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Trippy
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Battle of the Network NFL Stars.
I loved that show as a kid. It was fun watching NBC's football team crush everybody else when they had Mark Harmon (starting QB at UCLA in his college days) playing for them.
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Cyrrex
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Man, I love that show too. Mostly it was because of all the really hot women, which is odd because I was only like 6 or 7 at the time.
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"...maybe if you cleaned the piss out of the sunny d bottles under your desks and returned em, you could upgrade you vid cards, fucken lusers.." - Grunk
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Trippy
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Man, I love that show too. Mostly it was because of all the really hot women
...wearing swimsuits...
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Tannhauser
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The Pro Bowl has been a joke for a long while. They need to shitcan that whole thing, take out the extra week between the championships and the Super Bowl and just name the people who would've gone to the Pro Bowl All-Stars or something. It was stupid when it was a week after the Super Bowl and in Hawaii. It's worse now, because all the Super Bowl players won't be playing.
And the college OT system? Lame.
When it was in Hawaii, Pro Bowl just served as a vacation mecca for players and their family/friends. Now that it's part of the superbowl pre-event gala hype, not sure what function it really serves. It should be replaced with a skill competition carousel — fastest runner, have QBs fire passes through tires and/or put a radar gun on 'em, 3v3 (fl|t)ag football, lineman reverse tug-o-war (i.e., line up on opposite sides of tackle "dummy" and see who can push who off), strongest man, etc.… That would be more exciting than the extremely lame pro-bowl game… Excellent idea. I'd love to see that and would give the NFL another way to highlight their players. Have Manning and Brady goof around and chat and throw footballs. Have some of the players that have a personality chat and just hang out. I would watch that way more than the Pro Bowl.
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HaemishM
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Margalis
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They already do, it's called the "All Pro" team and it's far more selective than the Pro Bowl. I'm not sure why the owners/coaches allow the Pro Bowl to exist with how paranoid everyone is about injuries. Maybe they should just play the thing in a giant inflatible bouncy castle.
The way it is they basically play two-hand touch.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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Nebu
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The way it is they basically play two-hand touch.
That's it! They can play flag football for the pro bowl!
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Cyrrex
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Isn't there a league full of Playboy Playmates? We could just watch that instead.
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"...maybe if you cleaned the piss out of the sunny d bottles under your desks and returned em, you could upgrade you vid cards, fucken lusers.." - Grunk
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Maybe if they gave a $2 million dollar bonus to the player that actually inflicted an injury to someone on the opposing team?
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Bungee
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Isn't there a league full of Playboy Playmates? We could just watch that instead.
The LFL? Go San Diego Seduction!!!
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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Am I wrong in saying that this superbowl is rather blah so far? Even the commercials are pedestrian... aside from Snickers which gets a big win for Betty White and Abe Vigoda.
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Margalis
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I could sure go for some Doritos and Bud Light!
Yeah, commercials and game have been blah. I guess partly because I don't care even slightly who wins.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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Merusk
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The Bud Light commercials have sucked. I got chuckles out of the Snickers and a few Doritos commercials. The Denny's Chickens were pretty damn funny too, but I enjoy stupid humor like that.
Oh, forgot the Letterman spot with Leno and Oprah. "Worst superbowl party ever.."
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Surlyboi
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Who Dat?
The motherfucking superbowl champions, that's who.
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Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
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K9
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Fucking awesome game.
Who Dat!
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Sjofn
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Hopefully this will make the boo hooing Vikings fans shut the fuck up. Oh, who am I kidding.
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God Save the Horn Players
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Surlyboi
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No, now you'll just have boo-hooing Colts fans joining in on the chorus.
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Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
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Bzalthek
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"Use the Soy Sauce, Luke!" WHOM, ZASH, CLISH CLASH! "Umeboshi Kenobi!! NOOO!!!"
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Solid game, though I was disappointed I couldn't spot Nesbit on the field.
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"Pity hurricanes aren't actually caused by gays; I would take a shot in the mouth right now if it meant wiping out these chucklefucks." ~WayAbvPar
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Tannhauser
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What a great game, not too many penalties, only one turnover and some great plays. Kudos to Indy for playing their usual excellent game, but man did the Saints scratch and claw. Without a doubt the best two teams played and without a doubt the Saints are the best team of the year. Such gutsy calls by Coach Peyton, that onside kick was amazing.
Regardless of who plays, I'm always glad to see close Superbowl games.
Oh and the commercials were the worst in years. The auto-tune one was kinda funny but it was just a lousy year for commercials.
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Well, I'm highly pissed off. I can't believe that the fucking Saints won. I mean really. Their defense sucks and Brees is a dillhole. Also, Manning is a Catholic priest that actually does not molest small children and brought Tennessee out of the Civil War. Really.
Actually, I couldn't give a shit. Does it matter?
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Rasix
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Well, I'm highly pissed off. I can't believe that the fucking Saints won. I mean really. Their defense sucks and Brees is a dillhole. Also, Manning is a Catholic priest that actually does not molest small children and brought Tennessee out of the Civil War. Really.
Actually, I couldn't give a shit. Does it matter?
Just because we keep banning the biggest douchebag on the forums quarterly, doesn't mean someone needs to take up the reigns. If it doesn't matter to you, why are you reading the thread and better yet, why are you posting?
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Riggswolfe
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What a great game, not too many penalties, only one turnover and some great plays. Kudos to Indy for playing their usual excellent game, but man did the Saints scratch and claw. Without a doubt the best two teams played and without a doubt the Saints are the best team of the year. Such gutsy calls by Coach Peyton, that onside kick was amazing.
