The NFL thread

[DemonGeminiX]

:shock:

Wow!!!

[RBP]

Chip Kelly may be just what the Eagles needed.

[Muddy]

This is bad, man..

[DemonGeminiX]

I don't think RG3 is 100%.

[deebakes]

I don't think RG3 is 100%.

:+1:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Who knew PHL would show up to play

[DemonGeminiX]

There ya go, Muddy.

[Muddy]

It was like the guy sighed in relief when he stepped across the line.. Lol

[DemonGeminiX]

I had Alfred Morris on my fantasy team last year, and he was a pretty damned good RB.

[DemonGeminiX]

Oops. He would've been better off not catching the ball.

:lol:

[Muddy]

Yay td!

[DemonGeminiX]

Looks like the momentum has shifted to Washington's favor.

[Muddy]

Its more like a stalemate...

[RBP]

This is football game now, gentlemen

[Muddy]

Tough odds

[DemonGeminiX]

Good game.

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok, now what the hell's going on in the Houston game?

[Muddy]

I dont have a pony in this one..

[DemonGeminiX]

Houston, I think y'all got a problem.

[KevinD]

Yeah we do. And it's name is Gary Kubiak.
That first half was just pitiful. The Chargers just aren't that good of a team. Our D still has problems with defending the passing game. I also don't like Schaub. I just don't like the way he reads (or doesn't) plays, and I still loathe the offensive play calling.

[deebakes]

still won though :shrug:

[FBD]

true, but that's the sort of thing that loses games down the road in the season

[deebakes]

every good team has games they should have lost but they end up winning :shrug:

[KevinD]

FBD hit the nail on the head. Texans have done great the last 2 years, but look how bad the other teams in our conference were then as well. The Texans just aren't built to consistently win at the top echelon.

[DemonGeminiX]

They won that game by the skin of their teeth.

[RBP]

Wild one in Chicago so far.

[RBP]

Wow, great game. Amazing win!

Suck it, Dee. :lol: :tup:

[KevinD]

Texans squeak by again.

[DemonGeminiX]

I guess the secret's out about Philly. Downed by the Chargers. :lol:

And wow, look out for the Seahawks.

[deebakes]

Wow, great game. Amazing win!

Suck it, Dee. :lol: :tup:

pathetic excuse for a football team here... i could have thrown a touchdown pass in the last minute :x

[FBD]

damn the seahawks made fools out of the 49ers

[DemonGeminiX]

Yo Dee, do me a favor and shut the can't cut list off.

http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_SPORTS_FAN_FOOTUS&locale=en_US&id=SLN6932

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You're stuck with it like me :hand:

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

But if he shuts it off, neither of us will be stuck with it.

[deebakes]

Yo Dee, do me a favor and shut the can't cut list off.

http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_SPORTS_FAN_FOOTUS&locale=en_US&id=SLN6932

should be done now :-k

[DemonGeminiX]

Thanks man.

[deebakes]

no problem homey :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

no problem homey :tup:

Now using the commish edit function, drop all of DGX's players and replace them with the lowest ranked players available :shifty:

[deebakes]

Now using the commish edit function, drop all of DGX's players and replace them with the lowest ranked players available :shifty:

done :tup:

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

Now drop all of Lance's players and leave his roster empty.

[deebakes]

done :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Great, Ryan Clady out for the year :|

[DemonGeminiX]

Balls

[Acid Trip]

Bah, my FF opponent this week got a stellar performance out of Jamal Charles.

[FBD]

Glad I'm not doing any FF this year. Last year I kept my old team just because I had a lot of really good keepers...but FF made me curse football :lol: now I just enjoy the games.

[deebakes]

yeah, i think FF has ruined any sort of team loyalty i had :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Wow, I thought Minnesota would be beating up on the Browns. Who knew?

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Minnesota takes the lead and look at the Bengals taking the Packers to task.

[DemonGeminiX]

Wow, the Giants are getting torn up. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Cleveland retakes the lead!!!

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Cleveland beats Minnesota with their 3rd string QB!!!

:lol:

[deebakes]

:fail:

[KevinD]

well, Texans did about what I was expecting. The in ability to make TD and typically awesome play calling lost that game for them. Schaub threw the pic 6 INT, and then the punt return TD were the nails in the coffin. I don't expect Texans to do much better the next two games either. (Seahawks and 49er)

[DemonGeminiX]

Don't fret Kevin. I think, with the exception of Lance and Porky, all of our teams suck this year.

[RBP]

Don't fret Kevin. I think, with the exception of Lance and Porky, all of our teams suck this year.

*Ahem*

[DemonGeminiX]

Actually, you're right. I should substitute you for Porky, because San Fran isn't doing so hot right now.

[KevinD]

Da Bears...:lol:

Not so much fretting as frustrated. I've seen the same exact things come from Kubiack with many different personnel. I absolutely hate his game management.

[FBD]

Last night was funny, it was like the Jets were trying to break some penalty records. What was it like 20 last I paid attention?

[Acid Trip]

Dallas takes the big W with only 7 points allowed.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/HiP4MmG.png

:cheers:

[FBD]

I'm guessing you're happy they got rid of Tebow, then :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The whole Tebow Experiment was a joke, and to make it even worse, there were (and still are) people that think it was a huge mistake for the Broncos to get rid of him, even after he failed in NY and NE. Believe it or not there were some of his frothing-at-the-mouth fans that said Elway got rid of Tebow because he was afraid that he (Tebow) would break all of Elway's records with the Broncos. :roll:

I'm just glad that the whole Tebow thing didn't set the Broncos as far back as it could have.

