Hollywood Donahoe

Let's be realistic here.

You're right, long passes are never intercepted.

I think I heard that Mangini will accept the job if he's not lowballed monetarily. Best of luck, Eric. May he finish second in the AFC East for eternity.

That rule's never been necessary. Brady won a Super Bowl practically before the NFL illuminati even realized who he was.

Fell to the ground, landed hard on the ground, and started to get up. Three football moves.

Yeah, it's a rule called the "we've been pimping Peyton Manning for years, we've got to get him to the Super Bowl THIS YEAR" rule.

I feel loved! Anyway, as for that draft talk, I think DaBrick would be a good fit for you guys. I kind of get the feeling he may fall to #8 what with all the offensive skill position talent that's due to go early. That'd be a great pick, IMO. I curse LenDale White's huge Rose Bowl performance. Dillon's not getting any younger, and White would've been nice to get at #21. Seems now he'll be long gone by then, though.

New Oxford American Dictionary.

How is it a "break" or a "good bounce" when a referee simply makes the correct call on a play? In that case, doesn't every team get several dozen "breaks" every game on the plays where the referee doesn't screw up?

My dictionary has a single literal definition: "the crime, committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with him without their consent and against their will, esp. by the threat or use of violence against them"

Okay, you weren't. I expect you to produce photographic evidence, then, of any NFL DB anally penetrating any NFL WR - or otherwise coercing them into uninvited sexual activity - at any point in history. If you cannot do this, then your statement is hyperbolical. THAT'S the meaning of the word. Feel free to add it to your vocabulary.

Certainly. Do you? "exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally." Bringing up the concept of rape in a discussion about illegal contact penalties = hyperbole. Saying that DBs could "basically rape" WRs before Bill Polian got the illegal contact emphasis enacted = hyperbole

Meaningless hyperbole. So he can only read bad defenses, then? They lost. But that wasn't in January, as I recall. Manning is a great QB, but he historically does not play well on the biggest stage. This goes all the way back to college ball. He could well break that trend this year, but he has a ways to go before he can be mentioned in the same breath as Brady where it matters most.

I'm afraid I don't.

Does he become illiterate in January? How's that work?

I stopped reading right here. If it was a correct call, why bring it up in a discussion about incorrect calls?

And I could mention the miscalled Denver fumble recovery in '03 or the Derrius Thompson catch-that-wasn't in the same year. Point is that bad calls happen. Sometimes you overcome them (like the Pats did quite a bit in '03), sometimes you don't (like tonight). But it's part of the game, for ALL teams.

That seems slightly exaggerated. Can you make your argument sans hyperbole?

It was Brady with a goat, I think.

All too true, but the dynasty has the potential to continue, say, if they win next year making it 4 in 6 years. If there's no championship next year, then yes, the dynasty is indeed over.

Talk to me when a ref flags your team for committing and "unnatural act."

I'm talking about in the dynasty years ('01-present). That was '98, correct?

Haven't I been?

You guys know how a fan board can get after something bad goes down. I usually lay low until sanity returns. I'll change my avatar soon, since this one's hardly appropriate anymore. It's a shame, though, since this was my best Photoshop job yet (IMO). I'll try and get the creative juices flowing for a new concept.

Yeah, they should be used to it by now. Refs or no, though, the Pats were losing this game. They came out with their heads up their collective asses, and they never managed to remove them. There were some crap calls early, but the second half was clean, and the Pats still shot themselves in the foot every chance they got. Denver just plain played better, and that's why their moving on and the Pats are going home.