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  1. 2009-2010 NFL Pool

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    Sorry for the delay, but it was a busy week for me. Lots of differences in the picks last week, thereby creating some separation between the prognosticators. Aggie and Nojjy shared the honors for the week. Here are the results:

    Aggie87 NE HOU PHI WAS GB NYG BAL MIN NYJ NO CHI SD DEN PIT IND DAL 49 13

    Noj NE HOU PHI DET GB NYG BAL MIN NYJ NO CHI SD OAK PIT IND DAL 42 13

    Soulstation1 ATL HOU PHI DET GB NYG BAL MIN NYJ NO CHI MIA DEN PIT IND DAL 45 12

    vajerzy NE HOU PHI DET GB NYG BAL MIN TEN NO CHI SD DEN PIT ARI DAL 40 12

    Connoisseu NE HOU PHI WAS GB NYG BAL MIN TEN NO CHI SD OAK PIT IND DAL 51 11

    Van Basten II NE HOU PHI WAS GB NYG BAL MIN NYJ NO CHI SD OAK PIT ARI DAL 26 11

    Edward ATL HOU PHI DET GB NYG BAL MIN NYJ BUF SEA SD OAK PIT ARI DAL 39 9

    Year to date, Noj holds a two game lead:

    Noj 14* 10 13* 37

    vajerzy 12 11* 12 35

    Aggie87 12 9 13 34

    Connoisseur series 500 12 9 11 32

    Soulstation1 11 9 12 32

    Van Basten II 12 9 11 32

    Edward 12 10 9 31

  4. Sports: 2008 NFL weekly pool

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    Well, if we ever needed a measuring stick for the importance of Wes Welker to the Patriots' offense, we got it today. 21 straight regular season victories for the Pats, second most in history--it had to come to an end at some point.

    Saw the game. Brady looked like crap. Many of the incompletions was his fault. Looks like he hasn't gotten back to football form yet. I'm confident that he will by the second half of the season. Defence looked good.

  8. NFL chat thread

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    Yes, but it's a pass-happy league, and that's how they want it. Everything is geared towards protecting the quarterback. My team has a star quarterback, so you think that I'd be happy with the situation; but I'm not. I just don't think the border between penalty and nonpenalty is clearly delineated. I can also understand Noj's frustration. It's hard to understand what constitutes ball possession.

  9. NFL chat thread

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    What bothers me is the judgment calls. Half the time, a defensive player doesn't know what constitutes roughing the passer and what doesn't. The call on Vince Wilfork last night was b.s. He hit Edwards above the knees, and it should have been a safety. I wasn't happy with the similar call against Adalius Thomas, but I admit that you can't tell from the tv whether the referee had blown the whistle. Adalius was just concerned because Edwards was still struggling to get away. He had to tackle him.

    If referees are going to call these things tight like that, then they should be quicker to call it when qbs are in the grasp of the tacklers.

  10. NFL chat thread

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    The kid never lost control of the ball. I'm as accepting of that explanation as I am the ludicrous "tuck rule" call.

    You may not like the rules, but they are rules.

    He never had control of the ball, imo. He held it and dropped it when it hit the ground. We know a player has caught the ball if he still has control of it and takes two steps. In Murphy's case, he grabbed the ball and fell to the ground. The ball came loose so he never really established control of the ball.

    Anyway, I'm not a referee, and this is just my silly opinion.

    Raiders looked pretty decent. Nice running game. Pretty good defence. They will win a few games this year.

  12. NFL chat thread

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    The NFL with their first "we hate Al Davis" call of the year. Such bullshit.

    I'm not watching the rest of this fucking farce of a game. The NFL can kiss my ass.

    Settle down, Nojjy. It wasn't a catch. This from PFT:

    Earlier today, we contacted NFL V.P. of officiating Mike Pereira for an explanation of the rule.

    We were informed that the applicable standard comes from Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3, Item 1:

    "Player Going to the Ground. If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball after he touches the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete."

    So, basically, if the player goes to the ground while catching a pass and maintains possession of the ball at all times, the ball may touch the ground. But if the ball moves while touching the ground, the player necessarily has lost control of it.

    The NFL with their first "we hate Al Davis" call of the year. Such bullshit.

    That was pretty clearly a Raiders touchdown. They got robbed.

    Just like Buffalo did, huh? :w

  18. NFL chat thread

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    Well really, that dynamic offense most likely wouldn't have gotten back on the field had it not been for the fumbled kickoff return. The Pats are good, but they caught a huge break tonight.

    Oh yeah, and one more thing, conn......plbbbbbbbt! :g

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    Look here, Mr. Schizoid-For-All! :P

    And the Bills wouldn't have had a touchdown if not for the debatable roughing the passing call on Adalius Thomas when he was being sacked. They would have punted after that and would have been ahead only by four points.

