SirFozzie Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 We could see a record point spread in week 6, as the early betting lines on JAX @ DEN see the home team a 27 point favorite over the hapless Jags. The current record? Pitt -26 over TB (1976) Thursday Night sees the suddenly un-tanking Cleveland Browns take on EJ Manuel and the Bills. Pick of the 1:00 ET games to me are Saints-Bears, Lions-Packers, Chiefs-Titans (no Jake Locker for the surprising Titans, will the Chiefs go 5-0?) and the ultra-late night game on the NFL Network (that's right, after the 8:00 PM sunday night game, there's a game between the Raiders and the Chargers STARTING at 11:45 PM Eastern (moved from 4:25 due to how long it takes to convert the Oh No.. er.. the O.co stadium from a baseball configuration to a football configuration). Who's ready for 2 am football? The (early) Sunday Night game sees the Texans, who choked a win away in Week 4, take on the 49ers, and the Monday Night game is the 1-3 Falcons hoping to turn their season around starting against the 2-2 Jets.
odessasteps Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 I wonder if they could have flip-flopped the home games for SD and Oakland.
Ryan Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Folks in Briton can wake up early and watch their beloved Oakland Raiders on Monday morning.
Ryan Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Wow, I know it's at home and against the Bills, but the Brownies are 4.5 point favorites. Odds makers believe in the miracle continuing.
RIPPA Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 I wonder if they could have flip-flopped the home games for SD and Oakland. They could have and the NFL has done it in the past but for whatever reason this year they refused to do it. I am thinking the biggest reason is the NFL is still bitter that they couldn't muscle MLB off the Thursday Opening Game thing so they don't want to have to adjust their schedule twice because of them.
Tabe Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Per Brian Billick regarding that up-tempo Eagles offense: For years, the NFL average for offensive plays per game is just about 65 ... the Eagles are right at 67. There are currently 10 other teams that are running more. Digging further, if we take out the 53 they ran in the first half against Washington in Week 1, they're averaging 61 plays per game. So, uh, yeah.
Newb82 Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 EJ better get his act together. He was pretty bad against the Jets and flat-out awful in the second half on Sunday.
RonL21 Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Broncos fans are gonna be hurt when Brian Hoyer marches into Mile High and leads the Browns to victory in the Divisional Round. And you can replace Hoyer with Andy Dalton or Matt Schaub. Maybe even "Tanny"hill
Cole Miner Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Per Brian Billick regarding that up-tempo Eagles offense: For years, the NFL average for offensive plays per game is just about 65 ... the Eagles are right at 67. There are currently 10 other teams that are running more. Digging further, if we take out the 53 they ran in the first half against Washington in Week 1, they're averaging 61 plays per game. So, uh, yeah. They're moving the ball. They are getting killed in time of possession yet are 10th all time through 4 games for yards gained. Need to get points from those yards. Main issue now isn't not running enough plays; though that would increase with an even semi competent defense. If anything they should be trying to slow the offense down to eat more clock and keep the defense off the field as much as possible. 1
RIPPA Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Apparently the Ravens are trading for the Jags starting LT Eugene Monroe. Jacksonville will be receiving "multiple third day draft picks"
GojiColin Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Clearly Jacksonville is feeling the pressure for that #1 draft pick. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you: The Battle for Bridgewater! This is sorted by record, followed by strength of schedule (the weaker the better!). #1 0-4 New York Giants #2 0-4 Pittsburgh Steelers #3 0-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #4 0-4 Jacksonville Jaguars #5 1-3 Oakland Raiders #6 1-3 Philadelphia Eagles #7 1-3 Washington Redskins #8 1-3 Atlanta Falcons #9 1-3 Minnesota Vikings #10 1-3 St. Luis Rams No wonder Jacksonville traded, 4th place in unacceptable! Interesting to note that he NFC East and South have strong representation here. St. Luis with a chance at two top ten picks here, keep up the hard work! I have to imagine at some point Atlanta/New York/Pittsburgh will begin to falter and start winning. But hey, congrats to the New York Football Giants, you are the winners of the Week 4 Battle for Bridgewater! Edited October 2, 2013 by GojiColin
RIPPA Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 YES! USA USA! USA! Jadeveon Clowney and your terrible foot come on down! (Since obviously there is no way they are picking Bridgewater - heck of your Top 10, 4 of those teams aren't taking QBs) Oakland pretty much controls their own destiny. Since they played the Jags (and won which hurts them) and the entire NFC East.
