Damn, that Saints defender rang Percy Harvin’s bell! Poor little Gator!
But the Seachickens take the lead, which makes valued commenter Yatsano happy. Please feel free to discuss the playoffs or any other topic.
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Damn, that Saints defender rang Percy Harvin’s bell! Poor little Gator!
But the Seachickens take the lead, which makes valued commenter Yatsano happy. Please feel free to discuss the playoffs or any other topic.
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Baud
Glad we held them to three. Now we need the O to get going.
Corner Stone
Hmmm, the 5″11″ Drew Brees, or the 5’9″ Russell Wilson?
Just hoping for a good game again this weekend.
raven
Xin Loi Percy.
Baud
Run game!
Corner Stone
That LB is gonna see that clip in film review about eleventy billion times.
Aji
Yatsano? Is that the same as Yutsuno? You know, dude, most of us get by with one name. What, you got four now?
Got no dog in this fight – or rather, two dogs, since I like both teams. But thanks for the shiny new thread.
raven
@Corner Stone: Who Dat!
Ben Franklin
Seachickens taste like tuna?
Corner Stone
Nope.
raven
@Aji: Me neither except that we have one party all year and that’s for the Super Bowl. I try to get all themey with chow and cajun/creole is my specialty!
raven
@Ben Franklin: You can tuna piano. . .
Baud
Damn weather is Seattle’s 13th man.
Aji
@raven: I’ll be right over. Well, on the appointed day, I mean.
raven
@Aji: Laissez les bons temps rouler
raven
So, time to whine about how hard the Saints are hitting.
Corner Stone
There’s some dad blame hittin’ going on in this here game, now!
Omnes Omnibus
@Corner Stone: What’s with you and the QB’s heights?
raven
@Corner Stone: Douche bag Ryan will see to that.
Baud
Thanks, Russell!
Corner Stone
@Omnes Omnibus: I don’t know what you mean? It’s increasingly unusual that an NFL QB is under a legit 6’2″, so when we have a playoff game with two sub-6 footers it’s remarkable, at least to me.
khead
Saints +7.5
khead +1.5
raven
@Omnes Omnibus: Ever see “Tom Horn” where scrawny Steve McQueen tell Gentleman’ Jim Corbett, “you’d have to stand on a stepladder to kiss Geronimo’s ass”!
Corner Stone
First name Russell…Last name Wilson…
Omnes Omnibus
@Corner Stone: You were knocking Manziel for height in an earlier thread. I wondered if it had become a bee in your bonnet (or a bat in your belfry).
@raven: I’ve seen the movie but I didn’t remember the scene.
Violet
@Aji: We went through a period where no one could reply to Yutsy using his original name. The comments just vanished into the ether. As a courtesy he rearranged the vowels in his name and everyone could reply to him.
jo6pac
As a 9er fan, Go NO.
Corner Stone
@Omnes Omnibus: They all lie about it. Manziel isn’t as tall as they list him. And he’s much scrawnier as well.
It’s a factor, at least to me, when evaluating his potential worth/value on the playing field in the NFL.
Shorter QB’s have a harder time in many regards these days. Drew Brees is an exception, and Wilson so far has shown he can get it done as well.
Wislon is stocky and much more solidly built than either Manziel or Brees for that matter. So his scrambling may not get him killed as quickly. But if Shorty Manziel thinks he’s gonna Scampernick around and be successful, I am happy to bet against him.
Corner Stone
Fumble-itis?!
Indeed!
Bob In Portland
As a Niners fan, if the Saints can’t knock out the Seahawks maybe they can knock out Harvin.
Baud
Drat.
raven
@Omnes Omnibus: It was at the very beginning. That and “I’ve never seen a bunch of pasty face Sheriff’s” right before he kicks the lever of the gallows trap has always stayed with me. Should have been his last movie.
raven
@Violet: Just don’t call him late for lunch!
Baud
Double drat.
Corner Stone
Somebody ring up JSF, because Lynch just went BEAST MODE!
Omnes Omnibus
@Corner Stone: I remember when GB used lie about Gilbert Brown’s weight. They listed him at 340 and that had to be low by a good 20-30 pounds.
