The Breakfast.info
General Discussions => No Glove No Love => Topic started by: ChrisPitch on August 12, 2006, 12:15:32 pm
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It\'s about time. Let\'s talk.
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yes, lets.
I am happy to see the return of the gridiron. I just like football in general and seeing it on TV brings tears to my eyes. There is nothing like watching pamper millionaires on a football field.
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2005-2006
Do you mean \'06-\'07, or is this a flashback thread of \'05-\'06?
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Yes, this is indeed the 2005-06 NFL thread. Let\'s see. I pick Steelers over the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Something like 21-10.
In other words, I goofed. But I did change it. Good looks, Z.
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well, it is some what related to the NFL.
How do you feel about Maurice Clarrett? I personally never liked the guy. I hated him even more when he beat Miami a few years ago in the National Championship. I just find it sad that he has turned into his current self. The kid had talent, there is no denying that, but his ego and out look on life sucks. I\'m glad he is not in the NFL.
I\'d like to see the Bears do something this year. But, football has not been a "team" sport for me for a few years, though my bias while living in New Bedford was with New England, I have always watched players. Should be interesting to see what Reggie Bush can do this year.
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Yeah I\'m excited to see our boy Reggie Bush play this year as well especially since Brees at QB could be a good season for the Saints or at the least a good future. As far as Clarett goes, it really is too bad what has happened to him since all he had to do was stay in school one more year and perhaps could have avoided all his troubles. Shame on the NFL for denying him entree after his freshman year.
In a similar vein, Mike Williams looks real good the other night against the Browns. Hopefully he will make the team this year. I am definitely opitimistic for the season in terms of my favorite team (Lions). They finally have a somewaht established starting QB- no matter if it is Jon Kinta. We need to get a running game going this year and we should win at least 8 or 9 games, which may be eventhough to take the division. Only team I am worried about at the Bears because they seem to surprise me every year, especially when so-called experts always count them out. But this year everyone thinks they will easily win the division so I think they will put a little to much pressure on their offense to perform no matter how great their defense is. Fuck Da Bears
Can\'t wait for tomorrow and the release of the new Madden. Read up a little on it and it looks they have added some new features to the running.
Oh and does anyone want to join the .INFO Breakfast Fantasy Football, if I get alot of responses I will create one in yahoo or ESPN, whichever you guys want. Just need to find a convenent time for our live draft. Holla back in this thread.
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Congrats to the Pats on their soon-to-be 2006-7 victory! See ya @ the superbowl ;)
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so is anyone down for some fantasy football?
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I am in...but not for a live draft....
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well now we have 2 people. you and I.
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I should defend my crown.
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Stakes?
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same rules as last year. not sure is Spacey got anything for winning first place but we only had 4 ppl, one was my brother. Spacey kicked all of our fucking asses.
League Name The Breakfast
Password sundance
League Type Custom
Draft Type Live Online Draft
Draft Time Wed Sep 6 5:00pm EDT
IF WE GET A LARGE RESPONSE OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD RATHER HAVE AN AUTOMATED DRAFT OR IF THE LIVE-TIME DRAFT IS NO GOOD I CAN ALWAYS CHANGE IT. HERE IS THE REST OF THE .INFO IN CASE ANYONE FORGOT
League SettingsEdit Settings Scoring Type Head-to-Head
Max Teams 10
League Start Week 1
Can\'t Cut List Yahoo! Sports
Max Moves No maximum
Max Trades No maximum
Trade Reject Time 2 days
Trade End Date November 17, 2006
Trade Review League Votes
Waiver Time 2 days
Waiver Type Continual rolling list
Sun - Tue Waivers No
Post Draft Players Follow Waiver Rules
Tight End (TE) 1
Defensive Teams (DEF) 1
Wide Receiver (WR) 3
Quarterback (QB) 1
Runningback (RB) 2
Kickers (K) 1
Bench (BN) 9
Scoring SettingsEdit Settings Passing Touchdowns 6 Points
Interceptions -2 Points
Completions 3 Points
Passing Yards 35 Yards = 1 Point
Rushing Touchdowns 6 Points
Rushing Yards 20 Yards = 1 Point
Reception Touchdowns 6 Points
Receptions 3 Points
Reception Yards 20 Yards = 1 Point
Return Touchdowns 6 Points
Return Yards 20 Yards = 1 Point
Offensive Fumble Return TD 6 Points
2-Point Conversions 2 Points
Fumbles Lost -2 Points
Field Goals 0-19 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 20-29 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 30-39 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 40-49 Yards 4 Points
Field Goals 50+ Yards 5 Points
Point After Attempt Made 1 Points
Points Allowed 0 points 10 Points
Points Allowed 1-6 points 7 Points
Points Allowed 7-13 points 4 Points
Points Allowed 14-20 points 1 Points
Points Allowed 21-27 points 0 Points
Points Allowed 28-34 points -1 Points
Points Allowed 35+ points -4 Points
Sack 1 Points
Interception 2 Points
Fumble Recovery 2 Points
Touchdown 6 Points
Safety 2 Points
Block Kick 2 Points
Return Yards 25 Yards = 1 Point
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns 5 Points
Now that I recall the point system was pretty high last year but oh well. If anyone has any better ideas for scoring just let me know. I just used the same settings as last year.
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I got a good pat on the back from myself. It\'s easy to win when no one else is playing.
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so how many ppl are going to be in this thing? i hope there is more than the 4 we had last season
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I would love to play fantasy football with you guys! Nice work starting a league Rujah! I don\'t mean to be picky but there\'s two league paramaters that, if changed, will make the league more fun for all. (I\'ve played 7 leagues in the last 5 years and comissioned 3 so trust me on these.) First, there should not be a 9-man bench. Who wants a league where half your team doesn\'t count? Enable one WR/RB spot and one WR/TE spot and cut the bench down to 4 or 5 people. This greatly improves the fun and strategy. 18 people on a team is way too many. 14-15 is ideal, 16 is the absolute max, otherwise you have to sit there and draft 5th-string receivers and rookie TEs who have no chance at ever playing. And the one week they do play, they\'ll be sitting on your 9-man bench!
Now that I recall the point system was pretty high last year but oh well. If anyone has any better ideas for scoring just let me know.
Just noticed the glitch in the scoring system. It\'s almost perfect just 2 little changes. 3 points for a completion or reception are the culprits. Two completions are worth the same as a touchdown is no good. And at 35 pass yards per point, you need 105 passing yards to equal one 3-yard completion, also no good. Just take out the completion and reception points and leave the yardage and TD points as they are and it\'s a good scoring system.
