Sports Hangout

[Elmdor Rizer]

/does not compute!
You are right, for me they all play in the pink zone
We only get some rugby games aired here, no american football... that would explain my total ignorance

I know I'll kick Adebayor out from my FPS team if that happens.

No worries, Arsène seems to be real fond of Adebayor, and it looks like it's paying off this season. Then, he has to give Bendtner enough playtime to justify not sending him out on loan.. so, who knows..

Yeah, I just enjoy typing random things about Arsenal. Ban me.

[Panda Man]

You are right, for me they all play in the pink zone

I know I'll kick Adebayor out from my FPS team if that happens.

Don't make me hurt you in a creative and sexual way

FPS team?

Ban me.

do it.

[Elmdor Rizer]

Fantasy Premier League, you fag. Don't play stupid, just because I'm winning!

[Panda Man]

Fantasy Premier League, you fag. Don't play stupid, just because I'm winning!

[SegNin]

EDIT: and everyone knows that San Diego will be re-hiring Marty next season. So Ravens fans, don't get excited.

Marty?

No thanks, we'd like to win another Super Bowl again someday.

So, San Diego can have him.

And Billick would be fine if he just wasn't so damn stubborn

And wouldn't Fantasy Premier League be FPL, not FPS?

[Cookie Monster]

FPS team?

And wouldn't Fantasy Premier League be FPL, not FPS?

You guys have no idea of real football, I said it's FPS team damnit!

[Elmdor Rizer]

Well, uh, Cookies is Spanish so he probably refers to it as Fantasia primera.. sistema?

Edit: Front Page Sports Football? Damn, I'm confused.

[SegNin]

You guys have no idea of real football, I said it's FPS team damnit!

First Person Shooter team, then?

[Cookie Monster]

S is for sex, that's good enough for me!

Go Ravens! or something

[SegNin]

S is for sex, that's good enough for me!

First Person Sex team?

If that doesn't make soccer more popular in the US, nothing will.

Go Ravens! or something

I appreciate the thought, but we barely beat the 49'ers, Rams, Jets and Cardinals.

Who all suck.

The Ravens could make the playoffs, maybe, as a wild card because of their relatively soft schedule, but if they do, they'll get bounced in the first round.

[Paladin_Hammer]

Marty?

No thanks, we'd like to win another Super Bowl again someday.

So, San Diego can have him.

And Billick would be fine if he just wasn't so damn stubborn

And wouldn't Fantasy Premier League be FPL, not FPS?

Marty turned San Diego into a Super-Bowl caliber team. He was fired because the owner of the Chargers is a nut-job (he considered Marty's style of play "out-dated"). When Marty was in charge the Chargers went 14-2 last year, and were playoff contenders for his last two. Now, the Chargers have a rats-ass chance in hell to even make it to round 1 of the playoffs. Marty, given three-four years, could take any team to the Super-Bowl and win.

I appreciate the thought, but we barely beat the 49'ers, Rams, Jets and Cardinals.

Who all suck.

The Ravens could make the playoffs, maybe, as a wild card because of their relatively soft schedule, but if they do, they'll get bounced in the first round.

Don't be so hard on yourself. The Ravens still have one of the best Defenses in the league. All you guys need is a quarter-back worth a damn. McNair could run back in the day, but he's never had a good arm.

[SegNin]

Marty turned San Diego into a Super-Bowl caliber team. He was fired because the owner of the Chargers is a nut-job (he considered Marty's style of play "out-dated"). When Marty was in charge the Chargers went 14-2 last year, and were playoff contenders for his last two. Now, the Chargers have a rats-ass chance in hell to even make it to round 1 of the playoffs. Marty, given three-four years, could take any team to the Super-Bowl and win.

No, he can't.

When you lose in the playoffs as often as he has, it becomes psychological.

He'd need a team that was strong enough to overcome that, and with the salary cap and parity, I don't see him ever coaching a team that strong.
Last years San Diego team was arguably the strongest team he's ever had.

Don't be so hard on yourself. The Ravens still have one of the best Defenses in the league. All you guys need is a quarter-back worth a damn. McNair could run back in the day, but he's never had a good arm.

The defense is good, but over-rated.

Every time the other team goes no-huddle with their offense, we usually can't stop them from marching downfield and scoring.

Which is a problem when all your offense can do is score field goals.

That and teams have figured out that in our secondary, Samari Rolle, or whoever's subbing for him, is the weak spot. And do they ever take advantage of that.

