This is way cool.

Time-lapse video of Giants to Jets change at New Meadowlands

Additionally: NYTimes


-- courtesy of Shutdown Corner

hahahahaha....must have watched that 20 times in a row...wife thinks I've lost my mind....

That Giants/Jets transformation video is poetry in motion, Jet.

It's just as sweet as it was last week :lol:

Wow, G-Men, losing isn't enough, you have to put in the most pathetic effort of any team thus far this season.

They looked like garbage in front of the entire country. Giants haven't done anything since the Super Bowl.

Texans pulled it out in overtime yesterday. 4th and 10, Schaub to Andre for a touchdown. Schaub was like "screw the first down, I want to win!"

Then in overtime Kubiak elected to punt instead of go for the field goal, which I thought was bad. Seemed like he was coaching to not lose, instead of coaching to win. But we stopped them after the punt and got down the field, kicking a field goal to win it all.

Guess who we play next week? Dallas! We beat them in the pre-season, we'll beat them now!

The Patriots are looking like the best first-half team ever. Sure would be nice if they could show up in the second half as well.

Gotta love the Dolphins! Go 'Phins go!

I just want to thank all the Dallas fans I had the pleasure of watching the game with at the airport in Texas. Watching you guys melt down and act like little babies as your team lost made my lay over really enjoyable. Thanks!

Bengals beat the Ravens! w00t! Ooooh, they play Carolina next week. Can my hometown team beat my new state's team?

Winners and Losers [sports article ; listing ; analysis]

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The Bengals defense sacked Joe Flacco once and intercepted him four times.

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Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley (56) and safety Ryan Clark (25) tackle
Titans RB Chris Johnson. Johnson was held to 34-yards rushing.

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Eagles QB Michael Vick passed for 284 yards and two touchdowns against the
Lions and also rushed for 37 yards.

Great game last night. Niners probably would have won it, if they'd done a better job protecting the ball.

And McKinley of the Broncos committed suicide? I don't understand that. I've had a few go 'rounds with depression myself, but it always shocks me to see people that have so much going for them decide to end their life. Anyway, a tough week for Denver.

God damn you Titans!!!!!! :mad: 7 turn overs? Really? (although I think that last one was pretty iffy Collins arm was clearly going forward to me and the Johnson drop was a little ticky tacky too, both could have gone either way) Sitting in the stands in 95 degree heat to watch Vince Young and the offense have a meltdown for 4 hours was AWESOME!

Okay I take that back I actually had a blast...more so in the parking lot before and after but whatever...they just better get their asses in gear for the Denver game or somebody else can have my seat.

Cheer up, Wes. Next week the Titans play the marshmallows of the NFC East.

Yeah hopefully they can take advantage. The Titans are odd though, one game they look like they could destroy any team in the NFL and the next they're struggling to make even the most basic of plays...average team I suppose.

What can you do, its all about having a good time with friends win or lose if the beer is good, your friends know how to have fun and the grill fires up the way its supposed to its always going to be a good time. :thumbsup:

interesting-note-I-happened-to-pick-up-on-of-the-day:

Texans couldn't take down the Cowboys. Dissapointing day in Houston. We are the number one offense and we basically scored 6 points, the touchdown was in garbage time. We were outplayed and outmatched. Defense continues to shit itself when the ball is in the air. Next week we play Oakland. I'm not worried about them.

"Giants" is synonymous with "pathetic."

Someone needs to remind Eli he throws with his right hand.

How 'bout them Bears?

They're kind of brutal to watch on offense, as Jay Cutler is getting assaulted on a regular basis, Matt Forte can't rush for a yard even if he were to immediately fall down straight the length of his body, Aromashodu, Chester Taylor and Greg Olsen routinely seem to be getting lost in the shuffle and disappearing for halves (if not full games) at a time, and overall, it's a very one-dimensional offense, in my perspective.

However, I do give much credit to Cutler (and perhaps his maturation alongside his coordinators and coaches) for being able to actually "lead" this team to a respectable standing thus far. He's been playing above and beyond expectations so far, but what worries me is if he ever (make it when he) falls back down to earth, I'm afraid he may not get back up. (There's currently four offensive lines in the NFL that have me extremely anxious for the quarterbacks who play behind and rely on them: Buffalo, Chicago, San Francisco, & Washington.)

On the bright-side, though: The Bears defense is looking to be formidable once more, just like I called it before the season began (somewhere). If there's anything at all in which I'd like to see more of, it is seeing the Bears' Defense "bear down", create havoc, and make things happen (which is exactly what L. Briggs, B. Urlacher, C. Tillman, & J. Peppers have done so far).

