The NFL is back and week one had some of good and bad moments. Some of the more interesting things over the weekend:
-Detroit was robbed of a touchdown that Calvin Johnson caught in the end zone with no time left. I was rooting for the Bears and they definitely got away with one there.
-Wade Phillips should be fired as Dallas' coach. How do you not take a knee just being down 3-0 at half? What happened next? Tashard Choice fumbled and Deangelo Hall ran if 66 yards back the other way.
-New England made a statement with their win over Cincinnati.
-Houston may finally get over the hump and become a playoff contender. They manhandled the Colts 34-24, despite Peyton Manning's 3-TD, 400-plus yard performance.
-San Francisco is poised to win the NFC West, but it took a big step backwards with a humiliating loss at Seattle.
Of course, one game does not make or break a season, so we should really read too much into it. What else stood out to you on Week One?
I must say it is hard for the Eagles to fly when your wings are clipped. (2 concussions, a torn arm musclee, and a torn knee) :no:
The AFC looks incredibly weak this year. All of the preseason favorites are flawed. Colts lost to the Texans. Jets have no offense whatsoever - or pass defense. Bengals need to get their act together. Patriots just aren't the team they were five years ago, and it will come out. That leaves Miami and Pittsburgh as the likely two best teams, and that's how you know the AFC is weak. The NFC East looks strong to me - between the Giants and the Cowboys, and possibly the Eagles if Vick stays at QB, you have your Super Bowl winner. Sorry, Redskins.
Quote from: Adam Smith on September 14, 2010, 12:46:41 AM
I must say it is hard for the Eagles to fly when your wings are clipped. (2 concussions, a torn arm musclee, and a torn knee) :no:
And a dogkiller at QB. They deserve all the bad karma they get for hiring that piece of shit.
First Packers WIN in Philadelphia since 1962.
:cheers:
A messy win to be sure, but they are 1-0!
:biggrin:
Mike
^^^
Insert comment here about blind squirrels finding nuts.
But, seriously, now I know how you Packers fans feel watching Brett Favre play in a Vikings uniform with Donovan McNabb playing for the Redskins.
And, no, I don't think McNabb is a better QB, he just played for one of 'my' teams. Favre is a first ballot hall of famer, once he finally retires and can get on the ballot 5 years later. McNabb is good, but not in the same league as Favre. (pun intended)
Philadelphia could've won that game. Vick had a chance to run the ball in when they (Philly) was down seven. He had a wide open lane, but passed the ball.
Quote from: bugo on September 14, 2010, 01:35:53 AM
And a dogkiller at QB. They deserve all the bad karma they get for hiring that piece of shit.
Well, Vick won't be the first or the last to be a dogfighter. He just got caught. He should've owned up to it earlier than he did, but he shouldn't be villainized because of it. Heck, folks're still doing it. Not saying that it's right or wrong -- it is what it is, though.
Be well,
Bryant
My Houston team is off to a good start; hopefully this will be a sign of the great things ahead for us.
My Steelers finally won an overtime game against Atlanta.
Quote from: PAHighways on September 15, 2010, 02:28:36 PM
My Steelers finally won an overtime game against Atlanta.
If only Matt Ryan hadn't thrown that interception. :-(
Be well,
Bryant
Quote from: mgk920 on September 14, 2010, 03:15:43 AM
First Packers WIN in Philadelphia since 1962.
:cheers:
A messy win to be sure, but they are 1-0!
:biggrin:
Sucks losing Ryan Grant for the season. Brandon Jackson is pretty good but he's not as explosive as Grant.
Quote from: mightyaceBut, seriously, now I know how you Packers fans feel watching Brett Favre play in a Vikings uniform with Donovan McNabb playing for the Redskins.
Except McNabb never told legions of fans in an emotional press conference that he was done playing football forever only to weasel his way back onto that hated division rival and ripping that sense of closure right from our chests.
"Oh wow, you're retiring? Damn, we came so close this year (07). God, what a bummer. Well thanks for the memories; you are a God among men; you'll be enshrined forever in the pantheon of football's great.... Wait, what?"
The sight of he-who-shall-remain-nameless in that jersey makes me want to punch the nearest wall. It's going to take years after his actual retirement to forgive this betrayal.
