Wild Card Weekend Game Thread

[ChrisPozz]

Ted Sundquist:

Sports sleep specialist says SEA would be better off staying on east coast in prep for ATL (all things equal). He works w/ SF Giants!

 

[TobyTyler]

Word is Clemons tore his ACL. Just means more time for Irvin.

I hope he recovers immediately after the NFC Championship game if the 49ers make it that far.

 

[clyde_carbon]

Well, he's also a cheater.

For using Aderall? Lol.

 

[MHSL82]

I have to admit I underestimated Russell Wilson. I thought he wouldn't be a very good QB at all. Boy was I wrong so far. He's a pain in the ass.

RGIII, on the other hand, I thought would be average or so because his body wouldn't be able to hold up the way he plays. Well, I might be right about that one.

That's true but it seems people have said the way he's injured himself wasn't from the way he was playing and today's injury wasn't like that either. But I didn't see the main injury more than once, so I don't know. I agree that he does have a style that opens him up to injury. It seems Wilson would too, based on how much he runs and his blocking he did today. I don't know hard you could blast him when he goes to try and block. I always worry about QBs, unless they're playing us.

 

[deep9er]

you can't help see Wilson has a lot of those intangibles? he looks more comfortable than either Luck or RGIII, operating each of their offenses.

i'm sure the reply will be Luck and RGIII have higher ceilings? yes, no argument here, but from watching them today, Wilson looks most comfortable. he was obviously good in our last game against them.

 

[NinerSickness]

I don't think Wilson looke more comfortable than Luck; I think he just has FAR better talent around him & far less pressure on him.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Just saw this from Sando:

Lynch, fighting a frequent cough as he sat on a stool before his locker, was convinced someone had run off with his socks. Lynch pointed a finger toward the man seated at the next locker stall, Robinson. The two are close friends. Lynch has even been known to babysit Robinson's children.

Who in their right mind would leave Marshawn Lynch unsupervised with children? I would hesitate to leave him unsupervised period.

 

[Flyingiguana]

Just saw this from Sando:

Lynch, fighting a frequent cough as he sat on a stool before his locker, was convinced someone had run off with his socks. Lynch pointed a finger toward the man seated at the next locker stall, Robinson. The two are close friends. Lynch has even been known to babysit Robinson's children.

Who in their right mind would leave Marshawn Lynch unsupervised with children? I would hesitate to leave him unsupervised period.

i wanna know who beat lynch with the ugly stick?

 

[Jikkle]

Just saw this from Sando:

Lynch, fighting a frequent cough as he sat on a stool before his locker, was convinced someone had run off with his socks. Lynch pointed a finger toward the man seated at the next locker stall, Robinson. The two are close friends. Lynch has even been known to babysit Robinson's children.

Who in their right mind would leave Marshawn Lynch unsupervised with children? I would hesitate to leave him unsupervised period.

I bet you everyone has Skittles for breakfast.

 

[TobyTyler]

Boy, I was really put off by Griffin's post-game interview with all his bragging about his toughnes and how he was a "man" for playing through the pain, and his talk about how the team can't win without him. It was a disgrace especially since it was clear he could not function and his performance was abysmal once he hurt the knee again just before the second TD. His performance cost the team the game. Check the following disgraceful tweet from Griffin:

''Many may question, criticize & think they have all the right answers. But few have been in the line of fire in battle,'' Griffin tweeted.

Well guess what Mr. Griffin, neither have you! Your tweet is an embarrassment and a slap in the face to all those who have been in the line of fire during battle.

 

[maniax]

I bet you everyone has Skittles for breakfast.

LOL!

By the time you get home from date night instead of your kids being in bed, they are all wired up on sugar and bouncing off the walls because Marshawn gave them too many Skittles.

 

[bvanthielriceyoung]

For using Aderall? Lol.

Aderall according to Sherman. Anybody that tests positive for steroids, its probably in the best interest for themselves to just say they were taking aderall so they dont get the whole "juicing image" because the NFL doesnt release what they actually tested positive for.

 

[Bemular]

Aderall according to Sherman. Anybody that tests positive for steroids, its probably in the best interest for themselves to just say they were taking aderall so they dont get the whole "juicing image" because the NFL doesnt release what they actually tested positive for.

Interesting point

 

[TobyTyler]

Interesting point

I have my suspicions about Marshawn Lynch as well. His body and his running style have changed too much since he got to Seattle.

