The NFL Thread: 2010

[DiscoStu65]

I'm cautiously optimistic to see what McNabb is gonna bring to my Skins.   I think we instantly got better at QB for this season.  Not sure how I feel about 2-3 years from now.  I guess there's some time to worry about that later though.  

It's also going to be interesting to see what lies in store for the backfield.  Portis, Parker & L. Johnson are all in the later years of their careers.  I think an improved o-line will help them out, but how will they handle sharing the rock?  I still don't think we go into the season with all of them on the roster.  

I think getting McNabb was a great move for you. Still think Philly was dumb to trade him since they have a super bowl caliber team right now (I think Kolb will be solid, but I dont see him getting them a SB win in the next few years). I think the biggest questions will be what McNabb can get out of your WR corps which IMO is one of the worst in the NFL. Always thought Santana Moss was one of the msot overrated WRs in the game, and he's not getting younger. Your best bet might be alot of 2TE sets with Cooley and Fred Davis

I think all 3 RBs will probably be there still, but if Portuis is healthy he's getting the lionshare. I still cant believe Fast Willie went there because they told him he would have the opportunity to start  ;D..that backfield is more crowded than ours. If one is gone, itll probably be Johnson, but judging Portis' durability from last year, I say they keep all 3.

Agreed about our abysmal receiving corp.  I mean Galloway used to be good.  I can't believe Snyder didn't try to buy someone young.   I think with an improved o-line we could be dangerous with the two tight end set.  Gotta be able to respect the run first though.  

[capt. scotty]

Ballsy? I bet you a large sum of money Rome doesn't do that without cameras around and LOTS of witnesses. He baited Everett and Everett took the bait. If he had done it in an alley behind a bar, then it would have been ballsy; and, Rome would have gotten his ass kicked. What he did was the equivilant of calling the neighborhood bully a pussy then hiding behind your dad.    

Give me a list of talk show hosts who would/have said anything near as insulting to someone's face and get back to me

[.Walt]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOVxitMy47c[/media]

Never saw this before, but it cracked me up. I actually have more respect for Rome now because he was a shiteating grin doosh from the start apparently, and not after he got huge. That takes balls.

He was pretty big at the time, he did have a TV show and his radio show was big too, big enough for him to land a TV show. But that is one of the reasons I love Jim Rome, because it did take balls. He looked him right in the eyes and said it to his face. He clearly isn't in it to fluff pro athletes. And his 'takes' (to me) have no interest in anything else but the topic. It's hard to find a talking head in sports that doesn't have outside interests.

Ballsy? I bet you a large sum of money Rome doesn't do that without cameras around and LOTS of witnesses. He baited Everett and Everett took the bait. If he had done it in an alley behind a bar, then it would have been ballsy; and, Rome would have gotten his ass kicked. What he did was the equivilant of calling the neighborhood bully a pussy then hiding behind your dad.    

Yeah, ballsy. What do you want him to do? How would that happen? They both go out clubbin' and by chance they see each other? Yeah, maybe in a perfect world. You figured out that there were witnesses and cameras around, but Everett didn't? Yeah right. Everett tried and failed to make Jim look like a pussy on camera because he didn't think there was a chance he'd say it again. But at the end of the day, Everett tried to intimidate him and dared him to say it again, and Rome looked him square in the eyes, with a shit grin on his face, and said it again. You don't think Jim's career and future was on the line? Athletes could've refused to do anything with him after that.  So yeah, ballsy. An ass kicking would have been way easier than losing millions. I can only assume that Chris would beat Jim in a alley, but as long as he doesn't hear footsteps...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7hv5JLC6IU[/media]

[Tracy 3000]

Ballsy? I bet you a large sum of money Rome doesn't do that without cameras around and LOTS of witnesses. He baited Everett and Everett took the bait. If he had done it in an alley behind a bar, then it would have been ballsy; and, Rome would have gotten his ass kicked. What he did was the equivilant of calling the neighborhood bully a pussy then hiding behind your dad.    

Give me a list of talk show hosts who would/have said anything near as insulting to someone's face and get back to me

Howard Stern? Rush Limbaugh? Glen Beck? Michael Savage? Bill O'Reilley? This is hardly "cutting edge", even though Rome was trying to be edgey when he did this.

