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Old 11-09-2010, 09:48 PM   #1
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NFL Week 10

Ravens vs Falcons play on thursday. Of course, quite a few people can't watch this.

Steelers/Pats should be a good one.

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Old 11-09-2010, 10:27 PM   #2
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Peyton Hillis is like a piece of iron, btw. Who was the last caucasian to top 1000 yards? Riggins?
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Old 11-09-2010, 10:35 PM   #3
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Peyton Hillis is like a piece of iron, btw. Who was the last caucasian to top 1000 yards? Riggins?

Merrill Hoge, maybe.

Never mind, he never really got close to that.

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Old 11-09-2010, 10:37 PM   #4
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Peyton Hillis is like a piece of iron, btw. Who was the last caucasian to top 1000 yards? Riggins?

Craig James in 1985 according to google.
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Old 11-09-2010, 10:50 PM   #5
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Mike Alstott got close with 846/949 in 1998 and 1999 (and didn't have an entitled PoS son - that I know of at least.)
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Old 11-09-2010, 10:52 PM   #6
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bishop beat me to it.

if woodhead got a fair shake i'm sure he could crack 1k.
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Old 11-09-2010, 10:57 PM   #7
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bishop beat me to it.

if woodhead got a fair shake i'm sure he could crack 1k.
No way Woodhead could handle that many carries needed to hit 1K.
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Old 11-09-2010, 11:06 PM   #8
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Who is Craig James?
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Old 11-09-2010, 11:08 PM   #9
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No way Woodhead could handle that many carries needed to hit 1K.

that's an opinion. warrick dunn played for a decade.

i think there's a stigma attached to white rb's coming out of hs. a recruiter will look at a white rb and want him to switch to lb or safety.

how about white db's? when's the last time you saw one of those? jason sehorn. that's it.
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Old 11-09-2010, 11:23 PM   #10
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that's an opinion. warrick dunn played for a decade.

i think there's a stigma attached to white rb's coming out of hs. a recruiter will look at a white rb and want him to switch to lb or safety.

how about white db's? when's the last time you saw one of those? jason sehorn. that's it.

I thought a safety was a db?
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Old 11-09-2010, 11:27 PM   #11
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cb you picker of nits.
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Old 11-10-2010, 08:45 AM   #12
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Max Starks to IR. Yuck.
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Old 11-10-2010, 09:07 AM   #13
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I was lucky enough to grab Hillis in 3 of 4 fantasy leagues.

I am a genius.
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Old 11-10-2010, 09:35 AM   #14
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Peyton Hillis is like a piece of iron

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Old 11-10-2010, 09:46 AM   #15
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Max Starks to IR. Yuck.

Oh no...
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:16 AM   #16
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Is there any evidence that small running backs get injured more often than large running backs? Wouldn't physics indicate the opposite? A squirrel can fall 30 feet out of a tree onto pavement and run away like nothing happened. Danny Woodhead is somewhat bigger than a squirrel, yes, but you'd think smaller, quicker guys might have some advantages.
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:19 AM   #17
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:23 AM   #18
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My Hyundai would not stand up well to a Hummer.

If they both ran into a brick wall though, there would be much more impact on the Hummer. Assuming they're going the same speed, and not accounting for safety features, etc. Just looking at the size and weight of both.

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Old 11-10-2010, 10:29 AM   #19
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The Lions play Buffalo this week. Drew Stanton will be their starting QB. Zac Robsinon, signed today, could be the #2.

Like last year wehn they faced the Rams, the Lions will give Buffalo their first win of the season and, once again, will ensure that they remain the only 0-16 team in the history of the league for at least one more year.

Awesome!
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Old 11-11-2010, 08:44 PM   #20
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Looks like the Lions pieced together Shaun Hill and he is going to get the start:

Detroit Lions' Jim Schwartz names Shaun Hill as starting QB | MLive.com
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Old 11-11-2010, 09:43 PM   #21
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It's his first game after a long layoff, however, Ed Reed does not look like the same player he was last year.
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:29 PM   #22
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I am still baffled as to why the NFL Network has such a hard time producing a professional looking live broadcast of their own games. While they have improved somewhat since the first year they started airing games, the games aired and produced on the NFL Network still have a very second-rate look and feel to them (Millen and whoever is with him in the booth do not help).

It's surprising, since the NFL is, in all other aspects, so great at marketing and packaging their product. Their NFL Films division, for example, is fantastic. But when it comes to a live broadcast of their own product, I find the NFL really, really lacking.

I still find this to be true.

The production value of this game sucks.

The volume of the announcers is way too loud and the volume of the on-filed action and crowd is too low. Something is off there.

You throw Millen and Theisman into the mix and the game is almost unwatchable.

Get it together, NFL. Seriously.
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:32 PM   #23
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I still find this to be true.

The production value of this game sucks.

The volume of the announcers is way too loud and the volume of the on-filed action and crowd is too low. Something is off there.

