Okay, I'm trying not to let this bug me, but it bugs me. Look through this and tell me if you know for sure whether or not the Bears even played on Sunday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/09/10/mmqb.week1/index.html
Now, I'm not saying that we know everything about the Bears from their defeat of a bad opponent, but it seems bizarre to me that King basically says we know nothing about the Bears, but concludes from the Ravens defeat of Tampa Bay (featuring the comic stylings of Chris Simms) that the Ravens are as good as they were in 2000 and will probably kill us all and eat our bones. The Bears beat Brett Favre, probably the greatest QB ever on Sunday, shutting him out for the first time ever as a Packer. Didn't Peter get the memo that Brett Favre is the bestest quarterback in league history? Of course he did, because he wrote that fucking memo.
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 01:40:42 PM
Okay, I'm trying not to let this bug me, but it bugs me. Look through this and tell me if you know for sure whether or not the Bears even played on Sunday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/09/10/mmqb.week1/index.html
Now, I'm not saying that we know everything about the Bears from their defeat of a bad opponent, but it seems bizarre to me that King basically says we know nothing about the Bears, but concludes from the Ravens defeat of Tampa Bay (featuring the comic stylings of Chris Simms) that the Ravens are as good as they were in 2000 and will probably kill us all and eat our bones. The Bears beat Brett Favre, probably the greatest QB ever on Sunday, shutting him out for the first time ever as a Packer. Didn't Peter get the memo that Brett Favre is the bestest quarterback in league history? Of course he did, because he wrote that f@#$ing memo.
The funny thing is, and I know I'll get torched for saying it, but... The Packers didn't look all that bad on offense. Their defense will be challenged all year, but with Driver, Green, Bubba Franks, Robert Ferguson and Favre, they shouldn't be as bad as they were last year.
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 01:40:42 PM
Okay, I'm trying not to let this bug me, but it bugs me. Look through this and tell me if you know for sure whether or not the Bears even played on Sunday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/09/10/mmqb.week1/index.html
Now, I'm not saying that we know everything about the Bears from their defeat of a bad opponent, but it seems bizarre to me that King basically says we know nothing about the Bears, but concludes from the Ravens defeat of Tampa Bay (featuring the comic stylings of Chris Simms) that the Ravens are as good as they were in 2000 and will probably kill us all and eat our bones. The Bears beat Brett Favre, probably the greatest QB ever on Sunday, shutting him out for the first time ever as a Packer. Didn't Peter get the memo that Brett Favre is the bestest quarterback in league history? Of course he did, because he wrote that f@#$ing memo.
That's because Chris Simms is Peter King's next Brett Favre.
Quote from: JS on September 11, 2006, 01:46:32 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 01:40:42 PM
Okay, I'm trying not to let this bug me, but it bugs me. Look through this and tell me if you know for sure whether or not the Bears even played on Sunday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/09/10/mmqb.week1/index.html
Now, I'm not saying that we know everything about the Bears from their defeat of a bad opponent, but it seems bizarre to me that King basically says we know nothing about the Bears, but concludes from the Ravens defeat of Tampa Bay (featuring the comic stylings of Chris Simms) that the Ravens are as good as they were in 2000 and will probably kill us all and eat our bones. The Bears beat Brett Favre, probably the greatest QB ever on Sunday, shutting him out for the first time ever as a Packer. Didn't Peter get the memo that Brett Favre is the bestest quarterback in league history? Of course he did, because he wrote that f@#$ing memo.
That's because Chris Simms is Peter King's next Brett Favre.
Chris Simms isn't even Phil Simms' next Brett Favre.
Chris Simms isn't even Molly Simms' next Brett Favre.
My guess is that he didn't even watch St. Farve and the Bears play, as he was preparing for Football Night In America In a Studio In New York where Dick Ebersol Flew Me In the Company Jet. Â His comments were mostly about the early games.
One of the dumbest of which was the following:
Quote• Seattle struggled on the offensive line. No Steve Hutchinson. We knew that. The all-pro guard went to Minnesota in free agency. But when Walter Jones went out for a few series with a sprained ankle in Detroit, the left side of the offensive line was Tom Ashworth at tackle and Pork Chop Womack at guard. That was ugly. So was the time of the game, Matt Hasselbeck told me. "First game of the year, East Coast game, 5 a.m. wake-up calls for us, our time, and not a Starbucks in sight,'' he said. "Not to make excuses, but these Eastern road games are tough for a West Coast team.''
I know that global warming may cause the oceans to rise, but I'm pretty sure the Atlantic is not lapping against Detroit yet, nor did the time zone change. Â But Hasselbeck did throw in the gratuitous Starbucks reference, give credit for him knowing his audience.
Still the Bears do best when they are unheralded, Â so if Peter King cares to ignore them to a 19-0 seasons, I can live with that.
So who is more infuriating to read? Simmons or King? Probably King because Simmons only dedicates 80% of his articles of making assinine predictions like the Packers will cover the spread vs. the Bears because he just visited Lambeau...uh, what? I hope he wasn't actually gambling with those picks.
I gotta say, Simmons makes my blood boil sometimes. Not to mention a few weeks ago in his thumbs up/thumbs down column he told everyone to read David Foster Wallace, further sending me over the edge. That's MY author you prick. Lucky most of his audience couldn't make it through 10 pages of Wallace.
Hasselbeck's excuse is stupid, but Detroit is on Eastern time.
Quote from: TG on September 11, 2006, 03:29:08 PM
Hasselbeck's excuse is stupid, but Detroit is on Eastern time.
Clearly, I need to drink more.
Quote from: The Slak on September 11, 2006, 03:27:58 PM
So who is more infuriating to read? Simmons or King? Probably King because Simmons only dedicates 80% of his articles of making assinine predictions like the Packers will cover the spread vs. the Bears because he just visited Lambeau...uh, what? I hope he wasn't actually gambling with those picks.
I gotta say, Simmons makes my blood boil sometimes. Not to mention a few weeks ago in his thumbs up/thumbs down column he told everyone to read David Foster Wallace, further sending me over the edge. That's MY author you prick. Lucky most of his audience couldn't make it through 10 pages of Wallace.
Last year, Simmons picked the Bears as his surprise team. Â He usually mentions it every other paragraph of so, and at least once every time he discusses the Bears. Â He's the sole reason why the Patriots are becoming my most despised AFC team.
Quote from: The Slak on September 11, 2006, 03:27:58 PM
So who is more infuriating to read? Simmons or King? Probably King because Simmons only dedicates 80% of his articles of making assinine predictions like the Packers will cover the spread vs. the Bears because he just visited Lambeau...uh, what? I hope he wasn't actually gambling with those picks.
I gotta say, Simmons makes my blood boil sometimes. Not to mention a few weeks ago in his thumbs up/thumbs down column he told everyone to read David Foster Wallace, further sending me over the edge. That's MY author you prick. Lucky most of his audience couldn't make it through 10 pages of Wallace.
Then Simmons writes articles wondering why he generally doesn't have success picking games.
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 11, 2006, 03:34:07 PM
Quote from: The Slak on September 11, 2006, 03:27:58 PM
So who is more infuriating to read? Simmons or King? Probably King because Simmons only dedicates 80% of his articles of making assinine predictions like the Packers will cover the spread vs. the Bears because he just visited Lambeau...uh, what? I hope he wasn't actually gambling with those picks.
I gotta say, Simmons makes my blood boil sometimes. Not to mention a few weeks ago in his thumbs up/thumbs down column he told everyone to read David Foster Wallace, further sending me over the edge. That's MY author you prick. Lucky most of his audience couldn't make it through 10 pages of Wallace.
Last year, Simmons picked the Bears as his surprise team. Â He usually mentions it every other paragraph of so, and at least once every time he discusses the Bears. Â He's the sole reason why the Patriots are becoming my most despised AFC team.
Yeah so now he's riding the Rams, and it was evident in his first week's picks he's going to keep harping on it. Not only do I hate the Rams, and hated them before I read this, now I hate them even more. And even more still that they actually fucking won.
Also, his reasons for picking KC to cover vs. the Bengals was because teams always struggle when they have legal issues with a bunch of their players. Great, that's logical. Forget that the Chiefs blow and the Bengals are loaded.
Of course, I'm saying all this in hindsight. Maybe I should write an article every week on Tuesday ripping Simmons' picks that turned out wrong.
Quote from: The Slak on September 11, 2006, 03:46:49 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 11, 2006, 03:34:07 PM
Quote from: The Slak on September 11, 2006, 03:27:58 PM
So who is more infuriating to read? Simmons or King? Probably King because Simmons only dedicates 80% of his articles of making assinine predictions like the Packers will cover the spread vs. the Bears because he just visited Lambeau...uh, what? I hope he wasn't actually gambling with those picks.
I gotta say, Simmons makes my blood boil sometimes. Not to mention a few weeks ago in his thumbs up/thumbs down column he told everyone to read David Foster Wallace, further sending me over the edge. That's MY author you prick. Lucky most of his audience couldn't make it through 10 pages of Wallace.
Last year, Simmons picked the Bears as his surprise team. Â He usually mentions it every other paragraph of so, and at least once every time he discusses the Bears. Â He's the sole reason why the Patriots are becoming my most despised AFC team.
Yeah so now he's riding the Rams, and it was evident in his first week's picks he's going to keep harping on it. Not only do I hate the Rams, and hated them before I read this, now I hate them even more. And even more still that they actually f@#$ing won.
Also, his reasons for picking KC to cover vs. the Bengals was because teams always struggle when they have legal issues with a bunch of their players. Great, that's logical. Forget that the Chiefs blow and the Bengals are loaded.
Of course, I'm saying all this in hindsight. Maybe I should write an article every week on Tuesday ripping Simmons' picks that turned out wrong.
I'm all for this.
It's not that I'm dyslexic, but seeing the "Q" in there threw me off, and in my mind's eye, I reversed it with the "B" and thought this was a thread about Peter King's "Monday Morning Barbecue" (MMBQ) which, were it true, would be one of the longest articles ever written.
Oh, and Peter King's a douche.
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 03:51:33 PM
It's not that I'm dyslexic, but seeing the "Q" in there threw me off, and in my mind's eye, I reversed it with the "B" and thought this was a thread about Peter King's "Monday Morning Barbecue" (MMBQ) which, were it true, would be one of the longest articles ever written.
Oh, and Peter King's a douche.
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
I'd love to read a Slaky reaction to Simmons picks. Or to just about anything he writes.
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 03:54:12 PM
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
What's the third "B" for?
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 04:02:53 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 03:54:12 PM
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
What's the third "B" for?
"Bring your own B.B.B.Q."
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 03:54:12 PM
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 03:51:33 PM
It's not that I'm dyslexic, but seeing the "Q" in there threw me off, and in my mind's eye, I reversed it with the "B" and thought this was a thread about Peter King's "Monday Morning Barbecue" (MMBQ) which, were it true, would be one of the longest articles ever written.
Oh, and Peter King's a douche.
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
I'd love to read a Slaky reaction to Simmons picks. Or to just about anything he writes.Â
I know I ran across some blogger via Deadspin who writes reviews of Simmons' articles. It was as weak as...well, as weak as Simmons probably is. He actually tried to objectively review them and actually praised some of them. How lame.
Oh, and Kelly kicks Simmons in the dick tip when it comes to writing on the NBA.
Quote• Seattle struggled on the offensive line. No Steve Hutchinson. We knew that. The all-pro guard went to Minnesota in free agency. But when Walter Jones went out for a few series with a sprained ankle in Detroit, the left side of the offensive line was Tom Ashworth at tackle and Pork Chop Womack at guard. That was ugly. So was the time of the game, Matt Hasselbeck told me. "First game of the year, East Coast game, 5 a.m. wake-up calls for us, our time, and not a Starbucks in sight,'' he said. "Not to make excuses, but these Eastern road games are tough for a West Coast team.''
Who the hell does Matty think he is? Moises Alou?
Scew King and Simmons. DJ Gallo's where it's at.
Quote from: JD on September 11, 2006, 04:21:53 PM
Scew King and Simmons. DJ Gallo's where it's at.
I think DJ Gallo has great ideas. Problem is, he's a shit writer and can't translate them into his articles.
I sat right in front of King at Wrigley last year. He was in town to do a story on Orton before the season started. I guess the Bears were not cooperating with him as much as he would have liked, and he couldn't understand why a "shit team" as he called them wouldn't want the good publicity from a nice story about their rookie quarterback.
Let me tell you, the man loves the sound of his own voice. He did not shut up the whole game, and was practically screaming at the top of his lungs so everyone could hear him tell his friend about all of his sportwriting adventures. Of course this was after he complained about people recognizing him and talking to him all the time.
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 05:59:40 PM
Quote from: Bad Kermit on September 11, 2006, 05:52:31 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 04:36:04 PM
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 04:02:53 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 03:54:12 PM
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
What's the third "B" for?
BYOBB
What's that extra "B" for?
That's a typo
fin
Good work gentlemen. I was hoping that I'd find this bit finished when I got home.
I need closure on that anecdote!
Quote from: The Slak on September 11, 2006, 04:07:45 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 03:54:12 PM
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 03:51:33 PM
It's not that I'm dyslexic, but seeing the "Q" in there threw me off, and in my mind's eye, I reversed it with the "B" and thought this was a thread about Peter King's "Monday Morning Barbecue" (MMBQ) which, were it true, would be one of the longest articles ever written.
Oh, and Peter King's a douche.
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
I'd love to read a Slaky reaction to Simmons picks. Or to just about anything he writes.
I know I ran across some blogger via Deadspin who writes reviews of Simmons' articles. It was as weak as...well, as weak as Simmons probably is. He actually tried to objectively review them and actually praised some of them. How lame.
Oh, and Kelly kicks Simmons in the dick tip when it comes to writing on the NBA.
Cheers. I'm a top notch dick tip kicker.
Simmons knows his stuff when it comes to the NBA, I have to give him credit for that -- but he gets stuck in these "it sounds good in my head" ruts that he refuses to crawl out of, sort of the NBA version of the Curly Haired Boyfriend's curse-heavy style. If he'd approach the game with the idea that, shock horror, he could learn something new from each game he watches or stat sheet he trawls through, then he might be better.
What continually gets me about Simmons is, and even among a-hole sportswriters he sticks out ... is there a bigger misogynist out there? Can't some copy editor at espen change all those "girls" to "women" in his next missive? I can Champ Kind it up with the best of them, but dayum ...
Quote from: forkserker on September 12, 2006, 09:34:05 AM
Quote from: Bad Kermit on September 11, 2006, 05:52:31 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 04:36:04 PM
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 04:02:53 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 03:54:12 PM
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
What's the third "B" for?
BYOBB
What's that extra "B" for?
Bro.
Manssiere
Quote from: KD on September 11, 2006, 11:09:00 PM
Quote from: The Slak on September 11, 2006, 04:07:45 PM
Quote from: CPT on September 11, 2006, 03:54:12 PM
Quote from: Huey on September 11, 2006, 03:51:33 PM
It's not that I'm dyslexic, but seeing the "Q" in there threw me off, and in my mind's eye, I reversed it with the "B" and thought this was a thread about Peter King's "Monday Morning Barbecue" (MMBQ) which, were it true, would be one of the longest articles ever written.
Oh, and Peter King's a douche.
I believe that it's Peter King's Monday Morning BBBQ.
I'd love to read a Slaky reaction to Simmons picks. Or to just about anything he writes.Â
I know I ran across some blogger via Deadspin who writes reviews of Simmons' articles. It was as weak as...well, as weak as Simmons probably is. He actually tried to objectively review them and actually praised some of them. How lame.
Oh, and Kelly kicks Simmons in the dick tip when it comes to writing on the NBA.
Cheers. I'm a top notch dick tip kicker.Â
Simmons knows his stuff when it comes to the NBA, I have to give him credit for that -- but he gets stuck in these "it sounds good in my head" ruts that he refuses to crawl out of, sort of the NBA version of the Curly Haired Boyfriend's curse-heavy style. If he'd approach the game with the idea that, shock horror, he could learn something new from each game he watches or stat sheet he trawls through, then he might be better.Â
What continually gets me about Simmons is, and even among a-hole sportswriters he sticks out ... is there a bigger misogynist out there? Can't some copy editor at espen change all those "girls" to "women" in his next missive? I can Champ Kind it up with the best of them, but dayum ...
He's pretty bad in that regard too. But he does it to get a cheap laugh out of his big demographic...you know...misogynists. We can all be that way from time to time. Sometimes when we do a thread on different names for vagina or words women hate, some people can think that these are things I actually call women and some people can think it's all for the sake of a cheap laugh on a message board full of guys. As you like it.
Bump.
CPT's Peter King crusade will never end. This week, it appears that King either didn't bother to watch the Sunday night game, or was simply too lazy to go back and write more than 4 lines about it in his article. Seriously, there's more content devoted to the price of hotels in Baltimore than there is to what was supposed to be one of the biggest games of the week.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/09/29/mmqb/index.html
Quote from: CPT on October 02, 2006, 12:52:39 PM
Bump.
CPT's Peter King crusade will never end. This week, it appears that King either didn't bother to watch the Sunday night game, or was simply too lazy to go back and write more than 4 lines about it in his article. Seriously, there's more content devoted to the price of hotels in Baltimore than there is to what was supposed to be one of the biggest games of the week.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/09/29/mmqb/index.html
Any emotion knowing this could be the last time you play Favre?
FUCK OFF.
Wow, so there is some emotion.
Quote from: The Slak on October 02, 2006, 12:54:54 PM
Quote from: CPT on October 02, 2006, 12:52:39 PM
Bump.
CPT's Peter King crusade will never end. This week, it appears that King either didn't bother to watch the Sunday night game, or was simply too lazy to go back and write more than 4 lines about it in his article. Seriously, there's more content devoted to the price of hotels in Baltimore than there is to what was supposed to be one of the biggest games of the week.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/09/29/mmqb/index.html
Any emotion knowing this could be the last time you play Favre?
f@#$ OFF.
Wow, so there is some emotion.
Jeter, Mauer, and Ortiz for AL MVP? Jesus, he didn't even get the most valuable player from the TWINS right (Morneau). And what about Ortiz's pants-crapping every time they played the Yankees this year?
It's that time again:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/10/09/mmqb/index.html
Two Bears players actually get mentioned by name in this one(outside of Rex in the Fine 15)! Danieal Manning is mentioned so that Peter can mock the pronunciation of his name. And since this team is destroying people in all aspects of the game, Robbie Gould gets a whole sentence devoted to him.
