NFL Weekly Pool

[connoisseur series500]

4th and inches w/that big-bull of an offensive line. Surely, a few inches are virtually guaranteed, right? I just thought it was symptomatic of the general malaise displayed by the SeaHawks through much of that game.

They moved the ball seemingly at will, but couldn't close out shit. The refs compounded their difficulties. They were virtually out of the game throughout the whole contest. Only the Herndon INT put them back in it momentarily.

I say it was a classic case of team inexperience. Seattle had a reputation for folding when the times got tough. They did better this year from that standpoint, but their defence is too young. They can only get better. They'll be back if they don't lose too many people in the offseason.

[connoisseur series500]

Steelers World Champs!

Okay, now you guys have the target on your back. Your coordinators will be sniped by other teams; and your players will ask for more money. You'll draft dead-last in every round, and you'll get the toughest schedule next year.

Feels good that the Pats aren't on the hot seat anymore going into the 2006-7 season.

[Soulstation1]

Attention ALL Steelers' fans

Get UNDER the MF Bus

Edited February 6, 2006 by Soulstation1

[Chalupa]

Plaxico must be kicking himself this morning.

[JSngry]

4th and inches w/that big-bull of an offensive line. Surely, a few inches are virtually guaranteed, right? I just thought it was symptomatic of the general malaise displayed by the SeaHawks through much of that game.

Exactly. They were already moving the ball well, they jsut needed a little jolt to get over the hump. Going for it and making it gives them that jolt, maybe, and doesn't do any favors for a Steelers team taht up until then was looking stiff and uncertain. Miss it, give up some points, and you got reason to burn, and burn is what the Seahwks did not do at all yesterday.

Hell, at the very least you go for the hard count, try and draw'em offsides, take a delay of game, and then punt. Do something to kick your team up a notch, get'em over that hump. Don't just say, ok, we're this close and we've been moving the ball on your ass, but y'all can have it anyway, here, take it back with our compliments. That's safe, but that's lame.

Yeah, I'm obessing over this...

[Chalupa]

I guess I gotta track down a copy of that Krupa drum solo ....

[Soulstation1]

i admit, i might be a bit biased

did big ben score on that rushing TD?

A Big Play In My Book

the 3rd down and 28 completion to hines

Edited February 6, 2006 by Soulstation1

[Soulstation1]

OMG

big ben said on letterman last night that he didn't think he scored

[Shawn]

That pass interference call on Darrell Jackson was a crock of shit...that should have been a touchdown.

Ben didn't make that touchdown.

The Seahawks should have won that game.

[Soulstation1]

i have a friend who put down $35 at the start of the play-offs on the Steelers

with 22-1 odds

you do the math

he's my new best friend

[connoisseur series500]

i have a friend who put down $35 at the start of the play-offs on the Steelers

with 22-1 odds

you do the math

he's my new best friend

Gotta give the guy credit for going out on a limb. He was damned unlucky for winning, because....

now's he's totally hooked on betting sports!

[Soulstation1]

conn

flutie's extra point we talked about

http://www.youtube.com/w/Doug-Flutie-drop-...h=doug%20flutie

the ball HIT the ground and then he kicked it

[GA Russell]

conn

flutie's extra point we talked about

http://www.youtube.com/w/Doug-Flutie-drop-...h=doug%20flutie

the ball HIT the ground and then he kicked it

I notice that the website refers to it as "Doug Flutie drop kick convert". "Convert" is the Canadian term, "conversion" being the American term. Is that a Canadian website, or maybe Red Mosquito is just a Canadian who posted the clip.

Canadians are interested in Flutie due to the number of great years he had up there. I saw him play twice - once in '95 in Baltimore for Calgary, and once in '96 in the Grey Cup game for Toronto.

edit for typo

Edited February 10, 2006 by GA Russell

[connoisseur series500]

conn

flutie's extra point we talked about

http://www.youtube.com/w/Doug-Flutie-drop-...h=doug%20flutie

the ball HIT the ground and then he kicked it

Yeah, that's what I told you, SS.

Belichick described the play on the NE website. It was a meaningless time at a meaningless game; and it presented an opportunity to put Flutie's name in the record books. Flutie didn't play long for the Pats, but he did have a history with the team. Belichick was showing old Navy football games to the media prior to the last game of the season. He claimed they actually had been working on the play before the second-to-last game of the season, but the opportunity wasn't there at that time to attempt it during the game.

I don't think it's a play that will likely be copied by other teams. Seems too much risk for too little gain.

[connoisseur series500]

We're entering NFL free agency shortly.

On March 3, we'll know the salary cap limits.

It'll be interesting to see which teams get decimated by cap issues, and which ones can spend.

A couple of teams look in trouble right now: Kansas City Chiefs and NY Jets.

Jets have to restructure Pennington's contract for sure; and the Chiefs have a number of veterans whose cap hit accelerates for this year. (Kendrell Bell, Will Shields, Trent Green, Priest Holmes, Patrick Surtain, Eric Warfield, Dexter McLeon) according to Fox sports.