Week #1 NFL game thread

[BornToRun]

Jesus Christ this is pathetic.

 

[Average Reds]

The flags in this game are ridiculous

 

[Cellar-Door]

I smashed on Bradford in that thread, but let's slow down the self-congratulatory back pats. It's only been 1 half of football.

Well it's been an entire career of being pretty terrible at making and completing passes of 10 yards or more.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Need that Oprah flags for you gif

 

[ipol]

Refs aren't covering themselves in glory, either.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Wow, one of the craziest drives I've ever seen.  Philly has had like 5 penalties of 10 or more yards, and without even blinking turns around and gets a first down on the next play on pretty much all of them.  They've had like 8 plays over 10-15 yards on this drive and they've only gone like 40 yards. 

 

[Ed Hillel]

That could have been worse for Peters.

 

[amarshal2]

That dude just picked up the 7-10 split of downfield blocking.

Edit: apparently it was the Philly center. He blocked a LB and DB who were not particularly close to each other in one dive. Both had a shot at Sproles.

 

[Tony C]

How many yards did they gain on that drive? They were on teh 3 after the first penalty -- so 97 plus the 3 additional penalties (10 yards each?)...that's gotta be up there with the most yards ever gained in one drive, no?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I just added up all of Philly's plays on that drive, including the ones called back by penalty, and they had 166 yards worth of plays on that drive.  That's fucking insane. I'm sure that's not a record kept anywhere, but I've really never seen anything like it. 

 

[Deathofthebambino]

How many yards did they gain on that drive? They were on teh 3 after the first penalty -- so 97 plus the 3 additional penalties (10 yards each?)...that's gotta be up there with the most yards ever gained in one drive, no?

 
LOL, I was literally adding it up when you asked the question. 

 

[Average Reds]

So I guess the Eagles just needed a half to shake off the pre-season rust.

 

[jimbobim]

Keeping Demarco fresh with a combo of him matthews and Sproles going wide on runs and catching underneath passes from Bradford is mildly intriguing. 
 
Additionally Ryan really messed up this quarter with that pick. 

 

[lambeau]

Quinn's done a lot for Atlanta, but Q4 will be interesting considering how gassed that D looks.

 

[Cellar-Door]

I think that's the 5th or 6th WR screen called back between the two teams.

 

[edmunddantes]

The Refs must have gotten a ton of look out for this holding on screens thing.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Wow, come on Philly. Such an obvious call.

 

[Cellar-Door]

That's pathetic.

 

[Average Reds]

That's a great play call. Or at least great execution.

 

[Greg29fan]

I wanted Dallas to draft Tevin Coleman very badly and this game hasn't changed my opinion that they made a mistake in not doing so

 

[Tony C]

Yep, Coleman does look good and if Atlanta wins that might be the biggest play of the game. If nothing else, Atlanta's D needed the rest.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Eagles secondary has sucked for a long time now.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Ok, now you've made me do it.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Rookie mistake, slow down and take contact.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Dumb luck. He was trying to commit PI and the ball hit him.

 

[ipol]

Probably shouldn't look past how poorly that was thrown.

 

[Average Reds]

Yeah, that's an easy PI call if he slows down.

 

[ipol]

Conversely, a nice pick up if the ball was thrown 5-6 feet further.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Might want to shelve Kroy Biermann in drop zones, Quinn.

 

[Average Reds]

It's like the Eagles are a completely different team.

 

[Cellar-Door]

When did they change that rule?

 

[Ed Hillel]

It's like the Eagles are a completely different team.

Last year all over again.

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

The Eagles are good again!

 

[Three10toLeft]

Matthews had that TD.

 

[Average Reds]

Except their offense looks much better with Bradford than it ever did with Foles.

Other than the first half, that is.

Edit: responding to Ed.

 

[Average Reds]

But the secondary still blows.

 

[MarcSullivaFan]

Anyone have a decent stream?

 

[Dollar]

Those 49ers jerseys are hideous.  What is it with everyone wearing terrible black jerseys?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Atlanta might be better off letting Philly score quickly. 

 

[Three10toLeft]

Sproles is fun to watch.

Would have loved to see him in a Pats uniform at some point.

 

[Ed Hillel]

This is brutal.

 

[Average Reds]

The racist makes an appearance.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

GO FOR IT

 

[lambeau]

Go.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Not over.

 

[shawnrbu]

Blunder by Chip.

 

[DukeSox]

Awful

 

[BornToRun]

Nice kick.

 

[Three10toLeft]

Dumb. Go for it.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Reverse iced their own kicker