The American Football Thread

[Guest big pau hoolinator]

Eagles just muffed a punt on their 30 yard line in the last minute with the score tied 13-13 so now the Packers can kick a FG and win :lol

[Guest Nemesis Enforcer]

All results so far for the opening week of the season -

 

Denver 15 - 14 Buffalo

Pittsburgh 34 - 7 Cleveland

Green Bay 16 - 13 Philadelphia

Houston 20 - 3 Kansas City

Tennessee 13 - 10 Jacksonville

Minnesota 24 - 3 Atlanta

New England 38 - 14 New York Jets

Carolina 27 - 13 St. Louis

Washington 16 - 13 Miami

Indianapolis 41 - 10 New Orleans

[Guest big pau hoolinator]

How was Vince Young does anyone know

 

EDIT;

Passing he was 11/18 (11 completed 18 attempted for 78 yards) 0 Touchdowns 1 Interception

 

but he rushed for a TD (22 yards from 11 attempts)

Edited September 9, 2007 by big pau hoolinator

[Guest Drake]

HAAAA, Moss just owned today. 180+ in reception yards plus a nice TD reception. w00t

[Fidel Cashflow 130]

Moss has a good QB for the first time in years. That simply means that time is up for T.O., Ocho Cinco, S.Smith and crew, as when he's on, there isn't a player more impactful than Randy Moss. Yes, even moreso than L.T., LJ, or Shaun Alexander. His sheer presence on the feild changes the way teams play defense. And when it is time for him to actually get the ball, he'll run by and/or jump over three defenders to score.

[Guest Drake]

Moss has a good QB for the first time in years. That simply means that time is up for T.O., Ocho Cinco, S.Smith and crew, as when he's on, there isn't a player more impactful than Randy Moss. Yes, even moreso than L.T., LJ, or Shaun Alexander. His sheer presence on the feild changes the way teams play defense. And when it is time for him to actually get the ball, he'll run by and/or jump over three defenders to score.

 

Exactly. As good as Culppeper was; he just made to many unnecesary errors. In Oakland, Moss had the likes of freaking Kerry Collins, so you can imagine how that worked out. Now he has the greatness that is Brady to feed him great passes, and with Moss's unique ability of catching the football from almost any angle, they sky is the limit for the Pats.

[Guest Jimmy Redman]

Eagles just muffed a punt on their 30 yard line in the last minute with the score tied 13-13 so now the Packers can kick a FG and win :lol

 

Bugger! Jeez, as soon as I start pimpin him he stuffs something! :(

[Guest HSM]

they sky is the limit for the Pats.

 

Steady on now, it was the first game of the season, against a very average Jets team :lol

[Guest big pau hoolinator]

Bugger! Jeez, as soon as I start pimpin him he stuffs something! :(

 

It was the eagles return man, not your mate I dont think, don't worry:)

[Guest Proudy]

Pats V Jets Highlights

 

1 minute 30, the longest kickoff return ever in NFL History!

Edited September 10, 2007 by Proudy

[Guest Nemesis Enforcer]

Damn! my beloved Raiders lost their opening game again :(

[Guest Proudy]

Found this on Youtube, Drakes gonna love it...

 

 

Look a Moss go!!!

[Guest Drake]

Moss is the shiznit. The guy is just 100% amazing.

 

PS: Does anyone know if the Buffalo player is going to be fine?

[Fidel Cashflow 130]

Moss is the shiznit. The guy is just 100% amazing.

 

PS: Does anyone know if the Buffalo player is going to be fine?

 

I saw on ESPN this morning they said the that initial reports from doctors said that he wouldn't regain full movement. :(

 

He's from the U, as well. :(

[Guest Drake]

Damn. That's really sad to hear. My prayers go to him.

[Guest HSM]

I saw on ESPN this morning they said the that initial reports from doctors said that he wouldn't regain full movement. :(

 

He's from the U, as well. :(

 

The outlook for him has improved now, on ESPN last night that the doctor was now optimistic of a full recovery because he is able to move his legs and his arms a little.

[Guest HSM]

Taken from Yahoo Sports

 

Kevin Everett voluntarily moved his arms and legs on Tuesday when partially awakened, prompting a neurosurgeon to say the Buffalo Bills' tight end would walk again -- contrary to the grim prognosis given a day before.

 

"Based on our experience, the fact that he's moving so well, so early after such a catastrophic injury means he will walk again," said Dr. Barth Green, chairman of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Miami school of medicine.

 

"It's totally spectacular, totally unexpected," Green told The Associated Press by telephone from Miami.

