NFL Season 2002-2003

[Senator Theant]

Who isnt hyped about this season in the NFL?

I mean, the 9ers are on the upswing and are once again Super Bowl contenders, the Raiders lost their youngest player--oops! I mean coach, Jon Gruden--,the entire league has just been realigned, Mooch and T.O. have worked out their differences, and my birthday lands on the day of the SUPER BOWL!!!!! (The next time this phenomenon will occur will be something like 20 years, I believe)

So . . . whos your favorite team? Whos your most hated team? Think you hate the Raiders more than I do? Who are you predicting to go all the way? And . . . what present will you be bringing me at the biggest bash in the world: The OH MY GOLLY, THE FORTY NINERS HAVE JUST WON THE SUPER BOWL AND ITS JEFF'S BDAY party.

I figure that since many fantasy leagues are beginning to take form about this time of year, and seeing as I am lookin for a little input on the three leagues that I will be commissioner-ing come September, I figure its a good time to start this thread.

So . . . what do you think?

[Senator Theant]

Figure Id reply to my own topic just to get things started . . .

I am a hardcore 9er fan who thinks that Jeff Garcia will carry the franchise on his back with his chicken legs, mind you, all the way to Lombo's Trophy.

Concerning the Raiders . . . I dont really hate them, I just detest their fans. They think that they are the most passionate fans in the entire league when theyre just plain dumb. I mean, you can pick up any fair-weather Ram fan actin just as passionate about their football as any Raider Nation fanatic wearin all black lookin like a freak. At least whiny Ram fans dont kill opposing team fans in their own home stadiums! (Qualcomm Stadium, 2000). Yea . . . I may sip wine now and then, but that doesnt mean I got less pigskin fever then the Raider fan next to me!

So yea . . . I worship Bill Walsh and burn in effigy Al Davis.

[Darth Arraics]

I'm from the east coast, so my Favorite team is the Eagles.

I can't stand the Cowgirls.

[Master Jason]

49ers... no chance. Eagles... no chance. Anybody but the Rams... no chance. The Pattie cakes were a fluke. The sun shines on a dog's butt every once in a while. The Greatest Show on Earth is coming back with a vengeance. I just don't want anybody to get their hopes up.

[Seanakin]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>I just don't want anybody to get their hopes up.
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Boy, that sounds awfully familiar.

Broncos, baby. Bronco fan, yes I am.

Even though i'm stuck in this God-forsaken Seahawks market, which isn't even in the same division anymore. Bob Whitsitt can be such a moron sometimes. Okay, I take that back...most of the time.

[QuigonWindu]

GO RAVENS nobody else has a chance against the Superbowl XXXV champs.

[Senator Theant]

Yea. . . about the Rams.

At first I was disappointed to see that they were still stickin around in the West after realignmnet, but now that I think about it, Im happy we'll be seein that franchise twice a year. You see, the way theyre spendin money--Snyder-like, you see--they big time money makers will all fall down into the black hole of the salary cap and this little "episode" of theirs will be over and the 9ers will return to kicking their @$$es for another 15 years and who knows what after that. Considering the fan base in St. Loui, that team doesnt have a chance of a dynasty anything close to the Red and Gold Dynasty. That and, oh yea, free agency's a b****.

I have respect for the Eagles and Andy Reid. Mcnabb is a warrior, no doubts about that, but it seems as if the team always has this slump in the middle or end of the year that gives em the wild card in the playoffs. I remember two years ago against Tampa Bay, they looked like such a good team and beat em but coulldnt keep up in later rounds.

Hey Seanakin . . . you know where I comin from with this Raider hatred. Im unfamiliar with the realignment in the AFC, are the Broncos and the Raiders in the same division as before?

[AlanRJ]

I am hyped up about the new season starting, I can't wait !!

I was and still am a Dolphins fan. I was a major Dolphins fan when Dan Marino was one of the kickass Quarterbacks. Since he left, my devotion to them has waned slightly but I still follow them and want them to do really well but will they ever win the SuperBowl. Well, I'm not going to bet that they will.

To drown my sorrows of Marino leaving I decided to take on a second favourite team, the Rams. Partly because they kick ass and I am also an Aries which the star sign is, well, a Ram.

So anyway, go Dolphins, and when they fail, go Rams !!

[Seanakin]

The AFC West remains unchanged, save for Seattle leaving for the NFC. So it's still Denver, KC, SD, and, oh yeah, Oakland. The smaller divisions will make for more interesting intra-conference rivalries, though I fear inter-conference play will slowly be phased out of the schedules.

That would be interesting, should that happen. It'd be like MLB before they introduced interleague play.

[QuigonWindu]

Here are all the divisions.

AFC East:
Jets
Patriots
Bills
Dolphins

AFC West:
Raiders
Broncos
Cheifs
Chargers

AFC South:
Colts
Titans
Jaguars
Texans

AFC North:
Ravens
Steelers
Browns
Bengals

NFC East:
Cowboys
Giants
Eagles
Redskins

NFC West:
Cardinals
Rams
49ers
Seahawks

NFC South:
Falcons
Panthers
Saints
Buccaneers

NFC North:
Bears
Lions
Packers
Vikings

[Senator Theant]

Niiice . . . I cant wait until the two Bronco/Raider matchups. Should be blow-outs , if you ask me. 45-21 and 42-14 if the Broncos play their cards right.

Hey AlanRJ . . . I think the funniest thing to happen to Marino's legacy would be Miami's acquisition of Ricky Williams. Although it may be argued that the guy has been somewhat of a bust since Dikta sacrificed all of the Saints draft picks in 1999, I think he will prove to be a great asset to the Dolphins. Whats this double talk? You speak as though you worship Marino yet when this other guy Warner (The Ape, I call him) enters the scene to break all of the former # 13's single season records, you fall to your knees. IF anything I would think that "The Fluke" Warner would be your most detested enemy. He is mine, anyways, but thats another issue.


Thank God the NFC Central (Now the NFC NORTH) stayed together for the most part, with the exception of the Bucs. I couldnt imagine what the folks in the heartland of the US would do if that division was split.

I have mixed feelings about no interleague play. It helps to be able to determine the better team wthin the conference for, say playoff ranking, yet some pretty good rivalries have blossomed because of it.

[Seanakin]

Yeah, I too LOVE that NFC North division, almost as much as the AFC West. The two East divisions look alright,if only because they've stayed relatively intact and can therefore boast the familiar rivalries that fans love. (Jets-Phins, Cowboys-Skins)

Williams is an effective running back, though not without the Antecedent of Death, i.e. WHEN HEALTHY. And yeah, for all of Marino's whiners, they need to realize he built the team around the Neo-Coryell offense and forsook the running game. Total vindication came when Denver finally had a top-notch running game and not coincidentally became a championship-calibur team.

I wish Marino hadn't tied Elway for QB wins before getting bumped out the door, but at least he didn't break the tie, I guess.

As for the Broncos of the here and now, it all depends on how Griese does, and if he was worth all the faith the team had put in him the last few years.

[Trilogist]

I can understand why everybody hates Warner ... having him shred the defense and throw for 400 yards against your favorite team does that to you. The Rams are the funnest team to watch. That's why I like them. If they can just get a decent defense together, they'll make it to the Super Bowl again.

I used to be a Cowboys fan, until Coach Jerry Jones started to think he knew how to run a football team.

Anyway, I'll be happy no matter what, as long as the 49'ers, the Eagles, and the Ravens fall on their faces and lose!

[RollaFett]

E-A-G-L-E-S...EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

That's right baby! The birds all the way in 2002!!! The Rams were lucky to survive that conference title game of last season, and that luck will run out this year. There's no doubt that the NFC will be decided between these 2 budding rivals. Darth Arraics, I like the way you think.

The 49ers are a tough team as well, but I don't think they have quite enough yet.

As far as the AFC goes, well I have always had a soft spot for Denver as well, but Griese is the X-factor on that team. Oh, that and whether Terrell Davis can return to form finally.

Once again, E-A-G-L-E-S.....EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Obi-Wan]

<span style="color:blue">My Number One Favorite Football Team is the Dallas Cowboys. And my 2nd Favorite Football Team is the Titans. I know this year the Dallas Cowboys will go to the Super Bowl. The will make it. I just wish that Troy Aikman was still there Quarter Back. At least we still have Emmit Smith.</span>

[GaViN28x]

Ok ok ok i have come to save u all from youselves, the BEARS are going to take it all this year. i have always loved the bears and they are going to play with avengace this years, plus if Marcus Robinson can stay healthy they have got it in the bag. now i know a lot of you will dipute my claim that the Bears are going to be the best team this year but well i will let thee playing do the talking. hahahahahahahahah, that was soooo fun to write. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif :D :D

[QuigonWindu]

<span style="color:purple">I think that the tightest race will be in the AFC South.</span>

[RollaFett]

Obi Wan- The fact that you are a Cowboys fan is nauseating enough, but to have the audacity to predict a Super Bowl out of that collection of stiffs is out of line! You should be thankful if they win 7 games this year. All of that said, they will be better than they have been for a few years. Their defense will surprise a lot of people, but their QB situation will be their undoing. Emmitt Smith may break Walter Payton's record this year, but that will probably be the only highlight for the Cowgirls this year.

