@ossobuco,
IM already on VAncouver Time. I getoff on all things winter Olympiad, specially downhill and curling.
@farmerman,
That's really kinky fm. Did your psychiatrist not tell you?
You should demand your money back.
@farmerman,
My psychiatrist said , "VAdz, yer on the right track when the first drunk tries to make fun of your delight"
@spendius,
spendius wrote:
Quote:The asshole has to compulsively stick his pro ID rants everywhere, like a dog piddling in all the corners. Methinks he doth protest too much.
What is wrong with piddling in all the corners from the dog's point of view.
And I spend half my time on A2K debating with people who never do anything else but protest. They can only protest against religious belief because they have nothing to offer as an alternative apart from fm's re-education camps.
Ed has arrived at the position that protesting anything he says defines protest. They are all like that.
I come on this thread to enjoy football, not for spendi's neuroses to get all the attention.
@farmerman,
Delight!!!??? What--watching people suffering and pretending to be risking their lives. And I didn't say it wasn't fun. I said it was kinky fun. You can't even read properly.
I get off on ladies looking comfy and
poco-curante on beds and couches. Either I'm kinky or you are.
And I shouldn't have to remind you yet again that what a drunk says is not rendered stupid because he's drunk. Sober people are just as capable of stupidity as drunks. When are you going to get that obvious truth into your thick skull.
If you will consult Tristram Shandy you will find that our Gothic ancestors discussed all important matters drunk and sober in order to come to a properly balanced conclusion. (see Volume VI Chapter XVII). A combination of vigour and discretion. Sober discretion usually embraces nothing but polite wittering.
Sooooooo . . .
Anybody watching the Pro Bowl?
@edgarblythe,
Quote:I come on this thread to enjoy football
Bollocks. Sitting on your arse watching it and proving by coming near bottom on the Pick-UM game that it's just colour and movement and an excuse to jack your ego off.
We are dealing with a 14 day vacuum.
@edgarblythe,
Yeah, but you quote him, so I have to read it to read you.
It's a fine line. We enjoy digressions in slow times. Just not wars outside of football wars.. here. There are enough threads for religious, philosophical, political divisions or agreements.
@ossobuco,
One more week. One more week. Colts over Saints or Saints over Colts.
And then, and then, the paperwork from year 6 will get fed into my paperwork shredder and I can put the year, another year, behind us.
Please try to be nice to each other for one more, just one more, week. And then I can run, run away for a spell.
What do you guys think about the Pro Bowl Roster? Any picks you see should have been different?
AFC
Offense
Position Player(s)
Quarterback * Matt Schaub, Houston
Vince Young, Tennessee
David Garrard, Jacksonville
Running back * Chris Johnson, Tennessee
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Ray Rice, Baltimore
Fullback * Le'Ron McClain, Baltimore
Wide receiver * Andre Johnson, Houston
* Brandon Marshall, Denver
Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati
Vincent Jackson, San Diego
Tight end * Antonio Gates, San Diego
Heath Miller, Pittsburgh
Tackle * Ryan Clady, Denver
* Joe Thomas, Cleveland
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets
Guard * Logan Mankins, New England
* Alan Faneca, N.Y. Jets
Kris Dielman, San Diego
Center * Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets
Kevin Mawae, Tennessee
Defense
Position Player(s)
Defensive end * Mario Williams, Houston
* Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tennessee
Shaun Ellis, N.Y. Jets
Interior linemen * Haloti Ngata, Baltimore
* Vince Wilfork, New England
Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh
Outside linebacker * Elvis Dumervil, Denver
* James Harrison, Pittsburgh
LaMarr Woodley, Pittsburgh
Inside/middle linebacker * Ray Lewis, Baltimore
DeMeco Ryans, Houston
Cornerback * Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets
* Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland
Champ Bailey, Denver
Free safety * Ed Reed, Baltimore
Brandon Meriweather, New England
Strong safety * Brian Dawkins, Denver
Yeremiah Bell, Miami
Special teams
Position Player(s)
Punter Shane Lechler, Oakland
Placekicker Dan Carpenter, Miami
Kick returner Josh Cribbs, Cleveland
Special teamer Kassim Osgood, San Diego
Long snapper Jon Condo, Oakland
NFC
Offense
Position Player(s)
