# NFL Week 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 18, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723 "2011-09-18T17:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/141 "2011-09-20T15:28:32Z")
That was one boring ass MNF. Not even any shit from Jaws. ---
**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 20, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/142 "2011-09-20T15:30:33Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > He had 52 catches for 600 yards last season at 11.5 per catch and 3 TD’s as a rookie. He is a pretty good wideout and slot receiver. He’s no Jason Avant. The Bengals drafted AJ Green, showing their lack of belief that Shipley can be a #1. Shipley was the 67th yardage rated WR last year, and is the 3rd best WR on his own team. Sure, he’s a fine slot receiver, but c’mon, he’s easily replaceable. When you lose someone like Jamaal Charles, Arian Foster, or, for the Packers, Nick Collins (who’s been to multiple pro bowls), then I have more sympathy for your injury concerns. But Shipley? Not even close. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/143 "2011-09-20T15:45:39Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > He’s no Jason Avant. > > The Bengals drafted AJ Green, showing their lack of belief that Shipley can be a #1. Shipley was the 67th yardage rated WR last year, and is the 3rd best WR on his own team. Sure, he’s a fine slot receiver, but c’mon, he’s easily replaceable. When you lose someone like Jamaal Charles, Arian Foster, or, for the Packers, Nick Collins (who’s been to multiple pro bowls), then I have more sympathy for your injury concerns. But Shipley? Not even close. While I agree with you on paper, he was going to be an important part of this new WCO the Bengals are running which was supposed to keep Dalton from having to win games with his arm, although with the second half Dalton uncorked in Denver with two 100 yard receivers I have a feeling the playbook will be opened up some. Its really just a matter of not liking ANY starter on your favorite team getting injured. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/144 "2011-09-20T15:53:22Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > That was one boring ass MNF. Not even any shit from Jaws. He was afraid to say anything bad about the **GIANTS** with Lawrence Taylor in attendance. ---
**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 20, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/145 "2011-09-20T15:58:46Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Its really just a matter of not liking ANY starter on your favorite team getting injured. Oh, I agree. It sucks to lose a starter to injury. But injuries are a part of football (unless you’re the 2010 Bears) and you’re going to lose starters along the way. It’s unseemly, however, to bitch about losing a slot receiver, when the Chiefs lose their best offensive player and their best defensive player for the season, the Packers lose their pro-bowl FS, the Broncos play game 2 without a whole heap of their starters, and on and on. ---
**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 20, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/146 "2011-09-20T16:01:23Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > THe Giants screwed up thier defence so _TWO_ of them fake injuries. That was just sad. WRONG FOOTBALL, GUYS! I just saw that highlight. Pathetic. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/147 "2011-09-20T17:24:48Z")
WWow. I thought the most disgraceful thing from this week was the Cowboy home game at Candlestick. Pathetic is right. ---
**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 20, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/148 "2011-09-20T20:06:37Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Oh, I agree. It sucks to lose a starter to injury. But injuries are a part of football (unless you’re the 2010 Bears) and you’re going to lose starters along the way. It’s unseemly, however, to bitch about losing a slot receiver, when the Chiefs lose their best offensive player and their best defensive player for the season, the Packers lose their pro-bowl FS, the Broncos play game 2 without a whole heap of their starters, and on and on. That’s been said a handful of times on ESPN. I think Tamba Hali should be very very pissed about 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 20, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/149 "2011-09-20T20:25:37Z")
Man, Fox is a special kind of scummy. > **[Fox Sports admits fabrication of newspaper headlines](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/fox-sports-admits-they-fabricated-newspaper-headlines)** > > During the Bears season opener, Fox Sports wanted to reference some headlines that questioned Jay Cutler's toughness in last year's NFC Championship game. > [@](#): > > **Fox Sports admits fabrication of newspaper headlines** > > During the Bears season opener, Fox Sports wanted to reference some headlines that questioned Jay Cutler’s toughness in last year’s NFC Championship game. > > Since no headlines actually existed in any newspaper, Fox decided to make them up. And then say they were real. Seriously. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/150 "2011-09-21T20:05:54Z")
Damn it, damn it, damn it. Braylon Edwards is out indefinitely after having surgery on the knee he tweaked early in the 49ers’car loss to the Coyboys. As if opposing defenses needed more excuses to stack the box against us. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/151 "2011-09-21T20:08:17Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Man, Fox is a special kind of scummy. > > [Fox Sports admits fabrication of newspaper headlines - NBC Sports](http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/20/fox-sports-admits-they-fabricated-newspaper-headlines/) I’m torn. I loathe Fox and Cutler more or less equally. Don’t make me defend one of them! ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/152 "2011-09-21T21:32:58Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Oh, I agree. It sucks to lose a starter to injury. But injuries are a part of football (unless you’re the 2010 Bears) and you’re going to lose starters along the way. It’s unseemly, however, to bitch about losing a slot receiver, when the Chiefs lose their best offensive player and their best defensive player for the season, the Packers lose their pro-bowl FS, the Broncos play game 2 without a whole heap of their starters, and on and on. But I don’t care about any of those teams! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/153 "2011-09-21T23:54:43Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > He’s no Jason Avant. Few mortals are. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/154 "2011-09-22T12:42:41Z")
Now the Bengals #2 wideout, Jerome Simpson, along with backup tackle Anthony Collins, look to be in huge trouble for a marijuana distribution operation that got busted yesterday when a person in Simpson’s Kentucky home signed for a package containing 2.5 pounds of high-grade Northern California weed…and the cops found a meager 6 more pounds along with scales, baggies, etc when they searched the house…the Bengals are at it again! > **[Feds: Home of Bengals' Simpson a pot distribution center](https://www.nfl.com/news/feds-home-of-bengals-simpson-a-pot-distribution-center-09000d5d822750c8)** > > The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. ---
**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 22, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/155 "2011-09-22T13:11:13Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > and the cops found a meager 6 more pounds He’s a Bengal. That’s personal use. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/156 "2011-09-22T13:43:42Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > He’s a Bengal. That’s personal use. Yeah, that’s like one blunt’s worth on a Saturday night. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/157 "2011-09-22T15:11:46Z")
It’s all part of a dastardly plan to give Haloti Ngata the munchies and make him so fat he can’t fit into a uniform. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/158 "2011-09-22T20:44:56Z")
Through the mail huh? Ah those Bungles, when will they ever learn? Them and the Raiders, always making the NFL a dramedy. Maybe if the Bengals started drafting like the Raiders they would be fast enough to outrun the cops instead of getting caught every time. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/159 "2011-09-23T00:14:50Z")
What was this cat thinking? 2.5 pounds of high grade funky skunky via USPS? That’s just STUPID! Why does he need to move weed? He makes $555,000 a year! ---
**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 23, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723/160 "2011-09-23T00:34:58Z")
Ah, things are finally getting back to normal in the AFC North. Now all we need is a Brownie with a staph infection and a Ratbird under indictment for a felony and it’ll all be the way it should be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/596723.md?page=9)