MShipley88 wrote:Have any of you Europeans been to an American NFL game? The whole....spectacle of it....!Mark
killjoy32 wrote:only bit of american football history i know is the jets team of the late 60's/early 70's - they won a superbowl around that time didnt they? joe namath was QB iirc. they were a grat team werent they?
Xaxaxe wrote:Want to win a bar bet? Say that that Jets team won the first Super Bowl — and you'll be right. The first two games were known as the "NFL-AFL World Championship Game." Super Bowl III created the names of SBs I and II, much like World War II created the modern name for World War I.
Plaag wrote:Xaxaxe wrote:Want to win a bar bet? Say that that Jets team won the first Super Bowl — and you'll be right. The first two games were known as the "NFL-AFL World Championship Game." Super Bowl III created the names of SBs I and II, much like World War II created the modern name for World War I.And who won those first two games, say it with me: P-A-C-K-E-R-S (doesn't really work the same as the Jets chant )ShaneG.
bclarkie wrote:Plaag wrote:And who won those first two games, say it with me: P-A-C-K-E-R-S (doesn't really work the same as the Jets chant )ShaneG.Did you say Packers? I can't hear you that well with all these damn SB rings making all this noise hear in Pittsburgh.
Plaag wrote:And who won those first two games, say it with me: P-A-C-K-E-R-S (doesn't really work the same as the Jets chant )ShaneG.
bombadil wrote:Brian, I know what you mean about 2-a-days. I never played soccer (only football, wrestling, track, baseball, and basketball). But among the sports I played, football was the toughest, both physically and mentally.
Plaag wrote:bclarkie wrote:Did you say Packers? I can't hear you that well with all these damn SB rings making all this noise hear in Pittsburgh. Oh, when poor Ben gets smacked on the field, we'll see just how many more rings you'll be getting - NADA - though there shall be many going on in his head. Green Bay all the way this year!!!ShaneG.
bclarkie wrote:Did you say Packers? I can't hear you that well with all these damn SB rings making all this noise hear in Pittsburgh.
bclarkie wrote:Being both an offensive & defewnsive lineman, I can remember coming home from football practice with feckin welts and black & blue marks up and down my arms were there weren't any pads. The best way I ever heard professional football described was by someone during an interview who said that "It's like being in an automobile accident everty week", its really that brutal.
Marlith wrote:Thats it pick on a man when he is down...have to say one should wonder about someone worth millions of dollars not wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle though. Hope he is ok to play this season.
killjoy32 wrote:1968 - great year that
bombadil wrote:Lineman, eh? My sympathies. You must be tough, though. I played receiver, tight-end, defensive end, and safety. All the gravy positions.Yeah, it was stupid of Big Ben to ride without a helmet, but he's fine, and his career will be most stellar among all the greats who have played that position. The guy just has a totally unique and indefeatable mindset. It's going to be a pleasure watching him progress.