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You know that’s right
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Louisville is pretty close to Indianapolis too. So they're probably out.
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90% spam
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Portland won't have an NFL team any time soon. Paul Allen wouldn't allow it.
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Looks like LA has a huge chance of getting the Vikings if they do end up moving as Goodell supposedly had a meeting with the mayor of Los Angeles today before traveling back to Minnesota.
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You can't teach that
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Bills are working on a new lease with the Tax payers fronting 200+ million dollars for stadium renovations.
I dont fear them moving anytime soon, though for awhile that seemed legit. As long as they can keep selling games to Toronto and claiming Ontario as their own turf, they can make it work in Buffalo. They are one of the most profitable teams in the NFL actually. |
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You can't teach that
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I feel like Minne is a definite to go, and that sucks for that area. They deserve that team. Seems less about money and more about Ego at this point.
SD I think will end up in LA, quick easy move and they want the money. |
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Von Killer
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Nah, the Minnesota situation is almost totally about money. The Vikings don't wanna pay for all of it and the city doesn't wanna pay for any of it, which is kinda ridiculous IMO
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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If you move to LA, you better fucking win or you will be hemorrhaging money in an empty stadium. I'd love for another team in Texas. Oklahoma City is a good market as the Thunder have shown.
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Are there a decent amount of Texans fans nowadays? I kind of figure that team is like the smart, but ugly stepchild in Texas and Jones and the Cowboys are the older brother who's got a beer belly and has a bit of a meth habit nowadays, but everyone still loves him because he was the star quarterback who got all the girls in high school.
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I'd assume the divisions probably get realigned if LA gets the Vikings with the Vikings going to the West and the Rams to the North as a way to cut down on the traveling.
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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You have plenty of douchebags who are hipsters and anti-Cowboys, especially in Austin metro.
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Over Like Rover
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Falcons passed on Hard Knocks, I'm glad about this
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Over Like Rover
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TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Brian Dawkins calls it a career.
I guess my Broncos gotta go Safety shopping during the draft unless we already plugged that hole. |
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Von Killer
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They drafted two safeties last year so they'll probably be set for the next year or so at least, to see how they develop. Carter looks like a keeper, Moore can be awesome if he works on his tackling (which is pretty shit) and they signed vet Mike Adams as a capable starter if Moore or Carter struggle.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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B-Dawk is probably one of the most underrated players in NFL history. He's probably gonna retire as an Eagle this week and they already announced that they will retire his number this season. He is one of the most beloved athletes in Philadelphia history as well.
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Holy shit at the Saints being in worse trouble now that the FBI hinted the GM of the Saints was supposedly wire-taping opposition teams coaches booths and areas for 3 years worth of Saints home games.
NFL probably going to upgrade the 8 games the GM got to something more harsher if it ends up being true. What's worse is originally the whole system was setup so that the previous GM could eavesdrop on his own coaches without them knowing during games and the current GM supposedly switched it to listen to opponents. http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/...hes-home-games Not the first time a team has tried to "spy" on another but would defiantly be the first involving a law being broken. |
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TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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I wonder what he used. The pen microphone? Camera in the helmet trick?
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I think it would be dumb as hell if this becomes a federal issue or leads to some kind of investigation. Listening in obviously didn't help much either since they didn't do a damn thing anyways.
It provides great insight into the fact that Mickey Loomis is a slime ball, but reporting on something that went down 8 years ago is kind of ridiculous. |
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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it's reporting on a crime allegedly committed by a public figure, why wouldn't it be reported on?
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It took place 8 years ago and the statute of limitations has expired. Where were these sources back then? If there is no evidence that the practice has continued into today, what is the real relevance of it other than confirming that Loomis is a trashy individual? It's not like they won the Super Bowl due to the information they got from it or even made an impressive playoff run. I'm not dismissing the act, just the timing.
I was using a bit of hyperbole calling the reporting ridiculous. I don't have a problem with it being reported, I just don't think it's something that needs to be splashed over the frontage or treated like Watergate. |
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President of Freedonia
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NFL pre-season rosters have expanded from 75 to 90 players.
Heh. Giants have 11 retired numbers now...so at least a couple of guys are gonna have to double up unless they "unretire" a number just for meaningless preseason. |
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Listen to Killer Mike
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This is ridiculous what is happening to my team..
Someone is hating HARD.. |
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You can't teach that
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LOL at Vikings if they move to LA... it would be like the Lakers all over again. What if the Vikings went on to win the superbowl year after year like the Lakers did with the nba back in the day.
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Wouldn't happen since the Vikings are nowhere good enough to be even considered a contender based on what they have right now and the Lakers actually won their first 5 titles in Minnesota before moving to LA.
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yea thats what I meant when i said "if they went on to win"
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It's High Noon!
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Vikings have talent, they just need to fix that defense and that horrible O-Line. Have fun in L.A. Vikings.
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I'd kinda hope they change their team name, logo, color scheme etc if they move. A team in LA called the Vikings just seems weeeeeeird.
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It's High Noon!
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Or they could just do like Oakland used to do. The Minnesota Vikings of Los Angeles?
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You can't teach that
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And fuck, you got a super bowl out of all they did, so who cares if you have to pay the piper now. Its not like that Trophy is going anywhere.
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Samuel, Robinson and Grimes... Not a long term solution, but definitely good enough for now.
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Alright Cowboys, lets draft Mark Barron
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Big storyline for next season is going to be Calvin Johnson vs the Madden Curse since he will be the cover star for Madden 13.
![]() In terms of non-injuries, everyone else either had a huge decline or retired (Barry Sanders) although to be fair, all the players selected had "career"-type years as the reason for being picked so it was natural for a decline to occur the next season. |
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Fitzgerald was on the cover with Polamalu and it didn't effect him at all. WR's might be immune.
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Still counts as a "cursed" year since Polo got hurt and Fitz ended up missing the Pro Bowl due to an injury. Stats-wise, Fitz had better years but because the Cards neither made it to the SB nor won it, still counts as a cursed year.
That year ended up being an exception due to having 2 players although also meant the curse had double the people to impact for that year and it did with Polo. |
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Madden curse has struck as many times as it hasn't in the past 6 years.
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Von Killer
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For the first time in a while I'm totally not looking forward to the first round of the draft. Picking so late combined with the fact that there really isn't anyone exciting past like the top 15 just leaves me feeling bleh. Just hope they don't reach on a DT or draft a RB. Or Fleener. Please, no
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tired of hearing about how RG 3 is gonna lead the Redskins to glory again.
he has HUGE BUST written all over him, not to mention they have way more holes than just QB. |
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Von Killer
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How does he have "HUGE BUST written all over him"? I have to know
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