2011-2012 NFL Season Thread

[slucero]

wow.. Goodell just brought the hammer down on the Saints...

[Enigma869]

wow.. Goodell just brought the hammer down on the Saints...

Really not a surprise. The NFL is currently being sued by countless retired players about the violence of the game and how they did nothing to stop it. If they look the other way on a bounty program, it doesn't look good for their court cases. To me, this is no different than "Spygate". NFL teams have been doing this shit FOREVER. The fact that some fans actually think this is news tells me that they really don't understand the NFL. None of this is news, AT ALL. Again, the decision made by Goodell is all about self-preservation for the league and allows the league to defend themselves in court and say "See how tough we are when we know that the safety of our players is in jeopardy". I can tell you this...There isn't a single team (not one!) in the NFL who hasn't engaged in "Spygate", or "Bountygate" at one point or another! No different than stealing signs in baseball and intentionally drilling a guy with a fastball.

[slucero]

I wonder what the odds are on Peyton getting fired....

[conversationpc]

wow.. Goodell just brought the hammer down on the Saints...

Really not a surprise. The NFL is currently being sued by countless retired players about the violence of the game and how they did nothing to stop it. If they look the other way on a bounty program, it doesn't look good for their court cases. To me, this is no different than "Spygate". NFL teams have been doing this shit FOREVER. The fact that some fans actually think this is news tells me that they really don't understand the NFL. None of this is news, AT ALL. Again, the decision made by Goodell is all about self-preservation for the league and allows the league to defend themselves in court and say "See how tough we are when we know that the safety of our players is in jeopardy". I can tell you this...There isn't a single team (not one!) in the NFL who hasn't engaged in "Spygate", or "Bountygate" at one point or another! No different than stealing signs in baseball and intentionally drilling a guy with a fastball.

I don't think anyone's really surprised that it goes on. If other NFL fans are like me, they're disgusted about guys purposely trying to injure other players. Obviously, I know it goes on but it doesn't make it any more acceptable. I understand, and actually even have no problem with, guys putting big hits on other players but that's different than doing so with an intent to injure someone.

[mikemarrs]

Michael Bush is heading to Chicago.Bush, a free agent running back who has played his entire career with the Raiders, has agreed to terms on a deal with the Bears. A league source tells PFT’s Mike Florio that the deal is a four-year, $14 million contract with $7 million guaranteed. At an average of $3.5 million a year, that’s the best deal a free-agent running back has received this year.

i really like this move by Chicago.Forte and Bush pretty good combo there.

[YoungJRNY]

Please, somebody be dumb enough to offer Mike Wallace the kind of money he thinks he's worth. I'm turned off about this kid in general. He has a very bad attitude and has a cocky swag about him that is not needed on the business side of things. I don't care how fast you are or what kind of elite speed you posses, when attitude starts to show through like a Desean Jackson, kick them to the curb and as a Steelers fan, I'm about there with Wallace. Other than Megatron and Fitz, NO WR is worth the kind of money Wallace is wanting. Brown is much more worth it next season IMHO. Lets get a #1 for this kid and sign Cotch to a multi-year deal and wipe our hands with this punk. Here's hoping someone dumb enough to offer him a contract comes forward.

[No Surprize]

Michael Bush is heading to Chicago.Bush, a free agent running back who has played his entire career with the Raiders, has agreed to terms on a deal with the Bears. A league source tells PFT’s Mike Florio that the deal is a four-year, $14 million contract with $7 million guaranteed. At an average of $3.5 million a year, that’s the best deal a free-agent running back has received this year.

i really like this move by Chicago.Forte and Bush pretty good combo there.

I do 2. I think the Bears are amping up for a run as long as Cutler stays healthy. Getting a stud like Marshall at WR was a big step also. This is turning into the toughest division in football.

[YoungJRNY]

[YoungJRNY]

Michael Bush is heading to Chicago.Bush, a free agent running back who has played his entire career with the Raiders, has agreed to terms on a deal with the Bears. A league source tells PFT’s Mike Florio that the deal is a four-year, $14 million contract with $7 million guaranteed. At an average of $3.5 million a year, that’s the best deal a free-agent running back has received this year.

i really like this move by Chicago.Forte and Bush pretty good combo there.

I do 2. I think the Bears are amping up for a run as long as Cutler stays healthy. Getting a stud like Marshall at WR was a big step also. This is turning into the toughest division in football.

Chicago was well on their way last season before Cutler got hurt. They were under the radar and just a couple more wins away from being a serious threat and contender. I like Chi-towns chances next season.

