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2017 NFL Season
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That's why I think total yards on offense no longer represent or show show the whole picture of what a team is actually doing. Today, more than ever, red zone efficiency and TD's are all that matter, on both sides of the ball. Look at Drew Brees for example: He has been throwing for a trillion yards the last few seasons and he hasn't been to the playoffs in quite some time.
As for my Raiders... well, I'm going to pretend the season is already over, just like them.
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- JMarine25
Speaking of Drew Brees, congratulations to him on 6K completions recently. He's in rare air for QBs that racked up over 6K completed passes. I sometimes keep forgetting him and I were born the same calendar day- January 15.
According to what I read on Twitter, the Kansas City Chiefs won 29-19 over the visiting Denver Broncos. Remember at one point the Chiefs were undefeated. The Chiefs are not a sorry team.
According to what I read on Twitter, the Kansas City Chiefs won 29-19 over the visiting Denver Broncos. Remember at one point the Chiefs were undefeated. The Chiefs are not a sorry team.
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Jimmy Garoppolo got traded to the 49ers and released Brian Hoyer. In return, the Patriots signed Hoyer to be their backup QB.
Also, the Browns (in Browns fashion) botched a trade that was intended to land them AJ McCarron after they failed to notify the NFL of the trade in time.
On another note, Rex Ryan said a week or two ago that the Browns need just settle on a "good" QB and get the pieces in place before they go for a "franchise" QB. He does have a point too because if they just find someone that can maybe win some games (I stress maybe because it is the Browns), they can try to get everything else squared up so that when they do land a franchise QB, the QB should be able to win. One can only imagine what they could have done if they drafted for position players instead of shooting for a QB every single year. Of course, it is the Browns, so they will probably screw that up too if they did that instead.........
Also, the Browns (in Browns fashion) botched a trade that was intended to land them AJ McCarron after they failed to notify the NFL of the trade in time.
On another note, Rex Ryan said a week or two ago that the Browns need just settle on a "good" QB and get the pieces in place before they go for a "franchise" QB. He does have a point too because if they just find someone that can maybe win some games (I stress maybe because it is the Browns), they can try to get everything else squared up so that when they do land a franchise QB, the QB should be able to win. One can only imagine what they could have done if they drafted for position players instead of shooting for a QB every single year. Of course, it is the Browns, so they will probably screw that up too if they did that instead.........
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National. Football. League. As we are now in Week 9 of the season, let's take a look at how teams are doing so far. Try to find your favorite team(s):
--- AFC ---
EAST: New England (6-2), BUF (5-2), MIA (4-3), NYJ (3-5)
WEST: Kansas City (6-2), DEN, LAC, and OAK (3-5 each)
NORTH: Pittsburgh (6-2), BAL (4-4), CIN (3-4), CLE (0-8)
SOUTH: Tennessee and Jacksonville (4-3), HOU (3-4), IND (2-6)
CURRENT AFC WILD CARD: Buffalo and Jacksonville
--- NFC ---
EAST: Philadelphia (7-1), DAL (4-3), WAS (3-4), NYG (1-6)
WEST: Seattle and Los Angeles Rams (5-2 each), ARI (3-4), SF (0-8)
NORTH: Minnesota (6-2), GB (4-3), DET (3-4), CHI (3-5)
SOUTH: New Orleans (5-2), CAR (5-3), ATL (4-3), TB (2-5)
CURRENT NFC WILD CARD: Los Angeles Rams and Carolina
Here are some of the interesting matches for this week:
* THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 9: BUF Bills at NYJ Jets
* SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 9: OAK Raiders at MIA Dolphins
* MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 9: DET Lions at GB Packers
So we know a few inner-forum rivalries will take place on the aforementioned games. We all know games get more interesting when GTPlaneteers are matched up against some of their fellow GTPlaneteers with games.
Good luck to all of your favorite team(s). Nothing's been decided yet, so keep playing to make the postseason- even if you sneak in on the last day!
--- AFC ---
EAST: New England (6-2), BUF (5-2), MIA (4-3), NYJ (3-5)
WEST: Kansas City (6-2), DEN, LAC, and OAK (3-5 each)
NORTH: Pittsburgh (6-2), BAL (4-4), CIN (3-4), CLE (0-8)
SOUTH: Tennessee and Jacksonville (4-3), HOU (3-4), IND (2-6)
CURRENT AFC WILD CARD: Buffalo and Jacksonville
--- NFC ---
EAST: Philadelphia (7-1), DAL (4-3), WAS (3-4), NYG (1-6)
WEST: Seattle and Los Angeles Rams (5-2 each), ARI (3-4), SF (0-8)
NORTH: Minnesota (6-2), GB (4-3), DET (3-4), CHI (3-5)
SOUTH: New Orleans (5-2), CAR (5-3), ATL (4-3), TB (2-5)
CURRENT NFC WILD CARD: Los Angeles Rams and Carolina
Here are some of the interesting matches for this week:
* THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 9: BUF Bills at NYJ Jets
* SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 9: OAK Raiders at MIA Dolphins
* MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 9: DET Lions at GB Packers
So we know a few inner-forum rivalries will take place on the aforementioned games. We all know games get more interesting when GTPlaneteers are matched up against some of their fellow GTPlaneteers with games.
