NFL Football - 2012 Season Thread

[-Jrabbit]

2004 -- best QB draft class ever? Here's a joke for you:

Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger walk into a bar... and watch the playoffs.

[SlowwHand]

One thing I've seen absolutely nothing on is Kansas City Chiefs firing Romeo Crennel. He had 1 full year as head coach and watched one of his players blow his brains out.
End of year, "OK, thanks. We'll see you. Kick rocks." He got screwed.

[SlowwHand]

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[Al B. Sure!]

2004 -- best QB draft class ever? Here's a joke for you:

Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger walk into a bar... and watch the playoffs.

Roethlisberger was hurt and that took all life out of the Steelers.

The Giants were inexplicable this season. Blew the hell out of the 49ers, Panthers, Browns, Saints and Packers then got blown the hell out by the Falcons and Ravens (with a blow out loss to the Bengals earlier) and just when you think this team has fallen apart, they blow out the Eagles. Other games, were bizarrely enough blow outs on both sides (like the Tampa game where the Giants got blown out in the first half then blew the Bucs out in the 4th quarter).

As far as mediocre 9-7 teams go, the Giants had a really strange season of alternating absolute dominance was suckitude. It wasn't even a case of beating on piss poor teams and losing to the good ones since the Giants destroyed the 49ers and Packers.

Really strange year for the Giants. I've never seen or at least never noticed a similar pattern of wins and losses. Most of their games were blow outs for or against them, something you don't usually see, I don't believe.

[Al B. Sure!]

Now Andy Reid in KC looks the most likely. A lot quieter and uncertain with all the other potential coaches.

Geno Smith 1st overall? Seems like a crazy reach but if Reid is in KC, unless he brings Vick with him, it's a definite possibility.

Fun fact: the last time the Chiefs won a playoff game their QB was Joe Montana, their RB, Marcus Allen. They played the Warren Moon-led Houston Oilers in the Astrodome. Yeah. Andy Reid won't have to worry about expectations.

[-Jrabbit]

Having the #1 overall is a big plus in making Reid signable by KC. It'll be interesting to see if he goes QB, signs Vick, and/or tries to "fix" Cassell.

[Al B. Sure!]

Having the #1 overall is a big plus in making Reid signable by KC. It'll be interesting to see if he goes QB, signs Vick, and/or tries to "fix" Cassell.

Let's hope Vick to KC so we can see Ben's head explode if the Vick-led Chiefs beat his precious Chargers

[Al B. Sure!]

Local radio host Angelo Cataldi wrote an op-ed in the Philly Metro I saw that was incredibly harsh on Reid.

There is really only one word to describe the emotion in Philadelphia now that Andy Reid has finally left the Eagles. Hallelujah.

Of course, fans are being advised not to rejoice today. You are being told to remember only the good times. At his first news conference in five months, Jeff Lurie couldn’t gush enough about six division championships, five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl. The owner even called Reid “a gem of a person.”

Your response to all this nonsense should be something Reid never was – honest. Shout hallelujah today because Reid was neither a great coach during his interminable time here, nor a nice man. He was a bumbler on the sidelines, unable to master timeouts, referee challenges or two-minute drills. Off the field, he was ruthless.

If you want the truth about Reid, ask David Akers. The most productive Eagles kicker of all time, Akers missed two field goals in the last playoff game of Reid’s tenure. He, too, was dealing with a family crisis in his final year here; his six-year-old daughter was battling cancer. In the end, Reid didn’t care. He blamed Akers for the five-point loss, and then he dumped his best kicker ever.

And Akers was not an isolated case. Brian Dawkins was dismissed without one word of explanation. Reid merely said it was “Stacy Andrew Day” and waved off all comment about the best player he ever coached. Juan Castillo, here three years longer than Reid, got bounced six games into the 2012 season. Loyalty was just another broken promise by Andy Reid.

The real loyalty during his tenure here was provided by the very fans the coach insulted on a daily basis. Reid would blabber after every loss about how he had to “take full responsibility” and “do a better job,” while fans filled every single seat for 14 seasons despite insane personal-seat licenses, outrageous concession prices and skyrocketing parking fees.

Was it asking too much after so many budget-busting Sundays at Lincoln Financial Field for the coach to explain the real reason why LeSean McCoy was still carrying the ball – and getting hurt – in a game the Eagles were trailing, 31-6, with two minutes left? Apparently, it was. Under Reid, all appeals for truth were futile. He didn’t give a damn about the fans. He proved that every time he opened his mouth.

Andy Reid was an overrated coach who profited from a weak NFC East, from the coaching magic of the late defensive coordinator Jim Johnson and from an owner who gave him every benefit of every doubt. Reid will get another job very soon. And he will fail at it, for all the reasons stated above. Bet on it.

But Reid’s future is not our problem anymore. His many failings are no longer our concern. And that’s why one word says it all today. Hallelujah.

Eagles fans going to Eagles fan

[SlowwHand]

I don't care for Reid especially, but I don't think he would be stupid enough to bring Vick to a fresh opportunity.
He might get fired again, just for showing he was capable of such stupidity.

[-Jrabbit]

Makes me wonder what the reaction would be if McNabb hadn't puked his shoes in the Super Bowl.

FWIW: Personally, I think KC is making a mistake.

[Ming]

While KC maybe making a mistake, what do they really have to lose here. They currently suck.
Bringing in somebody like Reid will cause some serious talk, one way or another. If it sells some tickets...

Frankly, they can't be much worse with Reid. Even he should be able to win more than 2 games.

[Sava]

You'd think the kind of dedication to football that fat slob has, neglecting his children to the point that they become drug addicts and die, would make Andy Reid a better coach. If only he had Peyton Manning, Reid could at least be a terrible coach with a dead kid and a Super Bowl win like Dungy.

[Ben Kenobi]

2004 -- best QB draft class ever?

Rivers (who's the number 3 in yardage), should pass Kelly (who was the number 3 of '83) soon. 3 QBs with 30k plus yardage? Helluva draft year.

[Sava]

Rivers (who's the number 3 in yardage), should pass Kelly (who was the number 3 of '83) soon. 3 QBs with 30k plus yardage? Helluva draft year.

Meaningless stats are meaningless.

Welcome to the new NFL. Soon the defense will be forced to play with one hand behind their backs.

[Tuberski]

He thinks football was always played like it is now.

ACK!