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Post by CBC Guy on Nov 19, 2007 8:54:07 GMT -5
I took in that game yesterday and I couldn't agree more with Justin's comment about Polamalu. He looked terrible. He was missing tackles left and right.
The Steelers just looked like they were surprized by everything the Jets threw at them.
Hey what happened to the CFL thread.?
Big upset yesterday... the Lions got knocked out as did the Argos (less of a shocker but still a surprize) I finally got my tickets for the Grey Cup! Never been to the championship game before. Can't wait.
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Post by bernie51williams on Nov 20, 2007 14:59:06 GMT -5
the Jets are not a bad team I mean they could have 6 or 7 wins right now they have been in pretty much every single game this year.
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Post by 9 on Nov 20, 2007 15:12:51 GMT -5
I go with Parcells' theory: You are what your record says you are. That being said, if I were a Jets fan, I'd be annoyed about Sunday's win. Where's that level of play been all season?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 26, 2007 12:20:10 GMT -5
Skins safety Sean Taylor shot, in critical conditionsports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3127928MIAMI -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was in critical condition after he was shot at his Florida home Monday, police said.
Miami-Dade County police officers were dispatched to Taylor's home at about 1:45 a.m. and found him shot. He was then airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital, police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said. He didn't know where on Taylor's body he was shot.
The Miami Herald reported paramedics found Taylor with a gunshot wound to the groin. A family friend who did not want to be identified told ABC-TV 10 in Miami that Taylor was shot twice.
A brief statement from the Redskins said Taylor was undergoing treatment at the Miami hospital and that police were investigating. His family has asked that no information about his condition be released at this point, said hospital spokeswoman Lorraine Nelson.
Taylor has a home in the Miami suburb of Palmetto Bay that he bought for $900,000 two years ago.
Taylor, 24, is in his fourth season with the Redskins after playing at the University of Miami, where he was an All-American in 2003. He leads the team with five interceptions but has missed the last two games with a knee injury.
In 2005, Taylor was accused of brandishing a gun at a man and repeatedly hitting him during a fight that broke out after Taylor and some friends went looking for the people who had allegedly stolen his all-terrain vehicles.
Taylor reached a deal with prosecutors last year after they agreed to drop felony charges against him. He pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors in the assault case and was sentenced to 18 months probation.
The man, Ryan Hill, also sued, seeking at least $15,000 in damages. Hill suffered bruising to his body, incurred medical expenses and lost wages because of the fight, the lawsuit said.
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Post by cactusjames on Dec 9, 2007 16:15:15 GMT -5
Congrats to the 2007 NFC East Champions, the Dallas Cowboys. Thanks for waiting till the 4th quater Romo.
What are the chances we can get a Cowboy pic in here? Softball, Ice-landers, no Romo or Cowboys? I call malarky.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Dec 26, 2007 18:25:29 GMT -5
Holy 3 channel simulcast, Batman!! Patriots' historic game to be available to all of America, after all December 26, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- The New England Patriots' shot at history Saturday night will be available to every television viewer in the country after months of wrangling.
Their game against the New York Giants, in which the Patriots could become the first NFL team to go 16-0 in the regular season, was originally scheduled to be shown only on the NFL Network. Fewer than 40 percent of the nation's homes with TVs receive the channel.
The league announced Wednesday that the NFL Network feed will be simulcast on NBC and CBS. It's a major concession by league officials, who repeatedly said they would not show the game anywhere but the NFL Network. The NFL had faced mounting pressure from lawmakers in recent weeks to make the game available to more viewers.
Local TV affiliates in the Boston, Manchester, N.H., and New York areas who were already set to simulcast the game under NFL policy will still air it.
The NFL has feuded with major cable companies, who have declined to carry the network as part of basic packages.
"We have taken this extraordinary step because it is in the best interest of our fans," commissioner Roger Goodell said. "What we have seen for the past year is a very strong consumer demand for NFL Network. We appreciate CBS and NBC delivering the NFL Network telecast on Saturday night to the broad audience that deserves to see this potentially historic game. Our commitment to the NFL Network is stronger than ever."
This will be the first three-network simulcast in NFL history and the first simulcast of any kind of an NFL game since the first Super Bowl in 1967, when CBS and NBC both televised the first meeting of the champions of the newly merged National Football League and American Football League.
