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What the Losers Are Saying: Detroit Lions

SSreporters — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:29:37 -0000

A win is a win is a fire Bruce DeHaven. Seattle did not play poorly but they weren't exactly fantastic. They did enough to win after another piss-poor start. But this segment doesn't talk about winners. Whenever the Seahawks pull out a win, we take a scope at how the other half copes with defeat. This week's victim is the Detroit Lions. They're quite used to losing, but they blew a 17 point lead, and Lions fans are none too happy about that. If any Lions supporters are perusing this neck of the woods I just want to say that this is by no means meant to disrespect the fanbase. The point of WTLAS has always been to see what the defeated team thinks.

In-Game: Hass to HOUSH for a TD

"Trick play...Wallace is on the field as a wide out...gets the toss...of course, he's going to throw...complete to Hoosmonshita at the Lions' 17. Why didn't the Lions see this coming? WHY? Seattle wanted to try this a few plays earlier, but screwed the pooch! //facepalm//

Moronic.

Kill me now. Hasselbeck to Carlson...2 yard line.

I'm officially dead inside.

Hasselbeck to Hushmonxatta for the TD. FUCK!

Seattle have now scored 22 consecutive points before we see the PAT...which the Seahawks thankfully butcher.

What-the-fuck-ever, the Seahawks now have the lead, 22-17."

Big Al Beaton from the hilarious Wayne Fontes Experience, who live blogged the game.

Before you ask, that is his live-blogging style. Imagine if the Seahawks had blown them out. I'm liking Knapp's trick plays so far but I think I would design a play with Seneca where he hands the ball off to the RB, who runs right, and throws it to the other side of the field to a (hopefully open) Wallace for a big gain and possibly a TD. I know the Chargers ran this with Drew Brees one time but Seneca has played receiver before.

In-Game: Josh Wilson Dashes Detroit's Dreams of a Road Victory

"haha, fitting end

I give up on this team"

"stafford is f-cking pathetic.. someone try and stick up for him.. I dont care if he is a rookie-- he plays like dog sh-t"

"Stafford is a perfect fit for the Lions organization"

Random in-game thread comments from MotownSports the moment Matt Stafford fired pick #5 in the air.

In-Game: More Reaction From Stafford's Game-Ending Pick Plus Final Whistle

"God damnit i fucking hate this stupid fucking team so fucking much. I hope they fucking die on the way home"

"I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE……………….DAMNIT"

"start the buses and wait patiently for your next beat down…"

"How can one person fuck a team up so bad. How can one team be so bad?"

"A long day of work I run to the radio to hear, some radio guy say … well, the Lions scored the first 17 points… MY HEART FILLS WITH JOY … but lose to Seattle 32 to 20. I Scream in my car MOTHER PUSSBUCKET, as a women in the parking lot pauses and looks at me quite annoyed."

"I take back what I said earlier I wish we would have drafted Curry. He can’t single handedly lose a game like that."

The Pride of Detroit game thread was in uproar.

That second comment is pretty crude and uncalled for, but not everyone can be classy sophisticates like us FGers. I cannot believe Detroit ran play-action with so little time on 3rd down with no timeouts. The Lions are bad but there is no logic to that play AT ALL. Loved the interception by Wilson, who is coming along nicely in just 3 years as our "gambling DB".

I think that MOTHER PUSSBUCKET remark is going to be a future sig. Sad but absolutely hilarious.

Post-Game Thoughts: Stafford Will Have Days Like This

"It's going to happen with any NFL rookie. Hell, we've seen it from Brandon Pettigrew, who couldn't catch a pass to save his life in Green Bay. From Louis Delmas several times this season, in taking some utterly stupid taunting calls. We've seen it from Derrick Williams in the exhibition season, after returning kicks all through college, he couldn't catch a cold when attempting to return kicks for the Lions.

We need to remember they're rookies. They are going to be better...next year.

So, no. It's not worth getting all worked up, foam forming at the mouth, spittle flying, while cussing like the (occasionally) drunken Lions fan that I am.

I preached patience when I wrote about the cluster currently going on at the University of Michigan. I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't practice what I preached when it comes to the Detroit Lions.

Thus, I'm giving Stafford a mulligan.

We all deserve a few, why not Stafford? Yes, he's being paid a metric crap ton of cash to lead the Lions to the promised land...a .500 record. But he's also a kid in his 1st NFL season. He's not going to get "it" in his first season. Especially on a team with as many issues as the Lions."