[mikemarrs]

LMAO,The Jets are fucking clueless.Rex Ryan knows nothing about QB's

[mikemarrs]

The Bears’ Wednesday signing of running back Michael Bush was at first perceived as a sort of insurance policy for unsigned franchise player Matt Forte. Bush could be Forte’s backup, giving Chicago a starting-capable runner in the event of another Forte injury, and also provide the Bears with some negotiating leverage in long-term contract talks with Forte.

But perhaps there’s more to it. Perhaps the Bears don’t want to sign Forte long term, at all.

Forte certainly isn’t happy, and he let his feelings be known on Twitter Thursday afternoon.

“There’s only so many times a man that has done everything he’s been asked to do can be disrespected!” Forte tweeted. “Guess the GOOD GUYs do finish last.”

Forte has played hard for the Bears, handling heavy workloads and playing through a knee injury in 2009. But he hasn’t exactly played the role of good soldier. He’s gone on ESPN repeatedly to voice his frustration about his contract demands

[mikemarrs]

Quarterback Josh Johnson played for 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh at the University of San Diego. Johnson will now get another chance to play for Harbaugh.

The 49ers have announced that Johnson has signed a two-year deal.

Johnson joins the 49ers after four seasons with the Buccaneers. He entered the league in 2008 as a fifth-round draft choice.


Its just my opinion but i think Josh will end up being the starter.49ers have finally found themselves a pretty good QB.I think Alex Smith will lose the starting position there in S.F.....Very good move by the niners and with the very talented WR group they have there i see Josh having plenty of success.Mark my words Josh Johnson will be the new starter and Alex Smith will be on his way out.I also happen to think Josh hasn't really gotten a good chance yet to show what he can do.Now he can.

[mikemarrs]

LMAO.....WTF? Now if this isn't the craziest shit i've read in quite a while......


Television evangelist Pat Robertson says the Denver Broncos didn’t show enough loyalty to Tim Tebow, and they may pay for it this season.

After the Broncos signed Peyton Manning and traded Tebow to the Jets, Robertson said he thinks it demonstrates that Tebow isn’t appreciated. And he said that if Manning’s neck injury keeps him off the field, the Broncos will be sorry.

“I think the Denver Broncos treated him shabbily,” Robertson said, via Mediaite.com. “He won seven games, he brought them into the playoffs, for heaven sakes. I mean, they were a nothing team. He rallied them together with spectacular last-minute passes and, you know, when they beat Buffalo — I mean, Pittsburgh, excuse me — it was a tremendous victory. And you just ask yourself, OK, so Peyton Manning was a tremendous MVP quarterback, but he’s been injured. If that injury comes back, Denver will find itself without a quarterback. And in my opinion, it would serve them right.”

It’s not often that we turn to Pat Robertson for football opinions, but hearing an odd opinion from an odd source feels like par for the course in this craziest of NFL offseasons.

[Ehwmatt]

LMAO.....WTF? Now if this isn't the craziest shit i've read in quite a while......


Television evangelist Pat Robertson says the Denver Broncos didn’t show enough loyalty to Tim Tebow, and they may pay for it this season.

After the Broncos signed Peyton Manning and traded Tebow to the Jets, Robertson said he thinks it demonstrates that Tebow isn’t appreciated. And he said that if Manning’s neck injury keeps him off the field, the Broncos will be sorry.

“I think the Denver Broncos treated him shabbily,” Robertson said, via Mediaite.com. “He won seven games, he brought them into the playoffs, for heaven sakes. I mean, they were a nothing team. He rallied them together with spectacular last-minute passes and, you know, when they beat Buffalo — I mean, Pittsburgh, excuse me — it was a tremendous victory. And you just ask yourself, OK, so Peyton Manning was a tremendous MVP quarterback, but he’s been injured. If that injury comes back, Denver will find itself without a quarterback. And in my opinion, it would serve them right.”

It’s not often that we turn to Pat Robertson for football opinions, but hearing an odd opinion from an odd source feels like par for the course in this craziest of NFL offseasons.

I'm not religious and I'm no friend of televangelists, Tebow, or Denver, but everyone (especially anti-religion people) wants to read this as this guy's wishing injury on Manning. He's not at all. He's simply saying that if Peyton does end up being as frail as he possibly could be, given the seriousness of his previous injury, it would serve the Broncos right for ditching Tebow. It's a world of difference between that and actually wishing Manning gets hurt.

People just read/hear what they want to hear in these types of situations.

[Enigma869]

LMAO.....WTF? Now if this isn't the craziest shit i've read in quite a while......


