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

10-6 last week, 19-13 overall

12-4 last week, 20-12 overall

DET @ MIN : As scrappy as they've been, I can't see the lions beating a team that needs a win this desperately. Vikings
DAL @ HOU : Stern looks between Romo and Jerry Jones forthcoming. Texans
BUF @ NE : Still don't understand how they lost to the Jets. Pats
CIN @ CAR : Bengals I guess? Haven't seen them this year but the panthers look pretty weak, so
ATL @ NO : Saints, but could be a surprisingly good shootout.
PIT @ TB : I'm going to keep picking against Tampa Bay until they lose one. Steelers
CLE @ BAL : Ravens if they can get Flacco out of the toilet
TEN @ NYG : Is Vince freaking out again? tentative titans
SF @ KC : Chiefs
WAS @ STL : Indians
PHI @ JAC : Rotating Quarterbacks
SD @ SEA : Bolts
OAK @ ARI : Jesus christ, i think the raiders are gonna go over .500 this year
IND @ DEN : Colts should start screwing down right about now
NYJ @ MIA : Fins seem pretty for real to me
GB @ CHI : Packers

DET @ MIN : Vikings
DAL @ HOU : Cowboyz
BUF @ NE : Pats
CIN @ CAR : Bengals
ATL @ NO : Atlanta
PIT @ TB : Tampa Bay!
CLE @ BAL : Ravens
TEN @ NYG : Gigantes
SF @ KC : 49ers
WAS @ STL : Redskin
PHI @ JAC : Phillie
SD @ SEA : Bolts
OAK @ ARI : Oakland
IND @ DEN : Colts
NYJ @ MIA : Jets
GB @ CHI : Packers

zzz boring Raider talk: Raiders will go over .500 if Gradkowski does the cleanup like he did against the Rams, and McFadden stays healthy & runsrunsruns. If it's all Campbell all the time, I think we're hosed. And that's not so much against Campbell as O-Line being in a state of perpetual stink (same as it ever was)

RT@BearsTwit‎: Source is reporting to ESPN's Adam Schefter that Chargers WR Vincent Jackson has been traded to the Vikings.

12-4 last week, 20-11 overall

DET @ MIN : vikings i suppose though detroit was putting up a good fight against the eagles, and the vikings look a little old and confused
DAL @ HOU : texans' O is epic and the cowboys' D won't be able to stop them imo
BUF @ NE : patriots
CIN @ CAR : bengals
ATL @ NO : atlanta is better this year than last but still not up there with new orleans
PIT @ TB : it'll be close but steelers
CLE @ BAL : ravens
TEN @ NYG : giants are gonna try to stop CJ and let the QB(s?) try to win it for tenn, which they will fail to do.
SF @ KC : if the niners can keep the ball for more than 30 seconds at a time on offense, they should be alright
WAS @ STL : wash
PHI @ JAC : eagles
SD @ SEA : chargers gonna tear it up
OAK @ ARI : raiders
IND @ DEN : colts
NYJ @ MIA : i hope it's the dolphins but i'm picking the broncos
GB @ CHI : BEARS!

xp it's not so much that the raiders are that much better (well they're somewhat better) as it is that they should be able to go 6-10 with their schedule without trying. And they appear to be trying!

NYJ @ MIA: I hope it's the dolphins but i'm picking the broncos

i would happily trade 10 consecutive losses to the broncos for one win over the jets this week

lol wait

re: Jackson to Minnesota.

Dude hasn't played since January amirite? This is a deal that won't show any immediate improvement.

However, by the time Sidney Rice gets healthy, Percy Harvin gets healthy, and someone replaces Brett Favre, the Vikes offense will be cookin'. So...2012?

By 2012 Jackson will probably be playing for a different team.

and favre will be interred into permafrost

Favre will be driving his Wrangler van to a parking lot near you for free giveaways and prizes

he'll be tossing them out into the crowd where they'll be picked off by guys wearing levis

then he'll hail mary a pair through the front window of the Radio Shack & have to leave town

9-7 last week. 17-15 overall
DET @ MIN : vikings are overdue for a win. despite gramps.
DAL @ HOU : oh please please please Texans
BUF @ NE : patriots by a lot
CIN @ CAR : bengals, though not having moore at the helm might make carolina's D setp it up
ATL @ NO : Saints.
PIT @ TB : The steelers defense really scares me.
CLE @ BAL : ravens
TEN @ NYG : Tenn
SF @ KC : SF
WAS @ STL : wash
PHI @ JAC : eagles
SD @ SEA : chargers
OAK @ ARI : don't think the raiders will manage 2 in a row, so Arizona
IND @ DEN : colts
NYJ @ MIA : Dolphins
GB @ CHI : Green Bay

braylon in "gotcha!" fail:

"Why was I stopped for tints when my driving didn't lead you to believe I was drunk driving?" Edwards said, according to the report of the arresting officer.

re: Jackson to Minnesota.

