tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post116887028230266301..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Monday 01/15 A.M. Quickie:NFL Gets Best-Case ScenarioUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168919712769522842007-01-15T22:55:00.000-05:002007-01-15T22:55:00.000-05:00Boy am I jumping in late. The downside of spendin...Boy am I jumping in late. The downside of spending five days in Orlando for a conference - you actually have to attend the conference.<BR/><BR/>That, plus my fingers still haven't recovered from yesterday's epic typing session. Nor have my knees from jumping up and down on a cement slab floor multiple times during the Pats' game.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in any frame of mind to search through 130+ comments right now (I've been drinking, just a bit), so if I duplicate someone else's thoughts, I apologize.<BR/><BR/>The NFL got exactly what it needed - the two best teams in the NFC, and the two most recognizeable teams in the AFC. No matter the outcome, the NFL will get a marketable matchup. Either it's Peyton vs. His Hometown, Peyton vs. back-to-back great defenses, The Patriots vs. America, or the Twenty-year anniversary of Pats/Bears.<BR/><BR/>As I said in a previous comment, although I would not enjoy a Super Bowl Shuffle "Redux", anything that brings more Refrigerator Perry into my life is OK by me.<BR/><BR/>And with that, I'm passing out on my lopsided hotel bed.Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168912087344367742007-01-15T20:48:00.000-05:002007-01-15T20:48:00.000-05:00If you want to talk historical context and bible.....If you want to talk historical context and bible...then actually look up when it was written..edited for political gain..etc. etc.<BR/><BR/>oops.sports blog..sorry.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168902029752509472007-01-15T18:00:00.000-05:002007-01-15T18:00:00.000-05:00LennyI couldn't agree with you more. To many peopl...Lenny<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree with you more. To many people take scripture out of context. That chapter actually deals with disobeying God. But I couldn't resist.<BR/><BR/>Bird, relax. We're all killing time like everyone else on the web. <BR/><BR/>cmfost, sorry brotha, we didn't really give anything away.Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311561721262804113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168900776960595952007-01-15T17:39:00.000-05:002007-01-15T17:39:00.000-05:00Personally, I live in New England and I don't want...Personally, I live <B>in</B> New England and I don't want the Pats to win again.<BR/><BR/>Something about Bob Kraft sticking it to us here in Connecticut years ago...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168897863254212582007-01-15T16:51:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:51:00.000-05:00ndyanksfan05, I am here to impress no one. And I ...ndyanksfan05, I am here to impress no one. And I DO watch TV, but dedicating my life and every conversation to a fictional show is pretty lame in my book. But obviously if you consider posting somewhere as a measure of coolness, then you need to resort your priorities. There are plenty of people on here with great comments and wonderful blogs. Clearly you feel the need to defend ineptitude though so keep at it.<BR/><BR/>anyhow, I feel Shanoff's writing has become to self-indulgent and sentimental. Someone need to find his balls and mail them back to him/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168897690415082052007-01-15T16:48:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:48:00.000-05:00double p.s. Vegas odds on Saints Superbowl winners...double p.s. Vegas odds on Saints Superbowl winners before season started 250 to 1.... anybody had the balls to take that bet?Allen Wedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511193372395131930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168897594593638042007-01-15T16:46:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:46:00.000-05:00Lenny, like I said, its a sports column. Fellate ...Lenny, like I said, its a sports column. Fellate Jack Bauer elsewhere. Don't be such a fragile sensitive douche. Oh BOY! Other blogs. I bet you pee standing up too!! WOWEE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168897500858030872007-01-15T16:45:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:45:00.000-05:00Being from New Orleans, just wanted to say that mo...Being from New Orleans, just wanted to say that most people here don't agree with Dan's (and most of the U.S. media's) principle about rooting for the Saints as "Americas Team". <BR/><BR/>People feel like it'd be great for the Saints to win because the city apparently "needs" this because of the hurricane. Too bad that doesn't make sense. <BR/><BR/>Yes winning has been great for the city, downtown is really alive and I can't possibly imagine what it would be like if we won the Superbowl just 2 weeks out of Mardi Gras. BUT Don't become a Saints fan because of Katrina, thats just plain stupid, and it still makes you a bandwagoner. If you feel bad about the hurricane then instead donate to any of the many charities out here or come down and do work to help rebuild.