Author Topic: NFL: General News & Discussion (Read 27551 times)

Columbo · « **Reply #210 on:** December 16, 2011, 05:53:26 AM »

Last week:

- The Houston Texans clinched their franchise's first ever playoff berth. And they did it with their third-string rookie QB TJ Yates - who has lead them to three straight wins.

- Green Bay wins again to go 13-0.

- The Indy Colts lose again to go 0-13.

This week:

- The Denver Tebows, err Broncos, host the New England Patriots. Who will prevail in this showdown? Tim Terrific or Tom Terrific?


Skip Bayless - All He Does Is Win - Tebow Song

Columbo · « **Reply #211 on:** December 20, 2011, 06:56:23 AM »

Last week's NFL recap:

- Green Bay is no longer undefeated. The KC Chiefs, led by interim head coach Romeo Crennel, ended the Packers perfect season.

- The Indy Colts are no longer winless. And neither is their starting QB Dan Orlovsky, who was winless in his nine previous NFL starts. He had seven losses with the 0-16 Lions in 2008 and two losses with the Colts this year. So congrats to both the Colts and Orlovsky.

- And the titanic meeting of popular QB's ended with Brady's Patriots topping Tebow's Broncos. The Broncos took an early 16-7 lead into the second quarter. But three Broncos turnovers before halftime lead to 20 straight Patroit points. The Patriots stayed in control in the second half en route to a 41-23 win.


"That's Tebow" performed by Colin Cowherd

Hts121 · « **Reply #212 on:** December 21, 2011, 08:11:21 AM »

Say what you want about Braylon, but he is a good man at heart....

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Braylon-Edwards-gave-79-students-10-000-for-col?urn=nfl-wp14415

KJP · « **Reply #213 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:05:51 AM »

Quote from: Hts121 on December 21, 2011, 08:11:21 AM

Say what you want about Braylon, but he is a good man at heart....

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Braylon-Edwards-gave-79-students-10-000-for-col?urn=nfl-wp14415

Yeah, I saw the last half of that feature story on ESPN. Good stuff.

stpats44113 · « **Reply #214 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:10:00 AM »

I read that as well. What he did is unbelievable. You would think the guy would have scaled back his contribution after he left Cleveland but he took it a step farther:

"In addition to giving 79 area kids $10,000 each for college, 'The 79 students were provided with laptops and other supplies to help them out when they arrived on campus (the laptops and supplies were never part of his promised donation)."

CBC · « **Reply #215 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:52:27 AM »

Good to see he followed through with his promise.

Columbo · « **Reply #216 on:** December 31, 2011, 02:21:05 AM »

Plenty of meaningful games in the last week of the NFL's regular season. Some teams just need to win to make the playoffs:

- If Cincinnati wins, they get the last AFC wild-card spot. If they don't, the NY Jets, Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders all have a chance for that wild-card spot.

- If Denver wins, they get in as AFC West champs. If they don't, Oakland can be AFC West champs with a win.

- And the regular season ends with the purest "win and you're in" scenario. The Sunday Night game is Dallas at NY Giants. The winner will be the NFC champ.

And one team just needs to lose to win:

- The 2-13 Indy Colts hold a tiebreaker edge over the 2-13 St. Louis Rams for the #1 pick of Andrew Luck. The Colts just need one more loss to clinch it. But they've won their last two games. Will they win their third straight and blow the #1 pick?

Columbo · « **Reply #217 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:35:24 AM »

Sometimes you can lose but still win: Cincinnati and Denver both advance to the playoffs despite Week 17 losses. Thanks to the Jets and Raiders losing.

Sometimes it's better to just win: The New York football Giants stomp the Cowboys to win the NFC East.

Sometimes you can just win by losing: The Indy Colts locked up the #1 pick with a close loss at Jacksonville. And they needed it too. The Rams also lost to finish 2-14. But the Colts "win" the tiebreaker for the top pick.

Hts121 · « **Reply #218 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:51:48 AM »

And Indy fired the Polian brothers.... most likely over a disagreement about what to do re Manning and Luck. I hear Irsay is dead set on taking Luck, which creates a PR nightmare in Indy. Let the circus begin!

Clevelander17 · « **Reply #219 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:04:15 PM »

Quote from: Hts121 on January 03, 2012, 03:51:48 AM

And Indy fired the Polian brothers.... most likely over a disagreement about what to do re Manning and Luck. I hear Irsay is dead set on taking Luck, which creates a PR nightmare in Indy. Let the circus begin!

Now I was wondering if that firing had something to do with Luck and Manning. Man it would be great if they didn't take him and it shook up the top of the board a bit.

jam40jeff · « **Reply #220 on:** January 03, 2012, 05:58:39 PM »

Neither Wallace nor McCoy are the QB of the future, but I have always thought Wallace is easily the better QB of the two.

Sorry, just realized I posted in NFL instead of Browns thread. Oh well, the Browns are still technically a pro football team, so I suppose it's still on topic.

Hts121 · « **Reply #221 on:** January 08, 2012, 01:13:28 PM »

Teeeeeeeeeeeeeee-bow!

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Yes he did, and I never stopped believing, even when the Steelers tied the score to send the game into overtime. My faith never wavered.

CBC · « **Reply #222 on:** January 08, 2012, 03:59:46 PM »

Since, I grew up by Youngstown I've got a lot of Steelers fans on my FB feed. Let's just say tonight has been entertaining.