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Post by ajfreakz on Dec 31, 2007 14:01:15 GMT -5
brian billick .. canned after 9 seasons w/ balitmore
The Ravens have fired Brian Billick, according to FoxSports.com's Jay Glazer.
Give credit to owner Steve Biscotti. He didn't let finances get in the way of an ugly situation after handing Billick a long extension last offseason (through 2010). The offense never improved under Billick's watch, and the inmates had begun to run the asylum. The players got what they wanted, but they may not like it when a taskmaster arrives. Billick finishes 79-64 in Baltimore, with four playoff appearances and one Super Bowl in nine years. He'll probably get another job. The news ultimately gives Baltimore's fantasy threats more hope. Source: FoxSports.com
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Post by $heriff Tom on Dec 31, 2007 15:55:01 GMT -5
The Patriots-Giants game drew 34.5 million viewers, making it the most watched regular season game in 12 years. It did a 24.0 rating in New York and a 50.1 in Boston. It was the 7th most watched TV show of 2007 in the U.S.
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Post by bernie51williams on Dec 31, 2007 17:57:27 GMT -5
being on 3 different channels i'm sure had a little to do with that lol. It was such a great game I thought the Giants had them .
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Post by $heriff Tom on Dec 31, 2007 19:54:47 GMT -5
Eh, thing is if people did not want to watch it they still had a couple of hundred channels to choose from that were NOT showing the game.
Obviously the game being televised across the country exploded the rating, considering it was only supposed to be shown on the NFL Net, outside of the main markets. But the fact it was on 3 channels did not boost the ratings none where it would have been shown anyway, as people wanting to watch would have found it if it was on just one.
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Post by cactusjames on Jan 6, 2008 12:23:41 GMT -5
Since I wasn't able to log in yesterday I'm making my first round playoff picks now. I did pick Seattle and Jacksonville but it's easy to type it afterwards. I thought the Jags and Steelers game was a good one, and the skins were just flat. they made it close towards the end, but I think the inexperience made it hard for them to get close out the game.And sorry, Sean Taylor was not helping them, I was sick of hearing the inspirational run and am glad their run is done.
As for today, The Bucs are pretty good, the Giants are probably better on paper, and they got a huge confidence booster last week. It just really comes down to what Giants bteam shows up, scared Eli and flat offense, or inconsistent Eli that has the D carry the entire pffense? My pick is the Bucs in a close one.
The Chargers and Titans is another good one, Vince Young is a game time decision and the chargers are banged up on D. There's also a bit of heat betweeen both sides stemming back from a meeting ealier in the season so I'm expecting one of those smash mouth games. If Young plays, the Titans have a good chance, if he doesn't, Collins throws another 5 pics in a meaningful game(sorry Giant fans) and San Diego moves on to the next round.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jan 8, 2008 13:45:03 GMT -5
See ya.... FOXNEWS.COM HOME > SPORTS Joe Gibbs Resigns as Coach of Washington RedskinsWASHINGTON — Joe Gibbs resigned as coach and team president of the Washington Redskins on Tuesday, three days after his team's playoff loss concluded a season marked by the killing of safety Sean Taylor.
The Redskins said in a statement that Gibbs will remain part of the Redskins family and serve as a special adviser to owner Dan Snyder. Gibbs was to discuss his decision at a 3 p.m. news conference at Redskins Park.
The Redskins will begin a search for a new coach immediately. Among the certain candidates are two former head coaches on Gibbs' staff, Gregg Williams and Al Saunders.
Gibbs went 31-36, including 1-2 in the playoffs, after emerging from NFL retirement and his NASCAR career to sign a five-year, $27.5 million contract in 2004. He had always maintained that he intended to fulfill the contract, but the 67-year-old coach wavered from that stance Monday when asked if he would return for the final year of his deal.
Gibbs' resignation brings an apparent end to a Hall of Fame coaching career in which he twice raised the Redskins from mediocrity into a playoff team, although he failed in his goal of bringing the team back to the Super Bowl during his second stint in Washington. Gibbs won three NFL titles during his first tenure from 1981-92; the second time around he took the team to the postseason in two of his four seasons.
