Agreed, pure freaking class. Not a Detroit fan, but man was he fun to watch!
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2015-2016 NFL Season Thread
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Agreed, pure freaking class. Not a Detroit fan, but man was he fun to watch!
I would love to see Manning go out with a SB win, Carolina is definitely talented and hungry but I'm hoping the game is too big for their inexperience, and the Broncos defense has a good game plan for Cam.... If they manage to keep that Panthers team together for the most part I think they'll be back to the SB soon.
This is who I am pulling for also. Go out on top! I am also hoping the game is close and if possible, one of those games that comes down the final seconds!
Agreed. I wasn't a Lions fan either but if possible, I watched his games. We're lucky to live in the age of You Tube; highlights galore.
I'm a long time Detroit Lions fan (Heck, I'm a fan of all Detroit Teams and Michigan) and I used to love watching the Lions played when they had Sanders. I could careless if they won or lost for the most part, for it was exciting seeing Sanders take a would be 5 yard loss and make it a 20 yard gain. There aren't too many running backs that could do that and he did it with style. I remember one game where it look like he was going to be tackle for a loss and ending up running it for a TD, to this day I still don't know how he did it.
As for celebrations, the celebration I can't stand is when a player gets a first down celebrates it by pointing his finger and the team still needs 40 yards for a TD plus they're down by 20 points.
As for celebrations, the celebration I can't stand is when a player gets a first down celebrates it by pointing his finger and the team still needs 40 yards for a TD plus they're down by 20 points.
I agree, I'll still call him a douche bag for doing it though.
Reportedly, Calvin Johnson is retiring.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14686284/calvin-johnson-told-detroit-lions-plans-retire
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14686284/calvin-johnson-told-detroit-lions-plans-retire
As a long suffering Detroit Lions fan this doesn't come as a surprise, for Barry Sanders retired early. Though Johnson's case is a little different for he has been injured a lot the last two seasons and I believe in particular was his ankle that was the culprit. You can't blame him, for he is only going to get banged up even worse on a team that just seems to spin its wheels year after year.
There's been rumblings about him doing this since the season ended.
I wonder if his manager will tell hime to hold off, until FA, so the Lions cut him. I guess there's two financial issues related to him playing/retiring.
1. if he retires now, he'll have to pay back some of his signing bonus.
2. If he holds off on retiring until FA, the Lions will have a cap hit on their books.
Given both issues, its probably a good idea to have the two work out a compromise.
So far, it looks like the money is being laid down on the Panthers. The line opened at Carolina -3.5 or so (depending on your source) and has moved to about -5.5~6. The o/u started around 45 and ran as high as 47.5 but has dropped back to around 45. Last year, the line was even; the odds-on favorite last won 5 years ago, so maybe we are due.
More crap games on Thursday night, and now NBC is involved.
Well my hawks didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year but Russell Wilson did his thing at the Pro Bowl.
It was kinda fun to watch. Glad to see it back in Hawaii.
It was kinda fun to watch. Glad to see it back in Hawaii.
eh? I don't think anyone that sat through it thought it was fun to watch.
I wonder how much longer it will last. Such a pointless game.
Agreed. It reminds me of the Oscars, SAG, etc. Just a bunch of high paid people going around and congratulating themselves about how good they are.
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