• FOOTBALL

    From Ralph Smole@VERT/NIMBUS to All on Sun Sep 13 21:05:00 2009
    Football been berry,berry good to me. GO PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Cowboys and Vikings win!!!!!!!!!! FAVRE!!!!

    Take that you Favre-haters :-)

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  • From John Guillory@VERT/MAINLINE to Ralph Smole on Mon Sep 14 08:00:09 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: Ralph Smole to All on Sun Sep 13 2009 09:05 pm

    Football been berry,berry good to me. GO PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Cowboys and Vikings win!!!!!!!!!! FAVRE!!!!
    What is Alaska's Fooball Team's name? How about Hawaii?
    Rhode Island?

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  • From Mindless Automaton@VERT/ELDRITCH to Ralph Smole on Mon Sep 14 09:31:52 2009
    Ralph Smole wrote:
    Football been berry,berry good to me. GO PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Cowboys and Vikings win!!!!!!!!!! FAVRE!!!!

    Take that you Favre-haters :-)


    He did a great job of handing the ball to Adrian alright. :P

    I'm excited McNabb has paved the way for Vick to play now. ;)
    He could have waited a few more games though. I guess there is always
    the chance for the toe injury later in the season. :o

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  • From Mindless Automaton@VERT/ELDRITCH to John Guillory on Mon Sep 14 11:20:07 2009
    John Guillory wrote:
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: Ralph Smole to All on Sun Sep 13 2009 09:05 pm

    Football been berry,berry good to me. GO PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Cowboys and Vikings win!!!!!!!!!! FAVRE!!!!
    What is Alaska's Fooball Team's name?

    Green Bay is already the frozen tundra, they won't allow anything
    farther north. ;)


    How about Hawaii?

    Probowl ;P

    Rhode Island?

    The state is too small, the stadium would take up all the room. ;P

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to Ralph Smole on Mon Sep 14 21:05:54 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: Ralph Smole to All on Sun Sep 13 2009 09:05 pm

    Football been berry,berry good to me. GO PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Cowboys and Vikings win!!!!!!!!!! FAVRE!!!!

    Take that you Favre-haters :-)

    Hey now, wait a second. If it wasn't for AP the Vikings wouldn't have won. Favre really had nothing to do with winning that game, except for making good hand-offs. :)

    Now on the other hand.. Aaron Rodgers had a hell of a game. TAKE THAT FAVRE, WE CAN STILL WIN WITHOUT YOU.

    *snicker*

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to Mindless Automaton on Mon Sep 14 21:07:02 2009
    Re: Re: FOOTBALL
    By: Mindless Automaton to Ralph Smole on Mon Sep 14 2009 09:31 am

    He did a great job of handing the ball to Adrian alright. :P

    OH SNAP! Damn, I'm hearing echoes. :)

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to Access Denied on Tue Sep 15 15:41:00 2009
    Hello Access.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to Ralph Smole:

    Hey now, wait a second. If it wasn't for AP the Vikings
    wouldn't have won. Favre really had nothing to do with winning
    that game, except for making good hand-offs. :)

    Yeah you're absolutely right.. lesseee... 14 of 21 for passing, no interceptions and on passing touchdown... yeah you're right he did
    absolutely nothing. :)

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  • From Ryedawg@VERT to Access Denied on Tue Sep 15 19:45:32 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: Access Denied to Ralph Smole on Mon Sep 14 2009 09:05 pm


    Now on the other hand.. Aaron Rodgers had a hell of a game. TAKE THAT FAVRE, CAN STILL WIN WITHOUT YOU.

    Damn straight

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  • From Mindless Automaton@VERT/ELDRITCH to The Curmudgeon on Tue Sep 15 19:34:42 2009
    The Curmudgeon wrote:


    no interceptions..

    That doesn't sound like the Favre I know and love. So who really played? ;)

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to The Curmudgeon on Tue Sep 15 21:30:21 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: The Curmudgeon to Access Denied on Tue Sep 15 2009 03:41 pm

    Yeah you're absolutely right.. lesseee... 14 of 21 for passing, no interceptions and on passing touchdown... yeah you're right he did absolutely nothing. :)

    Just wait buddy. The interceptions will continue. I/We've dealt with it for 17 years.

