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Since the Packers get the Panthers next week, I appreciate how much the Bengals are beating Newton up in OT. Dude's going to get the win, but man does he look tired.

Also, is it too early to declare the Brows the best non-playoff team this season?

Multiple injuries to key Packers all but give the division to the Lions? Why does this sound familiar.

We talked about plants months ago. Everything else is a spoiler only if you already knew the spoiler.

The all-division TNF schedule was put in because 1)Teams know teams in their division, and 2) Being regional, should involve less travel than average. They were attempting to make the games better. I still think the NFL fixes everything with the double bye week plan. Get rid of a preseason...

Leap fail.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if between the two of them they do have 5 rushing TDs. I'm assuming - or hoping, anyway - that the Packers come up with 6 TDs.

I mildly care because McKenzie is recently from Green Bay, I think the coach/GM are getting a raw deal, and I'm not sure anyone could have succeeded in the situation they started with. That said, given some of the movies McKenzie has made recently, I'm not sure his firing would be much of a...

They might still back into the playoffs, but is there any reason to care about the Saints or Patriots this season?

I was just going to make you wear some sort of "sad bear", but you're there already. Honestly, wearing a Bears-related avatar for the week is embarrassing enough.

Sure, why the hell not. Someone may as well get some enjoyment out of this Packers' season.

As to Goodell, I dunno about Bill Simmons anymore. Before this recent mess, he was on the warpath on how he's the worst commissioner in sports, citing as evidence how much players hated the ownership during the strike (err, it's the internet era, there is no consensus reality - see all...

Why are the Atl starters still playing?

I believe every team gets scheduled for a MNF airing every year. Not particularly surprising that Chicago (given the size of the demographic area) would get SNF airings, even if the team were mediocre. /bizness

Bears can't even lose like they're supposed to. Also, why the fuck did the Packers pay Peppers and not Allen.

I think this is our year to shake things up... and lose to an NFC South wild card instead.

So who's the QB of the Raiders next year, Big Ben or Eli Manning?

I said the Packers were one OL injury away from not being an elite team. And it took all of half a game to get there.

No, I said that's what they think, and then spent the next paragraph refuting it. As for the Saints, they were shockingly better on pass defense... so much so that many expect them to regress (the numbers weren't as rosy when adjusted by opponent either). If they don't regress they will be an...

Process of elimination. Seahawks: It's been nearly a decade since the SB winner won even one playoff game the next year, so they're out. 49ers: A rash of injuries/suspensions in a tough division, so they're out. Saints: Their defense is even worse than the Packers', so they're out. Bears...

So you have Jerry Jones (Al Davis East? What's our nickname here...) dying within the next few months, the Cowboys dumping all their existing contracts (Raiders East? This is getting spooky...) and yet somehow finding enough 7th round / undrafted free agents to compete with the NFL equivalent of...

I'm aware that I am getting the short end of the deal from a $ perspective. But... I'm unconvinced anyone worries about Fitzpatrick, opponents stack the box against Foster, and he does not survive long. (The autodraft paid that for Foster, I sure wouldn't have.) I'm unconvinced Bush survives...

Not exactly the right spot for it, but are we doing the various minigames this year (Straight PickEm, ATS Pickem, etc.)?

Actually, the stat is even crazier: I think the last Super Bowl winner that won evenone playoff gamethe next year was the 04 Patriots. It's part low motivation on your part (who wants to go through the work again), high motivation on their part (everyone wants to take out the king), and your...

The "neutral" summary would be: Their success seemed to come from their OC and DC, and not the HC, and now both of them are gone. They might not have lost much, but they were already a paper tiger last year compared to the likes of the Broncos (who added a bunch on defense) and the Patriots...

My team isn't terrible for an auction auto draft. Did you guys dump all the Packers onto me or was it just pure chance?

I hate to be a douche but I forgot I'm still going to be out of town this Sunday, and reception is crap at the lake. Changed my team name to "CantMake Draft" if you can find anyone to take over the slot.

Revisionist nonsense. He was a third day if not undrafted prospect from the very beginning. The most common comment among observers when the news came out was "I wish he was a better player". I assume he stays on the team, but deep into the special teams ranks, and doesn't survive next year's...

1) Between The Voice, Sunday Night Football, The Blacklist, etc., NBC is actually doing okay for much of the week. It's FOX that's spontaneously turned into a toxic dump site. 2) The truth is more complicated. This is actually a Canadian made show (some company called AXN) that NBC just pays...

Don't we usually do a new thread for predictions? AFC North: Bengals East: Patriots West: Broncos South: Colts Wildcards: Chargers, I Don't Fucking Know. (Seriously, probably the fifth tie-breaker between Texans, Dolphins, Jets, Steelers, and Ravens at 9-7 or even 8-8. I'll say Texans...

I know we always assume too much stability from year-to-year, but man, in the AFC, I just don't see anyone in the mix other than Patriots and Broncos, and in the NFC, I only see the Saints challenging the Seahawks and 49ers. Edit: Yes, I realize all my AFC hopes are pinned on two QBs that are...

The Colts will win the AFC South (which may be the net worst division this year), but man, I will be shocked if they make it out of the Divisional round. Edit: Yeah, the rules on defensive backs just seem preposterous this season.

This Oakland defense ain't bad! Too bad the offense is throwing all their effort away. Raiders / Jaguars fighting for first draft pick again?

I assume this is humor?. Dan Marino, Bernie Kosar, Jim Everett, Todd Marinovich, Shaun King, Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan and Mark Sanchez all were in the playoffs as rookies before Dalton, along with a pile of other rookies that started but did not make the playoffs (e.g. Peyton...

I am kinda impressed with the Tomb Raider deal. Not only did Square-Enix manage to find a way to avoid getting buried under Uncharted, they even got MS to pay for it. Considering SE's sales of late, I didn't think they had that competence in them.

It's so rainy in Nasville its knocked out the feed for Wisconsin. Curious as to how done Peppers is.

I don't think they have much more of a chance than that between the Seahawks, 49ers, Broncos, Patriots, Saints, etc., but they have the Bears as last in the division. What the hell!?! Unless Cutler dies in Week 1, how do they not top the Vikings at least. And did I miss it or are we not...

I am virtually positive that under the old Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Players Union, money from regular seats was shared, but luxury suites were not. Unsurprisingly, stadium design tended more and more towards luxury suites as a result. (This was yet another reason why the NFL...

Except that link itself points out the much more relevant number, 11.4% - the percentage of Kaep's contract that is guaranteed. They can say Dalton's contract is very cap friendly, but I have an extremely hard time imagining it's 11.4% territory friendly. Yeah, that ~$20 mil a year is the new...