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Sep 18, 2011#1

BananaHands

Who's everyone rooting for?

Oh, and get ready for the Bears to whomp the Saints.

Sep 18, 2011#2

BananaHands

Annnd, I'm going to spend the afternoon trying to remove this foot from my mouth.

Sep 18, 2011#3

General Specific

It's ok, I'm a Panthers fan.

So far, impressed with Cam Newton. He needs some more experience, of course, but doing pretty well all things considered. Now if we can just get a run game to help him out so he doesn't have to throw for 400+ yards every week, it'd be great. Shouldn't be hard w/ DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart in the backfield, but so far it seems to be eluding us.

Defense today vs Green Bay was pretty good despite constant turnovers.

Sep 18, 2011#4

blotsfan

Bills game almost gave me a heart attack, but it was so worth it.

Sep 18, 2011#5

Officer_Charon

LET'S GO NINERS!

Sep 18, 2011#6

Krisken

Sorry General but I have to say

Sep 18, 2011#7

Dave

Officer_Charon said:
LET'S GO NINERS!

:sad trombone:

Sep 18, 2011#8

Officer_Charon

Sep 18, 2011#9

sixpackshaker

Suburban Houston makes me sad, I had to miss the Cowboys game today. How did it turn out?

And the Texans won!!!!

Sep 18, 2011#10

BananaHands

Romo has a broken rib. Jamal Charles might be out for the season. It's a bad day for Fantasy.

Sep 18, 2011#11

Dave

Romo has a fractured rib, Felix Jones separated his shoulder and Miles Austin pulled a hamstring.

Bad day for fantasy but terrible day - even with the win - for the Cowboys.

Sep 18, 2011#12

Charlie Don't Surf

Big Titans win

Sep 19, 2011#13

BErt

I will not get excited about the Lions this early. I will NOT get excited about the Lions this early. I WILL NOT...

Sep 20, 2011#14

jwhouk

Let's see... three green and gold jerseys hanging in the closet. Yellow mini-helmet with a big "G" on the sides. License plate with that same "G" on it.

And that same logo on a "Super Bowl XLV Champions" hat.

I don't know, who do I root for again?

Sep 20, 2011#15

Covar

WE BEAT THE RAMS!!!

...
yea.

cautious optimism on my part.

Sep 20, 2011#16

Dave

It's the Rams. Big deal.

Sep 20, 2011#17

jwhouk

Geez, I keep finding this stupid "G" logo all over stuff here. A mug, a couple of coasters, a throw pillow...

Sep 20, 2011#18

sixpackshaker

gee.

Sep 25, 2011#19

Covar

Big Blue is now 2-1.

In WTH moments of the year, The Bills just knocked off the Pats with a no time left field goal. They're now 3-0. You know who else is 3-0? The Lions.

Sep 25, 2011#20

Dave

The Lions game was great! They were down 20 points and they never panicked. Now let's see if my Cowboys can survive being wounded beyond repair tomorrow night.

Sep 25, 2011#21

blotsfan

I BILLEVE!!!

Sep 25, 2011#22

Zappit

Covar said:
Big Blue is now 2-1.

In WTH moments of the year, The Bills just knocked off the Pats with a no time left field goal.

Gah. I'll hand it to them, they really played Brady right and got him. But what the hell was with that timeout? Did Belichik take that, or did the ref penalize the Pats?

Sep 25, 2011#23

General Specific

The Panthers won a game! Over the Jacksonville Jaguars, but still, it's a win. And with the hardest schedule in the league, we'll take all of the wins we can get.

Still, I must ask, Cam has great days, but the Panthers lose. Today, Cam could not get settled for most of the game and we win. What the hell?

Sep 25, 2011#24

Krisken

Go Pack GO! 27 to 17 over the Bears.

Oct 2, 2011#25

BErt

...I WILL NOT GET EXCITED about the Lions this early...

Oct 2, 2011#26

Tress

BErt said:
...I WILL NOT GET EXCITED about the Lions this early...

I was going to say the same thing about the 49ers! This could be the year that the 49ers finally make the playoffs (and then get tossed out in the first round).

Oct 2, 2011#27

Dave

Way to go, Cowboys. Come on, man!

Oct 2, 2011#28

Covar

You know how you spell Choke? R-O-M-O. :unibrow:

Oct 2, 2011#29

Krisken

Put another W in the Green Bay column.

Oct 2, 2011#30

Dave

Covar said:
You know how you spell Choke? R-O-M-O.

I'd really like to dispute this....

Oct 2, 2011#31

jwhouk

Krisken said:
Put another W in the Green Bay column.

You posted that in the third quarter, didn't you?

Oct 2, 2011#32

Krisken

jwhouk said:
You posted that in the third quarter, didn't you?

I didn't think I did, but was I wrong?

Oct 3, 2011#33

jwhouk

That game was over when Aaron scored his second rushing TD.

Oct 3, 2011#34

Zappit

Dave said:
I'd really like to dispute this....

I believe that it will count in the next Scripps spelling bee.

Oct 3, 2011#35

Chibibar

What is footbawl? grown men crying over a sporting event?

(actually I don't follow sports heh)

Oct 3, 2011#36

BananaHands

Chibibar said:
What is footbawl? grown men crying over a sporting event?

(actually I don't follow sports heh)

Have you seen what this season has done to my fantasy team so far?

WHY JAMAAL CHARLES... WHY!?

Oct 3, 2011#37

drifter

There's a guy in my league who has Jamaal Charles AND Kenny Britt. That guy got fucked right proper.

Oct 3, 2011#38

Zappit

Chibibar said:
What is footbawl? grown men crying over a sporting event?

(actually I don't follow sports heh)

It's the one where giant men in tights grab each other over a ball, and pull each other to the ground. Some celebrate those takedowns. Grown men cry. IT. IS. MANLY.

Oct 3, 2011#39

Tress

Are you ready for some football? Too bad, you won't be hearing that song again anytime soon.

Oct 3, 2011#40

DarkAudit

Time to revive the old theme song...

Hank discussion continued in Politics forum.

Oct 3, 2011#41

sixpackshaker

GO TEXANS!

and. DAMMIT ROMO! He's like Favre without the ability to win.

Oct 5, 2011#42

jwhouk

Speaking of which:

The only reason why Aaron Rodgers didn't win a Super Bowl sooner was because Favre refused to retire.

Oct 6, 2011#43

Tress

jwhouk said:
Speaking of which:

The only reason why Aaron Rodgers didn't win a Super Bowl sooner was because Favre refused to retire.

Amen. I have no idea what Favre thought he was doing. I know the guy is an asshole, but he doesn't have to keep reminding us.

Oct 6, 2011#44

Covar

jwhouk said:
Speaking of which:

The only reason why Aaron Rodgers didn't win a Super Bowl sooner was because Favre refused to retire.

What did him playing for the Jets and the Vikings have to do with it?

Oct 6, 2011#45

Dave

What Favre really said:

I'm going to be quite honest, I was not surprised. The biggest surprise to me would be that he didn't do it sooner. Because it's funny how people forget over time, my last year in Green Bay prior to the first game, really at the start of training camp, I made the remark that this was probably the most talented team I've ever played on. And of course everyone kinda looked up and [was] like, 'You know, this guy's off his rocker.' We were very, very young, aside from me. You take me out of the mix and we were by far the youngest team in the league. But I could see the talent pool across the board was outstanding. Now, our season kind of ended up being a reflection of that. We came close, and I think we took a lot of people by surprise, but we were — you know, guys emerged rather quickly. Aaron had a chance, you know, even though the last couple years it's seemed like he's almost a rookie, he's been around for a while. And I'd like to think that, you know, he watched, he learned, and then when he got a chance to play, he brought in his, you know, his ability which obviously is very good or they wouldn't have drafted him in the first round. He's got tremendous talent, he's very bright, and he got a chance to sit and watch and he saw a successful team do it right. And so he just kind of fell into a good situation. On top of that, he's a good player. I don't think anyone would question now the talent around him is even better than when I was there. So I'm really surprised that it just kind of took him so long. And really, the early part of last year season, again it's surprising to me 'cause I'm like, you know, it just hadn't quite — it hadn't clicked yet and I didn't know if it would. Last year, I just figured when they hit their stride, they're going to be hard to beat. And that's what happened.

I don't think Favre was hammering him at all. I think it's been blown out of proportion by the media.

Oct 6, 2011#46

jwhouk

I guess no one at TWWLIS will be asking, "Are you ready for some FOOTBAAAAAAAWL?" anymore.

Oct 6, 2011#47

GasBandit

Oh god... I love google reader more every day. It gave me this gem I'd NEVER have seen otherwise.

GEORGIA TECH STUDENTS CANNOT HIDE FROM PAUL JOHNSON

from EDSBS by Spencer Hall

A dorm room on the Georgia Tech Campus. A knock at the door. Scott, a student, answers the door.

Paul Johnson: Son, you're gonna need to show up for the game Saturday.

Scott: Who are you?

PJ: Your football coach. That's my name. You're...[checks name list...] Arash Patel?

Scott: He's next door, and is Indian.

PJ: Well, you know what happens when you assume.You make an "ass" out of you, and leave me out of this because your being an ass ain't my problem. Sit down. Gonna tell you a story about my Daddy.

Scott: [sits]

PJ: He nailed my hand to a stump in the woods and left me there with a knife, some flint, and a fox skull on a cold February morning when I was eight. 20 degrees. Fifty miles from my house.

Scott: Oh god. What did you do?

PJ: It's a long story, but i came home four days later in a stretch Lincoln with whitewalls, $700 in my pocket, a scar on my cheek, and the prettiest whore in town on my arm.

Scott; I'm sorry, but I'm very busy, and as an architecture major you can't imagine my schedule. Also, I'm not a big football fan. I'd like to help, but--

PJ: My daddy slapped the cigarette out of my mouth that day, son. He picked it up and threw it in the backseat of that car, and as I watched it burn he said, "Now you know what life's about, son." That whore later became the first female orthodontist in North Carolina. Amazing things happen when you embrace challenge, son.

Scott: I really wish I could make it.

PJ: And I don't care. I don't care about you, Scott. The world doesn't care about you, either. I'd play football in front of empty bleachers and the bare sky, Scott. I would be fine with that. I coached in Valdosta. I KNOW what nothing looks like.

Scott: I could call security.

PJ: And I could drink this flask of kerosene in my pocket, Scott, but I ain't got a sore throat this week.

Scott: What?

PJ: Scott, I gotta pull your faces away from the Atari to get you into the damn stands because my players are weak and need other humans to watch them play football. So you're gonna be there, Scott. You're gonna be there because my players need noise and even if you have to fake it, Arash--

Scott: --Scott, sir--

PJ: --I don't care, Brad, you're gonna be there. And if you aren't, I promise you, you will wake up with your hand nailed to a stump in the woods on a cold winter's morning. Either way you'll thank me.

Scott: You're scaring me, Coach.

PJ: I don't care. I really don't. See you Saturday. That's not a farewell, that's an order.

Johnson leaves. Scott returns, shaken, to his enormous triple monitor display in the corner of the room.

Scott: Okay, where was I...well, I guess I have a little time for Minecraft.

Scott: Hmm. That's odd...I didn't build anything there...

Zooms in. Zooms in again.

Scott; Oh god.

PJ: JUST CHECKING IN TO SEE HOW THAT ARCHITECTURE PROJECT IS GOING, SON. REALLY GONNA NEED YOU ON SATURDAY. STUMPS. NAILS. MANHOOD. WHORES WHO BECOME ORTHODONTISTS.

Scott: AAAIIIGGHHHHH---

[snorts five ritalin]
[finishes architecture project in 17 hours straight]
[attends every remaining home game shirtless covered in chicken blood and gold glitter]

Oct 10, 2011#48

Zappit

Jets go down! Three losses in a row! They're getting lower than Rex Ryan's man-boobs.

Oct 10, 2011#49

Dave

jwhouk said:
I guess no one at TWWLIS will be asking, "Are you ready for some FOOTBAAAAAAAWL?" anymore.

The hell is the TWWLIS?

Oct 10, 2011#50

drifter

The world wide leader in sports

Oct 10, 2011#51

Dave

Ah. So ESPN, then? Or is someone else claiming that now?

Yes, I know about the whole dumbass Hitler thing.

Oct 10, 2011#52

BananaHands

Goddamnit Bears....

Oct 11, 2011#53

jwhouk

Couldn't have happened to a nicer organization (their term, not mine).

Thanksgiving could be fun this year.

Oct 16, 2011#54

Krisken

I'd be excited about the Pack stomping all over St. Louis, but beating up on a team with no wins when you are undefeated really isn't something to get excited about. (yeah, there are 7 minutes left in the 4th, but the outcome is pretty obvious).

Oct 16, 2011#55

Tress

Holy crap. The 49ers are 5-1.

:awesome:

Oct 16, 2011#56

Zappit

Classic Brady at the end there.

Oct 16, 2011#57

Dave

Zappit said:
Classic Brady at the end there.

