# NFL Preseason **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 6, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155 "2015-08-06T14:17:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/21 "2015-08-10T16:11:28Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The Vikings played their starters other than AP for the first drive. Which seemed a strange decision to me. Obviously Peterson is going to be starting for the Vikings so that’s not an issue. But Bridgewater and Peterson have never played together. You’d think Zimmer would want them to be out on the field developing a rhythm. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/22 "2015-08-10T16:17:27Z")
I don’t think RB-QB “rhythm” is that big a deal. It’s not like a QB-center exchange, and Peterson doesn’t catch passes so I doubt they are going to accomplish much by throwing him screens. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/23 "2015-08-10T22:04:35Z")
Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham reportedly tore his ACL last night. Kicking in Pittsburgh isn’t like kicking everywhere else, and the Steelers are going to have a hard time replacing him. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/24 "2015-08-11T05:06:24Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > What, did nobody watch the Steelers / Vikings last night? Me neither. But looking a the box score it appears the Steelers played almost no starters. And we’re underway. Steelers wanted to get a look at Landry. And it looked pretty ugly. I watched most of the game, and Landry looked uncomfortable as hell. Lot of wild passes, bad scrambling, the works. Just one game, of course, but we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/25 "2015-08-11T13:18:39Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham reportedly tore his ACL last night. You always hate to see a guy lose a season with an injury in a bullshit exhibition game. But there are a number every year. > [@](#): > > Kicking in Pittsburgh isn’t like kicking everywhere else When the hell are they going to put in FieldTurf? That mud bowl cannot be an advantage to anybody. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/26 "2015-08-11T17:41:15Z")
The Jets went full Jest! Geno Smith out 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw in a locker room fight! That is so Jets it’s unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/27 "2015-08-11T17:43:54Z")
No truth to the rumor that they signed Fitzpatrick because his beard makes it hard to find his jaw. I shall now call them Raiders East. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/28 "2015-08-11T17:45:24Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > The Jets went full Jest! Geno Smith out 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw in a locker room fight! That is so Jets it’s unbelievable. Whoever did that to Geno did more to help the Jets win this year than anything they could possibly do on the field. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/29 "2015-08-11T17:46:16Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > No truth to the rumor that they signed Fitzpatrick because his beard makes it hard to find his jaw… Haha that’s brilliant. Also I want to say on record that his name isn’t Ryan Fitzpatrick, his full name is “The Happily Married Ryan Fitzpatrick” since he has worn his wedding band on the field since day 1 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/30 "2015-08-11T17:56:56Z")
It was some linebacker named IK Enemkpali that I’ve never heard of. This fight took place in the locker room, not on the field as a pushing match after a play. Truly one of the more bizarre stories. What kind of bad blood exists between a fringe linebacker and the starting quarterback? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/31 "2015-08-11T18:25:22Z")
You mean _former_ linebacker now, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/32 "2015-08-11T18:34:41Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > When the hell are they going to put in FieldTurf? That mud bowl cannot be an advantage to anybody. Never. The Steelers’ players prefer to play on it. Other teams hate to play on it, which is _prima facie_ evidence that it gives Pittsburgh an advantage. It’s not really a problem until the WPIAL championships, where they play 5 games in 2 days. Then Pitt plays on it. That’s when it gets chewed up. The Lawn Dart game on Monday night was the 7th game in 4 days, played on new sod that didn’t have time to take due to a downpour. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/33 "2015-08-11T19:03:18Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Truly one of the more bizarre stories. What kind of bad blood exists between a fringe linebacker and the starting quarterback? I’ll note that just a couple days ago, Cam Newton, a very well (and over-) paid “franchise” QB got into fisticuffs with a starting CB, but that was out on the field after Cam threw in interception. Maybe it’s open season on QB’s. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/34 "2015-08-11T19:08:57Z")
Newton apparently started that fight because the CB was showboating after picking him off. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/35 "2015-08-11T21:41:03Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > The Jets went full Jest! Geno Smith out 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw in a locker room fight! That is so Jets it’s unbelievable. I like and root for the Jets, and even I can’t stop laughing at this story. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/36 "2015-08-11T22:23:08Z")
Some reports indicate the locker room fight was over money that Smith owed. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/37 "2015-08-11T22:28:23Z")
I knew the Jets were in trouble as soon as I heard that George R.R. Martin likes them. I bet he’s really to blame somehow. Probably anger over the delay on the sixth book. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/38 "2015-08-11T22:43:45Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Some reports indicate the locker room fight was over money that Smith owed. Anything more concrete than Boomer Esiason taking out his ass? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/39 "2015-08-11T22:46:55Z")
> **[NY Jets Geno Smith -- 'Sucker Punched' Over Charity](https://www.tmz.com/2015/08/11/geno-smith-sucker-punched-charity-locker-room-ik-enemkpali/)** > > The Geno Smith locker room brawl went down because the Jets QB was AWOL from a charity event, which pissed off his teammate ... TMZ Sports has learned. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155/40 "2015-08-11T22:48:20Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Anything more concrete than Boomer Esiason taking out his ass? Adam Schefter reported that it was over a $600 plane ticket [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155.md?page=3)