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Dexter McCluster just did a job on SD with that punt return. I loved the kid in college, wish he could have become a skin.

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Chiefs are flat out going off tonight. What a great half!

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D. Hall Jersey spotting at the Chiefs game!! Was with Chargers chick

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[QUOTE]We know we’re better than you! We don’t give a f*ck if you know it or not! We don’t give a shit if you give us your best game. We’re gonna give you our best game and we’re gonna beat the f*ck outta ya! How’s that? Let’s go get it!

-Rex Ryan[/QUOTE]


You're not better than no'f'cking'body, not with that O you ain't. 6 first downs? Are you f'ing kidding me? The Pats are so going to sock'em in the mouth. Pathetic!

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I'm shocked at how good the Chiefs look. Are they back? Number 11 has got to catch that ball!

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It made me sooo happy to see Rex Ryan and his band of pompous mouth-offs get beat up. Can't stand that guy. He's brought soooo much attention to that team via his talk, when they start to fall, the NY media is gonna eat his lunch. I can't wait.

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[quote=saden1;733068]I'm shocked at how good the Chiefs look. Are they back? Number 11 has got to catch that ball![/quote]

No, if I had to guess it's just your typical week 1 upset. You might be able to rely on your defense week in and week out but winning with Special Teams is more along the lines of maybe every few weeks if your lucky. The Chiefs passing game was just as bad as the Jets putting up just 68 yards. Only difference is the Chiefs had Arenas and McCluster returning punts.

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Honestly with 60-something yards passing most nights that'd spell a loss for any team, not just the Chiefs. Aka they might've won, but that was because the Chargers were probably not at the top of their game. Plus they need to work on their special teams and run defense.

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[quote=GMScud;733076]It made me sooo happy to see Rex Ryan and his band of pompous mouth-offs get beat up. Can't stand that guy. He's brought soooo much attention to that team via his talk, when they start to fall, the NY media is gonna eat his lunch. I can't wait.[/quote]

Remember, he didn't steal his disposition, he got it honest. "Buddy" was a monster too.

Mark Sanchez, is this the same guy Snyder had such a man crush on a couple of years ago?

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Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.

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[quote=Mattyk;733142]Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.[/quote]

No one can argue with you there Matty, the Ravens "D" is their salvation and you can't help but like the way they play it.

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The Jets have a problem at QB and I would suspect that we're going to see Brunell in there at some point. Also Cromartie was a little suspect at corner for the Jets but Ryan really doesn't seem to care about protecting his corners. I think he blitzed on almost every play.

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[quote=Mattyk;733142]Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.[/quote]

Still the Jets offense was absolutely pathetic. Rex Ryan and company are nuts if they think that attempting 5 yard passes is going to help them win in the playoffs, let alone make the playoffs. Sanchez 3.5 YPA wouldn't have been so bad had they attempted a couple of deep throws.

What I want to know is why the hell would you not try to go deep against a team thats playing their second string corners and is currently without the best safety in the league. If the Ravens defense has a week spot it's that secondary. Sure you have to survive their pass rush, but again the deepest pass I saw attempted was an 11 yard curl to Cotchery. That is simply unacceptable for any team, let alone a team with Super Bowl aspirations.

They might try to spin it as they weren't trying to take risk so they could stay in the game, but the ironic thing is that playing low risk football sometimes ends up being a risk in and of itself.

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[quote=skinsfan69;733163]The Jets have a problem at QB and I would suspect that we're going to see Brunell in there at some point. Also Cromartie was a little suspect at corner for the Jets but Ryan really doesn't seem to care about protecting his corners. I think he blitzed on almost every play.[/quote]

Agreed. Although Wilson may turn out to be a good one, he's not there yet, and Cromartie is a bit suspect. I think the Jets D will be quite good but still struggle more than they did last year.

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[quote=Mattyk;733142]Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.[/quote]

Except that there secondary is their weak link. There were many plays where Sanchez had time to throw but didn't get the ball out or threw a check down. It really looked like he was afraid to throw deep.

And their final drive - horrible. They got the ball at their own 30'ish w/ 1:37 to go. plenty of time to get into field goal range (and then some). They took 37 seconds to go 10 yards AND called their final time out. Sanchez showed [I]no[/I] urgency in lining them up or hustling downfield. He certainly wasn't trying to throw it downfield.

Unless he speeds his game up [I]a lot[/I] and takes some shots downfield, he is the next USC QB washout. He looked very much like a 2nd or 3rd stringer to me.

