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I don't think I've posted in an NFL thread since maybe 2009. I've been a Bengals fan since 1987 because I was three and like the helmets on Tecmo Bowl. Anyway, I dug out in this game we had from last time Cincinnati was in the Super Bowl and also the other football board game I have. I've never tried either, but Armchair Quarterback looks pretty cool. You get points for guessing on a play-by-play basis. You can't guess wrong, but you can leave any of them blank. Someone good at computers could probably whip up a web form to play as a group, but I wish I had looked at it earlier than today.  
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Forrest on Fire posted:The owner of the Panthers' wife. Sleeping with her does not mean he owns her that’s an awful thing to say
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DariusLikewise posted:Apparently if any Cincinnati Bengals get brought up during Hall of Fame voter meetings the head of the committee immediately stops the meeting, strikes the comments and every takes a break and is told to forget everything.
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i could never play a game where your ideal would be to predict lots of plays in a row. if there was a scorekeeper and i just had to mark on a board, it's still too much pressure. i only want to laugh, eat hot chip, or say yeah.
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DariusLikewise posted:Apparently if any off-field issues get brought during Hall of Fame voter meetings the head of the committee immediately stops the meeting, strikes the comments and every takes a break and is told to forget everything. It's strictly football-only discussion for the HOF. I don't believe this for a moment otherwise Owens would've been first-ballot.
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Feb 12, 2022 17:01
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SKULL.GIF posted:I don't believe this for a moment otherwise Owens would've been first-ballot. I think there's perfectly on field reasons to argue against Owens though. Like the dude was so toxic he was jettisoned from multiple teams for being a hot mess, despite being 'yeah, sure we'll cover up your murders' good.
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Kalli posted:I think there's perfectly on field reasons to argue against Owens though. Like the dude was so toxic he was jettisoned from multiple teams for being a hot mess, despite being 'yeah, sure we'll cover up your murders' good. The old disgusting Peter King quote about Darren Sharper was that they didn't look at criminal issues. Did Owens have off the field criminal issues other than owing a lot of women money and the time he ODed and the Dallas PD took offense to him saying he was fine? Maybe I just don't remember but it sure seems like most of his stuff was, like you said, alienating every teammate he ever played with and being a pain in the rear end.
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DeimosRising posted:Sleeping with her does not mean he owns her that’s an awful thing to say Still a less controversial owner than Richardson
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bows1 posted:I read an article about them and for the Titans game I think there was a two block line to get in and they talked to neighboring bars for overflow? yea, that’s weird. i lived in park slope for four-plus years and i don’t remember a single bengals article of clothing. park slope is pretty bad for sports bars in general. except bonnie’s. i loving love that place. also, i’m in fullerton, ca and not sure where to watch the game. any suggestions? hopefully someone here is familiar with the area. good food of any cuisine would be very welcome, but not necessary. now that i think about it, has there ever been a ‘sports bars’ thread? could be a cool idea—we all just list our favorites in our various areas and it acts as a resource for travelers. abelwingnut fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Feb 12, 2022 |
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Kalli posted:I think there's perfectly on field reasons to argue against Owens though. Like the dude was so toxic he was jettisoned from multiple teams for being a hot mess, despite being 'yeah, sure we'll cover up your murders' good. Isn’t that the definition of off field
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DeimosRising posted:Isn’t that the definition of off field If your teammates all hate you and nobody wants to play with you that’s an on the field problem because it prevents you from being on the field.
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Anybody else getting a weird vibe from this Super Bowl? More specifically, it feels to me like the NFL is trying to make it more about the league and less about the Rams and Bengals. All week I've been seeing interviews with guys like Travis Kelce, Deeboo Samuel, Marlon Humphrey, Justin Herbert and a bunch of other dudes who are not playing in the Super Bowl. And all these interviews are in LA. It's like the league forgot how to cover a game without Brady, Rodgers, or Mahomes in it. Also draft stuff seems a lot more popular than it was in years past, so the Senior Bowl and prospect talk is eating up some sports reporting bandwidth. That's been the case for a while with total degenerates like the folks on this forum, but it really feels like it hit mainstream the past few seasons. Gives the whole proceeding the feel of an off brand Super Bowl. Which is weird, because I expect this to be a very good game!
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it was supposed to be the chiefs and the rams or the bengals and the 49ers. some fanbase to carry the other one. not this
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The Puppy Bowl posted:Anybody else getting a weird vibe from this Super Bowl? More specifically, it feels to me like the NFL is trying to make it more about the league and less about the Rams and Bengals. All week I've been seeing interviews with guys like Travis Kelce, Deeboo Samuel, Marlon Humphrey, Justin Herbert and a bunch of other dudes who are not playing in the Super Bowl. And all these interviews are in LA. It's like the league forgot how to cover a game without Brady, Rodgers, or Mahomes in it. Also draft stuff seems a lot more popular than it was in years past, so the Senior Bowl and prospect talk is eating up some sports reporting bandwidth. That's been the case for a while with total degenerates like the folks on this forum, but it really feels like it hit mainstream the past few seasons. The matchup has no buzz because one of the two teams might as well be some early 90s non officially licensed football video game team.
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They're weird because their normal stars aren't in the game. I think it's gonna be one of the best Super Bowls of all time. *takes shot of Cincinnati chili* GO RAMS!