The Chargers are notorious at slowly starting out of the gates, but I hope the Chiefs can parlay the win on Monday night into a decent season. Given they have four games against Denver and Oakland and games against San Francisco, Cleveland, and Buffalo, I hope they can win a few of those.
As for the Vikings, I have no idea what to expect from them. We better beat Miami and Detroit cause it's getting nasty after the bye week in Week 4.
Go Houston Texans!!! This is our greatest start ever in franchise history at 2-0! Also our first ever OT win in our history!
Reading Peter King's column (blog) today, he mention someone that was deserving for the Football HoF. The Sabols (Ed and Steve) who created and run NFL Films. If Chris Berman can be enshrined in Canton, these two are certainly more than deserving.
I see that Brent Who? threw three interceptions and lost a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown on Sunday - are we about to see a whimpering end to his consecutive games started streak?
:hmmm:
:nod: :clap: :hyper: :jumping:
:cheers:
:cool:
Mike
Chris Berman is horrible. Seriously, he's worse than Lou Holtz. Worse than Dick Vitale. Probably the worst announcer in sports.
Shit, the Chiefs are at 3-0 for the season? Wow. Does that mean I need to start paying attention to them again? :happy:
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 28, 2010, 08:34:52 AM
Shit, the Chiefs are at 3-0 for the season? Wow. Does that mean I need to start paying attention to them again? :happy:
Nah, they haven't played anyone legitimate. Try the Steelers.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on September 28, 2010, 09:58:25 PM
Try the Steelers.
Hell yeah... The game vs Baltimore this Sunday should be entertaining.
Though the Arizona Cardinals are 2-1, it's going to be a long season here in Phoenix, methinks.
Quote from: hm insulators on September 29, 2010, 02:15:43 PM
Though the Arizona Cardinals are 2-1, it's going to be a long season here in Phoenix, methinks.
I just hope the winner of the NFC West ends up with a winning record. Of course no one seems to want to win that division.
Glad to see my beloved Panthers have all their offensive woes ironed out.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on September 29, 2010, 03:46:11 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on September 29, 2010, 02:15:43 PM
Though the Arizona Cardinals are 2-1, it's going to be a long season here in Phoenix, methinks.
I just hope the winner of the NFC West ends up with a winning record. Of course no one seems to want to win that division.
What would happen if the NFL would require that every team making the playoffs will have had to have won more regular-season games than they lost, with an additional 'wild card' team making the playoffs if none of the teams in a division was 9-7 or better?
:hmmm:
:cheers:
Mike
Anyone not see that blocked punt for a touchdown in the Niners/Falcons game?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcVmkGy2JKQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcVmkGy2JKQ)
What a heads up play; keeping the feet in bounds while looking at the sky for the ball.
^^
Yeah, I saw that. Then Mays started doing the "Dougie." The Niners had that game, but we (the Falcons) squeaked by with a win, with that field goal by Bryant.
Be well,
Bryant
For once in franchise history, I wish my Houston Texans could be close to a full, healthy lineup, but I can only dream. It's not looking good for tomorrow's game....Williams, Johnson, Jones, and Ward are all doubtful to play. We will be without Grossman and Bentley. The only consolation is we'll finally have Brian Cushing back.
Well, I see the Detroit Lions finally won a game. :coffee:
Quote from: Tom on October 11, 2010, 05:19:30 PM
Well, I see the Detroit Lions finally won a game. :coffee:
AND, the Viqueens are now 1-3!!!!
:clap: :nod:
:cheers:
Mike
With no teams at 5-0 and only 4 teams at 4-1. The late Pete Roselle's parity dream has returned with a vengeance!
Another thrilling comeback victory for my Houston team this season, coming back from 14 points down to keep our season still afloat heading into our off week. We are 4-2 now, which is our best six-game start in Texans history. Scary situation with DeMeco Ryans, hopefully he can recover and be alright.
We have a great group of players I wouldn't trade for anybody else in the world! The Matt Schaub-to-Andre Johnson connection continues to come up huge for us; Arian Foster, Derrick Ward, and Owen Daniels giving our offense a major boost. Mario Williams and Brian Cushing doing their thing on defense; everyone else on my Houston Texans contributing! Last but not least, coach Gary Kubiak leading our way! You guys are doing great -- let's keep it going! :clap:
With Dull-ass quiting early again tonight. Why is Wade Phillips still the HC for the Cowboys?
