Comments for What I Saw Today at http://www.18to88.com , comment 1 to 22 out of 20 comments http://www.18to88.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:22:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1548 I don't see how lobbying for ticky-tack penalties ISN'T worthy of Tom Brady. Remember, this is the same guy who cheated and got plenty of calls on his way to "winning" three Super Bowls. The fumble against the Raiders was utterly bullsh!t, the four consecutive defensive holding/pass interference no-calls at the end of the 2003/2004 AFC Championship Game, when the Colts were driving for the tie, were blatantly ignored, and to top it off, their offense had known the defensive plays coming from the sideline for who knows how long (we never got to see those burned tapes...hmmm...) So, no, it doesn't strike me as out of character Brady to sacrifice his dignity, or what little he has left after the aforementioned strikes against it, and bitch and moan for the officials to give him one more call. - Kentman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:33:58 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1546 sticking a giant middle finger to Dr. Cass's prognostications. "No fan tells me when I can and can't play. I'm gonna play this week just because of that." - Cass Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:54:06 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1544 I'm torn. It's so hard not to be fired up with how the boys are playing on both sides of the ball, but as dungy was often heard to say, you're never as good/bad as people say you are. and there are still 12 games left in the reg. season. Anyone else thinking Fisher's going to get VY back into the lineup sunday night in a few wildcat formations? I mean, he's smart enough to see what miami did to us, and they are 0-4 after all. Nothing to lose. Lastly ... Dwight Friggin' Freeney. Seriously? "At the end of the day..." the guy is just plain unbelievable. - m@ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:45:24 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1543 Edge gives back some love -- http://www.theolympian.com/sports/story/993319.html “I’ve always said he’s the best quarterback to ever play the game. That is the way I felt,” said Edgerrin James, a reserve running back with the Seahawks who once shared the Colts backfield with Manning. “Hopefully, everyone feels that way by the time he’s done. Today, you saw the way he went out there and executed (the offense) to perfection.” - sb Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:19:27 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1541 Been at work all day. I'll try to respond to some of these: @Cass: Irsay said that Glenn will go in the RoH. I'll wait another couple of years for that to happen before putting him in the CC @JC Swine flu is the funniest joke I've heard in some time RE: Brady and lobbying for calls. I've seen Manning do it. QBs do it all the time. - DZ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:54:24 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1540 The difference is, they never get it based on their lobbying. Brady seemed to. Um, who is reffing here, anyway? Ted Williams used to get balls/strikes called like that, too. (great anecdote on that in The Brothers K, BTW, DZ) It is a very easy relinquishing of responsibility for a ref/ump to give the superstar whatever seems appropriate--the fans are happy, the league is happy, and the superstar's continued success (partly due to the beneficial calls) seems to indicate that the calls were right in the first place. Brady is not the first and won't be the last. Plus Winter's crew likes the laundry, as we all know from last year's OT loss to the Chargers. JC, Swime Flu is too trendy a name. In a few years, there will be a new malady du-jour. Yuppie Flu or Epstein-Barre would have been trendy about 15 years ago, but nothing today. I'm partial to encephalitis or meningitis, but a lot pf peole looking for Greek food might find themselves at a basketball game instead. Think how awesome an arena would sound with the crowd chanting, and alternately clapping, "Clap!" clap "Clap!" clap. Hmmm, might be considered tasteless.... - Bob M Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:37:35 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1539 Maybe the calls were right under the letter of the NFL law. And hell no, I would not have the guts to stand in the pocket with the likes of Dwight Freeney and Albert Haynesworth bearing down on me. It just seemed a little sad to see the great Tom Brady, the master of finding his third check down reciever, crying for calls on plays he was barely touched. - Doug England Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:18:41 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1538 One of the things I love about this site is that it generally does not take pot shots at other teams' players... coaches or columnists maybe, but not cheap shots at other teams' players. But with all the opinions flying around in the aftermath of the Pats/Ravens game, I going to throw my two cents worth in. Listen the league is going to do eveything it can to protect QBS, and every QB is going to gratefully take any call they can get. I get it. But Brady yesterday seemed to be lobbying for calls on plays he didn't even go to the ground. (And a couple of times his lobbying seemed to get him the calls.) I know punters fall to the ground like they've been shot to try and get a call, but it just did not seem to be worthy of Brady for him to be yelling at the ref for a call, just because a defender got close to his legs. - Doug England Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:26:25 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1537 JC is that I actually think that that might be a better name. Also of note, remember Bob Kravitz's interview response a while ago: [quote][b]12.) More people attend Indians games than Fever games on average. Far more people attend Indians games per season. Do you think the Star's coverage of the two teams is proportional to the fan interest?