It seems like betting on Houston in the week ten game would be worth it just for the odds you could get.
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 05:48 (twenty years ago)
― Mingus Dew (Mingus Dew), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 05:57 (twenty years ago)
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)
― Dan (NE Can Bite Me, WOOT) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 22:02 (twenty years ago)
simmons column had some nice bitterness on last night - The torch, for all intents and purposes, had been passed. After four arduous years, various rule changes to help their passing game, and a cream-puff schedule highlighted by a fortuitous bye before last night's game, the Colts (and the NFL) finally got their wish. There was a new alpha dog in the AFC. - haha, nice touch just saying 'the AFC' instead of 'the NFL' there.
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 22:10 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)
From what I am seeing across the net, NE fans and many sportswriters are taking the Colts winning last night pretty sour. Much more so than I have seen any one gloating of Indy finally beating the Pats. Shit, everyone knows it doesn't matter squat until they win a Superbowl. I've seen people posting on a bullentin board that quick snap trick is borderline "cheating". They so crazy and should be haunted by memories of Tony Eason or something.
The big thing with the Colts the past season and a half is Edge is back to full health and has been running like he did before he got hurt. The Colts also have some larger guys playing guard starting last year and they are much better at power running. Up until the end of last year, they had a bunch of trouble running up the middle and in short yardage. This is now not a problem.
Manning has stated in interviews that early this year every team was playing the bomb and basically saying to beat them with the run, so he was often times audibling into running plays out of pass calls.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 00:31 (twenty years ago)
― TOMBOT, Saturday, 12 November 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 14 November 2005 22:18 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 21 November 2005 00:53 (twenty years ago)
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 21 November 2005 02:44 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 21 November 2005 04:19 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 21 November 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)
Asinine.
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 21 November 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 21 November 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)
― Dan (Or Maybe Sabretoothed Tigers) Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 21 November 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 21 November 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 21 November 2005 21:06 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 21 November 2005 21:11 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 21 November 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)
― Dan (COOCHIE COOCHIE) Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 21 November 2005 21:21 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 21 November 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)
― Dan (You Know It Will Happen) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 00:12 (twenty years ago)
Beating a 7-2 team that hasn't made the playoffs in a million years isn't the Superbowl.
NFL lore completely revolves around winning the Superbowl. The excuses will end when the Colts win it all. Until then, I don't mind hearing the same loaded praise every week.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 00:34 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 01:20 (twenty years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 01:33 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 02:04 (twenty years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 02:49 (twenty years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 02:54 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 03:02 (twenty years ago)
Seriously though, the prevailing opinion among 95% of NFL pundits is that a quarterback isn't truly great until he wins the Superbowl. How can there be any debate about this? We don't have to like it, but that's the NFL.
The similarities between mid-90's Steve Young and present-day Peyton Manning are striking. They led an offensive juggernaut while putting up incredible passing numbers, won a handful of playoff games but couldn't make it to the SB. Kept getting stoned in the playoffs by their nemesis. Lots of doubt over whether or not they would ever win a championship.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 03:13 (twenty years ago)
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)
― Dan (A Poor Effort, I Know) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 05:12 (twenty years ago)
When you're done, tell me more about the 2005 NFL season where nobody cares whether or not Peyton Manning ever reaches or wins a Superbowl.
Nobody ever ever ever said that about Young.
There was loads of "can Young finally beat the Cowboys and reach the Superbowl?" talk at the time ... I am honestly shocked that I'm the only person here who remember it this way. Whatever though, if I'm outvoted then I'm outvoted.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 05:53 (twenty years ago)
Some facts:
1) Prevalent talking head thought back in the day before Young won The Big Game (even if it was only 2 years between getting a chance to start and winning) was all about him wilting in the shadow of Joe Montana and not having the stuff to beat the Cowboys and all this other "you suck until you win" malarkey. I WAS THERE.
2) Prevalent talking head thought back in the day before Elway won The Big Game was that he was fantastic, but just couldn't take it to the Next Level (because, believe it or not, he was responsible for the success of the running game, too). I WAS THERE.
3) Prevalent talking head thought re: Jim Kelly (& the Bills in toto) circa the quadfecta of shame unjustly involves the international sign of choking, because being first loser in the championship game is only good for card shows and pity parties. I WAS THERE.
4) If MIR's got a woody against CUT THAT MEAT, that's his cross to bear, but him saying that NFL jagbags never fail to downplay the quality of players that don't win the Big One isn't exactly some arcane type of revelation.
― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)
Jim Kelly and John Elway are unusual examples because THEY PLAYED IN SO MANY FUCKING SUPER BOWLS WITHOUT WINNING. I was THERE, MAN.
It's not like people think Phil Simms or Jeff Hostetler are greats because they won Super Bowls. And it's not like if you bring up Fran Tarkenton, the first thing outta people's mouths is all like, WHAT A LOSER.
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 1 December 2005 02:20 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 1 December 2005 04:02 (nineteen years ago)
Apparently, since joining the league in 98, Peyton's played 123 consecutive games and averaged a bit less than two touchdowns a game. Ouch.
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 1 December 2005 04:02 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 1 December 2005 04:04 (nineteen years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 1 December 2005 05:18 (nineteen years ago)
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 1 December 2005 05:46 (nineteen years ago)
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 1 December 2005 06:01 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 1 December 2005 16:11 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 1 December 2005 16:18 (nineteen years ago)
You can add Skins 734, Bills 12 to that. Though by the time they played the 'Boys they were wild-carding it, so the starters were just plain wore out by the second half.
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 1 December 2005 17:43 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 1 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)
Though I would play starters sparingly after the first quarter. It's all "haha NO QUARTER this is PRO FOOTBALL bitches!!!" until someone loses an ACL.
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 1 December 2005 18:33 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 1 December 2005 19:40 (nineteen years ago)
― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Thursday, 1 December 2005 22:43 (nineteen years ago)
This is the risk you take to keep 'em "sharp."
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 1 December 2005 22:45 (nineteen years ago)
So you're the one that keeps on e-mailing D3adsp!n!
Ally, re: Also David please feel free to explain who/what you were referring to at any time now. - I was just goofing on the "Colts = overrated" thing & the note about PM averaging "only" 2 TDs per game during his 120+ consecutive game streak.
― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 December 2005 00:30 (nineteen years ago)
So what is this rumor I've been told about that was going around today, that the Colts are piping in extra "crowd noise" in the dome?
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 2 December 2005 02:18 (nineteen years ago)
Also please note: I'm roughly Peyton's age and watched him through UT when I was living in Tennessee; at this point he feels like family.
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 2 December 2005 04:58 (nineteen years ago)
Hell, that's what the rest of the SEC says about Neyland Stadium. Wonder where Peyton got the idea?
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 2 December 2005 05:35 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:25 (nineteen years ago)
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 2 December 2005 18:41 (nineteen years ago)
― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 2 December 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago)
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 2 December 2005 20:12 (nineteen years ago)
― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 2 December 2005 20:22 (nineteen years ago)
If yr team can't take some over-amped "Welcome to the Jungle" go home to mommy!!!!
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 5 December 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago)
The Colts are boring that way, they just do their job.
― earlnash, Monday, 5 December 2005 21:28 (nineteen years ago)
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:59 (nineteen years ago)
― IN UR BASE KILLING ALL UR DUDES (Adrian Langston), Sunday, 18 December 2005 21:33 (nineteen years ago)
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Sunday, 18 December 2005 21:40 (nineteen years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 18 December 2005 23:24 (nineteen years ago)
*stuffs hands in pockets, kicks pebble*
now it's just a football season.
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Monday, 19 December 2005 05:06 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:08 (nineteen years ago)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2264695
― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:43 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:17 (nineteen years ago)
― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:11 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:02 (nineteen years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:14 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:18 (nineteen years ago)
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:30 (nineteen years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 22 December 2005 16:31 (nineteen years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 22 December 2005 16:33 (nineteen years ago)
― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 22 December 2005 16:38 (nineteen years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:00 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:54 (nineteen years ago)
― IN UR BASE KILLING ALL UR DUDES (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 22 December 2005 23:40 (nineteen years ago)
THIS WILL HAPPEN.
But for now, I just feel horrible for Dungy :(
― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 24 December 2005 08:07 (nineteen years ago)
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:24 (nineteen years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 25 December 2005 00:41 (nineteen years ago)
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Sunday, 25 December 2005 04:28 (nineteen years ago)