NFL Week 15 thread

[LongTimeListener]

It's getting good.

DALLAS (9-4) at PHILADELPHIA (9-4): NBC executives split their time this week between an advance writing session regarding the ratings, and multiple group masturbation sessions.

SAN FRANCISCO (7-6) at SEATTLE (9-4): Pete Carroll gets to pound the final nail into the coffin of Jim Harbaugh's 49ers career. Carroll totally won't get into that, not at all.

CINCINNATI (8-4-1) at CLEVELAND (7-6): Johnny Midget tries to stand taller than he is and save the Browns' season.

PITTSBURGH (8-5) at ATLANTA (5-8): Stay out of Milledgeville, Ben.

HOUSTON (7-6) at INDIANAPOLIS (9-4): "We haven't ever won there. We've never won there," Texans Coach Bill O'Brien says. Need to start to keep the playoff hopes alive.

And of course, the Redskins continue to fall into the disarray and paranoia that we all love so much. From Thomas Boswell: Before the 24-0 skunking by the St. Louis Rams on Sunday at half-empty FedEx Field, one of last year’s Washington team captains, London Fletcher, eviscerated defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, calling him “clueless.” “How does he still have his job?” Fletcher asked, followed by accusations that Haslett was a career-long back-stabber who was no doubt at work undermining Coach Jay Gruden and shifting blame. Why doesn’t Dan Snyder just rename FedEx Field? Call it: Treachery, Slime and Slander Stadium.

 

[JackReacher]

When's the last time there was a double-digit point spread for a Seattle-SF game?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Based on the evidence of their last games, Pittsburgh-Atlanta could threaten the alltime points scored record, which I believe is Washing 73-New York Giants 41 from the 1960s.

 

[MisterCreosote]

And of course, the Redskins continue to fall into the disarray and paranoia that we all love so much. From Thomas Boswell: Before the 24-0 skunking by the St. Louis Rams on Sunday at half-empty FedEx Field, one of last year’s Washington team captains, London Fletcher, eviscerated defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, calling him “clueless.” “How does he still have his job?” Fletcher asked, followed by accusations that Haslett was a career-long back-stabber who was no doubt at work undermining Coach Jay Gruden and shifting blame. Why doesn’t Dan Snyder just rename FedEx Field? Call it: Treachery, Slime and Slander Stadium.

That **** got real on the radio yesterday:

I think that if you have a problem with Jim Haslett, and he should be replaced, that’s fine; I don’t think you’d find five people that would disagree with you. But you went to war with that guy for four years, he protected you when your play fell off, and you have been chomping at the bit to take this guy down ever since you hung it up.

“I honestly believe you’ve completely changed my opinion of you, London. As a person, I think you have no class, I think you’re a phony, and I think you’re a backstabber. I’m just completely put off by the way you have attacked Jim Haslett, personally.”

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/12/08/eb-of-the-junkies-tells-london-fletcher-hes-a-phony-for-haslett-remarks-listen/

Fletcher doubled down in his response:

“So, it just came to a point where I was watching that Colts game, and continued to see guys running wide open. There was, what? Four or five times where there was nobody in the vicinity of a receiver, play after play. And you continue to hear the same stuff over and over again. One minute it’s the change to a 3-4 defense; next minute, it’s salary cap; next minute, it’s injuries; next minute, it’s Mike Shanahan; next minute, this. At what point in time do you say, ‘You know what? It’s me. I need to do better.’ "

 

[trifectarich]

Based on the evidence of their last games, Pittsburgh-Atlanta could threaten the alltime points scored record, which I believe is Washing 73-New York Giants 41 from the 1960s.

Agreed. If smoke is seen rising from the dome, it's because the scoreboard exploded.

 

[JackReacher]

Johnny Football is in! Twitter should be fun Sunday.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

When's the last time there was a double-digit point spread for a Seattle-SF game?

I fully expect this one to be one of the biggest blowouts of the season.

 

[I Should Coco]

When's the last time there was a double-digit point spread for a Seattle-SF game?

I fully expect this one to be one of the biggest blowouts of the season.

If Seattle's up big and scores late, Pete Carroll needs to go for two.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

When's the last time there was a double-digit point spread for a Seattle-SF game?

I fully expect this one to be one of the biggest blowouts of the season.

If Seattle's up big and scores late, Pete Carroll needs to go for two.

He will. He's telling his players to take extra Adderall this week to get ready.

 

[old_tony]

With Buffalo's strong defensive front, I am expecting the Bills-Packers game to be a pretty good one, too.

