michael phelps is a good person and he likes the nfl: week 15 xtra xtreme thread

NO @ CHI new orleans
TB @ ATL this should be good. tampa bay
SF @ MIA this should be terrible. sf tho!
SEA @ STL this should make sf/mia look like the superbowl. seattle?
BUF @ NYJ i hope it's buffalo.
SD @ KC yikes. san diego?
WAS @ CIN washington
TEN @ HOU tennessee
GB @ JAC gimme for gb
DET @ IND detroit might get shut out this year
MIN @ ARI mmmmmmmmmmm depends on what the vikes injury report looks like? i'm leaning az on this one
PIT @ BAL pittsburgh
DEN @ CAR carolina, easily
NE @ OAK ne
NYG @ DAL giants
CLE @ PHI haha philly

NO @ CHI ;_;
TB @ ATL ;_;
SF @ MIA ;_;
SEA @ STL ;_;
BUF @ NYJ ;_;
SD @ KC ;_;
WAS @ CIN ;_;
TEN @ HOU ;_;
GB @ JAC ;_;
DET @ IND ;_;
MIN @ ARI ;_;
PIT @ BAL ;_;
DEN @ CAR ;_;
NE @ OAK ;_;
NYG @ DAL ;_;
CLE @ PHI ;_;

NO @ CHI NO
TB @ ATL after last night, figure Tampa will make a comeback
SF @ MIA let's go Singletaries
SEA @ STL no no no, why. Seattle.
BUF @ NYJ I also hope it's Buffalo.
SD @ KC yikes. Super Chargers?
WAS @ CIN Washington, if they want to finish 8-8. Things are fuuuuuuuuuuuucked up with this organization right now. Unless some kind of miracle happens.. So depressing. Snyder is going to turn it into the Raiders, and unfortunately dude is a lot lot younger than Al Davis.
TEN @ HOU Tennessee, though Houston might make it close?
GB @ JAC Pack
DET @ IND duh
MIN @ ARI Zona
PIT @ BAL Should be.. either really interesting or completely terrible 6-5 game, right? Pittsburgh.
DEN @ CAR Carolina no doubt
NE @ OAK Pats
NYG @ DAL Giants
CLE @ PHI TIE just kidding, Philly

I can't believe you guys are picking NO. Bearz are going to feed those guys their own testicles, Brees will get picked thrice, Deuce is going to get racked up for the season on his first carry on the ice, and Bush/Thomas are going to combine for a staggering 60 rushing yards.

NO @ CHI the bears make their fans believe that they can make a move, when in actuality they just beat a mediocre team
TB @ ATL the bucs are going to win but im rooting for falcons v hard
SF @ MIA i think the dolphins streak of beating mediocre teams by 3-6 points comes to an end here
SEA @ STL rams, for some reason
BUF @ NYJ jets get it back in gear here
SD @ KC chargers, close though
WAS @ CIN fighting zorns, closer than it should be though
TEN @ HOU titans, but in the last two minutes
GB @ JAC jax - i wonder when people are going to start doubting my mans rodgers?
DET @ IND hahaha they should strike this game from the schedule
MIN @ ARI interesting one - ill say the cards since it's at home
PIT @ BAL i think the ravens will be a trendy pick but the steelers dont lose these games
DEN @ CAR carolina is filthy but i think they have a lil let down here and run into a big day from cutler
NE @ OAK pats obv
NYG @ DAL boys - ill never not get tricked into thinking the cowboys are good
CLE @ PHI eagles

Awww I am super-touched by this thread title. Now on to week 15!!

NO @ CHI Interesting matchup. If nola keeps a balanced attack they could win, but I'm inclined to pick BEARS defense at home.
TB @ ATL Huge game and definite bounceback for BUCS.
SF @ MIA I still like FINS against all mediocre/bad teams.
SEA @ STL Wow, HAWKS will leverage signs of life last week into victory number three.
BUF @ NYJ bills look doa but I will stubbornly pick them against Jets. Wait, unless Losman is playing. Actually, fuck it, JETS.
SD @ KC CHIEFS in a close, low-scoring game.
WAS @ CIN SKINS in a miserable, low-scoring game, will be carried by their defense.
TEN @ HOU Interesting, I will pick the v. hot COWS
GB @ JAC Two teams in freefall but jax has proven over the last two weeks that they cannot be picked right now. PACK.
DET @ IND fuck the COLTS forever.
MIN @ ARI CARDS win at home and help themselves for the playoffs.
PIT @ BAL daria is correct. Sadly I think STEEL will steal another win.
DEN @ CAR Delhomme will fuck them over eventually but for now it's CATS.
NE @ OAK Ummm PATS will win game.
NYG @ DAL Really hard to say where the boys are now. I don't think GINTS will lose two in a row but I am not very confident about this pick.
CLE @ PHI lol @ media being like IGS are good now. They're not.

