Tom Brady destroyed Ian's life, and family. You see Ian was going to be recruited above Tom in the draft. Tom didn't want that and sent his people to kill him. Unfortunately they didn't. Now he is on a path of revenge. Right Ian, or should I call you by your real name, Miles Davis.
Looks like the Pope's blessing is still going for Brady - all time playoff completion percentage set by him yesterday with 24/26. He was throwing perfect strikes all night long.
Note that 24/26 is with a drop by Wes Welker and only ONE reception by Randy Moss. Testament to Brady being able to excel without getting Moss the ball every other play and Moss being able to spread the defenders out by his mere presence. Didn't hear Moss complaining about not getting the ball more often last night, either. Random, yes, but Moss > T.O. and that has nothing to do with my hatred of the Dallas Cowboys
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Looks like the Pope's blessing is still going for Brady - all time playoff completion percentage set by him yesterday with 24/26. He was throwing perfect strikes all night long.
About 18-19 of those completions were 8-yarders, but yes, he was spot on last night. I only caught quarters 2 and 3, and I saw the Jags just weren't quite up to the task. They didn't stop the run like I thought they might have either. Go Colts!
I've watched the Cowboys get away with 5 holds already this game and its only 5 minutes into the third quarter. Two plays out of 3 there was a false start, no call. Multiple penalties and no call. It's annoying.
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"Don't spend your life wishing. Spend it doing." -FishrCutB8
"You're a mutant, like a snake with two heads or a cat shy one nipple. Be thankful that your mutation is helpful." - LD
Hahahahahahahaha! Freebie! Green Bay! That's hilarious stuff. Thanks for the laugh man!
Brady and his line's dominance was underscored by the pathetic 'protection' provided today for Romo and the 'Boys subsequent backwards drive at the end when the game was on the line.
I'm a Chicagoan, but I'm cheering for the Pack to win against the Giants, but then get utterly and totally embarrassed, beaten, injured, and sidelined by the Pats in the Superbowl. As much as I admire Favre, about the only category he clearly exceeds Brady in is toughness.
Hahahahahahahaha! Freebie! Green Bay! That's hilarious stuff. Thanks for the laugh man!
Brady and his line's dominance was underscored by the pathetic 'protection' provided today for Romo and the 'Boys subsequent backwards drive at the end when the game was on the line.
I'm a Chicagoan, but I'm cheering for the Pack to win against the Giants, but then get utterly and totally embarrassed, beaten, injured, and sidelined by the Pats in the Superbowl. As much as I admire Favre, about the only category he clearly exceeds Brady in is toughness.
San Diego with Billy Volek at QB would indeed be as close to a freebie in the playoffs as you will ever get.
Why is the Green Bay prediction so crazy? They're playing great and scoring a lot. The Giants are hitting peak at the right time, but I think the Packers are a bit too much for them.
I see a high scoring game with the Pats and Packers. I pick the Packers because the Pats have won SO many close-call games, and Green Bay is better than any of the teams they've played since they hit their "rut". (The rut meaning the close games instead of blowouts.) Kind of the steam running out of a long season.
I mean, the Pats didn't exactly destroy Jacksonville, but the Packers beat the shit out Seattle. I think it would be a good match.
However, much like other Patriots fans and the media, you've already inscribed the Patriots onto the Lombardi Trophy.
I dearly hope for a Pats loss, if only to see the smug, arrogant faces of the Pats groveling faithful drop in realization. Laughing at the idea of a GB win is showing utter lack of knowledge of the game. Any Given Sunday. Peaking in the playoffs. I'm not saying they will DEFINITELY go and win, but it's not a laughable prediction. Silly comments like that get ya knocked out in the right crowd. *kisses*
Wow, the more Brady wins and sets records, the crankier you get. Should we put a suicide watch out if the Patriots run the table? Or get a restraining order to keep you from within shooting distance of TB?
I'm from Chicago, the cradle of the NFL, so when you can show up to games here in freezing Soldier Field, then we'll know who's a true fan and who's a media pundit given to using worn-out catch phrases. I'm not a Pats fan, but I haven't let my personal bias and rage cloud my view of what they are doing. They are setting history and playing some beautiful ball, and from an objective point of view as a fan of the game, it sure is fun to watch. The analogy here in Chicago is Notre Dame. Their fans are rabid and ridiculous... the media has a massive bias towards them, even when they suck. Yet, in their good years, even though I hate them, I can't say they aren't fun to watch (of course, in years like this year, it's even more fun to watch )
Living in the NFC North region, I've seen more GB games than the average fan across the US. I saw the Bears, a pretty pathetic team, exploit the weaknesses of the Pack twice this year. Now if the Bears can find and exploit those weaknesses given the coaching and talent level they had this year, its pretty much a given the Belichek and the Patriots can. When Favre goes under pressure, he screws up. There's a reason he's the all-time interception leader as well as TD leader. If they meet in the Super Bowl, the Pats will likely find a way to exploit the young Pack team and get to Favre. My guess is that the guys who put their money where their mouths are, the Vegas oddsmakers, are going to see it that way and post a double digit Pat line. And those guys are not in the least influenced by the media.
But I'm jumping the gun. One more week of games first. Or, as you like to put it, 'any given Sunday'.
But I'm jumping the gun. One more week of games first. Or, as you like to put it, 'any given Sunday'.
That's not my phrase. It's an old one, used many times in the history of the NFL. The Colts and Cowboys today, for example. You never know until the game is played. Like when Baltimore almost beat the Patriots.
There's nothing more to say, really. You'll continue to accuse me of being cranky and angry and crazy, and tell me that you're perfectly objective and love the beauty of the game, etc. I still think GB has a shot - hell, so do the Giants - and that the Patriots are blessed with a ridiculous combination of skill, luck, and conscious favoritism. I've seen at least 14 games of theirs every season since Brady began... and I'll tell you, they (the NFL) love to help him/them win.
What really irks me so far this season is that not only are the Pats given the benefit of questionable calling, but that the Colts, Steelers and now very possibly the Chargers have been hobbled by MAJOR injuries. That's not the Pats' doing, of course, but MAN do the chips fall their way more often than not!
Personally, I had the Giants winning today's game. Yes, as a Big Blue fan I'm slightly biased, but just looking at how the teams have been playing recently. Big emotional lift for the Giants by sticking with the Pats to the end and then a very good win last week over Tampa. Dallas was slipping at the end of the season and Romo's play was terribly inconsistent. Yes, I laugh at Romo's failures (mainly because I can then rub it in the face of the leader of the Tony Romo fan club at school who annoys the crap outta me), but I was more confident with Eli then Romo. Despite all the crap thrown on Eli he's started to turn things around toward the end of this season.
I'm interested by the matchup in Green Bay next weekend. Ryan Grant played out of his mind this weekend and the Giants can counter with a decent run game between Bradshaw and Jacobs. If the wintery conditions prevail again next week, the passing game will most likely take a back seat to the good ole' fashioned running game. This hides the Giants weakness, the seconday, which is not only suspect, but now heavily depleted with no more Madison or Ross. It will be interesting, if these conditions exist, to see how the Giants pass rush adapts to the run game.
End of babbling
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Ian, I'm not close to perfectly objective, just more so than you when it comes to watching the Patriots.
Anyone who gets to the Super Bowl has a shot; hell, Brady could be hit in the shins with a baseball bat by some deranged guy from Watertown before the end of the month. But the aphorism "any given Sunday" talks about the exception, not the rule. We tend to remember the big upsets, not the ones in the majority where the favored team carried through and won. And the NFL loves to hype that catch-phrase to stoke fan interest, but the reality is that majority.
As far as the favoritism, write to Steven Leavitt at the University of Chicago and ask him to do a statistical analysis on whether the Pats receive the benefit of the doubt more than other teams with winning records. If he takes the suggestion and comes back with an affirmation, then I'll believe that the assertion is more than a reflection of your hatred of the team. Because that's what it looks like right now - sour grapes.
As far as the chips falling their way, I'd say luck favors the (ridiculously) prepared and talented.
I'm interested by the matchup in Green Bay next weekend. Ryan Grant played out of his mind this weekend and the Giants can counter with a decent run game between Bradshaw and Jacobs. If the wintery conditions prevail again next week, the passing game will most likely take a back seat to the good ole' fashioned running game.
It's predicted to be single digit temps in GB next weekend (or at least highs in the low teens in Chicago and GB is usually a bit colder). That will be interesting because Favre is a winner at Lambeau, but does poorly when it gets really cold (he says he can't stand it).
I know it hurts like hell to get tackled and driven to the ground when it is that cold. If Giants D line plays next week like they did today, I feel bad for the aging Favre already if that is going to be the weather for next weekend.
Actually, Giants D line got shut out until the 4th quarter. Hopefully if that happens again, we'll still be in the game. And is that Steven Levitt of Freakonomics fame?
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"Rust on a nail builds tetanus. Rust on a barbell builds character, strength, and attitude." -EC
"Don't spend your life wishing. Spend it doing." -FishrCutB8
"You're a mutant, like a snake with two heads or a cat shy one nipple. Be thankful that your mutation is helpful." - LD
Actually, Giants D line got shut out until the 4th quarter. Hopefully if that happens again, we'll still be in the game. And is that Steven Levitt of Freakonomics fame?
Ahh.. I missed most of the first half. At the end, they were running roughshod over the Cowboys O-line.
Yeah, Freakonomics. He did that chapter on whether there was cheating in sports and I'm sure could tease out some data on whether any team was getting favoritism in their calls. If we could get his attention.
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"Rust on a nail builds tetanus. Rust on a barbell builds character, strength, and attitude." -EC
"Don't spend your life wishing. Spend it doing." -FishrCutB8
"You're a mutant, like a snake with two heads or a cat shy one nipple. Be thankful that your mutation is helpful." - LD
As far as the favoritism, write to Steven Leavitt at the University of Chicago and ask him to do a statistical analysis on whether the Pats receive the benefit of the doubt more than other teams with winning records. If he takes the suggestion and comes back with an affirmation, then I'll believe that the assertion is more than a reflection of your hatred of the team. Because that's what it looks like right now - sour grapes.
I'll get RIGHT on that. Statistical analysis will show discrepancies in booth reviews, non-calls and judgment calls? AMAZING.
A large part of my hate has developed BECAUSE of the favoritism. There's no proof. Just what I see. You see a Golden Boy who can do no wrong. I see other things.
Oh, you're off on one thing: it won't be his shins.
It's a Freakonomics sticker with his and the other author's John Hancocks
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"Rust on a nail builds tetanus. Rust on a barbell builds character, strength, and attitude." -EC
"Don't spend your life wishing. Spend it doing." -FishrCutB8
"You're a mutant, like a snake with two heads or a cat shy one nipple. Be thankful that your mutation is helpful." - LD
Actually, I don't know anything about TB's golden boy image. Seriously. Just what he does on the field. I saw him swearing when the team didn't execute yesterday, which tells me he is a fierce competitor.
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