2006-2007 NFL Season Discussion

Go Patriots. I want to see another Lombardi Trophy in Tom Brady's hands.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Capo

The game has never been more popular, and with the current salary cap any team has a chance to win every year. Many teams built new stadiums in his era.

Is there revenue sharing in the NFL? If there is, it isn't good enough.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The Patriots are going to run away with the AFC East AGAIN.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

The world is flat. Parity doesn't just apply to seasons but individual games.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by dagget

The Jets owned the Patriots. Made my day better.

I'd like to know who kidnapped Tom Brady and Bill Belichick because these imposters are just awful.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Biggest hush-hush don't tell anyone story of the week: Pats sign VinTest. Patriots management losing faith in Tom Cool?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Ahahaha Colts lose. 1972 Dolphins get to get drunk tonight.

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Originally Posted by Night Phoenix

I predict a Colts-Cowboys rematch in the Super Bowl. Cowboys win 9-6 in a FG shootout.

I predict you're out of your mind.

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Renewed dynasty, ahahaha. To steal a line from Rick Pitino, Emmitt, Troy and Michael aren't coming through that door.

How ya doing, buddy?

I don't see any racism.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Sass and I headed out a little after the third quarter began between the Pats and Bears, and I told her, "If the Ravens won, that means the Pats can too." Sure enough...

Mike Vick is an albatross on my fantasy football team (I've got him and Carson Palmer) and while I didn't play him (and will very likely win), he's so inconsistent I wouldn't be surprised if he found himself on another team in the near future.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I don't like how unconfident I am about this Patriots team. I knew they'd win in the end, but I'm getting the feeling others don't expect them to.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Thanks to the NFL Network and Thursday games I didn't hear about the Steelers-whoever game until today.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Chargers gonna win it all...

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Ryuu

You have to include the Colts. Even if there's a good 99% chance that Manning will blow it, there's still that 1% chance he might actually make it past a game.

And that 1% is enough for someone to get burned if they bet and the Colts lose?

Don't bet on the Colts until they're in the Super Bowl.

FELIPE NO

MY 2006 NFL PLAYOFFS PREDICTIONS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Wild Card Round
#6 Kansas City Chiefs @ #3 Indianapolis Colts: #3 Indianapolis Colts
#5 New York Jets @ #4 New England Patriots: #4 New England Patriots

Divisional Playoffs
#3 Indianapolis Colts @ #2 Baltimore Ravens: #2 Baltimore Ravens
#4 New England Patriots @ #1 San Diego Chargers: #4 New England Patriots

Conference Championship
#4 New England Patriots @ #2 Baltimore Ravens: #4 New England Patriots

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Wild Card Round
#6 New York Giants @ #3 Philadelphia Eagles: #6 New York Giants
#5 Dallas Cowboys @ #4 Seattle Seahawks: #4 Seattle Seahawks

Divisional Playoffs
#4 Seattle Seahawks @ #2 New Orleans Saints: #2 New Orleans Saints
#6 New York Giants @ #1 Chicago Bears: #1 Chicago Bears

Conference Championship
#2 New Orleans Saints @ #1 Chicago Bears: #2 New Orleans Saints

SUPER BOWL XLI @ MIAMI, FLORIDA
#2 New Orleans Saints vs. #4 New England Patriots: #4 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Wojo

Yes Bill Cowher just announced his retirement. He chose to go out in style rocking a Bill Cosby sweater.

That must have been the same guy to design the Canucks "V" jerseys from the 80s.

Additional Spam:
I stayed up late into the night working on this bracket (which I say is pretty fancy but others may disagree). Props go to Sassafrass for helping with the helmets, also late into the night. Her work may not be obvious, but let me tell you that it was a pain in the ass for her to sit through hours of me trying to explain exactly what the fuck I wanted her to do (and, given the small size of the helmets, she'll probably be pissed I put her through all that only to convert the original 500+x200+ pixel helmets down to less than 50x35 pixel helmets. But I'm happy and pleased with the result nonetheless, and I intend to update this through each round of the playoffs.



Jam it back in, in the dark.

Chiefs go three-and-out on their first drive.

GAME OVER

(Edit: Kansas City, like I suggested, was done after they were forced to punt during their first drive.)



There's nowhere I can't reach.

Asante Samuel got another INT for a TD. Sass and I LOLed.



This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

It's worth noting that, when setting up my bracket, I changed my mind about the Eagles-Giants and gave it to for the Eagles. So, after a regular season where the underdogs won 55% of the time, none of them win in the first round of the playoffs. Gamblers must be breathing a little easier, even if two of the games came down to field goals (one that was botched and one that was made). I feel bad for Tony Romo after watching that fuck-up, but then he should've tried a little harder to elude tacklers.

I'm not sold on the Colts just yet. They're going to Baltimore (where it's expected to be unseasonably warm but shitty weather) and the entire team has been heating up (including Jamal Lewis). Of course, I can't sell myself on the Ravens either (MCNAIR ). We'll have to see what the conditions are.

The only game I'm worried about is Patriots @ Chargers. I'll buy experience over n00bs and a shitty coach most days, but the Pats have been beaten by the run and, in case you hadn't heard, the Chargers have a record-breaking MVP running back in his prime itching to take his game to prime time.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by GoldfishX

What's wrong with McNair?

I'll let you know when he loses to the Colts.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I can't imagine the Seahawks beating the Bears. It'd be like the Chargers losing to the Raiders.

