0-2? THAT'S WHEN I'M A VIKING ✰✰✰ NFL Week Three ✰✰✰

Weirdness, thy name is Monday Night Football.

Close games are usually closer, upsets happen more often than usual, great players play poorly, poor players play greatly. So, while Green Bay should absolutely win this, I'm going with Chicago anyway. (I'm not putting a lot of confidence points on it, though.)

one amazing thing about the bears so far is that Cutler has been so resolute and tough in the face of constant pressure. He's a SOB, but a tough SOB.

he's made some incredible passes this year

highest qb rating in the league so far this year

8-8 last week, didn't pick for week 1, so 8-8 overall.

DET @ MIN : Vikings are lol, but Vikings get a win this week.
DAL @ HOU : Texans.
BUF @ NE : Pats.
CIN @ CAR : Bengals.
ATL @ NO : Saintz.
PIT @ TB : Oh man what a trainwreck. Steelers.
CLE @ BAL : Ravens.
TEN @ NYG : Giants, I guess.
WAS @ STL : Skins.
PHI @ JAC : Vick gets the start, so Eagles.
SD @ SEA : Chargers.
OAK @ ARI : Raiders.
IND @ DEN : Colts.
NYJ @ MIA : Fins.
GB @ CHI : Packers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ffSLLUzLBw

the hester TD was an amazing pass & catch all around

For the Browns to have a receiver as fast as say J.Knox, is unfathomable to me.

can i just
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F31ELjaFkO4
i mean this was the prettiest td i remember seeing

umm how have we not talked about FLYING POLAMALU yet

wait for the second angle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DyzASDVpwU

so sick

partly i wondered if revis faked his hammy pull so he could explain away getting sonned so badly.

maybe he's just scared to play the dolphins this weekend.

Couple of things I have noticed...

Houston Texans have given up over 800 yards in passing in the first two weeks.

Talking heads are talking like the Bears don't have any 'real' receivers. Now going into last year, I could see this point, as they didn't have much experience. They put up some yards up last year, even if the interceptions killed them. Their wide outs are just flat out fast, even some of the backups like Bennett. I'd like to see them have a hands/possession receiver, but they pretty much have that with Forte and he has the ability to make a move after the catch. Olsen isn't bad either. That offensive line...err, I hope they can keep Cutler from getting killed.

Bears defense put some flat out knocks on the Cowboys last week.

Have you guys noticed that on the team pages for Yahoo (those of you who play in the fantasy leagues, anyway) they list salaries? I was just peeping the Raiders page and saw this: punter Shane Lechler makes $6,401,560 in 2010, while Jason Campbell, Bruce Gradkowski and Michael Bush don't even make that much combined. Punting is lucrative!

To be fair, Lechler may be most reliable player on team. "May"

"We had multiple deals in place," said Neil Schwartz, Vincent Jackson's agent. "It is our understanding from (other general managers) that the Chargers were unreasonable. More than one general manager referred to A.J. as the 'Lord of No Rings.'"

sportscenter's poll tonight was "who is the best quarterback in the nfc east?"

tony romo finished last

Sources say Jackson’s agents will attempt to get back at Smith by making sure their receiver, once he ends up with a new team next spring (or later, depending upon the uncertain labor landscape), has an inordinately low base salary for 2011 – which would likely reduce the compensatory pick the Chargers would receive for losing Jackson from a potential third-rounder to a sixth- or seventh-round selection.

Haha that is genius.

yeah that really is

aj smith is a fucking dumbass

this is like the decision to let drew brees walk, except EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE

DET @ MIN : vikings
DAL @ HOU : texans this is more of a hope
BUF @ NE : patriots
CIN @ CAR : bengals
ATL @ NO : saints
PIT @ TB : steelers
CLE @ BAL : ravens
TEN @ NYG : giants
SF @ KC : niners
WAS @ STL : redskins
PHI @ JAC : eagles
SD @ SEA : seahawks
OAK @ ARI : cards
IND @ DEN : colts
NYJ @ MIA : jets
GB @ CHI : packars

okay, can i just
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l97elnv3T71qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l97em65N9T1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l97emn4vY61qzyx8yo1_500.jpg

uh

when did that happen.

kinda dig the saints throwback unis with the halo helmets

IT'S HORRIBLE! THE BENGALS ARE CHANGING! CHANGING INTO...BENGALS!

