The American Football Thread

[debaserr]

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

This is ridiculous. You're latching onto a term and trying to spin it as something substantial. Game-manager, what is that? It sounds like a term ESPN came up with so that pretentious couch-coaches like you can recycle it.

Fan? I can't stand the 49ers. I think Jim Harbaugh is a douchebag, but a good-coaching douchebag. I'm calling you out on your bull****, simple as that.

I don't know why I'm even responding to someone acting like personal attacks equate to valid points, but you've annoyed me, so what the hell.

"Game Manager", in my mind, is a term used for a QB who will never throw 30TDs, crack 4,000YDS, or be at the helm of a team that averages 25+ PTS/G.

I don't know if you like to keep track of overarching trends, but teams have been scoring more and more lately, specifically via throwing the ball. When you don't have an elite QB, you are at a distinct disadvantage (ELITES right now [not in order]: Manning, Manning, Brady, Rodgers, Brees and Roethlisberger) (Maybe good enoughs: Ryan, Flacco, Schaub, RG3, Dalton, Luck, Vick, Romo, Rivers and Stafford). If you don't have a QB on those two lists, you are most likely out of luck to be a serious Super Bowl contender.

PS: you haven't called me on anything.

[Bloozcrooz]

Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Dez is pissing me off. Dude has all the skills in the world except for those jerry rice hands. He needs to head out to mississipi and start catching bricks like rice. He could be a future mvp in this league with his ability but his head and hands gotta catch up.

At least a pro bowler if not an mvp. But yeah, he's fun to watch after he has the ball in his hands.

[Bloozcrooz]

Originally Posted by eric generic

I don't know why I'm even responding to someone acting like personal attacks equate to valid points, but you've annoyed me, so what the hell.

"Game Manager", in my mind, is a term used for a QB who will never throw 30TDs, crack 4,000YDS, or be at the helm of a team that averages 25+ PTS/G.

I don't know if you like to keep track of overarching trends, but teams have been scoring more and more lately, specifically via throwing the ball. When you don't have an elite QB, you are at a distinct disadvantage (ELITES right now [not in order]: Manning, Manning, Brady, Rodgers, Brees and Roethlisberger) (Maybe good enoughs: Ryan, Flacco, Schaub, RG3, Dalton, Luck, Vick, Romo, Rivers and Stafford). If you don't have a QB on those two lists, you are most likely out of luck to be a serious Super Bowl contender.

PS: you haven't called me on anything.

Cant explain it any better than that.

[Forward To Death]

Originally Posted by eric generic

I don't know why I'm even responding to someone acting like personal attacks equate to valid points, but you've annoyed me, so what the hell.

"Game Manager", in my mind, is a term used for a QB who will never throw 30TDs, crack 4,000YDS, or be at the helm of a team that averages 25+ PTS/G.

I don't know if you like to keep track of overarching trends, but teams have been scoring more and more lately, specifically via throwing the ball. When you don't have an elite QB, you are at a distinct disadvantage (ELITES right now [not in order]: Manning, Manning, Brady, Rodgers, Brees and Roethlisberger) (Maybe good enoughs: Ryan, Flacco, Schaub, RG3, Dalton, Luck, Vick, Romo, Rivers and Stafford). If you don't have a QB on those two lists, you are most likely out of luck to be a serious Super Bowl contender.

PS: you haven't called me on anything.

We crown our QBs elite whenever they win a SB. Usually great teams have great QB, but if Ryan has a monster year and wins the SB, he'll be bumped to elite status overnight. I agree the 49ers are at a disadvantage with Smith, but it hasn't held them back to this point.

Btw, if you're that thin-skinned, then maybe you shouldn't be dishing out that condescending, passive-aggressive bs. Toughen up, champ.

[Bloozcrooz]

I still dont consider Eli Manning an "elite" QB and he's won 2 super bowls.

[anticipation]

Originally Posted by eric generic

I don't know why I'm even responding to someone acting like personal attacks equate to valid points, but you've annoyed me, so what the hell.

"Game Manager", in my mind, is a term used for a QB who will never throw 30TDs, crack 4,000YDS, or be at the helm of a team that averages 25+ PTS/G.

I don't know if you like to keep track of overarching trends, but teams have been scoring more and more lately, specifically via throwing the ball. When you don't have an elite QB, you are at a distinct disadvantage (ELITES right now [not in order]: Manning, Manning, Brady, Rodgers, Brees and Roethlisberger) (Maybe good enoughs: Ryan, Flacco, Schaub, RG3, Dalton, Luck, Vick, Romo, Rivers and Stafford). If you don't have a QB on those two lists, you are most likely out of luck to be a serious Super Bowl contender.

PS: you haven't called me on anything.

You put Luck, Romo, and Stafford on the "maybes" but Cutler doesn't make an appearance? You must be out your damn mind son.

[debaserr]

I forgot Cutler, my bad.

Picking some games:

Bills > Titans
Colts > Browns
Packers > Rams
Vikings > Cards
Giants > Redskins
Saints > Bucs
Panthers > Cowboys
Texans > Ravens
Raiders > Jagons
Pats > Jets
Steelers > Bengals
Bears > Lions

[Bloozcrooz]

Cowboys barely pulled off a win today and thanks to some bad officiating we squeaked on to a 3/3 record. Im not at all impressed by the style in which we won the game but a wins a win I guess. As long as we can hang in there till playoff time maybe we might somehow end up in the mix. Of course were known for our play to drop off in the latter part of the season and thats a depressing thought. Especially considering how were playing now.

[Bloozcrooz]

Nobody else going to speculate on tonights game? Dang

[debaserr]

I already speculated, quite successfully.