NFL 2007 Season Thread
 

CAN'T WAITTTTTTT

I'm so optimistic about the Giants this year. This is pretty much make or break. Honestly, if we do not win this year, our franchise is doomed for years. This is the way I look at it:

Win: This goes hand in hand with Eli Manning. If Eli plays like he is capable of (which he has shown at times but has been inconsistent) then we will win (hopefully). If this happens, everyone is happy and Coughlin keeps his job.

Lose: We probably get a new coach. That new coach will probably get a new staff. Who knows if the next guy will want to try his hand with Eli, or dump him for a new face. Then, we're pretty much stuck without any viable veteran QB (yeah we have Anthony Wright but we're not talking anyone who is going to manage above .500). We have to get a new QB to be the face of the franchise, and by this time all the veterans you have now (Strahan, Shockey, Burress, Toomer, maybe Umenyiora, Wilson, Pierce) are either twilights of their former selves or retired/gone to another team.

Its either win or we're fucked.

Should be an interesting season.

Pats v. Colts AFC championship, winner gets to beat the NFC for the superbowl.

by the way, while NO at Indy will be a nice game, didn't the NFL really miss the boat by not making NE @ Indy the kickoff game?

Nice opening season game but a Colts/Pats KICKOFF game woulda been a monster in the ratings and heavily hyped.

Wasn't it the kickoff game a couple years ago? Can't remember.

I don't really "get up" for the whole kickoff game. I mean, I'm interested in the NFL, but I'm interested in the Giants specifically so much more. The kickoff game is good I guess because it marks the beginning of the NFL season, but I would enjoy the Giants season opener no matter what because its the start of the Giants season.

J-E-T-S JETS JET S JEST

I think they figure the game will generate more buzz later in the season when both teams will most likely be in 1st place competing for the top seed in the playoffs.

Opening week is too cluttered to stick the main event game in there. It'd be like a concert where the headliner went on before the opening acts.

They made the opening game what the Super Bowl should have been..

I'm more optimistic about the Rams this year than I have been in a long time. I believe they will win the NFC West this year, everyone keeps sleeping on them, but it's best to be under the radar. Steven Jackson is the man, Bulger is accurate as hell, our receivers are great. Our D needs to step up, but with a great offense, they don't have to be really good. Just average. I dunno, I'm gonna say a 10-6 record, and NFC West Champs.

..:roll:

Chad Pennington is probably my favorite person of all time, but I really don't know if he is capable of taking le JETS to the Superbowl.

Hopefully Thomas Jones is not theriously hurt and HOPEFULLY will be good for 1,300 yards and 8TDS.

Jerricho Cotchery and Lav Coles are a way underrated recieving duo

Jets FINALLY have serious big play potential with Justin Miller and Darrelle Revis returning kicks, Leon Washington, Brad Smith and now apparently Chansi Stuckey. Something they NEVER heard with Herm Edwards

D'Brickashaw/Mangold and the rest of the line will only get better

It'll be interesting to see if Revis pans out as a shut down corner, but I am honestly more pumped about the David Harris pick. He should hopefully take some pressure off Wilma in the 3-4

As long as the Jets can stay healthy (which they won't :'( ) they will probably at least make the playoffs again. For me it all goes back to Chad and wether or not he can make a real NFL pass over 8 yards (which he can't) but that's why they play the games ehhhhhhhhhh

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That is pretty BA Baracus right there...

Last I checked the super bowl was the 2 teams that won the confrence championships, I'm pretty sure the game had the correct teams, your Saints simply lost (and before you say "so did the pats") I'm not the one saying the superbowl had the wrong nfc team.

oh, like he's the first guy from Indiana to have a farm animal in his hotel room.

Side note back to the kickoff game, when they started it, I believe it was the superbowl champ vs. the team they beat in ther cofrence game (see: Pats v. Raiders, Pats v. Colts).

That was one of Polian complaints, it wasn't fair playing the Pats week #1 in NE because if the colts lost, they played the rest of the season knowing the wouldn't have homefield advantage.

dunno, that and the pats/colts game later in the season isn't even primetime... just seems like the nlf missed the boat on that one.

I personally wouldn't care if I didn't see that game, I'm sure there are plenty of other people who feel the same way.

