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Andy Dufresne said:
That Mario Williams will be vastly improved from his injury wrecked rookie season and may show the Texans as justified in taking him #1 overall last year.
Andy, I'm with you in the fact that I think he's going to be a great defensive player this year and for many to come. However, I'm not sure he CAN do enough to justify being the #1 pick over Bush and Vince. That, of course, isn't his fault.
 
jurb26 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
Did you watch the game? I think most would have taken him out 10 mins earlier.
That's even worse. How does he become your starter if he's that bad?
 
shadyridr said:
-Start any DEF against KC, my Chiefs may set a record for offensive futility

-The Chiefs DEF actually maybe a decent fantasy option

-Plaxico Burress may end the year as a top 10 WR

-Travis Henry was not overvalued

-Fred Taylor looks slow and with one step in the productive-RB grave

-Big Ben will be money this season; the chemistry with Holmes is definitely there

-Calvin Johnson may have been UNDERRATED if that is possible

-Despite getting injured, Caddy Williams, looked like a rejuvenated back. He may have been undervalued

-Marcus Pollard may have been undervalued - could finish in the top10-12 at TE.

That is stream of consciousness from me from what i saw today so far.
Glad to see you've FINALLY come around and realize we weren't KC haters but we realized that they were not a good team.
Dont act all high-and-mighty, I admitted I was wrong, leave it at that.
 
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jurb26 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
Did you watch the game? I think most would have taken him out 10 mins earlier.
That's even worse. How does he become your starter if he's that bad?
It's Cleveland, what do you expect. :goodposting:
 
I learned that Garrard was undervalued in typical run-heavy leagues. He will be a quality backup & spot starter.

The Packers D is legit, and will be a top 5 unit both IRL and in fantasy. My playoff prediction for them is looking good...

In fact, my whole "NFC North defense = win" theory seems to be true right now. The Lions don't count, obviously!

I picked the Steelers to take the division and am liking that much more now. Ben & Santonio Holmes were going to be key, and both are showing what they need to. People were scared of the Tomlin thing, but the Rooneys don't screw up on coaches...

And my Browns look no better than before. This is a lesson on the value of offensive line continuity, so hopefully we can keep this group together and not get staph infections or anything!

-Josh

 
jurb26 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
Did you watch the game? I think most would have taken him out 10 mins earlier.
That's even worse. How does he become your starter if he's that bad?
It's Cleveland, what do you expect. :goodposting:
I'm sorry, but it seems another franchise would have to actually TRY to be worse to actually BE worse than the Browns.Play Quinn!
 
Andy Dufresne said:
jurb26 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
Did you watch the game? I think most would have taken him out 10 mins earlier.
He was that bad, huh? If he was that bad, then he never should have been the starter in the first place.Quinn should be the starter. No matter how many lumps he takes, he seems to have the demeanor to handle it.
Frye is terrible and Anderson is about his equal. Quinn might as well start this coming week.
 
prymetyme25 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.

How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
I also learned that there are about 10 coaches that should not have a Job in the nfl!!! I'm seriously thinking about applying for the Miami, KC, Jax, Cle, and Tampa Bay job.
Fixed. :thumbup:
 
prymetyme25 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.

How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
I also learned that there are about 10 coaches that should not have a Job in the nfl!!! I'm seriously thinking about applying for the Miami, KC, Jax, Cle, and Tampa Bay job.
Fixed. :blackdot:
only the Florida jobs. You cant beat the weather there unless San Diego become unexpectingly available.
 
Andy Dufresne said:
jurb26 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
Did you watch the game? I think most would have taken him out 10 mins earlier.
He was that bad, huh? If he was that bad, then he never should have been the starter in the first place.Quinn should be the starter. No matter how many lumps he takes, he seems to have the demeanor to handle it.
Frye is terrible and Anderson is about his equal. Quinn might as well start this coming week.
Frye, Anderson, Quinn...whomever. Crennel is an idiot! You can't flip-flop and waffle on a week to week basis on who your starter will be. The team will NEVER gel like this! He's making himself and the team look bad and if he continues on he'll be gone before you know it.Name a guy and stick with him! At this point, I'm against bringing in Quinn just because the team is so bad and he'd get destroyed. I think they should name Frye or Anderson as starter and ease Quinn in later on.
 
I learned that the New York Jets fans are heartless when they cheered after Chad Pennington got hurt and limped off the field.

 
I learned that the New York Jets fans are heartless when they cheered after Chad Pennington got hurt and limped off the field.
:goodposting:ETA: I really hope they were cheering the effort he made to get off the field...... if not what a bunch of f'ing losers.
 
