tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post5331615834448374532..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Wednesday 10/24 A.M. Quickie:Rox top Sox, Mattingly, Durant, KSK, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-22386717855354763252007-10-25T00:37:00.000-04:002007-10-25T00:37:00.000-04:00I think Dan is now seriously regretting picking th...I think Dan is now seriously regretting picking the Rockies to win... if for nothing else in that they had no hope once he picked them.<BR/><BR/>(Obviously the Rockies could still win the series, but that was quite a momentum killer, wasn't it?).ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75713813726776078782007-10-24T23:46:00.000-04:002007-10-24T23:46:00.000-04:00@ lukeMaybe the Sox should run, run, run, punt.<I>@ luke</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe the Sox should run, run, run, punt.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-41260071481466620522007-10-24T22:01:00.000-04:002007-10-24T22:01:00.000-04:00how about your other picks?all those series went t...how about your other picks?<BR/><BR/>all those series went the max?? oh wait, most were sweeps....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821687633400043762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69785584841903788412007-10-24T20:50:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:50:00.000-04:00Pedro's immediate homerun is nothing but a good si...Pedro's immediate homerun is nothing but a good sign this weekend for ASU. Leadoff homerun = 34-24 Sun Devil victory.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016510909567471614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-49062930258554645252007-10-24T20:49:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:49:00.000-04:00....or if you still want to see them as running up.......or if you still want to see them as running up the score, despite them putting in their backup QB to start the 4th....how in the heck do you explain them putting in the 3rd string QB the next time they get the ball after Brady once again gave them an insurmountable lead. If they were running up the score, it seems they would have left Brady in for more points. So, let's call it what it is, you either hate the Patriots and thus want to whine about this because you get off on it somehow or b. are a complete idiot, who is somehow confused by the clear signs the Patriots sent. Again, here's the storyline....Belichek feels safe, puts in backup. Miami score, Belichek doesn't feel safe, puts starter back in. Scores again, feels safe again and puts the 3rd string QB in. There is nothing that which points to Belichek "running up the score". The only possible charge you can bring is that he is too paranoid about losing, personally I think that is a good quality in a coach.Chremdacasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391543746259494747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-77509300354176100542007-10-24T20:38:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:38:00.000-04:00It cracks me up that everyone fails to see what th...It cracks me up that everyone fails to see what the obvious final answer to this question. If the Pats are "running up the score" why in the heck do they put their backup QB in the game with an entire quarter to go? That doesn't exactly speak to them running up the score. <BR/><BR/>Unless of course your conspiracy theory is that they put the backup in specifically so they can pull him out late and be more insulting by putting Brady back in, rather than leaving him in. I can see that....c'mon... get past just wanting to hate the team and use your head.Chremdacasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391543746259494747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11528005681377448202007-10-24T18:09:00.000-04:002007-10-24T18:09:00.000-04:00@jimProbably the same reason that Easterbrook and ...<I>@jim</I><BR/><BR/>Probably the same reason that Easterbrook and America now hates the Patriots, Red Sox, Yankees, Spurs, used to hate the Cowboys, Niners, Celtics.<BR/><BR/>Success breeds contempt.<BR/><BR/>Then again, did anyone hate the Chicago Bulls? I just disagreed with myself, nevermind.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-70794827787268692532007-10-24T17:56:00.000-04:002007-10-24T17:56:00.000-04:00I'm strangely tickled that someone used 'irregardl...I'm strangely tickled that someone used 'irregardless' and 'ergo' in the same post.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-51030239382931083022007-10-24T17:47:00.000-04:002007-10-24T17:47:00.000-04:00Just what the hell have the '72 Dolphins done to e...Just what the hell have the '72 Dolphins done to earn this supposed universal hatred, anyway? The whole thing about champagne toast is a load of BS perpetuated by Berman and others in the sports media. And so what if a bunch of 60 and 70-something dudes are proud of going 17-0 (and 32-2 over two seasons, by the way)? Honestly, I wouldn't blame them for having chips on their arthritic shoulders. But if you listen to the old gezzers' comments, they continuously say they'll welcome any team that goes undefeated into the club. So what exactly have they done to piss off the world? Get old?Bookheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233159822120309120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-91899689439480880232007-10-24T17:30:00.000-04:002007-10-24T17:30:00.000-04:00the colts always lose at the end of the regular se...the colts always lose at the end of the regular season and they wont go undefeated even if they beat the Pats.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676482582616039215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-40595387060339928272007-10-24T17:11:00.000-04:002007-10-24T17:11:00.000-04:00Cripes. When you pass, there is a chance the pass...Cripes. When you pass, there is a chance the pass will fall incomplete, thereby stopping the clock, which is really the opponent when youare thumping a team by 20+ points in the 4th quarter. Depleted running back corps or not, they still had people who can carry the ball, no? This concern for running back health still doesn't explain the lack of concern for Tom Brady's health by bringing him back into the game after taking him out.