Trying to stay positive, but it just seems like the Pats always own us, and on top of that, it feels like we are always off the week after a MNF appearance.
Regardless, GO STEELERS!
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
People are weird.
Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.
The republican ‘Pastor’ of the House is an odious authoritarian little creep.
Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.
Giving in to doom is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another.
JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?
It’s a good piece. click on over. but then come back!!
Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.
The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.
They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.
I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.
Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.
Republicans want to make it harder to vote and easier for them to cheat.
A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals
Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.
Good lord, these people are nuts.
Not loving this new fraud based economy.
They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.
Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.
Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.
We are aware of all internet traditions.
Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.
Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.
The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.
morzer
Well, it could be worse. You might be a Vikings supporter….
mr. whipple
This should be a good game.
The Browns today, however…*&*()*^%#$%&*
General Stuck
the Browns lost in OT, so all I have left today is to root for the Pats. So Go New England, take it to the pretty boy Steelers.
cathyx
Y’ins Stillers better win.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@morzer: Feh. The Vikings didn’t manage to lose to the Bills today.
burnspbesq
In the only meaningful athletic competition held today, the final score was Duke 97, Princeton 60.
morzer
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal:
If they had, it would have been quite an achievement in the space-time continuum.
Get a Clay Matthews jersey and a bottle of scotch. There’s still time to root for the Packers you know.
ricky
The Browns may have lost, but rest assured Colt thanks God for letting him play the game of football. His baby brother however, is probably an atheist by now.
srv
Someone was telling me that I’m missing out, never having had Hawaiian or Portuguese salt.
I figured BJ would be the place to tell me which salt I should go on a quest for.
Bostondreams
With all due respect, Mr. Cole, I hope that both of your fears are justified. Go Pats!
Belafon (formerly anonevent)
Jason Garrett wins his first game as head coach against the Giants. So, imagine you’re Jason, and you win all of your remaining games, but fail to make the playoffs. You’re choices are: Stay with the Cowboys – the team you love and have been preparing to coach – and deal with Jones, or go to another team where you will have more control as a coach.
I’ll be sad to see him go.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
Wow. Those are some bright yellow helmets the Steelers are wearing tonight.
jo6pac
Sorry but I’m a 9ers fan and we won, pretty scary. Troy Smith is the starter from now on in, I hope.
henqiguai
Hey ! What the heck happened to the Still ? Was looking forward to some Sunday evening libation.
What ? This thread’s about sports ?! Eww; never mind.
James K Polk, Esq.
Raiders in first place!
Hope the Patsies continue the stink from last week…
SmallAxe
Go Pats, may we rip their hearts out at home on national TV just like in the playoffs when we won our first one… the only team to beat you guys at home that year on the road to winning it all and before the infamous “tuck rule” game. It’s the game Steelers fans will never forget but most everyonelse won’t remember because of the tuck game.
I had to bury that knife in and twist it for ya Cole…
morzer
@SmallAxe:
What was the score last time they played?
33-10 or thereabouts to the Steelers?
2liberal
Yessssss – I see you are the right frame of mind. If the Patriots win TONIGHT I will buy TWO pet calendars.
SmallAxe
nahhh Morzer, that one didn’t hurt as much as the one I mentioned for you guys. And the Baltimore loss at home for us last year in the Playoffs is more comparable, that ripped our hearts out.
Kobie
I’d like to see the Stillers give the Patriots a nice hefty dose of Rashard Mendenhall today. I’m up 17, I have Mendenhall, and my opponent has Vick and Santana Moss going tomorrow.
morzer
@SmallAxe:
Hmm.. given that the Patsies are a worse team than they were two years ago, and the Steelers a better one….
You are entering a world of pain.
And no, I am not a Steelers fan.
SmallAxe
u r in good shape Kobie, we can’t stop the run to save our ass, I expect a heavy dose of Mendy tonight.
SmallAxe
oops two new lineman on the left side for the steelers… I take that back, time to bring the heat baby
stuckinred
There’s those fucking Spanish captions on the NBC game. I cannot find out what the deal is with that???
morzer
@SmallAxe:
Oh, you’ve found the long-lost Patriots pass rush?
