Talk Elections

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I hope the 49ers are going to be on TV this week; I can't wait to see them lose to Green Bay.

Wait, what?  Who do you support, Xahar?

The baseball Giants.......other than that he's not a hometown boy.

I think the Steelers have an excellent chance of losing this week of all of them.....our pass defense seems suspect to me and Payton might carve us up like Thanksgiving turkey.

Harrison might not play and if he does he probably won't be a factor......Ryan Clark can't play in the Denver elevation and that messes Troy up.......could be a long night.

Yep, I'm actually thinking about changing my pick to the Broncos.  Peyton has always been real good in Primetime games too.

I just can't pick another team against my Steelers.....not possible :)

No, I am a 49ers fan, but sarcasm doesn't come off all that well in print.

Try a smiley, punk.  :P

I'm known for being a big Soccer fan in a country that doesn't care for it. On Sunday, I'll be following the season openers from a country I'm visiting to attend Soccer matches; a country that doesn't care about (American) Football. I think I've come full circle. :P

Now to find a place in Naples to watch the Eagles smoke the Browns. :P I think I'll have to settle for watching on my laptop though.

     Why do we have to play all the tough teams on the road? It seems like the Niners' greatest rival is the schedule makers.

I am hoping the Cowboys can at least do better than 8-8.  If we make the playoffs, great, but I just want a winning season, preferably one with 10 wins or more.

Since I am in Utah, I will be following the Broncos and 49ers a lot closer since they are the closest teams to me.  I will never stop being a Cowboys fan, just like I will never stop being an Oklahoma Sooners fan or Oklahoma City Thunder fan.  I will just 'follow' the local/regional teams.

Have you seen the Giants schedule?  Not just road but home......awful.

From moving around a bit, I've noticed you tend to hate or "come to an understanding" with the local favorite team.  I've done the latter with the Huskers.  I'm not a fan, but I watch games from time to time, I'd rather they win than lose (unless they are playing one of my teams, but that's a short list in college football:Air Force and Illinois) and I know a bit more about the team than I should.  But I'm not a fan.  I'd never wear Husker gear....and I do wear a little sports gear (Steelers hat, Cardinals tshirt).

Go Ravens.

I'm a 49ers fan because of my dad, who picked it up when he lived in Utah in the late '80s, when it was 49ers country. Of course, the 49ers were big everywhere back then; I haven't spent a lot of time in Utah, so it's quite possible that it's lain dormant during the last decade. As I understand it, people don't much care for the Broncos there, since Colorado and Utah do have a natural rivalry.

     It comes with the territory of winning your division. With that said, I think the Giants would rather play on the road. It seems to work out better for them. :P

We've got a good defensive struggle brewing in New Jersey.  3-0 Giants lead and that only thanks to a Tony Romo miscue that nearly resulted in a defensive touchdown if not stopped by a horse-collar penalty.

Both defenses look pretty decent.  This game won't go any higher than 14-17 points for the winner.

This game is so diabolically disastrous. Sooooo satisfying...

I was thrilled when Tony Romo got the first touchdown of the new season and lead 7-3 early in the 3rd quarter!  If our defense can hold, Dallas may have a chance to take one away from New York and go into Seattle 1-0 next Sunday.

Dallas just escaped the hardest place for them to win with a victory!  We not only get to go to Seattle with a 1-0 record, but we have a major leg up in the division already by winning a division game on the road!  It also boosts the Cowboys confidence.  Anybody who had Tony Romo on their fantasy team is probably smiling right now.  Same goes with Ogletree.

     Alex Smith sets the team record for most consecutive regular season passing attempts without an interception, breaking Steve Young's record of 184. I think this might be the year that Alex gets some respect.

Outside of SF?  ;)

     Yeah. He earned plenty of respect from Niners fans last year, but it seems that everyone else walked away thinking that he still sucked. This year, the movement goes nationwide! ;)

Prediction: Eagles last in division, Vick and Reid goners.

That'd be the best thing for the Eagles, honestly.

Warned for hardline trolling.

Fixed

Bad day at the office for Da Bears...

     Cutler played really badly tonight. Rodgers didn't do so great, either. I wonder if the Packers are regressing to the mean. ;D

We need to make sure we don't get:

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this weekend.

you'll get dirty Sanchezzed long before you get Tebowed

My butt hurts at the thought of that.......ick.

49ers prediction: 14-2

     I predicted 12-4, including a win against the Packers. Given how efficient our offense was though, I'm tempted to scale up the wins in that prediction.

Anyone feel for Cutler big time? I mean Thursday night was absolutely ridiculous. Sacked 7 times and it could've been more, Marshall dropping an end zone deep ball put in what Mayock called a perfect spot, and Bennett causing an interception by not coming to the ball. J'Marcus Webb, the human turnstile.

