NFL 2004 Season Week 8 Picks

	Scott - You're going to have to call your hardware guy. It's not a software issue. 10/27/2004 @ 01:07:47 PM
what is this "biggest scheduling screw job of recent memory" of which you speak?		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Anon. Nut Can Fan (Guest) 10/27/2004 @ 01:33:06 PM
I was bored, so I put this together. Obviously it doesn't mean anything because the Packers are still losing, but it isn't their offense that's the problem whatsoever. Best receiver Tandoms In NFL Receiver Tandom Receptions* Yards Touchdowns Walker/Driver (GB) 80 1221 10 Bruce/Holt (St.L) 81 1126 5 Mason/Bennet (Tenn) 77 902 3 Moss/Burleson (Minn) 51 796 9 *end of week 7		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 10/27/2004 @ 01:35:20 PM
I forgot the "		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - Super Chocolate Bear 10/27/2004 @ 05:52:52 PM
Wow, that was some mangled code. As a rule of thumb no HTML unless you have some idea what you're doing. :) The "screw job" was the fact that going into the Packer Viking game the Vikings are coming off of a Monday night game (the shortest week you can have, other than going into a thursday night game, in which both teams are even) when the Packers are coming off of their bye.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - 4671 Posts 10/28/2004 @ 06:53:42 PM
Matt, your comments are boring.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Matt - Washington Bureau Chief 10/28/2004 @ 07:13:13 PM
Well, so is football.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - So's your face 10/28/2004 @ 09:52:08 PM
Check This Out		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - You've got to trust your instinct, and let go of regret 10/28/2004 @ 11:31:22 PM
Vote for Bush! The "screw job" isn't that big of a deal. You're just making excuses already cause you know the Vikings are going dizzoun! :) Every team has to play a team coming off its bye week and one extra day isn't that big of a deal. By this point of the season chemistry should be all worked out and players shouldn't be wearing out too much, so one less day of rest and/or practice shouldn't matter. Vote for Bush! I won't stop drinking the special kool-aid until the Packers lose, i.e. never!! Vote for Bush! BUF, GB, DET, JAX, CIN, INDY, NYG, TO, SEA, DEN, PIT, SD, SF, NYJ Vote for Bush! The Bear's QB is Krenzel. He played for Ohio State and lead them to a national championship. Much love for Big Ten alumni once they make the pros. Vote for Bush! Did I say until the Packers lose? I meant the Badgers. w00t! Vote for Bush! I'll probably watch much football this weekend since I have the pager from my development team this week and subsequently can't go galavanting across the state or staying out all night drinking special kool-aid. Vote for Bush! Okay that last paragraph was a just an excuse to do this: Vote for Bush! one more time. Vote for Bush!		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Bretx0r uses Mozilla (Guest) 10/29/2004 @ 12:02:09 AM
I was gonna vote for Bush, then I realized I might go to hell somehow if God implicates me as one of his accomplishes that killed thousands of people durring his tyrannical reign. Oh well, at least he wasn't getting BLOW JOBS in office, my God you can get impeached for that kind of behavior! But yea, vote for Bush if you don't feel any moral obligations to yourself or to humanity and just care because he says he will lower taxes and further take the US into debt, seems to be the growing trend among republicans. (environment, etc.)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Matt - 3941 Posts 10/29/2004 @ 01:01:31 AM
Clinton was impeached for lying under oath.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - But let history remember, that as free men, we chose to make it so! 10/29/2004 @ 01:02:29 AM
First of all, I don't know how much you want to discuss these subjects in this particular forum, so if you wish to move it a new blog or somewhere else go ahead. But I need say this. At least Bush doesn't support abortion. War is one thing, I have no religious beliefs that would keep me from joining the military to defend my country. There are a number of memebers from my church body that are in or have been to Iraq. Killing babies is quite another thing. The only way I could in good conscience even attempt to consider the possibility of an abortion on a child of mine is if it came down to a choice between the life of the baby and my wife. And I don't mean kill the baby cause my wife might die, I wouldn't do that. I only mean if there was some medical situation in that there was no possible way for both of them to survive (of which I don't think there are many, if any) and it came down to picking one of the two. That would be a hard decision that would require lots of prayer. So as far as moral obligations go, definite egde for Bush. As far as the US into debt goes, that's what tends to happen during a war. Which comes back to moral obligations again? Should the US police the world? No one can say that Saddam's regime was morally correct (while they could I guess, but then I would completely disagree with their morals). That's something much more complicated then abortion though, and I'm not sure where I stand on that. I think going to war in Iraq was ok, but the way it was done was not the best. Kerry is flat-out terrible. Everything he has said about the war has been totally negative, he supports abortion, government-run health care sounds like a totally bad (Communist even?) idea to me, he himself has been deceiving voters (saying that Bush might bring back the draft after Bush had explicitly said in one of the debates that he wouldn't even consider it), his foreign policy of regaining trust and such sounds good at first but the more he talks about it the more you realize that's all he would do about anything is talk talk talk talk. Also, has Bush actually said that he plans on lowering taxes or just Kerry's plans would require massive tax increases? I'm not really sure. And I don't know what (environment, etc.) means, so no comment on that I guess. Also, if you're volunteering to have your taxes raised to pay off the national debt go right ahead and send the IRS some extra cash. I won't object.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Micah - They just want the damn ash of that field 10/29/2004 @ 08:48:44 AM
Did I just hear someone try to red-bait Kerry. Regarding the draft, heres some wisdom from the Onion: "I'd rather have a guy who flip-flops on sending my son to die than a guy whos dead set on killing him" Just thought I'd lighten the mood and not talk about babies (or not-babies, depending on your point of view)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - 4671 Posts 10/29/2004 @ 08:57:34 AM
so um everyone still likes to talk about sports, right? : what a downer this blog is. Go Kerry! :)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 10/29/2004 @ 10:16:41 AM
in the 2 games Since Mike Sherman started calling the offensive plays instead of offensive coordinator tom Rossely, Favre has completed 71.6% of his passes and has thrown 0 interceptions. Think about that for a while.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - Get Up! Get outta here! Gone! 10/29/2004 @ 11:55:20 AM
stop the politcal prostilization (or whatever the word is) (i'm voting for Jon)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 10/29/2004 @ 04:11:38 PM
I'm 60-42 Buffalo, Green Bay, Dallas, Jacksonville, Cincinatti, Indianapolis, New York Giants, Philly, Seattle, Denver, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Chicago, New York Jets		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - 3619 Posts 10/30/2004 @ 09:53:01 PM
2 upsets so far. Would have been nice if OKST and MSU would have won their close games. Badgers should be at least 5th though in the BCS.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 11:57:07 AM
Brett Favre has the fate of the free world in his hands today=)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - No, I did not change your screen saver settings 10/31/2004 @ 12:12:03 PM
BADGERS ARE 4TH!!!!! AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN PLAY!!!!		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 01:02:07 PM
the Packers are dominating the BEST defense in the league.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - 3619 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 01:06:24 PM
The Packers offense is on. I'm still not very impressed by their defense, but who cares. If they can get an early lead every game it's over.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - I was too weak to give in Too strong to lose 10/31/2004 @ 01:11:05 PM
How in the world was that a penalty on Favre? They called it a "low block", but he was on defense at that point, he barely touched the guy, and it was from the front.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - Refactor Mercilessly 10/31/2004 @ 01:13:26 PM
Wooopieee!! My defensive player just ran a kick back for a TD!		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 01:18:25 PM
the call on Favre was to keep viking fans happy;)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - But let history remember, that as free men, we chose to make it so! 10/31/2004 @ 01:31:58 PM
lol In a preview of next Saturday's football game, the Wisconsin women's volleyball team just beat the Gophers. And Wisconsin was unranked and the Gohpers were #2.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 01:34:33 PM
Redskins average yards per game against: 234.2 yards Packers 1st half total yards: 259 That, Jon, is what Packer fans have to be confident about.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - 3619 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 02:39:51 PM
Is anyone else channel flipping and happened to catch TO's touchdown dance? He did an imitation of Ray Lewis' celebration dance. I think TO's confidence and swagger is what the Eagles need to get over the hump (not that I want them to). Wouldn't it be hilarious if the Giants scored one more TD? I'm having another good week so far in the fantasy league, so watch out above.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - 4671 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 03:39:02 PM
We had a close game. I hope the vikings fans don't say anything about it.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - 4671 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 03:45:22 PM
Oh yea, kerry is going to win the election, and we all really really sucked on our early afternoon picks this week.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - 9543 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 03:46:57 PM
Ouch The Vikes beat the crap out of themselves like only they can. Not that it takes away from your win, but, #1 look at the offenses Washington has played so far, #2 Yards mean DIDDILY POO, the Vikings had more yards than Washington today. It can't be a good thing when you give up 34 points and your D actually plays well.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - I hate our freedoms 10/31/2004 @ 03:58:26 PM
WOW! Look how bad we all did!		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - You've got to trust your instinct, and let go of regret 10/31/2004 @ 04:25:58 PM
Maybe Moss should consider sitting out altogehter until he's healthy, say like for the next 2 games :) I'm 4-4 so far, and I picked the Steelers.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - How do you use these things? 10/31/2004 @ 04:35:29 PM
I wish i would've started roethlisberger and I wish i would've picked the steelers. it would be a wise decision i think if moss sat out the next two weeks. just for his sake.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - You're going to have to call your hardware guy. It's not a software issue. 10/31/2004 @ 05:46:15 PM
i'm 5-3 so far		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - Refactor Mercilessly 10/31/2004 @ 05:47:23 PM
I don't think the Packers will be able to get Brees unless Favre retires. Drew is having himself quite a game right now. I just hope the Bears don't get him. And with the Broncos losing right now the Chargers can tie for first.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - Always thinking of, but never about, the children. 10/31/2004 @ 08:55:52 PM
I don't think the Packers will have to worry about Moss. I'm sure we'll be without him, daunte, and somehow all 4 runningbacks for the Packer game.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Bretx0r uses Mozilla (Guest) 10/31/2004 @ 09:30:58 PM
Alex, you need this motherboard with TWO graphic cards! (SLI) http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2258		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jon - 3443 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 11:09:14 PM
