Signal Finder: PHI @ NO, CLE @ CIN, MIA @ NE
McNabb's been running a lot more in the last month and has looked better doing it. Hey, somebody get that! Aaron Stecker? Twice? Really? Is this the Lions game again? I'm not sure Patten made it. And now is the time where the Eagles have yet another goal-line stand. Bradley's playing big today. Good thing his teammates reminded him he could run after the interception. Where was this all year? (Eagles 38, Saints 23)
I'd posit that the Packers' punter had a worse day that Favre. (Bears 35, Packers 7)
The Bengals' offense struggling to move the ball? The Bengals' defense making stops? What universe is this? Is this a replay? No? Wow. That's Testaverde-esque. All the good things the Browns have done in the last month are going up in smoke right here. How about throwing the ball down the field? Why are you RUNNING OUT OF BOUNDS? (Bengals 19, Browns 14)
Taylor just faked out five guys. Warren Sapp got tossed? The Silver and Black is BACK, ladies and gentlemen! (Jaguars 49, Raiders 11)
Troy Brown lives! Nice ovation. Way to shove Moss right into the path of the ball. Hell, great coverage all around. *rolls eyes* See the Maroney touchdown? There weren't even any officials downfield once he got past five yards. It's getting chippy out there already. I'd say something about giving the Dolphins second chances but let's be honest. You could even argue Brady's been off and these guys just can't capitalize. How does Lemon not dive for the corner there? Or at least make one more move back inside? What's he got to lose besides his job? That's why they're 1-13. This looked like it was gonna be a lot worse than what it ended up as. And even that wasn't very good. (Patriots 28, Dolphins 7)
Interesting that the rules on touchdowns and safeties in that situation are basically the opposite. That's a rare five-point swing. Wow. This is turning into a beatdown quickly. Jackson looks like a guy who's started 10 games, and Peterson hasn't done anything. That's a bad combination. Oh, hang on - the Redskins might be about to blow this against Jackson's arm, no less. The Redskins are hurrying to the line because Santana didn't catch that and they know it. FUMBLE! They're challenging the number of men on the field? That seems petty. Well, so much for that. (Redskins 32, Vikings 21)
What the hell? This also got out of hand in a hurry. The Broncos just are... not good. I'm not sure how this happened. (Chargers 23, Broncos 3)
FANTASY REPORT
aPaFL:CI: Won the 7th-place game.
JackSux 4: A postscript: Because Gates ended up winning his final regular-season game, Butch would have gotten knocked out if Yahoo hadn't changed the scoring. As it was, Butch lost to Rob in the finals. RIGGED.
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. New England (15-0) - Really, three more to go
2. Dallas (13-2) - Slipping a bit?
3. Indianapolis (13-2) - Don't sleep
BOTTOM 3:
30. Baltimore (4-11) - Billick shouldn't survive this
31. Atlanta (3-12) - Pretty sure it can't get worse
32. Miami (1-14) - Dolphins caught in Tuna net
Thursday, December 27, 2007
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
By The Pigskin Of Our Teeth, Week 15: Double Takes
Signal Finder: JAX @ PIT, GB @ STL, BAL @ MIA (end), PHI @ DAL
Think the Dolphins went back to Lemon because the Ravens are spiraling into oblivion? Tell me the reasoning didn't go exactly like this: "They still feel like they got screwed against the Patriots, then they got blown off the field by the Colts, they're missing both their corners and their best offensive player, and they've gotta come down here. This is our last shot." Well, I can certainly believe they're gonna blow this one. Oh my God. Did Billick just pull a Mike Martz and cut off his own team at the 1-yard line? You could tell that one wasn't gonna make it. Wow. Me, last week: "I don't know if they're losing to the Dolphins, though." Clearly, I deserve to be taken seriously. (Dolphins 22, Ravens 16, OT)
Remember how Billick saved his job last year by winning 13 games? That's kind of what Gruden's doing here. (Buccaneers 37, Falcons 3)
