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2015 NFL thread
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Sorry Steel. I was much more of a fan of the game in general years ago than I am now. I just don't have any interest in football outside Colorado (except my beloved Boise State Broncos).
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 (August 21, 2015 at 3:53 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: Meh. It's hard to really blame the fans after the way the front office treated him, but I guess there is some share to go around. It was just sad to see a team with such a talented guy and still no-one feared them. Sure, Barry could break of 250 and three touches, but the Lions would still lose 31-21. I was surprised that he retired when he did (still had a bit in the tank) but I was more surprised he retired a Lion. That's just it. The Lions wouldn't let him out of his contract. He wanted to go to a new team to see what he could do on a team with an actual offensive line and have the chance of winning a Super Bowl, and that's why Detroit fans were so pissed. Sanders was done with Lions as an organzation, and since he couldn't play for another team, he decided to retire. A lot of Detroit fans hated him for it, but I wondered why it took him seven seasons to try to leave.
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I always looked at Barry and thought "Damn, if we could get a guy like that, Elway could finally get his ring." Well, we never got a Barry, but we came pretty damned close with Terrell.
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 (August 21, 2015 at 2:31 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Don't even get me started on Barry Sanders. He put in seven years in the Lions, and when he finally realized he needed to be on a different team to get a ring, the fans hated him for wanting to leave. People were even wearing his jersey with his name crossed out. It was pathetic the way the Detroit fans treated him. I'm thinking that the Lions need to gut the front office and sell the team to someone who, you know, actually knows something about building a winning football franchise - because the current owners clearly don't.  (August 21, 2015 at 3:56 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: Sorry Steel. I was much more of a fan of the game in general years ago than I am now. I just don't have any interest in football outside Colorado (except my beloved Boise State Broncos). I played a scrimmage game on that field. Fucks with your depth perception. When they used to be able to wear those blue jerseys at home games... that must've been a serious advantage.
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PM me your email address to join the Slack chat! I'll give you a taco(or five) if you join! --->There's an app and everything!<--- (August 21, 2015 at 11:15 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:(August 21, 2015 at 3:56 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: Sorry Steel. I was much more of a fan of the game in general years ago than I am now. I just don't have any interest in football outside Colorado (except my beloved Boise State Broncos). They tried to sell Orange turf to the Denver Broncos back in '78, trying to capitalize on the Broncos recent success and the town's ardent love for the team. They nearly managed it too. As bad as that blue is, can you imagine that bright Broncos "Blaze Orange" both on the field and the jerseys?!?
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I think my eagles are gon' be... quite good this year.
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Skins put RG on the bench in favor of Kirk. Still will not change our history of ignoring our offensive line, since the days of the HOGS.
The Vikings are blazing through the preseason, and it fills me with dread since it usually presages a ghastly set of disappointments when the regular season gets underway. Why must they tease me so?
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