2013 NFL regular season thread

[KelVarnsen]

Jeff Darlington ‏@JeffDarlington 2m
Richie Incognito was advised by Joe Philbin tonight he has been indefinitely suspended by team while NFL investigates, Incognito tells me.

[browna]

Another bad call against Houston. What else does Johnson have to do? Catch it, slide on the ground out of bounds. Then have the DB yank it out and it's incomplete?

[rubecube]

Why would you punt there?

[rubecube]

That's seriously the dumbest coaching move I've seen all year.

[kevman]

Maybe they want to throw the game?

[rubecube]

Okay, not as bad as it previously looked.

[browna]

Indy with two questionable calls to thier favor at least. Roughing the passer weak call extends a drive on 3rd down and ends in a td the next set of downs after another so so call on Reed. And the Johnson catch which made it 4th down instead of first down and would've killed a few more minutes at least at the tail end of the 4th.

Add in a long bomb to Hilton and three Texas Fg misses and they escape with a game where they got outplayed for more than half the game.

[Sylvanfan]

Bullock is awful. Wouldn't be urprised to see the Texans working out kickers this week.

[OILFAN #81]

Originally Posted by browna

Indy with two questionable calls to thier favor at least. Roughing the passer weak call extends a drive on 3rd down and ends in a td the next set of downs after another so so call on Reed. And the Johnson catch which made it 4th down instead of first down and would've killed a few more minutes at least at the tail end of the 4th.

Add in a long bomb to Hilton and three Texas Fg misses and they escape with a game where they got outplayed for more than half the game.

Are you serious?????? 2 of Houston's 3 touchdowns were on missed calls. They missed roughing the kicker on McAfee on their 2nd TD and they got the fumble completely wrong on the 3rd TD.

And lol add in a long bomb????? Did you see Johnson's first 2 TD's?

What a comeback though. Luck to Hilton was clutch in the 2nd half!!

[OILFAN #81]

Good news is that Kubiak is alert in the hospital and they are just running tests on him. Get well Gary.

[Sylvanfan]

Another interesting week in the NFL. Chiefs did not look very good, still to escape with a road win, I won't complain too much. The Seahawks struggled to beat lowly Tampa at home, the Jets beat the Saints. So take the wins you can get.

The Kubiak incident had to be pretty scary. The Texans didn'tlook the same in the second half.

Amendola and Gronkowski being healthy is a big if....still they add a lot to the Patriots offence. The Patriots are always a good second hlf team. I think the 2nd AFC wild card spot is really up for grabs now.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Get well wishes to two great Broncos....get well soon Coach Fox and Coach Kubiak.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Jason Campbell > Joe Flacco

Willis McGahee + 1st round pick >>> Trent Richardson

Things are definitely looking up for the Browns. Always nice to see them doing well.

[dirk diggler]

it gets more difficult every week to watch these games with the constant pass interference and personal foul calls. I have also never seen so many late penalty flags. the reciever jumps up complaining about P.I and 2 seconds later, a flag comes in? its almost becoming CFL like...

[dirk diggler]

never get tired of seeing the Ravens fail with their 20 million dollar man... i know it isnt only Flacco who is struggling but he is not the franchise player he is paid to be...

[troutman]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

it gets more difficult every week to watch these games with the constant pass interference and personal foul calls. I have also never seen so many late penalty flags. the reciever jumps up complaining about P.I and 2 seconds later, a flag comes in? its almost becoming CFL like...

PI should only be a 15 yard penalty, like NCAA. Receivers or QBs that make the throwing the flag motion after an incomplete pass should be charged a 10 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.

[GirlySports]

I had ignored this story until reading up on some stuff this morning. The idea of a NFL player being 'bullied' off a team was confusing to me, until I looked deeper. The word 'bullying' and the concept is losing specific meaning as it gets thrown around. This, to my conception, is not bullying, but is extortion:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/0...k-against.html

Young Dolphins players are under pressure to dig deep into their pockets to pay for veterans’ social outings, a practice that is straining their finances and locker room chemistry, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation.

These allegations come on the heels of an ESPN report Sunday morning that Incognito pressured Martin into paying $15,000 for an unofficial team vacation to Las Vegas — a trip that Martin, an offensive tackle, didn’t even join.
………
The source characterized Dolphins veterans using younger players as ATMs to finance their nightlife whims. These older players have been caught up in the fast-paced Miami lifestyle without the burden of having to pay for it, the source continued.

I also read one of the Miami beat reporters tweeted that one rookie defensive player is essentially broke from all the veterans mooching off of him. Hard to explain to most people that you're broke when you make $400k a year but it certainly adds up.

[DropIt]

Also worth noting is that Incognito has allegedly been sending racial texts, voicemails and calls to Martin.

Only speculation, but I'm guessing Martin refused to pay up and the bullying is a result of that. If this is indeed true, then what the Dolphins do with Incognito will be interesting. Keep him and you basically encourage this behaviour.

Edit: Called Martin a 'half N-' and threatened his family through texts as well

[Flickered Flame]

Based on what is out there, this is only the beginning of what has been happening in Miami. Dysfunctional organization!

[St. Pats]

Originally Posted by rubecube

I have no idea what to think about this Eagles team. The defense has now held five straight opponents to under 21 points. That was an all-time great performance by Foles, especially considering it was only his 9th career start.

Or any of the NFC East teams. As a Cowboys fan I have no idea what they will do. None whatsoever. They can go toe to toe offensively with the Bronco's and then look like crap against the Vikings? Even their wins ain't pretty.

Every single team in the division looks different from week to week.

I guess it adds an element of suspense but it also adds two or three levels of frustration.