Aji
@Violet: Yes, but he needs two more?
Corner Stone
@Omnes Omnibus: That’s like Mike Tolbert FB for Carolina. They have him listed at 245, but that SOB is 260+ or I’ll buy him a buffet somewhere. He may tap 270 on game day.
Violet
@Aji: I think Betty may have misspelled.
Baud
Man, they are really committed to the run.
raven
@Violet: Ya doesn’t have to call him Johnson.
Morzer
13-0 Seahawks. Looks like someone began trash-talking a little too soon. Poor little Cwacker!
Aji
@Violet: I think so, too. But I had to give him some shit. :-)
raven
@Morzer: She’s a Gator.
Corner Stone
@Omnes Omnibus: I don’t think Manziel is a quality candidate to make it in the NFL, and his height and diminutive stature are key reasons why.
Baud
Brees can’t throw a wet ball. Just call it before someone gets hurt. :-(
raven
@Corner Stone: They’ll knock that fucking smirk into the 5th row.
Corner Stone
@raven: His ability to scramble is impressive at the NCAA level. Good quickness and decent/above average speed.
But let’s see what happens the first time a 245 pound LB lands right on top of him with his throwing shoulder pinned under him. Or a 290 pound DE.
Even in today’s QB friendly NFL rules, somebody is gonna nail him and accept the penalty.
Amir Khalid
@Corner Stone:
In addition to his size and build, no doubt.
billgerat
I knew when I got up this morning that there would be a lot of running in this game. The wind has been pretty brisk out on my back porch, and with the rain thrown in it makes for awful passing conditions. Seattle has a better set of runners than N.O., so I expect Seattle to pound it down their throats. So far that’s what’s happening.
Baud
Stop saying “chippy.”
opiejeanne
@Baud: the weather is brutal today; hard rain, wind, lightning, hail, and even snow, all since the game started.
I’m glad I’m inside.
Baud
Damn.
Should have taken the 3.
@opiejeanne:
I’m glad to be inside too.
raven
@efgoldman:
Corner Stone
@Amir Khalid: Certainly, for sure, indeed and also, too.
Baud
And there it is.
Corner Stone
Who is this rookie #11? Never seen him before.
billgerat
@Baud: It’s so bad out my dogs haven’t wanted to step outside all morning. They look at me like I’m crazy when I open the door for them.
Corner Stone
And unlike other semi-scrambling QB’s (looking at you BigCheeseIII), RW scrambles but doesn’t take the hit.
Baud
I wonder if the Saints can put Andrew Luck in the for the second half.
JPL
@Baud: haha.. I just told my son the same thing on chat..
Baud
That’s not a hold!
Corner Stone
@Baud: Ha! He had two handfulls three different times!
JPL
Although I’m a big Pat fan, I know they don’t have a strong team this year, so my prediction is Seattle vs Denver. Seattle is looking worthy.
Baud
@Corner Stone:
Incidental only.
Corner Stone
Ouch!
Eric k
Baud your delusional, when DB John Lynch says it was an obvious hold, it was an obvious hold
Baud
Thank god.
Corner Stone
Nice defensive stand by NO.
Corner Stone
Man, #94 on NO just flat beat RW to the sideline. That’s amazeballs.
Corner Stone
@efgoldman: Holy Cripes! He does sound just like Al Michaels.
dr. bloor
The only thing the Saints seem to be doing well today is turning Harvin into the new Kenny McCormick.
MikeJ
Almost Lucy’d it.
Baud
Just don’t give Seattle the ball again.
J R in WV
It is raining HARD in Seattle. No surprise it’s a problem for an indoor team. NO defence is good but can’t play the whole game. They need a break while the O carries the ball.
Baud
@J R in WV:
The turnover really hurt the Saints badly.
Geoduck
@JPL:
After all those years of AFC West rivalry, it would be highly ironic if it ended up being Denver vs Seattle in the Super Bowl.
khead
@Baud:
The sinking feeling I felt started with the missed FG. Everything since then has been a slow death march. At least to halftime.
hitchhiker
Crikey, hawks! They need three scores to get you, the weather is bloody nuts, and your fans are blowing their vocal cords again. Good times here in the Pacific Northwest.