Revisiting Al from TWFE.

I tend to agree with Al here. He's a rookie, and not everyone can be Matt Ryan. I'm just happy Stafford picked Sunday to channel his inner Ty Detmer. You can't call any 1st round rookie a bust. Unless of course, you're Aaron Curry, who definitely sucks. ONLY two forced fumbles? Fire Ruskell.

Post-Game: Special Teams Sucks (and other observations)

Has there ever been a bigger condemnation of a squad’s special teams unit that getting the ball kicked to them with 2 seconds left in a half and telling your return man to run directly out of bounds to avoid something bad happening? Oh Stan Kwan, start passing out those resumes!

The young defenders on this squad need to learn how to identify a screen pass. The Seahawks were smart and countered our constant over pursuit of plays with a steady dose of screens.

For all the positives with Scott Linehan’s playcalling and schemes, I can’t help but think that the game has passed Gunther Cunningham by. I know we don’t have a ton of talent on the defensive side of the ball but I just haven’t seen any blitzing of note this season and because of this, our weak secondary has been picked on relentlessly. We have linebackers like Sims and Peterson who have made a living blitzing QBs and they have rarely been allowed to do it.

Reverend Spielman from Church of Schwartz thinks Detroit's special teams blows...and the defense too.

I recommend to everyone to go look up "Stan Kwan" under any Lions blog and you'll get a similar reaction. Got a feeling our success in the kick return game had more to do with them sucking than Seattle's competency in special teams. Think of Kwan as Bruce DeHaven but 1000 times worse.

That's all there is this week. I wanted to post an angry Lions fan posting something on Youtube, but mysteriously not one of them has done a recap on this game. Oh well, this photo will do.

via dailyfacepalm.com

SEA! HAWKS!

Ask a Seahawks Fan

SSreporters — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:13:14 -0000

I did this Q&A last year when the Cowboys were good and the Seahawks were bad and injured. Now the Cowboys are good and the Seahawks are bad and injured. In the end I'm taking questions from BTB readers about this weekend's game. I don't claim to be an expert or anything, but I do my best. I'm not feeling too well today so I'll probably get to your questions Thursday-Saturday. Before you continue I should clear some things first:

1.) Julius Jones has been good for us. Don't be fooled by JJ's numbers. Seattle is either so far ahead that running with Jones is useless so they pick Edgerrin James or Justin Forsett for garbage duty, or so far behind that they abandon the run. In close action he ran for nearly 100 yards against the Bears and broked a big screen play for a TD. My only problem with him is that he has a SLOW first fear.

2.) Tony Romo had maybe the best game of his career last week. I quit on Romo after the Denver game and I still think the jury is out on him. But he was great on Sunday.

Should be a fun game, but with Dick Stockton and Charles Davis announcing, we're going to have the mute buttons working OT.

What the Losers Are Saying: Week 7

SSreporters — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:40:03 -0000

From my blog, Stupid Sideline Reporters.

It’s NFL season so look out for this every Tuesday/Wednesday. We won’t go everywhere for every fan’s reaction (usually 5-6 teams are picked) but the deemed "best losers" of the day make the cut. WTLAS takes a trip to Washington (as usual), Carolina, Cleveland, Miami, and Chicago this week.

Cleveland

I’ve changed the television I watch the games on, the remote I change the channel with, the clothes I wear during the games, absolutely everything. I’ve tried it all as a Cleveland Browns fan and I’m finally starting to see that my superstitions have no say in how effective the team is on the field. Peer into the bottom third of practically any major stat category and you’ll notice a trend, the Cleveland Browns. You’ll find them toward the bottom of rush defense, pass offense, and scoring (offense and defense). The numbers don’t lie. This is something neither we as fans nor they as an organization are proud of. The problem is, I’m making more changes as a fan in hope to win a game than they are as an organization. We don’t have enough fingers to point in blame of our failure, but it’s got to start somewhere.
One change the Browns have made is putting Derek Anderson at quarterback and actually sticking to him. The result thus far, 40.6. Let me spell that out, fourty-point-six. That quarterback rating ranks 35th in the NFL this year. I’m finding a problem with this because there are only 32 teams in the NFL meaning three backup quarterbacks have performed better than "DA" himself. So, why not make it four? The question all year has been, "Quinn or Anderson?" If it hasn’t become obvious, neither of them is capable of getting the job done. None of our options are going to save our season, but why not let [Brett] Ratliff get some snaps and see what he does? If I was a betting man, I’d bet he could at LEAST put up a 40.7 quarterback rating. - Dusty Prall from Browns Gab demanding Brady Quinn re-gain his starting job.