Just like the Steelers and the Titans at the moment: the Bears might not have the most potent offense, but it is servicable enough, they limit turnovers, and their respectie defenses make outstanding plays and stops to help shift most of the lead momentum in their favor, from the first run to the last whistle.

how about that Kyle Orton though? mighty impressive.

I was thinking about him recently, and yeah, he has been a revelation to this opening part of the early NFL season.

Orton was a fine quarterback in a new setting last year in his first season as McDaniel's current "product of the system" QB, but still... I like him (and so do you, I take it, dksuddeth).

To tell the truth, though, I've been impressd with Orton's play for nearing around 2-1/2 years now, since he was the off-on-again starter with the Chicago Bears. (little bit after Griese was out of the picture, but when he was still competing with Grossman for the next week's starting gig.)

Somewhat like Vince Young, (but actually not really) Orton has a great home-field-winning advantage, it would seem, and he can be just as competent as a visitor, as evidenced by this past weekend's stellar play.
But, again, somewhat like his tying-tether player in Chicago, QB Jay Cutler, most of what's become of orton's early success this season is due more in part to the system he is under direction of, and another big factor to boot would be that neither the bears or Broncos have had what one would term a "solid" running-game complement since week 1, and that may even be a stretch. That means more of the offensive responsibility ("burden") falls on the passer to keep the team afloat and competitive.

Still, being the top passer alongside Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers through a quarter of the season is a great achievement.
(and again, to note: neither of the above two "elite" quarterbacks has a consistent ground game presence to "aid" them, so their arms go on auto-trigger more than, say, a Matt Schaub, at this point.)

I'm going to take another stab at being ignored for being too wordy and analytical again by featuring what I had meant to a month-and-a-half ago, before the season started, and whence this expansive concept (it's really easy in practice / office betting pools) might have been at its peak "gratifying moment" - when we really didn't know anything at all.

It's title and sport-specific dartboard-throwing at best, as it's a yearly turnover in trying to guess (educated or not) the highest percentage of NFL playoff teams, winners, and longshot Superbowl hopefuls, all to win several tens of dineros and/or ego-boosting that elsewhere-inapplicable "prognostication prowess" of yours (read as: mine).

It's done, though. There are my predictions above (before the season began). I look forward to testing my model.

I'm still reading your in-depth football knowledge, Jet. You know your NFL, that's for sure.

Regarding Orton: consistency is not something he's known for. Let's keep track of him as we move through the season, I think we'll see his numbers drop off.

How have your predictions changed (if any)?

Well, for one, it's amazing how I've forgotten how much the Pittsburgh Steelers rely on the intensity and dynamic brought to their team by the true cornerstone of their identity, and that is with a high-level and healthy-returning Troy Polamalu. It's done wonders for them, both with his own spectcaular play, and how he raises the effort of those around him.

One thing I'd like to mention as this first quarter of the NFL has now come to an end, and where everyone else is reigning praises on Clay Matthews as an early-bid Defensive Player of the Year candidate, (he very well deserves it) but I am astonished by how well Steelers' lniebacker Lawrence Timmons is playing. Without looking it up at the moment, I think I am right in my estimation that he currently leads the NFL in tackles, and it might not even be close (and think about it, he is on a bye this week, and could still be the league leader). Even if I'm wrong, though, I know for a fact he is in the top-3 in this category, he has been an exacting run-stopper, has forced numerous turnovers this early in the season already, and it just leaves me in awe at how prolific, year after year, that the Pittsburgh Steelers churn out top-level linebackers. I just learned a few weeks ago that the team has the nickname of "Linbacker U(-niversity)" and I am in total agreement with that assessment. With the OLBs in Harrison and Woodley, the veteran Farrior, the upstart Timmons (I need to check and see if he is a fourth-year player or younger), and 'tweener Kemayrion Winbley (sp?) it is depth beyond belief there in the Steel City.

I agree that the Steelers' should be in many early-season listing as one of the top 3 teams thus far, but still, I don't like to change my predictions because that's exactly what they were: fun, sometimes baseless and "hopeful" predictions of how I wanted to see this year's playoff picture shape up. I'll be lucky to get 50% of what I outlined above right, but it's a neat diversion nonetheless (probably more fun if I wagered any $$$ on it, but I'm not much of a gambler).

At this stage, if anyone is counting on Cincinnati making a return trip to the postseason, their biggest obstacle(s) to making it two years' in a row in the past two decades (or longer) lies within their own division: Balt. still seems like the favorite to me in winning the division, but if Pitt. fails to falter down the line (which I am somehow hoping they do) then Cinn. will be left behind as the other two duke it out for a division title and runner-up wildcard. (also, though I don't like to mention it, Palmer just doesn't seem like he has anything left to give anymore, and the offensive line is no longer providing the "oomph" they did like last season, meaning benson also suffers as well. Their defense might be their only saving grace into even getting above .500 this season.)

