Giant\'s 34-17 to win??? I think is what you said on the radio yesterday ....really? Is this a home team pick? You don\'t believe they can win the game do you? Cover maybe... but crush them no way.
Actually I said 38-17. Sure it\'s a home team pick. In all the scenarios you\'ve heard in the last 2 weeks have you heard one where the Giants drub the Pats? I haven\'t. But it\'s a possibility. The Pats are merely mortal like the Giants and Brady and company could have a bad game. He did last game but didn\'t get burned. Probably won\'t happen but I have to think the Giants have a good chance to compete and win. Why not be a little outrageous? Daaher lost. Hystericalady lost. Unusual outcomes occur often. The Giants are healthy.
Osi beats Light. Hit\'s Brady\'s arm. Fumble. Tuck recovers and runs 35 yards into the endzone. Touchdown. Why not? Go Giants!!!
Great Call
It was way too many points off that last game. And Brady wears the horns.
TGAB Wrote:
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> Actually I said 38-17. Sure it\'s a home team pick.
> In all the scenarios you\'ve heard in the last 2
> weeks have you heard one where the Giants drub the
> Pats? I haven\'t. But it\'s a possibility. The Pats
> are merely mortal like the Giants and Brady and
> company could have a bad game. He did last game
> but didn\'t get burned. Probably won\'t happen but I
> have to think the Giants have a good chance to
> compete and win. Why not be a little outrageous?
> Daaher lost. Hystericalady lost. Unusual outcomes
> occur often. The Giants are healthy.
>
> Osi beats Light. Hit\'s Brady\'s arm. Fumble. Tuck
> recovers and runs 35 yards into the endzone.
> Touchdown. Why not? Go Giants!!!
Yes, it was a good call-and he made it BEFORE the game started!
TGAB Wrote:
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> Actually I said 38-17. Sure it\'s a home team pick.
> In all the scenarios you\'ve heard in the last 2
> weeks have you heard one where the Giants drub the
> Pats? I haven\'t. But it\'s a possibility. The Pats
> are merely mortal like the Giants and Brady and
> company could have a bad game. He did last game
> but didn\'t get burned. Probably won\'t happen but I
> have to think the Giants have a good chance to
> compete and win. Why not be a little outrageous?
> Daaher lost. Hystericalady lost. Unusual outcomes
> occur often. The Giants are healthy.
>
> Osi beats Light. Hit\'s Brady\'s arm. Fumble. Tuck
> recovers and runs 35 yards into the endzone.
> Touchdown. Why not? Go Giants!!
The Guru has spoken-
They didn\'t let Brady breathe all night- they were on him like white on rice! They knew what they had to do and got it done. Go Giants!!
What a game!
lol
TGAB had a crystalline wagering weekend. However, its not how your writing is perceived. It\'s whether you\'re R.O.I. increased.
I so thoroughly enjoyed the Donn \"controversy\" I\'ve decided to write my next analysis in an even more subtle and interwoven manner. If one has to work hard to ascertain a wagering opportunity, another should at least have to read well to discern it.
Sometimes History expresses itself in ways others weren\'t contemplating. Rather than the Patriots making it with the longest undefeated season, brothers made it by being the first siblings to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. And they did so in consecutive years. I\'m thinking the Dolphins record will fall before the Manning\'s does.
Way to go Archie, you\'re officially a Chef de Race.
CtC
drbillym Wrote:
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> Yes, it was a good call-and he made it BEFORE the
> game started!
Yes Archie\'s a real stud, but I am still more impressed with Better Than Honour
producing back to back Belmont winners.
Better Than Honour\'s 2005 foal, Casino Drive (by Mineshaft) is nominated for
the 08 Triple Crown. Casino Drive is trained by Kazuo Fujisawa and as far as I
can tell has not started yet. 3 in a row might be a stretch.
A day of parades Tuesday as madness will rule in New Orleans and in the \"Canyon
of Heroes\" here in Manhattan.
Laissez les bon temps roulez.