Mr Stagger Lee
@Belafon (formerly anonevent): Imagine being Bill Cowher do you really want to coach a team like the Cowboys were you are constantly having a owner who still thinks he knows football because he played on national championship nearly a half century ago, and thinks he can draft better talent than you overlooking your shoulder, for every minute. Stay in NC and CBS coach! Let Chucky deal with that,hell he worked for Al Davis.
Belafon (formerly anonevent)
BTW, where can I get a Balloon Juice bumper sticker? I would like to pick from one of the website subtitles to go with the logo.
SmallAxe
@morzer:
it appears we may have…
Didn’t you all just go “here comes a touchdown” as soon as Al Michaels gave the no first drive TD stat in Pittsburgh… I said it aloud… LOL
JWL
Cole: You should check out the (dumbly titled) book, Badasses (by Peter Richmond). It’s a very decent read about the Raiders circa ’70-77. The Steelers are accorded their just and inevitable due, spoken of with genuine respect.
You might appreciate the following excerpt, especially if you recollect their epic showdowns: “With two games left, and an 11-1 record, the Raiders Monday-night match against Cincinnati carried a huge plot twist: the Steelers had won nine in a row, including a defeat of the Bengals the week before, but if the Bengals were to beat the Raiders on national television, the Steelers would be finished. In other words, if the Raiders lost, the Bengals would win their division, and the Steelers would be out of the playoffs…”.
Despite having clinched home field advantage, Oakland played their starters throughout, and beat the Bengals 35-20.
“[George] Atkinson puts it all in…perspective today: “That was us telling Pittsburgh, ‘No, we’re going through these motherfuckers [i.e. the Steelers]. We’re going to do you a favor first, then we’re going to fuck you up next’. The thing that was so beautiful about that Monday-night game was the way we were calling Pittsburgh out: ‘Come on, guys, you’re not going to stop us this year”.’ “
trollhattan
OT via Kevin K, return of Maru, Japanese Box Cat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XID_W4neJo&feature=player_embedded
“Many Too Small Boxes…”
morzer
@SmallAxe:
It’s considered polite to let the Patsies have a touchdown, so that they can’t ask for the mercy rule to be invoked before half-time. People have paid for their seats by the arena, you know.
asiangrrlMN
@morzer: Your cruelty, sir, knows no limits. I would smite you with my rusty pitchfork if I hadn’t broken it poking my own eyes out (and yet, I can still type!). Apparently, Favre said he was retiring after this year. Any takers on whether or not 1) he changes his mind next year or 2) he retires now that the Vikes can’t make the playoffs?
@trollhattan: Saw that on LOLCats and cracked up. Maru is awesome.
Greenhouse Guy
Us? Us?.. no… it’s a team you root for. Not referred with an “us” type of stuff.
trollhattan
From a typo on the Seattle Times Web site I’m newly aware a touchdown without the “t” is an ouchdown.
Thankyavermuch.
morzer
@asiangrrlMN:
Cheer up. We lost two quarterbacks to injury today, and possibly our left tackle as well. You aren’t suffering that much.. yet.
SmallAxe
@morzer:
Pass rush… I smell a pass rush, it’s gonna be a long night.
And Squish the Fish to you just for good measure
BruceFromOhio
Patriots defense say, enough of these AFC North upstarts!
The lesson begins now …
morzer
@trollhattan:
I still believe that we should call them Tunchdowns.
morzer
@BruceFromOhio:
Steelers defense say… AFC upstarts collapse in second half, like always.
MoeLarryAndJesus
It’s good to see Rapistburger taking a couple of sacks.
Andy K
@morzer:
Easy for you to say. Your team has won two Super Bowls since it’s inception. Her’s? Not so many.
trollhattan
@asiangrrlMN:
I completely lost it when he topples over in the bunny box. Maru lurrvs him some boxes.
morzer
@SmallAxe:
*pats you on the head*
Spygate, Spygate, Spygate….
Must feel good to root for the only franchise to have been publicly disgraced for cheating.
trollhattan
@morzer:
I’m guessing Tunch demands it at Casa Cole.
morzer
@Andy K:
Come, sir. You know perfectly well she supports them because the horns are the closest thing to pitchforks she can find!
morzer
@trollhattan:
I shudder to imagine what Tunch demands at Casa Cole. That cat is Cthulhu with fur.
