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[Xilren's Twin]

I am on deck vs Xilren's eagles it looks like.

When are you available?  I am good pretty much anytime after 7PM EST.  Fridays are bad, and anytime the packers are playing IRL I am watching them.

I don't even care if I win or not.  I just want to finish more than 1.5 quarters this game.  GRRRRRR.  Upsets me that my stats are all wacked.  Can't imagine what green would have ended with, having 90 yards running on the first two drives.  MEH.

I usually get free around 10pm EST.  I'll keep an eye out for you.

Xilren

[HaemishM]

You other four guys, try to get your games in by the weekend, if possible.

[WayAbvPar]

Is this week 2 still or week 3? I need to know when to log in for another royal kicking of my ass.

[HaemishM]

Week 2. :)

[Shockeye]

At this rate you may not be done before the next season of the NFL starts.

[HaemishM]

Since EA is determined I shall not be allowed to own any other football games but their own next season, I find that highly appropriate.

[WayAbvPar]

Anyone up for a practice game while we wait for the rest of the schedule to finish? I need all the help I can get.

[murdoc]

If Pig is available, I'll try to be online Sunday night. Things are crazy right now and it's be difficult to sit down for a couple hours to do anything, let alone get my game in.

Sorry guys, 'tis the time of the year and all that.

[Alluvian]

I spent thursday idling in the lobby, and was on friday from 11pm est on to real early in the morning, but no luck.

Tuesday at 10pm EST???  That good for you Xilren?

[Pig Destroyer]

I'll be in the lobby at 10pm EST.  See ya then.

[murdoc]

Good game PD, my defence in the 2nd half made all the difference. It was pretty close imo until Rice decided to rip Bledsoe apart. But you got the big hit in as now I'm down both Brad Johnson (bastard Zet) AND Joey Galloway.

I can't believe how many dropped passes we had in that game too. Seemed that a few drives absolutely stalled because our receivers couldn't hang on.

Sorry about having to play late on a Sunday, I appreciate you staying up to get the game in.

[Pig Destroyer]

I cannot fathom how my offensive line was ripped apart so easily in the second half.  Was frustrating to say the least.  Hurting Joey Galloway did make it a little easier to take.

McGahee was useless for the most part, which is par for the course.

The only receiver worth a damn on my team is Eric Moulds, without him...I shudder to think what would happen.

Bledsoe's propensity to throw interceptions makes me want to go on a world-wide killing spree.  But I'm not bitter...not at all.

Good game man.

[Xilren's Twin]

I spent thursday idling in the lobby, and was on friday from 11pm est on to real early in the morning, but no luck.

Tuesday at 10pm EST???  That good for you Xilren?

That should work.  If the monday night game is a stinker I might even be on later tonight.  Sorry we couldn't hook up last week. This christmas season is going to kill me with "too much stuff to do overload", but in a good way.

BTW, I see the cover jinx isnt quite dead yet with TO getting hurt this weekend...  At least he should be back for the playoffs.

Xilren

[murdoc]

Does anyone use the headset during games? I always say hello, but doesn't seem like anyone has theirs on.

Though last night if Pig had his on, I didn't actually realise it wasn't full plugged in until 1/2 time and by then I figured even if he was talking, he gave up by then.

Also, anyone have a decent qb or receiver they don't want? :)

[HaemishM]

I actually don't have a headset. I will probably need to get one at some point, I just haven't wanted to plop down $30 on one yet.

I might have a wide receiver to trade, but I don't promise he'll be decent. :)

[WayAbvPar]

Does anyone use the headset during games? I always say hello, but doesn't seem like anyone has theirs on.

Though last night if Pig had his on, I didn't actually realise it wasn't full plugged in until 1/2 time and by then I figured even if he was talking, he gave up by then.

Also, anyone have a decent qb or receiver they don't want? :)

Alluvian and I chatted during our game- I think that is my favorite part of this league. If you don't have a headset, get one! How else can you chuckle at your opponent's misfortune and talk shit??

[Pig Destroyer]

I always wear my headset.  Though, the two games I've played so far there have been no talking.  

As a matter of fact, when Joey Galloway got hurt last night, I said into the headset something to the effect of "holy shit don't kill me" becuause I knew of your misfortunes with Brad Johnson.

There may have been some F-bombs thrown in every now and then for good measure as well.

[murdoc]

yeah, I had my headset on for the whole first 1/2 but realised it wasn't plugged in fully into the controller.

I said howdy a couple times after that though, but I have the feeling I don't have something set up right for voice chat to work. I'll have to play around with it a bit.


