NFL Week 8: Cade McNown's parking spot

[YGBFKM]

Bucs-Vikings kick it off Thursday.

On Sunday ...

Can the Steelers stop RG3?

Can the Cowboys sweep the Giants?

Can the Saints contain Peyton?

 

[poindexter]

haha - re McNown's parking spot.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

A rare mediocre game on Thursday...

 

[JakeandElwood]

****ing McNown.

 

[YGBFKM]

I was pretty high on Ponder, but he's been awful the past two weeks. Having said that, if the Bucs somehow slow Peterson, I doubt they can slow Harvin. Tampa is not getting a career game from Josh Freeman two weeks in a row. Vikings win a bad game 22-17.

 

[JackReacher]

The story of Chris Cooley's comeback.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2012/10/23/the-story-of-chris-cooleys-comeback-as-told-by-cooley/

Some highlights:

To NBC Washington: “I sat and waited for the call, and I’m like “I hope they call.” It was like, ninth-grade or eighth-grade basketball — ‘am I gonna make the team’ call. And I’m laying there like, ‘C’mon. Just gimme a call. Tell me I can come back.’ And coach called about 7:30.”

To the Junkies: “I’ve had so many people text, ‘How’d the physical go?’ Literally, you go into the training room, and the doctor’s like ‘How are you feeling, man? Good? Good. Okay, you passed.’

“Literally, I have text correspondence trying to negotiate a case of beer into my contract. They wouldn’t do it. I wanted it in writing so much.”


Love that guy.

 

[Mark2010]

Eh, even as a fanboi, I realize the Vikings are not as good as their record. They've had just about a dream schedule so far, and that will get tougher down the road (Bears and Packers twice each, at Houston, etc.)

Still 5-2 on the way to 7-9 or 8-8 is a huge improvement over last season and preseason expectations. Ponder's just a second-year player, so I totally expect him to be up and down. But the ups have been better than expected.

 

[Armchair_QB]

I love the ****ty ex-Bear QB theme of these threads.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I love the ****ty ex-Bear QB theme of these threads.

Agreed. Vince Evans was too accomplished for this thread. Good call on McNown.

 

[YGBFKM]

I almost pulled the trigger on Evans, but I went with the white guy instead. [/tauntingdrip]

McNown was awesome in his first start, I believe against the Vikings, but that literally was his peak. I think he had a game later in that season in which he threw 3 TDs to Marcus Robinson (against the Lions maybe?). In between and forever more, though, he was a dog.

 

[YGBFKM]

Next week is gonna be tough. McMahon? Wade? Matthews?

 

[Meatie Pie]

A rare mediocre game on Thursday...

This game might even get better ratings than the World Series.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Next week is gonna be tough. McMahon? Wade? Matthews?

"****ty" pretty much rules out McMahon.

 

[LongTimeListener]

A rare mediocre game on Thursday...

This game might even get better ratings than the World Series.

I saw something about last night's ratings that said MNF and the debate -- and I mean, every single network's individual rating for the debate -- beat Game 7 of the NLCS.

But I don't care. I know which one I was watching. That's humorous, though.

 

[JakeandElwood]

Matthews seems perfect for this thread. And the last Bear game I saw was a McNown start with Curtis Enis in the backfield against the Lions (1999, if memory serves). McNown sucked so much that someone in our section thought they saw Matthews warming up which created by far the biggest ripple of excitement through our section of the game. Sadly the guy had just confused McNown's 8 for Matthews' 9, though and McNown played the rest of the game, a 21-14 loss in which he threw four picks but did have a nice rushing touchdown.

 

[joe king]

A rare mediocre game on Thursday...

This game might even get better ratings than the World Series.

I saw something about last night's ratings that said MNF and the debate -- and I mean, every single network's individual rating for the debate -- beat Game 7 of the NLCS.

But I don't care. I know which one I was watching. That's humorous, though.

Wait, there was a baseball game last night?

I had no idea.

 

[Cubbiebum]

49ers don't play till Monday meaning they essentially had a bye week. As a 49er fan, I'm happy but the NFL should never schedule a team for a Thursday followed by a Monday. Just unfair as it serves as a second bye week. Even the players called it that.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I'm pissed as a fan because this is two weeks in a row that a Giants postseason game goes up directly against a 49ers division game.

There are worse problems in life. My kids are going to be pissed that both TVs are on sports.

 

[Meatie Pie]

A rare mediocre game on Thursday...

This game might even get better ratings than the World Series.

I saw something about last night's ratings that said MNF and the debate -- and I mean, every single network's individual rating for the debate -- beat Game 7 of the NLCS.

But I don't care. I know which one I was watching. That's humorous, though.

I'll choose baseball any time. I think a lot of people probably couldn't decide among a one-sided NLCS game, dull MNF game and even duller debate. None were especially well-contested.

 

[old_tony]

49ers don't play till Monday meaning they essentially had a bye week. As a 49er fan, I'm happy but the NFL should never schedule a team for a Thursday followed by a Monday. Just unfair as it serves as a second bye week. Even the players called it that.

Packers had the same thing: Thursday vs. Bears followed by Monday night in the "Replacement Bowl" at Seattle that brought us back the real refs.