BS: NFL 2009

Subject: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 03:15 PM

A Friday night game. Soulds like fun. Got a PM from a Skins fan that was titled, "Pats on their backs?"

Yeah... guess who, eh?

Anyway, let the thread begin. I probably won't post much for a while as my Satanic nerve hurts like hell and watching the game is not an option... hopefully by the regular season start I will be able to watch some portions of some games.

GO PATS!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 09:27 PM

Go Cubbies!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 11:56 PM

Darn go ta Heck! We've no NFL team out our way, so what's the use of watching? We do have one of the best college teams money can buy (at least based on NCAA investigations), and one of the worst...but GO BRUINS (alma mommy)anyway.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Rapparee
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 11:06 AM

This is IT: the season when the Cubs are gonna play the Flames in the Cotton Bowl at St. Andrews for the Americas Cup. I can feel it in my bones!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: olddude
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 10:06 PM

sorry Gary
it is Steelers again this year

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 05:20 AM

No matter... I have t-shirts for all the teams. My buddy works at a beer store. Go whoever!

Besides, I was a Steelers fan once. I was ALWAYS a Pats fan, but you had to have an alternate... >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Rapparee
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 10:30 AM

Especially when the Cubs are going all the way this year!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 01:19 PM

No, Rap... Chances are Da Bears ain't goin ta da Superbowl this year.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Rapparee
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 03:55 PM

Of course not. The Cubs are.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 12:05 AM

Bears will finish 9-7. Cutler has great talent, but his strength as a leader is yet to be determined. However, he's a hell of a lot better QB than Kyle Orton, the QB the Broncos got for Cutler. Josh McDaniels and Pat Bowlen both had their heads up their @#%es on that whole escapade. Broncos will go 5-11 this year. McDaniels will be out at the end of the season if this happens, and I think it will.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: ranger1
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 11:29 PM

Sigh. One of my favorite Pats just announced his retirement. I'll miss Tedy Bruschi's look of unholy glee everytime he tackled someone or made an interception.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 06:42 AM

Me too. One of best ever.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Rapparee
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 09:21 AM

I love the way the Cubs celebrate when they get the puck past the goalie.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 22 Sep 09 - 02:06 PM

Burress gets two years.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: SharonA
Date: 22 Sep 09 - 07:02 PM

Philadelphia Eagles -- Donovan McNabb was sidelined by an injury already, in the game against the Carolina Panthers on Sept 13. Fractured rib. Local news says it's virtually certain that he will not start this Sunday's game against Kansas City, and that Kevin Kolb will start -- despite the fact that the infamous Michael Vick will be eligible to play then (thanks to an incredibly disgusting array of wheeling, dealing and hoop-jumping by the NFL, the courts and Vick's legal team to get him out of jail early and on the field this season, and THEN to make him eligible to play even earlier this season than first announced).

I can't imagine that Kolb will last the whole game. Expect to see Vick play on the 27th. Grrrrr.... >:-(

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 06:55 PM

Terrell

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: maire-aine
Date: 27 Sep 09 - 09:45 PM

Hallelujah! The Lions finally broke their 19-game losing streak.

Maryanne, suffering without a winning football team since 1957,
in Detroit

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 01:53 PM

Cleveland? Son of a... I lost $10!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Rapparee
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 02:07 PM

I tell ya, the Cubs are going all the way this year!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Riginslinger
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 10:25 AM

And Speedy Cheese is about to buy the Rams!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 04:59 PM

The Jets?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Bobert
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 06:02 PM

Go Senators!!!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 07:33 PM

Is Dan Snyder the new Al Davis?

And will the Raiders have another winning season in Al Davis' lifetime?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 09:01 PM

The Raiders are one quarterback short of being a contender in the West.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 12:09 AM

Michael Vick?

I'm looking forward to Sunday's late game. I had just about written the Cowboy's off this year after the second time the Giants beat them.

Then the beat the undefeated Saints.
Then they made the playoffs.
Then they won a playoff game.
Now its the Vikings.