    Granted, he did a great job for the Packers. But he turned into a huge drama queen, he has some huge beef with our GM because he wouldn't pick up who Favre wanted us to pick up. But we still seem to be doing just fine without him. He's going to end up ruining himself like Marino did by staying too long. :(

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to Mindless Automaton on Wed Sep 16 07:51:16 2009
    Hello Mindless.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    no interceptions..

    That doesn't sound like the Favre I know and love. So who
    really played? ;)

    hehehehehe, well when you have a running back like Adrian Peterson,
    you don't have to continually pass all the time. Should make his
    game better when he's not under pressure to do it all don't you
    think? :)


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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to Access Denied on Wed Sep 16 07:53:02 2009
    Hello Access.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    Just wait buddy. The interceptions will continue. I/We've
    dealt with it for 17 years.

    Yes, and so have we as Vikings fans with Travaris Jackson and so on
    and so forth. However... we shall see what develops and like I said
    in a previous post... when you have a running game like the Vikings
    do, all you need is a steady quarterback and one that doesn't feel
    like he has to do it all. :)

    Granted, he did a great job for the Packers. But he turned
    into a huge drama queen, he has some huge beef with our GM
    because he wouldn't pick up who Favre wanted us to pick up.

    I can understand that but name me one other truly great quarterback
    and or real quality player that doesn't have and ego. :)

    But we still seem to be doing just fine without him. He's
    going to end up ruining himself like Marino did by staying too
    long. :(

    We shall see, but he's only 39 and yes, old by some standards in
    the NFl but you may be too young to remember George Blanda who played
    for a good many years and was an old warhorse. :)

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Access Denied on Wed Sep 16 14:32:00 2009

    Now on the other hand.. Aaron Rodgers had a hell of a game. TAKE THAT FAVRE, CAN STILL WIN WITHOUT YOU.

    Well i thought that both Rodgers and Cutler really looked horrible.
    The Bears D coverage slipped in the end and gave the Pack the W.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Wed Sep 16 14:47:00 2009

    Yeah you're absolutely right.. lesseee... 14 of 21 for passing, no interceptions and on passing touchdown... yeah you're right he did absolutely nothing. :)

    He only threw the ball for 110 passing yards. Not exactly the kind of "gunslinger" play the fans have come to expect from Farve.

    The stat sheet shows him ranked 30 out of 32 QB's for yardage the
    opening week.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Ryedawg on Wed Sep 16 14:55:00 2009
    OTE: TIDE 1.11

    Now on the other hand.. Aaron Rodgers had a hell of a game. TAKE THAT FAV CAN STILL WIN WITHOUT YOU.

    Damn straight

    Aaron Rodgers - 17 of 28 for 184 yards.

    That's hardly lighting it up. :p

    The Pack was lucky to walk away with that W.

    They won't be so lucky at Soldier field. ;-)

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Access Denied on Wed Sep 16 14:59:00 2009

    going to end up ruining himself like Marino did by staying too long. :(

    It's unfortunate Dan "The Man" Marino never had a running game to
    speak of. I actually wanted him to go to the Vikings and throw to
    Chris Carter back during that era.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Wed Sep 16 15:01:00 2009

    you don't have to continually pass all the time. Should make his
    game better when he's not under pressure to do it all don't you
    think? :)

    Oh without a doubt. Championship caliber. Anyone remember Dorsey
    Levins?

    It could happen again for sure.

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  • From Ryedawg@VERT to tbirdsradio on Wed Sep 16 17:45:40 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: tbirdsradio to Ryedawg on Wed Sep 16 2009 02:55 pm

    OTE: TIDE 1.11

    Now on the other hand.. Aaron Rodgers had a hell of a game. TAKE THAT CAN STILL WIN WITHOUT YOU.

    Damn straight

    Aaron Rodgers - 17 of 28 for 184 yards.

    That's hardly lighting it up. :p

    The Pack was lucky to walk away with that W.