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[quote=skinsfan69;733163]The Jets have a problem at QB and I would suspect that we're going to see Brunell in there at some point. Also Cromartie was a little suspect at corner for the Jets but Ryan really doesn't seem to care about protecting his corners. I think he blitzed on almost every play.[/quote]

Ryan recognizes the fact his team has some problems and I'm convinced that's the main reason behind his verbal facade. He needs to stop talking and putting unnecessary pressure on his team to perform up to his tirades.

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Crap, the Cowboys might shore up their weakest link.

[quote]Possible Mankins destination
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UPDATE: On Tuesday, Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com gave his take on a possibility for Logan Mankins being traded (see below). There's been little buzz thus far on potential trade destinations for Mankins, however that could be an effect of the massive contract that he's likely to require from his next team.

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Mankins and the New England Patriots were on the verge of a new long-term contract, according to a report from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, but a certain request from the team irked the guard, and everything fell apart.

Mankins was asked to apologize to team owner Robert Kraft for comments he made insinuating that Kraft was disingenuous, a request he complied with. But when the team asked him to issue a public apology, he scoffed at the notion, and has re-issued his demand for a trade.

As Schefter writes, the trade will be a difficult one. Although Mankins is one of the NFL's top interior linemen, the compensating team must be willing to dole out a huge deal, plus satisfy the Pats' demands.

- Tim Kavanagh


Mike Reiss
Dallas could be an option
"I think the Cowboys would be a natural trading partner for the Patriots with Mankins. Because a lot of stars have to be aligned -- a team has to give up the compensation and the big contract -- it makes a trade harder to pull off. But the Cowboys have shown in the past that they are willing to make such a trade (e.g. Roy Williams). I think the Patriots would take a second-round pick in a trade."[/quote]

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on the last play of the ravens jets game, 4th down, dustin keller caught a ball near the sideline then stepped out of bounds without making sure he crossed the 1st down marker. game over.

does anyone think this lapse in thinking was caused by the vicious hit ray laid on him a few plays earlier?

after a hit like that, particularly with runningbacks, i am always amazed that the coaching staff doesnt recognize that their player just got rung up and atleast pull him out for one play. this past sunday i saw a runningback get cleaned out, he was slow to get up, looked dazed atleast to me, he looks over to the sideline with puppy dog pull me out eyes, coach leaves him in, and calls another running play which ended up being a good 5 yard gain to my surprise.

just unreal to me sometimes when coaches dont seem to know or care if a player just got their head rung.

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I think it was just momentum, but he made no effort to stop it.

Definitely a bonehead move. Sanchez should also have let him get downfield too.

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Ok people, I unfortunatly saw this over at ES, but I thought it would interest some of you..... apparently people can vote for how they think their HC is doing as a rating. Skins are in the 88% range and cough cough Dallas is at 13%. You can vote for other coaches as well positively or negatively. ;) Have fun with the ESPN poll.

[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/sportsnation/ratings]NFL Head Coaches Ratings Week 1 - National Football League - ESPN[/url]

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[quote=Buster;733344]I think it was just momentum, but he made no effort to stop it.

Definitely a bonehead move. Sanchez should also have let him get downfield too.[/quote]

yeah i wasnt sure. his momentum was def carrying him out of bounds but i got the impression (from his lack of trying to get the extra yard) that his head was still rattled.

with this pinpoint slo-mo camera shots, you really see the damage, heads snapping back from hits now a days. if a player is slow to get up b/c he got his bell rung, take the man out for atleast one freakin play.

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Not when your name is Rex Ryan.

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[quote=SBXVII;733345]Ok people, I unfortunatly saw this over at ES, but I thought it would interest some of you..... apparently people can vote for how they think their HC is doing as a rating. Skins are in the 88% range and cough cough Dallas is at 13%. You can vote for other coaches as well positively or negatively. ;) Have fun with the ESPN poll.

[URL="http://espn.go.com/nfl/sportsnation/ratings"]NFL Head Coaches Ratings Week 1 - National Football League - ESPN[/URL][/quote]

Todd Haley should be higher.

I love how Pillsbury Phillips is next to last.


Shanny is about where he should be. His gameplan was solid...execution, not so much (on offense).

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[quote=Buster;733369]Todd Haley should be higher.

I love how Pillsbury Phillips is next to last.


[B]Shanny is about where he should be. His gameplan was solid[/B]...execution, not so much (on offense).[/quote]

I still think Fred Davis was underutilized.

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[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/14/ryan-grant-out-for-the-year/]Ryan Grant out for the year | ProFootballTalk.com[/url]

Sorry fantasy owners

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daggers for me. nice pick auto-computer. dumbass.

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[quote=SBXVII;733345]Ok people, I unfortunatly saw this over at ES, but I thought it would interest some of you..... apparently people can vote for how they think their HC is doing as a rating. Skins are in the 88% range and cough cough Dallas is at 13%. You can vote for other coaches as well positively or negatively. ;) Have fun with the ESPN poll.

