QuoteSeven Ravens players selected to next month's Pro Bowl
Running back Ray Rice, fullback Vonta Leach, outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, middle linebacker Ray Lewis, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and safety Ed Reed were all selected as starters for the game. Right guard Marshal Yanda was named to the team as a backup. Lewis has been selected for a franchise-record 13 Pro Bowls, five more than Reed. Suggs has been named a Pro Bowl-performer five times. Left guard Ben Grubbs was named a first alternate.
I hate to say it, but I haven't seen much from Ed Reed this year to warrant it. And actually, I think that crazy white guy from the Texans outplayed Ray Ray this year.
QuoteOnly the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers had more with eight apiece. The Green Bay Packers also had seven selections.
Lol, Patriots.
AFC
Offense
Quarterback * Tom Brady, New England
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
Philip Rivers, San Diego
Running back * Ray Rice, Baltimore
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Arian Foster, Houston
Fullback * Vonta Leach, Baltimore
Wide receiver * Wes Welker, New England
* Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh
A.J. Green, Cincinnati
Brandon Marshall, Miami
Tight end * Rob Gronkowski, New England
Antonio Gates, San Diego
Tackle * Joe Thomas, Cleveland
* Jake Long, Miami
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets
Guard * Logan Mankins, New England
* Brian Waters, New England
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore
Center * Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh
Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets
Defense
Defensive end * Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis
* Andre Carter, New England
Elvis Dumervil, Denver
Interior linemen * Haloti Ngata, Baltimore
* Vince Wilfork, New England
Richard Seymour, Oakland
Outside linebacker * Terrell Suggs, Baltimore
* Von Miller, Denver
Tamba Hali, Kansas City
Inside/midde linebacker * Ray Lewis, Baltimore
Derrick Johnson, Kansas City
Cornerback * Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets
* Champ Bailey, Denver
Johnathan Joseph, Houston
Free safety * Ed Reed, Baltimore
Eric Weddle, San Diego
Strong safety * Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh
Special teams
Punter Shane Lechler, Oakland
Placekicker Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland
Kick returner Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh
Special teamer Matthew Slater, New England
NFC
Offense
Quarterback * Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Drew Brees, New Orleans
Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants
Running back * LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
Matt Forte, Chicago
Frank Gore, San Francisco
Fullback * John Kuhn, Green Bay
Wide receiver * Calvin Johnson, Detroit
* Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
Steve Smith, Carolina
Greg Jennings, Green Bay
Tight end * Jimmy Graham, New Orleans
Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
Tackle * Jason Peters, Philadelphia
* Joe Staley, San Francisco
Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans
Guard * Jahri Evans, New Orleans
* Carl Nicks, New Orleans
Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay
Center * Ryan Kalil, Carolina
Scott Wells, Green Bay
Defense
Defensive end * Jared Allen, Minnesota
* Jason Babin, Philadelphia
Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants
Interior linemen * Justin Smith, San Francisco
* Jay Ratliff, Dallas
B.J. Raji, Green Bay
Outside linebacker * DeMarcus Ware, Dallas
* Clay Matthews, Green Bay
Lance Briggs, Chicago
Inside/midde linebacker * Patrick Willis, San Francisco
Brian Urlacher, Chicago
Cornerback * Charles Woodson, Green Bay
* Carlos Rogers, San Francisco
Charles Tillman, Chicago
Free safety * Earl Thomas, Seattle
Dashon Goldson, San Francisco
Strong safety * Adrian Wilson, Arizona
Special teams
Punter Andy Lee, San Francisco
Placekicker David Akers, San Francisco
Kick returner Patrick Peterson, Arizona
Special teamer Corey Graham, Chicago
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
1/1 1:00 ET At Philadelphia -9 Washington
1/1 4:15 ET At Atlanta -14 Tampa Bay
1/1 1:00 ET San Francisco -11 At St. Louis
1/1 1:00 ET At Minnesota PK Chicago
1/1 1:00 ET Detroit -1 At Green Bay
1/1 8:20 ET At NY Giants -3 Dallas
1/1 1:00 ET At New Orleans -8 Carolina
1/1 1:00 ET Tennessee -3 At Houston
1/1 4:15 ET Baltimore -2.5 At Cincinnati
1/1 4:15 ET Pittsburgh -7 At Cleveland
1/1 1:00 ET At Jacksonville -4 Indianapolis
1/1 1:00 ET At Miami -1 NY Jets
1/1 1:00 ET At New England -12.5 Buffalo
1/1 4:15 ET At Oakland -3 San Diego
1/1 4:15 ET At Denver -3.5 Kansas City
1/1 4:15 ET At Arizona -3 Seattle
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 28, 2011, 06:13:03 AM
And actually, I think that crazy white guy from the Texans outplayed Ray Ray this year.
Eh. Cushing will get in there most other years anyway if he keeps playing like this. Maybe this "snub" will just make him (more) angry and insane, which they kind of need.
E: Damn the dude has been pretty productive this year though. 110 combined tackles, 2 picks, 2 FF, 4 sacks, 5 passes defended. He's slightly off his 2009 roid numbers, but not by much. I'm just glad to have a D worth a shit in Houston. Too bad about Mario. Was looking like a Pro Bowl-ish year for him as well. Five games, five sacks. Welp.
They'll be back next year, man. Houston has scary good talent, on both sides of the ball.
The days of cowering before the almighty shadow of Manning are over.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 28, 2011, 06:40:15 AM
They'll be back next year, man. Houston has scary good talent, on both sides of the ball.
The days of cowering before the almighty shadow of Manning are over.
It never works like that for Houston teams though. :glare: I mean, I don't care about their baseball team, and actively hate their basketball team, but goddamn.....the football team have just the worst luck....I mean seriously: FRANK FUCKING REICH? That asshole is a Colts coach now too.
Edit: Oh shit, the baseball team is going to be....they're going to be in the same division as the Rangers now, right? Did that ever go through?
Now don't be dissing the Fourth Reich.
What you should be ashamed of is how badly they treated David Carr, who had the potential to be one of the greatest, only to see his career snuffed out on Draft Day.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 28, 2011, 06:56:38 AM
Now don't be dissing the Fourth Reich.
I will always hate that man.
QuoteWhat you should be ashamed of is how badly they treated David Carr, who had the potential to be one of the greatest, only to see his career snuffed out on Draft Day.
That poor bastard. They should have taken Peppers and let Tony Banks die for the cause. I get why they took him though. Pretty boy franchise QB with the first pick ever or a DE?
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on December 28, 2011, 06:59:34 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 28, 2011, 06:56:38 AM
Now don't be dissing the Fourth Reich.
I will always hate that man.
You play the Chuck N' Duck, you get what you deserve.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 28, 2011, 07:00:47 AM
You play the Chuck N' Duck, you get what you deserve.
That was The Year, man. Warren Moon and the good guys vs. those shitheads from Dallas. Instead the Oilers choked and the Bills blew their wad against Houston and fuuuuuuuck
I don't want to hear any boo-hooing about that fucking Lando Calrissian Dark n Lovely model with his pretty ass spiral. Bernie saw enough of that shit.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 28, 2011, 07:08:13 AM
I don't want to hear any boo-hooing about that fucking Lando Calrissian Dark n Lovely model with his pretty ass spiral. Bernie saw enough of that shit.
Hey. Fuck Bernie.
:lol: Damn this was kind of a long time ago.
The Patriots have a bye in the first round of playoffs, and an excellent 12-3 record, despite their best efforts to do otherwise. <_< Still no defense on that team.
Patriots are looking good. No defense has really figured them out since they went with the two tight end passing game.
Getting back to Week 17 of the 2011 season, I'd say it's almost a roll of the dice which teams are going to get the #4 & #6 seeds in the AFC. All of the games involving teams in the hunt have spreads of 3 or fewer points.
