Week 1 Non-Packer Games Thread

[denverYooper]

Kampman just registered his first sack for the Jaguars.

[OS PA]

Cutler just threw his first interception of the season.

[Joemailman]

Cutler just threw his first interception of the season.

And a fine one it was. Four Lions had a shot at it.

[denverYooper]

Cutler just threw his first interception of the season.

:D

[Joemailman]

Welker scored for NE. He looks pretty healthy.

[RashanGary]

Lions really are better. Stafford looks solid.

[denverYooper]

LOL, you changed your original post JMM

[OS PA]

and Jahvid Best looks good. It's either the Bears defense is still crappy or the Lions offense is better this year. Probably a bit of both. Suh also had a huge stop on the goalline for the Pride.

[Joemailman]

Offensively, the Lions might be the 2nd best team in the NFCN. Still need work on defense though.

[mission]

Dennis Dixon does not look good. Throwing everything at WRs feet.

[red]

jason campbell is gonna die in oakland

[RashanGary]

Lions keep playing like this and they won't be the loveable loser anymore. I might start to hate them too.

[denverYooper]

Goodness gracious...
Goodness gracious

[red]

peyton is getting a ton of pressure and he looks very flustered

[Brandon494]

Matt Ryan....overrated and always thought so

[Fosco33]

jason campbell is gonna die in oakland

As I was flipping the channels, they were saying how good the OLine is (or at least how massive they are).

[Fosco33]

Texans have to go up by 28 before those fans should be thinking W vs. Manning.

[mission]

Matt Ryan....overrated and always thought so

agreed.. and wow, i know i said dixon looks bad... but he looks REALLY bad.

[gbgary]

That aussie punter we let go just had a 57 yarder.

[Fosco33]

3rd turnover by the Bears...

[OS PA]

3rd turnover by the Bears...
The Bears look GREAT!

For us.

[denverYooper]

Looks like the Bears are allergic to the pill.

[mission]

3rd turnover by the Bears...

thats awesome

[OS PA]

Is Julius Peppers playing? Stafford has all day back there in the pocket. If Peppers is in there, it spells disaster for the Bears this season. (If it wasn't already written on the wall).

[denverYooper]

Is Julius Peppers playing? Stafford has all day back there in the pocket. If Peppers is in there, it spells disaster for the Bears this season. (If it wasn't already written on the wall).

He had a roughing the passer penalty on Detroit's scoring drive.

[gbgary]

Pats killing cincy.

[red]

Pats killing cincy.

so much for TO solving all their problems

[denverYooper]

Orton just threw a nice 41 yard strike.
And followed it up with a 24 yarder.
And then 8 yards for a TD.
In 40 seconds.

Looks like the Broncos got the better end of that deal...

[gbgary]

Browns up 14-3...my very iffy servival pick is working out. LOL

[RashanGary]

Who else did the Broncos pick with those 4 picks? Just curious.

[MJZiggy]

Dear announcer dudes. The ball crossed the plane on the way down, right before he hit the turf. Lions 14-3. Damn. Spoke too soon. 14-10.

[vince]

Neither Bears or Lions look real good today.

[gbgary]

Delome just gave away 7.

[Joemailman]

Stafford with what looks like a shoulder injury. Lions fans getting the rosaries out.

[gbgary]

Yeah he looks to be out at least the rest of today.

[MJZiggy]

Stafford with what looks like a shoulder injury. Lions fans getting the rosaries out.

Rosaries? or are they prepping their paper bags?

[gbgary]

Stafford with what looks like a shoulder injury. Lions fans getting the rosaries out.

Rosaries? or are they prepping their paper bags?lol

[gbgary]

Damn! The stands are empty in tampa.

[denverYooper]

Who else did the Broncos pick with those 4 picks? Just curious.

Robert Ayers
Demaryius Thomas,
Richard Quinn (used Bears 3rd round pick + their own to move up)

Then they traded their pick from the Bears this year to move down to 13, traded to move down again and used one pick to take Eric Decker and packaged another in the move to get Tebow.

[denverYooper]

Kampman with another 1/2 sack. He's having a decent day.

[gbgary]

Hope we didn't get rid of the wrong punter...bryan just had a 48 yarder for tampa.

[Patler]

Hope we didn't get rid of the wrong punter...bryan just had a 48 yarder for tampa.

