NFL 2015: Week 8

Saints win 52-49

101 combined points, 3rd most in NFL history. Fun.

TB survives. Atlanta drive stalls around their 40.

Woot Bucs!

MATTY ICE MORE LIKE MATTY SUCK IT FUMBLE BOY

They tried to lose that game. Mad props to Lovie for having the stones to go for it on 4th; you're a young team, you need moments like that. It failed, but Atlanta was scoring on that next possession anyways.

Woo.

MilkmanDanimal wrote:

MATTY ICE MORE LIKE MATTY SUCK IT FUMBLE BOY

They tried to lose that game. Mad props to Lovie for having the stones to go for it on 4th; you're a young team, you need moments like that. It failed, but Atlanta was scoring on that next possession anyways.

Woo.

True. I really like where Winston is as a rookie as well. That offense is not looking bad especially with injuries we have. Sad that Mariota is out I would really like to compare the 2 player's season at the end.

MilkmanDanimal wrote:

MATTY ICE MORE LIKE MATTY SUCK IT FUMBLE BOY

FALCONS GO DOWN!

Congrats to your Bucs. /internethighfive

That was a super ugly win but I'll take it.

Jayhawker wrote:

This may be up Boogle's alley. I need help with a prop bet of sorts.

My current video game addiction is Madden Ultimate Team, and one of the weekly challenges is a pair of Coin-Up games that let you bet on the Submnday Night game.

Winning the first game lets you pick the winner and is worth 2500 coins. That's pretty easy, I think. I picked the Packers over the Broncos.

The second game is trickier. After winning it you get to predict one of four prop bets for various rewards. What would you pick?

Demaryus Thomas Receptions (750 each)
Packers Defense INTs (3500 each)
Broncos Defense Hold Packers Under 24 Points (20,000)
Aaron Rodgers Throws 4 TDs (40,000)

I'm leaning towards the Packers INTs, but tempted by Rodgers TD passes. What do you think?

After Legion's breakdown I went super conservative and took DT's receptions. That looks to pay off, but I'm thinking that taking the Broncos defense would have been the winner, so far.

Boo urns to all these defensive injuries.

How Broncos D is playing might not matter.

Well, that'll shut the critics up for another week or so.

Jayhawker wrote:
Jayhawker wrote:

This may be up Boogle's alley. I need help with a prop bet of sorts.

My current video game addiction is Madden Ultimate Team, and one of the weekly challenges is a pair of Coin-Up games that let you bet on the Submnday Night game.

Winning the first game lets you pick the winner and is worth 2500 coins. That's pretty easy, I think. I picked the Packers over the Broncos.

The second game is trickier. After winning it you get to predict one of four prop bets for various rewards. What would you pick?

Demaryus Thomas Receptions (750 each)
Packers Defense INTs (3500 each)
Broncos Defense Hold Packers Under 24 Points (20,000)
Aaron Rodgers Throws 4 TDs (40,000)

I'm leaning towards the Packers INTs, but tempted by Rodgers TD passes. What do you think?

After Legion's breakdown I went super conservative and took DT's receptions. That looks to pay off, but I'm thinking that taking the Broncos defense would have been the winner, so far.

Thomas hit his average exactly: 8 receptions. 6000 points.
Packers picked off Manning once. 3500 points.
Defense did hold GB below 24 points. 20000 points.
Aaron Rodgers threw a big fat goose-egg. 0 points.

Defense was the best play, but DT was the second best.

The Reggie Bush injury is something that has bugged me for years.. I don't get why the NFL has concrete or other slippery surfaces anywhere near the sidelines.. as well as tables and all sorts of non-essential equipment near 10 yard of the playing field.

As fast as these players run and the speed they can get pushed/hit out of bounds it's again just another example of NFL hypocrisy when it comes to "Player Safety"

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TheGameguru wrote:

The Reggie Bush injury is something that has bugged me for years.. I don't get why the NFL has concrete or other slippery surfaces anywhere near the sidelines.. as well as tables and all sorts of non-essential equipment near 10 yard of the playing field.

