I've got to hand it to the AFC East Champion Dolphins
by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 13, 2009 2:34 PM EDT
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Let me start by saying that I'm a fan of football first and my beloved Pats second. That is an important difference. I appreciate close games and respect opponents that fight the good fight. Familiarity can breed contempt and our most bitter rivals are the ones we see most often: the Dolphins, the Jets, and the Bills. As well as those conference foes we seem to battle annually: the Steelers, the Colts and the Chargers.
Who cares about a regular season loss to an NFC team that we won't see again for four years. Their entire roster will be changed in that time and so will ours. The next time we see them, we'll barely recognize them.
But the Phins we know and loathe. Last year the Dolphins made the journey from least in the East, to Division Champions. We can talk about the lack of Brady or their easier schedule, but that's just excuses. We can justify that we also had an 11-5 record, but that's what tie breakers are for. They took the Division; they're the champs. The AFC East now goes through Miami, and they have a tougher schedule to prove it (they face all the AFC Division champs this year).
While the rest of the division has grabbed headlines with Brady's knee, T.O. to the Bills, and Sanchez to the Jets; Miami has quietly gotten stronger on both sides of the ball. We can talk about how improved the Pats are and the potential we have, but it doesn't mean a thing until we can take back the Title from Miami.
I respect Miami (though their new theme song seriously sucks), but my respect doesn't mean a thing. Belichick repects them enough to know that we'll have to bring our best game, and we will. The newspapers may not proclaim that the Dolphins are great, but last year they got the attention of the league. This year the teams that give them their best shot are showing them respect. The AFC East is on the line, but we've got to go through Miami to get it.
My hats off to you, Dolphins.
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well good write up
rec’d. You made good points regarding how the Dolphins get almost no recognition, at all. It will obviously be a harder year this year but we have improved. The season will hold the answers.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 13, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions
Chad Henne
How has he been looking? I know Chad is more of a general at this point, but Henne’s arm is stronger…Do you think he will be the Fins next QB?
It may be now..it may be later...later aint gonna be no use! We gotta go in right now!Clean their clocks!
by Yardpenalty.com on Aug 16, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Well he has been
failing to move the team down the field in two minute drills, and a few other minor mishaps but I think one more year learning from Pennington will probably set him straight. He is in a lock step to become the Dolphins future QB. I’m really looking forward to see how he does in the preseason game tomorrow, and the rest of the preseason games. Those games will give us a better look at how he is coming along because they are more of a game situation.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 16, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent post.. well written... good insights...
You seem to know more than the “paid” pundits who write on football.
The season is almost here and there’s a great deal of excitement in anticipating the rivalry games.
The Dolphins must prove that last year was no fluke or excused by easy schedule, etc., and not just by the wins and losses (tho that is a great indicator), but by how they play each game…. do they stay hungry!
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The AFC East doesn't go through anywhere
New season, clean slate. It’s not like any team has to knock anyone else off their perch to win the title because it’s all starting from scratch. The Miami Dolphins will always have the 2008 AFC East title because they earned it, but it gives them no advantages towards 2009. It’s open equally to all four teams.
Keep the faith!
I disagree
Division Winner should start the season as the favorite. Same goes for the superbowl winner. The winner of the superbowl should start the season as number 1 in the power rankings. Division winner is the best in their division until proven otherwise (regardless of schedule or star quarterbacks injured).
give ur respect
Please, please draft a big Defensive Tackle. Please?
Enter Fili Moala. Thank you Polian
From the statistical standpoint, we're even.
If you look at it from the “King of the Hill” standpoint, you have to knock the other guy off.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 13, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
not showing disrespect
just following Belichick’s philosophy. When the Patriots have been division champs, conference champs, or even super bowl champs, they started over at the start of the next season. When Belichick or the players were interviewed, and I remember Bruschi in particular, they would consistently deflect the media on that subject, saying that was last year and that they hadn’t won anything yet this year.
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Best mentality for a player or coach.
The only respect they want to see is the effort you give them on the field.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 13, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
If I was showing disrespect,
I’d be trying to downplay how they won the title or making excuses because of injuries or in other ways belittling or putting down their accomplishment – which I am in NO WAY doing.
The Miami Dolphins were the 2008 AFC East division champs, absolutely hands down, no question. Division games are brutal and I completely respect their achievement, and especially their team’s incredible turnaround from the year before.
Keep the faith!
My exact reason for the post.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 13, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
but thats not how the world works
your going to get hit just as hard regardless of what you did the season before.
so there is no reason for division winners to be the favorite, because they didnt make it past their 1st playoffs game, superbowl champs maybe, but only if they have proven it.
by Patsfan4life on Aug 13, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
he's right babe
miami should be the favorites, but it’s also difficult because we both have the same record, and our playoff chances relied on brett favre, who you guys beat. but the thing is, it’s also hard to say that the patriots are the favorites instead: brady back, better offense(on paper), improved secondary, and improved pass rush. we have all the weapons we had on offense in 07, and moss and welker gave the media the impression that they’ll be better than 07.
no hard feelings, and the dolphins definitely should be favorites,but it’s hard not to pick the pats this year.
no I got that from NFL network
and why are Fins Fans draging this thread on
by Patsfan4life on Aug 17, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
because we want to?
We thought it was a good write up.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 17, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Personally I love that the division is getting stronger
No more comments about the Pats being the King of the AFC Least. If we are going to win a division championship, I want it the be the toughest division in the NFL. But that’s just me loving football and struggles.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 13, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions
yes this division is becoming a lot stronger.
I think strength wise, our competition is the AFC South. They have the Colts, Titans, and the up and coming Texans, along with the Jags who still need to build but could become stronger in the coming years.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 13, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
NFC East, has also been a traditionally tough division
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 13, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yep that is another hard one
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 13, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
"but that's just excuses"?
Losing a first year eligible Hall of Fame QB and having to play a guy who hadn’t started a game since high school is an excuse?
An excuse for what? Losing the division on the 3rd tiebreaker? What a joke.
The fact is no team has posted a better record in the AFC East in any season since 2001 than the Patriots.
The Fish will be lucky to go 8-8 this year. I know of two games they will lose for sure.
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why is this Matt Cassel thing so hard for you?
Who cares if he didn’t start in the NFL before Tom went down, but he played. He played in 14 games before last season. He knew how to play in the NFL. He wasn’t some rookie who never played before, he had been in the NFL. And last time I checked, there are more players on the field than the QB. So who cares if Tom wasn’t around, the staring cast was. And you know who makes QB’s good? The other players, they wouldn’t be good without a good O-Line, good wide-receivers, hell not even without a good defense. So stop making it seem like the Dolphins would have sucked if Tommy was around. That is an excuse.
And don’t try to claim you “know” the Dolphins will lose to games to the Pats. Unless you are a fortune teller then grow up and wait for the season. Your word is no better than mine.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 13, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point.
I bet everyone and their mother was betting that the Pats would stomp the Phins in that first game last year. And what happened? Miami stomped all over them. Just to say that anything can happen in any given season in the NFL.
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If you don’t see the night and day difference between Brady and Cassel then I can’t help you.
Like I said, there are two games I’m sure the Fish will lose.
Get over yourself. You TIED the Pats who not only were missing the best QB in football and forced to play a scrub instead, but had an unbelievable number of injuries to starters as well. You did not win more games than the depleted Pats. You did not beat the depleted Pats more than they beat you. They have to determine a division winner for playoff purposes.
You want some respect, win more games than the Pats with Brady behind center this year and I’ll give you some respect.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 14, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions
True.
So stop thumping your chest about being the division champs when you couldn’t win more games than a decimated Pats team.
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by BabeParilli on Aug 14, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
... it was the extraordinary easy game schedule that help you guys win 11.....
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As had the fish.
I think we all know the AFC East had it easy playing the west divisions last year. This is one reason why Cassel is not as good as he seemed to some.
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It definitely helped Matt's development
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 14, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
My chest thumping can't match yours
The fact is no team has posted a better record in the AFC East in any season since 2001 than the Patriots.
I know of two games they will lose for sure.
but then for some reason you changed your mind:
I will gladly tip my hat to the Fish going from 1-15 to 11-5.
