NFL Overreaction Monday

"ncasolowork2" (ncasolowork2) 09/08/2014 at 08:35 • Filed to: None

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It is time everyone. It is time for overreaction Monday. ESPN has a poll up about which team should be most worried. The choices include New England, Chicago, Washington, Dallas, and Kansas City. Most of the 80,000 voters are morons.

45% have selected Dallas. I watched all of that game. Dallas had a bad first half. Their defense wasn't awful when it wasn't put in a bad position. Their offense managed to run the ball relatively well, but they were so far behind so quickly they were limited in their ability to use the run. Dallas won the second half of that game when they had zero turnovers. Turnovers can be fixed. Dallas should not be worried. That said I'm not sure the playoffs are a realistic expectation to begin with. Worry scale 1 out of 5.

New England lost a divisional game on the road. There are a few things to be concerned about if you're a New England fan. I watched all of this game as well. The offensive line didn't do a very good job of protecting Tom Brady. When Brady did have time he missed a few throws. As someone with Brady on his fantasy football team I'm glad I've got Cutler. It'll be interesting to see if Bellichek can fix their issues quickly. Still it was a divisional road game. Worry scale? 2 out of 5.

Then we've got Chicago. Losing at home to Buffalo? I watched this game inbetween focusing on the New England game. Two turnovers on Buffalo's side of the field? A defense that played OK and an offense that moved the ball, but lost Jeffrey to an injury. Like I said about Dallas turnovers can be fixed. The problem is Chicago is @ SF vs. GB and on the road for the next two after that. Chicago could VERY easily be 0-5 before they have a chance to recover. The Bears fans should worry, but more so because of their extremely difficult schedule. A home loss to a bad team is a loss that ruins a season. Worry scale? 3 out of 5

Kansas City lost at home to Tennessee. Jake Locker made the Titans look respectable until he got hurt last year. Jake Locker is healthy but people speculate how good he will be. Kansas City's defense punched above their weight last year. Kansas City's offense wasn't that great last year. KC fans probably all screamed bloody murder when Alex Smith signed that big contract extension. It would not be a bad idea if you're a KC fan to start going to Royals games. Worry scale? 4 out of 5

Washington lost on the road to last year's worst team. Washington scored just 6 points. While they gave up just 17 they scored just 6 points. RGIII was mediocre last year and borderline bad. He's not the rookie QB they drafted. If he isn't going to use his legs the Washington Native Americans will probably be giving the #1 pick in the draft to St. Louis who might have the #2 pick in the draft. Anyone who doesn't hit the panic button in DC (and who didn't vote for this team) needs to face reality. Granted I didn't expect Washington to be good to begin with, but that 9 game losing streak could easily stretch to 15 before anyone realizes it. Worry scale? 5 out of 5 red alert.

CalzoneGolem > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 08:43

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New Englanders always worry about the Patriots.

yamahog > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 08:44

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Psh, wait til the Giants game tonight, THEN we'll talk about who should worry the most.

Hint: it's Eli.

ncasolowork2 > yamahog 09/08/2014 at 08:47

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Giants are considered to be in rebuilding mode. They're expected to lose. The games listed yesterday were all lost by the favorite (except Dallas which is even more confusing on why they were included)

E30Joe drives a Subaru > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 08:50

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But how about those Vikings though?

505Turbeaux > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 08:54

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ain't worried till the end...looked pretty good last night

mr_gofast > yamahog 09/08/2014 at 08:57

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lol...tonight's game will be bloody :)

yamahog > mr_gofast 09/08/2014 at 08:58

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Yeaaaa... I live in Metro Detroit, thinking I shouldn't watch this one at a bar.

mr_gofast > yamahog 09/08/2014 at 09:01

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ouch - good luck :D

Sn210 > yamahog 09/08/2014 at 09:02

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and coach Caughlin, although whenever his name and "hot-seat" get mentioned in the same sentence, they win a Super Bowl. Let's not talk about him....

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > 505Turbeaux 09/08/2014 at 09:02

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Julius Thomas blew up! One of the best fantasy picks I've had in awhile. Here's to hoping Peyton keeps finding him all season long.

505Turbeaux > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/08/2014 at 09:05

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um and beyond the season :)

Jayhawk Jake > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 09:08

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Well the Texans won a game. The Texans. They WON!

HOLY SHIT I CAN'T EVEN I'M SO HAPPY

Oh, and KU won too! I CAN FEEL THINGS AGAIN!

Note: For the uninformed, the Texans last regular season victory was September 15th, 2013. That means we were one week shy from it being a full calendar year since our team had won a regular season game. And KU has been abysmally bad at football since Mangino left. Saturday's win was only the 10th victory in five years .

yamahog > CalzoneGolem 09/08/2014 at 09:08

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CrzRsn don't care... but I'm pretty sure he has a hard time remembering which sport the Patriots even play.

ncasolowork2 > E30Joe drives a Subaru 09/08/2014 at 09:08

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They beat a third string QB and without a defensive pick 6 and a garbage time TD it wasn't even much of an ass kicking. It would be an overreaction to get excited about beating possibly the worst team in the league.

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > 505Turbeaux 09/08/2014 at 09:11

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Well sure, so long as I keep drafting him. Outside of Fantasy? I am a Lions fan, and my wife is a Bears fan. In the past few seasons this home has not been a happy one in January. :-P

shop-teacher > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 09:13

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Yeah, the Bears lost, knock me over with a feather. I'll be over here going about my regularly scheduled day.