We just have a different definition of what "ballsy" is. I considered it classless. Insulting someone in front of TV cameras knowing you aren't going to get pummled isn't "ballsy", IMO. Especially after you agreed beforehand not to do it. Everett said he would not go on the show if Rome called him Chris. Rome said he wouldn't. Everett goes on the show, Rome calls him Chris (knowing he is protected) and the rest is history.

Not "ballsy" at all, IMO, just classless.

In fact, after watching that again after about  6 or 7 years after not seeing it, Rome looks more like a douche than ever. There's a reason Rome won't talk about this anymore, and it's not b/c he's "ballsy", it's b/c he grew up and realized he made a mistake. He's also never called Jim Everett "Chris" since that incident.

[capt. scotty]

Ballsy? I bet you a large sum of money Rome doesn't do that without cameras around and LOTS of witnesses. He baited Everett and Everett took the bait. If he had done it in an alley behind a bar, then it would have been ballsy; and, Rome would have gotten his ass kicked. What he did was the equivilant of calling the neighborhood bully a pussy then hiding behind your dad.    

Give me a list of talk show hosts who would/have said anything near as insulting to someone's face and get back to me

Howard Stern? Rush Limbaugh? Glen Beck? Michael Savage? Bill O'Reilley? This is hardly "cutting edge", even though Rome was trying to be edgey when he did this.

Pretty sure they dont do it to people who are in the same room with them, and the only one was even doing it on the air back then was probably Stern.

Also, dealing with an athlete who is agressive by nature is quite different than those politics people talking shit about some 60 year old republican.

[Tracy 3000]

Ballsy? I bet you a large sum of money Rome doesn't do that without cameras around and LOTS of witnesses. He baited Everett and Everett took the bait. If he had done it in an alley behind a bar, then it would have been ballsy; and, Rome would have gotten his ass kicked. What he did was the equivilant of calling the neighborhood bully a pussy then hiding behind your dad.    

Give me a list of talk show hosts who would/have said anything near as insulting to someone's face and get back to me

Howard Stern? Rush Limbaugh? Glen Beck? Michael Savage? Bill O'Reilley? This is hardly "cutting edge", even though Rome was trying to be edgey when he did this.

Pretty sure they dont do it to people who are in the same room with them, and the only one was even doing it on the air back then was probably Stern.

Also, dealing with an athlete who is agressive by nature is quite different than those politics people talking shit about some 60 year old republican.

Well, Rome didn't ever bring it up again and he doesn't talk about it now. It was classless, not ballsy. It's not ballsy when you end up on your back, flailing like a bug, with some dude about to punch you into next week. That's just fucking stupid.

And there is a really good reason why Rome never did that again to anyone.

think about it

[.Walt]

Tracy, you're right he won't do that again, and he has grown up. Maybe because he realized the risk that it involved. Risky = ballsy. Sex without proper safety precautions is risky and ballsy. You don't have to get your ass kicked in order to use the term ballsy. Who cares about a punch to the face, really? When there's millions of dollars on the line, and you're worried about a punch or an ass kicking? I think Rome would've kicked his own ass if he lost out on millions because he called Jim Everett, Chris. But he has talked about it since. Like I said it was within the last month. And he said it didn't work out good, which is Jim Rome himself saying that he won't do it again. Jim Everett and his ego challenged Rome to say it, because he thought he could get the last laugh by calling out Rome on his own show...plan backfire. And who said that Everett went in there only if Rome wouldn't call him Chris? I really doubt that happened, that sounds like Jim Everett's publicist needs a raise, because she or he fooled you. Why would he even go on a show if he dislikes the guy? It seems to Everett was waiting for it to happen, but Rome outsmarted him.

[capt. scotty]

Tracy, you're right he won't do that again, and he has grown up. Maybe because he realized the risk that it involved. Risky = ballsy. Sex without proper safety precautions is risky and ballsy. You don't have to get your ass kicked in order to use the term ballsy. Who cares about a punch to the face, really? When there's millions of dollars on the line, and you're worried about a punch or an ass kicking? I think Rome would've kicked his own ass if he lost out on millions because he called Jim Everett, Chris. But he has talked about it since. Like I said it was within the last month. And he said it didn't work out good, which is Jim Rome himself saying that he won't do it again. Jim Everett and his ego challenged Rome to say it, because he thought he could get the last laugh by calling out Rome on his own show...plan backfire. And who said that Everett went in there only if Rome wouldn't call him Chris? I really doubt that happened, that sounds like Jim Everett's publicist needs a raise, because she or he fooled you. Why would he even go on a show if he dislikes the guy? It seems to Everett was waiting for it to happen, but Rome outsmarted him.

