Official 2011-2012 NFL Football Thread

[93STLTH]

pre-season doesn't count for shit. i've seen the colts drop 4 straight in the pre-season, and then go on a 13-3 run. most clubs use it to give their benchwarmers a test to see how they fare. pretty good idea, if you ask me. you never know when someone who would otherwise be collecting splinters--might have the dynamic ability to completely change your secondary.

Of course pre-season doesn't mean a thing, but when you've had to read these power rankings showing your favorite team as low as # 32 (NFL.com) or #29 (ESPN.com) and you go out and rack up big yards on a team that everyone has as top 5 (452 yards vs 187) it's reason for optimism.

[Mikes2nd]

cam newton... rofl poor carolina they should have just picked up jamarcus russell and saved a ton of cash... SEC qb's... rofl

hah well your backup is jimmy...

Browns actually have hope now with a real coach.

49ers rofl... signed the wrong Smith QB... 5 million hah hah for the worst qb in the game.

[VR-4 0wnz j00]

You can laugh at us but we beat the Giants with 2nd stringers and they looked solid. They are stepping up which will give us some much needed depth. Looks like it will be a good season if we can stay healthy (already lost 2 starters...)

[Mikes2nd]

again, its preseason, the teams arent trying to win... they are trying to figure out if thier highly paid newly drafted qb's can throw...

NC's season is already over... Jimmy Clausen? rofl and Cam can't hit the broadside of a barn oh well you guys got Derrick Anderson

maybe Cam can pick it up. Clausen... no, anderson no...

It almost as bad as the 49ers resigning Alex Smith for 5 million after wasting so much money and seasons on him... I mean these coaches get paid a ton to f these teams up...

[BigTyla]

again, its preseason, the teams arent trying to win... they are trying to figure out if thier highly paid newly drafted qb's can throw...

NC's season is already over... Jimmy Clausen? rofl and Cam can't hit the broadside of a barn oh well you guys got Derrick Anderson

maybe Cam can pick it up. Clausen... no, anderson no...

It almost as bad as the 49ers resigning Alex Smith for 5 million after wasting so much money and seasons on him... I mean these coaches get paid a ton to f these teams up...

Obvious troll is obvious.

Cam did a great job in his first preseason game. Made a couple of very good passes in tight space. I expect him to be starting for Carolina aka NFL Auburn (they have about 10 former Auburn players IIRC) very soon. I saw a few plays where he should have very obviously tucked the ball and run for an easy first down but instead pulled up and passed the ball to a receiver (which is to be expected in a preseason game). Once he gets into the games that count he will be able to show his true potential.

Can't wait to see what Detroit does with Suh and Fairley this year. Hopefully Fairley's injury isn't too severe and he can heal up by the first couple games of the season.

This might be the year I actually get into the NFL. In all other years I've tried and tried but it could never keep my attention. College ball is just worlds better to me.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

College ball is just worlds better to me.

Indeed.

Jeremy

[IPD]

College ball is just worlds more overhyped, completely un-connected to scholastic performance, and completely F'd up with whatever "post-season" there might otherwise be.

ftfy

only in college football does the debacle of BCS reign supreme. college baseball and basketball got it figured out. pro-football has it figured out. college football? flip a coin on who the best team is. you'll have a better, more reliable shot at predicting stock-market trends.

[green-lantern]

Is it just me or is Terry Bradshaw fucked up tonight? He was hitting the bar in the middle of the game.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

He suffers from short term memory loss, from all the years he played smash mouth football.

Jeremy

[Roybatty]

My goodness the Eagles suck munky balls!


I know...its only preseason...but still.