Bengals are supposedly a narrow favorite for the last wild card spot, due to the fact that they could still lose & get in with a Jets loss and either a Denver or Oakland loss. The Ravens are beatable, but I've seen the Bengals choke way too often on opportunities like this. It should be a fun, playoff-type atmosphere at least. The stadium will be full and not on account of Steelers fans this time.
Quote from: derspiess on December 28, 2011, 03:23:02 PM
The stadium will be full and not on account of Steelers fans this time.
Yeah, they sold it out with a big push, but from what I've been reading and hearing, don't think a shitload of purple cash didn't have anything to do with it.
Two sellouts this season. That shitty city doesn't deserve that team, Mike Brown or not. They should be relocated by the league to a city that would give them the kind of love a forever home can give.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 07:15:25 AM
Yeah, they sold it out with a big push, but from what I've been reading and hearing, don't think a shitload of purple cash didn't have anything to do with it.
As soon as the final seconds ticked away in last week's game, they announced on the scoreboard & over the PA that season ticketholders were eligible for a buy one, get one free deal for additional tickets. From what I heard on the radio though, they weren't very strict on verifying your account number when you called in, so a lot of non-season ticketholders apparently called in with a made-up number and bought tickets. I'm sure a lot of those ended up being re-sold, and I wouldn't be surprised if some Bawlmer people bought them. But I don't usually see a whole lot of Ravens fans at games-- the 9 hour drive is a pain in the ass.
QuoteTwo sellouts this season. That shitty city doesn't deserve that team, Mike Brown or not. They should be relocated by the league to a city that would give them the kind of love a forever home can give.
I guess that worked out well for the Colts.
But yeah, it is pretty sad. Not only are we dead last in attendance, but by a large margin. I can sort of understand people feeling burned after buying into the hype of last year's team, but after the spark this year's team showed as early as week 1 you gotta let that go.
The team hasn't done themselves many favors by making the cheapest seats $77 (by contrast I remember Ravens cheap seats being as low as $27.50 when I lived in Delaware, though I'm sure that has gone up a bit). I hear they are cutting prices for most upper deck seats in 2012 and doing some promotions on top of that, so hopefully that will draw people out.
Frankly, I'm amazed they had the sellout streak between 2003 and 2010.
I sure as hell don't want to drive down there for a game. Driving to Cincy? bleh.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 29, 2011, 12:08:30 PM
I sure as hell don't want to drive down there for a game. Driving to Cincy? bleh.
Yeah, but you have all the fun sights to see along I-75 on your way down here, particularly after butter Jesus is rebuilt (is that still on?). Plus 75 runs through the west side, birthplace of such icons of high culture as Pete Rose and Cornhole, so you get to see all that wonderful decay.
Seriously though, don't judge us by the west side. Or Over the Rhine. Or Clifton. Or Norwood.
I've been judging Cincy for 40 years. I found it wanting.
Quote from: derspiess on December 29, 2011, 11:30:42 AM
I guess that worked out well for the Colts.
You put a crappy product on the field for 10 years, the people stay home. But you knew that already. :P
Besides, isn't Cincy really a baseball town?
No Orakpo in the Pro Bowl :(
Well hopefully he can go when somebody bails out like last year.
Quote from: Valmy on December 30, 2011, 01:52:24 AM
No Orakpo in the Pro Bowl :(
Well hopefully he can go when somebody bails out like last year.
He doesn't have the stats and he plays for a bad team.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 09:00:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 29, 2011, 11:30:42 AM
I guess that worked out well for the Colts.
You put a crappy product on the field for 10 years, the people stay home. But you knew that already. :P
Besides, isn't Cincy really a baseball town?
While the latter is probably true, I think that the former is likely more important.
There really aren't many places where people will consistantly show up to watch a team that goes years without winning much of anything.
