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

raze_them_all_

people were actually making plays in the probowl....was weird

UnitedIrishman

I'm fairly sure the under/over line was something ridiculous like 90.5 pts for that game. Would've been counting your money a long way out.

A week of build up to the big one now. Can't wait.

Richard Hillman

The probowl was fairly decent last night. The 2nd half wasnt that great but its good to see it has life in it after the last few years.

It will be interesting to see what match ups they have in future seasons. Manning V Manning will definitely be one for the future. I doubt they would bother with Manning V Brady considering Brady hasnt turned up in years (2004 I hear).

BizzyC

Seems like it was better quality than it had been.

I think for some guys being able to play against team mates put i a bit more of a shine on it.

The biggest hits I saw on the highlights were teammate on teammate.

rockonollie

Madden predicts a Broncos overtime win.......pure fantasy, but EA Sports' official Superbowl prediction has been correct 8 of the last 10 years.

rockonollie

BizzyC wrote: »

Seems like it was better quality than it had been.

I think for some guys being able to play against team mates put i a bit more of a shine on it.

The biggest hits I saw on the highlights were teammate on teammate.

Sacks, contested catches.......still only 80-90% but a vast improvement on previous years.

As for teammate v teammate.....nothing beats Derrick Johnson's hit on Jamaal Charles, then TJ Ward hitting Josh Gordon....and of course, Mike Tolbert absolutely running over Kuechly

rockonollie

The NFL.com teammate on teammate montage is here

DDC1990

Kinda disappointed I didn't watch it now.

Seems like it was actually a decent game.

Highlights certainly suggest that it was good natured but competitive.

Exactly what you want in an All Star game situation.

Paully D

14 years ago today:

helimachoptor

I watched the highlights of that game earlier!

rockonollie

News came out yesterday of a lawsuit alleging that Eli had the giants staff recreate "game-used" equipment to give to collectors so that he could keep the originals himself.....one alleged item is the helmet he gave to the HOF that is supposed to be the one worn in his Superbowl win over the Patriots.

Of course these are just allegations (and from a collector that has previously been indicted for selling fake memorabillia)......but could be an interesting story to follow

Itssoeasy

Paully D wrote: »

14 years ago today:

First Super Bowl I ever watched. Myself and the brother recorded it on a tape and watched it the next day after school.

That drive by the titans and McNair to get them to that' point was some drive.

helimachoptor

Rams owner had bought land in LA, however some are saying the plot is just big enough for a stadium but nothing else..

TO.

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen having a laugh as usual. Hilarious both of them.

Tristram

TO. wrote: »

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen having a laugh as usual. Hilarious both of them.

Sorry if this is blindingly obvious but are they wax-works?

kmart6

Tristram wrote: »

Sorry if this is blindingly obvious but are they wax-works?

No!

Son Of A Vidic

Tristram wrote: »

Sorry if this is blindingly obvious but are they wax-works?

No, but they are fecking legends in every sense of the word.

GoldFour4

Superbowl eve! Tomorrow night we'll be inundated with first time watchers and the like! Also I'm loving some of the rubbish that was being fired about in the after hours thread about nfl. It's funny how some people can judge the sport without knowing very much about it!

Son Of A Vidic

malistheman wrote: »

Superbowl eve! Tomorrow night we'll be inundated with first time watchers and the like! Also I'm loving some of the rubbish that was being fired about in the after hours thread about nfl. It's funny how some people can judge the sport without knowing very much about it!

What happened in AH because I missed it?

HigginsJ

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

What happened in AH because I missed it?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057138633&page=2

Anti Super Bowl tread. Nothing new or exciting in it. People being annoyed by something that they have the option not to hear about or watch.

Son Of A Vidic

HigginsJ wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057138633&page=2

Anti Super Bowl tread. Nothing new or exciting in it. People being annoyed by something that they have the option not to hear about or watch.

Thank feck I missed that shyte. Then again, they could have done with one of my famous, overly long, going on and on, stat filled, bore the arsé of ya posts....:pac:

HigginsJ

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Thank feck I missed that shyte. Then again, they could have done with one of my famous, overly long, going on and on, stat filled, bore the arsé of ya posts....:pac:

The reactions to it would have been fun to read

Knex*

Some hilariously uneducated and ignorant crap posted in that AH thread.

raze_them_all_

Knex. wrote: »

Some hilariously uneducated and ignorant crap posted in that AH thread.

I find it pathetic, it'd be like us going onto a thread about rythmic gymnastics and trying to trash the athletes that compete

Red Crow

After Hours is a septic tank at the best of times

Itssoeasy

The NFL honours awards is been shown later tonight in america but not here but its not live apparently as ive seen at least one winner announced on twitter.

Itssoeasy

malistheman wrote: »

Superbowl eve! Tomorrow night we'll be inundated with first time watchers and the like! Also I'm loving some of the rubbish that was being fired about in the after hours thread about nfl. It's funny how some people can judge the sport without knowing very much about it!

Knex*

That's depressingly funny from a Giant's fan's perspective.

Wonder will Peyton or Wilson continue the Eli and Smith trend of throwing picks, though?

Paully D

List of injuries this season by @JuddLegum:



The utter idiots like some in that After Hours thread who think that because the players wear pads that the game is soft really have not got a clue.

helimachoptor

bit of a train wreck over there!