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Do we have to get all religious about this ?


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Damn you SG. I was thinking of starting this year's NFL thread. But I got distracted by the MLB trade deadline. How the Braves doing.....................About as good as the Forty Niners will do..................God I love football!  :willya

New Orleans Saints' Sean Payton skeptical of new touchback rule
By The Sports Xchange   |       Aug. 2, 2016



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Sean Payton. Photo by AJ Sisco/UPI | License Photo



New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is skeptical of the new touchback rule working the way the NFL intended in an attempt to cut down on injuries during kickoffs.

In the March league meetings, the NFL adopted on a one-year trial basis to move touchbacks after kickoffs to the 25-yard line -- instead of the 20 -- to limit the number of returns.

The idea behind the rule is that receiving teams will be less inclined to take the ball out of the end zone because of the improved field position.

Payton expects the new rule may have the opposite effect.

"I think -- this is me -- the rule change is actually going to work in the opposite manner of the intention," Payton told the New Orleans Times-Picayune on Saturday at Saints training camp in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. "We're going to have more kickoff returns because I think most teams feel like you can cover a kick inside 25 yards. ... I just don't think it's going to turn out the way it was intended to, and I think there are other ways to make that play safer."

The NFL could be close to eliminating kickoffs entirely after making adjustments to kickoffs in the name of player safety.

"I know this, we're working on a hang-time kick that puts it right down at the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-yard line, and we feel like we're going to be able to cover inside the 25," Payton said. "So, conceding touchback to the 25 is a little different than the 20 and I think that -- I guarantee you -- we're not the only team working on that."


http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2016/08/02/New-Orleans-Saints-Sean-Payton-skeptical-of-new-touchback-rule/6351470112329/

To all our friends across the pond- bookmark this link for future reference. Be advised- big things poppin little things stoppin.


http://boards.atlantafalcons.com/forum/45-talk-about-the-falcons/

Some Guy ?


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Some Guy wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2016 at 4:15pm:

To all our friends across the pond- bookmark this link for future reference. Be advised- big things poppin little things stoppin. http://boards.atlantafalcons.com/forum/45-talk-about-the-falcons/

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Starbuck wrote on Aug 4^th, 2016 at 6:28pm:

Some Guy wrote on Aug 3rd, 2016 at 4:15pm: To all our friends across the pond- bookmark this link for future reference. Be advised- big things poppin little things stoppin. http://boards.atlantafalcons.com/forum/45-talk-about-the-falcons/ http://i.faketrumptweet.com/1g4b3bz28v_i6ab1r.png

nice!
on paper we will be crushing ass this season.

The NFL has sent me several letters saying they are planning on reworking Atlanta's logo. Excellent choice!

#winner

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They canceled the Hall Of Fame Game. Because the paint on the field was bad. Really? :wtf2 :aimama :whatapostronnie

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 8^th, 2016 at 2:25pm:

They canceled the Hall Of Fame Game. Because the paint on the field was bad. Really? :wtf2 :aimama :whatapostronnie

Must be a bunch of tree-hugging liberals.

Edith Grove wrote on Aug 8^th, 2016 at 3:45pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 8th, 2016 at 2:25pm: They canceled the Hall Of Fame Game. Because the paint on the field was bad. Really? :wtf2 :aimama :whatapostronnie Must be a bunch of tree-hugging liberals.

Or a bunch of Trump supporters taking a dump on the field.

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Once again I'll be happy With 2 Wins
As Long as they are against Dallas!
The Washington Redskins 9-7!
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God I love this place!

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Sonny says 34 days!

Magazine Lindys Predictions:
"Cardinals Beat Bengals"
Last Year they had
Packers beating Baltimore
Oh well so much for predictions!

Will the TV announcers be referring to the Redskins simply as "Washington" again this year?  :sad

Tom Jackson Won't
Love him but!
I'm sure the talking heads will follow suite.
I normally turn down the audio and listen to Larry, Chris and
Sonny!

It was good seeing the Home team out there kicking off the preseason Thursday night.

We travel to Cleveland tonight. FYI kickoff 7pm ET

The Home Team travels to Miami, kickoff is 8pm tonight.

Some Guy wrote on Aug 25^th, 2016 at 8:34am:

The Home Team travels to Miami, kickoff is 8pm tonight.

Dress rehearsal week. Dirty Birds against the Phish. :interestingstuffronnie

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 25^th, 2016 at 2:37pm:

Some Guy wrote on Aug 25th, 2016 at 8:34am: The Home Team travels to Miami, kickoff is 8pm tonight. Dress rehearsal week. Dirty Birds against the Phish. :interestingstuffronnie

only game in town, sniff.

Some Guy ?


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The latest in game attire.......



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Some Guy wrote on Aug 25^th, 2016 at 3:25pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 25th, 2016 at 2:37pm: Some Guy wrote on Aug 25th, 2016 at 8:34am: The Home Team travels to Miami, kickoff is 8pm tonight. Dress rehearsal week. Dirty Birds against the Phish. :interestingstuffronnie only game in town, sniff.

