Running (walking? crawling?) NFL Week 10 thread.

[Gutter]

And occassionally, I can passionately root against someone.

Could've fooled me.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Oh and every time I feel a pang of regret that I can no longer feel passion for a professional sports team...I read a thread like this and I'm eternally grateful I don't.

You spend WAY too much time on these boards for that to be true, either part of it.

I can be a passionate fan of the games without being a passionate fan of a team.

And occassionally, I can passionately root against someone.

I definitely have more of the "root-against" passion at this point.

 

[BYH]

All of you.

Go to your room. Now.

Man, it's been a while since I've heard that weary, last-nerve-rubbed-raw, I don't care who's at fault you're both ****ed voice.

I think I'll call my mom.

 

[AgatePage]

Hi,

I've had 3 naps today and about 7 beers during the game and, yes Tommy, I'm a fussy Colts fan. Deal with it.

1) This year's Patriots-Chargers game was at New England, not in San Diego.

2) The Colts played tonight's game minus SEVEN starters, then lost Freeney, Diem, et al during the game.

3) How Dungy doesn't fire a special teams coach is beyond my capabilities. They are horrid. Always have been. Always will be.

4) The 95-yard messup by the official costs them dearly. I hope Bill Simmons writes his column about that this week, then chokes on his own **** and dies a horrible wretched death while most of the SportsJournalists.com fandom watches in cackling delight.

5) Cromartie will never play a game like that again in his life. And Reggie Wayne still had 150 yards receving in this game. And gave up on that one ball like a poor, wussified *****.

6) The Colts defense should sue for non-support.

7) Vinatieri will have at least three "for sale" signs on his lawn by the time he returns to indy.

that is all. see y'all in the a.m.

I'm going to take these point-by-point, because I fear the mountain of excuses Colts fans are going to lean on like a crutch this week.

2. Teams win without starters all of the time. Does it hurt the Colts? Undoubtedly. Should it be fatal? No.
3. Dungy won't do that and you know it, but yes, the Colts special teams are generally God awful.
4. Overcome bad calls, and that's a funny line about Simmons.
7. If Colts fans blame Vinatieri and give Manning a free pass after he threw six interceptions -- a few of them the type of inexusable throws you see out of a gunslinger like Favre, but not out of a computer-with-tennis-shoes like Manning -- Colts fans are flat-out blind and/or dumb.

I'll add another point ... while many here were ready to throw Norv Turner under the bus had San Diego lost, what about Phillip Rivers? He almost single-handedly put the Colts in a position to win with his follies in the end zone after his moronic fumble (just fall on it and eat the two points) and his late interception. Talk about a player who has regressed.

Well, I'm glad I'm lucid when I've been drinking. I got up thinking, 'Oh man, I posted somethin bad last night.' And then I went and got an 800 mg ibuprofin.

Bubbler:

I agree with you on everything but No. 2.

Yes injuries do happen. But that many piled up can be fatal to a record (see: St. Louis offensive line). Especially playing Jacksonville, New England and San Diego three out of four weeks. Marvin Harrison doesn't drop that ball that Aaron Moorehead drops at the 2. Tony Ugoh's pass protection gives Manning an extra half-second and maybe an INT doesn't happen. That said, the backups are getting a TON of experience right now. Dungy has always been known for riding his starters a long, long way in the past. The reserves now know the pressure of big moments. Perhaps they will make those plays in the future that were not made last night or last week.

At one point last night, they showed the stat for career receptions for the active Colts (numbers approximate): Wayne 445, Moorehead 26, Thorpe 3. Tell me a healthy Harrison/Clark/Gonzalez doesn't make a difference.

The rest is correct, Manning was awful for 2 1/2 quarters. No, Dungy will not fire anyone (unfortunately).

Other comments to catch up on:

-- Tomlinson was not "running wild" 21 carries, 76 yards. 4 receptions, 21 yards. Outside of the first rush from scrimmage and the TD run, they did a great job of containing him the whole night. Their team speed on defense really has improved. This also might have led to more passing by Norv ... which leads to Rivers ... wow. I am also surprised by his regression. Do he and the new OC not get along? he looks like a bad rookie.
-- Adrian Peterson will be the Ken Griffey of the NFL for the next decade.
-- The Brady/Manning debate has been fun. my answer to this question is obvious.

My apologies for going fanboy. Too much beer. Not enough sleep. Fat Tires all around and forget it ever happened? [/fanboyrant]

 

[Gutter]

As cool as the Tecmo Bowl clip is, someone finally uploaded the real-life version (still with the classic radio call though ;D ):

 

[BYH]

Oh and every time I feel a pang of regret that I can no longer feel passion for a professional sports team...I read a thread like this and I'm eternally grateful I don't.

You spend WAY too much time on these boards for that to be true, either part of it.

I can be a passionate fan of the games without being a passionate fan of a team.

And occassionally, I can passionately root against someone.

I definitely have more of the "root-against" passion at this point.

Not me. No sir.

I'm preserving this because it's just so ******* funny. That and now there's a record of your post! AHA! You won't trick us, no sir! You can't just go deleting your entire account because your posts are filled with fradulent statements and errors! Oh no! Now we have a record! Take that Junkie!

 

[outofplace]

Oh and every time I feel a pang of regret that I can no longer feel passion for a professional sports team...I read a thread like this and I'm eternally grateful I don't.

You spend WAY too much time on these boards for that to be true, either part of it.

I can be a passionate fan of the games without being a passionate fan of a team.

And occassionally, I can passionately root against someone.

I definitely have more of the "root-against" passion at this point.

Not me. No sir.

I'm preserving this because it's just so ******* funny. That and now there's a record of your post! AHA! You won't trick us, no sir! You can't just go deleting your entire account because your posts are filled with fradulent statements and errors! Oh no! Now we have a record! Take that Junkie!

Hmm...wonder where that was directed.

The guy's a fraud, but can't say I'm surprised that you'd jump to his defense, BYH.

Actually, I thought the picture was pretty funny, too.

Seriously Junkie, do you think the motorcycle jokes bother anybody? I don't know very many Steelers fans who did anything but rip Roethlisberger for risking his health like that, not just riding but doing it without a helmet. I know I posted on here about that at the time, at least once we had more information on his condition.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

AgatePage - Hey it's all good, you know I wasn't pushing your buttons lol. I know better!

As for the hangover I had from last night's game. Thank you Tony Romo for giving me those bragging rights and for helping me win a 12 pack of cold refreshing goodness.

 

[Chi City 81]

Hmm...wonder where that was directed.

The guy's a fraud, but can't say I'm surprised that you'd jump to his defense, BYH.

Actually, I thought the picture was pretty funny, too.

Seriously Junkie, do you think the motorcycle jokes bother anybody? I don't know very many Steelers fans who did anything but rip Roethlisberger for risking his health like that, not just riding but doing it without a helmet. I know I posted on here about that at the time, at least once we had more information on his condition.

How about driving recklessly, without a license, and potentially risking the life of the woman he hit? Oh, never mind. He just risked his health, and cost the Stillers a playoff spot. :

Morans.

Also, adding a smiley face doesn't change the level of rancor in your post. Instead, it makes you look like RokSki.

 

[mike311gd]

You know what Steelers fans don't like? For some reason, they hate when someone -- let's call them "Mike" -- asks them to stop the car at the spot where Ben hit the pavement so he can pose for a picture.

Man, that really twists their tits.

 

[outofplace]

Hmm...wonder where that was directed.

The guy's a fraud, but can't say I'm surprised that you'd jump to his defense, BYH.

Actually, I thought the picture was pretty funny, too.

Seriously Junkie, do you think the motorcycle jokes bother anybody? I don't know very many Steelers fans who did anything but rip Roethlisberger for risking his health like that, not just riding but doing it without a helmet. I know I posted on here about that at the time, at least once we had more information on his condition.

How about driving recklessly, without a license, and potentially risking the life of the woman he hit? Oh, never mind. He just risked his health, and cost the Stillers a playoff spot. :

Morans.

Also, adding a smiley face doesn't change the level of rancor in your post. Instead, it makes you look like RokSki.

Doc, as usual your attempts at reading the intent behind my posts are a failure. There was no rancor at all. Just trying to set Junkie straight. I was smiling when I wrote it.

And Doc, I don't think you don't have your facts straight about the accident. If I remember the reports at the time correctly, the woman driving the car made an illegal turn and cut Roethlisberger off, leading to the accident. She was the one who drove recklessly. Perhaps I missed a contrasting report that came out later. If so, please enlighten me. But based on what I remember, he wasn't the reckless driver there.

And I thought he had the wrong type of license rather than none at all, but I'd have to go back and re-read some old stories to check that.

My problem with his actions were riding the bike at all, particularly since at least had the wrong type of license, and not wearing his helmet, which was just stupid.

My point was I have never said he was anything but an idiot off the field. All I really know of him beyond the field is his connection to the family of former college coach, who passed away within the last year, and the accident, which was incredibly irresponsible behavior.

Doc, I don't mean that to be confrontational with you. Just trying to set you straight and maybe get you to think before you go into attack mode.

 

[outofplace]

You know what Steelers fans don't like? For some reason, they hate when someone -- let's call them "Mike" -- asks them to stop the car at the spot where Ben hit the pavement so he can pose for a picture.

Man, that really twists their tits.

Actually, that would make me laugh, too....but I wouldn't try it in Pittsburgh. Does somebody have those pictures of the goofballs sitting outside the hospital in Steelers gear? Some of my fellow Steeler fans scare me.

 

[spnited]

You know what Steelers fans don't like? For some reason, they hate when someone -- let's call them "Mike" -- asks them to stop the car at the spot where Ben hit the pavement so he can pose for a picture.

Man, that really twists their tits.

Actually, that would make me laugh, too....but I wouldn't try it in Pittsburgh. Does somebody have those pictures of the goofballs sitting outside the hospital in Steelers gear? Some of my fellow Steeler fans scare me.

93Devil?

 

[Chi City 81]

You haven't seen my "attack mode."