    Note also that that was McKelvin's second kickoff fumble, but the Bills were able to recover the first. Law of averages suggests that the Pats would get the second one.

    You can't discount turnovers. Brady gave Schobel a gift int in the first half. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

    I know that stats don't tell everything but here are some key ones:

    First downs: Bills-17 Pats 28

    Total yards: Bills 276 Pats-441

    Time of possession: Bills-22:52 Pats-37:08.

    Take that trombone boy! :cool:

  20. NFL chat thread

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    McKelvin may have lost this game for the Bills. They outplayed the Pats on their home turf.

    Have to disagree, Agg. Pats offense was dominating the game throughout, but just couldn't score in the early going. Gostkowski misses a field goal, and questionable roughing the passing call on Adalius Thomas keeps Buffalo alive when it was 2nd and 20.

    Buffalo's offense looked terrible. NE's offense looked like they were ready to bust out at any moment. Some of the timing routes looked off and Brady was rusty on a couple of the early series, but they still put up 400+ total yards. Check the stats. New England dominated the game statistically.

    I was very upset at that dubious roughing the passer call on Adalius, because that allowed Buffalo to get an automatic first down on the 20 yard line. They scored a touchdown out of that when they likely would have been forced to punt if that bogus call hadn't been made.

    Dumb ass play by Leodis McKelvin to run out of the endzone AND fight for extra yards.

    I expect the Pats offense will get their timing down a bit better next game, the WATCH OUT! This offense can put 40-50 points on the board very easily. And the young defence will improve over the course of the year.

    I hope Jerod Mayo is okay. He is arguably the team's best defensive player.

  21. NFL chat thread

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    Go Buffalo! Up at the half! Brady having a rough night!

    (sorry, conn.......)

    Update: Buffalo 24, NE 13 with about 5 minutes left. Could it be? I'm waiting for the inevitable NE miracle, but......... :unsure:

    Update #2: 24-19....and so the comeback begins. I knew it! Bills fumbled the kickoff return. HUGE mistake! You know if NE scores they'll go for two.

    Update #3: 25-24.....here we go.......damn, those Pats always seem to pull off the miracle!

    Hehe! Watching Free go schizoid over the Pats. Never count this dynamic offense out of any game!

  25. NFL chat thread

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    Kinda surprised to see the Patriots trade Richard Seymour to the Raiders. Apparently Seymour is upset and may not report. I thought the Pats would have shown a little more loyalty to Seymour after his long career there.

    Pat's defense has lost Seymour, Teddy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, Rodney Harrison, and Junior Seau this offseason. That's alot of football right there.

    I think the Pats would rather trade a player with some years left than hold on to them until they decline. The pick the Pats got from the Raiders may turn out to be a good one, as long as the Raiders continue to stink for two more seasons.

    Good point - they sure picked a good trading partner. Seymour is getting older, and probably doesn't have much left in the tank - Conn probably knows better than I do about that. But getting a first-rounder out of the Raiders is gold.

    It strikes me as a great deal for the Pats. Seymour is disruptive when he's on, but he hasn't shown much motivation over the last few years. He has lost quite a few games to injuries, and has played many games while being rendered mediocre from injuries. He can still be a force, imo, but I'm not sure he will be on a consistent basis. He just doesn't show up for some games. He could still help the Pats, but the team is very deep in defensive linemen. His likely replacement will be Jarvis Green, who is no slouch. Second round draftee, Ron Brace, has had a good camp, as has rookie by the name of Pryor. In addition, quality backups exist such as Mike Wright. Vince Wilfork and Ty Warren remain on the line. Belichick knew he would be losing Seymour after this year. In addition, Big Sey has held out twice in the past, and has shown greater interest in his income than on his production. Getting a 2011 first rounder from Oakland, which may turn out to be a top 10 pick is an absolute steal, imo. Rumor has it that Belichick would have been happy trading Seymour to Kansas City for their second round pick next year. Bear in mind, also, that 2011 is the year where a rookie salary cap is being planned. Can you imagine picking in the top 10 without having to pay out massive guaranteed contracts to rookies? Belichick always seems to be playing chess while the rest of the league plays checkers.

    If you factor in production versus salary demand, Seymour was overpaid. It's okay to overpay a player in a position of need, but the Pats are deep on the defensive line. They've freed up some cap room, and are in a better position to extend the contracts of 2010 free agents, DT Vince Wilfork and OG Logan Mankins, who are younger impact players still in their prime. I've been hoping the Pats would trade Seymour for a couple of years now, and am delighted with the deal. Still have to check the latest news, however, as the media is reporting that Seymour is stonewalling the trade. He doesn't want to go to Oakland. But maybe that's the silly media making stuff up.

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