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#1521 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 891 weeks ago
Hard not to blame the offense for forcing them to play 45 minutes every game, but with these injuries and such a terrible offense I wouldn't be surprised if the Bills go 1-15 this year. At least the streak of 3 straight 7-9 seasons will be broken.
They still play KC, TEN, CAR, and JAX. I'm betting they win one of those games. Where they really screwed up is by not having enough depth at OT. I think they are down to their 4th or 5th string tackle with all the injuries. After they dealt Peters in April, they should have at least drafted another guy in the first four rounds to at least groom for the future. I think they also released Langston Walker prior to the season which also screwed up the depth chart even more.
Oh well, Jauron is probably gone and they should hire a competent GM to go along with the new coach. I don't think they are that far away. Clearly they do have some talent, and the NFL is pretty much an unpredictable league anyway and unless you're Detroit or KC, they have a chance to compete.
Break up the Falcons!!!! Dirty Birds are back!
Looks like they'll finally break that streak of not having consecutive winning seasons. I actually wanted them to take Glenn Dorsey instead of Matt Ryan.
but you got TO! What a supportive teammate he is.....
Really surprised he hasn't blown a gasket yet. But I think he's playing for another(last?) contract.
#1522 Re: The Garden » Settle an argument for me please » 891 weeks ago
He is 4th imo. He got the least amount of points of the 4 players.
#1523 Re: The Sunset Strip » Aerosmith guitarist goes solo as band flounders » 891 weeks ago
Jeez some of this sounds like the mid nineties GNR stuff between Slash and Axl. FWIW, I've never understood why Aerosmith (specifically Steven Tyler) insists on using those hack outside writers to help them write songs. I'll be checking out some of Joe's solo material as I had no idea he was even releasing a solo album.
#1524 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 891 weeks ago
Can't believe they lost 6-3 to a team who's QB threw 2 completions.
The stats for Derek Anderson (the winning QB!)
2-17 23 yards 1int
At this point the Bills have to think long and hard about whether or not that Trent Edwards is the QB to lead this team in the future and beyond. I know the OL is bad, but still some of these performances are head scratching. It seems to be a good year for QB draft prospects. If one is available when they pick, the Bills have to think long and hard about taking him. They haven't had a good QB since Jim Kelly retired.
The Bills suck.
Cincinatti is for real.
That is all.
I feel your pain as I'm stuck watching the Titans play and it is a very miserable fucking experience. Can't wait for that Bills-Titans game later on in the season.
I think Cinci is actually one of the better stories of the NFL season. Cedric Benson has done a very good job for them after being dumped by the Bears. I'm glad he turned it around since I liked watching him play in college.
Anyone else want to jump on the Broncos bandwagon with me?
Not quite. While I think Indy is the class of the conference right now, I think they can be beat by a team that plays ball control against them and just wears out their D and keeps the ball away from Manning. NE has issues with injuries right now and I think they might have lost their starting LT to a knee injury. The rest of the AFC South is a joke and I think there is a distinct possibility that the AFC north sends three teams to the playoffs. I just haven't seen enough of Denver to make an opinion on them yet.
This year the NFC is a far superior conference top to bottom.
Jauron, Zorn, and Fisher have to be feeling the hot seats on the coaching front.
#1525 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 892 weeks ago
Man the NFC is gonna be a dogfight for both the top 2 seeds and the last 2 wild card spots.
At this point the Vikings, Saints, and Giants are all undefeated and look like great teams. Eagles, Bears, Packers, Falcons are all in contention for 2 playoff spots and some good team will be left out of the playoffs. There's going to be a monster game in 2 weeks with NYG@NO. Both teams should be undefeated(Giants play Raiders and NO has a bye) and the winner should have a leg up on the #1 seed.
I'd say that NYG has a slight advantage over MIN in terms of securing a 1st round bye as they have a slightly easier schedule. It doesn't really matter anyway as wild card teams have won the superbowl in previous years.
#1526 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 892 weeks ago
Scarface is one of the most overrated movies ever made. Axlin08, every single one of these movies and performances are weak shit compared to the Godfather movies and Michael Corleone except Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico. Pacino peaked in the mid-70's, although he has a pretty good resume even when you don't include those 4 movies.
On Dog Day Afternoon(Fredo is also in the film) he gives a great performance--this coming from someone who doesn't really like the film. For some reason, I always end up watching the first Godfather more than the second one because I find it more accesible. I really have to rewatch the second one since I think its been 10 years since I've last seen it.
Regarding his current output, I saw Righteous Kill whenever it came out and it was pretty weak and predictable.
Insomnia is one of the worst movies i've ever seen. Pacino gave it his all, but he was surrounded by a turd of a film, regardless of Chris Nolan.
