ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

[Casper]

weeeeeee what a good game The Texans won 19-10 and Typhy bondo is  right  just beacuse they are an expanion team does not me they have no skill and Cossak 49ers Are going to kick the Jets ass hehe. Bondo Dever Rules aha Rams lost they  suck they went 0-4 in preseason to lol! Go $9ers and texans!

[Typhy]

Yep, the Texans have won, I really didn't expect this, I don't think Dallas has much of a team, but most expansion teams don't win their first games.. They played welll though, and came out on top.

[Cossack]

Well like it takes much to beat Dallas. BTW Casper, I know the 49ers will kick Jet's ass. I just hate everything Californian =).

[Typhy]

I don't want to agree with Casper, so, Let's go J-e-t-s Jets Jets Jets. . The thing Bondo, is that an expansion team has only had one draft as well as of course the expansion draft to get players, once a team has been around a few years, they have more options etc. That is why it normaly takes a few years. I expect to see the Texans go 4-12 or so this year. Still, a good start, only the second expansion team to win their first game.  

[Bondo]

Well, they got some gems in the expansion draft and through free agency as well as the draft (remember that in addition to all the uncontested picks they get in the expansion draft they also have more picks in the normal draft and also have more cap room).

Players like Corey Bradford really are quite solid...he was one of the top Packers recievers the past few years after all.  And they have some great O-line players like Boseli...they just happene to be a bit banged up.  And I think they got a mighty fine QB...if they get that O-Line healthy they could do quite well on offense as it would help the running game with the decent but not great Allen at back.

The do have some solid players on defense as well and looked quite capable there as well.  If they have a good defense there is no telling what they can do in the division that they are in as neither Indy or Tennessee are teams that are that strong that they aren't open to losing to teams with less talent.

[Brain]

i'd like to mentsion the packer game as a game of note. not because either team owned the other, but becaues it was just plain excelent football.  2nd and 3rd efforts were common through out the game(like green bays touchdown to take the lead with about 1 min left in the fourth), and generally the play was mostly flawless(worthy of note, that guy on the falcons who missed the wide open long bomb should be drug out in the street and run over by the falcons bus on it's way out of town. but hey he had a whole state willing him to fuck that catch up so i'm not too suprised  ) the game went into overtime and both teams got defensive stops. , but in the end the pack won it on a field goal. what a way to christen the new stadium huh?

to cossack, dont get your hopes up too much about a winning seasonfor the texans. most sports pundits arent even giving them 4 wins, i'm gonna guess that they will top out at 6, and frankly i'd eat my hat if they got 8 or more

[Typhy]

Cory Bradford is a good player, not great though, they got a pretty good kick return specialist in Charlie Rogers, I just don't think that they have what it takes to get above .500 this year. As for that Packers game, yes, a very well played game, Vick was always a step ahead of the Green Bay defense, thank god that they were able to come out on top in the end.

[Bondo]

All I said is they have the proper set-up to be successful (by expansion standards)...not that they would.  I wouldn't put them for more than 5 wins...mark my word on this though...they won't be the worst team in the NFL...Baltimore, Carolina, and Detroit all suck much worse...and apparently Dallas.

Speaking of which, I'm 8 of 15 on my picks (against the spread) which pust me in third in my 16 person pick'em league.  I would have been 12/15 without a line missing with Minnesota, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.  And the first two were real choke jobs.

I have Priest Holmes in two of my leagues so it looks like I have a good shot at winning in those.  I'm a bit behind in my other but I still have two players left (RB of NE along with one of their DBs who also returns kicks) and am easily in striking distance if they have decent games and a touchdown.

[Typhy]

Oh, and what was that Sin? Somthing about the Steelers beating the Patriots...

[Casper]

Heh i just looked back and wev were making fun of bondo about the broncos going 0-2 But damn the rams are not that good this year =) Niners will rule!!!

[Typhy]

Casper, I wouldn't be too happy if I were a 49ers fan, if they play the way that they did against the Giants, they'll be about a 7-9 football team.

[Casper]

well how much better did the packers play?

[Deadlock]

I ( like Typhy ) are a Packers fan but not a Packers freak like Typhy is, I watched NFL films from the game, as well as listened to Sporting News Radio's review on it. The Pack played well, not great, but well. Favre had one interception I do belive, which for a quarterback like him, is pretty good, our defense seemed to have problems getting preasure on Vick, but the Falcons played very well and put up a great fight, I'd say that the Pack played far better in week one than did the 49ers.

Regards,
Deadlock

[Typhy]

Very good points Deadlock, the propper grammer at the beginning of your post would be "I am" rather than "I are" . I agree with every point that you make, Michael Vick ran over our defense pretty effectivly. In week two, we'll see if it was just a great performance by Vick, or poor play on the part of the Packers defense.

[Bondo]

Heh i just looked back and wev were making fun of bondo about the broncos going 0-2 But damn the rams are not that good this year =) Niners will rule!!!

Maybe the Broncos are just good...their Defense is just loads better...so good that they shut down St. Louis' offense.  And I think the offense showed glimpses of the passing game of a few years ago...the running game is not quite what it was although I really think Clinton Portis will help out when he gets more and more into the game.  If Griese keeps his head straight which I think he can, there is no team the Broncos can't beat.

[Brain]

hey, dont forget about me now, i'm a bigger fanatic than typhy. i'm a cheesehead  

it's true that farve did have one pick, and a few close calls, but it happens to every QB, and because farve tries to hit those 1 inch holes(and he often can) his pick numbers go up
i think that the falcons were getting out played  in the 4th quarter and going to OT. they weren't getting owned oughtright, but the pack seemed to be doing a better job on d( the sack and numerous pocket penetrations to end the falcons drive)

[Typhy]

I have a Cheese Head too you know! It sits downstairs, I only put it on for special games because everyone says that I look like an idiot. Anyways, for a quarterback like Favre only to have one pick, thats pretty good wiith some of the stuff that he throws.

[Mattster]

I am with the Niners they will rule! So what if they did lousy against the Giants they will cream all the other teams.


 PS. EAGLES OWN!!!

[Brain]

I have a Cheese Head too you know! It sits downstairs, I only put it on for special games because everyone says that I look like an idiot. Anyways, for a quarterback like Favre only to have one pick, thats pretty good wiith some of the stuff that he throws.

being a cheesehead is nothing to be ashmed about. hell, i've worn mine to school.

[Typhy]

The thing though is, I was wearing mine when the Bronco's beat the Packers in the super bowl, since then, I've always been a little afraid to wear it durring games.