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The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread

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    #5162
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Revis and Sherman having a bit of a war of words on Twitter. Pro Football Focus covered the comparison between them already, good read:

    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/01/25/shutdown-corners-richard-sherman-v-darrelle-revis/


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    #5163
    JaMarcus Hustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭JaMarcus Hustle


    No one can hold a candle to Revis. He is by a very large distance the best cornerback in the league, and that's not a swipe at those behind him - he's just that good. Sherman had a great year but if he's half as smart as he thinks is, then he knows he's not even close to Revis' calibre. He's as close to perfect as you can get in a defensive back.


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    #5164
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 10,091 ✭✭✭✭nerd69


    JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »
    No one can hold a candle to Revis. He is by a very large distance the best cornerback in the league, and that's not a swipe at those behind him - he's just that good. Sherman had a great year but if he's half as smart as he thinks is, then he knows he's not even close to Revis' calibre. He's as close to perfect as you can get in a defensive back.
    Better than doin? Or Leon sandcastle


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    #5165
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »
    Sherman had a great year but if he's half as smart as he thinks is, then he knows he's not even close to Revis' calibre.

    For a man who miraculously escaped a drugs ban due to a technicality, Sherman has some gall comparing himself to Revis.


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    #5166
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    hgjzr.gif

    Shamelessly stolen from the Rage thread over in cool pics and videos


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    #5167
    taidghbaby
    Registered Users Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭taidghbaby


    nerd69 wrote: »
    Better than doin? Or Leon sandcastle
    Man I can't wait to see sandcastles 40 time!! Fastest ever I'd say!


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    #5168
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    taidghbaby wrote: »
    Man I can't wait to see sandcastles 40 time!! Fastest ever I'd say!

    Looking forward to Rich Eisen's latest effort. Can he break 6 seconds?


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    #5169
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    So bored already without weekly football to discuss. I love the draft and the whole process around it, but it's just not the same.

    Can't wait for my Ravens to open the season on September 5th. Who do you guys think it will be against? The candidates are the AFC North teams obviously, Packers, Patriots, Texans, Vikings and Jets.

    Got to be Steelers or Patriots for me, what a great season opener that would be. I'm hoping it's the Steelers but would love a Patriots opener too.


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    #5170
    Arawn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,158 ✭✭✭Arawn


    Hopefully Packers so we can beat Ravens by a good margin and lay down our marker for the year


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    #5171
    Fenix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Fenix


    I think the Ravens V Steelers rivalry will pose too lucrative an opener to turn down. Pats is possible but anything else and i'd be surprised.

    When do HBO normally make their Hard Knocks announcements? Would love to see the Eagles this year!

    Also, @ Arawn. Your current post count is simply elite!


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    #5172
    TaosHum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭TaosHum


    According to Adam Schefter, the league is in talks to move the Combine to early March, free agency to April and the draft to May


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    #5173
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Paully D wrote: »
    So bored already without weekly football to discuss. I love the draft and the whole process around it, but it's just not the same.

    Can't wait for my Ravens to open the season on September 5th. Who do you guys think it will be against? The candidates are the AFC North teams obviously, Packers, Patriots, Texans, Vikings and Jets.

    Got to be Steelers or Patriots for me, what a great season opener that would be. I'm hoping it's the Steelers but would love a Patriots opener too.

    I agree, the biggest draw will be you guys against us Pats or the Steelers. My gut tells me it will be Ravens Vs Patriots.


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    #5174
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    TaosHum wrote: »
    According to Adam Schefter, the league is in talks to move the Combine to early March, free agency to April and the draft to May

    I'd like that, it'll stretch out the off season...although saying that, complete non stories get blown up to fill the void of real NFL news, itll be 2x as bad if the off season is doubled.


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    #5175
    spiralism
    Registered Users Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭spiralism


    Paully D wrote: »
    So bored already without weekly football to discuss. I love the draft and the whole process around it, but it's just not the same.

    Can't wait for my Ravens to open the season on September 5th. Who do you guys think it will be against? The candidates are the AFC North teams obviously, Packers, Patriots, Texans, Vikings and Jets.

    Got to be Steelers or Patriots for me, what a great season opener that would be. I'm hoping it's the Steelers but would love a Patriots opener too.

    Not likely it's the Broncos anyways. We're rumoured heavily to kick Sunday Night Football off for the second season running with a Manning bowl in Metlife.

    Steelers imo. Ideal curtain raiser.


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    #5176
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    spiralism wrote: »
    Not likely it's the Broncos anyways. We're rumoured heavily to kick Sunday Night Football off for the second season running with a Manning bowl in Metlife.

    Steelers imo. Ideal curtain raiser.

    Has to be a home game for us anyway doesn't it mate AFAIK, so no chance it can be the Broncos if that's the case. We're on the road in Mile High this year.


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    #5177
    spiralism
    Registered Users Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭spiralism


    Paully D wrote: »
    Has to be a home game for us anyway doesn't it mate AFAIK, so no chance it can be the Broncos if that's the case. We're on the road in Mile High this year.

    Yeah, you're right actually. I've grown to expect Broncos v Ravens to be in Baltimore by now to be honest, we must have played there at least three times in a row before the playoffs last year! So..exact rematch it is then. Think that game is circled on the calendar..


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    #5178
    PerrinV2
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 6,332 Mod ✭✭✭✭PerrinV2


    Just reading on the combine thread about Hunt,just wondering are there many europeans currently playing in the Nfl?


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    #5179
    Justin10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,199 ✭✭✭Justin10


    PerrinV2 wrote: »
    Just reading on the combine thread about Hunt,just wondering are there many europeans currently playing in the Nfl?

    It depeads what you mean Europeans, most of them moved to America very young like Janikowski and Osi Umenyiora


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    #5180
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    PerrinV2 wrote: »
    Just reading on the combine thread about Hunt,just wondering are there many europeans currently playing in the Nfl?

    On the Patriots you have Sebastian Vollmer who is German. He moved to Texas in his late teens on a football scholarship.

    Zoltan Mesko is Romanian but he moved to the states when he was 2 or 3 years old so i doubt he counts.


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    #5181
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Hazys wrote: »
    Zoltan Mesko is Romanian but he moved to the states when he was 2 or 3 years old so i doubt he counts.

    Until you enlightened me, I always thought Zoltan was Croatian for some reason.


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    #5182
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    PerrinV2 wrote: »
    Just reading on the combine thread about Hunt,just wondering are there many europeans currently playing in the Nfl?

    Lawrence Tynes was born in Scotland


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    #5183
    PerrinV2
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 6,332 Mod ✭✭✭✭PerrinV2


    Rochey18 wrote: »
    It depeads what you mean Europeans, most of them moved to America very young like Janikowski and Osi Umenyiora
    I guess guys who would identify themselves as european or similiar to Vollmer who played football in europe.
    He seems to be the main one that sticks out.


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    #5184
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    Until you enlightened me, I always thought Zoltan was Croatian for some reason.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltan_Mesko_(American_football)

    Definitely Romanian :)


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    #5185
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    Not European but the Nigerian Nightmare only took up football in College: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Okoye


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    #5186
    robluvshandegg
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭robluvshandegg


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_O'Donoghue Lads I never knew a full on Irish guy played in the NFL!


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    #5187
    DDC1990
    Registered Users Posts: 10,365 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    robluvshandegg wrote: »
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_O'Donoghue Lads I never knew a full on Irish guy played in the NFL!
    Me either, but maybe this is why:
    He is most famous for having missed a game winning kick against the Washington Redskins in the last game of the 1984 season that would have sent his St. Louis Cardinals to the playoffs, and also for missing three field goal attempts in overtime of a Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants during the 1983 season, resulting in a 20-20 tie.


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    #5188
    robluvshandegg
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭robluvshandegg


    DDC1990 wrote: »
    Me either, but maybe this is why:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XnXzWWgdYs Found some footage of the aftermath of the 20-20 game. Some have called it the "Worst game ever played". Don't care if he missed a few, its just quality that an Irish guy went to the NFL and survived for a few seasons! :D


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    #5189
    heyjude
    Registered Users Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭heyjude


    PerrinV2 wrote: »
    Just reading on the combine thread about Hunt,just wondering are there many europeans currently playing in the Nfl?

    Raiders DE Jack Crawford, drafted last year, was born in London and Giants DT Markus Kuhn, also drafted last year, is from Germany, while Bjorn Werner, perhaps the top DE prospect in this years' draft is also German.


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    #5190
    Donnielighto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Donnielighto


    Hazys wrote: »
    Not European but the Nigerian Nightmare only took up football in College: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Okoye


    this was hyperlinked on his wiki page, i want an emulator and this game



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    #5191
    skeleton_boy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭skeleton_boy


    That game is free to play online. Have played it many a time when board!


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