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10-30-2013, 01:45 PM
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Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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NFL Week 9
A little early, but I was just looking at the schedule for this week.
While I might be slightly biased because the Lions are on a bye week, which lowers my interest, this week's games - the Sunday games in particular - look like one of the weakest slate of NFL games that I can remember in a long time. Thursday Cincinnati at Miami Sunday Kansas City at Buffalo Minnesota at Dallas Tennessee at St. Louis New Orleans at NY Jets San Diego at Washington Atlanta at Carolina Philadelphia at Oakland Tampa Bay at Seattle Baltimore at Cleveland Pittsburgh at New England Indianapolis at Houston Monday Chicago at Green Bay Almost all of the match ups are either two bad/mediocre teams playing each other or a bad/mediocre team playing a good team. The most compelling games are likely Cinci/Miami, though Miami has played pretty poorly the last few weeks, and Green Bay/Chicago, but Chicago is all banged up and will be starting Josh "Tears of" McCown. This week looks to be largely a snoozefest.
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10-30-2013, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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I think NO-NYJ could be interesting. The Jets are still in an alternating lose/win pattern, and that defensive front matched up against Brees could be fun to watch.
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10-30-2013, 03:47 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Madison, WI
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I would wager that KC/Buffalo, Tennessee/St. Louis, SD/Washington, Atlanta/Carolina, and Baltimore/Houston produce at least 2 or 3 compelling games.
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10-30-2013, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Northern Kentucky
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Like it isn't going to be tough enough to get free-agents to come to Tampa, especially if Schiano is still around...
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10-30-2013, 03:55 PM
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10-30-2013, 04:00 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Northern Kentucky
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I grew up around Mike Brown and the "we don't pay people for not working" mindset, no matter how terrible they are. And if the Glazers are as shitty of owners as I've heard... I can see them bringing back Schiano for another year just to save some money. I can see the free-agent pitch now, "we've got a dick for a head coach and MRSA too!"
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10-30-2013, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
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Can't really blame the schedule makers, at least in the AFC. Pitt/New England and Indy/Houston both looked like great games before the season. Beyond that, I guess it's unlucky none of them meet up for a "marquee game", but right now, how many "good" teams do you even count, like 6-8 out of 26? Cincy/KC/NO/Seattle/Indy/GB, then maybe NE/Carolina?
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10-30-2013, 04:16 PM
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Denver isn't playing this week, but it looks like a pretty good slate to me. The Thursday night game is one of the better Thursday games in awhile. KC/Buffalo, SD/Washington, ATL/Carolina, and Pitt/NE look like decent contests to me. |
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10-30-2013, 04:21 PM
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Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
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I don't blame anyone. It's just a combination of some teams not being quite what people thought they were and other teams being decimated by injury. I think Chicago could be considered a decent team, if they were healthier. As for good/decent as opposed to bad/mediocre, I would say: Dallas, Green Bay, Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Carolina, Seattle, San Fran, New England, Cincinnati, Indy. So, 11 out of 28. Some of those teams are definitely closer to "decent/mediocre" than others. This week just seems more lacking than most.
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10-30-2013, 04:24 PM
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Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
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That Thursday night bar is quite, quite low. Buffalo may be starting Jeff Teul or Matt Flynn at QB. SD/Washington could be decent. Atlanta seems like a team that's just a "dead man walking" right now. From what I've seen from Pittsburgh, they've seem very dull.
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10-30-2013, 04:25 PM
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Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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I do like your fellas' "glass half full" spirit!
The optimism is encouraging.
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Steve Yzerman: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons). Last edited by Honolulu_Blue : 10-30-2013 at 04:52 PM. |
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10-30-2013, 06:34 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
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That 3-0 start is starting to feel like it was a million years ago.
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