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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 9:03 am
(February 2, 2015 at 7:51 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: When is the last time the Skins did anything, like in 1991 when they beat my Detroit Lions in the NFC championship game? How many Matt Millen dartboards have you gone through in the past couple decades?
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 9:07 am
I was rooting for the Patriots anyway since the Seahawks beat my Packers, but goddamn I'm glad I don't have to sit through the deluge of Russel Wilson praising God and thanking Jesus for helping him win the game.
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 9:11 am
"It's just another test. Frankly, I'm getting pretty fucking tired of god testing me..."
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 11:42 am
(February 2, 2015 at 9:03 am)Tonus Wrote: How many Matt Millen dartboards have you gone through in the past couple decades? You do not understand how FUCKING annoying it was to see his walrus looking ass become an analyst just months after leaving what would be the worse team in history (the 2008 0-16 season). Like this guy goes from running a club into the ground to being an expert at success overnight?
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 12:46 pm
I think this is a perfect microcosm of the whole notion of god's involvement in sports. This is Richard Sherman's response to a reporter's question after the game:
Sherman:(on if he thought they were going to win after WR Jermaine Kearse's juggling catch in the fourth quarter) "I thought we had a chance, through God's grace. He always seems to be with us in these big games. We had to give all the things to the man upstairs. We had the chance to win this ball game. It was a heck of a play by Jermaine. But unfortunately, they made a play at the end and you've got to give them credit."
God is always with us in these big games, but we lost so give the other team credit. You heard it here first: Tom Brady kicked god's ass. The Seahawks were just collateral damage.
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 1:23 pm
(February 2, 2015 at 9:03 am)Tonus Wrote: (February 2, 2015 at 7:51 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: When is the last time the Skins did anything, like in 1991 when they beat my Detroit Lions in the NFC championship game? How many Matt Millen dartboards have you gone through in the past couple decades?
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 2:32 pm
I hate that I have to live in a world where the Patriots are defending champions again. I really thought we were done with that shit.
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 2:44 pm
(This post was last modified: February 2, 2015 at 2:45 pm by Kitty Galore.)
(February 1, 2015 at 11:11 pm)Faith No More Wrote: (February 1, 2015 at 11:03 pm)Tonus Wrote: Well they're going to stack the line, so a pass isn't outrageous, but a slant from the one is a terrible call.
You can stack the line all you want, as long Lynch doesn't run into four guys at once, there's a good chance he's going to plow through to the endzone.
This^^^^^
I was in so much shock and disbelief I couldn't even post last night. I can't believe it. I just kept looking at Dreaming saying "Noooo, nooooo, noooo,".. like that couldn't have possible just happened.
(February 1, 2015 at 11:12 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (February 1, 2015 at 11:10 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: And well they should, that was the stupidest call I've seen in ages .... and I'm a Cowboys fan. Lynch and Wilson in the backfield from the one? I'll run an option sweep and let you criticize my college playcalling while I'm sizing my ring.
No shit. Seriously? Seriously?
You know, if they stop Lynch up the middle from the one on three downs, I can live with that. Good game, sir. But not this. This is something fucking else.
And that^^^^
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 2:57 pm
(February 2, 2015 at 2:44 pm)Kitty Galore Wrote: (February 1, 2015 at 11:11 pm)Faith No More Wrote: You can stack the line all you want, as long Lynch doesn't run into four guys at once, there's a good chance he's going to plow through to the endzone.
This^^^^^
I was in so much shock and disbelief I couldn't even post last night. I can't believe it. I just kept looking at Dreaming saying "Noooo, nooooo, noooo,".. like that couldn't have possible just happened.
(February 1, 2015 at 11:12 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: No shit. Seriously? Seriously?
You know, if they stop Lynch up the middle from the one on three downs, I can live with that. Good game, sir. But not this. This is something fucking else.
And that^^^^
Mistakes are a part of the game.
Coaches are part of the team.
Coach made a mistake, Pats capitalized on it, team lost. Also part of the game.
You won't have the Pats to worry about for much longer; both Belichick and Brady are nearing the ends of their careers.
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RE: The Road to Glendale: NFL Playoffs discussion
February 2, 2015 at 3:05 pm
(February 2, 2015 at 2:57 pm)Chas Wrote: Mistakes are a part of the game.
Coaches are part of the team.
Coach made a mistake, Pats capitalized on it, team lost. Also part of the game.
Well, duh. I believe I called for Pete Carroll's head already.
(Not literally, of course, despite last night's colossal fuckup, he's the best boon to Seattle's coaching staff since forever.)
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