    They won't be so lucky at Soldier field. ;-)

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    Well the way Cutler played, I'm not worried. The Packers own the Bears. Their division is going to come down to the Vikings or the Packers.

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to The Curmudgeon on Wed Sep 16 18:08:51 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: The Curmudgeon to Access Denied on Wed Sep 16 2009 07:53 am

    Yes, and so have we as Vikings fans with Travaris Jackson and so on
    and so forth. However... we shall see what develops and like I said
    in a previous post... when you have a running game like the Vikings
    do, all you need is a steady quarterback and one that doesn't feel
    like he has to do it all. :)

    So you're saying the packers never had a running game? You're crazy. I think it's more of a play-calling issue for one (I'll blame Mike Sherman there), and for two.. to hold the good records as well as the bad ones (interceptions), is sort of saying that half the time you probably just winged it up there hoping for someone to catch it.

    Like I said, Favre had a great run here in Wisconsin. Later on in his career here he decided to start becoming a big drama queen, and people got sick of it.

    Oh, and watching him for the last 18 years, you should know as well as everyone, that the interceptions won't end there. :)

    I can understand that but name me one other truly great quarterback
    and or real quality player that doesn't have and ego. :)

    There's plenty out there that are 'team' players, rather than all about themselves. Peyton Manning? Ben Rothlesburger? Joe Montana? Did any of them badmouth their GM in public? Are any of them pretending to be retired so they don't have to go to training camp? Want me to keep listing more? I'd say about 90% of the NFL haven't pulled the crap Favre has.

    We shall see, but he's only 39 and yes, old by some standards in
    the NFl but you may be too young to remember George Blanda who played
    for a good many years and was an old warhorse. :)

    Warhorses aren't compulsive complainers either. Most of Wisconsin here has had enough of him. Good riddance. We'll start a new legacy with Rodgers.

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to tbirdsradio on Thu Sep 17 20:55:03 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: tbirdsradio to Ryedawg on Wed Sep 16 2009 02:55 pm

    Aaron Rodgers - 17 of 28 for 184 yards.

    Still more yards than Favre had. :)

    The Pack was lucky to walk away with that W.

    Because the Bears were playing SO much better, right?

    They won't be so lucky at Soldier field. ;-)

    Since Urlacher is out for the season, and Cutler like playing backup QB for the Packers.. I'm sure it will be a good game. :)

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to tbirdsradio on Thu Sep 17 20:57:06 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: tbirdsradio to Access Denied on Wed Sep 16 2009 02:59 pm

    It's unfortunate Dan "The Man" Marino never had a running game to
    speak of. I actually wanted him to go to the Vikings and throw to
    Chris Carter back during that era.

    Nah. I would've taken Montana over Marino any day.

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Fri Sep 18 16:24:29 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    He only threw the ball for 110 passing yards. Not exactly the
    kind of "gunslinger" play the fans have come to expect from
    Farve.

    True, but then again , he's in a west coast style of offense so you
    shouldn't see much over 200 yards on average. :) Of course with the
    running game at over 200 yards... ball controll you know? :)

    The stat sheet shows him ranked 30 out of 32 QB's for yardage
    the opening week.

    Interesting.. but the only stat that matters is how many numbers
    you have in the win column. :)


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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Fri Sep 18 16:32:03 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    you don't have to continually pass all the time. Should make his
    game better when he's not under pressure to do it all don't you
    think? :)

    Oh without a doubt. Championship caliber. Anyone remember
    Dorsey Levins?

    Yep, one heck of a running back in his prime. :)

    It could happen again for sure.

    It could happen, all depends upon how the defense stacks up against
    them. :) I would think that with a viable passing offense, they
    won't be able to stack up against the run all the time. :)


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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Ryedawg on Sat Sep 19 11:31:00 2009

    They won't be so lucky at Soldier field. ;-)

    Well the way Cutler played, I'm not worried. The Packers own the Bears. Thei division is going to come down to the Vikings or the Packers.

    Oh damn Ryedawg, you know i don't believe in that fortune-telling bs!

