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Def, you put Atlanta Hawks lol.
That's our basketball team, not Football.
Good job on pretty much everything else in the post xD

Zancrow...no offense but your sig sucks...Falcons suck too...

(Jul. 14, 2012  12:16 AM)AsmodeusRaze Wrote: [ -> ]Zancrow...no offense but your sig sucks...Falcons suck too...

Dude, no need to say that. It's perfectly fine, and if you don't like it, so be it, but don't go hating on others....

And no, the Falcons don't suck (horribly)...

AsmodeusRaze...no offense but have you looked at your sig? He jelly. But Falcons aren't very good, and I don't care, cause I've been a NE Pats fan for 6 years herp derp.

(Jul. 14, 2012  12:31 AM)Zancrow Wrote: [ -> ]I've been a NE Pats fan for 6 years herp derp.

If that's the case then you're the only Patriots fan on here that I consider a friend...

XD Thanks.
I'm not a fan of the usual bandwagon-hoppers that are now calling themselves Patriots fans. Just like pretty much every Heat fan.

(Jul. 14, 2012  4:41 AM)Purple Pony Wrote: [ -> ], the Falcons don't suck too terribly. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if the Falcons beat the Giants (I wanted Giants to win though) in the Wildcard game. All the events would have changed. Patriots would probably have won though. Also, am I the only one that thinks Peyton is gonna be not what he used to be?

He went to the Broncos, of course he's not gonna be what he used to be. He needs to stay with the Colts. They got LUCKY to get the 2 wins they got last year without him... Now they need to rely on others and hope they pop up quick...

And I honestly think the Giants were more important in that game than the Falcons. I mean, they were 9-7, and they beat the 13-3 Patriots again!

I suppose. I was just wondering what it would be like.

As long as the Falcons win their first playoff game, they will win the Super Bowl. Notice the trend of teams that have recently beaten the Falcons in the playoffs. So the Falcons just have to beat themselves.

Maybe I'm being bias, but I have high hopes for 'Frisco this year. Not only do we have Brandon Jacobs to back up Gore behind the line, but we got Randy Moss as well! I still don't understand why we stuck with Smith over Manning (I do have to give the guy credit, but seriously: if you're that close to winning a super bowl, and you've got an O-line that you know can protect your older quarterback from injury, who're you gonna take? The surprisingly decent rookie who just came out of his shell 4 years after his pick, or the guy you know can win a super bowl for you?), but they've still got a good shot at winning this year. Factor in their defense too, which may even rival the Ravens (factoring out that they may be losing Lewis).

DefStamina88 Wrote:Green Bay Packers: Awesome last season, and totally worthy this time. Aaron Rodgers better get his bionic body ready for play. The schedule ain't hard, so I see a Superbowl for them...

Completely agreed! That might just be my Green Bay fan side talking, though.

Am I the only one surprised the Jets aren't using Tebow to start? He has potential, and he got so much publicity last year. Now he's been traded and now I believe Sanchez is starting instead of him? Where's he going after this season, the Jaguars? (No offense)

(Jul. 14, 2012  10:24 PM)Purple Pony Wrote: [ -> ]Am I the only one surprised the Jets aren't using Tebow to start? He has potential, and he got so much publicity last year. Now he's been traded and now I believe Sanchez is starting instead of him? Where's he going after this season, the Jaguars? (No offense)

I think they're throwing in Sanchez just because he's led them more. NYJ hasn't seen Tebow enough to put him in, and I think they need to give the guy a chance...

Tebow isn't good, and there's a reason the John Elway got rid of him asap (apart from acquiring Peyton Manning).Say what you want, he's a winner, whatever, but look at what the Broncos had to do for him to be successful. The playbook was downsized and simplified, and they went to an almost entirely run based offense. One dimensional offenses really only work if they're pass based and you have Drew Brees/Aaron Rodgers/Tom Brady/Peyton Manning/Philip Rivers orchestrating it.

Yea, Sanchez isn't great, but he's a quarterback who has proven to be a good passer at times. Yea Tebow's made big pass plays, but the fact that he can't operate in a complete NFL offense makes it detrimental for him to be a team's starter.

I think Tebow should start this year and yer right about Sanchez IN A WAY. He chokes more than Romo and(in a negative way) that's something to not sneeze at!

What? Sanchez doesn't choke. He does the opposite. He, for the most part, has played his best in critical situations. It's during regular seasons games in the middle quarters that his failures occur. As a coach, making Tim Tebow your starting quarterback is a recipe for failure. Obviously, it "worked" in Denver (if going 8-8 and making the playoffs only because the division played absolutely terrible that year is "success"), but for a team that has to face New England twice a year, it just won't. I'd mention the Bills promising outlook too, but I try to stay away from speculation like that.

Starting Tebow will cripple the team more than almost any other decision the Jets coaching staff/management can make, and statement is based on the evidence he left behind in Denver.

Yeah, basically Sanchez plays well when it really matters. He can play well under pressure, but that's the problem, because Sanchez usually has to wait until it's really close to be good. If they're down by 20, he's not gonna do carp.

Romo doesn't really choke either, he usually just loses his edge along the game's duration. He can play well in the 1st and 2nd fine, but once several plays hold him back, he pretty much gives up...

Tony Romo is always underrated or overrated. It seems to me that rarely is he given credit for what he really is.. a quarterback better than 16 other QBs in the league, but worse than 10 others at the same time. The Cowboys have really been a mess in one spot or another under his tender as starting QB, but based on his numbers, I really don't think he's the problem, even considering the blunders he's committed.

I feel like I needed to revive this thread.
Funny stuff.

(Jul. 27, 2012  4:14 PM)Fluke Wrote: [ -> ]Tony Romo is always underrated or overrated. It seems to me that rarely is he given credit for what he really is.. a quarterback better than 16 other QBs in the league, but worse than 10 others at the same time. The Cowboys have really been a mess in one spot or another under his tender as starting QB, but based on his numbers, I really don't think he's the problem, even considering the blunders he's committed.

I don't agree. Romo has great stats, yes. I give him that. But in years when he had a decent defense, he loses key games. He's only got 1 playoff win. I'd go in a different direction and look REALLY hard at K-State's Colin Klien or Michigan's Denard Robinson, who says he can beat Usain Bolt at the 40 on grass. I believe him, given the 4.30 40 time. At 100 meters, Bolt's gone, though.

I think the NFC North's going to own the playoffs. The Bears have a good offense this year, and added nice pieces to the defense this year. The Packers are the Packers. The Lions...Well, Stafford to Johnson. That's enough to win games. And the Bears' schedule is WEAK. Outside of the division, the only major threat is...San Fran, who the Bears can hang with. The Lions are going to get better on defense, and the Pack remain the Pack.

The Bills are indeed a team on the rise. Beat Brady once this year, and they could be in 2nd in the East. Or, and don't flame me for this, for I will explain, they can WIN the division. I know, it sounds silly, but does it? What happens if Brady gets hurt? The Pats will tank. No QB on that roster can handle the NFL but Brady, and Brady's getting old. Matt Light. Gone. Solder. Not playing well. Brady can't run, and he can't slide from what he can't see. That left side is decimated. With Mario Williams gunning for Brady, the question is this: Will the Bills go back to the spread like they did in the first 5 games of last season?

Alex Tanney's a weird guy. He wasn't drafted, he played D3 ball at Monmouth, and...he's pushing Tyler Palko for a job? I think he can do it. He's got accuracy. He's got an arm. His decision making is...decent, but he's shown flashes of pure genius. That's why Pittsburgh brought him in. That's why Buffalo brought him in. And that's why the Chiefs signed him. I think he'll make the team, and Palko will get cut.

Mr. Irrelevant this year was NIU's Chandler Harnish. Had more teams needed QBs, he would have gone in the 4th round. He's a Tebow-typer with a better arm and a quick release. His only knock? He played in the MAC. Ew. The pass-happy, throw-throw-QB Run-throw MAC. And yet he led NIU, traditionally a bad team, to three straight bowl games, won the MAC, and won 2 bowl games. Averaging 4000 yards of total offense a year. He was snubbed.

The Texans plan of unveiling their project QB, Case Keenum out of Houston, soon. Not really a run guy, like most project QBs, but I believe he's been toying with their Run-'n-Shoot packages. If you don't know what that is, let me explain. The Run-'n-Shoot made Timmy Chang, Andre Ware, Colt Brennan, and David Klingler 50 TD QBs in college. Look at their pro careers. Yeah. 'Nuff said. I like Keenum, but can he read a defense. I think he can push TJ Yates for the backup spot in case Scaub gets hurt. Bottom line is, nobody but Kellen Moore produced more in college than Keenum. And Moore only gets that for the wins.

