The last week of the NFL season.

[Sideburnious]

Man, the poor browns, they really got fucked in the ass.

[Brett Favre]

Thank Christ the Jets won tonight. I can think of few ways to end the season worse than losing to Herm Edwards in the Meadowlands.

 

Its cool that the Jets won, but what does the draft situation look like now? They're either going to be as high as third or as low as sixth.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

Oh god, Football Night in America is going to be horrible. This year has made me hate Chris Colonsworth, and he used to be one of the good ones.

 

 

I agree.

[cabbageboy]

People will point to the Bengals game as the one that screwed the Browns but I can't help but think back to that early game vs. Oakland. Cleveland had the FG but Lane Kiffin did his bullshit Mike Shannahan impersonation and called that split second timeout. Then the rekick was blocked. That crap ended up costing the Browns that game, and in the end, the playoffs.

 

Fun with playoff teams and their differentials:

 

AFC:

 

New England (16-0) (+315)

Indianapolis (13-3) (+188)

San Diego (11-5) (+128)

Pittsburgh (10-6) (+124)

Jacksonville (11-5) (+107)

Tennessee (10-6) (+4)

 

NFC:

 

Dallas (13-3) (+130)

Green Bay (13-3) (+144)

Seattle (10-6) (+102)

Tampa Bay (9-7) (+64)

New York Giants (10-6) (+22)

Washington (9-7) (+24)

 

The AFC has one of the toughest overall fields I've ever seen. A whopping 5 of 6 teams have over +100 in differential. I know someone will insist that Seattle can go far, but they were only 3-5 on the road so if they can even beat the Redskins they will be toast the next round.

[Spaceman Spiff]

The Browns also had that game where Winslow was (arguably - I think he was) forced out on that last second hail mary that would've won the game.

[Slayer]

There was also the second game against the Steelers where the Browns had them on the ropes for most of the game but let Ben throw all over them in the 4th quarter

[devo]

Thank Christ the Jets won tonight. I can think of few ways to end the season worse than losing to Herm Edwards in the Meadowlands.

 

Its cool that the Jets won, but what does the draft situation look like now? They're either going to be as high as third or as low as sixth.

 

Pretty sure they are going to be sixth. I think the current order among non-playoff teams is as follows.

 

1. Miami (1-15, 138-118)

2. St. Louis (3-13, 131-125)

3. Atlanta (4-12, 129-127)

4. Oakland (4-12, 132-124)*

5. Kansas City (4-12, 132-124)*

6. New York Jets (4-12, 133-122)**

7. New England [from San Francisco (5-11, 119-137)]

8. Baltimore (5-11, 132-123)***

9. Cincinnati (7-9, 117-138)**

10. New Orleans (7-9, 123-133)

11. Buffalo (7-9, 132-124)*

12. Denver (7-9, 132-124)*

13. Carolina (7-9, 134-122)

14. Detroit (7-9, 139-117)*

15. Chicago (7-9, 139-117)*

16. Arizona (8-8, 111-145)

17. Minnesota (8-8, 129-127)

18. Houston (8-8, 132-124)

19. Philadelphia (8-8, 144-112)

 

To be honest, since the Jets really don't need a Darren McFadden or a Matt Ryan, I'm not too concerned about them dropping to sixth. If it were up to me, I'd be using that pick to snatch up a decent offensive linesman, which shouldn't be too hard to find at that spot.

 

Edit: Now I'm reading that the Jets are actually getting the fifth pick, so I dunno.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

Dallas gets 2 1st rounders in next years draft, but I can't remember how.

 

 

Ah. Wiki says the 2nd 1st rounder was from the Browns.

 

Now I remember, they traded up to get Brady Quinn.

[Guest]

At least the Chargers will twat Vince Young. That'll be awfully nice to watch.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

Anyone else see attempted murder on the field tonight when Reid almost killed the guy returning the kickoff for the titans?

[Guest Vitamin X]

I will say this- The one team that does scare me with playing in Lambeau in the NFC Playoffs is Washington, because the game against them earlier this year was extremely close, plus they're a much more run- and defense-oriented team than the Packers, so they might fare better under the conditions sure to be present in January.

 

I think the best possible Super Bowl combination could be Green Bay-Indianapolis, at least from my perspective. A Dallas-NE matchup would be as insufferable as Czech said, and Dallas-Indy would probably be very similar to Seattle-Pittsburgh from a few years ago. Decent, but not a great game. At least with Green Bay-Indianapolis you have two very strong passing teams with HOF quarterbacks, and fast, young, if not terribly elite defenses.