Why is Clemens making jump passes? And bad ones, at that? See, that's just rust on the part of the Patriots' punter. Oh, look, they're running the ball. It's like they're saying, "We'll beat you whatever way we feel like it." Look, be honest. Did you really think the Jets have a shot? I mean, really? It snows in Massachusetts ALL THE TIME! (Patriots 20, Jets 10)
Fred Taylor has over 10,000 yards? That's stunning to me. And he's running all over the Steelers, which doesn't happen to the Steelers. Nice weather, by the way. Was that Smith again? Jeez. Uh-oh, the Jags are having extra point issues. See, that's how you do that. That was an... interesting two-point play. Seriously, this doesn't happen to the Steelers. They've been studying that spot for five minutes. (Jaguars 29, Steelers 22)
Did three Rams just miss assignments? Jennings looked like he was fielding a kickoff. Oh, look, another Dan Marino record broken. (Packers 33, Rams 14)
I guess they didn't let anybody in until the fourth quarter. I don't know. (Panthers 13, Seahawks 10)
Draft positioning? Screw that. I want revenge. Hey, how about throwing a flag? Are you kidding me? That busted flea-flicker - that's what's known as going to the well one too many times. LOL at Brown jumping into the Salvation Army kettle to stop himself. Aaaand Witten's running wild again. DON'T RUN IT OUT WHAT THE - oh, Christ. Did Reid really just blow two time outs on a challenge? 'Sup, Jess. How you doin'? Isn't she older than him? Jason: "I thought he was dating Carrie Underwood." Me: "That was last year." I'm starting to worry about Akers. It's weird - the Cowboys are getting the occasional play here and there, but it doesn't seem like it's adding up to much. Gaither and Spikes have been blowing up the run game. Hey, a touchdown. Didn't think we'd see one of those the way this game's gone. Containing Ware would be nice. Roy really needs to stop doing that. Actually, guys, Romo was much, much worse in the Buffalo game. Buck reacted to the Dawkins interception like he wasn't sure he'd come up with it, and we couldn't tell either at full speed until we saw him running the other way. And Westbrook gets loose. How many times have we seen this at the end of games? Wait, did he STOP? That's actually tactically brilliant with the Cowboys having no time outs left. Think the Panthers are gonna invite Jessica to the game on Saturday night? (Eagles 10, Cowboys 6)
SING THE SONG. (Chargers 51, Lions 14)
I honestly thought Todd Collins retired two years ago. He's certainly throwing like it. That's a moronic penalty on Landry (after a great play) and Madden's losing it. All he has to do is turn around and he doesn't get flagged. Unreal. We haven't heard Plaxico's name a whole lot. Sure wish that could've happened last week. They seriously ran Eli's watch commercial three times in the first half. Ouch. Shockey's pissed. You know, the Redskins could still blow this. Oh, man, that drop by Toomer might have been the worst... he had Springs toasted. Eli's not gotten a whole lot of help tonight. They're not gonna fold again, are they? (Redskins 22, Giants 10)
What, no shot of the two Adrian Petersons shaking hands before the game or something? This is gonna be one of those games. I got that feeling. I don't get bringing in Wolfe in this spot either unless they want him to run between the linemen's legs or something. Nice tackling on the bomb to Ferguson, Bears! Ew. What an ugly snap. This is the best game Urlacher's had all year. No SPEED? The Bears are doing a good job holding Young Adrian Peterson down, and both these defenses are harassing the hell out of the quarterbacks. Stop kicking to Hester. Or even in his general direction. Seriously. Orton looks like a guy who hasn't played in two years. Little miscommunication there? Oh. Never mind then. Wow. That last bomb at the end was Rex-esque. (Vikings 20, Bears 13)
FANTASY REPORT
aPaFL:CI: What a choke job this was. No one but Palmer breaks 10? Gah. We're playing for sixth!
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. New England (14-0) - The line's only 23? I'm still kinda shocked
2. Dallas (12-2) - They can't be happy about that display
3. Green Bay (12-2) - Just to switch it up
BOTTOM 3:
30. St. Louis (3-11) - Games have two halves, guys
31. Atlanta (3-11) - What's that saying about rats and sinking ships?
32. Miami (1-13) - YAY
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Think the Dolphins went back to Lemon because the Ravens are spiraling into oblivion? Tell me the reasoning didn't go exactly like this: "They still feel like they got screwed against the Patriots, then they got blown off the field by the Colts, they're missing both their corners and their best offensive player, and they've gotta come down here. This is our last shot." Well, I can certainly believe they're gonna blow this one. Oh my God. Did Billick just pull a Mike Martz and cut off his own team at the 1-yard line? You could tell that one wasn't gonna make it. Wow. Me, last week: "I don't know if they're losing to the Dolphins, though." Clearly, I deserve to be taken seriously. (Dolphins 22, Ravens 16, OT)
Remember how Billick saved his job last year by winning 13 games? That's kind of what Gruden's doing here. (Buccaneers 37, Falcons 3)
Why is Clemens making jump passes? And bad ones, at that? See, that's just rust on the part of the Patriots' punter. Oh, look, they're running the ball. It's like they're saying, "We'll beat you whatever way we feel like it." Look, be honest. Did you really think the Jets have a shot? I mean, really? It snows in Massachusetts ALL THE TIME! (Patriots 20, Jets 10)
Fred Taylor has over 10,000 yards? That's stunning to me. And he's running all over the Steelers, which doesn't happen to the Steelers. Nice weather, by the way. Was that Smith again? Jeez. Uh-oh, the Jags are having extra point issues. See, that's how you do that. That was an... interesting two-point play. Seriously, this doesn't happen to the Steelers. They've been studying that spot for five minutes. (Jaguars 29, Steelers 22)
Did three Rams just miss assignments? Jennings looked like he was fielding a kickoff. Oh, look, another Dan Marino record broken. (Packers 33, Rams 14)
I guess they didn't let anybody in until the fourth quarter. I don't know. (Panthers 13, Seahawks 10)
Draft positioning? Screw that. I want revenge. Hey, how about throwing a flag? Are you kidding me? That busted flea-flicker - that's what's known as going to the well one too many times. LOL at Brown jumping into the Salvation Army kettle to stop himself. Aaaand Witten's running wild again. DON'T RUN IT OUT WHAT THE - oh, Christ. Did Reid really just blow two time outs on a challenge? 'Sup, Jess. How you doin'? Isn't she older than him? Jason: "I thought he was dating Carrie Underwood." Me: "That was last year." I'm starting to worry about Akers. It's weird - the Cowboys are getting the occasional play here and there, but it doesn't seem like it's adding up to much. Gaither and Spikes have been blowing up the run game. Hey, a touchdown. Didn't think we'd see one of those the way this game's gone. Containing Ware would be nice. Roy really needs to stop doing that. Actually, guys, Romo was much, much worse in the Buffalo game. Buck reacted to the Dawkins interception like he wasn't sure he'd come up with it, and we couldn't tell either at full speed until we saw him running the other way. And Westbrook gets loose. How many times have we seen this at the end of games? Wait, did he STOP? That's actually tactically brilliant with the Cowboys having no time outs left. Think the Panthers are gonna invite Jessica to the game on Saturday night? (Eagles 10, Cowboys 6)
SING THE SONG. (Chargers 51, Lions 14)
I honestly thought Todd Collins retired two years ago. He's certainly throwing like it. That's a moronic penalty on Landry (after a great play) and Madden's losing it. All he has to do is turn around and he doesn't get flagged. Unreal. We haven't heard Plaxico's name a whole lot. Sure wish that could've happened last week. They seriously ran Eli's watch commercial three times in the first half. Ouch. Shockey's pissed. You know, the Redskins could still blow this. Oh, man, that drop by Toomer might have been the worst... he had Springs toasted. Eli's not gotten a whole lot of help tonight. They're not gonna fold again, are they? (Redskins 22, Giants 10)
What, no shot of the two Adrian Petersons shaking hands before the game or something? This is gonna be one of those games. I got that feeling. I don't get bringing in Wolfe in this spot either unless they want him to run between the linemen's legs or something. Nice tackling on the bomb to Ferguson, Bears! Ew. What an ugly snap. This is the best game Urlacher's had all year. No SPEED? The Bears are doing a good job holding Young Adrian Peterson down, and both these defenses are harassing the hell out of the quarterbacks. Stop kicking to Hester. Or even in his general direction. Seriously. Orton looks like a guy who hasn't played in two years. Little miscommunication there? Oh. Never mind then. Wow. That last bomb at the end was Rex-esque. (Vikings 20, Bears 13)
FANTASY REPORT
aPaFL:CI: What a choke job this was. No one but Palmer breaks 10? Gah. We're playing for sixth!