 

Green said he's been consulting with doctors in Buffalo since Everett sustained a life-threatening spinal cord injury Sunday after ducking his head while tackling the Denver Broncos' Domenik Hixon during the second-half kickoff of the Bills' season opener.

 

Everett dropped face-first to the ground after his helmet hit Hixon high on the left shoulder and side of the helmet.

 

 

Everett remains in intensive care at Buffalo's Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital and will be slowly taken off sedation and have his body temperature warmed over the next day, Green said. Doctors will then begin taking the player off life support systems -- including a respirator -- currently controlling his body functions.

 

"It's feasible, but it's not 100 percent predictable at this time ... he could lead a normal life," Green said.

 

On Monday, Bills orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, said Everett likely wouldn't walk again.

 

"A best-case scenario is full recovery, but not likely," said Cappuccino, who operated on the reserve tight end. "I believe there will be some permanent neurologic deficit."

 

Cappuccino was not available Tuesday, and hospital spokesman Mike Hughes declined comment.

 

In a report Tuesday evening, Buffalo's WIVB-TV quoted Cappuccino as saying: "We may be witnessing a minor miracle."

 

Bills owner Ralph Wilson said the team has been in contact from the beginning with Green and the Miami Project, the university's neurological center that specializes in spinal cord injuries and paralysis.

 

"I don't know if I would call it a miracle. I would call it a spectacular example of what people can do," Green said. "To me, it's like putting the first man on the moon or splitting the atom. We've shown that if the right treatment is given to people who have a catastrophic injury that they could walk away from it."

 

The encouraging news might have come as a surprise to many, but not to those who know Everett well.

 

Buffalo Bills team doctor John Marzo, right, and Millard Fillmore Gates hospital orthopedic surgeon Andrew Cappuccino listen to a question during a news conference on the condition of Bills football tight end Kevin Everett at the Ralph Wilson Stadium complex in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. evin Everett during a news conference at the Ralph Wilson Stadium complex in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. Cappuccino said Everett sustained a "catastrophic" and life-threatening spinal-cord injury and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small.

 

Al Celaya, who coached Everett at Thomas Jefferson High in Port Arthur, Texas, was confident his former player would battle through.

 

"When faced with any adversity, Kevin is going to put out the effort, he's going to work hard and he's going to find a way to win," Celaya said. "I think Kevin will be that kind of person, because that's the kind of person he's always been."

 

Intending to play basketball, Everett was persuaded by Celaya to give football a try. Some nine years later, and after two seasons at the University of Miami, Everett was Buffalo's third-round pick in the 2005 draft.

 

"He overcame a lot of odds to do that," Celaya said.

 

Green said the key was the quick action taken by Cappuccino to run an ice-cold saline solution through Everett's system that put the player in a hypothermic state. Doctors at the Miami Project have demonstrated in their laboratories that such action significantly decreases the damage to the spinal cord due to swelling and movement.

 

"We've been doing a protocol on humans and having similar experiences for many months now," Green said. "But this is the first time I'm aware of that the doctor was with the patient when he was injured and the hypothermia was started within minutes of the injury. We know the earlier it's started, the better."

 

Cappuccino said Monday that the 25-year-old did have touch sensation throughout his body, showed signs of voluntary movement and was able to breathe on his own before being sedated. But he cautioned that Everett's injury remained life-threatening because he was still susceptible to blood clots, infection and breathing failure.

 

Green noted that Everett and Wilson have ties to Miami and the Miami Project -- Everett played there and Wilson is one of the project's largest donors.

 

"It's an amazing group of circumstances. It's a home run. It's a touchdown," Green said.

[Guest Nemesis Enforcer]

Thats good to hear thanks for the update HSM :)

[Guest The Bisch]

from bbc.co.uk

 

The BBC will broadcast the Super Bowl live for the next two years.

 

Super Bowl XLII will be live from Arizona on 3 February 2008 and Super Bowl XLIII will be live from Tampa, Florida in 2009.

 

A free-to-air deal signed with the NFL also includes highlights of the Wembley Stadium game between Miami Dolphins and New York Giants on 28 October.

 

The Superbowl live on the BBC...

[Guest Proudy]

ACE! I cant wait, plus the highlights of the Dolphins V Gaints :)

 

 

NFL fines Belichick, strips Patriots of draft pick

 

NEW YORK -- Roger Goodell's hard line on discipline, aimed so far at players, came down this time on a coach and a team.

