NFL - Discussion Thread

That would be ridiculous. Isn't it called the National Football League?

Looks like the NFL is going to go worldwide starting with England, then Germany. Just imagine if Australia and New Zealand put a team together, the Super Bowl wouldn't stay in the US for very long. Don't you think it would be more exciting, than seeing the same teams in the play-offs each year?

It just seems like a horrible idea to me. Certainly in Australia very few people care about the NFL and also how would divisions and conferences work? Also, teams may have to travel on 10+ hour flights every few weeks. There are already a whopping 32 teams in the NFL. Any more would be insane.

Also, what would it be renamed to be?

I don't know, I suppose something like the WFL World Football League and the World Bowl. It always struck me as silly that the in Baseball it is the World Series yet only American teams were competing. Travelling won't be a problem in a few years time as planes are in development that can get from England to New York in under 2 hours. It's called the SonicStar.

Yeah but you suggested Australia and New Zealand. That flight would still be a nightmare.

London to Sydney 3.5 hours. How would the American public react if say for example an Australian team in 10 years time won the competition?




« Last edited by Sanzano on Sep 21st 2016 »

9-7 two weeks in a row. :/

Had nine wins going into Sunday night each week, went 0-3 afterwards in Week 1 and 0-2 Week 2. :/

Warrior, do you do a tipping competition or just tip for fun?

Also on a side note, and since you're here, where are Miami going to finish this season? Sure they're 0-2 but they've taken on two of the most difficult tasks in football and been within a score of winning one and tying another.

« Last edited by Matt77 on Sep 22nd 2016 »

I think the Miami Dolphins will end up 4-12 and at the bottom of the American Footbll Conference. It's tough for a team to get motivated once they've lost the first couple of games. They've had a tough start that's for sure but they weren't embarrassed by either the Seahawks or Patriots.

Matt77 said:

It just seems like a horrible idea to me. Certainly in Australia very few people care about the NFL and also how would divisions and conferences work? Also, teams may have to travel on 10+ hour flights every few weeks. There are already a whopping 32 teams in the NFL. Any more would be insane.

Also, what would it be renamed to be?

If it makes money, the NFL doesn't care. If they can market to the rest of the world correctly, they could make football (American) the next futball of the world.

In 2008 Miami started 0-2 and finished 11-5. I admit that 2008 team would've been much better than this one but I think it doesn't matter. Last season Seattle and Houston started 0-2. However if Miami lose to Cleveland they're finished. They also need to beat the primetime chokers on Thursday night Week 4.

Ehh... If the Phins finish 8-8, I'll be happy. Even before Brady being suspended, I knew the Phins would lose AT Seahawks and AT Patriots. We just have to find a way to defeat the Jets and Bills this year.

It's not an easy the schedule the Dolphins have this year, having two tough games at the start of the season back to back hasn't helped them. Like Matt77 says, If they lose against Cleveland the Miami fans might as well start looking to see who the high first round draft picks are going to be next year and start thinking about strengthening weaknesses as their chances of getting to the playoffs this year will be unlikely.

Thursday night's result:

New England defeated Houston 27-0

Was absolutely shell-shocked here. I fully expected Houston to win, or at least keep it close. Surely now NE are guaranteed a top 2 AFC finish again.

27-0!!!, that's making a statement of intent. The Patriots must be the bookies clear favourites after that performance. Did the Patriots play that good or did Houston just not turn up?

I didn't see the game, but seeing as they never even got to field goal range in 60 minutes of football I'd say it's Houston's fault.

Not getting into field goal range in 60 minutes is embarrassing. When that started happening to the Saints in the 70's their fans attended their games with paper bags over their heads so they wouldn't be recognized.

It's so strange. Houston beat the lowly Chicago quite easily, then beat the divisional playoff team in Kansas City easily too, allowing them 0 touchdowns. Then they get shut out by a New England team with a third string QB, who only just scraped through the lowly Miami.

Also, how good will Philadelphia be this season? Will Wentz be as good as he has been consistently? If he can do you think they can make the playoffs?

Sunday's Results:

Buffalo defeated Arizona 33-18
Oakland defeated Tennessee 17-10
Washington defeated New York Giants 29-27
Miami defeated Cleveland 30-24 in overtime
Baltimore defeated Jacksonville 19-17
Green Bay defeated Detroit 34-27
Denver defeated Cincinnati 29-17
Minnesota defeated Carolina 22-10
Los Angeles defeated Tampa Bay 37-32
Seattle defeated San Fransisco 37-18
Kansas City defeated New York Jets 24-3
Indianapolis defeated San Diego 26-22
Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 34-3
Dallas defeated Chicago 31-17

Some big upsets this week so far. Buffalo over Arizona is massive and saved Buffalo from losing all confidence for the season. Also puts Arizona 1-2 which may be a concern given Seattle and Los Angeles are 2-1. Good divisional win for Washington, and boy did they need that. So glad my Phins could scrape a win, even if it was over one of the worst teams. Cleveland missed 3 FGs, which in the end just one going through would've been enough. Minnesota are looking to be one of the favourites for the Superbowl title after their triumph over Carolina in Carolina. Even without their no.1 QB, they are still a strong team. Los Angeles and Seattle finally found some scoring power, each scoring 37 points in their respective games. How Los Angeles bounced back from a 0-28 drubbing to win their next two games against better than mediocre sides amazes me. And finally the two thrashings that no-one expected. The first was slightly more realistic, even though Kansas City and New York are fairly even. But the 34-3 scoreline in the final game was just amazing. Pittsburgh, the fancies for a SB appearance, thrashed by a last year 7-9 team with a QB in his third game. Philly look to be the real deal this season.

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Remaining undefeated teams. Who will last the longest?

New England
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Denver

« Last edited by Matt77 on Sep 25th 2016 »

That Pittsburgh score surprised me, I wasn't expecting that. A good win against the Giants for the Redskins even if it wasn't convincing. Josh Norman against Odell Beckham was interesting to watch, two great competitors at their position going head to head. If only Washington had a decent running back and a good run defense I'd feel a bit more confident about them reaching the playoffs.