Saints at http://c0848462.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/3d93bd2c4f3f1b33c02182fd0f20476f.pngJets at ColtsRavens at ChiefsPackers at Eagles
― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Monday, 3 January 2011 15:41 (fourteen years ago)
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/22634/browns-fire-head-coach-eric-mangini
BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns officially fired head coach Eric Mangini, the team announced Monday morning.
Mangini was 10-22 in two seasons in Cleveland, including a 2-10 mark in the AFC North. The Browns were embarrassed, 41-9, in Mangini's last game Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
We will have much more on Cleveland's coaching change coming up in the AFC North blog.
― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Monday, 3 January 2011 15:45 (fourteen years ago)
it is hard to come up with much in mangini's defense.
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 3 January 2011 16:29 (fourteen years ago)
That team would've sucked no matter who was coaching. Not enough good players.
They should've traded Cribbs by now. That dude is a luxury item.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Monday, 3 January 2011 18:02 (fourteen years ago)
True, but Mangini isn't really right for any team. I can't think of anything he does particularly well.
― frogbs, Monday, 3 January 2011 19:02 (fourteen years ago)
Maybe now he can concentrate on his excellent French-toast making skills. (couldnt think of anything either, maybe culinary is his bag, shrug)
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 3 January 2011 20:36 (fourteen years ago)
http://grab.by/8bhq
lol espn why r all the quarterbacks running
― ice cr?m, Monday, 3 January 2011 21:05 (fourteen years ago)
I just took this quiz:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/crow_t_robot/cromartie
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Monday, 3 January 2011 21:42 (fourteen years ago)
the texans as a franchise seems to be defined by the kind of safe mediocrity demonstrated by the decision to bring kubiak back. i thought the bad record this year might have been enough of a push to stir things up but i should've known better than to underestimate the steadfastness of their tedious equilibrium. i like to see coaches given time to make things happen but this team has been going nowhere for a few seasons and now is going backwards, and that's not really a pattern you are looking to reinforce.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 02:11 (fourteen years ago)
The Texans are probably gonna clean up once Peyton retires...
― frogbs, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 15:03 (fourteen years ago)
http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp195/waffledowntheriver/Fffff2.jpg
idk
― Princess TamTam, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 15:39 (fourteen years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/wpmZr.gif
― Princess TamTam, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 15:46 (fourteen years ago)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5324277140_a3ebea335b.jpg
― brownie, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 16:37 (fourteen years ago)
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2011/01/ricky_williams_rips_tony_spara.php#more
― Princess TamTam, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 16:57 (fourteen years ago)
dude needs to smoke up and mellow out imo
― predeep natsvitika (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 4 January 2011 19:58 (fourteen years ago)
PeteCarrollexcited for saturday yet??42 seconds ago
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Tuesday, 4 January 2011 20:00 (fourteen years ago)
NO PETE I AM NOT
― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 20:16 (fourteen years ago)
I think some of these clubs holding on to a coach might be because of the inevitible lockout/strike that is going to happen.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 22:01 (fourteen years ago)
Hue Jackson interviewing for the 49ers job. Dude's done a lotta good for the Raiders, kinda hope he doesn't go but Niners could do worse.http://www.sbreport.net/raider_news/008/5821.html
Also despite earlier NOO DONT GO reactions to Cable's possible ouster, I haven't seen anything definitive to tell me that that would even happen. And crazy Al never talks to anyone anyway so it's all speculation. Hello North Korea.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 22:06 (fourteen years ago)
Hue Jackson was a good coordinator for the Falcons too, hope the Raiders hang onto him.
Mike Mularkey's going to interview w/Denver and Cleveland. Sorta hoping they snatch him up and the Falcons replace him w/Josh McDaniels.
― Princess TamTam, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 22:08 (fourteen years ago)
McDaniels would be a nice fit for the Falcons. Sound like an analyst lol but "I like his enthusiasm!"
― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 22:09 (fourteen years ago)
Are Gruden and Cowher both blacklisted or something? Has any team even given them an interview?
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 22:15 (fourteen years ago)
It would be my dream to have Chucky back at Oakland but that will never happen. ;_;
― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 22:19 (fourteen years ago)
I think seeing unheralded guys like Mike Smith and John Harbaugh get success, might lead some owners to save the cash and try someone a bit less heralded.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 22:27 (fourteen years ago)
Are Gruden and Cowher both blacklisted or something?
Cowher has turned down interview opportunities for teams he doesn't want to work for.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:04 (fourteen years ago)
cable seems right for the silver and black. i mean, disagree, get out of line?? he breaks your face, man.
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:12 (fourteen years ago)
He doesn't have a lot of guile, which is almost 100% why I like him. And that he smashes dudez in the face.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:14 (fourteen years ago)
Also he looks a little like Ray Winstone.
The 49ers GM/coach search has been pretty embarrassing so far.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 00:41 (fourteen years ago)
PTT mentions it above, but oh man, that ricky williams interview:
On the major difference between the Patriots and the Dolphins: “They have a quarterback.”_____________________________________On Brandon Marshall: “Being around Brandon a lot – I like the guy, I think the world of him – but as a teammate, sometimes he makes it difficult to like him and support him. It’s not necessarily what he says, it’s when he says it and the way he says it. But for the most part the things that he says are things that everyone else wants to say, but no one has the courage, or the balls. And some of it is intelligence – they’re smart enough not to say those things, because they don’t want to burn bridges. But when you have $50 million, then you can get away with whatever you want.”
_____________________________________
On Brandon Marshall: “Being around Brandon a lot – I like the guy, I think the world of him – but as a teammate, sometimes he makes it difficult to like him and support him. It’s not necessarily what he says, it’s when he says it and the way he says it. But for the most part the things that he says are things that everyone else wants to say, but no one has the courage, or the balls. And some of it is intelligence – they’re smart enough not to say those things, because they don’t want to burn bridges. But when you have $50 million, then you can get away with whatever you want.”
love this guy.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 5 January 2011 01:14 (fourteen years ago)
The Cleveland Browns want to talk to Pat Shurmur about the vacancy created when Eric Mangini was fired. A Cleveland Plain Dealer beat reporter says Shurmur’s meeting with the Browns will take place on Thursday.
I lol'd.
― i have been otm (bnw), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 01:15 (fourteen years ago)
alfred williams: i'm telling you, mcfadden is for real, the stuff he was doing against you (broncos), he reminded me of bo jackson...
brandon lloyd: ...EVERYONE looked like bo jackson, man. (LOLS ALL AROUND)
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 01:29 (fourteen years ago)
Pat Shurmur morelike pat SURE-WIN
go browns
― brownie, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 01:30 (fourteen years ago)
cable gone then. at last! jerkoff. how did that team not get to the superbowl. i heard they only won 6 divisional games. what a joke. this has just been a horribly embarrassing year for the ordinarily respectable raiders franchise.
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:35 (fourteen years ago)
WHAT
AL DAVIS YOU MYOPIC BITTER OLD FORESKIN WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU. AGGGGGHHHH
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:45 (fourteen years ago)
http://shegivesgoodsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AlDavisIsAGhoulorisittheotherwayaround1.jpg
― those balls look like a butt (San Te), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:46 (fourteen years ago)
I hope that when Al reaches the gates of Hell that satan greets him with the face of Pete Rozelle and leads him by the hand to thr chamber of eternal Superbowl losses and boiling oil enemas
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 04:51 (fourteen years ago)
al davis will never die be serious
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:16 (fourteen years ago)
STFU
;_;
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:17 (fourteen years ago)
ha sry
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:18 (fourteen years ago)
<3
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:18 (fourteen years ago)
hugs
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:19 (fourteen years ago)
thanks bro
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:23 (fourteen years ago)
If they make Hue Jackson coach I think it's a good move.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:42 (fourteen years ago)
I guess...
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 05:42 (fourteen years ago)
Yeah, that's what I'm hearing now, that Davis did it because Hue Jackson was interviewing with the Niners and he didn't want to lose him. He is supposed to be offering Jackson the Raiders job.
― Maltodextrin, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 07:00 (fourteen years ago)
I had heard that the only way Jackson would stay was if he was head coach, but then there didn't seem to be any good reason to let Cable go and I convinced myself that it wouldn't happen.
It could be worse. Fuck, it HAS been worse, lol.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 07:03 (fourteen years ago)
Jackson is the first guy they've had in the building in a long time with any kind of credentials whatsoever.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 07:24 (fourteen years ago)
― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, January 4, 2011 7:14 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
haha! Ray Winstone would make an awesome coach btw.