Ya, that will suck if it turns out that they did keep the wrong one.

Bryan also had a 32 yard punt that went out at the 39, and a 37 yard punt to the 22 with a 7 yard return. Supposedly, the diffference between the two punters was consistency. I guess we will find out. I see his 57 yard punt had a 15 yard return, for a net of 42.

[red]

Hope we didn't get rid of the wrong punter...bryan just had a 48 yarder for tampa.

if we got the wrong one then it will be a fluke

i never saw anything that led me to believe bryan was the better punter of the two

[gbgary]

Yeah...after hitting a 57 yarder and a 48 he just hit a 36 and that included a ten yard bounce in his favor.

[Rastak]

Bears are absolute morons.

Morons.


100% grade A morons.

[Fosco33]

4 chances inside the 1 after a fumble/turnover... bears - nada

How do you not kick the FG for the lead? Odd.

[Patler]

The Bears recovered a fumble at the Detroit 1, and didn't score?

[Patler]

Bears are absolute morons.

Morons.


100% grade A morons.

Down by 1 point, with an extra-point type field goal try, and you go for the TD on 4th??? If they lose this game, Lovie Smith deserves to be fired.

[Fosco33]

Bears have almost 400 yards of offense BUT 4 turnovers (albeit Lions have 3).

Ugly game.

[Fosco33]

Bears are absolute morons.

Morons.


100% grade A morons.

Down by 1 point, with an extra-point type field goal try, and you go for the TD on 4th??? If they lose this game, Lovie Smith deserves to be fired.

Bears D held and they have solid field position - maybe that's his rationale (i.e., they should at least get a FG if they stop the anemic Lion offense).

But short of the 1st down and Bears only get to the 40 - punt time.

Ouch. :P

[Rastak]

Bears are absolute morons.

Morons.


100% grade A morons.

Down by 1 point, with an extra-point type field goal try, and you go for the TD on 4th??? If they lose this game, Lovie Smith deserves to be fired.


Agreed.

The Lions can't move the ball and he doesn't take the lead?

[Fosco33]

If Lions can get a few 1st downs and burn 4 minutes (that's saying a lot when they've only got 10 in 55 minutes), the Bears will lose their home opener (and for 3 hours, the Lions will be in 1st place).

[Patler]

Wow! Interesting stat!

Detroit has punted 5 times from inside their own 5 yard line today, and the Bears have only 13 point!

[Rastak]

If Lions can get a few 1st downs and burn 4 minutes (that's saying a lot when they've only got 10 in 55 minutes), the Bears will lose their home opener (and for 3 hours, the Lions will be in 1st place).


And with Stafford possibly out the Pack and the Vikes benefit.

[falco]

Neither team looks competent.

[Fosco33]

If Lions can get a few 1st downs and burn 4 minutes (that's saying a lot when they've only got 10 in 55 minutes), the Bears will lose their home opener (and for 3 hours, the Lions will be in 1st place).


And with Stafford possibly out the Pack and the Vikes benefit.

Yup - Lions have plenty of weapons but if theres no one to feed them.... sucks to be a Lions fan.

[Fosco33]

Neither team looks competent.

"Looks like both teams are in preseason form"

? why do announcers always say midseason form? How about playoff form? Or even late season form?

[falco]

If he ever really had "it," Cutler lost it somewhere.

[Rastak]

Neither team looks competent.

"Looks like both teams are in preseason form"

? why do announcers always say midseason form? How about playoff form? Or even late season form?


I hear ya but when I watched the Vikings on Thursday they certainly looked preseason on offense.

[MJZiggy]

If he ever really had "it," Cutler lost it somewhere.

Yes, that was an excellent, excellent trade they made with Denver (for us).

[Fosco33]

Cincy somehow made it a game... and Texans look to make the thoughts of a perfect season for Indy fly out the window in week1.

[Rastak]

Looks liek the Colts are gong down.


Falcons in it against Steelers.

[falco]

Lions going to find a way to lose it, I guess.

[MJZiggy]

Lions going to find a way to lose it, I guess.

Ya gotta have a talent for something...

[woodbuck27]

Neither team looks competent.

"Looks like both teams are in preseason form"

? why do announcers always say midseason form? How about playoff form? Or even late season form?