Just hope one of these massive Douglas Firs doesn’t decide to drop a branch through my living room ceiling.
Comrade Luke
Entire half spent talking about what the Saints did wrong, and how they can recover.
Who are they playing?
Baud
@khead:
Yep.
Baud
@Comrade Luke:
They don’t want people to change channels, so they’re talking about how the Saints can make it a game.
raven
There’s a light year left in this one.
opiejeanne
@hitchhiker: telephone pole down near me, lying across the lines across the street.
We lost power briefly before the half.
opiejeanne
Wow. Harvin finally gets to play and now he’s out with a concussion
Baud
@raven:
That third down run hurt.
Baud
Good stop, D.
Corner Stone
The D for NO is playing a hell of a game so far.
Corner Stone
Wow!!
Baud
Got one there.
opiejeanne
Bad call.
Corner Stone
Goin’ fer it!!
trollhattan
Going for it on 4th down is working out pretty darn well, so far.
Eric k
Saint officially can’t complain about anything now since they got a gift blown call on the obvious fumble
MikeJ
@Eric k: Blown call plus 15 yards.
Baud
Defense doing it’s job for once. Something to build on for next year.
In the off-season, Saints offense needs to practice playing in the world’s most hostile climates. Maybe make a reality show out of it.
raven
I’m fucking around trying to help a neighbor who is out of town and it looks like he has a broken water line. I turned it off at the meter and then learned another neighbor (plumber) turned it off under the house!
Betty Cracker
@opiejeanne: I worried about Harvin like a mother hen for his entire college career. He’s fast as hell and talented, but he gets hurt.
raven
Ya’ll are nuts, this ain’t over.
Eric k
Betty, it isn’t injury prone when you get a concussion after the other team targets you with hits after ever play
khead
A TD here would be nice.
billgerat
The wind has died down appreciably, so throwing is now an option and Brees is finally able to move the ball. With N.O. knocking on the door, Seattle’s D needs to make a good showing.
Betty Cracker
@Baud: Too early to give up! A lot of ticks left on the clock.
JPL
@khead: not only nice but necessary..
opiejeanne
@Betty Cracker: we have had a couple of favorite baseball players who were brilliant but smallish and fragile.
JPL
nice
raven
@Eric k: Shit, what game do you think they are playing out there, tennis?
Baud
@Betty Cracker:
I know. The score was nice and D is playing well. We’ll see.
billgerat
Only took them 2 and 1/2 quarters, but they are finally on the scoreboard. They can’t wait for another 2 and 1/2 quarters to do it again.
Eric k
Raven hard hits are part of the game, but watch the replays they hit Harvin AFTER every play
opiejeanne
That was ugly.
raven
Aw, they targeted the return man too!
raven
@Eric k: Whatever. I don’t give a shit one way or the other.
khead
95 yard drive coming up.
Edit – Heh. Ok, maybe not.
raven
@khead: hold
Corner Stone
This game should be really interesting. Why do I feel like it’s boring the snot outta me?
raven
AUBURN GODDAMNIT
Corner Stone
Ok. THAT was interesting shit!
Corner Stone
If you’re Brees, how do you underthrow a pass so badly into double coverage underneath?
opiejeanne
@Corner Stone: I need to stop watching. It’s giving me an ulcer.
raven
@Corner Stone: slipped and the wind is blowing 100 fucking miles an hour
Baud
Delays have hurt the Saints all year.
Steeplejack
This announcer really does sound like Al Michaels. “That’s un-be-lieve-able!” Ugh.
Corner Stone
How does Jimmy Graham not have one catch today?
raven
WTF-K?
Corner Stone
Yikes!!
Corner Stone
@Steeplejack: And I’ve been thinking Lynch sounds a heck of a lot like Kirk Herbstreit.
raven
Stop the clock dumbass, looks like the Bears.
Corner Stone
They had to challenge, no matter what.
