NFL Football 2006-07 thread

[Chaotic42]

Who dat gonna beat dem Saints? :sunny:

[geetrue]

Who dat gonna beat dem Saints? :sunny:


Way to go Chaotic42 ,,, Your the only Saint I know ... Great game

Now ir's my turn to worry ...

Go Chargers

[fred8615]

Saints win!!!
Saints win!!!
Saints win!!!

Holy (I promised my mother I wouldn't use that kind of language) the Saints won!!!

Rooting for the Seahawks tomorrow, but even if they don't win, I think the Saints can give the Bears a run for their money.

:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

[Chaotic42]

Who dat gonna beat dem Saints? :sunny:

Way to go Chaotic42 ,,, Your the only Saint I know ... Great game

Now ir's my turn to worry ...

Go Chargers
Thanks! The local Fox affiliate is ate up. They had their reporter dress like an Eagle fan and try to infiltrate the other fans. "Hello fellow Eagle fans..."

:rotfl:

Bourbon Street is way more chaotic than usual.

The Chargers/Pats game is going to be great. I can't think of a better match-up that doesn't involve either of my teams.

[NEON DEON]

WHO DAT? WHO DAT?

WHO DAT SAY DEY GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS?:nope: :nope: :nope:


For the first time in the Saints 40 year history, They advance to the NFC Championship game!:rock: :rock: :rock:

The Saints no longer have to mount a come back in the FRENCH QUARTER!:()1:

[Takeda Shingen]

Ah well, Philly loses. That's alright; they'll be back next year, as they are one of the most consistantly successful franchises in the league: In the same class as New England, Indy and (usually) Denver.

Until then, I will be pulling for Seattle. It should not take much to rattle little Rexie's cage. I expect to see Brian Greese before halftime.

[nikimcbee]

WHO DAT? WHO DAT?

WHO DAT SAY DEY GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS?:nope: :nope: :nope:


For the first time in the Saints 40 year history, They advance to the NFC Championship game!:rock: :rock: :rock:

The Saints no longer have to mount a come back in the FRENCH QUARTER!:()1:


Show me some beads!:rock:

[nikimcbee]

More evidence that the Pope was right!:D

The New Orleans Saints are 2 and 0!!!!!!:o

Woohoo! You can stop the season now. :sunny:
wow, look what I found when I was cleaning behind the couch:lol:

[nikimcbee]

Soldier Field+ Chicago January weather x Bears Defense - Grossman interceptions=:lol: :yep: :rock: Bears Win (Sorry Torplexed)

Hopefully the power of the coolest theme-song will prevail:rock:

Super Chargers

[nikimcbee]

had not a clue what LT was.:oops: :oops:

You will after tomorrow! :smug:

:()1:

http://www.chargers.com/assets/002/11568.mp3

San Diego Super Chargers Lyrics
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
Charge!
We're coming your way,
We're gonna dazzle you with our super play.
The time has come,
You know we're shooting for number one.
With thunderbolts and lightning
We'll light up the sky,
We'll give it all we've got, and more
With the Super Charger try!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
Charge!
We've got a plan,
We're gonna do it for our super fans.
All we seek,
Is the goal line to victory.
We'll ignite you, excite you
With high voltage play.
We won't let up a minute,
We're going all the way - all the way!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
Charge!
We're coming your way
With the Super Chargers' play.
We're coming at you.
Now we're coming through!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chargers!
Charge!

[NEON DEON]

Posted 10/16/2006
Saints 27 Eagles 24

and the ------


SUPER DOME ROCKS!:()1:

New Orleans is 5-1 and leads the division.:sunny:


Lawrence. It was written.:D

It's Deja vu all over again cher! :|\\ :|\\ :|\\

[Takeda Shingen]

Shucks. Looks like I am stuck with yet another week of Rexie's appalling play.

Now, it is my turn to pull for the Saints.

[Bort]

Shucks. Looks like I am stuck with yet another week of Rexie's appalling play.
Oh yeah, appalling-absolutely appalling.
282 yards, 1TD, 1INT
He sucks like a hoover!!
http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CXA17201142229.jpg

It's nice to have a Pro Bowl kicker!

Bring on next weeks NFC championship game at Soldier- it's gonna be a great one!
BTW hopefully there will be some serious snow and freezing cold by then...:lol:
GO BEARS!!!

[Bort]

Wow. Chargers lose. Another trip to the AFC championship for New England:nope:
In the immortal words of James Bond:
"Shocking, simply shocking.":huh:

[Onkel Neal]

No kidding, I couldn't believe the Chargers, terrible play.

Go Bears! Rex played pretty well, a helluva lot better than Hasselback; it sure was a good game.

On to the championship games next Sunday!! :yep:

[geetrue]

New England 24
San Diego 21

This is not the way things were suppose to work ...