it's not fair, to play detroit. SOME teams ahem vikings packers and bears get to play them TWICE A YEAR -- i mean what the fuck is that.

Yeah that fact definitely downgrades the "good" NFC North teams a bit. Same could be said about Zona though. The NFC is so unbalanced right now.

LOLions:
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP)—Detroit center Dominic Raiola says he has no remorse for making an obscene gesture toward Lions fans because their heckling went too far.
“I don’t take one thing back,” he said Monday.
NFL spokesman Randall Liu said the league will look into it.
Raiola said fans have been particularly hard on him because he’s been with the team since 2001, when it started a slide that has become the NFL’s worst eight-season stretch in more than a half-century.
Raiola made the gesture Sunday during the winless Lions’ 20-16 loss to Minnesota.
“I’m just tired of hearing it coming at just me,” Raiola said. “It’s coming at me because I’ve been here for years. I’ve been through the losing. Me, Jeff (Backus) and whoever else are the head of the losing.”
The Lions (0-13) have lost 20 of their last 21 and are 31-94 since 2001, falling to the league’s poorest winning percentage (.248) over an eight-season stretch since 1950.
“I’m just so frustrated,” Raiola said. “I’m tired of being a doormat for people to just talk to us how they want to talk to us. I’m just not going to put up with that anymore.”
Raiola wishes he could give some fans his home address.
“I’d do that, but you can’t,” he said. “Nobody plays with fists. Everybody wants to play with metal.”

Man, there's not much happening this week is there? Only interesting games are
NO @ CHI - New Orleans hangin in
TB @ ATL - I want to say Atlanta, but I've only seen each team once this year, so what do I know
MIN @ ARI - I think Arizona has enough steam pre-playoff to win a few more?
PIT @ BAL - Probably the best game this week, but I like defense. Stillers
NYG @ DAL - Giants have got to rebound right?

Yeah that fact definitely downgrades the "good" NFC North teams a bit. Same could be said about Zona though. The NFC is so unbalanced right now.

― vampire baseball (call all destroyer), Tuesday, December 9, 2008 11:37 AM (7 minutes ago)

so my bf (a vikings fan) just said the same thing but dude, at least the teams in the western conferences have HAD winning seasons within the last 700 years; i mean last year, sd was a "super bowl contender" within certain asinine sportswriter circles, and san francisco was expected to be better this year and appears to be turning around. detroit...i mean jesus god.

i'm not even thinking of it in terms of downgrading the nfc north's worth, just in fact that they should just not play those games and all teams have like two free wins now.

NO @ CHI NO in 68-29 win
TB @ ATL ATL
SF @ MIA SF! Mini streak!
SEA @ STL STL why because i dont know who quarterback is for sea
BUF @ NYJ i hope it's buffalo. but it won't be ;_;
SD @ KC SD
WAS @ CIN Cin in wash meltdown
TEN @ HOU Tits
GB @ JAC gimme for gb, gb shits bed. JAX
DET @ IND detroit might get shut out this year
MIN @ ARI MN because of the wang
PIT @ BAL PIT in an annoying game
DEN @ CAR Denver shocker
NE @ OAK lolne
NYG @ DAL this game will be an annoying gigantess win
CLE @ PHI CLEVELAND

NO @ CHI nawlins
TB @ ATL tampa
SF @ MIA phish
SEA @ STL 0-0 tie
BUF @ NYJ jets beat buffaLOL
SD @ KC sd easy
WAS @ CIN wash unfortunately
TEN @ HOU "Tits"
GB @ JAC jax upset
DET @ IND starting to feel bad for detroit. indy.
MIN @ ARI ari at home
PIT @ BAL baltimore wins 21-14, all points are on INT returns
DEN @ CAR CAR
NE @ OAK brady jr
NYG @ DAL plz giants
CLE @ PHI three in a row for phil!

