BS: NFL 2010 (US football)

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 02:39 PM

Bradshaw is priceless. Fer a dumb ol country boy, he sure is smart. And honest and big hearted and...

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 10:37 AM

Brady has a better record than any of those, including Favre. So does Terry Bradshaw.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: J-boy
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 12:33 AM

Don't forget Brady, Jack. I'm a Patriots fan but you can't deny the man has performed incredibly well over the last decade.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 12:16 AM

Favre was good but... there have been a lot of quarterbacks equally good... In their own way

Staubach, Montana, Manning, Vick, Marino, and Elway to name a few. Cameron Newton might turn out to be better than all of them.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: J-boy
Date: 13 Dec 10 - 10:58 PM

Yes, I think we've seen the last of Brett Favre on the field. All things must pass, sadly. I hope the transition to regular life won't be too hard for him. Say what you want about him, but the man was an amazing quarterback. We won't see his like again.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 13 Dec 10 - 06:25 PM

The day has finally come - no Brett Favre in the sarting line-up! Did somebody say the man used to room with Walter Camp?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: J-boy
Date: 13 Dec 10 - 12:24 AM

Unless you're a Bears fan. (Happy Patriots fan says smiling)

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 09:55 PM

No comments except GO PATS! I enjoyed the game up to a point... that "lopsided" part is never real fun is it?

And, there was some great football today in other games. Espcially from teams that were not expected to perform. Great day of football!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 08:55 PM

Rant: As a Broncos fan I'd like to make these observations....
What kind of sales job did Josh McDaniels do on Pat Bowlen to get him to put the entire future of a solid franchise in his hands and turn it to donkey flop? And then allow him to trade Jay Cutler for Kyle Orton? And then allow him to trade Peyton Hillis for Brady Quinn (even if Quinn was hitting on Mrs McDaniels at a Bronco Cocktail Party)? Not that firing Shanahan was a big misstep. Shanny is a control freak who couldn't call a coherent series of plays if his life depended on it. For Christ's sake Pat, get Gruden, or the Tuna, or Cowher, or even Elway, and get the @%$&! healing started. And while you're at it, go ahead and start Friggin' Tebow, and at least give him some game experience, cause you can stick a fork in this season and, imho, in Kyle Orton as well!

OK, now I feel better. Super Bowl prediction....Patriots versus either the Falcons or the Saints. Falcons are a better team all around than New Orleans, but Drew Brees is the best player in the league, including Mr Brady. The Pats will soundly beat the Falcons if that's the pairing, but will lose to the Saints in the best Super Bowl of all time if, God willing, that's the final matchup.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 07:17 PM

See the Bears won the second half 7-3. Still lost 36-7.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 06:48 PM

The Seahawks D seems to be doing a good job of holding the Niners in the 4th. Shame about the 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Bobert
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 06:13 PM

They pulled the Bear/Pats game here off the TV because it was such a lopsided affair with the Pats up 33-0 and looking liker it might end up double that margin...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 06:10 PM

Are the Pats getting their own back for what da Bears did to Tony Eason?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 06:01 PM

Jerry Jones on 60 minutes tonight! I wonder WHAT they might ask him???

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 05:43 PM

Not that I am complaining, but I expected a closer game. Watching the Pats at 33 to nil at the half in the snow brings back memories. I can only hope the young(er) team The Belly has assembled and coached pays homage to his past efforts. Sures looks like they have the chance to do so.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 11:22 AM

We've got the Eagles/Boys game - can the Garrett family keep up the momemtum? Judd was one of my favourite players with the Monarchs.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 12 Dec 10 - 06:41 AM

I am stoked! I get to watch the WHOLE game this weekend and it's gonna be a good one. Pats at Bears. I get to watch Urlacher, one of my favs... their defense is 16ppg and the Pats offense is 31.6 ppg. Gonna be fun!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 11:30 PM

You just watch -- them Cubs are goin' all the way!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: J-boy
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 11:15 PM

The Patriots have now established themselves as THE BEST team in the NFL. Truly. A fourth Lombardi trophy is looking like a real possibility.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 10:29 PM

Made it to half time but...