Now I'm really glad I'm not a gambling man ...

Chargers played better than New England for three
quarters and lose the game to a fumbled interception

Does not compute

Should I just say, "It's just a game"

Life just doesn't seem like any fun anymore ...

I don't drink ... So I think I'll just go make some
chocolate brownies and drown my sorrows.

Good-bye football

Well I do like Indy Lord ... Maybe I'll be back up
and running by next week ... Lord have mercy
on all of the people that lost their games ...
cry, cry, cry http://www3.christianforums.com/images/smilies/cry.gif

[Camaero]

None of the smilies help me express how I feel.:cry:

[nikimcbee]

Shucks. Looks like I am stuck with yet another week of Rexie's appalling play.

Now, it is my turn to pull for the Saints.

I think Neal needs to introduce you to the...Razor:dead:
Welcome to the brotherhood.:oops:

[NEON DEON]

August in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:

October in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:

January in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:


Saints travel to Chicago in January 10F?:nope:

HOLY @#$%!:o

Looks like the Little Sisters of the Poor will be saying some extra Hail Marys this week!:up:

[mr chris]

New England 24
San Diego 21

:rock::rock::rock::rock::rock:

[Takeda Shingen]

Shucks. Looks like I am stuck with yet another week of Rexie's appalling play.
Oh yeah, appalling-absolutely appalling.
282 yards, 1TD, 1INT
He sucks like a hoover!!

It is the missed opportunities that you have to look at. It is the low/high passes, those thrown behind the reciever, the poor coverage reads, and the fumble that you completely neglected. Grossman's ineptitude at running an offense kept Seattle in the game, and turned what should have been a solid victory into a nailbiter. It kept Chicago's best asset, it's defense, on the field and practically ran them into the ground. No one can expect their defense to keep the opponent out of the endzone for nearly ten consecutive minutes; they need rest. You can't do that next week, against the NFC's top-ranked offense.

In terms of all of the comments about the cold, that is media hype and ambience more than anything. These guys do play on the road. Many of them played for teams in cold climates; it's really not a big deal for them (and for what they make, it had better not be a big deal for any player on any team). That being said, I prefer watching cold-weather games due to said ambience: I love watching Denver and Buffalo home games. I will be happy if it is cold in Chicago next week, as it will look like proper football weather. Something is just not right when it is 72 degrees and sunny.

[Chaotic42]

New England 24
San Diego 21

:rock::rock::rock::rock::rock:



Nothing worse than a Patriots fan.:rock:

[fred8615]

Saints travel to Chicago in January 10F?:nope:

HOLY @#$%!:o

Looks like the Little Sisters of the Poor will be saying some extra Hail Marys this week!:up:

Forecasts for now are saying sunny, mid 30s for the game.

[nikimcbee]

August in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:

October in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:

January in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:


Saints travel to Chicago in January 10F?

HOLY @#$%!:o

Looks like the Little Sisters of the Poor will be saying some extra Hail Marys this week!:up:

Welcome to the curse of the dome:dead: :dead: :dead:

Vikings fan....I..know...all...about...how well dome teams do in post season play:damn: :dead: :damn:

Chicago vs New England for superbowl

New England wins....dammit.:shifty:

[NEON DEON]

If the Naw'lins Saints get to the Super Bowl,

Saints radio announcer Hokie Gajan:

"It'll make Mardi Gras seem like a church social."


:()1: :rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl: :()1: :|\\ :yep: :lol: :D :()1:

WHO DAT?

[mr chris]

New England 24
San Diego 21

:rock::rock::rock::rock::rock:


Nothing worse than a Patriots fan.:rock:

The machine just keeps grinding out the results. :rock::sunny:
Was very suprised to see them win after all i had read running up to the game.:doh:

[timmyg00]

A little variation on the SD "fight song"... Gee, I hope LT doesn't call me "classless" when next he takes the podium ;)

San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
Choke!

We're coming your way,
We're gonna puzzle you with our silly play.
The time has come,
You know we're shooting the juice for fun.
With Tomlinson's whining,
We'll stand there and cry,
We lost it all with Schott, and more
With the Super Charger try!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
Choke!

We had a plan,
We were gonna do our silly dance.
All the week,
We talked smack 'bout victory.
We'll disappoint you yet again
With undisciplined play.
We'll choke in mere minutes,
After winning all day - ALL DAY!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
Choke!

We were coming your way
With the Super Chargers' play.
We were coming at you.
Now we're feeling blue!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
San Diego Super Chargers,
San Diego Chumps!
CHOKE!


TG

[geetrue]

Two picks wrong's
Baltimore lost and Chargers lost

Two picks right
Saints won and Chicago won

Don't make the next one right, but hey it's the Super bowl, right?

Colts over the Saints and that ain't no sh**te


Colts will win in the first overtime game in
Super Bowl history

and that's a geetrue promise ...

Hang it up on the wall ...

[mr chris]

Guy's im very new to this sport and learning all the time. But i dont understand how transfers work in the NFL.
Also i would love to know how the draft works. I know it works totaly different to soccer in Europe. But would love to understand how it works.:up:
I find it great to see that all the great players dont seem to play for the team. The seems to be a great players on all teams but no one team that has all the stars. In soccer the team with all the money always gets the best players.

[fred8615]

Also i would love to know how the draft works. I know it works totaly different to soccer in Europe. But would love to understand how it works.

Simply put:

The NFL draft is 7 rounds over two days. Ideally, each team picks one player coming out of the college level in each round. The team that picks first in each round is the one that had the worst record the previous season (the Raiders, for example). Then the 2nd worst team (in this case, the Lions), picks, the 3rd worst, etc., until the 31st pick, which is the Super Bowl loser (regardless of record) and 32nd, which is the SB winner.

I said "Ideally" because teams can trade draft picks to other teams for other players, or better draft position. One year the Saints traded every draft pick they had to move up to get one player they really wanted.

Being the first pick of the draft means you have first choice of the available players, and that should help your team get better over the years. But of course, if you have idiots doing your drafting, it doesn't always work out (see Texans, Houston :88) ).

That help?

[NEON DEON]

Saints travel to Chicago in January 10F?:nope:

HOLY @#$%!:o

Looks like the Little Sisters of the Poor will be saying some extra Hail Marys this week!:up:

Forecasts for now are saying sunny, mid 30s for the game.

Good.

Nothing thermal underwear and a pair of gloves can not handle then. :D

[mr chris]

Also i would love to know how the draft works. I know it works totaly different to soccer in Europe. But would love to understand how it works.
Simply put:

The NFL draft is 7 rounds over two days. Ideally, each team picks one player coming out of the college level in each round. The team that picks first in each round is the one that had the worst record the previous season (the Raiders, for example). Then the 2nd worst team (in this case, the Lions), picks, the 3rd worst, etc., until the 31st pick, which is the Super Bowl loser (regardless of record) and 32nd, which is the SB winner.

I said "Ideally" because teams can trade draft picks to other teams for other players, or better draft position. One year the Saints traded every draft pick they had to move up to get one player they really wanted.

Being the first pick of the draft means you have first choice of the available players, and that should help your team get better over the years. But of course, if you have idiots doing your drafting, it doesn't always work out (see Texans, Houston :88) ).

That help?

Thanks for that Fred:up:
That makes it a bit clearer. Is the draft the only way for teams to get new players into there roster?
Do the teams buy players from each other as they do in Soccer in Europe. Say For intance that the Cowboys wanted to buy LT do they make an offer to San Diego and see if that is acecpted? Or do they have to wait till his contract is up and he is a free agent? Or is the the law in place to limit the amount players you can buy.?

[geetrue]

NFL Football coming to England

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2007-01-16-london_x.htm

LONDON (AP) — London will hold the NFL's first regular-season game outside North America, the start of an international campaign to take American football to a global audience.
"There's great history of NFL football in London, and British fans have been great fans of football over the years," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday. "We're confident that this game is going be a great success in London and will be a great foundation to play more games there going forward."
The opponents for the 2007 contest have yet to be announced, but the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants are reported among the top possibilities.
.

[mr chris]

Great news:rock:
I just hope i can get the time of work to go if i get tickets. :D

[fred8615]

Thanks for that Fred:up:
That makes it a bit clearer. Is the draft the only way for teams to get new players into there roster?
Do the teams buy players from each other as they do in Soccer in Europe. Say For intance that the Cowboys wanted to buy LT do they make an offer to San Diego and see if that is acecpted? Or do they have to wait till his contract is up and he is a free agent? Or is the the law in place to limit the amount players you can buy.?

Answer to first question is no. Undrafted eligible players (3 years removed from high school) become free agents, and can try out and sign with any team they want. After a certain number of years service, drafted players become free agents too.

As for the second question, I think that unlike baseball, soccer, and maybe basketball, the NFL doesn't allow money to change hands during a trade. At least I've never heard of it happening. NFL trades are strictly for other players and/or draft picks.

[Chaotic42]

NFL Football coming to England

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2007-01-16-london_x.htm

LONDON (AP) — London will hold the NFL's first regular-season game outside North America, the start of an international campaign to take American football to a global audience.
"There's great history of NFL football in London, and British fans have been great fans of football over the years," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday. "We're confident that this game is going be a great success in London and will be a great foundation to play more games there going forward."
The opponents for the 2007 contest have yet to be announced, but the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants are reported among the top possibilities.
.

The NFL is changing too many things. Flex games, Thursday night games, NFL Network only games...

