Good to see the Colts picking up where they left off.

Now, let's see if the Texans are going to be the real deal this year.

Go Texans.

Well, we already knew that those Texans were the real deal.

As a Saints fan, I couldn't disagree more.

Wow.... The Jets don't even have cheerleaders.

I'm a little worried about the Jets opener against New England.

But then again... as a Jets fan I'm always worried.

The Bears are 8-1 odds on winning the Super Bowl...right behind their opening week opponent. Top rated NFC team. Let's see if they have what it takes to get back to the show!!!

Now that Grossman has his rookie jitters out of the way, it should make for an interesting season! I don't care what people say, he got the team to the SuperBowl in his (technically) rookie season, and overall, put up some decent numbers doing it. He just needs to work on his consistency now...

Still not sure about Cedrick Benson as the feature back, but I love the idea of using Devin Hester as a WR as well as KP/PR. Should add some pizzazz on an already potent offense!

As far as the Defense goes....What's there to say?!? They're going to dominate even more this year with a healthy Mike Brown and Tommie Harris, and the removal of the cancer known as Tank Johnson!

I just hope that the ENTIRE TEAM stays healthy....

GO BEARS!!

From NFL.com, about Denver's win at Buffalo:

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Jason Elam, who had missed two field goals earlier, nailed the game-winning kick as time exercised...
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Just picturing that...

Damn, someone tell Mario Williams he doesn't have to make up for the 2nd half of last season all in one game. Good Lord, dude was playing out of his mind. What a good statement game for him now that he's 100% healthy again and, oh yeah, actually has help around him on the line. Texans looked pretty damn good, not great, but it was only against the Chiefs who will probably suck this year. Still, good way to kick off the season.

Doh!

Speaking of health, anyone else draft Brandon Jacobs for their fantasy football team?

Six carries and he gets injured. I swear I'm a curse on anyone I draft.

I had jacobs...

And all this time I thought Madden and SI were the only threats to players. j/k

Was anyone impressed with Chad Johnson's endzone celebration last night?

You talking about with the Hall of Fame jacket? Meh. I thought it was a little uninspired.

Granted, I had no volume, I was in a restaurant when it happened.

Best thing about football this year?

Frank Caliendo on the pregame show on FOX making fun of John Madden. Hands down.

The Pack beating the Eagles (or should I say, the Eagles beating themselves) comes in a close second.

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F-ing cheaters.

Meh.. Way overblown by the media, in my book.

How do you figure? Are you a Patriots fan? Otherwise, there's no way to justify it. They're messing with the integrity of the game. Pete Rose did it in baseball and look what happened to him. Every NFL player who was asked said, "Uh, yeah, that would help a lot" (paraphrased). Just like Barry Bonds who still has to put the bat on the ball, the Patriots still have to execute the plays. That doesn't make it alright and cheating is cheating. Roger Goodell agrees he as just set the standard for this. Now they're saying they could have been doing this for the past 5 years. All that talent and they have to stoop to this level. :rolleyes:

I can't wait for the day when a baseball player on the Astros gets caught with roids or HGH, or a Texas footabll team gets stupid like the Patriots and gets caught doing what everyone else does. Just to see what St. Nismo has to say then. Save us SuperNismo, use your powers of good to protect us from the evil in this cruel, cruel world. Chill out, dude.
(I'll be waiting for my response loaded with smileys, they can be so hurtful sometimes though)

I somewhat agree, it is overblown. If they were watching the other team then calling Brady or Belichick and telling them that the opponent is about to blitz, etc. But, cheating is cheating I just don't see a need for other teams or fans to use it as an excuse for losing. Do you really think other teams don't do this? Anyone can go to the store and buy a video camera and do that. I just hope their smarter than the Patriots and don't use the same person for the last 5 years. So dumb. I'm sure there are other teams out there doing the same thing but rotating "camerman", disguising them as fans, doing it from the luxury boxes. C'mon, it's such an obvious and easy thing to do. The thing that pisses me off is the Patriots go out, put together a great team then put this asterisk on this season. Even if they win the Super Bowl this year being under the magnifying glass that they are under now, people will still call them cheaters. Another thing, why the hell would you "cheat" while playing the Lions, Packers and Jets? They suck! Dumb, just plain dumb.

The obsession with me continues.

Is that enough smilies for ya? Here's one more

I agree that it is cheating, but to me this is a very minor instance of it. To compare this to gambling on baseball is ridiculous (though I DO think that if Rose did NOT bet on the Reds, as the evidence indicates, then he should be allowed in the Hall). A rule is a rule is a rule, but some of the comments I've been hearing have been downright ridiculous.

Hines Ward anyone? Quit making your lame ass excuses! You lost. In a game six year ago. Fucking deal with it already!

Not to mention the fact Mangini is a fucking hypocrite. He only decided to rat the Pats out after the Jets got the shit kicked out of them last Sunday. Mangini worked for years with Belichick. Why speak up now?

Then the Packers bitching about it. How can the Patriots possibly use that tape? They play the Pack what, every four years? Completely useless.

Look, as I said, what they did was wrong. It broke the rules, Goodell laid it down, and it's over with. The Patriots still would have won the vast majority of these games anyway. Last I checked, they're pretty good.

And no, I'm not a Patriots fan. Just calling it as I sees it.

What I wanted to say but, because I'm a Pats fan I can't.

Obsession? Maybe if you had a vagina instead of acted like one.

Well, I definitely agree with that which is why I ended it with that talent comment. Bonds was a HOF player before the juice and the he had to go and cheat. Cheating is cheating and when you get caught, you have to face the music. Your complaint about it being over exposed was mainly because it's the Patriots. If this was the Browns, Texans, Detroit etc. that did this, it wouldn't be that big of a story because, well, they suck. Just like a crappy player getting caught for the juice. Instead, it's the best team of the century that got caught. Now that a ruling came down, look for it to die down.