Mentch

I still remember that game like it was yesterday. TO's 1 handed catch, Woody's kickoff return, Garcia leading the team back from 10 down with 5 mins left, rookie Roy Williams dropping an interception that would have sealed it, and then Garcia hitting Owens again for the touchdown that clinched the NFC West. Such a great game, even if the Cowboys were out of playoff contention by then

I completely disagree with this. A Cowboys fan tried to tell me that they're cursed, and I don't buy it at all. When you go 8-8 for 3 straight seasons, you're not cursed, you're mediocre, especially when you do all of the following: 2011 - blow a 14 point lead with a fumble on the goal line combined with a blocked punt returned for a TD and a gimme interception against the Jets - choke away a 27-3 lead at home with 2 pick 6s and a 3rd interception to set up the game winning touchdown against the Lions - give up an 80 yard game winning drive to a Patriots offense that has struggled all game - ice your own kicker and then give up a long touchdown pass in overtime against the Cardinals - give up 2 TDs in the last 4 minutes, blow a sure touchdown because the ball was "lost in the stadium lights", and have the tying field goal blocked against the Giants 2012 - give up a kickoff return for a TD, miss a 2 point conversion, and miss the game winning field goal against the Ravens - fall behind 23-0, rally, then fail on 4th down and have your receiver land with one thumb out of bounds on the game winning TD against the Giants (fyi, I do think that Bryant's thumb being on the line was truly unlucky, but it never should have come down to that) - give up a long drive to grind out the clock marked by a penalty on 3rd down against the Falcons - throw a floating and easy pick to seal the fate of the 2012 season against the Redskins (but would you really expect Romo not to throw a pick in that situation?) 2013 - give up 401 passing yards to Philip Rivers and blow a chance to cut the lead to 2 with 2 mins left with a fumble on the goal line against the Chargers - give up 414 passing yards to Peyton Manning and throw an INT inside your own 20 to let Manning run out the clock and kick the game winning field goal against the Broncos - seemingly seal the game twice with long TD passes, only to give up TD drives to let them back in it, then stop them on 4th down, commit a false start penalty on 3rd down to stop the clock, kick a field goal, let them drive the entire length of the field in under a minute, and give up 329 receiving yards to 1 PLAYER against the Lions - blow a 26-3 lead at home, audible a run play to a pass play that results in an INT, give up 300 yards passing and 4 TDs to MATT FLYNN, and then throw another pick to seal the deal against the Packers - actually hold an incredible offense to only 24 points and be within striking distance trailing by 2 points with 2 mins left and throw a game ending pick on the very first play to seal yet another 8-8 season against the Eagles When you do all of that, you're not cursed, you're a mediocre football team, nothing more, nothing less. Cowboys fans always try to point to the amount of close losses they have, but if they had been anything more than a mediocre football team from 2011-13, they wouldn't have managed to blow so many games each and every year. They had TONS of chances to win multiple games in those situations and blew almost all of them. I don't think Romo is the problem for this team but he's making it harder and harder for me to defend him with all his late game mistakes. And yes, I know he's had some of the best 4th quarter statistics over the last 3 seasons, but none of that means anything if you can't drive your team down the field when it matters most. The Cowboys are far from cursed, they have a defense that has continually let them down and a quarterback that doesnt make mistakes often, but when he does, he makes mistakes at the worst possible times It would be one thing if they were doing everything right and still couldn't win games but they're shooting themselves in the foot repeatedly with all the mistakes they make, and that's why they finished 8-8 for a 3rd consecutive year despite all the talent on their roster and likely won't do much in the playoffs if they get there this season. Turnovers and big plays have continued to haunt them this season, and they have given me no reason to think that trend will magically end. It's why they fell behind so quickly against the 49ers, it's why Seattle was able to stay in the game despite seemingly getting dominated, it's why they fell behind 21-0 against the Rams, it's why they lost to the Redskins with Colt McCoy, and it's why they couldn't do anything offensively against the Cardinals last week

I was surprised you guys didnt make the list either, especially after the Saints blew it and they got bailed out on their own mistake in London. Probably has something to do with their inability to kick the football through the first few weeks

Great idea for a thread. Saints have definitely been one of the most unlucky teams in the league but they have kinda brought some of it on themselves. Despite all of that, they still have a better record than any team in the division, including the Panthers, who are actually one of the luckiest teams in the league by the list. I think that says a lot about both teams and the state of that division in general

Giants over Seahawks Dolphins over Lions Bills over Chiefs

90s rap is all I listen to nowadays

New Orleans over Carolina Arizona over Dallas San Diego over Miami

He's worth it. Glad to see the Bucs were able to keep him. Let's see if they're able to build around him on defense

Ok, I understand what you're saying right now. My bad if I seemed a bit harsh, I thought you were trying to say that the Chiefs were unquestionably the best team at 2. I've seen some pretty homerific stuff before so you'll have to forgive me for that one lol. Yeah, I really like the way that the Chiefs have responded since that opening day goose egg. I think they'll be either 7-4 or 8-3 when they host the Broncos in Week 13 on SNF. Would love to see how that game goes down especially since the Chiefs have gotten better since that Week 2 matchup and they were still a couple yards away from sending that one to OT

I think it's just people getting overly excited about hearing words they've never heard before and posting it on the internet for everyone to see because they want reps/views

Why are you still pushing this so much? Yes, the Chiefs are a playoff contender. Yes, their defense is legit. No, blowing out 1 team does not automatically place you among the league's elite. I would probably put them in the 5-6 range in the AFC but that doesnt make them the 2nd best team next to Denver. They have a good chance to get to 6-3 before facing the Seahawks in Week 11. If they win that game, I think we can begin to enter the conversation about whether they are among the elite teams in the league

Do people still act like Martin could contribute?

BC wasnt alone. I also predicted a Bears upset, but the Patriots once again proved that just as you stop taking them seriously, they can turn it up at will

After today, it's become clear that the Patriots are still at the moment the 2nd best team in the AFC. I would put Baltimore 3rd and Indianapolis 4th though. If Indy's lack of D didnt become clear today, I dont know when it ever will

Mario Party 3. Forgot how much fun this game used to be back in the day

My picks for Week 8: Bears over Patriots Eagles over Cardinals Vikings over Bucs Bills over Jets

I will be real, there are some plays where I watch Kaepernick and he wows me. The problem is, those plays are a flash in the pan. Last time I was truly impressed with him was Week 1

I was texting my friend about this the other day. He says that almost everybody believes that Kaepernick "is a top 10 quarterback". I have no clue who the hell he's talking to, but he seems to give Kaepernick credit for the 49ers winning so many games the last 2 seasons. He doesn't seem to understand that the team wins with him, not because of him

He would have likely been a 3rd-4th round pick if not for the ACL tear in his senior year. I'm not going to pay any attention to the fact that he led the NFL in passing yards during the preseason because most of the time those numbers mean absolutely nothing, but I think he has some potential here

Here are my reactions from Week 7: - Bengals are nothing without AJ Green, though this should be common knowledge by now - Ravens are a legitimate AFC contender. IMO theyve been the 2nd best team in the AFC behind Denver so far this year - Eli Manning is not dead yet. That offense might be ok after all, even without Cruz. Still not sold on Beckham though - Dolphins can be a really good team at times. Of course, that doesn't tend to happen unless neither the offense nor the defense are screwing up (which may seem obvious but when one unit is doing good for this team the other is usually performing bad). Either that, or when they play the Patriots at home - I was one of the only people who seemed to be in favor of benching EJ Manuel for Kyle Orton. After 3 games, it's clear that the Bills couldn't have been more right in that decision. I doubt they make the playoffs, but they're definitely on the way up. Let's see if they can overcome the loss of Spiller and Jackson

LMAO guys calm down, I was completely dicking around. Sports Pickle posted the exact same shit a couple weeks ago in one of their editions of "Honest NFL Headlines" Anyways, on a serious note, let me try my hand at predicting these playoffs: 6. Green Bay vs 3. Detroit 5. Philadelphia vs 4. Carolina 6. Cincinnati vs 3. New England 5. San Diego vs 4. Baltimore 4. Baltimore vs 1. Denver 3. New England vs 2. Indianapolis 6. Green Bay vs 1. Dallas 5. Philadelphia vs 2. Arizona 2. Indianapolis vs 1. Denver 5. Philadelphia vs 1. Dallas Denver 37, Philadelphia 31

Translation: it's only Week 7 and the majority of the NFL is at 4-3 and 3-4, but let's make a bunch of useless projections because the Internet has unlimited space to fill and idiots will click on anything if it will either confirm their biases or get them outraged

Combination of everything. I'm not dismissing the possibility of it being a conspiracy either

Damn. I still don't understand how we got a 1st, 3rd, and 7th for Harvin. What was it that made him worth that much? Was it the career best 967 receiving yards he had in 2011, when the team was a dumpster fire during Ponder's rookie season? I never thought he was worth much more than a 3rd round pick simply because he was more flash than actual substance, I looked at him as more of a gimmick player. In essence, a rich man's Tavon Austin I'm not about to complain about it though we got a 1st and more for him lol

Saw this topic on another site and wanted to see what you guys thought of it I remember he was supposed to be the best DE prospect ever. His rookie season was pretty spectacular but he never really improved that much after that. It was a matter of whether he turned it up or not, because everyone remembers him as one of the few people who could stay with Mike Vick in his prime. And yet, his career stats are a bit disappointing considering what he could have been. He would have monster games and then be nonexistent for a significant part of the season I still think he's a Hall of Famer, but not a first ballot, and he could have been talked about as one of the greatest of all time, instead he's maybe in the top 20-30 DEs. Another person said it best, "he should have been this generation's Reggie White"