[deebakes]

there is still a chance he could come back, i hear he's a free agent :shrug:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Maybe the Vikings should sign him then :nana:

[deebakes]

he'd be better than the current options here :lol:

[FBD]

The whole Tebow Experiment was a joke, and to make it even worse, there were (and still are) people that think it was a huge mistake for the Broncos to get rid of him, even after he failed in NY and NE. Believe it or not there were some of his frothing-at-the-mouth fans that said Elway got rid of Tebow because he was afraid that he (Tebow) would break all of Elway's records with the Broncos. :roll:

I'm just glad that the whole Tebow thing didn't set the Broncos as far back as it could have.

I think he would have done ok in denver...but most certainly, cant hold a candle to pey pey.

I still think his best bet would have been to have been paired up with Vick :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

I think he might be a semi-decent tight end, if he could catch.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think he might be a semi-decent tight end, if he could catch.

According to him, all he will play is QB or nothing

[DemonGeminiX]

I'm perfectly fine with him being nothing.

[DemonGeminiX]

Damn! Chicago's getting torn up. I knew it was gonna be a bad idea to play their D against Detroit. And Indianapolis' D is rolling all over J-ville's offense.

[DemonGeminiX]

I can't believe I'm gonna watch the Eagles get their asses kicked against P. Manning and Co. But then again, Peyton's my fantasy QB, so in that respect, I hope he gets tons of points.

:lol:

[KevinD]

Once again, Typical play calling for the Texans. Man I hate this shite. Didn't help the Schaub threw the pick 6 with 2 mins left. Defense did great (to be fair, the Seahawks defense did great as well) but our offense only played one quarter (the 2nd) Typical.
To make it even better, can't watch the Broncos/Eagles game. Instead we get the cowboys/Chargers. F-ing awesome.

[Muddy]

Haiiiil to the deadskinnns!




*sigh*

[DemonGeminiX]

To make it even better, can't watch the Broncos/Eagles game. Instead we get the cowboys/Chargers. F-ing awesome.

You didn't miss anything. Peyton and Co. made the Eagles look like a 3rd string JV middle school squad. That Chargers/Cowboys game wasn't that bad.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/GmLqT9h.jpg

:cheers:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/8RIqDQS.png

:dance2:

[deebakes]

it's pretty remarkable how well he is doing to start the season... let's just hope he stays (or gets) hot during the playoffs :shrug:

[FBD]

Maybe he faked it just to get away from being stuck as the never to win a superbowl Colts QB for eternity :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Never to win a Superbowl? He led the Colts to a Superbowl win:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI

[Acid Trip]

NFC East is looking like the worse conference in football right now. That's good for my 2 and 2 Cowboys :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

NFC East is looking like the worse conference in football right now. That's good for my 2 and 2 Cowboys :lol:

Guess who's coming to town next weekend for the Cowboys :dance:

[Acid Trip]

Guess who's coming to town next weekend for the Cowboys :dance:

Your unstoppable Broncos. I'm actually shocked when he throws incomplete passes now.

[DemonGeminiX]

Your unstoppable Broncos. I'm actually shocked when he throws incomplete passes now.

I get mad when he throws incomplete passes. He's my starting QB on my fantasy team.

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Your unstoppable Broncos. I'm actually shocked when he throws incomplete passes now.

Someone's going to beat them, sooner rather than later I think. The defense gives up too many yards and they give up a lot of big plays. Still got 3 weeks before Miller can play and I'm not sure when Champ is coming back, I thought it was gonna be yesterday the way they were talking mid-week last week, but I guess not.

[FBD]

Never to win a Superbowl? He led the Colts to a Superbowl win:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI

oh yeah, didnt recall...I'm not exactly the guy you want on your trivia team :dance: but the colts still suck, and I always felt bad for pey pey because it seemed like he was stuck on a hopelessly shitty team, and the QB cant always carry the entire team.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Frank Schwab - Shutdown Corner


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In the NFL, few teams are ever really that bad, and few teams are ever really that good. The gap between the best and worst team in the NFL is never as outrageous as, say, Alabama against Florida International.

But there's a perfect NFL mismatch storm coming, and it's Jacksonville at Denver in Week 6.

Denver, behind blazing hot quarterback Peyton Manning, is beating opponents by an amazing 22 points per game. Jacksonville's ineptitude is even more incredible than the Broncos' greatness. The Jaguars are getting outscored by 24.5 points per game.

So what happens when this season's best 16-0 candidate hosts the best 0-16 candidate? A predicted 28-point spread, the largest in the history of the NFL, according to R.J. Bell of the gambling information site Pregame.com.

While enormous point spreads are fairly common on Saturday, the NFL's parity ensures that they're rare on Sunday. This past week, the only double-digit spread was Denver favored by 10.5 over Philadelphia. The only other spread higher than a touchdown was Indianapolis by eight points, over Jacksonville. Having 13 of 15 games expected to be decided by less than a touchdown is the NFL's dream scenario.

