NFL, Carolina Panthers, Live Thread, New York Giants, Open Game Thread, Thursday Night Football
Tonight we'll see an interesting game between a couple of NFC teams; a battle between two #1 overall draft picks. Their last mid-week primetime game didn't turn out so well for the Giants, after a badly played first half, though you'd never know it was a one-possession score when all was said and done. Last week, they were able to come from behind against what seems to be a fairly decent Tampa Bay team and pull out a W. How will they fare against yet another team that seems to be a relatively fair matchup?
Carolina, on the other hand, turned around and beat the Saints convincingly after losing to the Bucs in Week 1. Will they be able to make a statement with a big win over the Giants?
I think the Panthers will give the Giants a good game, but I'm going with Eli & Co. in this matchup, with another surge in the 2nd half.
What better way to spend a Thursday evening than watching football? Q it up here with us tonight!
9/21/12 | lathamJ1 | 72 respect
trying to give us football 24/7 jess..............
9/20/12 | Wards_Page | 167 respect
"Pierre-Paul blew up the integrity of that play." Who talks like this? And that wasn't even Mayock!
9/20/12 | Wards_Page | 167 respect
Holy Christ, thank you for mentioning who the color guy is on this game. Believe it or not this is the first time I've got NFL Network at home (thanks James Dolan and Cablevision), and Mike Mayock is making my ears bleed. He is the worst. His commenting after a play as though he had said something was going to happen before the play is laughable. Cosell did it much better, and at least he was entertaining. Newton throws a pass and he says it was Manning. Barden catches second pass of the game and he says "Victor Cruz has caught the first two." This guy covers the waterfront of awful. He literally is the Monday Morning Quarterback Nostradamus.
9/20/12 | Sharp Square | 9802 respect
Maybe second half will be better !
9/20/12 |
Jess
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27998 respect
even beat up that Giants D isn't the fluffy Saints D
Eli's trying to let them get some momentum w/a pick...
9/20/12 | Sharp Square | 9802 respect
even beat up that Giants D isn't the fluffy Saints D
9/20/12 |
Jess
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27998 respect
9/20/12 | richard_cranium | 17409 respect
(On that note, that TD drive looked simple enough)
I will slap Mayock next time we are kicking it on Clearwater beach.
9/20/12 |
Dan_B
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796 respect
Man these replacement refs are atrocious, I don't care what Mayock says, that is not pass interference.
9/20/12 |
Jess
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27998 respect
Your friend Mayock was doing it.
(On that note, that TD drive looked simple enough)
9/20/12 | richard_cranium | 17409 respect
Signed,
Eazy-E Fan
Who calls that cracker Eazy-E? Should be more like Slowzy-E
9/20/12 | richard_cranium | 17409 respect
Damn it Mayock, why are you not is South Bend preparing for ND and Meeshegan?
9/20/12 |
Jess
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27998 respect
I like Eli as much as the next guy, but I REALLY wish they'd stop calling him "Easy E"...
Signed,
Eazy-E Fan
9/20/12 |
Dan_B
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796 respect
I usually don't mind the NFL network coverage but i too could do without Eisen
Talk about a guy who looks like he has aged.
9/20/12 | Sharp Square | 9802 respect
I usually don't mind the NFL network coverage but i too could do without Eisen
9/20/12 |
Jess
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You make a great point, Ward. I wonder if it would be worth it to not start doing Thursday night games until Week 4 and schedule them so the teams with a Bye the previous week play on Thursday. Of course ideally as you noted, we wouldn't have TNF at all, but in a perfect league to appease the masses...
In other news, can't we have a NFL Network broadcast without Rich Eisen? That would be wunnerful.
9/20/12 | Wards_Page | 167 respect
I'm still not sold on this Thursday night football stuff. In an era when the NFL is supposedly concerned with the welfare of its players, three days between games does not seem near sufficient. These are by no means "off days" either. The players and coaches have only three days to heal, prepare, and practice for a major game on their schedule... because they're all major. As always, it's a money grab, and who cares about anyone else. That being said, I'll be watching.
9/20/12 |
Jess
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27998 respect
I don't know how to feel about Cee Lo's Thursday Night Football song. I usually like him, but he's kind of annoying in this. I love the fans' part though, and the premise of the whole thing.
9/20/12 | DallasFan55 | 37835 respect
True, however the Panthers are lacking RB Steward and if their rookie can't do the job Cam will be passing a lot, giving the Giants ample chances for picks. :)
9/20/12 | DallasFan55 | 37835 respect
Under normal circumstances the Giants scare the heck outta me... They are a powerful force!...My concerns tonight are based on the number of injuries with several key players on the Giants sideline. My guess is that the Giants pull out the win in a close game.
9/20/12 |
Dan_B
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796 respect
The Giants are hurting tonight with no Bradshaw, Diehl or Nicks...