The NFL Thread Part IV: Super Bowl Edition.

[Hewson]

Yeah they won 6 without Pick Bulger, put him back in and a couple of those wins go away with the opponent paying "Pick-6".

And having no coach is an advantage over having Mike Martz Brain Farts on the sidelines.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

so TO is now with the cowboys, free to pose in the star all he wants... and as a fan of another NFC East team, i do not like it one bit.

thank you, philadelphia... thank you, donovan mcnabb... this guy's gonna be on his best behavior all season, and he's going to make drew bledsoe a pro-bowler... just to spite the eagles.

wonderful

 

[Hewson]

I can't wait till he scores a TD in Philly...that should be enteraining.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

something tells me it'll look something like this...

and shall put the mock ray lewis dance to shame.



i'm glad TO's back in the league... he's entertaining and one hell of a reciever. i just wish he was out of the NFC East.

i don't really mind that he completely screwed the last team he was on for a few reasons...
a) he helped the demise of an nfc east rival
b) the eagles knew what they were getting into when they signed him in the first place
and finally, and most importantly
c) nfl teams screw over players all the time in order to get under the cap, and no one says boo about it, so i really can't be that offended when a player goes and screwes a team in return. the entire nfl system, where a team can sign a player to a deal with no intention of ever paying the player the money they signed for, is soooo lopsided towards the owners that a TO here and there balances it all out.

and yes, i'm sure i'd feel a little differently if he did it to my team.

 

[Hewson]

Imagine if he'd have signed with the Vikings.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

well the NFC East wide reciever carousel keeps a spinnin... keyshawn johnson today met with the giants.

he would be the perfect posession reciever to counter plaxico and free up shockey. do it... do it now!!! get to the copper!!!!

 

[phanan]

There's talk he might consider the Patriots as well, although we wouldn't give him the amount of money he wants.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Key back to the big city?
<Mar. 21> The Giants are making a strong push to sign Keyshawn Johnson, the Newark Star-Ledger is reporting. The Giants are scheduled to meet with Johnson today, and the free-agent wide receiver is believed to be excited about the possibility of returning to New York, where he played for the Jets from 1996-1999.
"If the numbers are right, he could sign with the Giants [today]," a close friend of Johnson's told The Star-Ledger. "Keyshawn thinks the Giants have a really good team and could contend for the Super Bowl. Besides, he loves the New York stage."

The Seahawks, Dolphins, Patriots and Eagles reportedly round out Johnson's top five, but other teams also remain in the mix.

In two separate interviews last week, Johnson expressed interest in playing for the Panthers. He has also said he would consider re-signing with the Cowboys, who cut him for salary-cap reasons.

 

[popacrobat]

WEEI in Boston reports that Adam Vinatieri will sign with the Colts.
It's worth noting that only local news sources are going with the story, but the station is confident it's a done deal. Vinatieri's main weakness, on kickoffs, is not a problem for Indianapolis because they carry a kickoff specialist


are you fucking joking me

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i wonder if he can run

 

[popacrobat]

that papa gino's poster i have of him... what to do?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i know who you can give it to

 

[popacrobat]

it just burns that much more now

 

[DaveC]

 

[randhail]

I'm going to light myself on fire now...

 

[ljclary]

that papa gino's poster i have of him... what to do?

I personally have a signed ball and the jersey I wear every Sunday!! F-ing crap....

I have said before that he is a kicker and is replacable but the god blessed Colts!!! Hope he has fun with Peyton thr pansy...I am going to go vomit.

 

[speedracer]

If the Colts sign Adam Vinatieri, I will light myself on fire.

burn

 

[phanan]

Holy fucking hell...

 

[ljclary]

Report coming off of channel 5 Boston news is that Adam fired his agent of ten years yesterday to go with a new agent and got the Colts deal today. This is no longer a story of the Colts pursuing Adam it it a story of Adam pursuing the Colts.

Interestingly enough 2 years ago in jacksonville at the superbowl I sat next to Adam's agent (sorry name slipping me) and he told me just how hurt Adam was the year before (in Houston) when he missed those field goals. He then said he was suprised by how well he was playing that year. (he also told me same great storied of just how crazy Vrabel is but that is for another time)
I think Adam is not exactly the young 100% healthy God he was before and wanted to go to a dome....and he wanted to get the f---out of New England.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

now i know adam vinatieri has been one of the most clutch kickers in NFL history...

but...

we're still talking about a fucking kicker here. some of you are acting like tom brady just left.

as great as vinatieri is, and he is great, someone had to put him in the position to make those kicks in the first place.

is it a loss? yes... is it a franchise changing loss? no

 

[speedracer]

is it a franchise changing loss? no

True enuf. Doesn't mean we're not allowed to feel sick about it though.

 

[Peyton Manning]

burn

 

[ljclary]

I agree Headache and always have...kickers are replacable...it being the Colts just smarts. The Pats do have the Colts at home though next year-should be fun!!

 

[phanan]

now i know adam vinatieri has been one of the most clutch kickers in NFL history...

but...

we're still talking about a fucking kicker here. some of you are acting like tom brady just left.

as great as vinatieri is, and he is great, someone had to put him in the position to make those kicks in the first place.

is it a loss? yes... is it a franchise changing loss? no

I don't care if he's a fucking kicker and someone had to put him in the position to make the kicks...he MADE the kicks, plain and simple.

I'm sure if his foot had helped the Giants win three Super Bowls, you'd be a bit pissed right now too, kicker or not.

And it's not like the money was that much more.

 

[Hewson]

Well, Vinatieri has made his last Super Bowl winning kick, thats just been guaranteed along with his guaranteed 3.5Mil signing bonus.
Headache's right...he's a kicker and very replaceable. Its unfortunate cause of the clutch kicks he made for the franchise (the one to tie the snow bowl vs Oakland to me is the most clutch kick in NFL history), but his leg isn't as strong as a lot of kickers, he hasn't had a 50 yarder in like 3 years, and he's getting older...Paul Edinger will do fine in Foxboro.

 

[popacrobat]

im not saying its franchise changing, but it does sting a little. it just hurts even more that he had to go to the friggin' colts. is the sky falling? no.

vanderjaggoff had met with the dolphins who were thinking of cutting mare. i wouldn't really mind mare, but I doubt the pats sign him. they are supposedly having keyshawn meet sometime this week in foxboro and they also have an interest in lavarr arrington...they have a little over 20 million in cap room i believe.

 

[phanan]

Paul Edinger will do fine in Foxboro.

I hope you're right and I don't have to quote this the first time Edinger misses a potential game-winning kick...

 

[speedracer]

You know Peyton, Adam's not going to like it very much when you wave off the field-goal team on fourth down.

 

[randhail]

You know Peyton, Adam's not going to like it very much when you wave off the field-goal team on fourth down.

or when Peyton throws him under the bus in post games press conferences.

 

[Hewson]

I hope you're right and I don't have to quote this the first time Edinger misses a potential game-winning kick...

We're talking Edinger here, not Vanderjagt.