You might get more people this year with these simple league changes, as knowledgable players aren\'t going to get into a league with flaws. Let\'s get it on!
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fixed thanks wolfman I never really looked at the scoring system before. no wonder why Spacey won last year.
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is it espn or yahoo?
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Great work Rujah! This looks like a yahoo league. We need the league ID number!!! You can\'t use the league name to join, you need the number.
Everyone post your fantasy teams if you\'re in a league. Here\'s my other team for this year. It\'s really, really sad. Well at RB I\'m atrocious, my other positions are good but with RBs like this I\'m toast. I took Domanick Davis with my 2nd pick...didn\'t know he was seriously injured at the time. (He\'s now been shut down for the year.) So my team sucks right now, but last year I made the playoffs (top 4 out of 12) with only 4 out of 15 of my original draft picks still on the roster. You can build a team along the way but you have to be very, very savvy and pretty darn lucky also. Our draft was Thursday and I\'ve already cut 4 of my 15 draft picks! OK with no further ado here\'s this year\'s debacle:
QB: Peyton Manning
WR: Hines Ward
WR: TJ Houshmandzadeh
WR: Eddie Kennison
RB: Reuben Droughns
RB: Wali Lundy
TE: LJ Smith
W/T: Rod Smith
W/R: Thomas Jones
K: S. Gostkowski
DEF: Carolina
BN: Tatum Bell
BN: David Givens
BN: Jerius Norwood
BN: Greg Jennings
I already dropped my 2nd, 13th, 14th, and 15th pick. They were, respectively, Domanick Davis, Mike Vanderjagt, Mewelde Moore, and Trent Green and I\'ve picked up Jennings, Norowood, Lundi and Gostkowski. All good moves on paper but I\'d still be lucky if 1 of the 4 guys I added makes a big difference.
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Is there a more frustrating call than holding?
I swear whenever a big play breaks and then gets called back more often than not the call is holding! ARRRRRGHHHHH!!
Oh and from the looks of his first game, I think Reggie Bush may fit just fine in the NFL.
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I can\'t think of a less satisfying win than today\'s Patriots victory over the Bills.
OK yes I can...today\'s Red Sox win to avoid getting swept by the Royals and stay within 10 games of the Yankees!
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how bout the Lions losing a heartbreaker to the seahawks
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i wish i had seen this earlier i\'d have played with you guys.
wolfman - i took davis as well. either way i\'ll still beat everyone in that league except maybe some wisconsin chick. :)
i just came in here to post something about the jets and the superbowl
undefeated baby
woohoo
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yeah the Jets and the Super Bowl
anyways since alot of ppl missed out on the league and there are only 4 ppl I started up a knew one.
league- 695205
password- sundance
Right now there are 3 ppl and the auto-draft won\'t start until there are at least 10 or 20 ppl
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I can\'t think of a less satisfying win than today\'s Patriots victory over the Bills.
a win is a win is a win. who cares how satisfied you are? its a lot more satisfying than a loss.
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9 SACKS!!!!!!
They kept it simple for Philip in his first game and LT just ran rampant over the weakass Raiders.
I think LT had more rushing yards than the Raiders had total yards!!!
Man it was a great way for the Chargers to start the season!
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i just came in here to post something about the jets and the superbowl
undefeated baby
woohoo
You forgot the part about the Super Bowl. Here, I\'ll say something about the Jets and the Superbowl: At the end of the season when each Jet chips in his $50 bonus for going 1-15, they will have pooled enough money to rent a nice plasma TV to watch the Super Bowl.
It\'s all downhill from here homegirl. Patriots 24, Jets 10.
BTW where are all the Giants fans? Poor Eli got screwed by his own dirty receivers who can\'t stop pushing off on every play rotfl
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BTW where are all the Giants fans? Poor Eli got screwed by his own dirty receivers who can\'t stop pushing off on every play rotfl
yeah, that\'s definitely what happened. you obviously watched the game.
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BTW where are all the Giants fans? Poor Eli got screwed by his own dirty receivers who can\'t stop pushing off on every play rotfl
yeah, that\'s definitely what happened. you obviously watched the game.
Well it would appear the Giants fans were busy in other threads rounding up people for lottery pools and radio station harassment. Worthy causes, I think.
As far as those penalties- apparently Plaxico Burress is not allowed physical contact with anyone. I didn\'t realize this was soccer.
As for getting screwed by your WR\'s- Deion Branch anyone?
I have also decided if I ever get a cat I absolutely must name him Plaxico in duel tribute to the Giants and Jane\'s Addiction.
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I did watch the Giants game and let me tell you what...when Tim Carter got that offensive interference penalty on the 2nd to last drive he\'s lucky he was on a football field cause he\'d be serving 5-15 years if he did that anywhere else. Absolutely mugged that poor helpless little cornerback. Cross your fingers and hope that he doesn\'t get a lengthy suspension. rotfl
BTW Deion Branch didn\'t screw anyone. The Pats don\'t need him and if he wasn\'t going to play here then the Pats only made themselves better by trading sme guy who was never going to play here for a first-round pick. Everyone said the sky was falling when we cut Lawyer Milloy too, and we won our first championship that year. I actually laud Branch for his courage and resiliancy. He did well for himself. Well, at least he did in the money department but that\'s the only thing that mattered to him. It\'s a win-win. Peace out Deion, thanks for SB XXXIX and the first-round pick, and if you\'re there to meet us in Miami in February I\'m sure Rodney Harrison will have a message for you :)
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well, the giants looked fantastic in their opening drive today, and looked nothing short of miserable after that.. gonna be a long season if this keeps up.. :sigh:
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...and here comes overtime.. :lol:
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never a doubt in my mind...
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Tim Carter is my hero
Too bad I had to listen to Joe Buck for 3 hours and will have to listen to him next week too
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never a doubt in my mind...
how come you spend all day posting about the Giants game, but can\'t update the site w/ Yesterday\'s setlist?
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never a doubt in my mind...
how come you spend all day posting about the Giants game, but can\'t update the site w/ Yesterday\'s setlist?
:doh:
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San Diego SUPERCHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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San Diego SUPERCHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah those two huge wins over the Titan and the Raiders definitely shows us what the chargers are made of.
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San Diego SUPERCHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah those two huge wins over the Titan and the Raiders definitely shows us what the chargers are made of.
Bah!
A win is a win and they were both dominating performances in different ways. The defense the Chargers have is unbelievable and the way Philip is handling the offense, if any team thinks like you do they will be in for a shock!