Classic Cowboys. Instead of actually running a real offense, they played it safe and ran it three times. (Because if they throw it Romo will be picked off.) Then they punt and give it back to TOM FUCKING BRADY with 3 times out and almost 3 minutes?!? Fuck, man! The defense played its heart out and the pussy calling of the offense gave away the game.

Oct 16, 2011#58

Krisken

Ok, now I feel better about the Pack stomping St Louis.

Oct 17, 2011#59

Zappit

Dave said:
Classic Cowboys. Instead of actually running a real offense, they played it safe and ran it three times. (Because if they throw it Romo will be picked off.) Then they punt and give it back to TOM FUCKING BRADY with 3 times out and almost 3 minutes?!? Fuck, man! The defense played its heart out and the pussy calling of the offense gave away the game.

That too.

Oct 17, 2011#60

Krisken

I think McCarthy is jumping the gun a bit here.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think the Packers should have any trouble against the Vikings (who are 1 and 5), but this is kind of asking for it.

Oct 17, 2011#61

Tress

Can we all let "Handshake Gate" (stupid fucking name) just die already? They were both being asses at the end of the game. Let's move on.

Oct 17, 2011#62

Krisken

Sounded like one said he was upset and the other said he was a little too excited and said he was sorry. This is a scandal?

Oct 17, 2011#63

Tress

Krisken said:
Sounded like one said he was upset and the other said he was a little too excited and said he was sorry. This is a scandal?

According to the media, yes. I'm trying to read a little bit about the 49ers and I'm tired of having to wade through this nonsense.

Oct 17, 2011#64

jwhouk

If the NFL was the BCS, the Packers would be ranked #10 in the current standings due to the weaker schedule.

Oct 17, 2011#65

Tress

jwhouk said:
If the NFL was the BCS, the Packers would be ranked #10 in the current standings due to the weaker schedule.

LOL. Sadly true.

Oct 18, 2011#66

Shannow

Awwwww yeah...G-MEN!!! Great game to be at, what with my undying hatred of the Bills. Circle those Wagons now, you fuckers!

Oct 18, 2011#67

Krisken

Tress said:
LOL. Sadly true.

You'd think returning NFL champion would count for something

Oct 18, 2011#68

Tress

Krisken said:
You'd think returning NFL champion would count for something

Not to mention the fact that they aren't just winning, they're humiliating every team they play.

Oct 18, 2011#69

jwhouk

I just peeked: Sagarin rated the Packers' strength-of-schedule at 26th overall in the NFL. I suspect we'd get a lot of first place votes in the Coaches' poll, though.

Oct 31, 2011#70

blotsfan

Easily our best game since the opener. Huge test next week though against the Jets. Gotta hope bad Sanchez comes to play. Hopefully Revis won't be a huge issue since he can only cover one player and if you shut one guy down, we have 4 other weapons we can throw at you.

Oct 31, 2011#71

Dave

It was painful to watch my Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. Painful. Fucking Eagles.

Oct 31, 2011#72

Tress

It was great to watch my 49ers, though. It was like old times!

Oct 31, 2011#73

Krisken

Stupid bye week.

Oct 31, 2011#74

sixpackshaker

Dave said:
It was painful to watch my Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. Painful. Fucking Eagles.

I can't believe that no one besides Ware showed up to play for the Cowboys last night.

Nov 6, 2011#75

Krisken

YES! Packers are now 8 wins, 0 losses. Sweet!

Nov 6, 2011#76

Tress

7-1! Holy shit, the 49ers are 7-1!

Let's see how they play against the Giants next week. With a 5 game lead in the division right now, I don't see how they couldn't make the playoffs though.

Nov 6, 2011#77

sixpackshaker

Please don't f*ck up a good season Texans...

I do feel pretty confident that the Texans will make the playoffs this year. especially since we are winning with out our two best players.

Nov 6, 2011#78

TNM

I'll take the win today against the Colts. Go Falcons!

Nov 6, 2011#79

sixpackshaker

Oh yeah, I'll be at the Falcons/Texans game... And I'll not be the designated driver!

Nov 6, 2011#80

Dave

Yeah! Cowboys are...4-4!

Nov 6, 2011#81

blotsfan

Bills 5-3 after a pathetic showing vs the Jets today.

Nov 7, 2011#82

jwhouk

I'll call it right now - this Packers team will NOT go undefeated this season. Not after the way that defense (their term, not mine) played in San Diego.

Nov 7, 2011#83

Krisken

jwhouk said:
I'll call it right now - this Packers team will NOT go undefeated this season. Not after the way that defense (their term, not mine) played in San Diego.

No, they won't. In fact, I'll go so far as to say they won't make the Super Bowl. I'd love for them to, but they've been awful lucky this season so far, and teams only get hungrier during the play offs.

Nov 7, 2011#84

Tress

Krisken said:
No, they won't. In fact, I'll go so far as to say they won't make the Super Bowl. I'd love for them to, but they've been awful lucky this season so far, and teams only get hungrier during the play offs.

The team with the best record almost never makes it to the Superbowl. Even when they do, they usually lose. I don't know why but it always works out that way.

Nov 7, 2011#85

Shannow

Lets go G-MEN!!!!

Nov 7, 2011#86

BananaHands

YEAH BEARS

Nov 8, 2011#87

Tress

One of the analysts on ESPN basically predicted that Philly's out of playoffs already. He made a compelling argument. Any team wanting to win the NFC East would probably need 11 wins. The Eagles are 3-5 with 8 games left to play, so they would probably have to win every game from here on out to have a chance. They aren't mathematically eliminated by any means, but it's hard to see them in the playoffs.

Thoughts? Would that be karma for all the preseason hype?

Nov 8, 2011#88

Dave

There are 8 games left in the season. Right now they are 3-5, but 3 of the remaining games are against Division rivals. The Nov. 20 game against the Giants is one that is a must win, as is the December 24 game against the Cowboys, even though by the Cowboys game we'll probably already have a good idea of how they have to do or if it's a moot point.

In a better position are the Cowboys, who play 4 of their last 8 games against Division rivals, including 2 against the Giants. At 4-4, beating the Giants twice would even the Division for them. In addition, the Cowboys last games are against decidedly poor opponents (going by records only, of course).

In the last 8 games, the Cowboys only play 3 games against teams with a winning record - and two of those are the Giants. The other is Buffalo and it's in Dallas.

Home games:

Buffalo - 5-3
Miami - 1-7
Giants - 6-2
Philly - 3-5

Away Games

Washington - 3-5
Arizona - 2-6
Tampa Bay - 4-4
Giants - 6-2

So I see the next 8 games going about 6-2, which would put them at 10-6 for a good shot at at least a wild card.

Nov 8, 2011#89

Piotyr

The Giants' schedule is rough in the last 8, so the NFC East winner may just finish 10-6.

I'm pretty excited about the Bears now, who after this week (at which point they'll have played the toughest schedule in the NFL), they don't play a single game against a team with a winning record except GB week 16, who will likely have clinched everything by then.

Nov 8, 2011#90

Shannow

The giants have pretty much an insane schedule for the rest of the year. Going to be rough watching them take a beating from all these teams. They will HAVE to win out their division games to hold on to the division, what with SF, N.O and Green Bay still on the schedule coming up. God, I hope I do not finish out the season wanting to kill something again.

Nov 8, 2011#91

Tress

I'm fairly certain the 49ers and Giants will have the same record after this weekend. They've improved a lot this year but they're not truly one of the elite teams yet. I don't think so, anyway.

Nov 8, 2011#92

Shannow

If you jinxed us, I swear, I will find you!

Nov 9, 2011#93

Piotyr

Objectively, there's about an 80% chance that Green Bay and San Francisco are going to get the byes. Green Bay because they're just better than everyone else, and San Francisco because they're 7-1 and haven't played anyone in their division yet.

Nov 9, 2011#94

sixpackshaker

Piotyr said:
Objectively, there's about an 80% chance that Green Bay and San Francisco are going to get the byes. Green Bay because they're just better than everyone else, and San Francisco because they're 7-1 and haven't played anyone in their division yet.

Yeah, then it is going to get easy for them.

Nov 9, 2011#95

Tress

I look at the 49ers remaining schedule, I see them finishing no worse than 11-5. I think 12-4 is more realistic. I see tough games against the Giants, Ravens, and Steelers, which may mean three losses right there. I figure there may be a fluke loss to one of the teams in the NFC West as well.

I think the Packers will finish something like 14-2, and that's with one fluke loss and a loss in the last week when all their starters rest.

Nov 9, 2011#96

jwhouk

And yet, you ask practically anyone in the state of Wisconsin, and you'll get a different opinion about how our defense is going to lose us games.

I don't buy 14-2. I'm thinking we've got at least four losses because of a.) the defense just blows up and b.) Aaron Rodgers has an off game.

Nov 9, 2011#97

Krisken

jwhouk said:
And yet, you ask practically anyone in the state of Wisconsin, and you'll get a different opinion about how our defense is going to lose us games.

I don't buy 14-2. I'm thinking we've got at least four losses because of a.) the defense just blows up and b.) Aaron Rodgers has an off game.

Yup. The Journal Sentinel hasn't been all that kind to the Packer defense, and it is easy to see how they would have lost the last game if the Chargers hadn't lost it for them.

Nov 10, 2011#98

jwhouk

Of course, some Packer fans would say it's just something about San Diego and the Packers - those of us who are still smarting over SB XXXII...

Nov 13, 2011#99

HCGLNS

TICATS WIN IN OVERTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 52-44!

Nov 13, 2011#100

Tress

Hey, hey! This is a thread for NFL football buddy, take that Canadian crap somewhere else.

Nov 13, 2011#101

Piotyr

I love the Bears defense in fantasy football right now. And real football.

Nov 13, 2011#102

ElJuski

oh hey I see my old roommate likes sports now

also go bears

Nov 13, 2011#103

Tress

Shannow said:
If you jinxed us, I swear, I will find you!

Nov 13, 2011#104

BananaHands

Gilman Chatsworth said:
oh hey I see my old roommate likes sports now

also go bears

Nov 13, 2011#105

sixpackshaker

It is a good football weekend...

All my teams have won.

Nov 13, 2011#106

blotsfan

You can basically bury the Bills. I know we're only one game out of the lead in the AFC East but I just can't see it happening.

Nov 13, 2011#107

Dave

You're welcome.

Nov 13, 2011#108

blotsfan

Its just not fair. We have to play good Eli, good Sanchez, and good Romo. We can't catch a freaking break.

Nov 13, 2011#109

Shannow

Dave said:
You're welcome.

The boys are going down, old man.

Nov 14, 2011#110

jwhouk

I think I would cry three times if the Packers lost to the Vikes tonight. Once because they'd no longer be undefeated; again because it'd be the VIKINGS, and third because my fantasy football teams would take a huge hit.

Nov 14, 2011#111

Krisken

Don't worry, no need for tears. :drunk:

Nov 14, 2011#112

sixpackshaker

Green Bay looked like a fantasy team tonight.

Nov 14, 2011#113

Krisken

sixpackshaker said:
Green Bay looked like a fantasy team tonight.

I'm only hoping they can keep it up. When they fail, though, I get a feeling it will be spectacular.

Nov 14, 2011#114

sixpackshaker

Well, the Texans looked like a real playoff contender... now Schaub is out for the rest of the season with a broken foot. Leinert will now start, I don't think he's really grown up yet.

Nov 15, 2011#115

Tress

The Texans are now completely fucked. That is how little I believe in Leinhart.

Nov 15, 2011#116

jwhouk

I heart Aaron Rodgers.

Someone tell Charlie he needs to change his team name to "CharlieDontWinEither".

Nov 20, 2011#117

Piotyr

I don't think I'm prepared for the Caleb Hanie era.

Nov 20, 2011#118

sixpackshaker

The Cowboys will keep it interesting.......

Nov 22, 2011#119

Tress

The 49ers are 9-1 right now. Wow. This will be their first winning season since 2002. It's been so long since the 49ers were relevant. It's like seeing an old friend for the first time in a decade.

Nov 22, 2011#120

ElJuski

Football related story: kid came in today going on and on and on about the Bears (he knows I'm from Chicago), and I leave for about twenty minutes to take care of another thing, and I come back and he's still like, mid-flow, doesn't pause, turns and starts talking to me about the Bears where we left off.

SO CUTE!

Nov 22, 2011#121

sixpackshaker

Da Bears...

Nov 22, 2011#122

jwhouk

(hands Mr. Chatsworth a fork) Here, stick this in 'em. They're done without Cutler.

Nov 24, 2011#123

Krisken

I wasn't expecting the Pack to be 11-0, but I suppose we can thank Suh for the help.

Nov 24, 2011#124

Tress

I love how Suh says that kick was an accident. He reminds me of a child when he gets caught doing something he's not supposed to be doing.

Nov 24, 2011#125

Krisken

Roll tape!

Nov 24, 2011#126

jwhouk

Not only did he kick him, he played his helmet like it was the bongos.

Nov 24, 2011#127

Krisken

And this shit. The officials should be fined for letting holding like this turn into an ejection of the guy who was being manhandled by two Lion players.

