NFL 2012

[Sjofn]

Yeah, I pretty much adopted the SF Giants because of Ingmar, otherwise my indifference towards baseball would still be in effect. My dad IS a Yankees fan, though, so I guess if I suddenly decided to care about baseball in the Before Ingmar times, I probably would've picked them. Because the Mets are for Jets fans.

[Surlyboi]

Yeah, I pretty much adopted the SF Giants because of Ingmar, otherwise my indifference towards baseball would still be in effect. My dad IS a Yankees fan, though, so I guess if I suddenly decided to care about baseball in the Before Ingmar times, I probably would've picked them. Because the Mets are for Jets fans.

Fuck that, I hate the Jankees and the Mets. Fuck the Giants too, both football and baseball.

My teams are the Jets, the 'Niners and the Red Wings.

[Sjofn]

As long as you don't like a Philadelphia team, we can probably still be friends.

Probably.

[Surlyboi]

New Yorker first, BA resident second. Nothing good comes out of philly except the concept of cheese steaks.

[Sjofn]

Exactly. Fuck those guys. 

[ghost]

I like the '76ers.  Moses Malone and Dr. J were bad motherfuckers.   

[Surlyboi]

Yes, they were indeed bad motherfuckers. Too bad the last time any of them did anything was 20 years ago. 

[ghost]

The '76ers haven't had any star power (excepting a year or two of Iverson) that I've particularly cared for since then.  Dr. J had so much style it was oozing off of him.  I'd love to see them get someone flashy again. 

[Ingmar]

I like Jimmy Rollins. But then, he's from Oakland REALLY.

[ghost]

They've got a nice pitching roster

[Paelos]

Watching SD melt down and Rivers continue to suck is delicious.

[ghost]

Wow.  Four interceptions is pretty spectacular.

[Paelos]

35 unanswered. Denver got up off the mat at halftime and kicked the entire SD team straight in the nuts, courtesy of 4 picks by Rivers and 3 TDs by Peyton Manning.

[ghost]

Payton may be old, but he's still got a little something going on.  How many times have we seen ancient quarterbacks go to a new team and struggle mightily trying to adapt either to a new scheme or to adapt the new players to their style?  I'm very impressed with what I've seen out of PM this year.

[WayAbvPar]

LOLNorv.

[Paelos]

Give a lot of credit to the Denver pass rush and their secondary jumping routes. They made the difference.

[ghost]

Yeah, Denver's got a good team.  Manning's not the only thing they have going for them, but I'm still impressed with the dude.

[Sjofn]

Good ol' Norvelous Norv.

[MrHat]

[Malakili]

Well, I really turned this off at pretty much exactly the wrong moment.  When I went to sleep I think it was 24-7.  Missed a great ending, but at least I got a lot of sleep.

[Paelos]

The Norv thing is unfair in this case. Rivers singlehandedly lost this game.

In the beginning of the second half, they drive all the way down the field, and Rivers gets a sack fumble that goes the distance for a defensive score. Sacked again next possession to go 3 and out. Then, interception, interception, interception that goes for 6, then two sacks in a set of downs and a fumble to end the game.

Honestly, every single bad thing can be traced to Rivers completely losing the handle. If they just kick a FG instead of turning the ball over in the 3rd quarter, it's a 10 point swing, and SD wins. The 3 picks in the 4th quarter is a qb going out there and wetting the bed.

[MrHat]

So more appropriately:



Either way I'm happy even though I lost at fantasy because Peyton manninged it up.

[ghost]

The only real assessment you need about Rivers is 4 interceptions and lost 2 fumbles, one of which was returned for a TD.

[ghost]

This is just fucking creepy as hell.   

 

[sickrubik]

The Norv thing is unfair in this case. Rivers singlehandedly lost this game.

In the beginning of the second half, they drive all the way down the field, and Rivers gets a sack fumble that goes the distance for a defensive score. Sacked again next possession to go 3 and out. Then, interception, interception, interception that goes for 6, then two sacks in a set of downs and a fumble to end the game.