I have ZERO interest in Colts/Pats, why do they even play every year when they aren't in the same division. The games haven't even been that good if I recall

I hope the Jets canget to the playoffs again, whilst being a serious threat to New England for the AFC East asswell, but I dunno. It's a tougher schedule this year. We really did take advantage of a piss easy schedule last year that every other team in the NFL would have killed for. An interesting note is that we were 4-4 at home, but 6-2 away. We traveled really well last year (apart from the trip to Jacksonvile, ahem...).

But yeah, if you look at who we beat, we beat Buffalo, Miami x2, New England, Houston, Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland, Tennessee and Detroit. The only impressive one out of that lot are the Patriots, and you could say Tennessee but we played them in week 1 and they didn't start picking up wins until like week 9 or something. But saying that, you gotta beat what's in front of you, and we did.

Still, our schedule this season could have been a lot worse, but there's no denying that it is definitely a much tougher one. But the team are a year older, a year smarter, and have that extra year's experience, and now know what it takes to get to the playoffs. Plus a solid all round running back in Thomas Jones which is a huge bonus.

See how it all pans out I guess.

Because every year in your conference you face every team from one division and the teams from the other two divisions that finished in the same place as you. The Colts and Pats are always in 1st so they always play. So basically if the Jets weren't terrible we wouldn't see Colts/Pats every year.

So it's actually your fault.

ha I guess that is news to me. I knew the two against your division and the 1 NFC division that's 10. I guess I just thought the other 6 were completely arbitrary.

VEL, you need to lighten up..

Giants looking "meh" right now. Too many stupid penalties (by both teams I'll say). Not completely terrible, but not really that great either.

What will the Bengals have more of this season? wins? or arrests?

I agree Team Sheep. While the Jets were a great sucess last season. They did play one of the weaker schedules in the NFL. The Bengals would have def made the playoffs had it not been for their brutual schedule and not pulling out the close game (had heartbreaking losses to Pitt, TB, Den, SD, and some1 else who I cant recall right now)

Read this at another football related board I frequent about Plaxico Burress "milking" his injury..

Jon Kitna says 10 wins. I believe him!!

Didnt Mike Furrey predict 12 for the Lions?

Hey they are 2-0 in the preseason LOL

I believe him too. Honestly, with the great Matt Millen at GM, I don't see why they can't go 16-0!

Can't see the Giants doing anything this year tbh. Eli is still mediocre, Jacobs isn't up to Tiki, no clear cut WR2 unless Toomer comes back (and even if he does he'll have lost what step he had), o-line is still pretty average, their best d-lineman is pissing and moaning, and the secondary is still pretty woeful. I just don't see it.

That whole Giants lockeroom needs to be blown up. Any teamates that say that shit should be gone and the sad thing is, its probably a teamate thats been around for a few years infecting the Giants organization. Eli Manning needs to step in and tell them to STFU seriously. Then Eli Manning needs to be a fucking Manning and not a Joey. All i ever read about concerning the Giants is someone complaining or someone talking shit about another player or in-lockeroom issues. Someone needs to clean that shit up, cause no team can win with that shit going on.

And when Plaxico played last year, he was probably the best thing the Giants had.

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I think the Bills are going to be muc hmore competitive that anyone thinks. Sadly I dont see a playoff birth due to the Hardest Schedule in the League and a tough division. I do see them playing spoiler for the JETS though. I hope they take 2 and it keeps the Jets from making the playoffs. I know New England is going to take the division, no doubt about it, So we are stuck aiming at 2 over the jets and Old Man Dolphins. 9-7 Here we come!

I'm not saying this simply because I'm a Pats fan.

But, I tend to think that a game between 2 of the best teams in the last 7yrs, 2 teams who have won 4 of the last 7 superbowls, 2 teams that have a good rivalary....

baring one team being completely out of it when they meet, it will probably be one of the highest rated non-primetime games of the year.

take all the same situation and stats but make it 2 different teams, I'd say the same about those 2.

Bills, Jets and Dolphins... one of them should step up and compete for a wildcard.

my early pick is the Phins, they have a better vertran QB this year, still a good defense and always seem to play the Patriots well.

The following teams will go undefeated and win the Superbowl this year.


Indianapolis Colts

You pretty much nailed it spot on with the Giants

-Quiet personality or not, Eli needs to man up

-Jacobs needs to hit the hole harder, he's 265 he should dominate

-The complaining needs to stop. That and Tiki announcing he'd retire then shitting all over Coughlin killed the atmosphere they had. Strahan needs to get his ass to camp

By all accounts Green is still playing like he just got concussed last week, and their o-line is porous at best.

