wstevens

Meh. Losing 42-0 is better than losing 72-30.

Doom878

Wow, I had Seattle defense and had a whopping 48 points. I wish they'd play the Eagles every week.

Whiskers

The Giants can wear purple polka dots for all I care, as long as they win.....

Scottman111

Oh I should have specified, I was referring to all the turnovers. My bad.

And yes they did own themselves at the end with those penalties...but their defense owned us near the end, we couldn't even get a first down and waste some clock

Scottman111

Yeah that's what I was thinking. A little to rough for someone just walking around in the stands.

It was like Matt Millen gave his security a license to kill

Doom878

Matt Millen should've tackled the guy himself the big fuck.

CLpower

heard the greatest news of my season last night. Kerry Collins is getting benched


Let's go big # 8!!!!!!!!

peacefrog

Troy Aikman is back?

Whiskers

Us Giants fans were pretty happy when we cut him loose too.....

CLpower

Tuaosopo (sp?)

cazzy

I think they should give Andrew Walter some playing time.

cmark

translation please?



I can't believe the line was only 3 1/2 points! hahaha

Doom878

Fantasy Football :wink:

Scottman111

I was gonna try, but no... I think it has an i or two in it somewhere

Scottman111

or let's just call him Mr. T from now on?

Sdog2012

i wish the raiders would bring back rich gannon!!! i saw him back when daunte was struggling with the vikings and he said he woulda played this year, but he only wanted to start! bring him back!

CLpower

same here

CLpower

gannon sucked as well. He was washed up even during the year we went to the Bowl

Yumcha

Maybe the Raiders have a shot at drafting Leinart, Quinn, or Young...?

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

Fucking Seahawks. I had Hasslesuck starting... why did they bench him?! Screwed my fantasy team.

Doom878

Playoffs time guys. Pick up Damian Rhodes and Maurice Morris since their respective teams are clinching soon. That means benching the studs for the playoffs.

Yumcha

Ouch...the Eagles' just keep bleeding...Westbrook done for year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2250259

gocubsgo55

Lovie is my kinda coach. Finally, a guy who, 1. Gets it done and 2. Sticks to his word, no matter who is pressuring. Orton is his man, he has clearly said this. Even now he is sticking to it. He said simply that he will be expecting a much better performance, and that Orton needs to (obviously) step it up, or else there just might be a chance of Grossman coming in. GREAT coaching, part of the reason why the Bears are where they are despite the
Oh NO! fense.

oh and BTW, I am uber-pumped for this Sunday's game. I took off of work in order to watch it with my buddy's, who also took off work (mostly because we have a friend's special b-day the night before, but still..). I see a close game, but a Steeler win. Unforunately for the Bears, they are on the road against a PISSED Steelers bunch after losing 3 straight.

GO BEARS though

peacefrog

Whats up everyone,


Need some WR advice for the first round of the playoffs. I need 3 from this list.

Hines Ward
Santana Moss
Larry Fitz.
TJ Hoosyomamma
Amani Toomer

Im thinking Moss and Fitz are a given, dont know if I should go with Ward vs. a stingy Bears D, and Big Ben is shaky at best right now. Only thing is they will not be able to run, and PIT has nobody else to throw to.

cazzy

Young and Quinn will be back for their senior year. Quinn would be a moron to come out, mainly because what Charlie Wise has done with him in one year. IMO, I think he is the best pure QB in college this year and he will probably win the Heisman next year. Vincent Young realizes he needs to get even better as a passer, and the percentages of him staying will only heighten if Texas loses the Rose Bowl.

Leinart will go early so Al Davis will need to work some magic to get in position to draft him.

teg_to_bike

Bears 91
Steelers 3

Yumcha

And Orton's rating will be 323.6 right? Or wait...are 89 of those 91 points scored by the D?

Yumcha

Oof...hope Moulds is not in anyone's football draft...he's about to be suspended.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

teg_to_bike

yeah, 12 touchdowns by the defense, the last one from Orton tripping over himself and accidentally landing in the end zone.

Sdog2012

Does anybody here get the QB Rating system? why is a perfect rating 151.3 (i think, its something like that) why isnt it just on a scale of 1-100?