― Princess TamTam, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 08:31 (fourteen years ago)
Just so you have more to look forward to, next years strength of schedule forecasts (lol carolina):http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/35095/2011-strength-of-schedule
Team Combined win-loss record Percentage
1. Carolina Panthers 142-114-0 .5552. Buffalo Bills 137-119-0 .5353t. New York Jets* 133-123-0 .5203t. Indianapolis Colts* 133-123-0 .5203t. Jacksonville Jaguars 133-123-0 .5203t. Kansas City Chiefs* 133-123-0 .5203t. San Diego Chargers 133-133-0 .5203t. Denver Broncos 133-123-0 .5203t. Detroit Lions 133-123-0 .52010t. Miami Dolphins 132-124-0 .51610t. Houston Texans 132-124-0 .51610t. Minnesota Vikings 132-124-0 .51613t. Green Bay Packers* 130-126-0 .50813t. New Orleans Saints* 130-126-0 .50815t. New England Patriots* 129-127-0 .50415t. Philadelphia Eagles* 129-127-0 .50415t. Dallas Cowboys 129-127-0 .50418. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 127-129-0 .49619t. Cleveland Browns 126-130-0 .49219t. Oakland Raiders 126-130-0 .49219t. New York Giants 126-130-0 .49219t. Atlanta Falcons* 126-130-0 .49223t. Tennessee Titans 125-131-0 .48823t. Chicago Bears* 125-131-0 .48823t. Seattle http://c0848462.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/3d93bd2c4f3f1b33c02182fd0f20476f.png* 125-131-0 .48826. St. Louis Rams 122-134-0 .47727t. Pittsburgh Steelers* 121-135-0 .47327t. Cincinnati Bengals 121-135-0 .47327t. Washington Redskins 121-135-0 .47330. San Francisco 49ers 119-137-0 .46531. Baltimore Ravens* 117-139-0 .45732. Arizona Cardinals 113-143-0 .441
Source: ESPN Stats & Information | *Reached playoffs in 2010
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 13:58 (fourteen years ago)
yeah, upset, but i'm from philly. used to it :/
― Mordy, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:44 (fourteen years ago)
also apparently vick really wanted to get the ball to... riley cooper?
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 00:44 (fourteen years ago)
mega mixed feelings here - like the pack, hate the eagles, really wanted to see the http://c0848462.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/3d93bd2c4f3f1b33c02182fd0f20476f.png @ atlanta obv - packers-bears nfccg could be pretty amazing
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:44 (fourteen years ago)
Hugs, Mordy
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:45 (fourteen years ago)
Bears Pack will be awes: hope there. Is snow!!!
Would be
i'm u_u that we're getting robbed of vick's return to atlanta tbh
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 00:46 (fourteen years ago)
Yeah that sucks, true
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:47 (fourteen years ago)
how fucked up is the nfl that somehow the bears got the http://c0848462.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/3d93bd2c4f3f1b33c02182fd0f20476f.png & not the falcons
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 00:48 (fourteen years ago)
[dog-fighting joke goes here]
― am0n, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:48 (fourteen years ago)
love the pack.
there was a story in sports-illustrated, maybe 10 -- 15 years ago (before GB's last SB win), about how green bay would never, ever be a top-shelf franchise again because young stars didn't want to play in wisconsin. nonsense.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 10 January 2011 00:50 (fourteen years ago)
What a game
― mavisbeacon666 (San Te), Monday, 10 January 2011 00:52 (fourteen years ago)
awww, jackson
― daria-g, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:53 (fourteen years ago)
BURGERTIME YALL
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:58 (fourteen years ago)
Kobe was chided about Eagles by locker room when he walked in. 'Akers!' Jokingly yelled Artest. Kobe: 'First of all, eff y'all'
― polyphonic, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:16 (fourteen years ago)
im watching Bobs Burgers
bob's arms look like this turtles neck
http://i.imgur.com/ememH.jpg
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:33 (fourteen years ago)
Why are you watching that
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:39 (fourteen years ago)
idk man all those fuckin ads about BURGERS just made me deathly curious
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:40 (fourteen years ago)
its better than a new Simpsons ep anyway
Lol why bc I'm hungry that's why! :)
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:40 (fourteen years ago)
I'm watching Times of Harvey Milk (peering down at u from great height lol)
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:41 (fourteen years ago)
also, almost every Home Movies voice actor is in this so i kinda had to give it a shot
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:45 (fourteen years ago)
Yeah, I'm watching it for the Home Movies connection. It could get better.
― Dr. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 10 January 2011 01:46 (fourteen years ago)
I like Kristen Schaal a lot: lemme know if it's worth a look. Something about the scrawly animation turned me off
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:49 (fourteen years ago)
its ok, its like a 5 out of 10
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:51 (fourteen years ago)
I'm doing a readthrough for a show that has a horrible first draft right now :/
― mavisbeacon666 (San Te), Monday, 10 January 2011 01:54 (fourteen years ago)
I don't get the point of this show existing
― iatee, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:57 (fourteen years ago)
i dont get the point of u existing
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:58 (fourteen years ago)
It's already better than American Dad, so...that's one point.
― Dr. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 10 January 2011 01:59 (fourteen years ago)
American dad is hideously mediocre, soooo...
― mavisbeacon666 (San Te), Monday, 10 January 2011 01:59 (fourteen years ago)
What I want to know is why can't there be more football
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 02:08 (fourteen years ago)
Well, when the 18-game season comes, there will be. More really crummy, starters-sitting-out, tired, injury-ridden football.
