THE NFL 2005-2006 Thread.

Professor S · 09-12-2005, 11:11 PM

I feel like I'm watching a bad highschool game after that botched lateral to Westbrook. Rediculous. This does not look like the Eagles team I know and love.

The Germanator · 09-13-2005, 01:23 AM

This is all I can say...The Eagles played like **** and still almost beat one of the supposed competitors in the NFC on their home turf. They should have won that game by a couple of touchdowns.

ZebraRampage · 09-13-2005, 09:45 AM

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This is all I can say...The Eagles played like **** and still almost beat one of the supposed competitors in the NFC on their home turf. They should have won that game by a couple of touchdowns.

They actually should have won 16-13. Akers missed two field goals. They didn't look too great though..but it's only the first game, and hardly any team will win every game. It just sucks when you lose the first one, but it's all right. There's still next week.

Perfect Stu · 09-13-2005, 05:10 PM

dont worry...the NFC still sucks, you dont even need home field advantage

ZebraRampage · 09-27-2005, 09:15 AM

Does anyone else feel like this is a weird football year? I guess some things have happened that haven't happened for a long time. Cincinnati is 3-0, New England already lost a game, the Packers kind of died, Tampa is 3-0, Carolina was able to beat New England, but not Miami or New Orleans. Maybe these things just happen.

Bond · 09-27-2005, 06:43 PM

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the Packers kind of died

Damn You!!!!

jeepnut · 09-27-2005, 08:21 PM

It's probably because you don't have a Packers related avatar Bond.

Stonecutter · 09-27-2005, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ZebraRampage

Does anyone else feel like this is a weird football year? I guess some things have happened that haven't happened for a long time. Cincinnati is 3-0, New England already lost a game, the Packers kind of died, Tampa is 3-0, Carolina was able to beat New England, but not Miami or New Orleans. Maybe these things just happen.

In case you haven't noticed, this has been pretty much every year for the past 10 or so. There are no more dynasties. The NFL is actively bending the system such that every team is basically at about the same level. The idea is to establish parity. The fewer teams you have at 4-12, the more tickets you sell and interest you generate late in the season.

That’s why the team with the worst record gets the highest draft pick in the first round, but this is also the reasoning behind the salary cap, to keep the big market teams from outpacing the small markets like in baseball. The unfortunate thing is, unlike baseball, the NFL is in a good financial situation where all of its teams make money (maybe not the Cardinals, but everybody else) and there really is no reason for there to not be some salary flexibility. It would result in a MUCH better product on the field. There really aren't any truly good teams anymore, but it's a business not a game, so this is the way things are going to be.

The Germanator · 09-27-2005, 09:18 PM

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There are no more dynasties.

There really aren't any truly good teams anymore, but it's a business not a game, so this is the way things are going to be.

I don't know man. I'm an Eagles fan and even I will admit that the Patriots are a legitimately GOOD team...You can't win 3 out of four and say they aren't.

I'd even say the Eagles having won 4 (5) straight division could qualify as a (much) lesser dynasty.