So, did your football fix get settled enough for Sunday?

by Brad Wells on Sep 5, 2008 11:08 AM EDT in NFL General

Even though the second half of the Redskins v. Giants got boring pretty quick, I still loved the game. It's always fun when they start the NFL on Thursday night. It really makes the opening of the season feel like "Kickoff Weekend." Heck, even John Madden and Al Michaels seemed pretty sharp last night. Madden was picking up some things early, like Andre Carter murdering David Diehl, or how Justin Tuck is able to run down plays from the backside, even when blocked. I have to admit I root for the Giants a bit, what with Eli and all.

Isn't it nice when the announcers focus on the game, and ONLY the game?

One of the nice benefits of having a late game on Sunday is that I can enjoy all the early games without fretting too much. And then on Monday night, there are some pretty good games (Packers v. Vikes and Broncos v. Raiders). So, a very solid weekend of football. I'm trying to free up everything so I can just sit back and enjoy my football day.

Poll

Did you get for fix in time for the weekend?

Yes

16 votes

HELL NO! Gimme more football crack!

112 votes

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17 no votes before a yes

"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"

by shake n bake on Sep 5, 2008 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

Finally, the Real season begins

Isn’t it nice when the announcers focus on the game, and ONLY the game?

I agree. That was the only bright spot of the game last night, having true professionals Madden and Michaels at the helm instead of B-list Bozos like Sharpe and Faulk. It finally felt like football season.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 5, 2008 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

B-List?

You are very generous. I’d put them at about Q-List

by mgrex03 on Sep 5, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Even the Q-List is optimistic

my thinking was strictly “B for Bozo”, lol

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 6, 2008 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Hell no

I still need the stuff. That Indy Football amphetamine is the drug baby. pass me some of that. lol

by metal_militia on Sep 5, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

Don't Bogart that....

Pressure is somethig you feel when you don't know what you're doing!

by thefrozz on Sep 6, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Question:

Is this Monday night schedule going to be the norm from now on? Should we expect to see 2 Monday night games all year this year, or is this just an opening week circumstance?

by yellowsnow on Sep 5, 2008 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

Hm,

In hindsight, I did see a listing of the Monday Night games and don’t remember seeing two sets of teams. I just remembered toward the end of last year they had multiple Monday Night games and thought that maybe they were trying to implement that for the future.

by yellowsnow on Sep 5, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it happened once when 9/11 fell on a Monday and Washington wanted to play on that day, sort of as an honor. The powers that be scheduled 2 Monday games in order to accommodate the request . Looking at the schedule, it appears all other MNF will be just one game for this season.

by TouchdownMonkey on Sep 5, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Who Said 'Yes' and Why?

Who has had their fill of football already? It’s been one game and the Colts didn’t even play.

by TouchdownMonkey on Sep 5, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

I said yes

Because I thought that it was nice little warm-up for the weekend. All off season I’ve been craving some REAL football and this Thursday game was a nice little “fix” until the weekend. I’m still stoked for Sunday, but this game took the edge off…if you know what I mean.

by MarkFive05 on Sep 5, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions