The ONE and ONLY 2005-2006 NFL Thread!

[Wolfman]

Bills= 2nd rated D in NFL 2yrs. running

Bills= Haven\'t made the postseason the last 2 years

Best Rec trio in NFL(Moulds, Evans and Parrish)

Wait...who?  The Bills signed Robert Parish!?!  Pretty good signing there.  Who can possibly cover a 7\'1" guy on a fade route?

Best Special teams in NFL last year

If by best special teams you mean "highest total punting yardage."  Hey, a Cardnial fan might hang his hat on the fact that the Cardinals had the best weight room last year.  Either way, nobody cares.  Whether you start a drive against the Pats on the 15 or the 20, you\'re still going nowhere.  

S.T.U.D. RB that WILL win the rushing title in his 1st full year

S.T.U.D.= Straight Trippin Underachieving Dud      

Unproven but exciting, MOBILE, QB(I know this is the dark horse)

Given that half of this statement is guaranteed accurate (the parts about how he\'s unproven and a quarterback), this comment makes your others look like dark horses.

Who\'s got better as of right now?

Well, the Heat have Shaq, he could probably cover Parish.

[FreeSpirit]

:stoned::jumpy::stoned:

BUMP for the Patriots!

:thewave:

[Spacey]

:stoned::jumpy::stoned:

BUMP for the Patriots!

:thewave:

nice

agreed.

[Spacey]

Sep 5, 2:15 PM (ET)

By EDDIE PELLS (AP)

DENVER (AP) - Unwilling to be a bit player with the Broncos, Jerry Rice retired Monday, closing a 20-year career for the most productive receiver in NFL history.

Rice, 42, made his decision over the weekend at home in San Francisco, then returned to Broncos headquarters and met with coach Mike Shanahan. He played 20 NFL seasons.

"This is a happy day," he said. "I think the tears that you see basically is that I have really enjoyed this ride."

Shanahan confirmed what Rice already knew - that he would be a fourth or fifth receiver, at best this season - and Rice confirmed what many figured - that he would rather call it quits than be a bit player with the Broncos.

Rice signed with Denver over the summer, reuniting with Shanahan, who was his offensive coordinator in the 1990s in San Francisco. For Rice, the idea was to play for a coach who was familiar with him and for a team that could help him go out a winner.

Shanahan made it clear he would not promise Rice anything, not even a roster spot. Behind the scenes, though, Shanahan said he knew it would never come down to him having to cut the league\'s best all-time receiver: He figured if Rice knew it was time to go, he would step aside himself.

Early in training camp, Rice moved into Denver\'s third receiver spot and things looked promising. In retrospect, the promotion was more a reflection on Darius Watts, who struggled catching the ball, but improved as the preseason went on.

By the time preseason ended, Rice had only four catches for 24 yards and had been pushed back down the depth chart. As expected, he wasn\'t released when the Broncos announced their final round of cuts Saturday, but he was already in the Bay Area deciding his future.

His agent, Jim Steiner, has said if Rice retired this time, he would not try to come back with another team. If that\'s so, Rice will close his career with 38 NFL records, including those for career receptions (1,549), yards receiving (22,895) and touchdowns receiving (197).

[Spacey]

Well, well, well. The day has finally arrived. The start of the NFL season begins tonight at 9pm, when the Raiders head to Foxboro to play the Patriot who are on a quest to repeat being the World Champions.

Move over church, here come FOOTBALL!

Nothing like a cold beer on a Sunday morning instead of a hymn.

[ChrisPitch]

AFC EAST

Patriots
Bills
Jets
Dolphins

AFC CENTRAL

Ravens
Bengals
Steelers
Browns

AFC SOUTH

Colts
Texans
Jaguars
Titans

AFC WEST

Chiefs
Chargers
Broncos
Raiders

PLAYOFFS

Colts
Chiefs
Ravens
Patriots
Bengals
Texans

Ravens over Texans
Patriots over Bengals

Chiefs over Ravens
Colts over Patriots

Chiefs over Colts


NFC EAST

Eagles
Giants
Redskins
Cowboys

NFC NORTH

Vikings
Lions
Packers
Bears

NFC SOUTH

Panthers
Falcons
Saints
Buccaneers

NFC WEST

Seahawks
Cardinals
Rams
49ers

PLAYOFFS

Seahawks
Vikings
Eagles
Panthers
Falcons
Giants

Eagles over Giants
Falcons over Panthers

Eagles over Vikings
Seahawks over Falcons

Seahawks over Eagles


SUPER BOWL XXXIX

Chiefs over Seahawks

[Spacey]

Chiefs and Seahawks?

SER?

[ChrisPitch]

Both teams have good quarterbacks, two solid running backs, including one franchise RB, outstanding offensive lines, stellar secondaries, and coaches who have won Super Bowls. I mean, I\'m not gonna guarantee shit, but I think these teams are as balanced and strong as any in the league. Meanwhile, as a Browns fan, I\'d gladly take an 8-8.

[Spacey]

I know that both teams are definitely capable of winning it all. Both teams have had very good seasons in the last couple of years. Seattle needs to overcome a few humps and they are there. Chiefs, I wouldn\'t mind seeing, but as a Patriots fan, I need to see the Pats.

[bezerker]

It\'s all about the Pats.  3 peat baby !!!!!!!!!!!

[Spacey]

Anyone watch any of these games today? Some good opening day football.

The Chiefs looked really impressive today. I now know what Pitchie was talk about a few weeks ago. With Johnson and Holmes coming out of the back field this year, they might be as impressive of back field I have seen in many years.

It was nice to see New Orleans win today. In dramatic fashion none the less.

Larry Fitzgerald had a career day, this kid is probably going to the Hall of Fame by the time his career is over.

The best games of Week 1, IMO, are the Indy/Baltimore game tonight and the Philly/Atlanta game tomorrow.

ahh, I love Football Season!

[davepeck]

caught the end of NO/Carolina today after the yanks and before the giants.. no dog in the race for me, so i was definitely rooting for NO to pull it off, and it was nice to see them hold off overtime and get it done.. i won\'t be rooting for them next monday night.

and in better news, the New York Giants are undefeated!! :thumbsup:

[Spacey]

caught the end of NO/Carolina today after the yanks and before the giants.. no dog in the race for me, so i was definitely rooting for NO to pull it off, and it was nice to see them hold off overtime and get it done.. i won\'t be rooting for them next monday night.

and in better news, the New York Giants are undefeated!! :thumbsup:

Giants/Saints in the matinee game next Monday night, right? Should be a good night of football then, 2 Monday nighters!

The Giants really came together in the second half. 2 quick touchdowns to start it off. A couple of thiings they need to fine tune and the Giants can pull of a really good season. Once Manning gets into a groove and gets his comfortablity going, the kid is going to be unstopable.

[Blackieshamps]

go Giants!

[Spacey]

Colts came together in the 2nd half. Really looked good defensively, better then the so much talked about Ravens Defense. Offensively, the Colts have a lot of weapons, especially if Manning becomes comfortable having James run the ball more in certain situations.