The official 2012 NFL Football Thread!

[AGDee]

None of y'all can complain until you live in Detroit.

[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

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by AGDee

None of y'all can complain until you live in Detroit.

Bwahahaha!

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by AGDee

None of y'all can complain until you live in Detroit.

Or Cleveland, herd those guys suffer greatly.

[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.

[BAckbOwlsgIrl]

Representing Bronco's Nation here...

"United In Orange"
Okay, I HATE, HATE, HATE the orange jerseys. They look like the fighting popsickles. I really miss the navy blue jerseys. The white look kind weenieish.

I admit that I was not a big Peyton fan. To say say that I was skeptical is an understatement. Tebow had a squeeky clean image. He seemed to have so much promise. Manning has so many injuries and to the neck. I really thought that he should have retired. I am impressed. Tebow, regretfully, has proved to be a lost sole. I hope that he finds himself an NFL home. He was a national media darling. Granted, I think that copyrighting Tebowing is way too much.

However, this team is not just about Peyton. There is so much more. The old ORANGE CRUSH defense is back. Dumerville is kicking ass. Champ Bailey has always held the defense together. Now, he has some youngsters to help him.
Never could this have been done with out Denver's Darling, John Elway. He stepped into an executive role when most believed he should have worked his way into it. He got Peyton here.

Denver has been on a winning streak. We shall see if we can keep it.

After all that we have been through as a city, the fires and the Aurora shooting tragedy, it is welcome change to this city and state. I liken this to how New Orleans felt after winning and Katrina. Only what we have been through is nothing compared to New Orleans and the Gulf.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by StealthMode

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

what are you doing here then?

Originally Posted by BAckbOwlsgIrl

Representing Bronco's Nation here...

"United In Orange"
Okay, I HATE, HATE, HATE the orange jerseys. They look like the fighting popsickles. I really miss the navy blue jerseys. The white look kind weenieish.

I admit that I was not a big Peyton fan. To say say that I was skeptical is an understatement. Tebow had a squeeky clean image. He seemed to have so much promise. Manning has so many injuries and to the neck. I really thought that he should have retired. I am impressed. Tebow, regretfully, has proved to be a lost sole. I hope that he finds himself an NFL home. He was a national media darling. Granted, I think that copyrighting Tebowing is way too much.

However, this team is not just about Peyton. There is so much more. The old ORANGE CRUSH defense is back. Dumerville is kicking ass. Champ Bailey has always held the defense together. Now, he has some youngsters to help him.
Never could this have been done with out Denver's Darling, John Elway. He stepped into an executive role when most believed he should have worked his way into it. He got Peyton here.

Denver has been on a winning streak. We shall see if we can keep it.

After all that we have been through as a city, the fires and the Aurora shooting tragedy, it is welcome change to this city and state. I liken this to how New Orleans felt after winning and Katrina. Only what we have been through is nothing compared to New Orleans and the Gulf.

Please beat the Patriots. Thanks.

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Or Cleveland, herd those guys suffer greatly.

Truth

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by dreamseeker

Please beat the Patriots. Thanks.

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

[XAntoftheSkyX]

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 going to ask about your thoughts on us having a second bye week, but that sums it up. Seeing as how we played really well against them a few weeks ago, and with Gronk up to speed (hopefully) I feel like it'll be a good game.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

I was going to ask about your thoughts on us having a second bye week, but that sums it up. Seeing as how we played really well against them a few weeks ago, and with Gronk up to speed (hopefully) I feel like it'll be a good game.

I'm definitely hoping for a good game. And of course I'm hoping the Patriots win. I'm just not willing to say that the Pats are going to have it easy. But again.. these are the playoffs.. anything can happen!

And I'm always excited to see Gronk on the field. I just wish he could have stayed healthy all season.. it killed my fantasy team!