 

[MHSL82]

I have my suspicions about Marshawn Lynch as well. His body and his running style have changed too much since he got to Seattle.

Well, if his running style had stayed the same but the results got better wouldn't that have been more damning than his running style changing? Because couldn't altering a deficient running style to a better one help him statistically? Whereas if he stuck with the same deficient running style but did better, I would assume steroids could be a possibility physically.

I have no argument with the body changing. If it indeed has changed faster than honest working out, then yeah, that could be a possibility.

 

[tomikcon1971]

I have my suspicions about Marshawn Lynch as well. His body and his running style have changed too much since he got to Seattle.

Skittles......

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

Guys, a HUGE number of NFL guys take something or other. Once you factor in things like fast-acting testosterone, which is almost impossible to catch if the user is even slightly smart about it, you see how easy it is to get away with.

And I wouldn't doubt that there are a lot of substances like the cream/clear out there that the testers just don't know about yet.......the only reason they ever found out about those was an obsessive investigator that was going through BALCO's trash to find dirt.

 

[MHSL82]

Guys, a HUGE number of NFL guys take something or other. Once you factor in things like fast-acting testosterone, which is almost impossible to catch if the user is even slightly smart about it, you see how easy it is to get away with.

And I wouldn't doubt that there are a lot of substances like the cream/clear out there that the testers just don't know about yet.......the only reason they ever found out about those was an obsessive investigator that was going through BALCO's trash to find dirt.

Which is one reason why I think punishing everyone they catch is still the best option. I know that it puts the emphasis on not being caught, as opposed to leveling out the field (testing and punishing everyone or allowing everyone to steroid up would actually accomplish that). I know this is not what you were saying, but I've heard people claim the "everyone's doing it" to argue for leniency or acquittal and that to me is "allowing everyone to steroid up." It doesn't solve the problem - neither solve the problem, but it at least punishes those we can find. If someone gets by with steroids and is never caught, so be it. Bad luck of the draw if you get caught, but you're still guilty.

It's like those who think the solution to illegal immigration is amnesty, as if that would stop us from needing to grant amnesty 20 years from now. There's no way to legally make it impossible to grant later, so that just takes away one reason to do it the right way. I'm not saying that this is the reason why people would come, it just isn't a solution, that is all.

If there's amnesty but still the difficulty of doing it legally and the chance of getting amnesty later, it doesn't accomplish much and just adds to the problem. To me, a compromise would be to make it easier to come legally and then actually do something about those who came illegally. "Do something" doesn't necessarily mean deportation, but it also isn't grant citizenship or permanent residency either. Maybe the alternative to amnesty is to allow those here illegally to apply for permanent residency without that on their record. Those who do not apply, are treated the same as they are now. There would have to be a uniformly applied and fairness to the application - so I see that as a big concern.

I know there will still be distrust from immigrants and therefore some won't go and apply, but I don't know another solution that's good for the long term. Also, if one applies and is denied, I think deportation would be harsh when they are now doing the right thing - the compromise should include a sort of forgiveness (no legal judgment) against them - so maybe a work visa if they have a job? But if they don't have a job, I don't know what to do. Everyone has a family so that makes it both hard to punish and too easy to use as a reason for letting everyone who illegally came to not do anything. Give them a chance to make it right, don't just deport them, and be lenient when granting the new applications.

Some businesses that pay under the table wouldn't like this because it would presumably force them to pay fairly by incentivizing new applications for residency. Those being paid under the table do not have the leverage, as they are replaceable, and would not likely challenge their employment. So there would need to also be some type of crack-down on these under-the-table arrangements, not from an immigration standpoint, but avoided tax foundation. I know that messes it up for those who work there, as they can't get work elsewhere, but if they are given a chance to apply, perhaps with no cost and a certain period of time, it would allow some to do so.

I know there are people who just want to deport everyone who came here illegally or stayed here illegally. I don't think that's realistic nor necessarily the best thing. There also are those who want free movement between countries, that's not realistic either. There's no way that those concerned, right or wrongly, about terrorism to let that happen. BTW, I'm not just talking about one ethnicity or place of origin.

 

[Flyingiguana]

I have my suspicions about Marshawn Lynch as well. His body and his running style have changed too much since he got to Seattle.

whats in those skittles?