And we have 2 decent quarterbacks; it's just that McNair is hurt all the time, and as tough as he is, when he's hurt he can't throw the ball effectively--especially the deeper passes.

If Billick wasn't so damn stubborn/fearful of creating a quarterback controversy, he'd have put Boller in after McNair pulled his groin in the first game, and kept Boller as the starter until McNair healed.

Boller has matured; he can step in and be very effective.

That way we'd have a relatively healthy McNair ready when we start going on the road (where we never do well) against tougher teams.
But, no, instead we have McNair starting: with Boller coming in when McNair re-aggravates the injury--which he does every week--which means he's not going to be healthy all season.

Finally, there's a lack of discipline on this team that leads to stupid penalties.
A problem under Billick for years now, and one that's cost us quite a few games over those years.

So, I don't have high hopes for this season.

[Paladin_Hammer]

No, he can't.

When you lose in the playoffs as often as he has, it becomes psychological.

He'd need a team that was strong enough to overcome that, and with the salary cap and parity, I don't see him ever coaching a team that strong.
Last years San Diego team was arguably the strongest team he's ever had.

The defense is good, but over-rated.

Every time the other team goes no-huddle with their offense, we usually can't stop them from marching downfield and scoring.

Which is a problem when all your offense can do is score field goals.

That and teams have figured out that in our secondary, Samari Rolle, or whoever's subbing for him, is the weak spot. And do they ever take advantage of that.

And we have 2 decent quarterbacks; it's just that McNair is hurt all the time, and as tough as he is, when he's hurt he can't throw the ball effectively--especially the deeper passes.

If Billick wasn't so damn stubborn/fearful of creating a quarterback controversy, he'd have put Boller in after McNair pulled his groin in the first game, and kept Boller as the starter until McNair healed.

Boller has matured; he can step in and be very effective.

That way we'd have a relatively healthy McNair ready when we start going on the road (where we never do well) against tougher teams.
But, no, instead we have McNair starting: with Boller coming in when McNair re-aggravates the injury--which he does every week--which means he's not going to be healthy all season.

Finally, there's a lack of discipline on this team that leads to stupid penalties.
A problem under Billick for years now, and one that's cost us quite a few games over those years.

So, I don't have high hopes for this season.

Hold on... did you just say that he PULLED his GROIN? How'd he do that? Wait, don't answer.

And Marty gave Kansas City and San Diego the best seasons they've had in decades. Marty could take a team to the Superbowl, he just misses that one game-making factor. Like last year Rivers crumbled under the pressure and the San-Diego defense looked ill-disciplined. All he needs is a few decent coaches around him to pick up that extra slack, that tiny, almost insignificant amount of slack, and he'd be a Super-Bowl champion.

And no huddle is hard to pull off. Ask the Colts, even they have to just slow down once in awhile.

[l337killa07]

I'm not even going to bother reading through all the posts....as soon as someone started talking about soccer this is what happened to me ----sleep:

Don't get me wrong, I love soccer, but I don't anything about the clubs or the top players or whatever.

Pats vs. Dolphins this weekend. Of course, I'll be working, as usual, because they just have to deprive me of all my gameage during the best season the Pats have had in a while!

Pats will win....I'm thinkin 27-20. Maybe 24-14. And thats IF our injured players (Morris, Maroney) don't come back, and IF we allow them any points.

Another 3 TD passes for Brady? Lets beat Payton Manning's record of 49

[Paladin_Hammer]

I'm not even going to bother reading through all the posts....as soon as someone started talking about soccer this is what happened to me ----sleep:

Don't get me wrong, I love soccer, but I don't anything about the clubs or the top players or whatever.

Pats vs. Dolphins this weekend. Of course, I'll be working, as usual, because they just have to deprive me of all my gameage during the best season the Pats have had in a while!

Pats will win....I'm thinkin 27-20. Maybe 24-14. And thats IF our injured players (Morris, Maroney) don't come back, and IF we allow them any points.

Another 3 TD passes for Brady? Lets beat Payton Manning's record of 49

I don't know. Undefeated teams tend to ignore the muddle-of-the-middle and definantly ignore teams as bad as the Dolphins. When the Chiefs were undefeated in 2003, the BROWNS beat them. When the Broncos were undefeated in 1998? I think the Vikings shot 'em.

Teams as good as the Pats make the mistake of ignoring bad teams. But, if by the second quarter Miami hasn't stopped the Pats at least 7 times, I say the Pats win.