NO @ CHI ;_;
TB @ ATL ;_;
SF @ MIA ;_;
SEA @ STL ;_;
BUF @ NYJ ;_;
SD @ KC ;_;
WAS @ CIN ;_;
TEN @ HOU ;_;
GB @ JAC ;_;
DET @ IND ;_;
MIN @ ARI ;_;
PIT @ BAL ;_;
DEN @ CAR ;_;
NE @ OAK ;_;
NYG @ DAL ;_;
CLE @ PHI ;_;

― brownie, Tuesday, December 9, 2008 11:07 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

at least the teams in the western conferences have HAD winning seasons within the last 700 years

This is true...I guess it just gets at the true talent gap between DET and StL or something and how great that really is. Is playing detroit twice as record-inflating as getting to play SEA and StL 4 times--sure both those teams are better than Detroit but the conference as a whole may suck harder.

And yeah I have no idea what happened with SD and Denver this year. I'd never call the Bolts a contender but I expected competence.

I still think San Diego is better than Denver, but them's the breaks.

I don't think the bears got whupped in their last sb appearance because they were allowed to play detroit twice and the other team wasn't

just sayin'

That is true but it's just become really interesting this year in the NFC where half the conferences are strong and half of them blow.

NO @ CHI norlins
TB @ ATL falcons
SF @ MIA niners
SEA @ STL important implications in which draft pick the rams fuck up this year
BUF @ NYJ bills
SD @ KC chargers
WAS @ CIN not sure the redskins have sunk low enough to lose
TEN @ HOU challhouops, andre johnson is a superhero
GB @ JAC packers
DET @ IND i will still have as many nfl wins as the detroit lions
MIN @ ARI keep praying to jesus but kurt warner won't go away
PIT @ BAL good one... gonna say ravens
DEN @ CAR carolina
NE @ OAK pats
NYG @ DAL edge to dallas if barber is back
CLE @ PHI iggles

no, the bears got whupped in their last super bowl appearance because they were a terrible team that snuck in because the entire rest of the nfc took that year off. what does that have to do with anything?

WHAT I AM SAYING, SINCE I AM APPARENTLY SAYIN IT IN CHINESE:

THE SEASON SHOULD BE 14 WEEKS UNTIL TEAMS LIKE DETROIT STOP EXISTING.

thankin u all,
ally

NO @ CHI the bears
TB @ ATL atlanta will be pissed off this week and they will win
SF @ MIA miami
SEA @ STL seattle i guess. i know they're 2-11 but they're much better than stl
BUF @ NYJ jets ;_;
SD @ KC san diego i think
WAS @ CIN wash
TEN @ HOU tits
GB @ JAC pack
DET @ IND lol indy
MIN @ ARI cards
PIT @ BAL steelers
DEN @ CAR carolina
NE @ OAK i really hope it's oakland!! probably not though. but i am picking them anyway!
NYG @ DAL romo tears again next weekend
CLE @ PHI ;_; eagles

ally i have had it up to here with your bashing of the horrible bears team that somehow made it to the super bowl

is it just me or is "detroit/miami last year/the whole nfc two years ago/whatever" the nfl version of "obama should be able to get sworn in NOW"

schefgest ban

+ the ncaa versions of this argument are better anyway

btw i gotta say the cowboys are entertaining me right now for all the right reasons

I enjoy thinking of them as a young expansion franchise having surprising success, like the jags back when. how about the cowboys? they're doing really well! I don't think anybody would've figured on them doing so well this year. etc.

i will bash any team that housed rex grossman as a starting qb with impunity goddamnit

