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Man With Hat 
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 Posted: September 18 2013 at 19:50 |
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Damn.
Browns accepting the jags challenge to be the worst team in the league this year.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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timothy leary
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Posted: September 18 2013 at 19:37 |
Was it not indy giving up the draft pick?Now I see what you mean, duh 
Edited by timothy leary - September 18 2013 at 19:39
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: September 18 2013 at 18:53 |
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I was shocked to hear tonight that Cleveland traded Trent Richardson to Indy. They're trying out McGahee apparently but man Indy now has the first and third picks from that draft. In theory their offence should be set for years to come.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: September 18 2013 at 00:16 |
Thanks! I'm bracing for my first winter in the wettest city in the lower 48 (according to MSNBC weather). Quite a change from San Jose where it's sunny 300+ days a year
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 14:19 |
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Yeah, Dalton was not inspirational... that's for sure, but a pretty damn solid team.
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Metalmarsh89
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 11:24 |
 The.Crimson.King wrote:
Hi all, just stumbled across this thread. Longtime Bronco fan and just moved to Olympia WA 5 months ago so have adopted the Seahawks as my NFC team. Wanted to talk about the weather delays I've seen twice this year already and find out what you all think about this. |
Oh, and welcome to the Pacific NW. Though I'm actually a lifelong Bengals fan myself. 
Edited by Metalmarsh89 - September 17 2013 at 11:25
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Metalmarsh89
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 11:21 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
Hi all, just stumbled across this thread. Longtime Bronco fan and just moved to Olympia WA 5 months ago so have adopted the Seahawks as my NFC team. Wanted to talk about the weather delays I've seen twice this year already and find out what you all think about this.
Quick background on me and football weather. As a kid in the 60's I became a Vikings fan because they were always playing in blizzards and rain and mud and ice and I loved it. I'd still be a Vikings fan today if they'd never moved to the Metrodome. Stuck with them through '82/'83 but I just could not root for a team that played in a dome. Decided to choose a new team in '84. Turned on the TV in early October to watch Monday Night Football and I'm greeted by a Denver blizzard. Been a Bronco fan ever since.
In all my years of watching football, I never remember seeing a single game delayed for lightning. Of course this year the Broncos opener and last Sunday's Seahawk game both had significant weather/lightning delays...and apparently Sunday's Bucs game as well. I can't believe there has never been thunder/lightning near stadiums before the past two weeks, so what's the story? Why the change of league policy? What do you think about the lightning delays this season? |
Yeah, Sunday was one of those weird days where there were more football games than baseball games delayed because of weather.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 09:42 |
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Bengals played well across the board except for at QB. Dalton looked pretty terrible. Bad decisions, bad throws. How many times did wide open receivers streaking through the secondary have to turn around for a ball?
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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horsewithteeth11
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 08:35 |
I thought the game last night was fairly ugly for the most part. Finally showed the Steelers are a mix of young, up-and-coming (although from the looks of last night, that could be awhile) guys and veterans who looked too slow and old to be out there. Ben's o-line didn't help him much either, plus the injuries and offensive play-calling doesn't seem to be helping them either. I can see why Steelers fans rage so much about Todd Haley. Why someone keeps calling for bubble screens on 2nd & 10 and 3rd & 10 is beyond me.
Not to say the Bungles played that much better. Dalton was overthrowing a ton of passes early (Ben seemed to have the same issue, so I wondered if someone messed with the gravity generators), and even late, seemed like he was trying his hardest to make sure he threw at least 1 pick in the game. But our defense looked better this time around, and I'll take it even against an o-line that looked like that. And Giovanni Bernard seems to be the answer for our replacement to BJGE. Overall though, I'm satisfied with how they played. They'll have to shore up some of those mistakes, especially the penalties, for Green Bay next Sunday though.
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 08:25 |
Yeah lightning is the one thing they never play in (or if there's a hurricane bearing down on them, I believe it happened in Tampa Bay years ago) and lighning delay has happened before, as Pat said just some whack timing this week.
