I'm really surprised this thing with Tom Brady is still an issue. He really didn't do anything that all other QBs don't do already or atleast could have done should they have chosen to. Aaron Rodgers admitted to liking the balls very inflated if not over inflated. Troy Aikmen said in about March that he also liked the balls over-inflated and talked of this as if it was really no big deal at all. Like all QBs had their preference and nobody really thought it was a big enough deal to monnitor. In fact if it really mattered, then the NFL should have been checking PSI on all balls before and after and administering penalties for this for decades now. The fact that New England continued to play just as well after all this started in the AFC Championship game proves that the difference is negligeable and not worth all the trouble this has caused. As a Cowboy fan of course I would be happy for Brady to not be playing that 4th game against Dallas, but I just don't see this as anything bad that Brady did. We all know in baseball pitchers use pine tar coated with resin to help them get a better grip on the ball when they get sweaty. Technically this is cheating, but the way it works is as long as you aren't over the top with it, nobody cares. Your own pitchers benefit from this too. It doesn't give one team a competitive advantage over the other. Back to what Aikmen said, I even remember that when he threw the balls looked fat, and with some QBs the ball looked more like a torpedo. I never thought anything of this, neither did anybody else. Rodgers' passes have a similar "fat" look to me.

Seahawks Superbowl Champions
Eli Manning MVP
Melvin Gordon rookie of the year
Adrian Peterson comeback player of the year
Ben Rothlisberger Offensive player of the year
biggest surprise team Oakland Raiders

I'll be the first to disagree with that.

Melvin Gordon Rookie of the Year
Adrian Peterson Comeback Player of the Year
Le'Veon Offensive player of the year
Biggest Surprise team of the year - Tennesee, oakland to me is not a big surprise they have a good team, just young. 

Superbowl Championsackers, if I had to say anyone who competes will be Patriots, Seahawks or Steelers. Going to be impressive if the Steelers can survive vs a tough schedule in a tough division with a playoff record and healthy.

Another AFC team who has a shot Colts or Ravens. Right now the edge goes to the Colts.

Going to add DPOY (Defensive Player of the Year):Justin Houston

Might as well do DROY(Defensive Rookie of the Year)Leonard Williams

I would like to see Bud Dupree and Marcus Peters get it, but it will be super impressive if they do. Marcus peters has a rough schedule ahead of him and tough division along with Dupree having a rough one as well. Going to have to get good fast.

Lol @ people all talking shit that Dez got in a fight in training camp. Fuck, come on people, it's super hot, training camp and you have a bunch of competitive alpha males battling it out. If you don't have a fight, you're team is soft.

There is a fight at every single training camp in the NFL, every single year. I love training camp, I wish they did full coverage on training camp for every team.

I'm feeling VERY good about my Packers. Sure, I'm a homer, but we've retained all of our true key weapons, hell Cobb could have taken more money else-where but stayed. I think he will take it to another level this year and become our #1 receiver ahead of Nelson. Lacy should be very comfortable in our system now and we were thankfully able to keep Bulaga.

We absolutely shot ourselves in the foot last year and handed over tickets to the Seahawks for the Superbowl. One of the most difficult losses to experience as a hardcore Packers fan. I feel confident they are playing with a chip on their shoulder now, those damn Seahawks have had our number for a minute.

From an NFC perspective, the Seahawks will certainly be a force with all their key players signed now for a few years. Jimmy Graham should be a ridiculous weapon for Wilson. Of course the Cowboys will be up there too. Other than that, for some reason I think the Panthers and Giants will climb the ranks this year.

Should be a great year and time for NFC to bring the trophy back . Speaking of, Quest - we doing an NA Fantasy league this year?

I would hope to be able to do a fantasy league, especially if we can do at least like $5 or something league where there is a drive to stay comeptitive. I get tired of free leagues and people not being strategic after the first couple weeks when they start losing.


