American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

Giants and Bears in a snoozer so far: 3-0, Giants in the 3rd. :sleep:

EDIT: Game over... Giants dominate the Bears defensively, 17-3.

Pats put a big hurt on the Dolphins, 41-14.

My Raiders are killing me!

^ LOL.

The two NorCal teams are biting it right now.

bmwracer wrote:Pats put a big hurt on the Dolphins, 41-14.

yea man ... at first I gave the game to the Dolphins because the first half idk what the Pats was doing ... then it was interception after the next and that change everything ... good Job PATS :woot: :woot: about time ...Still Don't Mr. Brady Hair but hey :beaten:

suzzy wrote: Still Don't Mr. Brady Hair but hey :beaten:

LOL. :hehe:

Maybe he's doing Head & Shoulders commercials like Troy Polamalu. :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL. :hehe:

Maybe he's doing Head & Shoulders commercials like Troy Polamalu. :rofl:

haha Maybe :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:Pats put a big hurt on the Dolphins, 41-14.

Special Teams, enough said. :victory:
But it was nice to see the defense finally step up, I hope they don't lose momentum during the bye week. Wasn't really like the offenisve line early on, Brady was feeling the pressure.
Moss didn't even have a catch. :sweat:

Jav_sol wrote:Special Teams, enough said. :victory:
But it was nice to see the defense finally step up, I hope they don't lose momentum during the bye week. Wasn't really like the offenisve line early on, Brady was feeling the pressure.
Moss didn't even have a catch. :sweat:

The Dolphins' special teams coach got fired today. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
The Dolphins' special teams coach got fired today. :sweat:

Chicago needs to fire its O-line coach, its offensive coordinator, and its QB coach for that sorry performance against the Giants. That first half was the worst offensive performance I've ever seen in an NFL game.

Other observations:

Safety Steve Gregory becomes the fourth Charger in recent years to be suspended for violating the NFL's PED policy. And, like the previous three Chargers, he denied knowingly taking a banned substance. And, like the previous three Chargers, he's full of crap.

I see Danny Woodhead is playing for the Patriots (and playing well, based on what little I saw of the Monday Night game). I'm really glad for him. Several years ago I read an article about him in SI about his exploits at Chadron St. and hoped some team in the NFL would give him a shot. Two-time winner of the Harlon Hill Award (I wonder if Geezer and I are the only ones who frequent this site who know who Harlon Hill is?).

Tennessee's 13-man goal line defense worked great against LSU. Too bad the Vols didn't do a better job disguising it.

Michigan QB Denard Robinson is having an otherworldly season. If they voted for the Heisman Trophy right now, he'd win in a landslide. But as I stated in an earlier post, will he be able to survive the season with the exorbitant amount of touches he's been given?

It was egregious how poorly designed Stanford's defense was against Oregon. It was the equivalent of putting blocking dummies out there and inviting the Ducks to gash them at will. I betcha if the Cardinal coaches had asked nearby Concord DeLaSalle high school for advice on stopping the option, they would have gotten a much sounder and more effective game plan than what their defensive staff put together.

shin2 wrote:I see Danny Woodhead is playing for the Patriots (and playing well, based on what little I saw of the Monday Night game). I'm really glad for him. Several years ago I read an article about him in SI about his exploits at Chadron St. and hoped some team in the NFL would give him a shot. Two-time winner of the Harlon Hill Award (I wonder if Geezer and I are the only ones who frequent this site who know who Harlon Hill is?).

I've watched a lot of football over the ages, but that name doesn't ring a bell at all with me... :sweat:

Maybe G-Mark recognizes the name (that's not a slight, BTW). :)

Tennessee's 13-man goal line defense worked great against LSU. Too bad the Vols didn't do a better job disguising it.

Someone on the Vols coaching staff apparently can't count... And to lose the game on the very next play after the penalty is humiliating. :sweat:

It was egregious how poorly designed Stanford's defense was against Oregon. It was the equivalent of putting blocking dummies out there and inviting the Ducks to gash them at will. I betcha if the Cardinal coaches had asked nearby Concord DeLaSalle high school for advice on stopping the option, they would have gotten a much sounder and more effective game plan than what their defensive staff put together.

It didn't help that Stanford had all those turnovers... Which led to something like 24+ points, huh? :shakehead:

Did u all read that Moss might be going over to the Vikings well morelike back to the vikings

Vikes close to acquiring Pats' Moss


The Minnesota Vikings are attempting to pull off their biggest blockbuster since acquiring Brett Favre.



FOXSports.com has learned that the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots have been in serious trade talks and are very close to a deal that would send All-Pro wide receiver Randy Moss back to the team that drafted him.

However, Patriots sources say the deal is contigent upon Moss working out a contract with the Vikings. All sides are still trying to hammer out the contract Tuesday.

In a 41-point outburst Monday night over the Dolphins, Moss caught zero passes, and he has made his displeasure known with his contract status in New England.

Moss, 33, was a first-round pick of the Vikings in 1998 and shined for several years before being shipped to Oakland in 2005. The four-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowl selection was traded from the Raiders to the Patriots on Day 1 of the 2007 NFL draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the ’07 draft.

In his first three seasons in New England, Moss caught 250 passes for 3,765 yards and 47 touchdowns. In 2010, he has nine catches for 139 yards and three touchdowns.

The Vikings have been searching for a star-caliber receiver and were unable to pick up Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson.

^ Wow, that's something. :shocked:

Like a human boomerang... Or Halley's Comet. :beaten:

shin2

(I wonder if Geezer and I are the only ones who frequent this site who know who Harlon Hill is?)

I know who he is -- odd the things you pick up when you work at schools like St. Mary's college -- but I'm proud to say that even I'm too young to have seen him play. (Not by much... but really, I never saw him play.)

BMW

Think of it as the Heisman for the Division II schools.

Geezer wrote:shin2

I know who he is -- odd the things you pick up when you work at schools like St. Mary's college -- but I'm proud to say that even I'm too young to have seen him play. (Not by much... but really, I never saw him play.)

I never saw him play either. But I had his football card (actually a couple of different football cards of his) when I was a little kid.

You worked at St. Mary's College . . . the one in Moraga? If so, then you know about Squirmin' Herman Wedemeyer?

shin2 wrote:If so, then you know about Squirmin' Herman Wedemeyer?

He was mentioned before: Hawaii Five-O... Post-football fame. :)

suzzy wrote: Vikes close to acquiring Pats' Moss

It's official: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101006/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_patriots_vikings_trade

bmwracer wrote:
It's official: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101006/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_patriots_vikings_trade

Apparently he got into an argument with the coach after the Miami game. If he was a problem it's ok to get rid of him, but it seems like we got nothing for a good receiver.

bmwracer wrote:
It's official: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101006/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_patriots_vikings_trade

u kidding ... first he didn't feel wanted and now this :shocked: :shocked: u kidding me wow wow o wow :shakehead: :shakehead:

I think the Patriots were just doing what they had to do. A disgruntled star WR who's in the last year of his contract and no extension in sight, might as well try to get something. The 3rd round pick might not seem like much, but it could be part of a trade package for someone like Vincent Jackson. Who knows what the Pats have in mind, but at the very least they have another draft pick to go along with the Raiders' 1st round pick from the Seymour trade, and if the NFL implements a rookie wage scale the Pats could be sitting with a bunch of picks for next year's draft without having to worry about breaking the bank.