Television evangelist Pat Robertson says the Denver Broncos didn’t show enough loyalty to Tim Tebow, and they may pay for it this season.

After the Broncos signed Peyton Manning and traded Tebow to the Jets, Robertson said he thinks it demonstrates that Tebow isn’t appreciated. And he said that if Manning’s neck injury keeps him off the field, the Broncos will be sorry.

“I think the Denver Broncos treated him shabbily,” Robertson said, via Mediaite.com. “He won seven games, he brought them into the playoffs, for heaven sakes. I mean, they were a nothing team. He rallied them together with spectacular last-minute passes and, you know, when they beat Buffalo — I mean, Pittsburgh, excuse me — it was a tremendous victory. And you just ask yourself, OK, so Peyton Manning was a tremendous MVP quarterback, but he’s been injured. If that injury comes back, Denver will find itself without a quarterback. And in my opinion, it would serve them right.”

It’s not often that we turn to Pat Robertson for football opinions, but hearing an odd opinion from an odd source feels like par for the course in this craziest of NFL offseasons.

Isn't he the same Bible Thumper who was in the media a week ago saying that it was okay for my wife to smoke the baloney pony?

[conversationpc]

Isn't he the same Bible Thumper who was in the media a week ago saying that it was okay for my wife to smoke the baloney pony?

[Ehwmatt]

Broncos sign CALEB FUCKIN HANIE to be their backup quarterback.

First of all, this gives a lot more weight to those more-than-rumors that Manning is too insecure to have a decent backup QB around. After watching what he did to Chicago's solid team last year, there is no way this guy should be employed in the NFL as anything more than a 3rd string QB.

Second of all, this will be HILARIOUS to watch if Manning goes down, Hanie comes in and wrecks the team, and especially if Tebow has won the starter's job in NY and is doing ok at that point. That'd be a REAL circus.

[Enigma869]

Ha. I love this. Jets players are pissed off that Touchdown Jesus is holding a press conference tomorrow. What a fucking shit show this is going to be. I LOVE THIS! Bring on the NFL season.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2 ... d%3D146387

[Angel]

Television evangelist Pat Robertson says the Denver Broncos didn’t show enough loyalty to Tim Tebow, and they may pay for it this season.

He's probably right.....but the NFL is about winning games not loyalty. I think Tebow had potential, I was happy with his successes last season but I'm still a Denver fan first and a Tebow fan second so I'm never opposed to bringing in someone that can get the job done better....that said, I still don't think Peyton Manning is that answer.

As a side note, my teams are now 1-Denver 2-whoever's playing Dallas 3-New York Jets

[YoungJRNY]

Ha. I love this. Jets players are pissed off that Touchdown Jesus is holding a press conference tomorrow. What a fucking shit show this is going to be. I LOVE THIS! Bring on the NFL season.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2 ... d%3D146387

As bad and down right terrible Mark Sanchez is as a quarterback, he's going to put Tebow to shame. This upcoming season has tons of storyline & the new season has barely just begun. May be the most anticipated football season that I can think of in quite some time. Can't wait.

[Liam]

Every year the NFL becomes more and more like a fucking reality show.

[Angel]

Every year the NFL becomes more and more like a fucking reality show.

I think it's on purpose. They have to do something to keep people interested and anticipating the upcoming season more than they did the year before. It's a marketing ploy.

[Liam]

That would be fine for the people who don't like football, and are the vast minority. But people like me...I love the game...not all the bullshit drama going on behind the scenes.

Not blowing up at you...it's at the NFL. lol

[Angel]

That would be fine for the people who don't like football, and are the vast minority. But people like me...I love the game...not all the bullshit drama going on behind the scenes.

Not blowing up at you...it's at the NFL. lol

True...however, you and I are going to watch football, buy merchandise etc no matter what...the drama brings in those people that might otherwise not...again, marketing ploy.

[mikemarrs]

Noticed this little bit of info....

On Thanksgiving, the Lions will host the Texans or the Colts. The Cowboys will welcome an NFC team; this year, the visitor will come from among the Redskins, Giants, Eagles, Buccaneers, Saints, and Bears. No specific team has dibs on the third game Thanksgiving game, which will be televised for the first time on NBC.

The full schedule will be released prior to the draft.


i would love to see the Lions face the Texans that would be a really good game so i hope they do that instead of wasting it on Indy who will be rebuilding most likely with Luck at QB.As far as the Cowboys on T'Giving i'd love to see them face either the Bears or Saints.

[Enigma869]

Noticed this little bit of info....