Quarterback * Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia
Tony Romo, Dallas
Running back * Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
DeAngelo Williams, Carolina
Frank Gore, San Francisco
Fullback * Leonard Weaver, Philadelphia
Wide receiver * DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia
* Miles Austin, Dallas
Steve Smith, N.Y. Giants
Roddy White, Atlanta
Tight end * Vernon Davis, San Francisco
Jason Witten, Dallas
Tackle * Jason Peters, Philadelphia
* David Diehl, N.Y. Giants
Guard * Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota
* Leonard Davis, Dallas
Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants
Center * Shaun O'Hara, N.Y. Giants
Ryan Kalil, Carolina
Defense
Position Player(s)
Defensive end * Jared Allen, Minnesota
* Julius Peppers, Carolina
Trent Cole, Philadelphia
Interior linemen * Darnell Dockett, Arizona
* Jay Ratliff, Dallas
Justin Smith, San Francisco
Outside linebacker * DeMarcus Ware, Dallas
* Brian Orakpo, Washington
Clay Matthews, Green Bay
Inside/middle linebacker * London Fletcher, Washington
Jon Beason, Carolina
Cornerback * Asante Samuel, Philadelphia
* Terence Newman, Dallas
Mike Jenkins, Dallas
Free safety * Nick Collins, Green Bay
Antrel Rolle, Arizona
Strong safety * Adrian Wilson, Arizona
Quintin Mikell, Philadelphia
Special teams
Position Player(s)
Punter Andy Lee, San Francisco
Placekicker David Akers, Philadelphia
Kick returner Johnny Knox, Chicago
Special teamer Heath Farwell, Minnesota
Long snapper Jon Dorenbos, Philadelphia
Um, Carpenter, Placekicker (Miami). What a joke.
That is, perhaps, the collective wisdom from us here re the Pro Bowl.
So say we all.
We all enjoy our diversions our own way. In sports, to some, it's all about picking winners. Following everything to that end. Others are there for the camaraderie of friends. I participate here to be friendly, but I watch the game just to follow my favorite teams. I don't pay attention to what other teams are up to very much, until the playoffs. When I pick teams to win or lose, I don't do so from a base of knowledge, but impressions that are generally outmoded, because I don't want to take the time to know more. Spendi loves to pick winners so he can brag about it. I don't expect to win and do not direct my energies to that end. To me, it truly is "just a game."
@edgarblythe,
I somewhat raised myself on sports stories of different years from the local library. Those and other books, but the sport stories tended to engage me. I'm more cynical now, all these years later, but the stories are still why I pay attention.
Watched the Pro Bowl for a little while.
It was like watching touch football at the company picnic -- but without the
hard-hitting intensity.
@George,
I quit watching pro bowls a few years ago. Boring stuff.
"First things first. You need more beer."
Dear Miami
@ossobuco,
Quote:I'm more cynical now, all these years later, but the stories are still why I pay attention.
You should be enjoying the big news here then osso about the England football captain, John Terry, who has been, it seems, committing adultery with the rather fetching wife of Wayne Bridge who is also an England team member and who has said he is "in bits" over it. Before Mr Bridge was transferred to Manchester City for $16 million he was a team mate of Mr Terry at Chelsea who are currently top of the Premiership and odds on to win the title in May.
There have been court injunctions gagging the press, now thankfully lifted, and the story is headline news in almost all media outlets and government ministers are involved in the argument over whether Mr Terry can captain England in the World Cup finals or even be a member of the team.
It's not unlike a star wide receiver being caught in bed with the quarter-back's wife.
@JPB,
JPB wrote:
"First things first. You need more beer."
Dear Miami
Yeah, you right.
When NooAwlins claims more bars in more places, they ain't talkin cell phones.
"Sometimes you need a break from the sun."
So spoke a person from the Miami Visitors' Center today as the Colts and Saints arrived in town and were met by steady rain that interfered with their practice plans.
So it goes.
Sunday's forecast is for a 20% chance of rain.
@realjohnboy,
realjohnboy wrote:
"Sometimes you need a break from the sun."
So spoke a person from the Miami Visitors' Center today as the Colts and Saints arrived in town and were met by steady rain that interfered with their practice plans.
So it goes.
Sunday's forecast is for a 20% chance of rain.
Rain can make for a very sloppy game.
