MNF Open Game Thread
by abender20 on Nov 30, 2009 5:00 PM PST
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PrintBrady. Brees. Maroney. Thomas. Moss. Colston. Sharper. Applebee's commercials starring Chris Berman, and of course, Ron Jaworski's incredulous chin wagging. Talk about appointment television!
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Severe disappointment.
My 750 of Duchesse de Bourgogne (that I’ve been saving for this evening) doesn’t taste right. It doesn’t taste foul, but it doesn’t taste like it is supposed to taste. What to do?
Too much fluorescent light maybe?
Or you could just convince yourself that the name makes it good and that those that don’t appreciate its unique taste are butchers and barbarians.
Also take a shot every time Jaworski says "NFL football player" or "The NFL is a quarterback's league"
The NFL is a quarterback’s league. Tom Brady is an NFL quarterback. The NFL is Tom Brady’s league.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
I know we aren't supposed to talk about fantasy in other threads
But can we make a special exemption for a remarkably insane situation for tonight?
http://www.fleaflicker.com/nfl/showMatchup.do?leagueId=82881&fantasyGameId=11145185
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Awesome
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
So..
Over/under? …Final score 52-49?
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 5:42 PM PST reply actions
Haha nice kick
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 5:46 PM PST reply actions
I think it would be a fun experiment to line up the non-QB offensive skill positions from every team in the league
with Brady and the Pats O line, all against the same defense, just to see what happened.
I love this play calling
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 5:55 PM PST reply actions
Wow.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
It does not surprise me that New England is starting hot
Isn’t this an annual tradition: The Pats melt a supposed contender sometime around mid-season?
I understand that.
But I had not yet seen him run that softly. So to me, to see it to that degree, to see how all the collisions have taken their toll, was surprising. Perhaps you’ve seen a lot more of him than I, recently.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
He's 265 lbs
Forget collisions he should be barreling over guys and not trying to think he’s Bradshaw.
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Yes, well that's where the "weird" part factors in.
To me he shows signs of a RB that is tired of punishing collisions. The fact he’s built like the Under Armour mannequin at Sports Authority made it surprising to see.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
From undrafted camp fodder to starting back in just two seasons
There might be something to this grabbing young running backs every few years thing instead of drafting ‘franchise backs’
He was confident I couldn't answer in under 10 because we have been drinking a fantastic beer.
Joke’s on him. Dumb Med Student’s…
Here it be:
You have eight balls all of the same size. Seven of them weigh the same, and one of them weighs slightly more. How can you find the ball that is heavier by using a balance and only two weighings?
By picking each one up until you notice which one's the heaviest
by B.B.Finnegan on Nov 30, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
Don't you have to pick them up to put them on the balance?
Just call out the heavier one when you’re putting them on
by B.B.Finnegan on Nov 30, 2009 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
Weigh 3 of them against 3 others. If equal, you have a weighting to examine the other two.
If unequal, your second weighing of any two out of the heavier triplet would give you the answer.
Boom.
You have defended Med School honor, or just proven that whatever school you go to is better than Tulane Med. Allow me to ridicule him now.
Apparently it is on the list of commonly asked questions
for jobs at Google. The first “real” job I ever interviewed for asked me a similar type question about dropping eggs.
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Fucker would probably get it.
No common sense, but ’whickid smaht" when we get into our biology discussion (that was my Good Will Hunting voice).
Saw this in a video game.
1. Weigh balls A, B, & C against balls D, E, & F. Either one side will weigh more (meaning the heavy ball is in that group) or both sides will balance (meaning none of them are heavy).
2a. If one side weighed more, weigh two of the balls against each other (for example, A vs. B). Either one will be heavier, or they’ll balance, and the one you didn’t weigh is the heavy one.
2b. If the first six balls all balanced, weigh the other two. Whichever weighs more is the heavy one.
In addition
If you want to go to the Dick’s Sporting Goods site, do not type “dicks.com” into your address bar. Jussayin’.
That's good,
We export enough shameful products to the wold.
