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  1. BigbadB
    How isn't it delay of game when a guy slows down to turn around and point back at the defenders? How isn't it delay of game when a guy decides to do a flip while the clock is still counting down? They call penalties for excessive celebration don't they? There was definitely enough evidence to call one in Reggie's honor as well. But, like I said, we won. I'm not talking about it anymore. Signed, Paul Tagliabue
  2. BigbadB
    Only Paul Tagliabue or Joe Buck are allowed to disapprove of immature behavior? My apologies. It's the playoffs. It's not "just" a game. It's win and move on or lose and go home. I'm happy with the outcome. Reggie will be watching the Super Bowl from his couch at home. I'll shut up now.
  3. BigbadB
    They don't do the crap Bush did. Everybody in the league does some sort of celebration, that's completely different from pointing at your opponent on the way into the end zone and doing the flip. Dance all you want, that's part of the game. Flipping into the end zone is not. So dancing after you sack a quarterback is not taunting, but doing a flip into the end zone is? Sounds like quite the double standard there, not to mention that "dancing" really is not a part of the game at all. I've watched Chris Harris and Thomas Jones taunting the other team in other games. I didn't like it when they did it. But, I'm relieved they weren't so juvenile to do a flip into the endzone while the team was losing. A celebration after the catch is much more different than delaying a game so you can show off on National TV that you know how to do a somersault. I lost some respect for the guy. And I'm glad the guy who did it was on the losing end of the ball game. I'd like to see less selfish play on the field.
  4. BigbadB
    Triple B, Short of the Cubs acquiring a right-handed platoon partner for Jones, I still think that when the Cubs are facing a lefty, Lou Piniella will consider using DeRosa in RF and starting Theriot at 2B. Hoops I hope you are right, as I would be pretty pleased to see that.
  5. BigbadB
    did you hear something I didn't? They're still just "nearing a deal" aren't they? I'm assuming ahead of time! Haha! My turn to ask you if you know something we don't. :D
  6. BigbadB

    Keepers

    BigbadB replied to Tim's topic in Fantasy Sports

    I think Greenberg was discussed once before. I believe PA is the accurate measure rather than AB.
  7. BigbadB
    I think the Chargers were still pretty hot going into the playoffs as well.
  8. BigbadB
    Yes, he's a tough kid, but I've been watching him since he was a Freshman All-American here at Ole Miss, and that wasn't 100% Deuce at there, or even 75% Deuce. He was definitely hurt. Not saying that's why they relied on the pass so much, but something was definitely wrong with him, and it really hurt us because he couldn't stop the pass-rush like normal. His efforts to block your DE's were just pitiful. You know the team better than I would, but they were still using Deuce most of the game. And he was blocking for Brees most of the time, which I would imagine would be tougher on the knees than his typical running style of plowing straight up the middle. He also had 3 catches. Not trying to dissuade your opinion, but to me it just seemed like they wanted to go to the air since they were having some success with it early.
  9. BigbadB
    I agree with your sentiments in regards to Urlacher. But, I think you're off a bit with the rest of the team. Lovie doesn't stand for any lackadaisical play out on the field. I was reading or listening somewhere where they talked about some form of demerits given out in practice and in actual games whenever someone is caught not hustling full out on a play. I don't remember what the demerits count towards (laps maybe?), but most of the players pride themselves on trying to not earn any of these things. And from what I heard, it sounds like it's a very tough grading system. Urlacher probably earned a few demerits even in that game, but definitely not on that play.
  10. BigbadB
    The Saints have nothing to be disappointed about. They will be a team to take seriously next year. Not that they shouldn't have been taken seriously this year. They were the team I was most afraid of in the NFC this year. Brees is an awesome QB. If Brees had time he could have done a lot of damage. I'm not sure why the Saints abandoned the running game just to ease the pressure but Peyton knows his team and I'm sure he had a reason. Can you really say they abandoned the run when they never really ran in the first place? Deuce and Reggie combined for 10 carries. Brees threw the ball 49 times.
  11. BigbadB
    Offense vs. Defense. Defense has been winning these types of battles in fairly recent Super Bowls. May that trend continue this year!
  12. BigbadB
    The Saints have nothing to be disappointed about. They will be a team to take seriously next year. Not that they shouldn't have been taken seriously this year. They were the team I was most afraid of in the NFC this year. Brees is an awesome QB.
  13. BigbadB
    That move is stupid IMO, you screw it up one time, and one time is all it takes, and you are paralyzed for life. It probably won't happen to Bush, because he is so athletic, but what about some younger kid trying to emulate it? Why would anyone want to emulate looking like an idiot in front of millions of viewers? This is a team sport, not an individual sport. Somersaults into the endzone is a selfish individual activity. Did Drew Brees do a cartwheel after throwing the ball to Bush? Did the offensive line do back flips for giving Brees time to find Bush wide open? Did the other receiver that made the pick allowing Bush to get open do a handstand? Did any of the Bears do somersaults on their TD runs? Reggie's somersault didn't even give the Saints the lead. They never got the lead. The Saints scored zero points after the somersault. There was a missed field goal that could have given them the lead, but 40+ yard field goals in outdoor stadiums are not "gimme's" unless your name is Gould. Did the somersault have any impact in the Bears defense shutting the Saints down for the rest of the game? I sure hope so. I get so tired of watching clowns who make millions treat the game like it's their own individual arena.
  14. BigbadB
    And I hope Hendry is right about Izturis. But, I'm very, very skeptical that Izturis will be any better with a bat than the worst SS's in the league.
  15. BigbadB
    I thought Reggie Bush's somersault was a bit more arrogant than Chocolate Milk's post, but luckily for CM, his post won't live forever in infamy like Reggie's flip. HAHA! Do it again Reggie. Way to put personal performance before team performance!
  16. BigbadB
    What I noticed about the offensive game plan with the Bears is keeping things unpredictable. It was almost obvious that when the Bears walked all over the D-Line with the run in the first half that the Bears assumed that the Saints would make the necessary adjustments at the half, so the Bears came out firing passes to counter attack. Unfortunately, Rex wasn't sharp on his passes, so it didn't bear the fruit I had hoped. But, I did like what they were trying to do.
  17. BigbadB
    Now if we could just get a major league shortstop, we'd have a really good team.
  18. BigbadB
    Cause you could smoke :wink: LOL. Yeah. Not really. You could smoke in Qualcomm in the outer concourses as well, but even I'm in agreement that wasn't the best set up to be respectful of non-smokers.
  19. BigbadB
    Will you be easy when the package price becomes $350+ per year? When sports bars refuse to pay the huge package price for baseball like they do Sunday Ticket, as I'm sure DirecTV seems to think sports bars will value a baseball package as much as football, the price for the everyday consumer will skyrocket.
  20. BigbadB
    Even I enjoyed going to the tailgate parties at Qualcomm. Very fun!
  21. BigbadB
    They used to here in SD. They don't anymore since there is nowhere to tailgate. If Wrigley had parking all the way around the stadium, I'm sure that would be quite a traditional ritual there, as well.
  22. BigbadB
    Floyd does give them a pretty solid bench. If anyone needs to serve some DL time, they could bring up Moore for some extra RH punch off the bench.
  23. BigbadB
    Who? Tom Sizemore...although he makes Dukes and Delmon look like choir boys. Actually I meant Grady Sizemore. He was kidding, Tom played Pete Rose in the ESPN movie about Rose. Yeah, we were both being sarcastic. :D
  24. BigbadB
    The first couple of years, they allowed smoking. Right after the WBC, the banned it completely. It was supposed to be banned during the WBC, but I still stole a smoke or two. Now, you get fined if you smoke anywhere on the stadium grounds. And it's not like you can just exit the stadium, either. They have guys standing at the exits that make you cross the street before you light up. Let the Nazi's have their stadium. The time will come when the Padres team will be really bad. When that happens, they will be sad that they shut the smokers out. It's not like it used to be at Jack Murphy/Qualcomm where the fans enjoyed a Padres game regardless of how bad the team was. The tailgaiting alone was a big reason to go to a game. Petco doesn't have tailgaiting. I can't wait to see the revolt. I was hoping it would have happened by now. Unfortunately, the other teams in the NL West have been pretty bad of late, delaying the inevitable.
  25. BigbadB
    I remember seeing it for 79.95 each of the past two seasons. I have already began my search for the best way to bring MLB.tv into my house. I would switch to DirecTV, but it is not an option and that sucks! MLB is the one that made the agreement to go exclusive with DirecTV. I absolutely will not support them through MLB.tv. It defeats the purpose of being upset about MLB EI.
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