NFL Week 8 thread: Oh Troy Aikman, where art thou?

[Football_Bat]

A Cowboyless playoff, it appears.

 

[spnited]

Jon Kitna will lead the Cowboys to 10 consecutive victories, the NFC East title at 11-5, be named comeback player of the century ... then Romo will return for the playoffs and the Cowboys will go out in their first game.

 

[JackReacher]

Troy Aikman can go eff. Dude's impossible to listen to when he does Redskins games. What a donk. Someone send in LaVar again to finish him, please.

 

[93Devil]

Jon Kitna will lead the Cowboys to 10 consecutive victories, the NFC East title at 11-5, be named comeback player of the century ... then Romo will return for the playoffs and the Cowboys will go out in their first game.

There is a 10% chance this actually happens.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Troy Aikman can go eff. Dude's impossible to listen to when he does Redskins games. What a donk. Someone send in LaVar again to finish him, please.

He should be banned from ever doing a game involving a NFC East team.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Troy Aikman can go eff. Dude's impossible to listen to when he does Redskins games. What a donk. Someone send in LaVar again to finish him, please.

He should be banned from ever doing a game involving a NFC East team.

Simms is ten times the man Aikman is.

 

[93Devil]

The Pittsburgh/NO game should be very good, and if the Steelers can pull it off, then five of their remaining nine are cupcake city (@Cincy, @Balt, @Buf, @Cle are the remaining road games).

NO needs the game badly, and how the Steeler defense looks without Aaron Smith will be very important.

One thing to watch for is no one has even tried to throw the ball deep on Pittsburgh this year. And nothing is even coming into the half of the field Polamalu is covering. He is just that good.

 

[Gutter]

 

[Cosmo]

As a Redskins fan, when the Bears got the ball back Sunday with about four minutes left, I didn't even sweat. You just knew Cutler was going to find a way to **** that up. Predictably, he did.

 

[proudpittsburgher]

The Pittsburgh/NO game should be very good, and if the Steelers can pull it off, then five of their remaining nine are cupcake city (@Cincy, @Balt, @Buf, @Cle are the remaining road games).

NO needs the game badly, and how the Steeler defense looks without Aaron Smith will be very important.

One thing to watch for is no one has even tried to throw the ball deep on Pittsburgh this year. And nothing is even coming into the half of the field Polamalu is covering. He is just that good.

@ Baltimore is cupcake city? Unless you are talking about Ace of Cakes, then I guess you are right. That all being said, The Steelers came to within 40 seconds of beating the Ravens with Charlie fricken Batch at QB, so I expect them to win, but I certainly wouldn't classify it as a cupcake game.

edit: n'mind, just reread it. I thought you were lumping Baltimore in with the cupcakes, which it appears you are not.

 

[outofplace]

The Pittsburgh/NO game should be very good, and if the Steelers can pull it off, then five of their remaining nine are cupcake city (@Cincy, @Balt, @Buf, @Cle are the remaining road games).

NO needs the game badly, and how the Steeler defense looks without Aaron Smith will be very important.

One thing to watch for is no one has even tried to throw the ball deep on Pittsburgh this year. And nothing is even coming into the half of the field Polamalu is covering. He is just that good.

@ Baltimore is cupcake city? Unless you are talking about Ace of Cakes, then I guess you are right. That all being said, The Steelers came to within 40 seconds of beating the Ravens with Charlie fricken Batch at QB, so I expect them to win, but I certainly wouldn't classify it as a cupcake game.

edit: n'mind, just reread it. I thought you were lumping Baltimore in with the cupcakes, which it appears you are not.

I was confused about that before re-reading it, too, so it wasn't just you.

That game should be interesting. Roethlisberger should be able to take great advantage of the Ravens' shaky secondary, but I can see the Ravens being one of the teams to exploit the absense of Aaron Smith very well.

 

[93Devil]

No @Balt is not a cupcake and neither is @Cincy, but it shows that the road schedule is not tough at all. All they need to do is hold serve at home.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Bengals may not be a cupcake, but they're definitely bakery-worthy.

 

[93Devil]

I will submit that @Cleveland is not a cupcake either. I bet the Saints would agree.

I got a hot tip for you...

The Saints are not that good this year without all their weapons healthy.

 

[93Devil]

Cincy usually rises up for the Steelers once every season.

 

[trifectarich]

The Pittsburgh/NO game should be very good, and if the Steelers can pull it off, then five of their remaining nine are cupcake city (@Cincy, @Balt, @Buf, @Cle are the remaining road games).

NO needs the game badly, and how the Steeler defense looks without Aaron Smith will be very important.

One thing to watch for is no one has even tried to throw the ball deep on Pittsburgh this year. And nothing is even coming into the half of the field Polamalu is covering. He is just that good.

Reggie Bush trying to come back against the Steelers? Good luck with that.

 

[93Devil]

Bush (Reggie) might mean more to the Saints than people realize.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Bush (Reggie) might mean more to the Saints than people realize.

I would not have guessed that when he got hurt, but it will be interesting to see if they are an improved team when he comes back.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Bush (Reggie) might mean more to the Saints than people realize.

I would not have guessed that when he got hurt, but it will be interesting to see if they are an improved team when he comes back.

His presence helps as a decoy -- if nothing else.

 

[93Devil]

If he is at full speed, you have to address him with either a DB or a safety if you play man. Unless you think a LB can line up over him in the slot, but that is asking a lot of a LB.

Last year the Saints could put 2 WRs, Bush on one side off of motion and Shockey on the other. You would still have full pass protection if you wanted it or you could send them all out into pass routes. That is a ***** to defend.

That is what is making Pittsburgh so tough right now. You have to keep two men over Wallace at all times, Hines and El are underneath with a ton of experience, Miller can run block or catch a pass and Mendenall is a threat to go 50 yards at any time. Plus the QB can make any throw on the field.

Minny had this many weapons last year which is why Rice's loss was so huge.