They are no worse than any of the remaining teams in the NFC. Heck, before week 17, I thought that the Eagles were the best team in the playoffs.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 11:21 AM

Saints and Colts.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 07:34 PM

Saints are looking ok right now. We'll see in the NFC championship. The Cowboys have beat them once and the Vikes ain't chopped liver. I don't know how the Colts get past both the Ravens and Chargers.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 07:38 PM

Saints/Cards is over ..... Boring!!!..... too bad about the Cards injuries on defense.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 07:43 PM

Bad game... Maybe the Ravens game will be a better one...

Is Dan Snyder the new Al Davis??? Gosh, I hope not but he has a long track record on meddelin' with stuff he knows nothin' about so...

...yeah... He probably is...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 10:03 AM

Chargers and Vikings.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 10:43 AM

Maybe.. Its brave to switch with two of the teams you picked before halfway in.

Here is how I see it.


I can't pick 2 teams I think that Chargers with go through the Jets like a hot corn chip through nacho cheese. But otherwise the odds of any one of the other remaining teams beating any other is pretty close to 50/50.

I think that the Chargers have an edge over Indy if they play. But a small edge.

Likewise the Cowboys have a very slight edge on Minnesota. Both Offenses are very strong, but the Cowboy's defense is more balanced and healthier.

Going into New Orleans either of those teams will be slight underdogs. But it will come down to confidence and lucky breaks.

The Ravens played quite well against Indy last night. It was strange bounces that kept it from being close.

Arizona lost key secondary players including their top cover corner early in yesterdays game. Warner's chest was injured.

If the Cowboys lose Ware, Spencer, or Ratliff.
It the Vikes lose Peterson or Farve, look for a blowout by the other team.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 01:17 PM

Well, yeah... on any given day...

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 02:12 PM

Do ya think John Madden is having a good time right now? Favre up by 14.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 02:25 PM

Donno.

Romo started out with a case of the dropsies. It don't look good for the Cowboys.

Chargers and Vikings is looking pretty good right now.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 02:28 PM

How about that perfect pass by Favre half a second before he was creamed?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 03:37 PM

Well... that WAS perfection... because the back "forgot" one of the first lessons a back is taught... when he looks back, put your arm(s) up you idiot!!!! Gee whiz. But, to see Farve "do" that at 40 years old - awesome.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 08:01 PM

If the Safety had seen it, I think Rice still might have got it. The pass was perfect.


Well, not one of the teams I thought would win this round did. That's what I get for paying attention to the "experts."

How about them Jets?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Ref
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 08:22 PM

Congrats to the Jets. I'm a Patriots fan, but they deserve credit for playing the game right, and hard. I won't bet on them against Indy, but I'll be hoping. Ryan has them focused, which showed in the penalty count today, especially the all-important "stupid penalties" category. The Chargers laid another egg, as has become their tradition.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 08:40 AM

Jets! What a game!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: PoppaGator
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 04:40 PM

NFC championship next week: The oddsmakers in Vegas have the Saints as a slight favorite (only because of home-field, probably), but the all-knowing talking heads on TV seem to be leaning towards the Vikings, especially their defensive line.

My beloved Saints seem to be at their best when considered to be underdogs, so I'm glad that at least some of the high-profile "experts" are jumping on the Favre/Minnesota bandwagon.

Reggie Bush has been kept under wraps through the entire regular season, playing part-time to allow some injuries to completely heal. Based on Saturday's performance, he might be ready to break out and show the star quality that has been expected of him since he was drafted.

The N.O. defense should also perfrom at a high level, better than the casual observer might expect, because most of the starting players are healthy for the first time in well over a month. After the big Monday-night Patriots win, the Saints had to play with their top three cornerbacks out with injuries: both starters plus the "nickel back" (#1 reserve). All those guys are back now and played very well against Arizona.

I see the biggest question-mark to be the Saints' offensive line vs the Vikings defensive front. Both are among the best in the league at their respective roles. I see the Saints as winning fairly convincingly (although maybe not so overwhelmingly as this past week), but if they fall short, it will be because of Minnesota pressure on Brees.

