2008/2009 NikiMcBee Memorial NFL Thread
 

It's hard to believe it's that time of year again, AND it's the third year of the thread! We really need a prize for the person that picks the superbowl winner:hmm: now. On a somber note, my best football watching buddy, is no longer with me to lounge on the couch and eat buffalo wings all day. RIP Niki:cry: Rocky will carry the torch.

Get your nachos, Pizza, buff'lo wings, and beer ready...
Queue thread music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiBMltWg2RQ

The same thread rules apply, but if you are new to the thread, here's the basic rules:

1. Anything goes, bring your trash talking here, but no personal attacks. IE: Boy those Dallas Cowboys sure do suck! Not MemberX sure is a big fat jerk for liking the Cowboys.

2. THIS IS NOT A SOCCER THREAD:huh: . Drunk, unruley soccer fans stumbling into this thread will have their soccoer balls bit off by Rocky McBee.

The Storyline:

All is chaotic in the football universe...

1. Which Manning Bro will be going to the superbowl this year?
2. Will Darth Brady and Emperor Belichek make a comeback after last year's tragic end.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...billechick.jpg
3. ...and the Fay-ray QB soap opera in Green Bay goes on.... Bort and nikimcBee cheer.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...ett_favre1.jpg

Geritol stock up today 5%
4. Which jersey will Neal wear this year? Ray-ders or Texans? or the Texan Raiders.
5. The Vikes have a runnin' back, how 'bout a QB?
http://www.emqb.com/wp-content/uploa...n-peterson.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3...kyvike2ds3.jpg
6. Speaking of QBs, will the NFL's greatest QB, Rex Grossman, lead da Bears or watch da Bears?
7. Will Takeda's Eagles self destruct?
8. How many times will KP throw his clip board after the Panthers loose?
9. An the Seachickens?
http://www.faniq.com/images/blog/seahawks%20sched2.JPG

10. and how can we forget the NFL's greatest theme song:
http://www.chargers.com/fan_zone/super-charger-song.htm

11. Can the Tuna save the dophins fromanother dismal season?
http://schoolspiritreunions.com/blog...insafetuna.jpg



Which subsim member will be "king of the hill" and who will hang their heads in shame?

Its not soccer to the rest of the world
Its football ( real name Association Football )
The game you play with a round ball and kick with your foot
And was invented first

:rotfl: :-j

Having said that am happy the season is nearly here
Late nights my part of world to watch games but worth it

Kickoff V Denver on a Monday night so hopes that will be on TV here

You mean these Sea chickens, I mean chicks?:

http://www.seahawks.com/uploadedImag..._team_shot.jpg

@ Neal: Too bad we can't do a Texan game. It would be a lot of fun:up:

Well if we're going to have truth in labeling perhaps Soccer ought to be renamed: "Panzy ball" :D

http://www.oldcollegiansrugby.org.au...dmen_small.jpg

So does anyone remember why the American game is called "football"?

90% of game time the ball is in hands.So they call it "football".They are Americans.

The current version of American football agrees with your statement. These days the ball is advanced down field through running or passing - with a dearth of using the foot.

But when the game was in its early years (late 1800's to about the late 1920's) there were two primary ways of advancing the ball down field. The first was the run which has stayed pretty much the same to current times.

The other was kicking the ball. The Drop-kick was the primary way of moving the ball down field for long distances. This should not be confused with the term Drop-goal which is scoring a field goal using the drop kick technique. Many football references use the two terms as being the same but in actuality they are similar but different.

The forward pass was not legal in football until the 1906 rules. Even then, the Drop-Kick continued to be the preferred way to move the ball down field.

As the forward pass became more accepted, the ball was physically modified, in the 1930's, to make it easier and more stable for throwing. These modifications greatly hindered the ability of any of the backs to Drop-kick the ball. So more and more backs moved to passing vs kicking the ball.

The forward pass is vastly more accurate than the Drop-Kick.

This is why the game was called Football -- there was a lot more kicking, with the foot, in the early years.

The Drop-goal is still a legal way of scoring in Football albeit rarely used.

Any idea when the last time a Drop-goal was scored in the NFL?

Doug Flutie, of the New England Patriots on New Years day 2006

Ding!

A big wiener!!! :up: :up: :up: :up:

Rocky McBee approves of this post!:up:

Why in God's name are the vikings talking to the Fav-ray?:dead: WTH? That would be lke having Osama as our president. The Vikings better not spend 2 cents on fav-ray.:x

Is there a bigger attention whore than Favre? I am amazed.

Yes subman1's girlfriend: HRC :rotfl: :roll:

So Neal, how are the Raiders going to do this year? any bets?:cool: The Texans did pretty good last year.