NFL Discussion and Fantasy League thread

[Lee909]

You improved the secondary in the summer,Claiborne and Carr should be solid.

 

I think without that Salary Cap penalty you would have made a run a Carl Nicks,not sure if you could have matched the salary Tampa gave him.

5 years $47.5ml with $25ml guaranteed in the next two seasons.Would have loved to keep him on New Orleans but it was far too much with Evans on big money and Drew's contract not to mention Graham will be getting a new contract this season.

[Malarkey]

You improved the secondary in the summer' date='Claiborne and Carr should be solid.

 

I think without that Salary Cap penalty you would have made a run a Carl Nicks,not sure if you could have matched the salary Tampa gave him.

5 years $47.5ml with $25ml guaranteed in the next two seasons.Would have loved to keep him on New Orleans but it was far too much with Evans on big money and Drew's contract not to mention Graham will be getting a new contract this season.[/quote']

 

So, will the Saints' D go to shit this season as everyone expects? Burning question.

 

Can't wait. Just under three hours now. I'm ready for football.

[BCM]

Defending champions Big Blue going to rip the Cowgirls a new one tonight

[Lee909]

 

So' date=' will the Saints' D go to shit this season as everyone expects? Burning question.

 

Can't wait. Just under three hours now. I'm ready for football.[/quote']

 

No

The whole league new what was coming under Williams.The secondary wasn't good enough to allow the rest to just blitz.The players seem happier with Spags zone defence and getting pressure from the front 4.

Bunkley has been a great signing,he is a run stuffer that requires double teams and has been freeing up Will Smith to get a few more sacks,Martinez Wilson has been moved from LB to DE.Shame Greg Romeus got injured again,looks a good prospect at DE.

 

The 3CB's are a year older and now all 24 and should be better.

 

Look out for Aikeem Hicks DT/DE,he's our 3rnd pick out of a small Canadian college Regina.He was set to go to LSU but there was a issue over a recruiting violation and he ended up in Canada.

22 year old 6'5 320lb,he was expected to be a long term project but has been impressive and that led to some vets being cut.

 

On the offence look out for Travaris Cadet. Yet another dual threat running back,there was alot of thought that Chris Ivory being cut to make way for him,he might take over the returns from Sproles to keep him healthy.That gives us 5 RB that will get time now.

[Lee909]

For to add about the Linebackers.

It's pretty much a whole new unit.

We lost Chris Chamberlain for the season but Hawthorne will be fit soon and Curtis Lofton will be the new MLB.Vilma was never going to be fit suspension or not.

 

 

 

 

'Free Payton' plane to buzz NYC before NFL opener

 

Chris Miller Reporting

 

The Saints fan behind the "Free Payton" banner seen flying above Saints training camp last month has apparently raised enough money to take his message to the home of NFL headquarters.

 

Philip Marshall is among many Who Dat Nation citizens who think NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell went overboard with his suspensions of Sean Payton, General Manager Mickey Loomis, Joe Vitt and players Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith. With the help of donations he solicited through his website, freepayton.org, he raised enough money to have the banner flown above New York and New Jersey this afternoon.

 

According to a release, the plane will circle the Statue of Liberty around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon (New Orleans time), proceed over the Hudson River, flying over pre-game activities in Manhattan, and then above the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey before tonight's kickoff.

[Lee909]

Just seen this

I wonder what happened with ESPN.

Anyone think they might close down in the UK with the loss of f**tb*ll.

 

 

BBC to show NFL on Monday nights

 

The BBC is to broadcast the NFL's Monday Night Football for the 2012 season.

 

Coverage starts on 10 September, with Cincinnati Bengals playing Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers facing Oakland Raiders.

 

The games will be live on the BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website, while Radio 5 live sports extra will also have at least one commentary per week.

 

The season finishes with the Super Bowl on 3 February 2013.

 

There will also be BBC coverage of the Wembley clash between the New England Patriots and St Louis Rams on Sunday, 28 October, as well as weekly play-off highlights in January.

 

Radio 5 live sports extra's first game will be the match between Super Bowl champions New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.

 

Coverage of the Giants v Cowboys game begins at 01:30 BST on Thursday, 6 September.

 

Barbara Slater, the BBC's director of sport, said: "We look forward to bringing Monday Night Football to our audience, who this summer have shown a great appetite for sport content via our Online and Red Button streams.

 

"We're delighted that our relationship with the NFL continues to grow and we look forward to a great season."

[Faustus]

'Kinell, the Yanks really like butchering their own national anthem, don't they?

[Lee909]

Sky didn't show it,just cut in for the kick.

That bad?

[Faustus]

Sky didn't show it,just cut in for the kick.

That bad?

 

Horrendous. Queen Latifah. Vocal gymnastics. Backing choir. Needless razzmatazz.

 

Hopefully the game's better. Terrible first drives from both sides though.

[RedKnight]

All the cool kids take to Twitter to discuss the NFL.

 

Apparently ESPN didn't even bid for the MNF. It's their own fucking show and they didn't bother! ESPN America in Europe is fantastic but it's almost useless in the UK now. I don't want to watch Canadian football. Canadians don't even want to watch it!

[Lee909]

Good for the NCAA,wish it would show the NBA.

[RedKnight]

I'd rather watch the ESPN Countdown shows, their NFL analysis shows, Sports Center, SportsNation and PTI without it being butchered. Plus it's no longer in HD on the BBC. So in short I would give up college ball in a heartbeat for all that.

[Lee909]

Wilson doing what Wilson does.

 

Agree with above,I have ESPN college pass so I can see the games I want to see.I was hoping ESPN would have tried to get all the NFL

[RedKnight]

I've thrown my toys out the pram about it and I have no intention of picking them up. Can't even Sky+ MNF now it's on the red button. The red button, it's not like the BBC are short of channels.

[Lee909]

You might find its on IPlayer

The channel 4 game is going to be on 4OD.

Still a bit shit though,could have gone with BBC2/3.

The studio is bound to be shit with that tit Colin Murray to boot.

[Faustus]

Quite bizarre that it's on the red button, I agree.

 

I mean, what the fuck else is on BBC One or Two in the early hours? Signzone? MasterChef repeats?

[Lee909]

Jesus don't start with sign zone,they better not put one of them sign language blokes in the bottom corner.

 

I know they won't but they really puss me off.Why not make that a red button option.

[Lee909]

Good interception a d penalty coming aswell

 

Facemask/horsecollar

[Lee909]

Should have kept/replaced Brandon Jacobs.

 

These scab refs are shit,holding you pricks

[Faustus]

The Scotsman first off the mark for the new season. 3-0 Giants.

 

Good defensive work by the Cowboys there though. Thought Ryan was going to combust then he was that made up!

[BCM]

If i hadnt of drafted Bradshaw he would have got the TD there, i knew he would get stuffed.

[Lee909]

I can't believe the Giants didn't pick up a big back.Bradshaw is injury probe and not a short yardage back and neither is Wilson.

Jacobs would have punched through that line.

Should have looked at Bush or Tolbert if they couldn't keep Jacobs.

[Lee909]

I love this D-Line

JPP,Osi,Tuck

[Lee909]

Not much to talk about in that half.

Should be 7-7 baring a non call by the scabs.

[Lee909]

I was just considering re-thinking that as well!

But I think it gives me a better QB and you a better RB, so hopefully Chris Johnson doesn't go mental good!

 

Nice start for your new man.

Audibled well on the line.3 TD`d 300yards