Nov 24, 2011#128

Necronic

The decades old "rivalry" between UT and A&M is finally resolved, with the Longhorns heading home to Turkey and Wine, with the Aggies leaving the field with their tails between their legs.

Nov 24, 2011#129

jwhouk

...Gee, Krisken, didn't that guy on the A&M sideline look familiar? I seem to remember him from some hazy memory, years and years and years ago...

Nov 24, 2011#130

Krisken

Um, I don't know. I really don't know college football. Sorry.

Nov 25, 2011#131

jwhouk

(Psst: do a Google search "texas A&M head football coach", scroll down a bit - you might recognize a name.)

Nov 25, 2011#132

Krisken

LOL, oh, those poor bastards.

Nov 26, 2011#133

jwhouk

Now you know why A&M lost.

Dec 1, 2011#134

Tress

Ndamukong Suh is appealing his suspension. Because he's a fucking idiot, I suppose. My question to all of you: is two games enough, or should it have been more?

Dec 1, 2011#135

Dave

More. This isn't the first time. I'd give him 2 for the incident, 2 for going against his word to the Commish and 2 for being a lying dickhead who didn't learn a thing.

Dec 1, 2011#136

drifter

Has Suh always been a jerkface and I just never noticed or is this a new thing? I don't remember anything being said about his attitude when he was drafted.

Dec 1, 2011#137

Charlie Don't Surf

As a Titans fan, I love everything about this tweet, literally every word put together like this:

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter
If Houston did not put in a claim for Kyle Orton, and it signed Jake Delhomme on Tuesday, hard to imagine Texans claiming Donovan McNabb.

Dec 1, 2011#138

sixpackshaker

We will need all the security blankets that we can get, on our playoff run.

Dec 1, 2011#139

Dave

drifter said:
Has Suh always been a jerkface and I just never noticed or is this a new thing? I don't remember anything being said about his attitude when he was drafted.

That's because he went to Nebraska. He was called "fiery" and "intense on the field". So yeah, but nobody cared because they were busy sucking Husker dick.

Dec 1, 2011#140

General Specific

I really think Suh is a case of a player being coddled until the pros when suddenly he's no longer the best guy on the field and so he gets pissed off and reacts poorly to everything. "Ryan Leaf Syndrome," maybe?

Dec 1, 2011#141

Tress

General Specific said:
I really think Suh is a case of a player being coddled until the pros when suddenly he's no longer the best guy on the field and so he gets pissed off and reacts poorly to everything. "Ryan Leaf Syndrome," maybe?

Suh is a good player in the NFL. He has the size and the talent, and he's doing well. It's just that he's also playing dirty as hell and get into all kinds of trouble. He really has no excuse.

Dec 1, 2011#142

General Specific

I didn't mean to say that he was bad, just not the dominant force on the field. He is good at playing his position and with time and some more coaching, he could be great. However, he also seems to be lashing out over small stuff that veteran players wouldn't be bothered over. If he lets that continue, he'll go the route of Albert Haynesworth.

Dec 1, 2011#143

jwhouk

He crossed the line. I agree with what Brian Billick said this morning: He plays close to the edge the entire time, and this time he went over it.

If he gets the suspension dropped or cut, I don't think anyone in the Packers' locker room are going to be happy about it.

EDIT: Oh, by the way - A&M fired Sherman today, too.

Dec 1, 2011#144

Krisken

That guy is going to end up failing at teaching pee wee football.

Dec 4, 2011#145

Krisken

Wowzah, that was a close game. Packer's are 12-0 after a real nail biter.

Dec 4, 2011#146

Tress

Eli Manning looked pissed at the end of that one. Kind of a "What the fuck do you guys want to me do to win this thing?" look after his defense coughed up 40+ yards on 2 plays.

Dec 4, 2011#147

Dave

I'm glad, though. The Cowboys fucking GAVE Arizona that game and it's only because of Green Bay that Dallas is still in first place in the Division. Next week? They play the Giants in Dallas.

Dec 5, 2011#148

Mathias

Krisken said:
Wowzah, that was a close game. Packer's are 12-0 after a real nail biter.

I don't care about the Packers, but I am totally rooting for them to have a perfect season

Dec 5, 2011#149

jwhouk

I'm not.

Everyone in this state would be a basket case by the time SB XLVI rolled around.

Dec 5, 2011#150

Krisken

jwhouk said:
I'm not.

Everyone in this state would be a basket case by the time SB XLVI rolled around.

Would be?

Mathias said:
I don't care about the Packers, but I am totally rooting for them to have a perfect season

How come? Just curious the reason.

Dec 5, 2011#151

Shannow

God damned Packers. At least Dallas lost, so the G-Men still have a good shot at thw division. These two upcoming games against the Cowboys are going to be clutch.

Dec 5, 2011#152

Krisken

I do have to say this- at least the Giants didn't play like the Lions

Dec 5, 2011#153

jwhouk

Okay, okay, replace the "would be" with "ARE ALREADY".

Dec 11, 2011#154

Krisken

Holy crap, Oakland should just throw in the towel at this point. It's not event he 2nd half and they're losing 31-0.

Dec 11, 2011#155

blotsfan

Tim Tebow just gets better when it counts. No other way to explain it.

Oh and Marion Barber gets worse.

Dec 11, 2011#156

Dave

Question: Why is Marion still in Dallas.

Answer: You just saw why.

I love the guy but he just gave the game away twice.

Dec 11, 2011#157

sixpackshaker

PLAY-OFFS FOR THE TEXANS BABY!!!11!!!!!

Dec 11, 2011#158

jwhouk

Part of me is glad McCarthy didn't run up the score.

Part of me is concerned over Greg Jennings' injury. I know we've got more options at WR, but Jennings takes a lot of pressure off of the rest of the WR corps.

Part of me wants these guys to lose one of their last three games so we don't have the Undefeated Season(tm) talk all through the playoffs.

Dec 11, 2011#159

sixpackshaker

Most of the teams lately that faced having an undefeated season and coasted through the last couple of games, losing on purpose, tend to lose in the playoffs. Get the perfect season and keep the momentum through the playoffs...

Dec 11, 2011#160

Krisken

I think they're more concerned with losing seasoned players to injuries, tbh. We'll see though. It would be neat to have an undefeated team through the Super Bowl... ::all dreamy eyed::

Dec 11, 2011#161

Shannow

Big game tonight, Dave! G-men!!!!!

Dec 11, 2011#162

Shannow

Ahem. BLOCK THAT FUCKIN KICK!!!!!!

Dec 12, 2011#163

Dave

God damn that was a good game, but the Cowboys found a way to lose a game again that they had won. See you in a couple weeks for the playoff spot.

Dec 12, 2011#164

sixpackshaker

I guess Tebow is the anti-Romo.

Tebow is short on talent but can win games.

Romo has all the talent but lets them slip through his fingers. Even though you really can't pin this loss on him.

Dec 12, 2011#165

Dave

Neither the Cowboys nor the Giants will go very far until they shore up their fucking defenses. Great game, great drama, terrible defenses.

Dec 12, 2011#166

Piotyr

The most frustrating thing about these last 3 weeks is that if Cutler were healthy, there's no doubt the Bears would be 10-3 and have a playoff spot locked up.

Dec 12, 2011#167

Dave

And if Peyton Manning were healthy Indy wouldn't be 0-1000.

Shit happens, man. Can't deal in "What if's" in the NFL.

Dec 12, 2011#168

blotsfan

And if the Bills had more than 1 of 5 starting offensive linemen, our star running back, and our star defensive tackle, we probably wouldnt have lost 6 in a row.

Dec 12, 2011#169

sixpackshaker

Dave said:
And if Peyton Manning were healthy Indy wouldn't be 0-1000.

Shit happens, man. Can't deal in "What if's" in the NFL.

If Andre Johnson and Mario Williams did not go out, the Texans would not have lost so many games...

Dec 12, 2011#170

Tress

If the 49ers had guards who were worth a damn and more than 1 receiver who could catch the ball they would be 12-1 right now...

Dec 12, 2011#171

Covar

Piotyr said:
The most frustrating thing about these last 3 weeks is that if Cutler were healthy, there's no doubt the Bears would be 10-3 and have a playoff spot locked up.

What's frustrating to me is that if six of the teams the Giants played hadn't scored more points then them they'd be undefeated.

Dec 12, 2011#172

jwhouk

sixpackshaker said:
I guess Tebow is the anti-Romo.

Tebow is short on talent but can win games.

Romo has all the talent but lets them slip through his fingers. Even though you really can't pin this loss on him.

If you combined them, you'd get Aaron Rodgers.

Dec 12, 2011#173

DarkAudit

There is no Tony Romo in Aaron Rodgers. That's why he's Aaron Rodgers.

Dec 13, 2011#174

jwhouk

True dat.

Aaron proves the adage that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Dec 18, 2011#175

Krisken

Well, the Pack can stop worrying about an undefeated season after losing to... the Chiefs? Waaah?

Dec 18, 2011#176

Covar

Perfection escapes yet another team.

Dec 18, 2011#177

sixpackshaker

...any given Sunday

Dec 18, 2011#178

jwhouk

And I have no problem with it. We can now move on and focus on the playoffs.

Dec 18, 2011#179

DarkAudit

That's what happens when you start to run out of offensive linemen.

Dec 18, 2011#180

Krisken

DarkAudit said:
That's what happens when you start to run out of offensive linemen.

And a crap ton of other people.

Bishop, Desmond

Calf

DNP

Out

Clifton, Chad

Hamstring/Back

Out

Hawk, A.J.

Calf

Probable

Jennings, Greg

Knee

Out

Pickett, Ryan

Concussion

DNP

Out

Saine, Brandon

Concussion

DNP

Questionable

Sitton, Josh

Knee

Questionable

So'oto, Vic

Back

Probable

Starks, James

Knee/Ankle

DNP

Questionable

Dec 19, 2011#181

Piotyr

Apparently it was Johnny Knox's turn on the Wheel o Injury this week. That makes Cutler, Forte, Hester and Knox out for the season now in four consecutive weeks.

Dec 22, 2011#182

jwhouk

Uh, wow. Indianapolis is playing its way out of the Luck sweepstakes.

Dec 23, 2011#183

Dave

I thought the same thing. Now they are tied for worst record with St. Louis and Minnesota.

Dec 23, 2011#184

sixpackshaker

Heh, beat your rival, and shoot yourself in the foot for the next 10 years.

Dec 23, 2011#185

jwhouk

Well, maybe they go the Alex Smith route and don't draft Luck - but get that Moore kid out of BSU.

Dec 26, 2011#186

Krisken

And the Packers clinch home field advantage. Woot!

Dec 26, 2011#187

jwhouk

Now, to try to find 22 healthy guys to play next Sunday.

Jan 1, 2012#188

Zappit

Patriots get home field advantage AND the Jets went down with a whimper? Damn, not a bad week.

Jan 1, 2012#189

Krisken

Fantastic game between the Pack and the Lions. Just, wow. Glad they played Flynn, too.

Jan 1, 2012#190

Tress

This is why I'm not a Raider fan. Their defense couldn't stop a high school squad. Pathetic.

But the Niners locked up the #2 seed! Woo!

Jan 1, 2012#191

jwhouk

I shoulda picked up Matt Flynn. Instead - I played Tim Tebow in my other league's championship game. *SIGH*

Jan 1, 2012#192

BErt

Goddammit Lions, you can't beat Matt Flynn? It's going to be awesome when New Orleans absolutely murders us for the second time this season. Can't wait!

Jan 1, 2012#193

Krisken

BErt said:
Goddammit Lions, you can't beat the Packer Defense? It's going to be awesome when New Orleans absolutely murders us for the second time this season. Can't wait!

I think the bolded and underlined area is what you meant to say. Flynn is a pretty good quarterback, better than a lot of quarterbacks playing as first string in the NFL.

Jan 1, 2012#194

jwhouk

Soooo... whaddya think we could get from the Cowboys for Matt Flynn, Krisken?

Jan 2, 2012#195

sixpackshaker

We'll send you Romo.

Jan 2, 2012#196

Krisken

sixpackshaker said:
We'll send you Romo.

NO.

Jan 2, 2012#197

sixpackshaker

Oh come on mang, he'll win just as many games for you as he wins...

Jan 2, 2012#198

jwhouk

Yeah, Krisken, he'll look good on the sidelines holding a clipboard while Aaron plays.

Jan 2, 2012#199

Krisken

Then lets get someone on the cheap to be 2nd string and trade for a strong defensive lineman? Someone who can help stabilize the front line and prevent yardage (and especially strong run games by other teams, which is a huge weakness in the Packer game).

They've been strong in keeping the big scores from happening for other teams, but just looking at the opponent yards gained in each game is a worrying trend that can eventually lead to losses if the Pack can't keep putting up the scores they have been.

Jan 2, 2012#200

DarkAudit

Steelers will likely be missing Ryan Clark against Denver. He suffers from sickle cell, and a couple years ago he almost died from complications after a game. Lost his spleen and gall bladder.