I'll be honest, as an Eagles fan, I like seeing Dallas lose. But, there's part of me that wants a competative opponent, not someone who rolls over and plays dead. :ded:
I disagree, it's always fun to see that good-for-nothing, overrated football franchise supposedly called the Cowboys get their butts kicked on national television.
It's even sweeter to see them lose more fans bunch by bunch.
And see them lose like that to America's REAL team™!!!
:clap: :hyper: :-D
:cheers:
Mike
I'm just glad to hear all of that talk about being the first Super Bowl team to play at home silenced.
It will be nice to see 2 other teams enjoying playing in Jerry Jones' new playground in February.
Quote from: mgk920 on November 08, 2010, 01:59:08 AM
And see them lose like that to America's REAL team™!!!
I just hate the whole title of "America's Team".
Being a Texas native (born and raised), I've had no rooting interest for or against the Cowboys franchise; I've simply become tired of their very existence. All the hype and talk of them repulsed me away throughout my life and never gained much football interest (until the Houston Texans arrived). They've always been overhyped, overrated, and over-loved in my eyes.
And I'm glad I didn't grow up to become a Cowboys fan. They've turned into a circus.
Having said all that, I really do feel for the good people up in Dallas/Fort Worth. They deserve a more respectable NFL franchise than the overrated Cowboys. I've always wished the Cowboys disappear and they get a new franchise that wasn't so over the top.
For those Cowboys fans outside the Dallas Metroplex and outside Texas in general (and there are probably more number of them outside Texas than here in the state), I don't feel for them. I don't know why or how they became Cowboys fans, or how the Cowboys fan base grew way out of proportions.
I've grown up a Cowboys fan. I really don't care about the NFL, I prefer college football, and my college team isn't even gettin' it done... But being a 'boys fan I'm glad Phillips is gone.. I mean the franchise is worth 1.6 BILLION dollars.. We should be like the Yankees of football, man...
BigMatt
I didn't get to see it live, but I saw the highlights on SportsCenter.
How about those Eagles? Down 21 points with 8:17 to go in the 4th quarter and they win by 7!!!!!
WOW! :wow: :jumping:
Quote from: mightyace on December 20, 2010, 02:13:35 AM
I didn't get to see it live, but I saw the highlights on SportsCenter.
How about those Eagles? Down 21 points with 8:17 to go in the 4th quarter and they win by 7!!!!!
WOW! :wow: :jumping:
I missed it, but I keep seeing highlights. (On Morning Joe as I type....) I haven't been paying attention to football lately - baseball's my sport and it's good here the last few years - but I was at my parents' for the first hour of the game and they had it on - Dad's a Giants fan - so I thought I might as well listen to it in the car. Changed the station at some point in the fourth quarter when the Eagles (some locals pronounce it Iggles) went down by three touchdowns and the WYSP announcer said that oughta do it.
I was then ought of range of Philadelphia stations for a while - only a roadgeek would go from Union County, N.J., to Philadelphia by using 78, 81, 83, 695, Md. 147 and US 1, just 'cause I felt like a drive - so I knew nothing until I got an "in case you haven't heard...." on 'YSP around 8:00.
First Cliff Lee, now this? It's so, so tragic when New York doesn't get what it's expecting. Angels weep; God sheds a tear.
Hence overreactions like this absurd front-page article in the New York Times last Wednesday about the sheer inconceivability of someone's choosing some place else over New York:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/nyregion/15snub.html
And then there's this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/sports/19rivalry.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=sports
Meanwhile in Ketchuptown, the Jets won in Pennsylvania for the first time EVER 22-17. Before yesterday's game, the jets were 0-7 in Pittsburgh and 0-4 in Philly.
all I know is I feel bad for the Giants fans after the Eagles game yesterday.
Quote from: Charto911 on December 20, 2010, 12:43:21 PM
all I know is I feel bad for the Giants fans after the Eagles game yesterday.
That game also made last night's
Packers at
Patriots game irrelevant in the
Packers' playoff hunt - win the next two games and they are in as second wild-card.
Also, the NFC-West - NO TEAM that has not won more games that they have lost should make the playoffs :no: and with the division-leading
Rams now having 8 losses (6-8, best possible record 8-8/0.500) should have been eliminated from playoff contention with a third wild-card going instead and the seeding adjusted accordingly.