You throw Millen and Theisman into the mix and the game is almost unwatchable.

Get it together, NFL. Seriously.

Yes the announcers are terrible. Just awful insight.
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:34 PM   #24
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I'm just glad I left Roddy White in my fantasy lineup despite the questionable knee.
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:38 PM   #25
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Holy crap, Matt Ryan... earning the Matty Ice nickname.
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:38 PM   #26
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"That will cost them a timeout" No shit, this isn't college football jackoff the clock continues to run.

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Old 11-11-2010, 10:40 PM   #27
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I'm just glad I left Roddy White in my fantasy lineup despite the questionable knee.

I am glad I have Matty Ice in my fantasy lineup.

I am less thrilled with the fact that my opponent has Roddy White.
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:42 PM   #28
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Baltimore obviously calls a timeout, as the clock stopped. Millen's response to the injury on the field post clock stoppage: "That will cost them a timeout." And then Millen calls for a time runoff on a penalty, again even though the clock wasn't running when the penalty happened.

He is as big an idiot on camera as he was before the Lions hired him. Still can't believe how many NFL "experts" claimed it was a good hire back then.
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Old 11-12-2010, 06:46 AM   #29
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I still find this to be true.

The production value of this game sucks.

The volume of the announcers is way too loud and the volume of the on-filed action and crowd is too low. Something is off there.

You throw Millen and Theisman into the mix and the game is almost unwatchable.

Get it together, NFL. Seriously.

I didn't know whether to put this in the "lock of the week" thread or what, but...holy crap is Theismann as bad as ever. I mean, announcers usually don't ruin a game for me, and I hardly watched much of the game last night at all, but in the bits and pieces I saw, he clearly wrong on just about every call or opinion he made - placement of the ball on the Ryan slide and the lack of a penalty; the catch on the sideline that was reviewed during Atlanta's last TD drive; the "they didn't score too soon" comment; and then there was another one in the 1st half, I think, where he said something like, "They'll definitely run the ball here," and it was a pass. Just an absolute buffoon.

And of course, Matt MIllen is from the Madden/Maguire school of analysis - "Watch this RIGHT HERE!" Thanks, Millen. Perhaps you could be a seeing eye dog for the rest of your life and spare us from having to listen to you (full disclosure - I'm a native Michigander).
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Old 11-12-2010, 07:00 AM   #30
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Yeah, I'm really disappointed in the NFL Network's game crew. They do such a good job with their other shows that I don't get how they dropped the ball so hard here.
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Old 11-12-2010, 11:50 AM   #31
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During broadcasts, Millen should be required to wear a shirt that says "31-81"
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Old 11-12-2010, 04:02 PM   #32
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Steve Smith out for the Giants against the Cowboys Sunday. Not sure it matters much since the game will be won with out pass rush putting pressure on Kitna but I am curious to see how Eli does without his possession guy.
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Old 11-12-2010, 04:15 PM   #33
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Glad I picked up Manningham for this weeks game then.
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Old 11-12-2010, 05:24 PM   #34
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During broadcasts, Millen should be required to not be there.

Fixed.
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:13 PM   #35
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hopefully the Vikes beat the cubbies
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:15 PM   #36
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How does Chad Pennington manage to get injured so quickly?
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:21 PM   #37
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On a related note it's nice to see the Colts have enough healthy players to field a team.
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:24 PM   #38
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Gasp. Hester is returning kicks again (not just punts).

And doing pretty decent.
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:27 PM   #39
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Cutler getting started early today (although that was 100% not his fault)
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:33 PM   #40
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I'm really starting to like this Browns team.
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:38 PM   #41
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Why does TD-Toby have to play with Favre? Means I can't like him till Favre retires...
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Old 11-14-2010, 01:16 PM   #42
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My fantasy week so far...

*Turns Colts/Bengals game on*

"Hey, the Colts have already scored two TD's and I have Peyton Manning!"

*checks fantasy team*

"Four points?!? Stupid rushing TD's"
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Old 11-14-2010, 01:29 PM   #43
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Almost at the half, no catches for Randy Moss so far.
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Old 11-14-2010, 01:37 PM   #44
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He also got shaken up on a play too.
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Old 11-14-2010, 01:38 PM   #45
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Kerry Collins limping off the field at the half-Vince Young could be back in
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Old 11-14-2010, 01:59 PM   #46
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Vince Young starts the half-Collins out with an injured half
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Old 11-14-2010, 02:00 PM   #47
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...and promptly fumbles the ball away
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Old 11-14-2010, 02:00 PM   #48
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Well, as we have discussed in past threads, it doesn't matter how many catches Randy Moss has, what matters most is how many catches everyone else has thanks to the primal fear he strikes in opposing defenses.
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Old 11-14-2010, 02:03 PM   #49
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...and Miami promptly scores a TD a couple plays later
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Old 11-14-2010, 02:09 PM   #50
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Why do teams still kick to Devin Hester?
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