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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1200 on: October 23, 2006, 07:19:09 pm »
See you on hear later then, Aidan. :wave

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« Reply #1201 on: October 23, 2006, 07:20:49 pm »
Oh dear Sir.

Fuck me, how did that happen? :o

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1202 on: October 24, 2006, 03:33:20 am »
Big interception at the start of the second half for the giants.

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« Reply #1203 on: October 24, 2006, 04:16:46 am »
I'm struggling for wakiness here. Had a double on Giants +3.5 and over 45.5 points. Looking good at the moment.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1204 on: October 24, 2006, 04:33:15 am »
I'm struggling for wakiness here. Had a double on Giants +3.5 and over 45.5 points. Looking good at the moment.
I missed the entire first half through sleep; pretty much my standard Monday night football.

Got £25 on a Giants win @ 2.66.  I suspect I am £40 up after another big interception, and a drive to within FG range.

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1205 on: October 24, 2006, 05:14:06 am »
The Giants laid a serious whooping on Dallas.  It was not as close as the score indicated.  The only negative to the win was a ruptured Achilles suffered by Lavar Arrington (probably out for the year).

After a rocky start they've really found form and won their last three games in dominant fashion.
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« Reply #1206 on: October 24, 2006, 09:32:57 am »
So much for Miami as an outsider for the Superbowl :duh

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1207 on: October 24, 2006, 09:40:25 am »
Gints with a huge win: thought they got lucky when one of the officials got in the path of a Dallas player on that long TD pass by Manning. Gints have the hardest schedule this year, and have done well to be 4 and 2 to here. Funnily enough, the team I support, the other New York team, the Jets, have by far the easiest schedule this year, and could sneak a playoff place on that basis.

As for the Phins: they are paying for trading away a lot of their draft picks in recent years, thinking they'd be contenders; instead they are pretenders.
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« Reply #1208 on: October 24, 2006, 09:03:38 pm »
Haven't seen the highlights of last night's game, but the Giants are turning into real contenders this year.  Just a shame Barber has decided to announce his retirement already.

The Steelers/Hawks game was the best of the season so far, even better than the Philly/Saints match although it's a shame that Hines Ward had to end up on the losing side.

Pats just quietly flying under the radar too, I thought the win against the Bills was more impressive than suggested given their new found defensive prowess and O line ability.  They've hardly been Philly-like, but even with Schobal seemingly sacking Brady at will, we still gave them a good whipping and kept McGahee to virtually nothing.  I'm feeling very confident about our chances right now.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1209 on: October 24, 2006, 09:36:00 pm »
Haha Drew Bledsoe last night, you just have to laugh. He got shit blocking though, 4 sacks is just ridiculous, put that pass that got picked by Madison was awful.
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« Reply #1210 on: October 24, 2006, 10:00:21 pm »
Haven't seen the highlights of last night's game, but the Giants are turning into real contenders this year.  Just a shame Barber has decided to announce his retirement already.

The Steelers/Hawks game was the best of the season so far, even better than the Philly/Saints match although it's a shame that Hines Ward had to end up on the losing side.

Pats just quietly flying under the radar too, I thought the win against the Bills was more impressive than suggested given their new found defensive prowess and O line ability.  They've hardly been Philly-like, but even with Schobal seemingly sacking Brady at will, we still gave them a good whipping and kept McGahee to virtually nothing.  I'm feeling very confident about our chances right now.

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1211 on: October 25, 2006, 12:45:40 am »
No one is really talking about both the Pats and the Broncos but they look solid. Just going about their business and Denver's D looks mean. Will gauge exactly how good this week though against Payton...
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1212 on: October 25, 2006, 12:59:45 am »
Nice update:

NFL owners approve international games during regular season
 
By BRETT MARTEL, AP Sports Writer
October 24, 2006

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Two NFL regular-season games will be played each year outside the United States in Mexico, Canada and Europe, starting in 2007.

The plan, first announced last month, was approved Tuesday at the recommendation of new commissioner Roger Goodell.

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No specific sites were given for the games. But when the proposal originally was disclosed, the league suggested that Britain and Germany likely would host the European games.

The plan would be set up so that teams would rotate over a 16-year period, with each team playing outside the country twice over that span, once as a visitor, the other as a home team. That means a team would lose one home game during that span.

Losing the home-game revenue was the main objection raised by some teams.

"We're going to get compensated," said Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos. "Obviously the league's going to work out the economics and if we lose a home game, we'll get compensated.

"We're comfortable with it. Obviously we'd like to play in Mexico or Canada and not have to travel to Europe and that's probably the way it would be set up because of our location. But as far as the league's concerned, I think it's a great idea."

In 2005, the NFL staged its first regular-season game outside the United States when the Arizona Cardinals hosted the San Francisco 49ers in Mexico City. A crowd of 103,467 flocked to Azteca Stadium, the largest crowd for a regular-season game in NFL history.

The league also has played numerous exhibition games overseas for the past two decades. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will play a preseason game next August in Beijing.

"This step comes in response to the tremendous and growing interest in the NFL around the world. The owners believe that hosting regular-season games outside the United States on a regular basis is in the best interests of the league and will help to increase the fan base, build awareness of the NFL and grow the sport worldwide," Goodell said.

Mark Waller, senior vice president of NFL International, said last month the league believes fans in a number of countries are now ready for the real thing. NFL games regularly have been televised live in Mexico and Canada and more recently in Europe, notably Britain.

"The preseason games and American Bowl games have worked well to introduce fans to the game," Waller said. "Once fans have gotten to know it and understand it, they are very aware that the regular season, playoffs and Super Bowl are the real thing."
 
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1213 on: October 26, 2006, 08:19:26 pm »
Article in the Independent today was speculating that Britain was the most likely venue for next year's game, hope so I'd go anyway

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« Reply #1214 on: October 26, 2006, 08:20:35 pm »
Article in the Independent today was speculating that Britain was the most likely venue for next year's game, hope so I'd go anyway

I think the scramble for tickets would be incredible.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1215 on: October 26, 2006, 08:30:45 pm »
No one is really talking about both the Pats and the Broncos but they look solid. Just going about their business and Denver's D looks mean. Will gauge exactly how good this week though against Payton...

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1216 on: October 26, 2006, 08:31:49 pm »
I think the scramble for tickets would be incredible.

Agreed, I would be all over it though, would love to see a live NFL game.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1217 on: October 26, 2006, 10:11:49 pm »
I think the scramble for tickets would be incredible.

As long as it ticks all the right boxes:

1) NFC match up
2) The Bears play (as reigning Superbowl Champs 8))
3) The Saints play
4) I get tickets

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« Reply #1218 on: October 26, 2006, 10:13:25 pm »
As long as it ticks all the right boxes:

1) NFC match up
2) The Bears play (as reigning Superbowl Champs 8))
3) The Saints play
4) I get tickets

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1219 on: October 27, 2006, 02:49:37 am »
Agreed, I would be all over it though, would love to see a live NFL game.

Its a decent day out - ut you have to be in it for the whole hog - tailgating etc.

The pats game I went to last season was great (apart from the temp..)


anyway Pats - 5-1 - nice and quiet. That'll do.  Game against the bears next month is the true test.

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« Reply #1220 on: October 29, 2006, 12:36:06 pm »
here's something tog et you in the mood for later :D

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« Reply #1221 on: October 29, 2006, 01:09:39 pm »
here's something tog et you in the mood for later :D

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wozEF0bORxQ

Awesome: never seen that footage.
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« Reply #1222 on: October 29, 2006, 02:53:06 pm »
That is fucking awesome - I was hoping some tuba player was going to lay the big hit ;)
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1223 on: October 29, 2006, 03:08:36 pm »
Never get tired of seeing that footage. It's my favourite play and arguably the greatest play in the history of American footy (college or pro). The announcer was brilliant also especially when he found out that it counted!

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« Reply #1224 on: October 29, 2006, 04:30:30 pm »
The infamous Giants Stadium wind is blowing today...wind gusts up to fifty MPH (eighty KPH) in the Meadowlands.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1225 on: October 29, 2006, 09:17:24 pm »
Philly were just awful by the looks of it. Ravens vs Saints has been a great game, but so many intereceptions and fumbles, neither of these teams will be anywhere near the final for me.

Bears just keep going.

Anyone gonna be staying up for Pat's vs Viking's tomorrow?
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« Reply #1226 on: October 30, 2006, 08:21:25 am »
Bears vs Patriots I reckon at the mo...

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1227 on: October 30, 2006, 09:12:07 am »
Will try and watch the New England game tonight as I missed everything except the last kick of all the games yesterday.

Why do teams not try more lateral passes when they HAVE to score from the kick off return ??

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1228 on: October 30, 2006, 09:42:46 am »
Vick is starting to play up to his potential, so don't discount the Falcons come play off time.

My Jets are probably now out of the playoff race at 4 - 4.
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« Reply #1229 on: October 30, 2006, 10:57:38 am »
I haven't seen much of Minnesota this year; how are they playing, and are there any particular home advantages?

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« Reply #1230 on: October 30, 2006, 11:08:32 am »
I haven't seen much of Minnesota this year; how are they playing, and are there any particular home advantages?

I rate this as a danger game for the Pats: the Pats are cruising along, have only lost the one game, but have already virtually sewn their division up. Minnesotta are up against the Bears in their division, and can only really hope for a wild card place. To do that, they must win against NE. The Vikes have a very solid defence, and that combined with the home ground advantage means I'd be picking them to win.
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« Reply #1231 on: October 30, 2006, 11:11:02 am »
See you on hear later then, Aidan. :wave

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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1232 on: October 30, 2006, 02:53:49 pm »

Why do teams not try more lateral passes when they HAVE to score from the kick off return ??

Because the likelihood of it working is slim to none. I saw it yesterday (can't remember the game: the sports bar I was at had multiple games on), but with the exception of Cal-Stanford back in the 80s and an NFL play-off game a few years back, it almost never works.

NE/Minny should be a good game, but NE is starting to play like they did a couple years back as SB champs. I like NE in a close one.
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« Reply #1233 on: October 30, 2006, 02:55:48 pm »
And FWIW: I'm in here to take my shots, given that my Steelers have now sunk to a woeful low this season. To lose to the Raiders, one of the worst teams in football, is as low as a team can get.
The Raiders had 98 yards total offense. We had nearly 400. And lost. :(
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« Reply #1234 on: October 30, 2006, 06:18:45 pm »
And FWIW: I'm in here to take my shots, given that my Steelers have now sunk to a woeful low this season. To lose to the Raiders, one of the worst teams in football, is as low as a team can get.
The Raiders had 98 yards total offense. We had nearly 400. And lost. :(

The Oakland Defense must be good then? ;D

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« Reply #1235 on: October 31, 2006, 02:10:03 am »
ESPN's pregame MNF presenation is rubbish.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1236 on: October 31, 2006, 04:24:05 am »
Fucking Vikes. The officials haven't helped, though.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1237 on: October 31, 2006, 05:10:47 am »
only watched intermittently; hardly a tight game.

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« Reply #1238 on: October 31, 2006, 05:29:00 am »
only watched intermittently; hardly a tight game.

Did you put that bet on? I wasted money on the Vikes.
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Re: The NFL Thread...
« Reply #1239 on: October 31, 2006, 08:47:19 am »
Did you put that bet on? I wasted money on the Vikes.

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