My Thoughts Around The League
1. Can Ocho Retard-O concentrate on being a wide receiver rather than a movie star? The last time I saw him he was stranded on Revis Island. Way to back up that promise.
2. Can’t remember the last time in history that a team who was 9-7 during the regular season garnished so much hype the following year as the JETS. I understand Hard Knocks and trying to sell PSL’s, but last time I looked this league is run by the QB position and Sanchez just does not make the grade.
3. With Brett Favre’s impending retire announcement now on year five, do you think that Ed Werder, Chris Mortensen and Brett Favre have the Verizon Family Plan with the amount to texting going on?
4. When asked what he would do as an encore to rushing for 2000 yards last year, Chris Johnson of the Titans said “I want to break Eric Dickerson’s record”. You would think that win a Super Bowl would be the main goal!
5. Now that Pioli, Weis, and Crennel are back together again in K.C., time will tell if it was Bill Belichick was the main ingredient to the Patriots success or a culmination of the group. Bill has not won since this group went their separate ways.
6. Bob Sanders over under for the season is seven games. Having played six years in the league and was only healthy for two, it is fair to say that the Colts have moved on and still had success. Can’s say that about the Steelers and Troy Polamula, the one year that he misses most of the season the Steelers allow the most points since he was drafted as a rookie, and don’t make the playoffs.
7. Can anyone name the starting two receivers for the Rams? Ready and GO! I didn’t think so, long are the days of Holt and Bruce and the greatest show on turf, sorry Sam Bradford.
8. Don’t see how the addition of Dez Bryant and Ken Hamlin makes the Cowboys Super Bowl favorites in the NFC when they were humiliated by the Vikings 34-3 last year. They need to worry about winning their own division before hosting the Super Bowl.
9. I blame the Vikings front office for not preparing for life without Brett Favre. With Favre’s track record lately, they should have done their due diligence. They could have signed, drafted, or traded for a replacement instead being hamstrung on Favre’s return.
10. If Bill Polian has the same chance again at going undefeated this year, will he still rest his players for what's best for the team?
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Offseason champs... do they ever win it all?
1. How many years has it been? he’s not changing and as of right now Revis Island is closed.
2. They’re going nowhere without Revis and the best part of they’re offense is gone
that does’nt sound like a Super Bowl bound team to me..
3. He’s going to play till he’s 50 just you watch.
4. Snap oh my knee! That is all I have to say.
5.They all helped of course but B.B. was the mastermind and always will be… For a while..
6. It’s hard to follow Sanders because he’s almost always injured but he’s good when he plays but not Polamalamalu Good.
7. 10 TD 20+ Ints sounds doable….
8. They’re the best team in the NFC every year…… Until the season starts.
9. You would think that they would’ve drafted a QB even if they knew he was absolutely playing this year.
10. Either way Mannings going to choke in the playoffs, he does (Almost) every year..
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9. You would think that they would’ve drafted a QB even if they knew he was absolutely playing this year
Not that he’s absolutely playing this year..
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Here is the fact.
The Vikings have confirmed that they would have drafted a QB if they had evaluated one as a viable “franchise QB”. They liked Bradford but did not find Clausen, McCoy, or Tebow to be their future. They are content to use the two experienced back-up QBs if Brett retires just as New England did when Brady got hurt. The thought is that this year the draft or free agency might have a great prospect or two. They might have been wrong about the prospects but you can’t blame them for following their own evaluations.
BTW- they did draft a project QB in the 6th. Joe Webb. He has been a surprise in camp but is a long long way from being NFL ready.
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by lifelongvike on Aug 13, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought I saw that the Vikings
might move Webb out to WR…
In which case, they drafted him more for athletic prowess than throwing the ball. Just my thought.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Aug 14, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually they drafted him as a WR.
But ever since mini-camp they have kept him on as a QB. As far as I know he hasn’t even had a snap at WR.
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by lifelongvike on Aug 15, 2010 7:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Might be waiting on a Favre decision
If/when Favre comes back, he’d go from third to fourth QB… so they might move him to WR or keep him as a WR/QB on the practice squad.
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by Comedic.Sans on Aug 15, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
More likely one of the others will be traded.
There is no roster room for a 4th QB. The big surprise has been how really talented this kid is. He was the only D1 college player to ever throw for 2,000 yards and run for 1,000 yards two years in a row. He is really raw. But throws a great ball. Its a shame he didn’t have a chance at a larger school.
No one thinks he will get through waivers to the practice squad. With our recent injuries we need experienced receivers on the roster. But one never knows. Maybe at the end of camp they don’t think he is that special. But from what I saw Saturday night that isn’t likely.
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?"
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by lifelongvike on Aug 16, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
There is no roster room for a 4th QB.
Some teams will make room. One such team? The Pats in 2000. The 4th QB? Some guy called Tom Brady.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Aug 16, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Who were the other backups?
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Bledsoe was #1, of course
And #2 was a guy, Michael Bishop. In the 2000 season Bishop came in for Bledsoe and on his first attempt of the season threw a 44-yard Hail Mary TD against the Colts, and there were calls for him to become the starter (ahead of Bledsoe, and also Brady). That’s how far down Brady started on the depth chart – Bledsoe was being pushed for the #1 spot by Bishop.
So Bishop was #2, and #3 was a guy John Freisz, a journeyman who had 45 passing TDs to his name when he turned up to the Pats. Brady started off at #4, although he moved his way up to #2 during the season.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Aug 16, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Brady came in during the playoffs in 02(01 season) when bledsoe was injured?
