the 2012 NFL thread

[bob]

I'm not going to lie, I was hoping that the refs blew that FG call resulting in Goodell making a deal with the refs ASAP.

[retrorussell]

Belichick is gonna get a fine for sure for grabbing the ref's arm at the end.  Good!

I hope the Pats don't take all their frustrations out on us next week.  It will really be tough to win without CJ Spiller or Fred Jackson.  But our offensive line and defensive front have both been pretty good.  If Fitzpatrick can have a very good game and the corners play decent enough, who knows?

[bob]

If Roger Goodell doesn't wake up and make some leeway in the labor talks with the refs, then he is a complete out of touch hypocrite. If he really cares about protecting the integrity of the game, as he likes to say, the league and the real refs would not continue to be in this situation. Just give the regular refs what they want, it's a drop in the bucket compared to the league's revenue.

Also the crowd chanting "bulls**t" last night was awesome.

Additionally, arguably the best defensive player in league Darrelle Revis is out for the season with a torn ACL. With his torn ACL goes any shot the Jets had of being half awy decent.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/8420040/new-york-jets-darrelle-revis-torn-acl-undergo-surgery

[bob]

They finally did it. The replacement refs finally cost a team a game. Jennings clearly picked that off. My guys got screwed.

I think I'm done with the NFL for this season until the real refs are back

[retrorussell]

They finally did it. The replacement refs finally cost a team a game. Jennings clearly picked that off. My guys got screwed.

I think I'm done with the NFL for this season until the real refs are back

That was hands down the worst call I've ever seen.  And I was rooting for the Seahawks.  The interception earlier should've stood as well, lame bail-out penalty.  My heart goes out to the Packers.

[bob]

Still angry and p**sed. 

[bob]

Looks like a deal is close between the refs and the greedy owners.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8427652/locked-nfl-referees-return-early-week-sources


Hot Saucegate?

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/8428186/new-york-jets-rex-ryan-miami-dolphins-reggie-bush-misinterpreted-hot-sauce

[Leah]

Saints- -____- guess I have to find that paper bag again.

[bob]

[bob]

Philip Rivers my starting fantasy QB: 8.33
Ryan Fitzpatrick on my bench: 21.9

[Jack]

My Vike's have won as many games already as they won all last season lol.

Notice how they became "my" Vike's all of a sudden 

[bob]

I'm leading 115.63 to 113.75. With Brandon Marshall going tonight I think I have it in the bag since my opponent has only Bears DB Tim Jennings starting.

But bigger picture: I'm not really sure what I should do with my QBs: Rivers and Fitzpatrick. 




QB Philip Rivers (SD)
WR Brandon Marshall (CHI)
WR Vincent Jackson (TB)
RB LeSean McCoy (PHI)
RB Adrian Peterson (MINN)
TE Tony Gonzalez (ATL)
WR/RB Steven Jackson (STL)

bench:

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (BUFF)
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (OAK)
WR Nate Washington (TENN)
RB Leon Washington (SEA)
TE Heath Miller (PITT)

K Matt Bryant (ATL)

D Patrick Willis (SF)
D Karlos Dansby (MIA)
D Earl Thomas (SEA)
D Michael Boley (NYG)
D  J.J. Watt  (HOU)
DB Yeremiah Bell (NYJ)
DB Ronde Barber (TB)

bench:

DB Malcolm Jenkins (NO)


In a much more serious note Indianapolis Colts first-year head coach Chuck Pagano has been diagnosed with a treatable form of leukemia.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8447831/indianapolis-colts-coach-chuck-pagano-leukemia-sources-say

[bob]

To compound to the issues that Jets are having it looks like Santonio Holmes is out for the year.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/16347/holmes-likely-done-for-season?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Trevor]

As we don't have the NFL in South Africa, I would guess that acronym belongs to our hopeless national cricket team The Proteas (aka The Ama Useless) and stands for National [expletive deleted] Losers.

[Leah]

The Saints won a game!