NFL teams should never be favored to beat another team of professionals by four touchdowns. To put minus-28 into perspective, the Seahawks opened as 19.5-point favorites over Jacksonville in Week 3, and that was the 10th largest NFL spread in history. Seattle won 45-17, covering the spread.

There's still a week to go before the biggest mismatch in NFL history, and perhaps the line might move a bit based on what happens in Week 5. But it isn't going to change that much. And the real question is: Even with 28 points, does anyone have the heart to bet on the Jaguars?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:dance:

[FBD]

I'll bet all my vcash on the jaguars :dance:

[Acid Trip]

Fucking Jacksonville. MJD is one of my running backs and he hasn't done shit this year.

[DemonGeminiX]

Fucking Jacksonville. MJD is one of my running backs and he hasn't done shit this year.

Both of Jax's lines suck. Gabbert sucks. Shorts would be good if he had a decent QB throwing to him. But forget all that. When you're a RB behind an O-line that sucks, there's just not much room for you to run. And MJD is their best player. It's sad really. Local Jax news station sports analysts were wondering yesterday after the game if any of their current players would still be on the roster come November.

[Acid Trip]

Both of Jax's lines suck. Gabbert sucks. Shorts would be good if he had a decent QB throwing to him. But forget all that. When you're a RB behind an O-line that sucks, there's just not much room for you to run. And MJD is their best player. It's sad really. Local Jax news station sports analysts were wondering yesterday after the game if any of their current players would still be on the roster come November.

How much did their O-line change between this year and last? I don't really follow the big guys on any team but Dallas.

Last year MJD was a beast.

[FBD]

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/10/02/49er-saftey-says-hes-changing-legal-name-to-donte-hitner/

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner said via Twitter this week that he officially plans on changing his name to Hitner.

Apparently the hard-hitting defensive back is fed up with being fined by the NFL. He was just dinged $21,000 for a hit on St. Louis Rams wideout Chris Givens last Thursday. The name change appeared to be a joke when he first brought it up on Twitter, saying he’d need permission from his mother, Deborah, to do so:

But he soon began promoting t-shirts that read #LegalHitner. And as of Wednesday morning, Whitner said the move was official:

The Associated Press confirmed that Whitner has filed paperwork in Ohio through his lawyer to formally change his name to Hitner by removing the ‘W’.

Whitner indicated that he would love to debut his new name for Sunday night’s prime-time game with the Houston Texans, but realistically it will probably take another week before his new name is on the back of his uniform, which would be the Oct. 13 game at Arizona.

He has also been in touch with Nike to determine how many No. 31 Whitner jerseys are still in retail stores and whether he might need to financially contribute to make the switch.

As CBS Sports has observed, this isn’t the 1st time an NFL star has changed grabbed headlines for a name change.

[Acid Trip]

He has also been in touch with Nike to determine how many No. 31 Whitner jerseys are still in retail stores and whether he might need to financially contribute to make the switch.

Nike responded "Who?"

[KevinD]

You meant "Who Dat" didn't you? :lol:

[Acid Trip]

Browns D/ST got me 18 points last night. Wohoo! That Benjamin guy returning punts is Faaaaaaaaaaaast!

[DemonGeminiX]

Wow, I feel like I'm in the twilight zone watching Tony Romo outplay Peyton Manning.

[DemonGeminiX]

Nice to see the Denver defense finally show up.

[deebakes]

peyton threw a pick also :shock:

[DemonGeminiX]

Skin of their teeth. And against the Cowboys. Twilight zone, man.

[Oofty Goofty]

I was at the game. I thought the Cowboys were going to get massacred.

[KevinD]

I did as well. Romo is a good QB when he's on, but he's too unreliable.


Nice to see the Texans are staying true to form.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nice to see the Denver defense finally show up.

I've been saying all along that the defense is gonna get us in trouble one of these weeks :nono:

But thanks to Romo for throwing that pick deep in his own territory at the end of the game for us, it's always good to know that even if he throws for 500+ yards and 5 TD's, he's always gonna choke the game away at the end :banana:

[DemonGeminiX]

The Vikings have signed former Tampa QB Josh Freeman to a one year contract. They're puttin' the screws on Ponder.

:lol:

[Acid Trip]

I've been saying all along that the defense is gonna get us in trouble one of these weeks :nono:

But thanks to Romo for throwing that pick deep in his own territory at the end of the game for us, it's always good to know that even if he throws for 500+ yards and 5 TD's, he's always gonna choke the game away at the end :banana:

Romo sucks. I hate that he's our quarterback. Luckily the rest of the NFC East sucks even worse than the Cowboys.

[DemonGeminiX]

:-k

According to the divisional standings at NFL.com, Eagles > Cowboys.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

In other news from the Broncos/Cowboys game, Manning threw an interception....I'm thinking it may be time to sit him and put Brock Osweiler in this week :-k

[Acid Trip]

:-k

According to the divisional standings at NFL.com, Eagles > Cowboys.

You know what I mean.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/bPvLm9I.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

[KevinD]

Well the Texans just demonstrated all that is wrong with the team. Other than some good runs in the 1st qtr, everything else was just pitiful on the Offense. Complete inability to produce in the red zone, turnovers, and my pet peeve (even when Texans are doing good) the absolutely predictable play calling by Kubiak. Even the commenters are finally talking about it. I feel bad that Schaub got hurt. Yates did about what you could expect (again, given the play calling) They keep saying Keenan (sp?) is ineligible, but not why. I'm thinking, hey, let's get an offensive coordinator, and give Keenan a shot. Even when Texans O is at their best, they aren't capable of coming back from 3 scores down.

