**OFFICIAL 2015 NFL SEASON THREAD**

If Osweiler is in line to start for the defending SB champs, he's not going anywhere and they won't have to franchise him.
 
Denver had a plan. A long term plan for the season. A year before, they got out fast- scoring record points and dominating teams. Then they sort of crumbled down the stretch. This year they started slow. Not dominating anybody but getting just enough breaks to get by and win. Like many teams, injuries became an issue though the defense remained pretty solid. Manning played worse and worse until he was pulled against KC where he completed more passes to the Chief defenders (five) than to his own team (four). He was fighting injury and wanted to still do what he could for the team but he was now becoming a liability. That seemed to be a benefit. He got a chance to heal and then practice more and was even listed as back-up quarterback for the first time since his freshman year of college. They continued to win under Osweiler and Manning returned for their final regular season game. Then they got a huge break by New England dropping a couple of games which let Denver slide into the #1 seed. That gave them home-field advantage and more importantly an extra week off to get healthy and ready for the playoffs. A road game in the first round without that chance to recover physically could have sent Denver home. They peaked at the right time- which while it involved lots of luck along the way- was, as they may tell you, part of the plan. They kept saying they wanted to be strongest at the end of the season- and they were.
 
Cam Newton is overrated and always has been. He isn't that fast compared to RG3 and Colin Karpernick as Cam runs the 40 in 4.58 seconds while RG3 runs it in 4.3 seconds. He is 6 foot 5 but alot of quarterbacks such as Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Ben Rothlisberger, etc are 6 foot 4. He doesn't have a cannon of an arm like Aaron Rogers. He doesn't have the brains like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. He doesn't have the accuracy of Drew Brees. There is nothing special about him and when you have a fast D-line such as the Denver don't expect Cam Newton to come away with a win unless he faces an easy scheldule.
 
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dude58677 said:
Cam Newton is overrated and always has been. He isn't that fast compared to RG3 and Colin Karpernick as Cam runs the 40 in 4.58 seconds while RG3 runs it in 4.3 seconds. He is 6 foot 5 but alot of quarterbacks such as Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Ben Rothlisberger, etc are 6 foot 4. He doesn't have a cannon of an arm like Aaron Rogers. He doesn't have the brains like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. He doesn't have the accuracy of Drew Brees. There is nothing special about him and when you have a fast D-line such as the Denver don't expect Cam Newton to come away with a win unless he faces an easy scheldule.
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yet he won the MVP.

Always easier to a kick a guy when he's down, buddy.
 
dude58677 said:
Cam Newton is overrated and always has been. He isn't that fast compared to RG3 and Colin Karpernick as Cam runs the 40 in 4.58 seconds while RG3 runs it in 4.3 seconds. He is 6 foot 5 but alot of quarterbacks such as Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Ben Rothlisberger, etc are 6 foot 4. He doesn't have a cannon of an arm like Aaron Rogers. He doesn't have the brains like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. He doesn't have the accuracy of Drew Brees. There is nothing special about him and when you have a fast D-line such as the Denver don't expect Cam Newton to come away with a win unless he faces an easy scheldule.
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LOL, you're gonna get so much shit for this.
 
JK/SEA said:
Beast mode has retired.
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Was he having issues getting out of his contract? There are some players who retire, and some who "retire", sit out a year or 2 and come back with another team.
 
CPUd said:
Was he having issues getting out of his contract? There are some players who retire, and some who "retire", sit out a year or 2 and come back with another team.
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i know, but as of now, his agent said he's retiring. Sports pundits in Seattle don't think he will. Like you said, sit out, and end up in Oakland, his hometown..my opinion. I think he has a few years left in him, but we shall see. Running back is a brutal position, and the way Lynch plays is hardcore shit.
 
