Sektor
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Post by Sektor on Jan 21, 2013 0:28:22 GMT -5
Gee, I thought winning last week would have made things a tad better for the Falcons going forward. Because they almost lost against a team that blew two scoring drives that were sure FGs. And their defense was incapable of stopping Colin Kaepernick. Wait what? Did you mean Russell Wilson? I'm being completely serious, no sarcasm. Wilson destroyed their defense and then buried it. Kaepernick attempted twenty-one passes and refused to take open lanes on the read-option. Also, on the original point: The statistical mean is like Death in Final Destination. You can put it off, you can continue to overachieve, but at the end of the day it's going to come back on you. The Colts learned that early, but the Falcons got enough lucky breaks to prolong it a week. I don't see how barely scraping past a beat-up Seahawks team and letting Russell Wilson achieve Super Saiyan equates to "finally getting over the hump" and that I should say I was wrong about them all season, because I wasn't. TL;DR: THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE, AND THE SEAHAWKS LET'EM OFF THE HOOK!
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Unocal 76
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jan 21, 2013 0:35:36 GMT -5
BTW, I'm serious about this- I almost get the feeling Atlanta pro sports teams exist to give joy to others.
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fw91
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Tribe has spoken for 2024 Mets
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Post by fw91 on Jan 21, 2013 0:35:48 GMT -5
just happy that a team not named the pats, colts, or steelers will be representing the AFC in the superbowl
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BRV
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wants him some Taco Flavored Kisses.
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Post by BRV on Jan 21, 2013 0:36:24 GMT -5
BTW, I'm serious about this- I almost get the feeling Atlanta pro sports teams exist to give joy to others. Judging by their home attendance figures, they certainly don't exist to give their own fans joy.
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mizerable
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You're the lowest on the totem pole here, Alva. The lowest.
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Post by mizerable on Jan 21, 2013 0:36:46 GMT -5
I think I found a new drinking game. Who needs ESPN to make light of it? You're more than making up for it!
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 21, 2013 0:38:08 GMT -5
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BearDogg-X
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Post by BearDogg-X on Jan 21, 2013 0:52:28 GMT -5
I'll wait until closer to the game before picking a winner. Too difficult right now.
Right now, I'm leaning towards the 49ers winning 24-21, but that could change closer to kickoff.
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stealthamo
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Post by stealthamo on Jan 21, 2013 0:58:00 GMT -5
I picked the 49ers, though I did it just because I'm rooting for them. And even then, it's a lesser of two evils sort of thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2013 1:00:28 GMT -5
Because they almost lost against a team that blew two scoring drives that were sure FGs. And their defense was incapable of stopping Colin Kaepernick. Wait what? Did you mean Russell Wilson? I'm being completely serious, no sarcasm. Wilson destroyed their defense and then buried it. Kaepernick attempted twenty-one passes and refused to take open lanes on the read-option. Also, on the original point: The statistical mean is like Death in Final Destination. You can put it off, you can continue to overachieve, but at the end of the day it's going to come back on you. The Colts learned that early, but the Falcons got enough lucky breaks to prolong it a week. I don't see how barely scraping past a beat-up Seahawks team and letting Russell Wilson achieve Super Saiyan equates to "finally getting over the hump" and that I should say I was wrong about them all season, because I wasn't. TL;DR: THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE, AND THE SEAHAWKS LET'EM OFF THE HOOK! Hmm...I think my wording is messed up there. There were two scoring drives the Seahawks could've made that were blown because they didn't kick field goals on either of them. One was where Wilson randomly took a sack. The other was doing a handoff in the back field on 4 and 1 deep in Atlanta territory. Had they made both FGs then the game would have easily been won by Seattle. And the Falcons' defense was completely helpless against Colin Kaepernick. Moreover, Matt Ryan would be out for the Superbowl if Atlanta had won the game anyway. Shoulder injury. In his place would be Luke McCown, with his indelible 68 QB Rating.
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Razor Gives It A 4/10
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I'm back...and I'm pretty much the same as before.
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Post by Razor Gives It A 4/10 on Jan 21, 2013 1:23:40 GMT -5
I'm just very proud of my team for erasing last year's heartbreak and making it to the Super Bowl!
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 21, 2013 1:29:09 GMT -5
Patriots have been LUCKY against the Ravens in the past. The playoff game last year and the regular season game a couple years back when Mason dropped a game winning TD. They;ve struggled mightily against them. Fine, I'll admit that, only if you admit the Giants got insanely lucky twice and somehow beat a far superior team both times. The Patriots are 1-3 against the Giants in regular season and postseason play since 2007. The one win was Win #16 in the Pats' 18-1 season. All four games were decided by a score of one possession or less. "Far superior" my ass. The Giants' W-L records might not be anything to write home about in their Super Bowl championship years, but at the very least they were on par with your team when it actually mattered. Besides, it's not like the Pats didn't have their own insane luck. Especially last year when the Ravens were one botched Billy Cundiff FG away from doing what they did to the Pats this year. But luck plays a big part in every championship year. Otherwise we wouldn't bother having playoffs and the #1 seeds would just play each other in the Super Bowl every year.
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Unocal 76
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jan 21, 2013 1:50:31 GMT -5
The avy bet I made with Pats fans- THAT INCLUDES ALL OF YOU!!
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Post by Orange on Jan 21, 2013 2:07:02 GMT -5
What was the bet and why does it include us?
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Post by RI Richmark on Jan 21, 2013 2:10:44 GMT -5
The avy bet I made with Pats fans- THAT INCLUDES ALL OF YOU!! With all due respect, I personally never agreed to a bet, in fact this is the first I've heard of it. And besides, the day I use a Buffalo Bills avy is the day The Great Khali pulls off a 450 splash.
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Unocal 76
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jan 21, 2013 2:11:26 GMT -5
What was the bet and why does it include us? In December, I made a bet with some Pats fans on here (theslickness) that I would put up a Pats avatar if they reached the Super Bowl all the way until the Super Bowl ended, or they'd put up a Bills avatar if the Pats didn't reach the Super Bowl.
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Post by Orange on Jan 21, 2013 2:12:50 GMT -5
I'm a Broncos fan, I've suffered enough this season. Ain't no way I'm sporting a Bills av.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 21, 2013 7:42:50 GMT -5
I hate SF. Pullin for Baltimore by default.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 21, 2013 7:46:03 GMT -5
Gee, I thought winning last week would have made things a tad better for the Falcons going forward. They nearly gagged THAT game away, and did this one. Really no defending that. Like Denny Green once screamed about the Bears: "They are who we thought they were"
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Ben Wyatt
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 21, 2013 7:49:57 GMT -5
I am a man of my word. The Bills avatar I promised is up, Unocal76
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andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 21, 2013 8:42:44 GMT -5
Updating an earlier item, Matt Ryan has been diagnosed with a sprained AC joint in his left (non-throwing) shoulder, and will not require surgery.
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