National Football League 2018

shoeless said:
Riggins was a beast, as were Csonka and Franco Harris. Campbell was in another class though. The way he would run through people was impressive.

The game has changed a lot since the 70s. It's more about speed than power now. I'm sure Joe Theisman wishes they had some of today's QB rules back then. Of course, we wouldn't have one of the most disturbing highlight reels in history if that was the case.
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Just re-watched the clip on youtube. Not sure what today's rules would have done to prevent that. LT tackled him, maybe got a piece of the facemask, but not really a horse collar, and rolled up on his leg on the way down. Theisman's own guys pile on after, which would have been late by today's standards, but it was his own team.

I like that power game, peppered with a good air game. Which was why I loved the Marshawn era Seahawks so much. Also, power with grace. Watching Lynch's lower body cut back and forth and propel direction changes underneath that huge and strong torso and center of mass was a thing of beauty. Riggins was a beast, and very effective. I don't think he was as aesthetically impressive to watch. More like a guy in rugby that can move the whole scrum himself. Otherwise looked like a huge drunken sailor careening down the hotel hallway. Both he and Marshawn had that amazing second (and third) efforts for yards after contact.
 
Yeah, one of the downsides of having a downtown sports venue. It's the same in any city with a Baseball park smack dab in the middle of the nightlife and bar scene. Denver, Baltimore, Chicago etc. It adds a bunch of already well lubed idiots to a cornucopia of places to keep on pounding booze, and that is already a prime environment for drunken brawls. These areas see that shit nightly anyway, so game night just adds more douchebaggery to the scene.

But...

Back when the Padres and Chargers both played at The Q, which was pretty well isolated and definitely not walking distance to any such scene, the morons just had their pissing matches in the stadium halls or the parking lot.

BTW, on a thread relevant note: a friend just told me The Chargers are 5-2... is this true?!
 
sunvalleylaw said:
I got to see a fight outside a bar (might have been an English Pub of some kind, only place we could get a seat for food, which wasn't bad) in the gaslamp quarter after a Padre's game let out last spring. Pretty amusing. Not much of a fight. More rooster strutting, a quick wrestle and a couple punches, one guy down briefly, then breaking up and more rooster strutting and finger pointing. Amusing in a sad sort of way.
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sunvalleylaw said:
Might have been the Union Pub. Can't remember for sure.
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Yeah, one of the downsides of having a downtown sports venue. It's the same in any city with a Baseball park smack dab in the middle of the nightlife and bar scene. Denver, Baltimore, Chicago etc. It adds a bunch of already well lubed idiots to a cornucopia of places to keep on pounding booze, and that is already a prime environment for drunken brawls. These areas see that shit nightly anyway, so game night just adds more douchebaggery to the scene.

But...

Back when the Padres and Chargers both played at The Q, which was pretty well isolated and definitely not walking distance to any such scene, the morons just had their pissing matches in the stadium halls or the parking lot.

BTW, on a thread relevant note: a friend just told me The Chargers are 5-2... is this true?!
 
OGG said:
Yeah, one of the downsides of having a downtown sports venue. It's the same in any city with a Baseball park smack dab in the middle of the nightlife and bar scene. Denver, Baltimore, Chicago etc. It adds a bunch of already well lubed idiots to a cornucopia of places to keep on pounding booze, and that is already a prime environment for drunken brawls. These areas see that shit nightly anyway, so game night just adds more douchebaggery to the scene.

But...

Back when the Padres and Chargers both played at The Q, which was pretty well isolated and definitely not walking distance to any such scene, the morons just had their pissing matches in the stadium halls or the parking lot.

BTW, on a thread relevant note: a friend just told me The Chargers are 5-2... is this true?!
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Not really a criticism. Idiots will be idiots. I am sure there have been dumb fights in the bar districts near Centurylink and Safeco stadiums also.
 
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OGG said:
Yeah, one of the downsides of having a downtown sports venue. It's the same in any city with a Baseball park smack dab in the middle of the nightlife and bar scene. Denver, Baltimore, Chicago etc. It adds a bunch of already well lubed idiots to a cornucopia of places to keep on pounding booze, and that is already a prime environment for drunken brawls. These areas see that shit nightly anyway, so game night just adds more douchebaggery to the scene.

But...

Back when the Padres and Chargers both played at The Q, which was pretty well isolated and definitely not walking distance to any such scene, the morons just had their pissing matches in the stadium halls or the parking lot.

BTW, on a thread relevant note: a friend just told me The Chargers are 5-2... is this true?!
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Yep, the North San Diego Chargers are 5 - 2 : )
 
Guitar Heel said:
They're a huge story right now that few are talking about. Good to see Watson back to form.
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Agreed. If he can stay healthy, he's going to develop into one of the greats, IMO. Hard to believe this is only his second year in the league. Same goes for Mahomes. Both of those guys are gifted with a ton of natural talent.
 
You know, it's odd that baseball players get ticked off at a bat flip or a long look at a homerun hit. Just IMAGINE what would happen if anyone goes to anything remotely like the utterly ridiculous and embarrassing dances that NFL players do after touchdowns.

The Green Bay Packers just ran one in and the idiot who was carrying the ball...jeeziz what a f'n embarrassment.
 
smorgdonkey said:
You know, it's odd that baseball players get ticked off at a bat flip or a long look at a homerun hit. Just IMAGINE what would happen if anyone goes to anything remotely like the utterly ridiculous and embarrassing dances that NFL players do after touchdowns.

The Green Bay Packers just ran one in and the idiot who was carrying the ball...jeeziz what a f'n embarrassment.
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Yeah, imagine if Judge or Springer turned around and moonwalked over home plate. Or did a little boogie on the way back to the dugout. LOL
 
^^^^

I just read something on FB where everyone was all upset because some Dodger blew a bubble gum bubble on the way to first base. Lighten up! Baseball fans take that crap way too seriously.

Anyway, happy about the Seahawks win in Detroit. They look to be finding a new form again that does not rely on the old stars. And the O line is doing way better!
 
I know LA isn’t high on the Chargers, but if you just listened to the crowd, you think the Rams vs. Green Bay game was in Lambeau.
 
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