Thoughts From NFL Week 13: Chicago Bears and Beyond

I share quite a few of them..
1. I must say that I do like seeing Peyton finally struggling. It has always seemed just so easy for him and now its not. Funny stuff.
2. Tennessee has got major problems and why isn’t Chris Johnson just getting the ball on about possession. Run, screen, run, screen, run, screen, bomb to Moss. OC in the NFL, here I come.
3. McD is McDone and I’m scared of the Chiefs.
4. As usual, once everyone starts talkin about how great SD is, they fall on their face.
5. Thumbs down on the nickname as well but the Falcons are the real deal.
6. I can’t help but like the Ram’s. There, I said it.
7. hat an anti-climactic end to that game. Big womp-womp sound in the background.
8. The combo of Ivory, Thomas and Bush is nice. It also helps that you have a QB that can draw offsides on command.
9. Could the Lions be the best 2-10 team I have ever seen? I had thought that about the Bills but not anymore. The Lions are officially the best of the worst. (Seriously though, I worry about what they may be like in 3-4 yrs.)
10. You are still in the minority.

Insightful as always Lester. Did I ever mention Lester was my Dad’s name?? Good Solid old fashioned name Lester. Les is more.

I digress, Manning’s troubles are not so much his own as the organizations. Too many injuries, too little time to build unit cohesion. (See Bears OL)

Stanton, I thought played a GREAT game. 3rd String? There could be some QB controversy in Detroit if he sticks around. If not, he could start in many cities around the league.

McDaniels is in WAY over his head. If the owner wasn’t already paying 2 Head Coaches, he would in fact be McGone. He destroyed that franchise in such a short time. Insert fork.

Let’s all root for the Pats 2night. Don’t need or want a wounded Brady or Belicheck coming to the spaceship with a chip on their shoulder. Just sayin’.

BTW, game balls to all those fans who invaded Detroit and made it feel like an away game for the Lions. It did make a difference.

beceause he is cool under pressure….i.e. ice in his veins.

1 – Just stunned that pmanning has thrown what 9 or 10 INTs and 4 of those were picks 6s

2 – I have to think his run is coming to end if you believe that the owner still wants vyoung when fisher does not

3 – Watched them via DVR and it was a sloppy game. kc D dropped 4 INTs (OMG orton with the dreaded almost INTs). But what STUNNED me was the starting RT (barry richardson) getting 2 penalties and then getting yanked. He refused to come out but did then yelled at the HC and pushed and shoved the O line coach even putting a finger in his face and he went back in the game!

Also mcdaniels is an IDOT. Really your running game is gashing the kc D and what do you do with 10 mins left in the 4th qtr? How about abandon it completely and chuck with orton who was 9 FOR 28! No runs the final 10 mins of the game. Brilliant! I thought martz was bad.

4 – Caught the end of that one and surprised at how the raider pushed them around……kc and oak atop the AFCW WoW

5 – I hate atl. HATE them. but they are the best team in the NFC right now (though in the end I think the saints take the south)

6 – Bah I was hoping for one of them to finsh 7 – 9 but looks like 8 – 8 will get it done. I take the rams sam bradford playing really well

7 – Hate big ben as well.

8 – No but picked him up last week for fantasy just in case.

9 – That was frustrating to watch. In the end I had to exile myself from the game thread because I was about to lose it. Thought it best just to walk away from that.

10 – Was it the 3 INTs or the 2 great catches by rice that makes you think that. Will say this think they should start jackson now what do they have to lose now.

Exact same situation. Good coaches, management/ownership gunking things up to the point of ineptitude.

In 16 years as head coach he’s had 6 winning seasons. I know he’s had some really good years but that’s not that great a record.

.. to crush Brady’s shoulder, and then loose the game.. lol

1. im a baltimorean f da INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
2. NO jeff fisher has a track record like bill cowher when he leaves its HIS choice
3. yes… the chiefs winning the division this season or not are balling
4. mr lester you already know i picked oakland to surprise the afc west so this is what i expected
5. they are peaking late in the season what better time to hit your groove than december, i like the way the falcons play offensively but defensively im not impressed they had a SHOOTOUT with the Ravens…
6. the rams fans are pretty excited i was over there talking to them and they are really smart and realistic they remind me of most bear fans
7. WOW i watched that game of course and WOW big hits, blood, fights, low score, sounds like a ravens/steelers game win or lose both sides are to be feared some tough football in those towns
8. no i thought cj spiller if anyone
9. i agree and i even went over and tried to have a civilized conversation about this over on pride of detroit they are upset of course but they started to remind me of philly fans i didnt even use the wave
10. please please pass whatever it is you have over there… better yet lets just trade…. he will be as good as derek anderson

bonus is anyone else impressed with the bucs? they may have lost yesterday but Josh Freeman will be a good qb in this league for years

1) That Super Bowl losers curse is holding up and I really thought that Manning could dodge it. I am guessing next year they’ll blow the doors off everyone to start the season. But for the time being I’m enjoying the Colts fans misery. They seriously thought 5 losses was an awful season. Spoiled brats!
2) I don’t think FIsher will last. The rif between him and Bud Adams regarding VY is going to be his downfall. Looks to me like the everyone in the organization from the owner to the players believes in VY except Fisher.
3) Chiefs have a team built to go deep perhaps, or they could be one and done.
4) Screw the Chargers.
5) Falcons are another team built to win but their defense is a little suspect.
10. Jackson is serviceable but not great. Like an Orton or a McNabb (this yr not earlier in his career)