Regardless of who plays, I'm always glad to see close Superbowl games.
Oh and the commercials were the worst in years. The auto-tune one was kinda funny but it was just a lousy year for commercials.
My wife (Saints fan) got kinda cranky with me when I criticized the on-sides kick as risky for no reason.
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"We live in a country, where John Lennon takes six bullets in the chest, Yoko Ono was standing right next to him and not one fucking bullet! Explain that to me! Explain that to me, God! Explain it to me, God!" - Denis Leary summing up my feelings about the nature of the universe.
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Paelos
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Saints won, and I don't begrudge them. Still, did it not sound like a Saints home game in there? Damn if I've never heard a Super Bowl crowd so very one-sided in years.
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HaemishM
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That's because an absolute shitton of New Orleans fans went to the Super Bowl, hell a bunch went to Miami just to be in the fucking city. 44 years of disappointment and despair and it's finally over.
SAINTS WIN!
That was a good game. It wasn't decided by the refs, by penalties, by stupidity, it was the best team coming through at the right time. I've been watching these bastards trip over their dick for 32 years. My first football memory is the Saints losing to the Detroit Lions on TV. I never thought I'd be able to utter the phrase SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ORLEANS SAINTS!
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Abagadro
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Was a very good game and I agree with Haemish that that it was refreshing how little role the refs played. I feel a bit bad for Manning. He is really a master and watching him play is a thing of beauty. In my opinion that interception was actually not his fault. If you look at it Wayne was very lazy on his break. I think he was the hot read on the blitz and Wayne didn't read it so didn't break for the quick slant. Doubt it would have mattered all that much as NO basically outplayed them from the start of the 2nd quarter on. Sean Payton has big brass ones, that's for sure.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Well, I'm highly pissed off. I can't believe that the fucking Saints won. I mean really. Their defense sucks and Brees is a dillhole. Also, Manning is a Catholic priest that actually does not molest small children and brought Tennessee out of the Civil War. Really.
Actually, I couldn't give a shit. Does it matter?
Just because we keep banning the biggest douchebag on the forums quarterly, doesn't mean someone needs to take up the reigns. If it doesn't matter to you, why are you reading the thread and better yet, why are you posting? Sarcasm, my friend....... I thought it was so over the top it wouldn't merit a ban threat, but sorry anyway
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Sjofn
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The interception was just beautiful from a defensive point of view, in my opinion. I tend to agree with wasn't Manning's fault exactly, it was just a great defensive play.
I haven't watched the Colts play very much. Their coach ... he's sort of disturbing. There's having a game face, and then there's looking like you do not feel human emotions because you are an android sent from the future.
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God Save the Horn Players
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Sky
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Well, I'm pretty sure Tony Dungy is an alien. So usual fare over at Indy.
I really wanted a Vikes v Colts SB, I really wanted the Colts to win, but credit where it's due. It was a good game, both teams pretty much executed well and the best team won.
Garçon's drop was huge. I was a bit unhappy with the scrum for the ball during the onside kick, Saints players mobbed it and were pulling Colts off the pile and jumping on the pile at the same time...after the refs were there trying to break it up. It was pretty ugly. The long FG attempt for Indy was a huge mistake, handing the Saints great position.
I think maybe putting it in Adai's hands more would've been good, they were getting some good success with that early. Really, who prepares for a Colts running game? Great pick six, game was over that exact second, even though I never count Peyton out. Clock management was a bit crappy toward the end.
Funniest moment was big-mouth Shockey getting elbowed to the face into the ground. Or maybe the down marker smacking that guy on the sidelines (I hope he's ok, but the face was funny).
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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The interception was just beautiful from a defensive point of view, in my opinion. I tend to agree with wasn't Manning's fault exactly, it was just a great defensive play.
I haven't watched the Colts play very much. Their coach ... he's sort of disturbing. There's having a game face, and then there's looking like you do not feel human emotions because you are an android sent from the future.
Caldwell always has that "huh?" look to him. I don't want to outright question his ability to coach but I have not seen anything from him when I caught games this season. I don't think I have heard him speak on the sidelines either. Not saying he doesn't coach, but it does make you wonder just how much authority Manning has on that team. As for the SB. First half blew ass and the Saints def got shredded pretty much the whole game (though they did not play for almost the entire 2nd quarter) aside from one mistake/great-play. Saints offense...my god, if you see that the Indy def is that god damn fast, stop running east to west and start throttling it between the tackles. Second half played out much better. The Saints field goal kicker was spot on though... insane leg and accuracy in that type of situation. Glad they got that 43 year old monkey off their back. ...now about my Browns.
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Does any one know where the love of God goes...When the waves turn the minutes to hours? -G. Lightfoot
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It was a good game, both teams pretty much executed well and the best team won.
The superbowl usually seems to be more of a one sided affair. I'm happy that the anticipated round of excuse-making for the Colts and Manning hasn't happened.
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Sjofn
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It seems like the Superbowls of late have all been pretty good, or at least ended fun. I can't think of a full out shitty one since Ravens-Giants (<sob>).
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God Save the Horn Players
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ghost
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Colts-Bears and, in particular, Steelers-Seahawks were yawners.
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Sjofn
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Haha, I forgot about those completely, so I guess you're right.
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K9
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The kickoff return was the highlight of the Colts-Bears superbowl.
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Twenty eight of the superbowls have been won by at least 10 points. There have been some real stinkers in the past, however. My personal favorite has been the SF-Cinci game where Tim Krumrie broke his leg in horrific fashion and Montana engineered one of the most amazing drives in NFL history. But then there's the Pats-Bears from '85. What a terrible game.
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