Not sure they can overturn that call on review.
Baud
Eek.
At least the score will be respectable this time.
raven
@Baud: Now I can rule out jambalaya!
Corner Stone
@raven: I’m still stupefied over KC coming back from 2:00 minute warning and then taking their last time out.
That was epic Andy Reid.
Corner Stone
Fucking BEAST MODE.
He was just looking to stay in bounds but then no one wanted to tackle him!!
raven
@Corner Stone: That looked like the 2013 Georgia Bulldogs.
Baud
D had a good day but they gave up there.
raven
@Baud: Once he had the corner it didn’t matter if they gave up or not.
opiejeanne
@Corner Stone: he looked around like he didn’t believe it.
Villago Delenda Est
Fuck. We lost the shutout. I’m really depressed now…
Baud
@raven:
Next year.
Joel
I love how the Saints are bounty-paying head hunters, but Belichick is the cheater.
Corner Stone
Ruh Roh Earl Thomas.
Corner Stone
Brees has absolutely no handle on the ball. Looked like he was regripping before the throw.
billgerat
Still a slim chance N.O. can win. Let’s see how the onside kick goes.
Baud
Holy shit.
Corner Stone
WHHUUUTTT?!
Betty Cracker
Ho. Lee. Fuck!
Baud
Damn Colston.
Corner Stone
How do you throw that forward? Just step out.
Betty Cracker
Why the hell didn’t he go out of bounds? Dumb ass. Seachickens for the win!
Steeplejack
Dumb-ass way to lose. He should have just stepped out of bounds.
Corner Stone
Give Brees one tick left to throw.
billgerat
I’ll be damned! Well, here goes the game.
A second forward pass? What was he thinking? Game over. Now for S.F. to get crushed tomorrow.
Corner Stone
@billgerat: I’m in a tight spot. I can’t stand Harbaugh + I can’t stand Scampernick.
BUT, I love Carolina’s defense – I think Cam Newton is an awful NFL QB.
Shit, I guess I have to root for Carolina and Riverboat Ron.
edited
Baud
I can only assume he thought he was already out of time.
Corner Stone
@Baud: He gets paid to have a clock in his head.
He just can’t do that.
billgerat
@Corner Stone: Part of me would like to see S.F. win to set up an epic title game, but common sense says that Carolina would be the easier team to beat. Plus, I want to see Faepernick get creamed just so my step son’s cousin, who is a 49’er fanatic, gets a major sad and shuts up about S.F. the rest of the year.
Baud
@Corner Stone:
Not excusing it. Just trying to understand it.
Corner Stone
@billgerat: I don’t honestly know why I dislike Scampernick so much. Maybe it’s because The Harbaugh picked him.
But I see him do that stupid side to side stomp down foot move as he sprints forward and I just pray for Lawrence Thomas to come out of nowhere and plant him.
Heliopause
Russell Wilson’s got to stop sucking, and the Seahawk WRs have to start getting some separation or this big season ends next week. The Seahawks are running on defense and offensive fumes right now. Been a long time since I’ve been this down on a winning playoff team.
billgerat
The way he kisses his biceps before every game shows he’s an egotistical bastard. Granted, the guy can play, but his bullshit just wants me to see his smile get wiped clean off his face.
tybee
so the stains lose.
if the whiners follow suit on the morrow, my weekend will be complete.
billgerat
@Heliopause: The weather certainly slowed Wilson down, but also the great success of the running game ensured that Wilson didn’t need to throw the ball much today. I wouldn’t say he sucked. You are right though that the receivers need more separation.
The Sailor
And now the real game starts!
raven
Dan Dierdorf’s last game.
The Sailor
Go Clots!
Prothrombin Time!
Corner Stone
Well, that was an interesting start.
Corner Stone
Time to light up a Blunt!
Heliopause
What’s the over-under on total points in this one? I think 89 is a worthy goal.
Bonnie
@raven: Thank God. Most maudlin sports announcer ever. I am a very happy Seahawk fan.
The Sailor
WTF!?
I’m doing the Safety Dance.