Dude hasn't played since January amirite? This is a deal that won't show any immediate improvement.

yeah it's a stupid move if it's true....still hasn't happened i guess

I dunno, Jackson is pretty good. If they do it now he can start learning the playbook and be in better shape when his suspension ends.

re: Jackson to Minnesota.

This is the route Favre finally took to camp this season. </dad>

ESPN sez Vick starts this weekend. Also, Larry Johnson cut by Skins (ha!).

chris mortensen said that vick is the indefinite starter and the decision is not related to kolb's concussion

also lol at d'brickashaw ferguson & vernon gholston being in the car with braylon

they would've been better off had the car plunged into the east river after they dropped ferguson off

Oh man, you guys. I just saw Josh McDaniels' press conference about Kenny McKinley's suicide and now I want to give every Bronco a hug. ;_;

GB @ CHI : Against all good judgement, I'm picking Bears to go 3-0.

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:09 AM (18 hours ago) Bookmark

Dude no way. The Bears line can't protect Cutler at all, and Clay Matthews is a steroid monster right now.

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

He's a model representative for charming southerners everywhere.

wow steve young just gave us a classic

THE TRUTH IS IN THE PUDDING

hahaha

i don't know about this ensemble aaron rodgers is sporting

He's wearing one of Reggie White's old jackets.

man that has me thinking of like... a thriller set in a bakery, where the killer stabs to death a few employees but accidentally leaves behind an identifying artifact in a vat of pudding -- little did he know that one of his victims was not quite dead, and when the scene is discovered, the victim's last, dying words are "the truth... is in the pudding..."

The "villain on this week's Simon vs Simon" look.

thank god espn is paying matt millen to relay the analysis of his daughter's roommate....

man that has me thinking of like... a thriller set in a bakery, where the killer stabs to death a few employees but accidentally leaves behind an identifying artifact in a vat of pudding -- little did he know that one of his victims was not quite dead, and when the scene is discovered, the victim's last, dying words are "the truth... is in the pudding..."

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:16 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

so many irl lols can't believe no one has made this movie yet

I was watching this with my friends from Wisconsin, and a couple of friends who inexplicably enjoy the Bears, so I could not share it with you guys, but basically all I would have done was type out profanities in capital letters every time something good happened but was immediately negated because of a penalty. This happened many times tonight.

On the plus side, watching the NFL while eating BBQ and hanging out with four of your best dudes is a pretty solid way to make up for a 13+ hour day of surgery clerkship.

http://www.bagofnothing.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/beardirhorde.jpg

so wait i had to go to bed after the fumble, what did mccarthy do exactly?

the bears got it down to about the three yard line with maybe like 1:29 left and the pack had their one timeout & instead of letting them score a td the packers D keeps the bears out of the end zone until the clock gets to 8 seconds or whatever and robbie gould hits a glorified extra point

yeah tbqh i was certain the pack was setting up to let someone just dive into the end zone.

gotcha.

i was watching highlights at noon and am trying to figure out if the packers ever gave tauscher help on peppers? he obv could not handle julius on his own.

yeah, that was embarrassing

All the talk before the season about the Bears being unwise to spend all that money on Julius Peppers seems pretty foolish now.

Aside from running back a punt and throwing a TD there's pretty much nothing Peppers didn't do on the field.

double negative ahoy, oof

xp true but he'll still drive them crazy with semi-regular no-shows

yeah if anything the peppers signing will blow up in their faces potentially down the line or over the course of a few years if he no-shows a bunch -- right now is v much the honeymoon period

it's always worth keeping an eye on someone who draws "hey look, he's actually playing hard!!" articles in the third game of the season

You guys would know more than I would since I only watched him every once in awhile on the Panthers, but it would not surprise me if one of the reasons he slacked a bit was because he was on a shitty team, a la Randy Moss. Before the Panthers fell apart he seemed like a total badass. Now he's playing on what seems like a good team, playing along with some guys he has to be accountable to and a coach maybe he respects a little more ... also, even his worst seasons in Carolina he was a disruptive force, and the Bears didn't really have that. If he draws double teams it will make it easier for Urlacher and Briggs to roam. I think he makes that defense a lot better.

the panthers have never been worse than 7-9 since he's been there, and had three seasons of 11+ wins. you might be right, but this is not a moss on the raiders thing.

They were pretty dang bad last year, 7-9 notwithstanding.

yeah, and they were pretty damn good the year before--peppers' reputation did not suddenly appear last year.

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.