AJ93 · « **Reply #223 on:** January 09, 2012, 01:03:25 AM »

LOL, I expected a rainbow above the stadium and a chorus of angels after that game. Say what you want about the guy, the games are entertaining

Hts121 · « **Reply #224 on:** January 14, 2012, 03:11:27 PM »

I wonder if 43% of Americans will say that divine intervention was responsible for Tebow and the Broncos getting shellacked tonight

originaljbw · « **Reply #225 on:** January 15, 2012, 01:39:00 AM »

^ My prayers were answered when they knocked Pittsburgh out...

E Rocc · « **Reply #226 on:** January 16, 2012, 03:17:01 AM »

Quote from: originaljbw on January 15, 2012, 01:39:00 AM

^ My prayers were answered when they knocked Pittsburgh out...

This is why I can't hate on Tebow, though my Facebook status did comment on the fact that the hedonist had 6 TDs when Tebow only had 3 completions....

DanB · « **Reply #227 on:** January 16, 2012, 04:01:49 AM »

Quote from: Hts121 on January 14, 2012, 03:11:27 PM

I wonder if 43% of Americans will say that divine intervention was responsible for Tebow and the Broncos getting shellacked tonight

That pesky Lucifer! God probably figured he gave Tebow enough attention and was catching up on his Words With Friends account.

Columbo · « **Reply #228 on:** January 21, 2012, 04:38:06 AM »

Might Tressel be the next head coach of the Indianapolis Colts?

WBNS 10TV: Sources: Tressel Gets Second Interview With Colts

Columbo · « **Reply #229 on:** January 23, 2012, 06:47:08 AM »

The thrill of victory for the Patriots and Giants.

The agony of defeat for the Ravens and 49ers.

Those were two great games.

E Rocc · « **Reply #230 on:** January 23, 2012, 08:00:27 AM »

The kick is up
Left it soar
Quote the R****, "nevermore"......

Hts121 · « **Reply #231 on:** January 23, 2012, 08:23:14 AM »

The ghosts of Municipal stadium pushed that kick left.

Boreas · « **Reply #232 on:** January 23, 2012, 01:31:40 PM »

Quote from: Columbo on January 21, 2012, 04:38:06 AM

Might Tressel be the next head coach of the Indianapolis Colts?
WBNS 10TV: Sources: Tressel Gets Second Interview With Colts

So, Tressel gets thrown out of college sports for ethics problems, but he is welcome in the NFL. This reminds me of when the baseball owners would not let Debartolo buy the White Sox because of his ties to the mob, but the NFL let him buy the Forty-niners.

E Rocc · « **Reply #233 on:** January 24, 2012, 02:22:18 AM »

Quote from: Boreas on January 23, 2012, 01:31:40 PM

Quote from: Columbo on January 21, 2012, 04:38:06 AM
Might Tressel be the next head coach of the Indianapolis Colts?
WBNS 10TV: Sources: Tressel Gets Second Interview With Colts
So, Tressel gets thrown out of college sports for ethics problems, but he is welcome in the NFL. This reminds me of when the baseball owners would not let Debartolo buy the White Sox because of his ties to the mob, but the NFL let him buy the Forty-niners.

He was actually thrown out for refusing to snitch on his players. It's not like there was any involvement with drugs, gambling or anything else having a serious impact on the integrity of the game.

CBC · « **Reply #234 on:** January 24, 2012, 03:17:15 AM »

^^ The NCAA'd definition of ethics is suspect at best...hypocritical and arbitrarily applied at worst..

Those were two great games though.

Columbo · « **Reply #235 on:** January 26, 2012, 04:50:27 AM »

Quote from: Columbo on January 21, 2012, 04:38:06 AM

Might Tressel be the next head coach of the Indianapolis Colts?

WBNS 10TV: Sources: Tressel Gets Second Interview With Colts

They don't go with Tressel. Instead, the Colts went with the Ravens defensive coordinator.

ESPN: Colts name Chuck Pagano coach

cortlandgirl79 · « **Reply #236 on:** February 03, 2012, 11:42:57 AM »

Warren is being represented in this year's Super Bowl.............kind of corny, but I like it:


Warren Ohio superbowl Lose yourself

gottaplan · « **Reply #237 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:07:32 AM »

Superbowl picks - let's get em in!

Giants by 9. Over/under is 53.5, I'm taking the under

Hts121 · « **Reply #238 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:08:09 AM »

If the game is close, I'm going with the G-Men. But I could also see a blowout by the Pats reminiscent of those 1980's Super Bowls when the NFC was running roughshod over whoever the AFC put in. Putting a gun to my head, I'll take the under and the Giants by less than a TD.

Columbo · « **Reply #239 on:** February 05, 2012, 06:53:31 AM »

I'll go with the Pats 31-30. On a game-ending field goal!

Loretto · « **Reply #240 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:00:04 AM »

Giants by 6, over.

gottaplan · « **Reply #241 on:** February 05, 2012, 08:17:41 AM »

I'm interested to see how Patriots secondary holds up against the Giants passing attack, I think Eli will find open men all game. Also interested to see how Brady holds up to the Giants pass rush

KJP · « **Reply #242 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:59:36 PM »

Yay Giants!

Columbo · « **Reply #243 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:24:35 PM »

Well, the Pats almost won on a game-ending play (re: my pick).

Another great Super Bowl. Great game by the Giants and Eli Manning.

Hts121 · « **Reply #244 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:32:49 PM »

Quote from: Hts121 on February 05, 2012, 02:08:09 AM

Putting a gun to my head, I'll take the under and the Giants by less than a TD.

I usually perform my best under pressure

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