That's right, Football Season is Finally here. 
No more Pre - Season Nonsense. 
The Off Season is finally over. 

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!?!?!?!

patar4097 : Another sticky, please? :3

That last question is so fitting as it reminds me of that Monday Night Football theme song, and the fact that my team starts its season on Monday night this year.

megamanmaniac : I thought you might like to know about this, if you had not already.

The Rams cut Michael Sam. Totally wrong in my opinion. They cut him because he was open with his sexuality. This is going to be Tim Tebow all over again. Tebow was open about his religion, which I think is great. Now, Michael Sam is not going to get a chance at a proper NFL career because he was open about his sexuality. Good players are suffering because they are open about themselves. 

As long as people don't try to push their views on me, which neither Tebow and Sam have not done, I have no problem with people being open about who they are. 

Michael Sam performed well, yet players who did not perform as well got a roster spot over him? I do not think that is right. 

Yeah there was no way I could miss that news since they were flashing it on my screen the whole time as I watched the FIBA World Cup with USA trouncing Finland. But I didn't care to watch Sam play because he isn't on my team or even in my team's division. Of course I was never the type to care about someone's orientation or religion either. If this really was about his orientation, as it's entirely possible, then maybe Sam can file a lawsuit perhaps? For what it's worth, the Rams are supposedly trying to keep him for the practice squad though, so I think I'd hold off on the lawsuit idea.

The Rams didn't cut Michael Sam because of his sexual orientation, they cut him because they didn't have a spot for him. They already have one of the deepest defensive lines in football. Let's be honest, he was a long shot to make the team to begin with, even if he played well (which he did). If they didn't want him on the team, why would they have drafted him in the first place?

Chewedmint : Would they have drafted him if they did not think we would potentially have a place on their team? I think he preformed better some of their other players, yet he was cut. That is the issue that i have with this. 

thing1 : First off, we have to discuss the NFL over the next 11 years? The title says 2014 - 2025...that is 11 years! I am not really sure what will happen in the next decade from now. I think you meant to say 2014 - 2015 right? XD

Anyways, about Michael Sam...I think he played really good in preseason and I thought he was definitely going to make the Rams roster. But Sam not making the roster tells you exactly how good the Rams defensive line unit really is. Somebody with 3 sacks in the preseason couldn't make the Rams roster. In my opinion, that is a really hard roster to make, it doesn't matter who you are.

And on top of all this, there is rumor that the Falcons might pick him up. For as well as he played in the preseason, I wouldn't mind it at all if he is a Falcon. We can use all the help in the world for our pass rushers. It sounds like the Rams coaching staff coached him well in his very short period there. He would serve as a "normal rotation" guy for the Falcons as good as he seems.

MattyIce : Every time I look at this thread, I notice it, but forget to change it. 

There. I fixed it. 

So with Welker being suspended 4 games for the use of "Molly" (per sources) That's really going to affect the Broncos season. Especially since their schedule is really tough to start the season.

Here's an article regarding welkers situation - http://deadspin.com/reports-wes-welker-suspended-four-games-for-amphetamin-1629795049

Jordanv78: I heard about that.... Was trying to decide if I should offer a trade in the Fantasy League to whoever has him. Something is better than nothing, right? 
And that is a lot of money he is holding in that article. 

Super Bowl Champions Seattle Seahawks beat the Green Bay Packers 36-16

Yes I am a Seahawks fan so I am extremely happy. They played a pretty damn good game tonight. A few mistakes, but they made up for it. Russell Wilson looked good, Percy Harvin did amazing, Beast Mode Marshawn Lynch was awesome, the whole offense played great, the defense (Legion of Boom) hit hard, and just played awesome.

I am hoping the Seahawks can go back to back, it will be tough, but I think they can do it

I smell an NFC West sweep coming on for the first week of the season. GO CARDS and also GO NINERS and GO RAMS. Seahawks have already won it.

Azul Fria : I don't know about that... Seattle does have a really good team this year, but the 49ers are looking really good too. 

I wouldn't get too excited for the 49ers, they played the Dallas Cowboys, who looked awful.

The Broncos/Colts game last night I figured would of been a lot closer then it was. Denver looked really good. I wouldn't count out a repeat at the Super Bowl between Seattle/Denver, I would love to see the Seahawks smoke the Broncos again

Just got  back from Cardinal Stadium where the Cardinals came out on top in same particular Cardiac Cards fashion.

As a Cowboys fan, I'm very disappointed.

Not in our inability to beat the better team, though.

Disappointed at how our owner/GM has turned a once proud and passionate fan base into a group of disinterested people who won't even go to the home opener. If you asked me who the home team was, I wouldn't have said it was us.

Until he leaves the owner and GM position we're never going to be good again.

Azul Fria : I bet that was a helluva game to be at! I didn't watch it on TV, but I kept my eye on the score at the end. They scored with like under 2 minutes left I think. The stadium was probably rockin' after that. As a huge fan of the game, and a Falcons season ticket holder since 2001, games like that are much better to watch in person.

I was at the Saints/Falcons game on Sunday. There were a lot of Saints fans there, but we still drowned them out no problem. They had plenty to cheer for in the first half, but we got the better of them in the second half. But in my 13 years of going to these games, I have NEVER heard the dome so quiet when the Falcons were lining up for the field goal in OT. It went from totally quiet to an absolute uproar in about half a second.

Azul Fria : That was a helluva game last night. A lot better then the Giants/Lions game earlier in the evening.

The Giants looked absolutely atrocious in that season opener against the Lions. Their lack of production offensively paired with their defensive inefficiency makes me wonder if they'll even manage to win 6 games this season should their lackluster performance continue throughout the season.

I'm really disappointed in how they performed, and I HOPE that they can bounce back and maybe try and steal a wild card spot (which is highly improbable but a fan can dream).