-Pessimistic Bears fan

505Turbeaux > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/08/2014 at 09:13

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haha both of those teams have RABID fans. Could be a good thing though...can you put your jerseys on and just have alot of make up sex? :)

macanamera > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/08/2014 at 09:20

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Yeah I've got Peyton, opponent has Julius. JT had more points lol.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 09:21

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They won a game, like they beat another team! Everyone in MN is very excited to say the least.

Axel-Ripper > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 09:24

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SUPERBOWL BABY!!!!!

ncasolowork2 > 505Turbeaux 09/08/2014 at 09:27

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I'm reading article about how awesome the Denver D was last night. I wonder if those writers saw the same game i did. Indy moved the ball. A goal line stand and a bad decision by Luck not to run for the first kept Indy from putting more than 30 points on the board. The defense made plays when it had to, but went to sleep late in that game.

505Turbeaux > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 09:29

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1st half D was pretty solid, but if defense was so good it should have stuck at 24-0 alot longer.

macanamera > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 09:31

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As a lifelong Skins fan, I can tell you that nobody should be super worried about the Skins. They are only fulfilling the pattern of disappointing year after disappointing year as they have for basically the entire duration of me being a fan. It is what it is. Every once in a while there is a ray of light, and then we go right back to reality. At this point, any fan of the Skins is just numb to it.

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > 505Turbeaux 09/08/2014 at 09:35

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This is fucking terrible, and if my wife ever reads this I am pretty sure I'll end up 0-2 in Marriages, but... I own a Suh jersey, and my wife has a Cutler jersey. I have a very specific vision for a role playing situation, but she doesn't share my enthusiasm.

ncasolowork2 > 505Turbeaux 09/08/2014 at 09:37

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Colts should have gone for it on 4th and 1 on the first drive of the game. That was a huge mistake to eventually punt. Took 2 plays to make up the yards after a 20 yard net punt. That was a horrible choice by Indy.

505Turbeaux > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/08/2014 at 09:37

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you cannot have it as bad as a certain person whose vindictive ex wife uses his oppo posts against him in court in custody disputes. If she reads oppo I am yanking it for real

505Turbeaux > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 09:38

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I actually couldn't believe that when I saw it. I was like WTF are they doing, nothing to lose at all by going for it

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > 505Turbeaux 09/08/2014 at 09:54

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Wait, what? What could possibly be on Oppo which would have any jurisprudence in a custody case? I guess I am lucky that my ex-wife isn't all that crafty, nor has she tried to use the courts to mess with me. Except for child support. Man did she make out like a bandit. But that's a story for a different time.

505Turbeaux > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/08/2014 at 10:11

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ha yeah I live that too. I got my clock cleaned on child support too (be livin it 16 more years too). She would bring in his comments on NSFW posts and share them with the judge.

ly2v8-Brian > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/08/2014 at 10:26

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Those teams need to win at least two games, you know what I mean.

ly2v8-Brian > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 10:31

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When you play against that you expect to see that kind of score from a quality team. And they delivered.

ly2v8-Brian > E30Joe drives a Subaru 09/08/2014 at 10:34

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I liked that a lot. Improvements are needed in certain areas but they played well overall. Skol Vikings

NorwoodIsMyHero > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 10:44

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Dallas fans shouldn't worry not because Dallas did better in the 2nd half against a San Fran team who had clearly slacked off. Dallas fans shouldn't worry because Dallas was about as terrible yesterday as everyone thought they would be. Worry is relative.

MauritiusMauritia > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 10:46

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As a Dallasite, I'm saddened but not surprised at this kind of game. We'll continue to suck for the next three years at least, or until Jerry dies.

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > 505Turbeaux 09/08/2014 at 10:53

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Wow, that is horseshit. Also, I imagine her lawyer must've worked awfully hard to ID the poster IRL, because most of us use burner accounts and there aren't any public profiles to speak of. But, if it can be used as leverage, lawyers will always find a way.

Yeah, support through 2027 for me. But I consider it a premium service, like an HBO subscription; keeping my ex-wife out of my hair, LOL.

505Turbeaux > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/08/2014 at 10:56

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haha yeah I feel the same way. But god damn my importing an RS2 is going to have to take a backseat for a few more years...

MauritiusMauritia > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 11:18

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Dr Emilio Lizardo > ncasolowork2 09/08/2014 at 13:27

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Dallas and Washington both suck. No need to really worry about them. No fan of theirs who isn't NFL stupid knew this was coming.

New England is in the AFC and is probably still pretty good, compared to most of that drek. Losing to Miami is concerning, but they will probably be OK unless the o-line gets Brady hurt.

KC was hoping to build on 2013, which some people thought might be smoke and mirrors anyway. Reason to worry their.

The Bears lost to a bad team, at home, and made a bad offense look adequate while being unable to protect the football. They are in a tough division and tougher conference and could find the season all but over before Halloween based on their schedule. They have little depth and a few injuries, like they incurred, could be disastrous unless those guys all bounce back. Also, I am a Bears fan and I have to listen on the radio about how they should have kept McCown because he's the kind of no talent career backup the meatball fanbase loves because they think they could do the job if they were given a a chance and prefer guys who they perceive as "working hard" over people with talent any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I am very worried about the Bears.

Tohru > E30Joe drives a Subaru 09/10/2014 at 20:12

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One day they might even become a professional football team.