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January 27, 2015 at 1:29 pm in reply to: a few drinks under my belt I went over to bill walsh and interrupted his dinner #17483
joemad
Participantthat is a cool story.
When I was a kid in HS, I worked at Santa Clara University in the school cafeteria after school and during the summers. I worked there from my sophomore year in HS until my Jr year in college….looking back, it was a very fun job…… I have tons of party stories about that place……I will never forget the Benson Cafeteria, nor the surrounding campus dorms….
Anyway, in 1979 and 1980, the 49ers held training camp at SCU and I got the catering gig one summer……. We were not allowed to speak to the players nor coaches but I did talk to Charlie Young on a regular basis, and OJ Simpson came up to me looking for his keys to his car…… “Hey kid, keys don’t just get up and walk away!”
Charlie Young very nice, I had to make a blended drink for him after every meal, (eggs, bananas, low fat milk, OJ (the orange juice, not Mr. Simpson) and some fruitcose powder)…..
Bill Walsh was very kind but quiet…….. They were not a very good team back then.
joemad
Participantget well soon Mac….. stay hydrated.
joemad
ParticipantI like Richard Sherman’s comment about the man-love and conflict of interest between Kraft and Goodell.
yes, Sherman nailed it.
joemad
ParticipantWell, I am not persuaded.
For one thing, I think that view minimizes the “Bill Walsh is an Offensive Genius” factor.
A lot of what Montana did was because Walsh designed such a magnificent offense.
I suspect if you put Russell Wilson on that 49er team, nothing much changes.
Who knows though.
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vMontana went to the Championship game in Kansas City and was a concussion away from the Super Bowl that year, and that was without Bill Walsh.
it took Steve Young, (who I think is better than Russell Wilson) some salary cap magic, border line cheating from Carmen Policy to get Steve Young to the Super Bowl.Montana was a great QB………
I like Wilson, but he was drafted on pretty complete Seahawks teams. You have to consider that even Charlie Whitehurst won playoff games with Seattle.
joemad
Participantif Lynch and Seattle doesn’t rush for 194 yards….
if the FG holder doesn’t throw the Seahawks’ first TD pass of the game
if Bostek blocks on the on-side kick instead of pulling a bill buckner
if the hail mary duck is not completed on the 2 point conversion
if Seattle’s defense doesn’t hold Green Bay to 16 points after 4 turnovers in the first half.
we’d be talking about Wilson’s actual passer rating of 44, with a 50% completion rate, with 4 INTS (and that’s including the last 4 minutes of the game.)
If Dieter Brock had this support in 1985, he’d be a Super Bowl QB and there’d be no 85 Bears.
All these steps above needed to happen to dig Seattle out of the hole that Russell Wilson put them in to have this consideration.
joemad
ParticipantMy response: Integrity of the game? What integrity? It’s played by a bunch of malcontent, maladjusted, violent thugs for the most part who are druggies, rapists, murderers, spousal abusers, on and on.
And we love the game because the uniforms hide it all.yes, but these charges you note (unless it’s enhancement drugs) do not affect the integrity of the game, meaning it doesn’t give the team or player an edge….
NFL Arrest data base = http://www.utsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/
outside of Quinn, Trumain Johnson, Dunbar (charges dropped) the Rams are goodie 2 shoes…… I don’t count pot arrests, since it’s legal in 2 states and consider the physical punishment that these players take, i’d give them pass to hit the bong once in awhile.
joemad
Participant<P>All of that said, cheating is still cheating. The Colts were playing by the rules, and they also were trying to get to the Super Bowl.</P>
Baltimore was also trying to get to the Super Bowl and only lost by 4… you can’t help but think that those balls most likely weighed 2 lbs PSI less in the 2nd half against the Ravens when the Pats offense got hot.
joemad
ParticipantHappy Birthday RM….
BTW, is pickem pool ready for next week???? haha.
have a great one!
joemad
ParticipantSeems to me that Bill Belichick is a habitual cheater….. .. Like I said on this thread earlier, Carroll (especially back at USC) and Belichick push the envelope to get away with all they can.. no coincendence that their teams are #1 and #2 respectively in penalties this year… they’re only flagged when they get caught.
deflating balls………I see this like a pitcher doctoring a baseball, you get suspended for pulling that shit.
joemad
Participant;Actually my guy @kurt13warner didn’t tamper w the footballs because he wore gloves. Used to irritate me..So correction, almost all QBs!
1) Maybe Leinart did this at USC with cheating Pete Carroll
2) If Leinart did this in the NFL, it certainly didn’t help him.I think all this talk is firing up New England… I think they’re going to cream Seattle. R. Wilson played like crap last week……
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joemad
ParticipantI heard that the 12th ball was the punter’s ball and filled with helium at 15 lbs PSI.
joemad
ParticipantWell, i dunno. The post spygate team went 16-0. And came within a miracle throw/catch
of going 19-0 and beating the Giants to win it all.I just cant minimize that kind of excellence.
I do enjoy loathing them, though.