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. New England (14-0) - The line's only 23? I'm still kinda shocked
2. Dallas (12-2) - They can't be happy about that display
3. Green Bay (12-2) - Just to switch it up
BOTTOM 3:
30. St. Louis (3-11) - Games have two halves, guys
31. Atlanta (3-11) - What's that saying about rats and sinking ships?
32. Miami (1-13) - YAY
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
By The Pigskin Of Our Teeth, Week 14: Do Not, I Repeat, DO NOT Tug On Superman's Cape
Signal Finder: NYG @ PHI, DAL @ DET (end), SD @ TEN (end or regulation), PIT @ NE, CLE @ NYJ (end)
I'll remind you again: Trent Edwards won as many games last year as the Dolphins have won this year. (Bills 38, Dolphins 17)
Nice rundown by Dawkins. There goes Dawkins suplexing people again. Yeah, he's back. Well, that's gonna draw a challenge. What? Nice toss, Andy. Wow, that's close. You can't give Plaxico that much cushion. That's not the most inspired of cheerleading routines. Well, it's official: L.J. Smith is having the worst contract season of all time. WTF! Westbrook doesn't fumble! Wow. They haven't stopped Plaxico in three years. Yeah, this is basically the season right here. GAH! Seems like a strange video package to play when you've probably just won the game. Why'd you field that, Brian? Actually, Moose might be right. Wait, what? HUSTLE PLAYS. Akers can make this. NO!!!! crosses off Eagles (Giants 16, Eagles 13)
crosses off Lions Strahan and I were right, yo. (Cowboys 28, Lions 27)
You wanna know what's wrong with Vince Young? Look at his receivers. Good Lord. I gotta question him running smack-dab into Merriman, also. I don't get that Chargers goal-line sequence, either. Seriously, how did the Titans blow this when Norv Turner was prominently involved? And because Norv Turner was prominently involved... crosses off Titans (Chargers 23, Titans 17, OT)
This Week It Sucks To Be: 1-6. All I know about this Anthony Smith is that he may be the dumbest man alive. And the problem the Steelers are gonna have is that their secondary, especially with Polamalu out, is the weakest part of their defense and has been for some time. Though the Steelers scoring first will help. A touchdown would've been better, though. Especially since the Patriots are just gonna go and do that. Pretty sure Brady was saying, "I'm sorry, who are you again?" Moss AGAIN? Jebus. How does Davenport get that far down the field? I'm a little worried about Gostkowski. That's certainly not how they drew that up. Props to Moss (I can't believe I just wrote that) for throwing it back to Brady. Wow, the Steelers ran that exact play last year? I had no idea. Well, so much for that. Belichick: "We've played against a lot better safeties than him." And Smith could have at least grown a set and stood behind his dumb-ass comments afterwards. You know, if Edge's voice was deeper, he'd sound just like Brady. Also, I'm officially opening the predictions window on what the opening line on Pats-Dolphins will be next Sunday night. (Patriots 34, Steelers 13)
FLEXED: Redskins-Vikings in, Bucs-49ers out for Week 16.
Yeah, this whole "pass all the time" thing is working for the Seahawks. Did anyone really believe the Cardinals had a chance to win this division? THEY'RE THE CARDINALS. (Seahawks 42, Cardinals 21)
Hey, way to bounce back, Ravens! These backup corners are getting destroyed. That safety's gonna screw up so many parlays. THIRTY! I'd say this isn't funny anymore but it really is. Collinsworth's line about the Pats putting in an NBA scoreboard was pretty good. Can he do that, say, 11 more times? Because that'll probably be all the Ravens get tonight. Actually, Al, I'm not at all surprised that Sorgi has a better career passer rating than Peyton. I don't think the Colts even carry a third QB. Madden's not a crab cake fan? That surprises me. Troy Smith lives! Wow, Madden just said that Boller isn't good enough. Granted, we've known this for at least three years, but for a talking head to come out and actually say something like that... I don't know if they're losing to the Dolphins, though. (Colts 44, Ravens 20)
So Chris Redman followed the Tommy Maddox path and sold insurance for two years? Awesome. A dead, under-capacity crowd at an Atlanta pro sports event? That's never happened before. That's a good drive by the Saints. That story about Dunn and the guy who killed his mother is nuts. LOL at Tirico complaining about Atlanta traffic. "It's always like this." Seems like the road team almost always wins this matchup. (Saints 34, Falcons 14)
FANTASY REPORT
aPaFL:CI: Three points, Carson Palmer? Three points? Against the Rams? You can piss right off. Needless to say, Jet kicked our asses. Onward to... the consolation bracket. And this was the good news...