Tebow: Ew. I can't stand Tebow. Sure, he made a few big plays. But look at that D! They did all the work, and got no credit. It's just not fair. John Skelton was 6-2 with 4 OT wins. Where's HIS media circus? I don't mind the option, but...it won't work forever. He's not fast enough. Or quick enough. He's a power runner, which is BAD for a QB. The Pats killed it, the Bills killed it, and the Phins CAN stop it if they get a jump on the Jets. Timmy's in for a bad year in 2012. The AFC East isn't the West.

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(Jul. 14, 2012  4:13 PM)Fluke Wrote: [ -> ]As long as the Falcons win their first playoff game, they will win the Super Bowl. Notice the trend of teams that have recently beaten the Falcons in the playoffs. So the Falcons just have to beat themselves.

They don't have the talent. Matty Ice is decent, but... Outside of the offense, who'd stop a Green Bay? Or a Detroit? Or a San Fran? Or even a retooled Tampa? (I think that if the Saints can't win the South, the Bucs will. Too much offensive talent, and a damn good D this year on paper.) Or a New York? (Not the Jets.) Or a New Orleans? Those teams are either REALLY balanced (San Fran and Tampa) or will just shame the poor Falcons (Everyone else). Those are the blocks. You've got to beat those guys to win a Super Bowl...After taking on Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, or even (again, a HUGE guess) the Bills! (That's a sleeper. Not gonna happen, but it's a possibility, assuming the FA signings work out.) Or the Texans. Or the Ravens. Or the Bengals. get what I'm saying?

Also: The NFC West is no longer a little-brother division. We're looking at Sam Bradford and the Rams with new weapons. John "Mr. Clutch" Skelton and Larry Fitzgerald trying to break some records. Russel Wilson and Matt Flynn trying to secure a starting QB job, and a possible package for Wilson may be in the works. And then there's San Fran. I like Seattle to win the division, actually. Flynn has all the GB single-game records...with 1 start. The RB situation is pretty good with Marshawn Lynch. The CBs are getting better. As for the Rams, there's an 800-pond gorilla in the room. Sam. Bradford. Will he stay healthy? (Probably. He's a tough kid.) Can he throw the deep ball? (Sometimes. The air-it-out offense did him in last season, though. He's used to 5 step drops, not 7 and a hitch.) Can he complete 25 passes a game? (Definitely. He's got the talent.) Can he keep up with Smith and Flynn? (That's the biggie. Flynn's a beast, and Smith's the best game manager in the league. Skelton's not bad, either.)

In regards to your statement about the Falcons & the NFC playoff picture: The problem with saying any team capable of making the playoffs in the NFC is that once the thing gets going, it's nearly impossible to predict who will make it to the superbowl. No one had the Giants until they got going in the playoffs, and no one had the Packers till they went on their hot streak at roughly the same point. There isn't really a powerhouse in the NFC; the teams are relatively even across the board, just better in some spots than others, while also worse in some spots than others. The Packers have a great offense (the best?), but like the Falcons, have a pretty...well, bad defense (though, one has to consider the Falcons new approach/coaching staff). The Giants are the least consistent team in this conversation, tbh. Streaky greatness.

The Falcons have added a bit to their defense and have retooled their coaching staff. We'll see how those changes play out, but I think they have a chance to really compete for a Super Bowl berth right alongside the currently expected teams to do so (GB, NY, SF), and counting them out because of their recent playoff failure to some of those teams is unfair. Are they better than GB or NYG? I don't think so. Are they close enough to beat them? Well, you know what they say: "Any given Sunday."

The Bucs have so much to prove...they're a long shot. I'm not counting them out, but I really don't put them in as a playoff ready team just yet. Poised to do so? I put them in this category.

Btw, this is silly, but new uniforms=success for the Seahawks. It not only feels like a different team, but they've embraced a new look that really separates them from their recent woes in my mind.

That's my point. There is no predicting the SB right now. For all we know, the Super Bowl could be Colts-Rams. (Well... Not gonna happen, but you get my point.) Okay, Bills-Panthers. Super long-shot, but not as impossible as the prior example...

I see. Probably should note I was being a tad facetious about the Falcons taking the Super Bowl, given the circumstances of their reason playoff failures and the surrounding commentary directed towards them. :p

Matt Ryan's a top 10 QB, yet without top 10 QB talent. He's a smart guy. If he had a better arm... Compare Ryan's throws to, say, Matthew Stafford/Aaron Rodgers. His decision-making is pristine, but the arm... THAT'S an issue.