Yesterday was a terrible, horrible, fowlest of football days I can recall. :( :mad: :( Not only did my Bears lose, my Colts lost as well. Ugh. Bears started game off bad and looking back on it they actually may have won if not for a couple bad plays where their corners slipped and fell and Steve $%## Smith broke loose for huge touchdowns. Oh, how hath I angered the football gods??? :confused:

Tell me about it. The best defense in the league gave up two touchdowns because the corners tripped over their own damn feet. Considering how Urlacher made the turnover play that should have given the Bears game-winning momentum, if I were him I'd be ready to kick some cornerback ass. :mad:

Go Panthers!!! (Sorry just had too :P )

Grrrrrr.....

I guess going into the playoffs with an excellent team and then choking against a decent-at-best team is becoming our new M.O.

I guess it's better than consistently sucking.

Yesterday was a terrible, horrible, fowlest of football days I can recall. :( :mad: :( Not only did my Bears lose, my Colts lost as well. Ugh. Bears started game off bad and looking back on it they actually may have won if not for a couple bad plays where their corners slipped and fell and Steve $%## Smith broke loose for huge touchdowns. Oh, how hath I angered the football gods??? :confused:

It's not just that the Colts lost, they blew it AFTER the refs AND Bettis handed them early 2006 Xmas presents. They were given more than enough chances. I also thought Manning's "trying to be a good teamate, but..." schtick was really poor form. Sure, the Colts front line withered many times in the face of the Steeler attack, but the Colts were able to put a bull rush on Rothlesburger also, and they still made the plays. A big difference is in Peyton's legs, or lack of them. He's a great passer, but he's horribly immobile, and any sustained pressure makes him look like an average QB. The Chargers did the same thing to him, as have a healthy Pats defense for a few years now. Before he goes critisizing his O-line (which DOES need a little shoring up), he needs to look in the mirror a little harder. I personally can't stand Manning or the Colts (love Dungy though), but I still think they'll be SuperBowl winners within the next few years.


Some pretty horrible officiating this post season. Even the League office said that the Steelers interception call reversal was dead wrong, and that's unusual for the NFL.

Go Panthers!!! (Sorry just had too :P )

That's not you causing trouble is it Selena :eek:

Hay

The real football in the UK is tonight when Burton Albion take on Manchester United.

Col

The real football in the UK is tonight when Burton Albion take on Manchester United.

Col

Can Manchester United and real football really be used in the same sentance :confused:

I guess you were referring to Burton ;)

Hay

That's not you causing trouble is it Selena :eek:

Hay

Moi? :eek:

Can Manchester United and real football really be used in the same sentance :confused:

Hay

not in a sentance they can't, in a sentence of course the two are inseparable :cool: :D

not in a sentance they can't, in a sentence of course the two are inseparable :cool: :D

In yer dreams Richey :cool:

Hay

Some pretty horrible officiating this post season.
Seriously. When the Bears played Geen Bay (ok, that wasn't post season, but it's still bitching about officials so it counts) they were called three or four time in the first quarter for "lining up in the neutral zone". I had to have the call explained to me. Granted, I've watched a relatively small amount of football in my lifetime compared to most guys, but I've never heard that call before. And four times! What a load of crap!

In yer dreams Richey :cool:

Hay
five nil, five nil, five nil, dream dream dream :cool: :cool:

five nil, five nil, five nil, dream dream dream :cool: :cool:

It's sad when you have to boast when you can only beat non league sides :p

I actually watched the game Rich, did you? like a true supporter? I got bored with it and when I logged in here you were online instead of being glued to the tv...tut tut! :rolleyes:

Hay

It's sad when you have to boast when you can only beat non league sides :p

I actually watched the game Rich, did you? like a true supporter? I got bored with it and when I logged in here you were online instead of being glued to the tv...tut tut! :rolleyes:

Hay
notebook in front of the telly Hays :cool:

Go Steelers! :D

THere were some very bad calls in both the NE-DENVER game and the PIT-IND game. The refs seemed to be pro DENVER and pro IND. Luckily, my Steelers pulled through even with the bad calls.

STEELER COUNTRY still reigns...Congrats to the 2005-06 PITTSBURG STEELERS on their FIFTH SUPER BOWL...not the best of games honestly but the ring still fits!