E-A-G-L-E-S.....EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Obi-Wan]

<span style="color:blue">The Cowboys will make it to the Super Bowl this year, they have to. I hope they get a good Quarter Back this year. I have no Idea why you like the Eagels. If the Eagels play against the Cowboys this year. The Cowboys will beat them with ease. This year the Dallas Cowboys will go all the way.</span>

[RollaFett]

You poor, misguided, ignorant, blind fan. The Cowgirls do play the Eagles this year, twice in fact (they are in the same division). The birds will dispatch of those pesky criminals from Dallas with relative ease on while on their way to a showdown with the Rams for the NFC title. Again, Dallas may not stink this year, but that doesn't mean they will be good, either.

[Obi-Wan]

<span style="color:blue">The Eagels are a no good team. The Dallas Cowboys can beat them easily.</span>

[RollaFett]

This is fun. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

What do you see in the Dallas Cowgirls that leads you to believe they are capable of beating the Houston Texans, let alone the Eagles? Being a fan is one thing, but it helps to be a realist as well.

The 'Boys have a fine running back, but he's getting old. Their receivers leave a lot to be desired as does their tight end, but that doesn't really matter because who will be the QB? Quincy Carter?! Oh boy, that's scary. Like I said earlier, I think the only positive they have going for them is on the defensive side of the ball, and that may be enough for them to win 5-7 games, but no more.

E-A-G-L-E-S.....................EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[Obi-Wan]

<span style="color:blue">I think the Dallas Cowboys will be able to take the Houston Texans and the Eagels. Your Baby Eagels won't stand a chance against the Cowboys.</span>

[threeP0]

The Cowboys are really pathetic, if they even play Houston this year it will probably be a big game in history because it will Houston's first win.

My favorite team is the Colts, and I think they are a big sleeper to win it all this year. Yes, I know they didn't even make the playoffs last year, but look at what they've got:

Edgerinn James, who is probably the best running back in the league besides Marshall Faulk. Sure, he has had some off field problems in the past, but they haven't affected his play so far. Also, he is coming back from a season ending injury so it will be interesting to see if he is still as good as he was before the injury.

Dominic Rhodes, another great running back, who will be able to fill in for Edgerinn and take the load off of his back in certain situations.

A new coach, Tony Dungy, who has actually WON in the playoffs and I think he is now ready to win a Super Bowl.

A new defensive coordinator that will bring a new scheme that will prove to be much less complicated to the young defense then the one Vic Fangio used last year.

And of course you've got Peyton Manning. I think the only reason he didn't have a good year last year was because he had alot of pressure on him. Since the defense was so bad, he had to score every drive. (and he didn't have his best running back with him either most of the time)

Peyton's targets: Marvin Harrisson, an All-Pro, Quadry Ismail, an exciting player, and a second year guy with alot of potential named Reggie Wayne. Not to mention TE Marcus Pollard, who will now be REALLY able to shine because of the loss of Ken Dilger.

Not to mention the Colts almost made the playoffs last year with the worst defense in the league and terrible coaching, and they also had the toughest scheaduale in the AFC.

If the Edge can come back from his injury okay, if everyone can stay healthy, if the defense improves with their new draft pick, and coach and allows 20 points a game, the Colts will be at least 11-5 in the regular season.

If Peyton can lift his curse of not winning in the playoffs, which I think he can do with Tony Dungy as the coach, the Colts will make it to at least the final four teams.

They've got a shot this year: Great Head Coach Tony Dungy, whose mentor (and person who got him into coaching) is the Colt's offensive coordinator and mastermind Tom Moore, they Colts have a chance to go far.

[tunafishman]

I know I'm alone on this one, but my favorite team is the Buffalo Bills. I've got family up there, so its how I was raised, and about the time I started to understand and enjoy watching football the Bills made their unbelievable four Super Bowl appearances (BTW - Don't tell me any jokes, I've heard them all). Of course, since I live in the Baltimore-D.C. area the Bills are only on TV for Monday or Sunday night games, which they don't have any this year. Hopefully I'll make it up to a game though.

Anyways, at most I'm hoping for a wild-card playoff spot. Very excited about getting Drew Bledsoe, but the Bill still have a lot of areas to improve and are still recovering from some salary cap problems, so I don't have super high expectations. At worst, going .500, at best a wild-card, maybe the divison.

As for who I see - in the AFC, I like (I can't believe I'm saying this) the Dolphins. If Ricky Williams has even an average season (1000 yds.) I don't think they can be easily stopped. I also think Colts and Steelers could do some damage, assuming the Colts defense plays well and Kordell wasn't just having a fluke year

In the NFC the Rams are an obvious choice, as are the Eagles. I think Minnesota is gonna come back with a venegance this year (they had a lot of off the field problems which really affected them). I hope Chicago does well too.

[RollaFett]

threePO- Colts, huh? Not bad, they' re gonna be pretty damn good this year, I think. Tony Dungy is just what this team needed. Last year, I stole Quadry Ismail from some sap in a trade in my fantasy league and it was one of the best moves I made all year! He will add a lot to that already potent offense.

Tunafishman- Hey, don't feel bad about rooting for the Bills. I've rooted for the Eagles as long as I've known and they were 3-13 just 4 years ago. Now they are among the leagues' elite. I'll tell you one more thing, the Bills will probably surprise a few teams this year and win 7, maybe 8 games. They have a pretty decent offense now that they have gotten a QB they can count on, it's their young defense that will take a little time, but don't worry, I think they will be playoff bound maybe as soon as next year.

Obi Wan- Thanks for your well thought out responses. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sly.gif

[threeP0]

Everyone who has shown interest in the private message I sent them about football please email me at cgill_86@yahoo.com for further information. I know many people have private messaged me back but I need your email addresses.

[Senator Theant]

Sorry I havent been able to respond for a while . . . my own comp is gettin fixed at my brother's house.

I wont start on the cowboys but I will say this: The Owens fiasco in Dallas was tragic. I still cant believe they actually suspended the guy! I mean, Cow fans are accostumed to embarrassment nowadays, why slap some player on the wrist when you need to punch Jones in the face? What is this world coming to?

threePO, allow me to convey my condolences. I suffered with you, buddy. The losses in the playoffs by the Colts accounted for much personal monetary loss. What the hell happened? Never mind, we could be here for a while. Please be comforted with Mora's release--I am. Dungy will prove to be a very capable coach with such extraordinary talent. That guy came through for me big time in 2000. He'll come through for us now in this time of need.

I glad to hear that the 9ers arent recieving the respect that they deserve. What? Two losin seasons you say? Compare that to 8 .500 seasons across the bay before the acquisition of "Chucky" Gruden. When I see Garcia hoistin the Lombo like his predescessors, Ill remember to grin for all those GalacticSenate.com folk! HAHAHAHA, Ill be back when I get my comp fixed. See ya!

[threeP0]

Yeah, it's okay to root for bad teams! The Colts were bad in pretty much all of the 90's and some of the 80's too. I still remember watching them beat the Jets 9-3 in those great field goal games. ;)

[Senator Theant]

Hahahaha . . . yea. It hurt to see Peyton Manning get hit time after time his rookie season. '98, right? Didnt the COlts end up like 1-15 that season? Ouch! Yea I can relate-- the 49ers werent that good in like in the early 70s. But that was waaaaay before my time so the 4-12 and 6-10 seasons will have to suffice for now. Hang in there, buddy, Indy'll get a trophy before Manning is finished there, I can gaurantee it.

[Saranac]

49ers are the best team ever.

Im not a front runner a have liked them since i was 6 years old.

49ers are the best.

[AlanRJ]

The Cowboys, oh man, don't get me started on those losers. Does 90% of the population out there hate them? If so then you can add me into that foray. I was so glad when they went from SuperBowl winners to nobodys. I can't seem them doing much this year. If they make it through to the knock-out stage, I'd be surprised at that.

[QuigonWindu]

Baltimore Ravens whooooooooooooooooooo
Baltimore Colts whoooooooooooo

[Senator Theant]

Yeaaaaa . . . another wine-sipper has entered the building! Where you from Saranac? Although I would guess the Bay Area, sometimes you might be surprised. Hey, on my road trop top Mexico, I found more 9er fans in PHoenix than Cardinal fans . . . you never know.

Hey AlanRJ . . . although many people donty respect the Cowboys and probably never will, the team that everybody hates has got to be the Raiders. I mean, you should see the hatred on the East Coast. I travelled to New York for a UN COnference, and the only thing I had in common with delegates from all over the country was their hate for the Raiders, HAHAHAHA! :lol: pretty funny huh?

[Blizzard]

<span style="color:purple">GO VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span>

[AlanRJ]

Hey Senator Theant, you'd better not say that to my fiancee as she loves the Raiders. Oh well.

[QuigonWindu]

For those of you that are in the fantasy league that threep0 created I want you to know, yall goin down.

