American Football

[.V.]

I win my matchup but slip from 1st to 2nd against someone I've not played yet

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

You do not have a H2H match-up and he has now scored more points overall?

 

[.V.]

Come on Rog, provide us with a list of what determines league position when win totals are the same.

 

[Renegade]

He just did. :hesk:

 

[.V.]

He just did. :hesk:

Thought there might be more to it than that, but obviously not. Carry on.

 

[A n d y]

I think the head to head record of all teams on the same record play a part with it as well, so if my team had went to 5-1 you'd have stayed top as even though both my team and the lightweights had scored more points you'd of held the tie breaker over me putting you at 1-0, lightweights would of been second even though i'd scored more points by being 0-0 and I'd of been third with 0-1 if that makes any sense to you.

I think I'll be going down faster than the titanic now in that league with Big Ben having surgery though.

 

[Anon]

Lacy on IR, Shields on IR. This is an ailing, ailing team right now. Though one can come back, wouldn't surprise me if that's the last of Shields since we've seen due to multiple concussion issues over the last three seasons now.

Lacy's contract year too. On reflection, doesn't have the best durability either. Shame as he's a total beast when fit and healthy.

To top it off Doug Martin now has 'no timetable to return' 5 days after trading for him...

 

[.V.]

LeSean McCoy out Sunday, maybe longer. That's fucked it for me then.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Third tie breaker is team w/ most uninjured players who share a name with a major UK crisp brand.

 

[Anon]

LeSean McCoy out Sunday, maybe longer. That's fucked it for me then.

Headline RBs dropping like flies, exactly like last season.

 

[.V.]

Headline RBs dropping like flies, exactly like last season.

I've already lost AP for the year.

 

[Stagat]

LeSean McCoy out Sunday, maybe longer. That's fucked it for me then.

Fucks sake. Hopefully not too long. Not sure we win the Superbowl without him.

 

[Renegade]

The Packers are hideous to watch at the moment. Aaron Rodgers is averaging 6.31 yards per attempt. To put that into context, it's sandwiched between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brock Osweiler. It's so sad.

 

[Anon]

Yet to watch the game but from the stat box alone it doesn't surprise me we were passing it around a lot. 4-2 while playing poorly on offense and no RB or CBs isn't to be sniffed at.

 

[MagpieBee]

Yet to watch the game but from the stat box alone it doesn't surprise me we were passing it around a lot. 4-2 while playing poorly on offense and no RB or CBs isn't to be sniffed at.

I watched the game last night, and the commentators kept trying to make the point that no one ever appears to be open for Rodgers, he's left with almost no option but to try and get a quick throw out for a short gain.

Certainly in the first half yesterday Green Bay couldn't put any big throws together, but whenever the whole field was pulled up on analysis & replays it did seem that the receivers were letting him down, not the other way around.

I don't think he yet deserves the stick he's been getting, I reckon they'll improve as the season moves on, and as Jimbob said, 4-2 is not a bad situation to be in considering everything.

Bears were pretty disappointing again, never really felt like we had a plan to get a touchdown. Some good individual performances, but now we are down 2 QBs it wouldn't surprise me if we were in contention for the #1 pick. There are some decent building blocks in this team, but so much more is needed just to make a half-decent side.

 

[Renegade]

His weapons aren't the same as they have been for most of his career, but Rodgers is undoubtedly playing worse in the past 16 games or so than he ever has since becoming the starter for Green Bay. He is missing wide open throws and regularly throws off his back foot. His receivers inability to get open is the main reason for their struggles in attack, but it's negatively impacting Rodgers' play too, he's picked up bad habits.

Their entire offence appears to be quick passes to the running back, quick outs, slants and Rodgers scrambling around for 5+ seconds waiting for the receivers to get open, which they rarely do even with his scrambling ability. It's really tedious, they'll probably grab a wildcard spot, but I don't think they have a prayer of doing anything in the playoffs. It's weird to say it, but they don't have enough offensive talent any more.

 

[Destruction]

What's the rule on picking a College team to support? Near to your NFL side?

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Pick a team who are fucken amazing and the spend the next decade watching them descend in horrible mediocrity.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Carson Wentz, I would like to introduce you to me good friend, Mr Reversion to the Mean.

 

[RavenBish]

Thus far this has been a horrible slate of 6pm games in terms of quality.

Andy Dalton having a proper ol' terrible season now his weapons aren't a top 3 in the league unit. I'm calling it bubba, Marvin Lewis gets fired this offseason.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Are these uni combos normal when y'all lot are playing that lot? Cos I can't tell WTF is going on.

 

[RavenBish]

oh boy AJ Green is a special player. That is mental.

 

[.V.]

Thus far this has been a horrible slate of 6pm games in terms of quality.

Andy Dalton having a proper ol' terrible season now his weapons aren't a top 3 in the league unit. I'm calling it bubba, Marvin Lewis gets fired this offseason.

You don't mean that, we all know Marv will be there opening day 2017.

 

[RavenBish]

I know - would be funny if they fucking off him the one year they don't have an heir apparent like Zimmer or Jackson though. If he went it would be a house clearing as Guenther is meh and Zampese is, based on the first 7 games, a tragic OC. Drafted badly too for a few years so Tobin would be prime for the chop. Any other franchise would do it, Mike Brown won't.

Jeremy Hill, just the 132 yards from his 5 carries.

Seriously, AJ Green is absurd. We're winless without him

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Well you jinxed the hell out of Hill.

 

[Lamby]

Twickers is such a shit venue.

 

[.V.]

Twickers is such a shit venue.

Went to Twickenham to watch Bristol v Quins start of September then Wembley for Jags Colts, a month later. Despite Wembley way being a pain in the arse after the game, it's the superior stadium by a long stretch.

 

[Lamby]

Went to Twickenham to watch Bristol v Quins start of September then Wembley for Jags Colts, a month later. Despite Wembley way being a pain in the arse after the game, it's the superior stadium by a long stretch.

Don't go Wembley Way after the game, head to the Stadium Station, much quieter.

 

[.V.]

Don't go Wembley Way after the game, head to the Stadium Station, much quieter.

We had to get on the metropolitan line to Uxbridge.

 

[Lamby]

We had to get on the metropolitan line to Uxbridge.

You can still go up that way on the train