is this one of the weaker years in the NFL you've seen?
dont bother thinking, the answer is yes

with many superbowl contenders severely underperforming and no group of teams clearly outperforming the rest, it is surely the weakest year in quite some time.

some teams who are underachieving:
san diego, dallas, New England, indianopolis

the only team taht seems to be playing fairly well is New york giants, and dont even mention Tennessee
honarable mention goes to the panthers but they still have something to prove

10/29/2008 11:45:55 AM

WRONG SECTION.

10/29/2008 11:46:22 AM

day weak month year

I'm walls1441 and i approved this message.

10/29/2008 11:46:26 AM

how do preseason favorites not doing well = weak?

to me the more competition makes better games

broseph

10/29/2008 11:46:47 AM

Why bother asking a question? Just state your claim with supporting evidence.

10/29/2008 11:47:20 AM

WTF, who put this in chit chat?

10/29/2008 11:47:45 AM

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"and dont even mention Tennessee"

Why not? Tenn looks dominant...just not flashy, which is what people want.

personally I like it like this, compared to 1 or 2 teams espn blows its load over all year. You call it weak, I call it extremely competitive

10/29/2008 11:48:31 AM

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"and dont even mention Tennessee"

Well, something has to be said about having one of the nastiest D lines in the league

and the fact that their O line hasn't allowed a sack in like 4 games

just saying

10/29/2008 11:49:05 AM

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"how do preseason favorites not doing well = weak? to me the more competition makes better games"

well when you compare the last 5 or 6 years where there are 4 or 5 outstanding teams, that sets the tone for the whole league

but now it seems that every team is inconsistent, no one wins when they're supposed to, a winless team beats a lossless team, etc
parity is one thing but at a midpoint in the season there should be clear winners and losers, right now the league is just full of losers

10/29/2008 11:49:51 AM

My friend is a Tennessee fan, so he's happy.

That Panthers are doing fairly well.

Your assertion is pretty much retarded in every way.

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 11:50 AM. Reason : ]

10/29/2008 11:50:28 AM

Bears
they are 4-3 but, the 3 losses are 3 pts, 3 pts, and 2-pts. Should be up there with the Titans. If the Titans havent lost by 11/09, they will when they meet

10/29/2008 11:51:00 AM

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"Well, something has to be said about having one of the nastiest D lines in the league"

They aren't my favorite team, but I'd put money on them making it to the division championships! (as long as they keep playing like this haha)

10/29/2008 11:51:38 AM

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"My friend is a Tennessee fan, so he's happy. That Panthers are doing fairly well."

you argument is the only thing thats retarded,
tennesse is happy cause they havent played a good team yet, all the teams they've played are having a bad year, panthers doing well does not make up for a lack of dominant teams like the old NE patriots, or colts etc,

im just saying this is a weak season compared to past ones

10/29/2008 11:52:59 AM

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"Bears they are 4-3 but, the 3 losses are 3 pts, 3 pts, and 2-pts. Should be up there with the Titans. If the Titans havent lost by 11/09, they will when they meet"

agreed, their record doesnt show how good they are

if it were me i'd rank it like this

1. Giants
2. Panthers
3. Steelers
4. Bucks
5. Titans
6. Bears
7. Eagles
8. Cowboys


etc

10/29/2008 11:55:05 AM

How can you say the Titans haven't played a good team yet? They beat your beloved Colts. They beat Jacksonville who are supposed to be a good team. They beat Baltimore.

Your idea is stupid because you say it's a weak season because there aren't any super-dominant teams. Either you're a bitter pissed off New England bandwagoner or you're a huge idiot. Just because there's no team that's running away in the regular season doesn't mean it's a weak season. Think about how interesting it's going to be with 2-3 weeks left in the season and there are 20+ teams that have a chance to make the playoffs.

10/29/2008 12:08:19 PM

^that is the most exciting thing about this year. The hype that will come around January

Oh and my "what's dead to me in the world of sports" was pre-season rankings. Haha I called in to 99.9 The Fan one day and talked about it.

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM. Reason : e]

10/29/2008 12:09:41 PM

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"how do preseason favorites not doing well = weak? to me the more competition makes better games"

that's basically how I feel

I hated last season because the Patriots were so overhyped, then they (omg!) lost a game!

more power to the Titans right now, they've got a great defense and nobody thought they'd be so good (at least next week's game against Green Bay should count as a real game... if you think it doesn't, that's fine, we'll be able to tell if they're good or not when they hit the playoffs)

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 12:14 PM. Reason : it's a crazy wildcat year, not a weak one]

