New Off-topic thread: America's real passion: NFL football

[ChuckElias]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ort/index.html

ESPN.com also has a story on its front page.

[26 Year Gap]

The thing I like about TO is that he no longer is in Philly. A great combo with him in Dallas, my 32nd favorite team.

[mick]

I have just one word to say:
WhentheheckaretheLionsgonnabeback?

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by mick

I have just one word to say:
WhentheheckaretheLionsgonnabeback?

mick,
The Lions showed a good defensive front against the Seahawks...and look what the Seahawks did to the New York Football Giants' defense. (42-3 in the 3rd Qt.)

Seahawks should be tested Sunday night vs. Chicago (Nationally televised)
NBC 5:15 PST

Even w/o MVP Shaun Alexander...the offense will be formidable with their new "Fantastic Four" wide receiver set that includes former Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by mick

I have just one word to say:
WhentheheckaretheLionsgonnabeback?

Mick, when were the Lions ever here in the first place?

[mick]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Mick, when were the Lions ever here in the first place?

1957 Tobin Rote, Bobby Lane, Hopalong Cassidy.
Yes, there was TV and yes, I watched it.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by mick

1957 Tobin Rote, Bobby Lane, Hopalong Cassidy.
Yes, there was TV and yes, I watched it.

Funny thing, I was going to include in my post "1957 was a long time ago", but so was 1960 and I wasn't alive to watch Bednarik's last game.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Funny thing, I was going to include in my post "1957 was a long time ago", but so was 1960 and I wasn't alive to watch Bednarik's last game.

I was.

He wasn't the only player going both ways back then, but he got the most publicity because he did it in the playoffs. Back then, the playoffs consisted of one game iirc- the championship game.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Mick, when were the Lions ever here in the first place?

It's a 50s thing.

[Raymond]

How bout them Iggles!!!

For the last 2 years I've been telling my Cowboy loving friends that they will go nowhere with the "statue" playing QB.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

How bout them Iggles!!!

For the last 2 years I've been telling my Cowboy loving friends that they will go nowhere with the "statue" playing QB.

I keep hoping they will get Randy Moss. Can you imagine Moss and Owens on the same team? And it's a team you can't stand? *wakes up*

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by mick

WhentheheckaretheLionsgonnabeback?

The answer is the same as for this question: When will Matt Millen be fired?

[mick]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

The answer is the same as for this question: When will Matt Millen be fired?

A lot of people are on the same page, Chuck.
Yet, I have never seen a game where any general manager misses a tackle or drops a pass.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by mick

I have never seen a game where any general manager misses a tackle or drops a pass.

Yet, the GM hand-selects those players who consistently drop the passes and miss the tackles. In fact, the GM uses first-round draft choices in three consecutive seasons to hand-select those players who consistently drop the passes.

[mick]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Yet, the GM hand-selects those players who consistently drop the passes and miss the tackles. In fact, the GM uses first-round draft choices in three consecutive seasons to hand-select those players who consistently drop the passes.

Both the Williams boys will be playing very soon.
And it seems to me Millen's second and third picks are historically sound linemen and line backers.