2007 NFL Thread

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » January 3, 2008 8:51 am

I'm an Altered Boy wrote:
LIPH wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:
LIPH wrote:Don't any Patriots fans, except maybe Jon, have a sense of humor?

Yes, but you just don't post anything that's funny....
Devastating comeback, I don't know how I'll ever recover. Now go back under the bridge with the rest of the trolls.
get a room

Don't even say that in jest. With his personality I'm sure his dream date is inflatable.

drunkpirate66 · Post by **drunkpirate66** » January 3, 2008 9:09 am

LIPH wrote:
I'm an Altered Boy wrote:
LIPH wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:
LIPH wrote:Don't any Patriots fans, except maybe Jon, have a sense of humor?

Yes, but you just don't post anything that's funny....
Devastating comeback, I don't know how I'll ever recover. Now go back under the bridge with the rest of the trolls.
get a room

Don't even say that in jest. With his personality I'm sure his dream date is inflatable.

No. I think his dream date might've been left in the bleachers at Gillette. Wicked hot.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » January 3, 2008 9:12 am

drunkpirate66 wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:
drunkpirate66 wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:
jonesbeach10 wrote:I sorta agree with dp66. I think the most important single position in football is the middle linebacker. A guy like Brian Urlacher (sp?) that can pass rush and stop the run as well as drop back in coverage and control the D as a whole is a huge plus. A shutdown corner to counter a top wideout like a TO or Marvin Harrison or the like is pretty good too.

That being said, I think having solid O-Lines and D-Lines as a unit is even more valuable. Look at all the Broncos teams of the past ten years that have had several 1000 yard rushers. If you don't have a franchise QB having a good running game is key. On the other side, being able to stop the run and put pressure on the opposing QB is also great!

Given guys like Brady, LDT, Manning, Farve, Moss etc. are special players that you'd be hard pressed to pass up, but if you don't have that look to the lines.
I thought he was talking about game breakers...guys when you get the ball in there hand can do something with it...QB position excluded!!!......i'm not debating offensive line....any QB is as good as his line.....and i already said i'd rather start with a dominant defense!!!...and i believe now a days a great lock down corner is the most important position due to all the pass happy offenses and especially in the AFC east with the Patriots

Don't get it . . . last night I said that I would always build a team around linemen (defensive . . .), linebackers, and safeties . . . wouldn't you need these guys for a "dominant defense"?
yes i don't disagree.....but i think finding a lock down corner is a lot harder to find..and if he's out there you start there...but yes a pass rush and a great LB especially one that can cover is a key!!!...and it does take the pressure off the corners and the safeties if you can put pressure on the QB!!....I was referring originally from Ravi saying McNab didn't have anyone to throw to....and i said he has Westbrook who can line up in different positions and is a threat...just get him the ball!!!
And unlike other running backs who put up big numbers (Willie Parker) or others who should but don't (Reggie Bush) the thing that makes Westbrook standout is that he blocks for his QB!

The reason why I didn't mention any defenders was that I thought that was a given. You do need a good defense and a good line (on both sides) to win games.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » January 3, 2008 9:16 am

Just reported on espn.com.... Cam Cameron is out as the Dolphins coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3178646

drunkpirate66 · Post by **drunkpirate66** » January 3, 2008 9:20 am

aeroparrot wrote:
drunkpirate66 wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:
drunkpirate66 wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:
jonesbeach10 wrote:I sorta agree with dp66. I think the most important single position in football is the middle linebacker. A guy like Brian Urlacher (sp?) that can pass rush and stop the run as well as drop back in coverage and control the D as a whole is a huge plus. A shutdown corner to counter a top wideout like a TO or Marvin Harrison or the like is pretty good too.

That being said, I think having solid O-Lines and D-Lines as a unit is even more valuable. Look at all the Broncos teams of the past ten years that have had several 1000 yard rushers. If you don't have a franchise QB having a good running game is key. On the other side, being able to stop the run and put pressure on the opposing QB is also great!

Given guys like Brady, LDT, Manning, Farve, Moss etc. are special players that you'd be hard pressed to pass up, but if you don't have that look to the lines.
I thought he was talking about game breakers...guys when you get the ball in there hand can do something with it...QB position excluded!!!......i'm not debating offensive line....any QB is as good as his line.....and i already said i'd rather start with a dominant defense!!!...and i believe now a days a great lock down corner is the most important position due to all the pass happy offenses and especially in the AFC east with the Patriots

Don't get it . . . last night I said that I would always build a team around linemen (defensive . . .), linebackers, and safeties . . . wouldn't you need these guys for a "dominant defense"?
yes i don't disagree.....but i think finding a lock down corner is a lot harder to find..and if he's out there you start there...but yes a pass rush and a great LB especially one that can cover is a key!!!...and it does take the pressure off the corners and the safeties if you can put pressure on the QB!!....I was referring originally from Ravi saying McNab didn't have anyone to throw to....and i said he has Westbrook who can line up in different positions and is a threat...just get him the ball!!!
And unlike other running backs who put up big numbers (Willie Parker) or others who should but don't (Reggie Bush) the thing that makes Westbrook standout is that he blocks for his QB!
The reason why I didn't mention any defenders was that I thought that was a given. You do need a good defense and a good line (on both sides) to win games.

A given? You should be an NFL coach Obvious . . . 2/3's of the NFL's Head Coaches don't understand that . . . look at Detroit? Which WR will they Draft this year . . .

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » January 3, 2008 9:27 am

LIPH wrote:
I'm an Altered Boy wrote:
LIPH wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:
LIPH wrote:Don't any Patriots fans, except maybe Jon, have a sense of humor?