I hear ya but when I watched the Vikings on Thursday they certainly looked preseason on offense.

Yup! Good to see you Rastak. I noticed you wern't signed up for the Pro Pick' Em. You were due man. I hope you got in late.

[Rastak]

What a catch by Forte.....

[mission]

troy polomalu is unbelievable!

pulled off a crazy sideline INT within 2min to put the steelers on the falcons 30

[Fosco33]

What a catch by Forte.....

Hella of a grab. Lions are a joke.

I can't wait to hear how Bear fans react to this game... Forte/Cutler as heroes? Sloppy play but lucky? Lions really suck? etc etc

[Rastak]

What a catch by Forte.....

Hella of a grab. Lions are a joke.

I can't wait to hear how Bear fans react to this game... Forte/Cutler as heroes? Sloppy play but lucky? Lions really suck? etc etc


Yup......ugly stuff all around there.......

[gbgary]

I love seeing peyton manning failure almost as much as bf failure.

[Fosco33]

Another interesting stat. Lions have ONE first down in the 2nd half - but held the lead until that late TD.

It'd be hilarious to see the Lions somehow make a huge play.

[Rastak]

I love seeing peyton manning failure almost as much as bf failure.


Not me, he's great to watch. I just hate the Irsay's.

[Rastak]

Steelers shank the game winner......

[mission]

wow missed fg steelers

[Fosco33]

Another interesting stat. Lions have ONE first down in the 2nd half - but held the lead until that late TD.

It'd be hilarious to see the Lions somehow make a huge play.

HOLY SHIT

[red]

MEGA-TRON

[falco]

Fucking A.

[gbgary]

OMG

[Rastak]

Hmmm, may have been a catch.....(CJ)

[Fosco33]

that's a TD - lame rule if it stands.

[Rastak]

that's a TD - lame rule if it stands.

The rules are kind of goofy on these catches.

[red]

OMG

if that isn't a td then the rule f'ing sucks

ball in hand, two feet down, ass down hand down. thats horse shit

[gbgary]

Both feet and his ass. That's a td.

[Fosco33]

OMG

if that isn't a td then the rule f'ing sucks

ball in hand, two feet down, ass down hand down. thats horse shit

His hand is so big - he was clearly in possession and just going with it.

[red]

that is a horrible rule

[Rastak]

Both feet and his ass. That's a td.


I don't think so, the rules are kind of crazy, Gotta keep the ball all the way.

[SkinBasket]

that looks like a catch to me. Of course they change the fucking rules every season, so WTF do I know.

He catches, is downed by the defender, his butt hits in the end zone, then he drops the ball and it's not a catch? Fuck that. Is he supposed to hold the ball until he takes his cup off in the locker room to be ruled a catch?

[Fosco33]

Such bullshit

[red]

WOW, crap rule

[Rastak]

WOW, crap rule

It is, but that is the rule.

[gbgary]

I think we lost a td last year on a similar call.

[SkinBasket]

What a fucking idiotic rule.

[Fred's Slacks]

Wasn't against the teddy's that we got screwed on that rule on a Jennings pass last year?

[Rastak]

Bears win, but they ain't scary.......

[red]

bears are shit this year. lucky as hell to win that one

[Patler]

All he had to do is get up with it.
Today's athletes are too anxious to celebrate. They want to drop the ball the instant they cross the goal line, and we see them do it too early, or not complete the catch as with Johnson.

If I'm the coach, the rule is you bring me the ball, or hand it to an official after you score. NEVER, just let it go.

Johnson made two mistakes on that drive.

[PackerTimer]

They make these damn rules way too technical. That was a TD catch. Screw the rule. Terrible.

[Patler]

It's really a very simple rule to comply with.

[mmmdk]

that's a TD - lame rule if it stands.

The rules are kind of goofy on these catches.

Hey Ras, good to see ya postin' :rock:

[red]

so much for the 49ers and alex smith being the next big thing

yuck

[Fosco33]

Man - stat line for the Texan RB - Arian Foster - 231 yards rushing and 3 TDs - against the Indy D.

Wow.

[channtheman]

Was about to post that the Sunday night lady had too much clothes on. Then they showed the miniskirt! All is right.

[gbgary]

GO SKINS!