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Probably the same thing they call it here
Crack in the Box
by B.B.Finnegan on Nov 30, 2009 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
Damn
Trucked.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:40 PM PST reply actions
Both are 18-0 and meet in the Super Bowl!
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
Nice play by the Pats
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:41 PM PST reply actions
Who in the world is Sam Aiken?
And why is he leading NE in receiving so far?
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Man New Orleans is playing good defense today
At least so far.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:44 PM PST reply actions
Beanie Wells!
For a second I thought you meant Oregon State.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
T.J Whosyamomma
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
Just looking into this
of the 8 OSU players drafted in 2007 only 4 remain on NFL rosters and only 2 receive significant playing time that I can tell. Only 1 of 3 in 2008. The 2009 group is looking better though.
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So which team do you guys want to win?
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:57 PM PST reply actions
Or are you just watching from a neutral standpoint and don't care?
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
Studying?
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
I want the Pats to come back and make it interesting
Otherwise I’m gonna get boaurd
by B.B.Finnegan on Nov 30, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
DAMN
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:01 PM PST reply actions
When did that fucker leave Dallas!?
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
Missed?
…
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:05 PM PST reply actions
I laughed.
I also hate the “live and let Addai” one.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
Now the Patriots are going to lose by a field goal or less
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:07 PM PST reply actions
I want my own personal Chris Johnson.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:10 PM PST reply actions
And his name is C.J Spiller
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
Curry was fined for going after Jason Smith's knee?
Thats pretty awful if true. Wish I could see some of these plays they’re talking about.
Fine with me
If that’s what Curry’s doing, maybe he’ll learn something. If he isn’t, he’ll learn something else.
by B.B.Finnegan on Nov 30, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think he questioned Curry's integrity
I think he questioned Curry’s maturity, and maybe Curry is still immature.
Sedrick Ellis
The running back.
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
The Saints secondary has been sharp.
No pun intended right?
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:26 PM PST reply actions
Money!
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:30 PM PST reply actions
From writing or watching?
BTW, I have never asked what your book is about; you could post about it..y’know..if you wanted.
Field Gulls will take part in the writing I hope
but I am not there yet.
The book is a genre piece about the Seahawks, not my Great American Novel.
Does Lance get a shout out?
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by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 30, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
Is he out for the year?
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by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 30, 2009 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
Huh.
Well I’ve been under a rock.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 30, 2009 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
I never knew what to think about Mayo
big tackle numbers produced by decrepit surrounding talent, but good? I don’t know.
I don't know whether or not he was "good"
But I liked watching him come downhill, he could thump people in a way I appreciated.
I think worse.
Also a die-hard Hawks fan.
by Hopefulmsfan on Nov 30, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
Good question
11-5 without Brady last year, but this is clearly a different team.
They went 11-5 with Cassell.
I’m just saying.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 30, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
You would know better then me.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 30, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
They're completely retooling that defense
it had a couple more pieces last year than this year (Seymour, Harrison, Bruschi, Vrabel). They’re a team in decline.
Shotgun running plays are my favorite
Next to the split-back sets where the RB runs it up the gut.
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New Orleans
has a bit of problem. That was the Patriots 55th play of the night. They might get to 85 or 90. That defense is going to be exhausted.. .the miss tackling is starting already.
They're scoring to quickly though.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 30, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
Saints Defense
Is still swarming to the ball despite being on the field for so long. Gotta say im impresses
I really hate the fact that there is 3 ways to spell that word.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 30, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
Saints slowing the pace down a little bit now
3 straight runs for a 1st down
Do the Seahawks even have 19 TDs?
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by Pessimistic Optimist on Nov 30, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
noodle arm
I heard he’d throw more checkdowns but he’s completely incapable of making the short throws also
by B.B.Finnegan on Nov 30, 2009 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
One thing I wonder about Brady
He has benefited from New England’s system so much. As the system becomes more common and defenses better understand how to gameplan against it, will he suffer?
Is it the system
or his leg?
That 1st down deep ball was terrible and he had no pressure on him.
He's still one of the top 5 in the game
I think he’s a good step below his 2005-2007 self
I wouldn't be either
I’d try to get that guy as many balls as I could.
