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Who will win the Super Bowl?

Who cares? 41 36.61%
 
That AFC team. 29 25.89%
 
That NFC team. 5 4.46%
 
Hahaha, not the Packers! 25 22.32%
 
See Results. 9 8.04%
 
Total:109

Dallas beats Seattle in Seattle, I guess Dallas is for real for now.
Chicago and Atlanta are the top 2 unpredictable teams in the NFL, they play good one week and play great the next.
As for my Texans, we need to put Ryan Mallet in already. Everyone is tired of Fitzpatrick in H-Town.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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NobleTeam360 said:
FatedReality said:
The NFC East looking like one of the best divisions in the NFL

Yeah I was thinking the same thing earlier. Dallas, Philly, and New York Giants all look like playoff teams so far.


Its funny becuase before the season started everyone was saying the NFC East would be one of the worst divisions. Looks like quit th oppisitie now XP 



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OfficerRaichu15 said:
FatedReality said:
OfficerRaichu15 said:
giants dallas and eagles and giants are all really good this season
I bet you eagles Giants and cowboys gets into the playoffs :)


Fixed XD

nope! XD

We shall see tonight!



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RolStoppable said:

So the Colts took care of business. Not exactly in a stellar way, considering they won by only five points after a 24-0 lead in the first quarter.

I agree with Arkaign though, the Colts are one of the best teams in the league. Their defense did an impressive job at shutting down the Ravens last week which meant that the Colts could win despite all of their turnovers. The quality of the offense isn't up for debate, Luck is just a beast. His career completion percentage and interceptions might not show it, but he is one of the best QBs in the league right now. He is usually able to perform when it matters and he makes plays when it already looks like it's over.

EDIT: Good thing that BoneArk is a Texans fan, that's going to kill him. Just like in 2012 when the Eagles fan Kenology went from leading the league six weeks in a row to an 11th place in the final standings. He crashed and burned with his team, just like amp316 predicted.


Don't expect me to pick the Texans every week. We have a QB problem here and we need to fix it.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Arkaign said:
ljigga said:
Can Dallas keep Murray healthy this year? He is the key to this run, but they are looking better than Philly so far this year!


I love Murray, and think he's a very valuable piece of the puzzle, but at the same time I don't think he puts up anywhere near those numbers without that offensive line working the defenses every week, and Romo, Dez, and Witten stinging the secondary when they overcommit to the line.

In other words, I think a stand-in can do maybe 70-80% of the work that Murray does should something terrible happen to him.

I'm a fan, and I'm not trying to downplay or criticize his awesome work, but just trying to be real. The offensive line deserves so much credit for that 5-1, and the incredible, unlikely win over Seattle.

That O Line is big time, credit must be given



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I agree that credit goes to the O-line Joseph Randle ran pretty well in that game also so I think really any RB could run well behind that O-line. Jerry actually did something right in the past 20 years and that was building a great o-line.



NobleTeam360 said:
I agree that credit goes to the O-line Joseph Randle ran pretty well in that game also so I think really any RB could run well behind that O-line. Jerry actually did something right in the past 20 years and that was building a great o-line.


Well the O line and attention on the secondary and post helps a ton to give some holes, but I do think Murray deserves a ton of credit for turning 2-4 yard plays into 5-10 yard runs on a fairly regular basis. He's no Barry Sanders, but he does have some moves, usually that stutter-stop he has that can fade some folks.

But yeah, if you give me the choice to have Murray, or have that O line making gaping holes, I'll take the line if that was the choice. A stand-in could do well.

I think Murray might be a top 5 back though. That sounds about right. Maybe even top 3. But Arian Foster and that level is probably higher. Lynch I would think has to be in the conversation, but today wasn't very convincing.

Maybe the biggest story of the day that hasn't been talked about is the Dallas DEFENSE today. Legit stand-up heel-digging today. And hustle for 4 quarters against a fast group of guys. They didn't get a sack I don't believe, but the number of hurry-ups, batted balls, and throwaways was SERIOIUSLY impressive.

Basically Dallas played the kind of game everyone expected Seattle to put up, and vice versa.



Arkaign said:
NobleTeam360 said:
I agree that credit goes to the O-line Joseph Randle ran pretty well in that game also so I think really any RB could run well behind that O-line. Jerry actually did something right in the past 20 years and that was building a great o-line.


Well the O line and attention on the secondary and post helps a ton to give some holes, but I do think Murray deserves a ton of credit for turning 2-4 yard plays into 5-10 yard runs on a fairly regular basis. He's no Barry Sanders, but he does have some moves, usually that stutter-stop he has that can fade some folks.

But yeah, if you give me the choice to have Murray, or have that O line making gaping holes, I'll take the line if that was the choice. A stand-in could do well.

I think Murray might be a top 5 back though. That sounds about right. Maybe even top 3. But Arian Foster and that level is probably higher. Lynch I would think has to be in the conversation, but today wasn't very convincing.

Maybe the biggest story of the day that hasn't been talked about is the Dallas DEFENSE today. Legit stand-up heel-digging today. And hustle for 4 quarters against a fast group of guys. They didn't get a sack I don't believe, but the number of hurry-ups, batted balls, and throwaways was SERIOIUSLY impressive.

Basically Dallas played the kind of game everyone expected Seattle to put up, and vice versa.

Agree 100% with what you said, the defense played well also. I'm still concerned about the defense but they played well this week and a lot of that has to due with Dallas's offense keeping the Defense on the sideline and well rested through out the game. 



Well, the first half deserves a look if you're worried about that D. Honestly after that blocked punt, the defense made a series of brilliant stand-up 3 and outs. Amazing work containing the explosiveness of Wilson and Co.

Man this Philly game is going solid. I thought this might happen. The Giants haven't convinced me. Similarly to the Cowboys before this Seattle game, they hadn't played anyone decent other than the Cardinals, who shut them down at home. And Philly has been playing guts-out 4-quarter ball games.

Before today, I would have been tempted to rank Philly higher than Dallas, but was ready to rethink that if they could give Seattle a competitive game. And they delivered a massive win out of nowhere.

Green Bay is a great team. They went to Seattle and got shut down.
Denver is a great team. They went to Seattle and got shut down.
And then you have Dallas. Yep.



Dang Manning is getting sacked over and over. 4 already and it's barely the second quarter.