Re: Week 9 NFL Picks

2006-11-06 Thread pencimen
JDG wrote: > So, in other words, you judge QB's in part by factors that are > completely outside their control? In part, of course. If a QB with fantastic potential is badly injured early in their career, never to reach his potential, will he ever be considered great? If a QB with potential end

Re: Week 9 NFL Picks

2006-11-06 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "pencimen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He's got a long way to go to prove that to me. You can put up gaudy > numbers and win a lot of regular season games (Dan Marino and the > young John Elway) but you don't achieve greatness in football in the > regular season. Montan

Re: Week 9 NFL Picks

2006-11-04 Thread Julia Thompson
John D. Giorgis wrote: Indianapolis at New England - Amidst all the talk about the "instant classic" of last week's Colts-Broncos game, something has been lost - the Indy was completely unable to stop anybody on the ground, and only won because of a masterful performance by someone who will some

Re: Week 9 NFL Picks

2006-11-04 Thread Julia Thompson
pencimen wrote: In any case, every time I turn on a football game there's an official making yet another god-awful call. What, is the mafia running the game now? At least I haven't heard about any death threats against NFL refs for bad calls Julia

Re: Week 9 NFL Picks

2006-11-04 Thread Bryon Daly
On 11/4/06, pencimen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: JDG wrote: > ... and only > won because of a masterful performance by someone who will someday be > regarded as the best QB in NFL History. He's got a long way to go to prove that to me. You can put up gaudy numbers and win a lot of regular seas

Re: Week 9 NFL Picks

2006-11-04 Thread pencimen
JDG wrote: > ... and only > won because of a masterful performance by someone who will someday be > regarded as the best QB in NFL History. He's got a long way to go to prove that to me. You can put up gaudy numbers and win a lot of regular season games (Dan Marino and the young John Elway) but

Week 9 NFL Picks

2006-11-04 Thread John D. Giorgis
A decent enough 9-5 last week, but still five games back of my Dad - whom I'll be joining in Buffalo this week for Bills-Packers Houston at NY Giants - Lock of the week. the Giants' passrush aught to terrorize whomever the Texans trot out at QB. Pick: GIANTS New Orleans at Tampa Bay - Tampa Ba

Re: Week 9 NFL Picks

2003-11-08 Thread Julia Thompson
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, John D. Giorgis wrote: > Washington at Dallas - Washington is down to their third-string running > back, and Chad Morton and Rock Cartwright are no Arlen Harris. This is > going to force Patrick Ramsey to throw almost every down, which will > probably get him killed behind

Week 9 NFL Picks

2003-10-29 Thread John D. Giorgis
Well, its official I'm now doing worse at predicting NFL games than I ever dreamed possible. Still, I am nothing if not stubborn, so here are this week's picks: Carolina at Houston - Its hard to see Tony Banks doing well against this defense. Pick: PANTHERS Indianapolis at Miami - Well, I'