The NFL Thread

[Misfit]

Agreed. Not so much the speed maybe but the sheer acceleration on these guys is staggering. I suppose some of that can be put down to training specifically for each game for decades and maybe if you had swapped a nuffler and an egg chaser round at the age of 10 or 12 they'd adapt quickly enough but I dunno. You'd have to start with someone with pure speed anyway.

Some wingers have top end speeds to match imo. But that acceleration is brutal.

Either way, really impressive athletes on show in either sport. Tough games. in some ways I'm glad I got injured early and decided to go to another sport than rugby even though I adore the game to this very day. Pretty much every one of my friends who has played even low level rugby for the past 20 years has had some rather substantial medical issue. A couple have funny walks that will only get worse with each passing year and they're in the early-mid 30's. The forces the pros get subjected at the top levels of either sport make my eyes water.

 

[tobi]

How do you embed a tweet?

https://twitter.com/SBNationGIF/status/645711697362026497

 

[tobi]

Dez is hurt, Gregory is hurt and now Romo is hurt.

 

[yankspurs]

Dez is hurt, Gregory is hurt and now Romo is hurt.

Fractured left clavicle.

 

[tobi]

Fractured left clavicle.

It's the same shoulder too.

This is one ugly game.

 

[werty]

Fucking Dolphins. Supposed to have a great D-Line but can't get any pressure on Bortles and not much on Cousins last week. O-Line is terrible too.

 

[felmani26]

AC-DC baby!

Raiders!!!!

 

[Blake Griffin]

 

[LSUY]

 

[moomin]

*1-2

**soon to be 14-2

Also, thanks hutch for making trade offers for AJ Green. I feel like he wouldn't have exploded had you not have tried to get him.

 

[Darrkespur]

*1-2

**soon to be 14-2

Also, thanks hutch for making trade offers for AJ Green. I feel like he wouldn't have exploded had you not have tried to get him.

I think that's a coincidence. If all the players Hutch tried to trade for exploded, we'd all have 250pt scoring fantasy teams every week... Jeremy Hill is prime suspect no 1 for disproving your theory.

Big Ben sprained his MCL and is out for 4-6 weeks

 

[felmani26]

I think that's a coincidence. If all the players Hutch tried to trade for exploded, we'd all have 250pt scoring fantasy teams every week... Jeremy Hill is prime suspect no 1 for disproving your theory.

Big Ben sprained his MCL and is out for 4-6 weeks

That's thrown a real spanner in the works for me - hoping Dalton continues this fine form through then.

 

[nidge]

That's thrown a real spanner in the works for me - hoping Dalton continues this fine form through then.

Dalton should be fine until its the playoffs.

 

[Sandro30]

My team is doing pretty well... Assuming Maclin doesn't get 109 points tonight, I will be 3-0.

 

[Houdini]

My team is doing pretty well... Assuming Maclin doesn't get 109 points tonight, I will be 3-0.

A nightmare last week and, as yourself, i'm up against Maclin tonight, head to head with me having Randy Cobb.
A win and i am 2-1.

 

[felmani26]

Curse you Aaron Rodgers/Randall Cobb! *shakes fist*

 

[VegasII]

Raiders good start....finally finally finally lol.

 

[felmani26]

Raiders good start....finally finally finally lol.

The Carr-Cooper-Murray triumvirate is the most exciting offensive trio we've had in an awfully long time and will hopefully will be mainstays in the foreseeable behind a quietly impressive offensive line.

Our secondary is still a major concern bar the evergreen Woodson and as ever, penalties continue to be a bugbear with us but after years in the wilderness, we've assembled some solid building blocks and whilst only the most optimistic Raiders fan could possibly look at a playoff berth, I don't think it's outside the realms of possibility for an 8-8 season.

 

[LSUY]

With every Josh Scobee attempt, the more Steelers fans look forward to the return of Shaun Suisham.

 

[Darrkespur]

With every Josh Scobee attempt, the more Steelers fans look forward to the return of Shaun Suisham.

It's hard to believe a person who's job it is to kick a ball (and nothing else) could be so bad at it, after so much practice!