[deebakes]

bring in vince young :tup:

[KevinD]

Case Keenum (unlike Schaub) is a mobile quarterback, that imho, would fit in better with Kubiak's play calling. He could make plays when the called play is busted. Trying to figure out where I can watch the post game interviews at.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Jim Irsay is an ignorant moron and I hope the Broncos demolish the Colts this Sunday.

[DemonGeminiX]

"Vikings waste no time, name Freeman starter."

http://msn.foxsports.com/lacesout/vikings-name-josh-freeman-starting-quarterback-against-giants/

:lol:

:rip: Ponder

[deebakes]

about time :clap:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK_V8gzY42c

Fuck you Jim Irsay :dance:

[FBD]

"Vikings waste no time, name Freeman starter."

http://msn.foxsports.com/lacesout/vikings-name-josh-freeman-starting-quarterback-against-giants/

:lol:

:rip: Ponder

While they may have gotten rid of Chilly, it seems like they kept all of his play calling philosophies. *Always* run on first down. *Always* attempt to pass for 7+ yards on 3rd down. Rush 4 every down. The people that make the play calls for the vikes are the biggest problem the team has. What, AP had 10 carries last game? Fk those people that make the play calls.

[DemonGeminiX]

Dammit

:meh:

[RBP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK_V8gzY42c

Fuck you Jim Irsay :dance:


Wow. Kicked his ass.

[DemonGeminiX]

Jim Irsay is an ignorant moron and I hope the Broncos demolish the Colts this Sunday.

Sorry, bud. Didn't happen.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sorry, bud. Didn't happen.

It wasn't the Colts that beat us, it was our own team. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy....plus the Colts looked like they brought some of their own refs the way the calls were going.

It's only one game, I'd rather have them lose here and now than in the playoffs.

[FBD]

wow :lol: I was in meditation, didnt have time to watch this game. teh colts has teh surprise.

[Acid Trip]

Glad I have the Redzone channel and didn't get stuck watching the Eagles/Cowboys game. What a snooze fest.

[FBD]

yeah I got bored with that one quick and went to the pats-jets game. how ineffective Brady is when he only has .04 seconds to throw the ball :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

They're in London singing the American national anthem. I wonder if anybody in the crowd is getting pissed off.

:lol:

[deebakes]

there are going to be three games for the nfl in london next year :|

[DemonGeminiX]

Sooner or later, they're going to want a team in London.

[DemonGeminiX]

So much for Chip Kelly's offense.

[DemonGeminiX]

Denver's getting torn up by Washington.

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok. Denver was getting torn up by Washington. Not anymore. :lol:

[Oofty Goofty]

Sooner or later, they're going to want a team in London.

The Jags? They've volunteered to play "home" games in London for the next few years. Probably because they would draw a larger crowd there and make more money.

[KevinD]

Good day for Denver. Great day for the Texans: they didn't lose!


Of course they didn't play either, lol

[FBD]

Ok. Denver was getting torn up by Washington. Not anymore. :lol:

we're tearin em up,
...

best stop doing what's tearin em up.

[deebakes]

how about them vikings? :|

[RBP]

how about them vikings? :|

:empathy:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Denver's getting torn up by Washington.

At best, Denver's defense is below average, has been all year.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

there are going to be three games for the nfl in london next year :|


Sooner or later, they're going to want a team in London.

It's abso-fucking-lutely stupid.

[deebakes]

:+1:

[Acid Trip]

It's abso-fucking-lutely stupid.

Goodell said he wanted the next two NFL teams to come from Los Angeles and London. He didn't care which city got their team first.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Goodell said he wanted the next two NFL teams to come from Los Angeles and London. He didn't care which city got their team first.

I hope they get one in London and I hope it's a unanimous vote by the owners. Then, when some team has to play a Sunday night game and then their next game is a Thursday night game in London and the owner of the team starts bitching he can be told to just STFU.

[Acid Trip]

I hope they get one in London and I hope it's a unanimous vote by the owners. Then, when some team has to play a Sunday night game and then their next game is a Thursday night game in London and the owner of the team starts bitching he can be told to just STFU.

Supposedly the players have already started protesting a London team. They said any players drafted to (or traded to) the London team would decline the offer and choose not to play.

Sounds like wishful thinking to me.

[Acid Trip]

Mother F'ing Philip Rivers! 1st and Goal at the 1 or 2 and can't get it in to...

1) Give me extra fantasy points
2) Beat the fucking Redskins!

Argh...

[RBP]

:cheerlead: Cutler can stay hurt, they are playing better without him.

[deebakes]

you might be right :-k

at least you can be assured they aren't going to waste money resigning him at the end of the year :lol:

[RBP]

Probably not, but we'll have to see how the season goes. McCown looks awesome.

[DemonGeminiX]

If Aaron Rodgers is in this game, the Eagles lose. Too bad he's injured.

[DemonGeminiX]

I can't believe Jacksonville beat Tennessee.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I thought that defensive players weren't allowed to go after the QB's legs?