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I hear what you\'re saying and you\'re right the Chargers are definitely a solid team but lets wait until they beat a decent team. LIke I said the Raiders and Titans are what I would call "playoff teams" meanwhile LT has been doing great for my fantasy team.
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Patriots win again. *Yawn*
Since I was tooling on the Giants fans last week after their tough loss it\'s only fair that I come back and say congrats on the great comeback. Eli might turn out to be more clutch than Pey-rod. Peyton sure knows how to pile up the TDs against the Houstons of the world, but at this point I\'d say Eli is slightly more likely to be the first Manning to appear in a Super Bowl.
I watched the action from the sports book at the Venetian in the heart of Las Vegas. It was quite an experience. If you\'re a football fan and you\'ve never watched NFL action from a Vegas sports book, put this on your to-do list. Imagine a bar with fans from all parts of the country rooting for their teams at the same time. The whole neutral-site factor is really cool and impossible to recreate anywhere else. Then throw in the fact that everyone in the room has action on other games too, thus every big play and big call results in simultaneous cacophanies of joy and aggravation. Every game is on a projector screen and several smaller TVs. And here\'s the kicker: drinks are free all day. Does this sound like a fun bar? You bet it is. The best part of the day was that the 4 loudest guys in the whole room were Eagles fans. During the first 3 quarters it was back-slapping happy fun time for them. 30 minutes later they were being escorted off the casino grounds. Good times!
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If you\'re a football fan and you\'ve never watched NFL action from a Vegas sports book, put this on your to-do list.
wildcoyote\'s to do list:
1. Win Powerball
2. Quit job
3. Buy velor track suits and [-]gold[/-] platinum dollar sign medallions.
4. Watch NFL games @ Vegas sports book.
Done.
BTW- Eli sure did look composed out there.
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just came across these, and figured i\'d start to post them here...
2006 Week 3 (Sept 24)
National Doubleheader = FOX
Asterisks (*) denote games in HD
The CBS map - all games this week on CBS are at 1pm ET, except BAL @ CLE (4pm):
(http://www.gribblenation.net/nflmaps/03-CBS.gif)
The FOX Game 1 map - all games at 1pm ET:
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The FOX Game 2 map - all games at 4:15pm ET:
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FAQ (from gribblenation.com)
What do the white areas mean?
Welcome to the world of blackout rules. The short answer is: no game at all. This can be due to one of two rules: a) no games can air at the same time as a local team\'s home game on another network, or b ) if a game is blacked out because it doesn\'t sell out, the network with the doubleheader can only show one game. Don’t shoot the messenger, I think the rules are stupid too.
So what exactly are the blackout rules?
The short answer: If a game doesn\'t sell out within 72 hours of kickoff, there is no local television broadcast. "Local" in this case is defined as anywhere within 75 miles from the stadium. If a station from outside that 75-mile zone has any part of its coverage area crossing over, it gets blacked out too. This is why virtually all of Arizona, for instance, gets blacked out of Cardinals games.
Who decides what games get shown in my area?
The networks, with some guidance from the NFL. The league sets "primary markets" and "secondary markets" for most teams, and those markets are required to show all road games involving the "local" team. Primary markets are required to air home games too, unless they don\'t sell out. The "primary market" is the market in which the team is physically located (i.e. Boston for the Patriots). The "secondary markets" are adjoining markets assigned at the discretion of the league (again using the Patriots example, Providence and Portland ME). Secondary markets are not required to air home games, and if there\'s another team nearby, they don\'t.
Harrisburg PA is a good example. Because Baltimore is the closest team, the NFL has designated it a Ravens secondary market. However, the stations there have noticed there are more stealers fans. So the CBS affiliate there, despite having to air Ravens *road* games in case of a stealers conflict (and enduring the wrath of the local fans every time it happens), they do air the stealers whenever the Ravens play at *home*.
Outside of these primary and secondary markets, and even in them if the local team isn\'t playing, the network is the sole arbiter of what game gets shown where, but usually after taking input from the local affiliates. Affiliates can request a particular game be shown to their market, and the network will (usually) agree unless it runs against the secondary market rules. The CBS affiliate in Orlando in 2005, after several desperate attempts, couldn\'t show a Dolphins-Buccaneers game because, for some reason, the NFL said Orlando is a Jaguars market.
Not all markets are designated by one team or another as a secondary market, usually only the ones closest to the stadium (i.e. the ones that would be blacked out if not a sellout). Other markets can air one team’s games more often than not, but that rule isn’t set in stone.
Stations in the 32 team markets are not allowed to air a game if the other network has a local team\'s home game at the same time. Instead, they have to air one in the other timeslot. The rule does not specifically apply if the local team is on the road, but that\'s on the doubleheader network, the singleheader network usually airs a game in the opposite timeslot. This is usually how those 49ers-Texans duds end up on the air in Cleveland.
How come these tiny specks in Nebraska are getting a different game?
One of two reasons: Sometimes a popular player is from a certain area, so the local station there likes to show as many games of his team as possible. This is especially true in college towns. The other reason has to do with the Fox network. Since it\'s a newer, smaller network, it doesn\'t have as many affiliates as CBS, ABC or NBC. So there is a national satellite feed called FoxNet that is distributed to cable companies in the smallest markets and other remote areas, which usually carries Fox\'s national game. I\'ve tried to show as many areas that carry FoxNet as I can on the maps.
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giants look great today.
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DALLAS -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing a police report.
ESPN Radio
A police report says that Terrell Owens was hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Ed Werder and ESPN Radio 103.3\'s Jennifer Engel give the latest news and early reaction from Dallas.
• Mike and Mike
A Dallas police report released Wednesday morning said Owens told a friend "that he was depressed." The report was first released by WFAA-TV.
The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.
The friend attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he\'d taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he\'d emptied. Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, \'Yes.\'"
KTVT-TV in Dallas reported that a woman named "Etheridge", likely his publicist Kim Etheridge, called police at 7:51 p.m. to report a suicide attempt. KTVT-TV reported that Owens ingested 35 pills.
Owens left the hospital early this morning, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. A hospital spokeswoman told The Associated Press early Wednesday there was no patient registered as Terrell Owens, although federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released.
Dallas police officials, who said they were planning a news conference later Wednesday, did not immediately release a time. The Cowboys have called a 2:30 p.m. ET news conference.
Owens\' publicist and agent, and the Cowboys, did not return repeated calls from The Associated Press. No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night.
Owens was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night. A source close to Owens had told ESPN\'s Ed Werder early Wednesday morning that Owens was suffering an adverse reaction to painkillers taken for treatment of his fractured hand.
"This is not serious," Etheridge said in Wednesday\'s online edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, before news of the reported suicide attempt was released.
