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The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread

Hazys · 2009-12-03 15:18:51

I think we need a thread that caters for the small stories in the NFL that probably dont deserve their own thread or just post random links about the nfl, funny stories or video clips of plays you like, etc. Anyway i just downloaded "The Chad Ochocinco Experience" free iPhone app and i defly recomend it. As much as i don't…

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#4142 28-08-2012 2:04pm
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think the video would be better with pacman music. :pac:

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#4143 28-08-2012 2:06pm
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Looks more like Tebow than Vick

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#4144 28-08-2012 2:11pm
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I just love how half the kids dont even know whats going on in that video.

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#4145 28-08-2012 3:11pm
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Stev_o wrote: »

I just love how half the kids dont even know whats going on in that video.

Clipping, facemasking, offsides, PI's. Its football at its purest, by 5 year olds. haha

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#4146 28-08-2012 4:00pm
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me-skywalker wrote: »

Clipping, facemasking, offsides, PI's. Its football at its purest, by 5 year olds. haha

These replacement refs are equally useless.

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#4147 28-08-2012 5:13pm
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Interesting fact I saw on ESPN. The NFC SB representative has played the AFC East every year since 2006. Clearly San Francisco is going to the superbowl.

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#4148 29-08-2012 9:32am
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Is it just me or are all Ravens fans obsessed with their kickers and punters!

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#4149 29-08-2012 9:43am
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me-skywalker wrote: »

Is it just me or are all Ravens fans obsessed with their kickers and punters!

Yes you're absolutely right. We've missed too many big ones. In 2010 our K/P saved us from giving up way more points. But last year, while Koch has still been great, having to work much longer fields thanks to Cundiff being awful past 50 was a big impediment. I'd rather if we punted less though. After a generation of Matt Stover it really bugs us that we aren't getting it right yet, sort of like LT after Ogden.

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#4150 29-08-2012 2:20pm
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me-skywalker wrote: »

Clipping, facemasking, offsides, PI's. Its football at its purest, by 5 year olds. haha

Why are these kids wearing pads and helmets? It looks like the helmets would do more damage than good.

Surely they are too small and too slow to cause any serious damage to each other if they were not wearing pads. The helmets look about 3 or 4 times bigger than their bodies.

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#4151 29-08-2012 3:03pm
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Hazys wrote: »

Why are these kids wearing pads and helmets? It looks like the helmets would do more damage than good.

Surely they are too small and too slow to cause any serious damage to each other if they were not wearing pads. The helmets look about 3 or 4 times bigger than their bodies.

A lot of debate in the US among the coaching community over the advantage and diasadvantages of pee wee football. Many disagree with it as its seen dangerous to kids health and long term effects. That and its coached so badly and kids are being thought horrible things. Some cant even line up properly or tackle properly because the equipment is ridiculously big on them. Only when kids hit high school do they receive proper coaching as well.

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#4152 29-08-2012 6:05pm
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It is pretty ridiculous looking watching kids wear over-sized helmets. A bit like putting a motorbike helmet on a kid, a kids neck muscles are not developed enough to support the weight or for prolonged wearing. Personally, I really can't see any benefits in kids starting the game so young.

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#4153 30-08-2012 12:06am
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#4154 30-08-2012 12:25pm
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I completely agree no kid under the age of 10 should be wearing helmets and pads that size. They can barely walk in them and taking hits while falling on hard stoney turf coudl result in serious neck and arm injuries. Maybe thats the Mexicans "grass" root developments, get them young and toughen em up in the hope they can make the big leagues.

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#4155 30-08-2012 3:09pm
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me-skywalker wrote: »

Is it just me or are all Ravens fans obsessed with their kickers and punters!

Ravens rarely if ever make splashy FA moves, this ain't the Redskins

And Harbaugh clearly comes from the Andy Reid school of talking but saying nothing, management speak

Not a lot else going on

A new kicker qualifies as big news!

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#4156 31-08-2012 12:27am
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Oh man, I still love Chad. He's going to be the star of an NFL show when he retires.

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#4157 31-08-2012 12:41am
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Keno 92 wrote: »

He's in the free agent section of the game.

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#4158 31-08-2012 1:07am
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ucd.1985 wrote: »

He's in the free agent section of the game.

I just want to know what Awareness rating he gave himself.

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#4159 31-08-2012 7:38am
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Are Channel 4 going to be showing NFL this year, a look on their website gives no info at all.

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#4160 31-08-2012 10:56am
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TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

Are Channel 4 going to be showing NFL this year, a look on their website gives no info at all.

Yes they are, more details in this thread here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056740208

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#4161 31-08-2012 8:02pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeBbjvhRaCs

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#4162 01-09-2012 1:34am
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John Skelton has ''won'' the Cardinals starting job. Kolb makes 14 times as much as Skelton. What an utter, utter shambles that QB situation in Arizona is.

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#4163 01-09-2012 1:47am
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Cut list so far:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000056652/article/nfl-roster-cuts-tim-hightower-among-notable-releases?module=HP11_headline_stack

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#4164 01-09-2012 3:49am
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Congratulations to Kellen Moore. Made the Lions 53 man roster against all odds.

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#4165 01-09-2012 2:54pm
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Derrick Denis didn't make the Patriots after his early release from the Dolphins !

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#4166 01-09-2012 7:33pm
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I don't think Dennis ever really had a chance.

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#4167 01-09-2012 10:48pm
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AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeBbjvhRaCs

What level of football was that?

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#4168 02-09-2012 12:36pm
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Kellen Winslow cut by the seahawks... I wonder will the Patriots treat themselves to yet another TE.

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#4169 02-09-2012 7:22pm
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AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeBbjvhRaCs

The defenders running after him and tackling him is even worse.

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#4170 02-09-2012 9:23pm
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HigginsJ wrote: »

What level of football was that?

College football...

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#4171 03-09-2012 3:26pm
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Just out of curiosity are there many Dallas Cowboys fans on this forum ?

Was thinking of creating a Dallas Cowboys thread but there doesn't seem to be too many other Cowboys fans on this forum besides myself and I don't want to be talking to myself on the thread :P

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