Wednesday Walk Around the NFL 12-17

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 17, 2008 8:00 AM EST in New York Giants News

Good Morning Giants fans, it's time to take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the NFL:

We've talked about the bad officiating a lot this season, and we've certainly seen plenty of it, but Don Banks from SI says don't expect it to change.
So ummmm, yeah this guy is not a fan of Brett Favre.
Shutdown Corner wonders how Raiders coach Tom Cable can be upset about coaches wanting to leave Oakland.
Matt Birk of the Vikings gets the "Good Guy Award" this week, and I hope enough players follow his lead.
Philly.com says the Eagles were lucky it was the Browns they were playing Monday night.
Jerry Porter made the most expensive 11 catches we may ever see.
Finally, this is something fun from the Sporting News, it is a playoff simulator. You slot the teams where you think they will finish, and it uses the Accuscore system to simulate the games. I played with this for about a half hour last night, you never get the same results twice, and it even takes upsets into account. Basically, it is a time-killer at work, and there is nothing wrong with that.

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has a similar playoff simulator, only it’s for college football, not the NFL. It’s pretty cool, to see how an actual playoff might play out (I played with it for a while and not once did I get Florida-Oklahoma in the title game, for example).

by cjmulrain on Dec 17, 2008 8:05 AM EST reply actions

I just ran

a “bad teams” playoff. Detroit the #1 seed, of course. I had to put the Redskins in there as the East winner, so I made them the 4 seed. I simmed it twice, both times they lost to the Seahawks in the first round. Even in accuscore the Redskins are cold as ice!

by cjmulrain on Dec 17, 2008 8:14 AM EST up reply actions

LOL

I didn’t even think about trying it with bad teams, that’s awesome.

Did Accuscore complain about Jim Zorn as well?

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 17, 2008 8:43 AM EST up reply actions

Favre

I actually don’t agree with that guy’s take on AFC QBs. Sure Rivers has good numbers, but what does he mean to his team? They still suck. The Jets were 4-12 last year and the Dolphins were 1-15. Look what those guys did for those teams even if their numbers aren’t that great. I actually think Pennington should make it over both Rivers and Favre for what he has done.

by potroast on Dec 17, 2008 8:46 AM EST reply actions

Simulator and WR market

That playoff simulator is awesome. I have not commented on here the last 2 or 3 weeks because i have been so distraught over how this team has played. I hate seeing them get roughed up by other teams. However, after running 3 simulations, they had the Giants winning all 3 times. While I don’t believe in omens, I will take what I can get these days.

I know the Jags are not the Raiders, but spending the money both of those teams did for Javon Walker and Jerry Porter was just insane. Now they are out a bunch of dough. I know Reese would not pull a move like that, but the great thing that failed longshot contracts do in the market is reduce the number of contracts like that which as a whole makes some guys more affordable to take a chance on. Fewer guys reach+lower market value. I think these last two days has indicated that the Coaches do not believe in the talent they have at WR or at least that the current talent is not ready for prime time. I would assume we are shopping for a #1 WR in the open market. I know there was a fan post about this, but I am a big fan of Boldin. I cant believe the thought of Joe Horn on the Giants. I have always disliked this guy, but if he can help immediately (which I doubt) I will be a fan.

by losangelesmets on Dec 17, 2008 12:53 PM EST reply actions

Glad you liked the simulator

I was having a lot of fun with it

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 17, 2008 1:35 PM EST up reply actions

Rivers and Favre

Rivers leads the NFL in QB rating and TD passes (tied with Brees). Favre has thrown seven fewer TDs and six more INTs. Is it his fault that his team has gotten hosed by some poor officiating (remember that thing with Ed Hochuli?) this year? The Pro Bowl is for recognizing individual players who’re having great years, otherwise why pick Walter Jones or Andre Johnson or Nnamdi Asomugha? Well, Rivers is having a fantastic year and he got passed over for someone with a more recognizable name. The only thing Favre leads the NFL in now is media overhype.

by JoshNY on Dec 17, 2008 1:08 PM EST reply actions