[Senator Theant]

Whoa whoa whoa hold the phone . . .

Whos this threePO, and how come I havent heard aboutu this fantasy league? Hell yea is what I say, forget RPing wars, lets have a classic football battle!! Hey, can someone fill me in on this stuff?

[QuigonWindu]

threep0 mentioned it on this thread. He said he sent e-mails or pm's to everybody on this thread about it.

[RollaFett]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Hey AlanRJ . . . although many people donty respect the Cowboys and probably never will, the team that everybody hates has got to be the Raiders. I mean, you should see the hatred on the East Coast[/b][/quote]

I live in the east coast (Jersey), and although the Raiders are not well received, I have to say that Dallas is the most hated.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>For those of you that are in the fantasy league that threep0 created I want you to know, yall goin down.[/b][/quote]

Quigonwindu- Two words...bring it.

[Senator Theant]

I am wondering . . .

Golla, what is your fav team? If it is from the East Coast, then you will be able to find some point in your history where your teams clashed and left bitter bruises. Although many such clashes with other teams heal over time, most fans I know are only embittered when they hear the stories on TV and elsewhere of Raider bad behavior. I mean, wouldnt it piss you off when they say they love football more than anyone else and then watch em stab/throw bottles/violate/piss on other fans? Thats just my take, and I have yet to meet a Raider fan that can hold his own in one-on-one argument. And all the people that Ive met from the East Coast have always expressed their hatred for the team.

[RollaFett]

Senator Theant- My favorite team is the Philadelphia Eagles and your point is well taken after further thought, considering that the Birds one and only trip to the Super Bowl ended in humiliating fashion to those damn Raiders! That said, I'll still say that the Cowboys are public enemy #1 in the minds of most Eagles fans. But the Raiders are not far behind, I'm sure.

[Master Jason]

Once again, why does anyone bother to say this team or that is going to do anything when the Rams are still in the league. Martz Madness Rules. There are many deputies, but there is only one Marshall. Faulk that is.

[maddog62]

I am a big time OAKLAND fan. The RAIDERS RULE. Gruden aint all that you will see in Tampa Bay. Romanowski, Woodson and Bucanon will make the Defence almost indestructable like the Death Star and the Offence will once again be on top with a great running game and reliable pass recievers. WWW.RAIDERNATION.COM

[Senator Theant]

Golla--oh yea, Eagles people cant forget that one, what with the Emotional Dick Vermiel at their side.

maddog--Welcome aboard. Im not too sure what you meant by:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Gruden aint all that you will see in Tampa Bay[/b][/quote]

You think he wont do good in Tampa Bay? Perhaps you're right. The pressure of living so close to home may eat at him, whatnot. The fact is, Romanowski can be Gruden's father fer cryin out loud!! To say nothing of ALL of the Raider's stars. Its always been my opinion that the Raiders have been damn lucky the last few seasons. For TIm Brown and Rich Gannon to have that much left in 'em at that point in their careers is quite remarkable, to say nothing of Davis' longevity. And youre absolutely right about your Death Star analogy. The Radiers offense, by pounding the line over and over again and inching their way up the field is exactly like an enormously well-equipped Battle Station. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hehe.gif Its the minor details that are going to get you. If I can recall correctly, no Death Star ever passed the initial "testing" stage of their existence before a few of previously dsiregarded fighter shocked the universe. So applies with the group of 9ers runnin drills right now in the humble surroundings of Stockton, California. ANd wait till the preseaon Battle of the Bay to shut up an entire Nation, the Raider Nation that is.

[QuigonWindu]

GollaFett- Which GFL team is yours?
Maddog62- Remember what the Ravens did to the Raiders 2 years ago in there own house.

[RollaFett]

quigonwindu- My team is the GollaRollas! The future champs, by the way.

[Blizzard]

We used to have a football game on the old Senate.

This was BidloKwerve's game and these were the rules. I don't have time to keep up with the scores each week. Does anyone want to host this game? Golla? If you do, I call the Vikings!

1) You will pick one NFL team, of your choice, unless it has been chosen before. 2) Scoring goes as follows: 1 point for every point scored. 25 points for a win. 10 points for a tie. 50 points for WINNING a playoff game. 100 points for reaching the Superbowl. 100 points for winning the Superbowl. But it's not without it's losses. You will lose the following amount of points this way: 1/2 point for every point allowed. 15 points for every loss. And teams CAN go into negatives. 3) This is only a game. Pick your favorite team, don't go for the team that's pushing the salary cap to the edge of the atmosphere, just take the hometown or lifelong favorite. 4) The game's deadline to join is midnight before the first season game. 5) The winner gets bragging rights for time to come!

[RollaFett]

Hmmm...that sounds like a lot of work. But if enough people get interested in your idea, Blizz, I'll be game. Of course, I choose the Eagles.

[Senator Theant]

Hey Blizz and Gollla . . . if this thing gets under way, im up for it. Of course, my team would be the 9ers (I said it first). Im cool with keepin the score--that is, if you dont wanna Golla--considering that I already keep stats for two other leagues already.

[RollaFett]

Senator Theant- Hey, if you want to volunteer to keep the stats for this league, well, by all means, be my guest.

Wow, look at all of the new smilie faces we have now! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel.gif

[Senator Theant]

Cool. Now all we need is teams. Hey you guys . . . all teams are available other than:

1. Blizzard: Vikings
2. Gollafett: Eagles
3. Senator Theant: 49ers

Better hurry up and clai,m your team before its taken!

[Seanakin]

Broncos, Broncos, OOH-AH!!!
Broncos, Broncos, OOH-AH!!! :roll:

[Blizzard]

Yay! I can't wait!

[QuigonWindu]

I call Ravens aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

[Master Jason]

I will of course take the Rams.

[Senator Theant]

Here, again, are the teams that have already been claimed:

National Football Conference
Blizzard's Vikings
Gollafett's Eagles
Sen. Theant's 49ers
Master Jason's Rams

American Football Conference
Quigonwindu's Ravens
Seanakin's Broncos

[RollaFett]

Seanakin- Nice choice with the Broncos. I tend to have a #2 team in every sport (#1, of course is any Philly team!), and I have been a Bronco fan ever since I jumped aboard after "The Drive"!

[Tovor]

I'll take the Banthas!


Oops, wrong topic. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unhappy.gif

[Seanakin]

Ah, The Drive. January 11th, 1987. (The eve of my 15th birthday, lest you think I'm overly...um...attentive.) That was a great moment, no doubts there. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif

[Senator Theant]

Seriously, Tovor, you wouldnt want to choose any of the teams still available? I mean there's quite a selection. Dungy and the Colts . . . Brady and the Pats . . . Spurrier and the 'Skins . . . Gruden and the Bucs . . .

[Senator Theant]

WHOOOOAAAAA!!!

What happened to my niners?

Well, Spurrier had waaaaay too much to prove or start to prove before the season started. Considering the pressure he's under, real or imagined, he probably feels like he has to win big in order to prove himself in the pros.

In case you have no idea what I am talking about, the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Washington Redskins on Aug 3, in Osaka Japan by a score of 38-7. Whoophouse? Not necessarily. But certainly interesting the team that will win the Super Bowl this year.

What am I sayin? Mooch is still workin the element of surprise here, hopin to catch the league off their guard. Nobody'll suspect Mike Rumph to be the next Ronnie Lott.


What happened during the Hall of Fame game? I dont know I wasnt watching. Im waiting for the regular season to watch Madden and MIcheals working together, although I fear that relationship is doomed. Madden could be Michael's dad fer cryin out loud and Michaels speaks football 100 words a minute. Madden has wisdom, sure, but he and Pat Sumerall paced together perfectly.





"Young back to throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owens makes the catch! [as small amount of enthusiams possible"






"Whooooo hoooooo hooooooooo!!!!"

[Seanakin]

When I had heard that ABC was keeping "Munch-mouth" Michaels, I thought they had held onto the wrong guy. Sure, Miller was a fiasco waiting to happen, but that's what you get when it's all about the Nielsens.

I thought ABC, in the spirit of doing something REALLY bold, should have teamed Madden up with Dan Fouts (or, as my old man sometimes called him, Dan Faust), if only because nobody else would pair up two analysts without a play-by-play guy. I mean, the historical angle is already there what with Fouts' Chargers facing Madden's Raiders twice a season in the 70s.

The point is, ABC is sucking too much bongwater to stay stuck in the same old textbook routine. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif

[Senator Theant]

Dude, MIcheals runs the show over at MNF. It was his disgruntled opinion about BOmmer Esiason that got him kicked out of the tv booth and into the radio booth. Im not sure of the realtionship between Al and Dennis. But I know that the long time ABC announcer had problems with Dan. ITs a freakin circus, let me tell you. I read an artivcle in Sports Illustrated that Michaels said, quite boldly, that he thought Dan didnt feel comfortable enough inject his opinions into the mix of things. It was visible, too. But every time Fouts opened up his big mouth, MIchaels stuffed it again with some comment about the local pizzerias and how many Fouts ahad gobbled up. That was my impression. Stupid stuff like that. Never really picking the brain of the former CHarger QB.

