NFL Week 8 Thread

[Mr. Sunshine]

We get what should be a good matchup to start the week with Dolphins at Pats on Thursday. It'll be interesting to see if Miami can maintain momentum against a good team.

The latest London game is the Underachievers Bowl, with the Lions and Chiefs. The Lions' new OC is Jim Bob Cooter. Can't make this stuff up.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

I saw JB Cooter working the sidelines a few weeks ago and LOL'd.

And uh, Steelers-Bengals. Big Ben returns and a big test for Cincy.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Oh, did I forget to mention the Steelers?

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Steelers-Bengals is about the only compelling matchup during the day. Jets-Raiders could be good. The big one is Packers-Broncos on Sunday night.

 

[Batman]

Steelers-Bengals is about the only compelling matchup during the day. Jets-Raiders could be good. The big one is Packers-Bengals on Sunday night.

That's going to be tough on the Bengals, having to play twice in one day

 

[Batman]

The Lions' new OC is Jim Bob Cooter. Can't make this stuff up.

Probably goes without saying that Mr. Cooter is from Tennessee and played quarterback for the Vols.

 

[Starman]

The best thing that could happen to the Lions franchise would be a plane crash on the way back from London.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Ryan Mallett released. Classic "million-dollar arm, 10-cent head" guy.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

That's going to be tough on the Bengals, having to play twice in one day

Oops. Broncos.

 

[dixiehack]

CBS has only four Sunday games; Titans-Texans still draw No. 5 crew

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Just saw a report that Dallas is interested in signing Hardy to a long-term deal. How 'bout them Cowboys?

 

[murphyc]

Probably goes without saying that Mr. Cooter is from Tennessee and played quarterback for the Vols.

I was thinking Georgia.

 

[cjericho]

Another game in London. Is this it? Thought there were supposed to be just 2? Did I miss something, hasn't it been just 1 a year until now?

edit- should've looked it up, 3 starting last season.

 

[Cosmo]

Ryan Mallett pretty much came off as a douche during Hard Knocks. The best part is that O'Brien wanted to get rid of him Sunday and the GM wouldn't let him. That's not a dysfunctional organization at all.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Ryan Mallett pretty much came off as a douche during Hard Knocks. The best part is that O'Brien wanted to get rid of him Sunday and the GM wouldn't let him. That's not a dysfunctional organization at all.

ESPN.com cited the reason being that they would have only had one QB on the roster for Sunday's game. Anything happens to Hoyer, and, well, Walter Payton and Ray Guy aren't walking through that door.

Sounds like O'Brien nearly let his anger get the best of him.

 

[amraeder]

ESPN.com cited the reason being that they would have only had one QB on the roster for Sunday's game. Anything happens to Hoyer, and, well, Walter Payton and Ray Guy aren't walking through that door.

Sounds like O'Brien nearly let his anger get the best of him.

I'm not 100% convinced they wouldn't be better off with Watt at QB....

 

[Starman]

ESPN.com cited the reason being that they would have only had one QB on the roster for Sunday's game. Anything happens to Hoyer, and, well, Walter Payton and Ray Guy aren't walking through that door.

Sounds like O'Brien nearly let his anger get the best of him.

After the score got to 14-0 O'Brien should have put Mallett in and thrown long bombs for the end zone on every single play. About a 15-step drop.

Put him in on defense and special teams too. Every play.

 

[studthug12]

I was reading somewhere, I believe it was SI.com, that the Packers were the most over-rated unbeaten team. I think they may be the most under-rated along with Carolina. I think they beat Denver on the road. Denver has had gravy train schedule and Peyton has not looked good. Going against a Packers team that has DBs with good hands and Clay Matthews rushing against an average line, I think Packers D creates turnovers and gets win in battle of unbeatens.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Does Miami have a chance?
If Cameron Wake crushes Brady, maybe.
More than likely Pats dissect Dolphins and bring them back to earth.

 

[TigerVols]

Dan Campbell's been enjoying the most overrated debut since Kenny "Trill" Hill's Heisman short-list performance against South Carolina in August, 2014; maybe the folks still employed at ESPN who have been riding his jock the past two weeks will finally realize the Dolphins are who we thought they were, and the Patriots are not the Texans and the Titans.