Jan 2, 2012#201

BErt

Krisken said:
I think the bolded and underlined area is what you meant to say. Flynn is a pretty good quarterback, better than a lot of quarterbacks playing as first string in the NFL.

I'll be honest, I was traveling all day so I only had gamecast to follow. The final score didn't look like either defense even dressed, so I just saw 6 Matt Flynn TD passes and smh'd.

Jan 2, 2012#202

Shannow

Jan 2, 2012#203

Tress

Krisken said:
Then lets get someone on the cheap to be 2nd string and trade for a strong defensive lineman? Someone who can help stabilize the front line and prevent yardage (and especially strong run games by other teams, which is a huge weakness in the Packer game).

They've been strong in keeping the big scores from happening for other teams, but just looking at the opponent yards gained in each game is a worrying trend that can eventually lead to losses if the Pack can't keep putting up the scores they have been.

I just realized if you could take the Packers offense and 49ers defense you would probably have the best team ever. If nothing else that team would win the Superbowl with ease.

Jan 2, 2012#204

Krisken

BErt said:
I'll be honest, I was traveling all day so I only had gamecast to follow. The final score didn't look like either defense even dressed, so I just saw 6 Matt Flynn TD passes and smh'd.

For the most part that is true. From what I was heard the total yardage in the game (that's both teams) beat a franchise (Green Bay Packers) record. Not sure if they beat the league record.

Jan 2, 2012#205

jwhouk

Polians are out in Indy. That clears the way for Andrew Luck to become Peyton Manning's understudy.

Spagnuolo, Raheem Morris done. Did the Dolphins already fire their head coach?

Jan 2, 2012#206

Tress

jwhouk said:
Polians are out in Indy. That clears the way for Andrew Luck to become Peyton Manning's understudy.

Spagnuolo, Raheem Morris done. Did the Dolphins already fire their head coach?

Yeah, Sparano was fired a few weeks back. It was a bad year for NFL coaches in Florida.

ESPN claims to have a source saying San Diego will hold a press conference later in the week where they will announce Norv Turner has been fired and Jeff Fischer has been hired to replace him. I found that doubtful, at least from a procedural standpoint, but it's possible.

Jan 2, 2012#207

drifter

How would that even be possible, considering the Rooney rule?

Jan 3, 2012#208

Tress

drifter said:
How would that even be possible, considering the Rooney rule?

That's why I have serious doubts about the report.

Jan 3, 2012#209

sixpackshaker

drifter said:
How would that even be possible, considering the Rooney rule?

They could have held a teleconference with Tony Dungy...

Jan 3, 2012#210

sixpackshaker

http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/dallas-cowboys-release-jerry-jones,2815/

Woot, the Cowboys cut ties with Jerry Jones... :cool:

Jan 3, 2012#211

Dave

Too bad it's the Onion.

Jan 8, 2012#212

Covar

GIANTS!

Jan 8, 2012#213

Dave

FUCKERS!

Jan 8, 2012#214

Krisken

Dave said:
FUCKERS!

Don't worry, they won't get very far

Jan 8, 2012#215

Covar

Farther than the Cowboys :awesome:

Jan 8, 2012#216

Krisken

Covar said:
Farther than the Cowboys

Yeah, but that's like saying "Hey, I beat my mentally challenged cousin at chess".

Jan 8, 2012#217

Dave

Jan 8, 2012#218

Krisken

Dave said:

It's ok, Dave. Someday the Cowboys will be good again. Maybe not in this lifetime.

Jan 8, 2012#219

Dei

GO BRONCOS YAY!

Jan 8, 2012#220

Mathias

Dei said:
GO BRONCOS YAY!

Jan 8, 2012#221

Dei

Mathias said:

no u

Jan 8, 2012#222

Tress

Anyone else sick and tired of the fixation on Tebow?

Jan 8, 2012#223

Mathias

Fucking Teabagged...er...Tebowed

Jan 8, 2012#224

Krisken

Tress said:
Anyone else sick and tired of the fixation on Tebow?

The guy who was doing the live blogging for the Packer game the other week was making a joke of it, constantly saying things like "And it's amazing how this play will affect Tebow". Of course, he wasn't playing in that game.

Jan 8, 2012#225

Piotyr

Heh, Tebow finished with 316 passing yards exactly.

Jan 8, 2012#226

Shannow

GIIIIIAAAAANTS!!!!

also...

TEEEEEEBOOOOOW!!

Jan 8, 2012#227

Sparhawk

My Texans blew up so many playoff brackets yesterday. Onward to Baltimore! Now, we may not, probably not, make it past them, but it's two more games than those cowgirls from Dallas made it.

Jan 9, 2012#228

DarkAudit

Pouncey showed himself unworthy of the mantle of Mansfield, Webster, and Dawson. Less than an hour after the game, he was hawking tshirts and iTunes downloads. And when called out for the bad timing, goes off on everyone.

So I guess expecting a "professional" to act like a man instead of a child is now "hating".

Jan 9, 2012#229

Mathias

Dark, I know you'll need these as much as I will.

Especially with the Pens' injuries adding up this month.

Jan 9, 2012#230

DarkAudit

Mathias said:
Dark, I know you'll need these as much as I will.

Especially with the Pens' injuries adding up this month.

Oh yeah. My Tumblr feed is already an angsty mess over the Pens.

Jan 11, 2012#231

Jay

Tim Tebow is the most famous white Bronco since OJ's truck.

Jan 11, 2012#232

sixpackshaker

I can say that I'm pretty darned happy that Andre Johnson, and JJ Watt (say Watt again Mother Fucker), got touchdowns in Houston's first Playoff Appearance and Win.

Jan 11, 2012#233

DarkAudit

Lead story on the Pittsburgh NBC station this morning was missed illegal formation on Denver during that last play.

Jan 11, 2012#234

jwhouk

And the NFL mentioned shortly thereafter "It was a legal play. Seven guys were set." :rolleyes:

Jan 11, 2012#235

Tress

Here's a wonderful scene that played out on ESPN today (I'm paraphrasing):

Anchor 1: He has a Marvel comic book, he's been parodied on SNL, and he's been approached by political campaigns for his endorsement. How far can this Tebowmania go?

Mark Schlereth: He's a bit young for this, so maybe it will be a few years, but he could take this to the White House one day. I can see it happening.

Are you fucking kidding me?

Jan 11, 2012#236

jwhouk

He wouldn't do it.

Jan 11, 2012#237

Tress

jwhouk said:
He wouldn't do it.

Doesn't matter. The fact that guys on ESPN are creaming themselves so much over Tebow that they're daydreaming of a presidential run in the future is aggravating enough.

Jan 12, 2012#238

jwhouk

Heaven help us all if he takes the Broncos to the Super Bowl.

Jan 12, 2012#239

BErt

What the awful?

Jan 12, 2012#240

Shannow

jwhouk said:
Heaven help us all if he takes the Broncos to the Super Bowl.

If that happens, he becomes president within 25 years.

Jan 14, 2012#241

Tress

I'm a huge 49ers fan, and I thought they were done for twice during that game. That was one of the most amazing games I've seen all year. I think Alex Smith finally proved something to everyone else today, and good for him. I hope he and the rest of the team enjoy what they've accomplished... then get ready for next week.

Jan 14, 2012#242

Dave

I had New Orleans & New England in the superbowl with New Orleans winning it all. So much for that idea.

Great game, though.

Jan 14, 2012#243

sixpackshaker

Tress said:
I'm a huge 49ers fan, and I thought they were done for twice during that game. That was one of the most amazing games I've seen all year. I think Alex Smith finally proved something to everyone else today, and good for him. I hope he and the rest of the team enjoy what they've accomplished... then get ready for next week.

He proved NO does not have a 4th quarter Defense.

Jan 14, 2012#244

Dave

Oh come on! With the offense turning the ball over 5 times, that defense was on the field forever. They did a great job keeping the Niners in check as long as they did.

Jan 15, 2012#245

jwhouk

Things we now know:

The 49ers are a pretty good football team.
Alex Smith has two more games to go to prove the 49ers didn't screw up in 2005.
Tim Tebow is human.
Tebow is still likely going to be the Broncos starting QB going into training camp, barring something similar to 2005 happening with RGIII and/or Andrew Luck (not very likely, though).
Baltimore and Houston will have to travel to Foxboro for the AFC title game.
It's supposed to be cold and breezy at Lambeau on Sunday.

Jan 15, 2012#246

Tress

You guys don't understand what it was like around here for Alex Smith. He was like an abused child for the longest time. Any success, even if it's only his first playoff win, is a big deal.

Jan 15, 2012#247

Zappit

Tebow Time has passed. Charles Barkley will be pleased.

Jan 15, 2012#248

sixpackshaker

Tebow is just an above average QB on a terrible team. He made just enough of a difference to win a couple of games and back into the playoffs from a crappy division.

Jan 15, 2012#249

Tress

sixpackshaker said:
Tebow is just an above average QB on a terrible team. He made just enough of a difference to win a couple of games and back into the playoffs from a crappy division.

I don't even think he's above average. I think he's actually a below average QB who can run on occasion, and his faults were being covered up by a mix of luck and superb play from his defense.

Jan 15, 2012#250

sixpackshaker

The Texans need to cut Jacoby Jones and leave his ass at the hotel in Baltimore.

Jan 15, 2012#251

Piotyr

Tress said:
I don't even think he's above average. I think he's actually a below average QB who can run on occasion, and his faults were being covered up by a mix of luck and superb play from his defense.

Tebow's insertion into the offense made the rushing offense leagues better. The defense wasn't actually much improved (most of it was in playing terrible offensive teams), but the rushing offense went from terrible to awesome. That has to at least be partially attributed to Tebow's effect.

Jan 15, 2012#252

Dei

I don't really care that much about football, but Tebow, IF NOTHING ELSE, is a good role model, and a great guy, who cares more about people than about making shit loads of money playing football.I appreciate that he uses his fame to make other people's lives a little brighter.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7455943/believing-tim-tebow
http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_19740827

Jan 15, 2012#253

Krisken

This is such a sad game to watch. Every time GB gets some momentum, somebody screws it up and a turnover happens. How the game is tied is beyond me.

Jan 15, 2012#254

jwhouk

What would be great is if he (Tebow) really works on being a better QB over the off-season, knowing he's the starter going into training camp for 2012.
Added at: 17:06

Krisken said:
This is such a sad game to watch. Every time GB gets some momentum, somebody screws it up and a turnover happens. How the game is tied is beyond me.

It isn't tied, unfortunately.

This could be a loooooooong night.

Jan 15, 2012#255

Krisken

jwhouk said:
It isn't tied, unfortunately.

This could be a loooooooong night.

Yeah, it was when I posted. They need to stop the turn overs, learn to tackle, and force some themselves if they want a chance to win this thing. Right now though they are being outplayed at every turn.
Added at: 17:11
And fuck. 20-10. Christ, this is depressing.

Jan 15, 2012#256

Krisken

And with that fumble I'm done. So disappointing.

Jan 15, 2012#257

jwhouk

Kuhn's out. They actually held the Gints to a three-and-out.

Jan 15, 2012#258

Krisken

Well, that's pretty much it. Congrats to the Giants for showing up cause the Packers sure didn't.

Jan 15, 2012#259

Covar

I would like to thank the Giant's 12th defenseman, The hands of every Packer receiver.

Jan 15, 2012#260

jwhouk

You know, if it wasn't for my alma mater and Laura Kaeppler, this would be the worst 11 months of my life.

Jan 15, 2012#261

Tress

And the Niners get to host the championship! Wooooo!

Jan 15, 2012#262

Mathias

Go Pack! No, seriously guys, go the fuck home...

Great victory by the G-Men.

Niners/Giants is going to be an awesome match up.

As for Gillette Stadium next week? I hope a fucking meteor falls on that place.

Jan 15, 2012#263

Tress

I'm starting to think we're going to see a Harbowl this year. I predict it will be SF and Baltimore in the Superbowl.

Jan 15, 2012#264

jwhouk

Oh, wouldn't THAT be a hoot.

Jan 15, 2012#265

BErt

God I hope not. I can't handle a BCS Championship and a Super Bowl both being rematches in the same year.

I was banking on New Orleans/New England, so now I'm hoping for SF/NE.

Jan 16, 2012#266

Shannow

G-MEN!!!!!

Jan 16, 2012#267

Dave

Yeah, I had NO/NE as well in almost all of my pools. In one I had NE/GB so I'm out there as well.

Jan 17, 2012#268

sixpackshaker

SF blew up a lot of playoff brackets this weekend.

Jan 22, 2012#269

Tress

Jan 22, 2012#270

sixpackshaker

Tress said:

I had no choice I

through the whole game... since I am a Cowboys fan. It did not matter to me who won, the ending was going to suck either way...

Jan 22, 2012#271

HCGLNS

Seriously, NFL, just adopt the CFL rules for OT already and be done with it.

Also, sucks to be the Ravens kicker right now.