    The season's long and alot can happen. You have to agree that was one
    hell of an initiation for Cutler.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Access Denied on Sat Sep 19 11:45:00 2009

    Since Urlacher is out for the season, and Cutler like playing backup QB for Packers.. I'm sure it will be a good game. :)

    Oh HELL NO A.D, you shouldn't doubt Hillenmeyer's cerebral playing
    ability like that.

    A.Rodgers = Bear food in Soldier's Field. You'll see!

    The second best thing to a Bears victory is watching the Pack lose. ;p

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Access Denied on Sat Sep 19 11:46:00 2009

    Nah. I would've taken Montana over Marino any day.

    Montana had long since retired at that point.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Sat Sep 19 12:14:00 2009

    shouldn't see much over 200 yards on average. :) Of course with the
    running game at over 200 yards... ball controll you know? :)

    Oh yeah. If the running game stays healty that's probably the most
    coveted qb posistion in the league. No doubt!

    I don't however think that Farve will be happy for long just handing
    the ball off and tossing screen passes for an entire season.

    He's bound to have some big yardage games when teams continually keep
    8 in the box just to stop the run.

    Interesting.. but the only stat that matters is how many numbers
    you have in the win column. :)

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Sat Sep 19 12:18:00 2009

    Oh without a doubt. Championship caliber. Anyone remember
    Dorsey Levins?

    Yep, one heck of a running back in his prime. :)

    them. :) I would think that with a viable passing offense, they
    won't be able to stack up against the run all the time. :)

    Exactly! I can't imagine Brett NOT having some really big passing
    games. With that kind of running threat, play action all day and
    with teams stuffing 8 in the box.....WHEW! A defensive squad's
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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to tbirdsradio on Sun Sep 20 09:46:15 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: tbirdsradio to Access Denied on Sat Sep 19 2009 11:45 am

    Oh HELL NO A.D, you shouldn't doubt Hillenmeyer's cerebral playing
    ability like that.

    A.Rodgers = Bear food in Soldier's Field. You'll see!

    The second best thing to a Bears victory is watching the Pack lose. ;p

    Typical Bears-fan mumbo jumbo. :)

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to tbirdsradio on Sun Sep 20 09:52:43 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: tbirdsradio to The Curmudgeon on Sat Sep 19 2009 12:14 pm

    He's bound to have some big yardage games when teams continually keep
    8 in the box just to stop the run.

    And that's when the interceptions will occur. :P

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Access Denied on Sun Sep 20 17:37:00 2009

    Typical Bears-fan mumbo jumbo. :)

    LMAO! Deep Dish Style...

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Access Denied on Sun Sep 20 17:48:00 2009

    And that's when the interceptions will occur. :P

    He didn't get the nick "Happy Feet" for nothing. ;p

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to Access Denied on Thu Sep 24 13:42:21 2009
    Hello Access.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    said in a previous post... when you have a running game like the
    Vikings do, all you need is a steady quarterback and one that
    doesn't feel like he has to do it all. :)

    So you're saying the packers never had a running game? You're

    Nope, what I said was the Vikings have had a good running game the
    last few years. What they needed was a reliable and steady
    quarterback that knows how to win. :)

    crazy. I think it's more of a play-calling issue for one (I'll
    blame Mike Sherman there), and for two.. to hold the good

    Well, since the quarterback, except under rare cicumstances, doesn't
    not has has not called the plays for many years... yeah that's a
    given. :)

    records as well as the bad ones (interceptions), is sort of
    saying that half the time you probably just winged it up there
    hoping for someone to catch it.

    Unhunh, and it worked sometimes didn't it? :)

    Oh, and watching him for the last 18 years, you should know as
    well as everyone, that the interceptions won't end there. :)

    Of course they won't, the difference though is how many he will
    complete to his own receivers and how effectively the team can move
    the ball. Remember the Vikings do have a very good defense too. :)

    There's plenty out there that are 'team' players, rather than
    all about themselves. Peyton Manning? Ben Rothlesburger? Joe
    Montana? Did any of them badmouth their GM in public? Are any

    I cannot say for sure and when it comes down to it, I don't think
    you can either. :)

    of them pretending to be retired so they don't have to go to
    training camp? Want me to keep listing more? I'd say about 90%
    of the NFL haven't pulled the crap Favre has.