Jets were pretty impressive. If they can keep it going vs the Colts, there's no telling what they might be able to do in the final round!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 05:05 PM

Good analysis, Poppa. At this point, it's gonna be exciting no matter what. So many variables. This is when it gets gooood!

I am hoarse today from hollering at the refs. They should be here in my living room so they can see what I see. Hehehehehee!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 10:37 AM

Decisions, decisions. The 'Skins never made it to the post-season, and the Vikes won my eternal gratitude by knocking out the Cowboys. And they've got a QB who's been around so long he must have roomed with Walter Camp. Then again the Saints have never even been to the Big One and have a coach who started his career with the Leicester Panthers. Both AFC teams have been there and done it, though the Jets are the underdogs. Maybe I should just sit back and enjoy the football.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 10:43 AM

Colts, ?

Saints get my $, but I would love to see Favre (dunno haw his name is pronounced Farve... always seemed strange to me) in the Superbowl.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 04:41 PM

WTF is the Colt coaching staff doing? TRYING to lose the f***ing game? Jaysus. That TD was bullshit luck after those calls.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 06:01 PM

THROW BALL NOT FOOTBALL

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 06:40 PM

So it's down to the NFC versus Peyton Manning. Shame it's nearly midnight this side of the pond.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 06:56 PM

Brett is doing his best... 80 yards in five minutes.... football (Yankee) at it's best!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 07:01 PM

Don't you think Ray Childers looks like Raye Birk in "Due South", "Red, White & Blue"

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 08:33 PM

21-14

gnu yr 1st prediction looking pretty good now.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 10:03 PM

Well... my second "one" is getting really odd... who is calling these plays? I am gonna put the overtime on tape and sack out. It's too late and TOO STRESSFUL... the calls from the sidelines are inane!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Donuel
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 10:27 PM

Bret Farve has been spared super hero status, perhaps for his own good. He ahould have taken himself our of the game.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 25 Jan 10 - 05:19 PM

No need to put it on Favre. The whole Offence seems to have had the dropsies.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 25 Jan 10 - 05:57 PM

But... WHO called the "anything else than a fucking run" play? Jaysus! It was nearly in the bag. Run the fucking ball. Call the fucking time out. Kick the fucking field goal no matter the distance. Fuck!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 25 Jan 10 - 07:19 PM

The next question is who is Archie Manning supporting in the Superbowl?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 25 Jan 10 - 10:35 PM

New York Giants?

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Bobert
Date: 26 Jan 10 - 09:16 AM

Well, I am terribly disappointed that thr Washington Senators aren't going to the Super Bowl but...

... I'll get over it...

Go Saints!!!

B~

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 05:13 AM

Yeehaaaa! I'm going to Wembley!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: olddude
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 05:12 PM

Well I can hope for the saints but I suspect it is the colts year. They are just too good both sides of the ball

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 05:24 PM

I'm rooting for the Saints. Peyton's already got a ring.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 07:05 PM

Me too, but my $ is on the Colts. Ride em wild!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 10:26 AM

My question has been answered.

"I appreciate the Saints", he says, "but I can't cheer against my own son".

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 10:45 AM

Cool.

NO really only outshine IND on third down connversion. That might be the key for them. Keep the Colts offense off the field and make every drive count.

I might even get a bag of chips for this one.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 06:58 PM

Less than 48 hours to go! Go to Mold Farmers' Market then stock up on beer, watch the first weekend of the Six Nations (Rugby Union). Still leaves about 40 hours till kick off. Can I stand the wait!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 06 Feb 10 - 09:47 AM

At 2PM Mudcat time today on WBZ... NFL Follies: New Year Mis-tackular.

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 06 Feb 10 - 06:36 PM

Payton v Peyton!

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: gnu
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 01:35 PM

Temperature: 62°
Wind: NW 12 mph
Dew point: 45°
Pressure: 29.95 in.
Humidity: 53%
Visibility: 10.0 miles

Subject: RE: BS: NFL 2009
From: olddude
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 10:07 PM

Wow was that a great game !! wow
congrats to all the saints fans, they deserve the win