:poke:
Mike
Quote from: Charto911 on December 20, 2010, 12:43:21 PM
all I know is I feel bad for the Giants fans after the Eagles game yesterday.
Here is a picture of the worlds smallest violin playing for the Giants fans :-(:
Do you see it?
Quote from: mightyace on December 20, 2010, 11:18:43 AMMeanwhile in Ketchuptown, the Jets won in Pennsylvania for the first time EVER 22-17. Before yesterday's game, the jets were 0-7 in Pittsburgh and 0-4 in Philly.
Ketchuptown is a new one...oh, and BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Quote from: PAHighways on December 20, 2010, 06:11:17 PM
Quote from: mightyace on December 20, 2010, 11:18:43 AMMeanwhile in Ketchuptown, the Jets won in Pennsylvania for the first time EVER 22-17. Before yesterday's game, the jets were 0-7 in Pittsburgh and 0-4 in Philly.
Ketchuptown is a new one...oh, and BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I'm going to borrow mightyace's world smallest violin for this as well.
Quote from: Adam Smith on December 20, 2010, 09:31:24 PM
Quote from: PAHighways on December 20, 2010, 06:11:17 PM
Quote from: mightyace on December 20, 2010, 11:18:43 AMMeanwhile in Ketchuptown, the Jets won in Pennsylvania for the first time EVER 22-17. Before yesterday's game, the jets were 0-7 in Pittsburgh and 0-4 in Philly.
Ketchuptown is a new one...oh, and BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I'm going to borrow mightyace's world smallest violin for this as well.
Fine, I will just break out more BOOs as well. *ahem*...me me ME ME ME me meeeeee...BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Even with a loss, we're still in the playoffs.
PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police Issue Joint Statement Supporting NFL's Decision to Postpone Tonight's Eagle-Vikings Football Game (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/districts/district6.nsf/db8e04b55a11d7b68525738b00560bf2/e3450743cf08c36785257805006d0922?OpenDocument)
Quote from: PAHighways on December 26, 2010, 08:33:52 PM
PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police Issue Joint Statement Supporting NFL's Decision to Postpone Tonight's Eagle-Vikings Football Game (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/districts/district6.nsf/db8e04b55a11d7b68525738b00560bf2/e3450743cf08c36785257805006d0922?OpenDocument)
The only good thing Goodell has done this year..... :pan:
At the end of the 4:15 game (Giants-Green Bay) they were saying "Depending on what happens in Tuesday night's Eagles game" and I was so confused because I never remembered there being a Tuesday game in the NFL. Then 660 carried Giants postgame chat for hours and never aired the Sunday night game, and I was even more confused. The announcers should have said at least twice (and may never have said at all) that the Sunday night game no longer existed.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on December 27, 2010, 06:34:13 AM
At the end of the 4:15 game (Giants-Green Bay) they were saying "Depending on what happens in Tuesday night's Eagles game" and I was so confused because I never remembered there being a Tuesday game in the NFL. Then 660 carried Giants postgame chat for hours and never aired the Sunday night game, and I was even more confused. The announcers should have said at least twice (and may never have said at all) that the Sunday night game no longer existed.
The announcement of the postponement was made just before the 1:00 games. They must've assumed 95% or more of NFL fans found out at that time. It'll be interesting to see what kind of number that game pulls considering it's the first Tuesday game since 1946. :-o
Quote from: mgk920 on December 20, 2010, 01:32:36 PM
Quote from: Charto911 on December 20, 2010, 12:43:21 PM
all I know is I feel bad for the Giants fans after the Eagles game yesterday.
That game also made last night's Packers at Patriots game irrelevant in the Packers' playoff hunt - win the next two games and they are in as second wild-card.
Also, the NFC-West - NO TEAM that has not won more games that they have lost should make the playoffs :no: and with the division-leading Rams now having 8 losses (6-8, best possible record 8-8/0.500) should have been eliminated from playoff contention with a third wild-card going instead and the seeding adjusted accordingly.
:poke:
Mike
And the flip side of all that is that last year's Super Bowl champ New Orleans Saints could very well finish 10 - 6 and get stoned out of the playoffs...or get in at at least 11-5 or 12-4....and be forced to travel to face 7-9 Seattle OR 8-8 St. Louis in the first round. Nice playoff structure, Bob Goddell.
