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Posted February 03, 2014
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Reever: My question is: why the hell are so many Germans following the Superbowl, lol. Noticed that on FB too :D
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Niggles: Lot of americans live in germany and germany had a team in the old NFL Europe?. :P
I think they had two - Frankfurt Galaxy and Cologne.
Posted February 03, 2014
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Niggles: Lot of americans live in germany and germany had a team in the old NFL Europe?. :P
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animalmother2105: I think they had two - Frankfurt Galaxy and Cologne.
thanks. wasnt too sure :)
Posted February 03, 2014
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JudasIscariot: It sounds almost like a Blood Bowl match :D
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Fever_Discordia: A freshly generated 1000 point team vs. an experienced 3000 point team judging by the score line!
Looks like one of the inducements was to bribe the player :D

I wonder how many re-rolls they burned through :D
Posted February 03, 2014
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jamyskis: Seems there's a lot of Niners fans disappointed as well. It wasn't so much wanting the Broncos to win, but rather something about what one of the Seahawks' cornerbacks said and wanting the Seahawks to lose as a result.
Well aside from the poor sportsmanship of one player, Seattle for a few years (since 2010) led the league in PED suspensions. Just prior to the 2013 season, 5-6 players were suspended for PED's (A fair chunk being starters). Sherman was almost banned from play this season but got off on technicality. I guess you could make the argument that those players acted on their own, but with near 7 suspensions, at some point common sense would dictate the coaches and other players knew about it and either did nothing to resolve the epidemic or promote it.

Normally I could care less since my team didn't go and might even wish the current Super Bowl champs well on their way to face the Broncos (they are a fellow West Coast team). However, their winning and not being held accountable for a large volume of penalties pretty much sets a dangerous precedent that teams should go ahead and start giving players special "vitamins". In case your wondering the 49ers have no suspensions for PEDs in a long time.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/20/seahawks-lead-the-league-in-ped-suspensions-since-2010/

Pete Caroll avoiding some investigation when the college team he ran had a PED epidemic; http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/23/why-suspend-terrelle-pryor-but-not-pete-carroll/
Post edited February 03, 2014 by Trajhenkhetlive
Posted February 03, 2014
Yeah, WTF happened, Broncos? Get a grip already!






Who are Broncos again?
Posted February 03, 2014
Very disappointing game! Nothing Denver did worked and everything the Seahawks did worked. I could not believe that given two weeks to prepare Manning screws up the first snap that lead to a safety.
Posted February 03, 2014
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reaver894: Is this the US's pansy version of Rugby?
I'm not really a fan of American Football, so this isn't a passionate defense, but this snarky comment comes up a lot in football threads and it's pretty ridiculous. American football is already one of the most dangerous sports out there with constant concussions and other injuries. They slam into one another MUCH more than rugby players do.
Posted February 03, 2014
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reaver894: Is this the US's pansy version of Rugby?
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StingingVelvet: I'm not really a fan of American Football, so this isn't a passionate defense, but this snarky comment comes up a lot in football threads and it's pretty ridiculous. American football is already one of the most dangerous sports out there with constant concussions and other injuries. They slam into one another MUCH more than rugby players do.
Wheres your sense of humor?
Posted February 03, 2014
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reaver894: Wheres your sense of humor?
Inside me, in abundance. Again, that was not a passionate defense. It was a correction to an extremely tired joke,
Posted February 03, 2014
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StingingVelvet: I'm not really a fan of American Football, so this isn't a passionate defense, but this snarky comment comes up a lot in football threads and it's pretty ridiculous. American football is already one of the most dangerous sports out there with constant concussions and other injuries. They slam into one another MUCH more than rugby players do.
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reaver894: Wheres your sense of humor?
oh i have seen rugby...believe me,it is a very suicidal sport. They do not use helmets. I bet their breakfast consists of bullets and barbed wire... Without even a glass of milk.
Posted February 03, 2014
That game really wasn't on Manning. Both INT's were the result of the right tackle being incapable of slowing a bull rush. The safety wasn't his fault and neither were the fumbles.

Basically, the entire team self-destructed at once. Whenever it looked like they MIGHT get something going, they'd commit a turnover. The secondary was also incapable of covering anyone, they couldn't slow down Harvin AT ALL, and the right defensive end broke contain every chance he got.

It was an epic team meltdown. It was actually funny.
Posted February 03, 2014
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StingingVelvet: They slam into one another MUCH more than rugby players do.
I think the fact they wear protection expose them to a different kind of harm (one they don't really feel). My point is : not wearing a helmet makes you use your head differently.
Posted February 03, 2014
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Potzato: I think the fact they wear protection expose them to a different kind of harm (one they don't really feel). My point is : not wearing a helmet makes you use your head differently.
Could easily be the case as well. The contact in the open field really is different though, in general. I read a long article about it not long ago after watching some rugby in Europe and wondering about the differences. In American football for example you can do a total body slam at high speed out in the field.

In any event I guess if I am a bit tetchy it's because American football is already a stupidly violent sport with massive head trauma issues. So joking about them being pansies for wearing helmets and padding kind of rubs me the wrong way. The differences make it super dangerous even with all that protection, to the point Americans are kind of wondering whether the sport can keep going without massive changes.
Posted February 03, 2014
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reaver894: Wheres your sense of humor?
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Soccorro: oh i have seen rugby...believe me,it is a very suicidal sport. They do not use helmets. I bet their breakfast consists of bullets and barbed wire... Without even a glass of milk.
Its a great sport, I played for a few years in my early to mid teens. Was forced to stop after dislocating my hip
Posted February 03, 2014
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StingingVelvet: So joking about them being pansies for wearing helmets and padding kind of rubs me the wrong way.
Yes, I am completely sensible to that. I like US football, for the tactical side, and I really feel bad when it's classified as a contact sport rather than a ball game.
People usually say (and I am paraphrasing a bit your statement) "This game is so physical, players have to wear armor" (when compared to rugby for instance), whereas I think it's the other way round. So I think you are right about the massive changes : take off the armor, adapt the rules a bit, I believe the spirit of the game can stay quite the same (and yeah "uneducated eyes" would have to watch a sport less impressive ....but that's a small price for the health of the players).
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