***Official 2012 NFL Thread***

[dthorne04]

[baudib]

Santa Claus had it coming. So did Irvin.

[a500lbgorilla]

The Seattle WR is in possession of the GB DB who is in possession of the ball.

That's a TD contract or no.

[Sasquach991]

Heard something yesterday like:

The first time a quarterback has ever won a game by throwing an interception on the last play of the game.

[Hawk]

[bikes]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[bikes]

[bikes]

HOLY FUCK CATCH THE GOD DAMN BALL GRONK

[a500lbgorilla]

Tom Brady, though.

[bikes]

dear almighty tom brady and other football gods.

please deliver to the patriots a win, i've had a horrible enough week already.

[a500lbgorilla]

Buffalol

[bikes]

fuck you bitches

[bikes]

this needs to be shown once a year.

[dranger7070]

Lions drop two gimme games, kfficially in playoff mode vs anyone in the nfc. Beating the texans would fucking help also.

[dranger7070]

Also. DIE PETTIGREW. Someone please apply massive amounts of gorilla glue to this man's hands during pregame warmups please.

[bikes]

TOM BRADY

[Hawk]

RUSSELL WILSON!!

[surviva316]

RUSSELL WILSON!!

Lol, your eponymous team is making things weird whenever they play at home.

[Hawk]

Being at home helps for sure, but I am confident we can get it done on the road too.

I'm so high on these guys right now. With a laughed at 3rd round pick rookie starting at qb, we've taken down Rodgers, Romo, Newton, and Brady. I can't wait to see how good we are once he has more experience.

[bigred]

Mods in favor of banning hawk fan for life, say aye

[dranger7070]

Lions tho..oh wait.

[Hawk]

RUSSE..... nevermind.

Our D was definitely not elite last night, but our offense cost us that game. So many dropped passes that were perfectly delivered.

I'm sad today, but that was the toughest game on our schedule this year and it was close.

[a500lbgorilla]

Mark Sanchez is terrible.

[a500lbgorilla]

Mark Sanchez is horrible.

[bode]

make up your mind!

[dranger7070]

I feel physically ill about this monday night game already.. -___-

[spidyberge]

LIONS HALF TIME REPORT

CHICAGO 10
LIONS 0

COMMON LIONS
YOU CAN DO THIS

[dranger7070]

Lmao. There goes my blood pressure.

[dranger7070]

Am surprised the lions have anything left to stand on after shooting themselves in the foot so many times.

[BennyLaRue]

COMMON LIONS

I know, right?!?! That's the problem!

[surviva316]

Am surprised the lions have anything left to stand on after shooting themselves in the foot so many times.

Lions doin their best South Carolina impersonation tonight.

[spidyberge]

Lions game is over and the crying starts.
With a 13 - 7 loss against Chicago.
When will this pain end.

[a500lbgorilla]

Some of the best comments from the r/soccer and r/NFL April Fools switch (xpost from r/soccer) : nfl

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a while.

[a500lbgorilla]

RG3 is a pretty good QB. Plenty of pretty throws after smooth roll-outs.

If only he wasn't playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense. Forcing dropped balls like no one else.

[fjuanl]

robert meachem is an awful football player

[Hawk]

gg lions...

[lolzzz_321]

chiefs got qb problems and i don't like any qbs that will be in the draft this year

[dranger7070]

Fucking Lions start their 10-game winning streak today! Clinch division in Week 17 and ride momentum to first SB appearance! FUCK YEAH!!!

[spidyberge]

Spent most of the day sunday at the hospital with my dad as well as today.Got to see the high lights of the lions game tonight and i thought they played quite well.Thank god for the late points in the game to give the lions that extra edge and points for the win.

Next week lions vs jax.

[dranger7070]

Sweep of GB incoming.

[ensign_lee]

Dude Bob, your team is RIDICULOUSLY dirty. wtf?!?!?! O.o Cheap shots and late hits all over the place.

yeesh.

Also, Texans 10-1 wooooh

[dranger7070]

And your team.is awesome at bribing refs, lets call it a wash.

[Lukie]

no disrespect to the Lions homers in here, but they really are an easy team to root against.

As for that Suh guy, I don't know how many times he has to drive 100mph, rip QBs down by the face mask 5 seconds after the play, or curb stomp/groin kick opponents before he gets a serious suspension, but if I were the commish he would be done for the season. He is the dirtiest, most self-delusional player in the league and can do no wrong. Just ask him.