Quote from: dps on December 30, 2011, 10:02:57 AM
There really aren't many places where people will consistantly show up to watch a team that goes years without winning much of anything.
Wrigley.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 09:00:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 29, 2011, 11:30:42 AM
I guess that worked out well for the Colts.
You put a crappy product on the field for 10 years, the people stay home. But you knew that already. :P
Besides, isn't Cincy really a baseball town?
Yes. Baseball is by far the #1 sport. College basketball is #2. And the yokels here know those sports really well. Football almost seems like something new that people discover from time to time. UC will fill their 35,000 stadium capacity every now & then when they are doing well, but they don't usually get much attention.
Even when the Bengals were consistently selling out their games, we probably had less of a real home field advantage due to fan cluelessness. Enthusiasm was there when the team was doing well, but that doesn't always make up for knowledge. It's a pretty basic rule: make as much noise as possible when your team is on defense and shut the hell up when your team is on offense (at least before the snap). Doing so gives your team a slight advantage over the other team.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2011, 11:15:12 AM
Quote from: dps on December 30, 2011, 10:02:57 AM
There really aren't many places where people will consistantly show up to watch a team that goes years without winning much of anything.
Wrigley.
Yes, that's of of the obvious exceptions (interestingly, Comisky Field isn't, so it's not a Chicago thing, exactly). I think Fenway used to be like that, too, but I'm not certain that attendence there was still good back when the Red Sox weren't a good team.
Quote from: dps on December 30, 2011, 10:02:57 AM
While the latter is probably true, I think that the former is likely more important.
There really aren't many places where people will consistantly show up to watch a team that goes years without winning much of anything.
Both are factors, but keep in mind the Reds haven't won a World Series title in 21 years and have only been in the playoffs 3 times in the past three decades. They haven't won a playoff game in 16 years. The Reds organization makes up for that by creating an excellent fan experience at the game, as well as great PR & marketing.
Quote from: derspiess on December 30, 2011, 11:19:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 09:00:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 29, 2011, 11:30:42 AM
I guess that worked out well for the Colts.
You put a crappy product on the field for 10 years, the people stay home. But you knew that already. :P
Besides, isn't Cincy really a baseball town?
Yes. Baseball is by far the #1 sport. College basketball is #2. And the yokels here know those sports really well. Football almost seems like something new that people discover from time to time. UC will fill their 35,000 stadium capacity every now & then when they are doing well, but they don't usually get much attention.
Even when the Bengals were consistently selling out their games, we probably had less of a real home field advantage due to fan cluelessness. Enthusiasm was there when the team was doing well, but that doesn't always make up for knowledge. It's a pretty basic rule: make as much noise as possible when your team is on defense and shut the hell up when your team is on offense (at least before the snap). Doing so gives your team a slight advantage over the other team.
That's interesting; Baltimore, for all of the rich heritage of the Orioles, has been and always will be a football town first. That is a scientific fact.
Honestly, if it had been the Orioles that moved away instead of the Colts, I don't think this town would've been nearly as heartbroken.
Sure, Cal Ripken Jr is beloved, Camden Yards is a point of civic pride, Brooks Robinson is a municipal institution, but they are all a distant second to somebody that wore a blue horseshoe on the side of their helmet in this town.
Absolute shit games on today for me. Minnesota- Chicago? Great. NY- Miami? Tampa - Atlanta? Check
Awesome day. <_<
Ouch. You'd think you'd get Ravens/Bengals or some games with the Broncos or Raiders. You know, something with playoff implications.
I wonder how long most of the Texans starters are going to stay in. They're already resting Foster, Daniels, and Joseph, and are saying Andre Johnson will only get limited snaps. They aren't wanting to take Yates out at all though if they don't have to.
They have the real B team announcing crew today. If that. I don't think I've ever heard these guys before.
Yates just went into the locker room after a 90 yard TD drive. Just walking back there, no limp, etc. :hmm: Wonder if he tweaked the shoulder. The Cajun is practicing taking snaps (Garcia is inactive).