    Hmmm, sounds more like sour grapes to me. :)

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Thu Sep 24 13:51:05 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to Access Denied:

    Nah. I would've taken Montana over Marino any day.

    Montana had long since retired at that point.

    Yes and his last job at Kansas City wasn't all that glorious
    either. :)

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Thu Sep 24 13:56:03 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    shouldn't see much over 200 yards on average. :) Of course with
    the running game at over 200 yards... ball controll you know?
    :)

    Oh yeah. If the running game stays healty that's probably the
    most coveted qb posistion in the league. No doubt!

    Exactly! The passing game can and usually is exciting but running
    the ball and maintaining controll of the ball is what wins the most
    games. :)

    I don't however think that Farve will be happy for long just
    handing the ball off and tossing screen passes for an entire
    season.

    I tend to agree with you there but we shall see. :)

    He's bound to have some big yardage games when teams
    continually keep 8 in the box just to stop the run.

    Yeppers, and they do have a decent core of receivers now to go
    along with the running game. Later on in the season it's going to be
    like the Robert Smith, Randy Moss deal... pick you poison. If you
    stack up against the run you'll get hurt by the pass. At least
    that's what we're hoping. <g>


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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Thu Sep 24 14:00:03 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    them. :) I would think that with a viable passing offense, they
    won't be able to stack up against the run all the time. :)

    Exactly! I can't imagine Brett NOT having some really big
    passing games. With that kind of running threat, play action
    all day and with teams stuffing 8 in the box.....WHEW! A
    defensive squad's nightmare.

    hehehehe, indeed! I don't know just how good they will be this year
    or even if they will make the playoffs but I do think they will win
    their share of games. I guess the first real test will come Sunday
    against San Francisco. :)


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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Fri Sep 25 12:15:00 2009

    Nah. I would've taken Montana over Marino any day.

    Montana had long since retired at that point.

    Yes and his last job at Kansas City wasn't all that glorious
    either. :)

    I still remember cheering for Diamond Joe though during that phase.

    Did you know that Earl Campbell wanted to play for Shula? Had that
    of happened, Dan "The Man" Marino and the Dolphins would have
    scored a Superbowl. Course that's nothing but mere speculation.:)
    Would have been something to see though.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Fri Sep 25 12:29:00 2009

    Exactly! The passing game can and usually is exciting but running
    the ball and maintaining controll of the ball is what wins the most
    games. :)

    Consumption of the beloved game-clock. ;)

    along with the running game. Later on in the season it's going to be
    like the Robert Smith, Randy Moss deal... pick you poison. If you

    I remember those days. Pep slinging the ball down the field to
    Moss our hitting Carter on a slant.

    Moss & Carter were possibly one of the most dangerous WR duo's to have
    ever played the game.

    One of the other dynamic duos that come to mind is the Dolphins Marx
    brothers. That's offense at it's best.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Fri Sep 25 12:50:00 2009

    hehehehe, indeed! I don't know just how good they will be this year
    or even if they will make the playoffs but I do think they will win
    their share of games. I guess the first real test will come Sunday
    against San Francisco. :)

    Yes it is impressive how the 9ers have improved under the leadership
    of M.Singletary but i don't think you have anything to worry about
    this week.

    The Vikings have a really tough schedule. Weeks 6, 7 & 8 are brutal!
    Baltimore, Pittsburgh & A second matchup with the Pack at...you
    guessed it, GB.

    YIKES!

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to The Curmudgeon on Fri Sep 25 19:54:32 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: The Curmudgeon to Access Denied on Thu Sep 24 2009 01:42 pm

    Unhunh, and it worked sometimes didn't it? :)

    Once in awhile. Most of the time when we didn't need it. But yes, once in awhile.

    Of course they won't, the difference though is how many he will
    complete to his own receivers and how effectively the team can move
    the ball. Remember the Vikings do have a very good defense too. :)

    As a Packer fan I resent your Viking praise. The Vikings (and yes, the Bears too) suck! :)

    I cannot say for sure and when it comes down to it, I don't think
    you can either. :)

    Well, I did say "in public." Which means we all would've heard of it.