Awesome imo

lol @ Saints turning Bengals into pillars of salt

my goal should be to get OchoCinco to tweet these.

YES

just twittered him with permalink to the thread. Now all you do it too!

Kind of unfair of the storywriter to not let the Bengals maul the Saints.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OYyHO1HoUk&feature=player_embedded#!

Wow...just....wow

DET @ MIN : Something is not right with the Vikings + Lions have been looking hot. I think Detroit upsets.
DAL @ HOU : Almost the same as above but Dallas looks a little better than Vikings and Texans look a little better than Detroit.
BUF @ NE : Patriots.
CIN @ CAR : Bengals
ATL @ NO : Saints.
PIT @ TB : Steelers D scores enough points to win.
CLE @ BAL : Ravens.
TEN @ NYG : Titans.
WAS @ STL : Redskins.
PHI @ JAC : IGGGGGGGGGLES
SD @ SEA : Bolts
OAK @ ARI : Cardinals.
IND @ DEN : Colts.
NYJ @ MIA : Jets (say I!)
GB @ CHI : Packers.

Sorry guys, I have to rant and the AFL board is tumbleweeds. Whatever issues the NFL has with o/t rules in Superbowls, it's all gravy compared to Australian Rules Football: AFL Grand Final was played today (well tomorrow, whatver, timezones, ow)...both teams tied the score at the end of regulation. Aaaaand that's all.
Official league rules say no extra time in the Grand Final, so...no extra time. Both teams come back next week to play it all over again. Stupid bloody archaic rulebook, probably still has penalties for untrimmed mustaches and not folding your breeches correctly before a game. GAH!!!!!! St Kilda haven't won a premiership since 1966; last year they were beaten in the grand final in a heartbreaker; this year they tie. If they don't win the do-over game, I'm pretty sure they'll chomp down on cyanide pills.

The end.

For posterity:

http://images.theage.com.au/2010/09/25/1948454/gf_defcon4-620x0.jpg

Sorry. Back to Yankeeball!

nothing in that photo makes sense ot me

The score, or just everything?

i understand that they tied

A couple of those dudes have nice ink.

Quick AFL scoring, 101:

A goal = 6 points
A behind = 1 point (There's an extra post on either side of the goals, so if you kick a point and you miss, and the ball goes between the other posts, it's a 'behind'. Like a 'nice try' point).

10 goals, 8 behinds = 68 (Saints, ie Saint Kilda, known as the Saints bc its in their name obv)
9 goals, 14 behinds = 68 (Pies, ie Collingwood who are known at the Magpies b/c they're black and white like the bird..Pies is just bc Australians shorten all words wherever possible to make it easier to talk fast)

ugh i'm tired: I meant if you kick a GOAL and you miss, and the ball goes between the other posts, it's a behind.

Saints are Red White and Black; Collingwood are Black and White

I'm all for AFL. it's like if every game was run like the final NFL desperation ploy of passing the ball backwards to eight different players on a last second kickoff return.

In fact, since we're so inclusive, we could rename this board "I Love Football".

really enjoyed the idea of a successful team being officially named "pies" before you had to ruin it

Haha, sorry iatee! If it makes you feel better there's a team called the Swans, and that's not slang for anything :)

Adam_Schefter OT Marcus McNeill signed his one-year, $630,000 tender. He will miss next 3 games, then be eligible to play against Patriots next month.

Peppers was also kind of banged up for a couple of years in Carolina, which was part of the reason his production slid down a bit.