I give credit where it is due.
I’m confused as to what you really mean here.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 14, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not surprised you're confused.
Let me be clear.
1. I am impressed the Fish improved so much over one season.
2. I’m not impressed they won the division on a 3rd tiebreaker.
3. Without being forced to play the scrub QB and a plethora of injuries to starters the Pats will win both games against the Fish this season.
I promise I won’t thump my chest about any division championship where the Pats don’t win more games than any other team in the division.
I have a lot more to thump my chest about than you.
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by BabeParilli on Aug 15, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
You would have more to be proud about
if your team was 1-15 then went 11-5. I think that is far more of an accomplishment than a 18-1 season to 11-5, and don’t whine because poor Tommy wasn’t there: you can’t change that and it is irrelevant at this point. I also doubt your predicting that the Dolphins will lose two games to the Pats, that is the arrogance I am pointing out. You seem so confidant, yet the season hasn’t begun and you can’t predict the future. When the regular season begins and you claim such, it might hold slightly more water but probably will still leak.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 15, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Righto.
Being without the best QB in the NFL is not a significant factor to consider. You sure know your football.
I would be willing to bet that there are many football pundits that will pick the Pats over the Fish both times they play this year. I would also be willing to bet the Vegas line will favor the Pats for both games. So, I guess my arrogance will have plenty of company.
Most Power Rankings have the Pats rated #1 or #2. The Fish are around #15. I guess those raters must be arrogant too.
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Well I know enough to think Peyton is better than Brady to begin with
Well last year Vegas and all of the pundits incorrectly picked a lot of things last year. I don’t pay attention to power rankings and people that take them to heart don’t know their football.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 15, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
and I know enough to think the Pats will beat the Phins
by Patsfan4life on Aug 15, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
well atleast you aren't claiming you are sure of it
you can think it all day long.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 15, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
if id have claimed it you never leave
thats a joke dont get mad
by Patsfan4life on Aug 16, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
lol well I'm not leaving anyway
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 16, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey
I’m sure they will love you over at Stempede Blues.
Well, I guess by your powerful argument every team has the same chance of winning it all.
They definitely didn’t pick the Fish to go one and out last year.
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actually from what I read
before playoffs was little confidence that the Dolphins would beat the Ravens. I didn’t even feel they would and they didn’t. A huge turn around was nice enough for me, I didn’t expect a Super Bowl or even a serious playoff contention. But I wasn’t going to claim it before the season started, if you know what I mean.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 16, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
The AFC East
had a cake schedule last year, as we all know. This did a few things.
1. It turned around the fortunes of the Fish, and with Parcells sorting out the mess of a truly dismal departing regime, the turnaround was quite dramatic.
2. Even the Jets looked fairly good.
3. It made the Bills respectable.
4. It made Cassell look better than he is.
It should be noted as well that Miami’s 1-15 record from the previous year (nearly the perfect opposite of the Pat’s 16-0) gave them an easier schedule than the Pats. They got Ravens and Texans, while the Pat’s got Colts and Stealers.
I would dare say the 2007 difference in W/Ls between the Pats and Dolphins is probably the greatest difference between two teams in a season in NFL history.
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well the Jets
looked good for a while with Favre, but then came crashing down after beating the Titans. Which could be attributed to Favre. The Bills, well they had the same exact record as the two years before hand and went 0-6 in the division. But as you noted, the Dolphins got the Ravens and Texans, but also lost to both of those teams. The Texans game was only a one point difference though.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 16, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
well that was the Madden curse on Farve
by Patsfan4life on Aug 16, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
And this year it will be
Polamalu and Fitzgerald
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 16, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
from the phinsider, i think we all can say this was a classy post
you didnt have to write it, but you went out of your way to write a good post about a rival team. that i can respect. good stuff SMP
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by el presidente 00 on Aug 14, 2009 12:41 AM EDT reply actions
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Miami's success doesn't steal from the Pats
Every season there is potential lost. Who has a full roster in January? Who’s not banged up?
The starters are one thing, but it is often the depth of the roster that carries you into the playoffs.