[Onkel Neal]

Well, I was 50/50 last week, and my Super Bowl prediction has been chopped in half, so my picks are....

the NFC Championship game
Saint vs Bears: sorry Bort man, I think the Saints are the team of destiny. Da Bears are missing key men in their defense, and they struggled against the Seabirds. Bush, the Deuce... lightning and thunder. Saint win and advance to Super Bowl 41.

AFC Championship game
Colts vs Patriots: wow, I thought the Chargers would be here, and if they had saved one timeout and put their kicker another 10yds closer, they would be. But, they aren't, so even though the Colts are having nightmares where some raspy guy keeps whispering, "The Patriots are coming... the Patriots are coming...", I think the Colts will beat them. Isn't Saint Vinatieri wearing a horseshoe on his helmet now?

[Bort]

the NFC Championship game
Saint vs Bears: sorry Bort man, I think the Saints are the team of destiny. Da Bears are missing key men in their defense, and they struggled against the Seabirds. Bush, the Deuce... lightning and thunder. Saint win and advance to Super Bowl 41.

No apology required Neal, I'm actually beginning to like it when you bet against the Bears!:-j
As an aside, I really am looking forward to the NFC championship game, I think it will be very, very close, and unlike the AFC game it is being contested by the two teams I think are the best in the conference on every level. May the best team win and go on to show the AFC what's what!:arrgh!:

[NEON DEON]

the NFC Championship game
Saint vs Bears: sorry Bort man, I think the Saints are the team of destiny. Da Bears are missing key men in their defense, and they struggled against the Seabirds. Bush, the Deuce... lightning and thunder. Saint win and advance to Super Bowl 41.

No apology required Neal, I'm actually beginning to like it when you bet against the Bears!:-j
As an aside, I really am looking forward to the NFC championship game, I think it will be very, very close, and unlike the AFC game it is being contested by the two teams I think are the best in the conference on every level. May the best team win and go on to show the AFC what's what!:arrgh!:

You are such a good sport!

Almost too good a sport.

In fact, I find your Tone a bit unBEARable.;)

WHO DAT?

[timmyg00]

As an aside, I really am looking forward to the NFC championship game, I think it will be very, very close, and unlike the AFC game it is being contested by the two teams I think are the best in the conference on every level. May the best team win and go on to show the AFC what's what!
That's an interesting comment. So are we to understand that the BEST teams in the AFC are NOT in the AFC championship game?

Based on the fact that San Diego had a 14-2 record coming into the playoffs, and Baltimore having a 13-3 record ?

I submit that the best team, or more accurately, the better team of a pair in a single game, is the one that knows how to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them to win - both over the entire course of the game, and in so-called "big play" situations - and doesn't make critical mistakes in those situations.

The Patriots, while behind for most of the game, hung with the Chargers for the whole game, and surmounted that game-long deficit by taking advantage of a couple of key mistakes by San Diego - most notably, the fourth-down interception that should have just been slapped down, but was instead stripped and recovered by the Patriots, starting their game-tying drive and keeping them squarely in the game.

The Colts, while not scoring any TDs all game against the Ravens, played the better field-position game against an overrated offense.

Also, a little background on the Chargers' and Raven's record: The rest of the teams in the Chargers' AFC West were mediocre at best - the Chargers only lost one game in their division - and looking back at their schedule, it was pretty soft. Ditto for the Ravens' schedule and the AFC North. They each had some impressive wins over decent-to-good teams, but go look at the rest of their schedules and you'll see what I mean. (By the way, I'm not saying that the Pats' and Colts' schedules were oh-so-hard, but I was impressed by more of their wins than I was by those of the Chargers' and Ravens'.)

As for the NFC... 7 out of the last 10 Super Bowls have been won by the AFC. The AFC has been the dominant and most competitive conference with the best quality of gameplay for a long time. (Here's an interesting stat: This season, the AFC had eleven teams at or over .500, while the NFC only had nine.) I am actually originally an Eagles fan, but since moving to New England some years ago, I became a Patriots fan, so I watch both conferences with interest. By and large, I am not impressed with the quality of play I see in the NFC, even from the conference leaders, which is disappointing for the NFC-half of my brain.

My prediction for this weekend - and i never make predictions, and for good reason - is that both road teams will upset their hosts.

TG

[geetrue]

That's a great post timmygOO ... Boy, you know your football ...

I would agree with the soft schedule for the Chargers ... Oakland x2, Tenn,
49ers, Arizona, Cleveland, plus beating Denver on it's down leg side
twice and everybody beat Seattle in Seattle near the end of it's
schedule ... That's nine games right there.

I hate to say, "wait till next year" for the Chargers, but I have no
options left.

Go Chargers 07 and Marty's last year might end with at least another
chance.

I pick the Colts for it's great coach (except for the time out in Tennesse
of course) and Manning is at his peak ... it's now or never.