A report earlier Tuesday stated that Owens would practice with the team Wednesday and possibly play Sunday at Tennessee, but his availability this week and beyond is now uncertain.
Owens
Owens fractured the fourth metacarpal bone in the Cowboys\' victory over the Washington Redskins and underwent surgery on Sept. 18. The next day, a plate was screwed in, protecting the bone so it can heal without further damage.
Cowboys coach Bill Parcells mentioned in a press conference shortly thereafter that pain medication had made Owens ill, apparently making this the second time he has had an adverse reaction. The incident that sent him to the hospital Tuesday night apparently occurred sometime after Owens took medication after catching passes at the Cowboys\' facility on Tuesday.
With the Cowboys having had a bye last weekend, it was thought that Owens could return without having missed a game. Before Wednesday\'s developments, Owens said he would play Oct. 8, when he gets to face his former team, the Eagles, in Philadelphia
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Owens left the hospital early this morning
And if it was any of us, we\'d be bound in a little white coat!! :sigh:
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CBS - 1 game
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FOX - Early game
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FOX - Late game
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Maps courtesy:
http://www.gribblenation.net/nflmaps/
Note: The Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings game presently scheduled for 12:00 PM CT (1:00 PM ET) on Sunday, October 8; will move to Monday, October 9 at 7:30 PM CT (8:30 PM ET); if the Minnesota-Oakland playoff baseball series goes to a deciding fifth game (which would be played on Sunday afternoon). Should this change happen, television arrangements for Monday have not been announced. We will not know for certain until the conclusion of Game 4 (if necessary) on Saturday at the latest. The Fox distribution map this week will assume the game will be played on Sunday as scheduled. If the game is moved, all areas currently scheduled to receive Lions-Vikings will get the St. Louis Rams-Green Bay Packers game instead.
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BY the looks of things, with A\'s up two games to none heading back to Oakland it doesnt look like this series is going to go the distance, but I hope so. If it does happen that would not only be good for the baseball playoffs as well as the Lions, but I don\'t they will broadcast it on national T.V. even though in week 1 there was a double header Monday so hopefully the same thing happens for week 4
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Well after blowing chances last week in Baltimore. Marty finally let Philip loose and behold a WIN!!!!
Our defense is plenty good and Marty is finally realizing he does have a decent QB to lead the offense which has so many options it\'s silly.
Go Chargers!!!
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Bears fans had a huge shared case of Deja Vu\' today. Bummer.
Chargers got the first of 4 games w/o Steroid boy(alleged) Yea.
Giants barely beat the Texans :lol: wow
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Good thing the Giants were playin a shitty team, they sure did look like ass. They have the Bears next week too!
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Whew! Talk about a comeback!! 49-41 Chargers win!
Finally got a win outside of Cali.
Poor Giants. You had to know the Bears were gonna bounce back from last week.
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9-0 in back to back seasons yet that wont mean anything until they win a superbowl. ive been a big colts fan since they drafted marvin harrison (syracuse alumni). he was amazing in college and its too bad mcnabb was only a freshman when harrison was a senior or they could have done some serious damage together. @ dallas appears to be their hardest remaining game. @ jax and games at home against philly and cinci wont be easy though.
[edit] if you dont have it, the nfl ticket is amazing. nothing like working on an ass groove in the couch all day sunday while sipping on newcastles. [/edit]
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1st team in NFL history to come back from 17+ in consecutive games. Determination for sure!
The 1st to win 4 consecutive games while giving up 24+ in each. Bend but don\'t Break huh?
LT is just tearing it up.
Fastest to 100 touchdowns(career) by 4 games.(89 games)
2nd to Emmit(88 games) to rush for 90 TD\'s(career)
First player to have 3 consecutive games w/ 3+ touchdowns.
Ties the record w/ 4 TD\'s in consecutive games.
Needs just 7 TD\'s to break Alexander\'s record from last year.
If you are not watching this team you\'re missing out on some fun football.
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LT 21
Oakland 14
2 rush TD\'s and a TD pass. Anyone who thinks he does not deserve to be called LT is not paying attention.
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Man this year sucks for alot of .info\'ers from the looks of this thread.
Well not for me!
LT broke the single season TD record and the Chargers clinched their division and took over the #1 seed yesterday!!!!!!!!
Like I posted earlier in this thread The Chargers have a great team and should not be overlooked.
Hey Rujah! Have the Chargers played and beaten enough quality teams for ya? pffft.
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So another Charger win.
Matched the Franchise record for wins in a season w/ 12.
This time LT broke the alltime NFL season scoring record.
Has the most Rushing TD\'s in a season after tonight.
Really feeling like a special season.
LT asked what would be different this yr. in the playoffs w/ Marty as Coach and he said "The Players. This year we got ya Coach".
Oh and anyone watch that Eagles game? :lol:
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Guess what happened today? yep Chargers win.
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giants are now 1-4 since i picked them to lose out.. not bad.
2007: YEAR OF THE BREAKFAST AND THE NEW YORK GIANTS!!!
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As an Eagles fan, I feel misled tremendously by Jeff Garcia. False hopes of a playoff run. I had given up, and they had to go and pull me back in. I would detach myself but, though I don\'t think they will run the table, there is not a single team in the NFC that would definitely beat them in the playoffs. Damn Eagles. At least make it quick with a first round exit if you\'re not going to win the Super Bowl.
Then again, I said the same thing about the Red Sox in 2004.
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So the road to the Super Bowl rolls through San Diego.
8-0 @ home this year looking to make it 10-0 and then a road trip to Miami!!
Congrats to LT for his phenomenal year TD record AND finally a Rushing Title!
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Congrats LT on the MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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anyone have predictions on the weekend?
colts over chiefs (LJ is just one man and bob sanders\' return is huge)
seahawks over cowboys (seattle is a tough place to play a road game, especially in the playoffs)
pats over jets (nobody prepares a team better for a playoff game than Mr. hoodie)
eagles over giants (barber gives it his all but eli\'s mistakes will be too much to overcome)
prob get some wrong as none of those are upsets. oh well. go colts!
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Colts
Patriots
Seahawks
Giants
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thank god this shit season has come to an end for the giants. i couldn\'t stand to watch another one of these miserable fucking games.. thanks for everything, tiki, cause i know you read .info daily.
