NFL Talk

[clarke]

Originally Posted by eoeleven

Something not being mentione das the evil commissioner talks of moving the second beloved day in America's annual calander to London, is the fact that it looks like the NFL will be cutting the time between picks in the first round of the NFL draft to 10 minutes.

If the Vikings could not get it figured out in 15 how the heck can they do it in 10?

Dude, at least 6 teams will get to pick before the Vikes figure it out.....heck, they may be the first team ever to pick their first round pick on the 2nd day!!!

[rich_one]

the Super Bowl in London.

I officially do not like this commish. London, last time I checked, is a cold weather city. So in addition to the travesty it is to have it overseas in the first place, you are also willing to thumb your nose at all of the otherwise very suitable cold weather cities right here in the US, after years of telling them it was because of the weather.

what a moron...

[becky-mom]

rich? are you getting the draft and the Superbowl mixed together?

[loangod]

Originally Posted by eoeleven

Something not being mentione das the evil commissioner talks of moving the second beloved day in America's annual calander to London, is the fact that it looks like the NFL will be cutting the time between picks in the first round of the NFL draft to 10 minutes.

If the Vikings could not get it figured out in 15 how the heck can they do it in 10?

hehehe....funny. Then maybe they could pick up an injury prone DT in the 1st rd, like the Pack. Nice pick btw

[rich_one]

Originally Posted by becky-mom

rich? are you getting the draft and the Superbowl mixed together?

nope. I'm not.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3065254

[eoeleven]

Originally Posted by becky-mom

rich? are you getting the draft and the Superbowl mixed together?

no he is not

the new commish, whom I now am refering to as idiot boy, wants the Super Bowl to be played in Whembley stadium in London England.

I was offended by the even mention of it, more or less the thought of it, but Rich's comments bring it even more to the forefront of dumb arse ideas. Rich is 100% right how can you tell great football cities like Pittsburgh and Green Bay they cannot have Super Bowls because of weather and the potential for travel problems it creates, only to turn around and make fans travel overseas, with a passport, to the rainest city in the world?

If this Commish also roles over and lets Tank back two weeks early, cowtowing to his leader Jerry Jones I think he should be impeached and replaced.

[clarke]

Originally Posted by eoeleven

no he is not

the new commish, whom I now am refering to as idiot boy, wants the Super Bowl to be played in Whembley stadium in London England.

I was offended by the even mention of it, more or less the thought of it, but Rich's comments bring it even more to the forefront of dumb arse ideas. Rich is 100% right how can you tell great football cities like Pittsburgh and Green Bay they cannot have Super Bowls because of weather and the potential for travel problems it creates, only to turn around and make fans travel overseas, with a passport, to the rainest city in the world?

If this Commish also roles over and lets Tank back two weeks early, cowtowing to his leader Jerry Jones I think he should be impeached and replaced.

While I like the commissioner's stance on behaviour issues around the league, I will be disappointed if he allows Tank back in so soon. Make him serve out the entire 8 games. That seems fair. Send a message to Tank that while we appreciate your keeping your nose clean for the last 8 months, and your apparent dedication to getting your life in order, we cannot erase what has gone on before and want you to realize that you have to pay the price for your errors. Two more games is not that much. But its a statement to Tank and to the rest of the thugs in the game, and those just coming through college and high school now.

As for the Wembley Stadium Super Bowl, I agree with Rich 100%. My city cannot have a Super Bowl because its too cold. While it snows in Philly much more often than London, its still bullsh!t. I want a Super Bowl here....not that I can afford to go, but the revenue it would create for a great AMERICAN city is fantastic. And it should be rotated from NFL city to NFL city, not stopping in Miami or Arizona again until it has seen Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Seattle, the Twin Cities, etc. Let all of the cities that are the NFL experience the wealth it generates. And never, ever, give that money away to a foreign city. Yes, England is our ally on a political and national front, but would they give us the World Cup finals if they had it? No. So why give them the ultimate American Championship Game?

[rich_one]

Originally Posted by clarke

While I like the commissioner's stance on behaviour issues around the league, I will be disappointed if he allows Tank back in so soon. Make him serve out the entire 8 games. That seems fair. Send a message to Tank that while we appreciate your keeping your nose clean for the last 8 months, and your apparent dedication to getting your life in order, we cannot erase what has gone on before and want you to realize that you have to pay the price for your errors. Two more games is not that much. But its a statement to Tank and to the rest of the thugs in the game, and those just coming through college and high school now.

As for the Wembley Stadium Super Bowl, I agree with Rich 100%. My city cannot have a Super Bowl because its too cold. While it snows in Philly much more often than London, its still bullsh!t. I want a Super Bowl here....not that I can afford to go, but the revenue it would create for a great AMERICAN city is fantastic. And it should be rotated from NFL city to NFL city, not stopping in Miami or Arizona again until it has seen Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Seattle, the Twin Cities, etc. Let all of the cities that are the NFL experience the wealth it generates. And never, ever, give that money away to a foreign city. Yes, England is our ally on a political and national front, but would they give us the World Cup finals if they had it? No. So why give them the ultimate American Championship Game?

you are 100% right, Clarke... and here's another one for you... I live in the damm nation's capital! sure, it gets a little cold here. but nothing... and I mean NOTHING like even Pennsylvania... and I know... I was born and raised in Harrisburg. which, while only a measly 2 hour drive north of DC, still gets MUCH more snow than DC.

so how you can sit there and even entertain having it in London, is a total mind blower to me. I completely intend on sending them a letter about how I feel about such a insipid idea, and I encourage you all to do the same.

and I don't even know if insipid is a freakin' word... I just liked the way it rolled out right then.

[eoeleven]

Originally Posted by loangod

hehehe....funny. Then maybe they could pick up an injury prone DT in the 1st rd, like the Pack. Nice pick btw

Haloti Ngata, Tommie Harris, Albert Haynesworth, Marcus Stroud

these are all DT recently drafted in the 12 to 16 spot, that started slow in there rookie season only to catch on as sophmores.

it is a well established pattern

this year it may not look like the optimal pick, however next year when Corey Williams is 40 million dollar lost free agent (Darwin Walker a far inferior player got 30 so I am guessing) it will look better.

see that is how TT roles, thinking about the future and the present.

[eoeleven]

Originally Posted by rich_one

you are 100% right, Clarke... and here's another one for you... I live in the damm nation's capital! sure, it gets a little cold here. but nothing... and I mean NOTHING like even Pennsylvania... and I know... I was born and raised in Harrisburg. which, while only a measly 2 hour drive north of DC, still gets MUCH more snow than DC.

so how you can sit there and even entertain having it in London, is a total mind blower to me. I completely intend on sending them a letter about how I feel about such a insipid idea, and I encourage you all to do the same.

and I don't even know if insipid is a freakin' word... I just liked the way it rolled out right then.

let me add this little twist too

EVERY year the CIA, FBI, local PD, and more scramble in an all out blitz approach because they worry so much about defending the Super Bowl from attack.

If it is that dammn hard for us here, on our own soil, with controled borders? What the hell kind of nightmare will be it be in England, which is easier to get into than debt?