Jan 22, 2012#272

sixpackshaker

Also, wow, they got rid of the Lamar Hunt and George Halas trophies... I hate the new Tiffany Memorial Trophy.

Jan 22, 2012#273

Shannow

GIIIIAAAAAAANNNNNNNNTTSSS!!!

Jan 22, 2012#274

Shannow

Oh, Daaaaaaave. :waves:

Jan 22, 2012#275

Sparhawk

NY vs Boston, oh yeah, most of the country is going to rooting for a natural disaster. Only way to have a more disliked team for the NFC would be if the Cowgirls made it.

Jan 22, 2012#276

Krisken

Boooooooorriiinngggg.

Jan 22, 2012#277

Tress

They played so well... then that fucking rookie had to turn the ball over twice on kick returns. Why did you have to get hurt, Ted Ginn?

Jan 22, 2012#278

Shannow

Sparhawk said:
NY vs Boston, oh yeah, most of the country is going to rooting for a natural disaster. Only way to have a more disliked team for the NFC would be if the Cowgirls made it.

Krisken said:
Boooooooorriiinngggg.

Wat.

Jan 22, 2012#279

Krisken

Shannow said:
Wat.

It's kinda dull. I think I'll start Fallout 3 that day since I've been looking for a good time to start that. Sorry, have no connection to either team. Wouldn't even know who to root for.

Jan 23, 2012#280

Shannow

Krisken said:
It's kinda dull. I think I'll start Fallout 3 that day since I've been looking for a good time to start that. Sorry, have no connection to either team. Wouldn't even know who to root for.

Ah, I thought you meant the game tonight. That thing gave me 3 different heart attacks earlier.

Jan 23, 2012#281

jwhouk

I am so glad it ended up this way. Now I know I won't get ordered on Super Bowl Sunday (oh, sorry, "forced additional hours of work" as it is being called under WalkerSpeak).

Anyways, congrats to the Giants for doing the near impossible: making Twitter crash - not once, but twice in the span of a few minutes.

Mar 21, 2012#282

DarkAudit

Saints getting hammered for the bounties...

ESPN via Twitter said:
Sean Payton suspended one year. Mickey Loomis 8 game and $500,000 fine. Saints fined $500,000 and a second round pick in 2012 and 2012.

Mar 21, 2012#283

Dave

How exactly does that work, suspending a coach?

Mar 21, 2012#284

DarkAudit

Dave said:
How exactly does that work, suspending a coach?

Even better, suspending a GM?

Mar 21, 2012#285

Dei

I saw that they lost all their draft picks, or something.

Mar 21, 2012#286

Covar

And Belichick got a slap on the wrist for actually cheating.

I can't say the Saints don't deserve a strict penalty, particularly since coaches were involved.

Mar 21, 2012#287

Dave

Yeah. My whole take on the whole thing? They weren't rewarding dirty hit, merely hard hits, etc. What the Saints did was something that ALL NFL teams do. Every one of them. But the others are smart enough to not make it an economic incentive. At least not officially like the Saints did. But my answer to those teams complaining? Tell your O-Line to block.

Mar 21, 2012#288

sixpackshaker

Hard to block when you are taking illegal hits from guys TRYING to hurt you. And their coach is PAYING them to hurt you.

Mar 21, 2012#289

Dave

sixpackshaker said:
Hard to block when you are taking illegal hits from guys TRYING to hurt you. And their coach is PAYING them to hurt you.

They weren't paying for illegal hits.

Mar 21, 2012#290

sixpackshaker

Several Chicago Bears players and fans believe that the Bears were targets of this program during the second game of the 2011 season, a 30-13 loss to the Saints. Bears receiver Earl Bennett was knocked out of the game when Saints safety Roman Harper hit him in the midsection, an injury that kept him out for the next five games. Offensive tackle Gabe Carimi suffered a dislocated kneecap and was lost for the season. Quarterback Jay Cutler was sacked six times, and nearly lost his voice when a Saints player kicked him in the throat. Later in the game, Carimi's replacement, Frank Omiyale, yanked a Saints defender off Cutler when he saw what he later called "some dirty stuff."

Most of that does not sound legal.

I used to be an offensive tackle, then I took a Saint to the knee.

Mar 21, 2012#291

Dave

The kicking was in poor form, but that's been done and is illegal already.

As to the rest? He hit a guy in the midsection?!? OH NOES! The QB was sacked?!? OH NOES! I didn't see where the play for the dislocated kneecap was dirty. It was a hard hit but a legal one.

EVERY team puts bounties on opposing players. You think no other team was looking to hit Favre and knock him out of the game? Or Manning? Or Brady? Shit, it's their damned JOB.

Mar 21, 2012#292

Covar

Dave how else do you explain Jay Cutler being sacked six times in one game? HUH?!?

Mar 21, 2012#293

sixpackshaker

The available rules preclude hits that injure. It is why you can't hit a blocker or down lineman in the knees if he is in contact with another player, why you can't block from behind, why you can't spear, or make helmet to helmet contact... That is how you make sure you get your bonus money. Coaches are there to insure that the player knows the legal ways to play the game. Not to pay the other players a little extra to end some one's career.

As I said to a friend on Facebook, too damn bad the NFL did not have the stones to do this to Philly 23 years ago. -that was the last time that news broke about a bounty system in the NFL.

Mar 21, 2012#294

Charlie Don't Surf

Dave said:
. You think no other team was looking to hit Favre and knock him out of the game? Or Manning? Or Brady? Shit, it's their damned JOB.

Their job is to tackle him and bring both of his knees to the ground while he is in possession of the football.

Mar 21, 2012#295

Dave

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Their job is to tackle him and bring both of his knees to the ground while he is in possession of the football.

Oversimplification FTW!

Mar 21, 2012#296

Gared

Well, to be fair, 23 years ago they were still playing football - not this pansy-ass, can't hit the QB, can't do more than stand in front of someone not directly involved in the play in order to block them, can't use "wedge" formations in kick-off returns, move the kick-off line so that we have fewer run backs in general, can't taunt the other team, can't use props in end-zone dances, pussified bullshit.

And this is why I stick to watching NCAA football. It's like they're trying to turn NFL into two-hand touch. I've seen harder hitting games in the lingerie football league. I'm not saying you should intentionally injure an opponent, it's not like I enjoy seeing the ambulance or the cart come out on the field or anything, but football is supposed to be a physical game. I watch it because it's fun to hear the pop of the pads and see people bouncing off of each other and flying 5 or 10 yards off of an explosive hit; and if there's not a grass (or paint) stain on the QB's back at the end of the game, the defense failed. If an entire team can run to the locker room after the game, like they didn't just spend an hour locked in hand-to-hand, full body combat, they're doing it wrong.

Mar 21, 2012#297

Charlie Don't Surf

Gared said:
.

I, too, can't enjoy a sport unless the players all have significant brain damage and commit suicide instead of losing themselves in the thralls of dementia at age 42. Where men are men, until they can't remember their names.

Mar 21, 2012#298

Gared

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I, too, can't enjoy a sport unless the players all have significant brain damage and commit suicide instead of losing themselves in the thralls of dementia at age 42. Where men are men, until they can't remember their names.

I'm not saying you should intentionally injure an opponent, it's not like I enjoy seeing the ambulance or the cart come out on the field or anything, but football is supposed to be a physical game.

Either you need to learn to read, or just stop putting words in people's mouths. Dumb ass.

Mar 21, 2012#299

Charlie Don't Surf

The "physical game" you're opining for is the one that ruins so many players' post-football lives by reducing their brains to mush that makes 80 year old Alzheimer brains look pristine.

Mar 21, 2012#300

sixpackshaker

In the 80's all you had to do was 2 hand touch the QB and it was considered a sac. There were many ways that Football then was more pussified than now. Like defensive backs could not mug receivers all the way down the field like they do now.

Mar 21, 2012#301

Charlie Don't Surf

Also, use of the word "pussified" to mean not-strong, weak, and / or inferior is kind of hate speech and I wish you would stop.

Mar 21, 2012#302

jwhouk

Covar said:
Dave how else do you explain Jay Cutler being sacked six times in one game? HUH?!?

I'sa gots dis one.

DA BEARS STILL SUCK! DA BEARS STILL SUCK! DA BEARS STILL SUCK! DEY REEELY REEEELY SUCK!

Mar 21, 2012#303

Gared

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Also, use of the word "pussified" to mean not-strong, weak, and / or inferior is kind of hate speech and I wish you would stop.

Awesome! My first accusation of hate speech from Charlie! Now I can retire and live the rest of my life knowing that I've helped him fulfill his purpose in life of being holier-than-thou to everyone.

Mar 21, 2012#304

Covar

Gared said:
Awesome! My first accusation of hate speech from Charlie! Now I can retire and live the rest of my life knowing that I've helped him fulfill his purpose in life of being holier-than-thou to everyone.

It's because he's got the balls to stand up for lesser people everywhere.

Mar 21, 2012#305

Charlie Don't Surf

Covar said:
It's because he's got the balls to stand up for lesser people everywhere.

you're probably trolling me but the way people talk on here most of the time, I have no idea

Mar 21, 2012#306

sixpackshaker

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Also, use of the word "pussified" to mean not-strong, weak, and / or inferior is kind of hate speech and I wish you would stop.

I have a cat in my residence, I don't hate her.

You really need to look deep inside yourself and wonder why you equate pussy with vagina first.

Mar 21, 2012#307

Charlie Don't Surf

no one calls cats pussycat anymore, you only really hear it when someone's trying to be edgy and make you think they mean vagina, but that's here nor there

Mar 21, 2012#308

Covar

Charlie Don't Surf said:
you're probably trolling me but the way people talk on here most of the time, I have no idea

Mar 21, 2012#309

Charlie Don't Surf

also re: pussy, yes, I'm sure Fred Phelps is calling that gay guy a bundle of sticks

Mar 22, 2012#310

Piotyr

The Saints got nailed because they lied to the NFL about what they were doing, twice. It wasn't so much what they did, or even that what they did is unique to the NFL. It's that the NFL came to them in 2010 after these allegations, and Sean Payton actually held a staff meeting to "get all their ducks in a row" for a story to the investigators, and then roundly ignored all direct orders to stop what they were doing.

Apr 26, 2012#311

evilmike

Any thoughts on how the draft is playing out?

Nice trade moves for the Vikings and the Rams and, arguably, the Cowboys. Okay trade for the Bucs. What-were-they-thinking trade for the Browns.

Apr 26, 2012#312

Tress

I don't like the 49ers pick. I felt they needed offensive linemen more than they needed another WR.

Apr 27, 2012#313

Covar

Vikings raped and pillaged the Browns with that trade.

Apr 27, 2012#314

evilmike

Covar said:
Vikings raped and pillaged the Browns with that trade.

Yeah. The only excuse I've heard in favor of the Browns is "well, they aren't going to be able to sign all 13 draft picks anyway, so why not use them to be certain they got their guy." But just when you think the Browns might know what they are doing, they use their other first round pick to select a 28-year-old QB who, at best, is going to create a QB controversy.

Apr 27, 2012#315

sixpackshaker

I wonder what the Vikings will be called when they move to LA...

Apr 27, 2012#316

Covar

What I don't get is if the Vikings wanted Trent Richardson they wouldn't have traded their pick. So as the Browns GM you should have known you weren't after the same player. Minnesota got 3 picks for free.

Apr 27, 2012#317

jwhouk

The Los Angeles Vikings, of course.

Apr 27, 2012#318

sixpackshaker

jwhouk said:
The Los Angeles Vikings, of course.

But they don't have a large Scandinavian population base...

In reality the Rams should move back.

Apr 27, 2012#319

evilmike

Covar said:
What I don't get is if the Vikings wanted Trent Richardson they wouldn't have traded their pick. So as the Browns GM you should have known you weren't after the same player. Minnesota got 3 picks for free.

Very true. And the strangest thing is that over the past week or so, the Vikings had been trying to con the Bucs into giving up something to ensure they would get Claiborne.

Apr 27, 2012#320

Reverent-one

Covar said:
What I don't get is if the Vikings wanted Trent Richardson they wouldn't have traded their pick. So as the Browns GM you should have known you weren't after the same player. Minnesota got 3 picks for free.

They didn't trade with the Vikings to make sure the Vikings didn't take Richardson, they traded with the Vikings to make sure no other team traded with the Vikings and took Richardson.

Apr 27, 2012#321

Tress

Reactions to each draft pick in the form of .gifs.

Apr 28, 2012#322

blotsfan

sixpackshaker said:
But they don't have a large Scandinavian population base...

Just like all the lakes in the Los Angeles area.

May 2, 2012#323

Piotyr

Former Chargers/Patriots NFL star linebacker Junior Seau was found dead in his home today from a gunshot to the chest, thought to be self-inflicted.

He was 43.

May 2, 2012#324

Gared

Damn.

May 2, 2012#325

DarkAudit

Just saw that pop up all over my devices. WTF?

Junior was one of my favorite non-Steelers.

May 2, 2012#326

sixpackshaker

Earlier another football player committed suicide the same way. It is believed it was to preserve the brain so doctors can study the damage caused by the repeated trauma that a football player's head endures.

