Official NFL 2007 Thread

[sahyder1]

A side note....if the Pats are somehow 15-0 most of the nation will not get to see their week 17 game against the Giants. It is a NFL Network game so people outside of NY and Boston are screwed unless congress gets involved.

Edited November 7, 2007 by sahyder1

[OGpistolpete]

I was bored...

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh

Philadelphia @ Washington

Atlanta @ Carolina

St. Louis @ New Orleans

Buffalo @ Miami

Denver @ Kansas City

Jacksonville @ Tennessee

Minnesota @ Green Bay

Cincinnati @ Baltimore

Dallas @ NY Giants

Detroit @ Arizona

Chicago @ Oakland

Indianapolis @ San Diego

San Francisco @ Seattle

[NobBe Nobbs]

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh - Shiiiit. I hate to be associated with Evil Chase K at all, but Pittsburgh solely because they're at home.

Philadelphia @ Washington - Philly aren't going to be stopping anyone, least of all a team looking for a playoff spot.

Atlanta @ Carolina - If Carolina's defense wasn't decent, I'd vote neither. Both suck ass.

St. Louis @ New Orleans - And speaking of sucking ass, welcome St. Louis. Here's to the mighty falling.

Buffalo @ Miami - Underrated side vs. overrated side. WHO YA GOT?

Denver @ Kansas City - Funny, I had KC as the potential 0-16 side before the start of the season. And I drafted Jay Cutler. lol@denver and lol@me.

Jacksonville @ Tennessee - The Titans have fantastic D, but for them to beat a team with an equally good defense, Vince Young might actually have to do something other than suck

Minnesota @ Green Bay - BRETT FAVRE *clapclapclap*/FUCK YOU PETERSON *clap clap clap clap clap*

Cincinnati @ Baltimore - Horrible offense vs. horrible defense. Mediocre defense vs. mediocre offense. Put Troy Smith in already.

Dallas @ NY Giants - Because fuck Dallas and go Umeniyora

Detroit @ Arizona - I predicted Arizona to go 10-6 this year. HAH.

Chicago @ Oakland - Siding with Biggz or Syco...well, Syco could kick my ass.

Indianapolis @ San Diego - Hello, is this Luis Castillo? Please come back, we can't stop people running without you.

San Francisco @ Seattle - Whoever wins, everybody loses. Including the viewers.

[Lowerdeck]

A side note....if the Pats are somehow 15-0 most of the nation will not get to see their week 17 game against the Giants. It is a NFL Network game so people outside of NY and Boston are screwed unless congress gets involved.

They already swapped a game with the Patriots (against the Bills) from 1 pm to 8:15 ... to get on Sunday night NBC.

I wonder if the same would happen.

I imagine it'd be on Ch. 9 in New York and Ch. 5 in Boston if it stays on NFL Network.

[alldaws1]

Buffalo @ Miami - Underrated side vs. overrated side. WHO YA GOT?

Miami are overrated? To be overrated you have to be rated in the first place.

[TFA]

Seen everyone else doing it, so why not?

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh

Philadelphia @ Washington

Atlanta @ Carolina

St. Louis @ New Orleans

Buffalo @ Miami

Denver @ Kansas City

Jacksonville @ Tennessee

Minnesota @ Green Bay

Cincinnati @ Baltimore

Dallas @ NY Giants

Detroit @ Arizona

Chicago @ Oakland

Indianapolis @ San Diego

San Francisco @ Seattle

[alldaws1]

Seen everyone else doing it, so why not?

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh

Philadelphia @ Washington

Atlanta @ Carolina

St. Louis @ New Orleans

Buffalo @ Miami

Denver @ Kansas City

Jacksonville @ Tennessee

Minnesota @ Green Bay

Cincinnati @ Baltimore

Dallas @ NY Giants

Detroit @ Arizona

Chicago @ Oakland

Indianapolis @ San Diego

San Francisco @ Seattle

We're predicting the winners, not the losers. Cleveland, Philly, Atlanta, St Louis, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland and San Francisco to win, seriously? If that happens I will bow down and call you the king of everything.

Steelers, 'Skins (ew), Panthers, Saints, Bills, Broncos, Titans, Pack, Bengals, Cowboys, Lions, Bears, Colts, Seahawks to win.

San Fran @ Seattle has to be the worst choice for a MNF game in ages.

[livid]

San Fran, Cleveland, Minnesota and Philly all have the ability to win their games so I wouldn't totally put it past them, especially Minnesota.

And before the season started, both San Francisco and Seattle were projected to be a lot better than they are; that's why they have a MNF game. Besides, I'm tired of people bitching about bad teams being on primetime games because guess what? Those teams have fans too and some (like myself) aren't able to see any other games from those teams. Besides a game with two bad teams can often turn into a good game.

[TFA]

Seen everyone else doing it, so why not?