Birds are in mod season form.  :whatapostronnie

Your Tampa Bay Bucs should be competitive this year.  Bad news for the Dirty Birds..sorry tater... :stinkypost

StPeteStone wrote on Aug 27^th, 2016 at 2:20pm:

Your Tampa Bay Bucs should be competitive this year.  Bad news for the Dirty Birds..sorry tater... :stinkypost

We are aware of the moves you have made.

Kilroy?

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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-falcons-will-win-the-super-bowl-because-our-madden-simulation-says-so/

Zack?
That's a pretty Redskin fan!
With a Great Jersey #

Kilroy wrote on Sep 1^st, 2016 at 7:02pm:

Zack? That's a pretty Redskin fan! With a Great Jersey #

She was famous for a while.  

http://cdn.chatsports.com/cache/28/f6/28f65e045e2abd5123dca873e815b0d3-original.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Khalifa

My apologies to the ROCC.

Zack wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2016 at 7:39am:

Kilroy wrote on Sep 1st, 2016 at 7:02pm: Zack? That's a pretty Redskin fan! With a Great Jersey # She was famous for a while.   http://cdn.chatsports.com/cache/28/f6/28f65e045e2abd5123dca873e815b0d3-original.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Khalifa My apologies to the ROCC.

I can almost hear her sigh.  :paristhong :nicetits :smilemick

Tomorrow night the season officially kicks off. Sunday is gonna be large!

Some Guy wrote on Sep 7^th, 2016 at 8:10am:

Tomorrow night the season officially kicks off. Sunday is gonna be large!

28 1/2 hours till America is great again!

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Sep 7^th, 2016 at 2:47pm:

28 1/2 hours till America is great again!

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Kapernick is a douche and we will not support.

Some Guy wrote on Sep 7^th, 2016 at 6:14pm:

Kapernick is a douche and we will not support.

Totally agreed.  :whydontcha

we made it!

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Edith Grove wrote on Sep 7^th, 2016 at 7:10pm:

Some Guy wrote on Sep 7th, 2016 at 6:14pm: Kapernick is a douche and we will not support. Totally agreed.  :whydontcha

Even I have to agree with that. :Youmakeagrownmancrylikejoey

1st Stone Cold Lock of the year. Take Under 41 on tonight's game. Remember., you can't spell stone cold lock without SCL!  :nomames :willya

We love when teams in our Division lose. We hate the Saints.

Some Guy, you shop at Publix ?


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Drew Brees got a $30 million signing bonus on his new two-year deal.
That bonus will be spread out across the next five years of the Saints' cap, lowering Brees' number significantly this year. Bress will get a $1 million base salary this season and a $13 million base salary in 2017. The entire deal is fully guaranteed.


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Some Guy wrote on Sep 9^th, 2016 at 11:10am:

We love when teams in our Division lose. We hate the Saints.

Cam Newton. Overrated, clap, clap, clap.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Sep 9^th, 2016 at 2:36pm:

Cam Newton. Overrated, clap, clap, clap.

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NFL kickoff day is on 9-11. A somber yet great day for our Country. Be advised that we will be referring to the Saints defense all season as The Legion of Douche.

Some Guy wrote on Sep 10^th, 2016 at 10:20am:

NFL kickoff day is on 9-11. A somber yet great day for our Country. Be advised that we will be referring to the Saints defense all season as The Legion of Douche.

You're already in mid-season form SG.  :willya :willya

shit's over.

Some Guy wrote on Sep 12^th, 2016 at 7:11am:

shit's over.

:smilemick

Some Guy ?


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StPeteStone wrote on Sep 13^th, 2016 at 3:05pm:

Some Guy wrote on Sep 12th, 2016 at 7:11am: shit's over. :smilemick

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Another #9
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Just when you start thinking your team has gotten over the hump.  :forfucksake

Huge game for The Home Team this Sunday.

Some Guy wrote on Sep 20^th, 2016 at 7:34am:

Huge game for The Home Team this Sunday.

Monday night, Dude.......


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.......but I'll be watching Trump pile-driving Hillary.

Edith Grove wrote on Sep 20^th, 2016 at 10:50am:

Some Guy wrote on Sep 20th, 2016 at 7:34am: Huge game for The Home Team this Sunday. Monday night, Dude....... http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/pgmain/img/saints_impact/photo/21115764-standard.jpg .......but I'll be watching Trump pile-driving Hillary.

http://boards.atlantafalcons.com/topic/4044678-the-fix-is-in-for-monday-night/

Edith Grove wrote on Sep 20^th, 2016 at 10:50am:

Some Guy wrote on Sep 20th, 2016 at 7:34am: Huge game for The Home Team this Sunday. Monday night, Dude....... http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/pgmain/img/saints_impact/photo/21115764-standard.jpg .......but I'll be watching Trump pile-driving Hillary.