    Hmmm, sounds more like sour grapes to me. :)

    If you wish to call it that. His former teammates still respect him as a football player, but a lot of them lost respect for him because of the stuff he pulled here. It's all good though, we don't have to deal with it anymore.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Access Denied on Sat Sep 26 14:02:00 2009

    As a Packer fan I resent your Viking praise. The Vikings (and yes, the Bears too) suck! :)

    OMG i can't believe the blasphemy going on here!

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  • From Samos@VERT/MDJ to tbirdsradio on Sun Sep 27 18:18:13 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: tbirdsradio to The Curmudgeon on Fri Sep 25 2009 12:29:00

    SUGGESTION SUGGESTION to add more fun

    add
    weekly BLOWOUT GAME OF THE WEEK. [you know 'winning by the most points]

    they have it here in florida; and it makes some interesting thought processes in the decision. you could make it voluntary unless it becomes overwhelmingly popular. i cant seem to win any onther way..;}.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to Samos on Mon Sep 28 10:35:00 2009

    SUGGESTION SUGGESTION to add more fun
    weekly BLOWOUT GAME OF THE WEEK. [you know 'winning by the most points]

    You mean sort of like last night's "Colts at Cardinals" game ?

    I don't have a problem with it. Make it a bonus point(s) of some kind?

    What say the league?

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Tue Sep 29 01:58:38 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    Yes and his last job at Kansas City wasn't all that glorious
    either. :)

    I still remember cheering for Diamond Joe though during that
    phase.

    Yeah that must have been tough... other than the tight end... at
    least I think Gonzalas was there then, he really didn't have a
    decent receiving corps. :(

    Did you know that Earl Campbell wanted to play for Shula? Had
    that of happened, Dan "The Man" Marino and the Dolphins would
    have scored a Superbowl. Course that's nothing but mere
    speculation.:) Would have been something to see though.

    Yeah, it really would have been something! Of course, way back
    when they had Larry Czonka and Jim Kick along with Greese as Qb, now
    there was a tandem that would win some games. :)


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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Tue Sep 29 02:01:42 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    the ball and maintaining controll of the ball is what wins the
    most games. :)

    Consumption of the beloved game-clock. ;)

    absolutely, if you can keep the other teams offense off the field,
    the game is usually yours. :)

    I remember those days. Pep slinging the ball down the field to
    Moss our hitting Carter on a slant.

    Unhunh, Moss especially in his rookie year was phenomenal. He's
    still playing and still a very good receiver though I think he's
    lost a step or two from his glory days at Minnesota. :)

    Moss & Carter were possibly one of the most dangerous WR duo's
    to have ever played the game.

    Oh I'm sure they would have to rank right up there but you know,
    I've not seen anyone yet who could play the sidelines like Carter
    did just dragging his toes inbounds while the rest of his body was
    across the sidelines. Only he could catch that pass and the
    defender could do very little to stop it.

    One of the other dynamic duos that come to mind is the
    Dolphins Marx brothers. That's offense at it's best.

    Oh my yes, there was yet another dynamic duo!

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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to tbirdsradio on Tue Sep 29 02:13:52 2009
    Hello tbirdsradio.

    While chewing on a twig, you spoke thus to me:

    Yes it is impressive how the 9ers have improved under the
    leadership of M.Singletary but i don't think you have anything
    to worry about this week.

    Oh there were a few things to worry about. :) Ya gotta give
    Singletary credit for the way he's got that team turned around! This
    team of his is going to be a factor and that's for sure!

    The Vikings have a really tough schedule. Weeks 6, 7 & 8 are
    brutal! Baltimore, Pittsburgh & A second matchup with the Pack
    at...you guessed it, GB.

    hehehehe, well it will soon lead us to know if they have what it
    takes to be a contender eh? :) I'll tell you though, this last game
    may put to rest some of the critics about Farve only throwing short
    balls and less than two hundred yards of passing. If I remember
    right he got around 300 yards passing, two td's and of course that
    ill fated interception but he made up for it in the final drive. :)


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  • From The Curmudgeon@VERT/TCP to Access Denied on Tue Sep 29 02:20:43 2009
    Hello Access.

