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Favre Watch Update

juperee — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:43:20 -0000

My apologies to anyone who's trying to stay the heck away from the Favre talk.

There's in interesting article in the Star Tribune this morning.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/26198379.html

The article includes this from Ryan Longwell, referring to the Marketing offer:

“Brett is one of the icons of the franchise, but at the same time I played with Reggie White, who was an icon of the Packers franchise, too, and they let him go. He played at Carolina his last year. So, totally big-name, big-icon guys and two totally different approaches to the end of their careers.”

And this from Darren Sharper:

“I still don’t think he’s going to do that,” Sharper said. “I think if he does it’s because it’s the only option. They are saying either you do this or you come back and you’re going to be a backup or you might not be able to play for us at all. I never knew you could hold a player hostage who just wants to play football, but I’m finding out something new.”

And now, all the OTHER games

juperee — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:14:18 -0000

For those of us stuck at home watching football alone (NOT the way it's supposed to be), here's a spot to yapp about all the other games going on today.

Personally, I'm interested in what the 'Skins can pull out against the Vikings, because Maj. Dad raised me on the Redskins, even though I later defected to the Colts. I was in Washington last week watching the 'Skins hand Li'l Brudder's ass to him. Tee Hee.

The Bears sure put the whoop on the Packers today; they should have rested Brett Favre so they could've pretended "We MEANT to lose to the Bears." That win made my Chicago-bred hubby very happy, but both of us HATE the Cowboys, so the outcome of giving them homefield advantage was an unfortunate side-effect.

And so on...

Anyone going to watch the Pats and the Phins?

Is it January already?? Pats & Colts at it again

juperee — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:12:35 -0000

Well, it's not Jan 21 yet, but the Pats vs Colts game will be a preview of a not-so-unlikely AFC Championship 2008 game. I am bracing myself for the pregame hype and inevitable Brady/Manning comparisons--you know, all the super meaningful commentary with the, ahem, experts trying to sound balanced and hedging their predictions so that they come out sounding wise and prescient after the game no matter what they said before.

I get the feeling that the Patriots as an organization snapped last postseason when the Colts came out on top in the AFC game after Brady's comeback drive (granted, he is great at them) abruptly ended in an interception. It's as if the Pats felt completely entitled to go on and win the Superbowl, and everything that's taken place since is a reaction to that stinging defeat. Think about the Pats' actions since then: handing over flipping great wads of cash for Moss, the embarrassment of Videogate, the somewhat nasty trash-talking, unnecessary on-field viciousness whenever they can sneak it in, and so on. These are all things I wouldn't previously have thought of as being characteristic of the Patriots, but my, how things changed in the AFC Championship loss to the Colts.

Given the Patriots resentment of that loss to our beloved Colts, and the ends-justifies-the-means approach to this season, and I have a nervous feeling that the Pats will be after the Colts' blood, figuratively and literally. The Patriots don't want to have to be in a 4th QTR "comeback" position this time.

Here's my fantasy scenario for next week's game: Colts with a 4th QTR lead of 2 points, and the Pats have possession. Brady methodically moves the Pats into field goal range, which has won them an important game or two (with Mr Clutch Vinatieri). With 5 seconds left, Gostkowski takes aim, and it goes WIDE RIGHT!! Bwah-hahahahah! That would be sweet.

And if that doesn't happen next week, I'll settle for it being the outcome of the actual 2008 AFC Championship game.

Poll

What's the best outcome for the Pats/Colts matchup?

Colts win it handily, and Bill Belichick has a Denny Greenesque meltdown.

20 votes

Pats win it, luring them into a false sense of security for the playoffs.

1 votes

Who cares who wins, as long as Brady sprains his wrist??

4 votes

Colts win in a tooth-and-nail fight against the Pats.

10 votes

35 votes | Poll has closed