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Philtex
Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
edited December 5 in Social Groups
The NFL weekend kicks off Thursday with Packers at Lions and ends with Bengals at Cowboys on MNF. There are plenty of NFL games in between, plus college conference championship games on Saturday. What do you expect from your favorite team(s) or player(s)? What about those teams you love to hate? This thread is here for all your football talk.

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  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 4,560 Member
    In a perfect world, the Pats would cut down on procedural penalties. That would reflect well on the coaching staff.

    And am I the only one who thinks the press is being overly harsh on Jerod Mayo as a new coach? I’ve got a hunch a lot of these writers are gonna look back in three years and say “maybe he DID know what he was doing”.

    I’d love to see the Lions win out. What a turnaround that has been! (It’s what we’re hoping for with the Pats.)
  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
    It is tough to follow a legendary coach. Think John Wooden, Dean Smith - those types of coaches. Here locally, Jimmy Johnson did pretty good following Tom Landry, but that was an exception to the rule.
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,662 Member
    Jimmy Johnson was an exceptional coach in his own right. But, the Cowboys haven't had anyone close since then.

    I remain focused on College football. Big game between Oregon and Penn State for the Big 10 Championship. Likely will affect seeding for the playoffs.
  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
    edited December 5
    SMU is having a really good season, although it is strange to think of them in the ACC. All the conference realignment this season doesn't seem right. Oregon in the Big 10?
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,662 Member
    Yep. Big 10.

    I remember when SMU got the Death Sentence. I guess they've recovered.

    When I was a kid, TCU couldn't pay to win a game.
  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
    misterhub wrote: »
    I remember when SMU got the Death Sentence. I guess they've recovered.

    It sure took a while.
  • Brian_19
    Brian_19 Posts: 1,377 Member
    Philtex wrote: »
    It is tough to follow a legendary coach.

    And then there's Chuck Noll to Bill Cowher to Mike Tomlin serving as the exception-of-all-exceptions to that rule. Dear Lord, how I hate that team! :D

    The Browns will be in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Nothing good ever happens there and I'm dreading it. We've been playing (at least) entertaining football for several weeks, but with little to play for that streak is likely to end.

  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 4,560 Member
    Brian_19 wrote: »
    Philtex wrote: »
    It is tough to follow a legendary coach.
    Dear Lord, how I hate that team! :D

    Even though I’m a New England fan, I always had a fondness for Pittsburgh. They’ve always played tough, physical football.
  • Brian_19
    Brian_19 Posts: 1,377 Member
    crewahl wrote: »
    I always had a fondness for Pittsburgh.

    I'm sorry we can no longer be friends.

  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 8,823 Member
    OK, I'll drop a grenade. I hate the cowboys, and Landry!
  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
    Okay Al, lots of people hate the Cowboys (misguided as they are). But Tom Landry? That I don't get.
  • cakeman21k
    cakeman21k Posts: 6,506 Member
    My DW and I lived in Pittsburg for about 18 months 11 years ago, and learned to love the city, although I was always more of a baseball than a football guy, for any sports fan of most sports its an absolutely great place to be.
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,538 Member
    Detroit Lions is now my team for the rest of this season.
  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 4,560 Member
    Brian_19 wrote: »
    crewahl wrote: »
    I always had a fondness for Pittsburgh.

    I'm sorry we can no longer be friends.

    I get it. Can I say recently I’ve respected the Baker Mayfield Browns? Not the management, but the product they put on the field. I thought he got a bad deal, essentially being blamed for not playing well while playing injured. (Hard to respect the ownership that made the Watson deal, for a variety of reasons.)
  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 8,823 Member
    Philtex wrote: »
    Okay Al, lots of people hate the Cowboys (misguided as they are). But Tom Landry? That I don't get.

    "The Great Stone Face"!
  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
    CFP seeding announced. Greg, you've got your Ducks in the top spot. Great season. I'm happy that SMU got in over Alabama. I guess it is hard to follow Nick Saben as coach there, much like we were discussing the other day.
  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
    The Bills got caught looking ahead to next week's game against the Lions.
  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,282 Member
    Tonight I had flashbacks of Leon Lett.
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,662 Member
    Jerry Jones needs to hire a real General Manager.

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