JackSux 4: This you're not gonna believe. I had Butch beat. I was in. Then, Yahoo recalculated and gave the Vikings' defense an additional point. Butch started the Vikings' defense, and that gave him the point he needed to beat me. And because I lost, and Gates ended up winning his game by less than a point, I got knocked two days after the last game and Gates ended up getting in. Only to lose to Rob by 60. WTF, Chris. I could've done that.
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. New England (13-0) - The path is officially clear
2. Dallas (12-1) - This makes me very sad
3. Indianapolis (11-2) - Marvin who?
BOTTOM 3:
30. Atlanta (3-10) - Feel the apathy
31. San Francisco (3-10) - Heading backwards
32. Miami (0-13) - They have to clear everybody out, right?
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I'll remind you again: Trent Edwards won as many games last year as the Dolphins have won this year. (Bills 38, Dolphins 17)
Nice rundown by Dawkins. There goes Dawkins suplexing people again. Yeah, he's back. Well, that's gonna draw a challenge. What? Nice toss, Andy. Wow, that's close. You can't give Plaxico that much cushion. That's not the most inspired of cheerleading routines. Well, it's official: L.J. Smith is having the worst contract season of all time. WTF! Westbrook doesn't fumble! Wow. They haven't stopped Plaxico in three years. Yeah, this is basically the season right here. GAH! Seems like a strange video package to play when you've probably just won the game. Why'd you field that, Brian? Actually, Moose might be right. Wait, what? HUSTLE PLAYS. Akers can make this. NO!!!! crosses off Eagles (Giants 16, Eagles 13)
crosses off Lions Strahan and I were right, yo. (Cowboys 28, Lions 27)
You wanna know what's wrong with Vince Young? Look at his receivers. Good Lord. I gotta question him running smack-dab into Merriman, also. I don't get that Chargers goal-line sequence, either. Seriously, how did the Titans blow this when Norv Turner was prominently involved? And because Norv Turner was prominently involved... crosses off Titans (Chargers 23, Titans 17, OT)
This Week It Sucks To Be: 1-6. All I know about this Anthony Smith is that he may be the dumbest man alive. And the problem the Steelers are gonna have is that their secondary, especially with Polamalu out, is the weakest part of their defense and has been for some time. Though the Steelers scoring first will help. A touchdown would've been better, though. Especially since the Patriots are just gonna go and do that. Pretty sure Brady was saying, "I'm sorry, who are you again?" Moss AGAIN? Jebus. How does Davenport get that far down the field? I'm a little worried about Gostkowski. That's certainly not how they drew that up. Props to Moss (I can't believe I just wrote that) for throwing it back to Brady. Wow, the Steelers ran that exact play last year? I had no idea. Well, so much for that. Belichick: "We've played against a lot better safeties than him." And Smith could have at least grown a set and stood behind his dumb-ass comments afterwards. You know, if Edge's voice was deeper, he'd sound just like Brady. Also, I'm officially opening the predictions window on what the opening line on Pats-Dolphins will be next Sunday night. (Patriots 34, Steelers 13)
FLEXED: Redskins-Vikings in, Bucs-49ers out for Week 16.
Yeah, this whole "pass all the time" thing is working for the Seahawks. Did anyone really believe the Cardinals had a chance to win this division? THEY'RE THE CARDINALS. (Seahawks 42, Cardinals 21)
Hey, way to bounce back, Ravens! These backup corners are getting destroyed. That safety's gonna screw up so many parlays. THIRTY! I'd say this isn't funny anymore but it really is. Collinsworth's line about the Pats putting in an NBA scoreboard was pretty good. Can he do that, say, 11 more times? Because that'll probably be all the Ravens get tonight. Actually, Al, I'm not at all surprised that Sorgi has a better career passer rating than Peyton. I don't think the Colts even carry a third QB. Madden's not a crab cake fan? That surprises me. Troy Smith lives! Wow, Madden just said that Boller isn't good enough. Granted, we've known this for at least three years, but for a talking head to come out and actually say something like that... I don't know if they're losing to the Dolphins, though. (Colts 44, Ravens 20)
So Chris Redman followed the Tommy Maddox path and sold insurance for two years? Awesome. A dead, under-capacity crowd at an Atlanta pro sports event? That's never happened before. That's a good drive by the Saints. That story about Dunn and the guy who killed his mother is nuts. LOL at Tirico complaining about Atlanta traffic. "It's always like this." Seems like the road team almost always wins this matchup. (Saints 34, Falcons 14)
FANTASY REPORT
aPaFL:CI: Three points, Carson Palmer? Three points? Against the Rams? You can piss right off. Needless to say, Jet kicked our asses. Onward to... the consolation bracket. And this was the good news...
JackSux 4: This you're not gonna believe. I had Butch beat. I was in. Then, Yahoo recalculated and gave the Vikings' defense an additional point. Butch started the Vikings' defense, and that gave him the point he needed to beat me. And because I lost, and Gates ended up winning his game by less than a point, I got knocked two days after the last game and Gates ended up getting in. Only to lose to Rob by 60. WTF, Chris. I could've done that.
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. New England (13-0) - The path is officially clear
2. Dallas (12-1) - This makes me very sad
3. Indianapolis (11-2) - Marvin who?
BOTTOM 3:
30. Atlanta (3-10) - Feel the apathy
31. San Francisco (3-10) - Heading backwards
32. Miami (0-13) - They have to clear everybody out, right?
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
By The Pigskin Of Our Teeth, Week 13: Slip-Ups, Slides and Spills
Signal Finder: SEA @ PHI, CLE @ AZ, NYG @ CHI
The weather sucked the last time the Seahawks were here. I blame them. OK, this "throwing on the first play of the game" thing... maybe let's not do that anymore. Getting one of those back would be nice. Shaun Alexander lives! Does no one cover the left side of the field on goal line situations anymore? I've seen a bunch of plays the last couple of weeks where there's just been no one over there. throws up hands intercepts Feeley pass Seriously. That's better. Why are they throwing the ball all the time in this crappy weather? That's for both sides I'm asking. And why can no one cover anything? He... did not make it. LOL Moose. This better work. Oh. Hey, didn't that happen at the beginning of the game? A contested touchdown. That's new. Well, that one blew up in the Eagles' faces. A.J. really needs to stop throwing into double coverage. Did somebody get a piece of that punt? Other than the Morris touchdown, the defenses have really bottled things up in the second half. Run it, A.J. RUN IT. There you go. Ack, too high. Hey, Westbrook's back on punt returns again. WTF A.J. Tatupu AGAIN?!?! Moose: "He must be invisible to Feeley." (Seahawks 28, Eagles 24)
Still don't think the Lions can blow this? (Vikings 42, Lions 10)
Were there really only 10 guys out there? Hmmm. Who is Fred Jackson? I think this is mostly both defenses playing inspired. 6-2? 14-5? And are the Bills actually going to pull this off? Yeah, that rule needs to be changed. I'm pretty sure you can't do it twice, though. How do you get from 2 to 17? Dear Lord. Seriously, this "the Redskins don't know what to do at the end of drives and games" thing has been going on for three years. The only surprise here is how it happened this time. (Bills 17, Redskins 16)
Did Derek Anderson watch the Eagles' game film? Or maybe the Cardinals' from last week? Who's calling this game with Dierdorf? It doesn't sound like Greg Gumbel. I don't know why Anderson's signaling touchdown - that's not even close. (Cardinals 27, Browns 21)
