Yomar Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 The must see for me is the Giants/Rams game, I have a feeling that game is going to answer a lot of questions about the NFC this year. Especially how much the Giants CBs have progressed this off-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor The Invincible Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 After checking TVguide, I'll be watching FOX all day. That means: NY/St. Louis. 1pm. Dallas/Atlanta. 4pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMac Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I agree. I think that NY/ Rams will be a very good game. Raiders and Titans should be a good game as well I will also have to keep an eye on Miami/Houston since thats my survivor bowl game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Dallas/Falcons game of course. I want to see how good/bad each team looks. For the Falcons, im anxious to see how they do with Doug Johnson there, if they run both RB's in this game and to see how their 3-4 defense looks this year. sallaD, well morbid curiosity mostly cos I think they are headed for another 5-11 season, but I'd like to see what Parcells is going with that bunch of CFL castoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Are the Rams back or are they too old? Yep, Rams/Giants is the best of the rest Warner 32, Faulk 30, Bruce 32. These guys are getting up there. Will be interesting to see if they hold up. The Giants face a hard opener as they don't know what to expect and if the Rams ARE for real they might play well and still be 0-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 44 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 The Monday nighter Eagles / Tampa should be a good one, also first game in their new stadium. Also gonna be looking at how S. Davis does for Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 yeah the Sunday game is Rams/Giants but MNF should be a war that is if the Eagles have any defensive players left to field a team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomar Posted September 6, 2003 Author Share Posted September 6, 2003 I expect the Eagles to crush the Bucs on MNF, their emotion is going to be out of control, they should be in Berserker mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavargofar Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Best game sunday? Jets @ Washington Because its History!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Heck, I'm gonna watch the DirecTV to see how the Giants and Cowboys do on Sunday and also root like hell for the Colts to lose to the Browns so my dad and my pinhead brother the Colts fans will SHUT UP!!!! Then on Monday night I will check out the Bucs/Eagles game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Watching every other NFC East Team lose this week should be quite a treat. All alone in 1st place.....wow it has been a long time, and even if it only lasts for a week, it feels good.... :dallasuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck F 'em All......:40oz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 44 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 There is actually a decent chance that Dallas, N.Y. (sorry Tom) and Philly lose this weekend. Tough opponents for all 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles_Legendz Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Originally posted by NoCalMike Watching every other NFC East Team lose this week should be quite a treat. All alone in 1st place.....wow it has been a long time, and even if it only lasts for a week, it feels good.... :dallasuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck F 'em All......:40oz: Yea, one would have to go real far back if they want to find the last time the skins were in first all alone. I mean, it was sooooo long ago..... It must have been some other team that was in first place all by their lonesome after the first week LAST YEAR. Eagles lost to Titans, Cowboys lost to Texans, Giants lost to SF, Skins beat Arizona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 44 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Legendz, you trying to confuse the issue with facts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles_Legendz Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Yep. Sorry. I think there is a chance all three lose this weekend, but I think one will win. I'm not quite certain though whether it will be philly or the giants. Philly will be 1-1 after the first two. I would much rather see them lose to NE than TB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Isn't 1991 the last time the Skins went 2-0? I have a good feeling this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kornheiser Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 GIANTS/St.Lou: If we dont stay ahead of the Giants, we won't make the playoffs no matter how good we look. 2-DALLAS/Atl: it's gross, discusting habbit like picking your nose, scratching yourself, or slowing down to look at an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Besides NFC East, I want to see NE v BUF and, maybe, BAL v PIT. The latter should be a good one, defensively. Ahhh! I love NFL Sunday Ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVskinsfan Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 All the games on my NFL ticket! Rams vs. Giants Dallas vs. Atlanta Not much though with the AFC......".Another FAKE Contender!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Steelers hope to spoil Boller's debut By Darrell Trimble NFL Insider http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/story?id=1609922 St. Louis at NY Giants DE Michael Strahan has 12 solo tackles and 5.5 sacks, three passes defensed and a forced fumble in the last three games against the Rams. It will be up to new Rams RT Kyle Turley to protect Kurt Warner. The Rams didn't get Turley specifically for the sake of facing Strahan, but they did get him to give Warner premium protection and he'll need it against Strahan. Luckily for Turley, Strahan missed the preseason because of a broken pinky toe and he should be a little rusty. P Sean Landeta is back in St. Louis, but at 42 he's coming back from a torn calf injury in his kicking leg. He hasn't punted that well in the preseason, with a puny net average of 32.7, and he'll be punting to Brian Mitchell, who the Giants signed to be the returner extraordinaire. This is a matchup the Rams can ill afford to lose. Kerry Collins must take advantage of a Rams secondary that has been decimated by injuries. Safety Jason Sehorn and rookie corner Kevin Garrett are out until October, veteran safety Kim Herring has been released and Aeneas Williams has had to move over from cornerback to play safety. How bad have things gotten? Desperate for help, the Rams traded for safety Rich Coady and signed cornerback Fred Weary, two players who think the words stop-gap are a compliment. Last year Kerry Collins set a Giants record for completion percentage of 84.6 (22 of 26) against the Rams and he could have a similar performance if the Rams' defensive backfield doesn't jell quickly. Minnesota at Green Bay The Vikings and Packers got in a postgame brawl after their Dec. 8 game over a controversial hit. DE Chris Hovan and QB Brett Favre exchanged pleasantries and hand gestures. Hovan is hellbent on revenge. Marco Rivera will have the chore of lining up in front of him. He missed most of the first game against the Vikings last year but played in the second. Hovan was disruptive in both contests. Now Rivera is going to try to return early from suffering a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Aug. 23. If he can't, Mark Tauscher, who missed most of last season with a torn ACL, will move over from right tackle and Kevin Barry will fill in for Tauscher at tackle. The Vikings coverage units have struggled in recent seasons but they brought in renowned special teams coach Rusty Tillman to tighten up the gaping seems. If the preseason is any indication, he's got a long way to go. This will be an excellent opportunity for Antonio Chatman to make a name for himself as the Packers new punt returner. With the Vikings starting a rookie punter (Nick Johnson) and their special teams as vulnerable as ever, Chatman could give the Packers a big advantage in the return game. Arizona at Detroit Over the last two seasons the Cardinals have gotten fewer sacks than any other team, but they tried to improve their pass rush with first-round pick DE Calvin Pace. But Lions quarterbacks had the lowest sack-per-pass attempt percentage in 2002 (eight sacks in 429 attempts, 1.61) and were only dropped behind the line once in the preseason. If the Cards can't get pressure on Harrington it will allow him to try and attack deep with rookie Charles Rogers. Smith The Lions need to stop Emmit Smith, the Cardinals' only real weapon. The Lions have added speed to their lineup, but the Cardinals have a massive offensive line and a 270-pound lead fullback. Detroit needs to control the line of scrimmage early, but with DT Kelvin Pritchett replacing the injured Luther Ellis, Arizona will have an advantage running up the middle. It will be up to MLB Earl Holmes to plug the hole in the center of the defense. New England at Buffalo Josh Reed needs to do his best Peerless Price imitation. The Bills' offense was so effective last season because of Price's speed and big-play ability. Reed provides neither and has struggled during the offseason, but he will be lined up across from rookie CB Asante Samuel, and he should be able to get open and provide Drew Bledsoe with a reliable intermediate target. Lawyer Milloy is familiar with the Patriots' offense and he'll be patrolling the middle of the field from his safety spot. Milloy is known as a fierce hitter and he's not happy about how he was shuffled out of New England. With none of the top three wideouts in New England being bigger than 5-10, 191, his presence will cause Pats' receivers to think twice before crossing the middle. Baltimore at Pittsburgh Rookie QB Kyle Boller will be playing in his first pro game, and the Steelers are going to try to confuse him and force him into making mistakes. It will be the offensive line's responsibility to keep Boller's jersey clean, but Jamal Lewis will be the single most important player in the game. A strong rushing attack is a quarterback's best friend and Lewis will need to be effective to keep the pressure off of Boller. He'll also need to pick up any blitzes to give Boller a chance to make plays downfield. The Steelers' coaching staff has stressed to Tommy Maddox that they want him to cut down on his interceptions. Maddox is sometimes careless with the ball and he'll need to make sure he doesn't pump up an already emotionally hair-triggered Ravens D by turning it over. He'll have a tough time against an opportunistic Baltimore team that led the AFC in interceptions with 23, mostly without MLB Ray Lewis help. The Steelers need to focus on TE Todd Heap and stop him at all cost. Heap has more catches (14) for more yards (208) against the Steelers than any other team. The Steelers need to make sure that Heap doesn't beat them because the Ravens wideouts are weak. Travis Taylor isn't a No. 1 receiver and Frank Sanders dislocated two toes in the first pre-season game. If he can't play, the Blackbirds will turn to Marcus Robinson who is a shell of his former Pro Bowl self. Indianapolis at Cleveland Marvin Harrison loves playing against the Browns. He totaled nine receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns against the Browns last year and had a career-best 14 catches at Cleveland in 1999. The Browns need to make sure that CB Anthony Henry never has Harrison in front of him. In last year's game, Harrison had eight of his catches and 118 of his yards when Henry "covered" him. The Colts were using a no-huddle offense then but that's still no excuse. Henry has to make sure that he's at least in the same area code as Harrison this time around. OL Barry Stokes got some good news and bad news last week. The good news is that he will start at left tackle in place of the injured Ross Verba. The bad news is that he starts the season against DE Dwight Freeney. Freeney is a lightning-quick sack specialist who dropped opposing quarterbacks nine times in his last nine games. Stokes is a capable, albeit physically limited, lineman, but he struggles with speed rushers and that's exactly what Freeney is. He'll need to keep Freeney in check or Kelly Holcomb's stint as starter could end after one week. San Diego at Kansas City The Chargers are starting two safeties who are learning new positions, one cornerback who had a disappointing rookie season and another one that is starting his first pro game. Plus, their nickel back was playing at Division II