American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

shin2 wrote:I think Russell Wilson is a terrific young QB who's only going to get better. He makes good decisions; he protects the football; he runs the read option better than any QB in the league; when he improvises, he does so better than most of the other QBs because of his athleticism and coolness under pressure; and he is very very smart.
Physically, he's got a strong arm and, more importantly, is a pretty accurate passer. People think he's small, but he's not--he's short and built like a linebacker.

Thank you. I wanted to say something similar but I would come across as a homer :P The other thing about Wilson is his preparation: He's always first to arrive and last to leave at practices, and spends an incredible amount of time studying film.

I guess when they were scheduling this it never occurred to them that it might snow in New York in February:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-prepared-move-super-bowl-xlviii-another-day-153938979--nfl.html

Geez, it's FOOTBALL!! If it's -50 and snowing a blizzard, play the damn game!! :beatyou:

Football in snowshoes?

gaijinmark wrote:I guess when they were scheduling this it never occurred to them that it might snow in New York in February:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-prepared-move-super-bowl-xlviii-another-day-153938979--nfl.html

Geez, it's FOOTBALL!! If it's -50 and snowing a blizzard, play the damn game!! :beatyou:

The famous (well, at least to me--I remember reading about it when I was a kid) Sneakers Game from 1934:

(The following is a wikipedia summary of that game)

The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as The Sneakers Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. The final score was New York Giants 30, Chicago Bears 13. It was the 2nd annual NFL championship game.
A freezing rain the night before the game froze the Polo Grounds field.[1] After Ray Flaherty, a Giants end, made a remark to Giants' head coach Steve Owen suggesting that sneakers would provide better footing on the frozen playing surface, Owen sent Abe Cohen to Manhattan College to get some sneakers. There, Brother Jasper, the athletic director (and the later namesake of Manhattan College athletes --- Jaspers) emptied the lockers of the school's basketball team. Cohen arrived in the third quarter with nine pairs of basketball sneakers from the college.[2]
The Bears were leading the Giants 13–3 when the Giants switched to the basketball sneakers. Giants quarterback Ed Danowski threw a touchdown pass to Ike Frankian to make the score 13–10 (actually, the pass was intercepted at the Bears' 2-yard line, but Frankian then grabbed the ball out of the defender's hands). On the Giants next drive, running back Ken Strong scored on a 42-yard touchdown run. Later an 11-yard run by Strong was turned into another touchdown for the Giants. Finally the Giants closed it out with Danowski's 9-yard touchdown run. The game ended with the Giants ahead: 30–13.
Many of the participants have been interviewed since the game took place, most notably Bronko Nagurski of the Bears and Mel Hein of the Giants. Generally, players from both sides have attributed the Giants' second half dominance to their selection of footwear. A mini-documentary of the game, narrated by Pat Summerall, can be seen in the 1987 video "Giants Among Men."

Seahawks lose to the Cardinals, 17-10. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:Seahawks lose to the Cardinals, 17-10. :mrgreen:

Worst game by the Hawks in the last 2 years. I hope the Cards do the same to the Niners next week :P although I wouldn't want to come up against either team in the playoffs.

Steelers, Ravens, and Cowboys all eliminated from the playoffs... A great day in football. :victory: :mrgreen: :applaud:

Seahawks take NFC West and #1 seed :D Bring on the postseason! I hope it's the Niners next.

Anime Dad wrote:Seahawks take NFC West and #1 seed :D Bring on the postseason! I hope it's the Niners next.

I like the Niners, but I like Rodgers more than Kaepernick, so I'm rooting for the Packers. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I like the Niners, but I like Rodgers more than Kaepernick, so I'm rooting for the Packers. :beaten:

A healthy Rodgers makes all the difference to the Pack. I wonder how they would have gone if he hadn't been out all that time? I'm also hoping for a Saints win over the Eagles, but I don't see that happening. Of course that's because the Seahawks currently own the Saints, especially at the Clink :)

So, when the Chiefs went up 38-10 I said to myself, "Andrew Luck, you'd better get with it." I guess he heard me. :shocked:

Couple of negative points. First, the announcers were so awful (wish NBC could have borrowed Dan Fouts for one game) I had the sound off.

And has it really been 30 years since that worthless scum sucking maggot Robert Irsay left for Indy in the middle of the night? This means starting next year the Colts will have been in Indianapolis longer than they were in Baltimore. But I still can't cheer for them.

gaijinmark wrote:So, when the Chiefs went up 38-10 I said to myself, "Andrew Luck, you'd better get with it." I guess he heard me. :shocked:

Couple of negative points. First, the announcers were so awful (wish NBC could have borrowed Dan Fouts for one game) I had the sound off.

And has it really been 30 years since that worthless scum sucking maggot Robert Irsay left for Indy in the middle of the night? This means starting next year the Colts will have been in Indianapolis longer than they were in Baltimore. But I still can't cheer for them.

Wild game.

If the Chiefs won, there would've been a question of they had enough players for the next game, considering how many of their players got hurt. :sweat:

Saints just pip Eagles. It's gonna be a good game next week against the Hawks.

Nuts, both of the teams I was rooting for lost today. :(

bmwracer wrote:Nuts, both of the teams I was rooting for lost today. :(

Who's your picks for this weekend? Lemme guess - Niners and Saints?

I'm actually rooting for the Niners, because I know the Hawks can beat them at home. The Panthers i'm not so sure about :sweat:

Musings on the completed college football season:

The BCS championship game was quite enjoyable. Kudos to ESPN for providing different platforms for viewing it. I watched the game on the coaches room broadcast--five guys who surprisingly rarely stepped on each other as they provided commentary. A lot of fun. The game itself proved that in its last national championship game, the BCS got it right in selecting Auburn and Florida State. Bring on the playoffs!

In the four BCS bowl games--Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, and Orange--the underdog won each time, clearly outplaying the favorite.

Johnny Manziel, in his final game for Texas A&M, proved once again that he may be as entertaining a football player as there has ever been in college football.

The 2013 season provided its share of many upsets, fantastic finishes (the Iron Bowl "Kick Six" naturally heading the list), and exciting play. Overall, a terrific season.

Visually, the quality of broadcasts of college football has never been better. In terms of play-by-play and color commenting, it continues to drop.

Anime Dad wrote:Who's your picks for this weekend? Lemme guess - Niners and Saints?

Definitely the Saints. :P

I'm disappointed that the Packers lost, so I've got mixed feelings about the Niners-Panthers game...

Here's the list of finalists for this years Hall of Fame. Again no Don Coryell or Randy Gradishar. :crazy:


Morten Andersen
Jerome Bettis
Derrick Brooks
Tim Brown
Edward DeBartolo
Tony Dungy
Kevin Greene
Charles Haley
Marvin Harrison
Walter Jones
John Lynch
Andre Reed
Will Shields
Michael Strahan
Aeneas Williams

Ray Guy and Claude Humphrey were announced as candidates earlier.

bmwracer wrote:
Definitely the Saints. :P

I'm disappointed that the Packers lost, so I've got mixed feelings about the Niners-Panthers game...

So it's Hawks-49ers for the NFC and Broncos-Pats for the AFC.

Just the way it should be. Go Hawks!

Pretty disappointed with the playoff results so far...

Go Broncos!