[NFL] American Football #18 SuperBowl bound

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Op maandag 25 januari 2010 11:48 schreef Cavalier het volgende:
Heeft iemand een link naar de wedstrijd of samenvatting van Colts -Jets van gisteren. Ik heb de tweede helft gemist en wil deze graag alsnog (in samenvatting) zien.

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London’s Wembley Stadium will host an NFL regular-season game between the Broncos and 49ers on Oct. 31. The BBC reports that another game in the United Kingdom was in the works for 2010, but plans fell through, so the NFL will stage only one contest outside North America next season.

In a statement, the league cited the economy and the unsettled collective bargaining agreement as factors in the decision.

“Playing one game in the UK is a significant investment,” the statement read. “Playing a second game is an even bigger investment. As we considered this, the uncertainty related to the ongoing CBA discussions linked to the current global economic climate were critical factors in our decision not to play a second game in the UK. Our ambition to bring a second game to the UK is as strong as ever. Once the current uncertainty is resolved, we will be in a strong position to bring multiple games to our UK fanbase.”

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre tells ESPN’s Ed Werder that it’s "highly unlikely" he’ll play football again.

FOX’s Jay Glazer also reported that all of Favre’s teammates expect him to retire

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Op maandag 25 januari 2010 20:21 schreef Guard het volgende:

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Op maandag 25 januari 2010 20:13 schreef Guard het volgende:

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Dat was het drie/vier jaar geleden al

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Op maandag 25 januari 2010 23:54 schreef Doler12 het volgende:
Ik dacht dat de Probowl altijd na de Superbowl werd gehouden?

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Op maandag 25 januari 2010 23:59 schreef PirE het volgende:

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Dit jaar voor het eerst voor de Superbowl, ze hopen dan wat meer kijkers te trekken ofzo.
Er blijft trouwens weinig Pro over nu alle Colts en Saints-spelers niet meedoen.

AFC Special teams
Punter :Shane Lechler, Oakland
Placekicker: Nate Kaeding, San Diego
Kick returner: Josh Cribbs, Cleveland
Special teamer: Kassim Osgood, San Diego
Long snapper: Jon Condo, Oakland

nuff said

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Hamartia. The "tragic flaw" described by Aristotle: A leader cannot control his own inner shortcoming, which causes him to achieve the reverse of what he desired. In "Antigone," the king, Creon, tells himself he is acting in the interest of the city, when actually he is acting to glorify his own ego -- this hamartia destroys him. Brett Favre comes up a bit short of a character in ancient Thebes, but on Sunday he was brought low by hamartia all the same. It was not enough for Favre's team to reach the Super Bowl -- he had to get the credit. Game tied with 19 seconds remaining, Favre scrambled at about the New Orleans 40-yard line, with open field ahead of him. All he needed to do was run a few yards, hook-slide, call timeout, and the Vikings' strong-legged kicker, Ryan Longwell, had a solid chance to win the NFC championship. But the credit had to go to Favre; he had to throw a spectacular pass at the end, so television announcers would swoon. So he heave-hoed a dramatic across-the-field pass. It was intercepted, and the Saints won in overtime.

Perhaps you are thinking, "It was just a dumb mistake, and the whole thing happened in a couple of seconds." No. Two years of Favre's life built up to that moment. For two years, Favre has insisted that entire NFL franchises, the Jets and the Vikings, become thralls to his celebrity. He has used his stature to demand, demand, demand -- the crux of the demands are always attention and publicity for himself. Now he is brought low. In two of the past three seasons, Favre has lost in the NFC Championship Game. Each time, his team seemed poised to win at the end; each time, Favre's final play was a disastrous interception. And each of those title losses eventually came in overtime -- to punish Favre for his hamartia, twice the football gods allowed him to come so close, so close, then denied him. Favre has been brought so low, he is now being laughed at in Wisconsin, and he has only himself to blame. Aristotle would not be surprised by the ending of the Favre saga. If, of course, it was the ending.