American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

The playoff rematch between the Chargers and Patriots is more of a mismatch: 31-7, Patriots. :sweat: :shakehead:

Time to watch something else on TV.

DARN IT!!! I was so mad the Seahawks lost! They almost won. My Sunday has gone with a bad start.

bmwracer wrote:
Not down here: Got to see Carson Palmer get picked off to essentially end the Bengals' chances... :victory:

yeah I think because LA doesn't have a team, they need to get one.

MikeNolan wrote:yeah I think because LA doesn't have a team, they need to get one.

Funny you should mention that: they always seem to show the stinkin' Raiders' games down here, like people give a hoot about them...

I'd rather see all the Charger games.... Except the one from last night. :beaten:

Hmm, no comments from shin2 after the Chargers got schooled by the Packers... Awful. :sweat:

Now everyone's wondering where Marty is... :shakehead: :hehe:

no chargers!

bmwracer wrote:Hmm, no comments from shin2 after the Chargers got schooled by the Packers... Awful. :sweat:

Now everyone's wondering where Marty is... :shakehead: :hehe:

"Awful" is an understatement.

Kudos to Brett Favre for continuing to be amazing in the twilight of his great career. Phil Simms was right; Favre still has the strongest arm of any QB in the NFL.

The Bolts miss Donnie Edwards terribly. Not only was he a consistent run stopper, but he is one of the best, if not the best, pass coverage LB in the NFL. Plus he was THE team leader on defense. With him gone, the Chargers' underneath inside zone coverage has been lousy, but not as lousy as the secondary play. Safety Clinton Hart's poor angle and subsequent loaf on the winning TD pass play should have gotten him cut right after the game. I hope they decide to play rookie Eric Weddle in place of him. At least he won't quit. As far as the corners. . .they've sucked for the last three years, so why should this year be any different.

The OL is underperforming, and Norv Turner's playcalling to a great extent has been predictable. I'm puzzled why Philip Rivers hasn't audibled more to get out of bad running plays when confronted with eight-man fronts or being clearly outmanned at the POA.

I don't think Chargers fans are ready for Marty's return just yet; truthfully, I think the Chargers miss their former coordinators more than Marty. Ted Cottrell is supposed to be a good DC, but his insistence throughout the Packers game in stunting the OLBs inside to try to get pressure on Favre was largely non-productive; the only time they got pressure on Favre was when the OLBs (well, primarily Shawn Phillips, cuz Shawne Merriman was a big fat non-factor--I guess when you're off the juice, it really does affect your play) came off the edge. The slant and other inside routes were open all day, but there was very little adjustment on the part of the Chargers to stop them--the corners kept playing outside technique, even on man coverage where their trail technique was woeful, and why hasn't it dawned on the defensive coaches after three games that the ILBs look lost on pass coverage. On the winning TD catch, they were playing one-deep, which is OK if your deep safety is a Ronnie Lott or a Jake Scott, a Cliff Harris or a Kenny Easley (I know I'm dating myself by mentioning those guys), but not when it's Clinton Hart.

The Chargers play K.C. this weekend. If they lose to the Chiefs. . .well, the outrage in San Diego will probably register on the Richter scale. I'm optimistic the Charger players will play better and the Charger coaches will coach better, but then I was optimistic about O.J. being found guilty of murder too.

A tumultuous exciting weekend of college football. Five teams ranked in the top 10 lost (the last time this happened on the same weekend was in 2003); four other ranked teams also lost, and four other ranked teams won by only a TD or less. After a somnolent first half, the contest between Cal and Oregon turned out to be a terrific game decided literally by inches on the penultimate play of the game. The Florida--Auburn game was also immensely entertaining--very intense and hardhitting--with big-time kudos to the Auburn kicker, a freshman who had to make the winning field goal on the last play of the game TWICE. As an aside, ESPN's Mike Patrick's call of that game proves once again that he is the best play-by-play college football announcer since the great Keith Jackson.

This weekend is just further evidence why I like the college game a lot more than the pro game.