<BR/><BR/>They didn't score much in the 2nd half because, as you already pointed out, the defense was playing a little safer with the large lead, content to avoid giving up any quick strike scores that would let the Dolphins back in the game. Force them to use the clock and drive slowly the length of the field. Why the offense continued to pass more than run until there were only 4 minutes left in the game doesn't make sense from a clock management standpoint.<BR/><BR/>Short passing can be used as a substitute for a running game, but why risk incompletions and interceptions when you are up by so much? As I said before, the threat of the comeback was not the Dolphins - It was the Patriots turning the ball over and stopping the clock with incompletions. And gee, that is exactly what happened. If you think the Dolphins had a chance of overcoming a 20+ point lead with 11 minutes left in the game by driving the length of the field 3 or 4 times and not getting a turnover, you are crazy.<BR/><BR/>And if you think Jason Taylor is going to say something like "The Patriots were running up the score!" when they still have to play them again in December in Foxboro, then you underestimate the smarts of one Jason Taylor. <BR/><BR/>The facts still remain that the score never got any closer than 14 points with 10 minutes left in the game, and that was due only to throwing an INT for a TD (which would have been avoided with a running play and a punt). Bringing in the starting QB after talking him out once and throwing a touchdown pass withthe game well in hand is running it up. If it wasn't, why bring him back in?Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-50174178140959923132007-10-24T16:58:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:58:00.000-04:00Damn I am living in Indianapolis, am a huge fan of...Damn I am living in Indianapolis, am a huge fan of the Colts, and I am SICK of hearing about the game next week. In all honesty, I secretly hope the Pats win, go undefeated, and then get smacked in the mouth by the Colts in the playoffs, IN Foxboro no less, and wind up wasting a perfect regular season. That would be the ultimate outcome for me.. <BR/><BR/>Out of real amusement to me.. I never hear anyone discuss what happens if the Colts actually win next weekend. There is nothing but talk of the possible 16-0 Pats, 0-16 Dolphins.. and here the Colts are still undefeated and nobody seems to think they are a threat this year. Which is quite alright in my mind.Erik Huntoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360667752111326811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-21720669209157689272007-10-24T16:42:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:42:00.000-04:00The lineups for Game 1 of the World Series have ju...The lineups for Game 1 of the World Series have just been posted. Here they are:<BR/>ROCKIES<BR/>CF Willy Taveras<BR/>2B Kaz Matsui<BR/>LF Matt Holliday<BR/>1B Todd Helton<BR/>3B Garrett Atkins<BR/>RF Brad Hawpe<BR/>SS Troy Tulowitzki<BR/>C Yorvit Torrealba<BR/>DH Ryan Spilborghs<BR/>(LHP Jeff Francis)<BR/><BR/>RED SOX<BR/>2B Dustin Pedroia<BR/>1B Kevin Youkilis<BR/>DH David Ortiz<BR/>LF Manny Ramirez<BR/>3B Mike Lowell<BR/>C Jason Varitek<BR/>RF JD Drew<BR/>SS Julio Lugo<BR/>CF Jacoby Ellsbury<BR/>(RHP Josh Beckett)CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-7853185387213260292007-10-24T16:38:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:38:00.000-04:00Well, I don't really care to take about the World ...Well, I don't really care to take about the World Series till it happens, so no, there isn't much going on in the sports world I am interested in at the moment.Alex Gorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163972516217720753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-48899369046808903032007-10-24T16:30:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:30:00.000-04:00I can't believe you guys have argued about this AL...I can't believe you guys have argued about this ALL day! HAHA<BR/><BR/>I guess there isn't much else going on in the sports world.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-47289697511119554712007-10-24T16:27:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:27:00.000-04:00No, Luke, what you said didn't make any sense.You ...No, Luke, what you said didn't make any sense.<BR/><BR/>You seem to say that simply <I>passing</I> the ball indicates some sort of attempt to run up the score, irregardless of the reality that the Patriots RB corp. is banged up or that a short passing game can be used for clock control (the Patriots have done that famously before) or that, you know, they didn't really <I>score</I> much. You never really deal with those logical hurdles to your conclusions cause, well, I don't know why not and I am not gonna speculate.<BR/><BR/>Instead you are perfectly content to trump a "They passed twice as much as they ran!" stat without any sort of context, ignore Jason Taylors comments on the subject, and downplay the reality that they scored exactly 35 points <I>less</I> in the second half than the first. Ergo, you are making no sense.Alex Gorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163972516217720753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75717459045118943732007-10-24T16:07:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:07:00.000-04:00One of my friends whos a Jets fan said to me yeste...One of my friends whos a Jets fan said to me yesterday that he fears the Jets game in Foxborough later this season.<BR/><BR/>He knows the Jets will probably lose, but he fears that Belichick is gonna play the whole game as if its 0-0 with 2 minutes left.<BR/><BR/>----------------------------------<BR/><BR/>this is the NFL and if teams have a problem with getting their asses kicked then they need to stop the Patriots, if they cant, tough shit.