What the Pats did last year with a decimated roster last year is amazing; most people (me included) thought the season was lost when Tom went down. They persevered and came to a tie breaker in the division. I sing the Pats praises every day
A seperate issue is what Miami did which was also incredible. 1-15 to 11-5 in a year is a phenominal turn around. This year will be tougher for them because of their success.
I was just tipping my hat to them.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 14, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I will gladly
tip my hat to the Fish going from 1-15 to 11-5. That was remarkable. But that’s what Parcells does best. He has a knack for stepping into situations teeming with incompetence and sorting it out very quickly. I think we all knew the Fishies had a bit better talent than winning only one game.
Parcells was wise to grab Pennington. Early in his career he was a choker, but after his arm went bad he started using his head. The Jets would be much more formidable if they still had him.
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by BabeParilli on Aug 14, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
... there ya go... well said!
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by BabeParilli on Aug 14, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah exactly.
it is very seldom that I come across such a classy post. This was the best by far.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 14, 2009 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions
i like jason taylor, i like chad pennington
when the dolphins are not facing us, i always root for them. i was even rooting for them to go to the superbowl last year. i think there pretty much the most undervalued team contending for the playoffs. hope you guys kick rex ryan’s ass!
lol yeah we are hoping for that too
but literally, I want Channing to go after him lol
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 15, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Who cares about ther Dolphins. My 2 cents: They’re going to be competing for an at best second place in the AFC East. Unfortunately for them, and fortunately for everyone else, they will not be in the playoffs next year.
by dsludo on Aug 16, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm pretty sure Dolphins fans care about the Dolphins
and it is pretty ironic that a Vikings fan would come in here to give their “2 cents.” Shouldn’t you be off crying about Favre not signing with you team, not giving your take on the AFC East?
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 16, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
excuse me, but what gives you the right to tell me where I can and can’t go. I remember you were polluting the NFC North blogs just a couple weeks ago. Worry about yourself little fish.
I never tried to claim how the NFC North teams would do
like you did about the AFC East. Stick to a division you know about not one that you don’t.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 17, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
If you're
going to go out and spread discontent, at least stick to your own conference.
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I think I mentioned Favre
when I went over to the Daily Norsemen and it was a civil war over there about him.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 17, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Living in Minnesota
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 17, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah my friend texted me eariler
and told me apparently Favre might come back. I actually want him to come back that way I can laugh when another team self destructs…aka the Jets last year. I’m sure you Pats fans got a laughing about that too.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 17, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
we were laughing
until he chocked on the last game. then we were pissed at him.(i’m sure you were laughing at us too. :) )
oh and to that link...
lol I commented on that when you posted it.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 17, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think
the Fish would ever make a thread congratulating the Pats for winning the division?
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Most fans wouldn't congratulate another team, especially a rival.
You’ve got to be secure in your faninity (?), and I know I bleed red, blue, and silver. :-)
I also look at Belichick. If we were going up against the 2008 Lions, would he say these guys suck? No, he’d tell you about every guy on the team that could be a difference maker. He would game plan as hard for them as for any other team. That is respect.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 18, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Fandom
I knew their had to be an actual word for it, not faninity – though that word is fun.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 20, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I like it!
You should go the extra mile and add another “in” to it and make it fanininity. That’s real fun to say!
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by peytonsurdaddy on Aug 20, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Kind of a Masculinity of the Fan
Someone who’s secure enough in his masculinity and fanhood to wear a pink Peyton Manning jersey to a Pat’s / Colts game while he cheers on the Patriots. And doesn’t care what anyone thinks.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 20, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't they ALL come in pink?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 20, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not pink!
It’s salmon…;)
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by peytonsurdaddy on Aug 20, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
lmao I think those are just for girls.
like they are shaped like the girls body. I think one would get some weirddd looks if they wore that.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
This guy could use one.
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by peytonsurdaddy on Aug 20, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
lol you mean a shirt in general.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, Tommy from Quinzee is my hero!! ;-)
That has got to be one of the funniest series that Kissing Suzy Kolber puts out.