I see Eli's back in form. What is going ON today? That just happened in the Browns game. I'd say there's a Pac-10 thing going on here but Eli went to Ole Miss. There's a predictable end result. Hester needs to catch that. Seriously. Did Jacobs get hurt again last week and I'm just forgetting it? Eli's Citizen Eco-Drive commercial running during this game is hilarious. That... that's a throw that didn't need to be made. Seriously, Rex is outplaying him. Eli probably could've run that one in, but Mannings ... let's just say they've never made their money with their feet. I think that's a catch - I think it bounced up off of Toomer's hands. And I'm right. Did Eli win this game or did the Bears lose it? (Giants 21, Bears 16)
This Week's Game That Shouldn't Have Been This Close: Luke McCown? Really? REALLY? (Buccaneers 27, Saints 23)
And when is the last time the McCown brothers both started an NFL game? Isn't that, like, the fifth sign or something? crosses off Broncos (Raiders 34, Broncos 20)
Which means the weather's also crappy in Pittsburgh. AGAIN. This Davenport situation bears watching. This situation with the sailing balls bears more immediate watching. I'm not sure Ben made it, and Al's callback to XL probably pissed Johnny off. This isn't be shocking - Ward's feasted on the Bengals for years. Man, Parker's having a rough night. Is this the same challenge still? Oh, it's a different one. Are there even any left? I wonder if Marvin's gonna make it. (Steelers 24, Bengals 10)
"Mobility like no other quarterback?" I don't know about that, Jaws. That touchdowns-to-possessions stat is just sick. Wow. No one's open. And you can't keep giving the Patriots opportunities. PROTECT THE FOOTBALL. THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO. What was that Harrison-Billick foolishness? Two guys I can't stand. McGahee's running all over the Pats, which is... not completely uncharacteristic, but I haven't seen anyone do it as consistently as this. Of course, I'd feel better about this actually happening if Kyle Boller wasn't prominently involved. Seriously, of the quarterbacks left, he might be the least likely guy to pull it off. He's been good tonight, though, brief A.J. Feeley impression aside. Moss has to catch that one. The wind seems to have died down a bit. Are those flurries? I seriously had no idea Shula played. 21 picks? That's not bad. So much for the wind. What the ... the RAVENS called time out? And after all that, they let Brady run for it. INCOMP- D'OH!!! Are you surprised any more? I mean, really? 57 probably needs to get either pulled or tossed. I don't think they can overturn this. This is OBSCENE. And now the Ravens are just fucking up. How about a little urgency? KNOCK IT DOWN! "They ARE who we THOUGHT they were!" Yeah, better than you, right, Billick? (Patriots 27, Ravens 24)
FANTASY REPORT
aPaFL:CI (8-5, W1): Got a win over Butch that doesn't affect all that much, as I'm locked into the sixth seed and will face Drunk Polish Kickers in the first round of the playoffs.
JackSux 4 (6-7, W1): Beat Butch by about .5 when Stallworth didn't get enough catches for him to pass me. We're both in, but Gates and Charlie are out.
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. New England (12-0) - And they're luckier than you on top of it
2. Dallas (11-1) - It's high time NFL quarterbacks became chick magnets again
3. Indianapolis (10-2) - Slowly gathering strength
BOTTOM 3:
30. N.Y. Jets (3-9) - You beat down the worst team in the league. Good for you
31. Atlanta (3-9) - Petrino may move heaven and earth to get Brohm
32. Miami (0-12) - Brace yourselves. It's gonna happen
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The weather sucked the last time the Seahawks were here. I blame them. OK, this "throwing on the first play of the game" thing... maybe let's not do that anymore. Getting one of those back would be nice. Shaun Alexander lives! Does no one cover the left side of the field on goal line situations anymore? I've seen a bunch of plays the last couple of weeks where there's just been no one over there. throws up hands intercepts Feeley pass Seriously. That's better. Why are they throwing the ball all the time in this crappy weather? That's for both sides I'm asking. And why can no one cover anything? He... did not make it. LOL Moose. This better work. Oh. Hey, didn't that happen at the beginning of the game? A contested touchdown. That's new. Well, that one blew up in the Eagles' faces. A.J. really needs to stop throwing into double coverage. Did somebody get a piece of that punt? Other than the Morris touchdown, the defenses have really bottled things up in the second half. Run it, A.J. RUN IT. There you go. Ack, too high. Hey, Westbrook's back on punt returns again. WTF A.J. Tatupu AGAIN?!?! Moose: "He must be invisible to Feeley." (Seahawks 28, Eagles 24)
Still don't think the Lions can blow this? (Vikings 42, Lions 10)
Were there really only 10 guys out there? Hmmm. Who is Fred Jackson? I think this is mostly both defenses playing inspired. 6-2? 14-5? And are the Bills actually going to pull this off? Yeah, that rule needs to be changed. I'm pretty sure you can't do it twice, though. How do you get from 2 to 17? Dear Lord. Seriously, this "the Redskins don't know what to do at the end of drives and games" thing has been going on for three years. The only surprise here is how it happened this time. (Bills 17, Redskins 16)
Did Derek Anderson watch the Eagles' game film? Or maybe the Cardinals' from last week? Who's calling this game with Dierdorf? It doesn't sound like Greg Gumbel. I don't know why Anderson's signaling touchdown - that's not even close. (Cardinals 27, Browns 21)
I see Eli's back in form. What is going ON today? That just happened in the Browns game. I'd say there's a Pac-10 thing going on here but Eli went to Ole Miss. There's a predictable end result. Hester needs to catch that. Seriously. Did Jacobs get hurt again last week and I'm just forgetting it? Eli's Citizen Eco-Drive commercial running during this game is hilarious. That... that's a throw that didn't need to be made. Seriously, Rex is outplaying him. Eli probably could've run that one in, but Mannings ... let's just say they've never made their money with their feet. I think that's a catch - I think it bounced up off of Toomer's hands. And I'm right. Did Eli win this game or did the Bears lose it? (Giants 21, Bears 16)
This Week's Game That Shouldn't Have Been This Close: Luke McCown? Really? REALLY? (Buccaneers 27, Saints 23)
And when is the last time the McCown brothers both started an NFL game? Isn't that, like, the fifth sign or something? crosses off Broncos (Raiders 34, Broncos 20)
Which means the weather's also crappy in Pittsburgh. AGAIN. This Davenport situation bears watching. This situation with the sailing balls bears more immediate watching. I'm not sure Ben made it, and Al's callback to XL probably pissed Johnny off. This isn't be shocking - Ward's feasted on the Bengals for years. Man, Parker's having a rough night. Is this the same challenge still? Oh, it's a different one. Are there even any left? I wonder if Marvin's gonna make it. (Steelers 24, Bengals 10)
"Mobility like no other quarterback?" I don't know about that, Jaws. That touchdowns-to-possessions stat is just sick. Wow. No one's open. And you can't keep giving the Patriots opportunities. PROTECT THE FOOTBALL. THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO. What was that Harrison-Billick foolishness? Two guys I can't stand. McGahee's running all over the Pats, which is... not completely uncharacteristic, but I haven't seen anyone do it as consistently as this. Of course, I'd feel better about this actually happening if Kyle Boller wasn't prominently involved. Seriously, of the quarterbacks left, he might be the least likely guy to pull it off. He's been good tonight, though, brief A.J. Feeley impression aside. Moss has to catch that one. The wind seems to have died down a bit. Are those flurries? I seriously had no idea Shula played. 21 picks? That's not bad. So much for the wind. What the ... the RAVENS called time out? And after all that, they let Brady run for it. INCOMP- D'OH!!! Are you surprised any more? I mean, really? 57 probably needs to get either pulled or tossed. I don't think they can overturn this. This is OBSCENE. And now the Ravens are just fucking up. How about a little urgency? KNOCK IT DOWN! "They ARE who we THOUGHT they were!" Yeah, better than you, right, Billick? (Patriots 27, Ravens 24)
FANTASY REPORT
aPaFL:CI (8-5, W1): Got a win over Butch that doesn't affect all that much, as I'm locked into the sixth seed and will face Drunk Polish Kickers in the first round of the playoffs.
JackSux 4 (6-7, W1): Beat Butch by about .5 when Stallworth didn't get enough catches for him to pass me. We're both in, but Gates and Charlie are out.
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. New England (12-0) - And they're luckier than you on top of it
2. Dallas (11-1) - It's high time NFL quarterbacks became chick magnets again
3. Indianapolis (10-2) - Slowly gathering strength
BOTTOM 3:
30. N.Y. Jets (3-9) - You beat down the worst team in the league. Good for you
31. Atlanta (3-9) - Petrino may move heaven and earth to get Brohm
32. Miami (0-12) - Brace yourselves. It's gonna happen
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