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Happy Birthday Dan!

All these crybabies will see what happens this year as the Patriots trounce them without cameras. It's all bullshit.

BB said the following in his statement: As the Commissioner acknowledged, our use of sideline video had no impact on the outcome of last week’s game. We have never used sideline video to obtain a competitive advantage while the game was in progress. So my comment to whiney Heinz Ward, and Donovan McNabb and Ladainian Tomlinson and Jack Del Rio and Eric Mangina and all the other crybabies who lost to a better team but won't accept it: Shut the Fuck Up!!!

Make sure you get your picks in. Just edit your first week's picks to save space.

Yeah, but nobody grabbed his tape. The Pat's spy had his tape confiscated as evidence. Nothing will happen to the Jests.

Very stiff penalty. What do you mean "if they don't make the playoffs?"

Here's a quote from Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated back in 2002: It's no rumor, pal. "Our guy keeps a pair of binoculars on their signal-callers every game," says Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. "With any luck, we have their defensive signals figured out by halftime. Sometimes, by the end of the first quarter." Giants coach Jim Fassel thinks it's all lip service. "If someone is that smart," Fassel grouses, "he should be curing cancer, not coaching football." Interesting that the coach who thought this exercise was a waste of time is now out of the league having failed in several coaching assignments, while Shanahan is viewed as one of the better coaches today. Still, I am not happy about Bill Belichick allowing himself to be put in this position. I thought he was above all that. Seems like Eric Mangini is an equal dick. He treated Pete Kendell in a humiliating manner during the preseason and he will now be viewed as a rat for letting the media get involved in something that was tacitly allowed within the coaching fraternity. He started a controversy to divert attention from the major butt-whipping his team received at the hands of BB and the Patriots.

O.K. The details haven't yet been revealed about cameragate, but as a Pat fan, I'm not too happy with Bill Belichick right now. This coach is widely considered a genius yet his drive to outwork his opponent and cover all details means that he must also outdo them in the espionage business as well. As one sportswriter said on the radio this morning, "Smart people do dumb things." Mark this one firmly in the "dumb" category. In the long run, this episode will be viewed as trivial and it will die down, but you wouldn't know it from the huge media outcry. The truth is that the Pats are working their way towards most hated team, if they haven't already reached that status. One writer says it's likely because they've gotten so much good press over the years. Well, I guess. As a fan, I cannot begin to know how other people dislike the Patriots. They've had such a goodie image over the years, and now all the negative news serves as a type of rebalancing. Makes sense. I'll close with this wonderful quote from Bill Simmons which typifies what has made the Patriots great over the past seven years. This is the kind of thing we Pat fans want to remember and not this horrid striving to win at all costs: Part of the charm of the 21st century Patriots -- at least for me -- was that they remained consistently good without any real financial advantages. The hard salary cap prohibits an NFL team from saying, 'We need a good receiver, let's offer Chad Johnson $110 million over five years,' and even when a team with deep pockets (like the Redskins) splurges on free agents with big signing bonuses, it's a short-term boost that hurts them long-term. For an NFL team to win 79 games and three Super Bowls over a six-year span and have its most talented roster in Year 7, it requires a superhuman effort from the coaches and the front office. You have to nail the draft, you have to determine who's expendable and indispensable on your roster, and you can't make any major mistakes in free agency. And this needs to happen year after year, without any slips. So for a team like the Patriots to remain competitive for more than five years ... it's practically impossible. I never thought they got enough credit for that. They didn't win for the past six-plus years because they cheated; they won because they out-thought and out-drafted everyone else.

And sign top draft picks before the end of preseason?

Raider fans probably wish that their coaches would take the effort to even consider some cheating.

