Top Flops? Writers predicting Patriots & Cowboys losses

scooterp7 · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 21

On Jan 10, 1:39 pm, Sri Krsna wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> >>>Is there some reason you're ignoring my retort to your idiotic rant
> >>>about how the Steel Curtain would beat the 2007 Pats?
>
> >>I don't mean to take anything away from these guys becasue they were
> >>awsome players of their generation, but....
>
> >>- At 6'5", 275, Mean Joe would be an OLB in our system and not a DT.
> >>- Both Lambert and Ham would be big safeties
>
> >You forgot to transmogrify.
>
> My bad. I'll try to convince my g/f to transmogrify her left breast into
> Godzookie and see how it stacks up againt the Steel Curtain.

Great, make a big joke at the expense of the optimal attributes of the
Transmogrifier.

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observer · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 196

wrote ...

>On Jan 9, 2:57 pm, "observer" wrote:
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>> Top Flops?
>> http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0109/nfl_brady_romo_war_top.jpg
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>>
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>> Jaguars Will Win
>>
>> ESPN, Jeremy Green
>> http://tinyurl.com/ywfhv3
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>> Giants Will Win
>>
>> ESPN, Seth Wickersham
>> http://tinyurl.com/2bkohp
>> ---
>
>An excellent, spot-on analysis by Seth Wickersham. Dallas will be
>lucky to get an offensive touchdown. Too many injuries + no running
>game + weak pass defense. It's over...

All injured players expected to be at
full health, except T.O. Romo's thumb,
a question mark. Gurode, fully healthy
and back for the first time since the
3rd quarter of the Eagles @ Dallas
game. Terry Glenn, fully healthy for
the first time this season. Anthony
Henry & Terence Newman, back to
their healthiest of the season.

Running game, expected to be back
to form with the return of Gurode.

Pass defense, the Cowboys ranked
highly in passer-rating defense and
in sacks, despite injuries to their
top 2 corners, said corners expected
to be at their healthiest of the sea-
son this Sunday.

T.O.? Unknown if he'll play or how
effective he would be at either re-
ceiving or at being a decoy were
he to play.

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MZ · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 130

wrote in message @m34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> My perspective was aroused by the suggetion that because of "total
> points", the Pats were therefore, somehow, the best team in NFL
> history.

That suggestion was made only in your mind, then. I said they were the most
prolific offense.

observer · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 196

wrote ...
>
> observer wrote:
> >
> > All injured players expected to be at
> > full health, except T.O. Romo's thumb,
> > a question mark. Gurode, fully healthy
> > and back for the first time since the
> > 3rd quarter of the Eagles @ Dallas
>
> WTF are you typing this on, a VIC20?

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Husky · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 94

On Jan 10, 3:13 pm, scoote...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jan 10, 12:56 pm, "MZ" wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
>
> >@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > >What would have to happen is that you would have to Transmogrify the
> > >pats 2007 team to the 70's where they would have prepared and operated
> > >at that standard. Or, you need to Super Transmogrify the very
> > >personalities and physical attributes of the 70's Steelers Team to
> > >todays standard of (or evolution of) preparation and execution. With
> > >that I think the tougher minds of the Steeler personalities would
> > >prevail over the more pampered, cuturally compromised personas of the
> > >pusses that are the Pats.
>
> > So, basically, with magic the Steelers would be the better team. Got it.
>
> Actually, it is apparent that you just don't get it. You prolly don't
> even understand what a Transmogrifier is. Think time machine. With
> such a device you can afford the 70's Steelers all the advantages that
> have come as a consequence of the advancement of athletic conditioning
> that has resulted in a greater understanding of the body , especially
> via medical science. Then and only then we can compare apples with
> apples. But then, even after that the pats would end up stinking it up
> like a curdled mango.