Lions-Packers have Billick, so that's the one I'm watching.
Oh. Well okay, they're saying Yates is fine, just done for the day after the one drive. He's got his baseball cap on but is still in pads and shit. I guess he's Delhomme's backup for the rest of the day.
:lol: Delhomme is slinging it a bit wildly right now. No picks yet, just....passes going all over the place.
Isn't Houston locked in at #3? I guess it makes sense.
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 01:50:30 PM
Isn't Houston locked in at #3? I guess it makes sense.
Yeah, they are, it was just weird how it went down. He took a sack on the first play of the game and got up real slow like, so that might have freaked them out enough to go take a look at him then take his helmet away. The Texans are filthly liars about injuries too.
E: Antonio Smith has two sacks already. Doing his dorky ninja (?) celebration thing a lot today.
Damn they've even got backup OL guys in there now. No fucks are given about Jake Delhomme.
And one just got hurt, actually. That's just great.
Hey now backup LBs are getting hurt too! Woo!
Of course they're getting hurt. They're Texans, and that's what Texans do.
Oh shit the backup D just got a takeaway with less than 2:00 left.
Jake "Potential Hero" Delhomme with the ball on the Titans ~5 with :19 left.
:lol: Touchdown Jake.
Going for two to win it. Fuck OT. AWWWW the backup C fucked up the snap on the conversion.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:08:07 PM
WHAT COULD HAPPEN
I like how Delhomme was like "whatever I got this" after the false start, then the snap just cruises 5 yards over his head.
20-30 mph gusts in Cincy. Wooties.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
KC - Denver on here. <_<
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on January 01, 2012, 04:17:56 PM
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
KC - Denver on here. <_<
You'll see the Ray Rice highlight soon enough. ;)
Marshall Yanda is a fucking eraser. Even with injured ribs.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:30:33 PM
You'll see the Ray Rice highlight soon enough. ;)
Just did that was a nice run. Is the wind fucking with things yet? I wanted to see FGs getting blown into the stands and punts going backwards and shit, dammit.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on January 01, 2012, 04:32:55 PM
Is the wind fucking with things yet?
Yup. Because if there wasn't any wind, that Cundiff attempt just now would've been wide right. :lol:
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 04:32:14 PM
Marshall Yanda is a fucking eraser. Even with injured ribs.
He sees the same masseuse I do. She said this week she didn't even bother.
Looks like the Rams lost again. Despite the 49ers calling it a day early and leaving the field completely in the fourth quarter.
Fucking Rams couldn't do one fucking thing right.
Quote from: ulmont on January 01, 2012, 04:39:41 PM
Fucking Rams couldn't do one fucking thing right.
Don't worry, man. Coach Chucky will make it all better next year. They've got the franchise quarterback, they've got the marquee running back, they've got some good talent on the front defensive line. They need more talent in the secondary and at the skill positions. Wide receivers with names people will recognize would help.
Some video game shit going on in Green Bay right now.
Stafford has 520YDS 5TD 1INT. Matt Flynn h.....oh interception. Game over.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on January 01, 2012, 04:44:22 PM
Some video game shit going on in Green Bay right now.
It's games like that we're lucky NFL Network replays the best 3 games during the week.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on January 01, 2012, 04:44:22 PM
Some video game shit going on in Green Bay right now.
Stafford has 520YDS 5TD 1INT. Matt Flynn h.....oh interception. Game over.
I played a team with Stafford and Calvin Johnson in a fantasy final today. :glare:
Quote from: sbr on January 01, 2012, 04:49:34 PM
I played a team with Stafford and Calvin Johnson in a fantasy final today. :glare:
:lol: I'm defending my title in my keeper league, and my opponent figured he'd still be good with Aaron Rodgers on my bench. GUESS WHO MY BACK UP IS
If I was Joe Flacco, I would start beating my receivers with garden hoses.
