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  1. UVA, I agree that you can't judge a career off of playoffs or superbowls alone but how can you rank Manning ahead of Montana??? I like Peyton a lot. I certainly like him a lot better than Brady but there is no way he ranks higher than Montana. You mentioned Montana in the NFC loss to the Giants but Peyton has had some ugly games, especially in the playoffs. He has thrown 3 TD's and 4 Int's in his 3 SB appearances. He never plays well in Foxboro and he lost to the a less than amazing Colts team, in a home game, after coming off of a bye. I like Peyton a lot but he seems to be stronger on the stats end than he is in the win column, especially in big games. GMan, Favre was a gamer no question but he threw 336 int's in his career compared to 508 td's. That's not a great ratio. If he is in your top five who do you replace? My top 5 1. Montana 2. Elway 3. Brady 4. Manning 5. Marino
  2. Ps. I didn't see that this was already being discussed on the shoutbox until after I posted my thread lol. I think there is a lot of different things to discuss on this topic. Look forward to reading your thoughts.
  3. With the Patriots winning the Super Bowl we now have 3 NFL QB's with 4 SB wins. There has been much debate in the media as to where Brady stacks up against the other best all time QB's. I was just curious how some of you would rank these 3 qb's? Below are the career Super Bowl stats on all 3 guys. Joe Montana 4-0 with 11 TD's, 0 int's and an average QB rating of 127.8 Terry Bradshaw 4-0 with 9 TD's, 4 int's and an average QB rating of 112.8 Tom Brady 4-2 with 13 TD's, 4 int's and an average QB rating of 95.3 I would definetly put Monanta first. I felt that way even before I looked up the statistics. You can't really argue with a guy who was 4-0 in 4 SB appearances and never threw an Int. It's hard to pick between Bradshaw and Brady. The stats say Bradshaw and two of Brady's wins came off of the kicking foot of Adam Vinatieri and the latest win was a result of a bone head offensive call by Seattle and an interception by the Patriot's D. Also, I was a Raiders fan when the tuck rule game happened so that doesn't help Mr. Brady out in this debate either lol. I will give Brady this, he has clearly set himself apart from Peyton in that debate but as far as how he stacks up against the other two 4 timers I would put him a close third behind Bradshaw, and both clearly behind Joe Montana.
  4. After the season that Tech had, I really don't think you are in any position to poke fun at anyone. I would be worried about getting my own house in order rather that talking smack to your in state rival who nearly beat you and sent you home for the holidays.
  5. I only revisit this topic because 3 of the 5 worst franchises that I listed have been in the news lately for benching starting QB's. The Jets went with Geno, then benched him for Vick and now they are back to Geno. The Skins benched McCoy after he lead them to victory in Dallas and now they are coming back to him after they started to realize how big of a bust RG3 is. McCoy played well in spite of the loss this past Sunday btw. And then there are the Browns. You have Hoyer who has been fairly solid and you are in the hunt for a wildcard spot but you bench him with just a few weeks to go and put in your rookie rockstar Johnny football. I wouldn't want to play for any of these teams. You have my sympathy if you are a fan of any of these teams lol.
  6. I would love to see some upsets in the top 3. I would especially like to see Fla. State lose. I think they have lucked up in several games this year and it bothers me to hear of multiple players on the team being charged with rape and other crimes but they continue being allowed to play, even though Winston was supsended for one game. I like and respect Bama a lot but a Bama loss means no SEC team in the first playoff which would probably cause some people's head's to explode lol. I would enjoy listening to the outrage over that. I feel like Bama, Oregon, TCU, and Baylor are probably playing the best football of the top 7 teams right now.
  7. Assuming that all the top ranked teams win this coming weekend and there are no upsets, who would your # 4 team be for the college playoff? Right now Bama, Oregon, and Fla. St. are pretty much a lock provided they win their final game. You have TCU, Baylor, and Ohio State all with 1 loss. Right now I would have to put TCU in. They have the best loss (lost by 3 at Baylor) and they beat 3 teams who were ranked when they played them. I would put Ohio State last in that group. I know they have been a successful program and have a strong fan base but they lost to an unranked team at home and the only two teams they have beat in the top 25 are Michigan State and Minnesota. I am liking the new system better than the BCS so far. What are your thoughts on the new system and who would you put in at # 4?
  8. This is certainly a game with a lot of story lines, high emotions, and a lot on the line. As an outsider who isn't a fan of either team, I would give a slight edge to VT. They are playing at home, they have dominated this series in recent years (even the years UVA has had a good team), and they have more on the line I feel as far as salvaging their season by keeping their bowl streak alive. One thing I am certain of, Frank will be back as coach next year. I know that Tech hasn't lived up to the standard that Beamer built for this program the past three seasons but it's kind of ridiculous to be calling for the man's job when you might miss your first bowl game in 20+ years.
  9. Can you share where it has been reported that the government has suspended the NFL's tax exempt status? I read an article written yesterday that said a congressman from NJ had propsed the government consider that move but it didn't seem like it had already taken place. Also, the article seemed to focus more on the domestic violence woes the NFL is dealing with and mentioned nothing about the Redskins mascot name controversy. Just wondering where you had heard that? Also in my book the Skins rank near the top of this list because of the coaching Carousel of 9 different coaches since Joe Gibbs stepped down (the first time) after the 1992 season and poor personal management (see drafting RGIII as one example). The mascot name controversy has nothing to do with the state of the Redskins organization woes in my opinion.
  10. I had this thought pop into my mind earlier as I heard much debate on various sports talks shows about whether or not the Jets should bench Geno Smith. One of the commentators pointed out that the Jets haven't really given Geno many offensive weapons to use even though they have 20 million in cap space. I just feel like there are certain franchises that are so mis-mannaged that the blame should be laid on the owners and front office rather than on the players. These teams are constantly getting excited about flashy draft picks or trades with hopes it will change the fortune of the team but it rarely does because of the incompetent front office. Here are my top 5 mis-managed franchises. Curious to hear yours. 1. Raiders 2. Jets 3. Jags 4. Browns 5.Redskins
  11. I haven't looked at the video online because I don't want to see someone fataly struck by a racecar. I did see the video on Foxnews which stopped the footage just before Tony struck him. There is no doubt that Tony is a hot head and can be very aggresive at times but I can't imagine he intentionally tried to hit this you man. From what I have read and heard concerning the matter it sounds like the other driver made a dangerous move walking out so close to the cars on the track and that the car ahead of Tony almost hit him. I think it was an accident plain and simple. Both he and Tony probably could have made better choices to avoid the accident but I don't think you can condemn Tony based so heavily on his past. I think Tony made a wise move that showed consideration for the family by choosing not to race at Watkins Glen. I could forsee NASCAR instituting a rule in their series that prohibits drivers from walking toward cars on the track in the future to avoid an incident like this, in one of their series. Just a sad situation and my heart goes out to the Ward family and to Tony.
  12. RyanVT, you are probably right about the stats thing. I just pulled up a soccer stat sheet online and what I posted was what I found. I still thinking keeping stats about passes being completed is weak. Basketball doesn't do that. I do like defensive struggles in football. But but low scoring games in football might be because of sacks, interceptions, and tackles for loss. Almost every soccer game is low scoring and its not because of some hard hitting defense like in football. Its because of a talented goalie (which is admirable) or because the other team was able to kick the ball to the other end of the field to prevent the other team from scoring. I understand your point about points in soccer being some of the most important points scored in all of sports but I guess I see it from the other side and that is if 1 score gives you a good chance at winning then after the first team scores, why watch (especially if they go up by 2)? In football one score never ensures that you will win. You can be up by 10 points or even 14 points with 3 or 4 minutes remaining but if the other team already has the ball in the red zone they are just one score and an onside kick recovery away from making it a game. If a team is ahead by 1 or especially 2 goals with under 5 or 10 minutes remaining in soccer there is little chance the trailing team will win. Soccer is the worlds sport but I'll stick with good old American football.
  13. Yeah, I think she is out in left field on this one. I do believe our government is more and more pushing us into a socialistic society where they take from the hardworking to give to others who they claim need it more but I think some people who feel similar to me on this go on too many witch hunts and see socialism creeping in in places where it is not. As far as soccer and the world cup, I will check espn.com to see how the US is doing as long as we are still in the tournament but if and when they are eliminated I won't pay it a second thought. I give soccer players props for their athleticism and talent because you have to be in very good shape to play soccer. That being said, that is all the credit I will give them. There isn't nearly enough scoring. To use a football term, the ball isn't in the red zone that often so there isn't even the threat of scoring very often. In my opinion it is just boring. I looked at a soccer stats sheet and with the exception of goalie saves the only stats you can record is offsides, fouls, corner kicks, assists, and goals. So basically if you aren't committing a penalty or scoring a goal you did nothing significant during the whole game lol. In baseball you have hits, rbi's, obp, doubles, triples etc. in addition to actually scoring. Same in basketball rebounds, assists, steals; Football passing yards, rushing yards, sacks, interceptions etc. So in my opinion soccer isn't communist just boring lol. 69 days until Professional American Football season starts!!!!
  14. Oh where to begin lol. The entire country would be better off if Harry Reid never went to a Washington Redskins game again or for that matter just never went back to Washington D.C. at all. We have far more important issues for the government to be focusing in than a NFL team mascot. Also, even if it weren't politicians pushing this, the whole argument is still juvenile and petty. Why is it a crime if a small group of people are offended by something. There comes a time when you just have to overlook certain minority opinions no matter how loud they yell. If you don't, then you give random radical minorities the power to change the entire nation. I mean if the Redskins are forced to change their names where does it stop? Whose to stop someone from complaining that Notre Dame needs to change their mascot because it depicts people of Irish descent as being violent and wanting to fight. Finally, if Harry Reid really cares about the Native American Indians then why doesn't he push some legislation to help them get some of their land back and provide more opportunities for them to get better jobs so they are better able to provide for their families. I personally think the Native Americans have more to complain about than any other minority but changing the name of a football team isn't going to make their day to day life any better or easier. If these people who say they care about the Native Americans really do, then prove it by doing something meaningful to help them rather than going on the news and talking about how racist and offensive a NFL team name is. The inmates are running the asylum!!!
  15. I think you're exactly right that these five guys will likely find their way back into a terrorist group and will more than likely carry out attacks somewhere. I don't understand for the life of me why our president thinks that you can negotiate with terrorists and that you can just be nice to them and somehow they will no longer want to attack us. The Taliban is not going to hate us any less because we released 5 of their guys. Instead they will laugh at our stupidity and will use those same guys to try and hurt us. When it comes to dealing with terrorists I like Teddy's philosophy of speaking softly and carrying a big stick.
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