NFL Preseason Thread

Itssoeasy · 23-08-2014 12:19pm

Watched the eagles game finally and bar the flag fest again I'm very happy overall with how the eagles played and the defense looked good. I could easily change my opinion and be ranting and cursing the team at some point during the season.

I didn't see any games last night but it appears not many people say all the games due to gamepass having a moment.

nerd69 · 23-08-2014 12:23pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Watched the eagles game finally and bar the flag fest again I'm very happy overall with how the eagles played and the defense looked good. I could easily change my opinion and be ranting and cursing the team at some point during the season.

I didn't see any games last night but it appears not many people say all the games due to gamepass having a moment.

biggest thing for me is that our 2nd team offence still destroyed there first team defense and our 1st team defense looked far better than last year. the last quarter or so when the steelers scored there points I'm happy enough to more or less ignore as a lot of those players won't make the roster anyway

padraig_f · 23-08-2014 11:51pm

Watching some games from yesterday. Geno Smith looks a better player this season. Has a pretty good arm, and now looks to be making ok decisions too. Not saying he’s gonna light it up, but looks capable of running a competent offense.

The Giants look in bad shape, o-line still looks very shaky. At one point the Jets dropped 9 and rushed 2, and the pass-rush still got there.

me89 · 23-08-2014 11:51pm

Redzone is on sky sports 2 at 12

Paully D · 24-08-2014 1:27am

Bradford's down and off to the locker room. It looks like his left knee twisted. Man, I hope that's not serious.

Itssoeasy · 24-08-2014 3:05am

Paully D wrote: »

Bradford's down and off to the locker room. It looks like his left knee twisted. Man, I hope that's not serious.

The rams are saying its not serious.

mikemac1 · 24-08-2014 11:45am

Bit of messing going on last night behind the head coaches back

helimachoptor · 24-08-2014 11:47am

That is hilarious!

Paully D · 24-08-2014 1:51pm

Pretty crazy that they of all teams haven't been flagged for it. :pac:

GoldFour4 · 24-08-2014 1:53pm

Hopefully Bradford is okay for the start of the season. He looked really sharp last night, some really good throws before he went off.

Itssoeasy · 24-08-2014 6:18pm

49ers game will go ahead the 49ers are saying despite a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hitting the Bay Area today.

Itssoeasy · 24-08-2014 9:05pm

malistheman wrote: »

Hopefully Bradford is okay for the start of the season. He looked really sharp last night, some really good throws before he went off.

He's torn his ACL and is done for the year.

HigginsJ · 24-08-2014 9:25pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

He's torn his ACL and is done for the year.

Wow what a blow for the Rams. Who is their backup?

LightningBlue · 24-08-2014 9:33pm

HigginsJ wrote: »

Wow what a blow for the Rams. Who is their backup?

Shaun Hill.
Bradford has had some really shít luck with injuries if this is true. Edit: Seems to be confirmed

He's looked very good both at the start of last season and in this preseason and to go down with another ACL injury is sickening.

Itssoeasy · 24-08-2014 10:48pm

Half time in the niners chargers. The field is shocking and Phil Dawson might have rolled his ankle.

mikemac1 · 25-08-2014 6:46am

Cuts are beginning, the deadline to move from 90 to 75 is 9pm Irish time on Tuesday

Ravens need some cornerback depth and Terrell Thomas has been cut by the Seahawks. Former 2nd round pick for the Giants. I don't know much about him but sounds interesting

Amerika · 29-08-2014 12:00am

Sitting in row 9 in the end zone at the Eagles vs Jets game. Kickoff in 5 minutes. Cheerleaders just finished performing. Teams taking the field. I'm in heaven. But I seem to be only person crazy enough to wear a Jets jersey in Phila. I hope to make it out alive.

Knex* · 29-08-2014 12:04am

Amerika wrote: »

Sitting in row 9 in the end zone at the Eagles vs Jets game. Kickoff in 5 minutes. Cheerleaders just finished performing. Teams taking the field. I'm in heaven. But I seem to be only person crazy enough to wear a Jets jersey in Phila. I hope to make it out alive.

Enjoy, good Sir!

Knex* · 29-08-2014 12:53am

That call against Brown for his INT as illegal contact seemed a bit of a pisstake just now, in Giants/Pats game.

Amerika · 29-08-2014 12:09pm

Knex. wrote: »

Enjoy, good Sir!

It sucked! The Jets got trounced by the Eagles 37 -7. The Jets played like a second string college team. It's not even September and I've already given up hopes of a decent season after that showing. The fans and even Eagles personnel had a field day with me wearing my Tim Tebow Jets jersey. At least it was all good natured, as Philadelphia is notorious for ugliness against fans wearing the opposing teams apparel. Didn't get home till 1 am and had to get up at 5 am for work. Hoping Penn State has a decent game tomorrow. A ray of sunshine in a gloomy football start would be much appreciated.

One thing that always amazes me is how different watching the game at the stadium is than on TV. TV makes the game seem spectacular, and being there shows these guys are mere mortals, not as big, or quick, or powerful as they look on the tele. And I notice that most of the fans in the seats watch the game on the jumbo trons rather than the actual play on the field. I wonder why then do they come.

The drop-dead gorgeous cheerleaders in skimpy outfits were the highlight of the evening.

Bateman · 29-08-2014 1:28pm

If the Jets are in a mess broadly speaking then fair enough, but a 2-2 pre-season record with wins against the Colts and the Bengals suggests things aren’t all bad there.

I heard recently that in pre-season, coaches are happy to “mail in” a performance in a pre-season game after a good win, and when beaten, they go all out in the next game. Philly lost 2 and won 2 as well, against similar enough opposition, and yet so many people are high on them.

phatkev · 29-08-2014 2:04pm

Amerika wrote: »

It sucked! The Jets got trounced by the Eagles 37 -7. The Jets played like a second string college team. It's not even September and I've already given up hopes of a decent season after that showing.

What did you expect in fairness, its game 4 of the preseason which is known for being a battle of backups! last nights performance should have very little effect on what the Jets do during the regular season

me wearing my Tim Tebow Jets jersey.

you sir should be ashamed of yourself

Amerika · 29-08-2014 2:31pm

phatkev wrote: »

What did you expect in fairness, its game 4 of the preseason which is known for being a battle of backups! last nights performance should have very little effect on what the Jets do during the regular season

Both teams played their backups. With all the injuries experienced throughout the season, the performance of a teams backups is often key to their success. I expected the 3rd and 4th quarters to be pretty much worthless, but expected to see quality good play the first two quarters. Saw it from the Eagles, but not the Jets.

you sir should be ashamed of yourself

A $150 game jersey gotten for $19.99, I’m not ashamed one bit, and I’ve always admired Tim Tebow. I thought he was better than McElroy, but never got a chance to prove it. I think Tebow got a raw deal from the Jets. Though not pretty, he proved he could get the job done with the Broncos when given the chance, and did well in the playoffs. The Jets never seemed to give him much more than a couple of plays at a time.

Itssoeasy · 29-08-2014 10:55pm

I've not watched any games from the final pre season games bar knowing the eagles result. Is it worth my while watching any of them ?

Guffy · 30-08-2014 12:34am

I'd watch the rookie qbs if at a loss. Bridgewater and manzel. Carr also had a decent game. Goropolo wont be starting this season so no point really.

Manzel looks a bit panicky to me. Also funny how the redzone feed went from he's great to giving out as game progressed

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