Good luck to all of your favorite team(s). Nothing's been decided yet, so keep playing to make the postseason- even if you sneak in on the last day!
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Yep. As much as I like McCarron as the Bengals backup, to think we would have been rewarded a 2nd AND 3rd round pick next year for dealing him would have have been quite nice. We could have invested in a couple of badly needed offensive linemen with those picks. Unfortunately, the only team to be able to bungle things more than the Bungles is the Browns. And bungle it the Browns did at the expense of the Bungles.
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If Landry is a Dolphin next year I'll eat my hat. Why would you stick around? You could be a hall of famer in Green Bay or anywhere else with a good QB and a functioning offense.
At least Gase has balls and isn't a mamby pamby like Philbin was. It's nice to see someone putting their foot down, anyway.
I don't really think football works in South Florida. There are too many other things to do. Way too many distractions for guys to really buy in to being a professional football player. It's just a game with a sweet paycheck.
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THIS JUST IN...
DeShaun Watson tore his ACL in practice, and he is reportedly done for the season. And... that basically kills the Texans' 2017 season unless Tom Savage just goes ballistic. Great shame. Not the news Houston sports fans needed since the MLB's Houston Astros won it all last night.
DeShaun Watson tore his ACL in practice, and he is reportedly done for the season. And... that basically kills the Texans' 2017 season unless Tom Savage just goes ballistic. Great shame. Not the news Houston sports fans needed since the MLB's Houston Astros won it all last night.
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Discount the first 2 games and this season is NOt going too bad. Hopefully the Black and Gold NFC South get a turn this year.
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These are the bills we all love and know. Now playoffs seem another decade away.
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Damn. AJ Green just lost his cool in the game against the Jaguars. The cornerback Ramsey gave him a shove after a play near the end of the half, and AJ took him down and started throwing punches. I have NEVER seen AJ do something like that before. He's always been a class act.
BTW, both players were ejected.
BTW, both players were ejected.
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Texans without Deshaun Watson... kind of sucks. With a chance to win, we failed late to the Indianapolis Colts. The final score in Houston was 20-14. It seemed like a buzz kill when the city of Houston went from excitement over the Houston Astros winning the World Series on Wednesday... to Deshaun Watson tearing his ACL the day after. Not even the presence of 2017 World Series MVP George Springer could make the Texans channel any winning instinct. So we're now 3-5; and worst of all, I think our season is pretty much over unless we get handed the AFC South or an AFC Wild Card.
Congratulations to all other winners from this week's games.
Congratulations to all other winners from this week's games.
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Lions at Packers TONIGHT!
Are you ready for some Midwestern football? We got two NFC North teams ready to collide on the Frozen Tundra. It's the Detroit Tigers straight outta MoTown going west to meet the Green Bay Packers. I'm sure our GTPlaneers AnthonyD1993 and Joey D will see if their Lions can head into Green Bay and take down the Packers in their house. Who will come out on top tonight in the great state of Wisconsin? We'll all find out together tonight!
--- ODDS ---
Favored: DET by 2
Over/Under: 42.5 pts.
Enjoy this game if you'll be following it.
Are you ready for some Midwestern football? We got two NFC North teams ready to collide on the Frozen Tundra. It's the Detroit Tigers straight outta MoTown going west to meet the Green Bay Packers. I'm sure our GTPlaneers AnthonyD1993 and Joey D will see if their Lions can head into Green Bay and take down the Packers in their house. Who will come out on top tonight in the great state of Wisconsin? We'll all find out together tonight!
--- ODDS ---
Favored: DET by 2
Over/Under: 42.5 pts.
Enjoy this game if you'll be following it.
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Another Sunday, another loss for the Bengals.
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Make it two.
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Oh hey, the Jaguars are tied for the division lead in the AFC South past the halfway point in the season...
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I was at a restaurant when the Lions game ended, and the whole place started cheering when the Bears missed the FG at the end. Couldn't help but laugh since it's probably one of the few times in this area that everyone agreed on something. 
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I don't know if I'm watching the Bills game or Alabama play Mercer.
35 minutes and 5 interceptions later, the real quarterback enters the game.
35 minutes and 5 interceptions later, the real quarterback enters the game.
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Why was Taylor benched in the first place anyway? Makes no sense whatsoever.
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Bengals decided to win for once. Amazingly we're only a game behind the final wild card spot...at 4-6. The AFC is just one giant cluster.