NO @ CHI - Who knows with the Saints? Chi-town
TB @ ATL - The Falcons are the most improved team in the NFL; however, Tampa usually wins when they need it. Bays
SF @ MIA - The Fins, though SF makes it close. Miami
SEA @ STL - Send both teams to the MAC! Hawks
BUF @ NYJ - Jets stop the slide by beating a crumbling Buffalo team. The Farves
SD @ KC - Battle of the coaching genius's!! Bolthrowers
WAS @ CIN - Return of the Bungles... Reds
TEN @ HOU - Tennessee in a walk. Tits
GB @ JAC - I knew Garrard would throw a butt load of interceptions this year. But what's happened to Jacksonville's defense and running game? Pack
DET @ IND - 0-16 is very doable. Peytons
MIN @ ARI - I can't figure out Minny. Peterson's great, but he's dropping a lot of balls. Not sold on either quarterback. Zona can score, but can't stop anyone, plus every time I pick them they tank. What the hell, Cards.
PIT @ BAL - This will be 3-3 until the last minute of the game, then either a Deshea Townsend or Ed Reed interception will decide it. Rofflesburgers
DEN @ CAR - Carolina's running game won't be stopped by Denver. Pants
NE @ OAK - NE in a walk.
NYG @ DAL - Please humiliate and crush the Cowboys. Giants
CLE @ PHI - Waiting for Marty. Iggles

not sure the redskins have sunk low enough to lose

oh, they might. the meltdown right now is truly epic. it was all cool until maybe the detroit game, and once things started going badly for the offense, zorn really screwed up by not adjusting & not taking responsibility for the problems. portis is ***extremely*** pissed off & prob speaks for a lot of the players. disaster. either they miraculously straighten things out after it's all been aired (unlikely) otherwise the team might not win another game.

ravens are going to beat the steelers, who will be fortunate if roffles isn't killed

daria, can you remember when they fired norv? this is eerily reminiscent. that team lost out, though was 8-5 at the time of norv's sacking (though might've lost out anyways).

come back richie pettibon

NO @ CHI - Bears
TB @ ATL - Falcons, plz! i just can't take jeff garcia and his goddamned face
SF @ MIA - 49ers, plz! fuck Dan Marino
SEA @ STL - ahahahahahahaha who the fuck cares
BUF @ NYJ - maybe trent edwards will fix his groin, somehow? fuuuuuuuuuuuck
SD @ KC - Chargers, plz!
WAS @ CIN - Skins
TEN @ HOU - Titans
GB @ JAC - Packers
DET @ IND - Colts
MIN @ ARI - Cardinals, though i would like that cute peterson to win
PIT @ BAL - Steelers
DEN @ CAR - Panthers
NE @ OAK - Pats
NYG @ DAL - Giants
CLE @ PHI - Eagles, though I don't know...

i have so much rage about this season, guys. i don't even know who i should be mad at. toronto, maybe?

i am mad at tony romo

xpost: norv turner pretty much *exact* same situation record-wise; was let go this week of the season. if it plays out similarly again (or after the season).. who the hell is going to risk destroying their career by coaching in washington? nobody else wanted the job last year.

i hope the bad economy takes down dan snyder & someone competent will buy the team

schef what did tony romo do? i have no complaints about his level of play last week.

how are the ravens going to beat the steelers w/rookie QB trying to deal with pittsburgh defense?

LeRon McClain and an even better defense leading to a nice, boring 3-2 victory.

i feel that:

steelers don't get enough pressure on the qb when they rush four
steelers exhibited zero running game at home this past week against a worse d than baltimore's
steelers offensive line is a serious vulnerability
hines ward m.i.a. vs cowboys
ravens are on a roll and at home

i'll admit to being a pessimist, though. i pretty much gave up when they got stuffed on that fourth-and-goal

the steelers will step up and win imo - just feels like another game last week where the steelers don't play really well but they make the other team play worse

I claimed earlier in the season that the Ravens would implode when they had to face the NFC East in the second half of the season with a rookie QB and coach . The number of predictions I've been wrong on this year would fill "Refrigerator" Perry's hollowed out corpse. Ravens might prevail but I'll be damned if the sandlot Steelers can't scrap out a win if the weather gets bad. IOW Jordan OTM. And because I hate this season so much I am looking forward to watching it on the TV.

2008: SEASON OF RABID RAGE

To(ny)ro(mo)nto.

guys a really snowy football game would lift my spirits this Sunday. It is time.

YES

i just don't like romo and i feel it is fair to project all miseries in my life upon his smug grin.

So apparently Portis just completely laid into Zorn on the radio today. I am inclined to go with Clint on this one.

As proven on previous threds by me, tony homo has the same grin as GWB. that is all.

That pass was intercepted before Dorsey even threw it. Pathetic decision.

jesus.

good game

did they just cut to commercial to shut kornheiser up?

hahaha i had just been thinking, "kornheiser has been less annoying tonight" and then he went off on his "philly fans are like this, andy reid is like that" pontification and i was like, "oh."

my favorite thing about kornheiserisms is the resounding silence from jaws + tirico in response.

successful punt imo

COMEBACK

what happpened to mcnabb? i was away from nfl this evening, it was tough

brandon mcdonald is kind of awesome

what happpened to mcnabb?

Nothing. They were just showing Kolb on the sideline while they talked about McNabb's future.

Oh, I guess they put him to grind down to the end. Hm, whatever.

ah ok. just wondered if he wasn't playing b/c he got hurt or something.

were philly fans booing their own team again just now?

my favorite thing about kornheiserisms is the resounding silence from jaws + tirico in response.

― horseshoe, Monday, December 15, 2008 8:06 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^^^ Very nicely put.

i'll take today's game. did a great job of moving the ball and played great defense. we didn't really do enough in the red zone but hopefully it'll be better next week...getting in a rhythm is more important to me.
but lol was anyone surprised by the pick at the end of the half? i'm telling you guys - it happens EVERY GAME.

and i loved reid's face after desean jackson threw that interception. we had the same expression actually...i wasn't really that pissed abt it, i thought it was kinda funny

wish i had a pic of that

hahaha i had just been thinking, "kornheiser has been less annoying tonight" and then he went off on his "philly fans are like this, andy reid is like that" pontification and i was like, "oh."

― horseshoe, Monday, December 15, 2008 11:05 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

my favorite thing about kornheiserisms is the resounding silence from jaws + tirico in response.

― horseshoe, Monday, December 15, 2008 11:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol

from espn regarding paul pierces minor knee injury last nite:

In fact, he felt good enough to take pictures in the locker room with Olympian Michael Phelps (who was there with Jared from Subway) after the game. Rivers also said trainer Eddie Lacerte told him he thought Pierce would be OK, but that they would do more tests on Tuesday.

plz find pix

whoa

http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/15692/teen_wolf_inspires_bucs_de_to_change_name

http://i38.tinypic.com/dyoup4.gif

awesome!!!!

kyle orton is one goofy looking dude
he tried to spike the ball after running for a TD and fucked it up :)

― I DON'T MIND THE NFL (daria-g), Friday, December 12, 2008 3:02 AM

Belichick is 2-4 when challenging calls this season after going 0-2 in Oakland. Yesterday, he shared his thought process on both challenges.

The first came early in the first quarter when Belichick believed the Raiders had 12 defenders on the field. He explained that the mistake came when he saw Oakland send in two defenders while subtracting just one before a Kevin Faulk 1-yard run.

That would have given the Raiders 12 men. But Belichick's eyes weren't deceiving him; the Raiders had played the prior snap with just 10 defenders.

That arguably should be posted in the LOL @ Oakland thread.

why did he even challenge? what a dick, they're the raiders, just let them do whatever, they aren't going to win.

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why did he even challenge? what a dick, they're the raiders, just let them do whatever, they aren't going to win.

The Raiders were very whiny about the "tuck rule" call, and Bill is a grudge holder.

belichick is never one to pass up the opportunity to be a dick

Also, Shanahan and Norv both made similar dick moves against the Raiders this year. Norv's was especially awesome.

It may not come as a surprise that many successful NFL coaches are dicks.

i don't care if they're assholes, i care that they're being dicks and wasting my time

i am dick but i am not a successful nfl coach that is where your metaphor breaks down

Someone needs to Venn diagram this shit.

If some does a Venn diagram then you can be sure Belichick will challenge it and we're back to square one, not a place I want to be I can assure you.

i don't care if they're assholes, i care that they're being dicks and wasting my time

― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:45 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol were u watching the game? if so you are already wasting your time by dint of watching a raiders game~

I was watching it, but also I waste time constantly.

of course i wasn't watching that game wtf

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/3114186842_91ca7e8cc1.jpg?v=0

lol

aw, look at him there. isn't he great?

nice 1 :)

hahah well done.

:D

:-0

;-) heavens!

they looks like balls!

the one thing that kind of pissed me off re: belichick was running up 52 points on the redskins last year, but if that was a dick move against dan snyder, A+++++