It also follows one of the best coaching performances of his career, his leadership helping the Redskins focus after Taylor's death on Nov. 27. Washington won its final four regular season games after Taylor's funeral, going from 5-7 to 9-7 to claim the final playoff berth in the NFC.
The emotional run ended Saturday, when the Redskins lost 35-14 at Seattle in the wild-card playoffs.
"It was the toughest (season) for me," Gibbs said Monday. "When you go through a season like that, for a while it's kind of hard to re-grasp reality."
Gibbs has also endured a personal crisis for a year. One of his grandsons, Taylor, was diagnosed with leukemia last January at the age of 2. Gibbs frequently talks lovingly about his "grandbabies," and he made an overnight to North Carolina on Sunday to be with his family, interrupting the postseason routine of meetings that usually follow the final game of the season.
Still, for much of the season, Gibbs seemed intent on returning to coach. Players and coaches said publicly and privately over the last week that they would be shocked if he didn't stay on to finish the job. Last month, he said he would be open to discussing a contract extension so that he would not return next season as a lame-duck coach.
At a news conference Monday, Gibbs spoke about plans for next season — the team's approach to free agency, offseason workouts and the possibility of an open quarterback competition at training camp — as if he were going to remain on the sidelines. However, he hedged when asked if he would definitely be back, saying it would hinge on his meeting Monday night with Snyder.
"Everybody's situation will be taken into context here — including mine, and my future here and all that," Gibbs said Monday.
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Post by 9 on Jan 8, 2008 18:23:51 GMT -5
At least he went out on a relatively good note -- they were 5-7 and looking nothing like a playoff team. I don't think he tarnished his reputation by coming back, although the results of tenure No. 2 obviously don't touch the results of tenure No. 1.
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Post by bernie51williams on Jan 9, 2008 3:46:29 GMT -5
I'd go with IND man. Garrard didn't have a good game at all last week and Peyton Manning knows how to get it done in the playoffs. I can't wait to see the Giants beat the Cowboys this weekend .
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Post by ajfreakz on Mar 4, 2008 9:36:29 GMT -5
Brett Favre
is retiring per ESPN's Chris Mortensen
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Post by Bad Mouth Larry on Mar 4, 2008 11:56:06 GMT -5
no way aj. im fuckin stunned
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Post by drock2006 on Mar 4, 2008 19:03:22 GMT -5
Tha Packers will need to find someone else to throw playoff INTS next year
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Post by joetee316 on Mar 5, 2008 10:49:19 GMT -5
I liked the guy because he was a solid QB and had so much fun playing but in the past few years those INTs came at crucial times. Going out on a high note I guess, and there's no way the Pack can repeat last years performance.
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Post by 9 on Apr 23, 2008 18:28:23 GMT -5
The Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans have agreed in principle on a trade for suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones. The agreement, which was first reported by ESPN's Ed Werder, was confirmed to The Associated Press by both teams. Dallas will send its fourth-round pick (the 126th overall) in Saturday's draft to the Titans for Jones. There are also conditions attached to the trade related to Jones being reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and how much he plays for the Cowboys. If he plays a significant amount of time in 2008, the Titans will get an additional pick from the Cowboys in 2009. If he doesn't get reinstated by the NFL, the Titans will send an undisclosed 2009 draft pick back to the Cowboys.
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Post by rlm6370 on May 2, 2008 15:28:39 GMT -5
Broncos quarterback Cutler diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes By PAT GRAHAM
DENVER (AP) — Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, his business manager Marty Garafalo confirmed Thursday night.
The 25-year-old Cutler found out about two weeks ago that he was diabetic and needed daily insulin injections, Garafalo told The Associated Press.
He said Cutler was managing his disease and "in no way is his football career jeopardized."
Some 21 million Americans have diabetes, meaning their bodies cannot properly turn blood sugar into energy. Either they don't produce enough insulin or don't use it correctly. With the Type 1 form, the body's immune system attacks insulin-producing pancreatic cells, so that patients require insulin injections to survive.
"It's something that he's dealing with and something a lot of other people have," Garafalo said. "Even though it's a serious condition, it's a condition that can be managed. That's the way he's treating it right now.
"Everything's fine," Garafalo continued. "His condition is fine."