(P.S.: Don't get me wrong; I want the Colts to lose. Colts vs. Patriots in AFC Championship = 7 days of "WAAAAAAAH MANNING VERSUS PATRIOTS AND HIMSELF WILL HE BREAK THROUGH?????")

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Ooooh, if the Pats have to kick a late clutch field goal, there are going to be a lot of heart attacks in Patriots Nation. Gostkowski is not nearly as reliable as #4 was.

FELIPE NO

Apparently both the San Diego Chargers and the Chicago Bears are hoping to achieve MAXIMUM HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE++ by limiting ticket sales to their respective divisional playoff games to people within a certain area surrounding the stadium.

http://www.boston.com/business/globe...out_pats_fans/

Quote:

Chargers shut out Pats fans
Only Southern Calif. residents to get seats

By Bruce Mohl, Globe Staff | January 10, 2007

The San Diego Chargers are trying to solidify their home-field advantage against the New England Patriots Sunday by restricting the sale of tickets to Southern California residents only.

Several Patriots fans who went looking for game tickets on Ticketmaster were stunned to learn that their money was no good.

"The San Diego Chargers have restricted sales to the Divisional Playoff game to residents of Southern California and the surrounding area only," Ticketmaster warned. "Residency will be based on your credit card billing address. Orders by residents outside of southern California will be canceled without notice."

Lynda Frank , a Patriots fan from Tewksbury, thought the sales restriction is unfair, if not outright illegal.

"Who do they think they are?" she asked. "Our reputation must have somehow preceded us and made us part of the fear factor associated with our team at playoff time."

Bill Johnston , a Chargers spokesman, said about 1,000 tickets went on sale Monday and sold within minutes.

"Our goal has always been to fill our stadium with Charger fans and supporters of the team. This also helps give our team the best home-field advantage possible," he said.

Johnston said the same ticket policy will be employed if the Chargers defeat the Patriots and advance to the American Football Conference title game. The hometown-fan-only restriction was not in place for regular season games of the Chargers.

The Chicago Bears also restricted sales to the team's game this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks to fans from Illinois and northwest Indiana.

Greg Aiello , a National Football League spokesman, said he is not aware of how many teams restrict ticket sales to local fans. "There is no league policy that would prohibit it," he said.

Ticket industry officials said tickets are revocable licenses issued at the discretion of a team or venue.

Lawyers consulted by the Globe said such sales would be legal unless specifically prohibited . Excluding minorities or women from ticket purchases, for example, would raise legal problems because there are laws against discrimination of such groups.

Officials with the Patriots said they received a handful of complaints from fans about the Chargers' ticket restriction. Stacey James , the team spokesman, said the Patriots have never restricted ticket sales to their games.

"There's certainly logic to it," he said. "No team wants to fill their stadium with fans from the other team."

The only other option for Patriots fans wanting to see the game in San Diego is to buy tickets from a ticket reseller, but the prices are steep. Ace Ticket of Boston yesterday was selling $95 upper-level seats for $285. StubHub Inc. of San Francisco yesterday listed $95 end-zone upper-level seats for prices ranging from $214 to $295.

"Tickets are available. We have been getting lots of calls, and it seems to be a fair amount of Patriots fans are going to the game," said Jim Holzman , president of Ace.

Frank, the Patriots fan, said she doesn't think the hometown ticket restriction will do the Chargers any good because the Patriots play so well on the road. The team this season is 7-1 away from home.

Frank's prediction for Sunday? Patriots 35, Chargers 21.

I like how Ace Ticket is going to make an assload of money from this.

Anyway, it's a cute idea, since home-field advantage is really only limited to your fans and the noise level they can produce. Since there's an ton of Patriots fans out there, it probably won't impact the game too much.

It really ultimately shows that the team isn't worried if they don't have enough fans to fill the stadium and make it look like someone cares the Chargers are in the playoffs, just as long as they keep the other team from benefiting from it.

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Some douche predicts a Baltimore-New Orleans Super snorefest.

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Here's what I predict as the order of most to least appealing Super Bowl matchups, BTW:

1. New England-New Orleans (America's Team 2001 vs. America's Team 2006)
2. Indianapolis-New Orleans (Peyton Manning first Super Bowl is against his dad's old team)
3. San Diego-New Orleans (Drew Brees in Super Bowl against former team)
4. New England-Chicago (Super Bowl XX rematch)
5. New England-Philadelphia (Super Bowl XXXIX rematch)
6. Indianapolis-Chicago (#2 AFC offense vs. #1 NFC defense, points)
7. San Diego-Chicago (#1 AFC offense vs. #1 NFC offense, points)
8. Baltimore-New Orleans (#1 NFL defense vs. #1 NFL offense, yards)
9. Baltimore-Chicago (#1 NFL defense vs. #1 NFL defense, points and yards)
10. Indianapolis-Philadelphia (#1 AFC offense vs. #2 NFC offense, yards)
11. San Diego-Philadelphia (#2 AFC offense vs. #2 NFC offense, yards)
12. Baltimore-Philadelphia (#1 AFC defense vs. #2 NFC offense, yards)
13. New England-Seattle (Tom Brady)
14. Indianapolis-Seattle (Peyton Manning)
15. San Diego-Seattle (Philip Rivers)
16. Baltimore-Seattle (umm...Jamal Lewis?)

I got bored with the last 7. I'm obviously not interested in seeing the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, and Philadelphia is not that exciting a team without Donovan McNabb.

Jam it back in, in the dark.