Anthony
Roger Gooddell. Anyhow, while I can get with the complaints about a wild card team with a better record playing at either Seattle or St. Louis because it is a valid point, you have to reward a team for winning their division. I know it sucks but it's the nature of the beast.
the playoffs should, theoretically, be a reward for the best teams. If you run away with the NFC west because every other team is Division I-AA quality, and finish 14-2, then people can grumble about your easy schedule, but you've earned it.
if you finish 7-9 because you can't even beat the damn NFC west, you have no business being in the playoffs.
I wouldn't be surprised if the NFC West winner made the Superbowl considering how weird this season has been. Remember the Cardinals a couple years ago, they were supposed to be one of the worst teams to ever make the playoffs and they were one play from winning the Superbowl even though Bradford and Hasselbeck are definitely not Kurt Warner.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on December 27, 2010, 03:17:04 AM
Quote from: PAHighways on December 26, 2010, 08:33:52 PM
PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police Issue Joint Statement Supporting NFL's Decision to Postpone Tonight's Eagle-Vikings Football Game (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/districts/district6.nsf/db8e04b55a11d7b68525738b00560bf2/e3450743cf08c36785257805006d0922?OpenDocument)
The only good thing Goodell has done this year..... :pan:
I watched WBRE 28 (NBC)'s local news and they had Governor Rendell on there, albeit an NBC network feed, and he basically called the NFL people wimps!
IMHO Fast Eddie finally got something right!
Quote from: mightyace on December 27, 2010, 09:09:43 PMI watched WBRE 28 (NBC)'s local news and they had Governor Rendell on there, albeit an NBC network feed, and he basically called the NFL people wimps!
IMHO Fast Eddie finally got something right!
Of course he wanted them to play, he's an Iggles fan (and a 2006 and 2009 bandwagon Steelers fan).
If the game had been played, and then there was a 50 car pile-up on the Schuylkill or fans traveling back home got stuck on I-95 reminiscent of the I-90 debacle in Buffalo, it would have been the ones agreeing with the NFL's decision who'd have been thrown under the bus.
AND - about the weather - - - The Giants are STILL stuck at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel here in downtown Appleton, WI for a second night after their PATHETIC loss to the Packers on Sunday.
The Jets and Patriots are also still stuck in Chicago and Buffalo, respectively.
:spin:
Mike
Quote from: PAHighways on December 27, 2010, 10:17:08 PM
If the game had been played, and then there was a 50 car pile-up on the Schuylkill or fans traveling back home got stuck on I-95 reminiscent of the I-90 debacle in Buffalo, it would have been the ones agreeing with the NFL's decision who'd have been thrown under the bus.
Whats this "I-90 Debacle" you speak of?
Quote from: mightyace on December 27, 2010, 09:09:43 PM
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on December 27, 2010, 03:17:04 AM
Quote from: PAHighways on December 26, 2010, 08:33:52 PM
PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police Issue Joint Statement Supporting NFL's Decision to Postpone Tonight's Eagle-Vikings Football Game (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/districts/district6.nsf/db8e04b55a11d7b68525738b00560bf2/e3450743cf08c36785257805006d0922?OpenDocument)
The only good thing Goodell has done this year..... :pan:
I watched WBRE 28 (NBC)'s local news and they had Governor Rendell on there, albeit an NBC network feed, and he basically called the NFL people wimps!
IMHO Fast Eddie finally got something right!
Whether or not the game should have been postponed is certainly debatable, and our governor has the right to "weigh in"... did anyone hear / read any of his quotes he gave to a TV station, and then to a Philly sports talk radio station....?
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/rendell-americans-wusses-eagles-game-postponed/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/rendell-americans-wusses-eagles-game-postponed/)
I mean, the guy actually said THIS:
Quote"If this was in China, do you think the Chinese would have called off the game?" Rendell asked host Mike Missanelli. "The people would have been marching down to the stadium. They would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on their way down."
How freakin' ridiculous! If I were a more politically correct person, I might even consider him being ignorantly stereotypical.
I'm planning on seeing the Baby Pens @ the new arena (here in Pgh) on Thursday. Instead of pre-gaming with some beers and such, maybe I should do like Rendell thinks ALL the Chinese do, and just break out a math book instead before the game.