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Andy Dufresne said:
jurb26 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
I think I learned that I can coach in the NFL. If Romeo Crennel can, then so can I.How do you take your starting QB out after 20 minutes? No matter how bad he played, you just don't do that.
Did you watch the game? I think most would have taken him out 10 mins earlier.
He was that bad, huh? If he was that bad, then he never should have been the starter in the first place.Quinn should be the starter. No matter how many lumps he takes, he seems to have the demeanor to handle it.
Frye is terrible and Anderson is about his equal. Quinn might as well start this coming week.
Frye, Anderson, Quinn...whomever. Crennel is an idiot! You can't flip-flop and waffle on a week to week basis on who your starter will be. The team will NEVER gel like this! He's making himself and the team look bad and if he continues on he'll be gone before you know it.Name a guy and stick with him! At this point, I'm against bringing in Quinn just because the team is so bad and he'd get destroyed. I think they should name Frye or Anderson as starter and ease Quinn in later on.
I disagree and think Romeo needs to take the Carson Palmer route with Quinn and hold a clipboard for a year.Let Anderson and Frye get hammered to a pulp this year.Next year get Michael Turner and start fresh with Quinn.
 
Here's the Week 1 thread from last year. I just skimmed it, but I was surprised at how accurate most of the posts were. The main fallacies that I saw from just skimming it:

- People burying the Packers, especially their offense, after getting pummeled by the Bears.

- People assuming Jamal Lewis had returned to form.

 
Travis Henry is definitely a stud RB in the Denver offense. He was worthy of a first round pick, and an absolute STEAL round two.

You really can't fully appreciate how versatile LT2 is unless you have him on a fantasy squad. Despite not being able to run effectively against a stout Bears D - LT2 still finds ways to get you MAD points.

I regret not having ADP on all my teams - have him on one... that's just not enough.

Avoiding LJ entirely was a very wise move.

 
I learned that the New York Jets fans are heartless when they cheered after Chad Pennington got hurt and limped off the field.
:rolleyes: ETA: I really hope they were cheering the effort he made to get off the field...... if not what a bunch of f'ing losers.
:bag: When Clemmens started jogging onto the field the cheers got even louder.
Being in the stands, I can confirm that snogger is right. I'm sometimes embarrassed to be surrounded by some of the diehards there.
 
Being in the stands, I can confirm that snogger is right. I'm sometimes embarrassed to be surrounded by some of the diehards there.
you know... that's about as good an answer as you could have given there.that alone does a lot to redeem JETS fans.more proof that a man can not be judged by the laundry he roots for.
 
Andy Dufresne said:
That Mario Williams will be vastly improved from his injury wrecked rookie season and may show the Texans as justified in taking him #1 overall last year.
Andy, I'm with you in the fact that I think he's going to be a great defensive player this year and for many to come. However, I'm not sure he CAN do enough to justify being the #1 pick over Bush and Vince. That, of course, isn't his fault.
Mario could turn into Julius Peppers and I still don't think people will ever let Houston off the hook.
 
The Raiders are still bad, maybe not as bad as the Chiefs but pretty bad.

The Lions looked okay but (as a lifelong Lions fan) they're still a house of cards in my book.

CJ is the real deal, seriously. Probably a better WR than Roy as I type this.

I love football

 
Travis Henry is a perfect fit for that Broncos offense. The Broncos would be 0-1 without him. Young or Bell would not have had a performance like that yesterday. He seemed to get 7-8 yards even with 8 in the box.

 
Still a bit giddy but,

I learned that all the analysts both professional and amateur had some really interesting, great-sounding arguments stating that Moss lost a step, was a shadow of his former self, etc, etc :thumbup: :lmao:

Wait, wait let me breathe...

OKay :lmao: :lmao:

 
Still a bit giddy but,I learned that all the analysts both professional and amateur had some really interesting, great-sounding arguments stating that Moss lost a step, was a shadow of his former self, etc, etc :whoosh: :lmao: Wait, wait let me breathe...OKay :lmao: :lmao:
I was definitely in the boat of thinking Moss was no longer an elite WR. I even applied an analogy on ESPN boards to explain the relationship between the Pats and Moss: Pats = Rome, Moss = Visigoths. Definitely wrong there as well.Pats fans have definitely earned the right to gloat.
 
Andy Dufresne said:
That Mario Williams will be vastly improved from his injury wrecked rookie season and may show the Texans as justified in taking him #1 overall last year.
Andy, I'm with you in the fact that I think he's going to be a great defensive player this year and for many to come. However, I'm not sure he CAN do enough to justify being the #1 pick over Bush and Vince. That, of course, isn't his fault.
Mario could turn into Julius Peppers and I still don't think people will ever let Houston off the hook.
Since most people talk completely out of their bunghole, I guess that's to be expected.
Still a bit giddy but,I learned that all the analysts both professional and amateur had some really interesting, great-sounding arguments stating that Moss lost a step, was a shadow of his former self, etc, etc :lmao: :lmao: Wait, wait let me breathe...OKay :lmao: :lmao:
He IS a shadow of his former self. Fortunately for him, he's so talented that even his shadow, when placed in a perfect environment like he's now in, can produce.Spending a 4th rounder to acquire him looks like a steal for now. Let's see him handle a little adversity and see what happens. Of course, the Patriots are so good that I doubt they'll face any adversity this year. :whoosh:
 
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Still a bit giddy but,I learned that all the analysts both professional and amateur had some really interesting, great-sounding arguments stating that Moss lost a step, was a shadow of his former self, etc, etc :confused: :shrug: Wait, wait let me breathe...OKay :lmao: :lmao:
I was definitely in the boat of thinking Moss was no longer an elite WR. I even applied an analogy on ESPN boards to explain the relationship between the Pats and Moss: Pats = Rome, Moss = Visigoths. Definitely wrong there as well.Pats fans have definitely earned the right to gloat.
I'm not as worried about his skills as I am the situation. Brady is a great QB. One of the reasons he is so great is he spreads the ball around a lot which does not bode well for fantasy #'s. The antithesis to this is Brady has never had someone like Moss to throw to. Maybe he hones in on one WR more than he has done in the past. If so Moss is in for a monster season again....
 