[Seanakin]

I don't doubt that about Big Al. Fouts could've offered so much more to the program than Al let him.

[Senator Theant]

Well it seems that we have the Jets and the Steelers at 8. Should be interestting, but Im not gonna watch, that is if its on tv. ANyone?


I always thought that the preseason was only interesting to watch your own team. With all the names that are thrown out, youd like to follow 'em but you lose track. Except for the few rookies around the league that catch your eye. I even have a hard time watchin my beloved Niners battle other teams in the preseason. I find myself bored when I dont recognize players on any bench . .. but thats always around the fourtyh quarter.

Let me just say that I was soooo relieved to watch the American Bowl on tv. Another day without profootball highlights on Sportcenter and woulda lost it with all this talk of an MLB walkout. I say let 'em walk out! They would lose a whole other generation of fans while the generation of the olden golden days were entering their mid life crises. Football could do with a little bit more fans of the adolescent age range, anyways. There seems to be less and less good football debates in the classrooms, which is beginningn to worry me.

[tunafishman]

I want the Bills for the Galactic Senate fantasy league!

[Senator Theant]

American Football Conference
Quigonwindu's Ravens
Seanakin's Broncos
Tunafishman's Bills

[RollaFett]

Personally, I am an Al Michaels fan. Always have been. I watched some of the Hall of Fame game and thought that the two worked well together. When Miller was around, it felt as though Michaels was trying to hard to be funny at times. As if he was trying to match wits with Miller, and that made for an awkward booth. Unfortunately, it was Fouts who suffered the most. He's one of the best analysts in the game, I'm glad that he landed on his feet in the college booth, though.

As far as pre-season goes, it is hard to watch teams other than you favorites, that's why I'm glad the Eagles play tonight!!!!!

Theant- Although I don't agree with your assesment of the 49ers going to the Bowl, I do agree with your views on Spurrier. If the Skins came out and put a couple of field goals on the board and nothing else, it would have been considered a failure. That said, come regular season, he still won't have a QB worth a damn, so he better hope that his system is as good as he says it is.

E-A-G-L-E-S............EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[Senator Theant]

I didnt expect many people to agree with me that the Red and Gold would go all the way. Thats ok, i dont truly agree with that anyways. But Im crossing my fingers soooo bad I cant feel 'em anymore. Why? Why cant I wait till we develop our rookies a little more? Simple. The next time that the Super Bowl will land on the date of Jan 26 will be somethin like 30 years (dont worry Im pretty sure, I looked). Jan 26 is my birthday. That has got to an omen. Dont know why, but it has to be.

*drops of blood are emitted from my badly twisted fingers*

[Senator Theant]

NINERS!!
NINERS!!
NINERS!!

[RollaFett]

Theant- No problem man, have faith in your boys, I got faith in the Birds. Too bad for you, though, that the 49ers won't *go as far as Philly. *style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif

E-A-G-L-E-S.....EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[Senator Theant]

What with the NFL's newest most lethal combination (Garcia and Owens), the Niners will daze their enemies with high flying passes while Hearst weaves his way in and out of defender. Is pickle juice gona get the job down over there in Philly? Sorry, bro, maybe later than sooner.

[Senator Theant]

NINERS
NINERS
NINERS
NINERS
NINERS
NINERS

[RollaFett]

Pickle juice, heh heh. I didn't think that anyone would've remembered that over-hyped secret power source. Oh well. I wish i could remember when the 49ers and eagles played this season, I know that they do. Maybe in the second half?

E-A-G-L-E-S.............EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[Senator Theant]

The Eagles and the 9ers face off on November 25. Its a MNF game.

NINERS
NINERS
NINERS
NINERS
NINERS

[Master Jason]

Talk about the Eagles and Niners all you want, but until they can beat the Rams, they are only fighting for second place.

[Senator Theant]

Rams are done. Warner is finished. I felt it comin all along when they won the Bowl in '00. It was only proven during the Super Bowl when as ingenuity became their Archille's heal. The Niners been playin them long enough to exploit their weakness. THe league will eventually catch on, but not until the Lambs make a few more unsuccessful runs in the playoffs. Beleive me, much will change when Garcia/Owens/Mooch finally come together this season. Hearst will have holes to run through, and safeties will watch as Hearst gobbles yardage with the play-fake. Oh yea, and count on it.

[Master Jason]

There are many deputies, but there is only one Marshall. Have you completely forgot about the BEST player in the league. Nobody holds a candle to this guy. The Niners have who? A guy that for once in his pathetic career had a decent season, which wasn't good enough to get him all the carries this year. Word is Barlow is getting a lot of them. And who else do they have to catch a ball besides Owens? Nobody. I admit that Martz had his head way up his butt in the Super Bowl, but the sun shines on a dog's ass every once in a while. The Rams just picked a bad day to have an off game. The Patty Cakes should never have been there. I don't care what anybody says, they LOST to the Raiders. That was a fumble. Maybe the Patsies are just one of those sorry teams that have the Rams number, like the Bucs. We'll see what happens on Oct. 6 in SF when they meet for the first time.

[Senator Theant]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>A guy that for once in his pathetic career had a decent season, which wasn't good enough to get him all the carries this year[/b][/quote]

Have you neglected the three years Hearst nearly led the NFC in rushing yards? And the year we rode on his Pro Bowl coattails into the second round of the playoffs, in 1998? A "no one" you call him? A-N-Y-O-N-E who recovers from his broken knee injury to energize a franchise to lead the league in rushing yards is more than SOMEBODY, despite whether or not you fail to recognize it.

I sure hope they'd give the ball to Barlow more often than not. He's our future. More importantly, he's vital for our present. Our RB position has lacked in the area of speed and versatility ever since we lost Garner to the Raiders. But no worry, our kickass OL (led by the ageless Ray Brown) ensured, once again, that anybody that lines up behind the QB will have room to cross the LOS.

Speaking of options. We do lack in the area of deep threat targets. Belicheck was right about Stokes not playing in the pros the way he did at UCLA. But with the stregthened realtionship between TO, Mooch, and Jeff, much will happen. And we are awaiting the arrival for Tai Streets in to the picture. So our knock out punch will remain as it was before: and will continue to catch the league off guard, as this surging trend continues.

[RollaFett]

Who on this thread is in the Galactic Football League? The fantasy league that threePO started. Just curious.

E-A-G-L-E-S......EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[Master Jason]

I am the Pit Snipes.

[Javen]

Rams all the way

[Master Jason]

There are many deputies, but there is only one Marshall.

[QuigonWindu]

Originally posted by GollaFett@Aug. 23 2002 - 13:04
Who on this thread is in the Galactic Football League? The fantasy league that threePO started. Just curious.

E-A-G-L-E-S......EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
Who just beat the Eagles.

The R-A-V-E-N-S.

[RollaFett]

Please, it's pre-season. We'll talk after your precious Ravens finsh 5-11, ok?


E-A-G-L-E-S...............EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[Blizzard]

Vikes kicked some ass this weekend. Well, not really, but they won. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Master Jason]

I hope you enjoyed that. It probably won't happen much this year.

[Darth Arraics]

Sorry GollaFett, I have been skipping this thread.

All I have too say is E. A. G. L. E. S.......... Eagles!!!!!!

And quigonwindu the Ravens, Please!!!!! If It was a real game the EAGLES would not have gone for two at the end of the game! But take the win because it will be your last.(unless you play the Texans)style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[Darth Vegas]

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, THE BRONCOS STILL RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RollaFett]

Arraics- Hey, what's going on?! You haven't missed much here, just some delusional fans of other sad sack teams that don't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting to the super bowl bragging about a forthcoming 5 win season. Other than that, all I have to say is............
E-A-G-L-E-S...................EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BobPalpatine]

Ahh, as much as I hate to say it. Rams are the top dog this year.

I live in STL, but I have always been a Cowboys fan, and will be until the day I die. I guess thats what happens when you are from Texas. :)

[Seanakin]

Memo to TK-007:

While I agree 100% with the above opinion, i.e. that my Denver Broncos RULE and all shall hail, the ten-mile string of exclamation marks seemed a tad excessive. *I doubt I compromised any of the desired emphasis by cutting it down a bit.

Look at it this way: you were fortunate enough to have your post edited by a fellow Broncos nut who cared enough to leave the gist of the message. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif

Cowboys? *Yeah, right.

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/scratchchin.gif

Well, at least they didn't leave their original city, like, say, the Rams.

Wait, weren't they originally located in Kansas City way back in the day?

Or did that not really count? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

[RollaFett]

Oh, that counted alright. But I suppose it's hard being 'America's Team' in Kansas City. Lousy bunch of thugs.

[Seanakin]

Sorta like the technicality that the Colts who beat the Cowboys in the Blunder Bowl (aka SB V) were in fact an expansion team. :eek:

[BobPalpatine]

Sean, I never said anything about the Cowboys winning this year. I just said that I would be a fan of them until I die. :) Even if I do have to go through the torture of them sucking...