I also heard that many pats fans wanted brady to start the 01 season, and not bledsoe. Was Brady becoming a hometown favorite quickly that year(I heard it was because of pre-season)?
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by patriotguy2 on Aug 16, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Brady only played a bit during his rookie year
He was the man in 2001 after Bledsoe got hurt. Brady got hurt during a playoff game and Bledsoe played pretty well to complete the win, but Brady was still the starter throughout.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Aug 16, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
bledsoe got hurt in week 2 vs the jets 2001 season
mo lewis hammered him late in the 4th quarter. from there history was made. early in afc title game brady got hurt with a 7-0 lead bledsoe came in fired up and led them to a david patten td to make it 14-0.
Yeah I heard he came in and had a good game.
At least he didn’t leave on the terms of a bad game. He was great in his day.
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Donnie Avery, and....
Well I can’t name the second one off the top of my head. lol
Avery is good. He just needs a QB, and the QB needs an OL, and the OL needs some OL.
So he wont look good until he is traded or signed with another team.
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Hah!
That’s exactly what I did. “That Avery kid, Donnie, and… umm…”
I think they’re having a genuine battle for the #2 WR position as it is, and it’s some low-round guys doing it.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Aug 9, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That's pretty much what my son said too, lol
“someone Avery and whoever is number 17” I didn’t even bother to look it up.
Keep the faith!
Laurent Robinson
he was the #2 until he got hurt last year
by alexmullen4180 on Aug 11, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guy's Chiefs fan here, and i have a question for you guy's.
I’ve been going to a few blogs to get their take on a matter at the AP. We have a member who’s ID is ( HIV 2 Elway ) i believe it too be in poor taste, and that he should be made to change it. Would you guys be ok with a ID like that?
Disclaimer: Comments above are not meant to be taken with a grain of salt.
Thanks for the reply, but I've been told to let it go.
So i guess i just deal with it.
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by CPT.Caveman on Aug 13, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
It's a bit on the nose...
If you round up a few people, you could suggest changing it, nicely, and he might oblige.
I personally would think it in bad taste, but I’m not sure if it’d be bannable. Maybe if it was attached to constant insults and vitriol it would be.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Aug 13, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
do you have ban powers?
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
I do indeed
although I’ve only exercised my ban/delete powers on that GoLady spam stuff.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Aug 13, 2010 4:06 AM EDT up reply actions
didn't see any golady spam here
just some Chinese stuff
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
That's it
It changes occasionally, but I try to delete/ban it as soon as I find it. There’s 3 or 4 versions of it – it’s just copy/pasted stuff.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Aug 13, 2010 4:38 AM EDT up reply actions
so a little bird told me that you "umbanned" SMP
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
saw him @ the saints site today
and he doesn’t stop by here….i say you ban him again lol
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
I stopped by last night and said "Hi" for the game.
I’ll be back when I’m ready to be back. It’s hard to stay away, and yet I have so many other things I need to do.
I did the Saints thing to see if I could jump in and still manage to get back out. We have a long history here of chatting with up coming opponents and the Saints fans were a pretty decent bunch last year. When I saw that no one had chatted them up, I saw an opportunity to see whether I could shake the blogging bug at will. We’ll see how it goes.
Great job on the Caption Contest BTW. It figures a military guy would grab it: “Next man up!”
Good luck on your way back to college. I used my military time as a great college motivator. I mean it sucks to do homework, but it sure beats doing X, Y, or Z in the military….
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 13, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks
you should stop by at least once a week. hope everything is going well with you and your family.
The caption contest…well my first one got deleted bc it was way too inappropriate (sexual nature) but Marima thought it was hilarious ( it was the pic of Grossman and a Packers player that had tackled him). now i’m trying to find a funny pic for the next one.
Unlike other summer qtrs, i took a break and didn’t take summer qtr after i finished spring qtr…can’t wait for autumn qtr to start.
It looks like my Guard unit will be deploying to Afghanistan in 2012…i hope i can finish school before that….i should be done w. school by dec 2011….really dont want to be deployed again while i’m in school…that happened to me in 2008
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Any word on Chad Henne Is Your New Bicycle?
I haven’t seen him around in forever…
My kingdom for a spellchecker. Or Devin Harris. Hopefully both.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Aug 13, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
throttle violation???
what the heck is that and which blog issued it?
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Too many fanposts?
Someone hacking the account?
Anything’s possible…
My kingdom for a spellchecker. Or Devin Harris. Hopefully both.
Fire KP! He forgot to turn off injuries in dynasty mode. - by Norsktroll on BlazersEdge
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Aug 14, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
A throttle violation is an automatic response by SB Nation when a certain number of posts are put up in a short period of time. It happened to j-man from Mile High Report last year, and he was just sending greetings out to other teams’ blogs before the start of the season.
Keep the faith!
then why doesn't that happen to annoying spams that are posted on sb nation blogs?
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
I don't know what the cutoff criteria is
but you’re right, if anything should get automatically banned it’s those annoying golady spams. Can’t stand them.
Keep the faith!
How long does a ban like that last?
Indefinitely?
My kingdom for a spellchecker. Or Devin Harris. Hopefully both.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Aug 18, 2010 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
SB Nation says he's free to start posting
Maybe he’s waiting until week 1? Our own MOSS81 just returned after an off-season hiatus so maybe he took a break.
He was pretty cool for a fins fan. : )
Keep the faith!
I think they have different codings?
Just speculating.
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Down with Big Brother!
by patriotguy2 on Aug 14, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions































