Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:07 pm  

I know you don't usually sack a coach that has just won 10 games but I think Chicago needed a change at the top.Lovie twice had a defence that could have taken them to a superbowl win (2006 and this year) but in all the time he's been at the Bears the offence has been average at best.

The NFL term 'black monday' has never been more apt after today 7 coaches and 5 GM's are now looking for new jobs .

Lastly I finished 3rd in fantasy helped by the fact that I dropped the Bears D and picked up aTitans D that had got 99 points all season but they got 4 td's and 33 points for me.Adding up the 3rd place and the regular season and high points title i'm giving myself the RLFANS NFL fantasy league coach of the year I don't care what you lot think it's mine

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:20 pm  

Whoever the Bears GM is/was deserves to be gone (new one this year I think)....simply for continually giving Lovie an atrocious offensive line and nothing aside from Marshall/Cutler

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:17 am  

Happy new year fellow NFL followers. Those who are lucky enough to have well run franchise's, I hope you enjoy the playoffs and good luck. Those of you who don't, I wish better front office decisions, good scouting and a great draft. Hopefully Mayhew can find another Barry Sanders.
Packers v Broncos Superbowl.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:01 pm  

Norv and AJ finally gone. Hopefully things will be on the up. Decent draft pick, plenty of great coaches out there. Hope its a great 2013 for us!!!!

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:53 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

After yesterday Godgers became only the 2nd QB, along with Steve Young, to have 4 consecutive seasons with a 100 or higher passer rating.

He also now has 32 consecutive regular season games with a passer rating over 80 - an nfl record - and holds the highest career indoor passer rating in nfl history (116.6).


MVP.

Adrian Peterson will walk away as with the MVP trophy which is fully deserved after what he went through with his injuries and what he's done for the Vikings.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:48 pm  

AP or Watt IMO

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:52 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Adrian Peterson will walk away as with the MVP trophy which is fully deserved after what he went through with his injuries and what he's done for the Vikings.

He isn't walking away with it - although he should and probably will win it. It is astonishing that he managed to come back so well from his injury (only missed 1 game) and his season has been magnificent injury or not.

I'd put him ever so slightly ahead of Rodgers and Peyton Manning. Both of whom have been exceptional too.

Rodgers has lead a team suffering from injuries to all of its key players at various points into what should have been a bye week in the playoffs. The Seahawks stolen victory from us seriously impacts on the standings - we would definitely have been #2 and would have been in with a shout of the #1 seed. We haven't had Jennings/Cobb/Nelson/Jones all on the field at the same time since week 3 I think. Both Clay and Woodson have also missed significant time. Rodgers is being judged against his phenomenal year last season and so, given he has statistically declined marginally, he will not win it.

Peyton has just had an excellent season - although they have lost to some of the teams they will need to beat in the playoffs.

MVP - Adrian Peterson
OPOY - Aaron Rodgers
DPOY - JJ Watt
OROY - Andrew Luck
DROY - Casey Hayward
COTY - Pagano/Arians (jointly)
Comeback - Peyton Manning

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:40 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

Peyton has just had an excellent season - although they have lost to some of the teams they will need to beat in the playoffs.

Not sure how that makes any difference to anything? Aaron Rodgers is in the same boat.

MVP - Adrian Peterson
OPOY - Calvin Johnson (A QB will get it though)
DPOY - JJ Watt
OROY - RG3 (I'd give it to Luck or Wilson but there's too much hype around RG3 for that to happen)
DROY - Luke Kuechly. Honorable mention for Janoris Jenkins who got better as the season went on for us.
COTY - Pagano/Arians (jointly)
Comeback - Peyton Manning

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:55 pm  

Ndamukong wrote:

Not sure how that makes any difference to anything? Aaron Rodgers is in the same boat.

Doesn't make any difference to potential MVP votes unless you consider the previous season when voting.

Possible for us to play all teams (except NYG) that have already beaten us this season en route to a SB victory.

Vikes
49ers
Seahawks
Colts

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:08 am  

Of all the teams remaining the Seahawks are the only team to beat two teams ranked higher than them in power rankings and they also have the NFL's highest strength of victory. The teams they beat had a higher combined winning percentage (.534) than the opponents any other team defeated. Denver (.385) and Cincinnati (.381) enter the playoffs with the lowest.