Cowboys won't get any better until Jerry Jones decides to just become an owner, and stop trying to be the GM. He makes some bad choices, and he's just a moron....

[Seanakin]

Jones is that way, ain't he? So's a few other owners 'round the league, though he's the granddaddy of the bunch.

Snyder in DC, the Pats' Kraft, and the Cards' Bill Bidwell come to mind. These guys make Pat Bowlen look like Jack Kent Cooke by comparison.

(I probably shouldn't include the Seahawks' owner, since I work for him. Although, my problem isn't with him but rather the GM Whitsitt.) style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Senator Theant]

Just to refresh everybody's memory...

The contest started by Blizzard and under my auspices is fully operational...

Just in case youve forgotten:

1 pt for every point scored and 25 pts for every win:


USER/TEAM/WEEK SCORE/SEASON SCORE/RANKING


Seanakin / DEN / 49 / 49 / 1
Theant / SF / 41 / 41 / 2
'Fishman / BUF / 31 / 31 / 3
GollaFett / PHI / 24 / 24/ 4
Blizzard / MIN / 23 / 23 / 5
Jason / STL / 16 / 16 / 6
Windu / BAL / 7 / 7 / 7


THere are plenty of teams available, no doubts about that, so if you havent yet picked up a team, hurry up and do so now. To compensate for the advantage that comes with picking up a team once the season has started, 5 points will be taken of for the first week. Next week, 10 points will be taken off, and the third week 15 weeks will be taken off, etc. Pick your team up now before the season passes you buy! Its friggin free for cryin out loud!

[RollaFett]

Well the season has begun and I'm in a bad mood! Lousy Eagles, blowing a 14 pt. lead! AARRRGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's alright, though, Spurrier and the Deadskins will have to suffer as a result next Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


E-A-G-L-E-S....................EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[Blizzard]

WTG Seaners!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bigsmile.gif

[QuigonWindu]

The greatest player in the history of football has passed away. Johnny Unitas. What should the NFL, and the Baltimore Ravens do to commemorate him. I was thinking Unitas Stadium. In Baltimore of course.

[Seanakin]

Personally, that would be something of an insult, since the Ravens are as much of Baltimore as the Colts are a part of Indianapolis.

Just one fan's opinion, of course.

[QuigonWindu]

Johnny Unitas is as much a part of Baltimore as Cal Ripken or Juan Dixon

[RedMirax]

<span style="color:royalblue">The 'Boys won!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!</span> style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif

[QuigonWindu]

huh what boys wut are you talking about.

[Seanakin]

She's talking about Mexico's team, of course! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

Memo to Steve Moronucci: Figuring out how to get away with jamming your opponents' radio frequency does not a suitable substitute for your pathetic run defense make.

What's the matter, you look like you were hit by a snowball!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Senator Theant]

Premilinary Week 2 Standings (Philly has yet to play on Monday night--and just in case I dont have time to update this in a couple of days) . . .

USER/TEAM/WEEK SCORE/SEASON SCORE/RANKING


'Fishman / BUF / 70 / 101 / 1
Seanakin / DEN / 49 / 98 / 2
Blizzard / MIN / 39 / 62 / 3
Theant / SF / 14 / 55 / 4
GollaFett / PHI / 24 / 24/ 5 ******
Jason / STL / 26 / 42 / 6
Windu / BAL / 0 / 7 / 7

****** Plays on MNF

[Brian]

Just to throw this out there......the Atlanta Falcons are no 0-2. Noooooooo!!!!

They have lost the last 2 games by a total of like 4 points. Talk about close games.



On the bright side, UGA (Georgia) is 2-0, but have struggled to win. Noooooo!!!!

Talk about luck.

[Darth Arraics]

Go EAGLES!!!!!!!!

Redskins suck!

[RollaFett]

What Arraics said!

For any hapless Redskins fan out there, I have 6 letters for you...

<marquee><font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=green)'>E-A-G-L-E-S..................................EAGLES!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!</font></marquee>

[Darth Arraics]

Bring on the Dallas Cowgirls!

[RedMirax]

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

[Seanakin]

Mmmmmm.....Cowgirls.... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif

*Ducks*

[Darth Arraics]

Texas has won enough championships. And it looks like it will be a long time till the next.

Go EAGLES!!!

[RollaFett]

<span style="color:green"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><marquee><font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=silver)'>E-A-G-L-E-S....EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</font></marquee></span></span>

[RollaFett]

By the way Red, the final score was 44-13. That's right the eagles had the 44. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/evil.gif

[RedMirax]

Yes, I know.... unfortunately!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

[Senator Theant]

How does it feel to be on top of a relatively weak NFC West?

Like it always does! Friggin great!

BTW, allow me to point out that it was me to be the first one to call this season: "The Demise of The Lambs"

Long live the Red and Gold!

GollaFett / PHI / 69 / 155 / 1
Seanakin / DEN / 53 / 151 / 2
'Fishman / BUF / 23 / 124 / 3
Theant / SF / 45 / 100 / 4
Blizzard / MIN / 14 / 76 / 5
Jason / STL / 14 / 56 / 6
Windu / BAL / 10 / 17 / 7


I did this in like 2 minutes so feel fee to check the math.

[Brian]

The Falcons finally won a game. Wait a tick. Am I the only Falcons fan in here?

[DblDwn]

Originally posted by quigonwindu@Sep 13 2002, 04:26 PM
Johnny Unitas is as much a part of Baltimore as Cal Ripken or Juan Dixon
What exactly does Juan Dixon have to do with Baltimore. He played college hoops at University of Maryland which is in College Park and now he is playing pro ball in DC. Granted all are in Maryland but that is about as far as the comparison goes.

On more happy notes, my Bucs are now 2-1 (should be 3-0 if we had had an offensive line in Week 1) after whooping the hell out of those primadonnas from St. Louis. Tomorrow we're facing the Bengals in what I can only speculate will be the worst day of Akili Smith's life.

Speaking of which, Seanakin you are from Portland, myself living in Vancouver, and I just wanted to ask you how you felt Joey was playing so far for Detroit? I thought that he was clearly nervous in the first half last Sunday but then in the second half he came out and almost led them to the win over the Pack. I think the sky is truly the limit for him.

[Seanakin]

Here's a Joey story for ya, courtesy of my sister's friend who went to U of O. One night she was apparently hanging out at a local bar when JH came in...she said he spent most of the night sitting quietly at the video slot machines. No party animal stuff or anything like that, almost as if he were a reluctant BMOC.

Yeah, sky's the limit for him. I saw the ending of that GB game, and despite the first three INT's, he ALMOST had that game tied. I hope he grows into the role the way McNabb has in Philly.

I should mention that my partiality involves the fact that he, like my sister, attended Central Catholic HS. A fact which annoys the Jesuit alums here at KXL. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[DblDwn]

You work at KXL? That's cool. What do you do for them?

Yeah Joey seems like a real laid back, down to Earth, regular guy. That has A LOT to do with why he is so popular.

I play hoops with a guy that went to CCHS with Joey and he tells me that he (Joey) has always been a role model type of athlete. Something that is diminishing in the NFL with people like Randy Moss.

[Seanakin]

I'm there weekends working the board and reading (and even sometimes writing) the news during the wee hours of the night. I'm only here right now because I'm keeping an eye out for a new guy (Ron O'Brien, the traffic copter guy) as he endures a trial by fire.

Moss...what a waste. I hope he gets a serious attitude adjustment before his career goes down the toilet.

[Senator Theant]

Week 4 Preliminary Standings

GollaFett / PHI / 60 / 215 / 1
'Fishman / BUF / 58 / 182 / 2
Seanakin / DEN / 53 / 151 / 3 *************MON
Theant / SF / 45 / 100 / 4 ****************BYE
Blizzard / MIN / 23 / 99 / 5
Jason / STL / 10 / 66 / 6
Windu / BAL / 10 / 17 / 7 ****************MON

How low can the Lambs go?

4-6 weeks sounds nice right now, as the season is really getting to the meat and potatoes.

[RollaFett]

Heh, heh. The lambs. Heard that Warner is out at least a month. Awww, that's too bad. Haha!!!!

[RedMirax]

The local radio station here calls them the male sheep. And it was for 8 to 10 weeks, I think...

[RollaFett]

Even better!!!!!! I guess those Cowgirls are good for something after all, huh, Red? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

[Darth Vegas]

The Bronco's lost so bad tonight. :tears:

[Seanakin]

Well, hopefully that'll teach Clinton Portis to shut the style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif up next time a local reporter asks his opinion of the opposition.

Oh well, there's always next week. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unhappy.gif

[Darth Arraics]

It's looking better & better each week. go Eagles

[DblDwn]

My Buc's defense is starting to look unbeatable and I am in awe of the fact that Brad Johnson is starting to look like an NFL Quarterback and not some overgrown douche bag from Pop Warner like he did last year.

My team is coming together and we owe it all to Jon Gruden. Coach of the Year baby.

