**The Official 2011 NFL Season Thread**

[lfylove]

You know wats great about the lions vs saints game???? Niners coaches got to study all the awesomeness they call drew brees in the post season. Its gunna be tough but I think the niners are going to pull it out. Hopefully smith will play on a little higher lvl to score a few more points.

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[Jungle King 76]

You know wats great about the lions vs saints game???? Niners coaches got to study all the awesomeness they call drew brees in the post season. Its gunna be tough but I think the niners are going to pull it out. Hopefully smith will play on a little higher lvl to score a few more points.

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I think with the Niners defense and Brees playing outdoors, this will be Niners win. Then don't rule out a Giants upset over GB. SF could be hosting NFC Championship game.


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[dezymond]

I hear what you are saying but you can't say they had no chance. Refs took away a TD on the Brees fumble. So it should have been 21-10 @ halftime. Then instead of down by 3 going into 4th.....Lions would have been up by 4. Brees threw a press right into Detroit hands at the goal line that was dropped. If he catches that, no TD for Saints.

There is no excuse for falling apart in the 4th but anyone who watches football knows that being down by 10 on the road against the Saints changes things. If those two plays were made.....Lions would be going to Landau. But they didn't get it done. My only point is they had a chance.

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I'm gonna be honest, I was already saying Detroit had no chance once the playoff field was set. Alot of people say their blowouts were against questionable/mediocre teams, which they are right, but I actually watched those games and what is seen from actual gameplay is different from the scorecard. Yes on scorecard the game was close between these teams, and it was a great first half. However, once I saw how the 3rd started, I knew that the Saints were about to bust the game open, which they did. As for the Brees fumble, yes I agree it should have been, but we're not the ones calling the game. Unfortunately, the Lions never really recovered after that call and it seemed all composure was lost in the 4th. Lions got a bright future if Stafford stays healthy, we've all seen what he can do when he is.

I'm not trying to pick any fights, it's the world of sports right? Gotta have a little trash talking going on. You're a Lions fan, I respect that, I think it was great for the franchise to be in the playoffs again. Detroit put up a hell of a fight til the 4th. It was a great game to watch. Did they have a chance? Yes, but that can be said for any team, which is the great thing about the NFL, you really don't know what you're going to get the next game. Take this Broncos/Steelers game for instance, did anyone see the Broncos going up 20-6 at one point? Or to even be in the lead going into the 4th? I sure as hell didn't, but that's what happens.

And now it's going to be a tie game. Tebow has a chance to win. Will he get it done? Who knows.

[Jungle King 76]

I'm gonna be honest, I was already saying Detroit had no chance once the playoff field was set. Alot of people say their blowouts were against questionable/mediocre teams, which they are right, but I actually watched those games and what is seen from actual gameplay is different from the scorecard. Yes on scorecard the game was close between these teams, and it was a great first half. However, once I saw how the 3rd started, I knew that the Saints were about to bust the game open, which they did. As for the Brees fumble, yes I agree it should have been, but we're not the ones calling the game. Unfortunately, the Lions never really recovered after that call and it seemed all composure was lost in the 4th. Lions got a bright future if Stafford stays healthy, we've all seen what he can do when he is.

I'm not trying to pick any fights, it's the world of sports right? Gotta have a little trash talking going on. You're a Lions fan, I respect that, I think it was great for the franchise to be in the playoffs again. Detroit put up a hell of a fight til the 4th. It was a great game to watch. Did they have a chance? Yes, but that can be said for any team, which is the great thing about the NFL, you really don't know what you're going to get the next game. Take this Broncos/Steelers game for instance, did anyone see the Broncos going up 20-6 at one point? Or to even be in the lead going into the 4th? I sure as hell didn't, but that's what happens.

And now it's going to be a tie game. Tebow has a chance to win. Will he get it done? Who knows.

Completely agree.

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[dezymond]

Completely agree.

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[dezymond]

I think with the Niners defense and Brees playing outdoors, this will be Niners win. Then don't rule out a Giants upset over GB. SF could be hosting NFC Championship game.


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GB-NYG is probably going to be the best game of the playoffs, imo. Their regular season game was a roller coaster, hopefully we get the same action for the playoffs. Then again Eli along with the rest of the team is an enigma, one game they dominate, next 3 games they can be absolutely terrible.

[OneTenderRebel]

I guess defenses are allowed to facemask Tebow whenever they want. I have seen 4 missed facemask calls on him, clear ones too.

[pc747]

Ot ....................

[Jungle King 76]

So what about these new OT rules? I like them because each team gets a chance instead of sudden death but why not use the rule in the regular season? If the Cowboys and Giants game at the end of the season went into OT, that would have been just as important.

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[dezymond]

So what about these new OT rules? I like them because each team gets a chance instead of sudden death but why not use the rule in the regular season? If the Cowboys and Giants game at the end of the season went into OT, that would have been just as important.

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Agreed.

Hopefully they do manage to implement these rules to regular season games