Quote from: CPT on October 09, 2006, 01:47:53 PM
It's that time again:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/10/09/mmqb/index.htmlÂ
Two Bears players actually get mentioned by name in this one(outside of Rex in the Fine 15)! Danieal Manning is mentioned so that Peter can mock the pronunciation of his name. And since this team is destroying people in all aspects of the game, Robbie Gould gets a whole sentence devoted to him.
Crap! I totally missed that TO was back in Philly this weekend! Too bad no one talked about it this week, otherwise, I would have totally watched!
Apparently being the most dominant team in football is not newsworthy... being a .500 team is newsworthy.
Maybe Bernard Berrian should fake a suicide attempt to get the press he deserves.
I can't wait until monday when I enjoy nosebleed tickets in Arizona!
QuoteI can't wait until monday when I enjoy nosebleed tickets in Arizona!
Hey HollywoodCubbie, I'll be at that game too! Can't wait! I'll look for you in the cheap seats!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/10/16/mmqb/index.html
Quote9. I think I hate to do this. I really do. We're in Week 6 of the football season, but I have to give some advice to Joe Torre and Brian Cashman right now, because they are decent men, even if they do work for the Evil Empire. Get in a car sometime this month, and drive 3½ hours up I-95 to Foxboro. Visit the Patriots. Or if you're inclined to go a place where you might be more invisible, fly to Chicago, rent a car and drive north to Lake Forest, where the Bears are headquartered. Learn how to build a winning team and how to navigate through the noise that disrupts every big-market team today.
Football isn't baseball, you'll argue. Football is the ultimate team game, and baseball is more of a stars' game. But the one thing all good baseball teams have is the one thing all good football teams have -- role players. Guys who don't need the credit and who don't earn the big money. In baseball, David Eckstein is a winning player, much the same as Mike Vrabel is. It wasn't so long ago that both of them were on the street. The best team in football right now is the Chicago Bears. Look at their roster. Ever hear of Bernard Berrian, Rashied Davis, Mark Anderson, Tank Johnson, Alfonso Boone or Jason McKie? Don't feel bad. Not many football fans have, either.
Those are six of the 25 or 30 most important players on the team rampaging its way through the NFL right now. I'm guessing their combined salaries equal one month of Alex Rodriguez's. This is what Bears GM Jerry Angelo told me the other day: "One of the things I learned from the Patriots and Steelers in the last few years is they lost more than they gained in free agency, and they never were worried about it. They drafted rank-and-file players, developed them, were patient with them, knew the exact roles they wanted them to play and put them in those roles. Dan Graham, Asante Samuel, Eugene Wilson ... are any of them stars? No. Are they Patriots players? Yes. And that's all they care about.''
Before this season, Angelo was assailed for not getting a big-name receiver in free agency. He was in the game for Antwaan Randle El but didn't think he was worth $6 million a year, and lost him to Washington. "I got hammered by the local media for not getting a good receiver,'' he said, "but I said, 'Guys, we've got good receivers here. They fit the profile of what we want in a receiver.' But because we'd done a poor job of stabilizing the quarterback position, you couldn't tell what we had at receiver. We'd gone for five years playing three or four quarterbacks almost every year. How do you know if your receivers are any good? They never work with the same quarterback. Now that we've had Rex for an offseason and he's been healthy for the regular season, now we can judge the receivers. And what we have is pretty good.'' To say the least. It's a lesson for all other franchises, regardless of the sport.
Some Jerry Angelo praise.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/01/07/playoffs/index.html
King's most predictable garbage of the year; he blows Tom Brady and Belichick lovingly (says Brady is the best quarterback we'll ever see), he ranks the Bears all the way down at No, 6, and he makes excuses for Tony Romo.
QuoteBut did you see the ball that was snapped to Tony Romo on the botched field-goal hold? Looked very shiny, perhaps slippery. It was one of the "K'' balls. Each game, 12 balls used only for special teams plays are kept on the sidelines, and when there's a punt or a kickoff or a placekick, one of those 12 balls is put into play. The ball came back to Romo on a good snap, and as he transferred the ball in his hands to put it down for the kick, it slipped from his grip. Wish I had a chance to ask him about it after the game. The way it slipped made the ball look like some of the waxy sheen was still on it from having just come out of the box.
Quote from: TG on January 08, 2007, 09:23:14 AM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/01/07/playoffs/index.html
King's most predictable garbage of the year; he blows Tom Brady and Belichick lovingly (says Brady is the best quarterback we'll ever see), he ranks the Bears all the way down at No, 6, and he makes excuses for Tony Romo.
QuoteBut did you see the ball that was snapped to Tony Romo on the botched field-goal hold? Looked very shiny, perhaps slippery. It was one of the "K'' balls. Each game, 12 balls used only for special teams plays are kept on the sidelines, and when there's a punt or a kickoff or a placekick, one of those 12 balls is put into play. The ball came back to Romo on a good snap, and as he transferred the ball in his hands to put it down for the kick, it slipped from his grip. Wish I had a chance to ask him about it after the game. The way it slipped made the ball look like some of the waxy sheen was still on it from having just come out of the box.
Damn that's goin' out of yer way to defend the guy.
I think the media has found their successor to Brett Favre. He can retire now. Tony Romo might as well be named "Brett Favre Jr."
Quote from: TG on January 08, 2007, 09:23:14 AM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/01/07/playoffs/index.html
King's most predictable garbage of the year; he blows Tom Brady and Belichick lovingly (says Brady is the best quarterback we'll ever see), he ranks the Bears all the way down at No, 6, and he makes excuses for Tony Romo.
QuoteBut did you see the ball that was snapped to Tony Romo on the botched field-goal hold? Looked very shiny, perhaps slippery. It was one of the "K'' balls. Each game, 12 balls used only for special teams plays are kept on the sidelines, and when there's a punt or a kickoff or a placekick, one of those 12 balls is put into play. The ball came back to Romo on a good snap, and as he transferred the ball in his hands to put it down for the kick, it slipped from his grip. Wish I had a chance to ask him about it after the game. The way it slipped made the ball look like some of the waxy sheen was still on it from having just come out of the box.
Can't you just see Peter walking up to the sobbing Romo in the locker room? He'd like to peel off his jacket, Dwight Schrute-style and put his arm around him consolingly.
I've seen and heard enough of this Tony Homo shit to make me sick for the rest of my life. He is not Brett Favre. He doesn't have the arm. He is not Michael Vick either. What he is or what could be is a
slightly less effeminate version of Jeff Garcia. Now Garcia is a three-time Pro-Bowler and a very tough guy. But he's not going to the Hall of Fame on anybody's ballot.
Get. Over. It.
Quote from: Apex on January 08, 2007, 09:29:00 AM
Can't you just see Peter walking up to the sobbing Romo in the locker room? He'd like to peel off his jacket, Dwight Schrute-style and put his arm around him consolingly.
I'm sure someone more clever than I am can put together a Dwight/Romo exchange in the locker room.
Quote from: Huey on January 08, 2007, 09:28:22 AM
Quote from: TG on January 08, 2007, 09:23:14 AM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/01/07/playoffs/index.html
King's most predictable garbage of the year; he blows Tom Brady and Belichick lovingly (says Brady is the best quarterback we'll ever see), he ranks the Bears all the way down at No, 6, and he makes excuses for Tony Romo.
QuoteBut did you see the ball that was snapped to Tony Romo on the botched field-goal hold? Looked very shiny, perhaps slippery. It was one of the "K'' balls. Each game, 12 balls used only for special teams plays are kept on the sidelines, and when there's a punt or a kickoff or a placekick, one of those 12 balls is put into play. The ball came back to Romo on a good snap, and as he transferred the ball in his hands to put it down for the kick, it slipped from his grip. Wish I had a chance to ask him about it after the game. The way it slipped made the ball look like some of the waxy sheen was still on it from having just come out of the box.
Damn that's goin' out of yer way to defend the guy.Â
I think the media has found their successor to Brett Favre. He can retire now. Tony Romo might as well be named "Brett Favre Jr."
So when will Peter change his last name to Romo?
He's got Dallas ahead of Seattle in his rankings! Way to make a point, douche. This guy is unbelievable. That's almost as good as when he had Mark Brunell as his offensive player of the week for his work on the Redskins scout team.
Quote from: TG on January 08, 2007, 09:23:14 AM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/01/07/playoffs/index.html
King's most predictable garbage of the year; he blows Tom Brady and Belichick lovingly (says Brady is the best quarterback we'll ever see), he ranks the Bears all the way down at No, 6, and he makes excuses for Tony Romo.
QuoteBut did you see the ball that was snapped to Tony Romo on the botched field-goal hold? Looked very shiny, perhaps slippery. It was one of the "K'' balls. Each game, 12 balls used only for special teams plays are kept on the sidelines, and when there's a punt or a kickoff or a placekick, one of those 12 balls is put into play. The ball came back to Romo on a good snap, and as he transferred the ball in his hands to put it down for the kick, it slipped from his grip. Wish I had a chance to ask him about it after the game. The way it slipped made the ball look like some of the waxy sheen was still on it from having just come out of the box.
Awful. Â If you want to play the Mariotti game with Peter King, simply read his articles until you get to the phrase "I spent some time with" and then stop, as what follows will be some sort of written hand job for whoever it was he spent time with. Â Nobody gets Stockholm Syndrome quicker than Peter King.
I've already heard the "slick ball" defense on the radio this morning. Â Jerry Jones is asking the league to look into it. Â It's stupid. Â I hate all things Cowboys, and I'm sick of the Romo hype, but the kid stood up and took the blame for the loss, so just let it go. Â You can't change the outcome of the game, so there's no point in overshadowing and undermining a character move by your young QB. Â And if you've got to shift blame, then blame Gramatica for not getting in the way of the guy who made the tackle. Â
AND he mentions Brett Farver's WIFE!
QuoteTynes doinked a weather-less chip shot off the upright that the former Deanna Tynes (now Deanna Favre) could have made blindfolded.
I think Brett Farvah has a stalker.
Quote from: JD, Too on January 08, 2007, 09:50:35 AM
AND he mentions Brett Farver's WIFE!
QuoteTynes doinked a weather-less chip shot off the upright that the former Deanna Tynes (now Deanna Favre) could have made blindfolded.
I think Brett Farvah has a stalker.
Nice find. I was worried for a moment that Mrs. Romo forgot to mention anything about Favruh.
Also, did anyone else notice that Belichek cut the sleeves on his hoodie to make is short-sleeved? What the hell is that about?
Quote from: CPT on January 08, 2007, 09:46:48 AM
 And if you've got to shift blame, then blame Gramatica for not getting in the way of the guy who made the tackle. Â
Somewhere, the 6'5", 218 lb Mike Vanderjagt nurses a bottle of Canadian Club and smiles.
Why doesn't Peter King investigate the ball that Terry Glenn couldn't hold onto? You want the Alex Gonzalez to Tony Romo's Steve Bartman, the Bob Stanley to Tony Romo's Bill Buckner? That's Terry Glenn. And Bill Parcells is John McNamara and Dusty Baker for calling that play so close to the goal line.
Oh, I watched a little bit of the press conference. Parcells asked about the ball. He said it was a normal game ball, not a "K" ball.
I feel bad for Romo in the fact that it's a fluke thing that will probably never happen to him again. The snap was ok, he caught it ok, it just slipped out of his hand. Mistakes happen. This one just happened at a bad time.
Quote from: Huey on January 08, 2007, 10:12:52 AM
Quote from: CPT on January 08, 2007, 09:46:48 AM
 And if you've got to shift blame, then blame Gramatica for not getting in the way of the guy who made the tackle. Â
Somewhere, the 6'5", 218 lb Mike Vanderjagt nurses a bottle of Canadian Club and smiles.
Intrepid Reader: Peyton ManningStupid liquored up kicker.
Quote from: James Westfall on January 08, 2007, 10:34:14 AM
I feel bad for Romo in the fact that it's a fluke thing that will probably never happen to him again. The snap was ok, he caught it ok, it just slipped out of his hand. Mistakes happen. This one just happened at a bad time.
Ditto. Â I kinda feel sorry for him, too. I like Romo, although not in the Peter King "biblical" sense. Â I feel a special affinity for EIU since Charleston was always my favorite place to road trip when I was at Northern.
I also like Brett Favre, even though he's spent 15 years kicking us in the nuts.
But the naked adoration that guys like King heap on these guys is embarrassing. For them.  If King weren't so in love with his subjects he, too, would feel embarrassed for himself.
Quote from: Huey on January 08, 2007, 10:41:52 AM
Quote from: James Westfall on January 08, 2007, 10:34:14 AM
I feel bad for Romo in the fact that it's a fluke thing that will probably never happen to him again. The snap was ok, he caught it ok, it just slipped out of his hand. Mistakes happen. This one just happened at a bad time.
Ditto.  I kinda feel sorry for him, too. I like Romo, although not in the Peter King "biblical" sense.  I feel a special affinity for EIU since Charleston was always my favorite place to road trip when I was at Northern.
I also like Brett Favre, even though he's spent 15 years kicking us in the nuts.
But the naked adoration that guys like King heap on these guys is embarrassing. For them.  If King weren't so in love with his subjects he, too, would feel embarrassed for himself.
I agree. My best friend's wife is a huge Farvah fan. I like to get into it with her about Farvah nowadays and she gets very emotional. She has the same "he's got no help/he's trying to do it all" arguments that every other Farvah apologist has. One day she asked me why I hated Farvah so much and I told her that I didn't hate Farvah. I hate all of his apologists. I'm talking about the sportswriters and announcers that are supposed to be neutral, not the fans. The only fans that I hate are Cardinal and Cowboy fans.
What is with King's section on Darrent Williams? Â Why do all journalists have to shoe-horn themselves into every freaking story. Â A football player was killed and somehow King decides that the right way to memorialize him is to dust off some piece that he wrote about him that apparently serves no purpose but to prove that King knew him before and in a way that none of us did. Â
He also chooses to opine: "I think the Broncos did the right thing in chartering a big plane and attending en masse the funeral for Darrent Williams Saturday in Texas". Â Why is of any consequence to anyone that Peter "moral-compass" King thought that it was the right thing to do? Â What an ass.
Open Letter to Peter King: Â Please stop complaining in your columns about hotels that charge extra for gym usage. Â Hotels charge you extra for using the gym so the rest of us non-morbidly obese travelers do not have to foot the cost of your guilt-ridden 1 mile walk on a treadmill necessitated by your inability to resist eating ham-stuffed hams on a daily basis.
Quote from: lomez on January 08, 2007, 10:52:52 AM
He also chooses to opine: "I think the Broncos did the right thing in chartering a big plane and attending en masse the funeral for Darrent Williams Saturday in Texas". Why is of any consequence to anyone that Peter "moral-compass" King thought that it was the right thing to do? What an ass.
I also noticed that. What were their other options? Not go to the funeral?
Quote from: TG on January 08, 2007, 11:05:31 AM
Quote from: lomez on January 08, 2007, 10:52:52 AM
He also chooses to opine: "I think the Broncos did the right thing in chartering a big plane and attending en masse the funeral for Darrent Williams Saturday in Texas". Why is of any consequence to anyone that Peter "moral-compass" King thought that it was the right thing to do? What an ass.
I also noticed that. What were their other options? Not go to the funeral?
Ahhh...see? I skipped over that part.
Probably because I'm a racist or something.
Quote from: TG on January 08, 2007, 11:05:31 AM
Quote from: lomez on January 08, 2007, 10:52:52 AM
He also chooses to opine: "I think the Broncos did the right thing in chartering a big plane and attending en masse the funeral for Darrent Williams Saturday in Texas". Why is of any consequence to anyone that Peter "moral-compass" King thought that it was the right thing to do? What an ass.
I also noticed that. What were their other options? Not go to the funeral?
They could have rented limos and driven there, but it's probably too soon for that.
Quote from: CPT on January 08, 2007, 11:16:06 AM
Quote from: TG on January 08, 2007, 11:05:31 AM
Quote from: lomez on January 08, 2007, 10:52:52 AM
He also chooses to opine: "I think the Broncos did the right thing in chartering a big plane and attending en masse the funeral for Darrent Williams Saturday in Texas". Why is of any consequence to anyone that Peter "moral-compass" King thought that it was the right thing to do? What an ass.
I also noticed that. What were their other options? Not go to the funeral?
They could have rented limos and driven there, but it's probably too soon for that.
That's outstanding work. All I could come up with was renting a small plane.....
You know how I know you guys are ghey? You feel sorry for Tony Homo. While you were feeling sorry for him he was in a fivesome with three Dallas Cowgirls and Peter King.
Bullshit.
Quote from: Apex on January 08, 2007, 12:09:40 PM
You know how I know you guys are ghey? You feel sorry for Tony Homo. While you were feeling sorry for him he was in a fivesome with three Dallas Cowgirls and Peter King.
Bullshit.
Coming from the "Peter King of the P'Nut Tillman World", well I'm not quite sure how to take that, Apex.
Take it as a frothy rant from a man who waved bye-bye to the world of the sane definitely a few years ago.
Quote from: Apex on January 08, 2007, 12:09:40 PM
You know how I know you guys are ghey? You feel sorry for Tony Homo. While you were feeling sorry for him he was in a fivesome with three Dallas Cowgirls and Peter King.
Bullshit.
I just wanna clarify that I didn't mean that I felt sorry for Romo. I was agreeing with the part about the sportswriters.
Bump again.
Peter King has the Bears (who are going to the Super Bowl, in case anyone has forgotten) ranked fourth in his Fine Fifteen. Don't bother reading the rest of it, he just spends the whole time talking about how he has long conversations with Peyton Manning that sometimes go 45 minutes.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/01/21/playoffs/1.html
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 09:55:29 AM
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
Apex...the Colts eh? That's gotta be extra annoying for you.
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 09:55:29 AM
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
Seriously. Â All 3 fumbles were
forced. Â It wasn' like they just put the ball on the turf. Â
He's a maroon, but I'm loving all the Bears Hate. Â Fuck these guys sideways with a goalpost.
Quote from: Huey on January 22, 2007, 10:02:01 AM
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 09:55:29 AM
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
Seriously. Â All 3 fumbles were forced. Â It wasn' like they just put the ball on the turf. Â
He's a maroon, but I'm loving all the Bears Hate. Â f@#$ these guys sideways with a goalpost.
Keep the hate going all the way to Feb 4th.