 

And I also have a feeling NE will be upset at Gillette Stadium this year, simply because although THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN, their team, much like Green Bay's, isn't built for the conditions they're sure to face. Maroney can run, but a good running game and defense- I'm thinking Indianapolis and Jacksonville here- might be able to overcome them. That said, if New England gets to the Super Bowl, they're going to unleash a `94 Niners-like (if not worse) annihilation on whoever they come across.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

Early video of the hit

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv3nxXTrcqA

[Hawk 34]

I couldn't stand the Elway vs Favre= Favre vs Manning comparisons that would inevitably come. Just give me anything other then NE/Seattle and I'll try to stomach it. It doesn't matter who wins this wretched season.

[Guest]

Anything Chargers or the obvious would be nice. But outside of that, I'd like to see Green Bay/New England. It sure would be nice to see Favre leave the game with a victory like that. I know most of you don't feel that way.

[MFer]

I'd be fine with just about any Super Bowl matchup as long as the Giants, Packers, or Colts aren't in it. It would be nice to see the Patriots finish the job since 19-0 has never been done before.

[Hawk 34]

What do you mean leave the game? He isn't ending his Clemens act this early. He'll come back.

[Guest]

I don't think he'll stick around if he wins the Super Bowl. That's basically his entire reason for playing to begin with.

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe]

Manning vs. Manning...Archie's plot all along.

[Guest My Pal, the Tortoise]

I want the Tennessee Titans to win. I like Jeff Fisher. He looks and sounds like that just vaguely creepy distant quasi-uncle (like your mom's cousin) you have that you see at events held by other distant relatives, like a pig roast or something, and he just stands around with an Old Style and chest hair bubbling out from under his polo shirt, and when he acknowledges you, he makes some half-assed remark about how much you've grown since the last time he saw you, and then he goes back to just standing around, maybe discussing with other grown-ups how he met his new girlfriend on the "Internet."

 

Since that's nearly impossible, I guess I want Pittsburgh to face...oh shit, help me out here. What a terrible lot. I can't like any of these NFC teams. The more I think about the Packers winning again, the more I really fear that outcome after all. No more Seawhats. I hate all three NFC East for varying, but intense, reasons. The Buccaneers only won 9 games. Maybe I really won't watch any of this shit. I have no duty to do so.

[JHawk]

People can say "Had the Browns won here" or "had the Brown done this" all they want. I can take solace in the fact that they went 10-6 (better than expected) against teams that played to win while Tennessee went 9-6 against teams that played to win and 1-0 against a team that took a dive.

[Kinetic]

It would probably be naive of me to assume that not watching would lead to not posting.

[MillenniumMan831]

So of course I ended up watching the Colts/Titans game afterall. Jim Sorgi is lucky to have a job as a backup. Granted, he was throwing to 2nd stringers, but other than his TD throw, I don't think any of his throws had any zip at all to them. A QB really has to suck to have his potential game winning drive not even get a fuckin first down. He looked like a nervous wreck too.

 

That said, yes, The Browns should have defeated the Bengals and didn't so as Romeo Crenell would say "That's life in the NFL." And if Cleveland has an offseason like they had last year and stay relatively injury-free, they can easily have 12 wins next year.

[snuffbox]

Romeo Crennel might not have been able to get his team into the playoffs but he did win the TSM Coach of the Year trophy.

[CanadianChris]

Marv Levy is leaving the Bills again:

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3174775

[tominator89]

Ravens fire Brian Billick.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3175037

 

 

EDIT: I didn't notice that this was already posted in the playoffs thread.

[CanadianChris]

Moved to the other thread.

[MFer]

Early video of the hit

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv3nxXTrcqA

A few months ago, but this might be the winner

[The Niggardly King]

I want the Tennessee Titans to win. I like Jeff Fisher. He looks and sounds like that just vaguely creepy distant quasi-uncle (like your mom's cousin) you have that you see at events held by other distant relatives, like a pig roast or something, and he just stands around with an Old Style and chest hair bubbling out from under his polo shirt, and when he acknowledges you, he makes some half-assed remark about how much you've grown since the last time he saw you, and then he goes back to just standing around, maybe discussing with other grown-ups how he met his new girlfriend on the "Internet."

 

Since that's nearly impossible, I guess I want Pittsburgh to face...oh shit, help me out here. What a terrible lot. I can't like any of these NFC teams. The more I think about the Packers winning again, the more I really fear that outcome after all. No more Seawhats. I hate all three NFC East for varying, but intense, reasons. The Buccaneers only won 9 games. Maybe I really won't watch any of this shit. I have no duty to do so.

 

Then don't.

[Smartly Pretty]

Is it too early to start a Draft thread?

[KingPK]

To be honest, since the Jets really don't need a Darren McFadden or a Matt Ryan, I'm not too concerned about them dropping to sixth. If it were up to me, I'd be using that pick to snatch up a decent offensive linesman, which shouldn't be too hard to find at that spot.

 

Edit: Now I'm reading that the Jets are actually getting the fifth pick, so I dunno.

 

There will be a coin flip between the Jets and Chiefs to see who goes 5th and 6th.