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 05:12:46 PM
If I was Joe Flacco, I would start beating my receivers with garden hoses.
No shit. That Lee Evans bomb was on target, except Lee puts a hitch in his step as he reaches for it. WHY ARE YOU SLOWING DOWN
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 05:13:47 PM
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 05:12:46 PM
If I was Joe Flacco, I would start beating my receivers with garden hoses.
No shit. That Lee Evans bomb was on target, except Lee puts a hitch in his step as he reaches for it. WHY ARE YOU SLOWING DOWN
And even then, it still hit him right on the hands. That's the sort of shit that guys get paid to bring in.
And Ricky Williams is over 10,000 yards for his career. Not bad for a guy who took a while off to smoke pot.
Falcons 42
Bucs 0
6:49 left in the 2nd
I had to get up and come back to the computer to make sure that wasn't a typo or something on the crawler at the bottom of the screen.
You know, Neil, I can't make a single bitch about the refs tonight. I suggest the refs leave the stadium by multiple cars and routes.
Goddammit this Broncos - Chiefs game sucks and Tampa - ATL is my other option.
Denver just ran the most dumbass 2:00 offense I've ever seen. Also, Tebow is still real bad at throwing the ball.
I give up. Bungles D sucks. It is nap time.
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 05:33:45 PM
I give up. Bungles D sucks. It is nap time.
If you were a Browns fan, like you're supposed to be, you'd have a false sense of security and an impeding feeling of doom with a 6-0 lead.
The White Tight End! He has a better-looking Fu Manchu!
Yeah, they've done a good job of calling it. That touchback, that challenge. Pretty good work by this crew.
Seems to me that was roughing the kicker.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:42:53 PM
Quote from: ulmont on January 01, 2012, 04:39:41 PM
Fucking Rams couldn't do one fucking thing right.
Don't worry, man. Coach Chucky will make it all better next year. They've got the franchise quarterback, they've got the marquee running back, they've got some good talent on the front defensive line. They need more talent in the secondary and at the skill positions. Wide receivers with names people will recognize would help.
Uh Ulmont is Aints fan, that's why he is pissed. :D
Well, the Ravens are going to try and lose this one.
:lol: The Texans got so far down their depth chart that they had a TE (Garrett Graham) playing at the OLB spot at the end of today's game.
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 06:17:01 PM
Well, the Ravens are going to try and lose this one.
Yup. Defense is on the field too long in the 2nd half. Matter of time now.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 06:23:45 PM
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 06:17:01 PM
Well, the Ravens are going to try and lose this one.
Yup. Defense is on the field too long in the 2nd half. Matter of time now.
I don't even think that matters. Even when they're on the field, they're just playing the corners 15 yards off the wideouts.
Looks like I missed a pretty awesome Pats game.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 01, 2012, 06:41:37 PM
Looks like I missed a pretty awesome Pats game.
Fuck off and die, fag.
Wow. Tebow just threw probably the most awful pass I've ever seen at the NFL level that wasn't tipped or caused by the QB getting hit or something. Luckily for him, there was some illegal contact on the other side of the field, so they got 5 free yards and a first down out of it. Run, sack, incomplete ended that little mini drive though.
KC seems to suck at running the ball though, so the Broncos should get it back with a fair amount of time left (~1:20ish). Tebow's going to have to throw it though. No more of this running shit.
And he throws a bunch of incompletions followed up by a game losing pick.
Whew.
Wait, so Cincy gets the #6 now no matter what?
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on January 01, 2012, 07:16:04 PM
Wait, so Cincy gets the #6 now no matter what?
Yeah.
Man, that game had me fucking sweating.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on January 01, 2012, 07:16:04 PM
Wait, so Cincy gets the #6 now no matter what?
Yeah, they own the tiebreaker over the Titans.
Hey that's pretty cool then.
OK, after having watched some highlights of the Patriots game, I hate Tim even more.
