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[bionic77]

You can't get it. When you get a team, when the gift of hometown football is given to you, especially having it ripped away before, no rational thought can be given. I totally know that Modell fucked over Cleveland like Irsay did Baltimore.....I don't care! He gave me football!

Baltimore fans are obviously not averse to receiving stolen goods.

It was a perfect fit.

 

[NihonTiger90]

Modell's grave is going to need 24/7 security to keep Browns fans from pissing on it.

 

[MechDX]

Modell, Irsay.......fuck Bud Adams! Just wanted to throw that in there.

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

Baltimore fans are obviously not averse to receiving stolen goods.

It was a perfect fit.

Not stolen. You want stolen, look at the Colts move.

Modell just fucked Cleveland over.

 

[pelicansurf]

You need to get your OLine settled brosef.

I know; I didn't blame the refs, just brutally aggravating. I was ready to fight someone right as we hit 1st and 30/erased our 3rd down conversion at the end of the game. God, thank goodness for Romo.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Honestly, both teams sucked, but with the trunctuated preseason, I expect this to be the norm for most teams in the opening games.

Wait, what?

Anyway, Giants D entered the game banged up in the secondary and got even more banged up. Dallas took advantage, especially with Romo able to buy time and make plays. Later in the second half, they took it to a gassed Giant D with the running game. The Giant offense wasn't able to run it consistently and Cruz killed them with big drops.

As for Modell, Cleveland, the Lerners, Baltimore, Steve Bisciotti....they all suck.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

I watched it a few more times and the only thing I can think is that he assumed the ball was overthrown and was trying to pick it on the back end.


Biggest loser last night was the striking refs. The new refs did a great job, let the players control the game and made no game-changing errors. Bravo.

Exactly. If they keep doing this well it puts the nfl in the drivers seat for the negotiations.

 

[NihonTiger90]

ESPN fawning all over Modell's legacy and just glossing over the Browns move. Talking about, "Well, he was forced to do it... poor guy had no choice."

 

[Bowser]

Honestly, both teams sucked, but with the trunctuated preseason, I expect this to be the norm for most teams in the opening games.

Truncated preseason?

Whatchu talkin' bout?

 

[Nori Chan]

There were a couple of questionable calls yesterday.


The holding call I could've accepted, but the clipping call and Victor Cruz's blocking in the back one was like eehhhh?

 

[chuckddd]

 

[bionic77]

Not stolen. You want stolen, look at the Colts move.

Modell just fucked Cleveland over.

You ever been to Cleveland bro? The only things they have there are the Browns and Indians. Taking the Browns from Cleveland would be like taking crack from Baltimore.

 

[gutshot]

Truncated preseason?

Whatchu talkin' bout?

Maybe he means the restrictions in OTAs and mini-camps present in the new CBA? That's the only thing I can think of.

 

[BertramCooper]

ESPN fawning all over Modell's legacy and just glossing over the Browns move. Talking about, "Well, he was forced to do it... poor guy had no choice."

Yeah, shit like that pisses me off.

The Muni was a shithole because Modell was too cheap to keep it properly maintained.

And Modell was offered a seat in the Gateway project that built new venues for the Tribe and Cavs, but he refused. He didn't want Gateway to succeed because he was making money off the Tribe by charging them rent at the Muni.

So it was the bastard's own damn fault.

 

[Bowser]

There were a couple of questionable calls yesterday.


The holding call I could've accepted, but the clipping call and Victor Cruz's blocking in the back one was like eehhhh?

Yeah, clipping call should've been block in the back, and the Cruz block in the back on that first down to Black Unicorn was minor at best. They missed the defensive holding on Cruz, but the real refs miss that 50% of the time too. The only egregious miss in my mind was the obvious pick play the Giants ran to get Cruz a first down in the first half.

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I loled when I saw that happen last night

 

[Seanspeed]

Lets wait til after Sunday before we go thinking the replacement refs are doing a decent job....

 

[Evolved1]

Murray just has to hit someone at the end of the play... it's why he cut it back inside on the long run. If he got into the endzone dude wouldn't have been able to hit anyone.

 

[Bowser]

Lets wait til after Sunday before we go thinking the replacement refs are doing a decent job....

Could say the same thing with the real refs. Yeah, the league put it's best replacement crew out there last night, but the NFL would've put it's best real crew out their last night anyway. The real refs miss just as many calls / make bad calls as well (Megatron TD reversal?)

 

[BigAT]

Could say the same thing with the real refs. Yeah, the league put it's best replacement crew out there last night, but the NFL would've put it's best real crew out their last night anyway. The real refs miss just as many calls / make bad calls as well (Megatron TD reversal?)

As stupid as I think the underlying rule is (and it should definitely be changed/clarified), the refs actually made the correct call on that Megatron touchdown that wasn't.

 

[darkside31337]

I guess you could say Dez considers him to be part of his family.

 

[Seanspeed]

Could say the same thing with the real refs. Yeah, the league put it's best replacement crew out there last night, but the NFL would've put it's best real crew out their last night anyway. The real refs miss just as many calls / make bad calls as well (Megatron TD reversal?)

I'll never complain about a few holding calls missed. But if you followed preseason, you should be legitimately worried about the replacement refs. There were some seriously baffling big calls at least once or twice a week.

 

[d[-_-]b]

Lol so bad yesterday, no secondary, it's going to be a long season at this rate... well atleast it wasn't like losing to the Redskins, the Cowboys are at least good on paper, so i'll take the opening loss for what it was a bad game from the team all together...

Reminds me, those penalties wasted more time, then a fawking touchdown to follow... nail in the coffin..

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

As stupid as I think the underlying rule is (and it should definitely be changed/clarified), the refs actually made the correct call on that Megatron touchdown that wasn't.

Then why did they give the lions a TD last year against the niners when burleson went to the ground and the ball came out?

 

[Fox318]

Good thing the city sued

 

[BlackGhost]

Good thing the city sued

Anger rising...

 

[Bolt Vanderhuge]

 

[Fox318]

Modell could have gone in on a better arena with the Cavs and Indians but he was too cheap and he was making money off of the Indians.

 

[Sanjuro]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...z4CYBQ&usg=AFQjCNFOHPkydJ74K3OZjyibb4B2ZMrsBw

Peyton Manning jerseys banned for gang affiliations.

 

[BlackGhost]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...z4CYBQ&usg=AFQjCNFOHPkydJ74K3OZjyibb4B2ZMrsBw

Peyton Manning jerseys banned for gang affiliations.

Mannings real reasons for going to Denver are becoming clearer

 

[MechDX]

:jnc

 

[yankeehater]

Dave Spaddro on Eagles Live just said that the NFL will honor Moddel before the Eagles Browns game. Man that is going to be ugly.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

These scab refs love to call blocks in the back.

 

[BlackGhost]

Dave Spaddro on Eagles Live just said that the NFL will honor Moddel before the Eagles Browns game. Man that is going to be ugly.

I'll probably be at this game

 

[Lonestar]

Inspirational short film on Safety Chad Jones, who's still trying to make it back on the field for the Giants, after a horrific car wreck almost lost him his leg.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/exclusive-former-lsu-safety-chad-jones-road-back-144322667--ncaaf.html

Be Warned, about 2 minutes in, is a 5-10 second screen shot of his leg after the accident. It's a bit gruesome.

 

[Fox318]

Ez is this your house?

 

[Fox318]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTEyxcxHuU&feature=player_embedded

 

[yankeehater]

I'll probably be at this game

That is awesome. I hate when the Eagles open on the rood. There is something special about being their live week 1.

 

[Goro Majima]

Ez is this your house?

I want this.

 

[Levyne]

That's a nice toilet.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTEyxcxHuU&feature=player_embedded

:jnc Cardinals fan.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Nothing puts an exclamation point on losing like complaining about refs.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

Nothing puts an exclamation point on losing like complaining about refs.

From the author of the article:

but there were overt problems and we saw both teams get away with some madness.

Please. Like it was any worse than any other NFL game.

 

[Draxal]

Maybe he means the restrictions in OTAs and mini-camps present in the new CBA? That's the only thing I can think of.

That and only 15 practices allowed in training camp, with pretty tight restrictions on pads. Teams are going to look bad in the beginning. Tackling was poor for both teams, and Romo/Manning missed throws that they usually wouldn't miss.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/s...m-to-reduce-injuries.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

 

[pelicansurf]

Nothing puts an exclamation point on losing like complaining about refs.

"THIRTEEN HUGE PENALTIES WASN'T ENOUGH TO LET US WIN"

 

[Greg]

surgery went well

6 teeth down, and i'm on drugs

footballlllllllllllll@

 

[Godslay]

Woke up this morning and made sure the Cowboys are still Superbowl champs. I wasn't dreaming.

 

[Futurevoid]

"THIRTEEN HUGE PENALTIES WASN'T ENOUGH TO LET US WIN"

Pretty much. When as a defense you give up a TD on a first and 30 after a drive that had like 6 penalties that knocked the opposing team out of field goal range - the last thing you need to do is bitch about non-calls.

The Giants had plenty of opportunities to turn that game around and they let every one slip through their fingers.

By the way, the Giants are 2-5 against the NFC East at Metlife. Homefield disadvantage.

 

[yankeehater]

Woke up this morning and made sure the Cowboys are still Superbowl champs. I wasn't dreaming.

You think this is bad, they are going to be 4-0 going into the bye. It is going to be unbearable. I really wish the Giants had won last night.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

You think this is bad, they are going to be 4-0 going into the bye. It is going to be unbearable. I really wish the Giants had won last night.

It's okay, the better they do in the regular season the more satisfying it will be when they lose in the playoffs.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

It's okay, the better they do in the regular season the more satisfying it will be when they lose in the playoffs.

I can't wait to watch them lose to the 49ers in the NFC Championship game at The Stick.