May 2, 2012#327

Dave

Yeah but a shot to the chest? The chances are much better you'll survive that. Sucks, though. Dude was 3 years younger than I and left behind 3 kids.

May 4, 2012#328

evilmike

Buccaneers sign Eric LeGrand. He is unlikely to make the final roster as he can not walk.

May 4, 2012#329

sixpackshaker

I read about him the other day. Hopefully his great motor and attitude will rub off on that team. I really commend the Buc's for doing this.

"I believe I will walk again. I do. When that happens, I already know what I'm going to do. I'll go to Giants Stadium and find the exact spot in the field where I went down. I'll lie there for a second. And then I'll get up on my own power and walk away."

Jun 6, 2012#330

evilmike

Now available from the official team store:

All proceeds go to charity. (via TBO.com)

Jun 6, 2012#331

Tress

I'm really digging the way Tampa Bay has been treating that guy. Very classy.

Jun 17, 2012#332

evilmike

Meanwhile, in Chicago, Charles Tillman helps a girl with her math homework.

Jun 17, 2012#333

jwhouk

I don't see a problem with that math question. In fact, I think it's part of the standardized tests used by the Green Bay Area Public School System.

Jun 17, 2012#334

sixpackshaker

But it was asked in a Chicagoland school...

They need to fire that teacher...

Jun 17, 2012#335

jwhouk

I'd say he's got a job waiting up here, but thanks to our Gov he probably wouldn't be able to find one.

Jun 17, 2012#336

blotsfan

I heard from a friend thats overseas that they have a problem like that with the Bills being the bad team to the redskins.

Kinda ironic since we destroyed them last year.

Sep 21, 2012#337

evilmike

Comparing the quarterbacks...

...to muppets

Sep 21, 2012#338

sixpackshaker

evilmike said:
Comparing the quarterbacks...

...to muppets

The last comparison is dead on.

Sep 21, 2012#339

Dave

Muppets and the NFL. Good match.

Sep 21, 2012#340

Covar

I hate Thursday games.

Sep 21, 2012#341

sixpackshaker

I never remember that they are on. I ended up missing the Cowboys opener because it was on a bloody Wednesday.

Sep 21, 2012#342

Covar

I don't have NFL Network because I'm a cable customer, and just don't want to go to a bar Thursday night.

On top of that Hakeem Nicks had to sit out last night for an injury that would have been fine come Sunday, and I forgot to take him off my starting roster.

Sep 21, 2012#343

Gared

I'm actually semi-interested in NFL football this year for once. Though I have to admit that a part of me is just watching to see just how brutal the fighting is going to get before Goodell realizes that this whole replacement ref business is making a mockery of the league.

Sep 21, 2012#344

sixpackshaker

The replacement ref's could be easy to bribe too... since they don't have to worry about coming back to work next year.

Sep 21, 2012#345

Gared

Not to mention the fact that, apparently, the NFL didn't do any background checks on the refs, or vet them in any way (the Seahawks/Cards game had a ref that had previously been on the Seahawks' payroll, the ref that was pulled from the Saints game but only after ESPN told the league that he was a Saints fan, etc.). I really hope no one is seriously injured in the upcoming weeks of brutal body blows and bloody reprisals, as the refs either miss or refuse to call late hits, pass interference, face masks, targeting, etc. Especially since it's getting more and more obvious that the coaches aren't going to take steps to keep things in check, because they're just as frustrated with the shitty officiating, and the players are doling out their own justice now.

But no, Goodell is too worried about making an example of what one team "allegedly" did 3 years ago to worry about what a lot of teams are actively doing in front of the TV cameras right now.

Sep 21, 2012#346

Charlie Don't Surf

PAY THE FUCKING REFS ALREADY GOT DAMN

Sep 21, 2012#347

Gared

Supposedly none of this has to do with pay (from the NFL's point of view), but has to do with wanting to set up a referee college, where they can train refs directly instead of the current process, where you pretty much have to start as a high school ref, and then move up to the college level starting with D3/FCS and then moving up through the ranks until you can ref BCS bowl level games, and then move up to NFL; and by that time you're "really old" and can't move around as easily; and the NFL wants younger refs that are going to stay with the league for a longer period of time... but they still don't want to pay them enough that they'll be able to not have to have normal jobs on the side.

Meanwhile, the league is trying to run this initiative to have people who are thrown out of stadiums be required to pay $75 for a 4-hour online class on proper behavior before they're allowed back into a stadium; and the first (highly publicized) example of some fans who're going to have to go through that to get back into Century Link Stadium to watch the Seahawks are a group of off-duty Bellevue PD officers who got drunk and rowdy before the game, got into an altercation with an on-duty Seattle PD officer outside the stadium, were allowed to continue on to the game (because there was no crime committed when one of them littered, refused to pick up the trash and dispose of it properly, and then started a fight with the SPD officer that was heated enough that backup had to be called - littering, public drunkenness, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest) and once inside the stadium refused to stop swearing and carrying on and then threatened another fan with "you better not get pulled over in Bellevue, we're Bellevue cops," when asked to stop swearing so much because they guy was there with his kid, and had to be escorted out of the stadium by security (all the while flashing their badges and shouting "we're cops").

It's going to be an ugly, ugly year.

Sep 21, 2012#348

WasabiPoptart

evilmike said:
Comparing the quarterbacks...

...to muppets

I love the Philip Rivers one. ROFL

Sep 21, 2012#349

Gared

evilmike said:
Comparing the quarterbacks...

Must've been done before we found out Matt Flynn was too lazy to actually try hard and win a starting spot against a rookie...

Sep 21, 2012#350

jwhouk

Covar said:
I don't have NFL Network because I'm a cable customer, and just don't want to go to a bar Thursday night.

On top of that Hakeem Nicks had to sit out last night for an injury that would have been fine come Sunday, and I forgot to take him off my starting roster.

Exact same thing here.

Sep 24, 2012#351

Gared

Man, the reffing in tonight's game was atrocious. Just absolutely abhorrent. Sorry jwhouk, but the Seattle SeaRefs totally stole that game from the Packers.

Sep 25, 2012#352

jwhouk

It's one thing when you get a team ticked off at you. Or an owner, or a coach, or a quarterback.

It is another thing entirely to get AN ENTIRE FUCKING STATE mad at you.

Yes, I dropped the F-bomb there. Until Roger the Dodger apologizes and takes that touchdown pass away, I will be mad.

Sep 25, 2012#353

DarkAudit

Let me think like an NFL owner for a moment...

Since that play, ESPN has talked about nothing but that play. Other news outlets have given far more weight to a Week 3 Monday night game than they ever would otherwise. Social media has gone into a frenzy over the NFL overnight.

There will be many more eyeballs on Thursday night's game than usual, hoping for another train wreck. Then the conversation continues going into Sunday.

The NFL is the only sports topic right now. If I were an owner, why should I want it any other way? Free publicity across the board.

Sep 25, 2012#354

sixpackshaker

Not only is the buzz about the NFL up, viewership is up too.

Maybe we'll get more Lingerie League Ref's.

Sep 25, 2012#355

jwhouk

No, you don't understand: WE HAVE OVER 100,000 OWNERS.

Sep 25, 2012#356

Silent Bob

Sep 26, 2012#357

WasabiPoptart

Sep 26, 2012#358

Jay

Sep 26, 2012#359

blotsfan

I think your sig makes a great third part to that.

Sep 27, 2012#360

Gared

On behalf of NFL fans everywhere (yes, even Seattle... most of us honestly do think that the Seahawks really did deserve to lose that game), I would like to personally thank the Green Bay Packers and their fans for the tremendous sacrifice they made in order to get us our proper officials back.

<ahem> Thank you.

...and we now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

Go Bears! F*ck the Packers!

Sep 27, 2012#361

Gilgamesh

Sep 27, 2012#362

jwhouk

And what have we learned about all this, boys and girls?

"Don't mess with a team that has 100,000 owners."

Sep 27, 2012#363

sixpackshaker

This could be any game with any refs.

Sep 27, 2012#364

Krisken

I came by just to see how you folks were reacting to the disaster from Monday Night. All I have to say is this-

The Packer player was called for pass interference here. No shit.

Sep 27, 2012#365

Gared

Krisken said:
I came by just to see how you folks were reacting to the disaster from Monday Night. All I have to say is this-
The Packer player was called for pass interference here. No shit.

Yeah, it's not so much that the last call was horrible. I mean, it was a horrible call, and the non-call of the offensive pass interference in the end zone by Golden Tate was also horrible. The biggest issue to me, was that the entire game was horrible by the officiating crew. And then on Sunday you had that issue where they gave a team 4 timeouts again, and two extra challenges because of that. Even with the regular refs coming back, I'd say that enough damage has been done to various teams' win loss records that they ought to just stick a massive asterisk next to this season and pretend that it didn't happen.

Sep 27, 2012#366

sixpackshaker

Gared said:
Yeah, it's not so much that the last call was horrible. I mean, it was a horrible call, and the non-call of the offensive pass interference in the end zone by Golden Tate was also horrible. The biggest issue to me, was that the entire game was horrible by the officiating crew. And then on Sunday you had that issue where they gave a team 4 timeouts again, and two extra challenges because of that. Even with the regular refs coming back, I'd say that enough damage has been done to various teams' win loss records that they ought to just stick a massive asterisk next to this season and pretend that it didn't happen.

NO! the Texans are still undefeated...

Sep 27, 2012#367

Covar

Dear Packer fans,

If you play well enough and put up enough points, it doesn't matter how bad the officiating is.

Sep 27, 2012#368

Gared

Covar said:
Dear Packer fans,

If you play well enough and put up enough points, it doesn't matter how bad the officiating is.

On the one hand, there's a lot to be said for having run up the score on a team high enough that a bad call at the end of the game wouldn't have been an issue. On the other hand, Seattle has a good defense, and there are a lot of close games throughout the league and throughout the season. Are you trying to say that teams that play hard-fought games, who give it their all, and still have a close game deserve to lose due to really incredibly shitty officiating?

Sep 27, 2012#369

Gilgamesh

Gared said:
On the one hand, there's a lot to be said for having run up the score on a team high enough that a bad call at the end of the game wouldn't have been an issue. On the other hand, Seattle has a good defense, and there are a lot of close games throughout the league and throughout the season. Are you trying to say that teams that play hard-fought games, who give it their all, and still have a close game deserve to lose due to really incredibly shitty officiating?

He's trying to say:

Trolololololol

Sep 27, 2012#370

Covar

Gared said:
On the one hand, there's a lot to be said for having run up the score on a team high enough that a bad call at the end of the game wouldn't have been an issue. On the other hand, Seattle has a good defense, and there are a lot of close games throughout the league and throughout the season. Are you trying to say that teams that play hard-fought games, who give it their all, and still have a close game deserve to lose due to really incredibly shitty officiating?

Yea, pretty much.

Sep 27, 2012#371

jwhouk

It's one thing for "Good teams overcome bad officiating." It's another when that officiating is so terrible even the ladies on The View talk about it.

The silver lining from all this is that the REAL officials will be on the field this weekend, and those "replacements" will be back working at Foot Locker where they belong.

Sep 27, 2012#372

Zappit

Look the NFL was doing the best it could. Granted, they rounded up high school officials, college refs who refused to distinguish the different sets of rules, a guy on the Seahawks' payroll, and at least one guy who was fired from the Lingere League for incompetence, but give Roger Goodell some credit. He could have picked anybody - literally anybody else, but he put out those guys, intent on literally flushing the integrity of the game down the crapper to force those rebellious refs in line, who dared to demand their pensions be restored.

Some men just want to watch the world burn. Roger Goodell showed up to the party with a milk jug full of whiskey in one hand, a tank of gasoline in the other, and a flamethrower strapped to his back.

But seriously, I'm glad the refs won. $20,000 to reserve a seat before you even buy the damn season tickets? Fuck the owners for cutting back like that when the NFL pulls in damn near $10 BILLION a year. That's just greed on their part, and they got burned for it.

Oct 2, 2012#373

Piotyr

Hey, at least this week the QB who is made to look worse by terrible blocking and blown receiver routes won't be Jay Cutler.

Oct 2, 2012#374

sixpackshaker

Romo is getting close to breaking some of Danny White's records... which is fitting, both are great quarterbacks in games that don't matter. Or are great from the 20 to the 20, anywhere else and they are trouble.

Oct 25, 2012#375

Piotyr

This weekend's Steelers' uniform...

...reminds me of...

Oct 25, 2012#376

Gared

Ok, I can kind of understand doing throwback jerseys... but these teams do realize why they're no longer using the old jerseys, right? They understand that their old jerseys were ugly, the colors available for mass produced fabric back then were usually horrendous and/or boring? Yeesh.

Oct 25, 2012#377

sixpackshaker

I like the jersey and socks, the pants don't look right... I wonder what the Texans will wear as throwback jerseys?

Oct 25, 2012#378

drifter

FUCK YEAH DOUG MARTIN

Oct 25, 2012#379

Dave

What was the word for him tonight? Oh yeah...