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There's no bad guy here so the buzz is low is a take I've seen going around, which I agree with as far as the players go. But both of these franchises for one reason or another are pretty hateable. We need to amplify hate in some fashion to get excited about this. Choose your fighter between Stan Kreonke and Mike Brown.
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There would be at least some more buzz if the Rams were still in St Louis
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:There would be at least some more buzz if the Rams were still in St Louis LA is such a dead football town LOL
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It’s because the Bengo fever hasn’t fully affected everyone yet. There is no cure.
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sean10mm posted:LA is such a dead football town LOL Football is HUGE here except everyone is a not-Rams, not-Chargers fan already e: I guarantee you if the Rams win there's gonna be a lot of "I was always a Rams fan" for many moons to come
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Silly Burrito posted:It’s because the Bengo fever hasn’t fully affected everyone yet. Can confirm, and much like many elements of Cincinnati and Ohio in general, Bengo fever is terminal.
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I agree that I honestly think this has the potential to be a good football game in general. An actual fun contest to watch. The NFL just doesn't know how to market it to their own fans.
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3 DONG HORSE posted:e: I guarantee you if the Rams win there's gonna be a lot of "I was always a Rams fan" for many moons to come This is what it was like in St Louis too back in the day so that's appropriate.
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god made a farmer
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3 DONG HORSE posted:e: I guarantee you if the Rams win there's gonna be a lot of "I was always a Rams fan" for many moons to come We already had one in the NFCW thread and obviously saw a similar thing a decade ago. It’s honestly harder to come up with examples of NFL teams where this wouldn’t happen if they didn’t already have a big fan base. Maybe the Commanders (lol) because the ownership and team identity situations are disastrous.
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It's already projected to be the most watched Super Bowl ever so they don't have to put much effort into hyping the run up
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King Hong Kong posted:We already had one in the NFCW thread and obviously saw a similar thing a decade ago. It happens with big fan base teams too. The pats are popular anyway, but there were a lot of lifetime pats fans who became lifetime Brady fans or disinterested/casually interested in football a couple years ago. Here in Pittsburgh there are a lot of Steelers fans, but for some reason a whole lot more when they make a playoff run.
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sean10mm posted:LA is such a dead football town LOL No, they just aren’t fans of the LA teams because the LA teams weren’t in LA until a few years ago. If the league moved a team to Portland or whatever everyone wouldn’t just drop being Seahawks fans to turn out for the Lumberjacks.
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SKULL.GIF posted:I don't believe this for a moment otherwise Owens would've been first-ballot. Seriously. And it wouldn’t have been close.
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abelwingnut posted:yea, that’s weird. i lived in park slope for four-plus years and i don’t remember a single bengals article of clothing. park slope is pretty bad for sports bars in general. I’m two blocks away from Bonnies! Dram shop is like the only good sports bar around me besides Bonnies.
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Eric Weddell is apparently going to be the Green Dot guy for the Rams which means he calling plays and has to saty on the field This sounds actually insane considering he was retired for two years and on the team for a month
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Just realized my bengals jersey is whitworth. Should I not wear it tomorrow ? gently caress
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YOLOsubmarine posted:No, they just aren’t fans of the LA teams because the LA teams weren’t in LA until a few years ago. If the league moved a team to Portland or whatever everyone wouldn’t just drop being Seahawks fans to turn out for the Lumberjacks. Counterpoint: NHL recently came back to Seattle and a lot of folks I know are using this as a chance to abandon their garbage childhood franchises. Lots of now-ex-Canucks fans bought into our season ticket group, bought a fuckton of apparel and whatnot, and celebrated when we opened our season beating Vancouver. Granted, our home games are still 20-60% visitor jerseys, but you don't get a lot of opportunities for a clean slate in fandom. The bigger problem is that LA used to have the Rams and the Raiders, and most people in LA would really rather that it had been the latter that returned.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Eric Weddell is apparently going to be the Green Dot guy for the Rams which means he calling plays and has to stay on the field https://theathletic.com/3116863/2022/02/08/meant-to-be-how-eric-weddle-interrupted-his-retirement-to-help-lead-the-rams-to-the-super-bowl/ The Athletic posted:Weddle helped set the tone in the Rams’ victory, playing all 51 snaps forcefully and leading the team with nine tackles.... The whole read is pretty engrossing. Suffice it to say, putting the whole defense on Weddle's back for the Superbowl is a gutsy call.
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No one cares except for Bengals fans because Rams fans abandoned the team when they moved, California is a poo poo state for clowns, and the rare good Bengals fan is less audible than usual because they have a bunch of newfound bandwagon fans. That being said the biggest losers no matter the outcome is the Browns fanbase. They can inhale copium and say “I love Ohio!!! Go Ohio team!” But their choices are: 1. The team that turned around a cursed Frank he’s in 2 drafts despite your Cleveland doody crew having like 20 of the same drafts and ending up with nothing 2. OBJ going to do insanely rude donuts for being 100% right getting out of Cleveland and the other joke franchise, the Lions, showing that they are a quicksand of bullshit for good players and the MOMENT they escape, greatness lays down on them Go rams
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the steelers camp has been reduced to the above for 5 minutes. please enjoy
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Mr-Spain posted:https://twitter.com/thedickbutkus/status/1492702739780059141?s=20&t=0k1-aX05hZ4xz3TPqFK_dQ He’s probably right but I’m hoping for something more fun to watch than the last time the Rams were in the super bowl
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