Nfl 2010-2011

Apparently Elway and teh Broncos are interested in signing Harbaugh as the new coach
 
I think he's going to either Carolina or Michigan, the former so he can then coach his college QB (they'll draft Luck #1) or the latter because he bleeds maize and blue.
 
I_live_cement said:
Worst division in the NFL but it's a playoff decider, should be a good game.
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Unfortunately this is true. But no club should make the playoffs with a sub .500 record, and that can only happen if Seattle win, which I hope they do. I know a few Rams fans and they're the most fickle, unrealistic fans around. They last supported the Rams in 2004 or thereabouts. Now they all think the Rams will be 11-5 or better next season and in the SB within 2-3 years.

Of course rooting for Seattle means wishing Pete Carroll success.
 
I_live_cement said:
Packers offence just isn't clicking today.

Don't deserve the playoffs.
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Some very good defence by the Bears and another good stop just there, 3-3.

The roughing the passer penalty before HT on Peppers was a joke, never a penalty.
 
ha_rooney said:
Some very good defence by the Bears and another good stop just there, 3-3.

The roughing the passer penalty before HT on Peppers was a joke, never a penalty.
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True, but they've been too sloppy with the ball when it matters. Most notably Jennings' dropped catch just after that roughing the passer call, and then that mess up by Rodgers and Jackson in the red zone.

Fortunately the defence is stepping up.
 
MrMarcello said:
I think he's going to either Carolina or Michigan, the former so he can then coach his college QB (they'll draft Luck #1) or the latter because he bleeds maize and blue.
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If he stays in college, Michigan would be an extremely attractive job for them, I am still not sure they are going to fire Rich Rod.
 
Vinatieri's such a great kicker, another winning FG and Colts get the 3rd seed. I don't know who I hate more, Peyton or Rex Ryan but 1 of those feckers will be going home next week.
 
Tebow almost brought the Broncos back there, he was shit for most of the game, but showed a couple flashes. When he gets into space, it's like he is Bronco fecking Nagurski.
 
Despite my premature declaration of being Fantasy Football champion 2 weeks ago (it was only the semi-final I won!), I am now the official RedCafe Fantasy Football Champion.

Once again, that will be going on my CV.
 
It's a joke Seahawks gets in with a 7-9 record but Tampa & Giants both miss out with 10-6 records. The NFL should bring in a rule requiring at least an 8-8 record to make the playoffs, to get in with a losing record is pathetic.
 
ha_rooney said:
It's a joke Seahawks gets in with a 7-9 record but Tampa & Giants both miss out with 10-6 records. The NFL should bring in a rule requiring at least an 8-8 record to make the playoffs, to get in with a losing record is pathetic.
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Why?

One of Tampa or the Giants would have been screwed anyways.

If the NFL is going to partition itself into conferences and further subdivide itself into divisions, it is important that they let each division be represented. Although yes, the NFC West is fecking cack
 
Alex said:
Why?

One of Tampa or the Giants would have been screwed anyways.

If the NFL is going to partition itself into conferences and further subdivide itself into divisions, it is important that they let each division be represented. Although yes, the NFC West is fecking cack
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Fair enough, but the playoffs should be about the teams with the best records and if a team is incapable of winning at least half its games in the regular season, I don't think they should be allowed into the post-season. They also have home-field advantage over the 11-5 Saints (not that will make much difference to the outcome)

It's not likely to happen in the near future (unless the NFC West teams remain shit) but I do think they should consider a rule requiring a team to have at least an 8-8 record to get into the playoffs.

Btw, why do they have divisions? Why not have AFC and NFC and then have the 6 best seeded teams from each go into the playoffs (similar to the NBA)?
 
ha_rooney said:
Fair enough, but the playoffs should be about the teams with the best records and if a team is incapable of winning at least half its games in the regular season, I don't think they should be allowed into the post-season. They also have home-field advantage over the 11-5 Saints (not that will make much difference to the outcome)

It's not likely to happen in the near future (unless the NFC West teams remain shit) but I do think they should consider a rule requiring a team to have at least an 8-8 record to get into the playoffs.

Btw, why do they have divisions? Why not have AFC and NFC and then have the 6 best seeded teams from each go into the playoffs (similar to the NBA)?
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Scheduling and to promote rivalries
 
ha_rooney said:
Fair enough, but the playoffs should be about the teams with the best records and if a team is incapable of winning at least half its games in the regular season, I don't think they should be allowed into the post-season. They also have home-field advantage over the 11-5 Saints (not that will make much difference to the outcome)

It's not likely to happen in the near future (unless the NFC West teams remain shit) but I do think they should consider a rule requiring a team to have at least an 8-8 record to get into the playoffs.