I'm sure you'd get a thrill out of pile driving Hillary. But The Donald prefers Eastern European whores..............BTW. Speaking of pile driving. How are the Saints doing? Oh, yeah. Never mind.

2 thins I can count on
Water takes the path of least resistance
and the skins season looks bad again!
Dallas Beat us! congratulation to The Blue Star!

Kilroy wrote on Sep 20^th, 2016 at 11:58pm:

2 thins I can count on Water takes the path of least resistance and the skins season looks bad again! Dallas Beat us! congratulation to The Blue Star!

I approve this message.

Kilroy wrote on Sep 20^th, 2016 at 11:58pm:

2 thins I can count on Water takes the path of least resistance and the skins season looks bad again! Dallas Beat us! congratulation to The Blue Star!

No Kilroy, not yet!  KC will get it together.

Some Guy ?


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I better not see the scared bird getting bombed, sniff!!

Some Guy wrote on Sep 21^st, 2016 at 1:57pm:

I better not see the scared bird getting bombed, sniff!!

That one's a classic, saving it for later.......

Edith Grove wrote on Sep 21^st, 2016 at 2:10pm:

Some Guy wrote on Sep 21st, 2016 at 1:57pm: I better not see the scared bird getting bombed, sniff!! That one's a classic, saving it for later.......

greeting status under review.

http://content.boards.atlantafalcons.com/monthly_2016_09/taints.jpg.c8e574af8a850d2ec25452ebdfc183fc.jpg

Oh, the memories.......


https://youtu.be/-Cr3sNZ0sJ8

Katrina refs!

Familiar sight:


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I'm sensing a Pats/Vikings Super Bowl.

Who's wit me?

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Starbuck wrote on Sep 26^th, 2016 at 11:21am:

I'm sensing a Pats/Vikings Super Bowl. Who's wit me?

As long as you're up against Mr. Peanut, I'd say you have a purty good chance. :-)


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Starbuck wrote on Sep 26^th, 2016 at 11:21am:

I'm sensing a Pats/Vikings Super Bowl. Who's wit me? http://a1.fssta.com/content/dam/fsdigital/RSN/North/2015/08/22/VikingsVSraidersPreseason082215/PI-NFL-Vikings-Raiders-Preseason-24-082215.vadapt.620.high.8.jpg

Fuck Adrian Peterson. :willya

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:forfucksake  :wtf2  :wtf3  :nooslajaleisk


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Good game. did not feel comfortable until the final kneel down. Should have gone for the touchdown there at end!
King of the South...

The Saints got their ass kicked almost as bad as Trump did.

Huge game today for the Home Team!

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Some Guy wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2016 at 10:07am:

Huge game today for the Home Team! http://s3.amazonaws.com/br-cdn/temp_images/2013/11/22/2013-11-2117_51_31.gif

Don't look now. But the Dirty Birds are on fiyah!  :thatwassmart

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 2:33pm:

Some Guy wrote on Oct 2nd, 2016 at 10:07am: Huge game today for the Home Team! http://s3.amazonaws.com/br-cdn/temp_images/2013/11/22/2013-11-2117_51_31.gif Don't look now. But the Dirty Birds are on fiyah!  :thatwassmart

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Tevin Coleman was wide open.

Some Guy wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 6:19pm:

Tevin Coleman was wide open.

Break up the Birds! :boring

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 6:30pm:

Some Guy wrote on Oct 11th, 2016 at 6:19pm: Tevin Coleman was wide open. Break up the Birds! :boring

We have a big game this week in Seattle. They are well coached and play well in all 3 phases of the game. We will need to avoid turnovers and take the crowd out of the game.

we grabbed them by the pussy but let go.

Some Guy wrote on Oct 17^th, 2016 at 5:53am:

we grabbed them by the pussy but let go.

We won, but we only played the Pansies.

Just heard that some kid at the Saint's game wearing a Panthers jersey convinced Newton to give him a football.

That kid then pulled off that jersey revealing a Saints jersey underneath.  :wow

Some Guy wrote on Oct 17^th, 2016 at 5:53am:

we grabbed them by the pussy but let go.

Richard Sherman is a pussy. He's the Donald Trump of CB's. :wtf2

The Seahawks blow- we get that call we more than likely can win the game.

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/10/16/13301356/richard-sherman-seals-seahawks-win-by-committing-pass-interference-on-julio-jones

Some Guy?

http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2016/10/17/video-zach-kleins-daughter-hates-richard-sherman-like-we-do/




https://www.facebook.com/zachkleinwsb/videos/1140622465985209/

Some Guy wrote on Oct 17^th, 2016 at 4:28pm:

Some Guy? http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2016/10/17/video-zach-kleins-daughter-hates-richard-sherman-like-we-do/ https://www.facebook.com/zachkleinwsb/videos/1140622465985209/

You Some Guy'ed yourself?  :will-ya :warhorse

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Oct 18^th, 2016 at 7:08pm:

Some Guy wrote on Oct 17th, 2016 at 4:28pm: Some Guy? http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2016/10/17/video-zach-kleins-daughter-hates-richard-sherman-like-we-do/ https://www.facebook.com/zachkleinwsb/videos/1140622465985209/ You Some Guy'ed yourself?  :will-ya :warhorse

We face the Chargers at home this week. They are well coached and play good in all three phases of the game.

