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Why the hell would you field that?! Let the clock run down while the ball is bouncing! -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 13:07 2
- worst case is jacoby Jones fucks something up tryting to field the bounce -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 13:08
- Yup. -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:07
Wait, I gotta go do this again? -- nm - Ed Reed Jan 15, 13:06 1
- word -- nm - TJ Yates Jan 15, 13:07
No,Jacoby,no! -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 13:06
the ravens are allergic to short yardage situations -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 13:05 1
- Yard marker spots are so terrible in football and it would be so easy to put a smart chip in the football to correct that. -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:07
"he's sexually attracted to double coverage..." -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 12:59 4
- His strategy of "Throw it up and hope Andre Johnson gets it" is better in theory than in practice. - David Jan 15, 13:02 2
  - what do they say about it in the "How to Win a Playoff Game?" room on the Falcons board? -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 13:04 1
    - "Why Michael Vick why?" -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:05
- it's funny cause it's true -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 13:00
Home team domination, in the playoffs. Home teams 7-0 -- nm - Flavorize Jan 15, 12:59
unreal. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 12:58
ED M'FIN REED! -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:58
*laughs at Mel* -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:49 3
- I absolutely don't blame you... - Mel Profit Jan 15, 12:57 2
  - oh for sure, I did it here cause Lord knows what Rincewind would have taken it to mean :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:59 1
    - I should probably refrain from allowing NCM showing up... -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 15, 13:41
Maybe it's time to actually hold one of the guys sacking the QB then, huh? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:46 1
- Well, it's not like it would be called. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 15, 12:49
The Toronto Blue Jays and Colby Rasmus have reportedly avoided arbitration and agreed to a one-year contract worth $2.7 million -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:46
thank you -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:42
what a moronic pass -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:42
How long till Jacoby is told just to fair catch every single punt. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:38 1
- well, he earned one back there. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 12:42
Throw the FP@)&#$@#$ BALL! -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:37
Have the Ravens thrown the ball on first down? -- nm - Dano Jan 15, 12:37 2
- Have they, yes? Has it been effective? No. Flacco is 3 for 6 for 25 yards on first down. - David Jan 15, 12:45
- What? And get away from Ray Rice up the middle for 2 yards?? Hahahahah! -- nm - Cam Cameron Jan 15, 12:38
Mitt's new strategy to win South Carolina: just give the unemployed people cash money -- (link) - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:36 6
- "God didn't tell me to go to nobody else, he told me to pray for Romney," - howie Jan 15, 12:57
- buying votes at its simplest -- nm - znufrii Jan 15, 12:38 4
  - Funny, when it's Obama writing personal checks to people he gets praised for it... -- nm - Sourdough Stephen Jan 15, 12:48 3
    - I must have missed where Obama did that at a campaign appearance. -- nm - znufrii Jan 15, 12:52 2
      - It was after and at an airport IIUC and the woman put Mitt in a shityy position, IMO. - TWuG Jan 15, 13:01
      - and my qualms about whether or not the whole thing was staged in the first place asdie, let's see him put his mouth where is money is then. - znufrii Jan 15, 12:59
We will see if the game has an exciting finish but this has been pretty dull for a close game. -- nm - Dano Jan 15, 12:35 1
- even if they win ugly, New England will outcoach the shit out of them -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:36
Great idea on that scree pass thing, Pixie! -- nm - Cam Cameron Jan 15, 12:27 22
- Falcons need an offensive genius coordinator now. Send them your resume -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:30 21
  - I'm hoping Cam Cameron comes available. - David Jan 15, 12:38 20
    - Out of curiosity, would the Ravens need to fire him for that to happen? - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 15, 12:47 1
      - Unless the other team requests and is granted permission, yes. - David Jan 15, 12:49
    - So is every Ravens fan. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:38 17
      - Right now, you should be hoping your entire offensive line comes available. - David Jan 15, 12:39 16
        
        No argument there. They've been awful. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:43 11
        
        Houston is really stout in their front seven. Wade Phillips has a gift as a defensive coordinator. - David Jan 15, 12:48 10
        
        I think if Baltimore holds on it will be because of Lardarius Webb. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 15, 12:52
        
        They're my keeper for next year now that he's returning. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:50 8
        
        Who has the first pick in the draft? - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 15, 12:54 7
        
        Kilbo -- dp3 -- RC --- David is 4th. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:56 6
        
        And I'm pretty sure I have the 5th pick. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 15, 12:59 1
        