BEAST!!!

Nov 4, 2012#380

drifter

If this keeps up I'm renaming my team Doesn't Matter; Doug Martin.

Nov 4, 2012#381

blotsfan

Yay for another mediocre Bills season.

Nov 4, 2012#382

evilmike

Nov 5, 2012#383

Tress

Grrrrrrrrr. :mad:

Nov 5, 2012#384

jwhouk

Sorry, can't hear you over how AWESOME I am.

Nov 11, 2012#385

blotsfan

Bills need to fire everyone. Its just ridiculous.

Nov 11, 2012#386

Gared

Well, that's what you get for hiring "T-Jack" to play QB... he wasn't even good enough for the Seahawks, for cryin' out loud.

Nov 11, 2012#387

blotsfan

Considering he's our backup, I'm not blaming anything on him.

Nov 11, 2012#388

Gared

blotsfan said:
Considering he's our backup, I'm not blaming anything on him.

That's good, then. I just saw him on the injury list, didn't know if he was a starter or a backup.

Nov 12, 2012#389

sixpackshaker

Wooo Hooo Texans!

I am happy that they played well with out the roof closed.

Nov 12, 2012#390

Sparhawk

sixpackshaker said:
Wooo Hooo Texans!

I am happy that they played well with out the roof closed.

What I hate is that the roof open/closed is a decision made by the NFL, not the Texans. Last night was a sloppy game, but good that the Texans might have convinced some that they are a good team that can win in bad conditions.

Nov 12, 2012#391

blotsfan

Sparhawk said:
What I hate is that the roof open/closed is a decision made by the NFL, not the Texans. Last night was a sloppy game, but good that the Texans might have convinced some that they are a good team that can win in bad conditions.

I think it makes sense to have it that way or else their moves could be based on how it would help/hurt their chances at winning rather than making the game more comfortable for fans.

On the other hand, indoor games are stupid.

Nov 12, 2012#392

Sparhawk

blotsfan said:
I think it makes sense to have it that way or else their moves could be based on how it would help/hurt their chances at winning rather than making the game more comfortable for fans.

On the other hand, indoor games are stupid.

They've closed the roof for two games that were absolutely beautiful weather. It just doesn't make sense.

Nov 12, 2012#393

jwhouk

MLB's policy has been that before the game it's the team's decision to keep the roof open/closed, and once the game is in progress, it's the decision of the umpires. I'd have to double-check that, but I think that's the deal with Miller Park.

EDIT: Wow, it's a bit complicated (This is from 2010):

MLB GUIDELINES FOR MOVEMENT OF RETRACTABLE ROOFS
Championship Season (regular season)
The decision to open or close the roof prior to the start of the game resides with the home Club. Each Club with a retractable roof shall file with the MLB Baseball Operations Department a list of the criteria it intends to use during the championship season to decide whether to begin a game with its ballpark’s roof open or closed. The home Club should inform the umpire crew chief and visiting Club if it intends to move the roof during the game.

A. Closing an Opened Roof
If the game begins with the roof open, it may be closed only in the event of impending rain or other adverse weather conditions that may affect play or spectator comfort. If the home Club believes such conditions exist, the home Club shall confer with the umpire crew chief, who shall in turn inform the visiting Club. The visiting Club may object, if it feels a competitive imbalance will arise. In that event, the umpire crew chief shall make the final decision. If there is no objection, the decision to close the roof rests solely with the home Club.

B. Opening a Closed Roof
If the game begins with the roof closed, it may be opened if, in the opinion of the home Club, the climatic environment is such that fan comfort and enjoyment will be best served by opening the roof. A closed roof may not be opened on the grounds that weather conditions may affect spectator comfort after the conclusion of the sixth inning. Prior to opening the roof, the home Club shall confer with the umpire crew chief, who shall in turn inform the visiting Club. The visiting Club may object, if it feels a competitive imbalance will arise. In that event, the umpire crew chief shall make the final decision.

C. Roof Movement
The roof may be moved only once during the game (i.e., once closed, it may not be re-opened, and once opened, may not be re-closed) unless inclement weather or other adverse weather conditions indicate otherwise. Clubs should be very cautious of opening a closed roof if the possibility of inclement weather exists.

The movement of the roof must commence at the conclusion of an inning, unless weather conditions are such that the umpire crew chief deems it necessary to close the roof immediately so that play is not interrupted. The movement of the roof shall be continuous and play will not be stopped.

Wall Panels (Milwaukee and Arizona)
The home Club shall decide whether to open or close the wall panels prior to the start of the game. Once the game begins, the panels shall be treated like the roof, in that they may not be moved without first notifying the umpire crew chief, who shall afford the visiting Club the right to object. The panels may be moved only once during the game, and may be moved only at the conclusion of an inning.

Postseason
For all games in the postseason (Division Series, League Championship Series, World Series), the Commissioner or his designee shall make all decisions regarding roof/wall panel movement, in consultation with the home Club and the umpire crew chief. The home Club shall provide to the Baseball Operations department the name of the individual responsible for the movement of the roof/wall panels. The Commissioner or his designee shall take into account the criteria that the home Club uses during the championship season, as reflected on the Club’s filing with the MLB Baseball Operations Department.

Nov 13, 2012#394

sixpackshaker

blotsfan said:
I think it makes sense to have it that way or else their moves could be based on how it would help/hurt their chances at winning rather than making the game more comfortable for fans.

On the other hand, indoor games are stupid.

I've been to a couple of August games at Texas Stadium in August... FUCK that was brutal. It was 110 in the shade, and I was not in the shade. You just could not get anyone to go to a game in Houston until October. You have to have the roof here.

Dec 1, 2012#395

jwhouk

Ouch.

KC linebacker apparently kills girlfriend, then drives to Arrowhead and kills self in parking lot.

Dec 1, 2012#396

Dave

jwhouk said:
Ouch.

KC linebacker apparently kills girlfriend, then drives to Arrowhead and kills self in parking lot.

Linebacker, eh? I haven't seen where they even released that much. I was just reading about this on the news. Weird. Makes you wonder how people just snap like that.

Dec 1, 2012#397

Dave

It was Javon Belcher. He killed his girlfriend - reports say in front of their kid & mother - then drove to the practice field where he was confronted by the KC GM, Pioli, and the Coach, Crennel. He reportedly thanked them for giving him a chance and then shot himself in the head.

Dude had the world and couldn't see it. What a fucking tragedy.

Dec 1, 2012#398

jwhouk

Just sad. It took them a while to acknowledge it was Belcher, but that was because Arrowhead became a crime scene.

I don't know how the Chiefs and the NFL could even think about playing tomorrow.

Dec 1, 2012#399

Dave

NFL says the game will go on. I don't understand why.

Dec 1, 2012#400

Krisken

Because the NFL doesn't care about anything except money.

Dec 2, 2012#401

jwhouk

Chiefs pull out the win.

Dec 2, 2012#402

General Specific

Yeah, well, watch out in 4-5 years when the Panthers finally restructure and get back to playing good football and avoid injuries to their major players and... and...

Dec 23, 2012#403

jwhouk

As I write this, I need only 5.21 points in my Yahoo Public League from Brandon Marshall and the Seahawks defense to win the league title.

Dec 23, 2012#404

blotsfan

As I write this, I need a new NHL CBA in order to maintain any semblance of sanity.

Fucking Bills...

Dec 23, 2012#405

jwhouk

We will call the boys in the white coats to come get you.

Dec 23, 2012#406

jwhouk

Barring a complete collapse by the Seattle Seahawks defense, I've won my Yahoo Fantasy Football Public League.

Dec 23, 2012#407

Gared

jwhouk said:
Barring a complete collapse by the Seattle Seahawks defense, I've won my Yahoo Fantasy Football Public League.

That good enough? I loved the demonstration of how loud it was in the stadium by NBC, and the fact that the next play (immediately following a time out to avoid a delay of game penalty) resulted in a delay of game penalty. The Clink gets damn loud.

Dec 23, 2012#408

Tress

Whatever, Seahawk fans. Your record should be 9-6, not 10-5, and you all know it. Make sure to thank the replacement refs for your playoff spot.

Dec 23, 2012#409

Gared

Tress said:
Whatever, Seahawk fans. Your record should be 9-6, not 10-5, and you all know it. Make sure to thank the replacement refs for your playoff spot.

Hey man, we already apologized for that play, and sent the Packers a fruit basket with a thank you note. Besides, they'd be the in playoffs if they won next week even if they'd lost to the Packers that night.

Dec 23, 2012#410

Krisken

I almost feel bad for the Titans. The Packers should have put their 2nd string in once they entered the 4th quarter as it was obvious there was no coming back from that deficit.

Dec 24, 2012#411

Tress

Gared said:
Hey man, we already apologized for that play, and sent the Packers a fruit basket with a thank you note. Besides, they'd be the in playoffs if they won next week even if they'd lost to the Packers that night.

I'm just bitter. The 49ers got their ass handed to them on national tv.

Dec 24, 2012#412

Gared

Tress said:
I'm just bitter. The 49ers got their ass handed to them on national tv.

At least they did better than the Cardinals and the Bills.

Dec 24, 2012#413

Thread Necromancer

Gared said:
At least they did better than the Cardinals and the Bills.

QFT

When wondering about this game earlier I decided that it would be a good even match, and a hell of a game to watch, IF they were not playing at the Clink. But since I knew it was a home game, I figured we had this one in hand. I didn't expect it to be that much of a runaway game, but still a win for the Hawks.

Dec 24, 2012#414

jwhouk

With your win over the Niners, you have officially absolved yourselves of your sin of thievery.

Because we're looking at #2 seed in the NFC, baby. Which means your 12th man won't be around to mess with Aaron and the boys in the playoffs.

Dec 24, 2012#415

Gared

jwhouk said:
With your win over the Niners, you have officially absolved yourselves of your sin of thievery.

Because we're looking at #2 seed in the NFC, baby. Which means your 12th man won't be around to mess with Aaron and the boys in the playoffs.

Yeah, everyone's talking about how the Seahawks have proven that they can be good on the road now as well as at home, because they beat Buffalo and Chicago on the road; but without the home field advantage, I just don't see them making it far in the playoffs. Especially if we have to play you guys at your home field and it's snowing.

Dec 24, 2012#416

Krisken

jwhouk said:
With your win over the Niners, you have officially absolved yourselves of your sin of thievery.

Because we're looking at #2 seed in the NFC, baby. Which means your 12th man won't be around to mess with Aaron and the boys in the playoffs.

It helps most of our injured players have healed up and are back in the game. The offensive line was hurting for a while there.

Dec 30, 2012#417

Krisken

Oh crap, tie game. I don't know if my nerves can handle this.

Dec 30, 2012#418

jwhouk

YOUR nerves????

Dec 30, 2012#419

Krisken

There is a good possibility this goes into overtime.

Two seconds later, Vikings get well into fieldgoal range. Fark.

Dec 30, 2012#420

jwhouk

Welp, that sucked.

Vikings at Packers next week. We lost the game, but we at least held AP short of the record.

Dec 30, 2012#421

Krisken

For the best. Getting a week off makes the Pack kind of sluggish anyways.

Dec 30, 2012#422

Piotyr

i hate football so much right now

Dec 30, 2012#423

Krisken

Piotyr said:
i hate football so much right now

Why, are you a Bears fan?

Edit: Checks location- shit, sorry man. You had to cheer for the Packers and they let you down. It's like asking the devil for a guitar and he gets you a keytar.

Dec 30, 2012#424

sixpackshaker

I never thought I'd be so angry with the Texans having a 12-4 season... They just played with out any heart the last 5 weeks.

I'll be watching the FCS Championship Game next week anyway.

Dec 30, 2012#425

Dave

God damn it. Cowboys lose.

Dec 30, 2012#426

sixpackshaker

They broke my heart early in the year, so I did not hold out much hope for them.

Dec 31, 2012#427

Covar

Dave said:
God damn it. Cowboys lose.

Yay!

Dec 31, 2012#428

Gared

I, for one, am just preparing for the Seahawks to have the shortest playoff season possible. I really don't think they're going to be able to beat the Skins in DC; especially not if yesterday's performance was any indication.

Dec 31, 2012#429

Thread Necromancer

I think the hawks really reigned it in yesterday. Maybe in part because they knew it wasn't going to make a difference if they lost or not, so take it easy. But also because they might have been a little full of themselves after the last three. Either way, a dose of humble pie isn't necessarily a bad thing going into the playoffs. Remind them they need to not consider themselves superior to anyone, and put in a hundred percent.
Either way, I believe it's going to be a really good game and I'm really looking forward to it.

Jan 12, 2013#430

WasabiPoptart

I can only imagine the faces he was pulling today. BAHAHAHA!

Jan 12, 2013#431

Cheesy1

So, that kid from Turlock who's QBing the Niners sure can run, can't he?

Jan 13, 2013#432

Tress

I didn't have any faith in him before the game started. I've never been so happy to be so wrong about the Niners.

Jan 13, 2013#433

jwhouk

Oh, shut up.

