The Saints lose to Cowboys; Colts lone unbeaten team in 2009
by BigBlueShoe on Dec 19, 2009 11:44 PM EST
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With snow pelting the east coast, the New Orleans Saints hosted the Dallas Cowboys in their temperate dome in a key match-up of two talented NFC teams. The difference between both teams is the Saints were openly talking about winning 16 regular season games while the Cowboys were smack dab in the the middle of another December swoon. Well, when the game was over, snow continued to bash the east coast, but the Saints are no longer undefeated after getting dominated by the Cowboys most of the game.
This means the Colts, our Colts, are the lone unbeaten team left in the NFL.
While the Colts were able to overcome a very pesky and inspired Jaguars team Thursday night, the Saints were unable to do the same against a Cowboys team that, quite frankly, beat the Saints up. Did the Saints look ahead a bit? Did they talk a bit to much about 16-0, possibly overlooking a team like the Cowboys? Maybe. Talking about 16-0, and just talking but openly talking about it, was probably not the best thing to do. The press loved it. Big media loved it.
In the end, all the talk was meaningless.
The loss, and the way the Saints lost, all but hands the 2009 MVP award to Peyton Manning. In a primetime game against a tough opponent at home, Manning's only real competition for the award, Drew Brees, was 29-45 for 298 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, and a QB rating of 81.5. Brees also lost two fumbles. That's 1 TD and 3 turnovers for Brees in a primetime game against a top tier NFC opponent. The Saints were unable to score a touchdown until the fourth quarter, and on the final drive to potentially tie the game, Brees fumbled with 6 seconds left on the Cowboys 42 yard line.
This is not the play of an MVP.
In a vital game at home to keep homefield advantage in the NFC playoffs secure for the Saints, Drew Brees laid an egg. On the road in a game that was "meaningless" because the Colts had locked up homefield the week before, Peyton Manning was brilliant. Manning has the award. Anyone who says otherwise is a schmuck who either 1) does not watch games, or 2) is shifting the goal posts because they just don't want to give it AGAIN to Manning even though he clearly has earned it.
Now the Saints are in real danger of losing homefield advantage to the Vikings. They pretty much have to play it out, with little time to rest starters. Their secondary (like ours) is very beat up, and was made even worse after the pounding the Cowboys gave them.
For me, it's disappointing. While I did not agree with how Sean Payton, Drew Brees, and the Saints in general handled all the 16-0 crap, I was still rooting for them. Most people were, including big media (a practice which is, you know, kind of unethical to do, but that's big media). Now, all the vultures and parasites will circle and latch onto the Colts, pushing and pressuring them to "go for glory!" The Colts must do the opposite of the Saints and block out all the distractions and "undefeated" talk. One game at a time. Rest players who are hurt.
Let things play out.
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The media pressure is now squarely on the Colts alone
Good thing is that the Colts have been here before and have a lot of veterans to keep the youngsters heads in check.
By the way, Adam Schefter chimes in that the MVP is Peyton’s:
Yeah...
Nick Folk is definitely losing his job after this one. He even looked horrendous in his “flashback” practice kicks before the game.
by UnofficialPants on Dec 20, 2009 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
never saw a kick do that before
without hurricane force winds. The one in pregame warm ups went 20 yards straight, and then vanderjagt about 100 yards to the right. So weird.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Looked like someone
was punking him by tying a string to the ball and yanking it in the middle of the kick.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
yea it was very odd how it did that
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 1:43 AM EST up reply actions
yea
or one of those horrible TV shows where theres a sniper in the stands and shoots the ball mid air. Crazy stuff
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
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yea if a kicker is doing something that looks impossible like that he needs to be gone just gone and no blaming romo for this franchise this time
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 1:50 AM EST up reply actions
Romo has been really good the past 3 or 4 games
I’ve always hated all the hate Romo has gotten. He’s not nearly as bad as the media portrays. I dont know why, i feel bad for him. Look at the receivers he’s had his whole career… all head cases.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
so true and although he has earned some of it some isn't.
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
Haha...
I always use “he Dorsched it” when referring to bad kicks in an ode to the meltdown that was Travis’ senior year.
by The Walking Eye on Dec 20, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
As a Cowboys fan
I would to agree with you, however, who do they replace him with? Beuhler isn’t doing them because he’d be even worse according to Coach Phillips. Some people around Blogging the Boys, your SB Nation Cowboys blog, have suggested Jason Elam, but he has been even more inaccurate (at least up to this game). It’s a pretty bad situation.