No worries, we often bemoan the NFL becoming softer but they still do play in rain, snow and wind...just not lightning.
Which btw, I really would like to see something like a Saints/Chargers SB and hope it's 20 degrees and snowing here in NJ when they play it  Or Joe Flacco since he was a baby about it, but I dont want them back so soon |
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 08:14 |
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This has always been the league policy. It just doesn't occur frequently. We've had some funky weather in the country lately, and regardless it was bound to clump together like this sometime.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: September 17 2013 at 03:07 |
Hi all, just stumbled across this thread. Longtime Bronco fan and just moved to Olympia WA 5 months ago so have adopted the Seahawks as my NFC team. Wanted to talk about the weather delays I've seen twice this year already and find out what you all think about this.
Quick background on me and football weather. As a kid in the 60's I became a Vikings fan because they were always playing in blizzards and rain and mud and ice and I loved it. I'd still be a Vikings fan today if they'd never moved to the Metrodome. Stuck with them through '82/'83 but I just could not root for a team that played in a dome. Decided to choose a new team in '84. Turned on the TV in early October to watch Monday Night Football and I'm greeted by a Denver blizzard. Been a Bronco fan ever since.
In all my years of watching football, I never remember seeing a single game delayed for lightning. Of course this year the Broncos opener and last Sunday's Seahawk game both had significant weather/lightning delays...and apparently Sunday's Bucs game as well. I can't believe there has never been thunder/lightning near stadiums before the past two weeks, so what's the story? Why the change of league policy? What do you think about the lightning delays this season?
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 23:46 |
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Yup, good week. Looking forward to the Panthers (oh please we gotta beat them at least lol) and Chiefs/Eagles may be interesting.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 23:23 |
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Thank god next week's looks like a winner!
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 22:01 |
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This has been a bit painful.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 20:19 |
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I kinda like the Bengals even, but man why couldn't they find a better MNF matchup than this?
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 16:27 |
Padraic wrote:
JJLehto wrote:
I just couldn't stay awake any longer, (fell asleep when it was like 5-3) but looks like Seattle managed to grind it out.
Wouldn't call it a beatdown per se, the score is nice but looks like they really struggled against the SF D more like, well |
What's clear is that you didn't watch the second half. 
It was rough on us east coasters to stay up, that's true. |
Nah it was actually an early night for me! The real killer was going to the Giant game, I like the tailgate and the live experience but it's a very tiring day, especially when it's pretty sunny and you're depressed See above comment by me, even by saying SEA had a tough fight offensively against the SF defense (there I wont say struggle) it's a testament to them in my book. They may be the only D that can actually cover (not just contain) and not just one DB but all of them. Great LBs, a line that can crush the run and still get some pressure. With Wilson on the other side, they have to be an NFC fav. I can't wait for the next SF/SEA game, and I bet one in the playoffs!
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 16:22 |
timothy leary wrote:
I would not call Lynch scoring 3 touchdowns a struggle against SF defense? |
Like I said, in no way a bash, if anything it's actually more of a compliment IMO to say someone gutted it out, but he averaged only 3.5 YAC, the TDs are great but that's not an overall superb game. And I did say the team struggled, which they did: 42% complete, only 142 yards (which comes to under 7.5 yards an attempt) and there's no shame, SF is probably the second best D in the whole NFL. If you're team still gutted out (a sizeable win) with those struggles, imagine what they can do against all the sh*t defenses most teams have. A scary thought for us all. Unrelated note: I just read that Malcolm Floyd is OK, and putting everything else aside that is great news. That was one horrid hit he took, never wanna see someone go out like that and seems like he will be fine.
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timothy leary
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 11:13 |
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I wish the camera would have showed more of it.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: September 16 2013 at 10:58 |
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[QUOTE=timothy leary]And then the hawks figured out their defense and in the second half dominated them on both sides of the ball[/QUOTE
Amazing to see the jams that Sherman got on Boldin. Just stunning.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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