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hey if they win the division I'll make a post about it
you have my word.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Positive post or Negative?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 18, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
if they actually cheat but if that doesn't happen then I won't say it
I’ll keep the post as positive and congratulatory of the Pats as I can. But they have to win it first.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It is
and if Miami wins it, I’ll write one two years running. No excuses.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 18, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
alright deal.
I always keep my word, so I’ll be watching the Pats closely that way I can make sure the write up is good quality.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
So,
to be clear, do you feel they have cheated in the past? Because the league has not said that of them.
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they were fined and stripped of a first round pick.
I think that says enough.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Rules are violated
all the time. Just last year Goodell awarded a draft pick for tampering with signing a player. Miami had to give up a #1 pick for tampering with Shula. Are those examples of “cheating”?
The Pats taped from a prohibited location. Taping signals is not prohibited.
The Jets admitted taping the Pats and were in clear violation of the rule which stipulates such taping locations must be enclosed. Did they cheat?
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That's my point.
If the NFL says, “no competitive advantage was gained”, then it can’t be any more cheating than these other rules violations.
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babe
this post is not about spygate, or cheating; it’s about giving credit to the dolphins. don’t bring up spygate.
if they hadn't done something wrong, and this goes for other teams including Miami,
they wouldn’t have been fined and stripped of a draft pick. That is my point. I don’t care if you call it cheating or rule breaking…whatever, they did something wrong. And further more I don’t know why the Pats would want the tape defensive signals of the Jets to begin with.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
They
probably hoped they could pick off a signal or two for future use. Definitely stupid on BB’s part. Especially after the memo. Even though the intent was that teams not use such information during that game, BB should have known Goodell was on a crusade.
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by BabeParilli on Aug 18, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
well I just think it almost tainted the season that the Pats had in '07
they had such a good season and they had this dumb thing hanging around them. Dumb move and it was even dumber because it was the Jets of all teams.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah exactly
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
cheat
to break the rules in a game, examination, or contest, in an attempt to gain an unfair advantage
Previously stated unfair advantage does not have to be attained for the attempt to be considered cheating.
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by peytonsurdaddy on Aug 19, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Breaking the rules
could be using a pencil on a test when you were told to use a pen. Would that be cheating to you?
Rules are broken on almost every play in the NFL. Is that cheating to you?
cheat
transitive verb
1 : to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud
2 : to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice
3 : to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting
intransitive verb
1 a : to practice fraud or trickery b : to violate rules dishonestly
2 : to be sexually unfaithful
3 : to position oneself defensively near a particular area in anticipation of a play in that area
None of these describes what the Patriots did. Their taping was done in the open for all to see. The Niners and Fish were the ones trying to hide their rule violation.
As usual your paltry assertions have been vanquished by fact ;).
Where you been, get stranded at a tractor pull or something?
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by BabeParilli on Aug 19, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
again:
if they hadn’t done anything wrong then they wouldn’t have been fined and stripped of a first round pick. That is enough evidence for everyone, except apparently you.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I haven't
said they didn’t do anything wrong. I have said they aren’t cheaters.
So, be clear. What are you saying about this? They did something wrong? They broke a rule? Okay, I will agree with those statements.
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ok. no one is sitting here saying:
“Cheater, cheater, cheater!!!” I think we can all agree that they literally did something wrong and leave it at that.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
It's no use arguing with him, dolphinsinbuffalo
He doesn’t react well to logic and reason. Anyways, good luck this season. I’m pulling for you!
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by LV Steelers Fan on Aug 20, 2009 10:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
well thanks. I pulled for the Steelers in the Super Bowl
when everyone I knew wanted them to lose. And I ended up winning some money off of it. So good luck this season for your team too, and thanks even more for Joey Porter.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
You're welcome, lol
He’s one of the few former Steelers that were let go due to age concerns that had a discernable impact elsewhere. I was really happy for him.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Aug 20, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm happy for him too
I just hope he can keep it up.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
...and I hope he can't,
but that’s understandable. :-)
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 20, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
lol yep. It is understandable.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like arguing the finer points of psychology with a mental patient...
Fun, yet fruitless…
BTW, tractor pull season is over. I’ve been down to the 4-H Fair judgin’ the tri-county pig callin’ contests. ;)
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by peytonsurdaddy on Aug 20, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And I'm sure
you were observing an ewe or heifer in an unnatural way while you were there ;).