Congratulations to Manning, he doesn’t keep winning MVP’s as a fluke, easily the best player of the decade for the NFL.
by robolundgren on Dec 20, 2009 2:41 AM EST up reply actions
I suggest one of the old man kickers that are always floating around. Unless you need someone to kick off too.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 2:48 AM EST up reply actions
I hear this guy from Canada needs a job
What’s his name, Vander-something?
I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation
hahaha yea that would help them lol
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 2:56 AM EST up reply actions
something=shank
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
Breesus had 2 minutes to tie the game...
he didn’t.
If Manning was in there, the game would have been going into overtime.
I wonder who the MVP is?
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Dec 19, 2009 11:52 PM EST reply actions
haruhi susmiya?
At least i think thats her
by metal_militia on Dec 20, 2009 2:51 AM EST up reply actions
oh...
i didn’t even know he had a middle name. lol :D
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Dec 20, 2009 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
You got that right!
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Damn
I was really rooting for the Saints tonight. Oh well. Go COLTS!
How can you not love a team that does this?
I kinda felt sorry for Brees. He's a little scrapper. He never gives up.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Manning
He locked up the MVP Thursday night. Brees’ poor play this evening only solidified it.
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There's my hero, the one, the only MVP!!!!!!!!
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
wow wrote this fast
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:01 AM EST reply actions
I'm snowed in
Nothing else to do around here.
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by BigBlueShoe on Dec 20, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
and they say Married life sucks!
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Dec 20, 2009 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
LOL
I’m also battling an illness. The lovely spouse wants no part of me right now.
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by BigBlueShoe on Dec 20, 2009 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
where at? NY
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
In NY this week
snow is insane right now.
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by BigBlueShoe on Dec 20, 2009 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
yea watched lakers game and thats what they were saying
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
yea, silly americans make fun of the winter devastated canada
i’m sittin in a snow free toronto!
(cold as a witches titty, tho)
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
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it snows in Canada, you say...
I did not know that. I learned something today…
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Dec 20, 2009 12:24 AM EST up reply actions
im sayin there IS no snow here right now :o
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
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I would blame global warming.
GET AL GORE ON THE PHONE!
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Dec 20, 2009 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
its still really cold
just no snow :)
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
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damn BBS just married not to long ago and you have nothing to do, only guys who have been married over 10 years should be able to say that…….lol.
by Ufanforreal on Dec 20, 2009 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
*sniff*
I grieve for the death of the Saints perfect season.
Did Dungy really say there was “no chance” the Cowboys win?
Yes
In not so many words
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
by coltsfan723 on Dec 20, 2009 12:11 AM EST up reply actions
yea not in those words but that was the idea of it
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
Heres how it went down
Peyton Called Tony up and was like Hey hows that TV gig going for you, I think I might want to get into that after I retire from football. Anyways is there anyway you can start dogging the teams who play the Saints, you know give them bulletin board material, just so that they will get really extra motivated…maybe even beat the Saints..
Tony- Why would I do that?
Peyton – So we can put to rest all this silly Drew Brees MVP candidate stuff.
Tony – Hmm well I am good at getting teams motivated to win, look at the Titans, Jeff Fisher wearing your Jersey..totally my idea..
Peyton – …
Tony – Ha ha ha, you thought he could come up with that, please..I already write half of Dan Patricks lines for him too.
Peyton – Well Thats cool..Look I gotta go study 15 more hours of film on the Jets so just keep it in mind.
Tony – Sure and tell Ashley I said Hi.
by sandtiger812 on Dec 20, 2009 7:48 AM EST up reply actions
He did say it
But whatever. The Cowboys are horrid in December, and have no won a playoff game since Bill Clinton’s first term as president.
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by BigBlueShoe on Dec 20, 2009 12:13 AM EST up reply actions
and haven't had a winning record in December since '97
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
And
have lost to the Saints the past 5 games they have met
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
by coltsfan723 on Dec 20, 2009 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
i think you could see this coming, though
NO ONE gave the Cowboys any chance. This was a team with a winning record, in the playoffs at the moment, that was actually playing well (well, Romo was). Their defense has shown the ability to stop the run and rush the passer. I’m not saying that I bet on this game (i didn’t), but it was in no way the walk over people were making it seem. All of the Cowboys strengths (running game, pass rushing) fell into the saints weaknesses. If it wasn’t for Nick FUCK and Roy E. Williams, this game isnt even close.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
yea before the game started i got the feeling that the saints would lose
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:20 AM EST up reply actions
MV BREES, MV BREES, MV BREES
how many times does he have to fumble and have horrible turnovers before people realize he’s the same guy that lead them to 8-8 last year?