I'm in my chair screaming for Vick to succeed in his opening drive?  Oh good Lord, kill me :)

     It must be painful to be divisional rivals with the Ravens. :P Damn, that team is good.

Patriots looking bad right now. ;D

Sadly Dolphins win but that means Raiders lose, so...

Pats are driving now and will probably tie.  fcking Giants pissing me off too.  it had looked like such a great 1pm slate for Jet fans :(

fck sports man

ahhh NE 2-pt no good :)  2:06 to go

yeahhhh TB!!

:)

Are the Iggles TRYING to lose this f[inks]ing game?

Gostkowski, miss, please!

Lol wow there is a God!!!!!

Patriots....losing at home....to an NFC West team that isn't the Niners....I don't say "lol" often but LOL!

Thank you Lord......it's over and Iggles win!

Sanchez is great!

Please go away :P

Well he's better than most Jets fans think he is, but I don't know about "great".

The answer is yes. And they will continue to fail.

Jets can't move the ball unless the refs move it for them.

Jets were terrible in every facet of the game.  We did nothing from 1st qrtr on, on either side of the ball.

That was embarrassing. We need to beat the Dolphins before losing two straight.

And he undeniably hates Jets fans. >:(

To be fair to the Jets, that was a much more important game for the Steelers than it was for the Jets.  The Steelers had to win that game, the Jets just needed it.  Losing on the road to a good team isn't the end of the world.  Ya better win that game next week in Miami though 'cause your schedule ain't getting any easier after that.

Our schedule post-bye looks really easy but I expect to lose to the 49ers, Texans, and the Pats once. Losing Revised really hurt.

Except, Miami is coming off an unexpected, but nevertheless welcome win against Oakland.  Miami is not going to be as easy as people think.

I must say I am very intrigued by the Dallas Cowboys.  Only they could go in to the toughest place for them to play (New York) and not only win, but dominate the game and then turn around the next week going to a rookie quarterback's house on a team that has a lot of questions heading into the season and lay an egg... 

Bravo, Dallas... Bravo!!

49ers!

That last drive was amazing. Alex Smith is great.

     Indeed he is. Our receivers are somewhat disappointing though, Crabtree and Vernon aside. Without those drops, Smith would have been 28/31. That is just an unreal level of accuracy.

Jets could easily be 2-5 soon :(

Where do we all stand on giants/bucs "victory" formation issue?  I say the Bucs were in the right here.  If you're a score or less from winning and there is still time on the clock, eff the team with the lead and go balls out trying to get a turnover.  The leading team doesn't get to decide when the game is over, the clock does.  Eli (who I like) and the rest of the Giants (who I enjoy watching beat the Patsies in the Super Bowl) are being giant pansies about this.

Agreed.  Last minute turnovers have decided many a game.

It's stupid and dangerous.

     The Victory formation issue is stupid, because there's no way to really enforce any prohibition on running the clock out. If we get rid of the victory formation, then the QB will just take the snap and "trip", or bootleg out and slide once a defender gets within two yards of him. The same thing will happen anyway.

I heard one guy say that the clock should stop if the offense fails to advance the ball, I'm not sure about that.  My issue isn't with the victory formation itself, it's offenses crying about the defense still caring.

The Cardinals' next five opponents are the Eagles, Dophins, Rams, Bills, and Vikings. The only road games are in St. Louis and Minneapolis. Arizona could easily start the season 7-0, which is insane.

Given that division,  they may never look back.  ;)

or more likely 4-3

Let's not forget that they still need to play the best team in the league twice after that.

The Steelers play them twice?  Who knew?

I'm glad to see there are a couple of other Niners fans on this site, I'm thinking they could go 15-1 this season, a lot of that is wishfull thinking though.

     Welcome! At this point, I think the Niners should be considered at least even and probably the favorite in every remaining game. Going 16-0 or 15-1 is certainly conceivable, but it's immensely difficult to not drop a few games somewhere.

We certainly seem to have a lot of Niners and Steelers fans.  Which makes me wonder.....

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Am I the only one who thinks these games are much more fun to watch with the replacement refs?

(Sorry Green Bay)

Guys, the replay officials who made the fyked up call last night are the regular replay officials.  Blame them for the final decision.

How about the ending of that game last night, huh?  Wicked!  I was certain that if the Patriots won Sunday night, Ravens fans were going to burn down Baltimore.  After last nights game, I think the Packers fans are going to drive down to Baltimore and burn it anyways.  hahaha

BRING BACK THE REFS!!!!!

The replacement refs do suck but has anyone noticed a bias toward the home teams on blown calls?  It's seems the visiting teams get the sh**t calls.

I haven't paid too close of attention about one team being favored over the other, but I do notice how many obvious ones aren't called.  Like in last nights game: about 3 or 4 plays before the TD catch at the end, a Packers defensemen was clearly off-sides, but no flag was thrown.  Even the commentators missed it because the Seahawks rushed the play rather than spiking the ball.

     Rules are that you can't review a call of simultaneous possession. They were just making a routine review to see if possession existed, which it did (just not for the side the refs alleged). Green Bay was ****ed over hardcore.

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I don't know why I would sympathize with scabs.

CBS News just said the referee who waved for the TD is a glorified high school football ref. Good grief...

Well certainly, and it makes sense. If the replacement officials are feeling insecure and confused enough, 75,000 screaming fans and a long ride home can convince you of the "right" decision rather quickly. Even if not for fear, who doesn't want to get cheered instead of booed? I'm not saying it makes it right by any means, but it isn't really surprising.

Remind me I still hate you for losing in the black hole :P

This GIF is America.

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The original refs are just as bad as the replacements. Already 3 horrible blown calls against the Packers a week after the three plus horrible calls last week. Should have just kept the replacement refs for a lot cheaper, the job quality is basically the same, it's just costing a lot more now.

The officials in the Saints/Packers game aren't any better than those in the Packers/Seahawks game...  I wonder if the refs both replacement and regular got together in the preseason to agree on sabotaging the Packers season?  Two or three clear calls have gone in the Saints favor when they should have gone to the Pack.

The replacements are too slow.

Fcuking holding call. 1-3 Packers would have been so glorious.

The Eagles barely escaped with a win, dropping the defending Super Bowl champs to 2-2 with both losses coming against division opponents.  Somehow, the Eagles are 3-1 when their quality of play could easily have put them 0-4.

The Eagles are ridiculous. 3-1 winning 3 games by a combined 5 points or something silly like that. For fantasy purposes at least Reid decided to utilize McCoy instead of giving it to Vick and telling him to do whatever.

Would you like some cheese with that whine?  ::)

The good ol days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfWDQxQkvqE)

Why is Shannon Sharpe on TV again?

God forbid Vick keep the ball in his hands, or the O-Line does their job.

does anyone else really like the Browns road uniforms?

Well, we won't be getting lucky with a missed field goal for the second game in a row.

So, what are the odds that this will finally force Andy to get rid of the absolute WORST offensive coordinator in the NFL. I effing hate that pile of garbage and crap more than anything. What a freakin useless c**nt.

2nd worst. We have Greg Knapp. 2 stints, never more than 17 points under his playcalling. Turned McFadden from gold to crap. We definitely win that war.

Alex Smith: 18-24, 303 yards, 3 TD


They're nice, yeah.

     Over/under for people to start complaining about him holding this team back again?

Yeah, fair enough. But look at how horrible Mornhinweg has done with arguably the most dynamic QB of all time, the current best RB in the league, and a stable of receivers and a tight end that could each easily top 100 yards receiving any given week. And he lays an egg. AGAIN. Add that to the fact that he was unbelievably horrendous in Detroit and it makes for a completely unacceptable performance that makes absolutely no sense on any level. Horrible, week in and week out. That trash has cost us games, playoff spots, playoff games, year after year after year. Either he MUST go during the season or it's just time for Andy to shove off. This is nonsense.

2½ weeks seems reasonable.

So, so, so very tired of Mark Sanchez..... also even without all the injuries this team would suck.  Revis isnt there to stop the run or get a pass rush.

serious lol on the last pass deflection

     Found out that the Niners are averaging 6.1 yards per carry running the ball. Now that is an impressive stat.

The Eagles looooove throwing games away. Love it.

This would be much less annoying if the Giants were actually a good team.

Un-effing-believable. I hate this team like I hate Hitler. If nothing changes by their next game, I'm rooting for the Ravens. The best thing for the Eagles is to lose out and Lurie to grow some balls and fire one of the absolute worst coaching staffs in the NFL from top to bottom. Marty Mornhinweg deserves to be strung up in Love Park in Center City. c**nt

Gonna watch the second half?

Coached ourselves out of a victory that was within grasp. How the hell did Greg Knapp get this job? Or the DC Whatever-his-face-is Tarvis? Ughhh...another long year comin' in Oakland.

Kept it on until the third interception; switched to Tigers-Yankees after that.

     I actually went to a movie instead of watching the game this week. We usually lose when I don't watch, for some reason. At least we should torch Seattle, given how we play after losing games.

Those Texans :(

lulz@daPatriots

Defensive Coordinator Juan Castillo fired by the Eagles.

I got to bed with the Broncos being zilched and wake up to this sh**t?  WTF

Now Michael Vick won't turn the ball over so often! Problem solved!

....wait.....

(but seriously, this did need to happen. How did Reid ever think a long time OC was going to be able to make this switch so seamlessly, especially amongst east coast sports media/fans?)

Yep, I live in Cowboys country. I have to give the Cowboys some credit. They always find new, exciting and inventive ways to lose. Crazy thing about the Cowboys is how inconsistent they are. I mean, they were competitive against the Ravens on Sunday. However, I can see them getting crushed by the Panthers next week. You just never know with these guys.

I predicted that they would be 8-8 this year. Methinks that I may have been too kind to them.

A bit late, but:

Go Bills...we might have a winning record this season.

I'm rooting for Seattle, but I can't pick them in anything......I don't trust them enough.

This season has really depressed me thus far.  My Cowboys are 2-3, and my other favorite teams don't seem to be doing much better.  Think any of them can turn it around?

There have been more upsets or unexpected results - call it what you want - this year than in many years past.

My Cowboys are mediocre at best this year.  However, it is comforting to know that my two most hated teams - New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are doing crappy this year (by their standards).

   C/ATT   YDS   AVG   TD   INT   RAT.
A. Rodgers   20/22   232   10.5   2   0   140.9

At least one A-Rod knows how to play..

% of days I love the Raiders: 100%

% of days I hate being a Raiders fan: 1000000000000000000000%

I don't know how many more weeks I can take of Sanchez.  Fumbles, unbelievably bad screen passes and wounded ducks to open receivers for interceptions.

Can Sanchez even be a back up?

It's Tebow Time

god no

Actually we're still in this game. Throw it deep!

Sparano is freaking incompetent.

Pray for a pick!

LOL McCourty.

How do you watch without having a nervous breakdown?

Oh I found a Zen like acceptance with the Jets.... I'm used to them toying with me.

I just hope that what I just witnessed means the end of Sanchez as Jets starting QB.  He was directly responsible for 2 fumbles and 1 bad INT to a wide open guy in the end zone.  He shows flashes where looks good but is too uneven and loses the game with turnovers.

Jacksonville injuries or not, epic 14 point OT comeback victory for the Silver and Black!!!

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Ref pulls flag out then stuffs it back in pocket haha

Jets look good

Ok, no more joking anymore. Andy, your time has come and gone. Time to go.

Yeah, I mean I get heated really, really easily when it comes to the Eagles, but we've obviously hit a tipping point. Castillo was a huge miss, Mornhinweg...I won't even say anything, Vick's been hung out to dry, Nnamdi was a waste, the D-line is a disaster, the O-line is the 9/11 of the Eagles, general play calling is worse than it's ever been, the players are lazy, the coaches are inept, and all of it is only getting worse. I love Andy Reid like a family member, but it's over.

Ugh... Cowboys. Down 16 to 0 and the 2nd quarter has just started. 3 turnovers already. My Facebook status update feed is going to reach "Apocalyptic freakout" levels from all the Cowboy fans I know.

Their defense is keeping them in this... barely. It could be a lot worse. On the bright side, their offense is getting a lot of rest today from all the turnovers. It'll keep 'em fresh for next week... (heh.)

Edit: 23 to 0. 4 turnovers. This is getting uglier than Al Bundy's mother-in-law.

I know, I had to change the channel.  I'm now watching Hurricane Sandy coverage on The Weather Channel.

I don't blame you one bit. This one's probably already out of reach for the Cowboys. It just got worse too. Another interception from Romo. That's 3 already. I wonder what the NFL record for interceptions in one half is?

The only thing that makes this Giants win somewhat bearable is it is, at best, a split for the Giants.  We snuck out of New York with a win in Week 1.

That's true. At least the 'Boys split the season series. Who knows. Maybe something insane will happen and the Cowboys will somehow come back. I'm not holding my breath, but there's still a ton of game to play.

Its not over, yet.  23-10 in the 3rd quarter.  We're within 2 touchdowns.  Still not likely, but it doesn't look as bad now.

I was just about to say so myself. Cowboys looking much better. 23-17 now. A one possession game. I spoke too soon earlier. Damn my proclamations of doom and gloom!

C'mon NY Giants, do your thing!

24-23 Cowboys late in the 3rd!!!!

Believe it or not, the Cowboys are leading 24-23 now. I admit, I'm impressed with them right now. Hopefully they'll keep it up and win this one.

Troy Aikman was just saying the Giants better wake up or it could be a blowout the other way.

That would be sweet. It appears as if the Cowboys just intercepted the football! Nice.

Giants got lucky tonight.  This was Dallas' game.

It doesn't get any easier for Dallas.  They have to visit 7-0 Atlanta next week and then to Philadelphia the week after.

     Nah, you just had Tony Romo behind center.

And, we had Dez Bryant...

I know I'm a Yinzer but do you guys agree the Steelers/Giants game will be a great one to watch, regardless?