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postive because you did the same for us
I’ll repay the favor
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Good luck this season
and may the best team win the division (as long as it’s not the Jets or Bills). :-)
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
lol yeah no Jets or Bills
But thank you and good luck this season for the Pats also. There is one thing we will know for sure, the best team will be the team that wins this division because of the strength of it.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
and if you guys win (hope not) GO PATS!
then please at least go to the SB
to show the strenght of the division
dont want people to say the AFCE doesnt have the talent to go places
yeah I can agree with that.
I want everyone to know the strength of this division. I want this division to prove something to the NFL.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 18, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
lol see we are all getting along now.
I get more respect here than I do at the Daily Norsemen. And you guys here are intelligent and know what you are talking about, with the exception of trying to claim that you know the Dolphins will lose two games to the Pats…cough BabeParilli…cough lol
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 18, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Pats vs. Fins
Many claim Pats vs. Colts is the biggest rivalry for us (mostly because of Brady vs. Manning), but the rivalry between Pats and Fins has always been up there. If I remember correctly (no time to look at the win/loss records), I believe the Pats only have two wins over the Fins during Brady’s reign – it’s that close.
Some good games coming up; both teams have a lot to prove. Pats need to prove they’re back and Fins that they can do it again. Rivalries aside, it’s gonna be some good football.
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I can agree with that. It really should be some great football
That is why I can’t wait for the regular season to start.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 19, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
now let me state this as a joke because I don't predict or claim to know what is going to happen, but...
this year it will be 10-8 and 8-10.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 19, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That is truly
a joke.
Some things can be predicted with almost 100% accuracy.
I predict when I hit the “post” button this response will appear.
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but football is different than the post button.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 19, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Not necessarily.
There is the possibility the post button might not work. The chances of the post button not working are about the same as the chances the Pats won’t sweep the Fish this year ;).
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by BabeParilli on Aug 19, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
not hardly.
The post button always works for me. It is so ignorant for you to continue to claim the Pats will sweep the Dolphins. Just say you don’t know, because you don’t and no one does.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
to try to claim it as you are, yes.
It is impossible to claim you know what will happen the season. It is just so much easier for you to say, “hey I don’t know what will happen, so I’ll wait for the season to pan out.”
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
okay Babe and Dolphinsbuffalo
everyone makes predictions. football fans and football analysts do that a lot. of course, they can be wrong 65-75% of the time.
making a prediction is NOT absolute, therefore you can’t say that “you know,” because there are no evidence to back it up.
So, Babe is making a prediction; and dolphinsbuffalo, just let babe make the prediction, predictions mean nothing until they’re proven in the regular season.
alright. I'll let him predict.
we will just really know what happens, happens.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Introducing the New DIB avatar!
Designed by uncle finster.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 20, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
lol yeah people won't know who I am
if they just look to the side.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 20, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
lol he probably had it memorized
and now you can too. I’m glad he posted it though because now I know it, too.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 19, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention....
The Pats have won 8 of the last 12. That would be Pats 8-4, Fish 4-8.
Then there was the game Flutie did the drop kick in. Clearly a Pats move to lose because of draft position. So, we could really say they were 9-3 over that time ;).
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by BabeParilli on Aug 19, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Babe
I nominated you for Offensive Line Position Coach. Interested?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 20, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't.
That would cut into my smacking around stealer, Colt and Fish fans time.
Plus, I’m prejudiced. I loathe Light and revere O’Callaghan.
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Oh well.
So much for keeping you off the streets. :-)
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 20, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Draft position? Not really
The Pats blew that game so that they would draw the Jags(worst 12-4 team EVER), who were the 5 seed in the playoffs that year, rather than the Steelers who were 6. Turned out to backfire rather embrassingly in Denver, though.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Aug 20, 2009 10:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
See.
This is just another example of stealer fans being clueless. The Pats OWN the stealers in the playoffs! They lost the game for draft considerations.
Yeah, the Pats laid an egg in Denver. Lucky for you stooges because they would have wiped up the field with the stealer clowns in Foxboro.