I'm starting to worry about those Saints ... I think I'll go with the Bears
for this one ... Just because Grossman can't really be that bad, can he?

[timmyg00]

thanks for the compliment gee, but I don't know half the football I wish i knew, and I personally know people that have forgotten more about football than I'll ever know. I'm just another amateur football pundit.

TG

[Chaotic42]

Well, congrats to the Bears. There's no denying that they won fair and square, and the Saints can't blame anyone but themselves. I'm just glad that the Saints made it as far as they did.

[Bort]

Well, congrats to the Bears. There's no denying that they won fair and square, and the Saints can't blame anyone but themselves. I'm just glad that the Saints made it as far as they did.

The Saints had a great season and are an excellent team, they certainly deserved to be in the NFC championship game and they gave the Bears a good challenge for much of it. Good luck Saints next year!
Now...
THE BEARS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL WOOOOOT WOOOOT!
http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CXA15201212328.jpg

Rex played average throughout but made the plays when they were sorely needed. Its Da Bears two great running backs and a defense that buckled down to suffocate the Saints that won the game, and can win the Bears the Super Bowl.

This is really really surreal for me, I was born in 1985 and I did go to a game that year but for obvious reasons I cannot recall the greatest team ever. So for the entire time I have been able to follow the Bears they have been a mediocre or worse club, rarely rising to the playoffs only to be knocked out early. I still can't believe I will be able to watch them play in the biggest game of then all...:rock:

[Onkel Neal]

Goooooooo Bears!! :up:

[Onkel Neal]

Holeee Crap! Looks like I jinxed both the Saints and The Colts--Manning just got burned for 6!

[nikimcbee]

Well, congrats to the Bears. There's no denying that they won fair and square, and the Saints can't blame anyone but themselves. I'm just glad that the Saints made it as far as they did.

The Saints had a great season and are an excellent team, they certainly deserved to be in the NFC championship game and they gave the Bears a good challenge for much of it. Good luck Saints next year!
Now...
THE BEARS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL WOOOOOT WOOOOT!
http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CXA15201212328.jpg

Rex played average throughout but made the plays when they were sorely needed. Its Da Bears two great running backs and a defense that buckled down to suffocate the Saints that won the game, and can win the Bears the Super Bowl.

This is really really surreal for me, I was born in 1985 and I did go to a game that year but for obvious reasons I cannot recall the greatest team ever. So for the entire time I have been able to follow the Bears they have been a mediocre or worse club, rarely rising to the playoffs only to be knocked out early. I still can't believe I will be able to watch them play in the biggest game of then all...:rock:

Congrats!:up: You get to sit by Tak on the couch.:cool: That should be intertaining in itself.:cool:

So far, the Dome curse holds true.:dead: Unless Manning can work some magic in the 4th.

[nikimcbee]

Holeee Crap! Looks like I jinxed both the Saints and The Colts--Manning just got burned for 6!


Neal, given your track record for picks:dead: , can I talk you in to cheering for Hilary in 08? oops wrong thread.

[Onkel Neal]

Woweee! Hold the phone, the Colts just tied the game, 21-21 !

[Onkel Neal]

Holeee Crap! Looks like I jinxed both the Saints and The Colts--Manning just got burned for 6!


Neal, given your track record for picks:dead: , can I talk you in to cheering for Hilary in 08? oops wrong thread.

Ha! I hit 50% last week, how did you do? :)

[nikimcbee]

Woweee! Hold the phone, the Colts just tied the game, 21-21 !

:oops: You beat me to the post

[nikimcbee]

August in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:

October in the Super Dome 72F

January in the Super Dome 72F:sunny:


Saints travel to Chicago in January 10F?

HOLY @#$%!:o

Looks like the Little Sisters of the Poor will be saying some extra Hail Marys this week!:up:

Welcome to the curse of the dome:dead: :dead: :dead:

Vikings fan....I..know...all...about...how well dome teams do in post season play:damn: :dead: :damn:

Chicago vs New England for superbowl

New England wins....dammit.:shifty:

Here's my prediction:lol:

[Camaero]

Ugh... will the Colts be able to pull this one out?

[geetrue]

Never give up ... Go Colts ... Two minute warning ... Half the distance to the goal ... Yea! Colts ... Win, Win, Win

[geetrue]

Intercepted ... Miracles are made for believers ... Colts win ...

:rock: :rock: :rock:

[nikimcbee]

what a comeback:rock: :rock:

[nikimcbee]

okay, now I'm at 50%:oops:
I'll have to think about the winner for the superbowl:know: :|\\

[nikimcbee]

okay, now we need to figure out a subsim superbowl party.:rock: :rock: :yep:

[Onkel Neal]

Lol, I bet 70,000 Colts fans nearly had an accident when Reggie Wayne caught the ball, lost the ball straight up, but snatched it back. :o

So, we are both 50% :)
I'm not calling my Super Bowl prediction until the day before the game.

[Camaero]

Lol, I bet 70,000 Colts fans nearly had an accident when Reggie Wayne caught the ball, lost the ball straight up, but snatched it back. :o

So, we are both 50% :)
I'm not calling my Super Bowl prediction until the day before the game.

That was crazy!

[geetrue]

I pick the Colts for it's great coach (except for the time out in Tennesse
of course) and Manning is at his peak ... it's now or never.

I'm starting to worry about those Saints ... I think I'll go with the Bears
for this one ... Just because Grossman can't really be that bad, can he?

Notice I was 100% right ... :yep:

Glad I could watch both games in the safety of my own home, on my own Direct satellite TV DVR, eating my nacho's and drinking my favorite beverage (Dr. Pepper) and be a witness to the greatest comeback AFC football game ever played ... Indy 38 New England 34

What a blessing ... :sunny:

[mr chris]

i feel very very sick. If i watch many more games like that i wont have much hair left.
Well good luck to the colts for next week. The is always next year for New England.:cry::cry::cry::cry:

[fred8615]

i feel very very sick. If i watch many more games like that i wont have much hair left.
Well good luck to the colts for next week. The is always next year for New England.:cry::cry::cry::cry:
We Saints fans always say, "Wait 'til next year!"

Well this time we mean it!!!!
:D :D :D

[Camaero]

I pick the Colts for it's great coach (except for the time out in Tennesse
of course) and Manning is at his peak ... it's now or never.

I'm starting to worry about those Saints ... I think I'll go with the Bears
for this one ... Just because Grossman can't really be that bad, can he?

Notice I was 100% right ... :yep:

Glad I could watch both games in the safety of my own home, on my own Direct satellite TV DVR, eating my nacho's and drinking my favorite beverage (Dr. Pepper) and be a witness to the greatest comeback AFC football game ever played ... Indy 38 New England 34

What a blessing ... :sunny:

I am a Dr Pepper man myself!

[geetrue]

Super Bowl Sunday February 4th, 2007 Miami, Florida 6pm Eastern standard time

I've got Super Bowl fever ... I can't hold off making a pick down the road ...

I'm going to flow with my first thoughts ... Let your nay be nay and your yea be yea! I always say ...

Two fine teams with unpredictable success all year long ... Both represent their leagues in every respect.

Chicago (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/CHI) Bears NFC = strong defense even with key players injured

Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 255

Indianapolis (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/IND) Colts AFC = strong offense with QB Manning at his peak

Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 360

Predicting the first tie game resulting in overtime for a Super Bowl game in NFL history.

I figure they will start off slow (like most Super Bowl games do) ...
one touch down each team for three quarters and two field goals each
team in any given quarter, equals 21 point plus 6 for field goals = a tied
game at the end of the fourth quarter

Chicago 27 Colts 27

Overtime win for Colts with a field goal for a Colts 30 Chicago 27 Super Bowl game

Sure would like to see a football pool here for funsies ... :yep:
Winner getting a complimentry Silent Hunter IV game ... :yep:

My pick Colts 30 Chicago 27 (even if it's not overtime) ... :yep:

[nikimcbee]

Hey Neal,
What do you think about the Raiders new coach?:hmm:

[Shaffer4]

To Geetrue,

Wow, are you really in Walla Walla too? :huh:

[geetrue]

Only five (5) days left till the Super Bowl, but only two (2) till payday ...

Don't ya'll like football anymore? bump

[mr chris]

Looking forward to sunday evening have even got myself a late start on monday morining wish will come in handy.
Seeing as they beat my team in the last game il be surporting the colts on sunday though i doubt that will enough for them to see off the bears.

[geetrue]

At least Mr Chris cares ...

Four days and counting to the best Super Bowl that has ever been played
None of that dull stuff with Manning and Grossman that's for sure ...
Neal is probably playing SHIV beta and writting his preview review,
but what about the rest of you ... ?

http://theworldwideweather.com/2.gif http://theworldwideweather.com/turtleani.gif


Tomorrow is payday and I'm going to stock up ...
Making a list and checking it twice.


Here's Marcus Allen's Guacmole Dip Reciepe

http://theworldwideweather.com/MarcusAllenGuac.jpg

Ingredients:
· 5 ripe Hass avocados, peeled and seeded
· 2 Tbs. lemon juice
· 1/2 large onion, chopped
· 1 tomato, diced
· 2 garlic cloves, crushed
· 1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
· 2 green chilies, diced
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1. In a large mixing bowl, coarsely mash avocados, leaving some chunks
2. Stir in lemon juice
3. Fold in remaining ingredients and serve

Who is Marcus Allen?
The 1981 Heisman Trophy Winner Allen, the tenth player selected in the 1982 National Football League Draft,
played 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. During that time he gained
12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, and scored 145 touchdowns.

In 1995, Marcus made NFL history when he became the first player in league history to
rush for over 10,000 yards and catch passes for 5,000 more. As further evidence of his versatility,
Allen completed 12 of 27 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns during his career.

Marcus was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2003

[nikimcbee]

At least Mr Chris cares ...

Four days and counting to the best Super Bowl that has ever been played
None of that dull stuff with Manning and Grossman that's for sure ...
Neal is probably playing SHIV beta and writting his preview review,
but what about the rest of you ... ?

http://theworldwideweather.com/2.gif http://theworldwideweather.com/turtleani.gif


Tomorrow is payday and I'm going to stock up ...
Making a list and checking it twice.


Here's Marcus Allen's Guacmole Dip Reciepe

http://theworldwideweather.com/MarcusAllenGuac.jpg

Ingredients:
· 5 ripe Hass avocados, peeled and seeded
· 2 Tbs. lemon juice
· 1/2 large onion, chopped
· 1 tomato, diced
· 2 garlic cloves, crushed
· 1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
· 2 green chilies, diced
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1. In a large mixing bowl, coarsely mash avocados, leaving some chunks
2. Stir in lemon juice
3. Fold in remaining ingredients and serve

Who is Marcus Allen?
The 1981 Heisman Trophy Winner Allen, the tenth player selected in the 1982 National Football League Draft,
played 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. During that time he gained
12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, and scored 145 touchdowns.

In 1995, Marcus made NFL history when he became the first player in league history to
rush for over 10,000 yards and catch passes for 5,000 more. As further evidence of his versatility,
Allen completed 12 of 27 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns during his career.

Marcus was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2003

Looks Good:rock:

[geetrue]

http://theworldwideweather.com/2.gif


Super Bowl Sunday February 4th, 2007 Miami, Florida 6pm Eastern standard time

I've got Super Bowl fever ...
Chicago (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/CHI) Bears NFC
Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 255

Indianapolis (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/IND) Colts AFC
Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 360

Predicting the first tie game resulting in overtime for a Super Bowl game in NFL history.

Chicago 27 Colts 27

Overtime win for Colts with a field goal for a
Colts 30 Chicago 27 Super Bowl game

My pick Colts 30 Chicago 27 (even if it's not overtime) ... :yep:

I have to unplug from shore power now, but I'll be back after the game.

Ya'll have a nice Super Bowl :p

[mr chris]

http://theworldwideweather.com/2.gif


Super Bowl Sunday February 4th, 2007 Miami, Florida 6pm Eastern standard time

I've got Super Bowl fever ...
Chicago (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/CHI) Bears NFC
Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 255

Indianapolis (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/IND) Colts AFC
Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 360

Predicting the first tie game resulting in overtime for a Super Bowl game in NFL history.

Chicago 27 Colts 27

Overtime win for Colts with a field goal for a
Colts 30 Chicago 27 Super Bowl game

My pick Colts 30 Chicago 27 (even if it's not overtime) ... :yep:
I have to unplug from shore power now, but I'll be back after the game.

Ya'll have a nice Super Bowl :p

I will do you take it easy and have a great superbowl your self:up::up:

[nikimcbee]

Well, it's superbowl eve. I trust everyone has done their shopping.:rock: Did you see the Superbowl Shuffle song is back. I trust Bort has his lucky #9 Jersey on and is practicing his dance steps.:hmm: Any Colt fans out there? I'm torn who to cheer for.:hmm: Probably da Bears. At Wal-mart, they have the history of the Raiders, I thought about buying it for Neal, so he could Remember the Happy Times and forget about this season:/\\x: .

[nikimcbee]

http://theworldwideweather.com/2.gif



Super Bowl Sunday February 4th, 2007 Miami, Florida 6pm Eastern standard time

I've got Super Bowl fever ...
Chicago (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/CHI) Bears NFC
Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 255

Indianapolis (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/IND) Colts AFC
Regular season Points for 427
Regular season Points against 360

Predicting the first tie game resulting in overtime for a Super Bowl game in NFL history.

Chicago 27 Colts 27

Overtime win for Colts with a field goal for a
Colts 30 Chicago 27 Super Bowl game

My pick Colts 30 Chicago 27 (even if it's not overtime) ... :yep:

I have to unplug from shore power now, but I'll be back after the game.

Ya'll have a nice Super Bowl :p

call me blind:|\\ :dead:

[gdogghenrikson]

GO COLTS :up:

[mr chris]

Yep Go Colts even if they did beat my team New England the other week:up:

[nikimcbee]

Shameless superbowldaybump:rock:

[Bort]

Its Super Bowl Sunday, and Da Bears are in it to win, so it's time to pull out the big guns:

Fight and Win Bears,
Do it for Halas and Ditka, Butkus and Singletary, and most importantly, Sayers and Payton. Win this game over the pantywaist dome dwelling astro-sissy Colts and their extremely boring city (I've been their many times and have each time thought, I'm really glad I don't live here:zzz:) and show them how a real football team plays, not with silly pass plays and an overpriced kicker, but with smashmouth pure muscle pedal to the metal NFC brutality:damn: . Its time to put some fire in the frozen citizens of Chicago with a crushing win.
GO BEARS!!!!
http://www.superfunpatrol.com/images/George_Halas_Photo.jpg

[nikimcbee]

Nachos :up:
Buffalo wings :up:
Pizza:up:
Tacos:up:
Ready for game:rock:

[nikimcbee]

that was quick, 7-nil

[Torplexed]

Ooooh. I've eaten too many mini-pizzas...pass the Bromo-seltzer. A game in sunny Miami and it's raining like it's here. Commercials are entertaining as always. :cool: Okay. There's my Superbowl post.

[Dowly]

Hold on to your hats!

It´s 4:30 here in Finland and I´m watching Superbowl live the first time in my life. :smug:

[nikimcbee]

Hold on to your hats!

It´s 4:30 here in Finland and I´m watching Superbowl live the first time in my life. :smug:

You da man!
Welcome to the thread:rock:

[nikimcbee]

Colts win:rock: :lol: After the first 5 minutes of the game, I thought the bears were going to roll them with defence. Boy was I wrong:dead: . Somebody go check on Bort, he might be face down in nacho cheese:dead:

Can somebody explain to me how the halftime show wasn't zapped by eletricity. There's no way I'm playing an eletric guitar in the rain.

[nikimcbee]

Ooooh. I've eaten too many mini-pizzas...pass the Bromo-seltzer. A game in sunny Miami and it's raining like it's here. Commercials are entertaining as always. :cool: Okay. There's my Superbowl post.

Yeah, too bad Seattle wasn't in it this year, they'd have no weather excuses:oops:

[Onkel Neal]

Colts! Wow, that game got off to a fast start, talk about waking up the room. Bears just couldn't generate any offense and Rex let two passes get away from him. As always, in rainy games, the back to back fumbles are great for a laugh.

Ok, season over, now to start planning my Sundays again until August.

[Bort]

This pretty much sums it up>:(

[mr chris]

My conratualtions go to the colts:up:
I cant wait to the new season. Iam looking into trying to get some tickets to the dolpins giants game in London in oct. Now that would be a great day out.

[Takeda Shingen]

Late in replying, but I have to state that Chicago would have won that game if not for Grossman. Perhaps the coaching staff will realize this and persue a real QB in the offseason.

[geetrue]

Turn out the lights ...The party's over ... All good things must come to an end ... Well, there is one more game and all the pro's will attend ... It's the Pro Bowl ... Saturday 6pm est ... I'm sure the rain had something to do with another messed up Super Bowl ... The Houston, Texans played the Colts better than that ... Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall before we can get back to football ...

[nikimcbee]

Turn out the lights ...The party's over ... All good things must come to an end ... Well, there is one more game and all the pro's will attend ... It's the Pro Bowl ... Saturday 6pm est ... I'm sure the rain had something to do with another messed up Super Bowl ... The Houston, Texans played the Colts better than that ... Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall before we can get back to football ...

Well, I guess this the end of this year's football forum:cry: . Thanks to everybody who participated. The good news is that the Colts have broken "THE CURSE", now the Vikings can win it all next year:rock:

...or maybe not:damn: .

So until August...
I'm not entirely sure what to do with my Sundays? More SHIII I guess;)

PS, has anybody seen Bort? I've been kinda worried. I don't think he needs to be in line for a haircut. I'll ask Neal about that.:hmm:

[Torplexed]

Bort? He's still about. He posted in the Global Warming thread yesterday.

[Bort]

Yep, I survived the loss--barely. :down:

Oh well, I guess the Bears will just have to dominate some other team in next year's Super Bowl. :lol:

[irish1958]

Who are "da Bears"?

[Bort]

Who are "da Bears"?
HA HA HA...
The Chicago Bears-
A charter franchise of the NFL, the Bears are at or near the top of just about every page in the NFL team records book, have more Hall of Fame players than any other team and have one of the great fan bases in world sports. They also have had the honor of drafting and employing the greatest football player of all time, Walter Payton for his entire career, during which he exemplified the toughness and tenacity the Bears are renowned for.
http://www.photofile.com/Photos/Photos_Of_The_Day/06_06_08/HA18806.jpg
Also, the Bears play outdoors, on real grass, like the game is meant to be played.:up:

Although they did win the first ever football game to be played indoors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game), so, whatever...

[irish1958]

Just pulling your chain, Bort.:rotfl::rotfl:
I was born and raised a Bear fan.