GO WITHOUT ME PATS!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 09:42 PM

I'll bet the Jets wish they had kept Woodhead now. Too small and frail to play ball with the big boys, eh? A yard ahead of Tom in the avg stats.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 09:33 PM

Now.... that's the kinda shit you ain't gonna see in any other sport... Brady sees the line change and full blitz at the last set, audibles, and Woodhead leads Branch to a touchdown. It don't get more "chess" than that. Well, some, like basketball are close, but not like that.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 06:09 PM

Dave... the CFL? Three downs and a cloud os dust. Discussed it before. More physical prwess and less strategy make it more like rugby. I love rugby. I love Yankee football. I don't love a game in between.

Hockey? I had to actually type "hockey"? I am a Canuck! THAT is a given.

And, we don't call it "ice hockey". We do call field hocky field hockey, of course.

Dave... speaking of old style football... when I learned to play squash, it was on a court in a men's residence at uni. A "let" was not in the cards. It was a yellow dot in the kidneys or a shoulder or climbing over the bastard! When I joined a proper league I had a hard time for a while until I was informed of the actual rules for "gentlemen's squash". I spent 3 to 5 hours on the court at a time. Now, I get tired watching.

As far as football and Yankee football, it's like the fact that I like Aussie Rules and rugby far better as well. But, I still keep up with and watch The English Premiership... love it.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 05:50 PM

Hi gnu.

Given up on the CFL? And what about Hockey, Shinty, Hurling, Lacrosse? I've given up on Soccer - it no longer looks like football. I remember the good old days when you could score by shoulder-charging the goalie into the net (and beyond). And I've never got the hang of Field Hockey.

Anyway, back to the game in question. How come the Steelers bench reckoned Big Ben's nose wasn't broken when it was practically pointing over his right shoulder. At least he described it as broken when talking to Andrea Kremer post-game. (Is there a law that says that female side-line reporters cannot be more than half the height of the players they're interviewing?)

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 05:36 PM

Of course it isn't guest. As explained many times by me in this Café, it's FAR better. Stay in the dark ages in the old folks home and swing your cane at things you don't understand.

Me... I love em all... I'll watch Yankee football, football, rugby, tennis, golf, curling, squash (the ultimate game to play)... and so on. But, Yankee football is the ultimate game to watch, as I have explained many times. I shant again. You'll just have to take mty word for it... and sod off.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 05:32 PM

"Between 1850 and 1875 five distinct, separate and incompatible football games, each jealously guarding its young traditions, had sprung from thew same fertile root. All these branches are flourishing still, and several more have joined them."

Nicholas Mason, 'Football'

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: J-boy
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 05:25 PM

Hello GUEST. Here in the states it IS football.I'm sorry if you have a problem with that.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: olddude
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 03:41 PM

I stay up late to watch my Steelers pull one out of the hat . That was a great game to watch

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 03:17 PM

I think they can... I don't KNOW that they can.

The more I think about the game, the more I want to through caution to the wind, order pizza, break out some beers and pretend I am 40 years old again.

Of course, the instant replay doesn't work the way it use to work. And I don't have any little red challenge flags.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: olddude
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 03:01 PM

I don't think the Pats can beat the Jets, those guys are a machine ... I have been wrong before but this is the game to watch for sure

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 02:47 PM

Peadar... yup. They were really starting to function with fluidity. We'll see.

Another "Madden" clip.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 02:36 PM

One of my favs of him doing Madden.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: GUEST,Peadar (formerly) of Portsmouth
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 02:36 PM

Gnu

Your observation about the 0-lines being key is my main concern headed into tonight...especially since Stephen Neal (G) of the Pats was put on IR last week.

I'll be at the game, cheering on my Pats...but I'll be veeeeeerrrrrryyyy nervous.