Edit - Just also wanted to add how kickass the webpage for our league is. I actually just enjoy going back and reading the play by play of other games. Too be honest (and I may be silly for saying it) if I was around and knew what times you other guys played your games, if it were possible, I would probably watch them.

It's just awesome how many stats and such they capture and present.

Damn EA for getting the NFL exclusive contract... damn them to Hell.

[Zetleft]

I actually don't have a headset. I will probably need to get one at some point, I just haven't wanted to plop down $30 on one yet.

I might have a wide receiver to trade, but I don't promise he'll be decent. :)

You missed one hell of a ramble after that 2nd pick you made on me.  Yeah Murdoc I finally found my headset... and promptly broke it in my rush to start the game with haemish, thank god for duct tape.

[HaemishM]

I see that Alluvian managed to slap the shit out of Xilren's Eagles. Good on you! 44-7 with McNabb only getting 168 yards passing.

I'm going to advance the schedule tonight. With the holiday coming up, I figure we can probably get the games done by 2 weeks from tonight (Jan. 5th).

[WayAbvPar]

Which one of you bastards gets the privilege of kicking me around the gridiron this week? I will be mostly unavailable until the 26th. I have the 27, 30 and 31st off from work, so any of those days would work, or nearly any night. Holla!

[HaemishM]

I play Devourment's Bills this week. I'm off work until January 3rd (WHOO HOO!) so just let me know what day is good and I'll probably be available.

[Pig Destroyer]

Well lets see, I've not had power since Wednesday so ummm, I'm not sure.

Fuckin' AEP man...they better get my power back on tonight or you'll be seeing me on the news.

I hate snow.

[Ozzu]

Alluvian, I'll be idling in the lobby for the next few days for our next game. I'm even in there tonight (the 27th) if you feel like getting it out of the way now.

[Pig Destroyer]

I play Devourment's Bills this week. I'm off work until January 3rd (WHOO HOO!) so just let me know what day is good and I'll probably be available.

I am "working" from home today, so if you wanna try and get our game done today that would be good.  If not, let me know when a good time for you is.

[HaemishM]

I'll look for you tonight around 9 pm Central time, right after "House" goes off.

[Alluvian]

Is there any way to make positional subs permanent in this league?  I don't like where Javon Walker lines up by default.  The only way I know of changing him is EVERY SINGLE GAME in EVERY SINGLE FORMATION.  I just want him to be the number 1 reciever on the other side of driver.  Have not messed with it yet, but Fergusen is going to get me KILLED with all his dropped passes.

I made this change is a nice and easy depth chart interface in my offline fanchise mode and am used to seeing walker where fergusen is.  It leads to a lot of unopen passes.

I have some pre-existing commitments this week so I am not sure how free I will be to play our game Ozzu.

I think I should be free around 8pm EST tomorrow (wednesday).  I have to be somewhere else at 10pm so it would have to start pretty close to 8.

[Ozzu]

That'll work. I'll be on around 8pm EST tomorrow then.

[HaemishM]

Unfortunately, there is no game-to-game depth charts or roster changes. You can make trades, but if you don't like the depth chart, you have to remember to change him every game.

Maybe in next year's game, they'd allow custom rosters in online leagues.


FUCK!

[Pig Destroyer]

Haem, I am working from home again today, sooooo I'd like to play during the day since my Buckeyes are playing their bowl game tonight.

[murdoc]

WayAbvPar, I work Wed-Fri until 8pm MST, but have Sat-Wed off so lemme know what your schedule looks like.

[WayAbvPar]

Maybe Sunday evening after the NFL games? Unless something bad happens to the Seahawks, in which case I will too clinically depressed to play...

Maybe 4:30 PM PST?

[murdoc]

I think that would work out good. I have nothing else planned other then watching football all day.

[HaemishM]

Haem, I am working from home again today, sooooo I'd like to play during the day since my Buckeyes are playing their bowl game tonight.

Idling in the league lobby now, a little bit before 4 pm CST.

[Alluvian]

Damn, that sucked. Another second quarter disco, this time by ozzix.

I was leading 17-13, but he was about to score off a deep 3 and out he forced on me.

I only had one good drive, for the opening 3 points, the rest was on a kickoff return and a 60 yard run.  Nice crushing ground game out of the cowboys.  Man, that three back offensive power set is hard to shut down for less than 5 yards.

When I did stuff the run he would almost always get the clutch throw on third down.

I started forcing stuff on offense knowing he was clobbering my D and I had NO time of posession so I threw a pick, etc...

Damnit.  Not how I want to win.  Would rather lose fair.