Punt, pass and kick: NFL Week 2 running thread

[JakeandElwood]

Hillenmeyer should be a capable replacement. Nowhere near as good as Urlacher obviously, but I think he'll do all right.

 

[YGBFKM]

They can help the dumber teammates keep count of Cutler's picks.

That's not funny!

 

[YGBFKM]

Sorry, J&E, Hillenmeyer was fine on the strongside when he was playing alongside Urlacher and Briggs, but he's not a capable replacement in the middle. Hell, he lost his starting job to whatever the hell his name is before he got hurt. Teams will exploit Hillenmeyer big-time, and when Tommie Harris suffers his inevitable injury, the Bears will get run over every week. Of course, that should take the pressure off the secondary.

 

[mustangj17]

They can help the dumber teammates keep count of Cutler's picks.

That's not funny!

Your right, not even Vanderbilt grads can keep up with those numbers.

 

[YGBFKM]

It's "you're," stupied.

 

[JakeandElwood]

They can help the dumber teammates keep count of Cutler's picks.

That's not funny!

Your right, not even Vanderbilt grads can keep up with those numbers.

They can count to 0 though. :D

 

[proudpittsburgher]

the bengals are cursed

Bad decisions, bad owner, bad coaches and a total disreguard for high-character players does not allow the Bungles the benefit of hiding behind the lable of being a "cursed" franchise. Sometimes, it's a "made your own bed, now you sleep in it" problem.

 

[imjustagirl]

It's "you're," stupied.

It's stuiped, stuiped.

 

[Den1983]

They can help the dumber teammates keep count of Cutler's picks.

Awesome.

As for Week 2, I just hope the Texans show somewhat of a pulse. Last week's effort was pitiful.

 

[KevinmH9]

Didn't see it posted, but Patriots' LB Jerod Mayo said to miss 6-8 weeks. The story doesn't say so, but I was watching ESPN earlier and they mentioned that timetable.

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=4476497

That hurts big time.

 

[outofplace]

Sorry, J&E, Hillenmeyer was fine on the strongside when he was playing alongside Urlacher and Briggs, but he's not a capable replacement in the middle. Hell, he lost his starting job to whatever the hell his name is before he got hurt. Teams will exploit Hillenmeyer big-time, and when Tommie Harris suffers his inevitable injury, the Bears will get run over every week. Of course, that should take the pressure off the secondary.

That's okay for this week. The Steelers can't run the ball anyway.

 

[Madhavok]

McKelvin's lawn vandalized:
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/796874.html

Jeeez.

 

[YGBFKM]

Sorry, J&E, Hillenmeyer was fine on the strongside when he was playing alongside Urlacher and Briggs, but he's not a capable replacement in the middle. Hell, he lost his starting job to whatever the hell his name is before he got hurt. Teams will exploit Hillenmeyer big-time, and when Tommie Harris suffers his inevitable injury, the Bears will get run over every week. Of course, that should take the pressure off the secondary.

That's okay for this week. The Steelers can't run the ball anyway.

Well, then, if Hillenmeyer plays well and the D-line plays like it did against the Packers, it's likely gonna be another ugly game. The matchup I'm most interested in is the D-line vs. Pittsburgh's O-line, easily the team's weak point. If the Bears can exploit it, maybe they steal one. If they can't, they're in trouble.

 

[Oz]

Sorry, J&E, Hillenmeyer was fine on the strongside when he was playing alongside Urlacher and Briggs, but he's not a capable replacement in the middle. Hell, he lost his starting job to whatever the hell his name is before he got hurt. Teams will exploit Hillenmeyer big-time, and when Tommie Harris suffers his inevitable injury, the Bears will get run over every week. Of course, that should take the pressure off the secondary.

That's okay for this week. The Steelers can't run the ball anyway.

I think they could run it, except I would like to see if Mendenhall can do the job should Parker falter again. At some point during the season, Parker will be benched for Mendenhall, spelling the start of the end for him with the Steelers.

That line might not be great, but I also don't believe it's lousy. They need to find a back who can make it work.

 

[proudpittsburgher]

Sorry, J&E, Hillenmeyer was fine on the strongside when he was playing alongside Urlacher and Briggs, but he's not a capable replacement in the middle. Hell, he lost his starting job to whatever the hell his name is before he got hurt. Teams will exploit Hillenmeyer big-time, and when Tommie Harris suffers his inevitable injury, the Bears will get run over every week. Of course, that should take the pressure off the secondary.

That's okay for this week. The Steelers can't run the ball anyway.

I think they could run it, except I would like to see if Mendenhall can do the job should Parker falter again. At some point during the season, Parker will be benched for Mendenhall, spelling the start of the end for him with the Steelers.

That line might not be great, but I also don't believe it's lousy. They need to find a back who can make it work.

Untill Mendenhall can prove that he won't cough up the ball, I'm sticking with Parker . . . reluctantly. I would rather have a bunch of short gains with a chance on third and long, then handing the ball over.

 

[trifectarich]

Based on how the two teams looked in Week 1, this has 13-10 written all over it.

 

[mustangj17]

Sorry, J&E, Hillenmeyer was fine on the strongside when he was playing alongside Urlacher and Briggs, but he's not a capable replacement in the middle. Hell, he lost his starting job to whatever the hell his name is before he got hurt. Teams will exploit Hillenmeyer big-time, and when Tommie Harris suffers his inevitable injury, the Bears will get run over every week. Of course, that should take the pressure off the secondary.

That's okay for this week. The Steelers can't run the ball anyway.

I think they could run it, except I would like to see if Mendenhall can do the job should Parker falter again. At some point during the season, Parker will be benched for Mendenhall, spelling the start of the end for him with the Steelers.

That line might not be great, but I also don't believe it's lousy. They need to find a back who can make it work.

Mendenhall is slower than my grandma. You guys are screwed. Good luck this season with out any one good running back.

 

[93Devil]

Sorry, J&E, Hillenmeyer was fine on the strongside when he was playing alongside Urlacher and Briggs, but he's not a capable replacement in the middle. Hell, he lost his starting job to whatever the hell his name is before he got hurt. Teams will exploit Hillenmeyer big-time, and when Tommie Harris suffers his inevitable injury, the Bears will get run over every week. Of course, that should take the pressure off the secondary.

That's okay for this week. The Steelers can't run the ball anyway.

I think they could run it, except I would like to see if Mendenhall can do the job should Parker falter again. At some point during the season, Parker will be benched for Mendenhall, spelling the start of the end for him with the Steelers.

That line might not be great, but I also don't believe it's lousy. They need to find a back who can make it work.

Mendenhall is slower than my grandma. You guys are screwed. Good luck this season with out any one good running back.

It's the same group that won the SB last year, but I think Redman has a better chance at being successful than Parker.

I am also comfortable with Moore getting more touches.

 

[goalmouth]

As for Week 2, I just hope the Texans show somewhat of a pulse. Last week's effort was pitiful.

Don't hold your breath. Kubiak stinks and will be gone before season's end if they suffer a total collapse.

 

[Baltimoreguy]

One of my bets of the year is on the board this week -- Jags at home vs. Arizona. Arizona was a complete disgrace in their 1 p.m. East Coast games last year. I'll keep riding that trend until they prove me wrong.

Also, why is everyone ready to crown San Diego already? They look an awful lot like last year's Norv-led, messed-up group of underachievers, except now LT is running with a giant fork sticking out of his back. Maybe it's the homer in me, but if the Raiders were able to smack SD in the mouth on MNF, I'm looking forward to seeing what the Ravens are going to do to a banged-up team coming off a short week. The Chargers look soft to me.