As fast as these players run and the speed they can get pushed/hit out of bounds it's again just another example of NFL hypocrisy when it comes to "Player Safety"

The tables, etc., stop people from hitting the walls.

garion333 wrote:
TheGameguru wrote:

The Reggie Bush injury is something that has bugged me for years.. I don't get why the NFL has concrete or other slippery surfaces anywhere near the sidelines.. as well as tables and all sorts of non-essential equipment near 10 yard of the playing field.

As fast as these players run and the speed they can get pushed/hit out of bounds it's again just another example of NFL hypocrisy when it comes to "Player Safety"

The tables, etc., stop people from hitting the walls. :P

I'm waiting for the uniforms to have personal airbags that deploy automagically

I want an episode of Bad Lip Reading exclusively devoted to Dez Bryant:

Okay, fellas. I don't know what to read today now that Grantland is closed.

FO is setup for Tuesday-Thursday. Don't care for their Audible articles on Monday.

PFF writes too much crap.

MMQB is a sometimes thing.

What in the hell can I read today?!?

The shot of Jerry Jones looking so happy after Hardy's batted ball to int only made me loath the Cowboys that much more (which I didn't think was possible!)

Davis plus a 7th in exchange for a pair of 6s.

San Francisco is adding ammunition for draft day trading. I'm pretty convinced they're going to move up the board in 2016. This is what their draft pick status looks like now, with projected compensatory picks included:

2016:
1. 1st round (own)
2. 2nd round (own)
3. 3rd round (own)
4. 4th round (own)
5. 4th round (compensatory - Chris Culliver) (projected)
6. 5th round (own)
7. 5th round (from Chargers for Stevie Johnson)
8. 5th round (compensatory - Perrish Cox) (projected)
9. 6th round (own)
10. 6th round (from Dallas in draft day trade)
11. 6th round (from Denver for Vernon Davis)
12. 6th round (compensatory - Dan Skuta) (projected)
13. 6th round (compensatory - Frank Gore) (projected)

2017
1. 1st round (own)
2. 2nd round (own)
3. 3rd round (own)
4. 4th round (own)
5. 5th round (own)
6. 5th round (from Washington for Derek Carrier)
7. 6th round (own)
8. 6th round (from Denver for Vernon Davis)
9. 7th round (own)
10. 7th round (from Cleveland for Andy Lee)

The compensatory picks are not tradable, but they let them trade from their own picks and the 6 traded-for picks and still have a draft class. And at their current rate, their 2016 picks will be high ones.

And Luck INT.

Seriously they should just play Hasselbeck.

He's good enough to win that sorry division this year.

Luck 1-of-4 with an INT.

Cam Newton 1-of-6.

Guess passing is off the table tonight.

Over/Under on thunder and lightning making an appearance tonight?

Rat Boy wrote:

Over/Under on thunder and lightning making an appearance tonight?

Tiki Barber and Ron Dayne? Considering the injury situation, I'd bet the 49ers have already tried to sign the both of them.

MilkmanDanimal wrote:
Rat Boy wrote:

Over/Under on thunder and lightning making an appearance tonight?

Tiki Barber and Ron Dayne?

NO. WRONG.

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Terrible INT by Cam just now. Was wondering if he was growing out of those type of throws. Granted the weather is awful but given that why the also throw off the back of your foot?

*Legion* wrote:
MilkmanDanimal wrote:
Rat Boy wrote:

Over/Under on thunder and lightning making an appearance tonight?

Tiki Barber and Ron Dayne?

NO. WRONG.

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Well, I guess Jimmy Smith is out of prison, so . . . go for it?

It's Blaine Gabbert time in Santa Clara, according to ESPN's ticker.

Jon Gruden wrote:

catches the ball at its highest point

ARGH. NO. The "highest point" of the ball is halfway to the receiver. Then it starts coming DOWN.

It's the receiver catching the ball at his highest point, not the ball's.

This will never not piss me off.