He’s damn lucky that there wasn’t a pick-6 in the first half when he rolled right and kinda closed his eyes, threw across his body into the middle of the field.
That ‘incomplete pass’ at the end of the game was a fumble, btw, but I would have bet my entire net worth on Terry Mcauley not having the balls to over turn THAT call in THAT situation in THAT stadium.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
I thought the same thing
about the incomplete pass (fumble)
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
by coltsfan723 on Dec 20, 2009 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
its OK, you can agree with all my thoughts... its allowed
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
haha
I was yelling at the TV when the red said the play stood…I called bull shit immediately
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
by coltsfan723 on Dec 20, 2009 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
I do like how the refs
werent calling Pass Interference on ANYTHING
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
by coltsfan723 on Dec 20, 2009 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
is this year first saints game?
the Pats game (which I didnt really complain about because i hate the Pats) was horrible. Mike McKenzie is a walking illegal contact.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
I don't think I am.
The world might be sucked up into a black hole.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
but you like to be right
and im right.
Agreeing with me is the only way for you to like yourself.
IMO.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
That's twisted enough to work.......
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
Don't pick on...
My man-crush! Drew Brees is still awesome and will forever hold a place in every Purdue alum’s heart. GO BREESUS!
(but go colts more) :D
sorry sorry..
Go Brees. but not too well.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Hey Nate
Did you find it funny seeing another Purdue Alum, Anthony Spencer, sacking Brees and giving the ‘Boiler Up’ fist pump? I sure did.
Very nice. The Cowboys just won me $200. ah hahahafhahfiuahsgihag
"Yea, verily, we shall overcome thy pathetic attempts at defense, thou jelly-livered knave! Talk not of thy smack to me, for I shall wedge mine booted foot nine furlongs up thy ass, bitch! Canst thou dig it??"
I bet on some college basketball games too. A 4 teamer pays 5:1 and I put 40 down.
"Yea, verily, we shall overcome thy pathetic attempts at defense, thou jelly-livered knave! Talk not of thy smack to me, for I shall wedge mine booted foot nine furlongs up thy ass, bitch! Canst thou dig it??"
by KingRichard on Dec 20, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Reply FAIL
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
by coltsfan723 on Dec 20, 2009 12:27 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Brees is a great quarterback
but he isn’t in the same league as Peyton. He had about 2:00 to mark down the field to at least tie the game and let OT decide, but he lost his cool and fumbled (twice).
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
I think he's a good QB
not to nit pick, and this might be a horrible analogy, but he reminds me of the QBs that run the texas A&M offense in college. Like I said, thats probably a bit too damning, but i just don’t think of him as ‘elite’.
And on cue, the NFLN is vaulting Phil Rivers to the winner of the MVP! Good job, guys.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
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who didn't
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
Finally
A team as lucky as the Saints will get out of the media a little. At least the Colts’ comebacks weren’t based off of missed chipshot field goals and shit like that.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
There was nothing lucky about the Saints or Colts comebacks. Holy shit I wish people would stop saying that.
"Yea, verily, we shall overcome thy pathetic attempts at defense, thou jelly-livered knave! Talk not of thy smack to me, for I shall wedge mine booted foot nine furlongs up thy ass, bitch! Canst thou dig it??"
by KingRichard on Dec 20, 2009 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
Didn't Houston miss a shot that would've sent us to OT in the first meeting?
I’m in no way implying the Colts comebacks were luck. You gotta make the plays; there’s no luck involved.
by ActionOxford on Dec 20, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
about that one your right it would have sent it into OT not made us lose so that would be a bad argument if used anyway. but
i agree your got to make the plays but i think it is fair to say that they got some “Breaks in there favor” would be better to say and more accurate.
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
While I want Peyton to win it...
Favre is also having a great year, and could steal it from Manning in these last 3 weeks.
The point is it’s still too early to crown anyone MVP.
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Favre won't get it
For sure.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 20, 2009 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
yea but rivers?? i mean how can the media be serious
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
They have an 8 game winning streak
Against bad to mediocre teams. They need to pump some team up as competition for the Colts so they chose San Diego after the Pats showed they can’t win on the road and after the Bengals lost to the Raiders.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 20, 2009 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
Really? Dallas, Philly, Denver are all good teams!
SD has beaten some good teams.. .all of them in close, close games (except Denver.)
Psh
half of those games were aganst KC (times 2), Oakland, and Cleveland (barely won). Paper tigers.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 20, 2009 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
Yes I am
Especially Marmalard and Scrifes
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 20, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
But an eight game winning streak is impressive no matter who you play.
(Which is why a 14 game one is out of this world.)
And
a 24 game is even better.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 20, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Plus Rivers is a punk. He's not likeable.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Rivers has been very consistent. He doesn't lose his team games... hasn't had a rating below 70 for three years.
Stuff like that.
Still there’s no way he gets it. But he has a running game as bad as Peyton and his defense isn’t as good… so there’s a case. Too bad about those three games he didn’t help his team win..
Favre will not win
if he does, its a popularity contest and he gets all sympathy votes
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
by coltsfan723 on Dec 20, 2009 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
I think....
the Bengals humble the Chargers tomorrow. That is assuming the Bengal’s offense wakes up.
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I don't know... Bengals are a notoriously bad west coast team, aren't they?
I hope they do as well. Want that Cincy defense to play like it was playing earlier.
I don't know
The Bengal’s just got the kiss of death. Florio picked them to win tomorrow.
by ActionOxford on Dec 20, 2009 12:45 AM EST up reply actions
Win on emotion
I picked the Bengals.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 20, 2009 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
geeze
listening to the saints talk after the game, you’d think the dingo ate their baby. You’re still 13-1 guys, 16-0 is really hard to do, which is why its only happened once before.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
the coach said all the right things but brees was acting like they were owed it, just a hint of arrogance that really isn't deserved'
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
i didnt listen to Payton
but the players sounded whack, yo
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
It's been creeping into the player's attitudes for the last couple of weeks. Looks like pride before the fall.
They got full of themselves and thought the ball was always going to bounce their way. They haven’t played very well for several weeks, despite what BSPN has been saying.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 1:48 AM EST up reply actions
yea, i agree 100%
especially about them not playing well. Never understood how the Colts were dom-dom-dom-dominated all the way to 14-0, but the saints eeking out wins over Carolina, Atlanta, Atlanta, and Washington is better than what the Colts weredoing. I hhhhhhate whining about the media, but have been doing it a lot this year. And for all the people that say, ‘Why do you care what the media says, your team is 14-0’, well, whats it matter what the media says if my team is 0-14? The point is we’re all fans and want to follow our team, and the media has been shitting on a 14-0 team all year.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
This year ranks right up with '03 for my most media hate.
I got so sick of being called “soft”. Still, nothing will ever top my media hatred in ’95. That year is the main reason that I will never watch Inside the NFL.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 1:58 AM EST up reply actions
yea
one really annoying aspect, from my perspective, is that I expected a lot of this to die down after 06-07. I didn’t think the ‘the colts cant win in the playoffs’ and other random, but carefully directed hate, would start 2 years after the fact. So quick. The Patriots havent won the SB in 5 years. They are the epitome of clutch and greatness. Come. On.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Yea, I know. You can't win with them.
FirstTake polled their staff for their most memorable sports moment of the Decade. Only one wasn’t Boston/NY related and it was the Texas championship game with VY. I laughed my ass off.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 2:05 AM EST up reply actions
heh
the Vince game is constantly hailed as the greatest thing ever. How quickly they all forgot 2000-2001 national title game. (Im slightly bias, but its still the only one to go to overtime and DA U was a heavy heavy favourite)
This is why the MSM is so threatened by blogs. Bloggers will actually tell the truth, and they are cheaper/more accessible than a lot of the MSM.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Oh man I remember that one.
THe thing that’s great about bloggers is the accountability. Yes, I said it. Accountability. When a blogger posts something somewhere you will have to defend it face to face. You better have facts and a damn good understanding of what you are talking about ‘cause if you don’t, no one is going to pay any attention ’cause you lack credibility.
Traditional press will simply state something as fact and will be believed because they are “paid experts” and they never have to back it up. All they have to do is hit “ignore” on their E-Mail to avoid any responsibility.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 2:20 AM EST up reply actions
yea, agree 100%
BSB or 18to88 have to deal with 100s of comments every time they say something dumb. Deion Sanders sits there with a shit eatin grin collectin a pay check and is never held accountable when he fails at his current job. If they aren’t going to correct him when he’s on the set, atleast hook electrodes up to his testicles and allow fans to vote on the internet on whether or not we agree with what he’s saying.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
by SpazMo on Dec 20, 2009 2:25 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I'll buy that for a dollar!
Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!
The Colts: We play more football in the fourth quarter than some teams play all year!
But...
Bloggers didn’t go to journalism school and are therefore not credible nor can they be held accountable because of the big scary interwebs.
Thank you, I think you summed up pretty much perfectly the MSM’s fear of the folks in their underwear down in the basement. Those in the MSM rely solely on the fact that they’re in the MSM to give them credibility where none exists and exploit that to espouse ignorant opinion as fact. Makes me sick.
by The Walking Eye on Dec 20, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Well,
tell the truth or get smashed by other people who call you on the fallacy.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
I'm disappointed in myself
All week I was thinking “The Saints have looked like crap lately, I’m picking Dallas!”
And what did I do? I pussed out and pick the Saints. And I could’ve been right. Ugh.
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The Saints will be 16-2 when it's all said and done
Eagles-Colts Super Bowl. Colts win 31-28 on a last second Adam Vinatieri (comeback) field goal. 19-0.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
I say Colts/Vikings
I think Minnesota beats anyone in the NFC, and the Colts should win the AFC*
*(Barring another collapse to the Chargers…ugh)
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Arizona would argue that with you.
Farve/Peterson are career turnover machines. I’ll take the odds of that continuing.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
Favre
He’s due to cost his team terribly in the 4th quarter. In the playoffs, if Purple Jesus gets shut-down or limited by a team, Favre will find a way to lose the game as I don’t think he can keep his gunslingin’ ways suppressed when the pressure’s on.
by The Walking Eye on Dec 20, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
We shouldn't even speak the Chargers name around here.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Also
Nick Folk will be out of a job by next Sunday. Epic Fail. Unlike the Redskins, the Cowboys actually have a D though.
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Nick Folk will be out of a job by next hour. Epic Fail. Unlike the Redskins, the Cowboys actually have a D though
FYP :)
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Heh.
I wouldn’t go on that airplane home if I was Folk. I hear they now have ejector seats in those things ;-)
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
Disqualifying Brees from the MVP discussion for one poor outing is excessive. I would like to see Manning or even Chris Johnson win the award but Brees isn’t out because of One poor game… Peyton has had poor games as well this year, and (unfortunately) I believe has thrown more interceptions than Brees.
The MVP is handled the same way as College football polls and the Heisman.
It’s all about what happened last. The stats are close, so it’ll come down to that.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
No he isn't out b/c of one poor game
He’s out because of three poor games in a row. He barely beats a Matt Ryan-less and Michael Turner-less Falcons team by three freakin points. He had to have the Redskins’ kicker choke away the game for the skins and still couldn’t beat them in regulation. Now he loses to the Cowboys at home on a big stage where everyone is watching. Peyton Manning doesn’t do that. His biggest resume booster is the Patriots game, but other than that, especially the last three games, he hasn’t looked better than Manning.
Brees is a great player, but even going into tonight he was in the passenger seat and Peyton was in the driver’s seat. Now, Brees isn’t even in the car.
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
I will say
that his o-line did absolutely nothing to help him tonight, though. He has them to thank.
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
The Cowboys DLine was fantastic tonight.
They really rose to the occasion.
God I need a shower after saying that…
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
Well, you have to give it to Sean Payton
Bushrod was getting KILLED by Ware and Spencer, and he happily sent 5 people out in routes every play. What would Freeney and Mathis do to that OL? Could we legitimately play tampa 2 the whole game?
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
I think so. Anything to keep it from being a track meet. Missing Shockey hurt them.
That 2min drive at the end of the game looked as bad as Miami’s against us. There aren’t 3 OL teams in the league who can handle a healthy Freeney/Mathis.
by vintagephoenix on Dec 20, 2009 2:10 AM EST up reply actions
Be fair here
Peyton needed miracles to get the ball back in at least three games this year. Yeah, the Pats game was fantastic, but just like the games you mentioned with Brees, some breaks needed to happen for the Colts to win that game. Same with Miami, and sorta Jacksonville on Thursday.
