Are you ready for some Football?!? (NFL)

[Crothian]

I really thought Dallas would be better

 

[Captain Tagon]

I really thought Dallas would be better

I don't know if they are bad necessarily, just a lot of people underestimated the Jags.

 

[Gunslinger]

I didn't think the Manning Bowl would end up nearly as close as it did. Peyton is literally carrying the entire team on his shoulders this year, with hardly any running game or defense to back him up.

 

[Captain Tagon]

It's just disappointing to watch a team beat itself like the Giants did.

 

[Crothian]

With Jacksonville looking good and the Colts looking not as great, I wonder if they can take the division from them.

 

[LightPhoenix]

It's just disappointing to watch a team beat itself like the Giants did.

They made some game-killing mistakes, yes, but there were a couple of really bad calls late in the game that hurt them. Specifically, that pass interference call that was in no way, shape, or form their fault. If they had been able to keep going on that drive, the game would have ended a lot differently, I think.

That wonky call at the end taking time off the clock rung bogus to me as well, but I don't honestly think it would have mattered either way. The damage was done earlier in the quarter.

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[DaveMage]

With Jacksonville looking good and the Colts looking not as great, I wonder if they can take the division from them.

As the resident Jags fan, it's my duty to point out that yes, they can.

Seriously, though, the loss of DE Reggie Heyward is a big blow to the Jags defensive line.

And the cowboys will be fine - as long as they don't have to play in the humidity of Jacksonville every week. They wilted.

 

[DaveMage]

For a while there I thought the Bills were actually going to take it. Horribly performance by the Panthers too.

And look, Grossman can pass apparently. Either that or the Packers defense is really shabby.

Grossman can most certainly pass. The only question with him is if he can stay on the field.

If you want proof that he can throw, find a tape of the UF-Maryland bowl game (Spurrier's last as coach of the Gators). Grossman was throwing 50-yard darts.

 

[Captain Tagon]

The Jags are actually my pick to take the South this year. As long as Leftwich plays smart (though I still like Garrard better), I think they are a much better TEAM than the Colts are currently.

And yeah, that bogus pass interference call hurt the Giants late game. However, they had so many missed oppurtunities earlier in the game that if they'd capitalized on only one or two of them that call wouldn't have made a difference. It's like Seattle in the Super Bolw last year, you have to play well enough that a bad call or two won't make you lose the game.

 

[loki44]

With Jacksonville looking good and the Colts looking not as great, I wonder if they can take the division from them.

I don't know if they'll win the division but they're good for a wildcard spot. I don't think anybody would want that match-up in the playoffs. Jax is good, but I think Indy will be more consistent.

How about those Falcons? John Abraham pretty much singlehandely erased any doubts I had. He brutalized Carolina's offensive line. Delhomme was on the verge of a breakdown.