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

I believe so. Not above the shoulders and not below the thighs. Personally, I think it's bullshit, but it's becoming a game catering to pansies.

Why? What game were you watching?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Broncos game, at the end when Manning got hit the defensive player went for his legs and Manning was down for a bit. Manning was pissed about the hit but the NFL ruled yesterday that it was legal.

[DemonGeminiX]

I didn't see the game.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://nfl.si.com/2013/11/11/broncos-ask-league-to-review-corey-liugets-questionable-hit-on-peyton-manning/

[DemonGeminiX]

Looks like the offensive blocker knocked the defensive player off his feet while he was going after Manning.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's probably why the NFL ruled the hit legal, although I think the Broncos have a point as well.

[FBD]

Cant start penalizing pass rushers for getting pushed by the o line

[DemonGeminiX]

So who's gonna win this KC-Denver game coming up this weekend?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Denver...it's a home game and although KC has a good defense, their offense is nothing to be terribly worried about. If Denver can get 24 or more points, I don't think there's anyway the KC offense can keep up.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By PAUL FOY (Associated Press)


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- With his penchant for poetry, Todd Christensen never fit the Raiders' renegade mold. But that didn't keep him from becoming one of the team's best all-time tight ends.

A five-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl winner, Christensen died from complications during liver transplant surgery Wednesday. He was 57.

Christensen's son, Toby Christensen, said his father died at Intermountain Medical Center near his home in Alpine, Utah. He had been waiting for 10 months for a donor liver.

After a stellar career at running back for BYU from 1974-77, Christensen was a second-round pick for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1978 NFL draft.

He was waived by the Cowboys after breaking his foot in training camp but landed the next year with the Raiders, where he played for 10 seasons at tight end and won Super Bowls in 1981 and 1984.

In 1983, he had 92 catches, setting the NFL record at the time for tight ends. He finished the season with 1,247 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns.

He broke his own record three seasons later with 95 catches. He finished his pro career with 467 catches for 5,872 yards and 41 touchdowns - a TD record for a Raiders tight end. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in three different seasons.

''Todd was an excellent football player and was prolific in the passing game,'' said former Raiders coach Tom Flores. ''He was a hybrid tight end, an H-back before it became a football term. He started out as a special teamer and was named our special teams captain right away while playing behind Raymond Chester and Dave Casper. He then helped us win Super Bowls.''

Former Raiders teammate James Lofton posted to Twitter on Wednesday: ''He was truly great both on and off the field.''

Christensen, at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, was a thoughtful son of a professor. He even read his own poetry at a press conference for the AFC Championship game against Seattle before the Super Bowl in 1984.

''I thought you might be interested in something that I wrote in training camp that I think is apropos here,'' Christensen told the assembled media. ''This is something I've written concerning the Raider organization, and this is entitled, 'A Destiny to Win.'''

Upon completing the 15-verse poem, many of the reporters gathered burst into applause. It was clear why Christensen's nickname was Renaissance Man.

''I remember Todd as always using big words and quoting famous authors and poets. He was comical at times because no one knew what he was talking about,'' Flores said in a statement released by the Raiders. ''I hadn't seen much of him lately but miss the fun, great times we all shared as a Raider family.''

Christensen played on four Western Athletic Conference championship teams for BYU, catching 152 passes for 1,568 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also had 1,089 yards rushing and seven scores. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1992.

''He had great skill,'' BYU football Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards told the Daily Herald of Provo, Utah. ''He ran the ball well and he caught the ball extremely well. He had excellent ability in all areas and those are the things that stand out.''

After his retirement, Christensen went into broadcasting but he also tried to break into baseball - trying out for the Oakland Athletics when he was 33. And he even gave acting a shot, playing a game show host in an episode of TV's ''Married With Children.''

Christensen was a color commentator for the NFL on NBC from 1990-94, and also worked for ESPN and the now-defunct MountainWest Sports Network before handling Navy games for CBS Sports Network in the 2012 season.

Christensen was a devout Mormon who didn't drink, and his family believes his liver problems started 25 years ago after a ''botched'' gall bladder operation, his son told The Associated Press.

''I've been receiving hundreds of texts, Facebook postings and emails - from everybody with a story about my dad,'' Toby Christensen said.

A native of Pennsylvania, Christensen's family moved to Eugene, Ore., when he was a child and he became a standout at Sheldon High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.

Christensen is survived by his wife, Kathy, and four sons. The family was making plans for a funeral as early as Saturday at a local Mormon church ward house in Alpine.

[FBD]

damn man, I remember him. I had his football card when I was a kid. :rip:

[DemonGeminiX]

:cheerlead:

Philly!!!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[FBD]

:cheerlead:

Philly!!!

amazing what a shell of a team gb has been w/o rogers

I take it broncos won :lol: I had to tip over by the end of the 3rd right after they scored. Sorry Andy, no cheese for you this week!

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2013/11/thanks-pretending-offense-chiefs.html


Thanks For Pretending You Had An Offense, Chiefs

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[FBD]

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2013/11/bills-fan-falls-upper-deck-survives-gets-high-fives-know-theres-video.html


Bills Fan Falls From The Upper Deck, Survives, Gets High Fives (You know theres a video)



Last week I declared myselve to be a Buffalo Bills fan given how cool they are with there MD2020 tailgates and Kiko Alonso “Jersey Exchanges.” Well you have to take the good with the bad and today a Bills fan had a neardeath experience that wasnt the result of Marv Levy for a change.