SmallAxe
@morzer:
Morzer it does, and thats ancient history albeit not as ancient as the Dolphins SB wins. Soon there will be no one left from the undefeated team to pop champagne… and I don’t see any in your near future either. Maybe if the fish could play in cold weather?
trollhattan
@morzer:
Jeez, now that you’ve said that and after the recent three-part adventures of The Coon and Friends on South Park, I’m now envisioning Cartman riding Tunch around Cole’s joint. Hope Cole is ready for that.
Mr Stagger Lee
One question from the cheap seats, why the throwback mustard yellow helmets, is this sop for Heinz, please can we stop this? Warning the Ohio State Buckeyes will do the same (throwbacks)when they play Michigan. As Gandhi said (in the movie)
morzer
@SmallAxe:
We won our Superbowls honestly, which is more than you can say. We have the only perfect season. Also more than you can say. Those things aren’t going to change.
asiangrrlMN
@trollhattan: And, he’s a total doll, too. That’s a high-quality cat, that is. The smaller the box, the more Maru loves it.
ETA: Tunch, on the other hand, prefers his wide-open futon space.
And, TUUUUUUUNCH!
@morzer: First of all, I support them because I’m a homer. What can I say? Second of all, if I wanted pitchforks, I would have supported the Rays when they were the Devil Rays. Third, quite interrupting me as I’m stabbing my eyes out).
@Andy K: Wot he said, except hers instead of her’s. Harrumph. Yes. I am reduced to making snotty grammar corrections. How low this Vikings fan has fallen.
ETA: OH noez! My honey, Hines, is hurt!
SmallAxe
@morzer:
Please… Spygate was during the season that we beat the Rams our first SB… how many years ago was that. What do you say about our other 2 were those not honest?
And yes a once in the history of the game unbelievable one handed circus catch off a helmet from some 3rd stringer with Rodney Harrison draped all over his ass kept your perfect season in tact. We will never see that again, ever
morzer
@asiangrrlMN:
Quite interrupting you? I was laughing my ass off while smacking smallhack around, and you chose to interfere with my evening’s entertainment? You, madam, are not a gentleman!
MikeJ
@morzer: Sitting in the stands watching the game? Quelle horreur!
morzer
@SmallAxe:
You really have to work harder. I don’t mind being trolled by someone who takes pride in his work, but having some lazy amateur’s clammy little paws waved at me is simply not acceptable. C’mon, try something original. Put up a real zinger. Make it fun!
Cacti
@SmallAxe:
True
You’ll probably never see another team run the table in the regular season, then fall on their cranks in the Super Bowl.
James K Polk, Esq.
@SmallAxe: And they just stopped cheating, out of the goodness of their hearts, after winning a Super Bowl doing so?
Did they just pass a medical marijuana law in your state?
morzer
@MikeJ:
Not really. Recovering from various injuries in the comfort of my own home, but still enjoying an old-fashioned game of whack-a-troll.
John Cole
Note to everyone who always whines that the Steelers get all the calls. That was a blatant helmet to helmet, and on top of that, the NFL apologized to the Steelers for the two blown calls at the end of the Cincy game. That was not a personal foul on Hampton, or pass interference, and the NFL sent a letter.
morzer
@John Cole:
Chung certainly made no attempt to tackle fairly. That was a blatant lead with the helmet.
Andy K
@asiangrrlMN:
Yeah, yeah, I knew it, too. But I was craving a McRib, so I decided against editing.
asiangrrlMN
@morzer: Oh, shit. I’m so embarrassed to have a spelling error, especially when I castigate Andy K. for a grammatical one! Sigh. Quit interrupting me and quiet! There. Oh, and carry on. And ::looks down at chest:: I am definitely not a gentleman.
SmallAxe
@morzer:
Trolled? I point out a fact… Spygate was prior to our first SB, what about the other 2?
And yes Pats did step on the cranks and it will go down in history as one of the worst defeats ever after a perfect season but come on, no circus catch and no win period.
And here’s another fact for you, guess who the only other team to ever lose a draft pick because of discipline reasons from the NFL is… u guessed it the Fish.