Dianne said:
While you kids are being distracted by the football games, Obama is passing a tax on oil. He says now is a good time, while the gas at the pump is cheaper, to add a $.25 to $.40 per gallon tax. Maybe it's time to wake up, and understand sports may be an intentional diversion.
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ya know they did play at the colllesium.
 
Congrats to Manning and the Broncos and their fans! Never would have thought the Panthers would have such a bad showing. To all the Cam haters...get over yourselves. Have any of you ever made conference champ? Didn't think so. It took about 3 days of excoriation about his walking away from the presstitutes but the backlash has turned around. Cam is a great up and coming QB and I don't think we've seen the last of him in a SB.
 
phill4paul said:
Congrats to Manning and the Broncos and their fans! Never would have thought the Panthers would have such a bad showing. To all the Cam haters...get over yourselves. Have any of you ever made conference champ? Didn't think so. It took about 3 days of excoriation about his walking away from the presstitutes but the backlash has turned around. Cam is a great up and coming QB and I don't think we've seen the last of him in a SB.
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I don't think Cam is up and coming anymore, he's already there.
 
phill4paul said:
Congrats to Manning and the Broncos and their fans! Never would have thought the Panthers would have such a bad showing. To all the Cam haters...get over yourselves. Have any of you ever made conference champ? Didn't think so. It took about 3 days of excoriation about his walking away from the presstitutes but the backlash has turned around. Cam is a great up and coming QB and I don't think we've seen the last of him in a SB.
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I love the way he took responsibility for his part in the loss. :rolleyes:
Real cl ass act. Quite the sportsman.
 
otherone said:
I love the way he took responsibility for his part in the loss. :rolleyes:
Real cl ass act. Quite the sportsman.
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"We got outplayed," he said in a mumble, clearly struggling with the 24-10 defeat.

"They just outplayed us, that's what it comes down to," he said. "We gave up sacks, we had inaccurate throws. They had a great pass rush."
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http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_29489615/cam-newton-we-got-outplayed-by-broncos-super-bowl-50

STFU already.


Sportsmanship....

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CPUd said:
LOL you were complaining about them for most of the season until they won the division.
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I wasn't convinced how good they were until the Super Bowl too. I was worried about Denver's defense being able to handle Newton with his abilities to both run and pass. Panthers have a solid defense to go along with it. Yeah- I wasn't convinced either! Then they kept playing better in the playoffs. Knocking off the #4, #3, and #1 offenses in the league. Steelers only scored one touchdown (and 16 points) against them. Patriots two (one missed extra point- 18 total points) and the Panthers- ten points.

My pre-season prediction was to win the division, make the playoffs, and then one-and-done.
 
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Talib admits facemask was intentional: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...tional-facemask-may-face-suspension-from-nfl/

Talib, 29, gifted the Panthers a first down by picking up a 15-yard penalty in the first quarter for taunting, flagged for taking off his helmet during a shouting match with Panthers receiver Corey Brown. And Talib made sure to keep Brown in mind from there.


Later in the same drive, Brown caught a pass coming across the middle of the field and took the ball to the 3-yard line. There, Talib caught up to him, hooked him by the facemask, and twisted him to the ground.


As it turns out, the facemask was far from a slip of the fingers: Talib said later that he was aware, given the Panthers’ field position, that what would normally have been a 15-yard penalty would be just 1.5 yards in this instance.

“My teammates knew what it was,” NESN quoted Talib as saying. “He was on the 3-yard line. [With] a personal foul, he was on the 1 1/2-yard line, so it is what it is.”

Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart punched it in on the next play to close the gap, but Talib felt his message had been sent. “[The facemask] I just did on purpose, and I just had to show him.” he told USA Today. “It’s probably going to be a fine, but, hey, we’re world champs.”

It’s worth noting that under the NFL’s new ‘Odell Beckham’ rule, Talib would have been suspended for picking up two personal-foul penalties. NBC Sports’ ProFootballTalk is now reporting that the NFL will be looking into suspending Talib for the intentionality of the move.
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