Arena The Official NFL Discussion Thread (Now Featuring Time's Person of the Year, Taylor Swift!)

His skills would be better served as a coach. To hell with espn!

 

Official motivator.

'Get to sacking the QB or I'll sic my nightclub homies on to you'.

 

Cards interview GM candidate. Interview with Broncos OC Mike McCoy on Saturday.

Chip Kelly meets with Browns, continues interview tour.

 

Reid to Chiefs is done....I'm not sure it's going to be a great move. However Pioli is out so that's a positive.

 

Yeah I really have no expectation about how good Reid will be. I'm just happy that Clark Hunt at least realized there was a big problem, listened to all the fan rage, and then went aggressively after the person he wanted. It's just good to know he gives a crap about it. You can never know how good any team or staff will be, but you have to at least try your damndest to win.

 

You think they go after Alex Smith and draft for a different need?

 

Maybe go after Kolb? I think trying to help him was what made him schedule an interview with the Cards in the first place.

 

Even more interestingly, Rob Ryan has a tattoo of Tony Romo wearing his wife's lingerie.

 

*chokes on Mountain Dew*

 

I think no matter who we get through free agency we need to draft Gino Smith. At least create real QB competition and *try* to develop a franchise QB if you can.

 

The Chiefs are in a poor spot. Smith is not worthy of the #1 pick, however there aren't any standout players screaming for someone to trade for the #1 pick.

 

Playoff Prediction Time

Wildcard Round
Texans over Bengals
Packers over Vikings
Colts over Ravens
Seahawks over Redskins

Divisional Round
Packers over Niners
Patriots over Texans
Seahawks over Falcons
Broncos over Colts

Conference Championships
Broncos over Patriots
Packers over Seahawks (in a classically awesome rematch!)

Super Bowl
Broncos over Packers

 

(Though admittedly, it would be great to see a Seattle-Green Bay rematch in the NFC championship game--and I would root for it, and a Packers victory, if the Seahawks, perish the thought, get past Washington.)

 

Rivera will likely be on a short leash next season.

 

I'm ready for some football!

Edit: Anyone else seeing reports that Webb is starting for the Vikings instead of Ponder?

 

He apparently has bursitis. Had it in college. Should be able to go.

 

What I heard on ESPN NFL Countdown was that Webb had taken more snaps this week as a contingency plan incase Ponder had to come out of the game. Ponder's still starting.

 

They just announced during the Texans/Bengals game that Ponder was declared inactive for tonight's game.

 

welp, this game pretty much ended when dalton got picked off.

 

I'm a little bit hopeful that the Vikings are going to be off with their backup in, and a little bit scared that Webb will have some freak game and we won't know what to do with him. Mostly hopeful, though.

 

Three of the last four years, the playoff opener on Wildcard weekend has featured the Bengals. They've lost all three times.

Maybe they can convince the league to let them play on Sunday next time they qualify?

 

Packers win, Packers win!

 

Report: Parcells declines Jets GM job.

Probably a good move, he didn't exactly light it up as a Dolphins exec.

Report: Kelly close to deal with Browns for HC job.