And guess which year it was… your beloved 1970… for wheeling and dealing to get Shula as head coach look it up… glass houses and all that… trolling
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
Is “neck injury” the current euphemism for a concussion mild enough that they can pretend it didn’t happen?
morzer
@SmallAxe:
*shakes head*
Definitely not your night, kid. C’mon, try again. Take a real swing, rather than pouting and primping.
You got caught cheating, having done so for years, and invalidated your (asterisked) Superbowls in the process. Just show some class, face the fact, put your hands up and promise to behave better.
asiangrrlMN
@Andy K: Well, I am chagrined myself at my stupid spelling error. I am craving potato chips. I do not have the ones I want. Sigh.
@John Cole: I hope Hines Ward is OK. He looked VERY woozy at the end of the play.
@Cacti: Well, my stupid Vikes came damn close with a 15-1 season only to lose in the NFC Championship Game. Me, still bitter? Nah.
morzer
@asiangrrlMN:
*chuckles evilly*
So what brand of scotch are you considering to go with the Clay Matthews jersey?
James E. Powell
@John Cole:
The Steelers don’t get all the calls, just the ones that are outcome determinative.
asiangrrlMN
@morzer: Bourbon. I like my bourbon. Maker’s Mark. But, I look horrible in a yellow foam cheesehead (who doesn’t?).
@John O: Have you SEEN the Vikes play?
Andy K
@SmallAxe:
No escape from certain sack, no pass, no circus catch.
It was just meant to be.
John O
The Bears are terrible, yet 6-3.
I had MN with 12 confidence points, so much do I think the Bears suck.
I guess I have to get used to the idea that every team in the league has significant eggs (including golden ones) to lay throughout the year.
morzer
@asiangrrlMN:
Well, just wear the jersey *grin*. You don’t need no stinkin’
Jetswig.SmallAxe
@Andy K:
True it was all around one of if not the most amazing plays in SB history, sucked to be on the wrong end of it for sure.
I’m sure it feels akin to being a Dolphins fan anytime after 1971.
Cheryl from Maryland
@burnspbesq: True that. Will order be restored again this year?
morzer
@SmallAxe:
Yes, 1972 was a terrible year for us, wasn’t it?
You really do need to learn some NFL history before you troll the better franchises.
M. Bouffant
Fully behind the Steelers tonight, though only so they won’t take out a humiliating loss to those pretty-boy “Patriots” on the Raiders (America’s Team!) next wk.
Andy K
@SmallAxe:
Do you mean ’73 (or, more specifically, after January of ’74)?
SmallAxe
@morzer:
oops sorry it was so long ago I forgot about #2.
Speaking about #2 that’s about what your team has been worth since then, isn’t it past your bedtime?
morzer
@M. Bouffant:
Careful with that language. You use terms like “pretty-boy” and Brady will go to ground, roll over in tears, and demand a new rule to protect him from being hit by harsh words.
asiangrrlMN
@morzer: That’s true. Apparently, the NFL is making jerseys for her now so I don’t have to wear my (hypothetical) man’s jersey. However, I like the men’s jerseys. I don’t like fitted. I like loose so I can wear it and nothing else around the house.
I wish Chris Campbell wasn’t just on the practice squad. I would wear his number.
S. cerevisiae
Die Bart Die.
Bostondreams
@morzer:
How odd. In examining the NFL records, I see no marks, no notice, no invalidation. The Patriots have won three Super Bowls, the records stand, and they remain the dominant team of the first decade of the 20th century.
And I find your humor amusing, assuming that no other teams ever did the same thing. The stinkin’ Jets themselves were caught doing it in 2007, and good old Jimmy Johnson has stated that he himself attempted to do the same thing:
“This is exactly how I was told to do it 18 years ago by a Kansas City Chiefs scout. I tried it, but I didn’t think it helped us.” Johnson also said, “Bill Belichick was wrong because he videotaped signals after a memo was sent out to all of the teams saying not to do it. But what irritates me is hearing some reactions from players and coaches. These players don’t know what their coaches are doing. And some of the coaches have selective amnesia because I know for a fact there were various teams doing this. That’s why the memo was sent to everybody. That doesn’t make [Belichick] right, but a lot of teams are doing this.”\
So get off the high horse and count your many Super Bowl wins.
morzer
@SmallAxe:
Why, hello again, change. I see you’ve moved on from trolling elections. You really need a new set of insults though. Yours are a dead giveaway, and terribly dull.