I had trouble sleeping last night to begin with so I wandered out to the couch at 12:30 and started looking through some of my '85 Bears books. It was quite pleasant. I actually dozed off at about 1 a.m. but heard the downstairs door open and somebody creeping up the stairs to my apartment door, which I'd stupidly left unlocked. My dog started going apeshit and I looked around quickly for something big and heavy to swing. As soon as I found one of my girlfriend's wooden Cambodian goddess statue things the door opened and my drunk ass friend ducked his head in. He looked up and saw me standing there in my underwear and started mumbling some jibberish. A couple of his friends were walking up behind him but I kicked them all out and went downstairs to have a word with them. They were drunk and stupid. Talking about Rex this and Rex that. Their girlfriend's were out there too. I told them to have a good night and then turned around and mooned them.
Motherf@#$ers were shooting off fireworks all over the goddamn neighborhood at like 2 a.m. and it kept waking my dog up and his barks woke my ass up. So I'm going on very little sleep. A couple people came to my desk to laugh and talk shit but I just told them not to lay it on too heavy because if the Colts lose they'll have to wear it for a long time. It seemed in their haste to trash the Bears they hadn't considered that the Colts could actually lose to a team with a stout defense and a punishing ground game.
Jacksonville. Jaguars. Female. Doges.
Suck it.
Quote from: Huey on January 22, 2007, 10:02:01 AM
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 09:55:29 AM
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
Seriously. Â All 3 fumbles were forced. Â It wasn' like they just put the ball on the turf. Â
He's a maroon, but I'm loving all the Bears Hate. Â f@#$ these guys sideways with a goalpost.
Thats a lot bigger than a broom. That would hurt.
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 10:18:11 AM
I had trouble sleeping last night to begin with so I wandered out to the couch at 12:30 and started looking through some of my '85 Bears books. It was quite pleasant. I actually dozed off at about 1 a.m. but heard the downstairs door open and somebody creeping up the stairs to my apartment door, which I'd stupidly left unlocked. My dog started going apeshit and I looked around quickly for something big and heavy to swing. As soon as I found one of my girlfriend's wooden Cambodian goddess statue things the door opened and my drunk ass friend ducked his head in. He looked up and saw me standing there in my underwear and started mumbling some jibberish. A couple of his friends were walking up behind him but I kicked them all out and went downstairs to have a word with them. They were drunk and stupid. Talking about Rex this and Rex that. Their girlfriend's were out there too. I told them to have a good night and then turned around and mooned them.
Motherf@#$ers were shooting off fireworks all over the goddamn neighborhood at like 2 a.m. and it kept waking my dog up and his barks woke my ass up. So I'm going on very little sleep. A couple people came to my desk to laugh and talk shit but I just told them not to lay it on too heavy because if the Colts lose they'll have to wear it for a long time. It seemed in their haste to trash the Bears they hadn't considered that the Colts could actually lose to a team with a stout defense and a punishing ground game.
Jacksonville. Jaguars. Female. Doges.
Suck it.
Ahh, Indiana and people walking around lighting off fireworks. You do live in Indiana, right?
Quote from: Augie-O on January 22, 2007, 10:24:29 AM
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 10:18:11 AM
I had trouble sleeping last night to begin with so I wandered out to the couch at 12:30 and started looking through some of my '85 Bears books. It was quite pleasant. I actually dozed off at about 1 a.m. but heard the downstairs door open and somebody creeping up the stairs to my apartment door, which I'd stupidly left unlocked. My dog started going apeshit and I looked around quickly for something big and heavy to swing. As soon as I found one of my girlfriend's wooden Cambodian goddess statue things the door opened and my drunk ass friend ducked his head in. He looked up and saw me standing there in my underwear and started mumbling some jibberish. A couple of his friends were walking up behind him but I kicked them all out and went downstairs to have a word with them. They were drunk and stupid. Talking about Rex this and Rex that. Their girlfriend's were out there too. I told them to have a good night and then turned around and mooned them.
Motherf@#$ers were shooting off fireworks all over the goddamn neighborhood at like 2 a.m. and it kept waking my dog up and his barks woke my ass up. So I'm going on very little sleep. A couple people came to my desk to laugh and talk shit but I just told them not to lay it on too heavy because if the Colts lose they'll have to wear it for a long time. It seemed in their haste to trash the Bears they hadn't considered that the Colts could actually lose to a team with a stout defense and a punishing ground game.
Jacksonville. Jaguars. Female. Doges.
Suck it.
Ahh, Indiana and people walking around lighting off fireworks. You do live in Indiana, right?
Downtown Indianapolis
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 09:55:29 AM
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
I agree with King. It was just silly gameplan the Saints had. The Saints should have put more thought into. I can't even figure out what they were trying to accomplish by losing 3 fumbles.
Silly.
Just silly.
Quote from: JD, Too on January 22, 2007, 03:52:10 PM
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 09:55:29 AM
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
I agree with King. It was just silly gameplan the Saints had. The Saints should have put more thought into. I can't even figure out what they were trying to accomplish by losing 3 fumbles.
Silly.
Just silly.
They must have seen how well the plan worked for the NFC CHAMPION BEARS against the Cardinals.
Quote from: Huey on January 22, 2007, 10:02:01 AM
Quote from: Apex. on January 22, 2007, 09:55:29 AM
Quote5. New Orleans (11-7). All week, Sean Payton told his team how important it was to not fumble and to play field-position football. You can talk about all the factors you want in the Bears' victory, but for my money, it's the three lost fumbles. Really not smart.
That's what generally happens to teams who get punched in their stupid face.
Seriously. Â All 3 fumbles were forced. Â It wasn' like they just put the ball on the turf. Â
He's a maroon, but I'm loving all the Bears Hate. Â f@#$ these guys sideways with a goalpost.
That's championship-caliber hate. Outstanding work.
Peter King was crying like a baby when he wrote this(and I'm guessing Marinelli teared up when he said it):
QuoteSo as someone who probably knows both men better than anyone in the world, Marinelli was asked the other day: "Who wins this game?'' His great answer: "The winner will be the sport of football. The game of football wins. Every young man playing football in the United States, any coach coaching football in the United States at any level ... they all should watch this game and see the class of the two coaches and the class of these two teams. This is going to be one of the great days for football, and I love football so much I hope every kid who plays this sport watches the game, just to see how great a game it is when it's done right.''
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/01/28/mmqb/1.html
So, yeah, that was all I could read.
Quote from: JD, Too on January 29, 2007, 05:03:27 PM
So, yeah, that was all I could read.
Then you missed this part:
QuoteThe second thing Romo told me was about the muffed hold. He was vague and a little foggy -- maybe on purpose, I figure. It looked to me, and to a lot of people, that the ball was as shiny as a piece of glare ice. Maybe, just maybe, the ballboy on the sideline had been saving the most slippery of the 12 balls in his K-ball stash (different balls are used for all special-teams plays than for plays from scrimmage) for a crucial kick for the visitors, such as this one.
Which reminds me of this post: http://kissmesuzy.blogspot.com/2007/01/if-i-see-tony-romo-im-gonna-give-him.html
Quote from: EG on January 29, 2007, 05:20:37 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on January 29, 2007, 05:03:27 PM
So, yeah, that was all I could read.
Then you missed this part:
QuoteThe second thing Romo told me was about the muffed hold. He was vague and a little foggy -- maybe on purpose, I figure. It looked to me, and to a lot of people, that the ball was as shiny as a piece of glare ice. Maybe, just maybe, the ballboy on the sideline had been saving the most slippery of the 12 balls in his K-ball stash (different balls are used for all special-teams plays than for plays from scrimmage) for a crucial kick for the visitors, such as this one.
Which reminds me of this post: http://kissmesuzy.blogspot.com/2007/01/if-i-see-tony-romo-im-gonna-give-him.html
I did miss that part. Peter King blames the ballboy for Tony Romo getting nervous. I can't think of anything to say about that. It speaks for itself. Someone should write a letter to him for that.
The Kiss Me, Suzy article was HILARIOUS. And way too graphic. But, still, HILARIOUS.
You also missed this part:
Quote4. Chicago (15-3). Bring it on, e-mailers. I can't wait. Get it all out of your system now, because I do not think on a neutral field the Bears are better than the Patriots or Chargers.
Well, on the Patriots'
home field, the Patriots managed to crush the Bears... 17-13, with Rex throwing 3 INTs and fumbling once on the Patriots' 5-yard-line. You don't think that changes on a neutral field, Peter? You can remove your puckered lips from Bill Belichick's colon anytime now.
Quote from: morpheus on January 30, 2007, 09:40:16 AM
You also missed this part:
Quote4. Chicago (15-3). Bring it on, e-mailers. I can't wait. Get it all out of your system now, because I do not think on a neutral field the Bears are better than the Patriots or Chargers.[/quote]
Well, on the Patriots' home field, the Patriots managed to crush the Bears... 17-13, with Rex throwing 3 INTs and fumbling once on the Patriots' 5-yard-line. You don't think that changes on a neutral field, Peter? You can remove your puckered lips from Bill Belichick's colon anytime now.
I love that impossible-to-prove sentence. Way to go out on a limb, tubby. Nice how he doesn't even mention the Colts, you know, since there stands a possibility that he could be proven wrong.
Wow what a douche.
Quote4. Chicago (15-3). Bring it on, e-mailers. I can't wait. Get it all out of your system now, because I do not think on a neutral field the Bears are better than the Patriots or Chargers.
I could maybe see the Chargers because our run defense has been suspect at times, but I see the Patriots as receiving accolades based on reputation similar to how Notre Dame has been accused. They've been traditionally great in the last several years, and Tom Brady has carried the team this year, but I see them as having more flaws than the Bears.
That said, what's with his self-applause for being courteous on the airplane? Way to inject yourself into the story, dipshit.
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on January 30, 2007, 10:07:01 AM
Quote4. Chicago (15-3). Bring it on, e-mailers. I can't wait. Get it all out of your system now, because I do not think on a neutral field the Bears are better than the Patriots or Chargers.
I could maybe see the Chargers because our run defense has been suspect at times, but I see the Patriots as receiving accolades based on reputation similar to how Notre Dame has been accused. They've been traditionally great in the last several years, and Tom Brady has carried the team this year, but I see them as having more flaws than the Bears.
That said, what's with his self-applause for being courteous on the airplane? Way to inject yourself into the story, dipshit.
The woe-is-me-because-I-travel-the-country-to-watch-the-NFL-games-of-my-choice theme is evident throughout the season.
We get it. Security people at the airports are sometimes dolts, sometimes reasonable. TSA rules often make no sense. It's a pain in the ass to travel. Only you, Peter King, NFL expert (only surpassed by Dr. Z in NFL expertise), can tell me this (none of us have ever flown before here in the Midwest).
Quote from: TJ on January 30, 2007, 10:22:34 AM
Quote from: theoneandonlyjim on January 30, 2007, 10:07:01 AM
Quote4. Chicago (15-3). Bring it on, e-mailers. I can't wait. Get it all out of your system now, because I do not think on a neutral field the Bears are better than the Patriots or Chargers.
I could maybe see the Chargers because our run defense has been suspect at times, but I see the Patriots as receiving accolades based on reputation similar to how Notre Dame has been accused. They've been traditionally great in the last several years, and Tom Brady has carried the team this year, but I see them as having more flaws than the Bears.
That said, what's with his self-applause for being courteous on the airplane? Way to inject yourself into the story, dipshit.
The woe-is-me-because-I-travel-the-country-to-watch-the-NFL-games-of-my-choice theme is evident throughout the season.
We get it. Security people at the airports are sometimes dolts, sometimes reasonable. TSA rules often make no sense. It's a pain in the ass to travel. Only you, Peter King, NFL expert (only surpassed by Dr. Z in NFL expertise), can tell me this (none of us have ever flown before here in the Midwest).
Do we even HAVE an airport around here?
This much is clear: reading Peter King is like listening to your senile, and possibly dead, grandfather ramble on about football. The guy has no idea what he's talking about and thinks he's writing one heartfelt essay after another. He's completely delusional. This is the last time I'll read anything Peter King writes.
Quote from: AC on January 30, 2007, 10:29:05 AM
This is the last time I'll read anything Peter King writes.
I don't believe you.
Quote from: EG on January 30, 2007, 10:37:56 AM
Quote from: AC on January 30, 2007, 10:29:05 AM
This is the last time I'll read anything Peter King writes.
I don't believe you.Hear me now and believe me later
Joniak Jong Illed
Yeah, I still peruse King's crap. Here's a saucy nugget. No link because you all know where to find him.
QuoteI love how Favre announced he was coming back on the Friday of Super Bowl week, and told the local paper in town. That is so classic Favre. He picked the time where the world would be most focused on something else, so he could get the minimum amount of attention. Beautiful.
Is Farvarah not the same guy that, last offseason, basically held up the Packers from doing anything significant because they were waiting on word whether he'd be back? And didn't he have press conferences where he'd announce that he still hadn't made a decision?
Oh, and by the way:
QuoteTom Brady and O.J. Simpson shared the same South Beach restaurant, but not the same table, Friday night.
Quote from: JD, Too on February 05, 2007, 03:13:53 PM
Yeah, I still peruse King's crap. Here's a saucy nugget. No link because you all know where to find him.
QuoteI love how Favre announced he was coming back on the Friday of Super Bowl week, and told the local paper in town. That is so classic Favre. He picked the time where the world would be most focused on something else, so he could get the minimum amount of attention. Beautiful.
Is Farvarah not the same guy that, last offseason, basically held up the Packers from doing anything significant because they were waiting on word whether he'd be back? And didn't he have press conferences where he'd announce that he still hadn't made a decision?Â
Oh, and by the way:
QuoteTom Brady and O.J. Simpson shared the same South Beach restaurant, but not the same table, Friday night.
Brady must have been with a brunette, since he got out alive.
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Quote from: JD, Too on February 05, 2007, 03:13:53 PM
Yeah, I still peruse King's crap. Here's a saucy nugget. No link because you all know where to find him.
QuoteI love how Favre announced he was coming back on the Friday of Super Bowl week, and told the local paper in town. That is so classic Favre. He picked the time where the world would be most focused on something else, so he could get the minimum amount of attention. Beautiful.
Is Farvarah not the same guy that, last offseason, basically held up the Packers from doing anything significant because they were waiting on word whether he'd be back? And didn't he have press conferences where he'd announce that he still hadn't made a decision?Â
Oh, and by the way:
QuoteTom Brady and O.J. Simpson shared the same South Beach restaurant, but not the same table, Friday night.
Brady must have been with a brunette, since he got out alive.
There's no mention of the waiter...
Quote from: JD, Too on February 05, 2007, 03:13:53 PM
Yeah, I still peruse King's crap. Here's a saucy nugget. No link because you all know where to find him.
QuoteI love how Favre announced he was coming back on the Friday of Super Bowl week, and told the local paper in town. That is so classic Favre. He picked the time where the world would be most focused on something else, so he could get the minimum amount of attention. Beautiful.
Is Farvarah not the same guy that, last offseason, basically held up the Packers from doing anything significant because they were waiting on word whether he'd be back? And didn't he have press conferences where he'd announce that he still hadn't made a decision?
Oh, and by the way:
QuoteTom Brady and O.J. Simpson shared the same South Beach restaurant, but not the same table, Friday night.
If you were a waiter at a restaurant and OJ and his date dined there and she forgot her glasses...you are damn sure going to throw those fucking things in the dumpster. Am I right? High five!
I'd have liked to have been a fly on the wall in the press section. I mean, what if Peter King and Rick Reilly were sitting next to each other.
Quotec. Sitting next to Rick Reilly in the press section. "You know what I call Prince?'' he said before halftime. "Not 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.' But 'The Artist Formerly Known.'''
Meh. Rick Reilly, meet Mike Downey. You may actually be the same person.
From today's MMQB:
Quotee. Ashamed to say it only took me nine years to see Saving Private Ryan. Memorable movie. Incredible job by Tom Hanks. That's the best I've seen him. And were you as stunned as I was to see Matt Damon show up two-thirds of the way through the movie as the title character?
Yes, Peter, we were all stunned when Matt Damon showed up. Because none of us had seen the film reviews or any of the publicity for it at the time, nor did we have any way of knowing that Matt Damon would be in the film.
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004Y3NM.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Ya dope.
There's no better way to spend your time than reading Peter King's thoughts on a 10 year old movie.
Hey, Trading Places was on last night. Can you believe that Eddie Murphy? He's been overlooked...great comedian. Big things for this kid.
Quote from: AC on March 05, 2007, 10:37:05 AM
There's no better way to spend your time than reading Peter King's thoughts on a 10 year old movie.
Hey, Trading Places was on last night. Can you believe that Eddie Murphy? He's been overlooked...great comedian. Big things for this kid.
Yeah, but you know what would really help his career? A fat suit.
Quote from: AC on March 05, 2007, 10:37:05 AM
There's no better way to spend your time than reading Peter King's thoughts on a 10 year old movie.
Hey, Trading Places was on last night. Can you believe that Eddie Murphy? He's been overlooked...great comedian. Big things for this kid.
Or his never ending Patriots blowing.
BUMP!
I doubt that any of you guys saw this coming, but Peter King really likes Brady Quinn and what the Browns did in the draft. I think King shed definitely a few tears writing about Phil Savage and how he pulled off something beautiful. There's enough Brady Quinn stuff in there to make even BK happy.Â
Read all about King's Farvurah replacement. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/04/29/draft/index.htm)
EDIT because I didn't get to this part, yet:
QuoteI think Mike Vick needs to give about 20 golden handshakes to good old friends
Is that like a golden shower? You're one sick old man, Peter King.
Quote from: JD, Too on April 30, 2007, 07:57:07 AM
BUMP!
I doubt that any of you guys saw this coming, but Peter King really likes Brady Quinn and what the Browns did in the draft. I think King shed definitely a few tears writing about Phil Savage and how he pulled off something beautiful. There's enough Brady Quinn stuff in there to make even BK happy.Â
Read all about King's Farvurah replacement. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/04/29/draft/index.htm)
EDIT because I didn't get to this part, yet:
QuoteI think Mike Vick needs to give about 20 golden handshakes to good old friends
Is that like a golden shower? You're one sick old man, Peter King.
I didn't see this coming from King
QuoteI think -- and I need some more time to look into this over the next few days -- I find it hard to support Moss to the Patriots, regardless of how little they paid for him.
Yeah, that surprised me, too. He'll change his tune by the first preseason game, though.
Quote from: JD, Too on April 30, 2007, 08:22:27 AM
Yeah, that surprised me, too. He'll change his tune by the first preseason game, though.
