NFL Thread 2014-2015

Offense doing nothing so far.

Ed should be tested for steroids.
 
fecks sake. 2 lovely throws.

Pats must do something on this drive.
 
Bolden!!! TD!!

Beautiful drive. Loved how Brady stepped away from the pressure a couple of times in that drive. We needed that score.
 
Another excellent defensive stand in the RedZone to hold them to another FG.

Revis has been immense so far.
 
Td!!! Nice drive again.

Need to make sure Packers are held to a FG at most now.
 
Stupid TD at the end of the half.

Good game, both offenses starting to warm up.
 
Come on Brady! Need to get a TD on this drive.
 
Jonas Gray is alive!!! :eek::eek:

Good quarter despite no scores. Imperative we get a TD on this drive.
 
Beautiful throw!

Game on. Now D has to step up.
 
Big 4th down completion.... Come on Pats!
 
feck off. The protection Rodgers has had has been immense.
 
Argh, tough loss.

Good game, the TD score before HT was a killer. I felt we should've run the ball more with Blount/Gray.

Pats have a decent schedule to end the year so I'm still confident we'll be able to secure #1 spot in the AFC.
 
Fantastic match. Go pack go :D

Agreed, this would be a worthy Superbowl.
 
I can't begin to imagine what stats and wins the likes of Brady and Rodgers would put up with the offensive talent Manning has always had around him. And calling their own plays to pad those stats.
 
To be fair, Brady has a decent amount of freedom when it comes to play calling. They don't seem to do much no-huddle to take real advantage of it lately, I guess the squd's too shaken up at the moment for that, though.
 
I can't begin to imagine what stats and wins the likes of Brady and Rodgers would put up with the offensive talent Manning has always had around him. And calling their own plays to pad those stats.

Brandon Stokely? Austin Collie? Anthony Gonzalez? Terrance Wilkins?


Let's not forget that Nelson is among the best in the league or that Driver and Jennings and Finley and Jones were good targets too. Or that Brady had Moss, Welker, Edelman, Gronkowski, Hernandez and Branch.
 
Brandon Stokely? Austin Collie? Anthony Gonzalez? Terrance Wilkins?


Let's not forget that Nelson is among the best in the league or that Driver and Jennings and Finley and Jones were good targets too. Or that Brady had Moss, Welker, Edelman, Gronkowski, Hernandez and Branch.

Brady has never had the continuous collection that Manning was afforded. He also made Welker, or the system did I should say. The only legit all-pro receiving talent Brady had (prior to Gronk/Hernandez) was Moss, and look what those two achieved that initial season. I can't even imagine what Brady would have done with Moss during his prime years, let alone a Harrison or Wayne. Gronk is fantastic, and seemingly never fit until this season. Hernandez blew it - he could have become a great player.

Funny you left out Harrison, Wayne, James, Clark - all pros in Indy. And a guy like Stokely would have been option number one in New England by default whereas he was fourth option in Indy. It's clear as day Brady has never had the collection of talent that Manning had. The one season Brady did have great offensive talent he set passing records and his team went 16-0 in the regular season, and that collection of offensive talent still wasn't a better group than Manning had from 1999-2011.
 
Not that I mind because they are professionals but the 2007 Patriots padded their stats every game, so for it to be used against Manning and for Brady is something else.

This is definitely true. Belicunt ran it up on all opponents as he was clearly pissed about the spygate stuff, whether it happened or not. Then again it was the HC making most of those play calls not the QB.
 
This is definitely true. Belicunt ran it up on all opponents as he was clearly pissed about the spygate stuff, whether it happened or not. Then again it was the HC making most of those play calls not the QB.
I don't get the mass hate in American sports for "running it up", why the hell should they stop playing? I would have expected a team to find it a bigger disrespect that another team finds them such a little threat they send out the 2nd string and piss about for a quarter +. No harm giving the backups a chance, but I'd expect them to go for it too.

I'd never want Man Utd to start tapping it about in their own half even if they are 3-4 goals up at half time.
 
I don't get the mass hate in American sports for "running it up", why the hell should they stop playing? I would have expected a team to find it a bigger disrespect that another team finds them such a little threat they send out the 2nd string and piss about for a quarter +. No harm giving the backups a chance, but I'd expect them to go for it too.

I'd never want Man Utd to start tapping it about in their own half even if they are 3-4 goals up at half time.

FWIW, I'm not arguing for or against this. I did get pissed when the Vikings did it to Dallas in the playoffs a few years ago but that was in the moment, with my emotions a bit off. The players seemingly don't care. However, I recall Landry having a go at Buddy Ryan for doing it - after Ryan had accused Landry of it beforehand.

http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2010/03/15/buddy-ryan-humiliates-cowboys-after-87-strike/
 
FWIW, I'm not arguing for or against this. I did get pissed when the Vikings did it to Dallas in the playoffs a few years ago but that was in the moment, with my emotions a bit off. The players seemingly don't care. However, I recall Landry having a go at Buddy Ryan for doing it - after Ryan had accused Landry of it beforehand.

http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2010/03/15/buddy-ryan-humiliates-cowboys-after-87-strike/
Well, yeah, you're supposed to be pissed when it happens to your team.