2016 NFL Season

[Slogger]

2 hours ago, Toe said:

The Bills game against Baltimore was so annoying for me to watch. The defence looked good, but suddenly the offence just could not move the ball. They could have won that game.

Just as annoying on the other side. Yeah, Our defence held you guys to just 7 (On a relatively ballsy 4th and goal from a half yard out even) but I was sort of hoping we would score more than 13 points.

Surely we don't allow McCown to put up 400yards passing on us again this week. 

[gunnar hendershow]

35 minutes ago, Slogger said:

Just as annoying on the other side. Yeah, Our defence held you guys to just 7 (On a relatively ballsy 4th and goal from a half yard out even) but I was sort of hoping we would score more than 13 points.

Surely we don't allow McCown to put up 400yards passing on us again this week. 

Shareece Wright led the team in tackles because he let all those guys catch the damn ball.

McCown absolutely humiliated us last year and I'm dreading a repeat performance. I'm not afraid of any team's running game, but I'm extremely afraid of our secondary.

[Slogger]

28 minutes ago, damshow said:

Shareece Wright led the team in tackles because he let all those guys catch the damn ball.

McCown absolutely humiliated us last year and I'm dreading a repeat performance. I'm not afraid of any team's running game, but I'm extremely afraid of our secondary.

That first sentence made me cringe (CB's should not be leading the tackle count...ever)

The second one triggered my PTSD from that game.

[HC]

On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2016 at 13:05, Maxx said:

I am appalled that @HC is using fractional points.

Every yard counts and ties are for soccer!

But actually, DYSI ran B-League with fractional points back in 2013 and I've just always kept the settings the same.

 

[Lineker]

The list of Modern-Era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 is comprised of 94 players and coaches. Among the nominees announced are several first-year eligible players including quarterback Donovan McNabb, running back LaDainian Tomlinson, wide receiver Hines Ward and defensive end Jason Taylor.

The list of nominees consists of 45 offensive players, 32 defensive players, six special teams players and 11 coaches. The Modern-Era nominees will be trimmed to 25 semifinalists in November and, from there, to 15 finalists in January.

Eighteen finalists will be presented to the full 48-member Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee during its annual selection meeting on the eve of Super Bowl LI. The finalists will consist of 15 Modern-Era finalists, the recently named Senior Finalist, Kenny Easley, and the 2017 Contributor Finalists, Jerry Jones and Paul Tagliabue.

The Selection Committee will meet on Saturday, February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas to elect the Class of 2017. While there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the selection process by-laws provide that between four and eight new members will be selected.

The Senior Finalist and Contributor Finalists will be voted "yes" or "no" for election at the annual selection meeting and must receive at least 80 percent support from the Committee to be elected. The Modern Era finalists will be trimmed during the meeting from 15 to 10 and then from 10 to 5. The remaining five finalists will be voted on individually, "yes" or "no" and must receive the same 80 percent positive vote as the Senior and Contributors Finalists to earn election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Class of 2017 will be announced during the "NFL Honors" nationally broadcast award show that evening.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 will be formally enshrined on Saturday, August 5, 2017. The enshrinement is one of three marquee events to be held in the spectacular new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium during the Enshrinement Week along with the Concert for Legends and the NFL/Hall of Fame Game. The festivities kick off with the nationally televised Gold Jacket Dinner on Thursday night of Hall of Fame Week.

The annual Enshrinement Ceremony is televised nationally by the Hall of Fame's broadcast partners, NFL Network and ESPN.

MODERN-ERA NOMINEES FOR THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2017

*Finalist in 2016 (Players and coaches must have last played or coached at least five full seasons ago to be eligible for nomination. Therefore, any individual who last played or coached in 2011 is eligible for the first time in 2017).

QUARTERBACKS (7): Drew Bledsoe, Randall Cunningham, Doug Flutie, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Phil Simms, *Kurt Warner

RUNNING BACKS (13): Shaun Alexander, Ottis Anderson, Tiki Barber, Larry Centers, Roger Craig, *Terrell Davis, Eddie George, *Edgerrin James, Daryl Johnston, Eric Metcalf (also WR/PR/KR), LaDainian Tomlinson, Herschel Walker (also KR), Ricky Watters

WIDE RECEIVERS (10): Isaac Bruce, Henry Ellard (also PR), Torry Holt, Chad Johnson, Derrick Mason (also KR/PR), *Terrell Owens, Sterling Sharpe, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Hines Ward

TIGHT END (1): Mark Bavaro

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (14): Tony Boselli (T), Ray Donaldson (C), *Alan Faneca (G), Jay Hilgenberg (C), Chris Hinton (G/T), Kent Hull (C), *Joe Jacoby (T), Mike Kenn (T), Olin Kreutz (C), Jim Lachey (T), Kevin Mawae (C/G), Tom Nalen (C), Nate Newton (G), Steve Wisniewski (G)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (5): Leslie O'Neal (DE), Simeon Rice (DE), Fred Smerlas (NT), Jason Taylor (DE), Bryant Young (DT)

LINEBACKERS (11): Carl Banks, Cornelius Bennett, Tedy Bruschi, Seth Joyner, Levon Kirkland, Clay Matthews, Willie McGinest (also DE), Karl Mecklenburg, Sam Mills, Joey Porter, Zach Thomas

DEFENSIVE BACKS (16): Eric Allen (CB), *Steve Atwater (S), Joey Browner (S), LeRoy Butler (S), Brian Dawkins (SS), Rodney Harrison (S), Ty Law (CB), Albert Lewis (CB), *John Lynch (S), Frank Minnifield (CB), Bob Sanders (SS), Darren Sharper (FS), Dennis Smith (SS), Troy Vincent (S), Everson Walls (CB), Darren Woodson (S)

KICKERS/PUNTER (4): *Morten Andersen (K), Gary Anderson (K), Sean Landeta (P), Nick Lowery (K)

SPECIAL TEAMS (2): Brian Mitchell (KR/PR, also RB), Steve Tasker (ST, also WR)

COACHES (11): *Don Coryell, Bill Cowher, Tom Flores, Mike Holmgren, Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Richie Petitbon, Dan Reeves, Clark Shaughnessy, Dick Vermeil

[DFF]

Is that meant to be Clay Matthews Jnr.?

[Lineker]

Presumably.

[gunnar hendershow]

Don Coryell is long overdue for getting in.

[The Buscher]

I feel like if Coryell had somehow been nominated in the Contributor category, he'd have gone in ages ago.  But sinces he's being nominated as a coach, the voters are forced to look past the innovations to the passing game and focus in on his record/relative lack of postseason success and decide if that holds up with other coaches already in.  Still, I'm hoping sanity prevails and he does make it in this year.

Tagliabue, Jones, and Easley are all certainly making it.  It's very rare to be nominated for one of the special categories and not go in.

Tomlinson is the one surefire first ballot guy and at least one WR will go in like always since they need to clear out the logjam there.

[gunnar hendershow]

Terrell Owens is the WR going in. He has to be, it's just insultive that he wasn't first-ballot.

"But durr-hurr he did push-ups on his lawn!"

Brian Dawkins should be first-ballot as well but voters hate safeties. He, Reed, and Polamalu might all have to wait a few years for no logical reason.

[The Buscher]

Silly damshow, don't you know that doing push-ups on your lawn is far worse than being linked to multiple murders?

[Toe]

20 hours ago, Slogger said:

Just as annoying on the other side. Yeah, Our defence held you guys to just 7 (On a relatively ballsy 4th and goal from a half yard out even) but I was sort of hoping we would score more than 13 points.

Surely we don't allow McCown to put up 400yards passing on us again this week. 

Yeah, I guess the hope is that it was the defences that held up, and not just two awful offences showing off their inability to move the ball.

[Slogger]

4 hours ago, Toe said:

Yeah, I guess the hope is that it was the defences that held up, and not just two awful offences showing off their inability to move the ball

Yeah, Pretty much.

I'd expect Shady and Watkins to not be held to that most weeks anyway, Just like I don't expect our offence to be Justin Tucker reliant again. 

Plus defence wins championships so there's that 

[munky]

Well, that was fucking disgraceful.

[Lineker]

The Bills have fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman.

[Meacon Keaton]

Ron Rivera is crying about how he's been disrespected, because Carolina had to play at Denver the first week of the season. What a baby.

[munky]

7 hours ago, Lineker said:

The Bills have fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman.

[Meacon Keaton]

Go football

[Gazz]

FOOTBAW~!

[Meacon Keaton]

Major downpour in Pittsburgh. What could have been a high scoring game may be a slopfest.