NFL/NCAAF Thread

[Lucario95]

Well, Sean Payton's finally back

All I can say is, about freaking time.

Well, he needs to upgrade his defense. It was their weakness.

[deathseer]

Well his first move coming back was firing Spagnoula

If that's not an improvement, then I don't know what is

[Lucario95]

They should draft a DB.

[Lucario95]

or get Revis.. lol

[deathseer]

Word is that Revis wants to be paid somewhere close to Mario Williams' 95 Million that he signed with the Bills.

No way the Saints go after him if he wants that.

I'm hoping they make a run at Ed Reed or Dashon Goldson

[Lucario95]

Word is that Revis wants to be paid somewhere close to Mario Williams' 95 Million that he signed with the Bills.

No way the Saints go after him if he wants that.

I'm hoping they make a run at Ed Reed or Dashon Goldson

I don't know how many years are left on their contract. As well they might trade Cromartie instead of Revis. I think drafting a db in first round sounds better with me, if they want to save their salary cap.

[deathseer]

I'm pretty sure both are set to become free agents this offseason.

As far as drafting goes. Since Sean has decided to make a switch to 3-4, there going to have to be on the lookout for some big DT's, since nobody on the current roster other than Hicks can fill that spot. They may also be on the lookout for a pass rushing DE, since every team needs them and Will Smith may be on his way out in the offseason.

[John Wallrein]

Pro bowl was everything I expected. I wonder if Goodell will carry through and actually not have one next year.

[Golden_Latias]

Lions hired Brian Xanders, former GM of the Denver Broncos, to their FO today, apparently.

Now THAT is a good hire. Xanders did a good job as GM of the Broncos, and it never hurts to bring new perspectives to scouting. Kudos to Mayhew for being open to changing things around and hiring outside the Lions organization, too.

Other than that, nothing new from the Lions, except for Titus Young being an idiot and going on a Twitter rant, but I'm not touching that one with a 10-foot pole.

And as for drafting, for now, it looks like Werner, Moore, and Milliner are the favorites to get drafted by the Lions. Between those three, I hope they go for Werner, but I wouldn't mind Moore, either. Milliner isn't worth that high of a draft pick, though.

[Lucario95]

Pro bowl was everything I expected. I wonder if Goodell will carry through and actually not have one next year.

I never liked the pro bowl, they just the players take it like a scrimmage practice, and both sides are doing dumb things.. I think that it should take out.

[Sid87]

The Pro Bowl is what it is: a just-for-fun scrimmage to reward the best players in the league. It'd be great to see everyone there go all-out and try hard, but there's absolutely no incentive.

[PsychicPsycho]

Dear-antler spray. Harbough brothers. Dear-antler spray. Ray Lewis. Harbough brothers. Harbough parents. Ray Lewis.

OH MY GOD CAN THE MEDIA SHUT UP ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!

Pro bowl was everything I expected. I wonder if Goodell will carry through and actually not have one next year.

Meh, I think it'll stay for at least another year. During every player interview it seemed like they said something that indicated they wanted it to stick around. I think if he did get rid of it, there'd be some pissed off players.

[FullMetalAlchemist]

I know the 2013 season hasn't started yet, but I'd like to see in 2014 the 49ers-Raiders game that year played on Sunday night. Of course that would probably require both teams to make the playoffs next season.

[Lucario95]

Finally the day that I was waiting for!! Super Bowl XLVII!

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

Major fail by the city of New Orleans. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think some electricians' heads will roll tomorrow.

[FullMetalAlchemist]

Assuming Baltimore holds on to win the Super Bowl (which I am not watching because I wanted neither of the teams to advance), here are some of my projections as to what games will be played on Sunday night, on Thursday, and on Monday:

New England at Baltimore - this is likely to be the NFL kickoff game next season, since it is a rematch of the AFC Championship Game

Denver at NY Giants - assuming that both Manning brothers stay where they're at, this will be Manning Bowl III. This should be the Sunday night game in week 1.

Week 1 Monday night doubleheader - since it's been all-AFC since 2009, let's have the 2013 one all-NFC. I was thinking Atlanta-Carolina and Seattle-San Francisco for the doubleheader.

Indianapolis at San Francisco - it's Andrew Luck's return to the Bay Area, this should definitely be a Sunday night game

Baltimore VS. Pittsburgh - although the Steelers did not make the playoffs (as has been the case for every Super Bowl-on-CBS season since 1991), one of the games in this rivalry I still expect to be in primetime (this time on Monday Night)

Baltimore VS. Cincinnati - both teams made playoffs last year

Houston VS. Indianapolis, Green Bay VS. Minnesota - see Baltimore VS. Cincinnati

Chicago VS. Green Bay, Chicago VS. Minnesota - all three teams were really good in 2012

New England at Atlanta - was what I wanted for Super Bowl match-up after results of Divisional Playoffs

Pittsburgh at Green Bay - Rematch of Super Bowl 45

New England at Houston, Baltimore at Denver, Green Bay at San Francisco, San Francisco at Atlanta, Atlanta at Seattle - playoff rematches

Denver at Indianapolis - Peyton's return to Indy

Green Bay at NY Giants - Packers look for revenge in this developing rivalry

Minnesota at Dallas - Christian Ponder of the Vikings returns to the Dallas area (where he played high school football)

Washington at Green Bay - this game should be played on October 17 (a Thursday this year) to mark the 30th anniversary of the highest-scoring Monday night game in NFL history (the Packers beat the Redskins 48-47 at home the night of October 17, 1983)

Finally these are the games I want to see on Thanksgiving weekend for national television:

Thanksgiving:
Chicago at Detroit on Fox
Denver at Dallas on CBS
Buffalo at Cleveland on NBC (both teams have long Thanksgiving droughts)

Sunday night: Atlanta at Green Bay
Monday night: Miami at Tampa Bay

What games would you like to see on national TV next season?

[deathseer]

Most of those games don't really have the draw of a Sunday Night game.

Although if there are any games I would hope to be one are

New Orleans @ New England and Seattle @ New Orleans

[FullMetalAlchemist]

I didn't say ALL of them would be on Sunday night. There are also Mondays and Thursdays too

[deathseer]

Ah. Didn't see that. Well, I can see some of those happening then.

[FullMetalAlchemist]

Well it's official. The Super Bowl is over. Of course a 49ers win would also be bad for me because they beat the Packers (they'll get revenge next season).

So, it is very likely that New England will be Baltimore's opponent in the kickoff game. The NFL loves scheduling the Patriots in primetime, also it's a rematch of the AFC Championship Game.