NFL Week 14 - Dolphins? More like LOLphins! Amirite?

[Guest My Pal, the Tortoise]

I see the Bears have put Grossman back in

That happened all the way back in the game against Oakland when Brian Griese suffered a "season-ending injury," conveniently requiring Rex to be our quarterback again. Brian tore his "don't take credit for the coaching staff's pure brilliance" muscle.

 

To Rex's credit, he hasn't been too awful after being reinstalled. I saw some stats somewhere that showed that the fumbled snap thing isn't so much a Rex problem as it is an Olin Kreutz problem. Either McNown, Matthews, Miller, Chandler, Burris, Hutchinson, Quinn, Krenzel, and Orton have all had trouble doing the most fundamental quarterback task in existence*, or maybe ol' Olin is better at breaking teammates' jaws than snapping footballs.

 

*This cannot be ruled out.

[JangoFett4Hire 0]

The Patriots have their own little thing on the ESPNEWS ticker

 

It goes NHL/NFL/PATRIOTS/NCAAF

 

COUGH COUGH Nice!!!

 

What have the results of Pats/Steelers been in recent years?

I know that Pats are 2-0 vs Pitts in AFC Championships since 01, and that Pittsburgh ended NE's 21 game winning streak.

Pats over Steelers in the first game at Gillette, to open the 02 season. Have they met any other times?

[theintensifier 0]

That Saints defense from 1991 featured what many people feel is the best LB core of all time.

Jackson/Mills/Johnson/Swilling were awesome.

[Mike wanna be 0]

The Patriots have their own little thing on the ESPNEWS ticker

 

It goes NHL/NFL/PATRIOTS/NCAAF

 

COUGH COUGH Nice!!!

 

What have the results of Pats/Steelers been in recent years?

I know that Pats are 2-0 vs Pitts in AFC Championships since 01, and that Pittsburgh ended NE's 21 game winning streak.

Pats over Steelers in the first game at Gillette, to open the 02 season. Have they met any other times?

The Pats were the ones to hand Roethlisberger his first career defeat in the 04 AFC title game.

[KingPK 0]

I know that Pats are 2-0 vs Pitts in AFC Championships since 01, and that Pittsburgh ended NE's 21 game winning streak.

Pats over Steelers in the first game at Gillette, to open the 02 season. Have they met any other times?

 

Week 3 in '05, Pats win 23-20 in Pittsburgh. That was the game where Harrison and Light both had to be carted off the field due to leg injuries.

[NoCalMike 0]

I see the Bears have put Grossman back in

That happened all the way back in the game against Oakland when Brian Griese suffered a "season-ending injury," conveniently requiring Rex to be our quarterback again. Brian tore his "don't take credit for the coaching staff's pure brilliance" muscle.

 

To Rex's credit, he hasn't been too awful after being reinstalled. I saw some stats somewhere that showed that the fumbled snap thing isn't so much a Rex problem as it is an Olin Kreutz problem. Either McNown, Matthews, Miller, Chandler, Burris, Hutchinson, Quinn, Krenzel, and Orton have all had trouble doing the most fundamental quarterback task in existence*, or maybe ol' Olin is better at breaking teammates' jaws than snapping footballs.

 

*This cannot be ruled out.

 

The Redskins defense has a habit of looking bad even though at the end of the game their statistics are pretty decent. A lot of it has to do with the offense turning the ball over on their side of the field a lot this season. Also, some key injuries to the secondary has made them into a block of swiss cheese.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Also, some key injuries to the secondary has made them into a block of swiss cheese.

 

That and death.

[Guest My Pal, the Tortoise]

"Severed artery" is about as key as it gets.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Does Sean Taylor get listed as Out (Dead) in this week's injury report?

[Guest My Pal, the Tortoise]

He was for last week's, so I assume he is for this and coming weeks, but this is gonna be the game that he wins for the Redskins when he inspires them to victory.

[Guest]

Serious question here.

 

Does the rest of Taylor's contract count against the salary cap?

[Brett Favre 0]

I was just thinking of that. I'm thinking no.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Serious question here.

 

Does the rest of Taylor's contract count against the salary cap?

 

Probably not seeing there is no one to receive the money (yeah I know, the family, but the contract was written for Sean Taylor and him only I assume).

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Gives a whole new meaning to the cap term "dead money" doesn't it?

[Broward83 0]

Not only is Sean Taylor going to inspire the Redskins, but he'll be inspiring the NFC Pro Bowl team as he currently leads all vote getters at his position.

[Guest My Pal, the Tortoise]

He's football's Mel Carnahan!

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Will the NFL institute a "Sean Taylor" rule in which no dead guys are eligible to play in the Pro Bowl?

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Not only is Sean Taylor going to inspire the Redskins, but he'll be inspiring the NFC Pro Bowl team as he currently leads all vote getters at his position.

 

 

He's about as likely to show up as any of the other winners. I mean, does anyone play in that thing anymore?

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Sean Taylor's too busy administering late hits in that big Pro Bowl in the sky.

[Guest Vitamin X]

He was for last week's, so I assume he is for this and coming weeks, but this is gonna be the game that he wins for the Redskins when he inspires them to victory.

No he wasn't.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

He was for last week's, so I assume he is for this and coming weeks, but this is gonna be the game that he wins for the Redskins when he inspires them to victory.

No he wasn't.

 

 

Belichick would have listed him as probable just to fuck with everybody.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Belichick would've shot him in the head after sustaining the injury to clear up cap space.

[Guest My Pal, the Tortoise]

He was listed on the transactions list. My mistake.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Ah, right you are.

Date Transaction

12/3 Burl Toler practice squad addition.

Calvin Armstrong practice squad deletion.

Kevin Sampson practice squad addition.

11/29 Jimmy Farris signed/unrestricted free agent.

11/27 Sean Taylor deceased.

Matt Sinclair Activated from the Practice Squad.

11/23 Jimmy Farris cut.

Brian Kozlowski signed.

[2GOLD 0]

 

Jimmy Farris must have prayed to the Devil cause the minute Sean Taylor dies, he's back in an NFL uniform.

[Hogan Made Wrestling 0]

Terrance Newman has been warned by the NFL for "threatening" John Kitna.

[snuffbox 0]

Too bad practically nobody will get to see tonight's inspirational game.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

This is the perfect kind of game that belongs on NFL Network, not last week's.

[The Niggardly King 0]

If the whole game is like that first quarter, than this is going to be the Game Of The Year.

[Guest My Pal, the Tortoise]

Brian Griese is in? What happened? Better not say you called your own plays this time, Brian! They'll put Orton in!