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Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:21 pm

americantrotter wrote:Lloyd will be okay. He just needs to be a decent number 3 receiver.

Lloyd should really be the #2 WR ahead of Randle El.

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:28 pm

What he should be doesnt matter as long as he can co-exist with Randle-El and Moss (the definitive #1)

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:14 pm

Moss is the only decent WR you guys have

notlob · Post by **notlob** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:11 pm

americantrotter wrote:Not our year. Oh well. Yankees=American version of United. I'll keep fighting the good fight anyways.

I'll say! I enjoyed witnessing my Mariners' sweep of the BOgusSOX on Sunday. What a day, 40,000 fans out at Safeco (I think 20K were cheering for the bad guys, tho).

As for the NFL, I've been a Seahawks fan since the start (1976). It's a great time to be one -- what with one of the top 2-3 QB's in the game and a trip to SB XLI is in the offing. But, in all honesty, despite NA-Football being a big part of my past -- I played Division III college ball -- it has been utterly eclipsed for me by (proper) football. I recently attended the Real Madrid - DC United match at Qwest Field (home of the Seahawks) with 67,000 others -- that kind of regular following for top flight football in this country if it ever happens is 50 years off -- but it was nice to dream what it would be like for a night.

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:15 pm

I rooted for the Seahawks last year. You were robbed.

The sox can't even field a decent starting 9 now. Always next year.

Moss is a great receiver, and the other 2 just need to get open enough to avoid double teaming him at all times. Add-in Cooley and we have apotent offense. (Well if Brunell didnt suck)

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:54 pm

americantrotter wrote:I rooted for the Seahawks last year. You were robbed.

Sorry but they weren't robbed at all.

But AT are you worried about C.POrtis being out for the first 2-3 games....possibly!?

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:05 pm

Trust me, they were robbed. So much that the Ref's have been taught how to interpret pass interference differently this season. Not to mention the false start that never was.

I am a little worried, as Portis is a huge talent. However the offensive line is sound, and Ladell Betts is a decent player himself. So fingers crossed we will get by.

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:46 pm

americantrotter wrote:Trust me, they were robbed. So much that the Ref's have been taught how to interpret pass interference differently this season. Not to mention the false start that never was.

I am a little worried, as Portis is a huge talent. However the offensive line is sound, and Ladell Betts is a decent player himself. So fingers crossed we will get by.

Darrel Jackson pushed C.Hope and fully extended his are where as C.Hope put two hands on D.Jackson...yes but he did not fully extend them!

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:02 pm

After 25 years of watching the NFL I know what I saw was not a flag. Almost all Americans I spoke to afterwards agreed with me, even those that rooted for the Steelers. (Not a popular team in New England!)

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:06 pm

americantrotter wrote:After 25 years of watching the NFL I know what I saw was not a flag. Almost all Americans I spoke to afterwards agreed with me, even those that rooted for the Steelers. (Not a popular team in New England!)

Very well, we shall agree to disagree

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:14 pm

Sounds good to me.

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:52 pm

So who wins....Steelers or Dolphins?

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:16 pm

If I was betting I would take the 5 with the Dolphins. I think the Steelers will win by 3 or 4 though. 1st week always sucks in the NFL. Some teams really are crap who shouldnt be, and some teams suprise the hell out of you.

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:41 pm

I big suprise would be the 49ers over the Cardinals.

I just can't wait till kick off!

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:22 pm

That's exactly what I mean. How the hell can you pick between those 2? I think the Cardinals will take it, but there's always one team that outright sucked the year before and turns it around the next year.

Bwfc in the bloodline · Post by **Bwfc in the bloodline** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:43 pm

NFL, its a silly game, its like a mathmetician took a set square and a ruler and re-organised the game of rugby!

By the way who won the world series?

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:16 pm

Bwfc in the bloodline wrote:NFL, its a silly game, its like a mathmetician took a set square and a ruler and re-organised the game of rugby!

By the way who won the world series?

What a great knowlege of the game you have

And it's the superbowl

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:35 pm

If you were to take the game of Rugby (in either code), take out the guile, intelligence, physical superiority and skill of achieving advancement as a unit whilst only ever passing the ball backwards. Then dumbed it down by just lobbing it forwards instead. If you then decked out the players of the simplified game with all manner of safety equipment, the sort of which you might expect to see a fellow fired from a cannon in, or attempt a motorcycle stunt rather than collect a ball under pressure. Might you not reasonably conclude that this is a game of lesser fellows, both cerebrally and physically?

Little Campo · Post by **Little Campo** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:40 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:If you were to take the game of Rugby (in either code), take out the guile, intelligence, physical superiority and skill of achieving advancement as a unit whilst only ever passing the ball backwards. Then dumbed it down by just lobbing it forwards instead. If you then decked out the players of the simplified game with all manner of safety equipment, the sort of which you might expect to see a fellow fired from a cannon in, or attempt a motorcycle stunt rather than collect a ball under pressure. Might you not reasonably conclude that this is a game of lesser fellows, both cerebrally and physically?

Have you ever watched american football?

They are much more intellegent than most rugby players, how many 6 foot 3 263 pounds guys do you know that can rin 40 yards in 4.38 seconds?

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:12 pm

Loads of my big mates are great rinners.

How many do you know? 19stone? Really?

In rugby the average winger is now 15 or 16 stone ( 230 - 240lbs as you want to use that measure), they'll do a 10.6 sec 100 metres.

Jonah Lomuh - 280lbs 100 meters 10.9seconds.

How are they more intelligent? Because they went to "college"? Ah yes American sports scholarships, respected the world over for the genii it produces. No help with classes or exams in order to ensure players get through at all no, no ever.

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