The official 2012 NFL Football Thread!

[trisigma212]

I went to the Skins game on Sunday. Everyone in that stadium wanted RGIII to sit down. Now he needs surgery. We need to get rid of the Shanahan's. Seriously. Fans love the Skins, hate Snyder and the Shanahan's.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by trisigma212

I went to the Skins game on Sunday. Everyone in that stadium wanted RGIII to sit down. Now he needs surgery. We need to get rid of the Shanahan's. Seriously. Fans love the Skins, hate Snyder and the Shanahan's.

You know how you can tell I don't watch NFL? I didn't understand any of this.

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by trisigma212

I went to the Skins game on Sunday. Everyone in that stadium wanted RGIII to sit down. Now he needs surgery. We need to get rid of the Shanahan's. Seriously. Fans love the Skins, hate Snyder and the Shanahan's.

The way Shanahan been playing that kid, I kept on thinking that 5 years down the road he'll be one of those "would've been a HOF if that injury didn't happen"

[trisigma212]

Originally Posted by moe.ron

The way Shanahan been playing that kid, I kept on thinking that 5 years down the road he'll be one of those "would've been a HOF if that injury didn't happen"

They seriously need to stop with this. It's like driving a car until its got 200,000 miles and you drive it until it dies. Only in his case, because he's one of like 5 people carrying the entire team, he gets much more mileage piled on. People are comparing his knee to Adrian Peterson's, but they really aren't the same. AP's knee was an injury on a healthy knee. RGIII's injury is on a re-injured knee that was already fixed once during his college career. They're saying 6-8 months, but even that's optimistic. They shouldn't have said anything since he JUST HAD SURGERY TODAY.

/rant

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by trisigma212

They seriously need to stop with this. It's like driving a car until its got 200,000 miles and you drive it until it dies. Only in his case, because he's one of like 5 people carrying the entire team, he gets much more mileage piled on. People are comparing his knee to Adrian Peterson's, but they really aren't the same. AP's knee was an injury on a healthy knee. RGIII's injury is on a re-injured knee that was already fixed once during his college career. They're saying 6-8 months, but even that's optimistic. They shouldn't have said anything since he JUST HAD SURGERY TODAY.

/rant

Yeah, I can tell you as a Seattle fan I've been pretty appalled at a few things having to do with that game and the way the Redskins organization is conducting itself publicly. First, that the coach played RGIII when he was clearly injured and in pain; second, the doctor and coach daring to say a peep about the prognosis and healing time before the dude was probably even recovered from the anesthesia; third, the horrible (and dangerous) playing surface (most high schools around here have nicer fields than that)...not only did RGIII get a season-ending knee injury, one of the Seahawks players did, too.

[Socalparent]

My daughter has had 3 knee surgeries, two similar to RGIII's, one on each knee. Every ortho will tell you what your options are and then give you a conservative and aggressive return timeframe to competing. 6-8 months for an ACL surgery is about the norm.

If RGIII's surgery was anything like my daughter's (and her ortho trained with his ortho), he was in the passive resistance machine the same day, starts rehab 1 week later (maybe earlier as a pro). The process begins right away. All about getting flexibility and flexion in the knee. One thing though, it's a grind.

Hope we can see a healthy RGIII back on the field soon.

[GeorgiaGreek]

Wait for me, Falcons bandwagon, I'm hoppin' on! Rise Up!

[AGDLynn]

I always pull for the Falcons but even Tony G wasn't sure til it was over.

Next week they know better to let an upstart beat them.

[moe.ron]

Wait, there's a playoff going on? (Disgruntled Giants fan)

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Very good (and crazy) weekend in the playoffs.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

The Broncos aren't playing the Patriots this week. And they might not play each other next week. Why does everyone just assume that this is going to occur?

I'm a Patriots fan (living in Houston, no less), and it's driving me crazy that everyone - along with every sports commentator here - is handing this one over to the Patriots before it's even started. It's one thing to predict that the Pats are going to win; it's another to declare that this will be a second bye week for them (I'm talking to you, Shaughnessy).

I heard an interesting stat tonight... of all teams that have won by more than 28 points in the regular season against a certain team, when playing that same team in the playoffs that same year, the overall record is 11-11. So as I see it, the Pats still have (according to normal odds and historical statistics) a 50/50 chance of winning the game.

It's the playoffs, people... anything can happen.

But of course, I'm still cheering on my Patriots

i was soooooooooooooooooooo sure the Broncos were gonna win vs the Ravens. I was in my room with the baby for the last few mins. I STILL don't know what happened.

Originally Posted by StealthMode

Maxin', relaxin', and cold chillin'. You don't need to know what going on for that.

lol.

Originally Posted by AGDLynn

I always pull for the Falcons but even Tony G wasn't sure til it was over.

Next week they know better to let an upstart beat them.

I like Tony. I hope he finally gets his ring. That's my fave fantasy football TE.

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Wait, there's a playoff going on? (Disgruntled Giants fan)

LOL. This was supposed to be me too. But these games have been great.

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

Very good (and crazy) weekend in the playoffs.

LOL YES. The amount of shit that was being talked on twitter SECONDS before Jacobi Jones caught that pass for a TD among other things made the weekend that more crazy.