Personally I think the AFC will shake out something like

1) Pats
2) Chargers
3) Colts
4) Ravens
5) Bengals
6) Broncos

Jets and Jags will push but not make it, IMHO.

So, Mr. "not guilty" is doing a plea deal.

They're saying 6mo-1yr in jail and there is talk the NFL may hold off on a suspension while in jail since he can't play anyway and then suspend him.

lol Vick. Piece of shit. MTH where u at dawwg

past his bedtime..

cnn.com says they're seeking 18-36months in jail, but Vick atty is trying to get them to recomend less, the judge has the final say...

maybe Vick and Carruth can start a league in the pen.

ESPN said 10-12 months in Jail. You think Vick's career is over? I would certainly hope so.

Realistically the next time he gets a chance to play in the NFL he will probably be about 30-31 years old. At that point his game is going to be so out of tune, and his greatest weapon (his legs) will not be as swift as they are now.

He's done. Franchise will be at the bottom for years now.

I heard prolly 3 years he will be back in the NFL. Thing is you wonder if any NFL team would actually take him.

The Falcons should have never traded Schaub

We'll see if the Raiders need a QB...

or, if he still has some legs, maybe a RB....

yeah, I've heard anywhere from 10mo to 3yrs... it's really the judges call... I wouldn't be shocked if this judge makes a statement and you see Vick get the worst end of it.

Plus, figure whatever he gets in jail, add another 1yr suspension from the nfl when he gets out...

he's most likely done... but nothing would suprise me.

What if Joey Harrington gets injured? Seriously now, Atlanta would be COMPLETELY fucked.

If he admits to killing dogs he can additionally be prosecuted under Virginian state law. The others admitted to 8 dogs being killed - if he cosigns on that it equals 40 years.

I would assume his lawyers are smart enough to have the state involved in the Federal plea deal as not to get nailed again.

If Joey Harrington gets injured or has a medicore year then the Falcons will def draft one of the top notch QBs like Brian Brohm from Louisville (who played for Petreno) Andre Woodson off Kentucky, Colt Breenan off Hawaii, or J.D. Booty off USC.

I heard trading for Brunell or Holcomb were possible as well lol

LONGEST YARD THE REALITY SHOW

STARRING MICHAEL VICK AND RAE CARRUTH

WILL TANK JOHNSON, PACMAN JONES, AND ANY BENGAL PLAYER JOIN THEM THIS SEASON????????

Could you imagine if Boone did sports headlines as well


VICK TO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR HIS CRIMES? (SHOCKING) KOBE TO REUNITE WITH SHAQ IN MIAMI? HOT PANTY THONG SHOTS OF JENNIE FINCH MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From what I remember the guy (Poindexter I think his name is) was quoted a couple days ago as saying he was waiting on Vick's response to see if he could go forward with things on his terms. It's all on profootballtalk.com but I'll try and dig out the specifics later if I remember.

I remembered

"Surry County, Virginia prosecutor Gerald Poindexter tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he intends to seek an indictment of Mike Vick when a grand jury convenes in September.

"The execution of these animals — and the manner in which they were executed — is startlingly offensive and demanding of prosecution," Poindexter said.

With signed statements from Quanis Phillips and Purnell Peace indicating that they, and Vick, participated in the killing of eight dogs in April 2007, all that Poindexter has to do is submit the statements to the grand jury and indictments will flow.

In fact, we're wondering whether the lawyers for Phillips and Peace realized that their clients were admitting to facts that would subject each of them to up to an additional 40 years in prison under Virginia law. Unless the plea deal included a commitment from Poindexter that there will be no state charges against Phillips or Peace, both men have potentially signed away their freedom for a big chunk of their remaining lives.

Still, we don't think that these statements from Phillips and Peace mean that Vick will automatically be indicted. In fact, we wouldn't be surprised to hear Poindexter eventually announce that the grand jury decided that Phillips and Peace were not credible witnesses, and that therefore Vick shouldn't be indicted on animal cruelty charges.

We also wouldn't be surprised, given Poindexter's past handling of this matter, to see quotes from him as early as tomorrow in which he says that he won't be seeking an indictment of Vick."

This was from before Vick pleaded guilty though, so who knows.