Things are heating up regarding the NE Patriots intercepting defensive calls. This from Patsfans.com These are the defensive calls allegedly stolen by the Pats. They are reprinted exactly as written in the Jets' Defensive playbook: "Green 0: This is the one where Moss is effectively triple covered. DO NOT catch him. Run behind him, fail to stop him catching ball and allow him to run into endzone. The O will have no answer to this one. Make sure they don't work it out beforehand or they may throw the ball short or long". "Green 01: Leave All Pro wide receiver open on a slant. Do not tackle when he catches ball, until he has made significant yardage. Top Secret; if the O finds out, they will throw the ball into coverage". "Blitz Green 2: Send loads of people against Brady, but DO NOT get to him. Leave receivers covered one on one. Tackle only after they have made decent gains. The genius of this play is that it lulls the O into a false sense of security. We DON'T cover them, which is highly confusing for the O". "Goal Line Green 6: Allow rangy and athletic TE to get open at back of endzone. Act like rabbit in headlights as Brady throws TD to Watson." You can see that the Jets defensive plan was clearly known to the Pats. It CERTAINLY could NOT have been down to brilliance on the part of the Pats and true suckiness on the part of the Jets D, who failed to do pretty much anything right all game.__________________

Let's discuss this. I guess NE knew that Randy Moss was going to be guarded by three defenders when they called the play to throw the ball to him. I guess NE knew the Jets special team formation was a certain way so that Ellis Hobbs was directed to take off from the endzone and take it all the way. Maybe the info was meant for the next game....

the conn man must be ecstatic.. There was absolutely no pressure whatsoever against Brady. He didn't even have to sidestep a defender. Just stood in the pocket for 5 seconds or longer all afternoon long and then deliver. Jets' defensive scheme was simply awful and I've read that Mangini was visibly upset with Bob Sutton (Jets DC). While the Pats have reloaded and may very well go on to another Supe, the better teams, particularly in the AFC, should provide more resistance. Looking forward to San Diego's visit to Foxboro next week. Yes but division foes know each other well, and the Jets always give the Pats a hard time. They fought like lions even when they were behind. Pennington had a great drive while hobbling on a twisted ankle. But the difference in class between the two teams was too great.

............ looked like a very poorly coached high school team. Very true. I had my eyes on the game while watching the Pats-Jets, and I couldn't believe the number of dropped passes by open receivers. Bill Belichick benches receivers who drop a pass. You've got to earn the right to play for the team. You have to punish those people; otherwise, they'll do it again. Last year, Doug Gabriel didn't play another game for the Patriots after he dropped a pass. He was released a few games later.

Pats looked unstoppable. Brady to Moss is just unfair. I can think of no other word to describe it. It's like Tiger going into the last round with a lead....it's OVER!

Glad that someone else digs this cd. I've heard it quite a few times now, and continue to appreciate it. I rate this one highly. Great songs; great band; and Ella is terrific. Her technique is incredible.

Anyone have a 30% coupon? SS1 says he's got one but has no internet access.

Note: Noj's picks are on post #5.

I was listening to a few of the tunes today in the car and was reminded of how much I like this cd. Ella's singing is one thing. I am not a lover of jazz vocals, but the play of her band is another. Great band, and they play very well on this outing.

Week 11: GREEN BAY MINNESOTA JACKSONVILLE CINCINNATTI INDIANAPOLIS HOUSTON NY GIANTS CLEVELAND PHILADELPHIA TAMPA BAY PITTSBURGH SEATTLE DALLAS ST LOUIS NEW ENGLAND DENVER

You just make your picks for the winner of each game. We ignore spreads. Make sure your picks are in before the games are scheduled to begin for the week. We have to be careful now because Thursday night football has become a regular thing. Winner gets to strut his/her chest out! Note: the matchups are provided on the first post of this thread.

I'll get my picks done soon. First game in Thursday evening, folks!

I'm guessing you didn't enjoy the flaming Russian penis thread either. I was just in a bad mood and got pissed that our society's cult of pseudo-celebrities infested this world. I see enough of it in other places. What are you, green or something? All culture in America eventually becomes tawdry.

As long as that guy focuses on the football field, I couldn't care less about his squeezes.