This week's pick:

Buccaneers 27
Falcons 10

[Darth Arraics]

I was happy with Brad Johnson this week. He is my second string fantasy QB. And was started because IND was on a bye week. I liked Gruden when he was the offeence cordenater for the Eagles.

[RedMirax]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif @ Golla!!!

[Seanakin]

*Pokes head in*

Um, how about them Eagles? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sly.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sly.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sly.gif

*Exit*

[RollaFett]

Hmmmm...ok Seanakin, I'll give you that. They were pretty damn horrible yesterday. There are still 11 games to go.

<span style="color:seagreen"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><marquee><font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=silver)'>E-A-G-L-E-S....EAGLES!!!!!!!</font></marquee></span></span>

[RollaFett]

BTW, Seanakin, did you forget that I have also expressed my support for your beloved Broncos as well?style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif Eagles first and foremost, of course, but I do root for Denver as well.

[DblDwn]

OK so I said that Tampa would beat Atlanta 27-10 and I was a little bit off.

Final Score

Buccaneers 20
Falcons 6

Great game by the defense. Warren Sapp with the huge pick and then the brilliance to lateral the ball to Derrick Brooks for the touchdown run. Also my boy Keyshaun came big with the 76-yard touchdown catch from B-Rad Johnson. If the offense can get a little bit more production going on their end and the defense continues to dominate as it has been, then the sky could truly be the limit this season. We've got Cleveland this weekend and then the big game against Philly. Golla and I may have to talk a little friendly smack in the weeks to come.

This weekend's pick:

Buccaneers 23
Browns 13

[Seanakin]

Ack, Golla, I sit corrected. Point taken, kickoff on the 35, TV time out. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif

[RollaFett]

Heh, heh.

DblDwn- Unfortunately, it seems as though the Eagles needed yet another wakeup call, I guess blowing a 14 pt. lead against Tenessee in week 1 wasn't good enough. That's okay, though, because in two weeks, Tampa will be the unfortunate recipiant of yet another ass-whooping at the hands Philly.

Final score-
Eagles- 31
Bucs- 10

[Darth Arraics]

Still GO EAGLES. Thank God, good time for the bye week. WAKE UP!!

[DblDwn]

There is no way that my defense is going to allow Philly to score 31 points. No way in hell.

It will be a defensive battle for the most part since you've got arguably the top two defenses in the league.

I'm not going to make my prediction until sometime next week because I am still focused on this weekend. My best friend is a die hard Browns fan and he and I are having our own 'trash talk battle' as this weekend approaches.

[Darth Arraics]

I'm happy with any 1 point win. A win is a win.

[RollaFett]

I second Darth Arraics post!
That said, weren't the last two playoff meetings between these teams supposed to be 'defensive battles'? Hmmm...what was the combined score of those contests? Oh, that's right, it was 52-12, in favor of the EAGLES. Looks like a certain defense didn't show up, huh?

[DblDwn]

That's very true. My defense did fail to show up on those particular Sunday's, but I do not see them making that mistake again.

The key difference between now and then is that then we were coached by "Laizze Faire Tony Dungy" and now we are coached by "In Your Face, Do As I Say Jon Gruden." Gruden will demand that the defense play nothing other than top shelf football because he knows that Philly has one of the best offenses in the league and we cannot win without stopping them.

[Darth Arraics]

Also Gruden is going to want to put up a good showing because he was a asst. coach in Phila.

This game is very important to the EAGLES, if they don't show up next week the fagiants & cowgirls are right back in this.

[RedMirax]

Da Boys WON!!!!!

[QuigonWindu]

Damn it the ravens should've won. They were cheated and I'm really style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif off. This is all Paul Taglibue his punk style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif has always hated Baltimore and just had to screw us over. That should've been pass interference in Qadry Ismail. The Ravens were cheated.

[Seanakin]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Da Boys WON!!!!! [/b][/quote]

That was a nice catch too, if I may say so. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[QuigonWindu]

<marquee><font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=purple)'>Go Ravens</font></marquee>

[Seanakin]

Go Rams! Beat the F style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif ING Raiders!

And, as always, GO BRONOCS!!!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Darth Arraics]

The Bengels just blow. Is Curt Warner alittle scared today?

And GallaFett dosen't it suck with a sunday without the EAGLES.

Tampa Sucks.

[JediKeri.]

KC Chiefs lost. I'm soo sad....

[Seanakin]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif CRAP CRAP CRAP style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif

Damn holding penalty at the end of the first half negated what turned out to be a critical score last night against Miami. Never mind all the coulda shoulda woulda that went on in the second half, anytime you screw your own team out of points, it's HUGE, if just on principle.

Still, if any game could embody the cliche "A game neither side deserved to lose," this was it.

Besides, I don't think I've ever seen Denver beat Miami in the regular season.....ever. Lost in '85, '98, and last night. But we got the playoff game, hehehehehehe... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sly.gif

And hey...Raiders and Chiefs lost, so it's not that critical.

[QuigonWindu]

The Ravens were chaeted it's a conspiracy by Paul Tagliabue

[Javen]

Iam very happy, The Rams beat a 5-0 team and they were 0-5. I never thought Stl Rams would beat them.

[RollaFett]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>And GallaFett dosen't it suck with a sunday without the EAGLES.[/b][/quote]

It sure does. Dammit.

Seanakin- Tell you the truth, at halftime, I felt that Denver would lose that game. Too many field goals. You absolutely have to get into the end zone more than that. Denver played a better game, but couldn't punch it in. Miami did, and that made a huge difference. Oh, and that holding penalty sure didn't help, either.

[DblDwn]

Originally posted by Darth Arraics@Oct 14 2002, 09:13 AM
Tampa Sucks.
Bold words from someone who is going to be crying when Sapp Daddy and DB (Derrick Brooks) fold up McNabb like a cheap suit this Sunday.

[Seanakin]

You're right, GF, that fumble at the goal line was perhaps even more costly. Still, it was a good game, the kind of loss that's easier to absorb, especially early.

[Cloud]

Wish I had something uhm...informative and objective to write here, but I'll stick with the subjective and opinionated fact that Football does nothing for me.

[QuigonWindu]

There's a conspiracy by Paul Tagliabue against the Ravens and I have to stop it anybody wanna help.

[Darth Arraics]

Ok Dbldwn, boo who !!

[RollaFett]

Tampa sucks.

[DblDwn]

I wasn't crying or complaining DA. You have every right to believe that Tampa sucks but I just thought that if that is the best you can come up with then you weren't trying real hard. Anyone can say that so and so sucks but that is kind of an adolescent way to talk some trash before a game of this magnitude is it not? On the opposite side I have nothing but respect for Philly. They have a great QB, solid receivers, a decent running game, and one of the best defenses in the league.

OK let's see...........weekend prediction.............oh boy. I am extremely nervous about this game. If it was at Raymond James I would be a lot more confident but since it is in Philly I can't help but be nervous. Philly is to the Bucs like the Pistons were to the Bulls. In order to win the big one they have to get past this one team and then they truly are championship contenders.

The key factor in this game for me is going to be the defense. Tampa's defense is playing so well right now that I don't see them allowing an excessive amount of scoring opportunities for the Eagles. That being said the Bucs offense is going to have to do something because the D cannot do it alone. Whether it be Alstott coming big again like he did last week, or B-Rad deciding he wants to air the ball out and give KJ and Keenan a chance to create something remains to be seen. Something has to happen offensively in order to make this work. But since these are two of the top D's in the NFL I'll give them both some credit.

Buccaneers: 17
Eagles: 10

[Rangers Suck]

Lookes like just fun ribbing too me Dbldwn. If there was no ribbing or fun there wouldn't be any fun in sports.

Tampa sucks!

[RollaFett]

Tampa sucks, Tampa sucks, Tampa sucks, Tampa sucks, Tamps sucks, Tampa sucks, Tampa sucks, Tampa sucks.

[RollaFett]

Seriously though, I look at the game pretty much the same way you do. Tampa's D is lights out right now. But their O just doesn't seem to be good enough again, so they will have trouble scoring points. Philly needs to rebound after that ugly Jax loss 2 weeks ago. They need to prove to the rest of the league that they can beat a contender during the regular season. Tampa is no good against moblie QB's, so Donovan will give them fits.
Overall, my earlier prediction of Philly 31, Tampa 10 doesn't seem realistic. Uhm...how about Philly 20 Tampa 13. Brad Johnson could get seriously hurt in the process.


P.S. Tampa sucks.

[DblDwn]

Upon further review..............

It is said that defense wins championships but you have to be able to score points on the offensive end in order to win said championships. Although the offense looks promising in sporadic spurts, it still tends to fall apart on far too many possessions. So, although I am still a huge fan and will support the team through thick and thin, until Gruden gets that offense to play as one cohesive unit...............

Tampa sucks style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Seanakin]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Broncos WIN!!!!!

AT the Chefs, no less...hasn't happened since...1998?

To reiterate...