Are the Browns even trying? It's like they think scoring touchdowns will give them swine flu. No offense, lousy defense, lousy coach. Did they really think Eric Mangini would change things? Actually he has. He made it worse. Derek Anderson is bad and Brady Quinn is slightly above bad. Who would you start? I hope Mangini isn't riding off DA's 2007 season because that is pretty much akin to their 2003 playoff run with journeyman QB Kelly Holcomb.

Chicago

Bengals Crow (via beardownsports526)

Beardownsports526 eats some crow after the Bears embarrassed themselves against the Bengals.

This is why I said the Bears wouldn't make the playoffs. Defense is garbage, particularly in the secondary, and especially after Ron Turner left as defensive coordinator. The offense isn't going anywhere without guys interested in blocking and THEY HAVE NO DEPTH AT WIDE RECEIVER!!! Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, Earl Bennett, and Greg Olsen isn't exactly an ideal receiving corp. Of course they can't catch the ball when Jay Cutler is either on his backside or throwing to the other team (something he's done 10 times). I see 7-9 and Lovie Smith GONE.

Carolina

The Buffalo Bills came into Charlotte and left with a gift-wrapped victory courtesy of Panthers QB Jake Delhomme. I still can't come up with much to say about this game that doesn't lead back to Delhomme. All three of his INT's were the result of poor passes, in all cases the passes were overthrown, his signature error. If Delhomme is more careful with the ball the Bills put 6 points on the board today. Still enough for this impotent offense but that is not all Jake's fault. He is joined by OC Jeff Davidson who called a terrible game for the offense. Sure they did put up plenty of yards but I'm referring to some of the poor calls in key situations. The 4th down run up the middle that got stuffed comes to mind. - Cat Scratch Reader's Jaxon is not too happy with Jake Delhomme giving the Bills a win they hardly deserved.

Why am I not surprised? Delhomme is done like dinner so the Panthers should explore getting a QB with their first round pick...oh wait they don't HAVE one. They traded their first round pick in 2010 for Everette Brown. Time to see what Matt Moore can do because AJ Feeley is useless. And is this really how the Bills are going to be? No way should they be 3-4 because Mark Sanchez and Jake Delhomme handed them a whopping 8 INTs combined in 2 weeks.

Miami

There are a number of places you can lay some blame for this loss. But the defense certainly has to get a lot of blame. They played so well in the first half only to allow 23 points and 317 yards on just 38 plays. Worse yet, the Dolphins surrendered 285 yards of offense and 9.83 yards per play over the final 20 minutes of the game. So while a lot of you will point the finger at others - who do deserve some blame as well - don't let an outstanding defensive first half taint your view of how this defense performed. The final quarter and a half was just disgusting. What exactly was the problem? Some of it was probably execution and players not being where they were supposed to. That could explain why Saint receivers were running wide open down the field for much of the second half.
Missed tackles were also a problem - such as Gibril Wilson's whiff on Reggie Bush on a key 3rd down. There was a lack of pressure on Drew Brees in the fourth quarter as well, which is not good. We saw in the first half how much consistent pressure on Brees makes him uncomfortable. But the biggest issue might be what we don't know and likely will never know: did the Dolphins coaching staff go into halftime anticipating the adjustment New Orleans would make in the second half?
During our live game thread, somebody said at halftime how it would be important to see how the Dolphins react to the halftime adjustments the Saints make on offense. That's hitting the nail right on the head. We won't ever know for sure - especially without being able to see the film. But there were clearly issues in the second half. We didn't see nearly the amount of receivers running wide open - especially over the middle - in the first half as we saw in the second. - Matty from The Phinsider writes a brief recap after the Dolphins choked.

I take the good with the bad here. On one hand I had Miami as my upset pick and they almost pulled it off. However, thanks to Ted Ginns' butterhands and some bad decisions by Chad Henne, they gave me a ton of fantasy points because I started the Saints defense (of course I lost because the Giants sucked on Sunday and I had Braddshaw, Manningham, and Smith in the lineup). In all seriousness the Dolphins are fun to watch but they aren't going anywhere. I was wrong. The Wildcat is still effective. But you can't play Wildcat defense can you? Offensively, Ted Ginn is a bust. He cannot be fixed. Might as well start Brian Hartline instead of Ginn, who once again failed to catch on-target passes on a consistent basis. One play gave the Saints a TD when Ginn had an easy pass go off his hands, off the shoulder of a Saints defender, and into the hands of Darren Sharper for a pick 6. Not good.

