Red Mosquito

elliseamos wrote:what do we want the approach to be about posting picks?

i'll spoiler this for now, unless folks want to keep it that way.

Spoiler: show

rd. 1, pick 1 - KC - Eric Fisher, OT, Cent. Mich.

I don't really care either way if they're spoilered. As I said earlier, I think the Internet should be fair game for the NFL insiders.

Green Habit wrote:

elliseamos wrote:what do we want the approach to be about posting picks?

i'll spoiler this for now, unless folks want to keep it that way.
rd. 1, pick 1 - KC - Eric Fisher, OT, Cent. Mich.

I don't really care either way if they're spoilered. As I said earlier, I think the Internet should be fair game for the NFL insiders.

done.

i don't have a twitter account, but i'm going to follow: @ + (team name) as teams get put on the clock.

The league is trying too hard to make this look like the Academy Awards.

Green Habit wrote:The league is trying too hard to make this look like the Academy Awards.

that was my thought too.

the nfl: gritty, tough, FABULOUS

elliseamos wrote:

Green Habit wrote:The league is trying too hard to make this look like the Academy Awards.

that was my thought too.

the nfl: gritty, tough, FABULOUS

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elliseamos wrote:

Green Habit wrote:The league is trying too hard to make this look like the Academy Awards.

that was my thought too.

the nfl: gritty, tough, FABULOUS

If they're going to have a carpet ceremony, at least have it be green to match the fields. Hell, use the same stuff they use at half the stadiums and get FieldTurf to pay you for some sponsorship time.

Green Habit wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

Green Habit wrote:The league is trying too hard to make this look like the Academy Awards.

that was my thought too.

the nfl: gritty, tough, FABULOUS

If they're going to have a carpet ceremony, at least have it be green to match the fields. Hell, use the same stuff they use at half the stadiums and get FieldTurf to pay you for some sponsorship time.

The Official Carpet of the NFL™

Oh, and Alex Flanagan won the lottery as far as NFL draft assignments go.

Green Habit wrote:Oh, and Alex Flanagan won the lottery as far as NFL draft assignments go.

haha...

Ha, Goodell manages to stop people from booing him by making an empty mention of the West, Texas and Boston Marathon victims, says a patriotic phrase to get the crowd to chant "U-S-A!", and then panders to the locals by mentioning the upcoming NJ Super Bowl and trotting Namath and Simms out to the podium.

This is getting....esolc

Green Habit wrote:What needs to be remembered is that both Elway and Bo Jackson had legit offers to play baseball if they wanted to pursue them. It's not like they would have twiddled their thumbs for a year wasting their athletic talent.

Oh, and Mecca, that documentary taught us that Jim Kelly wasn't thrilled to play in Buffalo, either--and actually dodged them for a few years in the USFL. How does Kelly compare to Elway and Bo for you?

I was born in 1987, so I only remember the Super Bowls, but when I found that out, it made me think differently of him. He's no different than anyone who talks shit about Buffalo, which tends to be people who have never lived a day in their lives here. The guy has lived here ever since and I think that says a lot that his perception changed. I just think it's egotistical to say that you won't play for a team that has every right to draft you and lay claim to your signing rights.

also, I knew you'd be a-okay with people doing that...

Mecca wrote:

Green Habit wrote:What needs to be remembered is that both Elway and Bo Jackson had legit offers to play baseball if they wanted to pursue them. It's not like they would have twiddled their thumbs for a year wasting their athletic talent.

Oh, and Mecca, that documentary taught us that Jim Kelly wasn't thrilled to play in Buffalo, either--and actually dodged them for a few years in the USFL. How does Kelly compare to Elway and Bo for you?

I was born in 1987, so I only remember the Super Bowls, but when I found that out, it made me think differently of him. He's no different than anyone who talks shit about Buffalo, which tends to be people who have never lived a day in their lives here. The guy has lived here ever since and I think that says a lot that his perception changed. I just think it's egotistical to say that you won't play for a team that has every right to draft you and lay claim to your signing rights.

Oh, I certainly don't deny the egoism involved. The NFL is full of egos, after all.

Green Habit wrote:

Mecca wrote:

Green Habit wrote:What needs to be remembered is that both Elway and Bo Jackson had legit offers to play baseball if they wanted to pursue them. It's not like they would have twiddled their thumbs for a year wasting their athletic talent.

Oh, and Mecca, that documentary taught us that Jim Kelly wasn't thrilled to play in Buffalo, either--and actually dodged them for a few years in the USFL. How does Kelly compare to Elway and Bo for you?

I was born in 1987, so I only remember the Super Bowls, but when I found that out, it made me think differently of him. He's no different than anyone who talks shit about Buffalo, which tends to be people who have never lived a day in their lives here. The guy has lived here ever since and I think that says a lot that his perception changed. I just think it's egotistical to say that you won't play for a team that has every right to draft you and lay claim to your signing rights.

Oh, I certainly don't deny the egoism involved. The NFL is full of egos, after all.

lack of humility is a pet peeve of mine

#MACpride

@SkitchP wrote:#MACpride

Skitch, you're a MAC fan?

Mecca wrote:

@SkitchP wrote:#MACpride

Skitch, you're a MAC fan?

my alma mater was MAC champs in 2008

Where'd they rank in grammar?