So it is gonna be texans hosting bengals and Denver hosting steelers?!?
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 07:17:20 PM
Man, that game had me fucking sweating.
No joke. But this game shows you why Ray Rice is the most important player on that team, and why Cam Cameron will continue to be the Ravens' most difficult opponent in the playoffs.
Quote from: katmai on January 01, 2012, 07:21:41 PM
So it is gonna be texans hosting bengals and Denver hosting steelers?!?
Looks like it, yeah.
Quote from: katmai on January 01, 2012, 07:21:41 PM
So it is gonna be texans hosting bengals and Denver hosting steelers?!?
Yep. The wildcard teams might both win, although I give the Texans a chance against the Bengals, provided they can get through the game without all their players spontaneously bursting into flames or disintegrating or their legs falling off or some other snakebit shit.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 07:22:23 PM
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 07:17:20 PM
Man, that game had me fucking sweating.
No joke. But this game shows you why Ray Rice is the most important player on that team, and why Cam Cameron will continue to be the Ravens' most difficult opponent in the playoffs.
I don't know how the Ravens can not fire him after the season, with Norv Turner being available.
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 07:23:39 PM
Yep. The wildcard teams might both win, although I give the Texans a chance against the Bengals, provided they can get through the game without all their players spontaneously bursting into flames or disintegrating or their legs falling off or some other snakebit shit.
They had to sacrifice two backups and Yates left shoulder just to get the L today. :x
Edit: And those backup injuries were so stupid too. Newton, the OL, was only in for like two plays. Boom hyper-extended knee. Braman, the LB, had earlier lost his helmet and still put his head into a special teams tackle where the ball carrier was trying to plant his helmet into his face. No, he was fine there. He just busted something later after he actually got in there as an LB
while recording his first sack.
The Steelers should smack Broncos. Haven't seen Texans since September, which is like 3 rosters ago for Texans.
Quote from: Neil on January 01, 2012, 07:24:36 PM
with Norv Turner being available.
It just shows you how poisonous getting Norved can be; that a team with Tim Tebow as its QB goes to the playoffs, yet the San Diego Chargers, who can put 40 points on the board a game, stays home.
Quote from: katmai on January 01, 2012, 07:27:31 PM
which is like 3 rosters ago for Texans.
Load up Madden 2008, and that's the Texans you'll see now.
I Delhomme gets hurt, I think the Texans options are down to either putting in a single-wing formation and snapping directly to the tailback, or putting in a zombified Don Meredith.
Quote from: dps on January 01, 2012, 07:41:59 PM
I Delhomme gets hurt, I think the Texans options are down to either putting in a single-wing formation and snapping directly to the tailback, or putting in a zombified Don Meredith.
If Yates and Delhomme break, they'll be down to Jeff Garcia. He's basically a walking corpse, but not Don Meredith's.
:yuk: I am Jack's complete lack of surprise. The bastards didn't deserve the spot with how they looked today and through most of the season anyway.
I wake up and the Bengals are in the playoffs and that quitter Carson Palmer stinking up the joint. Glorious.
The Raiders are the biggest losers in the league this year. How many chances did they blow?
NFL defenses may be catching up to Tebow. I figured his mojo would only last as long as there was a shortage of game tape to study.
Speaking of Yates being broken, he may have separated his left (non throwing) shoulder.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 05:29:50 PM
You know, Neil, I can't make a single bitch about the refs tonight. I suggest the refs leave the stadium by multiple cars and routes.
No shit. I yelled within earshot of a couple refs that these are the Ravens, not the Steelers.
Whatever-- it was a tough loss with the way we fumbled it away & let Rice shred the D on those two plays. But with what happened in the other games, it's a loss that feels like a win.
Quote from: derspiess on January 01, 2012, 08:07:32 PM
Whatever-- it was a tough loss with the way we fumbled it away & let Rice shred the D on those two plays. But with what happened in the other games, it's a loss that feels like a win.