[Little Whiskey]

It was kinda funny reading thru this thread. I wondered how the Lion/Bear td call was going to come up.

that rule needs to change. its stupid. i think that if that was caught anywhere else on the field it would have been ruled as a catch. should have been a TD.

[mraynrand]

It was kinda funny reading thru this thread. I wondered how the Lion/Bear td call was going to come up.

that rule needs to change. its stupid. i think that if that was caught anywhere else on the field it would have been ruled as a catch. should have been a TD.

I hear a lot of talk about the rule being 'technically' correct. But any rule still comes down to a refs judgement. The ref can look at that reception and say 'did he have control going to the ground and release the ball after he scored the TD?' The answer is obviously 'yes.' That walking suppressed anal fart Pereiro would have backed up the field refs call no matter how he ruled, so he is just a tool. The spirit of the game was mugged in Chicago.

[Little Whiskey]

That walking suppressed anal fart Pereiro

+1

[digitaldean]

Lions did get screwed in that game. Lions' D stood tough. Suh was just a monster on the goal line stand early on.

[gbgary]

we're feeling sorry about an nfc north team being jobbed. lol...it's only because it was the bears that won.

[Little Whiskey]

we're feeling sorry about an nfc north team being jobbed. lol...it's only because it was the bears that won.

yep.

however, if that happened even to a team playing the packers i would say that it was a BS call. I'd still take the win though

[mraynrand]

we're feeling sorry about an nfc north team being jobbed. lol...it's only because it was the bears that won.

Not so for me. In any NFC north game I want the home team to win (unless it is later in the season with optimal playoff possibilities for the Packers requiring the opposite). Furthermore, I want both teams to look horrible. I got all that today in Chicago. I don't 'side' with the Lions because I wanted them to win, but because the ref could have easily used his judgment and determined that the WR had control all the way to the ground and let the ball go while getting up. That's what the play looked like to anyone who watches and/or plays football. Only refs with all the joy sucked from their pathetic lives could rule opposite.

[Little Whiskey]

why the home team?

[mraynrand]

why the home team?

Because it's a huge advantage to win a road division game.

[gbgary]

has dez bryant done anything in this game?

[gbgary]

lol...last play of the half boys fumble and skins run it in. lol

[gbpackfan]

OMG! Can u believe the half just ended like that?????? WOW!!!!

[Little Whiskey]

thought the officals could have called it an incomplete pass when he flipped in the endzone and spiked the ball

[gbgary]

thought the officals could have called it an incomplete pass when he flipped in the endzone and spiked the ball

hehe

[gbgary]

do you take points off the board when your o is shit?

[Little Whiskey]

do you take points off the board when your o is shit?

then throws a pick.

lucky to have a flag thrown on that one

[Little Whiskey]

do you take points off the board when your o is shit?

then throws a pick.

lucky to have a flag thrown on that one

yep, bit them in the ASS!

[gbgary]

geesh

[Cheesehead Craig]

A RB can dive for the corner of the endzone, barely get the ball over, land out of bounds and lose the ball and it's still called a TD. But what Megatron did is not a catch or TD is simply crap. While I get the arguments about it being a rule, it's a dumb rule.

[ThunderDan]

thought the officals could have called it an incomplete pass when he flipped in the endzone and spiked the ball

Now that is some funny shit! :lol:

[gbgary]

A RB can dive for the corner of the endzone, barely get the ball over, land out of bounds and lose the ball and it's still called a TD. But what Megatron did is not a catch or TD is simply crap. While I get the arguments about it being a rule, it's a dumb rule.

i said the same thing in another thread.

that "high powered" o of dallas, stocked with "the most tallented players in the league", sure is amazing isn't it?

[pbmax]

Dez Bryant. Rookie, injured during preseason. 6 catches. Roy Williams, healthy vet, 2 catches for 12 yards.

It can't be that Roy is this bad, there has to be some problem with the QB-WR match. Doesn't it? Maybe Williams is better at routes Romo ignores, or something. He was tough if not unstoppable in Detroit.

[gbgary]

49 yd fg was good for wash. boys need a td. come on skins!

[digitaldean]

So much for the Skins D holding up, 30+ yard pass play, YEESH!! :evil:

[MJZiggy]

All comes down to one play...

[gbgary]

YES!!

[Little Whiskey]

wow, what a great ending

[MJZiggy]

Bwahahahahahaaaaaa!!!!

[gbgary]

PACK WINS, RANGERS SWEEP THE YANKEES, VIKES AND COWBOYS LOOSE. IF ONLY MANCHESTER UNITED HADN'T ALLOWED TWO GOALS, IN EXTRA TIME, FOR A DRAW MY WEEK WOULD BE PERFECT.

[Lurker64]

A while back, when Clifton was briefly a free agent, there was talk about who we could bring in to play LT to replace them, other than a draft pick. It was pointed out that Alex Barron could be had for relatively cheap.

Who else is really glad that we didn't trade for Alex Barron?

[mission]

romo in this postgame interview sounds like an idiot. what was his wonderlic? 11?

[Patler]

PACK WINS, RANGERS SWEEP THE YANKEES, VIKES AND COWBOYS LOOSE. IF ONLY MANCHESTER UNITED HADN'T ALLOWED TWO GOALS, IN EXTRA TIME, FOR A DRAW MY WEEK WOULD BE PERFECT.

Lions beating the Bears would have been OK, too.

[pbmax]

PACK WINS, RANGERS SWEEP THE YANKEES, VIKES AND COWBOYS LOOSE. IF ONLY MANCHESTER UNITED HADN'T ALLOWED TWO GOALS, IN EXTRA TIME, FOR A DRAW MY WEEK WOULD BE PERFECT.

Lions beating the Bears would have been OK, too.
It would have been. But the Lions offense, which is supposed to be their strength, was nowhere to be found for most of the game.

[Iron Mike]

has dez bryant done anything in this game?

He got flagged for OPI......which was the first time that Dallas' #88 was flagged for that. :roll:

[Iron Mike]

has dez bryant done anything in this game?

He got flagged for OPI......which was the first time that Dallas' #88 was flagged for that. :roll:

Speaking of which, thanks to acquiring DirectTV and NFL Sunday ticket in the off-season, my Michael Irvin hate-o-meter went into the red yesterday.

[mraynrand]

has dez bryant done anything in this game?

He got flagged for OPI......which was the first time that Dallas' #88 was flagged for that. :roll:

Speaking of which, thanks to acquiring DirectTV and NFL Sunday ticket in the off-season, my Michael Irvin hate-o-meter went into the red yesterday.

Most of the talking heads on that network are intolerable. I want to punch Sapp in the face every time he opens his pie hole.

[Joemailman]

Lions fear Stafford may be out 4-6 weeks. How long before the Lions start to worry about the fact that their franchise QB has suffered fairly serious injuries to his throwing shoulder two years in a row?

[mraynrand]

Dez Bryant. Rookie, injured during preseason. 6 catches. Roy Williams, healthy vet, 2 catches for 12 yards.

It can't be that Roy is this bad, there has to be some problem with the QB-WR match. Doesn't it? Maybe Williams is better at routes Romo ignores, or something. He was tough if not unstoppable in Detroit.

I resent the implication!

http://www.alharrissite.com/images/ah_bio.jpg

"The best corner, in my opinion, is Al Harris from Green Bay. He's not going to get you those picks. But that's a shut-down corner. He's going to pressure you all game, he doesn't want no help up top, he's going to pressure you all game, he wants that No. 1 guy every week. It's a tough task getting by him because he's so long, he's so lanky, and so strong.

"You don't never hear nothing about him because he don't have the picks like these other guys because he don't play zone. He plays man-to-man, and you won't catch any balls against him."

- Roy Williams


"70 percent of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Al Harris."

[denverYooper]

KC is looking frisky.

[pbmax]

I think I said it last year. The AFC dominant era is over. The Championship is there for the taking again.

[Guiness]

KC is killing them out there.

[digitaldean]

KC sure fired up and laying the lumber to SD.

McCluster sure looked like a speed demon on that punt return.

[mission]

I need 4 more points from Mathews to win my FF matchup this week. It might not happen with this game situation!

[Guiness]

same with me and Gates, 'cept needing 9!

[channtheman]

This KC game just goes to show how hard wins are to come by in the NFL, especially on the road.

We won a very tough game yesterday on the road that I think will pay huge dividends if the division race is close.

[channtheman]

Wait a second, I thought if a player touched the ball while he was in the endzone it was automatically a touch back. Isn't that right?