10 Things I Think I Think:
This Starbucks Latte is absoutely delightful. And it's the same color as new Patriot Randy Moss' beautiful touchdown grabbing skin. Mmmmmmm.
King's SI.com colleague, third-rate dipshit Dr. Z, graded the Bears' draft as the second-worst in the NFL. Don't worry, it doesn't appear to be grounded in any sort of logic or coherent thinking.
QuoteBEARS -- D
Their top draft, TE Greg Olsen, doesn't exactly address a need, but that's OK, he could be a high-powered weapon. Unfortunately, I don't find anything in a rather humdrum draft that intrigues me until the fifth round; Kevin Payne, a sleeper, a versatile strong or free safety, and this addresses a real need since Mike Brown seems to be hurt so often now.
Last year he gave the Bears an F. So I think this bodes really well.
Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 09:13:50 AM
King's SI.com colleague, third-rate dipshit Dr. Z, graded the Bears' draft as the second-worst in the NFL. Don't worry, it doesn't appear to be grounded in any sort of logic or coherent thinking.
QuoteBEARS -- D
Their top draft, TE Greg Olsen, doesn't exactly address a need, but that's OK, he could be a high-powered weapon. Unfortunately, I don't find anything in a rather humdrum draft that intrigues me until the fifth round; Kevin Payne, a sleeper, a versatile strong or free safety, and this addresses a real need since Mike Brown seems to be hurt so often now.
Last year he gave the Bears an F. So I think this bodes really well.
Yeah, cuz uh, the Bears 15th-ranked offense didn't need any more "high-powered weapons" with the Rex-Dez-Ced triumvirate set to light up teh scoreboard for years to come. Moran.
You guys should write a letter.
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
Quote from: JD, Too on April 30, 2007, 01:32:33 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 01:34:14 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
Quote from: JD, Too on April 30, 2007, 01:38:16 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.Â
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
You're surly today.
Quote from: JD, Too on April 30, 2007, 01:38:16 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
At what are YOU getting?
Quote from: CT II on April 30, 2007, 01:51:18 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
You're surly today.
Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 01:54:48 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
At what are YOU getting?
Oh, I got what I was getting at.
Quote from: JD, Too on April 30, 2007, 02:06:28 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.Â
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
You're surly today.
Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Fill your hands, you son-of-a-bitch.
Quote from: JD, Too on April 30, 2007, 02:09:04 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
At what are YOU getting?
Oh, I got what I was getting at.
I didn't even feel it this time. Sneaky, churly bastard.
Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 02:17:38 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
At what are YOU getting?
Oh, I got what I was getting at.
I didn't even feel it this time. Sneaky, churly bastard.
Yes, it's very small. But, what it lacks in size, it makes up in sharptitude.
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
At what are YOU getting?
Oh, I got what I was getting at.
I didn't even feel it this time. Sneaky, churly bastard.
Yes, it's very small. But, what it lacks in size, it makes up in sharptitude.
Wait. What are we talking about?
Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 02:41:33 PM
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Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 02:17:38 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
At what are YOU getting?
Oh, I got what I was getting at.
I didn't even feel it this time. Sneaky, churly bastard.
Yes, it's very small. But, what it lacks in size, it makes up in sharptitude.
Wait. What are we talking about?
A TO touchdown celebration?
On a scale I give the Bears draft a 7.
Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 02:41:33 PM
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Quote from: EG on April 30, 2007, 02:17:38 PM
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Quote from: Down In Front on April 30, 2007, 01:23:27 PM
Analyzing the draft at the moment it happens has to be the stupidest job in all of sports.
Yep. And yet some people still get worked up over the grades.
So?
So what? What are you getting at?
At what are YOU getting?
Oh, I got what I was getting at.
I didn't even feel it this time. Sneaky, churly bastard.
Yes, it's very small. But, what it lacks in size, it makes up in sharptitude.
Wait. What are we talking about?
We're talking about what was getting at you.
There are people smarter than Peter King who go bobbing for french fries.
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on April 30, 2007, 03:07:31 PM
There are people smarter and thinner than Peter King who go bobbing for french fries.
he's still fat'd
Come on, Dr. Z was right on about the Bears lousy 2006 draft. Who did they get that was worth a damn?
They traded their first round pick and got some girl defensive back named Danielle Manning. They drafted a defensive back who can't cover anybody named Devin Hester and it's not like he could do anything else. Then, in the fifth round they drafted a piece of crap defensive end named Mark Anderson who can't play the run. It's not like those three guys can play any role in getting to a Super Bowl or anything.
When Dr. Z says the Bears are the worst team in the NFL, it means they're going to the playoffs. When he says they're going to the playoffs but they'll get pantsed by the Panthers, it means they're going to teh Super Bowl and teh Panthers are gonna go fuck themselves with a splintered yard stick. When he says their draft is a bust it means some records are gonna tumble. When he says they didn't fill any needs it means Greg Olsen is Todd Heap. If he ever picks them to win the Super Bowl, then al Qaeda is finished.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/05/01/nfldraft0507/index.html
Quote"Remember what I told you when you visited here, that you wouldn't get past the Number 2 pick?" Millen asked Johnson.
"I remember," Johnson, at the draft in New York City's Radio City Music Hall, replied.
"Well, you're not getting past the Number 2 pick. Congratulations. You're a Lion."
I got a good laugh from this line.
Quote from: ~Apex on April 30, 2007, 03:55:21 PM
When Dr. Z says the Bears are the worst team in the NFL, it means they're going to the playoffs. When he says they're going to the playoffs but they'll get pantsed by the Panthers, it means they're going to teh Super Bowl and teh Panthers are gonna go f@#$ themselves with a splintered yard stick. When he says their draft is a bust it means some records are gonna tumble. When he says they didn't fill any needs it means Greg Olsen is Todd Heap. If he ever picks them to win the Super Bowl, then al Qaeda is finished.
Actually, Olsen is Jay Novacek. Good downfield TE who can't block.
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 12:46:04 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on April 30, 2007, 03:55:21 PM
When Dr. Z says the Bears are the worst team in the NFL, it means they're going to the playoffs. When he says they're going to the playoffs but they'll get pantsed by the Panthers, it means they're going to teh Super Bowl and teh Panthers are gonna go f@#$ themselves with a splintered yard stick. When he says their draft is a bust it means some records are gonna tumble. When he says they didn't fill any needs it means Greg Olsen is Todd Heap. If he ever picks them to win the Super Bowl, then al Qaeda is finished.
Actually, Olsen is Jay Novacek. Good downfield TE who can't block.
I can live with that.
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 12:46:04 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on April 30, 2007, 03:55:21 PM
When Dr. Z says the Bears are the worst team in the NFL, it means they're going to the playoffs. When he says they're going to the playoffs but they'll get pantsed by the Panthers, it means they're going to teh Super Bowl and teh Panthers are gonna go f@#$ themselves with a splintered yard stick. When he says their draft is a bust it means some records are gonna tumble. When he says they didn't fill any needs it means Greg Olsen is Todd Heap. If he ever picks them to win the Super Bowl, then al Qaeda is finished.
Actually, Olsen is Jay Novacek. Good downfield TE who can't block.
I can live with that.
Does that mean Rex is Troy Aikman?
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 12:57:26 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 12:46:04 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on April 30, 2007, 03:55:21 PM
When Dr. Z says the Bears are the worst team in the NFL, it means they're going to the playoffs. When he says they're going to the playoffs but they'll get pantsed by the Panthers, it means they're going to teh Super Bowl and teh Panthers are gonna go f@#$ themselves with a splintered yard stick. When he says their draft is a bust it means some records are gonna tumble. When he says they didn't fill any needs it means Greg Olsen is Todd Heap. If he ever picks them to win the Super Bowl, then al Qaeda is finished.
Actually, Olsen is Jay Novacek. Good downfield TE who can't block.
I can live with that.
Does that mean Rex is Troy Aikman?
that's the problem. He ain't.
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 01:13:32 PM
Does that mean Rex is Troy Aikman?
that's the problem. He ain't.
Quote
Meaning he's straight?
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 01:13:32 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 12:57:26 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 12:46:04 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on April 30, 2007, 03:55:21 PM
When Dr. Z says the Bears are the worst team in the NFL, it means they're going to the playoffs. When he says they're going to the playoffs but they'll get pantsed by the Panthers, it means they're going to teh Super Bowl and teh Panthers are gonna go f@#$ themselves with a splintered yard stick. When he says their draft is a bust it means some records are gonna tumble. When he says they didn't fill any needs it means Greg Olsen is Todd Heap. If he ever picks them to win the Super Bowl, then al Qaeda is finished.
Actually, Olsen is Jay Novacek. Good downfield TE who can't block.
I can live with that.
Does that mean Rex is Troy Aikman?
that's the problem. He ain't.
He's not so concussed that he defends Michael Irvin? Or needs depends?
That's good, right?
Quote from: Down In Front on May 01, 2007, 01:31:54 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 01:13:32 PM
Does that mean Rex is Troy Aikman?
that's the problem. He ain't.
Quote
Meaning he's straight?
At the very least, I'm hoping Rex takes someone other than his mom to Disney World if the Bears win the Super Bowl.
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 01:52:44 PM
Quote from: Down In Front on May 01, 2007, 01:31:54 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on May 01, 2007, 01:13:32 PM
Does that mean Rex is Troy Aikman?
that's the problem. He ain't.
Quote
Meaning he's straight?
At the very least, I'm hoping Rex takes someone other than his mom to Disney World if the Bears win the Super Bowl.
I imagine he'd probably take his wife:
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1950/rexgrossmanandalison400kl0.jpg)
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires? I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 03:05:51 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires. I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
Speaking as one who has out-thrown his coverage, I rule against millionaires. anyone can get hot chicks if they've got a few bucks. Look at Trump.
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 03:05:51 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires? I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
I agree. Even the third string QB for the Bills has a cute blonde wife. Really cute.
Quote from: Slaky! on May 01, 2007, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 03:05:51 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires? I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
I agree. Even the third string QB for the Bills has a cute blonde wife. Really cute.
Cute blondes are a dime a dozen here in Arkinsaw. I mean,
literally a dime a dozen. It's a very poor state.
Quote from: JD, Too on May 01, 2007, 03:27:35 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on May 01, 2007, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 03:05:51 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires? I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
I agree. Even the third string QB for the Bills has a cute blonde wife. Really cute.
Cute blondes are a dime a dozen here in Arkinsaw. I mean, literally a dime a dozen. It's a very poor state.
Got a spare room?
Quote from: JD, Too on May 01, 2007, 03:27:35 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on May 01, 2007, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 03:05:51 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires? I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
I agree. Even the third string QB for the Bills has a cute blonde wife. Really cute.
Cute blondes are a dime a dozen here in Arkinsaw. I mean, literally a dime a dozen. It's a very poor state.
If I send you a dime will you send me a dozen?
Quote from: Taylor on May 01, 2007, 03:36:39 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on May 01, 2007, 03:27:35 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on May 01, 2007, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 03:05:51 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires? I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
I agree. Even the third string QB for the Bills has a cute blonde wife. Really cute.
Cute blondes are a dime a dozen here in Arkinsaw. I mean, literally a dime a dozen. It's a very poor state.
If I send you a dime will you send me a dozen?
I would, but most of them are afraid to leave the state.
Quote from: JD, Too on May 01, 2007, 03:37:48 PM
Quote from: Taylor on May 01, 2007, 03:36:39 PM
Quote from: JD, Too on May 01, 2007, 03:27:35 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on May 01, 2007, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: ~Apex on May 01, 2007, 03:05:51 PM
Quote from: The Ghost of Josh Hancock on May 01, 2007, 02:14:32 PM
I'd like to take his wife.
And much like his game, Rex has out thrown his coverage.
Does that metaphor apply to millionaires? I mean, she's just a random hot blonde chick after all.
I agree. Even the third string QB for the Bills has a cute blonde wife. Really cute.
Cute blondes are a dime a dozen here in Arkinsaw. I mean, literally a dime a dozen. It's a very poor state.
If I send you a dime will you send me a dozen?
I would, but most of them are afraid to leave the state.
I can't believe that cheap bastard expects you to cover shipping and handling.
Does anyone have any idea what this means?
QuoteMaybe Chicago will be OK with the Lance Briggs and Alex Brown distractions on defense and the organization having silly blinders on when it comes to its uber-backing of Rex Grossman. I just don't get that one, because a team with a great defense and a quarterback who plays two good games and three bad ones should go 8-8.
Quote from: RV on June 04, 2007, 11:25:19 AM
Does anyone have any idea what this means?
QuoteMaybe Chicago will be OK with the Lance Briggs and Alex Brown distractions on defense and the organization having silly blinders on when it comes to its uber-backing of Rex Grossman. I just don't get that one, because a team with a great defense and a quarterback who plays two good games and three bad ones should go 8-8.
I guess it depends on how he does in that sixteenth game.
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 11:34:41 AM
Quote from: RV on June 04, 2007, 11:25:19 AM
Does anyone have any idea what this means?
QuoteMaybe Chicago will be OK with the Lance Briggs and Alex Brown distractions on defense and the organization having silly blinders on when it comes to its uber-backing of Rex Grossman. I just don't get that one, because a team with a great defense and a quarterback who plays two good games and three bad ones should go 8-8.
I guess it depends on how he does in that sixteenth game.
So it took me about 2 minutes to actually look up the game logs and the way I see it Rex had (including playoffs) 10 good games, 5 bad games, and 4 mediocre games. Why can't this fat slob who is supposed to be an NFL expert actually punch up a few numbers on his laptop while he's chugging dairy creamer at Starbucks? What a douche.
Quote from: RV on June 04, 2007, 11:52:20 AM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 11:34:41 AM
Quote from: RV on June 04, 2007, 11:25:19 AM
Does anyone have any idea what this means?
QuoteMaybe Chicago will be OK with the Lance Briggs and Alex Brown distractions on defense and the organization having silly blinders on when it comes to its uber-backing of Rex Grossman. I just don't get that one, because a team with a great defense and a quarterback who plays two good games and three bad ones should go 8-8.
I guess it depends on how he does in that sixteenth game.
So it took me about 2 minutes to actually look up the game logs and the way I see it Rex had (including playoffs) 10 good games, 5 bad games, and 4 mediocre games. Why can't this fat slob who is supposed to be an NFL expert actually punch up a few numbers on his laptop while he's chugging dairy creamer at Starbucks? What a douche.
Because it's much easier to say that Rex sucks. Sure, he might not be the second coming of Joe Montana, but he played some great games last year. He laid a few eggs, too, but his good games to bad games to mediocre games ratio is a little better than what Matt Clement produced in 2004, and oh, were we going to rue the day the Cubs let him go.
Peyton Manning shat all over himself more times in the playoffs and in more spectacular fashion than Rex Grossman did in awful conditions in the Super Bowl. I'm inclined to cut him a little slack. Oh, and when he wins Super Bowl XLII, I'm going to send Peter King a love letter:
Quote
Dear Mr. King:
I thought you'd enjoy this comparison of NFC North QBs who have started in a Super Bowl:
Brett Favre: 1-1. Number of seasons with Green Bay before going to a Super Bowl: Four. Number of Super Bowl-free seasons since Mike Holmgren let the Broncos score the go-ahead TD: 10.
Rex Grossman: 1-1. Number of seasons with Chicago before going to a Super Bowl: Three (one as a 3rd stringer, two injury-shortened seasons). Number of Super Bowl free seasons since Peter King deemed him too incompetent to walk and chew gum at the same time: 0.
Oh, but keep those travel stories coming. Those of us in the Middle West get awestruck at your stories of jet airplanes and limousines as we don't get to see too much of that as we take our John Deere from feed store to general store to slaughterhouse. And Starbucks? Never heard of it here.
8-8, eh? If they do in fact have a great defense next year, how is this possible, even if Rex regresses like everybody with a clip-on mic seems to expect he will.
["expert"] After going 6-0 in the division they'd only win two more games. Which ones? The Raiders and one other win. The Chiefs I guess.
That's gonna suck when the Cowboys, Saints and Giants drill 'em. Cuz nobody in teh NFC can beat those teams, except for the Eagles of course. Then they have to play the Seahawks again and God knows they can't ever beat them, like ever, ever. Then there's the Chargers who are the third best team in football. That's an L. The Broncos are in the AFC so they win this game by default.
Man. Lucky thing 8-8 is going to be good enough to win the North by about 3 games or Lovie'd be gettin' fired. [/"expert"]
Peter King is going to be mighty dumbfounded when the Bears win 12 games this year.
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 12:13:16 PM
Peter King is going to be mighty dumbfounded when the Bears win 12 games this year.
He didn't seem all that dumbfounded this year when they won 13 after he'd picked the Lions to win the North. The man has no penis.
If George Halas had known that Peter King and Dr. Z would steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from Time-Life purporting to be pro football experts, he would have passed on going to that Tire Store in Canton, OH and would have spent 1920 as Babe Ruth's caddy.
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 12:13:16 PM
Peter King is going to be mighty dumbfounded when the Bears win 12 16 games this year.
fix'd
Quote from: TJ on June 04, 2007, 12:07:51 PM
Quote from: RV on June 04, 2007, 11:52:20 AM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 11:34:41 AM
Quote from: RV on June 04, 2007, 11:25:19 AM
Does anyone have any idea what this means?
QuoteMaybe Chicago will be OK with the Lance Briggs and Alex Brown distractions on defense and the organization having silly blinders on when it comes to its uber-backing of Rex Grossman. I just don't get that one, because a team with a great defense and a quarterback who plays two good games and three bad ones should go 8-8.
I guess it depends on how he does in that sixteenth game.
So it took me about 2 minutes to actually look up the game logs and the way I see it Rex had (including playoffs) 10 good games, 5 bad games, and 4 mediocre games. Why can't this fat slob who is supposed to be an NFL expert actually punch up a few numbers on his laptop while he's chugging dairy creamer at Starbucks? What a douche.
Because it's much easier to say that Rex sucks. Sure, he might not be the second coming of Joe Montana, but he played some great games last year. He laid a few eggs, too, but his good games to bad games to mediocre games ratio is a little better than what Matt Clement produced in 2004, and oh, were we going to rue the day the Cubs let him go.