[Lukie]

oh and JJ Watt is a freaking animal (and yes I know he has been doing that all year)

[bikes]

no disrespect to the Lions homers in here, but they really are an easy team to root against.

As for that Suh guy, I don't know how many times he has to drive 100mph, rip QBs down by the face mask 5 seconds after the play, or curb stomp/groin kick opponents before he gets a serious suspension, but if I were the commish he would be done for the season. He is the dirtiest, most self-delusional player in the league and can do no wrong. Just ask him.

QFT

[dranger7070]

I'm perfectly happy being the dirtiest/Raiduuhhhhh's team in the league. Its better than being the laughingstock of the league. I'd rather be hated with loads of talent than laughed at and blown out every week.

Maturity comes eith continued success, once winning becomes the norm.in detroit we'll see the lions settle down.

[a500lbgorilla]

I'm perfectly happy being the dirtiest/Raiduuhhhhh's team in the league. Its better than being the laughingstock of the league. I'd rather be hated with loads of talent than laughed at and blown out every week.

Maturity comes eith continued success, once winning becomes the norm.in detroit we'll see the lions settle down.

Hey, welcome to the team.

QB raping women? DE knocking fools into early dementia? WR beating up his wife? WS being a little bit racist when he rants about politics?

Forget that noise, look at all these wins!

[bigred]

And your team.is awesome at bribing refs, lets call it a wash.

Watched the entire game not really caring which team won. Not sure what you're talking about.

[bigred]

LOLOLOLOL

[WildBobAA]

Dude Bob, your team is RIDICULOUSLY dirty. wtf?!?!?! O.o Cheap shots and late hits all over the place.

yeesh.

Also, Texans 10-1 wooooh

Sup Lee, how you doing bro? I haven't posted on here in months and you feel the need to call me out? That's cool I guess. I can't really disagree with you. I appreciate what Schwartz has done for this organization. He's brought the team back to a somewhat competitive level, but it's time to move on from him. He's simply an average NFL coach. That's better than what they've had the previous decade but I don't really see the team improving from what they are now under his watch. I hope they throw a bunch of money at Chip Kelly so he can make it rain with Stafford/Megatron.

Anyway, good to chat with you again Lee, take care bro.

[dranger7070]

Watched the entire game not really caring which team won. Not sure what you're talking about.

Clearly exagerrating.

Lions didnt have a 'ton' of cheap shots either. Although I recall at least three on stafford that never got called.

It went both ways, Texans are guilty of the same stuff the lions are, minus suhs oh-so-obviously-on-purpose groin kick. Stafford got hit/dove on after sliding by two guys and was smashed in the back of the head and no flag was thrown so I mean, its kinda ridiculous to say the lions were dirty while implying the texans played some squeaky clean game.

[Pascal]

Odd question. Are the Bills good lads or are they full of rapists, wife beaters and racists? Genuinely have no idea

[dranger7070]

The who?

[Pascal]

The Official Website of the Buffalo Bills

[a500lbgorilla]

What the hell is a Bill?

[Pascal]

[a500lbgorilla]

All the bad people are either playing OLB for the Steelers, or DT for the Lions, or QB for the Steelers, or coaching the Patriots. Otherwise it's a league of standup gentlemen.

[bikes]

I thumb my nose at your insinuation that a bad man is coaching the New England Patriots.

[a500lbgorilla]

Bill Belichick is coaching the Patriots, if you didn't know.

[bikes]

Bill Belichick is coaching the Patriots, if you didn't know.

Bill Belichick is a God among men fair sir. A benevolent titan who is ahead of the curve. A man who's only fault lies in the last drives of Superbowls.

[a500lbgorilla]

Bill Belichick is a God among men fair sir. A benevolent titan who is ahead of the curve. A man who's only fault lies in the last drives of Superbowls.

My gentle Bikes, it is with deep convictions that I write you this post on such a chilled post-noon.

I was taken with your description of Bill Belichick as a Man of no peer for He may be no Man at all. I was struck with a sense of parallel and dug through my many correspondence to find a letter which I shall quote you hence.

"L Ron Hubbard exists as the Waylay of the Lords above. He perseveres through this, our human world, towards His Homespace in the Heavens above and all faults must be held in this Light."