Peter

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 02:27 PM

Better than Howard, fer sure. I loved his intelligence, knowledge and comman of language. But, I used to turn the sound off sometimes before I heard another, "Thiiiss isss soandsoooo.... " and then say something like, "... and he gets tackled at the fourrrrty fiiive."

Youse watch Caliendo on NFL On Fox? Love his Madden impression (at times he goes too farve).

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: olddude
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 02:10 PM

Oh crap! he was a unique character for sure.   I did so love the Monday night football with Dandy Don ... crap. RIP my friend

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 02:05 PM

In case ya miss it...

Subject: BS: 'Dandy' Don Meredith Dies
From: Lonesome EJ - PM
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 11:45 AM

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 12:16 PM

Sanchez & his receivers do well deep and Whilite is questionable so I expect an early and long air game from the Jets. Brady has been working the mid game well but could be forced long if the Jets are the ones who put up points and lead into the mid third quarter; that might be a problem.

Tomlinson will keep the Pats on their toes... Greene ain't no slouch either. The Pats match up pretty well with them on avgerage. Woodhead actually has a yard on them. Gonna be interesting to see how the rushing game is used on both sides.

I think the offensive lines may very well tell the tale.

Wish I could stay up that late and watch.

GO PATS!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 11:49 AM

Jets-Pats looks to be a great game tonight. Brady will put up some points, and force the Jets out of the running game. Will Sanchez answer the call? Should be a lot of fun!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 06 Dec 10 - 08:37 AM

Atrocities?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: GUEST,TIA
Date: 05 Dec 10 - 11:54 PM

Steelers beat the Ravens (the fookin Browns in purple).
Woohoo.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 05 Dec 10 - 02:35 PM

CHI-DET score looks like a good game but I don't get that here.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 05 Dec 10 - 02:20 PM

Come on, SKINS! I am starting yawn. Plus, I feel for Sev, which makes it even harder to watch. I haven't even bothered to watch any of the CLE-MIA game, but I see CLE is up a FG.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: J-boy
Date: 03 Dec 10 - 01:34 AM

Once again Vick led his team to victory. Damn. Why does someone who committed such atrocities have to be so good?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 06:08 PM

Just don't put any money on the Colts at 3+ points. Been wild that way this year and for the past few years.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 05:37 PM

I'll just be able to watch the Baltimore Pittsburg game (the team that calls itself Ravens v the team that wears Ravens uniforms - I used to follow the London Ravens in the 1980s)

Apart from that, will Dallas manage to confuse Peyton Manning, or just themselves?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 01:54 PM

Crap! The game I WANNA see is on Monday night at 9:30 here. Anybody got any ideas what other games might be worth watching? Doesn't seem to me to be tooo many that will be really exciting.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 23 Nov 10 - 04:36 AM

"Brett Favre deserves much of the blame for Brad Childress' exit and the misery in Minnesota" according to NFL.com

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: J-boy
Date: 21 Nov 10 - 11:45 PM

I hate Vick as well. What he did was despicable. But, as you said,he paid his debt to society. We can only hope he understands what he did and that his knee gets blown out. The puppy-torturing piece of shit.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: gnu
Date: 21 Nov 10 - 07:19 PM

Wow! What a show by Manning! And by Brady! And both teams as a whole. The secondary on both sides were a joy to watch and the receiving corps were step for step and beyond! A shootout... it doesn't get better than that. That was the best game I have watched this year.

Yes, I know Vick was phenomenal last week, but I hate the guy. I still cannot understand why he is allowed to play after what he did, no matter how good he is... so what if he paid his debt to society by spending time in prison. He still only derserves not to be in prison. I think he should be working for the SPCA for life. Sorry, but that's my rant on Vick.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2010 (US football)
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 21 Nov 10 - 05:43 PM

If Favre carries on playing like this he won't have an option.

See the Raiders have resumed normal service.