NFL Week 6

[Andy]

30-3? What the hell has happened to New England?

[UMFan83]

30-3? What the hell has happened to New England?

 

The defense misses Tom Brady.

 

Actually a lot of people predicted a huge letdown by the D this year. With Samuel and Colvin leaving, it was bound to be weaker than last year's team.

[Careless]

Well, 5 days until the Cassel face makes Simmons

[dew1679666265]

30-3? What the hell has happened to New England?

 

The defense misses Tom Brady.

 

Actually a lot of people predicted a huge letdown by the D this year. With Samuel and Colvin leaving, it was bound to be weaker than last year's team.

 

Losing Brady has actually hurt the defensive effort as well. Sounds strange, but give me a chance here.

 

Cassel turned the ball over twice in situations where Brady almost certainly would not have. I'm pretty sure the Chargers turned those into 10 points - meaning there's a good chance if Brady is in there, you could deduct all or most of those points.

 

Also, Brady is much, much better at putting together long drives than is Cassel. The longer the drives by an offense, the less the opposing offense gets the ball.

[UMFan83]

30-3? What the hell has happened to New England?

 

The defense misses Tom Brady.

 

Actually a lot of people predicted a huge letdown by the D this year. With Samuel and Colvin leaving, it was bound to be weaker than last year's team.

 

Losing Brady has actually hurt the defensive effort as well. Sounds strange, but give me a chance here.

 

Cassel turned the ball over twice in situations where Brady almost certainly would not have. I'm pretty sure the Chargers turned those into 10 points - meaning there's a good chance if Brady is in there, you could deduct all or most of those points.

 

Also, Brady is much, much better at putting together long drives than is Cassel. The longer the drives by an offense, the less the opposing offense gets the ball.

 

Oh I completely agree. I figured that was the most obvious answer.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

Cassell is pure garbage, hell I remember last year when the Patriots were blowing out the Dolphins and they put Casell in, he threw 2 pics, and quickly they had to run Brady back in. I can't believe they are seriously rolling with him the rest of the season.

[dew1679666265]

30-3? What the hell has happened to New England?

 

The defense misses Tom Brady.

 

Actually a lot of people predicted a huge letdown by the D this year. With Samuel and Colvin leaving, it was bound to be weaker than last year's team.

 

Losing Brady has actually hurt the defensive effort as well. Sounds strange, but give me a chance here.

 

Cassel turned the ball over twice in situations where Brady almost certainly would not have. I'm pretty sure the Chargers turned those into 10 points - meaning there's a good chance if Brady is in there, you could deduct all or most of those points.

 

Also, Brady is much, much better at putting together long drives than is Cassel. The longer the drives by an offense, the less the opposing offense gets the ball.

 

Oh I completely agree. I figured that was the most obvious answer.

 

Ah, my bad. Couldn't tell if you were serious or joking about the defense missing Brady.

[ChiCubsFan]

God what a horrible day to be a Dolphins and Bears fan. Two horrible, HORRIBLE losses. The Dolphins lead the game but allow the Texans to convert a 4th and 10 and drive 64 yards in 52 seconds to win on a 4th down QB draw with 3 seconds left. The damn Bears allow the Falcons to somehow return the squib kick (which was stupid to do) and complete a 26 yard pass in under 11 seconds to setup a game winning FG. Screw today.

[dew1679666265]

Cassell is pure garbage, hell I remember last year when the Patriots were blowing out the Dolphins and they put Casell in, he threw 2 pics, and quickly they had to run Brady back in. I can't believe they are seriously rolling with him the rest of the season.

 

This year's Patriots is a perfect example of why you need at least a decent backup QB no matter who your starter is. Cassell was completely unproven in any way when they drafted him (he was a career backup at USC, keep in mind) and has proven to be - at least to this point - worthy of that label.

 

He still has time to improve since he's likely badly in need of work after barely playing the past 6-7 years, but the Pats are going to struggle to do anything in the playoffs if this is his best effort this year.

[SouthSideRyan]

Hahah. OK, see? I wouldn't do that. I would have mercy.

 

when mcnabb's leg falls off later this season, i'm sure we'll return the favor

 

Just post the celebration pics when the Cowboys win a playoff game or 2 like they usually do.

 

that's been the plan for 12 years i'm startin to get blue balls

 

plus, we're emulating truffle here, so i can only celebrate when someone else's team loses

 

IMB did not see what I did there.

[imb]

Hahah. OK, see? I wouldn't do that. I would have mercy.

 

when mcnabb's leg falls off later this season, i'm sure we'll return the favor

 

Just post the celebration pics when the Cowboys win a playoff game or 2 like they usually do.

