Six.

More.

Days.



(unless it's Div. 1-A college, then it was yesterday)

Anyone else ready?

i'm ready!!!

go colts!

I am very ready.

GO SEAHAWKS!

I am also hoping the Huskies at least break even this season, but that may be unrealistic.

I guess I'm ready ... the Jets and Mangina (er, Eric Mangini) are poised to go 5-11. You heard it here first.

I used to care about football.

Following the 1992 season, my alma mater (Cal State Fullerton) dropped their football program. In 1995, the NFL team I'd followed all along (the Rams) moved to St. Louis.

Now I don't care so much about the sport. I'd take hockey or soccer over it any day.

sadly, i find it now to be more of a pre-packaged tv show than a sport. college is more more interesting but, (imho) the NFL is boring, and for the most part, sucks.

Geez guys.... a simple "no" would've been fine...

Oh, and goodbye Charles Rodgers.... don't let the door.....

Chalk me in the "simple 'no'" category.

Seriously, the preseason never works for me, and I usually need to see something cool (like a surprise team or breakout player) to get me to watch the NFL.

It'll happen John....... it usually does......

edit: and I'd rather watch seniors playing shuffleboard badly than watch the preseason...

Oh, I'm quite sure it will.

I'll be following the Lasagnas this year....

Football seems to make Ravenous Rachel hungry!

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did I miss where this thread was only about the NFL?
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ah well, the Lions will probably suck again this year anyways......

Go Wolverines.

. . .straight to hades!

GO BLOW!

Dude, if it was exclusive to professional football, why would the Lions even come up in discussion.

Have I told you how handsome and smart you are, Taliendo? And cool too ....

ah Swami. . .feel the love, feel. the. love.

i'll echo you on the first one, christina...

...as far as the huskies go - don't hold your breath. (it'll be better than last year, at least! - though, i prefer WSU over UW.)

We've got football, football, football going on this Sunday night in 5 of the 6 res halls! It's Manning -vs- Manning! In Vandy (the all girls' hall), we're kicking off Constitution Movie Week with "Legally Blonde 2".

Cher

I'm kicking off the NFL season by going to see Cat Power at Irving Plaza!!

But your sister, God bless her beautiful little heart, will be screaming for (or AT) Gang Green!

HA! We finally get rid of that dead weight Charlie Batch and he goes to the 'burgh as a back up.......

and promptly starts week one and puts up a 126.5 QB rating?

BUT.... the Lions lost, so all is right with the world.

Does it make me a bad person to feel utter joy that T.O. and the Cowboys lost?

DA BEARS!!!!!.

Nothing like winning at Lambeau Field during the first week of the season. The Pack attack was on its back. Favre better learn how not to throw into coverage or he's gonna be packing his bags for Oakland. Now might be the time to start giving Aaron Rodgers some game time. Brett Favre on the bench, that's a cheery thought.


Should we start betting on how many games until the Cowboys implode?

nope. the cowboys suck!

go colts.

Wow, nice pass by Peyton.

This is getting interesting now after most of the first half looked like two 90 year olds clubbing each other with a cane.

I'm not watching (well, I'm monitoring Fox Sports), but does anyone really think that Peyton will let his little brother's team beat him?

Indy definitely has more talent, but they can't run worth beans right now. Looks like they should have ponied up the money for The Edge

See those Jets today?

We didn't lose!
We didn't lose!
We ... uh, it's gonna be a LONG year.

Lol dude, you guys got lucky. At least Pennington is healthy right now.(You might want to have Testaverde or Jeff George's number on speed dial though)

"Pennington's healthy right now ..." So am I. What's your point.

I'd take Steve DeBerg, are you kidding?



We really shoulda cut bait with this guy, but maybe I'm wrong, who knows?

Yeah its hard to know if you are fulfilling the Concorde Fallacy or trying to get your money's worth. I thought the Bears should have cut bait with Rex "oh my ankle hurts" Grossman last year. He still worries me with his Favre like gunslinging sometimes.


I always thought Steve Young was my favorite Steve from that era. You could try him, except he can't take any more hits to his belfry. Trent Dilfer will probably be up for a job next year. Then there is always Kordell Stewart.

Oh wait, I hear Gus Frerotte needs a job too. And Drew "Mr. Statue of Liberty" Henson. Plenty of quartbacks in the sea Fred.

I only laugh because we may be in a similar situation in a year or so if Grossly overpaid doesn't work out. Not to mention Fifty Million/Cedric Benson. Evidently he and Thomas Jones aren't getting along. Personally, i'd be fine with trading CBenson for some good draft picks and some cash myself, but the Bears aren't great wheeler dealers unfortunately. What is it about the Bears and running backs? They can never get more than one good one. I miss Sweetness

Didn't you guys end up with Curtis Enos ... Holdout Extrordinaire? Only thing good about Enos is he made me forget about Blair Thomas.

New Rule: never hire a Penn State offensive player.

Case in point: Drunken Nazi Boy ... I mean Kerry Collins.