Jan 13, 2013#434

Tress

Oh yeah, sorry. My condolences.

Jan 13, 2013#435

Silent Bob

Tress said:
I didn't have any faith in him before the game started. I've never been so happy to be so wrong about the Niners.

Hell yeah, Niners!

Jan 13, 2013#436

jwhouk

God, am I glad the lockout is over.

Jan 13, 2013#437

Silent Bob

jwhouk said:
God, am I glad the lockout is over.

Sour grapes taste so delicious in January.

Jan 13, 2013#438

jwhouk

Bite me, doughboy. My QB has more rings than your "first round draft pick" ever will.

Jan 13, 2013#439

Silent Bob

jwhouk said:
Bite me, doughboy. My QB has more rings than your "first round draft pick" ever will.

My franchise has ahem one more than yours.

Jan 13, 2013#440

Tress

Jan 13, 2013#441

jwhouk

Take a look at the name on those trophies, buddy.

THAT'S OUR COACH.

Jan 13, 2013#442

DarkAudit

jwhouk said:
Take a look at the name on those trophies, buddy.

THAT'S OUR COACH.

Was.

And how long did it take for someone not him to win another one? :devil:

Jan 13, 2013#443

jwhouk

Shut it, Hypocycloid lover.

Jan 14, 2013#444

Dave

Damn it. The Cowboys lost. They weren't even playing this week and Romo threw 3 interceptions.

Jan 14, 2013#445

Necronic

That Raven's game was amazing. Seahawks game wasn't as bad either, except that they lost it in the end (HOW DO YOU LOSE THAT!!!!)

Jan 14, 2013#446

Dave

Necronic said:
That Raven's game was amazing. Seahawks game wasn't as bad either, except that they lost it in the end (HOW DO YOU LOSE THAT!!!!)

I love the way that Ray Lewis has found God and that Jesus was the reason they won. Guess Jesus wasn't a fan of the guy Ray murdered, but everyone conveniently forgets about that aspect of the face of the NFL, eh?

He's a murderer.

Jan 14, 2013#447

Charlie Don't Surf

Dave said:
He's a murderer.

yeah, I remember the time a jury of his peers convicted him of murder too

Jan 14, 2013#448

sixpackshaker

Dead men tell no tales.

From what I remember at the time, his entourage likely killed those two men. Then Lewis rolled over on the others, and still they did not get convicted.

Jan 14, 2013#449

Necronic

Dave said:
He's a murderer.

He definitely murdered the Bronco's running game.

HEYOOOOO

Jan 14, 2013#450

Dave

Charlie Don't Surf said:
yeah, I remember the time a jury of his peers convicted him of murder too

You're seriously sticking up for Ray Lewis? Huh.

Jan 14, 2013#451

Necronic

And wouldn't it be more appropriate to call Manning the murderer here? Since he murdered his teams chance of going to the Superbowl.

Jan 14, 2013#452

Krisken

Silent Bob said:
My franchise has ahem one more than yours.

That's only because for years the Pack was kicking ass and the other league was afraid of them till they finally manned up and grew a pair.

Jan 14, 2013#453

sixpackshaker

Manning is the only reason they were as close as this to the super bowl.

Jan 14, 2013#454

blotsfan

Krisken said:
That's only because for years the Pack was kicking ass and the other league was afraid of them till they finally manned up and grew a pair.

You mean the NFL was too stuck up to let the AFL teams play them.

Jan 14, 2013#455

Krisken

Stuck up, or rightly unimpressed?

Jan 14, 2013#456

blotsfan

I mean, I don't think the AFL champs would beat the Packers but if you could go in a time machine and have pre superbowl AFL champs from each year play NFL champs from each year, I don't think the NFL would go undefeated.

Jan 14, 2013#457

Charlie Don't Surf

I'm mad at Ray Lewis for nearly singlehandedly knocking the best Titans team out of the playoffs and ending Eddie George's career, but he's a great player.

And most of his trial in the court of public opinion for that murder incident back then was done by people rampaging against "thug players", so I take it with a huuuuuuuuuge grain of salt.

Jan 14, 2013#458

Dave

Charlie Don't Surf said:
And most of his trial in the court of public opinion for that murder incident back then was done by people rampaging against "thug players", so I take it with a huuuuuuuuuge grain of salt.

Have you even looked at the murder investigation and the legal maneuvering he did? Evidence was removed and presumably destroyed, witnesses were threatened and when it turned back on him he plead out like a coward. Yeah. He's a great player. So what?

Jan 14, 2013#459

Silent Bob

Krisken said:
That's only because for years the Pack was kicking ass and the other league was afraid of them till they finally manned up and grew a pair.

Oh man, I think Packers' fans are almost as bad as Patriots' fans. The Pack has sucked for years and only recently been a contender. San Fran was in the same exact boat. I was just happy to see all those Cheeseheads get STUNNED![DOUBLEPOST=1358208063][/DOUBLEPOST]

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I'm mad at Ray Lewis for nearly singlehandedly knocking the best Titans team out of the playoffs and ending Eddie George's career, but he's a great player.

And most of his trial in the court of public opinion for that murder incident back then was done by people rampaging against "thug players", so I take it with a huuuuuuuuuge grain of salt.

Ray Lewis is a piece of shit, bud. Sorry to rain on your parade. The entire Baltimore franchise is garbage.

Jan 14, 2013#460

Krisken

It's all we have, Bob. Wisconsin isn't exactly a contender in any other sport.

Jan 14, 2013#461

jwhouk

Non-collegiate, that is.

Jan 14, 2013#462

Krisken

I'm not big on college sports, so yeah, professional sporting is pretty sparse here as far as wins go. Hell, the Brewers were exciting that one year.

Jan 14, 2013#463

Silent Bob

Krisken said:
It's all we have, Bob. Wisconsin isn't exactly a contender in any other sport.

I know, man. I'm just messing with you guys

Jan 15, 2013#464

Dave

Krisken said:
It's all we have, Bob. Wisconsin isn't exactly a contender in any other sport.

Try being from Iowa. Unless you like wrestling.

Jan 15, 2013#465

Krisken

Dave said:
Try being from Iowa. Unless you like wrestling.

No thanks! I do admit we're lucky that we even have one sport where we are at least contenders. Hell, if it wasn't for football, all we'd have is cheese.

Jan 15, 2013#466

jwhouk

It's a good thing that Lambeau was friends with Halas, that's all I got to say.

Jan 16, 2013#467

Covar

jwhouk said:
God, am I glad the lockout is over.

Jan 16, 2013#468

sixpackshaker

But nobody cares about the Stars...

Jan 16, 2013#469

blotsfan

I'm not a big fan of that picture.

Jan 16, 2013#470

Sparhawk

blotsfan said:
I'm not a big fan of that picture.

I can't imagine why...

Jan 16, 2013#471

jwhouk

Get your toe out of the crease, blotsfan.

I'm just hoping that our #6 will recreate that picture in late June.

Jan 20, 2013#472

Cheesy1

Now let's see who we're going to face!

Jan 20, 2013#473

Tress

I think it's gonna be a Harbowl.

Jan 20, 2013#474

WasabiPoptart

Greatest Temper Tantrum EVER! I don't think my kids have even thrown one this good.

Jan 20, 2013#475

Tress

He's a bit... passionate...

Jan 20, 2013#476

drifter

At least he didn't pull down his pants

Jan 20, 2013#477

Sparhawk

Zappit said:
I really, really do hate the Ravens, and I despise Bernard Pollard. Every friggin' season he badly injures a Pats player - Brady, Welker, Gronk, and tonight he knocked out Ridley when Ridley tried to dive to the ground.

So we got a Super Bowl with a potential sex offender (Crabtree) and a potential double murderer (Lewis). Role models all around.

Is Ridley the guy that knocked himself cold in the second half?

Jan 21, 2013#478

Tress

Zappit said:
So we got a Super Bowl with a potential sex offender (Crabtree) and a potential double murderer (Lewis). Role models all around.

Couple of things: First, it's still very much alleged and it doesn't look like there's a case against Crabtree. Second, this is some sore loser bullshit right here.

Jan 21, 2013#479

jwhouk

All this long season, and what are we down to? "Last Harbaugh Standing."

Jan 22, 2013#480

Necronic

Could anyone realistically have picked this Superbowl from the beginning of the playoffs?

Jan 22, 2013#481

Tress

Necronic said:
Could anyone realistically have picked this Superbowl from the beginning of the playoffs?

While the Niners weren't complete favorites, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility for them to make it. But Baltimore? After how inconsistent they were during the regular season? No way. I thought Denver was going to crush them.

Jan 22, 2013#482

jwhouk

Lot of people had Houston or New England squaring off against my Pack or the Falcons.

Jan 22, 2013#483

Necronic

Why would anyone expect Houston to do better than the Ravens? They lost to the Pats like weeks before they faced them in the playoffs. Sure, they are division champions. AFC SOUTH division champions that is. That's like being proud of getting high scores on your GED.

And I am saying this as a Houstonian. They have gotten a lot better since their inception, and I'm happy to see them in the playoffs, but they had no real long term chance.

ed: Ok looking back on it the Texans did pretty good through the regular season. Their only losses against *good* teams were to the Patriots and the Packers, and they actually beat the Ravens earlier in the year. But aside from a handful of *good* teams they played against the majority of their games were against absolute jokes. 4 of their games were against the Jags and the Titans.

Jan 22, 2013#484

Krisken

jwhouk said:
Lot of people had Houston or New England squaring off against my Pack or the Falcons.

I have to admit, I thought the Pack going to the super bowl was a bit optimistic. They weren't showing the consistency needed to be the championship team.

Jan 22, 2013#485

jwhouk

Krisken said:
I have to admit, I thought the Pack going to the super bowl was a bit optimistic. They ~~weren't showing the consistency~~ didn't have the defense needed to be the championship team.

Fixed that.

Jan 23, 2013#486

sixpackshaker

The week 10 Texans could have won it all. But they just had some break down during the last month. Heck they beat Ravens. I really wonder what made them flatten out so much. Were they just hot during the wrong time of the year?

Jan 23, 2013#487

Necronic

Playing well in the early season and them completely falling apart at the end is a longstanding Texas tradition.

We call it Romo-ing.

Jan 23, 2013#488

sixpackshaker

I am still waiting for the Cowboys organization to distance itself from Jerry Jones.

Jan 23, 2013#489

Tress

Much like the Raiders with Al Davis, it won't get better for Cowboys fans until Jerry Jones is dead.

Jan 23, 2013#490

Necronic

In fairness to JJ he was the owner during one of the greates periods of Cowboy history.

Jan 23, 2013#491

sixpackshaker

Necronic said:
In fairness to JJ he was the owner during one of the greates periods of Cowboy history.

They were great because of Jimmy Johnson and Landry's draft picks. When JJ started pushing his weight around, he lost a HoF Coach, and squandered one of the greatest teams ever.

Jan 23, 2013#492

Necronic

True enough.

Jan 23, 2013#493

Tress

Necronic said:
In fairness to JJ he was the owner during one of the greates periods of Cowboy history.

True, but the same is true for Al Davis and the Raiders. Davis was a great coach and owner at one point. Then, as time went on, he became a giant anchor around the Raider's necks. I think the same thing about Jones.

Jan 23, 2013#494

Krisken

It didn't help half the team was on coke and had their heads up their asses.

Jan 23, 2013#495

sixpackshaker

Krisken said:
It didn't help half the team was on coke and had their heads up their asses.

I think you just described 30 years of the NFL.

Jan 23, 2013#496

Dave

Okay so fines were levied from this weekend.

$10,000 fine to Tom Brady for trying to intentionally spike a player during a slide.

$10,500 fine to Frank Gore...for wearing his socks too low.

Yeah. That seems about right.

Jan 24, 2013#497

Gared

Dave said:
Okay so fines were levied from this weekend.

$10,000 fine to Tom Brady for trying to intentionally spike a player during a slide.

$10,500 fine to Frank Gore...for wearing his socks too low.

Yeah. That seems about right.

Well you see, the league really has to focus on player safety right now, what with all of the knee injuries, traumatic brain injuries, rib injuries, lacerated spleens, etc. Now, it's one thing to spike a player - that can cause minor abrasions, after all - but it's another thing entirely to wear your socks so low that you risk damaging the delicate psyches of the opposing team by exposing your hairy man-legs to them.

Ah hell, what am I saying? Roger Goodell is a hack.

Jan 24, 2013#498

Tress

The No Fun League indeed.

Jan 24, 2013#499

evilmike

Dave said:
$10,000 fine to Tom Brady for trying to intentionally spike a player during a slide.

I think it's a minor victory that the NFL fined Brady instead of Ed Reed.

Jan 24, 2013#500

Sparhawk

evilmike said:
I think it's a minor victory that the NFL fined Brady instead of Ed Reed.

I'm sure that Reed got a letter telling him not to put one of their poster pretty boys in harms way by running at him while he has the ball. That's just dangerous for the appearance of the league, and could put a revenue stream in jeopardy.

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