I keep looking at this thread thinking its about football
only to find that its that game played using your hands:confused:

brian

I keep looking at this thread thinking its about football
only to find that its that game played using your hands:confused:

brianexcept for kickoffs

...and punts

...and field goals

So in the average game how many times is the ball kicked?

Brian

So in the average game how many times is the ball kicked? Depends upon the scoring strength of the offense and the ability of the defense to prevent a score.

After each touchdown (6pts) the scoring team has the opportunity to kick a field goal for 1 extra point

After the extra point, the scoring team kicks off (kicks ball to other end of the field) for the other team begin their campaign.

If the offense manages to get within 35 yards of the goal line (more for stronger kickers) and they think they can't make the touchdown, they'll attempt kick the ball through the uprights for a 3 point field goal.

If the offense has been placed in a position where they are at their 4th down (out of 4), cannot make a field goal, and cannot push the ball to the point that they get a 1st down conversion, they will punt the ball away to the other team.

Bit more than i thought, never really noticed any kicking in excerts I've seen.

Brian

Bit more than i thought, never really noticed any kicking in excerts I've seen.Probably because usually, nothing "interesting" happens during a kick. Most of the excerpts will show the big runs or the long passes, game breaking interceptions, etc. However (:D ) the Steelers' place kicker has massive leg muscles and has managed three 51-yd field goals in Heinz Field, despite the wind...earned him the nickname "Quadzilla":eek:

We've got a kid out here at CU Boulder that typically kicks 60-70 yarders during practice...the NFL is already talking about him becoming the first player to realistically break the all-time record, 63-yards held by two players, including our own Denver Bronco, Jason Elam.

Bit more than i thought, never really noticed any kicking in excerts I've seen.

Brian
Don't see many other countries participating in "THE WORLD SERIES" either:eek:

That wasn't shocking the first time it was brought up, Rich.

That wasn't shocking the first time it was brought up, Rich.
Ah, hah, so you mean it's normal then:confused:

Don't see many other countries participating in "THE WORLD SERIES" either:eek:So...you know they have medication for OCD now, right? :rolleyes:

So...you know they have medication for OCD now, right? :rolleyes:
Go on, enlighten me:confused: :rolleyes:

Go on, enlighten me:confused: :rolleyes:

What medications are used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Research clearly shows that the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are uniquely effective treatments for OCD. These medications increase the concentration of serotonin, a chemical messenger in the brain. Five SRIs are currently available by prescription in the United States:

Clomipramine (Anafranil, manufactured by Ciba-Geigy)
Fluoxetine (Prozac, manufactured by Lilly)
Fluvoxamine (Luvox, manufactured by Solvay)
Paroxetine (Paxil, manufactured by Smith-Kline Beecham)
Sertraline (Zoloft, manufactured by Pfizer)
..........:D

Nice to see that once again the USA has got its priorities right.

The New Orleans stadium has been rebuilt and is now open for business whilst the poor and the blacks still live in a hurricane devastated wasteland where there has been no clear-up operation started yet. Good job its only the poor and the blacks that have to suffer, at least its not the middle class whities.

ref (http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6101740,00.html)

Col

It's not the first time, Col. There was Chavez Ravine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavez_Ravine) in the 1940s. Incidentally, the Ry Cooder album of the same name is fantastic.

You maybe should be aware that Paroxetine (Paxil, manufactured by Smith-Kline Beecham) is marketed under the name Seroxat and was widely used in the treatment of depression. However one of its side effects has been found to be increased risk of suicide. Hardly the thing to give someone who's depressed.

How this works with OCD I don't know - but if it works in the genius manner it did with depression expect Rich to be pointing out more often that the world series seems to include very little of the world.

expect Rich to be pointing out more often that the world series seems to include very little of the world.

It's an American thing and thus explains why Americans don't understand worldly affairs

Great job turning yet another non-political thread into one! Got to hand it to everyone involved.

Yes indeed, it's certainly a dark dark day in football;) :D

Don't see many other countries participating in "THE WORLD SERIES" either:eek:

Rich:
Am I going to have to get a copy of the old New York World newspaper and hit you over the head with it.
By the way, it's the WORLD'S Series.

By the way, it's the WORLD'S Series.

