NFL '13 SEASON THREAD

[Cosmic]

Not everyone baseball Cardinals fan is a Rams fan. In fact and unfortunately, very many are not.

But lots of us are.

And let me just say that for all the hatred you have of us because of the baseball team we're spoiled with, the Rams are our punishment. Thankfully I got to witness a Super Bowl championship. Some cities have it much worse in that regard.

But since that brief era ended, nobody has had it worse. When they suddenly seem marginally competent, then the one irreplaceable piece goes down and another season ends in misery.

The sport of football in general hates me, though. Oskee-wow-wow, Illinois. /sigh

Cleveland and Buffalo beg to differ.

The 7-11 Rams set a modern league mark for most consistently futile performance.

As a Bills fan, I cannot summon any sympathy for the Rams for at least another five years or until the team moves. You may have been historically bad from '07-'11, but from '99-'04 you were 64-32, made the playoffs five out of those six years, won a Super Bowl, had the league MVP for three of those years and were the talk of the league. The Bills and Browns haven't been all that far behind the pace of your terrible years, but they/we don't have the success that you guys had circa 2000. When the Rams had "The Greatest Show on Turf", the Bills had Doug Flutie.

I don't mean it in a malicious way; I just think the aura of your Super Bowl win still radiates a little light unto your present situation that other fanbases can only dream of.

[Kramerica Industries]

Too bad we missed out on Josh Freeman.

Yeah, well, so did the Bucs.

I hope Freeman goes off tonight. Schiano, Dominik, and Co. deserve a giant middle finger performance.

[STL FANATIC]

Not everyone baseball Cardinals fan is a Rams fan. In fact and unfortunately, very many are not.

But lots of us are.

And let me just say that for all the hatred you have of us because of the baseball team we're spoiled with, the Rams are our punishment. Thankfully I got to witness a Super Bowl championship. Some cities have it much worse in that regard.

But since that brief era ended, nobody has had it worse. When they suddenly seem marginally competent, then the one irreplaceable piece goes down and another season ends in misery.

The sport of football in general hates me, though. Oskee-wow-wow, Illinois. /sigh

Cleveland and Buffalo beg to differ.

The 7-11 Rams set a modern league mark for most consistently futile performance.

As a Bills fan, I cannot summon any sympathy for the Rams for at least another five years or until the team moves. You may have been historically bad from '07-'11, but from '99-'04 you were 64-32, made the playoffs five out of those six years, won a Super Bowl, had the league MVP for three of those years and were the talk of the league. The Bills and Browns haven't been all that far behind the pace of your terrible years, but they/we don't have the success that you guys had circa 2000. When the Rams had "The Greatest Show on Turf", the Bills had Doug Flutie.

I don't mean it in a malicious way; I just think the aura of your Super Bowl win still radiates a little light unto your present situation that other fanbases can only dream of.

I can totally understand that. Like I said in my previous post, the last 9 years have been pretty awful for all fan bases, and slightly more awful for the Rams, but we did have some really good years before that, so I'm okay giving the overall suffering title to one of those cities.

[STL FANATIC]

It sounds very much like the Rams will add a free agent or two, but they won't trade, and it won't be Vince Young or Tim Tebow.

At this point, Kellen Clemens is the starter. If they bring someone in, and they pick up the offense, and Clemens is really struggling, I assume they'd look at trying one of those guys. And in all likelyhood that will happen.

Fisher also stated that Bradford will be back and he will be the quarterback next year. Obviously we'll know for sure when it happens (or doesn't), but I'm glad to hear that. I was afraid this injury would prompt them to cut ties.

Sam was playing the best football of his career and just generally speaking very good football. And then this happened. Frustrating.

[ninersdd]

Too bad we missed out on Josh Freeman.

Yeah, well, so did the Bucs.

I hope Freeman goes off tonight. Schiano, Dominik, and Co. deserve a giant middle finger performance.

You have been proven way wrong about that tonight. He's overthrowing receivers left and right, and the whole offense has been terrible.

[Billy B]

This is a pathetic offensive effort by the Vikings. The Giants are just stacking the box every play and Freeman still can't hit anyone.

[Kramerica Industries]

You got that right. Minnesota hasn't scored anything on offense tonight, and while it's acceptable to say Freeman may not be fully versed on the playbook, that doesn't excuse just flat out horrible passing.

But, you know, it's not like Mike Glennon is any better.

[FiddySicks]

Freeman's performance tonight makes me feel a little bit better. Not much better, but a little.

[Kramerica Industries]

30 incomplete passes! My g-d, Josh.

[ninersdd]

30 incomplete passes! My g-d, Josh.

On 4th and 10, he again airmailed it. At least give your guy some semblance of a chance, or maybe give an opportunity for a penalty to be called on the D.

[hbgoo1975]

It sounds very much like the Rams will add a free agent or two, but they won't trade, and it won't be Vince Young or Tim Tebow.

At this point, Kellen Clemens is the starter. If they bring someone in, and they pick up the offense, and Clemens is really struggling, I assume they'd look at trying one of those guys. And in all likelyhood that will happen.

Fisher also stated that Bradford will be back and he will be the quarterback next year. Obviously we'll know for sure when it happens (or doesn't), but I'm glad to hear that. I was afraid this injury would prompt them to cut ties.

Sam was playing the best football of his career and just generally speaking very good football. And then this happened. Frustrating.

Poor Sammy. This is devastasting for the Rams. I just hope they try to sign Tebow to help if Clements doesn't do well.

[hbgoo1975]

The Giants got lucky because the Vikings are terrible.