Don't know why I forgot to mention the cowboys as a shot to win the superbowl. They stand a very good chance, easily in the top 3 in the NFC. The giants are climbing, but they are not going to the superbowl without a little hot streak in the end. 

I don't think anyone is even considering mention the redskins for discussion for years, especially with their current quarterback. I like the panthers, but, I just don't think they do anything this year to affect the playoffs. Also everyone has basically forgot about the Saints. Not sure I'm worried about them either.

Yep we usually have 1-2 leagues here on NA that Quest runs.  Not sure if he's running them again this year.  I think $50/$60 to join and we do payouts with NES/SNES carts.  Pretty awesome leagues IMO.

 

I have no idea what to expect from the Eagles. So many changes

Hoping for a good year, and it not, I hope we at least beat the bitch-ass Cowboys

Sorry bud, you're going to find out quick, Chip Kelly just made you guys enter a long season.

 

That's very likely to be true. We'll find out soon enough

J-E-T-S! JETS JETS - wait, Geno Smith is our starter? Like, for real or... excuse me, I have to go punch... things.

I think the last good quarterback the Jets have had was like Chad Pennington and that's not a good thing.

Matt Elam for the ravens is done for the season. Shame for Ravens fans hoping he was going to form into something good this year instead of being awful. Either way I feel bad for the dude than the team.

Probably better for the Ravens he's done but there is always a chance he turned into a stud. 

Also a huge shame, Senquez Golson, the 2nd rounder for the Steelers looking to bring a ball hawk to the defense is also facing a season ending shoulder injury. Now we know why the Steelers were so actively pursuing boykin. Albeit, they were pursuing him in the draft, they now were forced to.

 

There goes Arian Foster for the first 6-8 weeks of the season.

Besides being a Cowboys fan, what did Twentemarina do that was offensive enough to get him banned? Lol

I don't follow the NFL that hardcore, but these are a few things I enjoy during the season:

I like seeing the Broncos win.
I like seeing the Cowboys loose.
I like seeing Philip Rivers cry.
I like seeing the Raiders embarrass themselves.

Last season was a painful one for me and my Bears. I'm optimistic this year with new management across the board. I realize there will be growing pains, and I'm not expecting anything higher that 7-9 or 8-8. If we squeaked a wild card spot, I'd be pretty surprised (and quite pleased). I'm more hoping we work out some wrinkles this year and are ready to actually compete next year.

At least he got it out of the way before the fantasy football drafts start. The guy can be a fantasy stud but it's always such a damn guessing game as to how many games he'll actually play.

 

Johnny Football can't be stopped. I mean his last name is literally football. Browns win it all, undefeated.

I like the cut of your jib.... go Browns!

I've always liked the Browns for really no reason in particular. I have no reason to like them other than I liked Bernie Kosar and Vinny Testaverde and Michael Jackson. I'm also one of the rare few who actually like the brown jerseys and orange helmets. Could be the underdog thing. If they get good and cocky I might end up hating them. I've been hearing good things about Johnny poo poo pants this year.

I've actually always hated teams from Ohio ever since my sister went to Oberlin and I was dragged on two car rides a year from MA-OH.

But still, it's hard not to feel for how much it has sucked to be a Browns fan the past 20 years. You guys have been tormented enough and I honestly hope you can get a good team together soon.

I don't have much faith in the Bengals as long as Dalton is still the QB. I wouldn't be surprised if they make the playoffs again this year only to get knocked out in the first round for the fifth straight year.

I dont know if its all on dalton. He is like tannehill to me. Just sucks some games, but it seems the playcalling for the bengals is wildly inconsistent. Bengals offense should be one of the best in the NFL but it just stalls out so much and I dont think its all dalton. Bengals rely too much on deep balls to aj green.  And when that connection is not working they start forcing everything to green on quick routes. Need to spread it around more. With Bernard and Hill the bengals should be marching down the field consistently.

Geno Smith just got his jaw broken in the Jets locker room. Out 6-10 weeks lol.