They just stopped Manning's TD streak on Sunday, and that was in Denver. At home, I expect the Bills to put up a very good fight.

 

[LongTimeListener]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/12/08/the-15-most-depressing-things-said-or-written-about-the-redskins-this-week/?tid=pm_sports_pop

And there are 15. I'm sure he had to narrow it from that actually, because each one is very strong. I didn't think it was possible to be in worse shape than they were with the Shanahii, but I think they've done it.

Mike Jones, to the Junkies, about RGIII:

“Last Friday, after practice, he was on the field by himself for like 40 minutes, just punting the ball, and running after it, and punting the ball and running after it. The guy looks like he’s lost, doesn’t know what’s going on, and so I did feel bad for him. … Everybody’s in the locker room changing their clothes, getting ready to go, and he’s just out there for like 40 minutes punting the ball, he’d run after it, punt the ball.”

 

[da man]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/12/08/the-15-most-depressing-things-said-or-written-about-the-redskins-this-week/?tid=pm_sports_pop

And there are 15. I'm sure he had to narrow it from that actually, because each one is very strong. I didn't think it was possible to be in worse shape than they were with the Shanahii, but I think they've done it.

Mike Jones, to the Junkies, about RGIII:

“Last Friday, after practice, he was on the field by himself for like 40 minutes, just punting the ball, and running after it, and punting the ball and running after it. The guy looks like he’s lost, doesn’t know what’s going on, and so I did feel bad for him. … Everybody’s in the locker room changing their clothes, getting ready to go, and he’s just out there for like 40 minutes punting the ball, he’d run after it, punt the ball.”

The Redskins are about ready to punt him.

 

[Morris816]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/12/08/the-15-most-depressing-things-said-or-written-about-the-redskins-this-week/?tid=pm_sports_pop

And there are 15. I'm sure he had to narrow it from that actually, because each one is very strong. I didn't think it was possible to be in worse shape than they were with the Shanahii, but I think they've done it.

Mike Jones, to the Junkies, about RGIII:

“Last Friday, after practice, he was on the field by himself for like 40 minutes, just punting the ball, and running after it, and punting the ball and running after it. The guy looks like he’s lost, doesn’t know what’s going on, and so I did feel bad for him. … Everybody’s in the locker room changing their clothes, getting ready to go, and he’s just out there for like 40 minutes punting the ball, he’d run after it, punt the ball.”

Washington will never, ever, have a team that regularly makes the playoffs so long as they are owned by Dan Snyder.

Would the above statement make it 16?

 

[MisterCreosote]

Some of this **** has to blow back on Jay Gruden. It's pretty apparent most the team has quit on him.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Yeah, let's fire him and then what?

They're becoming the Raiders, and their coaching future is going to proceed with something approaching the quality of Norv/Art/Lane/Cable.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Hey, they had Norv before Norv was Norv. He started their Raider-esque string of coaching disappointments.

But, hell, even Jim ****ing Zorn didn't have a string of ****tiness like Gruden has had this year.

 

[Batman]

I've recently been playing in franchise mode on Madden '07 with a team other than the Redskins, and am about to head into the 2015 season. In my franchise, Vince Young is a four-time NFL MVP who led the Redskins to two Super Bowl wins in three seasons.
Even that doesn't seem as far-fetched right now as the actual Redskins sniffing a championship.

 

[heyabbott]

Yeah, let's fire him and then what?

They're becoming the Raiders, and their coaching future is going to proceed with something approaching the quality of Norv/Art/Lane/Cable.

Dungy. dont laugh. If Danny wants RG to succeed, he's going to need someone who is so far beyond reproach that even the biggest Prima Donna in football can't ignore.

 

[Batman]

Speaking of teams in disaster mode, it looks like the Saints are setting the self-destruct charges. They cut Joe Morgan (a little-used receiver who nonetheless had stayed on the roster through a number of injuries and other issues), benched starting safety Kenny Vaccaro (a generally solid starter and former first round pick who has struggled at times) and Sean Payton called 10 other players into his office for "evaluation."
Laissez bon ton roulé.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/saints-axe-wr-morgan--sean-payton-calls-10-players-into-office-205701648.html

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Yeah, let's fire him and then what?

They're becoming the Raiders, and their coaching future is going to proceed with something approaching the quality of Norv/Art/Lane/Cable.

Dungy. dont laugh. If Danny wants RG to succeed, he's going to need someone who is so far beyond reproach that even the biggest Prima Donna in football can't ignore.

I can't think of a coach less equipped to get the most out of a quarterback.