Yes, thanks for reminding me. Ugh. That followed the Rashaan "Mr. Fumble/I smoked too much doobie" Salaan. I'm very grateful that we have two good running backs and a very capable back up in Adrian Petersen. I'm just hoping that we can trade Fitty Million for some good draft picks. Like a wide receiver and some defensive secondary players maybe. Though that new kid from Abilene Christian made some good plays against Green Bay. Then again, Favre has gotten to be pretty predictable ie. Stand near the receivers and he'll throw to you, so who knows.

The Penn State rule is a pretty good one. I second that. Though I will point out that Kerry Collins has a Superbowl ring. Not that I'm defending him.

Oakland who?

and if they have another year like last year, it will just be a matter of time before
that timebomb known as moss explodes.........

They're HOOOORIBLE! Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick! What did poor Art Shell ever do to deserve this lot?

Seriously, the worst effort I've seen in some time. And I'm a Jets fan, so I've seen my share!

[Rick Mirer, white courtesy phone ... Rick Mirer ....]

Why am I blanking on this? Did he buy one on eBay?

Sorry I misstated. He went to the Superbowl with the Giants.


Yeah Art Shell is probably wishing he stayed in the NFL front office. Bringing in Aaron Brooks, their offensive line, passing on Matt Leinart, bringing back a retired Jeff George. Yeah, Al Davis and his cronies know what they are doing. Somebody needs to buy his ace out and get this team back on track.

Who is going to be the worst team this year: the Raiders, Texans, or Buffalo?

You gotta wonder how many more hits Trent Green is going to take before he's joining Steve Young.

You missed out on one team there Jim.
The Green Bush Packers didn't look very good either. They really don't have much talent at all.
They coulda played the Raiders to 0-0 game very easily. And still be playing.
And Favre even said in training camp this was the best team he's been on- hahaha!
Ah, it's nice to be a Viking in Cheeseland these days

Raiders and the Pack are leading the race to the bottom. Buffalo, in the division with the Patsies and an improved Miami, may not be far behind.

Oh yeah I forgot about the Packers. Yeah they looked pretty awful. What amazes me is that no one is saying "Hey Favre is forcing things, he needs to adjust." They keep blaming the other people on the team. I can't believe that they aren't working Aaron Rodgers in. Then again, it works out good for the Bears. Hehe.


Yeah Favre contradicted himself yesterday when he said "Yeah we aint a real good team". Are you or aren't you Brett? I almost wonder whether he's playing just for the paycheck. That's pretty sad if he is. He's robbing the citizens of Green Bay, if they still own the team. I haven't seen that many interceptions since, well oh wait, Drew Bledsoe.

it is in part Favre- the minute he gets pressured, he just throws it, but he has no talent to help him, maybe Driver, Green and Franks and thats about it.
and he has no OL to protect him, and they are employing their new cheese defense this year-
SWISS CHEESE!

That's no gouda.

Lions.... 0-2.

13 points in two weeks.

I know the Raiders, Bucs Pack and 49ers are pretty awful, but I think we're in the top three......

I know the Chiefs' record isn't any better, but at least they are showing signs of life after losing their starting QB...

However, I want my money back as well as all the rest of the Detroit fans since Roy Williams guaranteed the win. The only thing more stupid than guaranteeing a win would be to say how stupid it is that we amost scored 40 points last week when your team only scored 6. I guess basic mathematical skills are not required to play football... However, I'm thinking that his IQ probably falls within the 6-40 range which would explain a lot!

And the only thing making this football season even slightly interesting at this point to a Chiefs fan is the fact that the Raiders are pitiful. How do you commit 6 turnovers and drop a safety in the same game? Not to mention 6 sacks???? Maybe Moss hooked them up before the game...

OK, so the Chargers are now 2-0 and off to a decent start. But, I grew up out here and I know putting hope in them is like being a fan from Boston.

But here is a reason why the NFL drives me crazy. Why on earth would the Titans sign Kerry Collins? The man has a shoddy career, with the exception when the Giants got to the Super Bowl. But he's been terrible ever since. I imagine the Titans office had a conversation like, "Well let's see... Collins blew it with the Giants and then the Raiders and we need a bonehead to take McNair's place... and we're spending a mint on Vince Young, so let's go ahead and sign Collins!" I'm sorry, but Kerry Collins should have been home eating Pringles like the rest of us. He sucks in the NFL, but go ahead and keep trading him. He's like the new Jeff George.

Well with the expansion you could argue that there is diluted talent for one. Though the most interesting argument I've heard lately is more of a financial one, that a lot of teams can't afford to pay their 2nd string quarterback a lot of money. So maybe KCollins got it because he was the cheapest guy that was available. They also overestimated how well Billy Volek was going to pick up the system. Its been rumored that he doesn't/hasn't studied the plays as well and hasn't picked up on them. Either way, the Titan fans have gotta be wondering why they didn't pay Steve McNair. He could have developed Young for a while and they could have had a decent season. Go figure.

See? I knew this thread would suck you in John!

LOL at GW. But Pico ... those powder blues are the BEST DAMNED UNIS EVER! Surely that must count for something!