On Thanksgiving, the Lions will host the Texans or the Colts. The Cowboys will welcome an NFC team; this year, the visitor will come from among the Redskins, Giants, Eagles, Buccaneers, Saints, and Bears. No specific team has dibs on the third game Thanksgiving game, which will be televised for the first time on NBC.

The full schedule will be released prior to the draft.


i would love to see the Lions face the Texans that would be a really good game so i hope they do that instead of wasting it on Indy who will be rebuilding most likely with Luck at QB.As far as the Cowboys on T'Giving i'd love to see them face either the Bears or Saints.

Hasn't the NFL schedule already been released? They're usually 5 years ahead on the schedule.

The Patriots opponents for the upcoming season are:


2012 Patriots home games: 49ers, Bills, Cardinals, Colts,Dolphins, Jets, Texans, Broncos


2012 Patriots away games: Bills, Dolphins, Jaguars, Jets, Rams,Seahawks, Titans, Ravens

[mikemarrs]

Noticed this little bit of info....

On Thanksgiving, the Lions will host the Texans or the Colts. The Cowboys will welcome an NFC team; this year, the visitor will come from among the Redskins, Giants, Eagles, Buccaneers, Saints, and Bears. No specific team has dibs on the third game Thanksgiving game, which will be televised for the first time on NBC.

The full schedule will be released prior to the draft.


i would love to see the Lions face the Texans that would be a really good game so i hope they do that instead of wasting it on Indy who will be rebuilding most likely with Luck at QB.As far as the Cowboys on T'Giving i'd love to see them face either the Bears or Saints.

Hasn't the NFL schedule already been released? They're usually 5 years ahead on the schedule.

The Patriots opponents for the upcoming season are:


2012 Patriots home games: 49ers, Bills, Cardinals, Colts,Dolphins, Jets, Texans, Broncos


2012 Patriots away games: Bills, Dolphins, Jaguars, Jets, Rams,Seahawks, Titans, Ravens

I think the schedule they are talking about is the time and dates.The teams already know who they are playing they just don't know the time and dates they will play each team yet.

[mikemarrs]

Eyebrows were raised around the NFL this offseason when the Steelers fired offensive coordinator Bruce Arians (a firing they falsely claimed was a retirement) and hired Todd Haley to replace him. Answering questions about that move for the first time on Tuesday morning, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that was his decision and did not come from above.

“I thought that it was time for change,” Tomlin said, via Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Asked whether Steelers owner Art Rooney II pushed him to fire Arians, Tomlin said, “He did not . . . I hired Todd Haley as well, which is your next question. Art Rooney owns the football team. he can do what he wants to do, but those directives did not happen.”

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a close relationship with Arians, and there’s been some talk that Roethlisberger and Haley will clash. But Tomlin said he doesn’t see why they can’t work well together.

“I’m not worried,” Tomlin said. “I don’t anticipate any issues. I anticipate both guys getting along great.”



I think the hiring of Haley was pretty interesting choice honestly.I can see already Big Ben and Haley up in each others faces getting heated up during a game.I was also wanting to see how he would run the offense if Wallace stays on the team this year.They were talking about getting rid of Mendenhall and now the reports are he could be staying so who knows.I will say this that the AFC North is just stacked with good teams and i could see Baltimore,Pittsburgh and Cincy right back in the postseason next year.

[YoungJRNY]

I think Haley is the exact presence that is needed when taking the reigns with the Steelers offense. He is Pittsburgh through and through and spent his whole life eating & breathing everything Black and Gold (Haley's father served decades with the Steelers organization.) He understands how the Rooney's do business and understand that Coach Tomlin is a natural motivator that doesn't believe in yelling in their face. He treats them like men. That said, the former Steelers leader of the offense, Bruce Arians, was such a stubborn dolt that his time was way out date once the same struggles yearly occured.

To make a change to jump-start another run, you must go outside and Haley was one of the guys I wanted right off the bat. Yes, he's going to be himself and show a lot of fiery on the sidelines, but you may remember a man and Hall of Fame head coach by the name of Bill Cowher who had the same style. Roethlisberger isn't the type to jaw back and forth with anybody and I believe he'd take a Haley bashing as a product to simply get better as a football player. I don't think there's going to be any problems in Pittsburgh. Can't wait to see what Haley does with our weapons. He's very capable of great things, something Arians failed on more than one occasion.

[YoungJRNY]

2012 NFL season kicks off with Dallas @ G-Men. Good way to start. Also, rumblings within' are saying Pittsburgh @ Denver first Sunday Night game Week 1. Called that shit.