[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/sportsnation/ratings]NFL Head Coaches Ratings Week 1 - National Football League - ESPN[/url][/quote]

Funny thing about those ratings. The guys at the top and bottom get the most votes. The guys in the middle get the least amount of votes. For example
Kubiack - 746 Votes 92%
Shanahan - 663 Votes 88%

Todd Haley -151 votes 72%
Ken Wisenhunt - 217 Votes 72%

Brad Childress - 2,974 Votes 14%
Wade Phillips - 710 Votes 13%

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[quote=mredskins;733388][url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/14/ryan-grant-out-for-the-year/]Ryan Grant out for the year | ProFootballTalk.com[/url]

Sorry fantasy owners[/quote]

Well *#*@&$@($ !!!!!

And you can quote me on that.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;733411]Well *#*@&$@($ !!!!!

And you can quote me on that.[/quote]

as i said in the other thread f ryan grant, sydney rice, calvin johnson, the refs, and anyone else i didn't mention!!!


anyone got a RB they wanna trade?

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Poor Bob Sanders

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5572228]Sources: Bob Sanders of Indianapolis Colts has torn biceps tendon - ESPN[/url]

And Laurence Maroney traded to Denver

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[quote=SmootSmack;733452]Poor Bob Sanders

[URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5572228"]Sources: Bob Sanders of Indianapolis Colts has torn biceps tendon - ESPN[/URL]

And Laurence Maroney traded to Denver[/quote]

Talk about injury prone. He's the dictionary definition. Damn shame, a guy with Hall of Fame skills and the guy just can't stay on the field. Unbelievable.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;733411]Well *#*@&$@($ !!!!!

And you can quote me on that.[/quote]

Luckily, I have Arian Foster backing me up in all the leagues I grabbed Grant. Ahhh, the wonders of a good bench.

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^ you better bench foster for this week!

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[quote=skinsfaninok;733486]^ you better bench foster for this week![/quote]

Miles Austin helped me win in one of my leagues this week, and had I not cut him last year, would've helped me out a ton then as well.

Besides, our starting NT sucks, our backup overpaid NT sucks, and our third NT is inactive, and a DE is playing the 3rd NT.

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Speaking of our D, how did Williams get that open at the end?

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[quote=skinsfaninok;733492]Speaking of our D, how did Williams get that open at the end?[/quote]

Holding lol. I actually just timed that last play. With the hold Romo had 5 seconds to find a guy. Had Barron not held Orakpo the Skins would have gotten to him in around 2 seconds.

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[quote=tryfuhl;733051]D. Hall Jersey spotting at the Chiefs game!! Was with Chargers chick[/quote]

Dante Hall, right?

Or DeAngelo!?!?

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Does this "Save Stafford" article sound familiar to anyone?
[url=http://draftcountdown.com/draft-blog/2010/09/save-stafford/]Save Stafford! | NFL Draft Blog – DraftCountdown.com[/url]

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[quote=SmootSmack;733452]Poor Bob Sanders

[URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5572228"]Sources: Bob Sanders of Indianapolis Colts has torn biceps tendon - ESPN[/URL]

And Laurence Maroney traded to Denver[/quote]

Heard a report this morning that it could be career-ending. An article was read on a sports-talk show this morning that stated "Sanders has likely played his last game as an Indianapolis Colt".


Found it:

[URL="http://blogs.indystar.com/philb/2010/09/how_long_until_we_forget_bobzi.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter"]IndyStar.com | Bounce It Off Phil B. | The Indianapolis Star[/URL]

[quote]The Colts-Texans redux is ready to go, but it seems more important to weigh in on the news of the day, the speculated report that S Bob Sanders has again torn a biceps tendon, this time the right one, and could be out for the year.

Or done with Indy.

Possibly finished in football?

After several national media outlets gave updates on the injury, which occurred in the first quarter of Sunday's 34-24 loss at Houston, the Colts did something they never do on Tuesday. Much to my shock, they issued a news release which confirmed Sanders was, indeed, meeting with Dr. James Andrews Wednesday to get a second opinion on an arm injury. The team didn't give details on the injury, but we know from Colts coach Jim Caldwell that it's not the same biceps he ruptured last season. That was the left one. He played just two games because of that and a knee injury.

The Colts also advised something, again, they never do on the players' day off. They informed WR Anthony Gonzalez will be out this week with a high ankle sprain. I'm not going to lump these guys together past this paragraph, but I can't help but find it ironic that the two guys who were supposed to make these Colts improved are already on the shelf. And Bobzilla, according to some, could be kaput for good.
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