NFL 2014 season thread: The good, the bad, & the ugly.

Most of the players who make it to the nfl or any pro level of sports have been treated like kings since an early age. They become entitled to everything and think they can get any with anything. My guess is he figures his lawyer, manager or someone will make this go away.

 

We'll see what happens with the Colts in the playoffs. IMO they're a smoke & mirrors team.

I remember his dad, Oliver Luck, from the Oilers days.

 

IMO Peterson didn't do anything wrong, the NFL is saving face, and money, and future lawsuits so on and so on it go's....there may also be some money hungry women in his life and let's not forget about the lawyers and court systems that rely on the contributions made by the public. Rice on the other hand is a fucking wife beater and an asshole. Vick turned my stomach with the dog fighting and I'm glad he went to prison, and the great NFL was happy to have him back.....

 

Romo, choking hazard. Lol

 

I had no idea, that is messed up, I thought he just whipped his kid with a switch. I always had to pick my own off the willow tree, and I hated that tree. I spoke outa turn sorry...

 

The only problem is puny romo & the cowgirls haven't (so far) gone into their normal December dive. They didn't choke after giving up 24 unanswered points to blow a 21-0 lead....but....the Eagles helped them by making many stupid mistakes. If the 'girls go into the POs with momentum, I could end up being very miserable.

I'm a believer in momentum making a big difference in the POs . Impressive wins over good teams in the last 3-4 games of the regular season (possibly the cowgirls) mean much more than a really good record with too many narrow wins that should not have been close (the Colts, even though their record isn't "really good"). Of course in the POs anything can happen.

 

I just saw a report that DeMarco Murray has a broken bone in his left hand. Whther or not he'll play (I say NFW the 'girls will keep him out), and how it might affect his playing are unknown.

 

Yeah, that's completely out of line and fucked up.
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Is it just my wishful thinking or is Romo getting up slower and slower as each hit pounds him into the turf?

 

I think that you're right, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be affecting his playing, might even be helping it. I really don't want to see the 'girls going into the playoffs (at all) on a hot streak.

I can only hope that he'll have problems handling the ball. Don't read that the wrong way, I wish him a full recovery......once the 'girls are knocked out of the POs. I've resigned myself to them making the POs .

 

I read an internet report about which team that is able to achieve an 11-5 record might not make the playoffs. It's of special interest to me because it will most likely come down to the Eagles & the cowgirls. I might've mentioned that I'm not a cowgirls fan . I've always felt for Eagles fans since they most likely are sick of Steelers fans; I've been through it as an Oilers fan surrounded by cowgirls fans. If I could push a button and damn the cowgirls to 100 years of medocrity--just good enough to give their fans false hope every season--I would.

What is really sad is the Eagles coaches & players had to know the importance of winning the 2nd game against the 'girls (if they didn't know they're morons). I hate to say it, but I have to give credit to the 'girls coaches credit for finding & exploiting the Eagles weaknesses, and the entire team for stepping up after the Eagles turned 21-0 into 21-24 (qualifier--the 'girls had some help thanks to much stupidity on the part of the Eagles).


So this leads to my question--What do you think of the playoffs formula that allows in division winners with shit records, while eliminating teams that are clearly much better?

I like the idea that the division winner must have a minimum number of wins in order to qualify for the playoffs. This could be a Catch-22 for good teams. They might be one of the teams that make the playoffs because a divison winner didn't have enough wins. Conversely they could face much tougher competition earlier in the playoffs.

 

So this leads to my question--What do you think of the playoffs formula that allows in division winners with shit records, while eliminating teams that are clearly much better?
I never understood why, a team with a losing record, could end up playing in the PO much less a SB? to me it should be winners advance and losers to the back of the line, thats real life, forget wild card and divisional competition...

 

If the POs were based strictly on win-loss records, it might encourage some teams to tank the rest of the season once it became clear they had no chance at making the POs. Being in position to earn a PO spot by winning their division might encourage those teams to make a better effort, esp. since the league started scheduling many divisional & conference games at the end of the season.

I'm hoping that @Borla will post some comments.

EDIT--I won't pretend to understand exactly how the PO systems work in the NFL & the NBA, but both appear to set up to eliminate the weak teams as early as possible.