Cutler, entering his third NFL season, threw for 3,497 yards and 20 touchdowns last season after supplanting Jake Plummer with five weeks left in the 2006 season.
The 6-foot-3, 233-pound Cutler was taken by the Broncos with the 11th overall pick of the 2006 draft, becoming the first Vanderbilt player taken in the first round since 1986.
Cutler is expected to address the media on Friday.
Other athletes who have competed with diabetes include Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke, Charlotte Bobcats forward Adam Morrison, golfers Scott Verplank, Michelle McGann and Kelli Kuehne and Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr.
Yes everyone that's the bad one, as a suffer of diabetes it hard on a regular person, it's probably tougher on a pro athlete
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 2, 2008 21:45:06 GMT -5
Jags’ Collier shot, has life-threatening injuries
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded outside an apartment building early Tuesday as he and a former teammate waited for two women they had met at a nightclub, police said.
Collier, 26, and former Jaguars defensive end Kenneth Pettway were waiting in a Cadillac Escalade when a gunman fired into the vehicle, said Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ken Jefferson. Collier was shot several times, but it wasn’t clear where he was hit.
Collier was in critical condition at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said early Tuesday. Later, spokesman Chris Turner said the hospital was no longer giving updates on Collier’s condition. Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said Collier’s family had requested privacy.
Several Jaguars, including running back Maurice Jones-Drew, offensive tackle Khalif Barnes and linebackers Mike Peterson and Clint Ingram, gathered at the hospital. Others convened at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. “The guys are in shock,” Pro Bowl running back Fred Taylor said. “You see this kind of thing happen all the time on TV, but you never expect it in your own backyard. He’s a good dude. I just pray for him and his family and wish the best for them. I’m sure he’ll pull through.”
Del Rio said the entire organization paused Tuesday, taking a break from game planning for the season opener at Tennessee and focusing on what he called “a very unfortunate incident, really, really a shame.”
“Right now, he’s battling for his life,” Del Rio said on his weekly radio show Tuesday night. “All we can do right now is pray for healing. We have no control over that situation other than saying some prayers.”
Del Rio added that the team would “be fine.”
“We’re going to play football,” he said. “But this is not about football. This is about life. This is about a man right now dealing with his body being put to the test, whether or not he can overcome these types of things. When you’re in critical condition in the hospital, it’s very, very serious. And that’s what this is.”
The motive behind the attack was unknown, and the sheriff’s office was investigating. Pettway, who was released in final cuts Saturday, was not injured.
The shooting happened around 2:45 a.m. in a middle- to upper middle-class neighborhood just west of downtown Jacksonville and blocks from the St. Johns River. The players had gone to the apartment complex so the women could drop off their car, authorities said.
The women, who appeared to be in their 20s, declined comment when they were escorted by police back to the complex midmorning Tuesday. One was wearing a short, silver dress and the other was wearing a short, black one.
Collier is the third NFL player to be shot in the past 18 months. Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor was fatally shot during what police said was a botched burglary attempt at his Miami-area home in November. Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed when his rented limousine was sprayed with bullets minutes after leaving a New Year’s party at a club in 2007.
The shooting also was the latest in a long list of off-the-field troubles for the Jaguars. Taylor was charged with disorderly conduct over the weekend. Receiver Matt Jones is facing a felony drug charge in Arkansas. In all, the team has had 11 players arrested in the last two years.
But Del Rio said he disagreed with anyone wanting to lump Collier’s shooting in with some of the team’s other recent troubles.
“He was out last night, enjoying himself, having a good time, being responsible,” the coach said. “I take offense to people that insinuate and call that a lack of discipline or a lack of responsibility. There are no rules about being out on a Monday night before your day off the following day.
“Listen, a person got shot. The guy who shot the gun is the problem, not the guy who got shot. He’s the victim. He was victimized. You ought to be able to go out and have a good time and go back home and not be worried about being killed or being put in the hospital with bullet holes.
“I take offense to people who are out there lumping together and trying to make this an issue of team discipline. This is a disciplined football team. This is a big blow, but let’s not put the blame on the wrong person or the wrong situation. The person that pulled the trigger is the person that’s wrong.”
Collier, entering his third season, made the team as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2006. He competed for the starting job at left tackle this preseason but was beaten out by Barnes.