― Dr. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 10 January 2011 02:11 (fourteen years ago)
:( it was a rhetorical question Johnny
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 02:13 (fourteen years ago)
I know I know...I just feel like if I write something to that effect on the internet enough times, Goodell and the owners might see it and realize the err of their ways.
― Dr. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 10 January 2011 02:22 (fourteen years ago)
I hear ya
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 02:30 (fourteen years ago)
http://hockeyfightproductions.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-come-to-bury-manning-not-to-praise.html
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 10 January 2011 03:11 (fourteen years ago)
Did you know that in the entirety of the Packers/Bears rivalry that they have only played against each other once in the playoffs, and that was in the 1940's? How epic would this NFC Championship game be??
― frogbs, Monday, 10 January 2011 18:15 (fourteen years ago)
i've defended the playoff system as it generally works, but they desperately need to implement seeding by record, ignoring the division winners. atl's "prize" for being the best team in the nfc is getting the wild card packers, while the bears get the http://c0848462.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/3d93bd2c4f3f1b33c02182fd0f20476f.png, who are still one win from .500
makes no gd sense
― call all destroyer, Monday, 10 January 2011 18:26 (fourteen years ago)
Yeah that I definitely do agree with. I mean I kind of like the idea of the http://c0848462.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/3d93bd2c4f3f1b33c02182fd0f20476f.png getting to make some noise, the divisional structure is something that I feel is very important to the game. But the Bears seem to have caught a massive break when GB won as otherwise they'd be playing the Eagles.
Bears/Hawks will be a crazy matchup for sure, I don't think I'll be able to predict that one within like 3 touchdowns. Both teams have played some pretty terrible, terrible football over the regular season.
― frogbs, Monday, 10 January 2011 20:55 (fourteen years ago)
also I wonder if the 2010 Bears make the super bowl, will they be better or worse than the 2006 Super Bowl team??
For all Cutler's flaws, he's better than Rex.
― Dr. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 10 January 2011 20:56 (fourteen years ago)
bears defense doesn't seem quite as intimidating in 2010 as it did in 2006
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 10 January 2011 21:56 (fourteen years ago)
I can't even picture the Bears in this superbowl. Like, I keep forgetting they're in the playoffs.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 22:01 (fourteen years ago)
I dunno if I'd necessarily prefer Cutler over Grossman to take the shot in the red zone on third down.
― predeep natsvitika (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 January 2011 22:02 (fourteen years ago)
cutler, no contest, but remember,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/cutttler.jpg
― omar little, Monday, 10 January 2011 22:30 (fourteen years ago)
I'd take Cutler any day, on one of his "good days" he's as good as anyone in the league, and in terms of raw talent he's way above Grossman. He's capable of lifting a team on its shoulders and yet seems to actually do it so infrequently. The Bears certainly are on the side of fortune this season.
― frogbs, Monday, 10 January 2011 22:30 (fourteen years ago)
Just for posterity - the Bears are one of the worst teams in passing (28th) and running (22nd), and their pass defense is not great either (20th). The only thing they do well is stop the run. GB has a point differential 100 points higher than them. They have scored less points than every playoff team except for the one they are going to be playing, though their defense seems solid. Dunno how much those numbers were inflated by playing against the likes of Shaun Hill, Drew Stanton, Tyler Thigpen, Jimmy Clausen, and Joe Webb, but they seem to be stingy giving up points, Jets game excepted.
― frogbs, Monday, 10 January 2011 22:48 (fourteen years ago)
I think the 2010 Bears defense is probably a bit better up front and a bit less in the defensive backs than the 2006 club. It's the Bears, the offense is probably about the same, although the earlier club was better in the run. The O-line was definitely better back in 06. Cutler will make mistakes, but Grossman was totally maddening. Big thing with the Bears is they have to keep a balence.
I'd say the Bears are probably a year early on the development. Thing is that they have mix of vets on the o-line and defense and some players are really young.
― earlnash, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:53 (fourteen years ago)
gonna call you all on this cutler v grossman bidness when santa claus's favorite son doesn't get em to the big dance
― predeep natsvitika (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 05:36 (fourteen years ago)
― frogbs, Monday, January 10, 2011 3:55 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
defense was way better in 06 until tommie harris got hurt - offense kind of weird, like earl said their o-line and running game was better then, but cutler's a big edge over grossman. they also got some favorable matchups in the playoffs that year (http://c0848462.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/3d93bd2c4f3f1b33c02182fd0f20476f.png, saints)
― Princess TamTam, Tuesday, 11 January 2011 05:51 (fourteen years ago)