Btw, why do they have divisions? Why not have AFC and NFC and then have the 6 best seeded teams from each go into the playoffs (similar to the NBA)?
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The NBA has divisions with automatic playoff bids, but there's only three of them so there's more wild card (although they don't really call them that) teams than division winners so there's never been problems with a division winner robbing a playoff spot. It used to be that the division winners got the top 3 seeds but this caused problems when Dallas and San Antonio had the two top records one year so Dallas had to be the 4th seed despite having the second best record (and having to play the 5th seed instead of the 7th) so people freaked out.

32 teams with 8 divisions of 4 each just works out with the scheduling formula for 16 games in the NFL. If they change the number of games or add expansion teams in LA, they might consider reworking the divisions. Divisions in general are important in American sports since the country is so damn huge so this limits a good portion of your games to teams that are somewhat close to you and also helps develop rivalries. It makes more sense to have an Eastern and Western conference like the NBA, but I guess the NFL wants to preserve some of the NFL-AFL history and the traditional rivalries.
 
I got a collective bargaining agreement e-mail on my BlackBerry earlier from ‘Roger Goodell’.

Stop the publicity stunts and just get it sorted, nobody wants to see that money go down the drain anyway.
 
I hope there is a lockout that fecks up next season, so the Broncos end up getting the second pick in the draft two years in a row
 
I prefer how the playoffs are done in the NFL over the NBA or NHL anyday. It gives an importance to the regular season and a bit of prestige to winning your division unlike in the NBA or NHL where you can't really take the regular season seriously.

Lets put it this way, if Chelsea finish 5th this season, you ain't going to cry about them not making them CL and Celtic/Rangers making it are you?
 
Zen said:
I prefer how the playoffs are done in the NFL over the NBA or NHL anyday. It gives an importance to the regular season and a bit of prestige to winning your division unlike in the NBA or NHL where you can't really take the regular season seriously.

Lets put it this way, if Chelsea finish 5th this season, you ain't going to cry about them not making them CL and Celtic/Rangers making it are you?
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Fair point, but you can also learn a lot more about a team over a 38 game season than a 16 game season.

Anyways there's always a debate about where the cutoff should be. At one point the Champions League was only champions. At one point they only allowed the two division champions in each conference for MLB playoffs. But in the interest of drama things were tinkered around a little bit. It all depends on where you think the separation is between the upper echelon of teams and the rest of the league.

Thing is that playoffs are intended for drama far more than for fairness. You can say that the NFL playoffs are for the six best teams in each conference, but in reality that's just a fallacy we've implanted in our own minds. It's a competition for the four division winners and the two remaining teams with the highest winning percentage. Sometimes that reflects the six "best" teams and sometimes it doesn't. This creates drama for the division titles and for the few wild card spots, but it's not necessarily fair. A super bowl champion isn't always the best team, but the whole process is always dramatic and always fun to watch and lucrative as feck for the league.
 
Alex said:
I hope there is a lockout that fecks up next season, so the Broncos end up getting the second pick in the draft two years in a row
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I wonder if that's how it would work or would a new CBA call for a lottery drawing? Because I highly doubt some clubs would want to have to pay big contracts for back-to-back top 5 and 10 draft picks. I truly hope the next CBA has a rookie salary cap, preferably similar to the NBA system. Considering incoming rookies aren't members of the union until they are under contract, I can imagine the veterans will be in favor of this (more money for them).

Peter King did confirm the draft will still go ahead even if there is a lockout. However, a lockout might keep many juniors from declaring.
 
Yeah I have no idea what will happen, but a rookie salary cap is going to be something that is in the new CBA for sure
 
I like the divisional system as it stands. Even if a team with a bad record gets through. It means they are more f'd next year and means their divisional rivals will improve the next season (higher draft picks) this ensures abit more rotation among the playoff teams every year. Same with the teams that just miss out despite having superior records. It means there could potentially be a new powerhouse in the following season.

Also it creates abit of a situation where you might get the 'underdog' story where if the seahawks manage to scrape their way to the superbowl that would be an awesome achievement and something that would capture the imagination abit. Sort of like a lower league team winning the FA cup.


most importantly. you can't judge the team with the 'best' record as the best in the NFL as you don't every other team in the league twice. The only teams that play similar schedule of games are your divisional rivals.

No offence to bears fans but that's why people haven't warmed to the bears this season as they have been perceived to have had a weak schedule.
 
Oakland: Tom Cable out. Hue Jackson in.

San Francisco: Trent Baalke hired as GM. Harbaugh hiring possibly pending assuming the Niners can find a token minority to satisfy the Rooney Rule.
 
Titans to release Vince Young, and are still evaluating Fisher's status. A bit suprised Young is out of the door, a lot of the US sports websites felt Fisher would be the one who would leave.
 
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