Just curious, does anybody remember the last time the Raiders were tied for 1st place this late in the season???

gaijinmark wrote:Just curious, does anybody remember the last time the Raiders were tied for 1st place this late in the season???

eeeeerr.....................that last season when they went to the Super Bowl and got a whooping by the Bucs???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfb0X8TJzJE

9min video of Barry Sanders and some of his nice runs :mrgreen:

I found part of it amusing. At times you hear the commentators speaking Japanese :hehe: :hehe:

"Kore wa Barry Sanders. Kore wa Barry Sanders"
:hehe: :hehe:

Chargers fall apart in the second half and lose, 30-16. :sweat:

Is it panic time yet?


Nice to see the Cards upset the Steelers, 21-14... :thumbsup:

Likewise, seeing (albeit only in highlights) Da Bears get trounced, 37-27, after their vaunted defense gives up 34 points in the fourth quarter... LOL. :hehe: :rofl:

Well, that was a fun year for the Niners and their two wins.

Now I need to figure out who's coming up the college ranks. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Chargers fall apart in the second half and lose, 30-16. :sweat:

Is it panic time yet?

It is if you're Norv Turner and his coaching staff.

As expected, the criticism down here in San Diego has been harsh, brutal, unsparing, vicious, apoplectic, and any other negative adjectives you can think of. While the players and the G.M have also received a heavy dose of criticism, it's paltry compared to what Turner in particular and his staff in general have been subjected to. Ahmajinedad has gotten better press in the last week than Turner has.

dochira wrote:Well, that was a fun year for the Niners and their two wins.

Now I need to figure out who's coming up the college ranks. :sweat:

Well, you can still root for Cal up there. Now that's a fun team to watch. And DeSean Jackson is a pretty amazing player. Maybe the Niners can borrow him on Sundays.

shin2 wrote:It is if you're Norv Turner and his coaching staff.

As expected, the criticism down here in San Diego has been harsh, brutal, unsparing, vicious, apoplectic, and any other negative adjectives you can think of. While the players and the G.M have also received a heavy dose of criticism, it's paltry compared to what Turner in particular and his staff in general have been subjected to. Ahmajinedad has gotten better press in the last week than Turner has.

If I recall Keith Olbermann picked Chargers owner A.J. Smith and Alex Spanos as the Worst Persons in the NFL for this past week... LOL. :hehe:

http://video.nbcsports.com/player/?id=162057

bmwracer wrote:
If I recall Keith Olbermann picked Chargers owner A.J. Smith and Alex Spanos as the Worst Persons in the NFL for this past week... LOL. :hehe:

http://video.nbcsports.com/player/?id=162057

I love Keith Olbermann!!! Yeah, sometimes he gets a little too full of himself, but when he used to be at channel 2, I would never miss his sportscasts. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: I love Keith Olbermann!!! Yeah, sometimes he gets a little too full of himself, but when he used to be at channel 2, I would never miss his sportscasts. [/list:u]

Same here... I remember him from his days on channel 5 KTLA.


Speaking of sports reporters, remember Michelle Bonner from channel 13?

Always thought she was a hottie.

Well, at least my Niners will help me balance out the losses in my pool this season.

The Chargers keep screwing me up, but as long as I pick the Niners to get their butts kicked, I should be safe.

Wow! Worst offense I've seen in ages, and it won't get any better until Nolan pulls up his pants, and fires his whole damned offensive coaching staff.

As shin2 already knows... I've got my fingers crossed hoping San Diego will can Norv, giving us the chance to hire him back.

Stanford beats USC, 24-23!!!

Stanford beats USC, 24-23!!!

Stanford beats USC, 24-23!!!

Stanford beats USC, 24-23!!!

Stanford beats USC, 24-23!!!



On a more disgusting note, UCLA stinks up the Rose Bowl and loses to previously winless Notre Dame, 20-6. :shakehead: :shakehead: :shakehead:

More grief in Westwood. :puppydog: