since the preseason starts this coming Sunday, I think it's appropriate to go ahead and start up the season thread

and what better way to start the thread than by saying that Brett Favre has informed the Vikings that he will RETIRE instead of coming back. This is huge news, and makes the vikings go from Super Bowl contenders to an average team at best. This also hurts the fantasy value of Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin and Adrian Peterson

crazy news, I didnt expect this at all

8/3/2010 11:00:08 AM

Kills Rice, Harvin and Shiancoe

But I think it helps AD. Yeah, teams will stack the box to stop him, but they really have no choice but to give him the ball now 25+ times a game, lest they think Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels can lead them to the promised land.



[Edited on August 3, 2010 at 11:03 AM. Reason : and I still say he comes back at some point, be it right before the season starts or in week 6]

8/3/2010 11:02:59 AM

if I was a Vikings fan I would be pissed right now, he couldve come out and told them this news back in April and gave the Vikings a chance to go after Donovan McNabb or any other free agent QB out there. Now they are stuck with Jackson and Rosenfels

8/3/2010 11:13:29 AM

If you're a vikings fan you're used to poor decisions.....and coachs

8/3/2010 11:14:38 AM

8/3/2010 11:16:29 AM

Yeah, the Vikings have babied him and this is what happens. I think it's kind of lame, but he can't help but end his career on a pick.

I'd still like to see him back.

8/3/2010 11:20:50 AM

I've written a new playbook for the Vikings.

FUMBLEROOSKI! FUMBLEROOSKI!

8/3/2010 11:26:18 AM

SAGE VS JACKSON

8/3/2010 11:34:49 AM

Quote :

"Brett Favre has informed the Vikings that he will RETIRE instead of coming back"

Brett Favre hates summer camp. I'll beleive he's retired after Week 17 passes.

8/3/2010 11:52:15 AM

Brett Favre is earth's gayest faggot

he'll unretire 6 weeks from now

8/3/2010 12:18:07 PM

Cowboys vs. Bengals TONIGHT!!!!!! 8pm on NBC

I dont care if its only the Hall of Fame game, football is back! I'm so happy, this is my favorite time of year, all the teams have high hopes, we get to see a bunch of no name players play their hearts out in hopes of making the team, fantasy football drafts start taking place...AND the weather is still nice outside.

the Panthers play the Ravens on espn thursday night too. There are games every Thursday through Monday for the next three weeks of the preseason. I wonder how many will actually get aired on tv for those of us not fortunate enough to have NFL network (damn you time warner!)

8/8/2010 3:37:31 PM

Quote :

"Sunday, Aug. 8 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas Cowboys, at Canton, Ohio NBC (8 p.m. ET) Week 1 (Aug. 12-16) Thursday, Aug. 12 Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens ESPN (8 p.m. ET) Monday, Aug. 16 New York Giants at New York Jets ESPN (8 p.m. ET) Week 2 (Aug. 19-23) Thursday, Aug. 19 New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons FOX (8 p.m. ET) Friday, Aug. 20 Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals FOX (8 p.m. ET) Sunday, Aug. 22 Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers NBC (8 p.m. ET) Monday, Aug. 23 Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans ESPN (8 p.m. ET) Week 3 (Aug. 26-29) Thursday, Aug. 26 Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers ESPN (8 p.m. ET) Friday, Aug. 27 San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints CBS (8 p.m. ET) Saturday, Aug. 28 Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans CBS (8 p.m. ET) Sunday, Aug. 29 Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos FOX (8 p.m. ET)"

plus all the panthers game

8/8/2010 3:44:40 PM

dub tee eff

8/8/2010 4:24:30 PM

yeah i was gettin ready to post that

8/8/2010 4:43:36 PM

Quote :

"Today we are all undefeated."

8/8/2010 9:19:00 PM

i like how NBC's down-marker has the team logo in the feather now


it used to just be the team color right?

[Edited on August 8, 2010 at 10:46 PM. Reason : ]

8/8/2010 10:45:55 PM

I'm on the fence. I think it gets in the way of trying to see where the line of scrimmage is. It took some getting used to.

8/9/2010 8:52:33 AM

^^yeah I think youre right, I noticed this last night too and liked what they were doing

8/9/2010 2:32:51 PM

when i look for the line of scrimmage, i just imagine a line, you know, between the offense and defense

8/9/2010 2:39:43 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Ramadan-means-no-water-during-workouts-for-Husai;_ylt=AjKTP0Oj88aRslvWxIiA_dnSrYZ4?urn=nfl-261068

8/9/2010 4:01:41 PM

god I want one of those hall of fame busts for myself, I don't care if I have to pay a lot of money I'm going to get one made before I die

8/9/2010 5:08:40 PM

Would be awesome to have in your office

Other people have their degrees on the wall, but your have that

You'd be King Shit in no time

8/9/2010 5:11:07 PM

http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/blog/_/name/thegamer/id/5449439/madden-nfl-11-season-simulation?readmore=fullstory

Used madden NFL 11 to simulate the season. I guess EA games have been good about predicting winners. Picked Blackhawks in the NHL, and Spain in the World Cup.

Has the Patriots and Packers going to the Super Bowl. Not sure if I buy that or not.

8/11/2010 11:27:02 AM

I could see the packers making it, but I dont think the Pats will make it, hell they might not even make the playoffs this year

8/11/2010 12:29:14 PM

WTF is Jimmy Johnson doing being a Survivor contestant. I guess it's no worse than Dancing with The Stars.

8/11/2010 8:42:43 PM

8/11/2010 8:50:08 PM

I have to go to Cincinnati for work this coming week and I'm flying out on Sunday. I'm probably going to the Bengals/Broncos preseason game. Anybody ever been to Paul Brown Stadium?

8/12/2010 11:23:45 AM

Panthers vs. Ravens TONIGHT on ESPN

8/12/2010 11:25:51 AM

So, Dez Bryant bought all the Cowboy wide receivers a pair of the Air Jordan 7 Olympic Editions, but Roy's didn't make it in apparently.

Quote :

""It's OK," Williams said lightheartedly. "My 15 didn't get in. I got a little bit more hungry, a little bit more thirsty.""

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5460736

8/13/2010 9:48:53 AM

good to see he is spending his money wisely

in other news, Glen Coffee retired today after a long career as a RB in the NFL.

8/13/2010 3:20:27 PM

The Bills may be worse than the 0-16 Lions of a couple years ago.

8/13/2010 8:49:38 PM

that punt returner for washington is blistering fast

8/13/2010 9:22:46 PM

so anyone know where you can get pre-season streaming besides atdhe?

8/14/2010 2:41:32 PM

Holy crap Eli just got PWNT

8/16/2010 8:58:31 PM

LOL @ Eli

8/16/2010 8:58:50 PM

damn Eli just bled a lot

8/16/2010 8:59:11 PM

chjeesus christ he got tagged

8/16/2010 9:00:31 PM

lol he pressed on that spot on his head and blood just gushed out

8/16/2010 9:01:17 PM

Titans release running back Johnson.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp10/news/story?id=5470867

8/17/2010 2:13:15 PM

I see what you did there.

8/17/2010 2:14:46 PM

that's pretty cold. break your leg and dislocate your ankle during a game, and get fired for your trouble

8/17/2010 2:15:02 PM

favre flying to Minnesota

8/17/2010 4:21:48 PM

^^ he was waived, not released

he'll clear waivers and be put on injured reserve and then end up on the practice squad once he rehabs

common stuff, they needed to get his roster spot filled with someone else

8/17/2010 5:05:50 PM

Rex Ryan felt unfairly judged by Tony Dungy for his potty mouth. hahaha I think Dungy is pretty much above reproach and Ryan can't really call him out on anything.

8/19/2010 12:37:51 AM

Is TWW having a pick 'em contest again this year?

8/19/2010 9:46:14 AM

^^

Yeah Dungy mentors a former dog fighting ring leader who has recently had someone shot at his birthday party. Dungy also stood by and pretended Marvin Harrison wasn't shady as hell. I'm not even going to say anything about his son. I have no idea what its like to keep tabs on someone addicted to pain killers. There may have been nothing he could do.

Point is i'm not sure why he cant handle profanity. He has handled and tolerated much worse.

8/19/2010 10:00:32 AM

why is this Patriots at Falcons game on Fox

shouldn't this be a CBS game

8/19/2010 8:24:51 PM

dunno but that Pats TD was hilarious...two Falcons players smacked the hell out of each other and fell down, and meanwhile Fred Taylor just jogged to the outside and scored...I could've run him down and tackled him (or at least run him down), but he would've been trying harder if it wasnt preseason

8/19/2010 8:34:37 PM

So for all the HD nerds, The game tonight is the first one to ever actually be framed in 16x9. No more useless space on the side of the screen.

http://hd.engadget.com/2010/08/19/fox-to-start-framing-the-nfl-in-16x9-and-letterboxing-the-laggar/

8/19/2010 8:41:22 PM

Maybe I'm retarded, but I've watched plenty of HD football games with no bars on the side. Am i missing something?

8/19/2010 9:51:22 PM