The 2012 NFL thread

horsewithteeth11 wrote: As a Bungles fan, I'm ecstatic at the thought of Suggs being out for the season. It's about time we expose Ray for the old man he is and Flacco for being an overrated QB. Also, I don't think the punishment for Vilma was too harsh. This is a guy who was supposedly throwing 10 grand out of his own pocket for the big hits on Warner and Favre. And with him getting closer to the end of his career, I think it hurts him even more. Now that being said, I think there's going to be a crisis within the next 10 year or so in football as more info begins to come out about head injuries. Kurt Warner came out and said he doesn't want his sons playing football, which is horrible PR for the NFL. And I think it was Peter King who tweeted a question asking how many parents woke up to hear about the Bounty-gate penalties and Junior Seau on the same day, and decided "My kids will never play football." Tl;dr: Glad Suggs is out. Wilma got what he deserved. I predict football will drop in popularity due to how unsafe the game has become.

Bengals had such a good draft. You might be able to steal some games with the injury.

Catcher10 wrote: JJLehto wrote: .... seeing Ray and Flacco get the hell beaten out of em...but it's gotta happen ; )   That could be confused as a possible bounty........Can't do that in in thre NFL, so I have heard.

haha
Well one thing the NFL can be sure of, it won't be me who's paying this bounty, I can't afford to go out for food at the moment

I've actually heard that for a few years David. They claimed fewer kids were playing football because parents were less willing to expose them to the risk, instead choosing soccer and lacrosse...which they say were really ballooning in popularity. Especially in Texas where football is like a religion.

Not sure if that was/is true, or even how accurate the overall statement "fewer parents want their kids playing football" but yeah.

It does seem a bit reactionary, and one the big reasons people piss me off is because we are reactionary and don't think football is what it is. Why would you care more now? Because there are "more" injuries or you're more aware?? It's sad when you hear the news we do but you must have some idea...a bit of a knee jerk reaction IMO.
It's odd to hear Warner say that, but if he was targeted with this bounty gate maybe he's just generally upset.

Ugh IDK, this is why we need the season to start!


Edited by JJLehto - May 04 2012 at 12:32

JJLehto wrote: .... seeing Ray and Flacco get the hell beaten out of em...but it's gotta happen ; )

Yeah, it's gunna be hard to play them Ravens. I won't like seeing Ray and Flacco get the hell beaten out of em...but it's gotta happen ; )

rushfan4 wrote: He tore his Achilles tendon playing basketball.

He tore his Achilles tendon playing basketball.

I know nothing is a guarantee but if there's ever one player you'd think it's him :S

Well does the NFL handle anything well?

What's ironic is Vilma put up big tackle numbers but he struggled against the run. He was a generally good LB but it seems when pushed he could be a weak spot in the D (maybe why he needed to try and kill people?)
Watch his replacement be better!

Is Brees still not signed???

Eh, I think it's kind of sad the Saints D hasn't been that good AND they were trying to hurt people
What if they played clean??? ; )

Like I said, this is more or less a bad pre season...I'm sure the team will rally, and the offense is already a machine. I really don't see the Saints hurtin too much from this.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: He got what he deserved.