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh

Philadelphia @ Washington

Atlanta @ Carolina

St. Louis @ New Orleans

Buffalo @ Miami

Denver @ Kansas City

Jacksonville @ Tennessee

Minnesota @ Green Bay

Cincinnati @ Baltimore

Dallas @ NY Giants

Detroit @ Arizona

Chicago @ Oakland

Indianapolis @ San Diego

San Francisco @ Seattle

We're predicting the winners, not the losers. Cleveland, Philly, Atlanta, St Louis, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland and San Francisco to win, seriously? If that happens I will bow down and call you the king of everything.

Steelers, 'Skins (ew), Panthers, Saints, Bills, Broncos, Titans, Pack, Bengals, Cowboys, Lions, Bears, Colts, Seahawks to win.

San Fran @ Seattle has to be the worst choice for a MNF game in ages.

[Evil Chase K]

Green Bay has a terrific defense. Don't be surprised if AD is kept under 150 yards.

[Cactus Drags]

Buffalo @ Miami - Underrated side vs. overrated side. WHO YA GOT?

Miami are overrated? To be overrated you have to be rated in the first place.

[Kyle_]

The Panthers for an easy win? I don't know how that is. Yes, the Falcons are bad, but so is David Carr. And Leftwich should be ready to go.

[Evil Chase K]

San Diego over Indy.

Mark it down.

And if it doesn't happen...forget I said it.

[Thatz]

I wouldn't expect too much from the Chargers. They're far too inconsistent to really count on them doing anything.

[OGpistolpete]

Am I the only one who thinks home field advantage matters in only a few divisions. Home field advantage is always huge in the AFC North, NFC East, and perhaps the NFC North, but those are the only divisions where playing at home really I think makes a big difference. Anyone else agree?

[naiwf]

Home field matters when there aren't huge gaps in terms of talent. For example, this year the Pats would win all 6 of their divisional games even if they played in Buffalo, New York/Jersey and Miami twice. The divisions you mentioned have competition from top to middle if not top to bottom, so the home field is more important there. The importance of playing at home in the postseason can't be understated though.

Edited November 8, 2007 by naiwf

[OGpistolpete]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3100835

The Minnesota Vikings have docked wide receiver Troy Williamson one game check for missing last Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers to attend the Monday funeral of his maternal grandmother.

Based on his 2007 salary of $435,000, the action by the Vikings will cost the three-year veteran $25,588. Williamson has 45 days to appeal Minnesota's decision to withhold his pay, and NFL Players Association sources said he will do so.

Coach Brad Childress told Twin Cities-area media following Thursday's practice that the decision was on a "business principle" of the Vikings organization.

"He had a family obligation that he had to see to," Childress said. "We sat down and talked on it before he left. ... He had to do what he had to do. Everybody handles that differently. [Williamson] had to do what his family situation called for."

Childress cited the cases of two players, Minnesota defensive tackle Pat Williams and Indianapolis wide receiver Reggie Wayne, who appeared in games shortly after the deaths of family members.

Williamson's maternal grandmother, who helped to raise him and with whom he was very close, died last week and he returned to South Carolina, where he played a large role in arranging her funeral. He also had to make travel arrangements for several of his siblings, some of whom are in the armed services. He returned to the team on Wednesday as the Vikings began practicing for this Sunday's game against Green Bay.

The team apparently apprised Williamson on Wednesday that he would not receive a paycheck for the game that he missed.

"I don't care if they would have [taken] my pay for the rest of the year, I was going home," Williamson told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "It wouldn't have mattered to me."

The team's first-round choice in the 2005 draft and regarded as Minnesota's best deep threat despite continuing inconsistencies that have marked his career, Williams has nine receptions for 159 yards and one touchdown while starting in six of seven games.

Williamson's agent, David Canter, revealed last week that his client's older brother was injured in an automobile accident in September and that he has been hospitalized in Georgia, where he has been in and out of a coma. He said Williamson, who has been able to spend only a little time visiting his brother, has been battling through the ordeal of "a grieving and healing" process and that his family is his first priority.

"What we have is both of the situations and circumstances coming to a head," Canter said. "His brother is in the hospital, and who knows what his health status will be? And then his grandma passing. He needs to be with his family. The Vikings are his extended family, and hopefully he can come back and continue to work to be the most successful he can be."

Canter declined comment Thursday evening on the decision by Minnesota officials to withhold Williamson's paycheck for last week.

[DMN in the House]

I don't agree with it, but business is business.

[livid]

DMN's right on the money with this one. I don't agree with it and I don't think anybody in their right mind would agree with it, but it makes sense from a business standpoint. However, I think, given the nature of all of what's going on with his life, that they could let it slide.

Or maybe this is just their way of telling him he sucks. I don't know

[NobBe Nobbs]

I'm torn here.

On the one hand, this is him getting paid a lot of money for a job, and the team needs to be able to count on him being ready and willing to play come Sunday no matter what. On the other, the guy's grandmother died, and that'd be tough for anyone to take, but for someone whose grandmother raised him, it's even harder, and this is a douchey move by Minnesota. Especially since they won.