Yumcha

Here you go:

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How Does the NFL's Quarterback Rating System Work?
Chris Suellentrop
Posted Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at 6:03 PM ET

Washington Post sports columnist Michael Wilbon says he can't understand the formula the National Football League uses to rate quarterbacks. Explainer to the rescue! How does the NFL calculate its passer ratings?

The NFL's system uses four metrics: completion percentage, yards per attempt, percentage of touchdowns thrown per attempt, and percentage of interceptions per attempt. The four factors are weighted equally.

A score between zero and 2.375 is calculated for each metric. A score of 1.0 is supposed to be average. A completely average quarterback would complete 50 percent of his passes, average 7 yards per attempt, throw 5 percent of his passes for touchdowns, and throw an interception 5.5 percent of the time.

Here's how each metric is calculated (remember that no score can be lower than zero or higher than 2.375, no matter how well or how poorly the QB throws):

1. Completion percentage: Subtract 30 from the percentage of passes that are thrown for completions, then multiply by .05.

2. Yards per attempt: Subtract yards per passing attempt by three, then multiply by .25.

3. Touchdown percentage: Multiply the percentage of touchdown passes per passing attempt by .2.

4. Interception percentage: Multiply the percentage of interceptions per passing attempt by .25, then subtract that number from 2.375.

The scores for each category are added together. That sum is divided by six and multiplied by 100, which converts it into a rating on a scale from zero to 158.3. A putatively average QB would receive a rating of 66.7 (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4, and 4/6 * 100 = 66.7).

If you don't have the patience for the math, you can enter the numbers into this ratings calculator.

No matter how well a QB plays, his score can never exceed 158.3, even if every pass is a 99-yard touchdown strike. By the same token, a QB's rating can never drop below zero, even if every pass he throws gets picked off.

The NFL emphasizes that its ratings system assesses how well a quarterback passes, not how well a quarterback plays. It doesn't account for rushing yardage or rushing touchdowns, nor does it account for variables such as leadership, play calling, or how good the team's wide receivers or offensive linemen are. But as this article points out, the NFL's ratings system is also limited in how well it measures passing. The system doesn't value third-down conversions, avoidance of sacks, or late-game heroics. (It actually penalizes a quarterback who throws an incompletion to avoid a sack.) John Elway's career passer rating is 79.9, good for 33rd overall, below lesser contemporary QBs such as Neil Lomax and Danny White.

One other problem with the NFL's system: In the modern NFL, the average rating is higher than 66.7. That's because the scores are calculated based on what the NFL thought would be average statistics for a quarterback in 1973, when the system was introduced. But in 1978, the NFL changed its rules to open up the passing game, by prohibiting defenders from bumping receivers downfield and by allowing offensive linemen to extend their arms to pass-block. As a result, modern-day QBs dominate the list of all-time passers. (Though old Cleveland Browns great Otto Graham still ranks third. Click here to view the list kept by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You'll need Adobe Acrobat to view it.) Last year's average passer rating was 78.1, roughly equivalent to the career rating for Johnny Unitas.

Yumcha

So, I'm banking on him passing for a whopping 23 long yards on 2 of 30 passing...rating of...3.4?

Sdog2012

I just heard someone on espn radio calling rex grossman a veteran

teg_to_bike

He's played what?... 6 whole games in his career?

Yumcha

His name should be changed to Hexed Grossman...

Andrea25

What do you guys think of this week's games?
i did my picks ...but i wanna see how far out to lunch i am...

chicago @ pittsburgh
cleveland @ cincinnati
houston @ texas
indianapolis @ jacksonville
new england @ buffalo
oakland @ NY jets
st. louis @ minnesota
tampa bay @ carolina
NY giants @ philadelphia
san fran @ seattle
washington @ arizona
baltimore @ denver
kansas city @ dallas
miami @ san diego
detroit @ green bay

mon. nighter
new orleans @ atlanta

Yumcha

CHI (but, I'm biased )
CIN
TEN
IND
NE
OAK
STL
CAR
NYG
SEA
ARI
DEN
DAL
SD
GB
ATL

Andrea25

oops..my bad

houston @ TENNESSEE

cazzy

I agree with Yumchah for all but two games. The PIT vs CHI is a coin flip game IMO. I strongly believe that MIN will spank the shit out of STL.

Edit: I also think KC will beat Dallas. Da Girl's defense is very good, but the offense is very stagnant.

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

Washington will beat Arizona