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alright, 4 - 4! big win for the colts by not alllowing a first down until halfway through the 4th quarter.
time for second round predictions
colts over ravens (defense has stepped it up and peyton, hopefully, has all his kinks out for this game)
patriots over chargers (rivers\' first playoff game means the entire load will be on LT\'s shoulders)
saints over eagles (first playoff game in the dome, i think the crowd wins this one)
bears over seahawks (grossman shuts everyone up and comes through on top with help from the defense)
my heart is with the colts so i really cant go against them but i honestly think they can outscore the baltimore defense. i think the seahawks can pull out a win in chicago but they didnt look impressive against dallas.
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alright, 4 - 4! big win for the colts by not alllowing a first down until halfway through the 4th quarter.
time for second round predictions
colts over ravens (defense has stepped it up and peyton, hopefully, has all his kinks out for this game)
patriots over chargers (rivers\' first playoff game means the entire load will be on LT\'s shoulders)
saints over eagles (first playoff game in the dome, i think the crowd wins this one)
bears over seahawks (grossman shuts everyone up and comes through on top with help from the defense)
my heart is with the colts so i really cant go against them but i honestly think they can outscore the baltimore defense. i think the seahawks can pull out a win in chicago but they didnt look impressive against dallas.
Typical east coast bias leading to ignorance.
The Chargers are not a one dimensional team. Just because it\'s River\'s 1st Playoff game means nothing. The Chargers have a defense that will have Brady on his ass a few times. LT is not the only running game they have. Turner is a killer also. This team has the most guys going to the Pro Bowl than any others for a reason. :sigh:
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everyone has a chubby for the chargers and they havent proven anything yet. they almost lost to the raiders. without that shitty interpretation of a forward pass (when he spiked the ball after not being tackled) it may not have turned out in a win but who knows.
chargers have played 3 playoff teams this year (@ ravens; lost 13-16, chiefs; @ lost 27-30 and won 20-9; @ seattle won 20-17) for a 2-2 record. i dont view those wins as significant but having your only two losses come to playoff teams is really good and i respect that.
colts are 4-1 against playoff teams (5-1 if you want to count the chiefs game) with wins @ giants, @ jets, @ patriots, philly, and their only loss coming @ dallas. however, the regular season doesnt mean shit and by being a colts fan i know this is true. chargers will have to earn my respect in the playoffs before i hand it to them like everyone else has.
im not hating on the chargers at all. they are really good defensively and have one of the best players of all time in LT. i just dont agree with all the hype, thats all.
btw, merriman making the probowl is bs. they suspend him for taking steroids then reward him for his stats which were fueled by steroids. what kind of message is the nfl sending out here? we will slap you on the wrist to save face but then allow you to play in the probowl. what are your thoughts on this leith? i am not trying to get into an argument at all im just curious since you are a chargers fan.
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Yeah 14-2 proves nothing. 9 Players named to the Pro Bowl means nothing.
If this was the Colts I am sure you would feel the same right?
As for Merriman he got docked his 4 games which is the penalty for his offense. It is not his fault that is the only penalty the NFL has for 1st time offenses w/ steroids.
He claims innocence and I don\'t really care as he has tested clean since.
Even w/ steroids an issue I think his performance could not be that enhanced to the point where he put up numbers better than pretty much everyone in fewer games, some of that has to be natural talent which I think he has loads of.
Steroids do not help one make the type of mental decisions he makes on defense which are quite overlooked due to everyone\'s focus on the physical abilities and steroids.
This guy is the real deal steroids or not. Believe it.
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"Yeah 14-2 proves nothing. 9 Players named to the Pro Bowl means nothing.
If this was the Colts I am sure you would feel the same right?"
doing well in the reg season doesnt mean anything. thats why they dont give out trophies for regular season champs. again, i know this the hard way cause the colts havent performed in the playoffs before but have done well during the regular season the past 3 years.
how many probowlers did the bears get? half of their defense goes every year and they havent won in 20 years.
1 #1 seed has won the superbowl over the past 3 seasons
i guess there isnt a point to all of this til after this weekend. its kind of funny since our teams arent even playing each other...yet. good luck against the patriots.
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Oh I totally understand regular season does not mean squat. Also I await w/ a bit of anxiety considering our coach\'s record in the playoffs.
As for the hype well there is reason the Chargers are getting more run than say the Bears.
While most teams stumbled to the playoffs the Chargers went in on a 10 game winning streak.
Playing every week, and through injuries, now w/ a bye and healthy players?
The Pats will be hard pressed.
I personally hope the Colts beat the Ravens as in the past couple years the Chargers
have basically owned the Colts.
Hopefully we can continue this in 2 weeks. :)
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Well there ya go. Missed fg. Pats win. Gotta give it to them they played a better 2nd half and the Chargers again shot themselves in the feet.
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i def thought he was going to hit that fg at the end to tie it up. LT looked amazing but big turnovers and getting that INT stripped at the end killed them.
on a brighter note i got all my picks right again. 8 for 8. i think the colts can finally overcome their demons and beat the patriots. they have beaten them the past 2 times and now they finally get a game in indy in the playoffs. they have only let up 14 pts so far this postseason. i cant imagine peyton playing 3 bad games in a row either. theyre 9-0 at home this season but as we saw tonight being undefeated at home doesnt mean anything. on the other side i think the saints offense pulls out a tough road win. but if the weather is shitty id go with the bears. saints are a different team outdoors. either way it should continue to be a great playoffs.
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Saints vs. Pats in the Supe. I\'m gonna be soooo torn, but GO SAINTS!
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saints v. colts in the superbowl.
f the patriots.
those pretty boys don\'t know how to play football.
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saints v. colts in the superbowl.
f the patriots.
those pretty boys don\'t know how to play football.
who needs skill when luck is on your side
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What a team. What a game. I love these guys. So clutch. So professional. I am so lucky to be a fan of the Patriots. It\'s the winning and it\'s the way they win that you can\'t help but love. It\'s been the same thing for 5 years. All week the Chargers (who have never won anything) talk shit, the Pats just say "We\'ll let our play do the talking." During the game the Chargers get 2 stupid and costly unnecessary roughness penalties, the Pats just make huge plays in the clutch. After the game LDT loses his cool and makes an ass out of himself, proving that he\'s only classy when he wins, which isn\'t saying much. What do the Patriots do? Instead of talking shit back, they tried to save him from himself by saying "LDT, don\'t do it man, you\'re better than this, calm down." Talk about respecting for your opponent...the Pats have so much respect for LDT that rather than egg him on they tried to protect his reputation. And now the Pats just start preparing for the Colts, no game but the next game. What a win.
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i could be wrong, since i was on the tail end of a 24 hour booze binge by the end of the game, but weren\'t the "classy" pats doing some kind of dance mocking the chargers and that was why Tomlinson lost his cool?
And also, how the hell do we go to a sports bar in Atlantic City, New Jersey to watch this game an still get surrounded by NEW ENGLAND fans? Amazing I tell ya, there were even two guys with bobbleheads on the bar.
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Hilarious clips from the Chargers pep rally before the game. Hey Chargers fans, you\'re supposed to celebrate AFTER you win the game. rotfl That\'s all we do here. But since you\'ve never won anything I guess you didn\'t know that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7HJ88J8Lu8 Charger player David Binn leading the crowd in a "Brady Sucks" chant. What a bunch of classless buffoons, players and fans alike. (If you look closely you can see leith in the front row.) You know what Tom Brady was doing while your whole team was dancing and chanting? He was watching video of your team, studying how to beat you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_NBaRkQTVU LMAO Charger\'s defensive end Luis Castillo chanting that the Pats can\'t run the ball. Hey Chargers, do you know what the Pats were doing while you were dancing around mouthing off about stopping the run? They were planning a 50-pass game plan. You got so outcoached and out executed it\'s disgusting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHyLlL01tGA Finally, the ultimate loser, Shawn Merriman. He dances. He talks. He fails steroid tests. He disappears in big games. He reminds me a lot of the Steelers defensive players we beat on the way to our other championships. Just another juiced-up animal with no brain and no tact. Very beatable, very hard to root for. Just makes me that much more thankful to be rooting for smart quiet guys like Tedi Bruschi, Troy Brown, Tom Brady, Richard Seymour, and, yes, Junior Seau!
There are a bunch of other funny clips, just search "charger fan rally" on youtube.
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Seth you yet again prove how much of an ass you are. Fans are supposed to rally behind their team. Seeing as San Diego is rarely in the Playoffs it is totally reasonable to have a rally and to be hyped for your team.
You are the typical ass that only posts AFTER his team wins. You suck and the Pats suck too. Tom Brady is the Man and took advantage of CHARGER mistakes.
The Patriots did not win this game the Chargers lost it.
After total domination in the first half in typical Charger fashion they went Prevent (which only prevents winning) in the last 2 minutes of both halves and let Brady do what he does best.
Yeah the Patriots really planned a 50 Pass plan to win. You\'re an idiot if you think so. They threw 50 + times because they had to. The Chargers dominated the Patriots in all facets of the game unfortunately for them that included stupid personal foul penalties, and turning the ball over. Brady actually had a pretty shitty game throwing what 3 INT\'s?
No the Chargers lost this game with stupid mistakes and it will probably cost a great coach his job. Marty made a mistake or 2 but one would be hard pressed to say those overshadowed the mistakes made by the players F.U. McCree!
As for after the game LT was totally right to cause a fuss BECAUSE the Patriots have always been about class until yesterday. They lost a lot of respect from a lot of people for that celebration.
I have no problem with this loss as you have to beat the man to be the man and Brady is the man. Too bad he plays for such a shit organization. He deserves better.
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Leith...... ahhhh i\'m gonna have more class than to say anything personal to you but.......
if you read the explaination of the videos you\'ll see that the Charges players were leading the rally chants, that shows no class. Tom Brady is hardly the best player on that team he\'s freak\'n lucky the Chargers don\'t know how to handle themselves and there emotions in such a important game. come on giving up 2 first downs for personal fouls...... stupid. if they kept there mouths shut they would have won that game but i guess it\'s that west coast mentality...... Brady threw 3 interceptions..... any other game if you give up the ball 3 times like that you deserve to lose, and the Pats did luckily there players didn\'t think so and played it out till the end whistle.
And again with your personal attacks to people on the board.... relax kid, no need to be a huge dick, the small one you are is good enough around here.
F there coach, F the chargers and better luck next year losers. and about the celebration after the game...... get over it you lost, you did everything you could to effect the out come of the game and achieved NOTHING but a nice long vacation in the off season. and i\'m sure the Charges would have been the classiest team in the league if they won..... ya right
PEACE
Seth you yet again prove how much of an ass you are. Fans are supposed to rally behind their team. Seeing as San Diego is rarely in the Playoffs it is totally reasonable to have a rally and to be hyped for your team.
You are the typical ass that only posts AFTER his team wins. You suck and the Pats suck too. Tom Brady is the Man and took advantage of CHARGER mistakes.
The Patriots did not win this game the Chargers lost it.
After total domination in the first half in typical Charger fashion they went Prevent (which only prevents winning) in the last 2 minutes of both halves and let Brady do what he does best.
Yeah the Patriots really planned a 50 Pass plan to win. You\'re an idiot if you think so. They threw 50 + times because they had to. The Chargers dominated the Patriots in all facets of the game unfortunately for them that included stupid personal foul penalties, and turning the ball over. Brady actually had a pretty shitty game throwing what 3 INT\'s?
No the Chargers lost this game with stupid mistakes and it will probably cost a great coach his job. Marty made a mistake or 2 but one would be hard pressed to say those overshadowed the mistakes made by the players F.U. McCree!
As for after the game LT was totally right to cause a fuss BECAUSE the Patriots have always been about class until yesterday. They lost a lot of respect from a lot of people for that celebration.
I have no problem with this loss as you have to beat the man to be the man and Brady is the man. Too bad he plays for such a shit organization. He deserves better.
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[to leith\'s defense] how come myself and leith were the only ones talking about these games beforehand but now all the pats fans come out of the woodwork to praise your team\'s narrow escape? i\'m a colts fan and i was arguing with leith about how the pats were going to win but i guess none of you were confident to back me up.
i dont care about the colts playoff history against the pats. colts have won 2 games in a row against them and they finally get a game at home this time. i know you just beat the chargers at home (who were 8-0) so if you can manage to defeat the colts at home (9-0) ill have to respect that but i just dont see it happening, eventhough you are 8-1 on the road this year with your lone loss as a bagel at miami. if you have anything to say before your team loses its first afc championship game of the franchise (currently 5-0, but you prob didnt know that) say it before you make up excuses for tim brady sunday night.
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the chargers absolutely GAVE the pats this game. if anyone doesn\'t see that, you\'re blind. brady\'s 3 INTs could have easily been 6 or 7 if the chargers could hold onto the ball.. oh, and there\'s absolutely NO excuse for "LT" to get only 8 touches in the entire second half. NONE.
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this is the first time i even stepped into this thread cuz i\'m not a hardcore football fan but next weeks game is going to be a tough one... no doubt about it. if they can pull off a win next week they should fair well at the superbowl but beating the Colts at home.... it\'s gonna be interesting. but i have a feeling after Brady\'s performance last week he\'ll definitely be stepping up his game. and like i heard before, if they can pull off a win with play that bad they should be unstoppable if they everyone can pull themselves together.