Here's an analogy for you. Take a GREAT middleweight and move him up
to a LH or Hvy and watch him become average or worse. Those Steelers
had 205 LB's in an era where steroids were available. Some may have
gotten bigger, but they may have gotten slower too.

scooterp7 · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 21

On Jan 10, 2:31 pm, Husky wrote:
> On Jan 10, 3:13 pm, scoote...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 10, 12:56 pm, "MZ" wrote:
>
> > > wrote in message
>
> > >@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com....
>
> > > >What would have to happen is that you would have to Transmogrify the
> > > >pats 2007 team to the 70's where they would have prepared and operated
> > > >at that standard. Or, you need to Super Transmogrify the very
> > > >personalities and physical attributes of the 70's Steelers Team to
> > > >todays standard of (or evolution of) preparation and execution. With
> > > >that I think the tougher minds of the Steeler personalities would
> > > >prevail over the more pampered, cuturally compromised personas of the
> > > >pusses that are the Pats.
>
> > > So, basically, with magic the Steelers would be the better team. Got it.
>
> > Actually, it is apparent that you just don't get it. You prolly don't
> > even understand what a Transmogrifier is. Think time machine. With
> > such a device you can afford the 70's Steelers all the advantages that
> > have come as a consequence of the advancement of athletic conditioning
> > that has resulted in a greater understanding of the body , especially
> > via medical science. Then and only then we can compare apples with
> > apples. But then, even after that the pats would end up stinking it up
> > like a curdled mango.
>
> Here's an analogy for you. Take a GREAT middleweight and move him up
> to a LH or Hvy and watch him become average or worse. Those Steelers
> had 205 LB's in an era where steroids were available. Some may have
> gotten bigger, but they may have gotten slower too.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Oooh boy. Y'all still not gettin' it. Sorry I've been away (although
not) . We keep getting claxons then getting turned back (work in a
firehouse). Anyhoo, Try this on. The 70's patriots are the same
personnel as the ' 07 pats. Only difference is that they are brought
up in the same venue (training, development,etc...) that was common
(the standard) of all teams of that era. In that scenario. The
Steelers or even the Cowboys trounce the pats.

Husky · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 94

On Jan 10, 4:56 pm, scoote...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jan 10, 2:31 pm, Husky wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jan 10, 3:13 pm, scoote...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 10, 12:56 pm, "MZ" wrote:
>
> > > > wrote in message
>
> > > >@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > > >What would have to happen is that you would have to Transmogrify the
> > > > >pats 2007 team to the 70's where they would have prepared and operated
> > > > >at that standard. Or, you need to Super Transmogrify the very
> > > > >personalities and physical attributes of the 70's Steelers Team to
> > > > >todays standard of (or evolution of) preparation and execution. With
> > > > >that I think the tougher minds of the Steeler personalities would
> > > > >prevail over the more pampered, cuturally compromised personas of the
> > > > >pusses that are the Pats.
>
> > > > So, basically, with magic the Steelers would be the better team. Got it.
>
> > > Actually, it is apparent that you just don't get it. You prolly don't
> > > even understand what a Transmogrifier is. Think time machine. With
> > > such a device you can afford the 70's Steelers all the advantages that
> > > have come as a consequence of the advancement of athletic conditioning
> > > that has resulted in a greater understanding of the body , especially
> > > via medical science. Then and only then we can compare apples with
> > > apples. But then, even after that the pats would end up stinking it up
> > > like a curdled mango.
>
> > Here's an analogy for you. Take a GREAT middleweight and move him up
> > to a LH or Hvy and watch him become average or worse. Those Steelers
> > had 205 LB's in an era where steroids were available. Some may have
> > gotten bigger, but they may have gotten slower too.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Oooh boy. Y'all still not gettin' it. Sorry I've been away (although
> not) . We keep getting claxons then getting turned back (work in a
> firehouse). Anyhoo, Try this on. The 70's patriots are the same
> personnel as the ' 07 pats. Only difference is that they are brought
> up in the same venue (training, development,etc...) that was common
> (the standard) of all teams of that era. In that scenario. The
> Steelers or even the Cowboys trounce the pats.

Hey Sparky, we get what you're saying, but not buying into it! All
you have is your opinion (you know what they say about that) and you
imaginary time machine. You've brought silliness to a new level.
BTW, out of curiosity, How many African Americans were on those old
Packer teams?

scooterp7 · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 21

On Jan 10, 3:04 pm, Husky Thought he had something
ingenious to say, came out of his hole, and went on to embarass
himself by announcing this NEWSFLASH,
"Hey Sparky, we get what you're saying, but not buying into it! All
you have is your opinion".

Erm... DUH.
That is why in my earlier post I stated,

"IMHO the patsies would lose out."

