the_dog_days 1,581 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 First quarter almost done and Browns up 14 and driving. I'm exited to see how they screw things up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,639 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 It was kind of weird how Pittsburgh seemed to be doing really well for 11 games, and then all of a sudden they weren't. Some strange JuJu, I guess. After that first Pittsburgh play, it just looked like they were in for a long night. It reminded me of a similar play by Denver in the 2014 Superbowl. Anyway, congratulations to Cleveland, and good luck... vs. Kansas City. Yikes. Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
Keyrock 9,146 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Is Big Ben done? I don't want to retire a guy over one game but boy oh boy did he look done yesterday. Steelers will be paying him something like 40 million next year, yikes! Quote I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to post Share on other sites
Gfted1 6,060 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Dan Quinn is the Cowboys new DC. meh Quote "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 2,422 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) Seems like an absolutely lousy choice. Mike McCarthy has been famous for picking or staying with bad coordinators he's friends with. I can't help but think the McCarthy isn't long for Dallas and this is all just a waste of several years. Edited January 12 by Bartimaeus Quote Put fascists and sociopaths on your ignore list. Quote Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past. Link to post Share on other sites
Gromnir 7,712 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 regardless o' the dc, personnel issues is gonna be the biggest concern for the dallas defense during the off-season. situation were terrible for nolan. covid-19 hits and a new dc from outside the organization attempts to change the defensive scheme including new nomenclature with the benefit o' far fewer practices than would be ordinary available. a couple key injuries further stymied efforts, but injuries is predictable. 'course once nolan lost the confidence o' the team, were no chance to fix problems. nolan had to go. so, bring in a new dc with decent defensive pedigree who will once again change the scheme while facing numerous (likely) personnel changes due to fa moves as well as need deal with similar covid restrictions as last year lasting deep into summer (reduced) practices. also, the dallas defense doesn't have the kinda interior d-line presence quinn enjoyed in seattle, and am not sure fa and the draft will be transformative. am kinda liking neville gallimore potential, but less so with quinn's scheme, which is too bad. am not a dallas fan, but am always rooting for the Kanadians playing big in the nfl and the dallas d-line is representing most o' the canadian d-linemen playing in the nfl... well, at least the starters. HA! Good Fun! Quote "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to post Share on other sites
Gromnir 7,712 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Bill Belichick Says He Won’t Accept Medal of Freedom From Trump After Capitol Riot “Recently, I was offered the opportunity to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which I was flattered by out of respect for what the honor represents and admiration for prior recipients,” Belichick said in a statement. “Subsequently, the tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award.” HA! Good Fun! 1 Quote "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 2,422 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 On 1/11/2021 at 5:18 PM, Gfted1 said: Dan Quinn is the Cowboys new DC. meh And then McCarthy hired his old Packers DB coach, Joe Whitt. It's not that there's anything necessarily wrong with these guys, it's just...it's same old McCarthy doing the same old crap, and I just can't think this is going to really work out. Quote Put fascists and sociopaths on your ignore list. Quote Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past. Link to post Share on other sites
Gfted1 6,060 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I saw that and it made me even sadder. Before they hired Quinn I read an opinion pieces on Bleacher Report about how the Cowboys should consider Marvin Lewis for DC, and I think that would have been a much better choice (assuming he wanted the job). 1 Quote "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to post Share on other sites
the_dog_days 1,581 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Robert Saleh is the new Jets head coach. This was the guy I was hoping for. The only real downside is I can see him trying to keep Sam Darnold 'cause he's a defensive guy and imo we'd be better off trading Sam and starting over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,639 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/11/2021 at 3:18 PM, Gfted1 said: Dan Quinn is the Cowboys new DC. meh I remember when Seahawks fans were bummed about losing DC Quinn after a couple of SBs with the Legion of Boom. Looks like his reputation has taken a bit of a turn since then. Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 2,422 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 8 hours ago, the_dog_days said: Robert Saleh is the new Jets head coach. This was the guy I was hoping for. The only real downside is I can see him trying to keep Sam Darnold 'cause he's a defensive guy and imo we'd be better off trading Sam and starting over. Not only that, but your offensive coordinator is Matt LaFleur from the 49ers too. That particular Shanahan branch of offensive coaches has been highly successful so far, interested to see if Matt LaFleur will be as well. @rjshae Quinn completely inherited the Legion of Boom, too - while they did play better under him than the previous DC they had, I've noticed over the years that a lot of coordinators who previously had great talent in their system aren't able to adjust very well when their talent isn't nearly as good. Edited January 15 by Bartimaeus Quote Put fascists and sociopaths on your ignore list. Quote Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past. Link to post Share on other sites
Keyrock 9,146 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Predictions: Packers Ravens Chiefs Bucs Quote I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to post Share on other sites
the_dog_days 1,581 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Packers, Bucs, Ravens (Not super sold on this.), Browns (It's been 3 weeks since Patrich Mahomes has played. I'm bettin' he comes out rusty and it takes him well into the second half to get going.) Edited January 16 by the_dog_days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyrock 9,146 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 The Chiefs are so good that they got bored and sleepwalked their way through the second half of the season. It will be interesting to see whether they can just flip the switch or if it takes them a while (potentially too long) to get into gear. Quote I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 2,422 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) I don't feel comfortable picking any of these games. Packers-Rams feels like the most likely game to tilt one way, but the Packers have lost to NFC West teams with great defenses in the playoffs so often over Rodgers' career that I can't feel good about this even though it's theoretically the easiest matchup out of everything remaining. Saints-Buccaneers is a toss-up but I tend to go with the team that smoked the other twice even though the Buccaneers have clearly gotten better over the last month. For some reason, I favor the Browns over the Chiefs - I'm not really sure why, though. Most likely, Browns will Browns it, but... Bills-Ravens is also a toss-up, so I guess I'll favor the home team. Edited January 16 by Bartimaeus Quote Put fascists and sociopaths on your ignore list. Quote Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past. Link to post Share on other sites
Gfted1 6,060 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Packers Bills Chiefs Saints Quote "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to post Share on other sites
the_dog_days 1,581 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Packers spanked the Rams like I thought they might. I'll give them credit as not nearly as many of the Rams players were wearing long-sleeved as I thought would see. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 2,422 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 First time hosting the NFCCG for Rodgers. Quote Put fascists and sociopaths on your ignore list. Quote Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past. Link to post Share on other sites
the_dog_days 1,581 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 1/15/2021 at 6:49 PM, the_dog_days said: Ravens (Not super sold on this.) Knew I shoulda picked the Bills. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,639 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I thought they were saying Aaron Rogers was washed up? Heh. 1 Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,639 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
the_dog_days 1,581 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 ^ Those are ball boys to catch the ball if it goes over or to the sides of the net on a field goal. They are kicking a field goal there. You can tell because the net is raised. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,639 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Did they change the taunting rule in the NFL? Because it sure seemed like there was a lot of that this year. Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
Keyrock 9,146 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I thought the Ravens had gotten their **** together. I am a fool. Quote I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to post Share on other sites
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