RIPPA Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 And now Jason LaCanfora is reporting that the Steelers and Cardinals are working on a deal that would send LT Levi Brown to the Steelers
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 If I'm Pittsburgh, I'd keep stinking up the joint and then trade Big Rapin' Ben to Minnesota in the off-season. Become READY FOR TEDDY, Steelers fans!
odessasteps Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Exerpt from the upcoming Fanirau brothers NFL book http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9745797/new-book-league-denial-says-nfl-used-resources-power-two-decades-deny-football-link-brain-damage The National Football League conducted a two-decade campaign to deny a growing body of scientific research that showed a link between playing football and brain damage, according to an excerpt from a new book co-authored by a pair of ESPN investigative reporters. An excerpt published Wednesday by ESPN The Magazine from the book, "League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth," reports that the NFL used its power and resources to discredit independent scientists and their work; that the league cited research data that minimized the dangers of concussions while emphasizing the league's own flawed research; and that league executives employed an aggressive public relations strategy designed to keep the public unaware of what league executives really knew about the effects of playing the game. HEAD-ON COLLISION An excerpt from "League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth," appears in the Oct. 14 editions of ESPN The Magazine, which is available on newsstands Friday. The excerpt The NFL's minimizing of the debilitating neurological effects of playing football suffered by players began under former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who left office in 2006, but continued under his successor, the current commissioner Roger Goodell, according to the excerpt from the book written by ESPN investigative reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru.
odessasteps Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 And in a related story.... The Oral history of Playmakers http://www.tddaily.com/nfl/playmakers-espn-oral-history/
Tabe Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 I don't think it's a coincidence that the NFL rushed to settle the lawsuit against them from former players prior to the publication of that book. Too many smoking guns in there.
Tabe Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 They're moving the ball. They are getting killed in time of possession yet are 10th all time through 4 games for yards gained. Need to get points from those yards. Main issue now isn't not running enough plays; though that would increase with an even semi competent defense. If anything they should be trying to slow the offense down to eat more clock and keep the defense off the field as much as possible. What we heard in the first game and all preseason is that the Eagles would play really fast and score a lot of points by playing really fast. The reality is that they aren't doing either one (99 points through 4 games - just 20.9 per game since the first half of the opening game). They're leading the league in rushing (199 a game!) but doing nothing with it. So what it seems to me is that they have big issues on both sides of the ball.
Mr. Monday Morning Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 The Eagles D is on pace to give up more yards than the Saints D did last year. Which, if anyone needs reminding, was the worst of ALL TIME. So yeah, not good. Steeelers trading for Levi Brown is uh...curious. Mike Adams is not doing well but he's still in his 2nd year. Levi Brown hasn't done well his entire career. Ravens, on the other hand, pick up a pretty solid tackle who doesn't have significant weight issues for basically peanuts. Early signs indicate Ozzie has worked his magic again (we'll ignore the whole Michael Huff thing for now)
Ryan Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 ESPN Gets Back Into The League Of Denial Game (Sorta)
RonL21 Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Your Week 5 NFL Maps http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2013&wk=5
Jrag Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 What the fucking fuck Carolina/Arizona? I'm way too close to that cut off. We put up with the Rams games, but if they take away Bears/Saints for that bullshit there will be riots in the streets. AHHHHH!
Jrag Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 It's like someone projectile vomited little bits of purple all over that map. Who the fuck cares about either of those teams outside of their own markets? Like, I kind of understand why STL is getting Arizona/Carolina because of the division tie in, but 1. That game has no impact on the division (which is locked up at the top) and 2. STL was full of Bears fans before the Rams showed up. Still is. It airing in Boston is even more of a mystery.
Ryan Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Fun times. Greg Schiano Really Is As Big An Asshole As You Imagine Him To Be
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