        Yep. I posted the list the other day and I'll trade anyone on this team. I have depth. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 13:00
        
        All my good players are on crutches right now. -- nm - David Jan 15, 12:57 3
        
        I'm just reading the draft order. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:59 2
        
        I know. I'm saying I don't even know where to start since I have no idea who will be ready and who won't. -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:06 1
        
        It's early, but I'm going to be dealing all summer long. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 13:07
        
        How did I know to bring everyone at them on third and long again? - Wade Philips Jan 15, 12:42 3
        
        It's easy to do when the opposing QB has the shakes. - David Jan 15, 12:46 2
        
        he's no Matty Ice! -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:48 1
        
        You don't see me defending Ryan's play against the Giants. I'm not missing the causality by blaming Mularkey. -- (link) - David Jan 15, 12:50
Wait, they're doing the PUnt Pass Kick shit now, in the middle of an actual game? - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:24 8
- have a heart, man. jeez, heh -- nm - CQ Jan 15, 12:26 3
  - at least none of 'em got booed. - Reagen Jan 15, 12:28 1
    - Hehehe. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:28
  - Announce em all you want....at halftime. When you're not actually getting into the flow of the game. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:27
- They always do this. It's still dumb, but that's how they've done it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 12:26
- it's the 3rd quarter break! The halftime was reserved for....some other shit -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:26 2
  - dog-riding monkeys. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 12:27 1
    - coming soon to ABC from the creators of Work It! -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:30
Quarterback sneak? What's that?? -- nm - Cam Cameron Jan 15, 12:16 3
- God, I hate people like you on the Falcons board. -- nm - David Jan 15, 12:21 2
  - well, only the Falcons board would have an entire room devoted to "Going For it on 4th & 1?" -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:29 1
    - And now we have company! -- nm - David Jan 15, 12:39
hyuuuuge. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 12:16 3
- that 3 points for not kicking the FG could be huge indeed -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:19 2
  - 18 inches to make it a 2-score game...if you can't do that..... -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:21 1
    - maybe, but making it a TD game wouldn't have been an atricious decision either -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:26
DENIED! -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:16
Go for it Cameron, you nutless wonder. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:16
That was a phenomenal catch. -- nm - Krusty Jan 15, 12:15
LYC Sinus update. 65 hours with on no antibiotics and only now do I start to feel the sinus pressure/pain. - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord Jan 15, 12:12 3
- good. hope it works out. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 12:19
- That is fortunate -- nm - Epiphany Jan 15, 12:19
- hmm, unfamiliar with those -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:13
better late than never, Lee Evans -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 12:12
Top 48 ads that would never be allowed today -- (link) - marcel Jan 15, 12:03
Uh Ravens. You might want to look into some pass protection. -- nm - Dano Jan 15, 12:00 2
- If only there were a way to handle blitzes by using a screen pass . . . -- nm - Cam Cameron Jan 15, 12:03 1
  - Flacco needs to shave that mustache. You have to be good to get away with that crime against nature. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:08
Did every single Texan hit Flacco there? - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:00
Hey Gary - it might not be Jacoby's day. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 11:57
Thing you didn't even know you needed until now (cause you didn't even know it existed): -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Jan 15, 11:51 2
- That's pretty cool. Where'd you get it (or where'd the person who gave it to you get it?) -- nm - Sourdough Stephen (with a sexy new iPad2) Jan 15, 12:05 1
  - Not sure - think it was mentioned it was found in a grocery store's garden center. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 15, 12:32
Wow, it's been 30 years since the DC 14th Street Bridge air crash. I didn't realize about 30 minutes after the crash, Metro had it's first fatal - Will Hunting Jan 15, 11:34 5
- "Will that be a permanent stop?" - Howard Stern Jan 15, 12:20
- Hmm. Unfamiliar with those. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud God Jan 15, 11:42 3
  - here -- (link) - Remlik Jan 15, 11:51
  - I remember an iced up jet crashing in the river and bystanders/firemen were pulling people out of the freezing water at great risk to themselves -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 11:46
  - The plane crash clipped one of the major bridges in/out of DC during a rush hour - Will Hunting Jan 15, 11:46
I might have actually found the first app for the iPad that I wouldn't mind paying for, well two actually... - Sourdough Stephen (with a sexy new iPad2) Jan 15, 11:27 2