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Edith Grove wrote on Oct 31^st, 2016 at 10:05am:

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:willya :keithpunky :booze FTS!

Saints hating time again.

Some Guy wrote on Oct 31^st, 2016 at 3:45pm:

Saints hating time again.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s209/leepullen/Look_out_Falcons.jpg

bucket of bastards.

Joan Breaux, our Ultimate Saints Fan, hasn't missed a home game in 50 years


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New Orleans Saints fan Joan Breaux, 81, hasn't missed a home game in 50 seasons. (Photo courtesy Breaux family)



By Pat Mashburn
on November 01, 2016


Meet our Ultimate Saints Fan, Joan Breaux.

*****

It was like opening a Christmas present that seemed too good to be true.

"I'd never been to an NFL game in another city before, and we were getting a team here in New Orleans," Saints fan Joan Breaux said. "I just couldn't believe it."

But the news was true, as Commissioner Pete Rozelle made the long-awaited official announcement at a press conference Nov. 1, 1966, at the Pontchartrain Hotel.

And the now 81-year-old Breaux and her family wasted no time in getting their season tickets for the inaugural season in Tulane Stadium.

She was in that number when Tom Dempsey kicked a 63-yard field goal to defeat the Detroit Lions 19-17 on Nov. 8, 1970. They were some of the last fans to leave the stadium that day.

"We were always the first to get to the game and the last to leave," she recalled. "Most people were outside the stadium already when they heard the noise."

And she's been in that number at every home game -- and many road games -- for 50 years.

With six children, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, surely she missed out on a major family event to attend a game, right?

Her daughter, JoAnn Loupe, who nominated Breaux as the Ultimate Saints Fan, laughed.

"She literally asked her children, 'Please don't get get married, have a child or a (bridal or baby) shower during a Saints game,'" Loupe said. "And we all took her seriously."

Her children look back fondly at the memories their family created because of the Saints. Among their favorite moments, they listed:

*Being allowed to stay up late to meet the team plane at the airport, back when fans were allowed on the tarmac to seek autographs

*Eating lunch in the cemetary before walking to Tulane Stadium before kickoff

*Packing the family Volkswagon "Saints van" with neighbors and friends to ride to the games

Breaux, a New Orleans native who lives in Luling but keeps a weekend condo in the city, and Loupe said that their family road trips are where the best memories are made.

"When you travel, you get to greet the players and see their families," Breaux said. "We've met Steve Gleason, Deuce McAllister, Roman Harper ... He's a real gentleman."

Loupe said the players often seek out Breaux on the road, and Michael Lewis once texted her pictures from a San Francisco trip she didn't make.

Another player the Breaux family grew close to was the late Will Smith.

The tribute came two days after both were posthumously honored Friday during the Saints Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

"He would always ask us what away games we'd try to go to," Breaux said. "We miss him a lot. He was such a kind person and treated us like part of his family."

One of her fondest memories was the first game back in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina, against the Atlanta Falcons.

"It was about much more than football," Breaux said. "It was about a city coming back."

Loupe said that her mom had one item on her bucket list, and it was to see the Saints win the Super Bowl. It meant just as much to her family to see her, along with husband Charlie, have that opportunity.

"It was pure joy knowing our parents were still alive when the Saints went to the Super Bowl," Loupe said. "And that they got to go to Miami to the Super Bowl and watch the Saints win? Nothing compares!"

As for the team's chances of getting back to the Super Bowl, Breaux is still a believer.

"As long as we have Drew Brees and Sean Payton, anything is possible."

Big game tonight for the Home Team. Thursday Night Football, thanks.

https://youtu.be/qkAsQQJ1mRM

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Some Guy wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2016 at 2:51pm:

Big game tonight for the Home Team. Thursday Night Football, thanks. https://youtu.be/qkAsQQJ1mRM

:forfucksake

StPeteStone wrote on Nov 4^th, 2016 at 9:55am:

Some Guy wrote on Nov 3rd, 2016 at 2:51pm: Big game tonight for the Home Team. Thursday Night Football, thanks. https://youtu.be/qkAsQQJ1mRM :forfucksake

dude, it felt real good to see you guys tote an ass whoopin' after the last 3 shitty games.

http://www.connectsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/12/Aroragary-Office-Space-what-is-it-that-you-do-here1.gif

Falcons signed GM Thomas Dimitroff to a three-year contract extension through 2019.
Nov 7 - 12:18 PM
Source: Jay Glaser on Twitter

We play the Eagles. They are well coached.... three phases... control the ball... limit turnovers.

Some Guy wrote on Nov 11^th, 2016 at 4:52pm:

We play the Eagles

I was about to say you're on the wrong thread.

