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NFL 2011 Week 9 |OT| Release the Tebow!

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snesfreak said:
Every time I reload the TV map and still see ATL-IND as my game I get more pissed.
Maybe the game will be so uncompetitive they'll switch it by the 2nd quarter.

Watch the fucking Colts win by 30.
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who was the fucking idiot that pulled that crap? Same thing with another game. Trashy move.
 
Tom Penny said:
Why do people hate Boston and Patriots fans?

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Let's see. The general consensus is that the coach cheated his way to their SB wins. The QB is such a whiny girly ass bitch that the rules have been changed to turn the sport into touch football.

Those are two reasons. I'm certain bionic can elaborate.
 
Their fans are typical Bostonians who before 2001 didn't even know Massachusets had a football team and were too busy complaining about the Sawx to care

OR

Johnny come latelies who latched onto a cheating team and always see fit to whine and complain on message boards when the team loses because they wanna see 19-0.

Couple that with the media who never ceases to pick the Pats to win the Super Bowl despite them not having done shit in 6 years.
 
DeaconKnowledge said:
Their fans are typical Bostonians who before 2001 didn't even know Massachusets had a football team and were too busy complaining about the Sawx to care

OR

Johnny come latelies who latched onto a cheating team and always see fit to whine and complain on message boards when the team loses because they wanna see 19-0.

Couple that with the media who never ceases to pick the Pats to win the Super Bowl despite them not having done shit in 6 years.
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I fit into neither of those categories. At least I'd like to think so, because I "latched onto them" after their
alleged and probably league standard
cheating had been exposed.

Does that mean you guys don't hate me? YAY
 
Buckethead said:
Smash Bros is more relevant to professional football than Tim Tebow so shut your whorish mouth
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Tebowing in my Smash
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Buckethead said:
Yes sir.

Brawl is unplayable.

They ruined Falco =(
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They ruined the whole flow of the game in Brawl.

Melee>Brawl
 
Miami at Kansas City - KC is hot, and Miami is weak at CB2 right now. Breaston and Baldwin will be big.
Atlanta at Indianapolis - LOCK OF THE WEEK - Atlanta is inconsistent, but the Colts are just horrendous.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans - They're not losing two to TB. Expect a bounce back after last week's embarrassment, but still a surprisingly close game.
NY Jets at Buffalo - Story of this game? Buffalo's D. Greene gets shut down and FJax goes bananas yet again.
Seattle at Dallas - Tarvaris will have a big 300+ game, but the Cowboys will still walk away with this one. Seattle is bad.
Cleveland at Houston - Almost the lock of the week, due to Hillis once again being injured. Houston takes this easily.
San Francisco at Washington - A closer game that many think, but this is too good a matchup for the Niners D and Gore.

LATE

Cincinnati at Tennessee - Tennessee is fading, Hasselbeck gets worse each week, and CJ2K is officially done for this year. The Bengals are for real.
Denver at Oakland - No DMC and Palmer underwhelming will make this a close one, but c'mon people, this is Tebow we're talking about. His second last start as a QB ever.
NY Giants at New England - Potentially the best afternoon game of the week. Eli and Mario will be huge, but Brady wants retribution after last week.
St. Louis at Arizona - Not as bad a game as you think, but this one goes to the Rams. The upward climb begins, just as the Cards realize Kolb isn't the only problem.
Green Bay at San Diego - Potentially exciting, and I won't be surprised to see the Chargers win, but I'm not ready to pick against the Packers Rodgers yet.

5-STAR MATCH UP

Baltimore at Pittsburgh - UPSET SPECIAL - Mendy get shut down, and Ben once again bites it against the Ravens' and the rivalry pressure this year.

MONDAY

Chicago at Philadelphia - Last week does not have me convinced the Eagles have rid themselves of their sloppy play, but frankly, neither has the entire season for the Bears.
 
I'm mostly undecided about these 3 games.

NY Jets at Buffalo - I think I'm just going to flip a coin.

Cincinnati at Tennessee - I just have a feeling Cinci is about due to shit the bed any week now.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh - Probably gonna have to take Pitt at home
 
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-silver_peyton_hillis_hamstring_contract_browns110411

BEREA, Ohio – The Cleveland Browns’ team charter had taxied onto the Hopkins International Airport runway last Friday when a flight attendant pulled a small piece of paper out of a white paper bag and made an announcement: “And the winner is … Number 40.”

Peyton Hillis, the team’s injured and beleaguered halfback, had won the game of “Hot 20,” a lottery-like parlaying of players’ per-diem allocations.

“Congratulations, Peyton,” a Browns veteran yelled from the back of the plane as Hillis strode forward to collect his winnings. “You finally got paid!”

The comment, and a slew of similarly sarcastic jeers from other Cleveland players, drew laughs from aisle to aisle. However, as Hillis counted his bag of petty cash and the Browns took off for San Francisco, where two days later they would lose to the 49ers to drop to 3-4, strains of distrust and dysfunction were swirling through the pressurized air.

By Wednesday, a group of about eight Browns veterans had summoned Hillis into a meeting room for an intervention-style, air-clearing session designed to restore his focus. After a breakout season in 2010 that vaulted him to national prominence, including a spot on the “Madden NFL ’12” cover, the 25-year-old back’s consuming desire for a new contract has become a locker room distraction that numerous teammates regard as an impediment to cohesion and collective success.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” says one Browns veteran. “Last year, Peyton was such a positive, inspirational force on our team – but now he’s like a different guy. It’s like he’s in a funk that he can’t get out of, and it’s killing us, because we really need him. And we’ve told him that. But we’re at the point where we just don’t know what to do.”

During an interview session with reporters in the locker room of the Browns’ training facility Thursday, Hillis conceded that his dissatisfaction with his contract and the accompanying controversies – including his decision to miss a late-September game against the Miami Dolphins while suffering from strep throat – have made it difficult to get his “mind right.”

“It’s been a humbling experience,” Hillis said Thursday after participating in a practice, despite a strained left hamstring that has caused him to miss the Browns’ last two games. He could miss Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans after reportedly aggravating his hamstring injury at practice Friday.

“It’s been a whirlwind coming from where I was to where I’m at now. I’m trying to grasp the whole situation and trying to deal with it. It’s still a learning process and I’m trying to do the best I can.”

Hillis insisted that “there’s never been a problem” with his intra-locker room relationships, but numerous Browns players indicated otherwise. While sympathetic to Hillis’ desire for a new deal – he’s in the final year of his rookie contract and will make $600,000 in 2011 – they believe he has allowed his frustrations surrounding the lack of progress on that front to detract from his focus.

Most conspicuously, Hillis sat out the Sept. 25 victory over the Dolphins after a week-long bout with strep throat, reporting to Cleveland Stadium hours before the game, informing team officials he felt too sick to play and heading home prior to the arrival of most of his teammates. He later said he decided not to play on the advice of his agent, Kennard McGuire, adding to the suspicions of teammates, Browns officials and fans that his contract situation affected his availability.

More recently, Hillis annoyed teammates after joining third-string quarterback Thaddeus Lewis(notes) in a conspicuous competition to throw footballs off the crossbar of the Candlestick Park goalposts about 90 minutes before Sunday’s 20-10 defeat to the Niners. Hillis, who had aggravated the hamstring strain in a practice a few days earlier, supposedly was a game-time decision; the spectacle occurred while other Browns players were stretching and engaging in warm-ups; it was captured by CBS TV cameras and discussed on the broadcast.

“It was a bad look,” one veteran said, “and it did not sit well with any of us.”

On Monday, Hillis was criticized by former Browns center LeCharles Bentley(notes) after missing a scheduled appearance at a Halloween party for the Cleveland Boys and Girls Club. Hillis has since apologized, citing a “miscommunication” with his management.

His miserable week continued when, on Wednesday morning, Hillis was summoned to a meeting room where, to his surprise, he encountered a group of veterans who expressed their concerns about his recent actions and demeanor.

“A few guys tried to talk to him, to make him understand the best way to go about things is to put your head down and do the best you possibly can,” said All-Pro tackle Joe Thomas(notes), the team’s best and highest-paid player. “Because if the Browns aren’t going to pay you, some team will break the bank – and either way you need to play hard.”

Added linebacker Scott Fujita: “The fact that everyone has to get asked about [Hillis’ situation] by the local beat writers every day, it’s started to create a distraction, and it’s a shame that it has to be that way. I’m never gonna be in a position to question a player’s toughness. I just want him to be healthy and in the right frame of mind to help the team. More than anything else, that’s what our conversation with him was about.”

The tone of the meeting was mostly positive, with the veterans explaining to Hillis that some of his actions were being perceived negatively (they specifically cited the football-throwing incident before the Niners game) and that they needed his full commitment to help inject life into a struggling offense. After all, they have empathy for Hillis’ financially driven frustrations, a phenomenon that has not been uncommon in Cleveland’s locker room in recent years.

Browns players understand that running backs are particularly driven to maximize their earning potential because of the wear-and-tear endemic to the position, a position recently enunciated by Chicago Bears halfback Matt Forte(notes), who has been frustrated by his inability to secure a new, lucrative deal.

Some Browns players believe current management hasn’t been overly supportive of Hillis at a time when the player seems to be mentally fragile and that everyone from team president Mike Holmgren to rookie coach Pat Shurmur could have handled the situation better. Shurmur told reporters it was his “understanding” that Hillis was sick before the Dolphins game, rather than unequivocally defending the player’s decision to sit out. There is also a sense that the organization’s three powerbrokers on the football side – Holmgren, general manager Tom Heckert and Shurmur – may not be in lockstep on their handling of the situation or in the team’s direction in general.

Last month Holmgren, who coached the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks to a combined three Super Bowls, told reporters that negotiations between the team and Hillis were “quiet now” and that the two sides had “agreed to let Peyton play, let the dust settle and see what happens.” Holmgren declined an interview request this week, and McGuire – Hillis’ third agent since the end of the 2010 season – was unavailable Thursday because of a personal matter.

On the other hand, as one veteran player said, “The organization is not going to reward a guy they think is moping or acting out or going about it the wrong way, just out of principle, and because of the message it sends to younger guys. And I totally understand that.”

Heckert conceded on Thursday that “the guys we did sign [to big contracts], those are the guys we feel are ultimate team guys who want to be here.”

As to Hillis’ situation, Heckert said, “We’ve had numerous conversations. We were so far apart that [talks broke off]. It’s not like it’s a dead deal, but let’s see how he plays the rest of the season and then reassess. There’s a ton of time.”

A seventh-round draft pick out of Arkansas, where he was in the same backfield as Oakland Raiders star Darren McFadden(notes), Hillis gained 397 yards in two seasons for the Broncos before being shipped to Cleveland with a pair of draft picks for quarterback Brady Quinn(notes). The deal looked like a huge steal for the Browns in 2010 when Hillis emerged as a punishing lead back, running for 1,177 yards on 270 carries and scoring 11 of his 13 touchdowns on the ground.

This year, Hillis has run 60 times for 211 yards and two scores, and his per-carry average is down from 4.4 to 3.5 yards. His backup, Montario Hardesty(notes), went down with a torn calf muscle against the 49ers, leaving the team with a pair of inexperienced alternatives if Hillis can’t play Sunday against the Texans in Houston Cleveland ranks 29th in the NFL in rushing yards per game (87.6).

“It’s tough not having him out here for whatever reason it is,” Thomas said of Hillis. “He can definitely make a difference, cause he’s a difference-maker. I really think safeties and linebackers, when they have to play against a healthy Peyton, they’re scared. He hurt two guys on one play last year against the Bengals; it was crazy. Whatever’s going on, hopefully they can get it worked out, because we need him.”

Pro Bowl center Alex Mack expressed a similar sentiment, saying, “He’s really important. He’s a strong, hard runner, so he’ll turn a lousy, one-yard run into a four-yard gain, or a four-yard run into an eight-yard gain. Then Coach gets more comfortable calling runs, and down-and-distance situations improve. He runs so hard that he makes you look good as a lineman, no matter what, and you start blocking better.”

Mack inadvertently made Hillis look bad in early October when, a week after Hillis skipped the Dolphins game with strep throat, the lineman toughed out a home defeat to the Titans with a stomach ailment that was diagnosed the following day as appendicitis. Mack had surgery during the team’s bye week and returned 13 days later to play in a 24-17 defeat to the Raiders in Oakland.

“I would defend [Hillis’] decision not to play,” Mack insisted. “You love the game of football until you prove otherwise. People don’t play in the Senior Bowl all the time, because you don’t want to look bad and hurt your draft position. So if you’re not healthy and in a contract year – and you lost a lot of weight, couldn’t eat and felt terrible – maybe it’s the best decision for yourself and your team.”

Wide receiver and special teams ace Joshua Cribbs(notes), who endured his own contract-related drama before finally landing a new deal in January of 2010 shortly after Holmgren’s arrival, believes Hillis’ smartest decision at this point is to get over his frustration and play at the highest level possible.

“I gave him the same advice [Hall of Fame running back and Browns legend] Jim Brown gave me: ‘Just play, and you’ll get what you deserve,’ ” Cribbs said Thursday. “Our advice to him is to do what he does best. Just play. He’s been forthcoming, letting guys know what’s going on. He already proved himself [last year]. I feel for him. [Now] he has a chip on his shoulder, so he’s more apt to prove himself.”

Teammates say that a productive, focused performance against the Texans would go a long way toward Hillis winning back support in the locker room. In the meantime, there is rampant skepticism about his behavior and mindset.

Referring to Hillis’ collection of the Hot 20 bounty on last Friday’s flight, one veteran player said, “Once that happened, I stopped believing in karma for good.”

Asked about Hillis’ stroke of luck in the locker room Thursday, Thomas gave a wan smile and shook his head.

“Hopefully,” Thomas said, “he spent it wisely.”

Whether Hillis can recover his locker room capital remains to be seen.
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... Can EA just put Al Bundy on the cover next year?
 
Alligatorjandro said:
I am convinced bionic has a shrine dedicated to Brady in his house somewhere.
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Milchjon said:
There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding. Bionic loves the Patriots.
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In my house Brady's name is like Voldemort in the Harry Potter books.

Stop spreading lies to the newbies guys.

Also, I am actually excited about the new Zelda game. So I will make an exception and actually make a retarded videogame analogy.

Zelda Skyward Swore = Steelers
CoD: MW3 = Packers
Just Dance 3 (or whatever the fuck it is called) = Patriots
 
AngmarsKing701 said:
Let's see. The general consensus is that the coach cheated his way to their SB wins. The QB is such a whiny girly ass bitch that the rules have been changed to turn the sport into touch football.

Those are two reasons. I'm certain bionic can elaborate.
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Interesting take. I remember the Pats D dominating playing aggressive D especially Indy thus them changing all the DB rules. As Far as Bionic goes. I'm sure he agrees with his ex coach ;)

"I think the decade still has to go to New England," Cowher said Tuesday at a CBS Sports news conference to preview the Super Bowl. "But the Pittsburgh Steelers went to a lot of championship games, won two Super Bowls. The Colts I'm not so sure within the last five years they haven't been the most consistent football team.

"But you go back to the body of work and the consistency, and I think New England clearly is above everybody else. They never had that one down year. They've been on the brink from when they first won in 2001 until this past year they were in the playoffs. They've been the most consistent team."
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and cheating

"Listen, there's people stealing signals all the time before that," Cowher said. "You have ways to hide those things. We had wristbands for our defense. I remember trying to get offensive plays and see what the formations were. Everybody knows.

"You're trying to gain a competitive edge. Did that go beyond it? To a degree. Do I think that helped them win football games? No. You still have to go out and play the game. I still have a hard time believing that was a difference in a game."
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Fox318 said:
http://i.imgur.com/5mri7.jpg
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This week in Bad Photoshop...

P.S. I'm glad the Jets have an anemic offense and won't make the playoffs - they're the only team in the NFL that match up well with the Packers!
 
Buckethead said:
This week in Bad Photoshop...

P.S. I'm glad the Jets have an anemic offense and won't make the playoffs - they're the only team in the NFL that match up well with the Packers!
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Darelle Revis can only cover one side of the field
 
goldlion054 said:
Darelle Revis can only cover one side of the field
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We are working on cloning.

Buckethead said:
This week in Bad Photoshop...

P.S. I'm glad the Jets have an anemic offense and won't make the playoffs - they're the only team in the NFL that match up well with the Packers!
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ehh I'm lazy today
 
The Frankman said:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-silver_peyton_hillis_hamstring_contract_browns110411


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http://www.bigshow790.com/cc-common...elected_podcast=110411_2_1320415018_18548.mp3

What weird timing. I'm listening to a podcast of this morning's show in Houston, and they were discussing Hillis. It's right at the beginning at the 3 minute mark.

Basically a story from his time at Arkansas where he was injured and didn't make the trip with the team to a game. So on their way back (guess it was close by since it was the team bus), they see him him in his truck with a deer in the back. He had gone hunting while his team was playing.

And this podcast was was up before that yahoo story broke. Must be a bad day for Peyton Hillis
 
tmdorsey said:
Same here.
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I don't think I have played my Wii since Galaxy (which was one of the few games this gen that I loved). Occasionally my nephew plays Brawl and some GC games on it but it has been years since I touched it.

Used to play soccer games on the PS3 (soccer is the best videogame sport), but lately it is just a Netflix box.

Skyward Sword is the first game in a long time that I am hyped over. Hopefully it is not a disappointment (like this past season of football).
 
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