sitting on the bench. QBs like Favre and Elway were exceptional in this respect, and I was suggesting that Brady's luck on that front was at an en

thefadd: Re: End Of An Era?

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:46:32 EST

I hate Brady but to say a QB is on the downward side of his career at 29 is ridiculous. The average age of a Super Bowl winning quarterback is over 30. Brady's fas

uncarved block: End Of An Era?

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:45:14 EST

So Brady is out for the season, and perhaps the Patriot dynasty- and it is/was a dynasty- might go down with him. At 29, Brady was already in the downward curve of his career, and whether or not he'll be anywhere near what he has been a year

MayorBob: I have to go with A.

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:31:39 EST

And I do so without gloating. The hit to Brady, which the NFL reviewed and determined legal, is the play which changes everything in the AFC, IMHO. With Brady gone and the offense in the unproven hands of Cassel, this opens up the sluice gates

thefadd: Re: play of the week?

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:57:48 EST

Definitely C. Don't want to gloat over A and Favre tossing up no look prayer's ain't nothin' new.

pO157: play of the week?

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:25:41 EST

A) Tom Brady getting sacked and ending his season
B) Farve finding the end zone
C)

MayorBob: I agree, Farve is no big deal.

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:02:26 EST

Now, that Favre guy, he's all that and a bag of chips. I'm hoping your prediction is wrong, not because I hate the Bills, but because I'm a Favre fan from way back. And, if he can make the Pack look bad for having turned their backs so quickly

keta: Re: In memory of Tim Russert

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:51:08 EST

This thread is officially Godwinized.

pO157: I take issue with your AFC predictions.

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:55:11 EST

Bills edge out the Jets, Farve or no, but lose the wild card to the Steelers.

pO157: In memory of Tim Russert

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:20:53 EST

Go Bills.

thefadd: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:14:13 EST

Oklahoma City Pinot Grigio Sox

thefadd: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:13:33 EST

That AFC South is really good so I like that you picked the Jags to make it past the Colts in the playoffs. I really think one of those teams is going to over take them in the regular season, though. I don't see any reason for the Titans to take a step bac

Lou: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:12:10 EST

The Oklahoma City Pinot Grigios?

thefadd: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:10:46 EST

Even that would have been a better name for the new Oklahoma City basketball franchise.

Lou: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:05:32 EST

Pinot Grigio is a white, right?

MayorBob: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:04:17 EST

White or Red?

Lou: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:54:34 EST

Where do the Sox fit in all of this?

keta: Here We Go Again...

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:21:10 EST

Ah, the NFL campaign begins again. The time of year when a shallow confidence in my prediction abilities, slowly nurtured over the course of a long NHL campaign, is raped and pillaged by point spreads.

I must be a masochist.

MayorBob: I Love American Football

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:21:37 EST

Taking into account that I suck at this sort of thing, here's my predictions:

AFC

East:
Patriots (win division)
Jets (wild card)
Bills
Dolphins

North:
Browns (win division)
Steelers
Ravens
Bengals

South:
Col

port1080: Re: N-F-L

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:11:10 EST

Well, last year I got some things right and some things wrong. I picked Tampa Bay to come out of nowhere and have a good season (and they did). I picked a Ba