Also, I can't believe I thought this was rancorous:

Hmm...wonder where that was directed.

The guy's a fraud, but can't say I'm surprised that you'd jump to his defense, BYH.

You do passive-aggressive better than any mother.

 

[outofplace]

You haven't seen my "attack mode."

Also, I can't believe I thought this was rancorous:

Hmm...wonder where that was directed.

The guy's a fraud, but can't say I'm surprised that you'd jump to his defense, BYH.

You do passive-aggressive better than any mother.

You obviously haven't met my mother.

Sorry, nope. No rancor. Just an observation made with a smile on my face.

 

[Chi City 81]

Excellent.

 

[BYH]

Hmm...wonder where that was directed.

The guy's a fraud, but can't say I'm surprised that you'd jump to his defense, BYH.

Actually, I thought the picture was pretty funny, too.

Seriously Junkie, do you think the motorcycle jokes bother anybody? I don't know very many Steelers fans who did anything but rip Roethlisberger for risking his health like that, not just riding but doing it without a helmet. I know I posted on here about that at the time, at least once we had more information on his condition.

Here we go again.

1.) Are you the only Steelers fan here blasting Junkie for his Roethlisberger comments? Are you the only SJ poster to ever make fun of him for being "forever a newbie?" No? Then that comment wasn't directed at just poor picked on outofplace.

2.) I'd stack Junkie's creds up against yours any day of the week. Oh wait, but you're not calling him a FRAUD at life or in the profession, just on this topic, right? Just like you never called me a liar as a writer? My point remains: I'd stack Junkie's creds up against yours any day of the week.

3.) Junkie's a big boy. He doesn't need anyone jumping to his defense. Though as a friend of his (he's the Clarence to my Jackson, we're just trying to find our Daryl) I'd be glad to do so. Perhaps I don't want you to make the same mistake I made, which was to swap mother****ers with the guy over closers in 2003. Hey do do do you like foreigner too?

4.) If the photo doesn't bother you, then why are you mentioning it? It's like everything else with you. You say it doesn't bother you...BUT you just HAVE to mention it and attempt to disprove it or prove that others are wrong, all the while mentioning it doesn't bother you. Guess what? If it didn't bother you, you'd ignore it. If whatever you were trying to disprove was that wrong, you'd let it fall on its own merits.

5.) Why are YOU always the one who feels it necessary to "set people straight?" Have you ever stopped to think that maybe the reason YOU need to "set people straight" is because YOU are the crooked one? no, outofplace, I am not calling you a criminal. But there's a remarkable trend over the last couple months of tiffs involving you, and the one constant is...you. All over the place. It was probably easy to rationalize the fantasy league thing as just a bunch of meanies picking on you b/c you're not in their league. But it's happening...all over the place, with posters new and old, visitors frequent and infrequent, those who have you on blast and those who don't even know the button exists. Maybe YOU should think about why YOU'RE involved in all these little dustups.

I am sure the self-satisfied reply and subsequent is coming. Have fun.

 

[Satchel Pooch]

In the last hour I've heard "Sweet Smell of Success," "Some Like It Hot," and "Spartacus" references. Just ****ing shoot me.

Wasn't that last show with David Spade and George Segal... not Tony Curtis?

Loud and long applause. Quality response Simon.

 

[Boobie Miles]

I have to say, if I was Peyton Manning, I'd be pretty pissed that Vinatieri missed that FG. But when NBC panned to him on the sideline and he had that smug as **** "****ing kicker" look on his face, I wanted to go through the TV screen and kindly remind him that he had five (soon to be six) interceptions.

People wonder why others have never warmed up to Manning. I like him as a football player, I think he's damn good, but damn does he seem like an ass hole sometimes.

You must be a hell of a creative writer.

Yes because of course you KNEW that Manning was shaking his head because of his interceptions not the missed kick. Funny that I wasn't the only one who got that impression though, apparently.

I just love when Manning does something like last week, when he says we're not going to use injuries as an excuse and then goes off to explain how the injuries were pretty much the reason they lost. Reminiscent of the protection breakdowns in the playoffs a few years back.

 

[93Devil]

You know what Steelers fans don't like? For some reason, they hate when someone -- let's call them "Mike" -- asks them to stop the car at the spot where Ben hit the pavement so he can pose for a picture.

Man, that really twists their tits.

Actually, that would make me laugh, too....but I wouldn't try it in Pittsburgh. Does somebody have those pictures of the goofballs sitting outside the hospital in Steelers gear? Some of my fellow Steeler fans scare me.

93Devil?

Oh I agree Ben was an ass for riding a bike without a helmet. He was very selfish. Young, dumb and full of ... is an expression that comes to mind.

I remember when news of his crash started coming across the wire and the internet, and it was not a pleasant day. I think everyone here knows the depth of the Steeler fan in Western Pa., so when I say that first grade students were crying when Ben was hurt, you should be able to believe me. So Ben made children cry all across the Pittsburgh and nation because he would not wear a helmet and he had to ride a bike. Mazel tov.

I am not going to back him up at all on that fact.

At least he wasn't doing ****ing tricks down the street like a certain TE from the "U."