But they don't want it

I watched some of the build up and the first quarter of the superbowl a couple of weekends ago. The build up included following the teams progress throughout the season, both teams said that their aim for the season wasn't to win their "division" (if thats the correct terms) but to become world champions.

When do the superbowl winners go into a champions league type competition to decide the world champions then????:rolleyes: :confused: :rolleyes:

http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=4646


and whats this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_World_Cup

Is it like baseball where the US assumes its the best - until it actually played the other teams and then found out it wasn't?

On baseball -

http://www.snopes.com/business/names/worldseries.asp :confused:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsmenu.shtml

at one point in time there were two different "football" leagues in the US. They were both combined into the NFL (National Football League), but with the distinction of AFC (American Football Conference) and the NFC(National Football Conference). Within those divisions, there are the inevitable North, East, West, South...which, after all of the moves, don't really mean much. So the individual conferences have their respective top seed ( this year was the San Diego Chargers for the AFC, and the New Orleans Saints for the NFC) which has the best record. The remaining groups are rated according to win loss ratio. After the regular season, there is a "bye week" where the teams that earned their position in the playoffs can sit back and watch, while the teams on the fringe have to fight for the "wild card" positions...aka, you didn't do well enough throughout the season to rate the playoffs, but if you win this game, we'll let you in.

The playoffs, essentially work the way you would assume...the victor moves into the next round, two weeks later, you have the two best teams in the NFC and the two best teams in the AFC battling for the Conference Championship, the victors, moving into the Super Bowl. This year, the best team in the NFL, had their a$$ handed to them by the NE Patriots due to nothing more than better coaching, who, in turn lost to the pathetic Indianapolis colts and the extremely effective if not completly worthless Payton Manning. The NO Saints, on the other hands, managed to lose to Chicago, who had the better defense. So we had two teams in the Super Bowl that were not the best in their respective divisions, but managed to win when it mattered most.

Incidentally, no team has ever entered at the bottom of the totem pole and emerged champs until MY BOYS, the Steelers, entered the fray as a sixth-seed wild card last season and exited as the Super Bowl Champs.

How can something be 'extremely effective' and 'completly worthless'?

How can something be 'extremely effective' and 'completly worthless'?Payton Manning has got to be one of the best quarterbacks I have ever seen. Great decision making, mobile, good arm, etc. (and accepting all of the credit for it)....aka effective.

He also whines, moans, and bitches when things don't go the way he wants, (the blame resting on everyone else) in the truest meaning of poor sportsmanship ...aka completly worthless.(I have another word for him, but it's not suitable for mixed company.)

how about extremely effective as a quarterback, yet completely worthless as a human being;)

I see your point. :)

Not trying to be smart, just curious - :)

Don't hold back Bodi tell us how you REALLY feel about Peyton Manning :p

Don't hold back Bodi tell us how you REALLY feel about Peyton Manning :pI would, but I'd probably get banned from the forums:eek:

I would, but I'd probably get banned from the forums:eek:

Have been people been banned, it's been very quiet around here :confused:

Have been people been banned, it's been very quiet around here :confused:

Col must be off on a scooter trip :p

Col must be off on a scooter trip :p

http://jimthompson.org/wp/2005.10.10-17.45.05/thumb-wallace-gromit-sidecar.jpg

He also whines, moans, and bitches when things don't go the way he wants, (the blame resting on everyone else)

Just like an American you mean?:rolleyes:

Just like an American you mean?:rolleyes:
funny, the ones on the forum that spend the majority of their time whining a bitching don't seem to be American:confused:

funny, the ones on the forum that spend the majority of their time whining a bitching don't seem to be American:confused:

Who mentioned "the ones on this forum"?:confused:

Who mentioned "the ones on this forum"?:confused:You are exactly right...

I shall cease and desist further heavy handed attempts to draw unwarrented parallels between seemingly innocuous statements and anothers national heritage. That was childish, uncalled for, and belongs in the political forum with the rest of the stereotypical name calling and nationality bashing. From now on if I so choose to engage in such rubbish, I'll come visit you there.

So this Peyton guy isn't American?:confused: :confused:

Col must be off on a scooter trip :p

No, just a bit busy. Don't worry, I haven't left. Unlike the Americans, the British don't just run away.

Col

Have been people been banned, it's been very quiet around here :confused:

Have been people been banned?

Thats American speak for you

Col