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NFL week 17 running thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Dec 30, 2006.

  1. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    I dunno if I rate him personally above Dan Marino, but I otherwise agree, BYH.

    Favre belongs among the all-time greats ... his precise place varies as much as the top running backs of all time debate.
     
  2. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    The best is always up for debate, so perhaps I should have called him the QB I most enjoyed watching.
     
  3. beefncheddar

    beefncheddar Guest

    Brett,

    We'll always have SB XXXII.

    Thanks.
     
  4. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    Guaranteed: The Bears will not win a Super Bowl with Grossman or Griese.
     
  5. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    If there was ever any doubt that the caliber of play in the NFL has reached an all-time low there is just one thing that you need to remember:

    The piece of shit Chicago Bears won 13 games with NO FUCKING OFFENSE!
    The absolutely worst 13-win team in NFL history.

    Ain't parody, er, parity beautiful
     
  6. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Don't forget the Giants, losing six of their last eight yet making the playoffs!!!

    VIVA LA PARITY!!!
     
  7. beefncheddar

    beefncheddar Guest

    The Saints have to be loving life right about now. Chicago might be the worst No. 1 seed ever.
     
  8. What about the 2001 Bears? Or the '84 Broncos?

    EDIT: Or '95 Chiefs.
     
  9. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    I'd take any of the NFC's teams, save for the Giants, against the Bears in the second round.
     
  10. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Heh heh ... my bandwagon team may make a nice run. Iffy defense, but no one can question the Saints' ability to move the ball.
     
  11. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    It's been more than three hours since I've been stewing over this and I'm still not happy. A complete and utter breakdown everywhere. Still, to your points ...

    -- The new stadium is catered to more of a wine-and-cheese crowd and having attended numerous games there, it's not as loud as the old Mile High. That place rocked.
    -- The defensive problems aren't by who's out there, it's the APPROACH to limit the pass rush. You can't let the quarterback sit back there and pitch a tent, build a fire and have a weenie roast and not put a finger on him. After the Colts game, Manning's jersey didn't need to be bleached. Smith today on third down in the overtime wasn't close to being touched. Coyer convinced the Mastermind to the switch after the exposure in the AFC Championship Game. Still, the defense was exposed by Manning and the numerous injuries. Bottom line: You have to put pressure on the quarterback.
    -- Agree on the play-calling. This is a common refrain. They needed to go for it on one of those field goals. Inside the 5-yard line THREE TIMES and ZERO touchdowns. Unacceptable.
    -- See above on the defense. Run ragged and into the ground.
    -- It was Cutler's FIFTH game. He's going to make mistakes. And his head wasn't all there after the hit in the second quarter. Comes with the territory with a rookie quarterback.
    -- No comment on Plummer.
    -- Tatum Bell signed an endorsement after the game for Butterfingers.
    -- The 49ers knew what was coming because of Shanahan's play-calling. Run, run, run. Where's the bootleg? Where's the fade pattern into the end zone?

    As for those who say Shanahan should be out of there ...

    And replace him with who? As a Broncos fan for 30-odd years, this sucks. It's not as bad as the Super Bowls or even the Jacksonville loss 10 years ago. This ending will not sit well here. But at the same time, it beats being a fan of the Browns or Bills or other teams that sniff the playoffs once every four or five years -- or never.

    The Broncos are competitive every damn year. They're right there. I'll take that, despite today's disappointment. They, like many other teams, have a lot to shore up in the offseason. Is Shanahan perfect? Nope. But they're in the upper half of the league. And while this sucks, I know they will do everything they can in the offseason to improve the team.
     
  12. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Seconded.
     
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