UPDATED

"A major factor in the final outcome of the entire Mike Vick legal imbroglio is what will happen to him under Virginia law. Though several readers have raised with us the notion of "double jeopardy," Vick has not faced animal cruelty charges under state law. The feds had no jurisdiction over such crimes, since they happened only in Virginia. For now, Vick has pleaded guilty only to conspiracy to violate several federal statutes dealing with interstate gambling and interstate dog fighting. He has never been placed in jeopardy for animal cruelty charges.

And, if the statement of facts he signs on August 27 includes an admission that he participated in the killing of the eight dogs that Quanis Phillips and Purnell Peace admitted to killing with Vick, then it will be very easy to prove that Vick violated Virginia law.

Even Gerald Poindexter can't screw that up.

Nor does he intend to.

"<a href="http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=130731&ran=155446">I intend to prosecute to the fullest extent anything I can prosecute him on in Surry County,</a>" Poindexter said on Monday.

ok, ESPN is pissing me off. WAY too much Vick coverage.

lol Poindexter

Ron Mexico is getting raped

Dont fumble the soap in the shower Mexico!

Fixed

Woof Woof

Eagles cut Jeremiah Trotter

Yeah I don't know what to think about this.

Eagles have a good history of knowing when to let go of people with the exception being Jeff Garcia.

Got to wait and see how this turns out.

Yeah, Eagles know their shit.

Fucking Vick makes me want to spit.

Triple A, you have some explaining to do.

Also, HOLY SHIT @ that huge hit that Packers Linebacker laid on some Jaguar dude tonight. Helmet flew off.

Trotters rumored to go to TB. Also While I love Woody Paige I dont see the Saints being 8-8 and the Patriots going 1-3 to start out the season like he said.

Hey you guys hear about Mike Vick? I think he was involded with dog fighting and got caught or something

yeah i heard, i think he is still supposed to play though, prob just a fine or something

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Boy, Croyle really solidified his starting job today with that excellent performance. Also, wtf, Vick won't admit he gambled on the dog fights, or killed any dogs.

Croyle will likely be the starter now I believe.

lol slackalack, you obviously have no idea how Croyle did today, and you are trying to make yourself sound like you know what you're talking about here. He went 5-17, with an INT. Therefore, my post was sarcastic.

Well look at the Chiefs QB competion as well. Croyle will prolly still be the starter. Oh well LJ and Priest can always run the ball alot.

I would start Huard over Croyle in a heartbeat.

Gonna hand the ball off everytime either way

so Larry Johnson is a Mets fan, nice

:mad:

Is the preseason over yet :(

Mth, why are you so excited for the regular season? I wouldn't want the preseason to end if I was you.

While the QB situation at Atlanta is pretty awful I feel Norwood could become a big time RB this season.

So you aren't allowed to be excited for the upcoming season if your team isn't projected to be good?

Every1 has to be excitied. Anything can happen during the NFL season.

I already know the falcons are gonna be shit and I have said that 1000 times about Jerious Norwood, good to see someone sees it from my view

Over/Under Will Steven Jackson get his guarntee of 2500 total yards this season? As much as I love to say over I gotta say under at about 2000 total yards for him. The Rams have so many new weapons and Brian Leonard should see a lil bit of carries as well.

Saints OWNED the Chiefs last night..

Ne news on Javon Walker or Travis Henry's injuries cause I traded both of them away :cool:

Both are supposed to be ok to play Week 1 I heard.

How is Driver? also, LOLLLL Rams suck some cock so far. Starting offense, defense, and special teams have done terrible in these 3 first preseason games.

Vick admitted he helped kill 8 dogs. That's 5 years per dog = 40 years, if the Virgina sherriff doesn't pussy out. Bye bye Mike.

No way he serves over 24 months..

Sammy, LOL @ that RB (number 23) hurdling that Raiders defender..

<font color=goldenrod>I can't believe there's still 2 weeks of pre-season left. :( Even though I don't feel as though the Giants are gonna do anything this year, there's really nothing I love more than watching Giants football.

I keep hearing Strahan is close to returning. Tbh I wouldn't be shocked if he just shows up to the first practice AFTER the last pre-season game. I bet he just wanted to skip pre-season. Apparently he's been working out.

Gonna be interesting to see how the 53-man roster shapes up. I think they'll be the first team to essentially carry 3 long snappes (sorta. DeOssie is gonna play backup LB and snap for punts I think. Jay Alford is a backup DT but they haven't been letting him play the field because they need him to snap. And Kuehl will make the team unless its determined he won't be able to play this year)</font>