Washington

Skinsfan1 laments ANOTHER Redskins loss. This time a horribly played 27-17 defeat to the Iggles.

Redskins lose to the Eagles (via skinsman1)

I don't need to add anything else.

Another edition down as we reach the halfway point of the NFL season. Tune in next week when I write about the Skins' 16-3 defeat to the bye week and the Dallas Cowboys losing 144-3 to the Seattle Seahawks.

What the Losers Said: Dallas Cowboys

SSreporters — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:15:21 -0000

The Seahawks lost. Actually they got pummeled. A fake punt by Captain Touchback got them in FG range for their only points of the game. If not for that I'm pretty sure that would've been the first time that the Seahawks had ever been shutout at Qwest Field. So as a result there will be no What the Losers Are Saying scoping the best in Arizona Cardinals misery. Instead I'm busting out a bye week special to lift the spirits of Field Gulls with my first ever Vintage WTLAS (AKA What the Losers Said).

Dallas is our next opponent and I figured they would be the best candidates to give this a test run. I contemplated picking the Romo fumble game, and also considered our miraculous 13-10 come-from-behind victory nearly a year to this day in 2005 as another candidate. For those who don't remember the latter game, Dallas had taken a 10-3 lead with 2:06 left in the game when Matt Hasselbeck, behind a competent offensive line, drove the 'Hawks down the field and got the tying TD pass to tight-end Ryan Hannam with under a minute to go. Drew Bledsoe then did what he does very well, and threw an interception to Big Play Babs, who did not get tackled until they were in FG range. Josh Brown kicked the winning 50 yard field goal to give Seattle an improbable victory and a 5-2 record heading into the bye-week.

In the end I'm combining the two to make it twice as fun.

We take a look back at the Cowboys' reaction those final few minutes of the contest as well as Post-game thoughts.

Seahawks 13 Cowboys 10

In-Game: Jose Cortez Misses 28 Yard FG to Start 4th Quarter

"Picking on kickers is something that the Paul Maguires of the world do, but man, Cortez just lost his job. Period. Those three points were huge."

"ho the hell do you miss a 28 yarder man? I can make that with my eyes closed and a building in front of me…….damn you superman…"

"bastard"

"CORTEZ FING SUCKS!!!!!"

"i don’t know why the O seemed to play for 3 when cortez is this bad"

Blogging the Boys erupted in fury.

So after doing some research to jog my memory I found out they got such a short field because Jimmy Williams muffed a punt inside the 10. We can rag on Forsett's inability to make a fair-catch properly or Nate Burleson making some weird choices on punt returns, but Jimmy Williams was a terrible punt returner. And for that matter, so was Peter Warrick.

In-Game: Ryan Hannam Scores Tying Touchdown

"Anyone need me to dial 911?"

"Forget a cardiologist, get me a beer."

"awww…crap"

"you cant keep putting D in this position. This falls on offense falls on [sean] payton falls on BP"

"how about some pressure?"

"fu…… this"

"no beer sales on sunday here in the bible belt"

Blogging the Boys game thread yet again went crazy.

Oh sure they were mad now, but then....

In-Game: Josh Brown Wins It!

cowboys need to hire that guy to kick

i would rather have flozell with a blown out knee kicking our fg’s..

Cortez, pack your bags…Payton, go to hell

Best 57 minute D in the NFL

fg…seahawks win…i be damned

kill the spic cockroach (EDIT: The user, named kodiak, had more offensive comments like this and was banned that day)

We can’t score in the red zone the past 2 weeks! lets try a pass every now and then down there and maybe keep the D guessing alittle!

Should not have been forcing the ball downfield with the pass with :19 or :14 secs left. Should have conceded OT and kept it on the ground or take a knee.

BTB went into full meltdown mode.

Remember there was a time where we used to win close games like that? I miss those days.

Post-Game Anger: Giveaway

"What a horrible thing to do. Why would the boys decide they didn’t want to win that game?

It doesn’t make sense. You can only slow the game down and run the clock when you are ahead by 2-3 TDs, not points. Its the new philosophy, "you play close games and you win some and you loose some."

We have 8-8 coaches leading 12-4 players.

The playcalling owes me a 7-0 start to the season."

COWBOY from CowboyBlog the day after the loss.

Funny how everything turned out here, eh? Bill Parcells helped turn a Dolphins team around in one season and Sean Payton is coaching the best team in the NFL with one of the most exciting offenses in the league.

Outside of the Giants OT thriller this was my favorite moment of the regular season. The game so close despite playing poorly, a game the 2004 Seahawks would've lost, and they showed the heart and determination to win it. I just had a feeling that day they could make the Super Bowl. It just seemed to be the 'Hawks' year. Dallas on the other hand completely crumbled after beating the easy stiffs like the Cardinals and Lions. They were 7-3 and finished 9-7.

Seahawks 21 Cowboys 20 (AKA the Romo Game)

via www.bartcop.com

In-Game: Terry Glenn Fumbles in End Zone for Safety; Seahawks Score Go-Ahead TD

Fumble for Safety:

I've got 25 million reasons why that play shouldn't be run to Glenn.....

that was the most f'd up, bizzare thing i ever saw.

he should've thrown it to TO. At least he would of dropped in for an incomplete

the Offense is just breaking my heart.

Jerramy Stevens' Eventual Game-Winning Touchdown:

Nice miss Roy. What could we do with out you---WIN!!!!!

Roy Freaking Williams. Pro Bowler.

williams SUCKS

at least it'll be a happy day when we cut that piece of overrated trash

what a way to quite possible [sic] lose a playoff game. I am completely sick now.

Seattle has been begging and pleading for us to win this game. They've offered it to us on a silver platter. Now, they're tired of holding it out there and decided they want to win since we refused to take it. Show some balls offense.

Blogging the Boys again. One year later heartbreak is there. Almost. That bolded quote was gold.

That last quote from Parl of BTB was true. Seattle had chances to win this game much much earlier but instead chose to kick FGs and turn the ball over on downs. But with a secondary playing Pete Hunter and having Rich Gardner as depth the defense did their job as far as keeping the 'Hawks in the game. Now the moments you have been waiting for....

In-Game: OH AND IT'S FUMBLED....BY...ROMO!!!

choke job!!!!!

I am sick

WTF

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Cut them all.

hopefully this will be the last time I see peanuthead (guessing it's Romo) in a Cowboy uniform...

i love romo but this fumbling shit has to stop

romo f*cked up big time

Adios Parcells and take Romo with you!

Blogging the Boys' game thread goes to pieces for a 2nd year in a row. It's a good read because they argue over Romo getting 100% of the blame for the loss.

I don't need to add anything here.

Post-Game: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

The Dallas Cowboys gave away a playoff game. They had multiple opportunities to win this game, with the biggest coming on a FG in the last minute from point blank range. But Tony Romo fumbled the snap, was caught from behind before getting the first down or a TD, and the Dallas season was officially dead. But Dallas wasn't content to lose it once, they lost it multiple times. They had a 3rd and 1 at the Seattle 10 in the fourth quarter, and instead of calling a simple QB sneak, they tried to hand it off, and they failed. Instead of a first down inside the 10, and the chance for a huge TD, they had to kick a FG. The defense then did its job and stopped the Seahawks at the 2-yard line on an amazing goal line stand. But in a bizarre play where Terry Glenn fumbled, the ball bounced out of the endzone for a safety.

Three huge plays in the 4th quarter, and Dallas failed on all three. Now they have a long offseason to take a look at what is wrong with this team. Why can't they handle the pressure? Why did they collapse down the stretch run of the season, and why did they collapse in the 4th quarter of the playoff game?

Heart-broken and angry, that's the only way to describe it. The offseason has officially begun and I wasn't prepared for it all. Early in that 4th quarter, I really believed we would win this game. But it wasn't to be, and now we have nothing but questions and anguish. This one was a bitter pill; it might take a while to get over it.

One last time from BTB, Dave Halprin did a quick write-up of the events.

Dallas would not be satisfied with losing like this however. They came up with new and creative ways to piss away an entire season in the span of 11 months this last calendar year. A home playoff loss to the eventual champion New York Giants in January, and then a 44-6 destruction in Philadelphia in December to knock them out of the playoff chase on the final day of the regular season.

Post-Game: Devastation

Everyone will always remember Tony Romo mis-handling a snap on a game-winning FG attempt, but their were many other factors that led to this awful loss that ended the Cowboys season. The play that also sticks out in my mind is when Terry Glenn fumbled deep in Cowboys territory and the ball went out of the endzone for a safety to cut the Cowboys lead to 20-15 in the 4th quarter. Then the defense, that had played well most of the game, lost track of TE Jerramy Stevens who got loose for a 37 yard TD in the 4th quarter to give the Seahawks a 21-20 lead.Â That set up Tony Romo to lead the offense right down the field at the end of the game to give Martin Gramatica a chance to win the game….but he couldn’t handle the snap.

Ravenhater of CowboysLocker.

Okay I'm burnt out so I think we can stop there. Frankly I wouldn't mind seeing JerryWorld witness a crippled Seahawks team surprise Tony Romo while Sean Locklear contains DeMarcus Ware on the left side. But realistically that's not happening. Luckily they play this weekend so maybe if we're lucky they'll get key injuries that will keep them out of our next game.

With a depressing loss like last week's I think reading angry and equally depressed Cowboys fans rant away because their team lost to the Seahawks gives me good memories. It's payback for that Monday night debacle in 2004 in a way.

Until next time....

SEA! HAWKS!

Poll

Which win against the Cowboys was your favorite?

Seahawks 13 Cowboys 10 in 2005 Regular Season

10 votes

Seahawks 21 Cowboys 20 in the 2006 Wild Card Playoffs

63 votes

73 votes | Poll has closed

Former Seahawks Safety Terreal Bierria Arrested on Murder Suspicion

SSreporters — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:24:18 -0000

Former Seahawks Safety Terreal Bierria Arrested on Murder Suspicion

Remember Terreal Bierria getting beat by Shaun McDonald on the winning TD when the Rams came back from 27-10 to beat the Seahawks in 2004? He's in a much more serious matter as he's been booked for first-degree murder of a Sidell, LA man.

He is being held in jail without bond.

Josh Koscheck to fight Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 20

SSreporters — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:21:45 -0000

Josh Koscheck to fight Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 20

Beating Brock Larson immediately vaults you up to fighting Josh Koscheck!!!!

Rumored UFC Fight Night 20 Card Thus Far

Josh Koscheck (13-4) vs. Mike Pierce (9-1)
Efrain Escudero (12-0) vs. Nik Lentz (17-3)
Rory MacDonald (9-0) vs. Mike Guymon (11-2)
Tom Lawlor (6-1) vs. Aaron Simpson (6-0)

Carlos Condit vs. Paul Daley Set For UFC 108 (FIGHT CARD UPDATED)

SSreporters — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:57:10 -0000

via images.chron.com

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The totally stacked first UFC event of 2010 just got even more stacked. Former WEC champ Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit (24-5, 1-1 UFC) and UK sensation Paul "Semtex" Daley (22-8-2, 1-0 UFC) will slug it out at UFC 108. This was confirmed exclusively by Fighters Only Magazine:

Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley (22-8-2) is set to fight Carlos Condit at UFC 108 on January 2nd, it was confirmed to Fighters Only today.

A source close to the fight says that both men have verbally agreed to the meeting, which will be Daley’s second UFC outing. His first was a sunning first-round blitz on Martin Kampmann at UFC 103, earning the UK welterweight a host of new fans with his explosive style.

His win over Kampmann was his third consecutive victory and he immediately became embroiled in a war of words with Mike Swick afterwards. Swick was originally supposed to face Kampmann at UFC 103 but was forced to withdraw with an injury.

Condit is a former WEC welterweight champion. He moved to the UFC when te WEC collapsed its 170lb division earlier this year. His first fight in the UFC was a decision loss to Kampmann, but he has since earned a win over Jake Ellenberger to take him 24-5

Contrasting styles to say the least. Condit can stand-up and fight but he is a wrestler first and striker second. Semtex has knocked out every fighter he's defeated with the exception of one submission which was apparently due to a punch to the body.

What has to be a concern for Condit is how easily Jake Ellenberger could hit him. It was amazing how Condit didn't get knocked out with the stuff Ellenberger threw at him at UFC Fight NIght 19. Condit was dazed several times in the 1st round. But he didn't quit, Ellenberger gassed and Condit did his work on the ground to eek out a split decision victory.

Daley destroyed the guy Condit couldn't beat in his UFC debut in Martin Kampmann.

It should be noted that neither fighter has ever been knocked out in their respective careers. Daley lost via TKO to Jean Silva in England because of a broken thumb so I'm not willing to count that against him in this case.

Let's hope that this intriguing matchup is energetic and fun like Condit's two other UFC fights and Daley's few minutes of obliterating Kampmann.

Current UFC 108 Card

Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (Middleweight Championship Fight)

Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior Dos Santos

Carlos Condit vs. Paul Daley

Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller

Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon

Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout

What do you guys think about this fight?

What the Losers Are Saying: Jacksonville Jaguars

SSreporters — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:09:53 -0000

If anyone follows my blog (the 6 of you know who you are) then you'll be familiar with a weekly segment I do entitled "What the Losers Are Saying", which aims to look for the best in humor, insight, ranting, and analysis from several team-specific blogs and/or forums. The obvious catch is you have to lose to get on the list. I have way too little time to cover every loss but I usually pick teams that were blown out, blew a big lead, or lost a heartbreaker. Here's a taste test of a recent edition, which was dedicated to the Washington Redskins after losing 19-14 to the Detroit Lions.

Someone here suggested that I do WTLAS on Field Gulls (I think it was wyte_lightning who made the suggestion) and he has convinced me to do so. For every week the Seahawks win there will be a special edition dedicated just to our defeated opponents. I couldn't have picked a better time to debut this.

Come on and take a trip with me to Jacksonville to see how the glum are coping with their favorite team capitulating at Qwest!

In-Game: Hass to Burleson to Make it 20-0

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!

I have been a Nelson apologist since he was drafted... I OFFICIALLY GIVE UP ON HIM

Well, that's game over folks. If we don't score this next drive I'm turning off the TV and going outside.

###### kind of hit was that Mathis? He just patted him on the back...

MATT HASSELBACK [sic] = DREW BREES

no energy.... no heart... no tackling.... no points.... no win.... hello top 15 pick in next years draft... hello LA

While we're rebuilding, maybe we can get Rashean some testosterone shots, because he is seriously lacking in something. What a sissy.

Fantastic angry quotes from the Jaguars forum's 1st half game thread.

I didn't even bother to include several quotes saying we're a terrible team. Some angry trollish comments about moving the team to LA also trickled its way in.

In-Game: Curry Forces the Fumble, Cory Redding Recovers

Well that's a start.

Maybe now an actual Seahawk will grab the ball and drop it in Burleson's hands for a TD.

Nice....they are hitting David every time he drops back. Why can't we get to their QB I wonder?!?!?!? Maybe because Harvey is a bum.....we wasted multiple picks to get a guy who will be no better then Spicer when it is all said and done. I mean JC we can not even beat a guy they just called up last night to play.

More gold from the Jaguars forum in the 2nd half.

Aaaaaaand one more from the game!

In-Game: Nick Reed for Six!

JESUS!!!!!!! Just amazing And when I think it can't get any worse i will be in a mild form of depression until next sunday really, this is the epitome of bad. The worst they have ever been. Just fu*(ing stupid this is the worst ive ever seen from the Jags. Completely inept. 2nd Half Game Thread from the excellent Big Cat Country.

History shows that this is the 3rd largest defeat in Jaguars history. They've been bested 44-0 and 58-13 but those were many many years ago. If there was a day where everything went wrong for them, it was this last Sunday. No turnovers, one sack, 4 TDs allowed, 1 defensive TD against, recovered none of the 3 Seahawks fumbles, you name it, Jacksonville did not have it go their way. Not that there's anything wrong with that....

Post Game: Jaguars Collapse in the Trenches

"Well, the Jaguars lost horribly yesterday to the Seahawks. I really don't know what to say about the utter failure of the lines to make an impact at all. Those calling Derrick Harvey a bust can no longer be legitimately retorted. Unless he begins a drastic change and starts showing improvement, which isn't likely, then he'll finish this season with a similar number of sacks to last year (3.5). It's becoming apparent that the Jaguars lost their best defensive lineman when Heyward went down. Harvey was up against a man promoted from the practice squad, and got little to no pressure against a pass-first team. Inexcusable. That's all, just totally inexcusable. Not everyone played horribly, but the lack of pressure was the main issue here, as coverage wasn't horrible besides a few blown assignments. When you have that kind of time, you will complete throws, that's a fact. An NFL QB is not going to throw many picks or poor passes unless they are under pressure.