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676482582616039215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-13568827903496296882007-10-24T15:51:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:51:00.000-04:00I hope Boston's original NFL franchise wins this w...I hope Boston's original NFL franchise wins this weekstarkweatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067659960128584230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-14759470283303324682007-10-24T15:27:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:27:00.000-04:00CMFostI remember what you wrote yesterday and I am...CMFost<BR/><BR/>I remember what you wrote yesterday and I am not saying I agree or disagree, but virtually everyone is saying the Pats O is the best and I am simply playing devils advocate.<BR/><BR/>Manning, Harrison, Wayne, Clark and Addai are in their second year together and know how to win with each other.<BR/><BR/>If the Pats get in a situation where they have to make a clutch score, how will they react with totally new WR and 3-4 string RBs? I am not saying they wont, but we do not have any proof to say they will other then Brady.<BR/><BR/>I for one am glad I will be traveling next week so I can avoid the week long love fast that will be Colts and Pats.danwise1856https://www.blogger.com/profile/17327190301668263115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-54527639995013718142007-10-24T15:11:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:11:00.000-04:00The defense took the foot off the pedal, so why no...The defense took the foot off the pedal, so why not the offense? And what I said didn't make any sense? <BR/><BR/>Running isn't kneeling. You are till trying to gain yardage and maintain possession, thereby killing the clock. That also shortens the game, reducing the chances for injury for both teams. So yes, running the ball when up big is the less "insulting" thing to do.<BR/><BR/>Hey, you want to think that throwing twice as much as running when up by 3 scores isn't rubbing it in, then nothing I can say will sway you. I just hope it happens again with the Pats on the receiving end.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10093379836110199952007-10-24T15:08:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:08:00.000-04:00I don't think anyone is forgetting about the Colts...I don't think anyone is forgetting about the Colts. I think it's more of a case of this Pats team being so vastly different in the style of football they play than previous Pats teams, whereas with the Colts, you're looking at essentially the same team, at least as far as style of play goes that everyone is used to them. This is the third straight year they've started 6-0, which is amazing, but it's what everyone has come to expect. None of my friends who are Pats fans have forgotten about them, anyway.The Mark Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797641159879108200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81710913480974206422007-10-24T15:05:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:05:00.000-04:00Cody, What most people forget is that the 2004 Pat...Cody, <BR/>What most people forget is that the 2004 Patriots blew an 11 point lead in the last 4 minutes in Miami. <BR/>The Pats were 12-1 at the time whilst Miami was 2-11. <BR/>So yes, this past week, Miami could have come back. It WAS NOT beyond the realm of possibility.<BR/>_______<BR/>Beetle,<BR/><BR/>You are comparing an 11 point lead to a 28 point lead (also comparing the 2007 Pats vs. the 2004 Pats who won games in a totally differnet manner but thats antoher conversation). Has the Miami offense scored 28 points in a game much less a quarter this year? I don't know that why I'm asking. Don't try and tell me you were watching that game thinking "Oh no, Miami may come back and win". Becasue no one else was.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113551531274057788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16290237569631110152007-10-24T15:04:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:04:00.000-04:00Dan, Go back a look at one of my posts from yester...Dan, Go back a look at one of my posts from yesterday, and you will see the Colts defense is a little overrated at the moment since they have not really played any good offensive teams, just as the pats offensive stats may be a little overrated since they really have not played any great defensesCMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-91584988728703801972007-10-24T15:03:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:03:00.000-04:00So you are saying that Cassel wanted to throw a pi...So you are saying that Cassel wanted to throw a pick-6?<BR/><BR/>And if they had any class, the score would have been 42-14 like it was at the half. Just because they didn't score doesn't mean they weren't trying. I have no problem with trying, just that they were passing. If Miami can't stop run lays, it's a lot different.<BR/><BR/>And I will not be shocked a bit if there is a 72-14 score when they play the Jets. Gotta get back at the y that called you out on your cheating.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71140509969391151352007-10-24T15:00:00.001-04:002007-10-24T15:00:00.001-04:00wolverine425 said... PV845: My next question is...wolverine425 said...<BR/><BR/> PV845: My next question is Are the Pats who we think they are?<BR/><BR/> Yes. 100%. Best coach. Best QB. Best corps of WR's. Solid top 10 Defense. Only thing missing is a healthy solid RB. Watch out for them if they do get healthy in the backfield.<BR/><BR/>Hmm, not that I disagree but a case could be made for another team.<BR/><BR/>Best Coach: Dungy<BR/>Best QB: Manning<BR/>Best WR Core: Harrison, Wayne, Clark, Gonzalez<BR/>Top 10 Defense: Colts<BR/>Plus the Colts do have a healthy RB.<BR/><BR/>By no means am I saying the Colts are better then the Pats, but everyone seems to be forgetting about them and this is exactly why teams like Florida, Texas, OSU in 2002, Pats vs SD last season, Steelers in 2005 happen.<BR/><BR/>Seems like everyone is forgetting about the Colts and they are, after all, the defending chapms who seem to be even betterdanwise1856https://www.blogger.com/profile/17327190301668263115noreply@blogger.com