Andy K
@SmallAxe:
You are still screwing it up.
1971 season- Dolphins make Super Bowl, lose to Cowboys.
1972 season- Dolphins go 14-0 in regular season, win Super Bowl.
1973 season- Dolphins go 12-2 (?), win Super Bowl. Anyone who watched those teams know that this was the best of the three. Much tougher regular season schedule than ’72.
morzer
@Bostondreams:
Ah, an attempted troll from someone called Bostoncreams. Sadly, you seem to be a dozen donuts short of a Dunkin’. Of course, that represents a much better performance than the hamfisted bunglings by change/smallaxe. Had you considered writing for James Frey?
morzer
@Andy K:
*nods head* Masterfully explained. Smallaxe/change ought to pay you some sort of tuition fee.
Andy K
@asiangrrlMN:
Just got a good quality Chinese knockoff Matthews jersey cheap. Sewn on numbers and letters. Remind me to get you the address next Sunday. A group of us bought in bulk, and they cost us under $23 each.
They’ve got pink (ugh) for the ladies, but I don’t know what names are available.
MikeJ
@S. cerevisiae: No one who speaks German could be an evil man.
morzer
@asiangrrlMN:
Is “wearing his number” some sort of coy euphemism?
SmallAxe
@morzer:
I’m not change, no idea who that is… I have lurked on BJ for a long time, contributed a few posts in the past… I believe one you may all recognize that I regularly contribute is whenever that Ahole Tucker Carlson is brought up because I went to school with that fucker and I always like to chime in on him…
nope I’m just one of the legion of Pats fans out there..
and Andy K, you are correct… okay 71, 72, 74 whatever, still a fucking long long time ago. What have you done for me lately except hope and pray that Savior Dan will come and win it for you, how did that work out for them?
Again, since then the Dolphins have sucked. Yes they were good during the Marino years but they have sucked and I mean sucked for years now. Did you see Pennington today, the wind blew and he broke his shoulder again, and you think Brady is a wimp?
Onkel Bob
@morzer: Have you considered going back to Sarasota, Pee Wee?
Wanker.
Andy K
@morzer:
I remember dad rooting for the Dolphins when fellow Muskegon High alumnus and one-time captain of the Big Reds (like dad) Earl Morrall was starting all those games and keeping the ’72 team undefeated….Then Griese came back, and we rooted for the Steelers in the championship game.
morzer
@SmallAxe:
You definitely are change. You’ve got the same small-minded ignorance, dishonesty and malice, and the same boring insults and school-yard taunts. Keep denying it if it makes you feel better about yourself. Still, easily remedied. I pied change I, and pieing change II is as easy as.. pie. Enjoy the boysenberry.
morzer
@Onkel Bob:
*chuckles* Another Patsies fan? I am enjoying the howls of rage from your raggle-taggle band. Any chance of some more yelping from you?
SmallAxe
@morzer:
Whatever dude, your team sucks. call me Change or whomever however much you want, it will still suck. Maybe you should bring back Joey Porter…. ding ding ding… time to go to bed for you buddy.
morzer
@Andy K:
It’s always interesting to see how loyalties shift depending on players. I did enjoy the idea that life after 1971 was just terrible for Dolphins fans though. It’s a real joy to see a troll misfire so spectacularly.
morzer
@SmallAxe:
Enjoying the boysenberry? I am glad to hear it.
Andy K
@SmallAxe:
That’s like saying that the Bruins have sucked since they last won the Stanley Cup, but the fact is they’ve actually won a fuckload more games than a lot of teams over that period. That’s like saying that every year that the Atlanta Braves make the playoffs, which they’ve done most seasons for the last two decades, they sucked in all but one of those seasons.
I’m a fourth generation Packers fan, and they sucked when I was a kid in the ’70s and ’80s…But they were then and still are THE GREATEST FRANCHISE IN NFL HISTORY.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
Illegal touching sounds like it should get 5 to 10, not five yards.
morzer
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal:
Show us on the doll where the kicking team….