Yes, but you just don't post anything that's funny....
Devastating comeback, I don't know how I'll ever recover. Now go back under the bridge with the rest of the trolls.
get a room

Don't even say that in jest. With his personality I'm sure his dream date is inflatable.

and your dream date is anyone -- anyone who will take their picture with you....

drunkpirate66 · Post by **drunkpirate66** » January 3, 2008 9:28 am

BottleofRum wrote:
LIPH wrote:
I'm an Altered Boy wrote:
LIPH wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:
LIPH wrote:Don't any Patriots fans, except maybe Jon, have a sense of humor?

Yes, but you just don't post anything that's funny....
Devastating comeback, I don't know how I'll ever recover. Now go back under the bridge with the rest of the trolls.
get a room

Don't even say that in jest. With his personality I'm sure his dream date is inflatable.
and your dream date is anyone -- anyone who will take their picture with you....

he took a picture with me once . . .

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » January 3, 2008 9:30 am

aeroparrot wrote:Just reported on espn.com.... Cam Cameron is out as the Dolphins coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3178646

Shouldn't Jeff Ireland be the one deciding if Cam Cameron stays or goes? After all he is the GM?

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » January 3, 2008 9:35 am

drunkpirate66 wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
drunkpirate66 wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:
drunkpirate66 wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:I thought he was talking about game breakers...guys when you get the ball in there hand can do something with it...QB position excluded!!!......i'm not debating offensive line....any QB is as good as his line.....and i already said i'd rather start with a dominant defense!!!...and i believe now a days a great lock down corner is the most important position due to all the pass happy offenses and especially in the AFC east with the Patriots

Don't get it . . . last night I said that I would always build a team around linemen (defensive . . .), linebackers, and safeties . . . wouldn't you need these guys for a "dominant defense"?
yes i don't disagree.....but i think finding a lock down corner is a lot harder to find..and if he's out there you start there...but yes a pass rush and a great LB especially one that can cover is a key!!!...and it does take the pressure off the corners and the safeties if you can put pressure on the QB!!....I was referring originally from Ravi saying McNab didn't have anyone to throw to....and i said he has Westbrook who can line up in different positions and is a threat...just get him the ball!!!
And unlike other running backs who put up big numbers (Willie Parker) or others who should but don't (Reggie Bush) the thing that makes Westbrook standout is that he blocks for his QB!
The reason why I didn't mention any defenders was that I thought that was a given. You do need a good defense and a good line (on both sides) to win games.
A given? You should be an NFL coach Obvious . . . 2/3's of the NFL's Head Coaches don't understand that . . . look at Detroit? Which WR will they Draft this year . . .

I think I read somewhere on one of the sports pages that coaches can't say that defenses will win championships because the owners will think that that person doesn't want to score. PLUS, it's more the glitz these days anyway. Everyone wants to be on SportsCenter.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » January 3, 2008 9:36 am

BottleofRum wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:Just reported on espn.com.... Cam Cameron is out as the Dolphins coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3178646

Shouldn't Jeff Ireland be the one deciding if Cam Cameron stays or goes? After all he is the GM?

Not sure if Ireland did or didn't make the decision. Cameron's days were numbered when the old GM was fired.

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » January 3, 2008 10:28 am

aeroparrot wrote:Just reported on espn.com.... Cam Cameron is out as the Dolphins coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3178646

I was surprised, at first, to read this is the first time in 37 years they have fired a coach, but then the more I thought back, it sounds right.

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » January 3, 2008 11:40 am

blackjack wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:Just reported on espn.com.... Cam Cameron is out as the Dolphins coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3178646
I was surprised, at first, to read this is the first time in 37 years they have fired a coach, but then the more I thought back, it sounds right.

What are the chances Parcells hires a retread coach (Jim Fassel??)? My bet is he goes with a young coordinator. Some are saying BC's head coach Jeff Jagoniski could be a strong canidate. I just don't see Parcells hiring a guy like Jagoniski.

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » January 3, 2008 11:46 am

How many perfect N.F.L. regular season teams have there been?

I'm able to think of four-
the Bears twice (and both times they lost in the championship games)
the 1972 Dolphins
and this year's Patriots.

I think that's it, right?

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » January 3, 2008 11:47 am

Wino you know wrote:How many perfect N.F.L. regular season teams have there been?

I'm able to think of four-
the Bears twice (and both times they lost in the championship games)
the 1972 Dolphins
and this year's Patriots.

I think that's it, right?

You are correct.

I know the Bears did it in the 1930's (I think 1932 but not sure), and in 1942.

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » January 3, 2008 11:55 am

It was 1934 and 1942.
I knew the years, I just didn't know if there were any other teams besides those four.

BTW-the 1940 Bears won the N.F.L. championship game against Washington 73-0, but they had a couple of losses during the regular season.

(NO, I wasn't working in the concession stands during that game).

green1 · Post by **green1** » January 3, 2008 11:58 am

Wino you know wrote:It was 1934 and 1942.
I knew the years, I just didn't know if there were any other teams besides those four.

BTW-the 1940 Bears won the N.F.L. championship game against Washington 73-0, but they had a couple of losses during the regular season.

(NO, I wasn't working in the concession stands during that game).

But you went to the concession stands during that game, right?

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » January 3, 2008 12:05 pm

green1 wrote:But you went to the concession stands during that game, right?

That was my twin brother.

green1 · Post by **green1** » January 3, 2008 12:11 pm

Wino you know wrote:
green1 wrote:But you went to the concession stands during that game, right?
That was my twin brother.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » January 3, 2008 2:30 pm

BottleofRum wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:Just reported on espn.com.... Cam Cameron is out as the Dolphins coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3178646

Shouldn't Jeff Ireland be the one deciding if Cam Cameron stays or goes? After all he is the GM?

Ireland HAS fired Cameron.

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » January 3, 2008 2:34 pm

Bill Belichick wins coach of the year!