# NFL Week 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 10, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569 "2009-09-10T16:25:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/161 "2009-09-14T02:35:47Z")
McCarthy has abandoned the run, per usual. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/162 "2009-09-14T02:36:04Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I’ve never thought your DBs were worth a damn, You never cease to amuse me. Two of them made the pro bowl last year. They’re pass defense was 12th in the league last year, and had as many ints as td’s given up. Not worth a damn? Alrighty then. ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/163 "2009-09-14T02:39:50Z")
With Collins out, the DBs don’t appear to be worth a damn right now, in any event. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/164 "2009-09-14T02:50:42Z")
> [@UncleNito](#): > > McCarthy has abandoned the run, per usual. Nice to see Ryan Grant getting a little something going. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/165 "2009-09-14T02:54:03Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > You never cease to amuse me. Two of them made the pro bowl last year. They’re pass defense was 12th in the league last year, and had as many ints as td’s given up. > > Not worth a damn? Alrighty then. Nonetheless they make a ton of big mistakes, Al Harris especially. It’s subjective but so far this game seems to bear it out. ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/166 "2009-09-14T03:01:34Z")
The official was even laughing at that play. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/167 "2009-09-14T03:03:34Z")
So, is Lovie Smith a genius calling for a quick snap while the Packers had too many men on the field, is he the gutsiest Head Coach in the NFL, or is he a knob? We shall see… By the by, Chris Collinsworth gets points for his quip about Lovie challenging his own decision to fake the punt. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/168 "2009-09-14T03:06:15Z")
Once again Lovie can’t get out of his own fucking way. If we ever needed a turnover now’s the time. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/169 "2009-09-14T03:12:18Z")
Everybody looked surprised. I think the snapper decided on that one himself. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/170 "2009-09-14T03:17:48Z")
Another fucking imaginary “illegal contact” to save the Bears. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/171 "2009-09-14T03:18:06Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > It’s OK, Pissburgh fans, mock away, after all, you’ve earned it. We’ll see. Starting on Sunday. Seen enough yet? I assure you that I will continue to “mock away” all season long. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/172 "2009-09-14T03:18:27Z")
Wow. Hand contact around five yards gets called? ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/173 "2009-09-14T03:18:45Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > **2** 4 years ago, but the point is still pertinent. Like the Vikes living on one championship for all their time in the NFL? 😉 Someone should take Lovie’s red flag and never give it back to him. He’s horrible with that thing. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/174 "2009-09-14T03:23:32Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Someone should take Lovie’s red flag and never give it back to him. He’s horrible with that thing. Understatement of the year. ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/175 "2009-09-14T03:29:16Z")
OK, A-Rod. Last year at Detroit doesn’t count, because it was the Lions. Time to take the next step. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/176 "2009-09-14T03:30:30Z")
I so did not need a game like this. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/177 "2009-09-14T03:33:49Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Like the Vikes living on one championship for all their time in the NFL? 😉 Completely different from the Packers living off a game 13 years ago, natch. ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/178 "2009-09-14T03:36:43Z")
I was just about to criticize Rodgers for sliding – nevermind. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/179 "2009-09-14T03:36:52Z")
Fuck yeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! ---
**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:** [September 14, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569/180 "2009-09-14T03:41:13Z")
> [@UncleNito](#): > > OK, A-Rod. Last year at Detroit doesn’t count, because it was the Lions. Time to take the next step. Does that help? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569.md?page=10)