[dbadefense1990]

Considering that Adrian Peterson is on the cover of "Madden NFL 25" for the next-gen consoles (PS4, XBOX One), is this another instance of the "Madden Curse" in play?

[CS85]

From what I've heard, this game was arguably the worst MNF game of all time. ESPN's own crew turned on the teams. I have the capability to watch this game w/ the game rewind, but for those who did see it, can you summarize why this game was as bad as it was? I really don't want to have to do this.

[ninersdd]

[Kramerica Industries]

From what I've heard, this game was arguably the worst MNF game of all time. ESPN's own crew turned on the teams. I have the capability to watch this game w/ the game rewind, but for those who did see it, can you summarize why this game was as bad as it was? I really don't want to have to do this.

Why this game was as bad as it was? I'll put it in the simplest possible terms:

20-53

That was Josh Freeman passing tonight. When you throw 33 incomplete passes, odds are something went terribly, terribly wrong. According to MNF researchers, that was the worst completion percentage since (coincidentally) Eli Manning, who went 18-53 against Washington at home in December 2007.

It wasn't the worst MNF ever - Jets-Titans last year was worse. But, yeah, that was an ugly game perfectly reflective of a matchup where the two teams had a combined one win.

[Jimmy!]

Not everyone baseball Cardinals fan is a Rams fan. In fact and unfortunately, very many are not.

But lots of us are.

And let me just say that for all the hatred you have of us because of the baseball team we're spoiled with, the Rams are our punishment. Thankfully I got to witness a Super Bowl championship. Some cities have it much worse in that regard.

But since that brief era ended, nobody has had it worse. When they suddenly seem marginally competent, then the one irreplaceable piece goes down and another season ends in misery.

The sport of football in general hates me, though. Oskee-wow-wow, Illinois. /sigh

Cleveland and Buffalo beg to differ.

The 7-11 Rams set a modern league mark for most consistently futile performance.

As a Bills fan, I cannot summon any sympathy for the Rams for at least another five years or until the team moves. You may have been historically bad from '07-'11, but from '99-'04 you were 64-32, made the playoffs five out of those six years, won a Super Bowl, had the league MVP for three of those years and were the talk of the league. The Bills and Browns haven't been all that far behind the pace of your terrible years, but they/we don't have the success that you guys had circa 2000. When the Rams had "The Greatest Show on Turf", the Bills had Doug Flutie.

I don't mean it in a malicious way; I just think the aura of your Super Bowl win still radiates a little light unto your present situation that other fanbases can only dream of.

And when the Rams had Jim Everett, the Bills had Kelly, Thomas, and four straight Super Bowl appearances. It's cyclical. Good teams get bad. Bad teams get good.

[dbadefense1990]

Not everyone baseball Cardinals fan is a Rams fan. In fact and unfortunately, very many are not.

But lots of us are.

And let me just say that for all the hatred you have of us because of the baseball team we're spoiled with, the Rams are our punishment. Thankfully I got to witness a Super Bowl championship. Some cities have it much worse in that regard.

But since that brief era ended, nobody has had it worse. When they suddenly seem marginally competent, then the one irreplaceable piece goes down and another season ends in misery.

The sport of football in general hates me, though. Oskee-wow-wow, Illinois. /sigh

Cleveland and Buffalo beg to differ.

The 7-11 Rams set a modern league mark for most consistently futile performance.

As a Bills fan, I cannot summon any sympathy for the Rams for at least another five years or until the team moves. You may have been historically bad from '07-'11, but from '99-'04 you were 64-32, made the playoffs five out of those six years, won a Super Bowl, had the league MVP for three of those years and were the talk of the league. The Bills and Browns haven't been all that far behind the pace of your terrible years, but they/we don't have the success that you guys had circa 2000. When the Rams had "The Greatest Show on Turf", the Bills had Doug Flutie.

I don't mean it in a malicious way; I just think the aura of your Super Bowl win still radiates a little light unto your present situation that other fanbases can only dream of.

And when the Rams had Jim Everett, the Bills had Kelly, Thomas, and four straight Super Bowl appearances. It's cyclical. Good teams get bad. Bad teams get good.

The only fans who would never, ever cut any slack to another fan base are those who saw their team relocated, and the team does wonders in the relocated city. There are original Rams fans in Los Angeles who will never show an ounce of sympathy to St. Louis fans, despite the amount of suck the team can do for the next 500 years. I'd figure the same goes in the case of Cleveland fans showing signs of sympathy towards Ravens fans, or Seattle Supersonics fans toward people from Oklahoma City.

[CS85]

Is it just me or are injuries in the NFL at an all-time high this season? I feel like it's an epidemic (well, aside from the Bucs literal epidemic). Then again I just watched half the Bears roster go down today, so maybe it IS just me.

I'll answer your question, me!

There are as of today 185 players on injured reserve through only 7 weeks of play and that list will grow over the next couple days as Doug Martin and others get officially diagnosed. I have no idea how that translates from past years, but I feel like it's running rampant more than usual.

WINNERS:

MOST PLAYERS LOST FOR THE 2013 SEASON: Carolina Panthers, 10 players on IR

LONGEST INJURY REPORT THROUGH 7 GAMES: Tied - Green Bay Packers & Tampa Bay Bucs with 20 players on each report, respectively.

[LAWeaver]

Considering that Adrian Peterson is on the cover of "Madden NFL 25" for the next-gen consoles (PS4, XBOX One), is this another instance of the "Madden Curse" in play?

I think it's more of a curse on the team than it is for Peterson. They had a graphic pregame that shown he was actually doing better this year compared to last

EDIT: didn't realize he only had 28 yards last night. Maybe the curse starts now?