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Past performance is not an indicator of future success
True, the Pats had beaten us twice in the playoffs so far that decade. Whether that qualifies as owning is debatable. And what makes you so sure that you would’ve had a cakewalk against us? You got walloped by the Colts 41-20 at home and lost twice to Denver. We beat bith of those eams on the road, in a dominant fashion( The Colts game was 21-3 early in the 4th, their failed comeback was aided by the Zebras). Earlier in ‘05, the Pats beat the Steelers on a last second field goal, 23-20. There’s no indication that the a second meeting would have been any easier for NE.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Aug 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
when new england and pittsburgh were in the playoffs
i remember there was a game where we beat you guys(in 04) by around 20 points. we seem to beat you guys in playoffs, and at the time you always seem to beat us in the regular season.
but i agree with you, past games don’t predict future games.
or rather
you can’t depend on past meetings and expect your team to beat another team because of that past meeting.
According to your logic
the Lions have as much chance to win the SB as any other team. Duh.
Of course past performance is an INDICATOR of future success. It just isn’t an assurance.
Yeah, the Pats are 2-0 in the playoffs in the last 8 years against the stealers. Both wins were Conference Championships. Over the last 12 years they have met in the playoffs four times. The Pats are 3-1 against them in the playoffs. Two of the wins were by two TDs or more. The only stealer win was by one point in Shittsburgh. That is about as owned as it gets.
We got walloped by the Colts and beat twice by Denver so why do I think we would have beat the stealers at home? Well, since we already beat them that year in Shittburgh. Plus, we own them in the playoffs.
Don’t ever even say another word about the zebras. They gave you the SB against Seattle and helped give you one against the Cards.
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the lions may be the surprise team of the year
look at their new and improved LB core, matt stafford is looking really good, they now have antonio bryant opposite of calvin johnson, and brandon pettigrew who i believe is a great blocking TE(and good at receiving too).
babe, are you saying that the 07 dolphins had no chance of winning the superbowl in 08?
WOW
Do you even bother reading my posts? Beating the Steelers in previous seasons hardly counts as a compelling argument that 2005 would have had a similar outcome. The Jags owned us from 2005-07 but we beat them last year. The Ravens owned us in Baltimore from 2003-07 but we beat them at their house last year. Your victory in Pittsburgh in ’05 was very close, and may have ended differently had Randel El not made a boneheaded lateral on a long pass play inside the Pats red zone. A Pittsburgh- New England matchup in the playoffs in ’05 would probably have been a very close game, certainly not a cakewalk for either team. Another thing to remember is that we were better on the road that year than at home.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Aug 21, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I read your posts
despite how painful it is to slog through that BS.
I just think pointing out that the Pats have owned the stealers in the playoffs and in fact had already beat them that year might lend credence to the theory that they would have beat them in Foxboro if they got past Denver. I think a lot of unbiased people would have to agree with that pick.
So whatever, they didn’t get past Denver and the Seahawks got screwed on bad calls for the stealers to win it. Case closed.
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What BS?
The Patriots have beaten the Steelers twice in the playoffs in the last ten years, by an average margin of only 10.5 points. Good, but not owning good. The Patriots victory in Pittsburgh that year was, like I said, very close. All signs were pointing to an evenly matched game, and had you taken a poll the results would have been pretty close to 50-50. Too bad you couldn’t beat the Broncos, who we crushed 34-17 one week after you lost to them…
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by LV Steelers Fan on Aug 22, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions
The Pats
played the worst playoff game of their recent history against Denver. It happens to the best of ’em.
Yeah, Denver left it all on the field when they beat the Pats.
Since you want to talk the last 10 years, the Pats are 2-0, and 10 points is nearly a rout. That is owned.
And it’s piss yellow. Don’t get it messed up.
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by BabeParilli on Aug 22, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Even when you guys went 1-15 and we went 16-0
The Dolphins played us well, a team worthy of respect.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 19, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah they did play well.
The game didn’t turn out the way I would have liked but no one was stopping the Pats that regular season anyway. The Giants, Eagles, Ravens, and Colts were the only teams that came really close to beating them that season, that was some good football.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Aug 19, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
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