B.C. Lions Game or NFL on Sunday?
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So, on opening day when the Seagals beat Detroit 9-6 and last Monday night when JAX beat the Steelers 9-0, those were drama-filled, exciting NFL games??stiffdeadman said:
I like both the NFL & CFL. Bottom line: football is football. There's great games and stinkers in both leagues
AZC
Just a question: Way back in the day weren't the Patriots called the Boston Patriots??tao said:answer this question for me ... why are the new england patriots not called the boston patriots or the foxborough patriots?
You are correct, sir. When the AFL came into being in 1960, the original eight franchises were the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans), the Los Angeles Chargers (now the San Diego Chargers), the Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs), the New York Titans (now the Jets), the Boston Patriots (now the New England Patriots), the Denver Broncos, the Oakland Raiders and the Buffalo Bills. Forty-six years later, only the Broncos and Bills remain in the same city with the same team name, the Raiders having flip flopped back and forth between Oakland and Los Angeles.Azcanuck said:
yup ... its the best (and worst) of both worlds ... a good NFL game can beAzcanuck said:
real exciting and almost worth the 4 hours of commercials per 1/4!
in the CFL, anything can happen and usually does in the last two minutes ... score two goals and get an on-side kick in the last two? it can happen in the CFL ...
that's the one thing that makes the CFL better ... in the NFL its all about control, control, control ... you can wrap up a game in the NFL in the first half and that's it ...
in the CFL you don't stop until the game ends because if you decide its two minutes to go, you can still play a whole game ...
And that's what made guys like Joe Montana and the old 49's so exciting ... they could take a game away in the last 2 minutes.
stickdoctor said:
Then you obviously don't pay that much attention to the NFL, otherwise your crass comment would have been directed at that league rather than the CFL. Start with the Green Packer receiver corps to see who is now it and then work your way around the NFL.
yes, originally they were the boston patriots. they changed their name in the early 70's when they moved to the new stadium at the time in foxborough.Azcanuck said:
i was just bustin' the bostonian's balls because he asked about the BC Lions, while he seemingly never wondered why his namesake's city football team did the same thing ...
as hairball pointed out, marketing was probably the reason for the change.
incidentally, my father still calls them the boston patriots to this day ... go figure.
Buono
So, who ended up watching the Riders-Lions game. Naturally, I'm pretty happy the Green guys won, but what about that bone-headed decision by Buono to punt on first down for a single in OT.
I can see the papers in Vancouver crucifying him tomorrow
So, who ended up watching the Riders-Lions game. Naturally, I'm pretty happy the Green guys won, but what about that bone-headed decision by Buono to punt on first down for a single in OT.
I can see the papers in Vancouver crucifying him tomorrow
Is it true the New York Giants used to play in Boston and Chicago used to have two teams also South Dakota had a team
typical Bonehead move ... the guy makes the stupidest decisions at criticalAzcanuck said:So, who ended up watching the Riders-Lions game. Naturally, I'm pretty happy the Green guys won, but what about that bone-headed decision by Buono to punt on first down for a single in OT.
I can see the papers in Vancouver crucifying him tomorrow
times and for what? the Lions played their asses off, took big hits and made
good solid plays to stay in the game, and Bonehead tosses it all ... again!
I was unable to watch the game on Sunday but I also shocked to hear BC lost to Saskatchewan Riders. However, in CFL anything can happen on any given day to any football team.
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Hardatwork
The decision to punt on first down was questionable IMO but that's not the decision that had me questioning Wally. What had me questioning Wally is... What took him so long to pull Dickenson? I thought he looked bad for most of the game and when Buck Pierce came in and drove the team downfield and threw the touchdown pass to Claremont, it emphasized how badly DD was playing.
Should be an interesting game for Dickenson next week. He should be on a very short leash...
Should be an interesting game for Dickenson next week. He should be on a very short leash...
There is one upset very week in the CFL. It is hard to first or second place team to physic themselves to play against a last place team. It is hard to motivate your team to get ready to a lower place team. Sometimes it is best to be the underdog because you have nothing prove and usually thy beat the higher placed teams.
That the Riders won should not have been a shock. The Riders have won 3 of 4 from BC this year and their performance against BC the last 3-4 years has been really good, especially with Dickinson at QB. He always seems to get his head pounded when he plays us. Next time BC-Riders play, I would start Buck Pearce at QB.hornyitalian06 said:
AZC
I didn't catch the line before the game, but it wouldn't have surprised me if the Riders were the favourite going into the gameMars_Man said:
Last year, Pierce came off the bench for Printers and marched BC down the field for a late score and a win so he has a history of doing well against Sask while DD generally does not do that well, except get beat up. Wally should have clued in and started Pierce or at least put him in earlier. Barrett does the same thing here with Kerry Joseph. He'll ride him the whole game even when he's stinking out the joint.Hardatwork said:
One other decision that Wally made was the 3rd down gamble, late in the game, on BC's 40-45 yard line which they didn't convert.
Azcanuck said:
Gotta wonder if it's the end of the road for Dave Dickenson as he's more injury prone than what Matt Dunigan ever was. As for Joseph, I think Barrett stays with him because Crandell is still hurting. Let's face Butler ain't that good and is told to play it safe and not lose the game.