I'll defend this a little--I think this is one of those films that got mismarketed as a cop thriller/drama when it is actually one of those movies about self discovery/ internal angst. So going in if you were expecting a thriller and got the opposite, I can understand your frustration.
Back on topic: last movie seen--The Boat that Rocked
#1527 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 892 weeks ago
Also looks like Tennessee is on a downward spiral.
You're too kind. They're already circling the drain and waiting to be flushed. That will happen next week when they get embarrassed next week vs the Colts on SNF at home. Yet, Baghdad Fisher still insists that Kerry Collins is fine and his starter next week.
The Bucs had 'em 13-3...
Redskins win 16-13.
GOD THEY SUCK
I haven't seen the Bucs play this year so is it a case of the offense being so bad that the defense just runs out of gas at the end(4th quarter) and just breaks or do they just suck at all three phases of the game? At least the Dolphins won today.
The Raiders are slightly worse than the Bucs... but not by much.
Worst Teams:
1 Rams
2 Bucs
3 Titans
4 Raiders
Watch out for Chicago. That streak I predicted is in its early stage. 9 They didn't even play that well, yet racked up 48 points against Detroit. Now I know you'll say, "your grandma could score 48 against Detroit", and that may be true, but the Bears are not a high scoring team. Even against shitty teams they'll win 16-6 or something like that.
Bears can win their next 3 games(Atlanta,Cincinnati,Cleveland), and if they do, look out Minnesota and Green Bay. You don't want this team on your ass heading towards the home stretch. The other teams in this division thrive only when the Bears are bottom feeders.
Cinci is the tough game here as they seem to be back on track. They actually seem to be playing defense this year just in time too as Lewis was on the hot seat. Has the NFC caught up to the AFC in terms of being a loaded conference? I'm not sure but there seems to be a lot of good contending teams in the NFC and it doesn't look like 9-7 or 8-8 will cut it for a wild card berth. Only division(NFC) that stinks is the NFC West the others have at least 2 good teams in them.
#1528 Re: The Sunset Strip » Favorite foreign films » 892 weeks ago
Abre los ojos (1997) Basically the film that was remade into Vanilla Sky in 2001.
#1529 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 893 weeks ago
Man, I am really starting to hate Sanchez... Or the media love for him. Jesus. I watched that game. The Jets can thank the bonehead rookie for fumbling 2 punts in the Jets 30 yard line and the fact that the Titans Wide outs forgot how to catch a pass in the 2nd half. 13 incomplete passes in a row (with 3 of those drops coming from the same receiver!) is ridiculous.
If it weren't for that The Jets would have been destroyed, especially in that second half when Sanchez played A-W-F-U-L. Though the media seems to be looking over that...
He pretty much sucked after the first quarter. The first drive was the only one where he played well after that he benefited from the gifts from the Titan special teams. At some point DC are going to figure out his weaknesses and exploit them. I wouldn't be surprised if he fell back to earth quickly.
I think your blaming the receivers a bit too much. Kerry Collins deserves some of the blame too with his happy feet for much of the afternoon.
I just read that JaBust Russell threw for 1 yard in the second half today. 1 fucking yard. LMFAO, I could do better than that.
LMAO too. This game was on in my area and I smartly avoided it as I had seen JaBust performance in week 1 vs Chargers. I'm still kind of surprised that they passed on Calvin Johnson since he possesed the attributes that Davis likes in a player.
So....um..........how 'bout them Lions? lol
Congratulations Russ. Jim Schwarz is a smart and likable guy and he will get that team competitive again.
#1530 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 893 weeks ago
In the coming 5-10 years, there are a few teams that the league needs to deal with....
Raiders
Obvious reasons
Detroit
Either new ownership, change of city, or possible removal from the league.
Tampa, Miami, and/or Jacksonville
One state cannot handle three bottom feeders. One of these teams has to go, and you could make a case that two need to go. Miami is untouchable as it has such a storied history with the league. Tampa or Jacksonville. Flip a coin.
Detroit at least looks like it could turn it around now that they got rid of Millen. If they didn't do anything to the Bengals with Mike Brown's reign of terror in the 1990s they won't do anything to Detroit.
It's gotta be Jacksonville as they have been having problems selling out games. The NFL has put placing a team in LA a priority, they'll move at some point. TB just had a new stadium put up (within the last 10 years) and it might be hard to break the lease with the city.
I also thought it was strange with the odd use of jerseys today. Why were the Jets wearing uniforms that made them look like the Steelers?
I can explain this one. I think the Jets-Titans(formerly known as the Oilers) were celebrating some AFL anniversary and both teams wore throwback jerseys. The Jets used to be called the Titans and wore those dark blue jerseys and The Titans wore their old columbia blue Houston Oiler Jerseys.
