Week 9 Game Thread

Deathofthebambino

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Dogman2 said:
 
I disagree.  5 games is not nearly enough to label a player a stud on the field.
 
Will the media be all over Pitt for throwing and running up the score?  Doubtful.
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I guess the problem is one of definition then, because it's fairly common to refer to a rookie or someone with the potential to be a superstar as a stud.  Shit, they refer to freshman coming out of high school as studs all the time when discussing college recruits.  By that definition, Bryant is a stud.  Would you disagree that Sammy Watkins is a stud?  Because Sammy Watkins is the only reason most folks didn't know who Bryant was before now.  Well, him and DeAndre Hopkins. 
 
Bryant holds the FBS record for yards per catch for guys with more than 50 receptions.  He averaged 24.6, 30.9 and 19.7 yards per catch during hiss career at Clemson.  He will never, ever be a healthy scratch in the NFL again.  Will he go on to be an pro bowler, or put up the kinds of numbers he has the past few weeks?  I have no idea, but none of that changes the fact that the guy is pretty much the very definition of a stud. His physical tools are probably enough to label him a stud, never mind the fact that he's an above average route runner and has great hands. 
 
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Fred in Lynn said:
Harbaugh wouldnt have laid down there. They were just closing it out, trying to throw for a first down rather than try a run. Stranger things have happened.
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If the shoe were on the other foot, there is no doubt whatsoever that Harbaugh would have had Flacco air one out to one of the Smiths at the same point as Big Ben got his last touchdown.  None at all. 
 
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sachmoney said:
Our national anthem should be played exclusively on trumpet.
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The dude who played violin a couple weeks ago on MNF was pretty solid as well
 
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Bored and alone in a hotel room, wish I had money on this game or fantasy implications because I cannot find nothing remotely interesting in this matchup.
 
bibajesus

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You should try draftkings. They have some contests that are just the Monday and Thursday night games. 2 bucks on the table makes these games much more interesting with minimal risk.
 
Dollar

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That Geico genie "million bucks" commercial was one of the worst commercials I've ever seen.
 
Ralphwiggum

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I really hate watching the Giants because I inevitably end up wondering how in the fuck the Pats lost two Super Bowls to Eli.

Fucking fuck.
 
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Ralphwiggum said:
I really hate watching the Giants because I inevitably end up wondering how in the fuck the Pats lost two Super Bowls to Eli.

Fucking fuck.
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It's never get over it level, isn't it?
 
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That shot of Coughlin trying to get a flag out of his sock unsuccessfully was one of the saddest things I've ever seen.  Put it in your fucking pocket and stop trying to be like BB.
 
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ifmanis5 said:
It's never get over it level, isn't it?
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So true. I've gotten over 1986 and 2003 for the Sox. But I'll never get over 2007 for the Pats.

Never, ever.

I won't get over Macho Grande, either.
 
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Eli has always been crazy inaccurate, but the receivers suck more than they used to so it isn't covered up as much as it was when Cruz and Nicks were peaking. Beckham looks good but still just a rookie and Randle is one of the most overhyped guys around.
 
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Jed Zeppelin said:
Eli has always been crazy inaccurate, but the receivers suck more than they used to so it isn't covered up as much as it was when Cruz and Nicks were peaking. Beckham looks good but still just a rookie and Randle is one of the most overhyped guys around.
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Most of the passes tonight though have been a tad too high or too far out in front...the kind of throws that if the receiver catches them they're going to get hit and hit hard in a very vulnerable position.
 
I agree on Randle...he should be a lot better than he is...but I wonder how much of that is Eli and how much of that is him.
 
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8slim said:
So true. I've gotten over 1986 and 2003 for the Sox. But I'll never get over 2007 for the Pats.

Never, ever.

I won't get over Macho Grande, either.
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You're a better person that me, I'll never get over 1986; up by two runs, two outs, nobody on base and they gagged it away, not to mention they were up 3-0 in game 7. 
 
That's going to leave a mark forever.
 
As will that fucking 2007 loss to the Giants; as if that wasn't bad enough, they  lost again to the assholes four years later.
 
Drove by that stadium in the middle of fucking nowhere yesterday and was hoping a meteor would slam into it. 
 
 
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Wow, I never realized how bad Eli was last year. His numbers were atrocious. 
 
Is there any way for both of these teams to lose?
 
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Eli just looks like complete shit out there tonight, heaving it up into double or triple coverage instead of checking down to other options. 
 
Now watch him go out and throw for 4 TDs in the second half or something.
 
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8slim said:
So true. I've gotten over 1986 and 2003 for the Sox. But I'll never get over 2007 for the Pats.

Never, ever.

I won't get over Macho Grande, either.
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That's why we still have a drinking problem.
 
Jed Zeppelin

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AV's snow kick and Dave Roberts' steal have a lot in common. I know they both happened, and always will have happened, but whenever I see a replay I'm like 95% sure the kick is just too low and the slide is just too late.
 
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Vinatieti going to Indy is one of those rare cases where everything worked out. AV got paid, which kickers rarely do. And the Pats drafted an assassin kicker who has been every bit as good.
 
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Ralphwiggum said:
Vinatieti going to Indy is one of those rare cases where everything worked out. AV got paid, which kickers rarely do. And the Pats drafted an assassin kicker who has been every bit as good.
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Do the Pats try the FG in the 2007 Super Bowl if they still have AV?
 
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Marciano490 said:
Do the Pats try the FG in the 2007 Super Bowl if they still have AV?
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The one they passed on in order to attempt a ludicrous 4th and 13? No doubt in my mind. That was "only" a 49 yarder.
 
Edit: Strahan sure looks slim, huh.
 
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