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Great White wrote:The only problem is I'm not religious.

Like you never said something to the effect of.." Oh god I hope they win"......

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madman12367 wrote:Now Broncos have landed a amazing cornerback lineup, arguably one of the best with champ bailey and Tracy Porter I think the Broncos will do well this coming season

Looking at what the Pats have assembled Broncos will have to do everything thing possible to stop that steam rolling Juggernaut.

As soon as it looks like the Broncos have a shot at doing something great this year, there is Hoodie in the shadows.

McDaniels came back and basically said, lets start where we left off in 2007.

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SO Season Opener is set:
Cowboys @ Giants Wed Sept 5

This sets up a very interesting situation for the Thanksgiving Game. Detroit will be playing an AFC team, meaning that Dallas will be playing a NFC team. It is unlikely that the NFL will give NYG a second "special game. This leave the potential teams for the match-up : Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Redskins, Eagles and Bears
The last time Philly and Dallas faced each other on Thanksgiving was 1989, Troy Aikman was Dallas' QB.

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Owners meeting results, Rules and Bylaw changes:

The NFL’s owners voted to change five on-field rules, voted not to change two on-field rules, voted to change one bylaw and voted to table five bylaw proposals at the league meeting on March 28.

Proposed rules changes:
1. FAILED: Giving the authority to determine replay reviews to the replay official in the booth, not the referee on the field.

2. FAILED: Modifying the horse-collar tackle rule to remove the exception for quarterbacks in the pocket, so that a quarterback in the pocket may not be yanked down by the back of his shoulder pads or inside collar of his jersey.

3. PASSED: Changing overtime so that the postseason rule will be used in the regular season as well, and no regular-season games will be ended on a field goal on the first possession of overtime.

4. PASSED: Adding a loss of down to the penalty for kicking a loose ball, as is the case in college football.

5. PASSED: Adopting the college rule for too many men on the field, which is a dead-ball foul if a team lines up on offense for more than three seconds, or if a team on defense lines up with too many men and the snap is imminent. In those cases, the officials will blow the play dead and assess a five-yard penalty. This change wouldn’t affect the rulings on players running off the field who don’t get off in time.

6. PASSED: Expanding the defenseless player rule to protect defensive players on crackback blocks, making it illegal to hit them in the head or neck area.

7. PASSED: Automatically reviewing turnovers via instant replay, just as scoring plays are automatically reviewed.

The league also considered the following bylaws:

1. PASSED: Modifying the roster rules for teams that play on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

2. TABLED: Moving the trade deadline from Week 6 to Week 8.

3. TABLED: Expanding the roster limit for training camp and the offseason to 90 players, with unsigned draft picks now counting toward that limit, whereas in the past unsigned draft picks did not count toward the 80-player limit.

4. TABLED: Moving this year’s final roster cutdown day to Friday night instead of Saturday, which is designed to give an extra day of work after cutting down to final rosters for the two teams playing in the first game of the season, which this year is on Wednesday instead of Thursday.

5. TABLED: Adding an injured reserve exemption so that if a player was on the roster through the first regular season weekend, that player can be placed on injured reserve and designated for return, and then can return to practice six weeks later and play in a game eight weeks later, rather than having all players on injured reserve out for the season.

6. TABLED: Allowing one roster exemption per team per week for a player who is inactive with a concussion.

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NFL Schedules are up. Philly has a rough early season based on how the teams finished last year. Only one Divisional game in the first half, making for a fun late season.

Strength of Schedule has NYG having the toughest and NE and GB with the softest. The Pats only play 4 teams that finished with winning records, Giants play 7.

Thanksgiving Day games -- Texans at Lions, Redskins at Cowboys, Patriots at Jets. Thinking the Pats/Jets game will be the highlight.

Here are some expected "Noteworthy" games.

Week 1: 49ers at Packers
- Week 1: Steelers at Broncos, SNF
- Week 1: Bengals at Ravens, MNF
- Week 2: Bears at Packers, Thursday night
- Week 2: Jets at Steelers
- Week 3: Packers at Seahawks, MNF
- Week 3: Giants at Panthers, TNF
- Week 4: Saints at Packers
- Week 5: Broncos at Patriots (Manning and Brady reunited)
- Week 6: Giants at 49ers
- Week 7: Jets at Patriots
- Week 8: Patriots at Rams (London game)
- Week 8: Saints at Broncos, SNF (return of interim coach Joe Vitt)
- Week 9: Steelers at Giants
- Week 12: Thanksgiving Day games -- Texans at Lions, Redskins at Cowboys, Patriots at Jets
- Week 14: Chargers at Steelers
- Week 14: Falcons at Panthers
- Week 17: Panthers at Saints
- Week 17: Eagles at Giants