american football

[fergus8]

pittsburgh steelers loyal here!

decided they were my team when i watched them grind out a 3 nil win in the last minute playing anti football on a sodden pitch

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80492e98

[vegaslover]

I'm a Bears fan myself.
They were very good in the 80's when it was on channel 4 but are pretty ave nowadays.
Used to play when I was younger too.

[gatso]

Rich, have you seen this play for S. Carolina against Kentucky? abs incred.

this is what you do when you have an ex QB @ WR and an ex WR @ QB

[TightEnd]

Rich, have you seen this play for S. Carolina against Kentucky? abs incred.

this is what you do when you have an ex QB @ WR and an ex WR @ QB

linky pls

[gatso]

Rich, have you seen this play for S. Carolina against Kentucky? abs incred.

this is what you do when you have an ex QB @ WR and an ex WR @ QB

linky pls

lol, oops. that would help I suppose. here ya go

[TightEnd]

great stuff

odd play though at that stage! stick it up yr jumper, run the clock and kick 3 points!

[gatso]

great stuff

odd play though at that stage! stick it up yr jumper, run the clock and kick 3 points!

yep, don't think any other coach would even call for a throw there let alone that play. run it 2 yards and you've won the game, if not it only a 30 yd fg to win it

how's your knowledge of Spurrier? he seems to have gone straight from being the best paid coach in the NFL to coaching college football. any idea if that's cos he used to call crazy plays like this at the Redskins?

[TightEnd]

Huge ego, successful college coach in Florida..went to NFL and rubbed up his players the wrong way. His style, aggressive and gambling, was also far more easily countered in the Pros where the defenses are so much better and plays have a lot less time to develop. In the play you linked to it was a good 8-10 seconds beofre the throw came...you get 4-5 seconds in the pros

Went to S Carolina where he can be big boss, with fewer pressures and still be paid $$$$$


the ex Atlanta coach Bobby Petrino, and Pete Carroll at USC are similar.....

[gatso]

while I remember, have you read 'playing for pizza'?

[TightEnd]

while I remember, have you read 'playing for pizza'?

no sir

linky please

[gatso]

while I remember, have you read 'playing for pizza'?

no sir

linky please

cba to find a link. 'tis a Grisham novel, fact based about an NFL journeyman QB who ends up playing pro football in Italy. my copy's going in the cupboard never to be seen again but I'll bring it up to Blackpool for you if you fancy having a read

[TightEnd]

cheers thanks


will be much cheaper than alternative entertainment at 2am on Sunday morning!

[Matt50]

I have watched American Football since the mid 80's and always followed Chicago Bears as 'my' team.

IMO it is the best of the American games by far, and also one of my most profitable betting markets.

Having looked at the odds for the Superbowl this season, the value to me is Dallas Cowboys at 10/1. 
What do you think Tighty?  Who do you fancy to win it?  And where do you think the value is in the market?

[TightEnd]

Minnesota in the NFC

Pittsburgh in the AFC

Value bets at 33-1 each

favourite wise..the likes of the usual suspects Colts, Chargers,Patriots inthe AFC and Cowboys etc int he NFC will be there or thereabouts in the play offs

[steeveg]

think a decent bet may be who has the most passing yards, dont think the big fav brady will win this season, so looking for a bet, manning should do well but has to have a surgery and wil be out for 6 weeks , ,not sure  how bad it will affect  his season, no cert but 5/1+ for brees may be a good bet