But i cant dismiss them as ‘cheaters.’w
vBut when you win…errr out score your opponent in 3 Super Bowls by 3 points vs the Rams, Panthers, and Eagles, all it takes in ONE 3rd stop in each game to make a difference in the game. If you have illegal tapes to help your defense make that 3rd down stop, you win, err outscore your opponent.
I wonder if Brady benefited from deflated football vs the Ravens last week? 1st time all year, the Raven allowed someone to throw for over 400 yards….
Check out Jerome’s thoughts on Spygate:joemad
ParticipantCheaters prosper BIG TIME in Goodell’s NFL ………..
New England Playoff record during spy gate:
14 wins
3 losses
3-0 in Super Bowls
.824%Post Spy Gate
4 Wins
5 losses
0-2 in Super Bowls (0-3 if you count loss to 85 Bears)
444%Pete Carroll is not free on this either….. Cheated big time in USC, left program in shambles, USC football BANNED from bowl games for 2 years, forfeit last 2 games of 2004 season.
2014 team leaders in penalties in the NFL….
Seattle # 1
New England # 2.Bending and breaking the rules pays big time in the NFL.
I am not pro QB, but anyone can throw a slightly deflated ball with more zip and farther downfield than one inflated to 13 lbs of air.
joemad
ParticipantSo where are the other 9 big plays of the season?
the biggest play of the regular season was the pick Shawn Hill threw right before half and agrivatted his leg vs the Vikings. big momentum turner in game and season.
2nd biggest play was Shawn Hill’s int in San Diego.
joemad
ParticipantI remember the clock mis-management right before half…. I couldn’t believe that happened.
joemad
Participant1) this guy has less 100 pass attempts in College.
2) a QB needs good study habits: “”””Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS ”
—Cardale Jones, Twitter: October 5, 2012
3) There has been no NFL QB worth a damn in the NFL from Ohio State….. see Joe Germaine and Art Schlichter.
Any QB will look good with Zeke Elliot rushing for 249 yards and Oregon Choking in the redzone, Ohio State didn’t win because of Cardale’s 58 passer rating.
joemad
Participantmy perception from Warner in recent seasons is that he feels more connected to the Cardinals than he does with the Rams.
January 7, 2015 at 4:48 pm in reply to: Reports out of Georgia that Schottenheimer is the new offensive coordinator #15758joemad
ParticipantI like Schott actually. But either way, they ain’t gonna hire Martz, I bet. Anyway, onward and upward…we’ll see what they do.
I like him too… look at the last game against Seattle, he did the best with what he had…… Hill throws a pick at a DL. …. Cook drops a sure TD in the endzone, on the same series, Cunningham gets the ball swatted at the goal line. Game was winnable, not Schotty fault at all.
Too bad.
joemad
ParticipantJust a quick discussion inciting hit on this.
My criteria = 30+ TDS, 90+ qb rating, less than 2.7% INTs. Have to have all 3.
Another important criteria for me is comeback wins, but that’s harder to do statistically.
So who has all 3 of the above criteria.
This year it is 8 (alphabetical order): Brady, Brees, Eli, Luck, Manning, Rodgers, Romo, Rothlisberger.
Qbs whose teams made the playoffs though the qb himself does not make that list: Newton, Dalton, Stafford, Flacco, Wilson.
Brady, Luck, Peyton, Romo, Rodgers still alive with those impressive numbers.
I was really impressed with Luck and Flacco last week. I like those QBs a lot. I think Flacco is the most underrated QB in the league.
Do you think Bradford can meet your criteria if healthy? I do…..
joemad
Participant<DIV class=d4p-bbt-quote-title>wv wrote:</DIV>
<P>…i wonder how a move would affect the players?<BR>Distraction? Problems? Pluses? Minuses?</P>
<P>Will they bring the equipment manager with them?</P>
<P>What if Fisher goes all Hollywood on us<BR>and starts wearing a cape ?</P>
<P>w<BR>v</P><P>Who wears a cape?</P>
<P><IFRAME height=465 src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/KDbN9TZqFcg?feature=oembed” frameBorder=0 width=620 allowfullscreen></IFRAME></P>BTW, the man in the cape is Larry David…….
joemad
ParticipantSteve Young is on weekly on local sports talk and has expressed CK’s pocket passing limitations… I wonder why he never offered to help CK. …..
too bad Kurt couldn’t help Austin Davis…….. but I guess that’s what team QB coaches are for.
January 5, 2015 at 1:22 pm in reply to: according to you what are the best & worst games of 2014 #15555joemad
ParticipantThree best:
Wins against Seattle and Denver and in SF. Sacking CK so much helped the SF game get on that list. Worst losses: Dallas, KC, SD. All for different reasons. The Dallas game, gave it away. The KC game, I thought the Davis experiment was over but they seemed to stick with it. SD, because they could have had it but whiffed. </P>Wins vs Seattle, Denver and SF.
