The NFL Thread

[LBF]

i'm thinking ravens/giants.

[Dr. James Naismith]

shocked and cheering for a ravens/49ers super bowl.

boooooooo!!!!!!

[MangoKid]

Just as long as the Ravens make it, that's all I care about. I know Doc feels that way about his Giants.

[Apollo]

boooooooo!!!!!!

LOL, I've always been a F' Tom Brady & the Pats guy and I sure as hell aren't cheering for those Giants bastards.

[ceez]

no offense to apollo but i have a bunch of packer fan friends and they've been so goddamn annoying the past two seasons it was unreal. watching them lose like that was beyond satisfying and i enjoyed hours of chirping them all through texts.

this also means the raiders coaching job search will speed up

[ceez]

as a raiders fan its hard to cheer for the niners but i hate Eli so much they're the lesser or two evils at this point. unfortunately its looking like we're going to have to endure "eli manning: superbowl champion!" for a few months AGAIN

[Dr. James Naismith]

. unfortunately its looking like we're going to have to endure "eli manning: superbowl champion!" for a few months AGAIN

Here's hoping! *fingers crossed*

[ceez]

ugh

[MangoKid]

If Baltimore gets knocked out, I'll be cheering for the G-men no doubt.

[Dr. James Naismith]

If Baltimore gets knocked out, I'll be cheering for the G-men no doubt.

*high five*

And likewise for me. I've always been a closet Ravens fan. Ray Lewis is a machine. The man doesn't slow down and has only gotten better with age which is insane for a football career.

Can't stand the 49ers. This goes back to the Montana days. I just hope the Giants defensive line does to Smith what Jim Burt did to Montana back in '86 by knocking him out of the game.

[Apollo]

no offense to apollo but i have a bunch of packer fan friends and they've been so goddamn annoying the past two seasons it was unreal. watching them lose like that was beyond satisfying and i enjoyed hours of chirping them all through texts.

this also means the raiders coaching job search will speed up

None taken. It happens to every group of fans. God help us all if the Raiders ever even made the playoffs again.

[Apollo]

If Baltimore gets knocked out, I'll be cheering for the G-men no doubt.

What the Packers/Giants game showed us is Defense wins Championships. The Patriots defense is worse than the Packers' defense. I think the Ravens can walk all over the Pats as long as they don't let Brady take a quick lead. This is about the Ravens making no mistakes on D and Ray Rice & Ricky Williams keeping the clock going. If I'm the Ravens I run the ball 50 times if they're keeping it close.

[LBF]

no offense to apollo but i have a bunch of packer fan friends and they've been so goddamn annoying the past two seasons it was unreal. watching them lose like that was beyond satisfying and i enjoyed hours of chirping them all through texts.

this also means the raiders coaching job search will speed up

oh man, I know what you mean. me and this guy used to chirp each other all the time because he was such a die hard packers fan and so i started cheering for minnesotta and it got real hardcore when favre played for minny. He would always chirp me when they won,but in the end I always won with "ya, my team is named after vikings, what's yours? fudge packers!?"

as a raiders fan its hard to cheer for the niners but i hate Eli so much they're the lesser or two evils at this point. unfortunately its looking like we're going to have to endure "eli manning: superbowl champion!" for a few months AGAIN

hey, man he's a top 5 qb. it's getting pretty close to him having more than his bro. I like Eli especially since he's the one to make everyone shut the fuck up about rodgers.

[Apollo]

He's top five? Maybe... In no particular order here is the top four: Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Drew Brees. After that it gets dicey. Cam Newton and Matt Stafford both have a lot more talent and both look to be on their way to a championship one day. Eli has the hardware but raw talent? He can't touch those two. I don't even know if he's better than Big Ben, who does have the hardware and does the most out of anybody in the NFL given his team is a run heavy club and he still posts great numbers year in, year out.

[ceez]

Steelers haven't been a run heavy team in a few years

[LBF]

He's top five? Maybe... In no particular order here is the top four: Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Drew Brees. After that it gets dicey. Cam Newton and Matt Stafford both have a lot more talent and both look to be on their way to a championship one day. Eli has the hardware but raw talent? He can't touch those two. I don't even know if he's better than Big Ben, who does have the hardware and does the most out of anybody in the NFL given his team is a run heavy club and he still posts great numbers year in, year out.

i still feel it's a bit early to name rodgers top five. no discredit to how good he is,but, I just don't feel he's been playing long enough.

I always forget about Roethlisberger, I honestly think him and eli have the same amount of talent. But, I think Big Ben is better in certain aspects. Now, before you get out raged keep in mind that that Eli led giants team beat the best team ever in that 06(?) patriots team.

if he makes it to the superbowl this year i think you have to put him in top five playoff qb's and you might have to take his brother from that list.

top four: Peyton, Brady,Brees,Roethlisberger. a few years ago before brees won his ring i think he wasn't in there. then again that was still with warner and favre in the league.

[Apollo]

Congrats to all the Giants fans. That was one heck of a game and to come down to a jump ball in the end zone with no time remaining... Wow, you couldn't invent a better story.

[LBF]

oh, apollo thats what movies are for. i got five bucks and good entertainment value out of the game though, plus bragging rights over patriots fans and there is no doubt eli is now a top five. maybe he's t-5 but, no doubt he has cemented himself and has completed the family circle as both mannings are going to be in the hall of fame. both still have a chance to win multiple more championships as well

[Dr. James Naismith]

*Doing a little salsa dance this morning*

[MangoKid]

I'm surprised you're up this early, Doc. I thought you would have been still asleep from partying the night away!