Not me, I'm in the minority. I'd rather see Brady hoist the Lombardi every year then see the Steelers even win a single game.
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NFL 2012 Week 2 |OT| The Replacements
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Not me, I'm in the minority. I'd rather see Brady hoist the Lombardi every year then see the Steelers even win a single game.
Did you know that Rams lost to AZ twice last year b/c of Patrick Peterson punt returns? Even after numerous long returns, and a TD return that had beat them the previous meeting, they kept kicking it to him. They asked Spags "hey retard, why keep kicking it to him? Why not kick it out of bounds?" And Spags said Donnie Jones wasn't good at directional punting, so all they could do was kick it down the middle.
Fisher didn't bring back Donnie Jones, but you know who signed him? The Houston Texans. You know who gave up a week one punt return TD? The Houston Texans
Do you know how many teams Peyton Manning rejected? Marino had to beg him to just take a meeting with Ross. Bud Adams offered him a blank check and he turned it down. Jim Harbaugh, the best coach since Bill Walsh, tried to get him to come to SF. AZ, SEA, and several others inquired. He said no to them all
Do you know the only team that Peyton called himself? So that he could fuck Jim Irsay twice a year and win another SB? The one team above all others he wanted to play for? The Houston Texans. And they said no. So that they could sign Matt Schaub to a contract extension.
I am not a Texans fan
DUFFMCWALIN
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Same
youngwerther
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Alligatorjandro
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good man
Dutch Gronk
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I love you.
What team did Matthews get like 6 sacks against in 2010? Was it the Bears or Vikings? I remember that he got a ridiculous sack total in two of his games against atrocious lines.
Speaking of sack numbers. If Adam plays for the whole game then someone from the Jets will get at least 6 sacks, even though their pass rushers are not amazing. You don't need to be with Adams.
What game were you watching? They looked flat and had 4 turnouvers on offense. And on defense they couldn't stop shit. They're not gonna return a 72 yard punt every game. I don't even know why you bring that up since it brings to light the fact that they had zero offensive touchdowns. Three points. That's it? Yeah, they played pretty well.
Well we also know what Browns fans want to call black people.
Thank God it is not 1935 when the Browns were still good and their ways of thinking were socially acceptable.
TheLegendary
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I think there's a chance for development from the rookies, especially with Perry since he's transitioning to LB. Wasn't talking about this game specifically, just talking about the team as a whole going forward.
Am I still in the Denial stage of grief?
FrenchMovieTheme
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Bears offense isn't as good as the niners. You will see that on thursday
No, I agree with you. I think the defense will get better. Not significantly better but marginally better. They also won't be on the field as much going forward. Not a long of game management offenses on the schedule.
It's a totally different style. The 49ers never turn the ball over while the Bears are willing to take chances for big plays. I think the Packers defense matches up significantly better against offense.
What really matters though is that the Bears defense isn't in the same solar system as the 49ers, so the Packers should be able to sustain drives every now and then.
The_Darkest_Red
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With about half a quarter left in the first half the game was tied 3 to 3. Both teams had played decently on offense (basically starting drives well but stalling) but even better on defense. Then the disaster happened, which obviously lost the Dolphins the game and made both their offense and defense look like complete garbage. The first INT was on a slant route that Nannee should have caught and the next two were on tipped passes at the LOS. Obviously the o-line and Tannehill are partly responsible for those picks but to me they aren't nearly as egregious as the vast majority of INTs. The fourth TO was a fumble by Daniel Thomas, a guy who probably won't play next week due to a concussion. The Texans scored three TDs right at the end of the half off of those TOs which was impressive for their offense but it isn't too difficult to do with that kind of field position. So, besides the very end of the first half the Texans scored two FGs.
As far as the Dolphins offense the running game looked great (Reggie Bush had 69 yards on 14 carries) up until the end of the first half but it admittedly didn't help them finish drives. After the collapse their entire offensive gameplan was completely screwed so they had to rely on Tannehill passing for the entire second half which is obviously not something that's going to be very easy to do against a Texans D that knows exactly what to expect.
