NFL Week 3 Discussion Thread - Page 8

Lathum · 09-24-2007, 09:03 PM

Nice catch Reggie

Lathum · 09-24-2007, 09:05 PM

Why was Young going to the locker room?

cartman · 09-24-2007, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Why was Young going to the locker room?

To get an IV. He evidently was cramping up pretty bad.

If Reggie doesn't watch out, he might get a banner spot in the sophomore slump hall of fame.

Lathum · 09-24-2007, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

If Reggie doesn't watch out, he might get a banner spot in the sophomore slump hall of fame.

I was thinking the same thing.

I'm wondering when the talk starts about the Texans not being so dumb after all.

TazFTW · 09-24-2007, 09:52 PM

Reggie Bush is a touchdown vulture.

cartman · 09-24-2007, 09:55 PM

Nice drive by the Titans to answer the Saints score and retake the lead, 17-14.

MikeVic · 09-24-2007, 10:01 PM

Crazy Brees.

cartman · 09-24-2007, 10:11 PM

VY with his second TD pass of the game to Bo Scaife. 24-14 Titans.

Cringer · 09-24-2007, 10:11 PM

Wow, Saints blow, Titans rock.

I now call for a Titans-Packers Superbowl. :P

cartman · 09-24-2007, 10:15 PM

The Titans have surprised me this year. I thought they would struggle on defense with the loss of Pacman, but if anything, they seem to be playing better Team D. And Chris Brown has done a great job complimenting LenDale White and taking Travis Henry's spot, keeping VY from having to do everything himself.

bhlloy · 09-24-2007, 10:20 PM

Saints offensive line is horrible. Brees has been pressured on every single throw tonight it seems like, and Haynesworth has been through the line on most of the runs as well. Brees and Bush aren't playing well, but they have very little to work with.

cartman · 09-24-2007, 10:32 PM

Wow, that looked like a Madden 08 style interception for the Titans.

Tigercat · 09-24-2007, 10:42 PM

Oh no, we suck again!

At least us Saints fans are used to it and we can look back longingly on last year. Sigh.

Rizon · 09-24-2007, 10:44 PM

what worse
saints or iran president lol

dime · 09-24-2007, 10:48 PM

unless you're elway or marino, you're going to suck at QB when you only have 34 yards rushing as a team. brees is better than this.

that said, the saints were never really that good last year and this is something everyone "should have" seen coming. I didn't think they'd struggle this much, but I also didn't think they deserved the super bowl considerations they were getting in the preseason.

bush is not a bad player, but he can't get plugged in like an every-down back and run normal plays. here's hoping he doesn't become relegated to dave meggett or eric metcalf (two of my all-time favorites) usage. I still think he could be a brian westbrook-type.

Celeval · 09-24-2007, 10:51 PM

So, I had about an 80-point lead in my fantasy league going into tonight. He had Vince Young going, I had Drew Brees. I'm not entirely sure I'm safe.

That said, the Saints look like they've given up. That interception return - yes, it was a given that it was a touchdown runback, but nobody even tried running it out. That's just ugly.

Tigercat · 09-24-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dime

that said, the saints were never really that good last year and this is something everyone "should have" seen coming. I didn't think they'd struggle this much, but I also didn't think they deserved the super bowl considerations they were getting in the preseason

Um, the Saints were almost in the Super Bowl last year? If that NFC Championship game had been anywhere but in snowy Chicago, they probably would have lost to the Colts in the Super Bowl last year.

I don't know how you can call that "not that good" or think that such a team should not get super bowl considerations before a season.

Now if you want to say the Saints D and perhaps their OL was "never that talented" last year and that the chemistry that held them together would be exposed this year showing that; well then that I will buy.

bulletsponge · 09-24-2007, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

I was thinking the same thing.

I'm wondering when the talk starts about the Texans not being so dumb after all.

Never because we wanted V Young not Reggie bust

Karlifornia · 09-24-2007, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bulletsponge

Never because we wanted V Young not Reggie bust

LIES

Cringer · 09-24-2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dime

unless you're elway or marino, you're going to suck at QB when you only have 34 yards rushing as a team. brees is better than this.

Packers only had 42 yards rushing yesterday. Those 8 yards really must have made the difference.

Just giving you crap, I agree about rushing the ball. The Packers are just weird this year, not that I mind yet.

