2008/2009 NikiMcBee Memorial NFL Thread

[ReallyDedPoet]

Total Packer domination Say bye, bye Colts


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[Onkel Neal]

57 yard FG in OT for the wiiiiiiiinnnn, Raaaaaiduuuhhs!!

Bonus points: in yer face, Brett Favre!

[nikimcbee]

Bears get a full dose of #28 today! Thanks special teams for negating all that .

And the Raiders manage to win. That would have been the biggest d'oh if the jets won. Raiders coach goes to freeze the kicker, he misses. Next kick, he makes it .

[AVGWarhawk]

The Ravens managed to pull on off. Probably not a winning season but I'm please with the rookie Flacco. I believe we can build off his QB skills.

[August]

Man the Pats are kicking serious Bronco butt!

[kurtz]

Actually I'm working on the NFL programme for Channel 5 in England and I haven't the foggiest what's going on but then it's 0439 (am)

[AVGWarhawk]

The Broncos folded camp with the Pats. Hey, my fantasy team finally won a game. Good thing it is only fantasy because I would be out of a coaching job.

[ReallyDedPoet]

5-2 so far in the SUBSIM FF League <------ Plug there for you McBee
Anyway, it's been fun, a bit of luck does not hurt either and staying healthy


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[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

5-2 so far in the SUBSIM FF League <------ Plug there for you McBee
Anyway, it's been fun, a bit of luck does not hurt either and staying healthy


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Stay healthy? Heck, half my team needs to stay out of the handcuffs or getting suspended for domestic violence

Plaxico is constantly getting arraigned and he is one of my best players.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Stay healthy? Heck, half my team needs to stay out of the handcuffs or getting suspended for domestic violence
Plaxico is constantly getting arraigned and he is one of my best players.

Sadly that is becoming more common with pro athletes today isn't it


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[geetrue]

Originally Posted by kurtz

Actually I'm working on the NFL programme for Channel 5 in England and I haven't the foggiest what's going on but then it's 0439 (am)

Chargers vs New Orleans Saints sunday 10am pst live from London, England

Go Chargers

Matchup

For the first time in their history, the San Diego Chargers will play a regular-season game on foreign soil when they meet the New Orleans Saints in an NFL International Series game at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 26. Kickoff is schedule for 10 a.m. PT (5:00 p.m. in London). CBS will televise the game back to the States with their top announcing team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms calling the action.

Sunday’s game takes on added importance for both teams as each come in at 3-4 and off discouraging losses. San Diego fell on the road in Buffalo, 23-14, and New Orleans was outscored 30-7 by the Carolina Panthers. The game takes on even more importance for New Orleans, which forsook a home game at the Superdome and will be the home team at Wembley Stadium.

The Chargers caught a break when the Denver Broncos fell to the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football, keeping the Chargers just a game out in the AFC West race. After the Saints game and a bye, San Diego will return home and play five of its final eight games at Qualcomm Stadium, including a Dec. 28 season-ending rematch with Denver.

International Travel

Though the team has never played an international regular-season game, the Chargers have played outside the United States four times in the preseason, including a game in Sydney, Australia; two in Tokyo, Japan, and one in Berlin, Germany.

The Series

The Chargers and Saints have played only nine times and San Diego leads the series, 7-2, including a 43-17 win in the last meeting in San Diego in 2004. The Chargers have won four of the last five in the series.
The Starting Quarterbacks

Two quarterbacks whose careers will forever be linked, Philip Rivers and Drew Brees, will lead their respective teams on Sunday. San Diego’s starting quarterback from 2002-05, Brees posted a 30-29 record, including playoffs, and led the Chargers to an AFC West title in 2004. He signed with New Orleans as a free agent in 2006. When Brees finished his career in San Diego, he was the franchise’s all-time leader in career completion percentage (.622) and second in career passer rating (84.9).

Rivers took over as the team’s starting quarterback in 2006 and has led the Bolts to a 30-13 record, back-to-back AFC West Championships, a 2-2 mark in the postseason and an appearance in the 2007 AFC Championship Game. Rivers’ career numbers heading into Sunday’s game include 702 of 1,144 passing (.614) for 8,385 yards with 60 touchdowns and 30 interceptions for a career passer rating of 90.3

This season, Rivers and Brees rank first and sixth, respectively, in NFL passer rating. Rivers has completed 124 of 194 (.639) for 1,697 yards with a league-high 16 TDs and only five INTs for a lofty rating of 108.5. Brees meanwhile has completed 180 of 263 (.684) for 2,224 yards with 12 touchdowns and seven picks for a 98.5 rating figure. Brees leads the NFL this season in attempts, completions and yards.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

5-2 so far in the SUBSIM FF League <------ Plug there for you McBee
Anyway, it's been fun, a bit of luck does not hurt either and staying healthy


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It was fun, til Brady got hurt.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

It was fun, til Brady got hurt.

Yeah tough break there for TB and you. I am sure he'll survive though.



Wish I could say the same about your chances in FF


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[Onkel Neal]

"You know what? This is how I believe. I'm from the old school. I believe this: I would rather play with 10 people and just get penalized all the way until we got to do something else, rather than play with 11 when I know that right now that person is not sold-out to be a part of this team. It is more about them than it is about the team.

Cannot play with them.
Cannot win with them.
Cannot coach with them.
Can't do it. I want winners.

I want people that want to win."

Yeah, that's a coach.

[Digital_Trucker]

He sounds a whole lot like the guy we've got coaching for us now, except Singletary has to deal with it in the middle of the season. It's gonna be difficult for him to clean house during the season. At least Mike Smith and Thomas Dimitroff had the entire off-season to clean house and instill the team attitude.

Now, if we could just ge the refs to get it right (or change the replay/challenge system)

Great game in Philly up until about 2:28 left in the 4th quarter, 6 points behind, on our 40 yard line, when the ref "thought" he saw our punt returner touch the ball. No time outs left, so no challenge available.

Just drove 80 yards to get a touchdown, got the defense to get a 3 and out and the ref had to blow the call on the punt return. Well, they played a great game against another good team and were in the game to the very end (well almost the very end), so I guess I have to be happy with that. It's great to have a team again, instead of a bunch of egos running around the field.