Edith Grove wrote on Nov 11^th, 2016 at 5:01pm:

Some Guy wrote on Nov 11th, 2016 at 4:52pm: We play the Eagles I was about to say you're on the wrong thread.

you bastards are lurking and I hate it.

Some Guy wrote on Nov 11^th, 2016 at 4:52pm:

We play the Eagles. They are well coached.... three phases... control the ball... limit turnovers.

Some Guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddCW5kqjaj8

WTF?  Any of you guys know the skinny?

Why do the Steelers suck?  Loaded with offensive talent.  Best WR and best RB in the league.  Billion dollar OL.  And a franchise QB.  He quit groping.  He saw the same therapist who cured Trump of gropism.

we get a bye this week, then it's Nation Time!


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Some Guy wrote on Nov 16^th, 2016 at 7:07am:

we get a bye this week, then it's Nation Time!

That bird looks like he's pissing on Texas.

Who do ya'll play next?

Raiders are back for real this time.

sirmoonie wrote on Nov 12^th, 2016 at 5:29pm:

WTF?  Any of you guys know the skinny? Why do the Steelers suck?  Loaded with offensive talent.  Best WR and best RB in the league.  Billion dollar OL.  And a franchise QB.  He quit groping.  He saw the same therapist who cured Trump of gropism.

Maybe if they didn't try (and fail on) 4 two point conversions. They might have won the damn game.

Voodoo?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/11/20/pollution-mexico-city-azteca-stadium-oakland-raiders-houston-texans-monday-night-football/94169752/

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sweetcharmedlife wrote on Nov 16^th, 2016 at 3:04pm:

sirmoonie wrote on Nov 12th, 2016 at 5:29pm: WTF?  Any of you guys know the skinny? Why do the Steelers suck?  Loaded with offensive talent.  Best WR and best RB in the league.  Billion dollar OL.  And a franchise QB.  He quit groping.  He saw the same therapist who cured Trump of gropism. Maybe if they didn't try (and fail on) 4 two point conversions. They might have won the damn game.

The real reason will be revealed today when Tomlin coaches down the Steelers to a crippled Colts team.

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Some Guy wrote on Nov 24^th, 2016 at 12:24pm:

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Oh, you're a Saint !   :smilemick

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Nov 21^st, 2016 at 2:30pm:

Voodoo? http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/11/20/pollution-mexico-city-azteca-stadium-oakland-raiders-houston-texans-monday-night-football/94169752/

Pollution + altitude = thin air free way to get high

good day yesterday for The Home Team. There is a lot of football left to be played. Shit is getting real.

Trap game coming up for The Home Team this Sunday.

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Some Guy wrote on Dec 13^th, 2016 at 3:42pm:

Trap game coming up for The Home Team this Sunday.

It's a tarp!

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We need this one boys

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Dec 17^th, 2016 at 10:55am:

Some Guy wrote on Dec 13th, 2016 at 3:42pm: Trap game coming up for The Home Team this Sunday. It's a tarp!

archaic reference lost on today's younger tech savvy posters.

Thank you New Orleans!
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Raiders season ended yesterday....sigh....

Huge game for The Home Team this Sunday! Check it sniff...

Beat New Orleans - we skip the wild card game - and will host one of these teams in the Division Round:

Seattle, Green Bay, New York Giants or Detroit Lions

If we win the Division Round and Dallas also wins - we would travel to Dallas for the Championship game.   If we win the Division Round and Dallas loses - we will host one of these teams for the Championship round:

Washington, New York Giants, Green Bay, Detroit Lions or Seattle Seahawks



Now, what if we don't beat New Orleans.   There are a couple of scenarios which would still give us a 2nd - but the possibilities of who and where we play is varied greatly:

We will host one of these teams in the Wild Card Round (unless we get the 2nd seed (case 7 and 8):

Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Washington Redskins or Green Bay Packers,

Depending on the results of wild card weekend, we would then travel to one of the following teams for the Division Round (again except in case 7 and 8)

Seattle Seahawks,  Detroit Lions or Dallas Cowboys

In case #7 and #8 - we skip the Wild Card round and will host one of the following teams based on the outcome of the Wild Card weekend games:

Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks or New York Giants

In case #7 and #8 - if we win the game - and Dallas loses the game, we would host the team that beat Dallas - either:

Detroit Lions, New York Giants or Seattle Seahawks.


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We predict the Saints will tote an ass whoopin'

Some Guy wrote on Dec 30^th, 2016 at 3:56pm:

We predict the Saints will tote an ass whoopin'

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Some Guy wrote on Dec 30^th, 2016 at 3:56pm:

We predict the Saints will tote an ass whoopin'

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Some Guy wrote on Dec 30^th, 2016 at 3:56pm:

We predict the Saints will tote an ass whoopin'

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Some Guy wrote on Dec 30^th, 2016 at 3:56pm:

We predict the Saints will tote an ass whoopin'

Matt Flynn MVP.  :willya

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Dec 30^th, 2016 at 7:03pm:

Some Guy wrote on Dec 30th, 2016 at 3:56pm: We predict the Saints will tote an ass whoopin' Matt Flynn MVP.  :willya

this is going on your permanent record.

no lead is safe playing the Saints. Now we got bigger fish to fry.