10/29/2008 12:11:54 PM

once again IMSTONED you miss the point, first off with respect to the titans their opponets the colts and jaguars are both playing very poorly, and baltimore is inconsistent, so they have proved nothing yet. lets wait till they play one of my top 7 teams before we crown their ass

but like i said theres a difference between parity, where everyone is competitive, and an underacheiving league, where supposedly top teams lose to crappy teams who are not considered competitive

im a panthers fan but when NE, colts, and chargers are playing at top level everyone feels like they have someone they want to beat, right now there is no such team

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 12:16 PM. Reason : ^fair point, we'll see]

10/29/2008 12:14:54 PM

jeebus, this stuff is soooooooooooooooooo boring

10/29/2008 12:17:04 PM

Maybe it's because every team is trying to beat the Cowboys/Patriots/Steelers etc that they all have worse records than you think they should. Now, if the Cardinals end up playing the Broncos in the Super Bowl or something, then it might be a weak season. But it's not even halfway through and you're already trying to say it's a bad year. That's why you sound stupid.

10/29/2008 12:20:32 PM

it would be very boring it the same teams were good every year

except for the chargers

10/29/2008 12:20:41 PM

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"it would be very boring it the same teams were good every year"

10/29/2008 12:21:38 PM

No. The fact that there is actual competition this year is refreshing and the fact that i dont have to hear about the overrated Patriots everytime i turn on ESPN or watch games that dont even involve them is the best part. I like the colts, and they are blowing it hard this year but that doesn't mean its not a great season. There are way more watchable games this season since it isnt a certainty that one team will blow another out.


And as it was mentioned earlier, this will make for a lot of fun come January.

10/29/2008 12:22:43 PM

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"no group of teams clearly outperforming the rest"

NFC East.

10/29/2008 12:23:59 PM

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"Now, if the Cardinals end up playing the Broncos in the Super Bowl or something"

then go Cards!

that Broncos defense is abominable

10/29/2008 12:24:26 PM

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"personally I like it like this, compared to 1 or 2 teams espn blows its load over all year"

i love how everyone stepped off the new england wagon after the dolphins and my chargers beat that ass

10/29/2008 12:27:15 PM

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"i love how everyone stepped off the new england wagon after the dolphins and my chargers beat that ass Tom Brady went down."

10/29/2008 12:29:11 PM

lol that too,

10/29/2008 12:30:48 PM

You guys seems to be forgetting about the MOTHERFUCKING REDSKINS

10/29/2008 12:30:55 PM

is there such a things as a pre-rivers North Carolina Chargers fan? Most likely not

10/29/2008 12:31:25 PM

i think this is gonna be another year like the sea hawks going to the super bowl. some team might get lucky and get fucking clobbered

10/29/2008 12:32:11 PM

why the fuck does everyone hate Rivers around here. wtf.

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 12:35 PM. Reason : didnt mean to double post]

10/29/2008 12:33:17 PM

I just hate the chargers... then and now

10/29/2008 12:35:22 PM

why is that. because they are a second half team that usual scores 21 or more points in the last 15 mins of a game

10/29/2008 12:36:41 PM

?
No, Im from KC and that conference hates each other equally. Norv Turner's face looks like a burnt ass too

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 12:38 PM. Reason : .]

10/29/2008 12:38:34 PM

yall dont understand English i guess. please move this to sports talk where people know what im talking about

10/29/2008 12:39:37 PM

^stfu

move all the Nobama and mccain shit to lounge as well

10/29/2008 12:40:43 PM

sorry, what is your favorite jersey colors?

10/29/2008 12:42:56 PM

blue white with a bolt on the shoulders

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 12:46 PM. Reason : where you watching the KC game]

10/29/2008 12:43:45 PM

KC vs chargers? no

10/29/2008 12:47:11 PM

next sunday. i think we can win this one

10/29/2008 12:50:24 PM

haha,
they better win, it doesnt get much easier than KC

10/29/2008 12:52:37 PM

well i wish we could play the lions. hahahhaha

10/29/2008 12:56:02 PM

they have a section for this crap

10/29/2008 1:10:38 PM

hopefully this means that there will be some drama in the last few weeks as opposed to people all sitting their starters

10/29/2008 1:15:54 PM

i think romos time will be short

10/29/2008 1:19:26 PM

The AFC sucks this year, but the NFL as a whole is fine.

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"1. Giants 2. Panthers 3. Steelers 4. Bucks 5. Titans 6. Bears 7. Eagles 8. Cowboys"

I think you have the Bucks too low.

What with their star QB Michael Redd.

10/29/2008 1:30:14 PM

The Redskins beat at least 2 of those teams on that list this year so far, but they aren't on the list

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

10/29/2008 1:31:02 PM

well he only had 2 afc teams on there anyways so the list is garbage


[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 1:33 PM. Reason : sorry 2.. where are the billz]

10/29/2008 1:33:19 PM

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"8. Cowboys"

10/29/2008 1:33:56 PM