A Bills fan was doing a supercool slide down the railing in the 300 level of Ralph Wilson stadium and when he tryed to stop himself he got unlucky and took a tumble over the edge of the railing on live TV. Not olny that, but this badass made the EMS FIND HIS HAT AND PUT IT BACK ON HIS HEAD BACKWARDS while they were making sure he was still alive.

:lol:

[FBD]

Soldier Field Concessions Shut Down During Delay Because Bears Fans Bought Too Much Beer

Read more: http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2013/11/soldier-field-concessions-shut-delay-bears-fans-bought-much-beer.html#ixzz2l0em6sN8


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With Ravens-Bears delayed by inclement weather, fans crammed in the Soldier Field concourse are forced to distract themselves for a couple hours until the storm passes. Naturally, that means drinking all beer available to them. Unfortunately, the supply is being cut off because the worryworts in stadium security are concerned that TOO much beer is being sold.


But I thought this was America?
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:lol: awesome

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2013/11/update-happens-stop-selling-beer.html

If you’re an NFL fan trapped in a stadium concourse, options are limited. You can either 1) start drinking at a far more rapid pace than you would have otherwise or 2) come up with creative ways to pass the time. And if you’ve ever been to an NFL game, you know both options are fundamentally flawed.

So when Soldier Field concession stands were shut down earlier this afternoon due to an overwhelming run on beer, which presents plenty of security risks, that only left one option. And a whole new set of security risks, judging by the performance of this Ravens fan.



http://telly.com/1ELZSOO

[DemonGeminiX]

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[Acid Trip]

http://cdn.ksk.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/breeshit.gif

That was such a bullshit call. I don't like either team but that really screwed the 49ers and essentially ended the game.

[FBD]

I dont think the pass rusher would have gotten his hands on brees if he hadnt have done it like that, it was that way and that's it, otherwise brees was escaping. trying to recall if prior contact w O line made the guy's arm be a little out of position...but just because brees is an ol rubberneck, penalty! I guess if you're manningbradybrees you get extra since you're made of glass.

[DemonGeminiX]

I bet if you watched that gif while listening to booty shaking music, it would make you laugh.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/hlFfZvB.gif

Now here's a play that should have been flagged but wasn't.

[FBD]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/brady-drops-f-bomb-national-tv-article-1.1521519

there was no way gronk was getting anywhere near that ball, wasnt even close to an interference. good the other refs straightened out the trigger happy one.

http://abload.de/img/nopenaltyorpenalty1wojxu.gif

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the way I see this, it was an interception by the time the ball was hovering over the 5 yd line and there was no way gronk was coming back for that ball, with 2 defenders in between him and the ball.

does that bit of arm-wrap constitute interference, especially since there was no way in hell gronk was getting his hands on it? look at all the momentum from the run, that is the only reason Kuechly half ran into him, their arms were briefly in contact just before gronk tried changing direction.

[Acid Trip]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/brady-drops-f-bomb-national-tv-article-1.1521519

there was no way gronk was getting anywhere near that ball, wasnt even close to an interference. good the other refs straightened out the trigger happy one.

It doesn't matter. At the very least it's defense holding. 5 yards, automatic first down, and the game continues for one more play because it can't end on a defensive penalty.

[FBD]

:-k even if the arm wrap comes when the ball is 2 feet away from interception and the intended receiver has absolutely no play on the ball? And doesnt holding require use of hands, I didnt see his hands grab gronk...and from there it could only be interference, and can it be interference if the intended receiver has no play on the ball? All of the contact was legal up to that point. I mean, after the ref threw the flag, the first thing he did was motion the other refs over to clarify.


"The flag was thrown for pass interference, not defensive holding. Whether or not the ball was catchable wouldn’t have factored into a defensive holding call. It was DPI, which was overturned because the ball was ruled to be uncatchable. If it was upheld, 1 yard line."

"Based on the replays, it seems clear the ball was in the air by time the contact started, so the holding call goes away and it becomes pass interference. It was a judgement call that he couldn’t have caught the pass. He was moving backwards near the back of the endzone, while the ball fell to the ground near the middle of the endzone, with a Panthers player between him and the ball. Seems clear to me he was never going to catch that ball. Uncatchable = no PI."

"Since the pick occurred between the QB and the receiver, the receiver had no chance to make a catch…so, as weird as it is, you really are allowed to mug a guy so long as a player between the mugging and the ball picks or deflects it. Picking up the flag was, as hard as it can be to wrap your head around, correct."

[FBD]

http://cdn.ksk.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/camham.gif

http://cdn.ksk.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cam75.jpg

for a gain of 14 :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Does Reid's Chiefs have Denver's number this time around?

:-k

[DemonGeminiX]

:-k

Maybe not?

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

What a screwy ending to a game.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Does Reid's Chiefs have Denver's number this time around?

:-k


:-k

Maybe not?

http://i.imgur.com/WbIfaOYl.jpg

:dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/iiW6wFA.png

[DemonGeminiX]

To be fair, the Chiefs put up a good fight.


So, Saints vs. Seahawks tonight. This should be a good one.

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok, maybe not. :lol:

The Seahawks are tearing the Saints up.