Some Guy wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2017 at 6:43am:

no lead is safe playing the Saints. Now we got bigger fish to fry.

:Youmakeagrownmancrylikejoey

Some Guy wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2017 at 6:43am:

no lead is safe playing the Saints. Now we got bigger fish to fry.

Take the week off...................You've earned it. :interestingstuffronnie

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2017 at 9:34am:

Some Guy wrote on Jan 2nd, 2017 at 6:43am: no lead is safe playing the Saints. Now we got bigger fish to fry. Take the week off...................You've earned it. :interestingstuffronnie

sweetpickle, how is The Home Team looking in the playoffs?

Wild Card weekend! My not so stone cold lead pipe locks. SCL's?

Houston-4
Detroit +8
Miami +10.5
New York +5

answers will be forthcoming.

Some Guy wrote on Jan 7^th, 2017 at 5:50pm:

answers will be forthcoming.

1-0  :willya

NFL playoffs are the best.

It's a Steelers Nation.  If you aren't with us, get bent.  Get biffed.  Biffage.

Get bent.

History is written by the winners.

https://youtu.be/C0j-aoF0j1s

sirmoonie wrote on Jan 7^th, 2017 at 9:30pm:

NFL playoffs are the best. It's a Steelers Nation.  If you aren't with us, get bent.  Get biffed.  Biffage. Get bent. History is written by the winners.

Moonie?
http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2017/01/09/the-full-story-of-what-happened-with-joey-porter-from-the-officer-who-arrested-him/

sirmoonie wrote on Jan 7^th, 2017 at 9:30pm:

NFL playoffs are the best. It's a Steelers Nation.  If you aren't with us, get bent.  Get biffed.  Biffage. Get bent. History is written by the winners.

Have you heard the rumour that an assassination attempt on Tom Brady will be made following which Trump, in one of his first acts as President, will cancel the Super Bowl? The litigation that will ensue is expected to take at least 10 years to resolve. It all goes back to Trump's involvement with the ill fated United States Football League in the 80s. He was the owner of the New Jersey Generals and one of the main drivers behind an anti trust action brought by the USFL against the NFL. The action succeeded on  liability but the Court awarded damages of $1.00 which were then tripled to $3.00 pursuant to anti trust legislation. This saw the end of the USFL.

Just went over to the Seahawks message board. I really dislike those guys. What a bunch of pretentious pricks. Oh it's coming hard and fast. We predict a solid ass whoopin'

.and you know what happens when we predict...

https://youtu.be/RubBzkZzpUA

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Staubach recalls when Landry installed shotgun for Cowboys

by HOWARD FENDRICH, The Associated Press


All these years later, Roger Staubach remembers quite clearly what his initial reaction was when Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry approached him about making the shotgun formation a recurring feature of their offense.

"I thought he was crazy or something," the former quarterback said with a snicker during a telephone interview this week. "I mean, we're talking about 1975. Nobody used the shotgun."

The Pro Football Hall of Fame — which counts both Staubach and Landry among its members — says San Francisco 49ers coach Red Hickey introduced a form of the shotgun offense to the sport in 1960, before abandoning it during the following season. But Landry's Cowboys get credit for bringing it back and popularizing it by positioning Staubach 5 yards behind the center.

That set the stage for what today is the most popular way for NFL offenses to line up: 60 percent of plays this season began in the shotgun , up from 19 percent in 2006, according to data provided by TruMedia Networks.

So how did it originate? According to Staubach, Landry (who passed away in 2000) figured he needed to try something to jump-start the Cowboys, who were coming off an 8-6 record, a third-place finish in the NFC East and had missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years. Landry and assistant Mike Ditka — who previously had played tight end for Dallas and would later lead the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl title as a head coach — decided to use the shotgun formation on third downs and in 2-minute drills, because Dallas usually threw in those situations, anyway.

"We had a rough year in '74. We weren't supposed to do anything in '75," Staubach recalled. "At first, we heard some criticism. The shotgun was really unique at the time."
It also worked.

"That's when it really came into vogue," said Herm Edwards, who played against Landry's Cowboys as a defensive back for the division rival Philadelphia Eagles in the 1970s and 1980s, then coached in the NFL. "It was a different look and, for a while, it messed up your way of looking at the quarterback's drop and defining that drop."

Staubach went from a 52.8 completion percentage and 11 touchdown passes in 1974, to 56.9 percent and 17 TDs the next season while in the shotgun part of the time.

He grew to like the formation, but not necessarily for how it helped his throwing.

Part of Staubach's game was running with the football. The shotgun allowed him to find lanes better as he surveyed the defense while looking straight ahead at the snap, instead of moving backward sideways after receiving a hike from the center.