- Have you heard this podcast about Ancient Rome? Colin posted about it before. - Krusty Jan 15, 11:30 1
  - Yep, I've d/l a bunch of them. - Sourdough Stephen (with a sexy new iPad2) Jan 15, 11:46
3rd & 1? Let's go for the deep ball! -- nm - Cam Cameron Jan 15, 11:25
He's really proving the superiority of Arians. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 11:24
I'm not sure TJ Yates understands that Ed Reed is not a guy you want to just throw the ball up to. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 11:16
Did anyone read the young adult book: Abarat by Clive Barker? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 15, 11:02 2
- I'm sure his mom did. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 15, 11:13 1
  - LOL -- nm - JenBro Jan 15, 14:10
And if I may, welcome back to the Indiana Pacers. - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord Jan 15, 10:59 3
- a change in attitude, a new coach, soem key players....makes for interesting watching -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 11:26 2
  - West and Hill really seem to be helping. George is realky turning out to be a great addition. - Spawn - Blood Feud God Jan 15, 11:34 1
    - the last few years they've always been 2 players short of making it really work. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 11:48
You'd be hard pressed to find an NFL playoff pairing I'd be more apathetic about than this one... - Cuzzin Todd Jan 15, 10:57 3
- Yeah, I think I'll be making a run to the comic shop at half. - Sourdough Stephen (with a sexy new iPad2) Jan 15, 11:04
- It's the game I've been looking forwrd to since the playoffs began. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 15, 11:00 1
  - I often forget the Texans is even a team in the NFL during the season. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 15, 11:12
I like this ST place, and think I will stay. -- nm - Dan Dierdorf Jan 15, 10:55 3
- how this guy still has a job is ridiculous. I've been calling him master of the obvious since the Marino era -- nm - CQ Jan 15, 10:58
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  - We can't have nice things. It was fun while it lasted. -- nm - Krusty Jan 15, 10:58
Mop, from b2: We have considered the Disney cruises. But ultimately I don't think we'd do well in the small cabins on a cruise ship. - Fuzzy Jan 15, 10:55
Even pretzels are Tebowing... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 15, 10:50
In the limo industry, I always tell people not to pick the best company or the best cars, it's the driver who will make or break your event. Do you - CrankYanker Jan 15, 10:45 16
- Insofar as vous is concerned, I'm confident that you're ... - Old Antarctic Explorer Jan 15, 12:13 1
  - ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 15, 12:23
- The cruise industry is so convoluted -- between ship's registry... - Old Antarctic Explorer Jan 15, 12:12 2
  - this -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 15, 12:24
  - almost as the oil tanker industry, registered in one land locked contry, owned in another, crew from a 3rd, managed/agents under the laws of a 4th -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 12:19
- I suppose in LA your average client is a regular, but out in the sticks getting limo is as often as...well a cruise on theo ther side of the world -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 11:43 3
  - good point. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 15, 11:53 2
    - another thing is, usually a client would contact a limo service and they are offered a choice of cars and that's contract, but the driver is just the - zeitgeist Jan 15, 12:16 1
      - yeah, if you know a trusted driver, you can request him, otherwise you could wind up with the mechanic. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 15, 12:26
- if Titanic is on his resume...... -- nm - peglegpete Jan 15, 10:57
- I think you spend a lot of time doing things on the ship so I'm not sure it applies. - Krusty Jan 15, 10:52
- much less so I would imagine as the general ship goers interaction with the Capt would be limited (if any) -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 10:46 4
  - I was referring to the quality of the captain, not the access to him. It seems like its usually a captain error. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 15, 10:50 3
    - But how would you know who the captain is ahead of time (or their track record). Plus, I *think* the captains rotate. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 15, 10:55 2
      - True -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 15, 10:58
      - Really? I'd think a dizzy captain would be a bad thing. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 15, 10:58
Prison inmate who accused Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of sexually molesting him = Liar. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 15, 10:45 2
- asshole. - TFox Jan 15, 10:47 1
  - Word. - Sourdough Stephen (with a sexy new iPad2) Jan 15, 10:54
the Quan -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 15, 10:43
hey there. -- nm - kelly Jan 15, 10:41 6
- I'm on my way I'm making it -- nm - JenBro Jan 15, 10:55
- ~you with the stars in your eyes~ - znufrii Jan 15, 10:44 1
  - you with the scars on your thighs - zeitgeist Jan 15, 11:44
- How is the bun and oven today? hee -- nm - Epiphany Jan 15, 10:42 2
  - bun is doing fine, I guess. oven is bored silly, desperately wanting to get up and do something. :) -- nm - kelly Jan 15, 10:46 1
    - :) -- nm - Epiphany Jan 15, 11:04

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