2011 official Subsim NFL thread

[AVGWarhawk]

Going to M&T Stadium tomorrow. Preseason with KS City Chiefs.

[August]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Ochocinco is going to be a high maintenance pain in the arse for the Pats.

Well maybe or maybe not. But we've had problem children before. Either he'll get with the program or Belichick will have him warming the pine.

Meanwhile I must say they are looking scary good right now.

[AVGWarhawk]

I don't see Ochocinco getting with the program. The Pats don't play with showboaters. Any who changes their name to a different language to match his jersey number has a problem of being self glorifying. Besides, another player has the #80. I just don't see him making it through the season.

[Growler]

I wish the Pats better luck with Ocho than the Iggles - or everyone else, for that matter - had with Sir Terrell.

[nikimcbee]

Vikes win. oh wait. preseason. I almost went to this game but whimped out.

[AVGWarhawk]

I made our preseason game. I'm glad to say there was no gun play and or fights. We can't say the same for other game.

Here I sat slowly drinking my Bud Light...





It was nice to see our new additions play the first half. Flacco's throwing game. I don't think he has one...

[nikimcbee]

there was no gun play and or fights

Who do you think you are, the Raiders?

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Who do you think you are, the Raiders?

Did you ever? It is a game and a preseason game at that. Let's see...football, beer and skyrocketing testosterone...not a good combo! What was good family entertainment is now a stadium chair match.

[nikimcbee]

I missed all the football this weekend. I was at "the boat."

[AVGWarhawk]

I was on a boat this weekend. The W.M. Tennison

[nikimcbee]

You had me at "Marine museum." That looks like some sort of classic boat. What is it?

[AVGWarhawk]

The Tennison was built in 1899. She was a working boat plying the waters of the Chesapeake looking for oysters. She was also a ferry for awhile.

I also learned about S-49 that was sunk at Solomon Island for use in practicing submarine rescue.

Following repairs, S-49 resumed operations off the New England coast, and in January 1927, moved south, with USS S-50, for exercises and tests off Key West, Florida, the Dry Tortugas, and in Tampa Bay. On 12 March, she returned to New London, whence she completed a run to Portsmouth and back before proceeding to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with S-50, for inactivation. Arriving on 31 March, she was decommissioned on 2 August and berthed with other reserve ships at League Island until struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 March 1931 in accordance with the London Naval Treaty. S-49 was sold to the Boston Iron and Metal Company of Baltimore, Maryland, on 25 May 1931. Reduced to a hulk by that company in 1936, but not scrapped, the hulk was apparently reacquired seven years later, "as equipment," for use in experimental work at the Naval Mine Warfare Proving Ground, Solomons, Maryland. Shortly after being towed to Solomons from Baltimore (where the Navy had reacquired the submarine), the former S-49 foundered off Point Patience in the Patuxent River on 16 December 1942 and sank in 102 feet of water at: Position: Latitude 38 Degrees 19' 53.2" North Longitude 76 Degrees 29' 17.2" West or, on a bearing of 318.5 Degrees True, distant 525 yards, from the southern tip of Point Patience. The S-boat has remained on the bottom at that position to the present day...and is visited, on occasion, by Navy and recreational divers. Courtesy of R. S. Rayfield, Jr. Major, USMC (Ret)

[nikimcbee]

needs more syrup to make thread sticky

[AVGWarhawk]

We need to get back on topic!


First game coming up!!!

[nikimcbee]

I picked up a new 42 inch HD tele last week. I'm thinking about signing up for one of the NFL packages, where you can watch the game online in HD.