Huckleberry · 09-24-2007, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Karlifornia

LIES

Uh, no. Contrary to what your friendly California and national media types were telling you, more Houston fans wanted Vince Young before the draft than wanted Reggie Bush.

Vinatieri for Prez · 09-25-2007, 01:50 AM

Well, now you got Schaub and Williams. So, you're in pretty good shape now.

Karlifornia · 09-25-2007, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Huckleberry

Uh, no. Contrary to what your friendly California and national media types were telling you, more Houston fans wanted Vince Young before the draft than wanted Reggie Bush.

Is that because you actually thought he'd be a better NFL product, or was it sentimentality?

cartman · 09-25-2007, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Karlifornia

Is that because you actually thought he'd be a better NFL product, or was it sentimentality?

Both.

JeeberD · 09-25-2007, 05:57 AM

Houstonians are crazy nuts for VY...

Huckleberry · 09-25-2007, 08:57 AM

cartman answered it. Both.

By the way, I'm not a Texans fan. But I am a Houston football fan. I was ready to become a huge Texans fan and probably a season ticket holder if they took Young. My bias can be chalked up to being a Longhorn fan, though. But it wasn't just Longhorn fans. This morning one of the Houston sports radio shows had a "When will we get over not picking Vince?" segment.

Houston football fans had been following Vince Young for 7 full years by the time the draft rolled around. He was and is a local legend for his high school exploits. He took an inner-city school to the state semifinals. That doesn't happen anymore. They lost 48-42 as he racked up 464 (382 passing) yards of total offense against one of the state's best programs.

Then of course his Texas years.

There exists a large number of Houston residents that give two shits about the University of Texas but wanted to be able to cheer for Vince in their hometown.

As for having Schaub and Williams, that's good for the Texans. Schaub has looked like the real deal for the most part so far. But what the people that wanted Vince are thinking is that they could have had Vince and saved the draft picks from the Schaub trade.

It's looking like it will work out for both teams from a football perspective. But the Texans are still behind where they could have been from a fan's perspective.

cartman · 09-25-2007, 09:47 AM

It is funny to look at the NFL broadcast maps, and the Titans listed as the game shown in the Austin market instead of the Texans.

flere-imsaho · 09-25-2007, 01:18 PM

So, on Sunday morning some guy bet me $20 the Bills would beat the Pats this past weekend.

rkmsuf · 09-25-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

So, on Sunday morning some guy bet me $20 the Bills would beat the Pats this past weekend.

gotta love that guy

Eaglesfan27 · 09-25-2007, 05:12 PM

The Bears just named Griese their starter.

Passacaglia · 09-25-2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

The Bears just named Griese their starter.

I wish they would -- they would have done a lot better. Too bad I'm apparently stuck in this alternate reality, where they actually started Rex. Anyone know where I can get a Mr. Fusion? Maybe I'll check craigslist...

Oh, or were you looking for the Week 4 thread?

Eaglesfan27 · 09-25-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I wish they would -- they would have done a lot better. Too bad I'm apparently stuck in this alternate reality, where they actually started Rex. Anyone know where I can get a Mr. Fusion? Maybe I'll check craigslist...

Oh, or were you looking for the Week 4 thread?

Yeah, this is for next week. It seemed appropriate to put it in here, since his performance was so bad this past week that it forced the move.

Groundhog · 09-25-2007, 06:35 PM

Watched the Titans-Saints replay last night. Really impressed with what I saw from Vince Young. First time I'd seen him play this year, and he looked pretty composed. His interception wasn't a great one, but he made some real nice passes and definately looks more like a QB than a RB.

As for the Saints, well, Brees finished with a horrible line, but like others have said, his OLine gave him absolutely nothing. How many times, Outside of a stretch of the 3rd Q, did he actually get to spot a target and throw a pass without 3 defensive linemen draped all over him? Brees not being able to get his passing game going is rendering the rest of their offense, including Bush, useless, and unless his OLine can give him something, it's going to be a long(er) season.

miami_fan · 09-25-2007, 06:54 PM

With Deuce out for the season, it will be interesting to see how the Saints handle the RB position. Do they now try to make Bush the guy who carries the ball 20-25 times a game? Do they split the carries evenly between Stecker and Bush? How about giving Stecker all of Deuce's carries?