I'm not gonna be sad to see him go as governor.
Quote from: Adam Smith on December 28, 2010, 12:47:05 AM
Quote from: PAHighways on December 27, 2010, 10:17:08 PM
If the game had been played, and then there was a 50 car pile-up on the Schuylkill or fans traveling back home got stuck on I-95 reminiscent of the I-90 debacle in Buffalo, it would have been the ones agreeing with the NFL's decision who'd have been thrown under the bus.
Whats this "I-90 Debacle" you speak of?
This event is what I was referencing (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3866.0).
Quote from: Mr_Northside on December 28, 2010, 01:45:45 PMI mean, the guy actually said THIS:
Quote"If this was in China, do you think the Chinese would have called off the game?" Rendell asked host Mike Missanelli. "The people would have been marching down to the stadium. They would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on their way down."
How freakin' ridiculous! If I were a more politically correct person, I might even consider him being ignorantly stereotypical.
Great idea to cite a nation that had a two week, 60-mile-long traffic jam just a few months back.
Now that all been said and done. should have kept the game on Sunday. :banghead:
The thing that got me when I found out that the NFL postponed the game before any snow had even fallen in Philly.
That's the kind of skittish decision that they make here in Tennessee regarding schools and such, not in places Pennsylvania!
The outgoing Governor himself was on The Colbert Report last night talking about the issue.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/369695/january-03-2011/ed-rendell
The Packers just ended the chance of a Turnpike Super Bowl.
The Eagles didn't help themselves much either.
That ends the season with a three game slide for the boo-birds after their miracle win in the Meadowlands.
The Eagles ended 2009 with a 3 game losing streak as well. :crazy:
The Jets are going to crash today! GO STEELERS!! :nod: :) :cheers:
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Quote from: rickmastfan67 on January 23, 2011, 11:54:45 AM
The Jets are going to crash today! GO STEELERS!! :nod: :) :cheers:
There are a lot of extra Steelers fans this weekend. Go Big Ben
Yes, it over Pittsburgh 24, NY Jets 19.
Though, Pittsburgh almost gave it away. They were up 24-0 at one point. But, since they one, I guess that doesn't really matter.
Go Packers!
EDIT:
Two reasons for the Packers, first my mother's family is/was from Wisconsin. The second reason is I hate Pittsburgh teams. It has something to do with all the kids that teased me in school were for the Steelers.
The strange part is I like the Philly teams but I like the city of Pittsburgh better. Now, if someone could move the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, and Sixers to Pittsburgh. I'd be happy! :sombrero:
STEELERS BABY!!!!! :)
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This game deserves to be played on frozen tundra in an outdoor stadium; NOT the shiny new Dallas Texas stadium. What a disgrace.
But go pack anyway!
Quote from: mightyace on January 23, 2011, 09:50:40 PMThough, Pittsburgh almost gave it away. They were up 24-0 at one point. But, since they one, I guess that doesn't really matter.
Their most infuriating trait: letting up on a team when they have them against the ropes.
Quote from: mightyace on January 23, 2011, 09:50:40 PMThe strange part is I like the Philly teams but I like the city of Pittsburgh better. Now, if someone could move the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, and Sixers to Pittsburgh. I'd be happy! :sombrero:
We'll take the Phillies since who knows when we'll see another World Series title, but we are pretty content with our NFL and NHL teams. No one cares about the NBA which is helped by the fact Cavaliers air select games on FSN Pittsburgh.
Quote from: mightyace on January 23, 2011, 09:50:40 PM
The strange part is I like the Philly teams but I like the city of Pittsburgh better. Now, if someone could move the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, and Sixers to Pittsburgh. I'd be happy! :sombrero:
Over my dead body!! (Well, personally, I just care about the Phillies. But being one of very few cities that has teams in all four major sports within the city limits counts for something.)
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Quote from: PAHighways on January 24, 2011, 01:44:36 PM
We'll take the Phillies since who knows when we'll see another World Series title.
Again, the hell you will.
Hells yeah!!!
Time to bring the Lombardi Trophy home again!
And to wipe out the Bears to get there, too? How sweet it is. You da man, BJ Raji!
Bring it on, Pitt.