[DemonGeminiX]

The Texans fired Kubiak.

[KevinD]

I like kubiak, just never liked him calling the offensive plays. Love wade, but as proven in dallas, wade is not a good head coach either. Will be interesting to see who we ger as new coach.

[FBD]

hahahaha:

What’s A Fitting Punishment For The Last Place Finisher In Your Fantasy League?

@MatthewBerryTMR Just finished last in my league, and the rule is you have to take the SATs at a local high school.. I’m 27. Goddamit #FF

— Nick Rovito (@nrovito1) December 3, 2013



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlQAqPkOp5g



I like the brownie roulette idea. Loser picks and eats 1 brownie from a pan that is filled with 1/3 regular brownies, 1/3 pot brownies, 1/3 laxative laced brownies.

[FBD]

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[FBD]

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[DemonGeminiX]

Look at all the snow bowls.

:lol:

[RBP]

Your Eagles had an epic 4th quarter!!

[RBP]

Peyton Manning really struggles in the cold, throws for only 397 yards and four touchdowns

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has not been thrilled to get questions about his struggles in cold weather.

It'll be a while before he fields any more.

The official temperature for kickoff in Denver was 18 degrees, and it dipped after that as the sun set behind the mountains. And Manning looked like he was playing in the middle of summer.

Manning set a Broncos record with 39 completions, and had 397 yards and four touchdowns as Denver beat Tennessee 51-28. The Broncos had never scored more than 50 points in a game before this season. They've scored at least 50 points three times this season, the first NFL team to do that since the 1969 Vikings.

Manning let it know that he wasn't thrilled with the criticism of his cold-weather performance.

"Whoever wrote that narrative can shove it where the sun don't shine," Manning told Denver radio station 850 KOA after the game, according to the Denver Post.

[deebakes]

:tebow:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Thank fuck for Manning and the offense because the Denver defense couldn't stop a class of kindergarten children.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[KevinD]

64 yrds.. Amazing!

[FBD]

yeah, I was laughing at the brown's attempt from 59 (way fkn short) with 1 second left after having stupidly burned up all their timeouts....even if they left themselves with just a single one, that would have been enough to get close enough to make it, because the pats D is twice as pathetic as Lance insinuates the Broncos to be and there's no way they would have prevented the browns from getting into good FG range :lol:

very well done onside kick by gostowski...or was that the browns, true to form, fking it up :lol:

and someone needs to tell gronk to stop screwing chicks all week....dont you know that's also your healing factor, homey? :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Wow, they banned tailgating at the Superbowl.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/b8k78sE.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Jason Cole - National Football Post


Unless quarterback Jay Cutler is willing to take a club-friendly deal on his next contract, the Chicago Bears are likely to let Cutler become a free agent in the offseason, a source said Wednesday. The Bears would do that even at the risk of losing him.

“(The Bears) believe in (coach Marc) Trestman after what they’ve seen from (backup quarterback Josh) McCown,” the source said. “Between his system and the two big receivers (Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery), you have a system where a quarterback can flourish. I don’t know if McCown is going to be the starter (next season), but I think the team would be fine letting Cutler test the market and then go draft someone if he left.”

The goal for the Bears is to not overpay for Cutler, who could be looking for a deal in the range of $20 million a year, particularly if the Bears put the franchise tag on him and then try to negotiate a long-term deal.
Chicago Genera Manager Phil Emery said last week that he was uncomfortable with the idea of using the franchise tag on a quarterback.

“The franchise tag for the quarterback position has unique challenges because the average comes out to be such a big portion of your cap and your total money available to spend on other players to acquire to help your team,” Emery said.

“With the franchise tag being so high for the quarterback position, to use it and not sign the individual to a long-term deal hurts the team because you lose the ability to prorate the amount of guaranteed salary over the length of the contract. Proration lowers the salary cap number in relation to that player's contract. Obviously the lower the number in relation to the salary cap, the more players you can sign to help your team reach its goals.”

[RBP]

Jason Cole - National Football Post


Unless quarterback Jay Cutler is willing to take a club-friendly deal on his next contract, the Chicago Bears are likely to let Cutler become a free agent in the offseason, a source said Wednesday. The Bears would do that even at the risk of losing him.

“(The Bears) believe in (coach Marc) Trestman after what they’ve seen from (backup quarterback Josh) McCown,” the source said. “Between his system and the two big receivers (Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery), you have a system where a quarterback can flourish. I don’t know if McCown is going to be the starter (next season), but I think the team would be fine letting Cutler test the market and then go draft someone if he left.”

The goal for the Bears is to not overpay for Cutler, who could be looking for a deal in the range of $20 million a year, particularly if the Bears put the franchise tag on him and then try to negotiate a long-term deal.
Chicago Genera Manager Phil Emery said last week that he was uncomfortable with the idea of using the franchise tag on a quarterback.

“The franchise tag for the quarterback position has unique challenges because the average comes out to be such a big portion of your cap and your total money available to spend on other players to acquire to help your team,” Emery said.

“With the franchise tag being so high for the quarterback position, to use it and not sign the individual to a long-term deal hurts the team because you lose the ability to prorate the amount of guaranteed salary over the length of the contract. Proration lowers the salary cap number in relation to that player's contract. Obviously the lower the number in relation to the salary cap, the more players you can sign to help your team reach its goals.”