SmallAxe
@morzer:
Ya 71 to 74 that’s Spectacularly failing… dude it was almost forty years ago for God’s sake and they have sucked since then without a doubt.
It’s almost Tunchdown time again…
Andy K
@morzer:
Don’t get me wrong: We’re Packers fans and always have been. The primary loyalty never changed.
asiangrrlMN
@Andy K: Pink?! Pink?! There is no fucking pink in sports. Gah. I hate that. On that link I sent you, UniWatch, when I used to frequent it, I was one of the ardent “Oh, hell, no!” whenever pink unis came up. Ugh. Now I’m pissed. Pink jerseys, my flat, yellow ass!
@morzer: Nope. It’s literal. I want to wear his number.
@morzer: Yes. Did you see what his number is? And, I’m not young.
morzer
@Andy K:
Well, other than the fact the Dolphins are the greatest franchise, I agree with you 100%.
morzer
@SmallAxe:
More boysenberry pie? If you insist….
morzer
@asiangrrlMN:
Well, one never knows with you wild young things just what anything means!
suzanne
Coming up on 34 weeks. Damn, am I ready to spit this kid out. Having strep throat on top of all of this has sucked bigtime balls.
In other good news, the switch from Rhinocort back to Flonase is proving to be a good thing. I can, you know, breathe at night. And the nosebleeds aren’t as awful.
asiangrrlMN
FYWP.
Andy K: Pink?! Pink?! There is no fucking pink in sports. Gah. I hate that. On that link I sent you, UniWatch, when I used to frequent it, I was one of the ardent “Oh, hell, no!” whenever pink unis came up. Ugh. Now I’m pissed. Pink jerseys, my flat, yellow ass!
@morzer: Nope. It’s literal. I want to wear his number.
alwhite
@srv:
Save your money. Unless you really just want a salt lick the amount you use is not enough that you would notice any supposed improvement. Better you should take the money saved by not buying these yuppie joke salts and buy truffles or real caviar so that you have a flavor worth enjoying.
Kobie
SUPER BOWL. TWO WORDS.
asiangrrlMN
FYWPWAVRFRIYE.
@morzer: Yes. Did you see what his number is? And, I’m not young.
@Andy K: Uh oh. Splinters!
@SmallAxe: Yes. And if Gary Anderson hadn’t missed that field goal during his perfect season, the Vikings would have went to the SB that year. All purely speculative. So, by your calculations, have the Pats ever actually lost a big game?
SmallAxe
@Andy K:
I hear ya, and for what it’s worth, yes the Bruins have sucked except for maybe one or two of the Cam Neely playoff years a while back, great regular season’s do not translate to great teams… see Capitals last year.
And don’t get me started on the 97 Bowl game against your boys… I’d argue Favre did nothing and the Pats stopped them on offense. Kicking to Desmond Howard not once but twice is one of the stupidest decisions that Parcells ever made, he won that one.
Andy K
@morzer:
Well, the fact that the Packers had 8 NFL Championships in their first 45 years of existence compared to the Dolphins kinda belies that statement.
General Stuck
For those of you who’ve been following The Cutest Puppy That Has Ever Lived, or Libby the Westie, she has a new pal.
meet Teddy
And you might want to check the other new photos on Photoklims flickr of them together.
morzer
@Andy K:
Ah, but no perfect seasons.. which kinda belies your belying.
asiangrrlMN
@General Stuck: Oh. Mah. Gah. Cutest puppy EVER is still cutest puppeh EVER, and Teddy is a doll baby!
ETA: I’mma run to the store. There better be no blood on my floor when I return!
SmallAxe
@asiangrrlMN:
so true, that Gary Anderson kick was heartbreaking as a football fan no doubt. That Jamaal Anderson touchdown is still one of the best physical feats I’ve ever seen from a running back scoring a touchdown. Painful memory I know but do you remember him laying out and in mid air switching the ball from his left hand to his right around the pylon for the TD…. seriously one of the best athletic TD’s ever.
Andy K
@SmallAxe:
What, offense is the only part of the team that counts? The Packers were better than the Pats in all three aspects of the game that day and year, offense, defense and special teams.