Tigercat · 09-25-2007, 10:19 PM

A third guy could enter into the equation too. Pierre Thomas looked very very good for a rookie RB in pre-season. To be a UDFA that beats out a fourth round RB(that we traded up for and treated like a third round pick) for a roster spot shows how good he looked. It will be interesting to see if the Saints use him as a second option to Bush above Stecker and choose to keep Stecker as more of a specialist.

Lathum · 09-25-2007, 11:07 PM

The concept that Reggie Bush won't be the every down back is insane.

It's nice to have both reggie and Duece in your backfield but if you don't think Reggie can be an every down back then why take him with the second pick?

Logan · 09-26-2007, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

The concept that Reggie Bush won't be the every down back is insane.

It's nice to have both reggie and Duece in your backfield but if you don't think Reggie can be an every down back then why take him with the second pick?

Because a guy who gets 15 handoffs, is sent out on pass patterns into the flats 10 times, and splits out as a WR 8 times a game could win just as many games for you by himself as the grind-it-out, every-down back. The same reason why RBBCs work. What matters is winning games, not maintaining traditionally accepted roles.

flere-imsaho · 09-26-2007, 11:38 AM

I see Reggie Bush as a more-hyped version of Brian Westbrook, to be honest.

Vinatieri for Prez · 09-26-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

The concept that Reggie Bush won't be the every down back is insane.

It's nice to have both reggie and Duece in your backfield but if you don't think Reggie can be an every down back then why take him with the second pick?

Because the Saints now realize he isn't as good as they thought he was. We'll be seeing a lot of Stecker the rest of the season.

sabotai · 09-26-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

It's nice to have both reggie and Duece in your backfield but if you don't think Reggie can be an every down back then why take him with the second pick?

In a few years, he will be. He's just not ready yet.

Lathum · 09-26-2007, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

In a few years, he will be. He's just not ready yet.

I dunno, it seems to me that the running back position has a pretty small learning curve in the NFL.

Vinatieri for Prez · 09-26-2007, 11:48 PM

I agree. You either hit it right away or destined to be a back up. There are some late bloomers, but they are few and far between.

09-24-2007, 09:52 PM	#355
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Reggie Bush is a touchdown vulture. __________________ "Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," says Hawaii coach June Jones. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." Fire Ron Lee.

09-24-2007, 09:55 PM	#356
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Nice drive by the Titans to answer the Saints score and retake the lead, 17-14. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

09-24-2007, 10:11 PM	#358
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	VY with his second TD pass of the game to Bo Scaife. 24-14 Titans. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

09-24-2007, 10:11 PM	#359
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Wow, Saints blow, Titans rock. I now call for a Titans-Packers Superbowl. :P __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

09-24-2007, 10:15 PM	#360
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	The Titans have surprised me this year. I thought they would struggle on defense with the loss of Pacman, but if anything, they seem to be playing better Team D. And Chris Brown has done a great job complimenting LenDale White and taking Travis Henry's spot, keeping VY from having to do everything himself. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

09-24-2007, 09:03 PM	#351
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Nice catch Reggie

09-24-2007, 09:05 PM	#352
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Why was Young going to the locker room?

09-24-2007, 10:01 PM	#357
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Crazy Brees.

09-24-2007, 10:20 PM	#361
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Saints offensive line is horrible. Brees has been pressured on every single throw tonight it seems like, and Haynesworth has been through the line on most of the runs as well. Brees and Bush aren't playing well, but they have very little to work with.

09-24-2007, 10:32 PM	#362
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Wow, that looked like a Madden 08 style interception for the Titans. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

09-24-2007, 10:42 PM	#363
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Oh no, we suck again! At least us Saints fans are used to it and we can look back longingly on last year. Sigh.

09-24-2007, 10:48 PM	#365
dime High School JV Join Date: Sep 2006	unless you're elway or marino, you're going to suck at QB when you only have 34 yards rushing as a team. brees is better than this. that said, the saints were never really that good last year and this is something everyone "should have" seen coming. I didn't think they'd struggle this much, but I also didn't think they deserved the super bowl considerations they were getting in the preseason. bush is not a bad player, but he can't get plugged in like an every-down back and run normal plays. here's hoping he doesn't become relegated to dave meggett or eric metcalf (two of my all-time favorites) usage. I still think he could be a brian westbrook-type.

