American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

shin2

I am over the moon about this hire.

As to the Niners QB situation... it gives me the chance to create scenarios in my head, which is always pleasant. Will he go after Kolb from Philly? Flynn from Green Bay? Orton from Denver? Or maybe even Josh Johnson from Tamap? Johnson was his QB at San Diego, and now that Tampa has Freeman starting, I'm pretty sure they'd be willing to let him go for a low round draft choice.

Finally! A reason to go back to doodling line-ups, and plays on my scratch pad.

bmw

Cal or Stanford? I've taken classes at both... worked at both. Depending on how they are playing, I tend to be an equal opportunity fan.

Geezer wrote:bmw

Cal or Stanford? I've taken classes at both... worked at both. Depending on how they are playing, I tend to be an equal opportunity fan.

Ah, okay.

Just wondering... We had a Stanford old-timer here at work who still gripes and groans anytime you mention "The Play" from 1982. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Ah, okay.

Just wondering... We had a Stanford old-timer here at work who still gripes and groans anytime you mention "The Play" from 1982. :beaten:

Stanford fans seem to forget that some of their players as well as their band were illegally on the field. By rulebook, the refs could have given Cal the touchdown for interference anyways. :beaten:

mrsmith10 wrote:Stanford fans seem to forget that some of their players as well as their ban were illegally on the field. By rulebook, the refs could have given Cal the touchdown for interference anyways. :beaten:

Selective memory loss by the Stanford faithful. :beaten:



Saints on the verge of getting eliminated by the Seahawks, 41-36. :shocked:

Not very many teams that give up 41 points is going to win a football game. :shakehead:

Very unfortunate, since I hate Pete Carroll's guts.

^^ Right about giving up 41 points...no defense = no win. :beaten:

Hoping a second upset isn't coming up tonight, really want the right team to be...Stayin' Alive. :doh:
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^ One upset is enough for one day.

bmwracer wrote:^ One upset is enough for one day.

Jets win would mean 3 upsets on the day...3rd would be our stomachs. :bleh:

J.E.T.S. Jets, Jets, Jets!!! :P :nut:

mrsmith10 wrote:J.E.T.S. Jets, Jets, Jets!!! :P :nut:

:say_argh: Okay, as a penalty for a Jets win, you get to take FB out to dinner, hope there's OT available for the next month. :mwahaha:

hitomi #1 wrote:
:say_argh: Okay, as a penalty for a Jets win, you get to take FB out to dinner, hope there's OT available for the next month. :mwahaha:

It was just a joke, I really don't care who wins. But that's fine by me. Anybody up for some Soba for dinner? :P

^^ :hehe: I know you were :hehe: , FB likes Soba and other Japanese cuisine too, here's where you can take him after the game, just a few blocks from the stadium...bring plenty of Yen. :beaten:
http://indysakura.com/

Colts-Jets tied at 7-7 midway through the 3rd... Home field not helping much at the moment. :sweat:

Colts lose, 17-16. :shakehead:

They could only muster one TD and that did them in. :shakehead:

I'm not surprised that they lost, considering they're short a number of key players, but I'm still disappointed. :(

Interestingly, both teams from last year's Super Bowl were eliminated today.

Now I've got no team to root for. :bleh:

Bummer about the Saints.

But good for the Jets! The Pats will probably kill'em next week. But anyone who knocks the Colts out of the playoffs is alright by me,

BMW

Re: Stanford and Cal grads. Up here most of them have sort of a good natured meat axes at ten paces relationship. I just never spent enough time on either campus to feel like I belonged.

Geezer wrote:But anyone who knocks the Colts out of the playoffs is alright by me

Awww... :(

Chiefs-Ravens underway... Go Chiefs. :victory:

Geezer wrote:Bummer about the Saints.


Re: Stanford and Cal grads. Up here most of them have sort of a good natured meat axes at ten paces relationship.

Appropriate since the two teams play for The Axe every year.

Re: Niners QB situation--your mentioning Josh Johnson as a possibility is interesting. As you noted, he played for Harbaugh at USD. While the jury is out on him as a starting QB in the NFL (and with Josh Freeman in place with the Bucs, Johnson won't get an opportunity anytime soon there), he is athletic, smart, and someone whom Harbaugh speaks very highly of. He certainly can't be any worse than the QBs currently on the Niners' roster.

mrsmith10 wrote:Speaking of coaching, this wasn't mentioned before, but Raiders owner Al Davis fired head coach Tom Cable after the Raiders had their best season since losing to Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl. I'm not a Raiders fan, but Al Davis is seriously the NFL's equivalent to the Clipper's Donald Sterling, an incompetent owner who always screws his team over right when things start to look promising. :beatyou:

Sad what has happened to Al Davis this decade. But to compare him to Donald Sterling is unfair imo. For his entire tenure as owner of the Clippers, Sterling has been a failure. But for a long time, Davis ran one of the most successful football operations in pro football (five trips to the Super Bowl, three Super Bowl championships). Yes, he has stumbled and stumbled badly in the last 10 or so years, but when all is said and done, Al Davis will go down as one of the most influential figures in the history of pro football because of what he did as an owner, a commissioner (of the old AFL), and a coach. Personally I have never been a fan of the Raiders (I have liked a number of individual Raider players over the years), and I think Davis has behaved execrably at times, but the man has been an important figure in the history of pro football.

Colts had their chances, except for Adam V once again proving he's the best clutch kicker in playoff history, :applaud: they couldn't pull off the clutch plays. :grumble: Had 3 leads and couldn't hold them, gotta give the Jets credit, when a big play needed to be made they made them unlike the Colts, here's hoping for a repeat of the last Jets-Pats game. :fingerscrossed:

hitomi #1 wrote:Colts had their chances, except for Adam V once again proving he's the best clutch kicker in playoff history, :applaud: they couldn't pull off the clutch plays. :grumble: Had 3 leads and couldn't hold them, gotta give the Jets credit, when a big play needed to be made they made them unlike the Colts, here's hoping for a repeat of the last Jets-Pats game. :fingerscrossed:

As usual, the Colts run defense couldn't stop the Jets RBs, so the Jets controlled the clock and kept Manning off the field... Colts only had three possessions the entire second half. :(