Oh, and that TD pass to Rison on, what, the first play from scrimmage? A then-Super-Bowl-record 81-yard pass play to Freeman? He also ran for a touchdown.
IIRC, your OL played well and Curtis Martin rocked. Bledsoe got picked 4 times. The Packers didn’t run for 100 yards, but in total yards it was 323 to 257 in favor of Green Bay. And the game’s MVP didn’t score two touchdowns, just one, but put the Pack in a good spot a few times.
MobiusKlein
@morzer: HEY, I’m a Viking supporter!!
Granted, it’s my son’s Flag Football team, but still.
And it was his first practice today.
But playing football in the fall on Treasure Island, that’s a good gig.
Andy K
@morzer:
One season, weak, weak schedule. What was it, one team that they beat even finished .500?
And as I pointed out above, and I’m sure you know, everyone- including the players themselves- knows that the team that lost 2 games in ’73 was better.
SmallAxe
@Andy K:
True enough… it’s funny how distorted my view of it has become over the years being on the opposite side. I just remember sitting there crying in my beer going why the hell does he keep kicking it to Desmond…
jeffreyw
@General Stuck:
Cute, bit Jack is cute and brave!
SmallAxe
And BOOM goes the dynamite Tunchdown!
General Stuck
@jeffreyw:
Ha! you got that right.
morzer
@Andy K:
Even so, history records that there was and is only one undefeated team. Not even God can alter historical fact.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
There really just aren’t any particularly good teams in the NFL this year, are there?
asiangrrlMN
@SmallAxe: No. I have blocked out all memories of that game. it’s better for everyone that way.
And, how the hell did the Pats score while I was gone?
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: Parity, bee-yotch!
And, morzer beat me to it but because of my mad editing skills, it’ll look like I said it first. Bwahahahaha!
morzer
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal:
It’s a very strange year – almost enough to make one believe that the God of Parity has returned.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@morzer: Once again, I’m left wondering why so many think that parity is such a great objective. I like watching excellence, not having a league full of teams that range from really bad to kind of okay.
One thing is that I think the number of injuries has turned into a great leveler. It’s hard to be great with four starters on IR.
morzer
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal:
I think there’s something to be said for not watching teams like the Colts/Saints/Vikings rack up easy wins over terrible teams. I’d rather see an even struggle that goes down to the wire. That said, I think that frequent injuries are depressing, and tend to devalue teams unfairly.
James K Polk, Esq.
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: Parity is awesome because football is a game of will. Any given Sunday and whatnot.
Steeplejack
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal:
Parity doesn’t necessarily mean mediocrity.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@morzer: I’m not find of the blowouts, either. Too many of them becomes boring; I’m glad the talent in women’s college hockey is starting to even out a bit. (Though St. Cloud State can remain sucky forever, as far as I’m concerned.) Still, having some of them is a price I’m willing to pay in order to get some classic matchups between two truly outstanding teams.
There won’t be any classics this year. There may be a bunch of close, exciting games, but they sure won’t be classics. I think the Colts may earn a first round bye playing their backups.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@Steeplejack: Not necessarily, but it usually does correlate with exactly that.
asiangrrlMN
@Steeplejack: Agreed. I only like blowouts if it’s my team doing the blowing. Out. Er. You know what I mean.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@James K Polk, Esq.: For me, football is a game of strategy. Treating it as a battle of wills leads to exactly what I don’t like about it: extra violence and injury.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
Is it just me, or have the false start penalties increased to a truly numbing level?
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
Time for me to head to bed. I have an interview at a temp agency in the morning. We’ll see if this one leads to anything, unlike the last dozen times I’ve done this.
morzer
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal:
Good luck tomorrow!
burnspbesq
@Cheryl from Maryland:
One can certainly hope so, but it is a long season and many things have to go right. Could be a very long four days of flying back and forth between Houston and Indianapolis.
burnspbesq
@asiangrrlMN:
There will be blood all over everything. Galaxy fans will be sacrificing something to expunge all memories of tonight’s debacle. Might be a goat, or it might be Victoria Beckham.
Spike
@morzer: And only one undefeated team that had to win the conference championship on the road. Does the name Larry Seiple ring a bell among Stiller fans?