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Darth Arraics]

All I got too say is thank God for the Eagles Defense! McNabb and the Offense looked bad early. But the D really won the game for the Eagles. And I give BIG slap on the back to Tampa defense, McNabb had problems with them & they are the only reason Tampa put up any points. But Dbldwn, Tampa had me thinking and worring a little. The defense is good, now all they need is a offense. And what is up with K. Johnson, the boy complains on every play. If he was showing up my QB on tv his ass would be on the bench.

Hey good call GallaFett on the score!!

GIANTS SUCK!!

[JediKeri.]

My town football team had a good time on Friday. 83-6 us...style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

I just wish I knew how the KC Chiefs did today...

[Seanakin]

AHEM AHEM....look up, Keri. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[JediKeri.]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/devil.gif That's just Evil Sean....

[RollaFett]

Tampa sucks.

[Senator Theant]

Hey guys! Damn there are some good football convos going on in here, only wish I had the time to participate. . . . oh those summer days. . . . here's the updates point sheet up to and including Week 7.

Thank god the Saints arent in our division anymore.

'Fishman / BUF / 48 / 317 / 1
Seanakin / DEN / 67 / 314 / 2
GollaFett / PHI / 45 / 285 / 3
Theant / SF / 27 / 242 / 4
Jason / STL / 67 / 199 / 5
Windu / BAL / 42 / 189 / 6
Blizzard / MIN / 7 / 162 / 7

[DblDwn]

I concede that Philly played a better game but I am not yet prepared to proclaim them to be the better team. It is inevitable that they will meet again in the playoffs so we will see what happens then.

[Seanakin]

WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

The one time I didn't mind having to see the Seahawks game and what do they do? They're doing the Bills-Lions game!!!!

The ONE TIME I woulda liked to have seen the game. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif

Stupid TV people ruining all the fun.

[RedMirax]

YAY for the Em Man!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Seanakin]

I'll say this about the guy...I admire him, if for nothing else, for going back to Florida U and finishing his degree because he promised it to his mother. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif

[JediKeri.]

Did anyone see the Kansas City Chiefs game this weekend? I missed it...

[Seanakin]

No, but I heard they won.

Which goes to prove once more that the Raiders SUCK. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

And on that note...

WOO HOO!!!!! BRONCOS WIN!!!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[JediKeri.]

Eh? The Raiders always suck. Sheesh, that's not even a good win....

And Brocos? Yech!`

[Darth Arraics]

E.A.G.L.ES..................


Giants & Shockey Suck!!!!

[RollaFett]

Tampa sucks.



Huh, what's that? Oh, we're off of the Tampa trash talk now, huh? Alright, my bad.

[Seanakin]

My father, Mr. Big New Yorker himself, turned the game off midway through the fourth quarter, he was so pithed. I don't remember seeing him that animated during a Broncos game...I'd start to worry but for his background. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

Guess you can take the guy out of New York, but you can't take the New York out of his voice. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[Senator Theant]

Week 8 Scores:

'Fishman / BUF / 49 / 366 / 1
Seanakin / DEN / 49 / 363 / 2
GollaFett / PHI / 42 / 327 / 3
Theant / SF / 63 / 305 / 4
Blizzard / MIN / 50 / 212 / 7
Windu / BAL / 18 / 207 / 6
Jason / STL / 67 / 199 / 5 ******BYE

[Senator Theant]

Week 9 Scores

'Fishman / BUF / 7 / 373 / 1
GollaFett / PHI / 44 / 371 / 2
Seanakin / DEN / 49 / 363 / 3******BYE
Theant / SF / 48 / 353 / 4
Jason / STL / 52 / 251 / 5
Blizzard / MIN / 24 / 236 / 6
Windu / BAL / 17 / 224 / 7

NINERS! NINERS! NINERS!

[Darth Arraics]

<font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=green)'>E . A . G. L . E. S. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!</font>

[DblDwn]

I don't know if anyone else saw the game but my offense looked pretty darn efficient.

Granted we were playing the Vikings but B-Rad throwing 5 TD's and 0 INT's is BIG.

[Darth Arraics]

Your right! I'm pissed off that I didn't start Johnson over piece of crap Payton Manning.

[JediKeri.]

KC Chiefs lost...again

[Senator Theant]

Week 9 Scores

Seanakin / DEN / 10 / 373 / 1
'Fishman / BUF / 49 / 366 / 2******BYE
GollaFett / PHI / 13 / 340 / 3
Theant / SF / 32 / 337 / 4
Windu / BAL / 63 / 270 / 5
Blizzard / MIN / 20 / 232 / 6********TIED
Jason / STL / 33 / 232 / 6*********TIED

[Senator Theant]

My bad, my browser tweaked.

Oh yea, hey JediKeri . . . the Chiefs lost again . . . never mind thats old news.

[RollaFett]

Double post fixed.

$#@&%ing Eagles!!!!!! What the hell game did they show up for this week anyway?! Dammit! I pity Arizona next week.

[JediKeri.]

Theant: yeah, yeah. go ahead and brag....

[Seanakin]

Grrrrrr... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif ing Raiders. I'm sure I woulda done as well as Gannon had last night if my offensive line could get away with as much holding as they did.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming Denver's pathetic display on the refs, though they sure as HELL didn't help, those incompetent morons.

BTW am I the only one who's sick and tired of all the shameless self-promotion that's been going on on MNF? Working in media, I understand the idea of promotions and stuff, but what I see is far beyond the level I can stand. Grrr.

[RollaFett]

You're not the only one, Seanakin. What irks me the most about it, though, is the fact that the quality of the broadcast suffers as a result. A play worth considerable comment may occur, but because it's time for yet another promo for the friggin' 'Practice', we don't get to hear any good analysis. GRRRRRR!!!!!!! Just what in the hell are commercials used for anymore, huh?

[Darth Arraics]

God help Arizona!!!

[Seanakin]

Okay, I MUST ask, What in God's name was Don McNabb THINKING?!?!?!?!? This is like two years ago, when Brian Griese played through a busted shoulder to beat Oakland on Monday Night, only to be effectively lost for the year. Andy Reid shoulda done more to get him out of the game.

Anyway, my two cents worth.

[RollaFett]

Although it breaks my heart to see McNabb lost, for pretty much the rest of the regular season, I must disagree with your assesment Seanakin. That ankle was broken in the first quarter, playing the rest of the way did nothing to further the damage already done. Furthermore, the only reason he played the rest of the way is because it was assumed by all (team physicians included) that it was just an ankle sprain. Everything pointed to that. It wasn't until afterwards, when x-rays were taken, that they knew how severe the injury actually was. Now, you may argue why x-rays weren't taken during halftime, but it still wouldn't have accomplished anything. It still would've been broken, and he still would've been lost for 6-8 weeks.
Overall, I must say I'm very impressed with the toughness that McNabb showed, but now, a very promising season has become a big question mark for the rest of the way. Koy Detmer is no Steve Beurlein, Seanakin. The Broncos are in much better shape right now.

[Seanakin]

Hmmmm...okay, I will admit I wasn't watching that game, nor did I find out about the injury until that night when all was known. So perhaps my perspective WAS a little skewed.

And perhaps I've gotten so used to NFL coaching staffs shutting someone down at the slightest malady that I'm not used to seeing such "guts" anymore.

[Senator Theant]

Week 11 Scores

Seanakin / DEN / 56 / 429 / 1
'Fishman / BUF / 49 / 415 / 2
GollaFett / PHI / 23 / 363 / 3
Theant / SF / 17 / 354 / 4
Blizzard / MIN / 51 / 283 / 5
Jason / STL / 46 / 278 / 6
Windu / BAL / 7 / 277 / 7


Mcnabb's injury was a great tragedy. I have too much respect for him and the Eagle franchise (perhaps not so much for the fans) to look at this latest turn of events as a blessing, thats downright Raider-ish; seeing as the Niners and Eagles face off next week for MNF.

My deepest condolences to Eagle fans, I know the trauma of losing a veteran leader. (Monday night, Sun Devil Stadium, Aeneas Williams, Lawrence Phillips, 1999)

With that outta the way . . . .


<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">GOO NINERS!! </span>

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">RIP 'EM EAGLES TA SHREDS!!!!!!!!!</span>

[JediKeri.]

Kansas City lost again... :tears:

[RollaFett]

Theant, are you referring to the block that Phillips missed on Aeneas as he blitzed Steve Young and promptly ended his career? Oh man, I remember that too. I also remember some little known skinny dude named Garcia playing on and off the rest of that season and not doing a whole helluva lot. In the end, it worked out ok for the 49ers, right?
As far as next Monday night goes, well, the birds could do worse that Detmer. And they still have a pretty fearsome defense.

Eagles- 17
49ers- 13

[Senator Theant]

Week 12 Scores

Seanakin / DEN / 20 / 449 / 1
'Fishman / BUF / 13 / 428 / 2
GollaFett / PHI / 63 / 426 / 3
Theant / SF / 17 / 389 / 4
Windu / BAL / 38 / 315 / 5
Blizzard / MIN / 17 / 300 / 6
Jason / STL / 17 / 295 / 7

Golla . . . yea you hit it on the mark. That was painful. On national television. Against a team that meant nothing. But then the Titans came in to our house the next week and KEn Norton, Jr stopped George at the goal line to foil a two-point convo that woulda beat us by a score of 24-22. That was sweet.

God, I wish we woulda beat them Eagles. thats gonna hurt us in the end.

[RollaFett]

Yeah, I'm glad the birds got the win, too bad it has cost them yet another QB. Un-friggin'-believable!

Let's go A.J.!!!!!!!!!!

[RollaFett]

Theant, could you please tell me what all of the different numbers mean in our little league again, I forget and am too lazy to check through all of the pages. :whatsthat:

[DblDwn]

Big win for Philly Monday night, but let's all discuss the way my defense made Favre look like Ryan Leaf.

Big win for the Bucs baby and let's keep that march to the Bowl alive with a win this Sunday in New Orleans.

Bucs: 24
Saints: 10

[RollaFett]

Tampa sucks.

[DblDwn]

Old habits die hard.............eh Golla?

[Senator Theant]

Week 13 Scores

Seanakin / DEN / 27 / 476 / 2
'Fishman / BUF / 63 / 491 / 1
GollaFett / PHI / 35 / 461 / 3
Theant / SF / 56 / 445 / 4
Windu / BAL / 52 / 367 / 5
Blizzard / MIN / 24 / 324 / 6
Jason / STL / 3 / 298 / 7


Hold on, wait a minute . . . are you telling me that if the NIners had beaten Philly last Monday we would be on top of our conference, games away from home field advantage? With an undefeated divisional record, it sure as heck looks that way. That sucks!!!!!!!!!!

Boy, that game against Green Bay is lookin mighty important. It could spell the difference between a first round bye, but thats inlikely, seeing the easiness of Philly's remaining schedule. Most likely, it spells the difference between 3rd and 4th seeds, or who gets to play either Michael Vick or Aaron Brooks.


Golla:

User name / NFL Team / Total points scored in week (+25 for win) / Total points for season / Ranking



Oh yea. . . because you asked . . . my bday plans are still ungoing as planned. Despite the recent turn of events--and Andy Reid's luck charm--red and gold are still pencilled in as the main decor colors. Invitations will be sent out after Round 1 of the playoffs, so be expected 'em!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

[RollaFett]

EAGLES....#1 seed in the NFC!!!!!!!! Put that in your hats and smoke it! Or something like that.

[Senator Theant]

Week 14 Scores

Seanakin / DEN / 13 / 489 / 4
'Fishman / BUF / 17 / 508 / 1
GollaFett / PHI / 52 / 513 / 2
Theant / SF / 56 / 501 / 3
Windu / BAL / 25 / 392 / 5
Blizzard / MIN / 22 / 346 / 6
Jason / STL / 10 / 308 / 7

Niners clinch! Wooohoooo!

All I want for Christmas is a Tampa Bay loss! Please God! With our unbeaten divisional record, we would win the subsequent tie.

[QuigonWindu]

Thank God, My Ravens won today. All I want for Christmas is this.
Baltimore beats Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh loses to Tampa Bay

That's all the Ravens need.

[Senator Theant]

Week 15 Scores

Seanakin / DEN / 56 / 543 / 3
'Fishman / BUF / 45 / 553 / 2
GollaFett / PHI / 59 / 572 / 1
Theant / SF / 14 / 525 / 4
Windu / BAL / 48 / 440 / 5
Blizzard / MIN / 53 / 399 / 6
Jason / STL / 55 / 362 / 7

That Packer loss was painful. Sometimes Garcia invokes memories of Joe Montana and Super Bowl championships . . . other times he reminds us of everything before the 80's. Who the hell the did he throw it to? Anybody?

[RollaFett]

Who's next?! Ohhh, the Cowgirls, you say? Very well, c'mon Dallas, you're the lucky recipient of yet another ass-whooping by the hands of the eventual Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles!!!!!!!!!

[RollaFett]

Eagles baby, yeah!!!!!!
One more win for home field throughout the playoffs!!!!
And how in the hell is Fishman in second place, anyway?!

[Darth Whaler]

All I know is my favorite team, the Patriots, are about to lose to the Jets. Defending Super Bowl champs my butt.

[Senator Theant]

Oops! Major mistakes across the board . . .

Week 16 Scores

Seanakin / DEN / 28 / 555 / 3
Fishman / BUF / 0 / 496 / 4
GollaFett / PHI / 27 / 708 / 1
Theant / SF / 17 / 597 / 2
Windu / BAL / 13 / 460 / 6
Blizzard / MIN / 20/ 477 / 5
Jason / STL / 10 / 435 / 7

[RollaFett]

E-A-G-L-E-S.........EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RollaFett]

E-A-G-L-E-S.......EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Homefield throughout the playoffs!!! Super Bowl, here they come!!!!!!!!



P.S. Tampa sucks.

[Streen]

Go Raiders! And finally, Rich Gannon is MVP!.

Homefield throughout the playoffs!

-Streen

[kopernikuz]

<div align=left><span style="font-family:arial"><span style="color:orange"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><marquee>GO BROWNS!!!!!!</marquee></span></span></span></div>

**ducks tomatoes**

The Steelers won't beat the Browns again this season... we'll advance at least one game for sure...

[RollaFett]

Nice effort by those Browns, I thought they had that game. Oh well.
The Giants are gone, baby!!!!! Yeah!!!! They are the one team in the NFC that I was really worried about as an Eagles fan.
By the way, I predicted that Falcons win last night. Now if I only had put money on it! GRRRR!!!!!!!

[kopernikuz]

Yeah, I still stand by what I said before the game... the Steelers won't beat the Browns again this season... and you know what?? They didn't...

The Steelers didn't beat the Browns... the Browns beat the Browns... no one can honestly said that the Steelers did anything in order to win that game other than take what the Browns gave them in the end... the Browns were victorious over themselves... they blew it... they committed stupid penalties and awful defense allowing the mediocre Maddox to capitalize... it's a real shame...

However, I don't knock them unabashedly... I love em still and am proud of them... but think they really should've pulled it off... it was their own fault, hands down.

[RollaFett]

Absolutely. Even though the running game wasn't worth a damn for the Browns, if they had run it just a few more times, the Steelers wouldn't have had enough time to rally. A run always kills more time than an imcomplete pass. Not that Kelly Holcomb had a bad game, mind you, but passing is simply not wise at that point of the game. What was Butch Davis doing on the sideline anyway?

Playoffs this weekend:

Steelers-17
Titans -26

Falcons- 10
Eagles - 28

49ers- 13
Bucs - 19

Jets -34
Raiders-24

Just my 2 cents.

[DblDwn]

Tampa Time kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Streen]

Oakland by 7

[Seanakin]

Gotta go for Tampa...if only because I will NEVER root for the Raiders.

Especially after Denver closed to within one Championship of them, we don't need them getting a fourth.

[RollaFett]

DblDwn, I would like to post my usual 'Tampa Sucks' message, but after the ass-whooping they laid on the eagles yesterday, I simply cannot. Nice job by those Bucs, I didn't see it coming.







P.S. Tampa sucks.

[DblDwn]

HELL YA BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And so the dynasty begins..................




Oh yeah, Golla, I almost forgot

TAMPA TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RollaFett]

Tampa sucks.

[RollaFett]

Nice post-season run, though. Very impressive. Dynasty? Hmmm...I don't think so. Why? Well it's simple really, Tampa sucks.

[Senator Theant]

Well . . . I suppose this thread should end with a bang and not a whimper ....

Season Scores

1. GollaFett / PHI / 819
2. Theant / SF / 712
3. Seanakin / DEN / 618
4. Fishman / BUF / 548
5. Blizzard / MIN / 539
6. Windu / BAL / 491
7. Jason / STL / 486

Congrats to Golla! The Eagles fought hard all season long, too bad they couldnt end their tenure at The Vet with a Super Bowl Season.

My 18th Bday was great just so all you guys know. THough I didnt get to see my team play in the Super Bowl, I watched the Raiders get annhiliated by the Bucs, which is just as good.

Speaking of dynasties, JOn Gruden is the Cinderella story for all assistant coaches working under the shadow of past dynasties and has now started a legacy of his own. Kudos for Tony Dungy, he deserves that trophy as does anybody on that franchise. But the Bucs couldnt have gotten the Big Game without Chucky, lets realize that.

Great season everbody!

GOOOOOO NINERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Seanakin]

Agreed, Dungy may be a highly qualified coach of an NFL team, and certainly it was his hard work that put that perennial loser on the cusp of greatness, but it was obvious the team needed a little less Landry and a little more George Allen in its coach.

Granted, that's hardly what made the Glazer Brothers decide on him a year ago. They were desperate and wound up paying that style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/censored.gif Al Davis a king's ransom for Chucky.

(No, RM, that's not to speak ill of Coach Landry, but for all his achievements, he obviously epitomized the stoic, seemingly unemotional type.) style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[RollaFett]

Tampa sucks.