"NFL Football is Back!" 2011 Season Thread

[Imran Siddiqui]

I didn't think it possible, but I am even LESS excited about this matchup than I was after the Conference Championship games. Alas.

[rah]

Yeah, thank god for box pools, playoff confidence pools, and entertaining commercials. Unfortunately with all the hype and sneak previews, most of the ads are already known, which takes away some of that fun.

[ColdWizard]

Ads are on all the time, I don't need to seek them out. They will always come to me. I'll watch from home so I can flip to and from the game and complain that there's nothing good on.

[Demonbinder]

So where does everyone plan to watch the Superbowl?
I just got a brand new 60 inch Panasonic Plasma so I'll be enjoying it at home.

I hope Alby will be in a bar with his new facebook stalker.

My plan was to watch at home, but if you have a different idea....

[H Tower]

Unfortunately with all the hype and sneak previews, most of the ads are already known, which takes away some of that fun.

Will the commercials being previewed online, and readily available on youtube afterwards, do you think that ratings will trend downwards from the past?

[Al B. Sure!]

It's still mind boggling to me that anyone but marketing/advertising folks give a **** about commercials. It's a sad reflection on our society and obsession with commercialism to the point where we ascribe artistic and cultural value to crass advertisements!

[SlowwHand]

Most people call it entertainment. Think of it as setting a puppy on fire in Philly.

[Al B. Sure!]

https://twitter.com/#!/TribStarTJames/statuses/165126437467201539

Colts QB Peyton Manning and Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald expected to have dinner this week in Indy.

Larry Fitz lobbied hard last year for Kevin Kolb. Guess he's given up on him?

Is Larry Fitz a double-agent secretly trying to undermine the Cardinals by having them devote resources to questionable QB's that he lobbies for?

[SlowwHand]

I'll be watching the commercials at the VFW. We've been collecting a piece of each weekly football pot to put towards a Super Bowl spread.

[-Jrabbit]

Heard Fitz on the radio today. He basically sees his window of opportunity closing and knows Peyton would give him a shot at returning to the Super Bowl.

He also said he and Forte became bros at the Pro Bowl and the Bears should pay the man.

[SlowwHand]

Luck would be comfortable going to Indy and starting or watching from the sideline and learning. Either way. He seems to have a really good attitude and would enjoy learning from Manning in any way possible.

Forte is a very good back and needs to be paid accordingly.

[Al B. Sure!]

Heard Fitz on the radio today. He basically sees his window of opportunity closing and knows Peyton would give him a shot at returning to the Super Bowl.

He also said he and Forte became bros at the Pro Bowl and the Bears should pay the man.

No one else thinks he's risking torpedoing an entire franchise for his own vain glory? He was pleading for Kolb this time last year, got him, and now is discarding him for a nerve-damaged Peyton.

[rah]

I can't believe the NBA scheduled a game in Indy on Sunday. So much for hotel rooms. They're staying in Cincinnati the night before. Who thought that was a good idea?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Most people call it entertainment. Think of it as setting a puppy on fire in Philly.

Quote of the thread!

I can't believe the NBA scheduled a game in Indy on Sunday. So much for hotel rooms. They're staying in Cincinnati the night before. Who thought that was a good idea?

It's the NBA. When's the last time they had a good idea?

[Donegeal]

Late last year when they cancelled games.

BTW, I'll be at my parents watching Brady pick apart the Giants.

Also, Al, it's possible that after a season of playing with Kold, Fitz realized what the rest of Poly was saying about Kolb: No good.