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He played two crappy games, and people called for him to be benched is the short, easy answer.
The long answer is that 1) They wanted to see how good Peterman is, and whether or not they should draft a QB in the next draft, and whether he's the QB for the future and 2) They wanted to see if Tyrod is worth keeping, since if they keep him they'll have to pay him ~$20 mil, but we know he is not a $20 mil QB. If you analyze it, the move makes a ton of sense, but if you use common sense, the move is foolish and dumbfounding (typical Bills logic).
Now, expect the Bills to ditch Tyrod at the end of the season and try for one of the QBs expected to be free agents like Cousins, and draft a QB.
But the stats tell one story about Tyrod, but the eye test tells the other. On the stat sheet he is safe with the ball, gets 1-2 TDs a game and 150-250 yards. But when you watch the game, he's safe with the ball, but he doesn't take risks and when he does they're really bad risks. He extends the play by leaving the pocket and picking up yardage, but he never goes through his progressions (but does he really have the line to?). He's a QB good enough to take a great defense to the playoffs, but not good enough to carry a below-average offense. When that defense started to play like garbage in New York on Thursday night a few weeks ago, it didn't matter who was in that pocket unless it was Brady or Manning, they were going to lose that game and any other game the defense plays like that.
Don't be surprised if the only game they win from here is the Miami @ Buffalo game. New England's sweeping them, KC is going to beat them, Miami will probably beat them in Miami like usual, and the game against the Colts will probably be a complete embarrassment, and not for the Colts...
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Lions still be Lioning. Always have been and always will be Lioning.
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I was away for about 13 days because of needing some surgery and plenty of antibiotics to feel better. But... I'm here. Besides the Thanksgiving games, here are some of the other matches coming up:
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 12: GB Packers at PIT Steelers
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 12: HOU Texans at BAL Ravens
So we're going to have a GTP inner-forum rivalry between myself and my good mate SecetAgentZero.
Thanksgiving recap:
* MIN Vikings at DET Lions (30-23; Minnesota Vikings)
* LAC Chargers at DAL Cowboys (28-6; Los Angeles Chargers)
* NYG Giants at WAS Redskins (20-10; Washington Redskins)
I mostly saw MIN at DET and LAC at DAL. Minnesota played quite well, but Detroit just wouldn't go away. I'll even give the Vikes an "A" for their Thanksgiving table touchdown celebration. You know you suck when you don't play your absolute best but still win in a blowout. That was the case with the Chargers at the Cowboys. I'm a Texans fan, but the Cowboys should be ashamed of themselves with that terrible performance against the Chargers, especially since the Chargers didn't play all that well overall. And again- I didn't see too much of the Giants at Redskins, so I'll reserve my comments on that game.
As for my Houston Texans, I actually arrived at the hospital when the Texans were down 9-7 at the half when at the Los Angeles Rams the previous week. Maybe my Texans should have some hospital work once they got throttled 33-9 at the Rams. The game after was a real M.A.S.H. unit game with injuries to both the Texans and the visiting Arizona Cardinals. We managed to hold serve at home to down the Cardinals.
Enjoy all of the remaining games for this week in the meanwhile!
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 12: GB Packers at PIT Steelers
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WK. 12: HOU Texans at BAL Ravens
So we're going to have a GTP inner-forum rivalry between myself and my good mate SecetAgentZero.
Thanksgiving recap:
* MIN Vikings at DET Lions (30-23; Minnesota Vikings)
* LAC Chargers at DAL Cowboys (28-6; Los Angeles Chargers)
* NYG Giants at WAS Redskins (20-10; Washington Redskins)
I mostly saw MIN at DET and LAC at DAL. Minnesota played quite well, but Detroit just wouldn't go away. I'll even give the Vikes an "A" for their Thanksgiving table touchdown celebration. You know you suck when you don't play your absolute best but still win in a blowout. That was the case with the Chargers at the Cowboys. I'm a Texans fan, but the Cowboys should be ashamed of themselves with that terrible performance against the Chargers, especially since the Chargers didn't play all that well overall. And again- I didn't see too much of the Giants at Redskins, so I'll reserve my comments on that game.
As for my Houston Texans, I actually arrived at the hospital when the Texans were down 9-7 at the half when at the Los Angeles Rams the previous week. Maybe my Texans should have some hospital work once they got throttled 33-9 at the Rams. The game after was a real M.A.S.H. unit game with injuries to both the Texans and the visiting Arizona Cardinals. We managed to hold serve at home to down the Cardinals.
Enjoy all of the remaining games for this week in the meanwhile!
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To make the playoffs the Bills will probably have to win three of their next five, which includes New England twice and Miami twice, and the Colts. Good news is that they play 3 in a row at home New England/Indy/Miami, so hopefully they get three there. But then again, they might be able to make it in at 8-8.