09-24-2007, 10:51 PM	#366
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	So, I had about an 80-point lead in my fantasy league going into tonight. He had Vince Young going, I had Drew Brees. I'm not entirely sure I'm safe. That said, the Saints look like they've given up. That interception return - yes, it was a given that it was a touchdown runback, but nobody even tried running it out. That's just ugly.

09-25-2007, 01:50 AM	#372
Vinatieri for Prez College Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle	Well, now you got Schaub and Williams. So, you're in pretty good shape now.

09-25-2007, 05:57 AM	#375
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Houstonians are crazy nuts for VY... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 09-25-2007 at 05:57 AM.

09-25-2007, 08:57 AM	#376
Huckleberry College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001	cartman answered it. Both. By the way, I'm not a Texans fan. But I am a Houston football fan. I was ready to become a huge Texans fan and probably a season ticket holder if they took Young. My bias can be chalked up to being a Longhorn fan, though. But it wasn't just Longhorn fans. This morning one of the Houston sports radio shows had a "When will we get over not picking Vince?" segment. Houston football fans had been following Vince Young for 7 full years by the time the draft rolled around. He was and is a local legend for his high school exploits. He took an inner-city school to the state semifinals. That doesn't happen anymore. They lost 48-42 as he racked up 464 (382 passing) yards of total offense against one of the state's best programs. Then of course his Texas years. There exists a large number of Houston residents that give two shits about the University of Texas but wanted to be able to cheer for Vince in their hometown. As for having Schaub and Williams, that's good for the Texans. Schaub has looked like the real deal for the most part so far. But what the people that wanted Vince are thinking is that they could have had Vince and saved the draft picks from the Schaub trade. It's looking like it will work out for both teams from a football perspective. But the Texans are still behind where they could have been from a fan's perspective. __________________ The one thing all your failed relationships have in common is you. The Barking Carnival (Longhorn-centered sports blog) College Football Adjusted Stats and Ratings

09-25-2007, 09:47 AM	#377
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	It is funny to look at the NFL broadcast maps, and the Titans listed as the game shown in the Austin market instead of the Texans. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

09-25-2007, 01:18 PM	#378
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	So, on Sunday morning some guy bet me $20 the Bills would beat the Pats this past weekend.

09-25-2007, 05:12 PM	#380
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	The Bears just named Griese their starter. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

09-25-2007, 06:35 PM	#383
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Watched the Titans-Saints replay last night. Really impressed with what I saw from Vince Young. First time I'd seen him play this year, and he looked pretty composed. His interception wasn't a great one, but he made some real nice passes and definately looks more like a QB than a RB. As for the Saints, well, Brees finished with a horrible line, but like others have said, his OLine gave him absolutely nothing. How many times, Outside of a stretch of the 3rd Q, did he actually get to spot a target and throw a pass without 3 defensive linemen draped all over him? Brees not being able to get his passing game going is rendering the rest of their offense, including Bush, useless, and unless his OLine can give him something, it's going to be a long(er) season. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

09-25-2007, 06:54 PM	#384
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	With Deuce out for the season, it will be interesting to see how the Saints handle the RB position. Do they now try to make Bush the guy who carries the ball 20-25 times a game? Do they split the carries evenly between Stecker and Bush? How about giving Stecker all of Deuce's carries? __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

09-25-2007, 10:19 PM	#385
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	A third guy could enter into the equation too. Pierre Thomas looked very very good for a rookie RB in pre-season. To be a UDFA that beats out a fourth round RB(that we traded up for and treated like a third round pick) for a roster spot shows how good he looked. It will be interesting to see if the Saints use him as a second option to Bush above Stecker and choose to keep Stecker as more of a specialist.

09-25-2007, 11:07 PM	#386
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	The concept that Reggie Bush won't be the every down back is insane. It's nice to have both reggie and Duece in your backfield but if you don't think Reggie can be an every down back then why take him with the second pick?

09-26-2007, 11:38 AM	#388
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I see Reggie Bush as a more-hyped version of Brian Westbrook, to be honest.

09-26-2007, 11:48 PM	#392
Vinatieri for Prez College Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle	I agree. You either hit it right away or destined to be a back up. There are some late bloomers, but they are few and far between.

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