FewFAC
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Post by FewFAC on Aug 24, 2008 22:51:31 GMT -5
Chargers over the Cowboys in the SB.
Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Chargers win AFC divisions. Jacksonville and Buffalo win wild cards.
Cowboys, Vikings, Panthers, Seahawks win NFC divisions. Giants and 49ers win wild cards.
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Post by RDF on Aug 24, 2008 23:47:01 GMT -5
Dallas will GAG. I could see them missing postseason completely.
Saints are team I think will be vastly improved--and I like Giants/Eagles in NFC East.
Too early to make Super Bowl picks---but I do not like Dallas at all--think they are most overrated team in NFL--they have some talent--and some very overhyped/overrated players who get by by their name--especially on defense.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2008 8:20:03 GMT -5
Osi out for the season. Giants allegedly pursuing Strahan.
Let the insanity that is the NFL season begin!!!
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Post by RDF on Aug 25, 2008 11:12:09 GMT -5
Osi out for the season. Giants allegedly pursuing Strahan. Let the insanity that is the NFL season begin!!! Well Strahan is close friends with Favre--so his return wouldn't be a great shock--and again--an athlete lying as he's repeatedly said he won't return or pull a "Favre". He does owe Brett a lot for laying down and giving him the Sack Record--so maybe Brett wants a comrade in lying to take some heat off him.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Aug 25, 2008 11:14:22 GMT -5
Looks like Merriman might be out for the season as well. Ugh. The Chargers are deep at outside backer, but it's hard to lose one of your best defenders.
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Post by Boz on Aug 25, 2008 11:34:49 GMT -5
I'm just giddy about the dawn of The Troy Smith Era......
.....sigh.
It's gonna' be a long season.
Who knows? (Not me, that's for sure.) Maybe one of the two young QBs will emerge as a good starter. I'm not exactly reserving playoff tickets at this point though.
Or maybe Ed Reed can be cloned and play every position. That would work.
I suppose as long as the Redskins underachieve, I'll be happy. There's nothing more fun than Washington, DC, in the fall with a poorly performing Skins squad. Who loses a preseason game by 40 points?
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Post by vcjack on Aug 25, 2008 12:13:49 GMT -5
The Kyle Orton era begins (again)!
Can't wait
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Post by RDF on Aug 25, 2008 13:46:21 GMT -5
Hey--the Skins have a streak going of winning Super Bowl after every Giants Super Bowl Win. Can they keep it going? We will see--but I like them more then Cowboys. I guess I just don't believe in Wade Phillips approach--or the overrated "talent" on that team. Offensively--they'll be solid--but Romo has to prove he won't fade down stretch of season--and they have no legit #2 WR, Martellus Bennett is one of the worst picks in recent NFL Draft history--kid has no clue, and their defense is filled with overrated players--Zach Thomas, Bradie James, Roy Williams, Anthony Henry, Ken Hamlin, Greg Ellis. In fact--the only 2 defenders on that team who are legit--DeMarcus Ware--who is one of the top 5 players in the NFL and Terrence Newman. Everyone else--a bunch of hype and not much to show for it.
Like what I've seen of Saints, Jags, Chargers, Panthers, Eagles, and Seattle.
Overrated teams--Cowboys and Steelers. Watched Rothleisberger over weekend--his mechanics/footwork were awful. Don't like their WR unit at all. Already talked about Cowboys.
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Post by FewFAC on Aug 26, 2008 20:20:44 GMT -5
I really, really wanted to pick the Giants over the Cowboys, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Giants beat the Cowboys on the road in the playoffs. I think Wade Phillips won't be able to do enough to damage the Cowboys chances, and Jason Garrett will keep the Cowboys offense good enough to win enough games. Watching the Super Bowl might be exciting this year, with actual offense. I really feel like defensive teams are gonna be on the outs in the NFL, with what seems like an era of offense bubbling under the surface attempting to regain the mantle of "the best defense is a good offense."
I really, really wanted to pick the Skins, knowing that would full well end any hope they have of succeeding this year, and I really wanted to pick the Eagles, but I think they'll be stretched thin or flat out exposed if the injury bug strikes. Plus that division is gonna be the "black and blue" this year, but no one else in the NFC really looks like they wanna step up and take on the challenge.
I think the Saints are poised to be really good, but it's the Saints. I'll believe it when I see it. I know they've got a lot of great pieces, especially on offense, but I think they'll take a step backwards this year, toward getting a good first round pick. No help at wide receiver, plus an injury prone Colston and an on the downside of his career Shockey, before he gets hurt, or Deuce, or flashes of brilliance, consistently underachieving Reggie Bush, and the Saints will have problems keeping up with the better offenses in the NFL unless they decide to actually start using Bush in the slot up the field, instead of on reverses and the like.
