American Football

**BonnieShels** · 04/02/2016, 2:14 PM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Thinking back to the game last night - people that don't take much interest in American football are definitely missing out in what can be a highly dramatic sport. The whole game last night was full of sporting tension.

And it showed the critical nature of special teams - all 3 of the 4 TD's were scored off short field position, showing how important punting and kicking still is in the modern game. A missed PAT so early in the game proved to be the pivotal moment. Every play counts. Remarkable.

Only watched the first half of Panthers / Cardinals but people will be very quick to dismiss the Broncos chances in the Superbowl - if Denver can do what they did last night in shutting down the likes of Brady / Edelman / Gronk for long spells then they will be more than capable of doing something similar to Newton, Olsen et al and will be highly motivated to avoid what happened two years ago.

Completely agree with everything here. I think there was some overconfidence last time out v Seattle on our part. But our D is just out of this world. I can't see Cam having it his own way for this game. All I know is I'll be in foul form no matter what on Monday morning. Ouchie.

**Crosby87** · 04/02/2016, 4:35 PM

Cam is annoying with all the race stuff. Didn't care but now rooting for Denver.
On another note, what do you think about Lobster stuffed baked potatoes? Too bad the game is on too late for most of you to snack. I'm really getting after it this year.

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/02/2016, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by crosby87

too bad the game is on too late for most of you to snack.

says who?

**Crosby87** · 04/02/2016, 4:47 PM

You know how you get when you eat after 9pm. You'll be downing anti acids all night again. Poor Bonnie Shells will have to sleep in the guest room.

**Town Legend** · 04/02/2016, 6:46 PM

I'll be getting a papa johns 12 inch pizza in for the occasion all for myself!

**BonnieShels** · 04/02/2016, 8:15 PM

Originally Posted by Crosby87

Cam is annoying with all the race stuff. Didn't care but now rooting for Denver.
On another note, what do you think about Lobster stuffed baked potatoes? Too bad the game is on too late for most of you to snack. I'm really getting after it this year.

Not in the Woolshed. Food til 1am. Drinks til 4. Sleep at 6. College at Tuesday.

Originally Posted by Crosby87

You know how you get when you eat after 9pm. You'll be downing anti acids all night again. Poor Bonnie Shells will have to sleep in the guest room.

He's banned me after the "incident".

**Real ale Madrid** · 05/02/2016, 7:51 AM

Originally Posted by Crosby87

You know how you get when you eat after 9pm. You'll be downing anti acids all night again. Poor Bonnie Shells will have to sleep in the guest room.

Ah only if the Broncos win will he have to go in there - and to be fair he'll be insufferable if they do - I can't live in a world where Dublin have Sam Maguire and Lombardi is in Denver.

**Crosby87** · 06/02/2016, 8:55 PM

This is the first time you can bet on who wins MVP. Cam is very short odds.

**Real ale Madrid** · 07/02/2016, 9:50 AM

Best Prop Bet: Will Mike Carey be wrong about a challenge? (Y:11/10, N: 4/6)
Worst Prop Bet (In history) : Will there be an earthquake? (Y:10/1)

**Crosby87** · 08/02/2016, 3:53 PM

140 passing yards , 3 fumbles, 8 punts an INT and they WON. Worst sporting event in history. Between dink and dunk and the halftime show I think I'm blind.

**Real ale Madrid** · 08/02/2016, 9:11 PM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Best Prop Bet: Will Mike Carey be wrong about a challenge? (Y:11/10, N: 4/6)

Winner winner chicken dinner! (I didn't get the bet on) I did bet on the Panthers winning the coin toss - and then preceded to put my winnings on overtime being played. It wasn't too far fetched during the first half. The game itself had no redeemable qualities, the halftime show was the worst ever. The Manning fawning at the end was an insult to Von Miller - himself and Ware basically just won an AFC Champ game and a SuperBowl by themselves with no help from the offense whatsoever. Disgraceful. Mannings career deserved 2 rings to be fair to him, but they would have won with Crosby87 under center, maybe even BonnieShels.

**Crosby87** · 09/02/2016, 6:55 PM

Yeah, I'm a pretty good athlete. Bonnie has a limp from being attacked by those Hooligans on the Faroe Islands.
Did anyone else not get the black panther thing from Beyoncé? I would NEVER have known that was what she was after until old Rudy Giuliani pointed it out. Politics at the SB? Stupid, Stupid, Stupid.
Early odds for next years SB winner Panther, Pats, Seahawks all 9-1.

**BonnieShels** · 11/02/2016, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Winner winner chicken dinner! (I didn't get the bet on) I did bet on the Panthers winning the coin toss - and then preceded to put my winnings on overtime being played. It wasn't too far fetched during the first half. The game itself had no redeemable qualities, the halftime show was the worst ever. The Manning fawning at the end was an insult to Von Miller - himself and Ware basically just won an AFC Champ game and a SuperBowl by themselves with no help from the offense whatsoever. Disgraceful. Mannings career deserved 2 rings to be fair to him, but they would have won with Crosby87 under center, maybe even BonnieShels.

It was immense. But I would say that after the result that saw me finally see the Broncos win a SB live rather than get the result in school the next day. Like Donegal v Dublin 2011, its greatness will be seen in the fullness of time.

This Panthers O was meant to be the second coming. that makes our d's performance all the more remarkable.

The game had one massive redeeming quality. DEFENCE! It was out of this world on both sides. Miller was a man possessed all night. Talib had a shocking first half though; was delighted to see him get back in his groove later on.

The fawning over Manning even bugged the crap out of me and definitely undermined the contribution of Von.

The practice of giving the Lombardi Trophy to the owner and QB in that instance was stupid. Annabel didn't know where she was the whole time up on that podium. I always find SB presentations so underwhelming in comparison to how it's done in soccer, GAA, rugby.

Originally Posted by Crosby87

Yeah, I'm a pretty good athlete. Bonnie has a limp from being attacked by those Hooligans on the Faroe Islands.
Did anyone else not get the black panther thing from Beyoncé? I would NEVER have known that was what she was after until old Rudy Giuliani pointed it out. Politics at the SB? Stupid, Stupid, Stupid.
Early odds for next years SB winner Panther, Pats, Seahawks all 9-1.

I'll never be the same again.

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We won't be winning it next year. Then again if you said that to me a year ago that we would win SB50 I would have laughed at you and called the men in white coats.

I'll plump for the Shawks and Packers for now. And live in the hope that if we don't win it that Green Bay or Seattle will.

**Clifford** · 04/08/2016, 11:16 PM

We doin the fantasy league this year?

**BonnieShels** · 05/08/2016, 7:49 AM

Originally Posted by Clifford

We doin the fantasy league this year?

Get onto Wexcar

**WexCar** · 07/08/2016, 4:34 PM

Have had a busy last 6 months and forgot about this, won't have time to oversee a fantasy league this year.

**SkStu** · 08/08/2016, 4:51 AM

I'm out this year anyway.

**KrisLetang** · 31/08/2016, 1:29 AM

Teddy Bridgewater and the Vikings opening the big new Stadium. No non sense popular coach Mike Zimmer.
Non contact drill this afternoon. Teddy goes back to throw and.... splits his knee in two. Also tears Acl. Paramedics. Sedation. Trauma Center.
Non contact! How does that happen? He may never play again.