Worst, Vikings, KC, and AZ games.
joemad
ParticipantI don’t recall ever seeing a ref announce a penalty on his microphone, then huddle with his refs to pick up the flag…..
huge play in that game.
joemad
ParticipantKroenke hasn’t received any authority from NFL owners to move his team, and he’s already planning to build a stadium there. Hmm. It sure looks like he’s paving the way to move to L.A. Is the NFL OK with that type of maneuvering without formal approval? Or, has he received some back channel support for his development/stadium?
Interesting note: The report says there are no tax dollars needed. We all know that Kroenke could build something in St. Louis with no tax support, too, if he so wished. And, yet, Kroenke has made no moves to create a similar development in STL.
So. I think no matter what happens, I’d say we can see that Stan’s has plans for L.A., and none for St. Louis, yet.Help me understand. I’m just curious…..
1) Did STL ask the NFL for authority to build the TWA Dome to lure an NFL team?
2) Did STL, which was overlooked for expansion by the NFL , upset the NFL by proceeding to build a stadium without a team?I think Stan will get the support from the NFL and NFL owners for obvious reasons.
1) The fan support has not been in STL to put people in the seats in recent seasons.
2) You’re moving an NFL team from the 22nd market to the 2nd largest market, that will put money in all the owner’s pockets.
2a) In 2012 Time Magazine ranked The Dome as the 7th worst major sports stadium in the USA
2c) In 2008 SI ranked the Dome as the worst NFL with particularly low marks for tailgating, affordability and atmosphere. This is ranked below 50 year old dinosaurs like Candlestick and Oakland Co.
3) The NFL and the TV networks want a team in LA.BTW, I have a friend at work that has a connection with the Walmart empire. He told me months ago that the move to LA was a done deal. It was just a matter of finding additional parking lots when Stan bought the initial 60 acres of land in So Cal.. I think this is it.
December 29, 2014 at 11:20 am in reply to: Russ Lande explains why cutting ties with Bradford is best option for Rams #14907joemad
Participantwhat QB out there is a better option that Bradford? Sorry, but Andrew Luck is not available.
Ryan, Kapernick, Brees, Rivers, Sanchez, Cutler, Smith, are not playing next week.
1) there are no playoff guarantees with high profile QBs.
BTW, all these guys, with exception of Kapernick, have a history of injury.
2) more often than not, QBs get hurt.
If you bail on Bradford, another QB is just as likely to get hurt.
December 29, 2014 at 11:12 am in reply to: Yep, about what I expected: Seattle game reactions #14906joemad
Participantyou can blame Cunningham on the fumble.
Hill’s int was a bozo mistake…
We’ve seen Cook do that before
but it was good to see the Rams battle in this game. Seattle was playing to win that game in one of the toughest places to play an win and the RAMS battled the full game.
it was a shame that Cunningham’s fumble happened. it would’ve been fun to see the last 5 minutes of the game
December 21, 2014 at 11:57 am in reply to: What's your "bet"? (feeling) (analysis)–Rams beat Giants? #14391joemad
ParticipantI can’t believe you guys are forcing me to post this, but…
I agree with Mac’s and Winnbrad’s post.
Heavy dose of Tre today against 26st ranked D
December 20, 2014 at 8:57 pm in reply to: Dick Enberg! I grew up in LA listening to this man call Rams games on the Radio #14330December 20, 2014 at 8:40 pm in reply to: Breer predicting Cutler to Rams…others say, no it's to the Titans #14329joemad
ParticipantCutler is simply not a winner.
I agree with Jack P Miller, I think to Tampa with Lovie.
“””””Under Cutler in 2011, the Bears went 7–3, and were on the verge of a playoff berth. Offensive coordinator Mike Martz was commonly criticized for aggressive play-calling in 2011, and the calls for a pass-happy offense led to Cutler getting repeatedly sacked, including an incident in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, in which Cutler was sacked 6 times, and was also kicked in the throat.[83] The issue caused Cutler to say to Martz, “Tell him I said fuck him!” in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.[84″””””””
joemad
ParticipantMac, help me understand, what am I missing here on the priviat funding of the stadium be built specifically Levi Stadium because my homies in the SC City council are taking a ton of grief for the stadium funding….yet you’re stating this was privately funded……..
Financing and construction[edit]
In December 2011, the Santa Clara City Council voted for an agreement that calls for the city’s Stadium Authority to borrow $850,000,000 from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and U.S. Bank. This will cover most of the construction costs, with the remainder to be made up via funding from the NFL, a hotel tax and city redevelopment funds. Interest, fees and terms for this loan have not been disclosed.[53][54] The $850,000,000 building loan, plus interest and fees will be assumed by the City’s Stadium Authority, where additional interest and fees will be applied. On February 2, 2012, NFL owners approved a loan to the 49ers of $200,000,000, for use in constructing the new stadium, and to be taken from a new G-4 stadium loan fund.[55] Terms of the loan were not specified, but under the previous G-3 plan, money was repaid directly into the league’s account from the borrowing team’s share of gate receipts from road games.
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