Quote from: mightyace on January 23, 2011, 09:50:40 PM
The strange part is I like the Philly teams but I like the city of Pittsburgh better. Now, if someone could move the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, and Sixers to Pittsburgh. I'd be happy! :sombrero:
HELL NO! :ded: :banghead:
Quote from: Michael in Philly on January 24, 2011, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: PAHighways on January 24, 2011, 01:44:36 PM
We'll take the Phillies since who knows when we'll see another World Series title.
Again, the hell you will.
Personally I could care less, since I have no interest in baseball.
Quote from: PAHighways on January 25, 2011, 08:34:01 PM
Quote from: Michael in Philly on January 24, 2011, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: PAHighways on January 24, 2011, 01:44:36 PM
We'll take the Phillies since who knows when we'll see another World Series title.
Again, the hell you will.
Personally I could care less, since I have no interest in baseball.
If I lived in Pittsburgh, I probably wouldn't care about baseball either. :-P
Quote from: Michael in Philly on January 25, 2011, 11:41:44 PM
Quote from: PAHighways on January 25, 2011, 08:34:01 PM
Personally I could care less, since I have no interest in baseball.
If I lived in Pittsburgh, I probably wouldn't care about baseball either. :-P
There are still people who go to the games and follow baseball, so they'd take the Phillies to get their money's worth.
Quote from: PAHighways on January 26, 2011, 12:05:24 AM
Quote from: Michael in Philly on January 25, 2011, 11:41:44 PM
Quote from: PAHighways on January 25, 2011, 08:34:01 PM
Personally I could care less, since I have no interest in baseball.
If I lived in Pittsburgh, I probably wouldn't care about baseball either. :-P
There are still people who go to the games and follow baseball, so they'd take the Phillies to get their money's worth.
They'll have to travel east a bit (or wait for road trips); it would appear this city intends to keep the team. They're now taking deposits for 2012 season tickets - 2011's sold out (you can still get individual games, but the days are past when you could say to yourself, hmm, nice weather for a ballgame, hop on the subway and get a $5 seat) and Phillies fans have taken to annoying Washingtonians by filling Nationals Park when they're down there.
I love it. My infrequent games (don't have lots of money myself) actually feel like an investment that's paying off, in simple enjoyment. [He said sappily!]
Quote from: Michael in Philly on January 26, 2011, 12:14:26 AM
Phillies fans have taken to annoying Washingtonians by filling Nationals Park when they're down there.
Are they also annoying Mets fans up in Queens?
Quote from: Michael in Philly on January 26, 2011, 12:14:26 AMThey'll have to travel east a bit (or wait for road trips); it would appear this city intends to keep the team.
That's fine. I'm sure there are people who go to PNC Park to see the opposing teams.
Quote from: mightyace on January 26, 2011, 10:41:40 AM
Quote from: Michael in Philly on January 26, 2011, 12:14:26 AM
Phillies fans have taken to annoying Washingtonians by filling Nationals Park when they're down there.
Are they also annoying Mets fans up in Queens?
Presumably. What really got to Washingtonians was the year the opener was there and the Nats' owner, on a Philadelphia radio station, invited Philadelphians to "come on down - plenty of seats!"
^^^
That kind of thing happened to the then "Tennessee Oilers" (now Titans) the year they played in Memphis.
When the Oilers hosted the Steelers, there were more Steelers fans in the stands as people who couldn't get tickets up there came to Bluff City.
The fun begins in Dallas on Sunday night, February 6, when the Steelers and Packers kick off the biggest championship game in American professional sports.
That being said, who do you want to win? Being a Bears fan, I'm going with Pittsburgh.
I said this in the other thread as well.
I've been a Steeler hater from way back. Plus, my mother's side of the family is from Milwaukee, WI area.
Therefore,
Go Packers!
This broke yesterday,
Titans, Fisher Unable To Work Through Differences (http://www.newschannel5.com/story/13927504/fisher-titans-officials-discuss-part-after-16-seasons)
Fisher had been the coach of the Tennessee Oilers/Titans ever since they moved to this state.
Where my Cheeseheads at?!
Let's go Pack! Bring that trophy back to it's namesake.