Looking back at these comments is kinda funny cause you guys had some comments about the first half of the Packers game but no one has commented yet on how the Washington football team was within one call (which the announcers seemed to imply was fairly bogus) of taking the lead with just over two minutes. I'm not trying to be cocky about it, after all you guys got the W and the Vikings didn't, but it's funny that the domination talk sort of just ended after about 1:30.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - 9543 Posts 10/31/2004 @ 11:14:38 PM
Yeah, they might catch a break yet this season.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - Ignorance is bliss to those uneducated 10/31/2004 @ 11:26:02 PM
In all honesty, I started watching the Ravens-Eagles game more when it looked like the Packers would roll. I saw the controversial call, and from the replay they have of the play it really wasn't clear to me if the RB was indeed moving forward at the snap. It's a crappy camera angle from the endzone somewhere facing the offense. It looks close, but I don't know if it was the right call. Since I wasn't watching every snap I'm not sure what happened. It looked like they got pretty conservative on offense when it was still 20-7. And that last interception, seriously, what the poop was Ferguson doing? It was one of those plays where you have single coverage so just launch it up there. The ball may have been just slightly underthrown, but Ferguson looked like he wasn't even trying to do anything. He didn't try to make the catch, he didn't try to stop the defender from making the catch, I don't think he was even looking when the ball got there. I hope someone chews him out for that one. And all I said in the first half was that offense was on, which it was at that point, and that Packers seem to win when they score first and get a lead, which they do.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - 4671 Posts 11/01/2004 @ 08:12:28 AM
Jon- I did comment on that and specifically said I wasn't going to make a comment on the call because then u viking fans would be all over it. u should read the comments more closely. or maybe u did and just dont take my thoughts into consideration.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - Resident Tech Support 11/01/2004 @ 08:27:47 AM
Well, the domination did end with the first half. About that call that took the go ahead touchdown off the board for Washington. It was a procedure call, which means the flag is thrown right at the snap. Those kind of flags aren't quite the controversy as say a pass interference or something during the play, because it has nothing to do with the actual play itself. Does that make sense? It's not an "in the heat of the moment" kind of call like holding or PI or illegal contact, it's a "definition of illegal motion" kind of a call. For the record I do think the Packers caught a break, but that score wouldn't have sealed the win. Think of it as the recount that will decide the election in favor of John Kerry=)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 11/01/2004 @ 08:29:16 AM
i went 9-4 so far this week. y'all got owned.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Anon. Nut Can Fan (Guest) 11/01/2004 @ 11:15:26 AM
Sarah... Your statement "...specifically said I wasn't going to make a comment on the call" well I certainly can't find where you specifically say that, but it was probably in your thoughts Scott...I don't see how that makes the call any less controversial. And the fact that the domination talk ended because the "domination" ended was kind of my point. It obviously wasn't quite enough domination or big enough of an early lead to "seal" the victory...though the Packers did win in the end.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 11/01/2004 @ 12:31:22 PM
who said anything about "sealing" the victory. The Game was never over at any point in the first half or 3rd quarter or most of the 4th quarter. The fact is, the Packers did put more yards up in the 1st half than the redskins have given up per game all year. That was pretty dominating. That domination ended in the 2nd half, but the Packers still did what they needed to do to win. About the call, i'm not calling it a non-issue call, but it isn't like some of the phantom pass interference calls that happen so often. The receiver went in motion and turned towards the line of scrimmage before the snap. All of this is fine except that the receiver never came to a stop or became "set". By definition, that is illegal motion: an offensive player moving toward the line of scrimmage prior to the snap without re-setting. It may have been a "ticky-tacky" call for anyone rooting for the redskins, but it was probably the correct call. If I'm a ref and I see that happen, it's not even a judgement call. It is THE call. If the play would have resulted in a 1 yard run into the line, no one would say anything. Why then is it a wrong call if it took away a touchdown, seeing as how the penalty happened before or right at the snap?		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - 9543 Posts 11/01/2004 @ 03:56:37 PM
I also see no where in any comment about the call, you were just supposed to read her mind...welcome to my world :)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - 6225 Posts 11/01/2004 @ 04:11:48 PM
ha		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - 9543 Posts 11/01/2004 @ 07:54:15 PM
Boo ya Too bad Moss might be out.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jon - 3443 Posts 11/02/2004 @ 12:14:09 AM
"If they can get an early lead every game it's over" That's what prompted the reference to sealing the game.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Scott - You're going to have to call your hardware guy. It's not a software issue. 11/02/2004 @ 11:14:52 AM
I went 10-4 this week. Page3 not representin' this week.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - How do you use these things? 11/02/2004 @ 07:11:29 PM
I did my best. And I wasn't asking anyone to read my mind. I was implying the whole bad call thing.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	icbeast - Who controls the past now controls the future 11/02/2004 @ 07:16:52 PM
They won the game, so...ya. 8-6, 63-53 I think last night was the first time I've really seen Curtis Martin this year other than maybe some highlights. I knew he was a having a good year, but he looked awesome. His speed especially surprised me.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.