The NFL and NBA thread - Page 690

**tygrkhat40** · January 22nd, 2017, 02:46 PM

Conference Championships
Sun, 1/22
NFC
Green Bay at Atlanta
AFC
Pittsburgh at New England

The Pack has been hot that last few weeks, but both their receiving corps and DB's are hurting...I want Pittsburgh to win, but even with their weaknesses, I don't see the Pats losing it.

Good luck everyone!

**tsunamiSD** · January 22nd, 2017, 06:35 PM

Chargers' curious, shocking end

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The following account of the demise of a San Diego institution is pieced together from accounts by sources in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York and places in between – people in and around the machinations whose information has proved as reliable as any versions given over the course of this saga. Their independent accounts of what transpired and what was attempted – being that they are sources from the league, other teams, city government and the Chargers – provide a sketch of the final days of San Diego’s NFL team.

The NFL team that might move to San Diego

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Amid all the dismissive talk about San Diego’s dwindling chances of getting another NFL team, about the end of the league’s relocation era as quickly as it began, about how once the Raiders finalize their move to Las Vegas the other 31 owners will stand pat, maybe we are overlooking one franchise and its prospects of coming to America’s Finest City.The Chargers.
No, really.
I didn’t say the Chargers and Dean Spanos. I said the Chargers.

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So say the Chargers sell, and say they do it before the team has gained traction in L.A., before lightning bolt stickers have peeled off San Diego bumpers.
The new owner, presumably with deeper pockets and a keener business acumen, assesses the L.A. market. They’re the third most popular NFL team after the Raiders and Rams. They’re the fifth most popular football team after the Raiders, Rams, USC and UCLA, and maybe the sixth after Mater Dei High. Coverage is buried next to the agate page in the L.A. Times sports section. They’re fighting for eyeballs and wallets with the Rams, Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, Angels, Kings, Ducks, Galaxy, Trojans, Bruins.
And less than two hours south by moving van is a powder-blue nation pining for you.
You offer to build a new stadium in Mission Valley, not downtown, and you might even get some assistance from the city and county because your last name isn’t Spanos. The NFL probably chips in. Kroenke might even as well, to jettison the JV team tearing up his field when the varsity is out of town.
You don’t drive to San Diego. You ride into town on a white horse.
Could it, might it happen one day?
The distance between plausible and probable is 123 miles.

**SanteeFats** · January 22nd, 2017, 10:56 PM

Hey got the Falcon's win now I hope for the Pat's. God how times change I used to detest them and now I root for them. See what the Chargers have done to me.

**ultimatewarlord** · January 23rd, 2017, 01:31 AM

Well, another Superbowl appearance is in the bag for the mighty Pats. A hilarious irony today with slimy Ryan Grigson being given the boot by the Colts. He and Mike Kensil were the prime conspirators in the deflategate set-up. The big concern for me is that the Falcons are the best offense I've seen since the greatest show on turf.

**Motorboater** · January 23rd, 2017, 03:58 AM

How can I rip into the Patriots now ultimatewarlord has re entered the building?

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

Hey got the Falcon's win now I hope for the Pat's. God how times change I used to detest them and now I root for them. See what the Chargers have done to me.

Stockholm syndrome?

**Motorboater** · January 23rd, 2017, 04:00 AM

The Packers were lame, insipid, embarrassing. But not as lame, insipid and embarrassing as the "Happy Daytona Day" commercials I saw.

What the hell was that??? I like motorsport. But that made me cringe.

What are you guys doing over there? Stop it now!

**tygrkhat40** · January 25th, 2017, 01:57 PM

SUPER BOWL LI

New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons

Good luck gentlemen!

**SanteeFats** · January 25th, 2017, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

SUPER BOWL LI

New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons

Good luck gentlemen!

Gentlemen????

**tygrkhat40** · January 26th, 2017, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

Gentlemen????

I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.

**diamelsx** · January 26th, 2017, 04:33 PM

So nobody doing a pick em for the Pro Bowl?. I wondered why thy the Shield even has that game?

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January 22nd, 2017, 02:46 PM	#6891
tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 153,135 Times in 9,629 Posts	Conference Championships Sun, 1/22 NFC Green Bay at Atlanta AFC Pittsburgh at New England The Pack has been hot that last few weeks, but both their receiving corps and DB's are hurting...I want Pittsburgh to win, but even with their weaknesses, I don't see the Pats losing it. Good luck everyone! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

January 23rd, 2017, 01:31 AM	#6894
ultimatewarlord Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,474 Thanks: 8,328 Thanked 15,982 Times in 1,441 Posts	Well, another Superbowl appearance is in the bag for the mighty Pats. A hilarious irony today with slimy Ryan Grigson being given the boot by the Colts. He and Mike Kensil were the prime conspirators in the deflategate set-up. The big concern for me is that the Falcons are the best offense I've seen since the greatest show on turf. __________________ The British Government is a disgrace.

January 25th, 2017, 01:57 PM	#6897
tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 153,135 Times in 9,629 Posts	SUPER BOWL LI New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons Good luck gentlemen! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

January 26th, 2017, 04:33 PM	#6900
diamelsx Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Around the way Posts: 2,680 Thanks: 28,302 Thanked 29,583 Times in 2,673 Posts	So nobody doing a pick em for the Pro Bowl?. I wondered why thy the Shield even has that game? __________________ No one has more fairweather friends than the truth...

January 22nd, 2017, 10:56 PM	#6893
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,942 Thanks: 282,146 Thanked 815,573 Times in 60,985 Posts	Hey got the Falcon's win now I hope for the Pat's. God how times change I used to detest them and now I root for them. See what the Chargers have done to me.

January 23rd, 2017, 04:00 AM	#6896
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,333 Thanks: 41,558 Thanked 38,533 Times in 4,306 Posts	The Packers were lame, insipid, embarrassing. But not as lame, insipid and embarrassing as the "Happy Daytona Day" commercials I saw. What the hell was that??? I like motorsport. But that made me cringe. What are you guys doing over there? Stop it now!