The scramble by Eli and the catch by Tyree on 3rd and 5 was on par with the Immaculate Reception and Dwight Clark\'s \"The Catch.\" You can\'t coach against that play. As for the Giants, I wish I would have waited a year to bet my dime on them to win the Super Bowl (I pulled the the post below from the archives). They had to be longer than 18-1 this past August...
Re: DRUGS (206 Views)
Posted by: Uncle Buck (IP Logged)
Date: August 29, 2006 06:26PM
Speaking of betting on the NFL...I like a future play on the New York Football Giants to win the NFC Championship at 11-1 and to win it all at 18-1...Might have to get down on that
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/29/2006 06:27PM by Uncle Buck
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they were 45-1 in August
The commercial that featured SHAQ on that diminutive horse coming from the back of the pack at Santa Anita to win by a nose...was Hilarious...what TG figure did that one earned with +300 lbs....
Uncle Buck Wrote:
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> The scramble by Eli and the catch by Tyree on 3rd
> and 5 was on par with the Immaculate Reception and
> Dwight Clark\'s \"The Catch.\"
No.
It was a great play, no doubt. But in no way compares to the Immaculate Reception or The Catch. Those 2 plays won dramatic playoff games, this simply prolonged the game winning drive.
...if the race had been run at a NYRA track while Braulio Baeza was still clerk
of scales, Shaq would have been listed at 3 pounds over, weight 117.
Enjoyed the Fed Ex carrier pigeon, and Naomi Campbell was shakin\' and bakin\' in
ways that Randy Moss and Plaxico never could.
The Belmont is a very important race, completely underrated in today\'s world of front end speed. My hope is that in my lifetime, the Breeders Cup Classic will be run at the Belmont distance. If it happens that one fact will say many good things about the state of the sport.
That said, the last two Belmont Winners do not move me in any way. They are on a par with Commendable for the poorest quality recepients of the carnations. They had enough to outlast weak and downside cycle horses but they can\'t take the race away from them. I don\'t think Jazil won again. I don\'t think Rags will prove worth the wait. We need a Belmont winner we can be excited about and one that will deepen the quality of the breed. Maybe this year we will get one.
Honour\'s career as a broodmare has just begun, they bred her to Giant\'s Causeway two years running, so don\'t expect much out of that, but for now I\'ll stick with blue hens like Alluvial, Ballade, Personal Ensign and Relaxing.
Let the Quality Horses Roll
willrichiebee Wrote:
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> Yes Archie\'s a real stud, but I am still more
> impressed with Better Than Honour
> producing back to back Belmont winners.
>
> Better Than Honour\'s 2005 foal, Casino Drive (by
> Mineshaft) is nominated for
> the 08 Triple Crown. Casino Drive is trained by
> Kazuo Fujisawa and as far as I
> can tell has not started yet. 3 in a row might be
> a stretch.
>
> A day of parades Tuesday as madness will rule in
> New Orleans and in the \"Canyon
> of Heroes\" here in Manhattan.
>
> Laissez les bon temps roulez.
That one was great, but I also enjoyed the Budwiser commercial where the horse was getting in shape for next year with the Rocky music playing in the background.
You\'re right, they don\'t compare---this play was better. Super Bowl son, Super Bowl...not a playoff game.
And I\'m a Cowboys fan, so trust me, no bias on my part.
jma11473 Wrote:
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> You\'re right, they don\'t compare---this play was
> better. Super Bowl son, Super Bowl...not a playoff
> game.
>
> And I\'m a Cowboys fan, so trust me, no bias on my
> part.
Someone with no historical perspective calling me \"son\"?? You would have to be around 65 years old to call me son. Your answer sounds like someone too youthful to understand the magnitude of those 2 plays. Calling Tyree\'s catch better is beyond absurd.
The Immaculate Reception, one of the most controversial plays in NFL history, helped launch perhaps the greatest dynasty of the Super Bowl era. It was their first playoff victory and, although they lost the next week to the undefeated Miami team, went on to dominate the 70\'s.
\"The Catch\" also launched the 49ers onto the national stage as one of the premier franchises for the next 15 years. It started the Montana legacy, one that has earned him the status of one of the all time greats. It is a signature in NFL history.
Look, Tyree\'s catch was spectacular. But if the Giants don\'t score that TD, how memorable would it be?? If that play occurred in the end zone, you are absolutely 100% correct. But it didn\'t. A non-scoring play hailed as the greatest play....go figure. The previously 2 plays stand alone. Enjoy the game, the catch, the money you won, etc... Just don\'t call it better than the other plays. Or if you want an analogy to help you better understand.....
Tyree\'s catch is Ragozin, the IM and The Catch are Thorograph. I will also add that I am a longtime Raiders fan....no bias here either. I hate Pitt and SF.
JB, as a long-time Giants fan.......can you help me convince this guy??? This is getting ridiculous.
More important play and better catch are two different questions. In context, this was Swoboda\'s catch against the Orioles.
TGJB Wrote:
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> More important play and better catch are two
> different questions.
P Dub:
Yes the Immac Reception is historic (historical?), but its difficult to call
a deflected pass a great athletic play.
I think the most overlooked play in Supe XLII was Ahmad Bradshaw fumbling the
ball away yet somehow wrestling the ball back from the defender before the ref
blew the play dead.
Wasn\'t there a famous Raider play where a Raider back fumbled a ball forward
into the end zone, and a Raider lineman recovered for a TD? Didn\'t this result
in a rule change?
P-Dub,
Also as a (former, and, formerly long-suffering) Raider fan, the IM was not a great catch. It was like a second-basemen catching a soft liner off a cracked bat. The remarkable thing about the IM was the timing of it (4th down, no time left, Raiders ahead), AND, the fact that Tatum\'s hit caused the ball to fly backwards by 20 yards (the MF couldn\'t have just knocked the ball down, NOOOOOO, he had to go for the intimidating hit every effin\' time).
And, yes, Richiebee, the Raiders are responsible for the no forward-fumble rule (along with just a few other rules, ahhhhh, as I fondly recall the silver and black\'s days on the avant garde of football legalities). I believe Todd Christensen and some others conspired to fumble and boot the ball forward on 4th down until it landed in the end zone where a Raider fell on it for the win.
Must also suggest: Lynn Swann\'s falling down catch at midfield in a Supe against (I believe) the Cowpokes?
Bob
Good point JB. Right center field was it???
Stabler about to be sacked, flips it forward underhanded, Pete Banaszak scoops it forward, Casper kicks/stumbles it the final 5 yards for the winning TD. One more reason San Diego hates us.
Magic,
Don\'t know about the soft liner reference. Harris caught it off his shoetops, sprinted 45 yards down the left sideline and shook Jimmy Warren\'s tackle at the 10 yd line. You disappoint a 9 year old, he remembers everything....and yes, Tatum always goes for the kill shot. I guess blasting Frenchy Fuqua was more im portant than winning a playoff game.
The word great has different meanings. Is it the most spectacular, the most significant, what exactly makes something greater than another?? Love the Swann catch over Washington. Lets just say Tyree\'s catch is one of the greatest of all time. I\'m good with that. Congrats JB.
P Dup\'s Raidah Holy Roller call is spot on. I was 12 years old at the time watching that game on the TV row at Montgomery Ward\'s. Raiders play by play man Bill King was going ballistic.
As for the immac reception, Madden still squirms in his sleep over that one. Technically the ball was \"double touched\" and could not be advanced downfield according to the rules at the time but this is the Raiders.
The Holy Roller even has its own page on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roller_(American_football)
The Autumn Wind is a Pirate
P-Dub,
I probably have a bias here. Yeah, Franco did catch it off his shoetops, and I probably don\'t give him enough credit. I think I\'ve just seen that replay way too many times (the sob STILL hasn\'t dropped it!), and the after-the-fact seeming inevitability of it (what with the supposed divine intervention, and all) makes it seem easier than it was.
My most bitter memory as a Raiders fan ... the \"phantom fumble\" by Denver in the AFC championship game. I SOOOO wanted to see a Raiders-Cowboys superbowl. Instead, we got \"The Big Lie\" and the Cowpokes ran roughshod over the Craig Morton-led Broncos. Bothers me to this day.
Bob