Sorry, I can’t stop smiling about the thought of Baltimore and Cleveland being offensive juggernauts!
If it helps, I think Ryan crushed me last season if I remember correctly.
Yeah, but last season he didn’t have Giovanni f’ing Girley.
Hey Matt. I can still do 6 PM tonight, buuut…I haven’t had a chance to buy myself a new headset. Hell I haven’t had a chance to turn on my 360 since I kicked 7x6’s ass so hard he bailed out of the league and sold his copy of the game…
Anyway… I can probably swing by Fred Meyer’s tonight and grab a headset if you want to delay our game a by an hour or so.
Or we could play tommorrow.
Or we can play with out talking to each other. Like a married couple who both promised themselves they would get divorced as soon as the kids were old enough but the oldest is still only 13 and now we have to drive to Michigan in the middle of August so the kid can visit in-laws that neither one likes and just hope aren’t a pack of drunken pedophiles but the relationship is so passive aggressive that sitting in a car for 12 hours in dead silence, each way, is the most painful thing they can inflict on the other, so they do it.
You decide.
You always do this! We have a plan and you always do this! “I’m busy.” “I’m tired.” What about MY needs, Jack? Or is this always about you? This league is the worst decision I ever made! My parents were right about you!
I’m going home to Mother.
(Tomorrow is fine! 8 PM Central, 6 PM Pacific?)
Hey if that’s the way you want it. Y’know. Fine. Great. Let’s do it your way (again). That’ll be great. Just great. Okay? Happy?
Fine!
I’d slam a door if I were near one.
Ryan and I had one of the best games I’ve had the pleasure of playing in this season or last.
It started with me working on the running game, using slow, plodding TD drives to work the clock and keep Ryan off the field. Ryan would answer quickly and, after things settled down a bit, we both did some actually punting in the second quarter.
After the half, we again started trading TDs, me with long run-oriented drives, Ryan with quick strikes. I eventually started kicking my kickoffs out of bounds because him returning them to my 20 or so made one of my special teams players cry. At some point in the 4th, Ryan tied the game up 28-28. I answered with a long pass play to Heap on one of the best balls Flacco has ever thrown to go up a TD.
With just a few minutes left, a blitz and contact caused Brady Quinn to throw a lame duck to the right flat that was intercepted and returned for a TD, sealing the game.
What’s missing from my description was the games of cat and mouse I needed to play to keep my drives alive. While I was able to tire out the Browns (and did my best to do so), I couldn’t victimize them on the ground and didn’t get a big pass play until the end. Ryan kept me honest and guessed my offensive plays more than I care to admit. On top of that, his offense can score in the blink of an eye (I gave up more points to him than anyone this season). Great game. I’m glad we got this one in.
Aki
1908
fuzzyslug was a very fun opponent: that game epitomized what I love about this league. It also reminded me how much I hate Brady Quinn. He seemed determined to lose the game that Giovanni Girley ran so hard to keep us in.
What were the Girley Man’s numbers, anyway?
Aki
1910
He ran for 166 yards and 3 touchdowns on 13 carries.
I am so scared about next week.
I can hear you. I’m standing right here.
Oh Hey! I just had a thought about the possible 3rd season - How about eliminating the AI teams?
Nuh-UH! Some of us need the wins!
I was just thinking it would shorten the season and the league could be reshuffled so we are all in the same divisions…
Only way to do that is fill the slots with human players.
Oh, if we can do THAT, I figured it out the other week based on player records (some of these folks have left the league, mind you) using 3 players of equivalent skill and one AI team for kicks.
Big Pimpin’ Division:
Kid Socrates, NOUU, RyanA
Thuggin’ and Buggin’ Division:
Fuzzyslug, Denoginizer, Lenkeninja
3 Minute Warning Division:
Shmtur, Bulletbluesky, Strummer
Medium Pimpin’ Division:
Hypnotoad, Vegaslife, Bluejackalope
Taser Apologists Division:
Tristero, MizzouRob, Talisker
Sad But True Division:
Cubit, Mightynute, DGS
HEY GUYS LETS PLAY FOOTBALL Division:
Omniscia, Acheng
And then one completely-AI division.
Hey! I’ll have you know the Bucs have had several close games that could have either way!
I think I will be done once this and the fantasy draft seasons are over. I just cannot motivate myself to play against the AI anymore with the longer quarters and without the accelerated clock. Hopefully Madden 11 will allow franchises without AI teams.
Aki
1920
You should include last season’s results. I’m pretty sure Cubit and Bulletbluesky faced each other in the Superbowl with The Silent Menace AKA What’s Wrong With His Mic AKA Seriously Dude, You Should Use a Mic AKA Bulletbluesky winning the it all.
Also, Talsker’s playing with the Lions. THE LIONS. 1 win with the Lions has got to be worth a good 3 wins with a real NFL team like the Bears or Colts.