David looked bad, but in my opinion, the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of the offensive line. Tra Thomas started the game, which many fans have been clamoring for. Well, you got what you wanted, an old, slow, veteran stop-gap who was beaten badly early. He was replaced by Monroe, whom the Seahawks immediately targeted. Monroe responded by playing as he has all season... inconsistent. That's the issue, the QB's blindside was routinely attacked in successful ways early on. Once the Seahawks had a comfortable lead, we saw less blitzing, but still pressure routinely got to Garrard... inexcusable."

sliencecs also from Big Cat Country after witnessing the Jags' "pass rush" and "offensive line" go to pieces on Sunday.

Hope you guys are glad we didn't go after Eugene Monroe. Actually I bet you he would've just gotten injured instead of playing inconsistently.

Post-Game: Fire Jack Del Rio

"The Fans have completely lost confidence in your ability to coach this team. We've asked Wayne [Weaver] to fire you, even though you have that new contract and it would cost him a bundle. So what? In the grand scheme of things, virtually any coach he replaced you with would automatically put butts in seats and elevate the level of the team. Cowher, Gruden, Shanahan - all of them are available for a price, and if Wayne wants to stay in the NFL he needs to be willing to pay that price. Those coaches are proven commodities in this league, and The Fans would be happy with any of them. You were a nobody when he hired you, and seven years later you're still a nobody.

Winning two games in a row didn't fool anybody, because The Fans knew you couldn't keep that up. What happened in Seattle was that the team was exposed for what they are - a bad team. The Offense sucked. The defense sucked. The QB sucked so badly you replaced him with a guy who got beat out by Leftwich. The play calling sucked. And most of all, the coaching sucked. You got humiliated by a Quarterback playing with a broken rib? How does that make you feel"

Whomever writes at firedelrio.com. I think this website was put up a few days ago.

I really don't think asking for his head at 2-3 is the best idea but Del Rio has a 52-49 record in 6 and 5/16 seasons with playoffs in just 2 of those. He's done well to get the Jags back into respectability in recent times but he is the AFC's John Fox. Make the playoffs one year, then suck the next one or two seasons. Neither he nor Fox has made the playoffs in consecutive seasons and Fox is on track to keep this trend alive. Got a feeling that if they both miss the postseason then they're goners based on inconsistency, not necessarily being Rich Kotite bad.

Post-Game: Ranting on Youtube (NSFW Language)

Jaguars vs Seahawks week 5 (41-0 L) (via Cartman19x)

UPDATE AT 10/15/2009, 3:31 PM PST: If you thought that was funny, dagraham in the comments section found a 10 minute crow-eating rant. Thanks dagraham!

Post-Game: Eating Crow (More NSFW Language)

Jaguars vs Seahawks Postgame Crow (via coloradosnum1jagsfan)

That's all I have. I wanted to publish this sooner but I was swamped for time so sorry it's out this late in the week. The other bad thing is the Jaguars have a small fanbase so it's hard to find some good blogs and forums. It's always good to know how the other half thinks when they're the ones getting their butts brutally kicked by the Seahawks.

Check back next week when the Cardinals make an appearance!

The 76 Station in Edmonds

SSreporters — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:00:16 -0000

The 76 Station in Edmonds

This may be the most pointless chat ever but what occurred earlier today amused me. If anyone is familiar with the 76 Gas Station at Edmonds Way as you near the 100th street intersection, then you may know what I'm talking about. There is a big electronic screen right under the 76 sign that shows the time, temperature, promotional deals, car wash rates, etc. They also have predictions for the Seahawks and Huskies football team put up every week. Just about for as long as I've ridden past that area the last 3 years or so they've predicted a win. Today they had the Seahawks prediction up for the Jags game. Final Score: Seahawks 3 Jaguars 2 Can't make that up. Whoever fiddles with the board has the Seahawks winning with a field goal and the Jags getting a safety. That's probably the first time I've ever seen them make a humorous prediction in a long time. Go on with your day.

Seahawks Anonymous - Week 4

SSreporters — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:47 -0000

If it's alright with Scruffy and Brian I might as well start the bitch thread. I'm pretty sure if you bitch about the Seahawks in other non-Seahawk related threads the posts will get deleted.

The last 2 weeks we've talked about things we like, and things we do not like. This week the topic is things we USED to like. It can be Seahawks related or not. Whatever floats your boat.

I'll start with:

NFL Gamecenter.
Movies aired on HBO.
The Nick at Nite Lineup.
Seneca Wallace's QB play.
Central Market.

Your turn. Talk about things you used to like.