Enna wrote:Super Bowl score: Saints 31 - Colts 17. :victory:
Boo. :puppydog:
Boo. :puppydog:
American Football (NFL, College, etc.)
Started by Geezer · 17 Aug 2004 · 4,773 replies
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Boo. :puppydog:
Its to bad that the Colts didnt win :grumble:
Boo? What Boo?
That win by the Saints got me darned near even for the season.
Congrats to the Saints! The better team won. I knew it all along I tells ya, I knew it all along.
That win by the Saints got me darned near even for the season.
Congrats to the Saints! The better team won. I knew it all along I tells ya, I knew it all along.
bmwracer wrote:
Boo. :puppydog:
Why boo? :headscratch: It wasn't like the refs blew a call or they won on a lucky bounce. The clearly better team on the field won.
But the weekend was already a win for me on Saturday when they announced Floyd Little is FINALLY getting into the Hall of Fame!! :woot:
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I always thought of Floyd as "The Ernie Banks of the NFL". Played his whole career in Denver mostly with some truly awful teams. They only had two winning seasons his entire career. The offense in those days consisted mostly of "Floyd goes right, Floyd goes left, Floyd goes up the middle." He still managed to be the 7th leading rusher in NFL history at the time of his retirement. Congrats, Floyd!!
^ Well yeah, apparently the better team won, but it wasn't the team I wanted to win...
So Boo. :(
So I guess they'll be anointed as the new America's Team, huh? :rolleyes:
So Boo. :(
So I guess they'll be anointed as the new America's Team, huh? :rolleyes:
I thought the first half of the game was rather boring, it's a good thing it picked up in the second half.
I'll give credit to the Saints' defense, they played better than I expected. Seeing as how they couldn't stop Favre, I thought Manning was going to have a field day.
I'll give credit to the Saints' defense, they played better than I expected. Seeing as how they couldn't stop Favre, I thought Manning was going to have a field day.
Jav_sol wrote:I thought the first half of the game was rather boring, it's a good thing it picked up in the second half.
I'll give credit to the Saints' defense, they played better than I expected. Seeing as how they couldn't stop Favre, I thought Manning was going to have a field day.
Yeah, I don't know what happened to the Colts offense... They seemed to be moving the ball rather well. :sweat:
Like in the Vikings game, a late interception really changed the game in the Saints favor...
Jav_sol wrote:I thought the first half of the game was rather boring, it's a good thing it picked up in the second half.I thought so to but then ... I don't understand what happened :bleh:
I'll give credit to the Saints' defense, they played better than I expected. Seeing as how they couldn't stop Favre, I thought Manning was going to have a field day.
But nonetheless Congrat to the Saints :grumble:
bmwracer wrote:^ Well yeah, apparently the better team won, but it wasn't the team I wanted to win...I agree hands down(colts should have won) ... well we will have to see about that ... is just their First in a long time and because of that they are calling it a Cinderella Story SMH :shakehead: :beatyou:
So Boo. :(
So I guess they'll be anointed as the new America's Team, huh? :rolleyes:
The Saints win wasn't a Cinderella story for me, but a true victory of the human heart and spirit. Four years ago after Hurricane Katrina New Orleans thought they might lose their stadium and their football team might have been moved to TX. So that is why I celebrate the Saints win! :woot: :applaud: :victory:
gaijinmark wrote:
But the weekend was already a win for me on Saturday when they announced Floyd Little is FINALLY getting into the Hall of Fame!! :woot:
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I always thought of Floyd as "The Ernie Banks of the NFL". Played his whole career in Denver mostly with some truly awful teams. They only had two winning seasons his entire career. The offense in those days consisted mostly of "Floyd goes right, Floyd goes left, Floyd goes up the middle." He still managed to be the 7th leading rusher in NFL history at the time of his retirement. Congrats, Floyd!!
In a 10-year span, Syracuse University produced the following running backs: Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Jim Nance, Floyd Little, and Larry Csonka. Brown, Little, and Csonka are in the pro football hall of fame. Nance was one of the best FBs in the the old AFL and was the league's MVP one year. Davis won the Heisman Trophy but tragically died of leukemia before getting a chance to play in the NFL. I doubt if any other school, including USC in its "student body right" glory days, produced three pro football hall of fame backs, a league MVP, and a Heisman trophy winner in a 10-year period.
Other thoughts about the 2010 pro football hall of fame inductees:
Dick LeBeau's selection means that, in the late 50's thru early 60's, the Detroit Lions' two starting cornerbacks were both hall of famers--Dick "Night Train" Lane played opposite LeBeau. Was there ever another team that started two hall of fame corners at the same time?
I wonder if Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith were unanimous choices?
No. 21 is done in San Diego; Chargers release LT (AP)
AP - LaDainian Tomlinson was released Monday by the San Diego Chargers, ending a brilliant nine-year run in which he became one of the NFL's greatest running backs.
AP - LaDainian Tomlinson was released Monday by the San Diego Chargers, ending a brilliant nine-year run in which he became one of the NFL's greatest running backs.
Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.
Utah State, Olsenfs alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung lining, last year.
gThis was the voice of a man who not only became one of our countryfs most decorated athletes, but also one of the most accomplished and respected people ever to hail from the state of Utah,h said Stan Albrecht, president of Utah State.
Olsen was an All-American at Utah State and a first-round draft pick of the Los Angles Rams in 1962.
The burley giant from northern Utah joined Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier on the Ramsf storied gFearsome Foursomeh defensive line known for either stopping or knocking backward whatever offenses it faced. The Rams set an NFL record for the fewest yards allowed during a 14-game season in 1968.