Tuskegee last year. Good thing they get to start the season against a lightweight Kansas City Chiefs offense, right? They are going to have their work cut out for them. The Chiefs don't attack much with their receivers, but the Chargers know how dangerous their receivers can be. WR Marc Boerigter caught nine passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns against San Diego last season (that's 41 percent of his total catches and 55 percent of his total yards). Denver at Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Johnson predicted he would get 1,800 yards receiving and he might get off to a good start against Denver. The Broncos are starting CB Lenny Walls, and he has never started a game in his career. He's shown flashes during the preseason, but he's also been out of position and is a major question mark. Houston at Miami The only way the Houston Texans can win this game is&well, there's no way they can win this game. The Dolphins never lose in September (they're 20-2 at home in September since 1992) and the Texans' offensive line is again suffering from untimely injuries. Actually, there is one way the Texans can pull off the upset. The Texans, unlike some other teams, won't be affected by the Florida heat, and if they can stay close, returner J.J. Moses could play a big role for them. Moses looked very good in the preseason, averaging 11.9 yards per punt return, including a 65-yarder. Jacksonville at Carolina The Panthers allowed just 3.7 yards per rushing attempt last season, the lowest in the NFL, and allowed only one opposing running back (New Orleans' Deuce McAllister) to hit 100 yards. The going could get rough for RB Fred Taylor, who played and practiced sparingly in the preseason because of a bruised knee. Taylor needs to get things going on the ground so that the Panthers can't tee off on QB Mark Brunell. Atlanta at Dallas The Cowboys have an advantage in this game because of their strong run defense. Last year they allowed only 3.8 yards per carry and the Falcons don't run the ball particularly well. Although they finished fourth in the league in rushing in 2002, when you take out Michael Vick's numbers, they averaged under four yards every time they tried to run. With the noticeably less mobile QB Doug Johnson, RBs Warrick Dunn and T.J. Duckett will have to power past Dallas' front seven. If not, Johnson will have to carry the Falcons and he's not ready to do that. Chicago at San Francisco The Bears would love to rough up QB Jeff Garcia and send him to the sidelines to nurse his aching back. Trouble is, they don't have any pass-rushers worthy of mentioning. Chicago registered only 35 sacks last year, and 10.5 of those went with Rosevelt Colvin to New England. The Bears will need to send MLB Brian Urlacher on some well-disguised blitzes if they want to get within a Canadian football field of Garcia. New Orleans at Seattle Donte' Stallworth looked like a stud receiver for a good portion of his rookie season, but his hamstrings betrayed him. He's still having some trouble with the hammies, but he'll be asked to go against rookie CB Marcus Trufant or third-year man Ken Lucas. Stallworth will have the benefit of most of the attention being focused on WR Joe Horn and RB Deuce McAllister, so he should see quite a bit of single coverage. If so, he should have a big day, provided his hamstrings don't blow. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's perfect prime-time record (10-0) could remain intact if the Bucs can't stop Correll Buckhalter. The Eagles will feature him, not Duce Staley, and he provides them with some between-the- tackles muscle. If the quick but smallish Buccaneers have an Achilles' heel, it's that they can be overpowered. Expect the Eagles to test out Buckhalter's reconstructed knee early and often against Tampa Bay. The Eagles were exposed last year in the NFC Championship Game as being slow, so they added speed. But they lost DE Hugh Douglas and filled his spot with DE Derrick Burgess. Burgess is fast, but he broke his foot last year and has had two procedures to correct the damage. To make matters worse, he's been experiencing soreness in the foot recently, and if the Eagles can't get in Brad Johnson's grill he will pick them apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manasseh Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Can't believe no one mentioned Arizona at Detroit. :doh: Seriously, I'd like to watch the Atlanta/Dallas game. I'm not sure what kind of result I would like to see though. Obviously I want Atlanta to win, but not sure if it would be better for us if they blew them out or won a close one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I'll probably flip through every game, but I'll try to watch as much of the Pats-Bills game as possible. I like rooting against the Pats and watching Bledsoe and Milloy beat them would be nice and give me plenty of material to razz the Pats fans at work on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Living in North-Central Florida, I'm guaranteed to see Whoever's playing Jax. Whoever's playing the Bucs. Whoever's playing the Phish. Fox doesn't seem to have many early games, so I assume I'll have the chance to see Rams/Giants. I suspect I'll wind up watching Carolina do Martyball all over Jax, and fantasize about what might have been. Although, if I have a chance to watch our next opponent, and a Cowboy loss, that could be good, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I'm thinking about watching the Rams @ Giants game. I'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Originally posted by NoCalMike Isn't 1991 the last time the Skins went 2-0? I have a good feeling this season. No. Wasn't it round '97 ... maybe '96 ... when the Skins started out 7-0 and then collapsed to miss the playoffs?I almost always have a good feeling when the season is just starting. We have a tough road to travel over the first half of the season, though. Games 1 and 2 with the starting QBs out are probably the easiest of the bunch until November. At least based on performances from last year. If the Skins can play like they did in the first half they should win some games and be in good shape. If they play like they did in the second half it will be painfully familiar to the football played for the last 12 years in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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