Steelers of course
In favor of Packers:
- more friends from area
- funny "SBC Packers" animation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69feyRYhFHw)
- small-city franchise that hasn't packed up and moved away
- Aaron Rogers is a Cal alum
- accent is more pleasant to the ear
In favor of Steelers:
- they muzzled the Jets
- Hines Ward is part Korean which is cool
- Heinz Ketchup > Hunt's Catsup
- Monroeville mall was setting of "Dawn of the Dead"
Edge: Packers
I hope every player on both teams gets injured at kickoff, cancelling the rest of the game
Quote from: corco on January 28, 2011, 05:28:51 PM
I hope every player on both teams gets injured at kickoff, cancelling the rest of the game
I dislike both teams. But if you put a gun to my head and tell me to pick a team, I'd say the Packers, only because as a Cowboys fan, I don't want Pittsburgh winning a seventh Super Bowl in Cowboys Stadium. Plus, my girlfriend-to-be is from Wisconsin so I might as well get in good with her.
Go Pack Go! The only thing sweeter than beating the Bears for the NFC Championship would be to win the Super Bowl. The Steelers are probably my secind favorite team, but there's no question who I'm rooting for. Been a Packer fan my whole life, even B.F. (Before Favre) back in the '80's. Nothing's sweeter than wathing my team in the Super Bowl. Packers 21, Steelers 10. Go Pack Go!
PREDICTION SURE TO GO WRONG: The winning team will be wearing yellow pants.....
24 - 17 Steelers. You've heard it here first. :-D :)
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Quote from: ctsignguy on January 29, 2011, 08:29:54 AM
PREDICTION SURE TO GO WRONG: The winning team will be wearing yellow pants.....
Oh, and have no cheerleaders....
Who needs cheerleaders besides virgin men who can't get any? :P
Pittsburgh has a good team and I'd rather see them over New England*, but since this guy's from WI, its Packers all the way.
* - Forever subject to probation for cheating
The Steelers did have a squad back in the 60s called the Steelerettes (http://www.steelerettes.com/).
Quote from: golden eagle on January 28, 2011, 07:40:16 PM
Plus, my girlfriend-to-be is from Wisconsin[/u] so I might as well get in good with her.
Does she know this? :-D If not... does this post tell her? :wow: :-/ :-(
The Packers have cheerleaders at their home games, but won't be bringing them along to the Super Bowl. But unlike most other teams that use professional dancers as cheerleaders, the Packers use real cheerleaders taken from the local squads at UW-Green Bay and St. Norbert College.
Here we go STEELERS!!!!!!
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Black Eyed Peas - yuck, I'd rather have more of the bad punditry the BBC is putting on - with no commercials I'm almost fed up with them already, as their banter isn't funny. At least they aren't explaining every single thing that's going on (though that was useful 2 years ago, when I hadn't seen a game of American football before and had no clue to begin with).
Speaking of black eyes, why do they do those black smears under their eyes? Speaking as someone for whom football is a game played predominantly with the feet, it's pretty alien to me.
Packers win SUPER BOWL XLV!!! Now the question is how long they will remain defending Super Bowl Champions as I don't think there's going to be a season next year because of the proposed lockout if there isn't a CBA.
Congrats to the Packers. The Steelers just didn't bring their A-game tonight. If those turnovers didn't happen, it might have been a completely different game.
At least you didn't guys didn't get to see our local stations post game coverage. They were talking to one of our reporters (WPXI NBC-11 — also does the news on FOX-53 here) over at the University of Pittsburgh and it seems too many of the students were drunk..... They crowded the TV camera to the point you couldn't see the reporter and were saying "FUCK THE PACKERS" and also using the middle finger. The cut the feed as quickly as possible and the people in the studio had the "Oh crap, we're so going to get fined by the FCC' faces.
Quote from: english si on February 06, 2011, 08:14:57 PM
Speaking of black eyes, why do they do those black smears under their eyes? Speaking as someone for whom football is a game played predominantly with the feet, it's pretty alien to me.
They're for glare. The black under the eyes cuts down on glare (even inside a dome) sort of like a pair of sunglasses.
The Steelers didn't play great, but they'll get them tomorrow night in Game 2 to even the series.
So the Bears' biggest rivals won the Super Bowl...As much as I wanted Chicago to be in it, at least I can take comfort in the fact that an NFC North opponent won. Hopefully it'll be da Bears' turn next season! (whenever that "next season" comes)