Peyton Manning shat all over himself more times in the playoffs and in more spectacular fashion than Rex Grossman did in awful conditions in the Super Bowl. I'm inclined to cut him a little slack. Oh, and when he wins Super Bowl XLII, I'm going to send Peter King a love letter:
Quote
Dear Mr. King:
I thought you'd enjoy this comparison of NFC North QBs who have started in a Super Bowl:
Brett Favre: 1-1. Number of seasons with Green Bay before going to a Super Bowl: Four. Number of Super Bowl-free seasons since Mike Holmgren let the Broncos score the go-ahead TD: 10.
Rex Grossman: 1-1. Number of seasons with Chicago before going to a Super Bowl: Three (one as a 3rd stringer, two injury-shortened seasons). Number of Super Bowl free seasons since Peter King deemed him too incompetent to walk and chew gum at the same time: 0.
Oh, but keep those travel stories coming. Those of us in the Middle West get awestruck at your stories of jet airplanes and limousines as we don't get to see too much of that as we take our John Deere from feed store to general store to slaughterhouse. And Starbucks? Never heard of it here.
Well done. I don't think he'll be drinking any more Starbucks now that he has discovered olive oil. Probably mainlining some right now as he tries to figure out ways to needlessly inject himself into next week's column.
QuoteThe one Italian thing I am now addicted to: olive oil.
QuoteHouston first-round pick Amobi Okoye turns 20 on June 10 -- the same day I turn 50.
Quote from: bozos72 on June 04, 2007, 12:42:09 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 12:13:16 PM
Peter King is going to be mighty dumbfounded when the Bears win 12 16 15 games this year.
fix'd
Big Blue'd.
Quote from: thehawk on June 04, 2007, 05:09:17 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 04, 2007, 04:13:52 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 04, 2007, 02:31:20 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 04, 2007, 12:42:09 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 12:13:16 PM
Peter King is going to be mighty dumbfounded when the Bears win 12 16 15 1618-19 games this year.
fix'd
Big Blue'd.
Eli'd. We can do this all day.
Let's win the who damn thing this year'd
Now, I am confused. I thought Who played first, why are we talking about him in a football thread?
Quote from: helloWorld on June 04, 2007, 05:48:30 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 04, 2007, 05:09:17 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 04, 2007, 04:13:52 PM
Quote from: Fork_The_Third on June 04, 2007, 02:31:20 PM
Quote from: bozos72 on June 04, 2007, 12:42:09 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on June 04, 2007, 12:13:16 PM
Peter King is going to be mighty dumbfounded when the Bears win 12 16 15 1618-19 games this year.
fix'd
Big Blue'd.
Eli'd. We can do this all day.
Let's win the who damn thing this year'd
Now, I am confused. I thought Who played first, why are we talking about him in a football thread?
I don't know
He's back.
QuoteI've had enough of the e-mails defending Grossman. Those don't mean anything, Bearaholics.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/16/mmqb/index.html
Translation: I know Brett Favre and you don't, so why should I have to pause in between calzones to read your simple minded Midwestern logic?
What a megadouche.
Quote from: RV on July 16, 2007, 03:48:45 PM
He's back.
QuoteI've had enough of the e-mails defending Grossman. Those don't mean anything, Bearaholics.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/16/mmqb/index.html
Translation: I know Brett Favre and you don't, so why should I have to pause in between calzones to read your simple minded Midwestern logic?
What a megadouche.
QuoteThe way a QB plays matters, and Grossman has to be 25 percent better for this team to win a Super Bowl.
Grossman needs to be 5 percent better. It says here that had he not thrown that costly INT, the Bears win the Super Bowl.
QuoteMoreover, Brian Urlacher won't be Urlacher without Briggs, who makes the Chicago defense so versatile because he's an athlete and hitter on par with Urlacher.
Peter King stole this sentence from a MMQB four years ago:
QuoteMoreover, Brian Urlacher won't be Urlacher without Briggs Roosevelt Colvin and Warrick Holdman, who makes the Chicago defense so versatile because he's an athlete and hitter they're on par with Urlacher.
Briggs is to Urlacher what Doug Buffone was to Butkus.
Quote from: TJ on July 16, 2007, 04:02:26 PM
Briggs is to Urlacher what Doug Buffone was to Butkus.
Briggs washes Urlacher's car?
Who is Peter King again?
I have decided to bring this topic back to life. This from today's MMBBQ:
QuoteI can't believe I went most of my adult life without knowing much about Family Guy. I've just started to mine all the episodes on the DVR, and it's got to be the funniest animated show I've ever seen. How about the episode where Brian the dog goes back to college, to Brown, and he goes to a football game, and the scoreboard shows "Brown'' on one side, and "The Board of Education'' on the other. Funny stuff.
This pretty much confirms for me everything I think about Family Guy and Peter King. They both suck.
This is better than sophistry.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/02/cleveland/4.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/02/cleveland/4.html)
Quote from: CT II on March 03, 2008, 01:28:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 03, 2008, 01:21:33 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on July 16, 2007, 08:10:34 PM
Who is Peter King again?
What he said.
Try as you may, you will not ruin this for me Slaky.
If it's any consolation the last two episodes of Family Guy were as funny as throwing a puppy off a cliff.
I guess that article sends a big fuck you to Juno lovers, too. Eh?
From your friendly, neighborhood Monday morning qb (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/09/usotrip/index.html):
QuoteI still find it hard to believe I just spent a week in the middle of a war zone. They don't sell tickets for the experience of a lifetime, but if you can do it somehow, I'd highly recommend it.
Geez, Peter King. I have no idea how someone could get to Afghanistan these days. TEC...RTI...you guys know?
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 03, 2008, 01:32:24 PM
Quote from: CT II on March 03, 2008, 01:28:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on March 03, 2008, 01:21:33 PM
Quote from: Slaky! on July 16, 2007, 08:10:34 PM
Who is Peter King again?
What he said.
Try as you may, you will not ruin this for me Slaky.
If it's any consolation the last two episodes of Family Guy were as funny as throwing a puppy off a cliff.
I guess that article sends a big fuck you to Juno lovers, too. Eh?
Good news for Slak - "Enchanted" comes out on DVD tomorrow.
Quote from: Three times a JD on March 10, 2008, 08:02:49 AM
From your friendly, neighborhood Monday morning qb (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/09/usotrip/index.html):
QuoteI still find it hard to believe I just spent a week in the middle of a war zone. They don't sell tickets for the experience of a lifetime, but if you can do it somehow, I'd highly recommend it.
Geez, Peter King. I have no idea how someone could get to Afghanistan these days. TEC...RTI...you guys know?
He made it almost all the way through the first page without writing something completely retarded.
QuoteTheir captain, Staff Sgt. James Anderson
Seriously, its not that hard to look up our rank structure. It takes about 10 seconds with a search engine. If this is any indication, I'm afraid to venture beyond the first page.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 11, 2008, 01:08:21 PM
Quote from: Three times a JD on March 10, 2008, 08:02:49 AM
From your friendly, neighborhood Monday morning qb (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/09/usotrip/index.html):
QuoteI still find it hard to believe I just spent a week in the middle of a war zone. They don't sell tickets for the experience of a lifetime, but if you can do it somehow, I'd highly recommend it.
Geez, Peter King. I have no idea how someone could get to Afghanistan these days. TEC...RTI...you guys know?
He made it almost all the way through the first page without writing something completely retarded.
QuoteTheir captain, Staff Sgt. James Anderson
Seriously, its not that hard to look up our rank structure. It takes about 10 seconds with a search engine. If this is any indication, I'm afraid to venture beyond the first page.
What's there to look up, Maj. Pvt. TEC?
I suppose you've never heard of Cpl. Cpt. Walter O'Reilly, huh?
Quote from: Corn-fed on March 11, 2008, 01:40:08 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 11, 2008, 01:08:21 PM
Quote from: Three times a JD on March 10, 2008, 08:02:49 AM
From your friendly, neighborhood Monday morning qb (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/09/usotrip/index.html):
QuoteI still find it hard to believe I just spent a week in the middle of a war zone. They don't sell tickets for the experience of a lifetime, but if you can do it somehow, I'd highly recommend it.
Geez, Peter King. I have no idea how someone could get to Afghanistan these days. TEC...RTI...you guys know?
He made it almost all the way through the first page without writing something completely retarded.
QuoteTheir captain, Staff Sgt. James Anderson
Seriously, its not that hard to look up our rank structure. It takes about 10 seconds with a search engine. If this is any indication, I'm afraid to venture beyond the first page.
What's there to look up, Maj. Pvt. TEC?
I suppose you've never heard of Cpl. Cpt. Walter O'Reilly, huh?
You mean three star Cpl. Cpt. Walter O'Reilly? Heckuva dude.
"Corporal Captain, huh. I don't like it. I don't like it one bit."
Come to think of it, I believe I remember watching something on RedTube that involved Major Private.
They use real grape flavor here.
Quote from: Chuckosan on March 11, 2008, 03:13:07 PM
They use real grape flavor here.
That's highly significant.
You're always wrong, Dusty Frank. That's what's so rigth about you.
Yankee Doodle Doctor!
I'll stick with gin. Champagne is just ginger ale that knows somebody.
Bump. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/04/14/draft/3.html)
Let's open it up:
Quotec. All you idiots at Fenway who booed David Ortiz (it was scattered, certainly nothing near a majority) the other night should have your human-being licenses revoked. Ortiz is 3-for-43 in one-fourteenth of the season. For everything he's done the past four years, he's a guy you shouldn't boo, even if he finishes the year 3-for-543.
Revoking their human-being lecenses (crap, I forgot to renew mine) seems a little dramatic, Pete. Kinda like booing David Ortiz 3 weeks into the season. There's no way Ortiz finishes the season 3-for-543, though. One of those idiot Red Sox fans would blow up his car as soon as he reached 3-for-100.
Quoteg. Sure hope D-Backs third baseman Mark Reynolds is the genuine item, seeing that I just traded a third of my rotisserie team for him. What say you, Will Carroll?
Why don't I ever find myself in fantasy leagues with people like Pete?
That's not the half of it, Petey also traded for Shane Reynolds and Kevin McReynolds, and of course, Brett Favre.
Quote from: Andy on April 14, 2008, 08:18:45 AM
That's not the half of it, Petey also traded for Shane Reynolds and Kevin McReynolds, and of course, Brett Favre.
Today, he's looking to trade 1/3 of his team for Gabe Kapler. Unfortunately, he's having trouble finding Gabe Kapler's owner. He'll keep looking, though. He remembers when Kapler played for the Red Sox and Pete's liked him ever since. Just check out Gabe's BODY!
Pete traded half his rotisserie team for a rotisserie chicken.
He was real hungry and deadline was approachin'.
Quote from: Andy on April 14, 2008, 08:18:45 AM
That's not the half of it, Petey also traded for Shane Reynolds and Kevin McReynolds, and of course, Brett Favre.
and Geoff Jenkins. Because Geoff looks like a winner.
Why does he want to know what Will Carroll thinks? Is Reynolds injured or something?
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 08:41:57 AM
Why does he want to know what Will Carroll thinks? Is Reynolds injured or something?
Because Will Carroll is fat. Fat people eat a lot of hot dogs, which must mean they are at a lot of baseball games. Which means they understand it good.
Why not...
(http://i28.tinypic.com/102o1mt.gif)
Quote from: RV on April 14, 2008, 08:46:26 AM
Quote from: EG on April 14, 2008, 08:41:57 AM
Why does he want to know what Will Carroll thinks? Is Reynolds injured or something?
Because Will Carroll is fat. Fat people eat a lot of hot dogs, which must mean they are at a lot of baseball games. Which means they understand it good.
Of course, the Cubs are stuck with the exception to this rule at GM.
Quote from: ChuckDickens on April 14, 2008, 11:05:28 AM
Why not...
(http://i28.tinypic.com/102o1mt.gif)
That is so goddamn great.
Quote from: Kerm on April 14, 2008, 09:26:22 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on April 14, 2008, 11:05:28 AM
Why not...
(http://i28.tinypic.com/102o1mt.gif)
That is so goddamn great.
Agreed. I can watch it for hours. Just never gets old.
Who is the gritty cocksmith making that stupidly vain attempt for the catch? Jacoby Ellsbury?
Quote from: Mike D on April 14, 2008, 10:30:47 PM
Who is the gritty cocksmith making that stupidly vain attempt for the catch? Jacoby Ellsbury?
Gabe Ruth...I mean Kapler.
Quote from: Slaky+ on April 14, 2008, 10:35:49 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 14, 2008, 10:30:47 PM
Who is the gritty cocksmith making that stupidly vain attempt for the catch? Jacoby Ellsbury?
Gabe Ruth...I mean Kapler.
The ageless wonder.
http://kaplerwebgem.ytmnd.com/
Quote from: Thrillho on April 14, 2008, 10:45:49 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on April 14, 2008, 10:35:49 PM
Quote from: Mike D on April 14, 2008, 10:30:47 PM
Who is the gritty cocksmith making that stupidly vain attempt for the catch? Jacoby Ellsbury?
Gabe Ruth...I mean Kapler.
The ageless wonder.
http://kaplerwebgem.ytmnd.com/
And the epic fail version:
http://gabekaplerfails.ytmnd.com/
day after draft BUMP
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/04/27/mmqb.draft/index.html?eref=si_topstories (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/04/27/mmqb.draft/index.html?eref=si_topstories)
Geez, where to start, Pete. How bout here, you 13 year old girl:
Quote
My new BFF and radio partner on Sirius NFL Radio, Randy Cross,
Guh. You tryin' to be cute, Pete? Let's justl move on to this:
Quote
d. Ron Jaworski had the best analysis of the pre-show. It was about Joe Flacco, and about how the complex zone blitz of Villanova really bothered him. I mean, when a guy gives you a tidbit from Delaware-Villanova, you've got to respect that.
Respect that? Sure. You've also gotta wonder about a QB that was bothered by a Villanova defense. Good pick, Baltimore.
What else? Here we go:
Quote6. I think, if you gave him sodium pentathol, Chris Long would tell you he wishes he had gone to the Patriots
I think what Pete really means is that he'd like to date rape Chris Long. Someone should alert Howie. And I'm guessin' that Pete thinks every player really wanted to go to the Patriots.
Movin ON:
Quotea. Propose to Pam already, Jim. C'mon. Get the job done.
Pete King is just a big ol' fairy. I'm not sure he's not aware those are actors and the show isn't REALLY a documentary (not that the Office really ever tries that hard to give it a "one camera, doc-style" feel anymore).
And I was going to finish up with that, but what kind of Ar-kan-san would I be if didn't roll this:
QuoteWhat a wonderful scoundrel Petrino is.
What the crap does that even mean? I'm guessing that Pete thinks it's a travesty that someone wouldn't wanna coach in the NFL. And who the crap cares how Petrino left? Those players are millionaires. They didn't like him and he didn't like them. They should get over it or they shouldn't have sucked. And who cares how many games were left in the season? Owners don't care if coaches get fired with 3 games left in the season. Where's the coach's apology? Eff Arthur Blank. Eff Pete King. Where's Pete's outrage over Bobby Knight quitting on HIS team? Yeah, yeah...Pete's a football girl, but he doesn't mind throwin' out his thoughts a variety of things that she thinks she thinks. And where's ESPN at with Knight? They rake Petrino over the coals for leaving some job with a bunch of players that he didn't recruit or pick BUT, Bobby Knight leaves a bunch of college kids early, kids that went there to play for HIM and what does ESPN do? They celebrate Knight's accomplishments, make some excuses for him, and hire him to make painfully obvious observations on college basketball. Eff ESPN. I'd say eff to Bobby Knight, but I got no beef with him. Good for him for taking their money and not caring enough to do a decent job. Way to stick it to 'em, Bobby. I hardly watched ya anyway.
That was pretty rare. A nice, long JD post.
Savor it.
Quote from: Slaky+ on April 28, 2008, 05:02:38 PM
That was pretty rare. A nice, long JD post.
Savor it.
Agreed.
So, I went ahead and read the inspiration for JD's post, and I find out that BC and PK are bffs, too:
QuoteThe three teams I didn't like:
1. Chicago. The Bears had 12 draft choices this year. No quarterback picked. Chicago had nine draft choices in 2007. No quarterback picked. Chicago had seven draft choices in 2006. Three years with a quarterback need, 28 draft choices, and never a passer picked. This isn't odd. It's negligent.
The thing that drives me craziest about the draft is when you see a team with talent not doing enough to bolster the most important position on the field, over and over and over again. With Chad Henne, who absolutely should have been a first-rounder, and solid guy Brian Brohm on the board, the Bears passed on both and picked a very productive running back from Tulane, Matt Forte.
There's a slight chance -- maybe 20 or 25 percent, I'd say -- that the Bears have their quarterback of the future on the roster in either Rex Grossman or Kyle Orton. Maybe. But whether you believe it or not, you have to admit it's silly not to backstop the most important position in sports. What is it about the undying love of Grossman that makes Chicago unable or unwilling to turn the page?
As for his use of terms like "bff," does this have to do with him becoming cool and staying at a W?
QuoteAggravating/Enjoyable Travel Note of the Week
Ever stayed at a W? It's a nice hotel chain, an upscale, groovy-chic branch of the Westin, but quite O.
Odd.
For draft weekend, I stayed at the W Perimeter, the Atlanta-beltway W near a big mall and the swank places they don't let people my age in. At the W, when you go to work out, you go to W Sweat, which, by the way, is a pretty barren workout room for a hotel that is pretty E.
Expensive.
Anyway, the light on my phone was blinking Saturday, and a computer voice told me I had a message at the front desk. The pleasant fellow I was connected to told me, "You have an envelope waiting for you at Whatever, Whenever.'' I asked where that was, and he said, "You know, reception. The front desk.''
S.
Strange.
Finally, just three weeks until Peter King needs to ratchet up more useless bits that don't involve his kids:
Quote
j. Three weeks until I'm out of the kids-in-college business. Amazing. Where did the time go? And doesn't it seem like only yesterday when I was enraging half of you by writing an entire column about the Mary Beth King 1-0, complete-game, 16-inning pitching loss to Nutley? I'll never forget the great e-mail I got the next week from someone. It read: "What? No boxscore?''
I meant to include that "stayed a W" crap but forgot. A loser is me. For reading his column. Every single week.
What is wrong with me?
Quote from: Three times a JD on April 28, 2008, 05:11:50 PM
I meant to include that "stayed a W" crap but forgot. A loser is me. For reading his column. Every single week.
What is wrong with me?
You're doing the Lord's work. Literally. Not even He reads Peter King's columns. He just reads your recap.
Quote from: TJ on April 28, 2008, 05:53:38 PM
Quote from: Three times a JD on April 28, 2008, 05:11:50 PM
I meant to include that "stayed a W" crap but forgot. A loser is me. For reading his column. Every single week.