Another thing we learned is that the Super Bowl champion will once again come from the AFC and the NFC representative is going to get SMOKED.

 
Big things I'd take out of week one:

Lynch will have a good year. He's talented, he's the clear #1 back, and his team is *just* good enough to move the ball and take the pressure off of him. I would trade Maurice Drew or Ronnie Brown for him in a redraft. He's a top 15-20 back right now.

These offenses look like they'll struggle all season: Jacksonville, Kansas City, Atlanta, and Cleveland. I'd be a little bit worried about Tampa, Washington, and Chicago too. A below average QB can really be a team killer in the NFL.

Chris Brown's huge day will generate some chatter, but I still think Tennessee will be an iffy offense this year. Brown probably won't be a reliable option, even if he continues to outproduce LenDale (which seems likely at this point).

Don't get too excited about Peterson. The long TD was something of a fluke and it's important to remember that the Falcons are one of the bottom 3-4 teams in the league. I love Peterson's talent, but I think he'll be an inconsisten producer this season.

I'm usually skeptical about in-season trades, but I think the Vikes could afford to dump Taylor given the presence of Peterson and Moore. Doubt it happens, but it might make some sense.

Cedric Benson looks like a flop. He showed flashes at times during his brilliant college career, but he's been exposed as the average athlete that he is. It's tough to envision him being very productive this season. I could see Peterson eating into his carries in a big way.

Houston is no longer a doormat. They'll play people tough and win a couple games they shouldn't.

Randy Moss is still Randy Moss.

The gap between the best teams in the league and the worst teams in the league is probably wider than I can ever remember. Kansas City, Cleveland, and Atlanta are total creampuffs. They're going to get annihilated all season long.

 
Still a bit giddy but,I learned that all the analysts both professional and amateur had some really interesting, great-sounding arguments stating that Moss lost a step, was a shadow of his former self, etc, etc :fishing: :lmao: Wait, wait let me breathe...OKay :lmao: :lmao:
I was definitely in the boat of thinking Moss was no longer an elite WR. I even applied an analogy on ESPN boards to explain the relationship between the Pats and Moss: Pats = Rome, Moss = Visigoths. Definitely wrong there as well.Pats fans have definitely earned the right to gloat.
I'm not as worried about his skills as I am the situation. Brady is a great QB. One of the reasons he is so great is he spreads the ball around a lot which does not bode well for fantasy #'s. The antithesis to this is Brady has never had someone like Moss to throw to. Maybe he hones in on one WR more than he has done in the past. If so Moss is in for a monster season again....
I believe that even Tom Brady, as much as he likes to break down a defense and pick them apart by throwing to the open receiver, can get sucked in by the long ball. There's nothing like the long bomb and there's never been anyone like Moss when it comes to catching it. So, you put one of the best arms in the league together with the best deep threat the game has ever had and you get explosiveness. I have to admit that I needed to see Moss gain the separation like he used to in order to beleive he still had it. But, his TD yesterday was nothing short of vintage Moss pulling away from everyone like they were standing still. He once again has a guy that can out-throw him in Brady, so the sky is the limit. Could be some homer testosterone carrying over here, but I liked what I saw. The only sad thing, as I said to my friends during the game is that anything short of a superbowl will be a complete failure. We have zero excuses.
 
I can't believe how wrong I was about the Browns. With the (apparently) improved o-line and a young/emerging defense, I thought they might be respectable this year.

How terribly, awfully wrong.

 
If you're pondering starting your WR3 for whatever reason (flex choice, WR2 has Champ Bailey covering him, etc.), have no fear if he's up against the Giants.

 
Chris Brown is my new favorite player

If Chris Brown stays healthy he will have a Robert Smith type impact

Lendale White can improve, but he isn't THAT bad.

I admit it. The Titans need better receivers.

Justin Gage deserves to start.

Eric Moulds should be benched.

Bo Scaife is a beast, and is tons better than Troupe

The Titans offensive line is great

The Titans defensive line is amazing

Courtland Finnegan and Michael Griffin need to improve!

Nick Harper is going to be really good this season.

Bulluck and Thornton did a pretty good job, as did new starter Ryan Fowler.

New starter Colin Lowry at saftey is better than I thought he was. Didn't do anything good, but he didn't do anything bad either.

I would take Lowry over Lamont Thompson anyday.

I miss Pac Man Jones.

Ahmard Hall will eventually become a top 5 FB

 

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