^^^^^

Good posting

[Tracy 3000]

Tracy, you're right he won't do that again, and he has grown up. Maybe because he realized the risk that it involved. Risky = ballsy. Sex without proper safety precautions is risky and ballsy. You don't have to get your ass kicked in order to use the term ballsy. Who cares about a punch to the face, really? When there's millions of dollars on the line, and you're worried about a punch or an ass kicking? I think Rome would've kicked his own ass if he lost out on millions because he called Jim Everett, Chris. But he has talked about it since. Like I said it was within the last month. And he said it didn't work out good, which is Jim Rome himself saying that he won't do it again. Jim Everett and his ego challenged Rome to say it, because he thought he could get the last laugh by calling out Rome on his own show...plan backfire. And who said that Everett went in there only if Rome wouldn't call him Chris? I really doubt that happened, that sounds like Jim Everett's publicist needs a raise, because she or he fooled you. Why would he even go on a show if he dislikes the guy? It seems to Everett was waiting for it to happen, but Rome outsmarted him.

^^^^^

Good posting

I think I'll go shoot some heroin from a needle I found in the alley b/c, well, ya know, I'm ballsy.    ;D

And then I'll go break into the church down the street and steal the cash out of the collections drawer b/c I am ballsy.     ;D

Then I'll go to the hood, spouting off the N word as loud as I can, wearing a white hood and robe b/c, well, ya know, I'm ballsy.   ;D

You're not ballsy! You're fucking stoooopid! Ladies, we will just have to agree that we have different definitions of  ballsy.

But if you're up for still arguing your point........good luck.

hey look at me! I'm ballsy!

[Tracy 3000]

And who said that Everett went in there only if Rome wouldn't call him Chris? I really doubt that happened, that sounds like Jim Everett's publicist needs a raise, because she or he fooled you. Why would he even go on a show if he dislikes the guy? It seems to Everett was waiting for it to happen, but Rome outsmarted him.

I saw an interview with Everett right after that happened; according to Everett they had an agreement that Rome was not going to say Chris. That's why some thought it was staged b/c it progressed so quickly; it's b/c they had just got through talking about it. This is old news, 16 years ago!  :-/

[.Walt]

And who said that Everett went in there only if Rome wouldn't call him Chris? I really doubt that happened, that sounds like Jim Everett's publicist needs a raise, because she or he fooled you. Why would he even go on a show if he dislikes the guy? It seems to Everett was waiting for it to happen, but Rome outsmarted him.

I saw an interview with Everett right after that happened; according to Everett they had an agreement that Rome was not going to say Chris. That's why some thought it was staged b/c it progressed so quickly; it's b/c they had just got through talking about it. This is old news, 16 years ago!  :-/

I feel like I'm beating a fat dead horse here. No shit Everett said that...it's called damage control. Because (like you) Chris came off real bad and looked stoooopid. And you believed him...ha, talk about taking the bait. I can't help you if you believe every thing a athletes tells you, you're on your own, bud. Put down the rose colored glasses. Your stoooopid examples of ballsy, were ballsy. Does have to make it right. Then what is ballsy? Only a fight to the death? Everett challenged him, knew there were cameras, and implied consequences if he said it again. Rome did it again, risking financial consequences and possible physical consequences.  Most ballsy situations are not the most intelligent ones and most people who do something ballsy say they'll never do that again. I think pretty much anything that involves risk and possible consequences is ballsy. Driving a 100 in a 35, is stoooopid and ballsy. Betting a G on a team that is likely to lose is stooopid and ballsy. Sorry a death didn't occur in order for it to be ballsy in your eyes. But that's okay, you're really sensitive, I get that. But your definition of ballsy is stoooopid. Oh my.  

[Tracy 3000]

And who said that Everett went in there only if Rome wouldn't call him Chris? I really doubt that happened, that sounds like Jim Everett's publicist needs a raise, because she or he fooled you. Why would he even go on a show if he dislikes the guy? It seems to Everett was waiting for it to happen, but Rome outsmarted him.