What is wrong with me?
You're doing the Lord's work. Literally. Not even He reads Peter King's columns. He just reads your recap.
Then I guess I'll soldier on. Bump coming in one week.
Quote from: Three times a JD on April 28, 2008, 06:00:09 PM
Quote from: TJ on April 28, 2008, 05:53:38 PM
Quote from: Three times a JD on April 28, 2008, 05:11:50 PM
I meant to include that "stayed a W" crap but forgot. A loser is me. For reading his column. Every single week.
What is wrong with me?
You're doing the Lord's work. Literally. Not even He reads Peter King's columns. He just reads your recap.
Then I guess I'll soldier on. Bump coming in one week.
Good. It's a rare thing to see some good, honest JD anger around here. Pete King's got his dander up.
If I may break out an old chestnut, I positive it.
Quote from: Three times a JD on April 28, 2008, 04:45:37 PM
Eff Arthur Blank.
cut the man some slack. He did, after all, give us Home Depot.
Quote from: TJ on April 28, 2008, 05:08:16 PM
QuoteThe three teams I didn't like:
1. Chicago. The Bears had 12 draft choices this year. No quarterback picked. Chicago had nine draft choices in 2007. No quarterback picked. Chicago had seven draft choices in 2006. Three years with a quarterback need, 28 draft choices, and never a passer picked. This isn't odd. It's negligent.
Quote
ESPN radio (Waddle and Silvie with Carmen in for Waddle) had Mel Kiper on this morning, yes I was listening to ESPN1000 and yes I was listening to Mel Kiper, give me a break I do not have XM.
Mel made the argument that the Bears did essentially draft a couple of high-risk QBs. For the Bears FA signings, he felt the Bears could have taken Caleb Hanie in the fifth round and/or Nick Hill in the seventh without people getting their panties twisted. Except for Ryan, there was not a difference making QB and the decision to stick with Grossman or Orton one more year seemed reasonable.
And yes, Kiper is an annoying douche, still if it comes to judging seventh round talent, at least he is a douche that has thought about it. He felt Hanie had a plus arm and kept a bad Colorado team from being horrid. He saw Hill as having a weaker, but accurate arm with good mobility. Nothing from last season stands out about either of these guys to me, but Angelo has Kiper agreeing with him, which is nice.
Monday Morning Bump! (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/05/02/rankings/index.html)
Pete did his rankings this week. I have no interest in reading offseason rankings, so I just kind of skimmed over them. I'm sure you can figure out how they looked on your own, though. Patriots first...Indy second...Bears way down the list. Like I said I didn't read his drivel too much, but I did notice this one:
QuoteI talked to a personnel guy the other day who said, "Chris Long was the top player on our board. The Rams have no idea what a great player they're getting.
You just know the personnel guy that Pete talked to was with the Patriots. He's like Pete Gammons in that all his sources are from the Boston area. Also, only the Patriots would be so arrogant as to think that a team that drafted a guy with the second overall pick would have no idea what they were getting.
Pete King: How about those Rams with Chris Long? What do you think about that? Great coffee, by the way.
NE Personnel Douch: The RAMS? They suck. What'd they draft, like third or something? They took Long because they read your mock draft, Pete. They didn't even interview him. Shoot, they hadn't even HEARD of him until 6 days before the draft. We were going to---Peter, please put your shirt back on. That's wicked gross.
Pete King: Oh, sorry. I didn't even realize I took it off. It's just that talk about big white football players gets me hot. And this coffee's really, REALLY good.
My Favorite Quote of the Week(out of about 16):
Quote"Jerry Jones? JERRY JONES ON THE PHONE! JERRY JONES ON THE PHONE! JERRY JONES ON THE PHONE! AHHHOOOOOWOWWW!''
--Dallas Cowboys second-round draft choice Martellus Bennett, a tight end from Texas A&M, just before hearing the Dallas owner tell him he was a Cowboy. Hearing Jones' voice drove Bennett and his family into a frenzy.
Thanks to Rich Dalrymple, the Cowboys PR man, for forwarding the MP3 recording of the event, which is one of the most joyous things I've ever heard in my life. It sounded like the reaction one would get if Jones had said, "You just won $1 billion in the lottery.'' Really, it was even more joyful than that.
Black people are crazy, y'all. Also, I really like that last sentence. The crazy black kid sounded reallly joyous. Just like a crazy black person that just won a billion dollars in the lottery. NO WAIT---it was MORE joyous than that. Really.
Factoid that is only interesting to Pete:
QuoteIt's funny to hear NFL people say that Rodgers-Cromartie (currently 6-1½, 184-pound) is too skinny, needs to get in the weight room and must start eating right. Imagine what an incredibly skinny rail he was three-plus years ago.
I don't get the point of this "factoid." This guy was really skinny when he was younger, but then he put on some weight when he got to college? But NFL people think he needs to put on some more. And then I'm supposed to imagine how "incredibly skinny" he was back then? Why? Why would I do that? If I looked hard enough on the internet, I might be able to find an actual picture of how "incredibly skinny" this kid was three years ago. Then I could save my imagination for something good. Like imagining a me that could stop reading this crap on Monday mornings. Or maybe I could just imagine a writer that didn't find thin people so incredible.
Here's what Pete thinks he thinks:
QuoteI think the Patriots really hoped Chris Long would be there at number five, Kansas City's pick, so they could try to wrangle him from the Chiefs for a draft choice. I also think the Chiefs loved him and would have had a decision to make -- more high picks, or the guy we really want?
I told you that the personnel guy from before was from the Patriots.
QuoteI think it's very, very hard for me to imagine Tony Dungy coaching beyond this year.
That's because you wasted all your imagination on incredibly skinny people, Pete. The message board says I'm over my character allotment, but the rest of it sucks even more. Trust me.
Why do I think Peter King's assclownery will reach new heights now that he can't chug Favruh's man-meat on a weekly basis any more?
Quote from: PTanner on May 05, 2008, 08:23:10 AM
Why do I think Peter King's assclownery will reach new heights now that he can't chug Favruh's man-meat on a weekly basis any more?
Peter will just turn to Tom Brady.
Quote from: Waco Kid on May 05, 2008, 08:45:37 AM
Quote from: PTanner on May 05, 2008, 08:23:10 AM
Why do I think Peter King's assclownery will reach new heights now that he can't chug Favruh's man-meat on a weekly basis any more?
Peter will just turn to Tom Brady.
I didn't think King was that slutty.
Quote from: PTanner on May 05, 2008, 08:46:05 AM
Quote from: Waco Kid on May 05, 2008, 08:45:37 AM
Quote from: PTanner on May 05, 2008, 08:23:10 AM
Why do I think Peter King's assclownery will reach new heights now that he can't chug Favruh's man-meat on a weekly basis any more?
Peter will just turn to Tom Brady.
I didn't think King was that slutty.
Peter was flirting with Romo as well.
Quote from: Waco Kid on May 05, 2008, 08:50:36 AM
Quote from: PTanner on May 05, 2008, 08:46:05 AM
Quote from: Waco Kid on May 05, 2008, 08:45:37 AM
Quote from: PTanner on May 05, 2008, 08:23:10 AM
Why do I think Peter King's assclownery will reach new heights now that he can't chug Favruh's man-meat on a weekly basis any more?
Peter will just turn to Tom Brady.
I didn't think King was that slutty.
Peter was flirting with Romo as well.
Romo is too busy getting his girlfriend's dad off her hooters.
I don't know about Peter King, but this JD character does yeoman's work.
Quote from: CT II on May 05, 2008, 09:28:40 AM
I don't know about Peter King, but this JD character does yeoman's work.
It's time to hand him a weekly column. With a link and everything.
Quote from: CT II on May 05, 2008, 09:28:40 AM
I don't know about Peter King, but this JD character does yeoman's work.
Anyone who trudges through Peter King on a weekly basis deserves some kind of reward. Maybe a Desippy?
Quote from: Slaky+ on May 05, 2008, 09:29:22 AM
Quote from: CT II on May 05, 2008, 09:28:40 AM
I don't know about Peter King, but this JD character does yeoman's work.
It's time to hand him a weekly column. With a link and everything.
JD's MMBBQ of Peter King's MMQB
Quote from: ChuckDickens on May 05, 2008, 12:29:41 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on May 05, 2008, 09:29:22 AM
Quote from: CT II on May 05, 2008, 09:28:40 AM
I don't know about Peter King, but this JD character does yeoman's work.
It's time to hand him a weekly column. With a link and everything.
JD's MMBBQ of Peter King's MMQB
SSMBBQ?
Quote from: ~Apex on May 05, 2008, 10:46:30 PM
Quote from: ChuckDickens on May 05, 2008, 12:29:41 PM
Quote from: Slaky+ on May 05, 2008, 09:29:22 AM
Quote from: CT II on May 05, 2008, 09:28:40 AM
I don't know about Peter King, but this JD character does yeoman's work.
It's time to hand him a weekly column. With a link and everything.
JD's MMBBQ of Peter King's MMQB
SSMBBQ?
We can set up a desk at Smoque for him.
MM-BUMP-BQ (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/05/11/mmqb/index.html?eref=T1)
I'm going to ruin my morning so others don't have to. Pete's writing about a black guy today, which is nice, I suppose. I think did the interview over the phone, though, because, as we learned last week, black people can be crazy, y'all. It's about Tomlin doing commencement speeches or something. The thing was pretty boring, so I just skimmed it(OK, skimming's what I do to all his articles, but I don't get paid enough to read all of his crap). Howevah, there were two things that caught my eye:
QuoteIn a month, I'll have the same commencement assignment at my alma, Ohio University.
I get it right off the bat. This whole Mike Tomlin interview thing was just a way for Pete to tell us he was speaking at a college that he graduated from. Pete's clever that way. And, if my skimming skills were better(or worse), then I would've missed it completely.
Quote"I did the smart thing at my second job, at Memphis,'' he said. "I had the same kind of shaky living conditions, so I talked them out of coming. When I got to Arkansas State [two years later], I bought a three-bedroom, two-bath home in a cul-de-sac. They liked that.''
Me and Mike Tomlin were at A-State at the same time. We also left about the same time. He left from there and went to the University of Cincinatti. I dropped out of there and went to Army. Army's a step up above Cincinatti, right? Tomlin might've got me in the end, though, but at least I don't have to talk to Pete King.
Pete had 3 quotes of the week, and they all were equally un-interesting. I did like this sentence:
QuoteImagine Holt, with 1,000 catches, migrating to Carolina for two final NFL seasons.
That would be impossible for me. I'm still imagining a skinny black kid at a small college in 2004.
Pete's travel story was ridiculous. There's too much stuff in there just begging to commented on. Here's the gist: some guy on a plane that wasn't a sportswriter was being annoying with his luggage and some other old guy was a jerk to that guy and the whole plane felt empathy for the person having to sit beside Pete King and smell his coffee farts for 3 hours. The in-flight movie was Bucket List, though, and I have absolutely no idea why Pete decided to share that.
Sometimes I wonder what bothers Pete. Then I wonder what bothers Roger Goodell. Then I wonder what would bother Pete if he were Roger Goodell. Now I know.
QuoteAnd it would bother me if I were Roger Goodell that Bill Belichick never told him about taping offensive signals, if indeed Belichick didn't, and we don't know if he did or didn't.
What the crap does that sentence even mean?
And Pete still doesn't like Rex Grossman. He gets his dig in while pondering what Bears fans might think about Ced Benson.
QuoteI think, if I were a Bears fan, I'd be thinking the Cedric Benson boating case in Texas is one great distraction. Too much coverage for a story about a guy who won't be on the team a year from now, about a guy who's been as big a disappointment as Rex Grossman. Bigger, maybe.
The Bears fans that I know are too busy giggling over a Hot Cop noticing a dangerous bulge in some guy's front left pocket.
In Titans news:
QuoteI think Jevon Kearse might be writing the Comeback Player of the Year story in Tennessee.
As long as it's not Pete King writing it, then I'm fine with it.
Pete got an email from that Army dude. Pete, like Apex, isn't a big fan of the Office right now. Pete did one of those one-line things where he talks to one person and I guess it's kind of a shout-out or something. Pete likes food, coffee, and sightseeing in Washington, DC. He doesn't know anyone that went to Vietnam and he ended the stinker with this:
QuoteA belated Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. All you sons and daughters, if you haven't yet, please read Thomas Friedman's column in Sunday's New York Times. Great lessons in there for us all.
I don't know who he's talking to. I'm betting the only mom that reads his crap is his own. If I knew my mom read this crap, then I'd put her on hugs probation. Then I'd kick her in the left shin, but I'd make it seem like an accident. She'd get the picture. Pete King sucks. I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
Quote from: Three times a JD on May 12, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
I think I think you couldn't be more wrong about this. So a guy who was the #4 pick in the draft and will be lucky to have Ron Dayne's career MIGHT BE a bigger disappointment than the guy who quarterbacked the Bears to their first Super Bowl in 20 years?
Quote from: RV on May 12, 2008, 08:50:59 AM
Quote from: Three times a JD on May 12, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
I think I think you couldn't be more wrong about this. So a guy who was the #4 pick in the draft and will be lucky to have Ron Dayne's career MIGHT BE a bigger disappointment than the guy who quarterbacked the Bears to their first Super Bowl in 20 years?
I'm sure if Pter King actually polled Bears fans and football writers that have actually followed the Bears (or simply picked up a media guide), he'd be shocked that you could find 15 first-round Bear draft picks in the past 20 years who have been more disappointing than Rex:
Ced Benson
Brad Muster
Michael Haynes
Marc Colombo
John Thierry
Alonzo Spellman
David Terrell
Stan Thomas
Rashaan Salaam
Cade McNown
Curtis Enis
Walt Harris
Curtis Conway
Wendell Davis
Rick Mirer (Essentially the No. 1 pick in 1997)
Since we're ripping on bad sportswriters here, I found a gem in Rosenbloom's "blog":
QuoteRyne Sandberg was suspended for the second time in two years as manager of the Peoria Chiefs. Raise your hand if you think the Cubs would've won something important if he had done that as a player.
So, do I think that the Cubs would have won more if Ryno was suspended more often? No, I certainly don't think that. I don't think that makes sense in any universe.
Quote from: Slaky+ on May 13, 2008, 10:55:41 AM
Since we're ripping on bad sportswriters here, I found a gem in Rosenbloom's "blog":
QuoteRyne Sandberg was suspended for the second time in two years as manager of the Peoria Chiefs. Raise your hand if you think the Cubs would've won something important if he had done that as a player.
So, do I think that the Cubs would have won more if Ryno was suspended more often? No, I certainly don't think that. I don't think that makes sense in any universe.
If he'd have knocked over a bank and gone to prison, the Cubs would have won ten World Series titles.
Quote from: TJ on May 12, 2008, 09:01:33 AM
Quote from: RV on May 12, 2008, 08:50:59 AM
Quote from: Three times a JD on May 12, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
I think I think you couldn't be more wrong about this. So a guy who was the #4 pick in the draft and will be lucky to have Ron Dayne's career MIGHT BE a bigger disappointment than the guy who quarterbacked the Bears to their first Super Bowl in 20 years?
I'm sure if Pter King actually polled Bears fans and football writers that have actually followed the Bears (or simply picked up a media guide), he'd be shocked that you could find 15 first-round Bear draft picks in the past 20 years who have been more disappointing than Rex:
Ced Benson
Brad Muster
Michael Haynes
Marc Colombo
John Thierry
Alonzo Spellman
David Terrell
Stan Thomas
Rashaan Salaam
Cade McNown
Curtis Enis
Walt Harris
Curtis Conway
Wendell Davis
Rick Mirer (Essentially the No. 1 pick in 1997)
Brad Muster?!? Say it ain't so, TJ, say it ain't so...
Quote from: CT II on May 13, 2008, 11:31:42 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 12, 2008, 09:01:33 AM
Quote from: RV on May 12, 2008, 08:50:59 AM
Quote from: Three times a JD on May 12, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
I think I think you couldn't be more wrong about this. So a guy who was the #4 pick in the draft and will be lucky to have Ron Dayne's career MIGHT BE a bigger disappointment than the guy who quarterbacked the Bears to their first Super Bowl in 20 years?
I'm sure if Pter King actually polled Bears fans and football writers that have actually followed the Bears (or simply picked up a media guide), he'd be shocked that you could find 15 first-round Bear draft picks in the past 20 years who have been more disappointing than Rex:
Ced Benson
Brad Muster
Michael Haynes
Marc Colombo
John Thierry
Alonzo Spellman
David Terrell
Stan Thomas
Rashaan Salaam
Cade McNown
Curtis Enis
Walt Harris
Curtis Conway
Wendell Davis
Rick Mirer (Essentially the No. 1 pick in 1997)
Brad Muster?!? Say it ain't so, TJ, say it ain't so...
Can I start the list of second rd busts with Fred Washington? What the fuck did that guy ever do in a Bears uniform?
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 13, 2008, 11:51:16 AM
Quote from: CT II on May 13, 2008, 11:31:42 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 12, 2008, 09:01:33 AM
Quote from: RV on May 12, 2008, 08:50:59 AM
Quote from: Three times a JD on May 12, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
I think I think you couldn't be more wrong about this. So a guy who was the #4 pick in the draft and will be lucky to have Ron Dayne's career MIGHT BE a bigger disappointment than the guy who quarterbacked the Bears to their first Super Bowl in 20 years?
I'm sure if Pter King actually polled Bears fans and football writers that have actually followed the Bears (or simply picked up a media guide), he'd be shocked that you could find 15 first-round Bear draft picks in the past 20 years who have been more disappointing than Rex:
Ced Benson
Brad Muster
Michael Haynes
Marc Colombo
John Thierry
Alonzo Spellman
David Terrell
Stan Thomas
Rashaan Salaam
Cade McNown
Curtis Enis
Walt Harris
Curtis Conway
Wendell Davis
Rick Mirer (Essentially the No. 1 pick in 1997)
Brad Muster?!? Say it ain't so, TJ, say it ain't so...
Can I start the list of second rd busts with Fred Washington? What the fuck did that guy ever do in a Bears uniform?
He forgot that football is a collision sport.
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 13, 2008, 11:51:16 AM
Quote from: CT II on May 13, 2008, 11:31:42 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 12, 2008, 09:01:33 AM
Quote from: RV on May 12, 2008, 08:50:59 AM
Quote from: Three times a JD on May 12, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
I think I think you couldn't be more wrong about this. So a guy who was the #4 pick in the draft and will be lucky to have Ron Dayne's career MIGHT BE a bigger disappointment than the guy who quarterbacked the Bears to their first Super Bowl in 20 years?
