The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[Dave Cooper please]

Two players from the University of Louisville missed the chance to play in the Citrus Bowl:

Louisville Injuries is a crap name for a sports team though isn't it?

[cdbearsfan]

I predict four home wins. Feel sorry for the Raiders, losing their QB and having to play away despite having had a far better season than their hosts. Seeding system needs to change.

[taylorsworkrate]

I refuse to believe anyone has played the QB position better than Aaron Rodgers. He may not have the SB rings of Brady or Montana, but pure ability wise, for me he is the best

[usav]

I refuse to believe anyone has played the QB position better than Aaron Rodgers. He may not have the SB rings of Brady or Montana, but pure ability wise, for me he is the best

He is very good, but not better than Brady (kills me to say that).

[ADVILLAFAN]

Rodgers is probably more physically talented than Brady, but Brady is the most intelligent QB.

[UK Redsox]

He's no Slingin’ Sammy Baugh

[nigel]

Only recently started getting back into gridiron now I can get it on TV.
Didn't realise that the Baltimore Ravens are really the pre '96 Cleveland Browns.
Must have been a bummer for Browns fans when post '96 'their team' albeit the Ravens won 2 Super Bowls.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Only recently started getting back into gridiron now I can get it on TV.
Didn't realise that the Baltimore Ravens are really the pre '96 Cleveland Browns.
Must have been a bummer for Browns fans when post '96 'their team' albeit the Ravens won 2 Super Bowls.

Quite a lot of things like that in the NFL.

The Houston Texans are in the same division as the Tennessee Titans (formerly the Houston Oilers). Baltimore lost their own team when the Colts moved to Indianapolis virtually overnight.

The Cardinals have played in Chicago, St. Louis and Arizona. Rams have played in Cleveland, Los Angeles, St. Louis and back to Los Angeles. Raiders have moved from Oakland to Los Angeles and back again (and might move to Las Vegas soon). The Chargers appear near-certain to move to Los Angeles.

Oh and I think the Kansas City Chiefs were briefly the Dallas Texans.

[cdbearsfan]

The Chargers moving to LA is a stupid idea. Surely all the LA fans will have started supporting the Rams by now?

[ADVILLAFAN]

The Chargers moving to LA is a stupid idea. Surely all the LA fans will have started supporting the Rams by now?

Suppose of you want an exciting Offensive team then the Chargers are the better option. Rams have the better Defence (and are historically better).

I do think the Chargers could be quite a decent team, but they had as many injuries as the Bears last season and Rivers didn't play as well as usual.

[usav]

........... and Rivers didn't play as well as usual.

So much like Rivers then.

[peter w]

How are New England doing?

[ADVILLAFAN]

How are New England doing?

Struggling along with the best record in the NFL, much like their sister team Chelsea

[peter w]

Good hope the win The Bowl Shield Cup

[cdbearsfan]

You're not going to win friends liking the Patriots, Peter!