The quote extends in some breadth in either direction but I am left to wonder if you have mistaken Bill Belicheck, a Man who has demonstrated no moral compass, with the Good L Ron Hubbard.

I have enclosed His likeness to banish any confusion that my correspondence may cause.

[ensign_lee]

Sup Lee, how you doing bro? I haven't posted on here in months and you feel the need to call me out? That's cool I guess. I can't really disagree with you. I appreciate what Schwartz has done for this organization. He's brought the team back to a somewhat competitive level, but it's time to move on from him. He's simply an average NFL coach. That's better than what they've had the previous decade but I don't really see the team improving from what they are now under his watch. I hope they throw a bunch of money at Chip Kelly so he can make it rain with Stafford/Megatron.

Anyway, good to chat with you again Lee, take care bro.

My bad. You were just the first Lions fan I could think of with our convos in the past.

I'm not so sure if I agree that another coach would help your team. You saw how well the Texans did with coachign consistency; your team probably needs that as well. I mean, personally I think that the team is dirty because of the personality of its coach, so I'd like to see him out of the NFL, but that doesn't necessarily make the Lions better.

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My bad. You were just the first Lions fan I could think of with our convos in the past.

I'm not so sure if I agree that another coach would help your team. You saw how well the Texans did with coachign consistency; your team probably needs that as well. I mean, personally I think that the team is dirty because of the personality of its coach, so I'd like to see him out of the NFL, but that doesn't necessarily make the Lions better.

chip kelly, jon gruden or bill cower could fix this team i think

[Lukie]

chip kelly, jon gruden or bill cower could fix this team i think

I already have dibs on Chip Kelly.

[Lukie]

How much parity really is there in the NFL? At the start of the season, most reasonable and unbiased fans would have picked the following teams to win their divisions:

Patriots
Texans
Broncos

Packers
Falcons
49ers

Then either Baltimore or Pittsburgh in the AFC North and G-men in the NFC East, but Philly or Dallas would have been reasonable as well IMO

Saints would have been a reasonable choice as well, until the bounty scandal and suspensions hit.

[Lukie]

By the way, here are my picks for division winners in the 2013-14 season

Ordered by 1. most likely to win division, 2. 2nd most likely to win division, not necessarily that I think they will specifically place 1 and 2

AFC East: Patriots, Dolphins
AFC North: Ravens, Steelers
AFC South: Texans, Colts
AFC West: Broncos, Chargers

NFC East: Giants, Redskins
NFC North: Packers, Bears
NFC South: Falcons, Saints
NFC West: 49ers, Seahawks

Of course, with the rest of the season AND off-season some of my picks may change, but my point (I think?) is this: parity is largely a myth. The NFL can sell hope with early draft picks, 0-0 records, and game of inches/variance and obviously sometimes teams come out of nowhere partly for that reason. But teams with great QBs, coaching staff, and front office, oh and a great QB gives a team a huge advantage... year in and year out.

On that note, teams who most likely won't win their division next year:

Bills, Browns, Jaguars, Chiefs, Eagles, Vikings, Cardinals

Basically, most of the teams that are bad every year

[dranger7070]

Chiefs probably wont, but exoect them to make a move for a franchise qb in the draft which would immensely improve their chances... Peyton Manning tho.

[Hawk]

RUSSELL WILSON!!

qft

[Lukie]

random question

what % of NFL games are won by the team that is favored?

[a500lbgorilla]

random question

what % of NFL games are won by the team that is favored?

If anyone can answer this with any rigor, they'd clearly be making a mint off of sports betting.

My database is empty, but I'm going to say 51% or better.

[Lukie]

seems like relatively simple stat keeping to see how many past favored teams have a) covered the spread or b) simply won the game. I'm asking about B. I'm not sure how either would lead to making a mint off sports betting. What am I missing here? Your humor?

[a500lbgorilla]

seems like relatively simple stat keeping to see how many past favored teams have a) covered the spread or b) simply won the game. I'm asking about B. I'm not sure how either would lead to making a mint off sports betting. What am I missing here? Your humor?

We're both missing the database.

[Lukie]

ha, this is true

[Hawk]

Soooo....that was a fun game today.

[dranger7070]

Ladies and gentlemen, your Detroit Lions!

At least Megatron will break Jerry's record pretty handily barring an injury.