Still, the Jaguars believe Collier could be a future starter. They signed him to a contract extension earlier this year despite an arrest last season.
The 6-foot-7, 345-pound linemen was arrested Nov. 3 after officers found him asleep behind the wheel at a McDonald’s drive-thru window. Collier failed field sobriety tests and had a blood-alcohol level of .096, according to police. In Florida, it is illegal to drive with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or higher.
Collier was suspended two games and fined.
His attorney disputed the police report and recommended that his client go to trial, but Collier didn’t want the team to have to deal with the negative attention it would have generated. So he pleaded no contest and accepted six months of probation and a suspension of his driver’s license.
Coming out of high school in Shreveport, La., Collier didn’t have the grades or test scores to attend most colleges, so he stayed home with his mother and got a job in the produce department at Wal-Mart.
He worked there for two years before deciding to give football another chance. He enrolled at Tyler Junior College in Texas, about 90 miles west of Shreveport. He showed up weighing 390 pounds, having not lifted a weight since high school.
Collier quickly got his grades—and body—in shape and worked his way into the starting lineup. He transferred to Valdosta State in 2004 and helped the Blazers win the Division II national championship that season. He earned All-America honors as a senior in 2005, yet still failed to impress many NFL scouts.
The Jaguars were the only team to bring Collier in for a workout before the draft, so signing with Jacksonville as an undrafted rookie was an easy decision. His only other choice, he thought, was to go back to the produce section.
“It took me to lose everything to recognize how much I had,” Collier said during his rookie season. “It was a blessing, really. I found out how it would be if I didn’t work hard and apply myself.”
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 7, 2008 19:16:06 GMT -5
Brady out for the season. Ouch.
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Post by 9 on Sept 7, 2008 20:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on Sept 8, 2008 15:38:25 GMT -5
I went 9-5 this week in my pickem pool.
Cowboys suck - out!
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Post by joetee316 on Sept 9, 2008 12:06:28 GMT -5
Vince Young is missing. The police have been called to find him cause he stormed off without his cell phone. You all heard that he almost retired last year but Jeff Fisher talked him out of it. Dude is not stable. Hopefully, he gets his life straightened out.
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Post by MSBNYY on Sept 16, 2008 9:06:59 GMT -5
LOL @ the Eagles asshole dropping the ball at the 1 yard line.
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Post by joetee316 on Sept 16, 2008 9:14:55 GMT -5
Seattle losing kicks me out of one of my 3 Survivor pools.
That was plan B.
Plan A and C still intact.
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Post by cactusjames on Sept 16, 2008 11:33:59 GMT -5
Balls he didn't drop it, he threw it away at the 1. If Andy Reid was any kind of a coach, he'd be off the team. I'd have his locker cleared out before the next series. That said, it didn't do anything for the Cowboys cause Westbrook made it in next play, but every fucking news thing says if he doesn't throw it away they win. How? Westbrook made up for it, it isn't like they had to go for a FG and lost by 3.
Just a malarky attempt to take away from the Boys. They showed championship D, that's right I said it. Everyone knew it was going to be a shootout, and the defense stepped up and made the big plays when they had to. If I'm not mistaken, that's how the Giants win, not by winning outright against the Rams, but doing the little things when it matters big. The D did that last night, and Romo is showing he is mentally tough. Got over the mistake in the endzone(and an awful pick)and led his teams down the feild to score when needed to avoid getting blownout. The Boys are ready, bring on the pack. Dallas should have no problem getting to Rodgers and Romo should be able to pick apart their secondary worse then he destroyed the Browns secondary. And Felix Jones is nasty in a good way. Don't give him a hole cause he's exploding right through it.
And Mike Shanahan made the ballsiest move I've ever seen. Cutler is going to have a monster year. And I got him in the 6th round in one of my drafts, sleeper pick.
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Post by Chris on Sept 24, 2008 15:26:57 GMT -5
Matt Millen Has there EVER been a longer overdue firing in sports??? HAHAHA! Look at this picture of Millen, from a random google search
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Post by massyanksfan on Sept 24, 2008 16:46:57 GMT -5
In other news. I'm laughing at every band wagon jumping Pats fan I see around here.
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