OT: NFL 12/28
by robert_d_wilfong on Dec 28, 2008 1:53 PM CST
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PrintIRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips doesn't gamble and doesn't make predictions. He does, however, make observations based on his 31 years of working in the NFL.
So as gloomy as his team's playoff chances looked after Saturday night's loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Phillips remained relatively cheery before Sunday's games began. He didn't know whether the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Atlanta Falcons would lose, but he was confident that at least one of them would, opening a direct path for Dallas to make the playoffs.
Sure enough, the Buccaneers lost -- their first defeat at home all season, and to a San Diego Chargers team that was seemingly playing out its schedule. That brought into play another truism Phillips has preached the last two months.
"Ten wins," he said. "It's usually 10 wins that gets you in."
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Watching the Pats/Bills game?
That wind is insane; it made the Bills’ FG attempt look like a complete knuckleball.
He has
Late-career Troy Aikman pocket instincts.
by brettgardner on Dec 28, 2008 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
It's Testaverde's patented
Statue Syndrome.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by inactive lsb user on Dec 28, 2008 2:09 PM CST up reply actions
For that?
Hahahaha. I was actually watching that game. He shouldn’t have even been ejected.
Harpring is a fucking football player on a basketball court. Give me a break if he got slapped too hard. What the hell happened to the Charles Oakleys of the world?
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by inactive lsb user on Dec 28, 2008 2:11 PM CST up reply actions
Is it not
one of the mandatory suspensions that come after getting enough flagrant points?
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 28, 2008 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
No
It was mandatory because of the closed fist, I believe.
by brettgardner on Dec 28, 2008 2:15 PM CST up reply actions
ah ok
gracias
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 28, 2008 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
No kidding.
Have you seen Garnett with his screen vs Belinelli? If you’re going to suspend Dirk for that, Garnett should be suspended. That was dirty.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45 given up in the 1st quarter. Wow. But still we're better than Washington! Oh and, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-10 baby!
TB & Chi
might give Phi something to play for.
by robert_d_wilfong on Dec 28, 2008 2:13 PM CST reply actions
TB
needs to pick it up.
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 28, 2008 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
does
Phi need them both to lose to have a shot?
"You’re the worst poster here I think."--- brettgardner
by red shoe ranger on Dec 28, 2008 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
Looks like
Hou just put away the Bears.
by robert_d_wilfong on Dec 28, 2008 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Cowboys
game should be amazing……
"You’re the worst poster here I think."--- brettgardner
by red shoe ranger on Dec 28, 2008 3:03 PM CST up reply actions
Parcells is amazing....
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3795922
He and Nellie are cut from a similar cloth when it comes to milking every dollar out of an employer……
"You’re the worst poster here I think."--- brettgardner
by red shoe ranger on Dec 28, 2008 2:16 PM CST reply actions
true
but I see a similar strain when it comes to $. They both seem to be the best at threatening retirement and the like to get a fresh new deal. Look for Parcells to cash in, even though he’s doing exactly what he was hired to do. Reminds me of player bonuses for pro bowls….
"You’re the worst poster here I think."--- brettgardner
by red shoe ranger on Dec 28, 2008 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
This is an amazing Wikipedia page
“You got guys out there playing high every night,” Oakley claimed to the New York Post in 2001. “You got 60% of your league on marijuana. What can you do?”
Oakley is credited with the quote “If it ain’t broke, don’t break it”.
Charles Oakley was a defender of the NBA’s dress code policy that was implemented before the 2005-2006 season stating “Allen Iverson has been in the league for 10 years and he’s still wearing a T-shirt and jeans. Grow up already,” Oakley said. “I’m not trying to sound like some old guy who says this is the way we used to do it. Why not look professional instead of looking like you belong on a street corner?”
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by inactive lsb user on Dec 28, 2008 2:20 PM CST reply actions
I'll be away from the laptop
if we don’t get in and you here of a car driving off the Lewisville Lake bridge, that was me.
Go boys.
Freddie King rules faces.
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 28, 2008 2:27 PM CST reply actions
But longhorn says he's good!
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by inactive lsb user on Dec 28, 2008 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
About half of the city of Houston...
…had him as a HOF QB. Jim McIngvale (a prominent businessman here) was ranting about how Bob McNair would double the value of the franchise if he drafted VY. Local sports radio hosts were debating whether he’d be a multiple Pro Bowler or the MJ of the NFL.
It was quite the beating.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 28, 2008 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
The Madden Curse continues ...
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by inactive lsb user on Dec 28, 2008 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
Dang.
After a slow start Brees is up to 386 passing and just went up by 1 vs Car. 402 is the record, could do it.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45 given up in the 1st quarter. Wow. But still we're better than Washington! Oh and, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-10 baby!
So underrated.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by inactive lsb user on Dec 28, 2008 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
Awesome
clock management by Minnesota.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45 given up in the 1st quarter. Wow. But still we're better than Washington! Oh and, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-10 baby!
Mark my works...
if Oakland pulls off the upset of Tampa Bay…
The Eagles will come out SUPER-hyped and beat Dallas. Period.
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
Vikings win...
despite horrible coaching
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
Wow
with 1 sec left. Car kicks it out. Brees with a chance.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45 given up in the 1st quarter. Wow. But still we're better than Washington! Oh and, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-10 baby!
Incomplete.
Carolina wins 33-31
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45 given up in the 1st quarter. Wow. But still we're better than Washington! Oh and, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-10 baby!
So the NFC playoffs are pretty much set, right?
It just depends on who wins the Eages/Cowboys game to determine if the Cowboys or Eagles go to the playoffs. Or is it someone else.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
As long as Oak beats TB...yes.
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
And they just did...
Oak beats TB
and the Eagles are now eligible for the playoffs if they beat Dallas.
Dallas vs. Philly for the last spot.
WAAAARRRRR!!!
GOD DAMN….I HATE Philly!
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
Philly playing that
gay-ass Rocky music in pre-game.
I want to beat them by 35.
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
Looks like the 35 point thrashing will not go the way you want it to.
Dammit all to hell.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Great start... *Sigh*
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
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