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

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  • #4142
    bruschi
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 4,149 Mod ✭✭✭✭bruschi


    think the video would be better with pacman music. :pac:


  • #4143
    dub_skav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭dub_skav


    Looks more like Tebow than Vick


  • #4144
    Stev_o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


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


  • #4145
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


    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


  • #4146
    Stev_o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    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
    matthew8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    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.


  • #4148
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


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


  • #4149
    matthew8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    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.


  • #4150
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    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.


  • #4151
    CoachTO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭CoachTO


    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
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    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.


  • #4153
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    N0xQH.png


  • #4154
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


    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.


  • #4155
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    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!


  • #4156
    Syferus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,966 ✭✭✭Syferus


    Oh man, I still love Chad. He's going to be the star of an NFL show when he retires.


  • #4157
    ucd.1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭ucd.1985


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    N0xQH.png

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


  • #4158
    Syferus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,966 ✭✭✭Syferus


    ucd.1985 wrote: »
    He's in the free agent section of the game.

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


  • #4159
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


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


  • #4160
    cruiserweight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭cruiserweight


    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


  • #4161
    AIR-AUSSIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭AIR-AUSSIE


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


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  • #4162
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    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.


  • #4163
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Cut list so far:

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


  • #4164
    JaMarcus Hustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭JaMarcus Hustle


    Congratulations to Kellen Moore. Made the Lions 53 man roster against all odds.


  • #4165
    GoldFour4
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭GoldFour4


    Derrick Denis didn't make the Patriots after his early release from the Dolphins !


  • #4166
    mongoman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 669 ✭✭✭mongoman


    I don't think Dennis ever really had a chance.


  • #4167
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeBbjvhRaCs

    What level of football was that?


  • #4168
    matthew8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    Kellen Winslow cut by the seahawks... I wonder will the Patriots treat themselves to yet another TE.


  • #4169
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeBbjvhRaCs


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


  • #4170
    AIR-AUSSIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭AIR-AUSSIE


    HigginsJ wrote: »
    What level of football was that?

    College football...


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  • #4171
    barbarians
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 833 ✭✭✭barbarians


    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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