Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:55 am  

2nd punt away too!!! And a fair catch. Christ, I'm on cloud 9!

I love the new kick off rule too!! Less chance for our special teams to eff up.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:57 am  

Harrigan wrote:

Well, the Kick off has become obsolete.

3 games, 8 kick offs, 8 touchbacks. That's just my count too. Even the guys with the small legs are finding 5 or 6 yards into the endzone.

Didn't Hester get a nice juicy contract recently??

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:13 am  

I've seen 2 returns since my last post. Aparently there was a good return in the Jags/Pats game too.

I think kickers are trying different things to force the run back and trap them now.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:54 am  

Jags kicker wasn't even making it into the endzone at the start of the game which gave Edelman 2 returns, Koeppllin for the Pats put his first one into the stand and one for a touchback, then one big return.

The worst new rule though is reviewing the TD's there's been 2 that have wasted a good 10 minute in the Pats game.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:15 am  

Janikowski sends the opening kickoff through the posts into the front row of the stand.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:25 am  

CM Punk wrote:

Janikowski sends the opening kickoff through the posts into the front row of the stand.

Koepllin just did that too

moving the ball 5 yards forward has made kick offs irrelevant apart from that one play by the Chargers.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:37 am  

Overall, I'm pretty pleased with Oakland. Some good signs were shown.

Kolb's numbers are inflated so much by 1 pass to Fitzgerald, who to be fair did a very good job catching the ball 1 handed against a rookie who can't cover. But Kolb panicked when the Raiders blitzed and came incredibly close to throwing an INT to Shaugnessy who dropped it before having posession.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:04 pm  

Division winners for the 2011 NFL season:

AFC East-New England Patriots

AFC North-Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South-Houston Texans

AFC West-San Diego Chargers

NFC East-Philadelphia Eagles

NFC North-Green Bay Packers

NFC South-New Orleans Saints

NFC West-Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card

AFC - Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets

NFC - Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions

AFC Winner - New England Patriots
NFC Winner - Philadelphia Eagles

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:28 pm  

I'll go with:

NFC
North - Packers
South - New Orleans
East - Dallas
West - Rams
Wildcard - Lions, Giants

AFC
North - Ravens
South - Colts
East - Patriots
West - Chargers
Wildcard- Steelers, Texans

NFC Champ Game- Saints/Dallas vs Packers
AFC Champ Game- Steelers vs Patriots
Superbowl- Patriots vs Packers (Packers win)

As of now that is my view, I'll review it after pre-season!

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:01 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I'll go with:

NFC
North - Packers
South - New Orleans
East - Dallas
West - Rams
Wildcard - Lions, Giants

AFC
North - Ravens
South - Colts
East - Patriots
West - Chargers
Wildcard- Steelers, Texans

NFC Champ Game- Saints/Dallas vs Packers
AFC Champ Game- Steelers vs Patriots
Superbowl- Patriots vs Packers (Packers win)

As of now that is my view, I'll review it after pre-season!

What about the Eagles?