 

New England coach Bill Belichick was fined the NFL maximum of $500,000 Thursday and the Patriots were ordered to pay $250,000 for spying on an opponent's defensive signals.

 

The commissioner also ordered the team to give up next year's first-round draft choice if it reaches the playoffs and second- and third-round picks if it doesn't. If the Patriots lose their first-rounder next season they still will have a first-round pick, obtained from San Francisco in the deal that brought Moss from Oakland.

 

"This episode represents a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid longstanding rules designed to encourage fair play and promote honest competition on the playing field," Goodell said in a letter to the Patriots.

 

Reached at his home, Patriots owner Robert Kraft declined to comment.

 

The videotaping came to light after a camera was confiscated from Patriots video assistant Matt Estrella while he was on the New York Jets' sideline during New England's 38-14 win last Sunday at Giants Stadium.

 

The Jets issued a statement saying, "We support the commissioner and his findings. The focus of our organization remains on the upcoming game against Baltimore."

 

The NFL said the camera was seized before the end of the first quarter and had no impact on the game.

 

Goodell said he considered suspending Belichick but didn't "largely because I believe that the discipline I am imposing of a maximum fine and forfeiture of a first-round draft choice, or multiple draft choices, is in fact more significant and long-lasting, and therefore more effective, than a suspension."

 

New England, strengthened by the addition of Randy Moss and two other first-rate wide receivers as well as linebacker Adalius Thomas, is considered one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl for the fourth time since the 2001 season.

 

NFL rules state "no video recording devices of any kind are permitted to be in use in the coaches' booth, on the field, or in the locker room during the game." They also say all video for coaching purposes must be shot from locations "enclosed on all sides with a roof overhead."

 

That was re-emphasized in a memo sent Sept. 6 to NFL head coaches and general managers. In it, Ray Anderson, the league's executive vice president of football operations wrote: "Videotaping of any type, including but not limited to taping of an opponent's offensive or defensive signals, is prohibited on the sidelines, in the coaches' booth, in the locker room, or at any other locations accessible to club staff members during the game."

 

The NFL statement said Goodell believed Patriots owner Robert Kraft was unaware of Belichick's actions.

 

Belichick's reaction

 

I accept full responsibility for the actions that led to tonight's ruling. Once again, I apologize to the Kraft family and every person directly or indirectly associated with the New England Patriots for the embarrassment, distraction and penalty my mistake caused. I also apologize to Patriots fans and would like to thank them for their support during the past few days and throughout my career.

 

As the Commissioner acknowledged, our use of sideline video had no impact on the outcome of last week's game. We have never used sideline video to obtain a competitive advantage while the game was in progress.

 

Part of my job as head coach is to ensure that our football operations are conducted in compliance of the league rules and all accepted interpretations of them. My interpretation of a rule in the Constitution and Bylaws was incorrect.

 

With tonight's resolution, I will not be offering any further comments on this matter. We are moving on with our preparations for Sunday's game.

 

But it said the commissioner believed penalties should be imposed on the club because "Coach Belichick not only serves as the head coach but also has substantial control over all aspects of New England's football operations. His actions and decisions are properly attributed to the club."

 

The action against Belichick is the latest in a series of harsh disciplinary actions taken by Goodell, who took office last Sept. 1, succeeding Paul Tagliabue.

 

The most notable were the indefinite suspension of Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick after he pleaded guilty to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge and the one-year suspension of Tennessee cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones after numerous run-ins with police.

 

On Wednesday, Belichick issued a one-paragraph statement 10 minutes before his regular availability, saying he had spoken with Goodell "about a videotaping procedure during last Sunday's game and my interpretation of the rules."

 

"Although it remains a league matter, I want to apologize to everyone who has been affected, most of all ownership, staff and players," he said.

 

NFL coaches long have suspected opponents of spying. In the early 1970s, the late George Allen, coach of the Washington Redskins, routinely would send a security man into the woods surrounding the team's practice facility because he suspected there were spies from other teams there.

 

And coaches like Seattle's Mike Holmgren and Philadelphia's Andy Reid, among others, always cover their mouths when calling plays from the sideline because they fear other teams have lip readers trying to determine their calls.

 

The most recent hefty fine against a coach was in 2005, when Tagliabue fined former Minnesota coach Mike Tice $100,000 for scalping Super Bowl tickets.

 

Last November, Goodell fined Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher, co-chairman of the competition committee, $12,500 for criticizing officials. He also fined Pittsburgh owner Dan Rooney, one of his mentors and the man who informed him he had been elected commissioner, for the same violation.