"Teams weren't used to it, and they had to work to play against it. It was a real advantage," he said. "We weren't supposed to do anything that year. But the shotgun was a big part of having the success we had in 1975."

And beyond: Dallas would reach the Super Bowl that season, starting a run of three appearances in four years in the NFL's championship game.

"All of a sudden," Staubach said, "I fell in love with it."
Slowly but surely, so did the rest of the league.


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Today is the Day The Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice!

Some Guy wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 5:36am:

Today is the Day The Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice!

Who ya'll gonna beat today ?

Edith Grove wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 5:40am:

Some Guy wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 5:36am: Today is the Day The Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice! Who ya'll gonna beat today ?

The Seacocks!  :willya

Alright let's try this again.1-3 last week. You guys can make a lot of money going the other way on my picks.

Atlanta -6
New England -15
Green Bay +4 1/2
Kansas City -1 1/2

I feel Super!
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Some Guy wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 6:23am:

I feel Super! .

Some Boogie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwdBZrWwzIo

I am now an Atlanta fan.  :areyoufuckingserious

Does Rodgers really have the flu or is he banking excuses for the ass-whipping he's about to get ?

Some Guy wrote on Aug 1^st, 2016 at 3:16pm:

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Thank you Jesus, thank you Lord!!

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Some Guy wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 6:40pm:

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Blue and lonesome no more?  :willya :keithpunky :smilebrian

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 7:08pm:

Some Guy wrote on Jan 22nd, 2017 at 6:40pm: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2z_6bhXgAAjbMn.jpg Blue and lonesome no more?  :willya :keithpunky :smilebrian

what we do...

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ESPN is reporting that Tom Brady is The Super Bowl MVP. Also, the Falcons have zero chance at winning.

Some Guy wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 4:28pm:

ESPN is reporting that Tom Brady is The Super Bowl MVP. Also, the Falcons have zero chance at winning.

Don't be a Negative Nancy.  :whydontcha

We predict that The Patriots will tote an ass whoopin'

We predict that The Patriots will tote an ass whoopin'
Edith Grove wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 4:35pm:

[quote author=427E7C744E566468110 link=1470082603/158#158 date=1485210530]ESPN is reporting that Tom Brady is The Super Bowl MVP. Also, the Falcons have zero chance at winning.

Don't be a Negative Nancy.  :whydontcha



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Edith Grove wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 4:42am:

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thought it was deflated

will this bring back our boston strangler?

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2017/01/23/hard-get-pumped-about-super-bowl-against-atlanta/0t7MbsUBBpbzJpVvTZlzxM/story.html

That's fucking it!! I can't wait to play these cock suckers!

oh it's coming, hard and fast...

fucking douche hats.

"That's fucking it!! I can't wait to play these cock suckers!

oh it's coming, hard and fast..."

Nice job against the Pack! Can't believe I'm rooting for a division rival but.... :kissmyass

mojoman wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 8:22pm:

will this bring back our boston strangler?

He's still looking for a cabinet position from Drumpf.  :whatapostronnie

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 2:44pm:

mojoman wrote on Jan 23rd, 2017 at 8:22pm: will this bring back our boston strangler? He's still looking for a cabinet position from Drumpf.  :whatapostronnie

it will be a wicked pissah man!

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StPeteStone wrote on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 6:49am:

"That's fucking it!! I can't wait to play these cock suckers! oh it's coming, hard and fast..." Nice job against the Pack! Can't believe I'm rooting for a division rival but.... :kissmyass

http://streetz945.com/s/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/atlantafalconsinbrotherhood_2-300x188.jpg!!!!!!!!!

The ass whoopin' we predict they tote will be long, it will be far, it will be wide and it will be deep.

Chris Wesseling has had it up to HERE with the faulty football logic he's seen flying fast and furious lately. Below, he thoroughly -- if a bit crankily -- debunks some of the more galling popular fallacies that have taken root:

Stop discrediting the Atlanta Falcons


When Matt Ryan became the first quarterback in 126 games of the Pete Carroll era to pass for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns without an interception against the Seahawks, Seattle fans dismissed that extraordinary performance as a byproduct of injured safety Earl Thomas' absence.

When Ryan eviscerated Green Bay's defense to become the first player of the Super Bowl era to record at least four passing touchdowns without an interception while rushing for at least one score in a playoff game, Packers fans pointed to defensive coordinator Dom Capers as the culprit.

To paraphrase James Carville, it's not your defense. It's Atlanta's juggernaut offense, stupid.

While the national media spent four months salivating over the Dallas Cowboys, pausing briefly to worship at the altar of Aaron Rodgers, they missed the boat on a high-octane Falcons attack that stands as one of the most effective in NFL history.

The legendary 2007 Patriots are the only team ever to score on a higher percentage of drives than Atlanta's 52.6 this season. If the Falcons emerge victorious in Super Bowl LI, they will be the highest-scoring champions the football world has ever seen.

Led by an unparalleled play-caller and schemer, this offense features the MVP favorite channeling 2007 Tom Brady, the NFL's premier complementary backfield, a Randy Moss-like talent leading the league's deepest receiving corps and the only offensive line to start the same five players in every game.