I saw an interview with Everett right after that happened; according to Everett they had an agreement that Rome was not going to say Chris. That's why some thought it was staged b/c it progressed so quickly; it's b/c they had just got through talking about it. This is old news, 16 years ago!  :-/

I feel like I'm beating a fat dead horse here. No shit Everett said that...it's called damage control. Because (like you) Chris came off real bad and looked stoooopid. And you believed him...ha, talk about taking the bait. I can't help you if you believe every thing a athletes tells you, you're on your own, bud. Put down the rose colored glasses. Your stoooopid examples of ballsy, were ballsy. Does have to make it right. Then what is ballsy? Only a fight to the death? Everett challenged him, knew there were cameras, and implied consequences if he said it again. Rome did it again, risking financial consequences and possible physical consequences.  Most ballsy situations are not the most intelligent ones and most people who do something ballsy say they'll never do that again. I think pretty much anything that involves risk and possible consequences is ballsy. Driving a 100 in a 35, is stoooopid and ballsy. Betting a G on a team that is likely to lose is stooopid and ballsy. Sorry a death didn't occur in order for it to be ballsy in your eyes. But that's okay, you're really sensitive, I get that. But your definition of ballsy is stoooopid. Oh my.  

it's OK man, we disagree. It's cool     :)

(speaking of taking the bait   ;) )

[.Walt]

Yeah, it's cool.

I knew one of us was going to use the taking the bait line, you beat me to it.
I tip my cap to you.  ;D

[capt. scotty]

Then I'll go to the hood, spouting off the N word as loud as I can, wearing a white hood and robe b/c, well, ya know, I'm ballsy.   ;D

You're not ballsy! You're fucking stoooopid! Ladies, we will just have to agree that we have different definitions of  ballsy.

So you said Rome wouldve been ballsy if he did this to Everett in an alley behind a bar, expecting confrontation when the cameras wouldnt be there to save him, but its not ballsy - its stoooopid - to be a whiteboy and start saying nigga in the hood because you would expect confrontation?

You make no sense

[Tracy 3000]

Then I'll go to the hood, spouting off the N word as loud as I can, wearing a white hood and robe b/c, well, ya know, I'm ballsy.   ;D

You're not ballsy! You're fucking stoooopid! Ladies, we will just have to agree that we have different definitions of  ballsy.

So you said Rome wouldve been ballsy if he did this to Everett in an alley behind a bar, expecting confrontation when the cameras wouldnt be there to save him, but its not ballsy - its stoooopid - to be a whiteboy and start saying nigga in the hood because you would expect confrontation?

You make no sense

we've moved on      :)

[capt. scotty]

Then I'll go to the hood, spouting off the N word as loud as I can, wearing a white hood and robe b/c, well, ya know, I'm ballsy.   ;D

You're not ballsy! You're fucking stoooopid! Ladies, we will just have to agree that we have different definitions of  ballsy.

So you said Rome wouldve been ballsy if he did this to Everett in an alley behind a bar, expecting confrontation when the cameras wouldnt be there to save him, but its not ballsy - its stoooopid - to be a whiteboy and start saying nigga in the hood because you would expect confrontation?

You make no sense

we've moved on      :)

So you realized you werent making any sense and were wrong? Congratulations, Im impressed!

[Tracy 3000]

Then I'll go to the hood, spouting off the N word as loud as I can, wearing a white hood and robe b/c, well, ya know, I'm ballsy.   ;D

You're not ballsy! You're fucking stoooopid! Ladies, we will just have to agree that we have different definitions of  ballsy.

So you said Rome wouldve been ballsy if he did this to Everett in an alley behind a bar, expecting confrontation when the cameras wouldnt be there to save him, but its not ballsy - its stoooopid - to be a whiteboy and start saying nigga in the hood because you would expect confrontation?

You make no sense

we've moved on      :)

So you realized you werent making any sense and were wrong? Congratulations, Im impressed!

let me correct myself, [size=14]I've[/size] moved on   ;D

[capt. scotty]

Training camps be starting up.....Love this time of the year.

Those fuckers just better agree on a new CBA though  >:(

[.Walt]

Training camps be starting up.....Love this time of the year.

Those fuckers just better agree on a new CBA though  >:(

Again this year I'm hoping Favre comes to camp so we can have the media circus. And finding out which Viking gives who an std.

I'm hoping to peep on Erin Andrews...too soon?

[capt. scotty]

I'm hoping to peep on Erin Andrews...too soon?

Just give me a heads up if you get a live feed going in her room....I missed the pics last time around  :'(