What have we learned about the NFL so far?

HenryYou rang?

1) Detroit is not bad but KC is just horrible

2) The Bucs and Falcons are seriously overrated.

3) The Vajeens plain suck.

4) Cam Newton is a decent player but facing man coverage he looks pretty damn rookie.

5) If Cam Newton continues with college spread offense crap he will inevitably be eating through a straw.

6) Buffalo doesn't suck so much. AFC West sucks slightly less than the NFC West.

7) Chicago is not bad but they can be worn down.

8) The Saints should run away with the NFC South.

9) The Packers oline looked better in run protection than pass protection today. Guh.

10) Frog and Toad will 69 each other while trying to argue the world is flat and Marcus Bachmann isn't gay.

9/18/114:31 PM

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Rusty42 inch pythons brother!

1) Todd Haley might go down as this decade' Rich Kotite.

2) The Bears are too inconsistent to be a threat.

3) Cam Newton has talent but not the brains to be a successful QB.

4) Buffalo would be in the Wild Card hunt if they weren't in the AFC East.

5) The Falcons have been exposed. Matt Ryan can't do it all himself.

6) The Bucs are one-year wonders.

7) The Vikings implosion is continuing. It won't be long before they will be indistinguishable from an urban high school in terms of overall chaos and lack of direction.

8) With Favre gone, Newton will fit in nicely with Vick and Brady in Goodell's dream orgy.

9) Norv Turner will lose his team for good this year.

9/18/114:38 PM

Fond Du ArrigoNostradamus

quote:
Originally posted by Henry:

9) The Packers oline looked better in run protection than pass protection today. Guh.

Still trying to wrap my head around this nugget. I imagine the Colledge-Lang switch accounts for a lot of this. Also Bulaga brings a run blocking presence to the right side that we haven't had in years.

9/18/114:40 PM

JJSDSitzpinkler Schadenfreude

KC and Indy are going to be duking it out to win the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes. Now Jamaal Charles may have blown an ACL, and that team is utterly dysfunctional. I'm quite glad GB plays them. Neither of these two teams is going to win more than 2 games.

9/18/114:40 PM

"We"-Ka-BongYou ungrateful biscuit eating son of a bitch

Defenses need OTAs more than offense

9/18/114:40 PM

HenryYou rang?

Lang is still learning but both Clifton and Buluga got pushed around some.

9/18/114:41 PM

Fond Du ArrigoNostradamus

quote:
Originally posted by Rusty:

7) The Vikings implosion is continuing. It won't be long before they will be indistinguishable from an urban high school in terms of overall chaos and lack of direction.

That team needs to be blown up, and they just signed a running back to a HUGE contract. It's freakin' beautiful.

Good luck building a team around a guy who will be on the downslide in three seasons max.

9/18/114:42 PM

radmanMember

Bears lose to N.O. Today is good news!

F%$*ing Buffalo is 2-0 atop the AFC East who would a thunk.

Tenn. Beats the Ravens today , maybe Matt H. can lead them into the playoffs.

Detroit is 2-0 and looking pretty good.

Minnihahahahahahahahahahaha 0-2 still sucks and maybe they will need bert to turn the season around.

9/18/114:44 PM

PakrzFREEZE!

quote:
3) Cam Newton has talent but not the brains to be a successful QB.

He's a rookie. A rookie that's only played in two NFL football games... That just happened to throw for over 400 yards against the Packers defense on his way to setting an NFL record for most yards thrown in his first two games.

I'm not crowning his ass, but I think a little bit of credit is deserved.

9/18/114:49 PM

Fond Du ArrigoNostradamus

So far, this division is shaping up a lot like many here predicted. GB and Detroit battling it out for the lead, Bears in the middle, Vikings pulling up the rear.

I think we have a big enough sample size to safely predict this is how the rest of the season will play out.

9/18/114:51 PM

ilcuquiTHE F*** WITH FASHION

If you breathe on a QB you'll be called for roughing the passer. Seriously, two textbook hits in the GB game today (one for each team), neither to the head, below the knee, or too late, and the laundry gets pulled out. It's more and more like flag football every week.

9/18/114:51 PM

FreeSafetyI wonder what the poor people are doing?

I like Cam.

Looks good for a rookie.

I'll be watching him and cheering for him in the future.

9/18/114:52 PM

Fond Du ArrigoNostradamus

quote:
Originally posted by Pakrz:

I'm not crowning his ass, but I think a little bit of credit is deserved.

Absolutely. I really believed Capers was going to make him look RIDICULOUS today. The kid held up very well, and impressed the hell out of me.

9/18/114:52 PM

TschmackMember

1) Ryan Fitzpatrick is the #1 rated QB in the league after 2 games

2) KC might not win a game this year
3) Manning is the MVP of the league even if he doesn't play for Indy
4) The Packers need Tramon Williams back in the lineup
5) The Bears OL still can't block anyone
6) The Vikings run defense flat out sucks without the two Williams sisters
7) Darren Sproles looks pretty damn good as FA pickup
8) Lions are much improved, but they haven't played any great teams yet
9) New England might break a record this year for passing yards
10) ATL and TB are no match for the Saints in their division

9/18/114:54 PM

HenryYou rang?

They shut him down when Dom stopped with all the different shifts and CB blitzes. 4 man rush, decent DB coverage (which was sorely lacking in the 1st quarter) and Cam came back to earth.

Cam did a good job. I still think that spread crap will get his bell rung.

9/18/115:00 PM

TschmackMember

Carolina has some decent players on offense. Two good TEs, Steve Smith looks like his dominant self, Williams/Stewart (good one-two punch), and an underrated OL.

I'm not saying they are the Patriots or Saints but they are an above average offense.

Their problem is that defensively they flat out suck. Their best player (Beason) is out and Charles Johnson can't carry them by himself.

9/18/115:04 PM

ammoCheese Master

I really don't care how great Newton could be. If there is anyplace where it was proven you can have a QB throw all over the field but not win many championships it is in Green Bay. Or look west to San Diego.

Carolina got lucky with the new rookie wage scale. If this was 2010 they would have a large chunk of cap tied up in one player who more than likely will never win a Super Bowl.

9/18/115:26 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

quote:
Originally posted by FreeSafety:
I like Cam.

Thief. Cheater. Liar.

Which is his best quality?

9/18/115:33 PM

HenryYou rang?

He can do all three at once.

9/18/115:34 PM

DH13Member

quote:
I'm not crowning his ass, but I think a little bit of credit is deserved.

9/18/115:34 PM

HenryYou rang?

Reggie Bush should stick to commercials, he sucks at football.

9/18/115:36 PM

PackyMember

Parity, parity, parity. I'm pulling for Atl. to turn it around and beat the dream team tonight

9/18/115:41 PM

TimpranilloMember

24. Marshawn Lynch is a god. 6 rushes for 11 yards.

9/18/115:59 PM

GoallineLarge Antenna

quote:
Originally posted by ammo:
I really don't care how great Newton could be. If there is anyplace where it was proven you can have a QB throw all over the field but not win many championships it is in Green Bay. Or look west to San Diego.

Carolina got lucky with the new rookie wage scale. If this was 2010 they would have a large chunk of cap tied up in one player who more than likely will never win a Super Bowl.

Wow, were is that coming from? The kid has thrown for 800+ yards in his first 2 games. You don't think that is amazing? Judge QB's by win and loses unless they are rookies. In fact, I hold that opinion of all first year starters. First year starters are still learning how to win. Rodgers went 6 and 10 in his first year as a starter and how many games did the Colts win in Peyton's first year?

9/18/116:00 PM

GoallineLarge Antenna

quote:
Originally posted by Henry:
He can do all three at once.

Triple threat.

9/18/116:01 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

But Cam is on pace to go 0-16.

9/18/116:02 PM

GoallineLarge Antenna

And 7000 yards passing.

9/18/116:11 PM

ammoCheese Master

Goalline, just sayin it don't matter that your QB can throw for 400+ plus every week, it's still about winning. He's 0-2 and whether it's Newton or McNabb, you're still 0-2.

9/18/116:34 PM

FreeSafetyI wonder what the poor people are doing?

But a rookie QB who can throw for 400+ in his first two games ever (only 6 other QBs have ever had back to back 400+ yard games.....ever....and a few of them are HOF material)

A rook who can do that, against the SB champs, is something special...and there is every right to believe he very well could be in a SB someday and is worth a big contract.

9/18/116:38 PM

ammoCheese Master

Matt Lienhart threw for 400 yards as rookie too. And today......?

9/18/116:45 PM

JJSDSitzpinkler Schadenfreude

And therein lies the rub...

You can't question the guy's tallant. He's already proven he CAN play at a big-time level. Whether he can do it continually and keep getting better even after there's enough film on him will depend on his character, smarts and work ethic. All of these things have been IMHO legitimately questioned based on his past actions. If he puts it together he could be special. If he gets lazy and entitled he'll be average. If I'm a Panther fan I'm certainly encouraged, though, and pleasantly surprised.

I figured he'd be a washout, but so far I am Rong. Way too early to have a definitive answer on that on the grand scale, obviously.

9/18/116:47 PM

PakrzFREEZE!

Why the venom? The kid looks pretty good to me so far.

9/18/116:51 PM

IowacheeseKeen Insight

He will never be a

9/18/116:54 PM

TimpranilloMember

It is odd this hate for Newton. I'm by no means a "fan", and I get it - he made a mockery of the NCAA rules, but he's looked better than expected the first 2 weeks. Not sure why the angst of saying that.

I don't see anyone constructing a bust in Canton yet, just being able to admit that the kids looks better than many, if not all, thought. I thought we'd make him look silly all day. He made mistakes, but, if not for Newton, Green Bay wins by 20+ I'd guess.

Back to your two minutes hate.

9/18/116:56 PM

IL_Pack_FanMember

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Tampa should not be surprising anyone. They won 8 games against the top 10 of the draft last year and everyone had them in the playoff hunt this year. 8-8 looks about right for them.

Buffalo is stuck in a tough division, but they'll be fun to follow this year

Colts, Chiefs, Hawks and Queens are probably your first four draft picks next April. I could see any of the four pulling the trigger on Luck.

Cincy and Carolina will win more games than expected (5 or 6)

I don't care who they've played, Detroit's offense looks as good as advertised. 48 points is 48 points.

Saints/Bears affirmed what we thought about both of those teams. Bears have already missed more snaps to injury than they did all of last year, and will need to see more 3rd-string QBs and neutral site "road games" to sneak back into the playoffs. Luckily they already have one of the latter slated for London.

9/18/116:58 PM

IowacheeseKeen Insight

Now I get the hate...he was once in a photo op with a white kid and Taibow

9/18/117:00 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

quote:
Originally posted by Pakrz:
Why the venom? The kid looks pretty good to me so far.

Thief. Cheater. Liar.

9/18/117:02 PM

ammoCheese Master

I don't think I've spewed any venom. I'm just not convinced he's the real deal based on 2 games.

9/18/117:17 PM

Rusty42 inch pythons brother!

I too was wrong on the tallant. He's impressed me in that category. That said...it's way too early to make any judgements about his future accomplishments. But based on his past, I can't help but think his career will end very badly on a personal level. Just my belief; I was wrong before on him, one more time won't kill me I'm sure.

9/18/117:19 PM

GoallineLarge Antenna

quote:
Originally posted by ammo:
Goalline, just sayin it don't matter that your QB can throw for 400+ plus every week, it's still about winning. He's 0-2 and whether it's Newton or McNabb, you're still 0-2.

I get what you are saying and agree in general. I just don't think you can judge rookie QB's by wins and loses.

9/18/117:47 PM

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