The national media might have just woken up to this offense's truly terrifying nature, but the Falconshave been here all along.

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Falcons player's wife almost had baby in hallway

by Carl Willis, WSBTV.com


ATLANTA --

Parents of the smallest Atlanta Falcons team member are talking about the eventful NFC Championship that will forever be a part of the story of their daughter’s birth.
Lily Levitre was born just hours after the NFC playoff game between Atlanta and Seattle, but the story begins before the game started.

Falcons’ player Andy Levitre’s wife Katie was on her way to the game when she began to feel contractions. By the time she got there, they were seven minutes apart.

But Katie wasn’t ready to go to the hospital. She says she knew labor could take a day or more, and she wanted to see her husband play in the big game. So she toughed it out all the way through.

"The first quarter wasn't so bad. I got to see him spike the ball which was pretty cool but (labor pains) started pretty quickly after that," she said.

Katie says she took walks through the Georgia Dome halls to ease the pain.

The second the Falcons won, she says she knew baby Lily was coming and that she needed to grab her husband and get to the hospital.

"As soon as I saw him I just burst into tears," she said. "I knew something was up then," Andy Levitre said.

After a quick stop at home, they finally made it to the hospital around 10:30. Their baby was born just after midnight.

"We almost had that baby in the hallway," Katie said.

Head coach Dan Quinn heard about the sacrifice that Katie made to be there for her husband and the team so he gave her a game ball for showing the "ultimate toughness."

"I could have never expected that. It's just a nod to how much Dan Quinn really appreciates his players and their families," she said. "From the very beginning he's been amazing to all of us."

Earlier this year, Andy was asked to write out his goals for the year.

"I wrote that I want to be standing on the stage with the Super Bowl trophy in one hand and my newborn daughter in the other hand," he said.

All of Atlanta is hoping for that as well, Andy.


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we need to dictate tempo in all 3 phases of the game...

https://youtu.be/QkgVPuXLFeo

Some Guy wrote on Jan 27^th, 2017 at 3:14pm:

we need to dictate tempo in all 3 phases of the game... https://youtu.be/QkgVPuXLFeo

Dude, these hip hop videos you like to post, they bore the daylights outta me.

Edith Grove wrote on Jan 27^th, 2017 at 4:10pm:

Some Guy wrote on Jan 27th, 2017 at 3:14pm: we need to dictate tempo in all 3 phases of the game... https://youtu.be/QkgVPuXLFeo Dude, these hip hop videos you like to post, they bore the daylights outta me.

weeding?

Survey says only 27% want New England to win.

I am not in that 27%.  :whydontcha

Edith Grove wrote on Jan 27^th, 2017 at 4:10pm:

Some Guy wrote on Jan 27th, 2017 at 3:14pm: we need to dictate tempo in all 3 phases of the game... https://youtu.be/QkgVPuXLFeo Dude, these hip hop videos you like to post, I'm liking them. Is that Drake?

https://twitter.com/NFL_Leaks/status/826567794737115136/photo/1

NFL Network is crushing it.

Some Guy wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2017 at 5:39pm:

NFL Network is crushing it.

Pace yourself Some Boogie. You still got 3 more days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwzXop5kLxE

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2017 at 7:20pm:

Some Guy wrote on Feb 2nd, 2017 at 5:39pm: NFL Network is crushing it. Pace yourself Some Boogie. You still got 3 more days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwzXop5kLxE

Sweet pickle, I'm bustin' I have heard all the shit. I've heard no one beats The Patriots- a lot.


But then I saw this, see below-

https://youtu.be/mBUg9c5DpoM

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/0ap3000000783499/Lady-Gaga-s-Pepsi-Super-Bowl-LI-Halftime-Show

What is it with these choke teams?  Falcons, Bengals, Chargers, Vikings, etc.  You can just hand them the keys to victory.  What will they do?  Stagger around like spastics trying to fellatiate anything that looks cylindrical.  I just say to myself "there but for the grace of J. Christ go I."  Something like that.  Those aren't the exact words I use.  I'm not going to debate you fucking idiots about my exact thoughts.  The goddamn point is that the Falcons and their fans are mongoloids who suck on dicks all day long. 

humiliationism...

Gawd Dang! :forfucksake

I blame Trump...................and poor play calling. You can keep Kyle Shanahan.  :pullanolte

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 6^th, 2017 at 2:09pm:

I blame Trump...................and poor play calling. You can keep Kyle Shanahan.  :pullanolte

We made a horrible hire for OC- dudes are fucking up.

Some Guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCv4STkejlM

Tom Brady's jersey was stolen.....
....now they have a baseball team looking for it?????
:forfucksake

Countdown to new thread?
2017-2018
Starts in 36 days! September 7th 20171

Do a new thread!  Can we lock geeks out of it?  No Trump fans!

Posted.

Magoo?

Flipperskunk. POSTED.