I'm sure if Pter King actually polled Bears fans and football writers that have actually followed the Bears (or simply picked up a media guide), he'd be shocked that you could find 15 first-round Bear draft picks in the past 20 years who have been more disappointing than Rex:
Ced Benson
Brad Muster
Michael Haynes
Marc Colombo
John Thierry
Alonzo Spellman
David Terrell
Stan Thomas
Rashaan Salaam
Cade McNown
Curtis Enis
Walt Harris
Curtis Conway
Wendell Davis
Rick Mirer (Essentially the No. 1 pick in 1997)
Brad Muster?!? Say it ain't so, TJ, say it ain't so...
Can I start the list of second rd busts with Fred Washington? What the fuck did that guy ever do in a Bears uniform?
First guy to suffer two simultaneous decapitations.
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on May 13, 2008, 11:51:16 AM
Quote from: CT II on May 13, 2008, 11:31:42 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 12, 2008, 09:01:33 AM
Quote from: RV on May 12, 2008, 08:50:59 AM
Quote from: Three times a JD on May 12, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
I apologize if you read this far because this post kinda sucked, too.
I think I think you couldn't be more wrong about this. So a guy who was the #4 pick in the draft and will be lucky to have Ron Dayne's career MIGHT BE a bigger disappointment than the guy who quarterbacked the Bears to their first Super Bowl in 20 years?
I'm sure if Pter King actually polled Bears fans and football writers that have actually followed the Bears (or simply picked up a media guide), he'd be shocked that you could find 15 first-round Bear draft picks in the past 20 years who have been more disappointing than Rex:
Ced Benson
Brad Muster
Michael Haynes
Marc Colombo
John Thierry
Alonzo Spellman
David Terrell
Stan Thomas
Rashaan Salaam
Cade McNown
Curtis Enis
Walt Harris
Curtis Conway
Wendell Davis
Rick Mirer (Essentially the No. 1 pick in 1997)
Brad Muster?!? Say it ain't so, TJ, say it ain't so...
Can I start the list of second rd busts with Fred Washington? What the fuck did that guy ever do in a Bears uniform?
I'm pretty sure I know who BC would add to the list.
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
Quote from: PTanner on May 13, 2008, 01:11:56 PM
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
Matt Millen is giving Gang Green quite a run for their money.
Quote from: PTanner on May 13, 2008, 01:11:56 PM
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
[Thrillho]If you don't remember, you can relive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwU6gFkGqk)[/Thrillho]
Quote from: TJ on May 13, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 13, 2008, 01:11:56 PM
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
[Thrillho]If you don't remember, you can relive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwU6gFkGqk)[/Thrillho]
Kyle Brady over Warren Sapp? Wow.
That clip is gold. Kudos to whomever put that together. I really don't feel as badly for the Bears now. Last time I saw him, Fork told me about the J. Lam Lones pick. They coulda hadd Ronnie lott.
Steak sauce, TJ.
Quote from: Mike D on May 15, 2008, 08:20:32 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 13, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 13, 2008, 01:11:56 PM
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
[Thrillho]If you don't remember, you can relive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwU6gFkGqk)[/Thrillho]
Kyle Brady over Warren Sapp? Wow.
That clip is gold. Kudos to whomever put that together. I really don't feel as badly for the Bears now. Last time I saw him, Fork told me about the J. Lam Lones pick. They coulda hadd Ronnie lott.
Steak sauce, TJ.
forgot to watch the clip. Do they have the Roger Vick pick in there?
Quote from: PTanner on May 15, 2008, 09:09:48 AM
Quote from: Mike D on May 15, 2008, 08:20:32 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 13, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 13, 2008, 01:11:56 PM
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
[Thrillho]If you don't remember, you can relive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwU6gFkGqk)[/Thrillho]
Kyle Brady over Warren Sapp? Wow.
That clip is gold. Kudos to whomever put that together. I really don't feel as badly for the Bears now. Last time I saw him, Fork told me about the J. Lam Lones pick. They coulda hadd Ronnie lott.
Steak sauce, TJ.
forgot to watch the clip. Do they have the Roger Vick pick in there?
Yes.
And you'll fucking love the clip.
Quote from: PTanner on May 15, 2008, 09:09:48 AM
Quote from: Mike D on May 15, 2008, 08:20:32 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 13, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 13, 2008, 01:11:56 PM
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
[Thrillho]If you don't remember, you can relive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwU6gFkGqk)[/Thrillho]
Kyle Brady over Warren Sapp? Wow.
That clip is gold. Kudos to whomever put that together. I really don't feel as badly for the Bears now. Last time I saw him, Fork told me about the J. Lam Lones pick. They coulda hadd Ronnie lott.
Steak sauce, TJ.
forgot to watch the clip. Do they have the Roger Vick pick in there?
You mean this one?
ROZELLE: The New York Jets' First Round Pick: Fullback...
JETS FANS: <Unintelligible Groaning>
JETS FAN:
OOOOH, NOOOOOOOO!ROZELLE: ...Roger Vick, Texas A&M.
BERMAN: Noooooooo!
Quote from: ChuckDickens on May 15, 2008, 09:21:33 AM
Quote from: PTanner on May 15, 2008, 09:09:48 AM
Quote from: Mike D on May 15, 2008, 08:20:32 AM
Quote from: TJ on May 13, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
Quote from: PTanner on May 13, 2008, 01:11:56 PM
The Bears, or any other team in the NFL, would have some tough sledding to out-dumbass Gang Green as far as draft picks go.
Remember the year they cut the entire draft class? The year they took Jeff Lagemann with the #7 pick, prompting Kiper to say "The Jets have no idea what the draft is for"?
Steak balls.
[Thrillho]If you don't remember, you can relive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwU6gFkGqk)[/Thrillho]
Kyle Brady over Warren Sapp? Wow.
That clip is gold. Kudos to whomever put that together. I really don't feel as badly for the Bears now. Last time I saw him, Fork told me about the J. Lam Lones pick. They coulda hadd Ronnie lott.
Steak sauce, TJ.
forgot to watch the clip. Do they have the Roger Vick pick in there?
You mean this one?
ROZELLE: The New York Jets' First Round Pick: Fullback...
JETS FANS: <Unintelligible Groaning>
JETS FAN: OOOOH, NOOOOOOOO!
ROZELLE: ...Roger Vick, Texas A&M.
BERMAN: Noooooooo!
That's the one. We used to go to the draft every year, and enjoy seeing what the Jets would do.
While we're on the subject of people who can go eat a cancer sandwich (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/04/02/cutler.reaction.ap/index.html?eref=T1):
QuoteJay Cutler has three people to blame for his trade from the most talented young offensive team in football to one of the least:
1. Jay Cutler.
2. Jay Cutler.
3. Jay Cutler.
QuoteThe saddest thing here? Cutler could have been a truly great player in McDaniels' offense.
QuoteWhatever he says now, I know he'll always wonder how great he could have been in that offense, with that bright young coach -- whether he liked McDaniels or not.
I wonder how hard it is to cry with your head fully inserted in Tony Romo's anus.
Quote from: RV on April 02, 2009, 07:57:28 PM
While we're on the subject of people who can go eat a cancer sandwich (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/04/02/cutler.reaction.ap/index.html?eref=T1):
QuoteJay Cutler has three people to blame for his trade from the most talented young offensive team in football to one of the least:
1. Jay Cutler.
2. Jay Cutler.
3. Jay Cutler.
QuoteThe saddest thing here? Cutler could have been a truly great player in McDaniels' offense.
QuoteWhatever he says now, I know he'll always wonder how great he could have been in that offense, with that bright young coach -- whether he liked McDaniels or not.
I wonder how hard it is to cry with your head fully inserted in Tony Romo's anus.
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
Quote from: RV on April 02, 2009, 07:57:28 PM
While we're on the subject of people who can go eat a cancer sandwich (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/04/02/cutler.reaction.ap/index.html?eref=T1):
QuoteJay Cutler has three people to blame for his trade from the most talented young offensive team in football to one of the least:
1. Jay Cutler.
2. Jay Cutler.
3. Jay Cutler.
QuoteThe saddest thing here? Cutler could have been a truly great player in McDaniels' offense.
QuoteWhatever he says now, I know he'll always wonder how great he could have been in that offense, with that bright young coach -- whether he liked McDaniels or not.
I wonder how hard it is to cry with your head fully inserted in Tony Romo's anus.
Peter is the same sack of shit who will rip the Bears for not making a bold move to get a franchise QB. Then of course when it finally happens, he rips that too. Fuck Peter King.
Quote from: RV on April 02, 2009, 07:57:28 PM
While we're on the subject of people who can go eat a cancer sandwich (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/04/02/cutler.reaction.ap/index.html?eref=T1):
QuoteJay Cutler has three people to blame for his trade from the most talented young offensive team in football to one of the least:
1. Jay Cutler.
2. Jay Cutler.
3. Jay Cutler.
QuoteThe saddest thing here? Cutler could have been a truly great player in McDaniels' offense.
QuoteWhatever he says now, I know he'll always wonder how great he could have been in that offense, with that bright young coach -- whether he liked McDaniels or not.
I wonder how hard it is to cry with your head fully inserted in Tony Romo's anus.
Peter King's hair in that photo reminded me of something:
(http://www.superchefblog.com/images/goobergrape_72dpi200x300pxl.png)
I hope somebody fucks Peter King with CC Sabathia's dad's dick.
Quote from: Andy on April 02, 2009, 10:47:39 PM
I hope somebody fucks Peter King with CC Sabathia's dad's dick.
I hope they wipe it with some Smucker's Goober first.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.html?eref=sircrc
Pete King says NFL football in 2011 is not looking real good.
Quote from: Slak on August 06, 2009, 05:34:32 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.html?eref=sircrc
Pete King says NFL football in 2011 is not looking real good.
Quote from: paragraph 1
If I were a football fan, I'd be worried about the NFL season in 2011.
Quote from: paragraph 2
Should you care? Not yet.
I'm looking forward to the riveting MMQB columns in 2011, especially during the season-long strike.
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 05:39:24 PM
Quote from: Slak on August 06, 2009, 05:34:32 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.html?eref=sircrc
Pete King says NFL football in 2011 is not looking real good.
Quote from: paragraph 1
If I were a football fan, I'd be worried about the NFL season in 2011.
Quote from: paragraph 2
Should you care? Not yet.
I wanted to get the Peter King Hateslide lubed up.
Mission accomplished.
Quote from: Slak on August 06, 2009, 05:42:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 06, 2009, 05:39:24 PM
Quote from: Slak on August 06, 2009, 05:34:32 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.html?eref=sircrc
Pete King says NFL football in 2011 is not looking real good.
Quote from: paragraph 1
If I were a football fan, I'd be worried about the NFL season in 2011.
Quote from: paragraph 2
Should you care? Not yet.
I wanted to get the Peter King Hateslide lubed up.
Mission accomplished.
Meh. Niether P. King nor I are football fans, so we don't care. Yet.
Quote from: CT III on April 02, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
I hadn't seen this before until someone bumped this thread today, but it's a really valid and under publicized point.
Too many people confuse the Parcells Coaching Tree (rather successful) with the Belichick Coaching Tree (completely unsuccessful to date).
Not saying that McDaniels is a bad Coach or Jay Cutler isn't missing out on a good system for him, but the assumption that all things Belichick are successful is a complete fallacy.
Just to put specific names to it...guys with NFL Head Coaching experience who previously worked under Belichick:
* Romeo Crennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Record: 24-40
* Al Groh, New York Jets (2000) Record: 9-7
* Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–present) No record
* Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–present) Record: 23-25
* Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Record: 15-17
* Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–present) No Record.
Granted, these guys all took over pretty bad franchises and Crennel's record really kills the group, but that's a total career record of 71-89.
Quote from: Slak on August 06, 2009, 05:34:32 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.html?eref=sircrc
Pete King says NFL football in 2011 is not looking real good.
"And over the phone from his Washington office, Smith told me he was concerned by "a lack of progress on a new CBA'' after two meetings between owners and players"
The current contract expires two years from now and they still haven't negotiated a successor? Wow. That is unprecedented in the Labor movement.
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 06:27:25 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 02, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
I hadn't seen this before until someone bumped this thread today, but it's a really valid and under publicized point.
Too many people confuse the Parcells Coaching Tree (rather successful) with the Belichick Coaching Tree (completely unsuccessful to date).
Not saying that McDaniels is a bad Coach or Jay Cutler isn't missing out on a good system for him, but the assumption that all things Belichick are successful is a complete fallacy.
Just to put specific names to it...guys with NFL Head Coaching experience who previously worked under Belichick:
* Romeo Crennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Record: 24-40
* Al Groh, New York Jets (2000) Record: 9-7
* Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–present) No record
* Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–present) Record: 23-25
* Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Record: 15-17
* Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–present) No Record.
Granted, these guys all took over pretty bad franchises and Crennel's record really kills the group, but that's a total career record of 71-89.
McDaniel's may end up being a good coach, but first off, I love how people forget that what Started the Cutler problem was McDaniel's WANTING to trade Jay. Jay's really not all that great for the horizontal offense McDaniel's likes to run, and McDaniel's wanted someone who plays a safer style of football in Matt Cassel. Also, the problem with both Mangini and McDaniel's is that they both get a lot of credit for being prodigies, but they both were simply coordinators who took over highly successful units and managed not to fuck them up. Crennel was the defensive coordinator, so he got the Browns job. Mangini took over the d-coordinator job and simply kept the thing running at the pace it had already been running at. McDaniel's took over for Weis and did the same thing. Neither one of them developed the system or even the players In it.
Quote from: CBStew on August 06, 2009, 06:31:35 PM
Quote from: Slak on August 06, 2009, 05:34:32 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.html?eref=sircrc
Pete King says NFL football in 2011 is not looking real good.
"And over the phone from his Washington office, Smith told me he was concerned by "a lack of progress on a new CBA'' after two meetings between owners and players"
The current contract expires two years from now and they still haven't negotiated a successor? Wow. That is unprecedented in the Labor movement.
Unprecedented, I tell you.
Quote from: SKO on August 06, 2009, 07:07:31 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 06:27:25 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 02, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
I hadn't seen this before until someone bumped this thread today, but it's a really valid and under publicized point.
Too many people confuse the Parcells Coaching Tree (rather successful) with the Belichick Coaching Tree (completely unsuccessful to date).
Not saying that McDaniels is a bad Coach or Jay Cutler isn't missing out on a good system for him, but the assumption that all things Belichick are successful is a complete fallacy.
Just to put specific names to it...guys with NFL Head Coaching experience who previously worked under Belichick:
* Romeo Crennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Record: 24-40
* Al Groh, New York Jets (2000) Record: 9-7
* Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–present) No record
* Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–present) Record: 23-25
* Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Record: 15-17
* Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–present) No Record.
Granted, these guys all took over pretty bad franchises and Crennel's record really kills the group, but that's a total career record of 71-89.
McDaniel's may end up being a good coach, but first off, I love how people forget that what Started the Cutler problem was McDaniel's WANTING to trade Jay. Jay's really not all that great for the horizontal defense McDaniel's likes to run, and McDaniel's wanted someone who plays a safer style of football in Matt Cassel. Also, the problem with both Mangini and McDaniel's is that they both get a lot of credit for being prodigies, but they both were simply coordinators who took over highly successful units and managed not to fuck them up. Crennel was the defensive coordinator, so he got the Browns job. Mangini took over the d-coordinator job and simply kept the thing running at the pace it had already been running at. McDaniel's took over for Weis and did the same thing. Neither one of them developed the system or even the players In it.
McDaniel's?
Quote from: SKO on August 06, 2009, 07:07:31 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 06:27:25 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 02, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
I hadn't seen this before until someone bumped this thread today, but it's a really valid and under publicized point.
Too many people confuse the Parcells Coaching Tree (rather successful) with the Belichick Coaching Tree (completely unsuccessful to date).
Not saying that McDaniels is a bad Coach or Jay Cutler isn't missing out on a good system for him, but the assumption that all things Belichick are successful is a complete fallacy.
Just to put specific names to it...guys with NFL Head Coaching experience who previously worked under Belichick:
* Romeo Crennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Record: 24-40
* Al Groh, New York Jets (2000) Record: 9-7
* Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–present) No record
* Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–present) Record: 23-25
* Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Record: 15-17
* Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–present) No Record.
Granted, these guys all took over pretty bad franchises and Crennel's record really kills the group, but that's a total career record of 71-89.
McDaniel's may end up being a good coach, but first off, I love how people forget that what Started the Cutler problem was McDaniel's WANTING to trade Jay. Jay's really not all that great for the horizontal defense McDaniel's likes to run, and McDaniel's wanted someone who plays a safer style of football in Matt Cassel. Also, the problem with both Mangini and McDaniel's is that they both get a lot of credit for being prodigies, but they both were simply coordinators who took over highly successful units and managed not to fuck them up. Crennel was the defensive coordinator, so he got the Browns job. Mangini took over the d-coordinator job and simply kept the thing running at the pace it had already been running at. McDaniel's took over for Weis and did the same thing. Neither one of them developed the system or even the players In it.
I don't get the whole obsession with McDaniels. Is this the bears fans' way of trying to justify the trade? The bears got one of the best Qb in the league, so why bother getting our panties in a bunch over what the media says or anybody else?
Quote from: air2300 on August 06, 2009, 08:49:43 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 06, 2009, 07:07:31 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 06:27:25 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 02, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
I hadn't seen this before until someone bumped this thread today, but it's a really valid and under publicized point.
Too many people confuse the Parcells Coaching Tree (rather successful) with the Belichick Coaching Tree (completely unsuccessful to date).
Not saying that McDaniels is a bad Coach or Jay Cutler isn't missing out on a good system for him, but the assumption that all things Belichick are successful is a complete fallacy.
Just to put specific names to it...guys with NFL Head Coaching experience who previously worked under Belichick:
* Romeo Crennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Record: 24-40
* Al Groh, New York Jets (2000) Record: 9-7
* Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–present) No record
* Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–present) Record: 23-25
* Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Record: 15-17
* Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–present) No Record.
Granted, these guys all took over pretty bad franchises and Crennel's record really kills the group, but that's a total career record of 71-89.