Ya I don't know, better to get rid of them a year too early that a year too late
Like I’m ever patient enough to realize that at the time though.
I'm sure they'll keep drafting capable backups and then trading them as they become assets.
With a 33 year old Brady, though, that may only happen once more.
I haven't watched the whole game
but has that back shoulder ball been thrown all day?
Here's a dilemma
Seattle doesn’t retain Ruskell but does sign a very smart offensive minded GM. I’m happy.
He's been good at building a defense, but he hasn't built the Ravens D.
I’d rather see someone put together a serious offense.
This defense has too many issues to be elite in the next two years, right?
Then you’re looking at aging at some of the positions that are key now. I don’t see it.
I only see the aging in individual players
Kerney is replaceable and expendable. Terrill is a goner and the only “old” part you’re looking at is the secondary with Lucas and Grant I would think.
Our LB corp is young and deep.
What I see is Seattle’s D improving with experience and new talent.
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It's hard to say
Seattle has so many good looking young players just entering their prime. You do not assume development, but spread over enough promising candidates, it becomes much more likely. What if some combination of Tapp, Jackson, Wilson, Mebane, Hill, Curry, Hawthorne or Bryant take that next step in the next couple of seasons. All of sudden, Colin Cole isn’t such a problem.
If a new GM, I wonder more what they're going to do with the coaches
by B.B.Finnegan on Nov 30, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
To clarify
I think I’d be happy if Ruskell is retained, but I’d be thrilled if we hired a really smart offensive-minded GM.
44 plays and something like 475 yards
Those are college stats versus a D-IAA team.
I was going to use the Rice-Houston game from the
weekend, but probably not the right audience
facepalm
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All I want for Christmas is Joe Haden, Eric Berry, and Nandamukong Suh in Seahawks blue.
by Wayward Llama on Dec 1, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Moss pulling out one of his favorite Oakland Raiders routes
jog and just sort of hang out
As much as i'd like to see someone finally slow down the Saints..
it humors me to watch the Patriots get smacked
He's certainly faced some adversity
but he’s been throwing to some ridiculous receivers.
And putting up ridiculous numbers
I respect any quarterback that can put up those numbers, often playing behind, in a pro-style offense.
Matter of time before Carney missed one
He’s been aiming for the right upright every time.
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What an amazing game.
I was pulling for the Saints and Brees here at Rory’s in Edmonds, and Brees has been ridiculous. Anything can happen in football, but I’ll be surprised if this Saints team doesn’t make the Super Bowl. I would LOVE to see Brees vs. Manning in the Super Bowl.
by BrettJMiller on Nov 30, 2009 8:27 PM PST via mobile reply actions
"You look for signature wins"
Of course. The Saints are in good shape to get picked for a top seed by the Tournament Committee thanks to a signature win like this one.
The Dolphins weren't the 1st to go undefeated in the regular season
I think the Bears did it twice in the 30s and maybe the Redskins as well. They are the only team to complete a full regular season and postseason without a loss or tie. It’s a pretty amazing accomplishment.
Not so much
But making a big deal of it to everyone else is what is tacky.
Perhaps
But they do have literal champagne, I believe.
That whole recruiting thing
probably didn’t help his image among the general fanbase, but the kid is 21. Most guys are pricks at 21.
I know its the morning after, but...
could someone explain to me why Mike MacKenzie and McAlister were sitting at home waiting for a phone call and we’ve had Kelly Jennings?
I was thinking the same damned thing, especially when McKenzie grabbed that pick?
Why didn’t we pick this dude up?
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by Wayward Llama on Dec 1, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Why didnt we go after Darren Sharper!
Here’s a team that was starting two CB’s who are Methusalah-old, and probably didnt know the names of half their teammates, certainly didnt know Gregg Williams’ scheme and yet McKenzie slayed, Sharper debacled everyone within his range and McAlister gave up nothing. Harper got run over by a truck with MARONEY on it’s vanity plates but damn, that patched together defensive backfield looked SB quality.
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