NFL Week 4 2008

[PhillyBirds]

Dan Klecko contributes with a sack. The Eagles, admittedly, have great DTs, but I'm sure Dan could start elsewhere.

Dusty Dvoracek has been drawing a lot of double-teams as well. He looks tough to move in the middle of the defensive line.Edited by: PhillyBirds

 

[ToughJ.Riggins]

well, NFL.com had Warner listed along with FAvre and LArry Johnson in their poll for best player of the early games, for what it's worth.

LOL, good stuff, backrow! NFL thinks his performance warrants mention as one of the best players in today's games, but Fox thinks he's a dud?

Well Kurt Warner fumbled 3 times too, losing 2 of them. But still; he was still overall a more impressive performer than Edgerin James today, just typical YahooRivals after all!Edited by: ToughJ.Riggins

 

[White Shogun]

This post was directed to nevada's lost post and subsequent banning. It's now out of context so it has been edited for clarification.

Good riddance, by the way. Edited by: White Shogun

 

[Don Wassall]

I deleted Nevada's last (and final) post. He's been asked over and over to conform to the posting guidelines and refused. This is a more civil place without him.

 

[ToughJ.Riggins]

Backrow, has Logan Payne recovered from injury, b/c you don't have him listed as on IR? If so this is great news. The Danny Woodhead injury was already really bothering me.

And also; Nevada was banned? I guess I missed his latest piece of rudeness. I agree with your last statement WS, he makes some valid arguments, but has no etiquette in the way he addresses other posters.

 

[Don Wassall]

Payne is on IR; Nevada was banned.

 

[bigunreal]

Another week, another slew of terrible performances. I hate to sound like a broken record, but the combination of fat black affletes everywhere on the field and black wide receivers dropping at least half the passes thrown to them makes these games almost unbearable to watch.

I agree completely about Jacob Hester; why indeed would a team draft a highly productive running back like that and virtually never use him? It is an insult to anyone's intelligence to watch that fat turd Tolbert, who was an undrafted free agent, not a high draft pick like Hester, become an integral part of the offense, while Hester cheers from the sidelines.

It is nice to see Kevin Walter becoming the #1 WR on the Texans (although he will never, ever be acknowledged as such). I wonder how long it takes the wildly overrated Andre Johnson to start whining.... Combined with the totally improbable turn of fortunes for Matt Jones, the WR situation is looking a little better.

 

[White Shogun]

I noticed TO dropped a couple of passes in the game against WAS, too, one of them a TD pass that hit him in the hands.

 

[Don Wassall]

Hands of stone everywhere today. On top of the bad playis the commercials. I'm going to have to keep track of a game because it seems like roughly half of an NFL broadcast is commercials, maybe even an outright majority. If you have NFL Ticket on DirecTV you really notice it when you surf between games. Game after game is on commercials.


Primetime TV used to be limited to 15 minutes of commercials per hour. I don't know what it is now, but whatever it is it doesn't apply to the NFL. Edited by: Don Wassall

 

[Colonel_Reb]

So long nevada. This week was a downer for me, both in pros and college. The only upside is that I broke apersonal recordwith my fantasy team.

 

[Rhodes1980]

Hey guys - new to the site. Opinions on the Arizona v Jets game? Was it Favre or was it just pure luck? I think they played a pretty decent game - compared to how they've played in the past. Must admit, I think he's doing a much better job than Pennington ( although Miami rocked NE last week) I wasn't crazy about the throwback uniforms though.


I also think that the 'Skins did a pretty good job against Dallas. I think they both played a good game. I think the Redskins deserved it- despite the fact that their QB isn't "exactly the cream in the coffee"


Anticipating next week and let's see if the Giants can hold on to their perfect record - thus far. I think they're playing pretty well so far.

 

[Don Wassall]

Campbell's improved quite a bit since Washington's season opener. I've alwaysthought he could be an average to above average NFL starting QB, but the jury's still out. Dallas' defense hasn't been nearly as good as predicted as they are giving quarterbacks too much time to throw.

 

[Bear Backer]

Hands of stone everywhere today.  On top of the bad play is the commercials.  I'm going to have to keep track of a game because it seems like roughly half of an NFL broadcast is commercials, maybe even an outright majority.  If you have NFL Ticket on DirecTV you really notice it when you surf between games.  Game after game is on commercials.


Primetime TV used to be limited to 15 minutes of commercials per hour.  I don't know what it is now, but whatever it is it doesn't apply to the NFL. 

Its absolutely horrible.

That alone is enough to suck most of the joy out of watching the NFL for me. Combine that with the chronic poor play and lack of fundamentals by Affletes, the Caste and the NFL is becoming more and more like a bad habit that I want to kick but can't. Like others have said, if it wasn't for fantasy football and the personal rivalries that exist among the longstanding players in my league, I would almost be beyond ambivalent towards the NFL at this point.

 

[Don Wassall]

The kicker was when they changed the rule that the clock stopped when a player went out of bounds (except for the last five minutes of the second half). That wasn't done to speed up the game but to allow for many more minutes of commercials within the same roughly three hour time span of a game.


Following every change of possession, even three and outs, there's a commercial break. Every time a TD or FG is scored there's a break, and then usually another one after the ensuing kickoff. Every time a team calls a timeout, every time a black player writhes on the field or lies limp like he's paralyzed, every time there's a challenge flag thrown, the two-minute warning, there's two or three minutes of commercials. Then the networks themselves have their own timeouts during games for more commercials. It's gotta be at least half the time during a game.

 

[backrow]

i must have deleted IR status on Payne and replaced it with BYE week by accident.

stats updated throughout Sunday games. i am glad that Walter is a go to guy now especially since Andre Johnson doesn't seem to agree with the ball

Matt Jones is also looking solid, and so is Jason Witten, who's currently averaging 90 yards per game!

 

[PhillyBirds]

With Casey Hampton injured, do the Steelers have a shot at starting an all-white defensive line tonight? Chris Hoke is a NT, right?Edited by: PhillyBirds

 

[Thrashen]

They would, accept DE Brett Keisel is injured. It would have been DE Travis Kirscke, DT Chris Hoke, and DE Brett Keisel.

 

[PhillyBirds]

Who does Aaron Smith back up? Kirschke?

 

[referendum]

Backrow, for at least yesterday's game, Chiefs had Weston Dacus, linebacker, back on the roster. He had one tackle, (probably special teams?), and I wonder how long he'll stay on roster.

 

[backrow]

Who does Aaron Smith back up? Kirschke?

Aaron is a starter, Kirschke came in for injured Keisel. so yeah, they might have an all white D-line tonight.

 

[whiteathlete33]

I'm hoping Matt Jones can keep having decent games the rest of the season. He is very capable when given a fair chance. Now if only he had Brett Favre as his quarterback.

 

[Guest]

Favre is a caste gimp he would hate Jones with a passion.

 

[Don Wassall]

What an endless, boring first half. We need a snoozing emoticom.

 

[Gi-15]

I'm hanging on hoping that James Farrior gets 5 mores tackle so I can win in fantasy football this week... how can it come to this lol.

 

[Don Wassall]

The Steelers' sumos are once again executing flawlessly in pass protection.