[to leith\'s defense] how come myself and leith were the only ones talking about these games beforehand but now all the pats fans come out of the woodwork to praise your team\'s narrow escape? i\'m a colts fan and i was arguing with leith about how the pats were going to win but i guess none of you were confident to back me up.
i dont care about the colts playoff history against the pats. colts have won 2 games in a row against them and they finally get a game at home this time. i know you just beat the chargers at home (who were 8-0) so if you can manage to defeat the colts at home (9-0) ill have to respect that but i just dont see it happening, eventhough you are 8-1 on the road this year with your lone loss as a bagel at miami. if you have anything to say before your team loses its first afc championship game of the franchise (currently 5-0, but you prob didnt know that) say it before you make up excuses for tim brady sunday night.
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Leith...... ahhhh i\'m gonna have more class than to say anything personal to you but.......
if you read the explaination of the videos you\'ll see that the Charges players were leading the rally chants, that shows no class. Tom Brady is hardly the best player on that team he\'s freak\'n lucky the Chargers don\'t know how to handle themselves and there emotions in such a important game. come on giving up 2 first downs for personal fouls...... stupid. if they kept there mouths shut they would have won that game but i guess it\'s that west coast mentality...... Brady threw 3 interceptions..... any other game if you give up the ball 3 times like that you deserve to lose, and the Pats did luckily there players didn\'t think so and played it out till the end whistle.
And again with your personal attacks to people on the board.... relax kid, no need to be a huge dick, the small one you are is good enough around here.
F there coach, F the chargers and better luck next year losers. and about the celebration after the game...... get over it you lost, you did everything you could to effect the out come of the game and achieved NOTHING but a nice long vacation in the off season. and i\'m sure the Charges would have been the classiest team in the league if they won..... ya right
PEACE
My personal attack was directed at one person in particular. Seth does not like me and I do not like him. He constantly tries to get under my skin and alot of times I let it happen. I only personally attack someone AFTER they have done so to me. Seth threw in a little snide comment about me in the front row of the rally( which I was not at). Personal history between us bleeds onto the board yes but I do not personally attack someone w/o provacation. If I have please post it I would like to see it.
So fuck you seeing as you called me a dick first.
the chargers absolutely GAVE the pats this game. if anyone doesn\'t see that, you\'re blind. brady\'s 3 INTs could have easily been 6 or 7 if the chargers could hold onto the ball.. oh, and there\'s absolutely NO excuse for "LT" to get only 8 touches in the entire second half. NONE.
No excuses for not using your best player in the 2nd half. I agree. I will wonder about that for months to come.
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this will be the first time since \'95 that both home teams win to go to the superbowl.
colts vs bears
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I agree.
Colts 20, Patriots 17 (on a late Vinatieri field goal)
Bears 45, Saints 0
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i am rooting for the colts to win and i think they will so i\'ll say colts 31-28 pats, but for some reason i can see vinatieri missing a late second field goal and sending the pats to the super bowl again.
i fucking hate the bears. i hope they lose but they will probably win nonetheless. go saints.
bears 39-14 Saints
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yeah colts! big time comeback. cant believe the breaks the pats got (fumble into the endzone and being called \'pushed out\' when he clearly had no chance of landing in bounds). all that doesnt matter cause the colts came through with the big win. 10-0 in my playoff picks and you can guess who im taking in the superbowl. ;)
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Da Bears!!!! O.K., whose giving me points? Grossman scares the shit out of me. Hit or miss, plus missing some key personel on defense. Peanut Tillman=vulernable. But, can\'t help but root for \'em, been here in Chi-Town too long and 1986 was a long time ago. My condolences to all whose teams probably deserved, but not get to the Big Dance.
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Wow. Well that was one of the most intense football games you\'ll ever see. Congrats to the Colts. You finally got us. Now I know how Yankee fans felt in 2004. It\'s the same exact scenario; another playoff against a team you built a dynasty on owning...you\'ve got them dead to rights again...and somehow everything goes right for them all at once and they finally pull one out. It sucks to lose but I just can\'t get that upset with all these titles burning a hole in my pocket. Heck, as soon as the game ended my buddies and I went and watched an hour of Angry Nintendo Nerd videos on youtube, laughed our asses off, and had already moved on. In fact, it\'s kinda cute that the Colts finally got one, I have to admit. I don\'t even hate them for it. Yankee fans were stunningly nice to us when the Sox won in 2004, and now as a Pats fan I feel the same way towards the Colts. The Colts have a highly talented, respectable team that deserves some success in this era. Enjoy the title.
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i think it\'s funny that belichick has to coach all the chargers players in the probowl. it\'ll be interesting to see if the chargers players are still whining about it 4 weeks after the fact.
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although i will be rooting for the colts, they still havent won anythingyet . . . well at least not the super bowl
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It\'s highly likely that 15 years or so from now, when Peyton Manning is at the Hall of Fame podium, this is the game that will be in the forefront of everyone\'s mind; the turning point that raised his career from all-time great to all-time elite status. Tremendous courage leading the Colts back, down 18, with some help from a steady running game, his two tight ends, and a defense, that although torched throughout, held the Patriots to a pair of field goals when they needed to. Of course, it\'s mostly null-and-void if Manning throws four picks and loses the Super Bowl, but I doubt that will happen. Colts 31, Bears 17.
As far as the Patriots, the bottom line is they blew a 21-3 lead to a quarterback they had previously owned in the playoffs and squandered their chance at making football history by being only the second team ever to win four Super Bowls in six years. I would love an explanation of why Belichick opted to run on 3rd-and-10 from Indy\'s 29 with 4:29 left and the game tied. I don\'t see how he could have possibly thought a field goal would hold up the way his defense had been battered in the second half. A questionable decision, though it still could have worked had the Patriots ran out the clock a little later, but again, Belichick baffled me by passing on 3rd-and-4 with a three-point lead and 2:30 to play. I mean, one more first down virtually kills the Colts\' chances and I just didn\'t understand why he didn\'t challenge the NFL\'s worst-rated rushing defense with the game, and ultimately, the season on the line. If somone can come up with a worse loss in franchise history, I\'m all ears.
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^^^^ the Red Sox
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Aw................ man tough loss for pats fans. Still very hard to take even today.
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c\'mon folks, you\'re missing the big picture here. this is the first time a black coach has made the super bowl, and a double at that, which logic will tell us that a black coach will be winning the superbowl for the first time this year. screw peyton getting the pats monkey off his back, and finally winning a meaningful game, that\'s not what\'s important here!