I’m not trying to discount the wins by the Colts, they came through when it mattered and created some of those breaks. But we can’t do what we scream at others for. A win is a win, no matter how you come about it.
by The Walking Eye on Dec 20, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Indianapolis barely beat NE, Baltimore and Houston (both times). The common reason that these games were so close is Peyton’s poor play. He had multiple interception games for a streak, and has gotten lucky with strong defensive play to help bail out his mistakes. Make no mistake, I’m a huge Manning fan but I don’t agree that he’s a lock for MVP compared to Brees. Brees took his team, 8-8 last year, and helped to turn them around into a 13-1 team so far. You can make the point that their defense has improved dramatically and say that Brees’ play has been incidental to their turnaround. But IND’s defense has also improved quite a bit, especially their run defense. If you want to bash on Brees because of the Dallas game then you have to herald him for his comeback in the Miami game.
Also: good point vintagephoenix
So you're comparing
New England, Baltimore, and Houston to Washington, Atlanta without his stars and the never win in December Cowboys? You had already lost the argument and now you lost your credibility.
I might as well throw in the Rams as well, who the Saints squeaked by, and the Dolphins, who Peyton beat with less than a quarter’s worth of play, while Brees had to rally from 21 points behind to beat.
Manning wins. Period. He is a lock, and for good reason.
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
That dolphins blurb there
sounds worse than I intended it too. I skipped an entire thought while typing and meant to say aside from the New England game, his dolphins comeback was his other big game resume builder, and then compared it to manning’s game against them. Guess I got caught up in that sentence. My bad.
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
its optics...
Peyton just went out and had a damn near perfect performance on the road against a playoff team with nothing to play for.
Brees goes out, at home, against a playoff team, and looks horrible, still needing wins to secure HFA.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
oh, and both on 'stand alone' nights, in prime time.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
The prime time thing
is the huge point there.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
It is the timing
of the performance right after Manning had a much better performance on the road of all things in the same spotlight. brees didn’t match his performance.
Robert Meachem
had his guy beat on that last drive, too, but the ball was underthrown and outside. Meachem is on my fantasy team so I paid special attention to that one. Could have been the game, could have given me about 10 extre points. Ughhh…….
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
yea, i had Meachem on a few teams
I swallowed this one. Hated the WR screen to Moore, and running it in with Bell. If you’re gonna score, go to the people on my teams!
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
I like Brees and all, but when you sit there in your post-game interview and say that you think the Saints and New Orleans “deserved” an undefeated season you’re fooling yourself my friend. I’m glad DEM COWBOYS won now and not just because they won me money.
"Yea, verily, we shall overcome thy pathetic attempts at defense, thou jelly-livered knave! Talk not of thy smack to me, for I shall wedge mine booted foot nine furlongs up thy ass, bitch! Canst thou dig it??"
yea this is what i was saying
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 2:12 AM EST up reply actions
Pretty stupid of him I might add
I like Brees from his Purdue days, but you don’t go around looking down at your opponents talking about 16-0 as some sort of lost birthright.
hmmm I wanted a tie
but Brees played bad, so I’ll take it.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
hey your back lol
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 3:03 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, chose being able to drive myself home and sleep in my own bed over drinking however much I could bum from friends.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Dec 20, 2009 3:07 AM EST up reply actions
sounds like the better plan. so you are home for christmas now right
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 3:10 AM EST up reply actions
I'm a Iowa City (where the U of Iowa campus is located) native
I’m at home for the semester, moving in with some buddies in Feb.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Dec 20, 2009 3:12 AM EST up reply actions
ok i see i knew you were in iowa but wasn't sure if you were living on campus or not. but i do now.
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Dec 20, 2009 3:18 AM EST up reply actions
Santa Claus is Watchin' You!!
I always thought Santa sounded like a stalker:
He sees you when you’re sleeping? Stalker.
He knows when you’re awake? Stalker.
You’d better not cry. Be good for goodness sake. Or else.
I’m just sayin.
Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!
The Colts: We play more football in the fourth quarter than some teams play all year!
The Colts
are only 5 games away from immortality. 5 games, just think about that.
Before we go handing out MVPs
Favre Favre Favre Favre.
Why? Because it’s a good story. Since when does MVP have anything to do with football?
Vikings have to win now so the Saints need to keep winning, thereby giving my fantasy team a slim chance of victory. If only I’d started Barber this weekend…
Since when does MVP have anything to do with football?
Come on, it’s not JUST a popularity contest. The voters can’t ALL be idiots.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
I wouldn't bet on that.......
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
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