Olsen was rookie of the year for the Rams in 1962 and is still the Ramsf all-time leader in career tackles with 915. He was named to 14 consecutive Pro Bowls, a string that started his rookie year.
Olsen was also an established television actor with a role on gLittle House on the Prairie,h then starring in his own series, gFather Murphy,h from 1981 to 1983 and the short-lived gAaronfs Wayh in 1988.
Olsen was a consensus All-American at Utah State and won the 1961 Outland Trophy as the nationfs best interior lineman. The Rams drafted Olsen third overall in 1962 and he spent the next 15 years with the team before retiring in 1976.
Utah State honored Olsen in December by naming the football field at Romney Stadium gMerlin Olsen Field.h Because of his illness, Olsenfs alma mater didnft want to wait until football season and made the announcement during halftime of a basketball game.
Olsen was well enough to attend, but did not speak at the event. He stood and smiled as he waved to fans during a standing ovation and chants of gMerlin Olsen!h and gAggie Legend!h
Utah State is also planning a statue of Olsen at the southeast corner of the stadium.
The Rams also honored Olsen during a game Dec. 20, with a video tribute narrated by Dick Enberg, Olsenfs longtime broadcast partner. Olsen did not attend because of his health. His name was already part of the Ring of Fame inside the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis along with other franchise standouts.
He was voted NFC defensive lineman of the year in 1973 and the NFL MVP in 1974, and was voted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.
Utah State, Olsenfs alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung lining, last year.
gThis was the voice of a man who not only became one of our countryfs most decorated athletes, but also one of the most accomplished and respected people ever to hail from the state of Utah,h said Stan Albrecht, president of Utah State.
Olsen was an All-American at Utah State and a first-round draft pick of the Los Angles Rams in 1962.
The burley giant from northern Utah joined Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier on the Ramsf storied gFearsome Foursomeh defensive line known for either stopping or knocking backward whatever offenses it faced. The Rams set an NFL record for the fewest yards allowed during a 14-game season in 1968.
Olsen was rookie of the year for the Rams in 1962 and is still the Ramsf all-time leader in career tackles with 915. He was named to 14 consecutive Pro Bowls, a string that started his rookie year.
Olsen was also an established television actor with a role on gLittle House on the Prairie,h then starring in his own series, gFather Murphy,h from 1981 to 1983 and the short-lived gAaronfs Wayh in 1988.
Olsen was a consensus All-American at Utah State and won the 1961 Outland Trophy as the nationfs best interior lineman. The Rams drafted Olsen third overall in 1962 and he spent the next 15 years with the team before retiring in 1976.
Utah State honored Olsen in December by naming the football field at Romney Stadium gMerlin Olsen Field.h Because of his illness, Olsenfs alma mater didnft want to wait until football season and made the announcement during halftime of a basketball game.
Olsen was well enough to attend, but did not speak at the event. He stood and smiled as he waved to fans during a standing ovation and chants of gMerlin Olsen!h and gAggie Legend!h
Utah State is also planning a statue of Olsen at the southeast corner of the stadium.
The Rams also honored Olsen during a game Dec. 20, with a video tribute narrated by Dick Enberg, Olsenfs longtime broadcast partner. Olsen did not attend because of his health. His name was already part of the Ring of Fame inside the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis along with other franchise standouts.
He was voted NFC defensive lineman of the year in 1973 and the NFL MVP in 1974, and was voted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
gaijinmark wrote:Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69
He was one of the all-time greats in Ram and football history.
Condolences to his family and friends. :(
Eagles send McNabb to Redskins
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100405/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_eagles_redskins_trade
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100405/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_eagles_redskins_trade
bmwracer wrote:Eagles send McNabb to Redskinswhat for real :shocked: no way no way
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100405/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_eagles_redskins_trade
Well I guess the Redskins are going to be on the map this year huh ?! :bonk:
suzzy wrote:what for real :shocked: no way no way
Well I guess the Redskins are going to be on the map this year huh ?! :bonk:
Sorta goofy for the Eagles to trade McNabb to a team in their own division... This should make for some interesting games this coming season. :mrgreen:
bmwracer wrote:Thats what I was saying ... Excatly my point :shakehead: Oh indeed it's going to be :mrgreen:
Sorta goofy for the Eagles to trade McNabb to a team in their own division... This should make for some interesting games this coming season. :mrgreen:
Having just concluded its first ever 3-day draft, the NFL proves once again that as far as pro sports in America is concerned, it is head, shoulders, and feet above the rest. TV ratings for what was essentially a business convention were double that of the NBA play-off games, and lets not even talk about the negligible ratings of MLB.
I watched parts of all 3 days of the draft and enjoyed it. There was a lot of wheeling and dealing going on, and there were enough surprises, suspense, debate, and emotion to it make entertaining viewing.
I watched parts of all 3 days of the draft and enjoyed it. There was a lot of wheeling and dealing going on, and there were enough surprises, suspense, debate, and emotion to it make entertaining viewing.
shin2 wrote:Having just concluded its first ever 3-day draft, the NFL proves once again that as far as pro sports in America is concerned, it is head, shoulders, and feet above the rest. TV ratings for what was essentially a business convention were double that of the NBA play-off games, and lets not even talk about the negligible ratings of MLB.
I watched parts of all 3 days of the draft and enjoyed it. There was a lot of wheeling and dealing going on, and there were enough surprises, suspense, debate, and emotion to it make entertaining viewing.
I agree with you, the NFL is above the other pro sports in America. They certainly knew to make of the most of their popularity by moving the first round to prime time.
The biggest surprise for me was Tebow going to the Broncos in the first round. I read some mock drafts before the draft and I think I only saw one that had him going in the first round. I certainly hope he does well, even if I'm not a Bronco fan.
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