That's interesting. That's not been the talk here. I am fine with letting him walk, they are playing better with McCown anyway.

[deebakes]

too bad mccown is so old :shrug:

[DemonGeminiX]

Wow, what a shitty game, Denver.

[deebakes]

i can't stand phillip rivers either :shrug:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Denver's defense was PATHETIC last night, and the offense wasn't much better. This is a team that thinks it can win the Super Bowl? They went from being the best team in the AFC to having a 1/2 game lead in their division and likely facing a trip to Foxboro in the playoffs, if they can even make it that far. What an absolute joke the defense is, and has been, this year. To look that bad at home? Unacceptable and unforgivable.

[FBD]

I think the thing I dont like about pey pey is that he's about as mobile as the king on a chessboard :lol:

[RBP]

Nice pass, Cutler. Welcome back, you piece of shit.

[deebakes]

:empathy:

[RBP]

:empathy:

His 2nd interception was a pick 6. :woot:

[RBP]

Bears win. :whew:

[deebakes]

see, what were you worried about? :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Dammit.

:sad2:

[RBP]

Dammit.

:sad2:

:empathy: and the Vikings kinda suck.

[RBP]

see, what were you worried about? :lol:

Cutler fucking it up and then leaving early with another strained vagina. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Well, at least the Packers beat the Cowboys. No one moves in the NFC East.

[deebakes]

:empathy: and the Vikings kinda suck.

they more than "kinda" :lol:

[deebakes]

Well, at least the Packers beat the Cowboys. No one moves in the NFC East.

everyone on the cowboys staff needs to be fired... pathetic that they lost that game :x

and of course i went against somebody that had lacy and it looks like i am going to lose one game away from the fantasy bowl :x

[DemonGeminiX]

:-k

You have Lacy. Cactus has Jamal Charles.

And to be fair, if Cactus was actually actively paying attention, he would have been undefeated this season.

[deebakes]

i'm not counting our league :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Oh 8-[

[FBD]

somebody needs to teach miami some fuggin CLOCK MANAGEMENT.

they are so used to being behind that they're hurrying up in the last few minutes of the game and gave the patriots an eternity to come back and beat them. 9 times outta 10 brady does it. miami lucked the fug out.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/TXXu2av.jpg

.................................................. ..........:haha:

[deebakes]

yeah, the eagles did play badly yesterday :shrug:

[Acid Trip]

Fucking Romo...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Could be worse, you could have Eli Manning on your team and his 25(!) interceptions this year :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

God, this game sucks. It's like watching paint dry.

[deebakes]

and i need a huge game out of calvin johnson :x

[RBP]

and i need a huge load out of calvin johnson :x

What kind of fantasy league is this???

[deebakes]

had to double check my post on that one :lol:

[deebakes]

fuck, i dont think i can win... he's got the baltimore kicker :x

[RBP]

you said -er at the end. Racist. :hand:

[deebakes]

wigger please :nono:

[RBP]

another -er! You bastard!

[Acid Trip]

Could be worse, you could have Eli Manning on your team and his 25(!) interceptions this year :lol:

If we had Eli Manning we'd have 2 rings in the last 5 years. I can barely remember the last time the Cowboys went to the Super Bowl.

[DemonGeminiX]

Every time Troy Aikman's on TV, I'm expecting to watch him tear down Tony Romo.

[DemonGeminiX]

:cheers: Touchdown, Shady!

[RBP]

This is pathetic. Another stellar outing for Mrs. Cavallari.

[deebakes]

Every time Troy Aikman's on TV, I'm expecting to watch him tear down Tony Romo.

i especially liked it today when he was saying that the saints kicker needed have the ball get to at least the 30 yard line before attempting a game tying field goal against the panthers near the end of regulation.

























only problem was the saints were down by 4 at the time :facepalm:

[DemonGeminiX]

Touchdown, Shady!!! :cheers:

[DemonGeminiX]

I'm thinking that the Bears should put the other QB in.

[RBP]

I'm thinking that the Bears should put the other QB in.

They HAD another QB in who was playing great until Kristin decided his vagina was healed.

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

I will say this, the Chicago D is definitely not the same since Urlacher retired.

[RBP]

Ok, that was arguably the worst pass I have ever seen. Nice pick six you piece of fucking shit!!!

[RBP]

I will say this, the Chicago D is definitely not the same since Urlacher retired.

Oh the D is horrid. No question. It's ridiculous. But if you put up enough points you can win. They WERE second in the league in scoring. Welcome back, Jay.

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok, it's bad luck. Just a bad night.

[RBP]

Ok, it's bad luck. Just a bad night.

Or Jay Suckler can't leads his way out of an open barn. One or the other.

[DemonGeminiX]

McCown dropped the ball on his first down. That's just bad luck. The Bears are definitely not THAT bad.

[RBP]

I went out for a smoke... they put McCown in?? I'm shocked.

As much as I hate to admit this, Lance was right. Cutler was a mistake and should not be resigned.

[DemonGeminiX]

I'm hoping that the Eagles can have a game like this next week against Tony Homo and the Cowgirls.

:d

[RBP]

I wish your Eagles well.

[DemonGeminiX]

Thank you, sir. You guys got the Packers next week. Good luck.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

...Lance was right...

:qft:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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51! :cheers: