It's one of the top 10 sports facilities on earth. All the games have sold out, but not because of the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
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It's one of the top 10 sports facilities on earth. All the games have sold out, but not because of the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
LOL! Definitely due to the team! You know, I don't remember the cards ever being that good, even back in St. Louis...Quote:
Originally Posted by joeshmofro
As was already mentioned, AZ really needs a better O-line. They aren't hurting for skill position talent at all, but you have to have the big uglies up front (on defense, as well) to win games.
imo they need a new coach, as well.
new coach FTW!Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
I love those two WRs for Arizona. Too bad only one of our three top 10 picks in wide out is doing anything worth talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
Was Mike Williams in the top 10? I thought he was 11.Quote:
Originally Posted by spamjedi
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nevermind, just fact checked, he was in fact #10.
Yea, charles rogers was #2, roy williams was #7 (i think), and mike williams was #10.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
Detroit is where Arizona was 2-4 years AGO. Arizona right now is atleast a .500 team (havent looked at their schedule yet). For all you Detroit fans, just prepare for the worst. Thats all I can say. Don't expect to be better this year than last. No players, no chemistry. All you have is a coach. Detroit is back to square one: Get players. Their draft wasnt impressive. In 2-4 years, you will be where Arizona is NOW.
Texans had a crappy draft too. Their defense wasnt bad before Mario Williams. Their O-line was pathetic. I still say Reggie Bush would have guranteed them an extra 2-3 wins during the season.
Eagles...pppssssshhhh. They are going downhill slowly. They are turning into the Raiders. Getting old.
Seattle is questionable. Losing Hutchinson didnt help and the pro-bowl FB is now 54 years old. Sean Alexander will get is 1000 though.
Pitt is pretty damn good. I wouldnt be shocked if they won it again. They will go far.
The new up and coming teams to watch are: San Diego, Arizona, New Orleans (they finally got a good QB oh and that RB whats his face :P ), Giants and Buffalo. Thats my story and I am sticking to it. One of these teams will be the "Cinderella" story this year.
Dont get me started on College football.
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Originally Posted by proxemo666
eh, I don't know...I think there is a nation-wide tendency among NFL watchers to overrate Hutch's value to the Seattle offense. He is likely the best guard in the game, but he is stll just a guard. Walter Jones is much MUCH more important to our success.
Mack Strong is pretty old, was last year too. We don't rely on him to put up yards or anything, he is about leadership and great blocking.
Actually the thing that excites me the most about Seattle is the LB corps. I thought we had many sacks last year--now we got Julian Peterson!!?? Look out.
Been A Steelers (us purists say Stillers) fan since my birth in 1951 in Western PA. BTW, it was hard being a Steelers fan in the late 50's early to mid 60's. We started like a house of fire but never finished strong. The Browns would always kill us.
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Originally Posted by r'aggro
IMO, o-line is vital to an offense success more so than a strong RB or QB. Losing a damn good guard WILL HURT them. It is just a matter of changing the running schemes. Having gramps back there will make the adjustment easier because he was only used as a blocking FB. With him in the game (I formations/Goaline packages, we probably won't notice hutchinson gone. In single back spread formations, we will notice how much of an impact Hutchinson had.
I went to WSU and ever since Trufant played for Seattle, I've been watching them. It seems that since him their defense had been excellent. Their defense was never an issue. It was their butterfinger young receiving core.
I always wondered why Dallas was in the NFC East and Atlanta was in the NFC South...go figure.
No one can say anything for sure yet, but there is no way Arizona is 2-4 years ahead of Detroit. Im sorry, but no way. For one thing that is giving Arizona way too much credit. For another the Lions will probably be a bit better than last year (just my opinion, but I would be shocked if many people follow the Lions here like I do, I mean why would anyone? :p) which puts them ahead of, or on par, with Arizona. To be compared with Arizona is no compliment, and vice versa with Detroit ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by proxemo666
Detroit didnt really change anything this year that would dramatically help them player-wise. So I dont see them doing any better this year than last year, maybe 1 more win or so at the most.
And I was just wondering, who ended up with Trevor Pryce? That is a huge blow to the Broncos D losing him.
btw before anyone starts with college football in this thread, this is the NFL one so make a new thread :p I know nothing about college football.
A new coach can make a massive difference in the NFL. I think confidence in the previous coach, as well as QB, was low for a while. The new attitude introduced by the staff by itself COULD have a huge impact. I'm not saying it WILL, necessarily, but the potential is there. They've been getting great draft position for a while now (though they've obviously put a little too much stock in the WR position), and a new staff could be just what the players need. Look at Denver's defensive line; they basically lifted the whole thing from Cleveland, where they were always underperforming and injured. Suddenly, in Denver, they're arguably a poor QB's performance away from the Super Bowl.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snakespy