And Roethlisberger always looks like that. But I really like Tomlin (W&M? Hampton, circa Iverson?), and they just have too many weapons on offense that even Brett Favre couldn't screw it up.
As for the Kyle Orton era, well. Jerry Angelo should have known better than to pick a tiny Florida quarterback with small hands, but I suspect the McCaskeys are still trying to be Rachel Phelps. Marty Booker as your #1 wideout? I'm gonna stop right there before my blood pressure goes up. To be nice, I think the Bears offense will move the ball well, dominate time of possession, and score enough points to be competitive, but their defense is gonna give up a ton of big plays this year.
And yeah, I hope Troy Smith spontaneously combusts.
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Post by FewFAC on Aug 29, 2008 23:24:59 GMT -5
Wow, I don't know what to even categorize news like this. Did he get a Mexican passport too?
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Post by Boz on Aug 30, 2008 11:36:39 GMT -5
Wow, I don't know what to even categorize news like this. Did he get a Mexican passport too? There are just so many things wrong about this, but can we start with the fact that "ocho cinco" doesn't mean "eighty-five"? It's like the drunk girl who decides to get a Chinese character tattoo, but doesn't know what the character means. I predict a horrible season for "eight five."
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Post by RDF on Aug 30, 2008 12:55:09 GMT -5
I think the NFL should institute an hourly drug testing program for this moron.
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Post by FewFAC on Aug 30, 2008 16:12:49 GMT -5
Well, they caught Kevin Faulk. I wonder how many other Pats are juiced?
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Post by Jack on Aug 30, 2008 17:36:35 GMT -5
Well, they caught Kevin Faulk. I wonder how many other Pats are juiced? He was busted for pot possession, dude. Substance abuse policy, not performance enhancing drugs.
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Post by RDF on Aug 30, 2008 18:52:56 GMT -5
Well, they caught Kevin Faulk. I wonder how many other Pats are juiced? 1. I was referring to testing Ocho Cinco for dope--not performance enhancers. 2. When will some of you guys pull your head out and realize in the NFL--everyone uses Performance Enhancers--it's just that in today's game most know how to "cycle" it--and not abuse it. If you honestly think these guys could last as long as they do with limited rosters--without help of HGH, Steriods, etc....and play at the size they do--then you need some testing as well. 3. Just as with those who said "Yankees were cheaters"---and think that is only team to do this in MLB--if you think Pats are only team with guys to do this--=and I believe 80% of EVERY team in NFL does something--then it's on you.
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FewFAC
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Post by FewFAC on Aug 30, 2008 20:19:32 GMT -5
Yeah, I phrased that poorly. But I'm also guessing enhancers are pervasive for which their are, as of yet, no tests.
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Post by RDF on Aug 30, 2008 23:45:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I phrased that poorly. But I'm also guessing enhancers are pervasive for which their are, as of yet, no tests. No--the league just ignores it because the jerks who are owners love the revenue coming in. Everyone knows it's impossible for humans to become the size these guys are without "help". However--when you take into account these jerkoffs love to limit roster size--don't have guaranteed contracts for players and disgard of the average player faster then most men think of sex, then I'd say they tend to "look the other way". Same thing with MLB--which is full of liars. They used McGwire/Sosa throughout '98 and owners knew what was going on--but did they care? I'd say no--it helped "save the sport"--(their words-not mine) and not to mention the amount of new stadiums that were built- St. Louis and San Francisco with McGwire and Bonds--and anyone who claims they "didn't know" is a liar--and worse then ballplayers who get caught lying. I have no blind faith in "heroes"--I think everyone does what it takes to stay/succeed in the professional sports world and those who get caught suffer the public ridicule that is pathetic--specifically because of the clowns that are owners/MLB Offices know it's going on--and knew it was going on--only to act like they are "outraged/shocked". These men are highly intelligent and know what is going on-they just look stupid (See Bud Selig) when it benefits them from accepting their share of the blame.
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Post by FewFAC on Aug 31, 2008 22:54:55 GMT -5
I don't doubt there is collusion amongst owners to minimize positive tests on performance-enhancement screens. I also, however, continue to suspect that the science of designing performance enhancers that avoid detection by current methods remains far more advanced than the science of detection, largely because no real incentive exists to keep testing ahead of the curve, while significant incentive exists for designing enhancers that avoid detection. And I'd bet that some enterprising, state-funded researcher in China is probably taking advantage of this to screen candidates for training based on whether they are genetically predisposed to avoiding detection ( 70% in Asian populations).
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Post by HeartAttackHoya on Sept 4, 2008 11:04:36 GMT -5
Jim Zorn era begins tonight as does the Jason Cambell coming out party. Skins blow this one open 28-13.
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 4, 2008 12:10:50 GMT -5
I don't know what's with Chad. I don't understand why he didn't drop Chad and just go by Ocho Sinco. What a goofball.
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