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this is some funny stuff. local masshole does weekly videos for youtube. lots of bad language if youre at work, but its really entertaining.
before divisional round games.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tVG-cNxEEh4
before colts/pats game
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bRt3aH9GHvw
after colts/pats game
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bphuIh0OHxw
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In case anyone forgot, the Super Bowl was played yesterday. In case anyone cares, I predicted a final score of 31-17 Colts. I accept your bowing down in awe in advance.
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nicely done chris! that was a very good game yesterday. all the turnovers were due to shitty conditions but the officials were all over every call and didnt make any mistakes, though they said harrison was in then someone overturned it but the challenge corrected that mistake. not many penalties either. what a weekend. 3 night run of shows and colts finally get their superbowl win!! on top of it all i went 11 for 11 in playoff picks. life is good.
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:wah:
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However, on Tuesday, Ditka was just as interested in matters surrounding a problem fans have while watching at home: The dreaded halftime flush.
According to Ditka, 90 million toilets will be flushed during the halftime. And as the nachos, bean dip and beverages abound, the day has historically become one of the busiest days for Roto-Rooter.
In fact, every year, one-in-five Americans battles a clogged toilet, often times during halftime.
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this was posted by some a-hole. since the season is over, (right?), i decide to repost this once to see if i could drum up any interest.
it has become clear that connecticut is no longer a part of new england. the term "new england" is little more than a geographical curiosity at this point. it will likely never change unless there is a serious disruption in the universe.
tell you what. if we can arrange to produce a top notch football team of conneticut\'s own, say, in new haven, would the residents be willing to propose secessation in a serious political forum. citing connecicut\'s outgrowth of the folk art, textile mill, cottage industry being that is the rest of new england, (VT, NH, ME, RI). perhaps conneticnut should be seen as a sister to new york. a rich one that steals your meds out of your medecine cabinet when you have a party and always seems to get out of dinner without leaving a proper tip. you may or may not have a chihuahua in a little tote bag too. that you feed steak tips to during dinner. maybe even sneaking the aforementioned tips, (steak, not gratuity..actually, the gratuity too), off of your brother\'s plate when he goes to the bathroom.
where were we? right...
a really excessive football team in new haven could win the super bowl in five years. it would also create a nationally recognized landmark for conneticut, in the general football ranting that usually goes on.
pce&shve
flack jackson (http://www.omen8productions.org)
(note: this proposal is not nesessarily about football. it just seems that once most conneti**** residants get a little buzzed they are all about it. i guess the answer is to draw up some petitions and hit the bars. i could care less where you put it. well, i have some ideas, but i dont want to offend anyone\'s tender sensabilitees.]
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i\'m not sure what was more boring the commercials or the second half. and have you ever seen a team be LESS excited about winning the superbowl?! Especially peyton after waiting 9 years + his whole life. Show a little emotion for cryin out loud!
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All of the commercials I saw, except GoDaddy\'s, were a :zzz:
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WTF???????? A month after saying Marty would stay, Dean Spanos freaked out and Marty is gone!!
Now they need to find a whole new coaching staff. just when the franchise gets turned around.... :sigh:
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WTF???????? A month after saying Marty would stay, Dean Spanos freaked out and Marty is gone!!
Now they need to find a whole new coaching staff. just when the franchise gets turned around.... :sigh:
he\'s proven time and time again that he can\'t win in the big game. the best player in the league had EIGHT touches in the second half of your most recent playoff loss. nip it in the bud now, and bring someone in who can win while you still have the players to win with.
meanwhile, the giants got 6 games out of Lavar Arrington\'s SEVEN YEAR contract.. Pettigout and Emmons also gone..
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i think they held on to marty just long enough to
A - prevent him from going to another nfl team, especially the raiders
B - give pete carroll enough time to get his recruits to come to usc before he signs with the chargers
C - since the offensive and defensive coordinators already left they promoted two assistants to fill these spots. it wouldnt make sense for these two to work under marty and learn his sytem for only one year (the remainder of his contract). may as well start fresh with a whole new coaching staff in \'07.
dont know if B is true or not but it would make a lot of sense.
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I get why he was let go but the timing is shit! Yeah Marty and AJ Smith(GM) don\'t get along and this was needed for the organization as a whole but come on!
They could have promoted Cam Cameron or Wade Phillips and kept the continuity of coaching intact. You cannot tell me that either one of them would have not accepted the job due to loyalty to Marty or whatever. It\'s a Prime coaching job w/ the team that is there now.
Either one would have been a great fit as Head Coach as has been proven.
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wow. im sorry to report this leith but im sure you already know that the chargers hired norv turner as their new head coach. that cant be good. when he was with the raiders he went 1-11 in divisional games over his 2 years there. yikes. i know it was the raiders and all but still, thats awful. he has a lot more talent in san diego so hopefully it all works out.
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wow. im sorry to report this leith but im sure you already know that the chargers hired norv turner as their new head coach. that cant be good. when he was with the raiders he went 1-11 in divisional games over his 2 years there. yikes. i know it was the raiders and all but still, thats awful. he has a lot more talent in san diego so hopefully it all works out.
It was the raiders. It\'s not like they got any better when he was let go.
At first I was taken aback and kind of bummed but upon further reflection, I trust the GM AJ Smith.
He has had tremendous success in the draft and has filled the Chargers roster w/ mass talent. Marty was not hired by him and they had a horrible relationship.
He has a great relationship w/ Norv which can only be a better situation for the organization as a whole.
AJ has hired the man that installed the current Charger Offense based around LT, turned around an aimless Offense in S.F. and Alex Smith into a real NFL QB last year, and is the man credited by Troy Aikman as the mind behind Dallas\'s SB run in the early nineties.
He does have experience in the AFC West and seems to be a hire for a "win before it gets away" mentality.
He does have the potential though to hang around and form the same thing he had in Dallas. The Chargers just need a WR to form the "new troika".
With the supposed hire of Ted Cottrell the Defense seems to be just fine also.
So for me I am just as hopeful of the coming year as I was for the past one and looking 4ward to talking trash by myself in the 2007-2008 NFL thread.
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the colts and chargers will be squaring off next season so ill be sure to join you in trash talking.
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Looking 4ward to it.
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So Ron Rivera just got hired as Linebackers Coach for The Chargers after being let go as DC for the Bears and actually interviewing for the Chargers HC job last week.
I would say the Defense is in fine hands w/ Cottrell and Rivera leading them.
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yeah, thats a great signing. it\'s all coming up milhouse now.
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dominic rhodes was arrested for DUI last night. i sense a contract offer from the bengals in his future
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