NFC North/NFL Thread 2016-17

[Dr. Blackheart]

Four runaway playoff games.  Yawn

[4everwarriors]

Ass kickin's are good if you're puttin' da 10D to da buttocks, ai na?

[rocket surgeon]

Ass kickin's are good if you're puttin' da 10D to da buttocks, ai na?

10D ??  that ain't no long johnny allen edmonds 'ey

[4everwarriors]

10 Prada baby, hey?

[rocket surgeon]

so how much to send the cowboy's receivers on a little complimentary boat trip tomorrow, say until friday or saturday

[GGGG]

[Tugg Speedman]

The Patriots (home) are -16 against Houston (away).

This is the largest playoff point spread since 1998.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/texans-patriots-point-spread-is-huge-but-its-not-the-largest-playoff-spread-ever-214611908.html

* At the end of the 1998 season the Arizona Cardinals, led by Jake Plummer, upset the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round and then were 16.5-point underdogs at the Minnesota Vikings, who went 15-1 with rookie receiver Randy Moss. The Vikings won by 20 in that divisional round win.

* In most famous upset in NFL history, the New York Jets were 18-point underdogs in Super Bowl III and beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7.

* In the largest spread in NFL playoff history, the San Francisco 49ers were 19-point favorites over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. The 49ers won 49-26.

What do you do with this line?

[MU82]

The Patriots (home) are -16 against Houston (away).

This is the largest playoff point spread since 1998.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/texans-patriots-point-spread-is-huge-but-its-not-the-largest-playoff-spread-ever-214611908.html

* At the end of the 1998 season the Arizona Cardinals, led by Jake Plummer, upset the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round and then were 16.5-point underdogs at the Minnesota Vikings, who went 15-1 with rookie receiver Randy Moss. The Vikings won by 20 in that divisional round win.

* In most famous upset in NFL history, the New York Jets were 18-point underdogs in Super Bowl III and beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7.

* In the largest spread in NFL playoff history, the San Francisco 49ers were 19-point favorites over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. The 49ers won 49-26.

What do you do with this line?

Too big for me to bet. But if forced at gunpoint to place a bet, I'd go with The Brady Bunch.

[wadesworld]

Clay with a sack, 2 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery...in one play.

[mu03eng]

The Patriots (home) are -16 against Houston (away).

This is the largest playoff point spread since 1998.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/texans-patriots-point-spread-is-huge-but-its-not-the-largest-playoff-spread-ever-214611908.html

* At the end of the 1998 season the Arizona Cardinals, led by Jake Plummer, upset the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round and then were 16.5-point underdogs at the Minnesota Vikings, who went 15-1 with rookie receiver Randy Moss. The Vikings won by 20 in that divisional round win.

* In most famous upset in NFL history, the New York Jets were 18-point underdogs in Super Bowl III and beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7.

* In the largest spread in NFL playoff history, the San Francisco 49ers were 19-point favorites over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. The 49ers won 49-26.

What do you do with this line?

Gonna be in Vegas this weekend, going to be very tempted to roll the dice on this line.

[Tugg Speedman]

Gonna be in Vegas this weekend, going to be very tempted to roll the dice on this line.

Which way?

[mu03eng]

Which way?

On the Texans. That feels like way too many points to give plus Belicheck isn't motivated to destroy Houston like he would say Denver or the Jets.

I think it's probably a comfortable win for the Patriots and they pull starters in the 4th and Houston backdoor covers

[MU82]

On the Texans. That feels like way too many points to give plus Belicheck isn't motivated to destroy Houston like he would say Denver or the Jets.

I think it's probably a comfortable win for the Patriots and they pull starters in the 4th and Houston backdoor covers

Quite possible ... but I don't think I'd have enough courage to bet that's what happens. Good luck!

[MU B2002]

Clay with a sack, 2 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery...in one play.

Still amazes me that at that level, in the playoffs,giants players were still just standing around letting that ball sit on the ground.  Gave me flashbacks to the GB v Chi game for a chance to go to playoffs a few years back, and then I threw up a little bit.



edited.  Thanks Wades.

[wadesworld]

Still amazes me that at that level, in the playoffs,giants players were still just standing around letting that ball sit on the ground.  Gave me flashbacks to the NFC title game, and then I threw up a little bit.

I'm pretty sure that was the last game of the regular season that got the Packers into the post season.

[MU B2002]

I'm pretty sure that was the last game of the regular season that got the Packers into the post season.

Yea my bad.  You are absolutely correct.

[wadesworld]

[jsglow]

[wadesworld]

Hilarious.

What's actually interesting to me is that he seemed to be pretty level headed at the end of the game and handled the press conference well.  Apparently they were drug testing all the Giants after the game yesterday.  Has me thinking...maybe something from the boat trip was still in his system and he knows it...

[rocket surgeon]

giants "allegedly" trash their jet on way home from green bay.  how old are these guys? 

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/01/09/new-york-giants-trash-airplane/

[jesmu84]

Giants talk is so annoying.

Cowboys had a drug/whore house during their dynasty.

Lawrence Taylor was a known partier, including drugs, during his prime.

Jordan would be at casinos till early morning on days before games.

NY Mets caused $60k of damage to a plane during the playoffs.

Etc, etc, etc.

And yet, everywhere you look right now, people, who watched the "good old days" sports/athletes, are criticizing the Giants' behavior.

Make American Sports/Athletes Great Again... I guess

[MerrittsMustache]

Giants talk is so annoying.

Cowboys had a drug/whore house during their dynasty.

Lawrence Taylor was a known partier, including drugs, during his prime.

Jordan would be at casinos till early morning on days before games.

NY Mets caused $60k of damage to a plane during the playoffs.

Etc, etc, etc.

And yet, everywhere you look right now, people, who watched the "good old days" sports/athletes, are criticizing the Giants' behavior.

Make American Sports/Athletes Great Again... I guess

Come on! How do you leave Brett Favre off this list?! 

[MU82]

Giants talk is so annoying.

Cowboys had a drug/whore house during their dynasty.

Lawrence Taylor was a known partier, including drugs, during his prime.

Jordan would be at casinos till early morning on days before games.

NY Mets caused $60k of damage to a plane during the playoffs.

Etc, etc, etc.

And yet, everywhere you look right now, people, who watched the "good old days" sports/athletes, are criticizing the Giants' behavior.

Make American Sports/Athletes Great Again... I guess

All true.

The Giants WRs spending their off day in Miami didn't  bother me even 1/10th of 1%.

However ...

If you are those WRs and you are smart, you know that this will be a story because the media and fans always overreact. And you also know that if you then don't perform well, you will be ripped a new one (and we all know how painful that can be).

Jordan would gamble until the wee hours. Then he would score 40+ points and lead the Bulls to victory. So only dopes would criticize his gambling (and dopes did just that). If he had gone 3-for-22 and the Bulls had lost, even if the gambling had nothing to do with it he would have set himself up for even more criticism.

As always, the results matter.

[tower912]

From the "Fans are idiots" file.    There is a small but very vocal contingent of Lions fans who want to not re-sign Matthew Stafford to a long term contract.    Arguing that he is holding the team back and that Detroit can get a better QB for less through free agency or the draft.    That is as dumb as blaming the Packers struggles on AR.    And 20 teams will be more than willing to give him $25 mil per year.  If any of those teams have a running game, offensive line, receivers who catch the ball,  or defense, Stafford could take them to a Super Bowl. 

[GGGG]

But is Matt Stafford a "leader?"