2011 NFL Season

[Dan]

The investment in our D is just starting to come together, really think we could have one of the best D's in the league in the coming seasons, they're starting to gel and looking a fuckton better than in previous seasons right here.

[gunnar hendershow]

3 fumble calls that have had to be challenged because each time it was obviously the wrong judgment on the field.

Great job refs!

[Dan]

Fuck, I wish we weren't using Gabbert, he needed to sit for a year or two and get used to the offense, he's killing us here, the O line is pretty horrible but Gabbert looks fucking awful in the pocket and he's not giving us an alternative when MJD isn't having a good game.

Edited October 25, 2011 by McDanlad's

[naiwf]

Joe Flacco is terrible.

[gunnar hendershow]

8 carries for Ray Rice, that about sums it up.

Great defense from Jacksonville tonight, but if the Ravens kept hammering it in with Rice they were going to end up breaking runs at some point. Instead they decided to pass it against a secondary that regularly kept every receiver covered.

[Meacon Keaton]

That's a great pic, Dan.

[Guest JukeboxHero]

Yeah, Flacco is on my shit list right now. He was awful last night. He did my fantasy team no favors.

[gunnar hendershow]

I don't blame Flacco too much, the Jags stayed glued to the Ravens receivers all night. The INT wasn't a terrible pass into coverage where Flacco was trying to force something, the Jags defenders weren't on Dickson. Credit to Coleman for reading Flacco's eyes from the time the ball was snapped. I blame Cam Cameron for insisting to keep trying to set up the offense with passes. The Jags knew they weren't going to throw on Baltimore, and they weren't going to get much on the ground either. So they handed it to MJD and took their first downs when they could. Scobee made some long FGs and the Jags grinded out a win like the Ravens have for a decade. Cameron insists, over and over again, to air it out. He'd have much better success airing it out if he first got the ground attack going. Ray Rice is too good to touch the ball 8 times, you treat your best offensive player like that and you deserve to lose.

Hopefully this loss was finally the wake up call the offensive playcalling needed.

[Lint]

T.O. held a private workout to show how he's recovered from his injury. How private? No NFL teams sent scouts

[gunnar hendershow]

Yeah that was something, I think we'll get a retirement announcement from him in the coming weeks.

[Guest JukeboxHero]

As a fan of the guy, I find this sad. If he retires, it'll be a shame because I think he's still got a few years left in the tank.

[Universal]

Scouts are going to watch it on video and evaluate him that way and if they are interested they will bring him in for a complete physical and test runs anyways, so I wouldn't look into it that much. I am fairly confident that he will play in the NFL this year. Unless he's going to ask for unrealistic contract demands, he's ending up on a team that is desperate for wide receivers within the next several weeks.

Edited October 26, 2011 by Universal

[Dan]

I wouldn't be surprised if we offered him a shot, our WR corps is pretty horrible.

[Twist]

Bears cut Chris Harris. They refused to trade him two weeks ago, surely they could have got something for him?

[gunnar hendershow]

Surely someone would have given up a draft pick.

[Cactus Drags]

That sucks. I thought he played alright against the Bucs.

[Twist]

I'm guessing this is an attitude issue. He didn't dress for the Lions game as other players offered more on special teams and proceeded to request a trade. I guess his attitude didn't improve any despite starting against the Bucs.

[Cactus Drags]

Weirdly, in a quote from him on the ChicagoBears.com story on it, he said he was sad to be leaving the team he wanted to finish his career with. YOU REQUEST A FUCKING TRADE YOU PLUM. Angelo et al don't respond well to that sort of thing.

[livid]

Fuck planking.

[Lineker]

Random question: when did the salary cap come into force and how was it enforced from the offset? How long were teams given to get under it etc? So wish we could implement it in the English Premier League.