[PregNut]

Again, Seattle is steeped in disappointment as we stagger along, 7-1.

Don't worry, your Sea-men should have no problem against my Succaneers this Sunday.

[solvegas]

Well, my Cowgirls have again been very inconsistent. Last week loss to the Lions was a classic case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. We have lost three games by a total of five points. If we make the playoffs it will only because the NFC LEast sucks so much. 

[tdotter]

^If I'm coaching the Cowboys and there is under 3 mins left in the game,I would tell Romo under no circumstances does he throw the ball.Just run it.It's just inevitable that Romo is going to fuck it up.
I still think the Cowboys will make the playoffs.

[pedonbio]

^--I agree. It's damn hard to lose that many games by that few points. It might be a record.

[pedonbio]

Weird! We loaded the team up with ganja brownies, and they still managed to fumble to another win. 8-1; sorry, folks.

Pete Carroll says, "This isn't the way we want to go."

[PregNut]

Don't worry, your Sea-men should have no problem against my Succaneers this Sunday.

I'll be the first to admit I was wrong. It took until overtime for the Bucs to lose this week after blowing a 21-point lead.
But there was a bright spot, it wasn't the Bucs biggest collapse in history. That came when they blew a 25-point 4th quarter lead in a 31-28 loss to the then-St. Louis Cardinals in 1987.

[pedonbio]

It took until overtime for the Bucs to lose this week after blowing a 21-point lead.

I know what you mean, PregNut. Seattle teams, especially the Mariners, have developed a genius for late-game collapses.

[Argyle]

A little OT, perhaps, but each year around this time instead of trying to become invested in what the NFL passes off as "football" I dig out my collection of NFL Films Games of the Week, This Week in Pro Football, and Team Yearbooks from the 1960s and 1970s and re-live my youth, through the eyes of my gridiron heroes, when they seemed larger than life, teams were truely dynasties, and the men who coached them were the granite-jawed geniuses of the game. 

I don't know exactly what it is that football lost between then and now--maybe it was the natural grass, mud, dirt, snow, maybe it was the open air stadiums, maybe it was the contact, and the way the game was officiated and the rules that were in place, or maybe it was just me growing up and getting old.  And I don't even know if it's the same for others, but to me, the game has definitely changed, not for the better.  It has lost something, become a pale imitation of what it once was. 

[solvegas]

Yes, the game has changed in ways I do not approve. For example, what is it with players celebrating and showboating every time they make a play ? Yes, you sacked the quaterback but do you need to jump up and down like an idiot, kissing your arms and just being a jerk ? Or the temper tantrums on the bench ? Also, the players aren't the same type of characters. I've always been a Cowboys fan but the Raiders back in the 60's, 70's and 80's were fun to watch. They had Blanda, Stabler, Madden, Tatum and others and you always wanted to see how they would stretch the rulebook. I'll always remember when Biletnikoff caught a touchdown pass with his neck and shoulder because he had so much " Stickum " on him that the ball literally was glued to him. Or how about " The immaculate fumble " in that game against San Diego where they " fumbled " the ball forward into the end zone ? Or how their Offensive Linemen had so much vaseline smeared on their jerseys the opposing lineman could not get a grip on their uniforms ? Or seeing Madden go up and down the sideline wildly gesticulating, yelling, etc, etc that it is a real wonder he did not suffer a coronary and die on the field. Yup, the game is different.

[Argyle]

Yes, the game has changed in ways I do not approve. For example, what is it with players celebrating and showboating every time they make a play ? Yes, you sacked the quaterback but do you need to jump up and down like an idiot, kissing your arms and just being a jerk ? Or the temper tantrums on the bench ? Also, the players aren't the same type of characters. I've always been a Cowboys fan but the Raiders back in the 60's, 70's and 80's were fun to watch. They had Blanda, Stabler, Madden, Tatum and others and you always wanted to see how they would stretch the rulebook. I'll always remember when Biletnikoff caught a touchdown pass with his neck and shoulder because he had so much " Stickum " on him that the ball literally was glued to him. Or how about " The immaculate fumble " in that game against San Diego where they " fumbled " the ball forward into the end zone ? Or how their Offensive Linemen had so much vaseline smeared on their jerseys the opposing lineman could not get a grip on their uniforms ? Or seeing Madden go up and down the sideline wildly gesticulating, yelling, etc, etc that it is a real wonder he did not suffer a coronary and die on the field. Yup, the game is different.

"The Holy Roller" game, lol...I remember the NFL Films footage showed the San Diego Chicken in the crowd after seeing Dave Casper recover that fumble, keeling over and falling ass-backwards on his butt.  And the "Sea of Hands" game, when Stabler shoved up a "pass" Billy Kilmer only could've dreamed of and somehow the Raiders scored a TD to end the Dolphins' run of championships.  The Raiders were a good team, but man, they had so many dumb-ass plays that pretty much defined their history of "winning".   

I was a kid of the 1970's, and my heroes were guys like Unitas and Namath and Tarkenton, so yeah, I pretty much was in hog heaven during those years. 

And yeah, the players today are incredible ego maniacs.  I think it started when TO would pull out his Sharpie after scoring....

[pedonbio]

Sorry about that, Atlanta, but would somebody tell the Falcons that the game is football, not ice hockey?

The SeaBirds have stumbled to 9-1.

[solvegas]

Well, my Cowgirls got beat like a cheap drum by the Saints. 

[Tugboatcap]

Well, my Cowgirls got beat like a cheap drum by the Saints.  

Yup! Geaux Saints!

And as an added bonus, Auburn beat the living crap out of Tennessee too!  

Banner Weekend!

[pedonbio]

Drat! At 10-1, I have resigned myself to the Ospreys having another winning season.

[gOOber]

Drat! At 10-1, I have resigned myself to the Ospreys having another winning season.

Bow down to the Ospreys. Heaven help the foes of the Ospreys.