    Unhunh, and it worked sometimes didn't it? :)

    Once in awhile. Most of the time when we didn't need it. But
    yes, once in awhile.

    :) well at least we can agree on something. <g>

    complete to his own receivers and how effectively the team can
    move the ball. Remember the Vikings do have a very good defense
    too. :)

    As a Packer fan I resent your Viking praise. The Vikings (and
    yes, the Bears too) suck! :)

    LOL, well I'm not praising the Vikings... just stating the obvious
    facts. The defense has been very good of recent years... just the
    offense has tended to sputter if not fail completely....errr....
    except maybe the running game. <g>

    Hmmm, sounds more like sour grapes to me. :)

    If you wish to call it that. His former teammates still
    respect him as a football player, but a lot of them lost
    respect for him because of the stuff he pulled here. It's all
    good though, we don't have to deal with it anymore.

    Well, one wonders if there will be any hard feelings on the field
    come Monday night when the two teams meet for the first time since
    Farve came over to the Vikings. :)


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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Tue Sep 29 15:32:00 2009

    when they had Larry Czonka and Jim Kick along with Greese as Qb, now
    there was a tandem that would win some games. :)

    The "Zonk" was great especially with "The Mercury" in the backfield
    with him. You can start to see why D line rotation has become such
    a specialized science. :)

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Tue Sep 29 16:11:00 2009

    Consumption of the beloved game-clock. ;)

    absolutely, if you can keep the other teams offense off the field,
    the game is usually yours. :)

    Espcially if you were the Arizona Cardinals sunday night. ;p
    Damn that was a strategic ass whoopin. Peyton really reminds
    me of Marino. Their command and leadership is off the charts.

    still playing and still a very good receiver though I think he's
    lost a step or two from his glory days at Minnesota. :)

    Madden says that the older a receiver gets though, the better he gets
    at route running. Makes alot of sense when you think about it because
    with the advent of film study, players just can't rely on that raw
    ability like they sometimes do during their rookie seasons.

    I've not seen anyone yet who could play the sidelines like Carter
    did just dragging his toes inbounds while the rest of his body was
    across the sidelines. Only he could catch that pass and the
    defender could do very little to stop it.

    Indeed. When you consider those types of physical abilities (which
    C.Carter obviously had) and then combine them with his obvious
    intelligence and love for the game, what developes is the consumate professional athlete. I remember him (C.Carter) being vocal about
    wanting Dan Marino to come to the Vikings after Miami voted him out.

    The disrespect (at least in my mind) the Dolphins organization
    displayed for Shula and Marino are two reasons i continue to
    enjoy seeing them lose even to this day.

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  • From tbirdsradio@VERT/TBIRDS to The Curmudgeon on Tue Sep 29 16:26:00 2009

    balls and less than two hundred yards of passing. If I remember
    right he got around 300 yards passing, two td's and of course that

    Yep. Threw 24 completions out of 46 attempts for 301 yds and 2 td's.

    If your a 49'er fan, (which i'm not) it was a heartbreaker for sure.
    A win's a win but fate was definately smiling on the Vikings that
    day because they were a beaten team. ;p

    Funny i remember sighing with relief when they scored because i was
    pissed about losing another game in DB. :)

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  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to The Curmudgeon on Wed Sep 30 19:11:01 2009
    Re: FOOTBALL
    By: The Curmudgeon to Access Denied on Tue Sep 29 2009 02:20 am

    LOL, well I'm not praising the Vikings... just stating the obvious
    facts. The defense has been very good of recent years... just the
    offense has tended to sputter if not fail completely....errr....
    except maybe the running game. <g>

    This is true. But if you remember last year, it was vs the Packers that AP got injured and the Pack went on to win like 34-0 or something. I was at that game, too. It was GREAT! :)

    Well, one wonders if there will be any hard feelings on the field
    come Monday night when the two teams meet for the first time since
    Farve came over to the Vikings. :)

    AJ Hawk, Nick Barnett, and a couple other guys have been interviewed already.. and for the most part, their words: "He's not in a red jersey anymore." :)

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