The NFL Discussion Thread

[shaun]

Cleveland will give up the yards more than Pit, but isn't Warner still in a rotation type thing?

Nah. Uncontested starter since mid October when Leinart got injured and they realized Tim Rattay sucks. Warner's been pretty great the past 3 games.

[MadMan]

Aye, Warner's actually been playing more like his old self lately. But the Cardinals defense has been pretty weak, which favors Cleveland. Neither team has a good defense although the Browns' defense does often get turnovers. In a way they remind me of the Cincy's defense when they made the playoffs and won the division.

[Ivan Drago]

Brett Favre will be healthy by the Oakland game, according to ESPNews.

Me and Packer Nation can breathe a sigh of relief.

And who other than me doesn't think that the Browns are for real?

[Gizmo]

Brett Favre will be healthy by the Oakland game, according to ESPNews.

Me and Packer Nation can breathe a sigh of relief.

And who other than me doesn't think that the Browns are for real?

They're for real in the craptastic AFC North.

[Watashi]

What the fuck, Tavaris Jackson. You're suppose to suck!

Well, it is the Lions, after all.

[MadMan]

I can actually foresee the NFC North being better next season. You may call me crazy but look at this: the Lions just need to protect the QB better-which means Kita will have more time to throw and have better numbers, thus opening up the running game. I imagine they will draft an offensive lineman among other needed players but hey this is a Mat Milian run team so another WR is probably likely :lol: We'll see how Jackson develops, as he does appear to have talent but may or may not be the long term solution. As long as they have Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson as a RB duo they will put points on the board. The Packers defense has become badass and is pretty young, and Aaron Rodgers showed on Thursday that he is extremely capable of taking over from Brett Farve. But that's if Farve even retires. I imagine Green Bay will either try to get a RB in free agency or give their current RB's a chance, but I don't think any of them are talented enough to be great.
Its the Bears that are currently in trouble. They have a huge question mark at the QB position, the WR core isn't really all that good, and they have to address their RB problems as well. The defense may get healthy, but they aren't the same bruising unit that helped take the team to the Super Bowl last season.

I may end up being very wrong about this actually. The NFC North being good? That's funny. I really am crazy.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I can actually foresee the NFC North being better next season. You may call me crazy but look at this: the Lions just need to protect the QB better-which means Kita will have more time to throw and have better numbers, thus opening up the running game. I imagine they will draft an offensive lineman among other needed players but hey this is a Mat Milian run team so another WR is probably likely :lol: We'll see how Jackson develops, as he does appear to have talent but may or may not be the long term solution. As long as they have Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson as a RB duo they will put points on the board. The Packers defense has become badass and is pretty young, and Aaron Rodgers showed on Thursday that he is extremely capable of taking over from Brett Farve. But that's if Farve even retires. I imagine Green Bay will either try to get a RB in free agency or give their current RB's a chance, but I don't think any of them are talented enough to be great.
Its the Bears that are currently in trouble. They have a huge question mark at the QB position, the WR core isn't really all that good, and they have to address their RB problems as well. The defense may get healthy, but they aren't the same bruising unit that helped take the team to the Super Bowl last season.

I may end up being very wrong about this actually. The NFC North being good? That's funny. I really am crazy.

This is incorrect. The Lions won't be better until Kitna is no longer the QB. There's a reason that he led the league last season, and will be close to it again this season, in turnovers. He's a terrible decision-maker. He could have an hour back there and still throw interceptions or get hit and fumble. He's Detroit's biggest problem.

[Ivan Drago]

They're for real in the craptastic AFC North.

Plus they did almost beat Pittsburgh the second time they played them. And they beat Seattle.