Ha, Ha! Cowboy's suck.

I was rooting for them today to beat Texan rival Titans. The one time I want the Cowboys, they let me down.

Texans got beat up by the G-men today. We couldn't do anything right. The Giants knew exactly what we were gonna do and they stopped everything we tried. Next week we play the Chiefs, and the Chiefs are damn good.

WOOO HOOOO Goooo Titans!!!! (sorry PT)

It was a heart stopper the whole way but that interception at the end was just great! Seriously though what kind of bullshit is the NFL trying to pull calling back that bomb Vince thew to Kenny Britt? The defenseman touched him as his momentum takes him forward and that's a tackle? Seriously NFL?

Between stupid rules like that and that god awful "roughing" the QB or whatever its called the NFL is one focus group, or pissed off owner away from full on flag football. :shakehead:

I can't complain too much though it was a great win.

I really expected better out of Houston this year. Been disappointing so far, nothing would have been better then to have them in the SB this year while the Cowboys watched from home.

Great day. Nice come back Houston, very nice. Seahawks took out Da Bears, 9'ers finally got a win, Jets came back at mile high and of course my personal favorite the Cowboys lost again. Love to watch them lose and listen to their fans whine about it.

Drunken ramblings:

Another rough day to be a 'Skins fan but, goddamn, do they make it interesting. All-in-all, I can't say that I'm too disappointed with today's performance, though I would have liked to see how Manning would have dealt with a healthy Landry, a not-dead Sean Taylor and a motivated (and playing) Haynesworth. It would have been Ron Mexico x elevendy billion. Wish we had a running game and a young Chris Samuels on O-line. Glad we dumped Fuckface Campbell. How's that working out for you, Oakland?

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Quote of the day belongs to Sonny Jurgenson: "‎Tony Romo did what he does better than any other quarterback in the league; he got a drive going and then choked at midfield".

Well played, Mr. Jurgenson.

I'm disappointed in you, Walt. Only retards and locals are 'Skins fans.

Yay Patriots! I'd rather have an eager Branch than a moody Moss.

Bill Belichieck doesn't dump Moss without knowing he has a replacement for him. Branch owned that game.

Damn, Walt, listen to those names you dropped: a not dead Sean Taylor, Fuckface Campbell, and (the classic) Ron Mexico. Good stuff, I liked the "not dead" Sean Taylor the most. You should have said "a less fat Haynesworth," but you can't have them all. How did your cornerback from Oakland look yesterday? Can't remember his name, but after the Houston win against Washington he threw his fellow secondary under the bus and said Andre Johnson was nothing special. Haha, right.

Texans defense can't stop anything. You want to run it down our throats, you can. You want to throw it all over the field, you can. Kareem Jackson is awful in coverage. Good thing our offense has a war-path like no other. We play the Colts in two weeks on Monday night, gonna be a big-time game.

Well...... Pigs now Fly!

The Browns BEAT The Saints today: 30 to 17. Totally Awesome. (We're all still in shock in Northern Ohio)

:)

What's next? Dogs and cats living together?

Dallas 1 and 5... ROTFLMAO

Romo broke his collar bone. Ouch!

Brett Favre broke his ankle and threw multiple picks. Double ouch!

No, I'm a 'Skins fan, and I'm only three-and-a-half years dislocated from the area. There's also some trivial fact about the NFL worldwide in which if you ask the common European or Asian or South American (I don't know how or where this statistic came from, assuming they know 2% of what the NFL really is) and 7 out of 10 would reply that the Washington team is "America's (Best Representative/Recognizable of the Product) Team" (as you would have guessed it due to the results, ESPN was left out of this survey).


I'm also a Bucs fan (1A) , a Cardinals fan (the Redskins of the West, I call them - they once in the same conference: in this same decade, Kurt Warner mancrush have I, whatever else [the coincidental fact that there are no Cardinals in the desert tickles me as well]...) and as recently as (let me count on my fingers) six years ago, I'm also a Chargers fan (Tomlinson awe, as well as the Norv Turner side-effect). I have two teams, yeah, and I adopted the Bolts and Birds both within the past decade, but I still root for them nearly as fervently as my "true" allegiances. Also a fun fact: I can actually call each one of them above teams, in some manner of truthfulness, a "home" team, as I've lived in each of the above four markets (St. Pete, D.C., San Diego, and Scottsdale) for a minimum of four years each.

I'm also slightly invested in the Green Bay Packers, and the Baltimore Ravens, and I'm still shopping around for two more "fringe" teams to root for (tho I suspect I need to branch out into the AFC more).