2012 NFL Season

Actually, it's Alex Smith.

 

I'd guess one of these quotes would apply:

Not that anything like that every happened.

 

Well the Colts are built to rush the passer. You previous had the shade of a running game, then Benson got injured, and you have absolutely nothing. You don't have a Tight End, and Jennings is out. Zone, Zone, Zone, + QB Spy + 3 man Rush. Done.

Don't disparage the Colts, they didn't have a QB last year. Now they have one, plus they were playing a super emotional game. Their coach fucking has cancer he's trying to beat. They put everything they had into that game. Don't forget they still have Dwight Freeney. If the Packers could even rush 50 yards, the game would be completely different. When you don't have a run game or play action, screen plays won't work, deep balls won't work, and underneath routes are difficult. You basically have to rely on your WRs breaking tackles, and getting crazy YAC.

Oh and your kicker missed. Look you'll be fine. What was your team's record when they won the Superbowl. It's only week 5, Aaron Rodgers is still your QB and Jennings will be back this week or the next.

 

Stats weren't updated at the time of posting.

 

I don't think it is the decline of the franchise QB, I think it is more like the passing of the torch of the Franchise QB. Matt Ryan is a future franchise QB, especially as long as he has Roddy White and Julio Jones to throw to. Everyone expected him to step up this year, and he has met those expectations.

Flacco won't ever reach that elite level, but he'll always be knocking on the door (think a slightly better Romo). Manning is on the decline, as is Brees. Brady probably only has two or three more great years before he starts to decline, as well. New franchise QBs need to step up.

I think, when it comes to QBs, none make me laugh more than Philip Rivers. That guy has "giant douche" written all over him, and his team is consistently supposed to be good, and consistently either sucks or shits the bed at the most inopportune time. I think his head will officially explode this year, especially since every single shot of him in that game against the Saints involved him screaming at his coach or looking otherwise pissed off.

I suppose watching the guy you replaced set one of the toughest records in professional football, you'd be pretty annoyed. It was like San Diego was watching what they COULD have been had they chose Brees over Rivers.

BTW, Shegirl, the Packers just need to win the rest of their home games (which they should, they play great at Lambeau) and win half their remaining away games, and they'll end the season with 10 wins, potentially enough for a playoff spot. Maybe not winning the division, but it isn't like they're out of it already.

Then again, this game against the Texans this week is a much bigger deal than it should be.

 

I'm convinced that Phillip Rivers will end up being tried for the murder of Norv Turner, and that a jury of his peers will find him innocent as it would be entirely justifiable.

The man managed to squander the careers of three Hall of Famers in Gates, LT, and Phillip Rivers (maybe 4 with Neal), and some very good players in Jackson, Merriman, Phillips, Castillo, Turner, McNeill, and Sproles.

 

This right here. Phillip Rivers is definitely limited by Norv Turner. Everyone knows it except the owner of San Diego Chargers.

That was Jon Gruden quietly audition for that job? Jon Gruden brings his A game anytime there is a shaky coach on a team he would love to go and coach for. And actually I like the in-depth commentary way more than the "They won that because of their hustle" and all that other blustery bullshit that means nothing. Speaking of which, yes, I understand Jerry Rice is a Hall of Famer, he is the G.O.A.T. but the guy is fucking terrible at analysis. He is a cliche machine. On top of his stuttering and stumbling over his words, its painful to watch him.

Fun fact about Phillip Rivers, he doesn't swear. I find that HILARIOUS. When was the last time someone came off as a huge douchebag by yelling at people and talking trash without using one swear word?

 

Id like to nominate Jay Cutler for the Jeff George award. Done nothing. Won nothing. Yet still thinks he's God's gift to the NFL.

Nobody gets more mileage out of throwing the ball up and letting his WR do all the work more than Cutler. Except maybe for Matt Stafford. Or Cam Newton.

 

Oh, Cutler is a GIANT douche. I'd love to see him and Rivers in a douche-off. Chicago fans generally dislike him, too, but they acknowledge that he is the best QB Chicago has had in quite a while. Personally, I think that says more about the quality of Chicago QBs than about Cutler, though. That is why I steadfastly refuse to buy a Cutler jersey.

I'm thinking if I finally break down and drop the money for a quality jersey, I'm going with Peppers or Urlacher.

 

I can't imagine what it would be like to root for Cutler. I mean how do you get past some of the atrociously terrible decisions he makes? Do you fear the day when the Bears' defense can't get it done and it will be up to Cutler to carry the team?

Edit: Don't be a tool and get an Urlacher jersey. Get a Tillman jersey and wear that fucker with pride.

 

Even though I'm a Patriots fan, I live in Chicago and get a little defensive of Cutler. If the guy had an O-line, was protected and fucked up, then those attacks would seem more justified. When you're a QB standing in the pocket, and you don't get more than 2-3 seconds to make a play, your decision making isn't going to be the best given there are 300+ men trying to flatten you.

 

Even taking his shitty O-line into account he still makes some headscratchingly terrible throws.

Then there's this:

 

Cutler was a douche at Vandy, he was a douche in Denver and now his douchiosity is coming to a head in Chicago.

I stopped buying jerseys when I bought a Ricky Williams jersey, he retired, I burned the jersey and the fucker comes back!
If youre going to get a jersey, get a classic jersey. Those never go out of style.

Youre lucky enough to have the greatest football player to ever play in your franchise, so I dont know why you wouldn't get a #34.

Urlacher will be retired in 2 years.

 

Can't you do that with more half the QBs in the league though? I think you can. He makes bad plays once in awhile, just like Bill Barnwell said.

 

Once you win a SB, you can yell at whomever youd like.

Til then, if you keep slinging it all over the field and then yelling at your Oline for not doing there job?

DOUCHE!

 

I think it's a matter of degrees. Take the first two interceptions in that video I posted. In the first, Cutler tries to squeeze the ball past two defenders and gets picked off. That's a pretty common pick just about every QB throws, and Jay's no different. Now the second one is more along the lines of what I was talking about. He's scrambling to his right with two defenders at his heels and throws the ball back across his body where three defenders are in the area versus one receiver, whom he misses by about 10 yards. That's just an inexcusably bad decision, and it's plays like that which garner a lot of the criticism he gets.

 

I like the Payton tribute, but if you're going with a current player this doesn't even warrant a discussion:

 

He does it more than once-in-a-while, though. Cutler, even when well protected, is a high-risk, high-reward QB a la Favre, Tarkenton, Esiason, Bledsoe, Blanda, Bradshaw, or Romo (note this lists includes some QBs better, worse, and approximately equal to Cutler).

All else being equal, some QBs are going to throw more INTs even when playing well, because it's their style of play. Typically though, these QBs also open up the field and can also make plays an average QB can't.

Certain QBs have characteristic flaws (i.e. big Ben takes a ton of sakcs because he doesn't get rid of the ball. Brees gets a ton knocked down. Pennington couldn't throw deep. Cassel struggles with accuracy). Cutler's is the same as Favre's: dumb INTs fueled by hubris.

 

Part of Cutler's problem is that he has a cannon for an arm, and he thinks he can thread the ball through tiny windows. Favre did it, Elway did it, Vick does it. Cutler is a tremendous douche bag, though.