Comments for NFL open thread

NFL open thread

2008-10-19T14:50:01Z

I'll be running most of today, and will likely miss most of the games. Please talk here. I'll be checking in from time to time.

Comment from randomliberal on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T14:32:40Z

Finally, a chance to ask the question that's been bugging me since I first saw an NFL post from you: Why the Cows? You grew up in Baltimore and now live in New York, so what's the connection? I understand the not having a home town team for most if not all of your childhood, but the Cows? You're obviously more than a fair-weather fan of theirs, so I just have to wonder why.

As a full disclosure, I live in the Dallas area, have always had a love/hate relationship with the Cows (lifelong Dolphins fan thanks to dear old Dad, sadly) which right now is more hate than not because they're taking attention away from other Dallas-area teams that I do like. And blah.

Comment from Beavis on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T15:44:52Z

I'm going to go out on a limb and say my Raiders will lose to the Jets today in the AFL Championship.

Comment from Shawn on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T15:48:09Z

Go Steelers! Of course, it doesn't hurt that we're playing the Bengals, too.

Comment from Ian on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T15:57:07Z

Houston 66-10 Detroit. As a Lions fan, there's no sense in hoping for the team to improve, so I've got to root for the team to plumb new depths.

Comment from Matt on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T16:42:07Z

Go Steelers indeed. 5-1 will be a nice start as the schedule starts to get really tough.

Fantasy: I'm really glad Colston is back. My WR corps were hurtin.

Best part of the this week's games: Getting to see the Pats get the beat down on national TV.

Comment from Ta-Nehisi Coates on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T18:28:12Z

Damn Cowboys. Losing to the Rams. Good Lord.

Comment from dragnet on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T19:00:40Z

a fucking barn-burner at soldier field so far.

just praying the bears can hold on. my boys should be 5-1 right now. they deserve a break.

Comment from keith on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T19:17:09Z

whatever you do TNC do not, I repeat, do not watch the Cowboy game...

Comment from pragmatic idealist on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T21:09:03Z

Best summed up by another poster on my favorite Rams board:

"Who was that team and what have they done with the Rams?"

Comment from low-tech cyclist on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T21:14:19Z

1) I don't feel quite so bad about the Redskins' loss to the Rams, now that the Cowboys have lost to them too.

2) Could the Redskins' offense kindly show up? The defense is doing great, despite being minus Shawn Springs, their #1 corner. The offense is only missing Ladell Betts, their backup RB, which shouldn't be a big deal, but their offense is basically a no-show today.

Comment from P to the J on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T21:29:10Z

If this keeps up, will anyone pay $1000 to sit in a $1B stadium to watch this team? Just askin', is all.

Comment from Mike on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T22:07:05Z

Packer D comes out of halftime, takes an INT back to the house, knocks down two Manning throws, and blocks the field goal attempt they force. The two deflected balls and the block come on three consecutive plays. Now that is a defense I can believe in!

Comment from Mike on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T22:29:39Z

Big, heavy Packer TE Hall leaping over Indy secondary; Packers up 27-7 and with the ball after third!

Comment from Mike on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T23:04:08Z

Packers dominating Colts 34-7 under 4 min remaining; still knocking down passes.

Comment from Nicole on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T23:14:10Z

I think I wrote in here 2 weeks ago about icing the kicker. Dumb. The NFL needs to do away with that.

Comment from Neal on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T23:41:13Z

Freakin' Jets. Can't take anything away from Janikowski, but that game should have been ours.

Comment from Fighting Words on 2008-10-19

2008-10-20T00:19:11Z

RAIDERS!!!

God! It feels like forever since I got to say that. At least their win will shut up Peter King for a week.

Comment from sublicon on 2008-10-19

2008-10-20T00:48:23Z

How could the Jets not beat a hapless bunch of chumps like the Raiders? Mangini needs to put a boot in Favre's ass, and QUICK. This should've been a cakewalk.

Comment from dragnet on 2008-10-19

2008-10-20T01:32:47Z

my bears hung on to win that game, which is excellent. still, they need to do something about that pass defense.

and i watched the bengals today. they really are a terrible squad.

Comment from Stacy on 2008-10-19

2008-10-20T03:39:20Z

Sorry about earlier, TNC. Told you my Rams were back. I wasn't serious when I said it, but maybe we can compete in the NFC West. Chris Long and Donnie Avery looked good.

Comment from Neville on 2008-10-20

2008-10-20T05:41:36Z

TNC, we get no post about the Rams victory?

When I checked in tonite, I thought for sure I'd see a post. Instead I get a short comment on the NFL thread?

Look, that Rams sqaud has a long road to go. But I said if they win the majority of their first seven it's a cake-walk the rest of the way. They'll only walk out w/ three but they're looking good the rest of the way. The Tigers suck so St. Louis, MO needs these Rams.

Rays! Rays! Rays!

Is David Price the future?

Comment from Rofe on 2008-10-23

2008-10-23T12:21:08Z

I don't want to say "I told you so," but I have to say, "I told you so."

Back in '71, the Cowboys started out 3-2 and then started to roll, straight through the Super Bowl against the Dolphins. Even at 3-2, you could sense that their record didn't represent the true team.

This year, not so much.

The Cowboys just do not have it, especially on defense. And I'm afraid it's going to snowball. That's the catch when you've thrown some problem children into the mix. When it's going good, they might be able to rein themselves in. When it starts to go bad, they don't respond well.

Again, I hope I'm wrong. But I fear not. (And made all the worse with the Red Sox going down the tubes.)

Cheers,