He doesn't fumble that ball, the Bengals win.
I really don't want to see their asses again until next year.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 08:48:09 PM
Quote from: derspiess on January 01, 2012, 08:07:32 PM
Whatever-- it was a tough loss with the way we fumbled it away & let Rice shred the D on those two plays. But with what happened in the other games, it's a loss that feels like a win.
He doesn't fumble that ball, the Bengals win.
I really don't want to see their asses again until next year.
Yeah, I'd rather play the Steelers than the Bengals. Fortunately, the only way that the Ravens see the Bengals is if they go through the Texans and then the Patriots, which would be tough for them. Even then, the game would still be in Baltimore.
I go to Cincinnati.com to check out the post-game, and this is the shit I find:
QuoteA man was in critical condition after police said he was stabbed with steak knife in one eye and an antenna in the other. A Deer Park man has been arrested.
:lol:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 08:53:10 PM
I go to Cincinnati.com to check out the post-game, and this is the shit I find:
QuoteA man was in critical condition after police said he was stabbed with steak knife in one eye and an antenna in the other. A Deer Park man has been arrested.
I think this might be the first time I've ever heard of someone getting stabbed with an antenna.
And people wonder why I hate that fucking city.
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 09:00:07 PM
And people wonder why I hate that fucking city.
QuoteAdam Wheeler, 21, was wanted on three open felony warrants when he slammed his Corryville apartment door in the face of a police officer investigating a drug complaint. Wheeler allegedly screamed, "You want a war? You got a war." A large number of rounds were fired by Wheeler and the five officers on the scene.
:lol: Choo cockaroach.
:lol:
No rounds hit anybody I bet. It is like the Kehoe brothers. Cops here suck at shooting, unless you kill one of their own. Then they will pulverize the trailer you are hiding in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpPUGd7g2OA
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 09:14:41 PM
the Kehoe brothers.
Dude, those assclowns needed to be put down like the simple fuckdogs they were. BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 09:16:08 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 09:14:41 PM
the Kehoe brothers.
Dude, those assclowns needed to be put down like the simple fuckdogs they were. BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
No argument there. But the Clinton county sheriff deputies sucked in the shootout.
A tough day for all-hype teams. The Cowboys and the Jets both were beaten.
I feel bad for the wildcard teams in the NFC, as the Falcons are going to have a pretty tough path going on the road against a tough New York team, especially as the Falconscan't win unless they're in a dome. As for the Lions, Drew Brees is like a robot developed in a government lab whose programming consists only of winning football games with heroic passing.
I predict a Pats-Ravens AFC Championship.
As amusing as that would be, I predict the Pats lose their first playoff game. I'll take the field.
Quote from: sbr on January 02, 2012, 06:02:16 AM
As amusing as that would be, I predict the Pats lose their first playoff game. I'll take the field.
They keep showing up with that secondary, they won't get past Cincinnati.
Hey Neil--
QuoteBALTIMORE RAVENS 2012 Opponents
Home: Denver, Oakland, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, New England.
Away: Kansas City, San Diego, Philadelphia, Washington, Houston.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 06:24:01 AM
Hey Neil--
QuoteBALTIMORE RAVENS 2012 Opponents
Home: Denver, Oakland, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, New England.
Away: Kansas City, San Diego, Philadelphia, Washington, Houston.
Nice. The Patriots at The Bank, plus the shitty teams from the NFC East. Mind you, there are going to be some tough games on the road next year.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 06:07:55 AM
Quote from: sbr on January 02, 2012, 06:02:16 AM
As amusing as that would be, I predict the Pats lose their first playoff game. I'll take the field.
They keep showing up with that secondary, they won't get past Cincinnati.
I think we can win a shootout with Cincy, the Ravens though...there's a good chance we'd be brutally curbstomped.
Well, the Rams have fired Spagnuolo, so I guess Fisher or Gruden will be having a good chance to become successful.