NFL 2015

[Nevermore]

You know, that ESPN article certainly explains why offensive "geniuses" Charlie Weis and Josh McDaniels turned out to actually be terrible coaches.  I would imagine it's a lot easier looking like a genius playcaller when you know the defense you'll be facing ahead of time on most plays.

[HaemishM]

Also doesn't hurt to have a Hall of Fame QB to call plays for either, as well as rules that heavily favor the passing game.

[Mithas]

My wife has Gronkowski on her fantasy team. Seems like that was a good pickup.

[HaemishM]

This Steelers D looks like it couldn't cover my dead grandmother.

[Mithas]

Patriots D is only marginally better.

Edit: They are making DeAngelo Williams look like a legit RB

[Segoris]

So my keeper's league fucked up and didn't allow for keepers, meaning I lost Gronk. If this is a sign of what's to come I'm going to be really sad.

But yeah, Pitts looked lost out there and unable to finish a drive properly. Though, having an option for a 1-2 punch of Williams and Bell while having one of the best WRs in the game atm and a strong second WR will make them a whole different offense than what they were tonight

[Phildo]

The real storyline here should be that Brady threw 0 TDs to his receivers last night, making them this year's Kansas City.

[K9]

Edelman got a lot of attention.

But yeah, the Steeler's D looked out of sync most of the game. I'm sure it's just early season jitters. Their O will carry them through plenty of games, and the Pats are going to be one of their toughest opponents this year.

[HaemishM]

Patriots D is only marginally better.

Edit: They are making DeAngelo Williams look like a legit RB

That too. The Pats D line looked like swiss cheese and if the Steelers had a legit #2 wideout who could catch the ball on 3rd down consistently, they'd have won that game. Their drives just utterly stalled too many times. New England, however, gave them plenty of chances by not utterly dominating that pathetic Steelers defensive backfield. The corners and safeties of the Steelers looked like they had no fucking idea where they were even supposed to be standing on the field, while the Pats secondary were just not very good.

Also, is it just me or does Darius Heyward-Bey just look straight up lazy? Like he starts out a route ok and then just fucking gives up like halfway through it almost every time?

[Shannow]

I'll be honest, my favourite part of last night's game was the 'Where is Roger?' chant in the fourth quarter. 

Really, really looked like the Pats missed Wilfork last night.

Steelers D was fucking clownshoes, especially how much they talked about having a plan for defending Gronk. Was the plan to leave him completely unmarked and let him walk into the endzone?

[HaemishM]

Steelers D was fucking clownshoes, especially how much they talked about having a plan for defending Gronk. Was the plan to leave him completely unmarked and let him walk into the endzone?

If so, mission accomplished!

[K9]

Also, is it just me or does Darius Heyward-Bey just look straight up lazy? Like he starts out a route ok and then just fucking gives up like halfway through it almost every time?

His decision making looked terrible, like the time where he missed the first down because he decided to turn his back into a defender and just fell over; and when he was too close to the sideline and went out of bounds on what should have been an easy TD.

Once the Steelers get Martavius Bryant back I doubt Heyward-Bey will see much of anything.

Dion Lewis looked pretty good I thought.

[shiznitz]

The real storyline here should be that Brady threw 0 TDs to his receivers last night, making them this year's Kansas City.

Edelman still caught 12 PPR pts worth, though. I will take it.

[sickrubik]

Brady receivers in PPR leagues are almost cheating.

.... No pun intended.

 

[TheWalrus]

Edelman still caught 12 PPR pts worth, though. I will take it.

So, the pushoff is still working for him?

[Cyrrex]

Note to Darell Bevell:  Let's try to run play or two on the OTHER SIDE of the line of scrimmage.  Thx.  Also, go fuck yourself.

[WayAbvPar]

Note to Darell Bevell:  Let's try to run play or two on the OTHER SIDE of the line of scrimmage.  Thx.  Also, go fuck yourself.

My avatar is still apropos. Sigh.

[K9]

Mariota looked good. It's against the Bucs, so grain of salt and all that, but still I thought the kid looked good.

Manziel looked horrible; Winston looked panicked, Denver looked a bit lost.

[Paelos]

Flacco had negative fantasy points.

 

[Nevermore]

If you started Flacco in fantasy football, you deserve negative points.  Peyton Manning though...  

Edit: speaking of fantasy football, has there ever been a week where so many tight ends scored so many points?

[Ghambit]

Mariota looked good. It's against the Bucs, so grain of salt and all that, but still I thought the kid looked good.

Manziel looked horrible; Winston looked panicked, Denver looked a bit lost.

Mariota good?  The guy had one of the best starts of any rookie QB in the history of the NFL.  13/16 for 209yds.  4TDS.  No Ints.  QB rating 158+ (perfect).  This was done with him only needing to rush 9yds (he's an option qb), largely in a single half, and he sat the entire 4th quarter.      

If he can get similar efficiency and still use his legs when needed, there's not much teams are gonna be able to do with him.
I'm not surprised though.  I watched him a lot at Oregon and the man was an absolute tour de force there.  Winston was never in the same conversation as far as I'm concerned.

[Segoris]

Edit: speaking of fantasy football, has there ever been a week where so many tight ends scored so many points?

Yeah this is kind of crazy, and you made the comment before Witten's 20+ with 4 TEs to go. This is a crazy day for TE

[Flood]

My Chargers looked pretty good, if a little disjointed at times, against Detroit.  Melvin Gordon is still disappointing but slowly trending upwards I think.  Who needs Gordon when you have Super Squirrel Woodhead though!  And shit-talking-baby-making Rivers did throw for 404 total yards (well with two INT's).  Keenan Allen looks like he might be rebounding from his slump last year; and I think Stevie Johnson is underrated.  Cautious optimism engaged - another perfect setup where they can get into the playoffs and then choke it up / give it away as per usual.

[Malakili]

Giants look like a total trainwreck and only had a chance to win because their defense made a few big plays (while playing overall kind of bad).  Looks like another year of being just good enough to make me watch their games to the end, while going something like 5-11.  Woo hoo. 

[Rasix]

Denver looked a bit lost.

They looked horrid.  It seems like their offense was designed to specifically hide the fact that Peyton's arm has gotten to the point where he throws a worse ball than Tebow.  I had two players in that fantasy football dumpster fire. 

[Shannow]

I made the remark before the Denver - Baltimore game that I'd be happy if both teams lost. Considering the result and the Suggs injury it was a good day. 

[Paelos]

HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS! 

[HaemishM]

How about that luck, you mean? Shit, the only reason the Giants were in the game is because they lucked into two defensive plays in the first half. Otherwise they looked shit. I didn't get a chance to watch the second half but based on the final score, I feel confident in that assessment. I will say though that their offensive line is legit and whoever is running behind it is going to do well.

Only other game I watched was terrible - the Fins/Racial Slur game. Jesus, both offensive lines were fucking turnstiles but at least Washington had Morris to run behind it. He's legit and he's stuck on a shit team. When Cousins had no time to think, he looked good - i.e. when he made quick, one read throws to screens, short outs and such. When he had time to think about the pass, he was fucking awful and a number of his picks and almost picks were throws into coverage that he either shouldn't have made, or shouldn't have floated in there. Their playcalling was fucking terrible especially on third down. It was like the OC was terrified to throw anything beyond 5 yards and I can see why. The fact that the team has no QB who can read a defense worth a fuck means it will be another long season for them. On the other side, Miami had no fucking running game and it wasn't just because their O line still sucks. Lamar Miller seems incapable of running through any hole that isn't miles wide. On the plus note, they actually have a good receiving corps including Jordan Cameron at tight end. Jarvis Landry is a legit playmaker, which means he'll likely get traded for magic beans to the Patriots at the end of this season. I think if Tannehill had any sort of blocking, he might be decent this year but against good teams, he's going to get killed again.

I drafted Peyton and Rivers in one of the fantasy leagues but I started Rivers because Peyton was playing Baltimore. I'm not sure that I won't be continuing that tradition based on what I'm hearing. If his arm is a wet noodle NOW at the start of the season, he might not be worth shit the rest of the year.

[Paelos]

How about that luck, you mean?

They opened the door, but you need to watch the last 5 minutes of that game. It was beyond belief how bad the Giants fucked it up, and how awesome Romo was down the stretch.

[HaemishM]

Oh, I don't doubt that. Romo can be really good when he's not running for his fucking life. Also, the Giants are really bad.

[shiznitz]

How about that luck, you mean? Shit, the only reason the Giants were in the game is because they lucked into two defensive plays in the first half. Otherwise they looked shit. I didn't get a chance to watch the second half but based on the final score, I feel confident in that assessment. I will say though that their offensive line is legit and whoever is running behind it is going to do well.

As an Eagles fan, I am happy that the Giants will ignore me, but Eli has to go.  Romo's ability to read the Giants D and counter was such a perfect opposite of Eli's competence.  Also, the Giants coaching staff miscounted how many T/Os Dallas had left. WTF? The fans watching the game shouldn't have better information than the coaches.

[01101010]

I drafted Peyton and Rivers in one of the fantasy leagues but I started Rivers because Peyton was playing Baltimore. I'm not sure that I won't be continuing that tradition based on what I'm hearing. If his arm is a wet noodle NOW at the start of the season, he might not be worth shit the rest of the year.

Kinda sad really. I watched most of the second half of the Denver game and every throw from Manning was a duck. Watching the slow-mo replays was almost painful to see that wobble coming off his hand. I felt a little bad given how excellent his career has been. He just had no zip on the ball. That said, I think he could underhand pass it given his mental aspect of the game and still win. He could definitely do that in Cleveland and be light years ahead of any QB we have (or had since ... ummm, Otto?).

[shiznitz]

Well, $15MM or whatever he is being paid is enough to beclown oneself.

[Paelos]

Juuuuliiiiioooooo Jooooooones

[Shannow]

Annnnnd the Hayne plane crashes on takeoff.