McDaniel's may end up being a good coach, but first off, I love how people forget that what Started the Cutler problem was McDaniel's WANTING to trade Jay. Jay's really not all that great for the horizontal defense McDaniel's likes to run, and McDaniel's wanted someone who plays a safer style of football in Matt Cassel. Also, the problem with both Mangini and McDaniel's is that they both get a lot of credit for being prodigies, but they both were simply coordinators who took over highly successful units and managed not to fuck them up. Crennel was the defensive coordinator, so he got the Browns job. Mangini took over the d-coordinator job and simply kept the thing running at the pace it had already been running at. McDaniel's took over for Weis and did the same thing. Neither one of them developed the system or even the players In it.
I don't get the whole obsession with McDaniels. Is this the bears fans' way of trying to justify the trade? The bears got one of the best Qb in the league, so why bother getting our panties in a bunch over what the media says or anybody else?
I'm not particularly obsessed with him or the Broncos. As a fan of Kyle Orton, I'd like him And them to do well this year. I was more replying to this:
QuoteJay Cutler has three people to blame for his trade from the most talented young offensive team in football to one of the least:
1. Jay Cutler.
2. Jay Cutler.
3. Jay Cutler.
QuoteThe saddest thing here? Cutler could have been a truly great player in McDaniels' offense.
QuoteWhatever he says now, I know he'll always wonder how great he could have been in that offense, with that bright young coach -- whether he liked McDaniels or not.
Quote from: SKO on August 06, 2009, 07:07:31 PM
McDaniel's may end up being a good coach, but first off, I love how people forget that what Started the Cutler problem was McDaniel's WANTING to trade Jay. Jay's really not all that great for the horizontal defense McDaniel's likes to run, and McDaniel's wanted someone who plays a safer style of football in Matt Cassel. Also, the problem with both Mangini and McDaniel's is that they both get a lot of credit for being prodigies, but they both were simply coordinators who took over highly successful units and managed not to fuck them up. Crennel was the defensive coordinator, so he got the Browns job. Mangini took over the d-coordinator job and simply kept the thing running at the pace it had already been running at. McDaniel's took over for Weis and did the same thing. Neither one of them developed the system or even the players In it.
You know what his problem is? He's so possessive!
Get it? High five!
Sure. You add 7 or 8 apostrophes where they don't belong and suddenly everyone is a grammar teacher.
Quote from: CT III on August 06, 2009, 08:35:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 06, 2009, 07:07:31 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 06:27:25 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 02, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
I hadn't seen this before until someone bumped this thread today, but it's a really valid and under publicized point.
Too many people confuse the Parcells Coaching Tree (rather successful) with the Belichick Coaching Tree (completely unsuccessful to date).
Not saying that McDaniels is a bad Coach or Jay Cutler isn't missing out on a good system for him, but the assumption that all things Belichick are successful is a complete fallacy.
Just to put specific names to it...guys with NFL Head Coaching experience who previously worked under Belichick:
* Romeo Crennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Record: 24-40
* Al Groh, New York Jets (2000) Record: 9-7
* Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–present) No record
* Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–present) Record: 23-25
* Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Record: 15-17
* Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–present) No Record.
Granted, these guys all took over pretty bad franchises and Crennel's record really kills the group, but that's a total career record of 71-89.
McDaniel's may end up being a good coach, but first off, I love how people forget that what Started the Cutler problem was McDaniel's WANTING to trade Jay. Jay's really not all that great for the horizontal defense McDaniel's likes to run, and McDaniel's wanted someone who plays a safer style of football in Matt Cassel. Also, the problem with both Mangini and McDaniel's is that they both get a lot of credit for being prodigies, but they both were simply coordinators who took over highly successful units and managed not to fuck them up. Crennel was the defensive coordinator, so he got the Browns job. Mangini took over the d-coordinator job and simply kept the thing running at the pace it had already been running at. McDaniel's took over for Weis and did the same thing. Neither one of them developed the system or even the players In it.
McDaniel's?
Don't eat there, it's just a rip-off of McDowell's.
Quote from: Fork on August 10, 2009, 09:14:55 AM
Quote from: CT III on August 06, 2009, 08:35:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 06, 2009, 07:07:31 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 06:27:25 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 02, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, that McDaniel is a fucking genius. I'm sure the latest fucknut to fall out of the Belicheck Tree isn't going to be a collosal failure like, well, all the rest of those guys.
I hadn't seen this before until someone bumped this thread today, but it's a really valid and under publicized point.
Too many people confuse the Parcells Coaching Tree (rather successful) with the Belichick Coaching Tree (completely unsuccessful to date).
Not saying that McDaniels is a bad Coach or Jay Cutler isn't missing out on a good system for him, but the assumption that all things Belichick are successful is a complete fallacy.
Just to put specific names to it...guys with NFL Head Coaching experience who previously worked under Belichick:
* Romeo Crennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Record: 24-40
* Al Groh, New York Jets (2000) Record: 9-7
* Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–present) No record
* Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–present) Record: 23-25
* Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Record: 15-17
* Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–present) No Record.
Granted, these guys all took over pretty bad franchises and Crennel's record really kills the group, but that's a total career record of 71-89.
McDaniel's may end up being a good coach, but first off, I love how people forget that what Started the Cutler problem was McDaniel's WANTING to trade Jay. Jay's really not all that great for the horizontal defense McDaniel's likes to run, and McDaniel's wanted someone who plays a safer style of football in Matt Cassel. Also, the problem with both Mangini and McDaniel's is that they both get a lot of credit for being prodigies, but they both were simply coordinators who took over highly successful units and managed not to fuck them up. Crennel was the defensive coordinator, so he got the Browns job. Mangini took over the d-coordinator job and simply kept the thing running at the pace it had already been running at. McDaniel's took over for Weis and did the same thing. Neither one of them developed the system or even the players In it.
McDaniel's?
Don't eat there, it's just a rip-off of McDowell's.
Stay off the drugs, son.
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Take the "L", idiot. It's not like you live here and are going home. $2 and 40 minutes from the Loop and you don't even have to return your car.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 18, 2009, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Take the "L", idiot. It's not like you live here and are going home. $2.25 and 40 minutes from the Loop and you don't even have to return your car.
For a quarter more'd.
But where is that fat fuck gonna place his 64 ounce Big Gulp? On the train floor? Ewwww.
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 02:07:51 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 18, 2009, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Take the "L", idiot. It's not like you live here and are going home. $2.25 and 40 minutes from the Loop and you don't even have to return your car.
For a quarter more'd.
But where is that fat fuck gonna place his 64 ounce Big GulpVenti half calf half soy half skim mocca with extra whip and an extra shot? On the train floor? Ewwww.
This is Peter King we are talking about here'd
Quote from: thehawk on August 18, 2009, 02:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 02:07:51 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 18, 2009, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Take the "L", idiot. It's not like you live here and are going home. $2.25 and 40 minutes from the Loop and you don't even have to return your car.
For a quarter more'd.
But where is that fat fuck gonna place his 64 ounce Big GulpVenti half calf half soy half skim mocca with extra whip and an extra shot? On the train floor? Ewwww.
This is Peter King we are talking about here'd
I assume Half-Calf was a typo, but it's hysterical.
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I beg to differ. Beg.
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 02:31:20 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I beg to differ. Beg.
Shit, the Edens anytime is the festering anal fissure of the Interstate Highway system.
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 02:31:20 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I beg to differ. Beg.
And you have a right to be wrong, also.
Quote from: Fork on August 18, 2009, 02:33:03 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 02:31:20 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I beg to differ. Beg.
Shit, the Edens anytime is the festering anal fissure of the Interstate Highway system.
80/94 through the armpit that is northwest Indiana is brutal anytime as well.
Quote from: PenFoe on August 18, 2009, 02:22:01 PM
Quote from: thehawk on August 18, 2009, 02:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 02:07:51 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 18, 2009, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Take the "L", idiot. It's not like you live here and are going home. $2.25 and 40 minutes from the Loop and you don't even have to return your car.
For a quarter more'd.
But where is that fat fuck gonna place his 64 ounce Big GulpVenti half calf half soy half skim mocca with extra whip and an extra shot? On the train floor? Ewwww.
This is Peter King we are talking about here'd
I assume Half-Calf was a typo, but it's hysterical.
How do you think ole Pete keeps that Physique of his?
Quote from: Fork on August 18, 2009, 02:33:03 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 02:31:20 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I beg to differ. Beg.
Shit, the Edens anytime is the festering anal fissure of the Interstate Highway system.
Interestingly, here in Chicago we have these things called "traffic reports." BC, as we all remember, even utilized them after his death march of a drive to Green Bay a few years ago. These "traffic reports" can be found on just about any AM station. Strangely, they have travel times to guide you. So when WBBM comes on at the eights with traffic, you can get a fairly accurate picture of what's happening. Terms like "Kennedy, O'Hare to Downtown 45 minutes, an HOUR TWENTY going the other way," you might understand the ride will suck. So what to do?
How about exiting the Kennedy at Division, make a quick left to Milwaukee, and drive up Milwaukee to Irving Park, or to Lawrence or to Higgins or to Devon?
"Road maps" and http://maps.google.com might even be helpful aids to Peter King.
Of course, the next travel problem he had in Chicago was that the ORD Hilton charged $17.95 for wifi. Outside of winter travelers stranded overnight, who in their right mind would stay at the airport Hilton when there are a million hotels within 3 miles of ORD, most of them providing free shuttles (and free wifi)?
In King's blistering denunciation of the Westin Hotel Chain (his bad San Diego travel note), he explains that he normally stays at places on par with Fairfield Inn. Why not stay there and not at the Hilton, which is probably paying an exorbitant lease to be postioned between the short-term parking lots and the arrival/departure dropoffs?
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 02:07:51 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 18, 2009, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Take the "L", idiot. It's not like you live here and are going home. $2.25 $20 and 40 minutes from the Loop and you don't even have to return your car.
For a quarter more'd.
But where is that fat fuck gonna place his 64 ounce Big Gulp? On the train floor? Ewwww.
Douche'd.
I think Hertz cars come with Sirius or XM, so he could have tuned into the Chicago/St. Louis channel and gotten traffic every 8 minutes.
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 02:55:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 18, 2009, 02:33:03 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 02:31:20 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I beg to differ. Beg.
Shit, the Edens anytime is the festering anal fissure of the Interstate Highway system.
Interestingly, here in Chicago we have these things called "traffic reports." BC, as we all remember, even utilized them after his death march of a drive to Green Bay a few years ago. These "traffic reports" can be found on just about any AM station. Strangely, they have travel times to guide you. So when WBBM comes on at the eights with traffic, you can get a fairly accurate picture of what's happening. Terms like "Kennedy, O'Hare to Downtown 45 minutes, an HOUR TWENTY going the other way," you might understand the ride will suck. So what to do?
How about exiting the Kennedy at Division, make a quick left to Milwaukee, and drive up Milwaukee to Irving Park, or to Lawrence or to Higgins or to Devon?
"Road maps" and http://maps.google.com might even be helpful aids to Peter King.
Of course, the next travel problem he had in Chicago was that the ORD Hilton charged $17.95 for wifi. Outside of winter travelers stranded overnight, who in their right mind would stay at the airport Hilton when there are a million hotels within 3 miles of ORD, most of them providing free shuttles (and free wifi)?
In King's blistering denunciation of the Westin Hotel Chain (his bad San Diego travel note), he explains that he normally stays at places on par with Fairfield Inn. Why not stay there and not at the Hilton, which is probably paying an exorbitant lease to be postioned between the short-term parking lots and the arrival/departure dropoffs?
Why was this prick even downtown? If he was flying into O'Hare and staying by O'Hare (which I agree is tourism retardation of the first order), heading up to Lake Forest, what reason did he have to head to the Loop?
Quote from: BH on August 18, 2009, 02:58:28 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 02:07:51 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 18, 2009, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
How do the people in Chicago stand it?
Take the "L", idiot. It's not like you live here and are going home. $2.25 $20 and 40 minutes from the Loop and you don't even have to return your car.
For a quarter more'd.
But where is that fat fuck gonna place his 64 ounce Big Gulp? On the train floor? Ewwww.
Douche'd.
It was TEN dollars, IDITO!
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I'd say that the Eisenhower from the Hillside Strangler (88/294/290 Junction) to Austin is consistently the worst stretch of expressway in the area, regardless of time of day. I can't exactly remember how the construction project to relieve congestion at the Strangler was supposed to work, but it didn't. That little piece of heaven, combined with the idiotic ramps on the left side of the highway through Oak Park make that stretch a shitty drive no matter what the conditions.
Quote from: CT III on August 18, 2009, 03:14:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I'd say that the Eisenhower from the Hillside Strangler (88/294/290 Junction) to Austin is consistently the worst stretch of expressway in the area, regardless of time of day. I can't exactly remember how the construction project to relieve congestion at the Strangler was supposed to work, but it didn't. That little piece of heaven, combined with the idiotic ramps on the left side of the highway through Oak Park make that stretch a shitty drive no matter what the conditions.
True. It never fails that you'll slow down around Austin and Harlem no matter what time it is.
Quote from: Slak on August 18, 2009, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 18, 2009, 03:14:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I'd say that the Eisenhower from the Hillside Strangler (88/294/290 Junction) to Austin is consistently the worst stretch of expressway in the area, regardless of time of day. I can't exactly remember how the construction project to relieve congestion at the Strangler was supposed to work, but it didn't. That little piece of heaven, combined with the idiotic ramps on the left side of the highway through Oak Park make that stretch a shitty drive no matter what the conditions.
True. It never fails that you'll slow down around Austin and Harlem no matter what time it is.
As long as you take those weird "exits" for Mannheim, you miss a lot of the backup at that section. It probably saves 15 minutes a trip.
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 02:55:28 PM
Interestingly, here in Chicago we have these things called "traffic reports." BC, as we all remember, even utilized them after his death march of a drive to Green Bay a few years ago.
Did he drive an '83 Caddy?
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: Slak on August 18, 2009, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 18, 2009, 03:14:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I'd say that the Eisenhower from the Hillside Strangler (88/294/290 Junction) to Austin is consistently the worst stretch of expressway in the area, regardless of time of day. I can't exactly remember how the construction project to relieve congestion at the Strangler was supposed to work, but it didn't. That little piece of heaven, combined with the idiotic ramps on the left side of the highway through Oak Park make that stretch a shitty drive no matter what the conditions.
True. It never fails that you'll slow down around Austin and Harlem no matter what time it is.
As long as you take those weird "exits" for Mannheim, you miss a lot of the backup at that section. It probably saves 15 minutes a trip.
Wow. What a traffic-prolonging douche move.
Indeed, why is this dipshit renting a car for a one day stay in Chicago in the first place?
Quote from: Andy on August 18, 2009, 04:37:20 PM
Indeed, why is this dipshit renting a car for a one day stay in Chicago in the first place?
I think his giant head is too big for public transportation.
http://bountybowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/peterking1.jpg (http://bountybowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/peterking1.jpg)
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 04:08:43 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: Slak on August 18, 2009, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 18, 2009, 03:14:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I'd say that the Eisenhower from the Hillside Strangler (88/294/290 Junction) to Austin is consistently the worst stretch of expressway in the area, regardless of time of day. I can't exactly remember how the construction project to relieve congestion at the Strangler was supposed to work, but it didn't. That little piece of heaven, combined with the idiotic ramps on the left side of the highway through Oak Park make that stretch a shitty drive no matter what the conditions.
True. It never fails that you'll slow down around Austin and Harlem no matter what time it is.
As long as you take those weird "exits" for Mannheim, you miss a lot of the backup at that section. It probably saves 15 minutes a trip.
Wow. What a traffic-prolonging douche move.
Whatever, dude. I just got home in 29 minutes. Sure, I ran a couple of red lights and drove the wrong way up a one-way street, but it shaved a good three minutes off my commute.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 18, 2009, 05:06:00 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 04:08:43 PM
Quote from: TDubbs on August 18, 2009, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: Slak on August 18, 2009, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 18, 2009, 03:14:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on August 18, 2009, 01:58:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 18, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Ah, everybody missed yesterday's MMQB? King has three travel notes, all worth checking out (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/16/mmqb/3.html), but here's his little ode to the Northwest Side:
QuoteEnjoyable/Aggravating Chicago Travel Note of the Week I
One hour and 26 minutes. That's how long it took me to drive the 19 miles from the fringe of downtown Chicago to the Hertz car-rental return area at O'Hare Airport Thursday evening around 7.
At one point, I was stopped in the far left lane of the four-lane westbound Kennedy Expressway for about two minutes. Dead stop. And there was no accident, at least none that I could see as I crawled along, and no sirens or lights flashing.
That drive -- the downtown area to O'Hare -- is officially the worst drive in the United States. None can top it. The Cross Bronx Expressway on an August Friday night at 6 contends, but it's just not the same. L.A. freeways are awful, consistently, but you move on them. Crawl sometimes, but you're moving faster than you do most of the time on the Kennedy. I've made it in 25 minutes a couple of times, but mostly in 50 minutes or longer, at all hours of the day and night. It is sheer misery. How do the people in Chicago stand it?
That's not even the worst drive in Chicago. Try going from the post office to 53 on the Eisenhower during rush hour.
I'd say that the Eisenhower from the Hillside Strangler (88/294/290 Junction) to Austin is consistently the worst stretch of expressway in the area, regardless of time of day. I can't exactly remember how the construction project to relieve congestion at the Strangler was supposed to work, but it didn't. That little piece of heaven, combined with the idiotic ramps on the left side of the highway through Oak Park make that stretch a shitty drive no matter what the conditions.
True. It never fails that you'll slow down around Austin and Harlem no matter what time it is.
As long as you take those weird "exits" for Mannheim, you miss a lot of the backup at that section. It probably saves 15 minutes a trip.
Wow. What a traffic-prolonging douche move.
Whatever, dude. I just got home in 29 minutes. Sure, I ran a couple of red lights and drove the wrong way up a one-way street, but it shaved a good three minutes off my commute.
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Intrepid Reader: TDubbspart.
We all know that Peter King is a dope, but Josh Levin does a great job of compiling King's brilliant observations on Brett Favre over the course of both of their careers.
http://www.slate.com/id/2225648 (http://www.slate.com/id/2225648)
The best part, King's final line:
QuoteFavre's the wishy-washiest player in memory—and the Vikings are his enablers. It's ridiculous.
Yes Peter, those lousy Vikings are his enablers.
Peter King on NBC, summing up his conversation with Raheem Morris after the Bucs' upset of Green Bay...
QuoteHe was as vanilla as can be.
This was apparently a compliment.