Personally I think they can hang in there with most teams (and especially average teams like the Raiders) if they can avoid disastrous bouts of turnovers like they had at the end of the first half on Sunday. They are a bad team but I'm not convinced they are as bad as most people around here seem to think. Even Tannehill showed some promise at times.
Buckethead
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They just need to start The Prison Warden Erik Walden.
Jerk store.
You got chills during the TJ Yates comeback last year. You only get chills of teams you're a fan of. Don't force my hand, Squicken!
Fair enough, but TJ Yates performance was the fan-of kind of chills, not the hate-fucking your ex boyfriend kind of chills that you linked
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yankeehater
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Is this really true? I dont see how it could be. I would have taken a no necked Manning over Schaub. Hell I would take the crippled Manning brother over Schaub. That might be the stupidest decision ever if true.
Well, I'm glad we're in agreement.
This only lasts for finite period. You can distract yourself with other teams/coaches/college football/specific schemes but you'll reach a point where you just don't give a shit, at least I did. It really feels pointless.
This post makes me sad.
Makes me feel better about my team's worthlessness.
Squicken's team is new and was just in the playoffs last year with a backup backup QB, though. He switches to the Rams who have always been, and always will be, inept without Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk.
yankeehater
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Go for it, Ez would love to give you FF advice.
I'm more concerned that we're losing a great x's and o's guy here. Fuck squicken, who gives a shit about people like that. I mourn for LJ.
Yeah, that's true, but now all he has is Madden. WELCOME BACK LJ!
Dutch Gronk
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Can I hug you ? I feel like you need a hug.
That's why you have to have a team. I lived the don't give a shit life when the Oilers left and Sooners sucked and I didn't watch much football. Even if I have to become the football fan equivalent of the girl in the Hyundai commercials it's still worth it b/c I like watching the games
The_Darkest_Red
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The way I see it is the longer your team sucks the more satisfying it will be when they are finally awesome. Unless, of course, they are eternally cursed like the Buffalo Bills.
yankeehater
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The pats are in charge of the pylons? That seems like a bad idea.
Not sure if sarcastic, but heres my situation:
Im in an expensive 10 team league and I intentionally lost my first week matchup to ensure that I got the first choice pickup off the waivers. Everyone bitched about my strategy and called me stupid, so I need to make good use of my first choice waiver position.
My current team is this:
QB - Vick
WR - Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, Mike Williams, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks
RB - Matt Forte, Adrian Peterson, Isaac Redman, Mendenhall, Bernard Pierce, Turbin
Best available players are: Stephen Hill (WR), Dexter McCluster (WR/RB), and Kevin Ogletree (WR). I really wanted Alfred Morris, but hes gone, some genius drafted him.
Any suggestions on who to grab and why would be greatly appreciated. Id like to stop being the laughing stock of my league. THANKS!
9/28/2008 is still the happiest day of my life. That's when the Brewers made the playoffs for the first time since I was an infant. I had been to hundreds (probably a thousand+) games in my life to that point and to be there for that game was something I will never ever forget. I just don't think it would have been as sweet if I hadn't suffered through the Sal Bando years.
Now, to be fair, I don't wish that kind of decades long pain on anyone outside of Minnesota, but still, sticking with it makes it so much sweeter.
Futurevoid
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I really need to start working with thatr GIF creation tool you posted. I watched some of the Giants tape this weekend and wanted to post but didn't have time to sit down and play with the GIF creator etc.squicken said:
(the run blocking during that game was SO bad)
Personally, I don't think Dexter McCluster is gonna be all that productive.
In all seriousness, a good team is a team which can give hope to its fans. We don't care if they lose or win (despite the fact that a win is much more enjoyable), the matter is how they play, the matter is if they are playing like men, then it is a good team. 49ers give me hope, if they don't win the SB i don't care, if they don't make the playoff i don't care too. I want for them to give me hope.
But Raiders still suck
The_Darkest_Red
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That's some true devotion man, it takes a real fan to suffer through that kind of torment. Now imagine what it would feel like if the Brewers won it all...
This is a good point as well, and it's also the reason why it's very hard to be a Dolphins fan these days. No one seems to take the team seriously, not even the guys who are calling the shots.
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