<BR/><BR/>HOWEVER if you are a sports fan you probably realize the reason New Orleans fans want this Superbowl so bad is not the hurricane, its the past 40 years of suck. Until this past weekend in the history of the Saints, we've more or less sucked. We've never made it this far. This past weekend was only our 2nd shot EVER at the Divisional Round in those 40 years!<BR/><BR/>Don't cheer for us for some lame "they deserve it" idea in your head about the hurricane, do it if you like some players we have or if you like underdogs cause we're basically the underdog of the past half century.<BR/><BR/>p.s. possible overlooked humorous media if colts vs saints Superbowl. <BR/>be prepared now for numerous Archie Manning interviews where they make him pick between his son, and the team he played for and has done radio and TV for (and the city he lives in).Allen Wedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511193372395131930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168896959995643042007-01-15T16:35:00.002-05:002007-01-15T16:35:00.002-05:00OK. The important question is can history hold fo...OK. The important question is can history hold form, or is the lack of expectations going to finally help Peyton get over the hump. <BR/><BR/>Tom Brady has never lost in a dome, and his record on turf is so good I am surprised NE didn't install it sooner.<BR/><BR/>Peyton has always had championship expectations on him in college and pro football. Maybe this year, when no one expected them to win any playoff games, let alone three, he might get into the SB. <BR/><BR/>New topic: Debate...Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168895025490080072007-01-15T16:03:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:03:00.000-05:00Rumor has Andy Reid might be headed to San Diego.....Rumor has Andy Reid might be headed to San Diego...Shaggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03424965106886127108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168893828763707362007-01-15T15:43:00.000-05:002007-01-15T15:43:00.000-05:00Lenny, if you want to talk about 24 then go to a f...Lenny, if you want to talk about 24 then go to a fucking Fox forum or some shit. Don't get mad when someone asks you not to spoil it. Other people have lives. Personally, mine is too busy to waste on a show, but you guys have at it.<BR/><BR/>And Tim, the Saints are playing better than the Bears? Need I remind you they last got their asses handed to them by the Redskins? . . . AT HOME. The Bears last loss was to a .500 team at least. I swear, I have never read so many stupid things in a response column.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168893251658605982007-01-15T15:34:00.000-05:002007-01-15T15:34:00.000-05:00Then Lenny, how do you know that Madden isn't a to...Then Lenny, how do you know that Madden isn't a tool of the lord to test the resolve of players gracing it's cover?<BR/><BR/>Call it a plan or a curse.<BR/><BR/>"The LORD will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil you have done in forsaking him." Deuteronomy 28:20Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311561721262804113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168892477869116412007-01-15T15:21:00.000-05:002007-01-15T15:21:00.000-05:00lenny..you're a christian, so you think everything...lenny..you're a christian, so you think everything happens for a reason...well..that reason is..THE MADDEN CURSE!!!!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>(also, everything happens for a reason implies fate..which is a pagan idea. tsk. ;) )rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168890473251525212007-01-15T14:47:00.000-05:002007-01-15T14:47:00.000-05:00You guys suck, if any of you had asked not to talk...You guys suck, if any of you had asked not to talk about 24 or any other TV show I would of honored your request.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168888203198892362007-01-15T14:10:00.001-05:002007-01-15T14:10:00.001-05:00Seattle hasn't won a sports championship since the...Seattle hasn't won a sports championship since the late 70's and people in Philly are complaining?!?! To top it off, that champion is on the verge of moving to OKC!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168888201879492842007-01-15T14:10:00.000-05:002007-01-15T14:10:00.000-05:00if nothing else, you'd think he'd remember 4th and...if nothing else, you'd think he'd remember 4th and oh.....26?!<BR/><BR/>I watched the Pats and got updates from my wife watching 24 until the game ended.<BR/><BR/>Then I actually watched the NFL network postgame instead of the hula bowl. Deion calling out LdT, if you're classy, don't go telling people you're classy!<BR/><BR/>A little adam's apple pie for anyone?Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168888109569500022007-01-15T14:08:00.000-05:002007-01-15T14:08:00.000-05:00I really doubt it "changes everything". This is a ...I really doubt it "changes everything". This is a fox TV show promo we're talking about. 24 or not. <BR/><BR/>My guess is Jack poses as a terrorist to save the country.Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311561721262804113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168887938295920232007-01-15T14:05:00.000-05:002007-01-15T14:05:00.000-05:00In response to all the talk about curses in sports...In response to all the talk about curses in sports - I am a diehard Philadelphia sports fan. Philadelphia is the only city in the country with 4 professional sports teams to go the longest between championships. I was 6 months old when the Sixers won in '83, so I've never been able to experience the joy of my teams winning a championship, and I have never felt bad for Cubs fans or pre-2004 Red Sox fans, because at least they had other teams in their city win championships. There has to be a curse on Philadelphia, because there is no other explanation. (Well, except terrible owners and inexplicable decision-making like punting on 4th and 15 with 1:56 left in the game.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168887839323058482007-01-15T14:03:00.000-05:002007-01-15T14:03:00.000-05:00The commercial break for 24 was perfectly timed to...The commercial break for 24 was perfectly timed to see the last minute of the game. I dont think anyone's given away any plot points though. Jack is obviously back and fighting terrorists. Nothing really shocking happened. But i do think this was Jack's coolest escape ever.Mikepcflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980600874603719777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168887274606087022007-01-15T13:54:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:54:00.000-05:00see they made DVR or TIVO to make those decision e...see they made DVR or TIVO to make those decision easy. being a Patriots fan there is no way I was going to miss most of the 4th Quarter to change to 24 knowing that i was already recording 24. And i get the bonus of watching 24 without commercials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168886610428063192007-01-15T13:43:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:43:00.000-05:00Actually if you can get the Patriots +8 take it an...Actually if you can get the Patriots +8 take it and run. Even though the Actual line is the Colts -3. So if your booky or betting site is giving you 5 extra points get you bet in before he/she realizes there mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168886552528544162007-01-15T13:42:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:42:00.000-05:00On coaching:I absolutely hold Marty to blame for t...On coaching:<BR/><BR/>I absolutely hold Marty to blame for the Chargers' loss. Not just the couple in-game bonehead decisions (covered adequately above), but for the character of the team, for which he is ultimately responsible. Guys losing their cool and getting stupid penalties; guys not knowing that when you muff a punt, you FALL ON IT, don't try to pick it up; DBs not knowing that on 4th down, you bat the ball down, don't catch it--yes, you can say that individual players made these mistakes, but when was the last time you saw a Patriot make a bonehead play like that? I'm not a Pats fan, but I have a huge amount of respect for their coaching staff and the way they get their team to do the little things right. <BR/><BR/>I think the Colts are a pretty well-coached team too, and I think playing at home and motivated gives them the mojo to knock off their rivals. Finally. Barely. <BR/><BR/>In the NFC, I'm taking the Saints over the Bears. It'll be cold, but they're the better team right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168886382955588522007-01-15T13:39:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:39:00.000-05:00didn't the XFL have a race to the center of the fi...didn't the XFL have a race to the center of the field to determine possession instead of a coin flip?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168886242279919352007-01-15T13:37:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:37:00.000-05:00The Madden curse is simple statistics. Regression...The Madden curse is simple statistics. Regression to the mean, or if you prefer, what goes up must come down.<BR/><BR/>In other words, to make the cover of Madden, you have to play really well, not get injured and have an exceptional year. In the NFL, it's really tough to have back to back good years, esp. if every defensive player is keying on you after staring at your face on their entertainment center for a couple months. So it looks like there's a "Madden curse" and before that was a "SI curse". It's not a curse, it's just the natural ebb and flow. After all, not even Belicheck and Brady have the same success every year.<BR/><BR/>For a really wacky OVERTIME idea, let's do a rugby-style mosh pit, and whoever gets possession of the ball out of that can keep it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1168886130519836992007-01-15T13:35:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:35:00.000-05:00Has anyone seen the lines for next weekend's games...Has anyone seen the lines for next weekend's games? The Colts are giving 8, and the Bears are giving 3 to the Saints.<BR/><BR/>I would easily take the underdogs (Pats and Saints) in both games, even though I think the Colts are gonna win - you can't pass up on that many points. And who on earth do you know that would take the Bears -3, even if they are playing at home?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764597535956025803noreply@blogger.com