 

that's been the plan for 12 years i'm startin to get blue balls

 

plus, we're emulating truffle here, so i can only celebrate when someone else's team loses

 

IMB did not see what I did there.

 

no i get it, we haven't won a playoff game since i was like, 8. hence the 12 year plan thing.

[SouthSideRyan]

Hahah. OK, see? I wouldn't do that. I would have mercy.

 

when mcnabb's leg falls off later this season, i'm sure we'll return the favor

 

Just post the celebration pics when the Cowboys win a playoff game or 2 like they usually do.

 

that's been the plan for 12 years i'm startin to get blue balls

 

plus, we're emulating truffle here, so i can only celebrate when someone else's team loses

 

IMB did not see what I did there.

 

no i get it, we haven't won a playoff game since i was like, 8. hence the 12 year plan thing.

 

Be more offended and angry. Don't roll with the punches jerk.

[treebird]

Hahah. OK, see? I wouldn't do that. I would have mercy.

 

when mcnabb's leg falls off later this season, i'm sure we'll return the favor

 

Just post the celebration pics when the Cowboys win a playoff game or 2 like they usually do.

 

that's been the plan for 12 years i'm startin to get blue balls

 

plus, we're emulating truffle here, so i can only celebrate when someone else's team loses

 

IMB did not see what I did there.

 

no i get it, we haven't won a playoff game since i was like, 8. hence the 12 year plan thing.

 

Be more offended and angry. Don't roll with the punches jerk.

 

i thought you got b& after that fight with 1908, what happened?

[SouthSideRyan]

Hahah. OK, see? I wouldn't do that. I would have mercy.

 

when mcnabb's leg falls off later this season, i'm sure we'll return the favor

 

Just post the celebration pics when the Cowboys win a playoff game or 2 like they usually do.

 

that's been the plan for 12 years i'm startin to get blue balls

 

plus, we're emulating truffle here, so i can only celebrate when someone else's team loses

 

IMB did not see what I did there.

 

no i get it, we haven't won a playoff game since i was like, 8. hence the 12 year plan thing.

 

Be more offended and angry. Don't roll with the punches jerk.

 

i thought you got b& after that fight with 1908, what happened?

 

I will kick your baseball ass.

[imb]

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[TruffleShuffle]

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when i first saw the highlight of that play i almost fell off the couch laughing. so typically lions.

[weis21]

obligatory "norv turner is inept" post

[BigbadB]

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when i first saw the highlight of that play i almost fell off the couch laughing. so typically lions.

 

The only thing missing from this play was a completed pass to someone with a Lion's jersey on in the front row of the bleachers.

[TruffleShuffle]

obligatory "norv turner is inept" post

 

i agree

[UMFan83]

Just read that Tony Romo broke his pinkie and will be out for 4 weeks. Brad Johnson is their backup. What a blow for the Cowboys.

[TruffleShuffle]

Just read that Tony Romo broke his pinkie and will be out for 4 weeks. Brad Johnson is their backup. What a blow for the Cowboys.

 

if i were a good, "built to win now" team, i'd feel a lot better about having brad johnson as my backup quarterback than, say, matt cassel.

 

but yeah this sucks for the cowboys. at least that will give tony a chance to get his cabo trip with jessica out of the way early this year.

[jersey cubs fan]

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when i first saw the highlight of that play i almost fell off the couch laughing. so typically lions.

 

I was at a bar where the Lions/Vikings game was on the TV next to the Bears game. I saw the previous play, and then the end of the safety play and assumed it was a punt gone bad, or maybe even a punter purposefully taking a safety to avoid a TD or something.

 

 

Speaking of bars, I ended up going to a place called Miami Mike's out near Morristown, NJ. It's a bar attached to a Ramada Inn run by a crazy coked up Dolphins fan who actually wears one of those wristband playbook things QBs wear when they don't know the system very well. It was a good place to watch football, with tons of quality big screen tvs and fans of many teams. But it's packed with Dolphins fans, were challenge only Jets fans for entertainment value when watching games. Bears fans were probably the 2nd biggest group there, and the mood at the end of the early games was crazy, given how Miami and Chicago each snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory.

[Guest]

Just read that Tony Romo broke his pinkie and will be out for 4 weeks. Brad Johnson is their backup. What a blow for the Cowboys.

 

The Cowboys had a ton of injuries in yesterday's game. Romo fractured his pinkie, Hurd sprained his ankle and will need surgery, Felix and Anthony Spencer tweaked their hamstrings (Felix is getting an MRI today), and McBriar tweaked his ankle and is getting an MRI today.