Honestly, every single bad thing can be traced to Rivers completely losing the handle. If they just kick a FG instead of turning the ball over in the 3rd quarter, it's a 10 point swing, and SD wins. The 3 picks in the 4th quarter is a qb going out there and wetting the bed.

I'm goign to have to call bullshit to a degree. Two of those interceptions were good reads by the Defense. Rivers melted down, but Broncos D waking up in the second half deserves a lot of credit. Hell, there were at least two other INTs that were left on the ground. Carter needs more playing time, he looked fucking fantastic.

I have not been this happy about a game since The Drive. Thrilling. Just as SD started imploding, Broncos started firing on all cylinders. Now, PLAY LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME, K, THANKS.

[Trippy]

Norv could've made some better adjustments 2nd half but his players still have to make plays.

[sickrubik]

I do want to point out that the Chargers did not exactly play great in the first half either. We held them to three and out initially and gave them the ball twice in the red zone, and only gave up 10 points.

The Broncos Special Teams were the prime reason for Chargers early success. And a rookie who doesn't know how to run a hook route.

[HaemishM]

When the Broncos D wakes up, it is a powerful thing. I didn't watch the game last night and it sounds like I missed a historic meltdown/comeback. Rivers doing his best Mike Vick impression is hilarious. That San Diego team has consistently found ways to underachieve for years and yet Turner has kept his job.

[Trippy]

I do want to point out that the Chargers did not exactly play great in the first half either. We held them to three and out initially and gave them the ball twice in the red zone, and only gave up 10 points.

The Broncos Special Teams were the prime reason for Chargers early success. And a rookie who doesn't know how to run a hook route.

That's right, the Chargers O only had one "unassisted" score, a 66 yard TD drive.

[01101010]

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/10/jimmy_haslam_is_new_cleveland.html

Welp... here we go again Cleveland. At this rate, we'll be rebuilt by 2030. BRING IN THE CHIN!

[sickrubik]

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/10/jimmy_haslam_is_new_cleveland.html

Welp... here we go again Cleveland. At this rate, we'll be rebuilt by 2030. BRING IN THE CHIN!

You mean the Los Angeles Browns, of course.

[01101010]

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/10/jimmy_haslam_is_new_cleveland.html

Welp... here we go again Cleveland. At this rate, we'll be rebuilt by 2030. BRING IN THE CHIN!

You mean the Los Angeles Browns, of course.

LMAO. Well 2030 is the first year they are free from their "lease." I'd hope by then LA would already have a team.

[Nevermore]

The Norv thing is unfair in this case.

Bullshit.  Chargers get the ball in the second half with the score 24-7, and Norv the Supergenius proceeds to call 28 passes vs 10 runs for the rest of the game.  Number of touches Ryan Mathews had in the fourth quarter: 2.  Number of touches Ronnie Brown had in the fourth quarter: 4.  Norv Turner is a shitastic coach.

Edit: To be clear, Rivers sucks too.  That's why you don't call 3 times as many passes as runs while trying to protect a lead when Rivers is your QB.

[Paelos]

I call bullshit on your bullshit. (Can I do that? Double negative bullshit? GOING FOR IT!)

They called 5 runs in the first drive after the half before Rivers got sacked. Those runs went for a total of 21 yards. After a first and 10 run for 2, maybe you can blame him for not running again there, but at that point you're going for the TD. They miss a pass, and set up 3rd and 8. That's when the sack-fumble-TD happened to make it 24-14.

The next drive Matthews goes for 1 on a run. He goes for 4 on a screen. You have a 3rd and 5. You have to pass there. Of course the shitty line gets Rivers sacked. They punt.

Now you're in chaos mode only up by 3, and you've had 2 possessions. They were screening to Matthews like crazy. The runs were getting stuffed. Denver was DARING them to run the ball because they knew they wanted to work the clock. They had single coverage on the outside. Rivers just fucking blew it, over and over again.

[sickrubik]

Wait, who is calling who on who's bullshit?