Soulstation1 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Damn JJ Watt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Saints trade Peterson to Cardinals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Soulstation1 said: Saints trade Peterson to Cardinals Wow. That was a Hollywood marriage. Lasted for all of six weeks. As a Falcons fan, I wish the Saints continued futility. Edited October 10, 2017 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/8/2017 at 5:14 PM, jlhoots said: All Aaron Rodgers, all of the time!! Local sports anchor yesterday cracked me up, talking about how the Real News story is that the Cowboys D just didn't play good enough, while the Fake News story was that the Cowboys O didn't manage the clock well enough. Losing to the Rams like that, I think (no, I know) you gotta go with the Real News story, but hell, Aaron Rodgers, that shit will happen, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 The Cowboys secondary is really bad. There's your Real News story. Sometimes it really IS that simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Browns down 33-3 to Texans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Aaron Rodgers throwing left handed is better than any Browns QB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, Soulstation1 said: Aaron Rodgers throwing left handed is better than any Browns QB Couldn't happen. I wonder if Green Bay will take a look at Kaepernick??? Edited October 16, 2017 by jlhoots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Kaep will prob never get another chance in the NFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 No, and this is a very damaging move on his part if he and his lawyer don't have a smoking gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 YA Tittle passed away the other day. RIP. I had his bubble gum card in 1959. Here's a good interview with Hugh McElhenny.http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/McElhenny-recalls-Tittle-fellow-member-of-12277540.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Nice piece, GA. I've been watching the NFL since 1978 and know a fair deal of its history, but had never heard of The Million Dollar Backfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 This is a really fun read if you want to learn about the AFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Is he related to Tom Curran? He covers the Patriots for NBC Sports in Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 My favorite AFL book is called Going Long.https://www.amazon.com/Going-Long-Renegade-American-Football/dp/0071441549/ I've just finished reading Babe Parilli's biography Kentucky Babe.https://www.amazon.com/Kentucky-Babe-Parilli-Story/dp/1463703473/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Scott Dolan said: Is he related to Tom Curran? He covers the Patriots for NBC Sports in Boston. No idea, but not implausible, not in the least. I would recommend that book though, just because it might be hard today to imagine just how, uh...."entrepreneurial" the AFL was on its way to forcing the merger. The beauty of it is that it was originally written in 1965, so the story peaks with the signing of Joe Namath, the AFL winning a bidding war with the NFL that was the real "shot heard around the world" as far as expectations that the AFL wasn't going to have staying power. It's a great story, full of characters (and "characters"). That Going Long book looks like a good read. The AFL was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Yeah, I have read a lot about how instrumental (by way of being a complete pain in the ass) Al Davis was in the merger itself. Man older buddy of mine has long held that the AFL was some of the most entertaining football he's ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Oh, it wasn't just Al Davis. The whole bunch, players and owners, was maverick out the ass. That curran book is all about that. I remember watching AFL starting in, like, 1965 or 1966. I was an Oilers fan because the Cowboys pissed me off back then (and even now) but also, yeah, the AFL was just more fun for me as a Beatles fan . They openly embraced the whole long hair/rebel/youth thing up front. And the play was, generally speaking, looser and freer as well. Maybe that's nostalgia talking, but I was an AFL guy all the way, as music as a kid could be. And besides - Lance Alworth. One of the most graceful athletes I've ever seen, regardless of sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 No, but Al Davis was the ringleader, from what I've read. A serious thirn in Rozelle's side. It's actually quite sad to see what folks like Davis, Rozelle, Hunt, etc. built now being completely torn down by Goodell. Rozelle was vilified in his time, yet Tagliabue caused everyone to reassess. Tagliabue was vilified in his time, but Goodell caused everyone... Rinse and repeat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 The AFL was like everything else - you're a rebel until you get in the club, and then you're in the club.Hey. Make your money and enjoy the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Jim, I had that Jim Norton card in '62! I had Dick Christy's card in '61. He was a huge star at State, and he is still mentioned in the paper every once in a while. I remember when he was killed in a car wreck a few years later. By the way, if Talamini was an original Oiler, then he would have been drafted in '60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Browns / Titans tied at 9 Going into OT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Crap Browns fourth game losing by 3 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Browns Joe Thomas torn bicep Over 10k consecutive snaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Wasn't it something like 10,343? Pretty amazing streak! He will have played on the most losing team of any Hall Of Famer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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