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bmwracer wrote:Surprising football stat: The stunning blowout of the Rams (44-6) helped Detroit become the NFCfs highest-scoring team with 126 points on the season. :shocked:

It should be 133 and two wins. :beaten:

deseipher wrote:It should be 133 and two wins. :beaten:

Very good point. :victory: :applaud:

Tu_triky wrote:

from Yahoo.com:

Ugly hair vs an Ugly Beard

Randy Moss told Tom Brady his haircut made him look like a girl


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I say Moss shaves his beard, and Brady cuts his hair. Afterward, They can glue the beard clippings from Moss' beard on to Brady's head for a better look.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: couldn't stop laughing :hehe: :rofl: :rofl:

An absolutely terrific weekend of college football.

The South Carolina/Alabama game was outstanding. Huge props for Coach Spurrier, his staff (especially the defensive coaches headed by Lorenzo Ward), the players and the great atmosphere provided by the Gamecock fans. It seems that Spurrier finally has put together an offense that can move the ball; previous to this year, under Spurrier's reign, USC played tough-as-nails defense but lousy offense. The question now is whether his heretofore wildly inconsistent QB can put together a string of competent performances.

The other USC/Stanford game was certainly exciting, but it featured two defenses who can't tackle worth a crap. The big-name defensive coordinators of these two schools--with over 50 years of NFL coaching experience between them--are putting out a product that sucks.

Les Miles, the mad hatter, does it again. Love him or hate him, he does make things exciting. And his players believe in him and play hard for him, which is understandable given that, for years, both as an assistant and as a head coach, he's been as good a recruiter as there is in college football.

UCLA's loss to Cal was kinda expected, given that it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the Bruins cannot throw the ball at all. There's no point in running the Pistol if you can't balance your running with some semblance of a passing threat. UCLA would be better off running the I-bone; at least then they'd have a couple more blockers in the backfield.

Michigan State made Denard Robinson look human. Too bad the Spartans don't play Ohio State this year. That would be a great game.

Nebraska seems to be on its way back to national prominence. It'll be interesting to see them against a team that can match them physically. They play Texas this week, and perhaps down the road, Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game?

Nevada Reno and Air Force in the Top 25; Boise State, TCU, and Utah in the Top 10--excellent! Way to shake up the BCS.

Favre throws three TD passes, but an INT for a TD near the end costs the Vikings the game against the Jets, 29-20. :shakehead:

It was like a deja vu moment from the NFC championship game against the Saints. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Favre throws three TD passes, but an INT for a TD near the end costs the Vikings the game against the Jets, 29-20. :shakehead:

It was like a deja vu moment from the NFC championship game against the Saints. :sweat:

Farve played great most of the second half, after a lackluster first half, but that INT killed any hope. Sucks really, to have such a great half go to waste. The Vikings' defense did a great job of keeping the Vikes in the game, especially in the first half, holding the Jets to field goals.

deseipher wrote:The Vikings' defense did a great job of keeping the Vikes in the game, especially in the first half, holding the Jets to field goals.

What happened to their D in the second half? :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
What happened to their D in the second half? :headscratch:

They were doing well in the third, allowing the Vikes to stay in the game down 15-7, but they did give up a touchdown in the fourth. I think the defense played well to keep the Vikes in it despite the turnovers, but the Jets defense had the better game.

deseipher wrote:after a lackluster first half

You can't expect to win, when you only show up for just one half. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:
What happened to their D in the second half? :headscratch:

Probably tired from being on the field so much during the first half.

Reading the comments on the game recap, people really savaged Favre: Okay, he blew the game with that pick for a TD, but he also kept them in the game with the three TDs that he did throw...

Guess it's a case of "What have you done for me lately?" :sweat:

Well, he also lost 2 fumbles, they don't go on the passing stats but they hurt the team too, :bleh: lost 2 chances to possibly score plus the Jets got a pair of FGs out of them.

i didn't see the game but did moss play lst with the Vikings ???

Yeah, quiet game, 3 catches but one was for a TD, can't wait for the matchup against the Pats. :beaten:

Merrimanfs run with Chargers ends

By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer

SAN DIEGO (AP)\The San Diego Chargers have turned out the lights on the player known as gLights Out.h

Outside linebacker Shawne Merriman(notes), once one of the most-feared players in the NFL, was placed on the injured reserve list with a calf injury and a gminor-injury designationh on Wednesday. Merriman must be released when he becomes healthy, the team said.

Technically, the Chargers could re-sign the controversial player. That almost certainly wonft happen, though, because general manager A.J. Smith hasnft been a fan of Merrimanfs celebrity-leaning lifestyle.

Known as gLights Outh because of his once-ferocious hits, Merriman had 39 1/2 sacks in his first three seasons. Hefs had only four since then due to a variety of injuries.

He was suspended for four games in 2006 after testing positive for steroids. Even missing the four games, he had 17 sacks that year.

He also brought unwanted attention off the field, including an arrest just before the 2009 season after reality television star Tila Tequila accused him of battery and false imprisonment at his suburban San Diego home. No charges were filed, and Merriman and Tequila settled dueling lawsuits.

Merriman missed most of the 2008 season after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery. He had four sacks last year as he tried to regain his hard-hitting form. After sitting out most offseason workouts and part of training camp to protest his contract status, he was slowed by an Achillesf injury and then a calf injury.

He had only five tackles and no sacks in limited action this year.

Speaking of the Chargers, have they fired their special teams coach yet? :naughty: Didn't they just do that on the 49ers? Chargers have lost 2 out of their last 3 because of special teams, losing to the Seahawks because of 2 kickoffs returned for TDs :shamefulcry: and this last weekend having 2 punts blocked resulting in 12 points. :bleh: They're 2-3 but should be running away with the division. :shocked:

hitomi #1 wrote:They're 2-3 but should be running away with the division. :shocked:

But they ARE the Chargers: they've started 2-3 for the past four seasons. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
But they ARE the Chargers: they've started 2-3 for the past four seasons. :beaten:

They are known for turning it around in the 2nd half, maybe after a while though it catches up with you, though 8 or 9 wins should win that division. :naughty:

Deion Branch is back with the Pats. He's no Moss, but at least they got someone who can get it done.

Jav_sol wrote:Deion Branch is back with the Pats. He's no Moss, but at least they got someone who can get it done.

If that was the case, why did they trade him in the first place?

bmwracer wrote:
If that was the case, why did they trade him in the first place?

He's injury prone. They did make him an offer when he rookie contract was up, but he wanted more money. Then he held out, when you miss mandatory meetings and practices there's a high probability you wont get signed.