[/b] First, I'll say I think we've shoved the Fever down people's throats, and if I had a say in it, we'd cut back on coverage. As for the Indians, I don't know that it's all predicated on fan interest. I think people go to the Indians the way they go to the zoo. It's a great experience, but I'm not sure people care very much whether they win or lose, who's on first, who's on third, do they have a left-handed middle reliever. I can only control what I write, and I would say that I've overemphasized the Fever and given the Indians short shrift. I'm hoping to change that in the coming summers.[/quote] I don't remember seeing even one Indians column. - Cass Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:04:55 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1536 Agreed about the WR and the O-line. I'm really looking forward to the Titans game. Should tell us even more... - DemondSanders Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:00:18 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1535 What's so pleasantly surprising is how a perceived weakness (WR depth) has become a strength in one off-season. Gonzalez was thought to have the goods to become a reliable complement to Wayne but that was not assured. He had yet to take 'the leap' we were hoping he would take this year. Collie and Garcon made a couple of touch catches and took hard hits. So when Collie and Garcon show they can handle the responsibility Colts fans have to feel good about things. There doesn't appear to be a weak link in the passing game. None of this is possible without the O-line performing however. Those guys are giving Manning the time to find the mismatches. You can't help but feel good about this team. They've beaten inferior teams but it's the way they've done it that is impressive. This team takes advantage of opponents mistakes. Miami gave them a gasp of air and that's all they needed. Arizona made red zone mistakes and the Colts promptly stepped on their neck. Seattle was outmanned and they never let them in the game. Lesser teams would have let the Cards and 'Hawks hang around and win by 1 score. It's fun to watch and hope they don't peak too soon. - C Biscuit Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:02:10 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1534 The Fever? WTF kind of team name is that? Why not.....the Indiana Swine Flu? - J.C. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:37:37 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1533 great former players, when are you planning to induct Tarik Glenn as a Classic Colt? It's been a few years now, and it doesn't appear like he's going up into the Ring of Honor. - Cass Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:17:19 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1530 ...and it's a big IF, because it is the NFL, but if the Colts ever get 100% healthy, this will be the greatest team of the Indy era. The reason is that DZ was correct in saying that the defense was the elite unit of the Colts. (Although after the Dolphin's game, 18to88 readers were probably checking his meds for making such a statement.) Can we even imagine this unit with a healthy Sanders, Brackett and Hayden added to the mix? And the offense (even without Gonzo) has the feel of the 2005/2006 units where you just feel they can score at will. I believe Oester was the first to have an inkling that the offense would be this good, and boy has he been right. We've always wanted to see what would happen if Peyton ever played with an elite defense. This year may be our chance. ...IF (And by the way, Dwight Freeney is a man.) - Doug England Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:53:27 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1529 Since I didn't get the Colts game in WI, I watched the end of the Ravens/Pats game. Don'tknow what was worse - the officiating or the announcer calling them the Baltimore Colts... - funtime42 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:28:09 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1525 1. I saw scalpers trying to sell tickets to the Fever game. Truly low moment for those guys. 2. Yes, I think they should have just built a normal roof. 3. I think the Titans game will be very difficult. The Titans have nothing to lose at this point. Jeff Fisher will do something insane (and brilliant). Although Manning may throw for 500 yards to make it a moot point... - DemondSanders Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:12:24 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1524 I hate you, JC. Why did you have to bring that up? - DZ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:54:39 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1522 You guys have a WNBA team?? - J.C. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:25:39 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1521 Could you clarify your statement about the retractable roof? I assume you're saying they should have simply built a regular domed stadium instead of spending the extra $100 mil to open it up only a few times a year. As a local taxpayer, I don't disagree with that statement. In addition to the Peyback Classic, they have held 3-4 other high school football nights at LOS already this season. So that has given them several more opportunities to open up the roof & let local football fans enjoy the stadium for a much cheaper ticket price too. - Scott P Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:57:39 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/september/what-i-saw-today.html#comment-1520 This team is playing championship well, but there is still room for improvement. That's what I love about this team. They are good, really good, but can only get better - Robert I. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:50:57 +0100