Isn't EVERYONE here stating opinions outside of a few facts that they
use to support their opinions/assertions. When we talk about the
greatest team, It is all subjective and OPIONATED. Now get back in yer
hole.

MZ · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 130

wrote in message @k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>What would have to happen is that you would have to Transmogrify the
>pats 2007 team to the 70's where they would have prepared and operated
>at that standard. Or, you need to Super Transmogrify the very
>personalities and physical attributes of the 70's Steelers Team to
>todays standard of (or evolution of) preparation and execution. With
>that I think the tougher minds of the Steeler personalities would
>prevail over the more pampered, cuturally compromised personas of the
>pusses that are the Pats.

So, basically, with magic the Steelers would be the better team. Got it.

Sri Krsna · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 257

je.s.te.r@hehxduhmp.org wrote:

>In alt.sports.football.pro.ne-patriots scooterp7@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>>It's just a writing style originating in the '70's by Chicago Bear
>>Dick Butkus.
>>
>>
>Is there some reason you're ignoring my retort to your idiotic rant
>about how the Steel Curtain would beat the 2007 Pats?
>
>

I don't mean to take anything away from these guys becasue they were
awsome players of their generation, but....

- At 6'5", 275, Mean Joe would be an OLB in our system and not a DT.
- Both Lambert and Ham would be big safeties

scooterp7 · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 21

On Jan 10, 3:52 pm, "MZ" wrote:
> wrote in message
>
> @i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >Isn't EVERYONE here stating opinions outside of a few facts that they
> >use to support their opinions/assertions.
>
> ...and of course the schematics for the transmogrifier.

Yeah, well..., I'm workin' on it.

MZ · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 130

wrote in message @d70g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Actually, it is apparent that you just don't get it. You prolly don't
> even understand what a Transmogrifier is. Think time machine. With
>such a device you can afford the 70's Steelers all the advantages that
> have come as a consequence of the advancement of athletic conditioning
>that has resulted in a greater understanding of the body , especially
>via medical science. Then and only then we can compare apples with
>apples. But then, even after that the pats would end up stinking it up
>like a curdled mango.

But why are you spending so much time and energy trying to transform an
orange into an apple? You acknowledge that training, medical science,
salaries, the evolution of knowledge in the game, etc has led to better
football teams, and that you would need to give society of yesteryear all
those same advantages to come up with an equivalent team (somehow including
all the innovations in football that occurred in the 80s, 90s, and 00s,
which would be a hard thing to give to the 70s Steelers). Perhaps without
meaning to, you've conceded the point. But for some reason nostalgia is
preventing you from saying, "yeah, as great as football was 30 years ago,
and as much as I enjoyed the spirit of the game back then, teams today are
better." ...even though you're essentially saying the same thing in code
with your time machines and transmogrifiers.

scooterp7 · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 21

On Jan 10, 3:52 pm, "MZ" wrote:
> wrote in message
>
> @i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >Isn't EVERYONE here stating opinions outside of a few facts that they
> >use to support their opinions/assertions.
>
> ...and of course the schematics for the transmogrifier.

Yeah, well..., I'm workin' on 'em.

Husky · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 94

On Jan 10, 5:48 pm, scooteriq42...@gmail.com wrotesilly stuff:
> On Jan 10, 3:04 pm, Husky Thought he had something
> ingenious to say, came out of his hole, and went on to embarass
> himself by announcing this NEWSFLASH,
Yeah, I'm "embarassed."
> "Hey Sparky, we get what you're saying, but not buying into it! All
> you have is your opinion".
>
> Erm... DUH.
That's the brightest thing you've said, to date.
> That is why in my earlier post I stated,
Before or after you time traveled?
>
> "IMHO the patsies would lose out."
Opinions again? That and a buck will get you a cup of coffee.
>
> Isn't EVERYONE here stating opinions outside of a few facts that they
> use to support their opinions/assertions. When we talk about the
> greatest team, It is all subjective and OPIONATED. Now get back in yer
> hole.
The difference is you're stating them as though they're facts while
others are pragmatically analyzing the possibilities, but then you're
entitled to your "OPIONION."

Paul Dalrymple · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 24

je.s.te.r@hehxduhmp.org wrote:
>
> Anyways, I'm done responding to you until you start posting with
> properly formatted headers, as I have to go and hand edit them in
> order to post.

What program do you use to read Usenet?