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- 11/22/08
| Name: | Daniel Kern |
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| Member since: | December 05, 2005 |
| Last visit: | January 03, 2006 |
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There's no excuse for teams to pass on black coaches When it comes to hiring black head coaches, the NFL stands for No Fair-hiring League. What a disgrace.
If there was ever any proof of that, it has been this offseason. With 10 head-coaching vacancies -- the Oakland Raiders job is still open -- and the feeling that owners were looking for new blood, not retreads, many believed two or three new African-American coaches would be hired. Instead, blacks were shut out. Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada.
posted by justgary at 01:34 PM on February 05
Where does your misery rank? There is the misery of being so close to a Super Bowl win that you can practically taste the Gatorade in the jug as the players sneak up on the coach … only to watch the football bounce off the upright. And there is the misery of enduring so many losing seasons that not even John Facenda could make the team's history sound interesting.
posted by skydivemom at 09:31 PM on January 11
I am a browns fan. Pick a year. the ernest byner fumble was the worst, but so far every year is painfull.
posted at 12:05 PM on January 11
#42 Bruce Sutter HOF Lock The Man Who Changed The Face of Baseball. A guarantee by sportsfilter's own skydivedad.
posted by justgary at 08:25 PM on January 10
Sutter and Gossage belong as does Blylevin. I agree that Rices great years were fairly short. I think HOF's are those who carreers were consistant and talents were without doubt. You can't put everyone in who's carreer was up and down. It would make the hall watered down, which by the way it is getting to that point anyway. Gossage and sutter dominated for a long time and were consistant. They do not water down the hall. They should have been there already. It took Tony Perez several times to make it and I even though I saw his whole carreer still think he was a marginal pick. And I was and still am a reds fan. Tony was not a great glove man or a great base runner and did not hit for average. I think you need all the tools to be in.
posted at 11:35 AM on January 10
Steelers Rob Bengals Carson Palmer's line in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 31-17 defeat of the Cincinnati Bengals in the last of this weekend's NFL wildcard games: 1 pass, 1 completion, 66 yards, and one season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament.
posted by rcade at 07:07 PM on January 09
if palmer stays healthy through the entire game, this game comes down to the end. They would have scored more with him. Although the point made about them stopping their running attack was right. Why? But the steelers were the more complete team. they have a defense. The better team did win. and yes I was rooting for the bengals. although I am a browns fan so I deserve sympathy.
posted at 04:07 PM on January 09
Vince Young turning pro I hate to see it, but there it is.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 01:32 PM on January 09
could have used another year. his passing needs some work. especially his delivery.But if it's me, I'm turning pro. How could you possibly blame him?
posted at 03:55 PM on January 09
Sherman fired after losing season. So is this a round about way of getting rid of Farve, he has said if Sherman goes he goes. They just gave Sherman an extension last year.
posted by tdheiland at 02:16 PM on January 02
I have never been sold on Favre as an all time great any way. alot like Joe Namath who got tons of credit for his super bowl win, he also threw too many interceptions and I never thought he measured up as well as someone like Montanna. the same thing with favre. way too many interceptions for me. still he was one tough cookie. I just can't help but think there would have been more super bowls with far fewer ints
posted at 06:26 PM on January 02
Badgers give Alvarez a goodbye kiss. And as the sports announcers were spewing 'Auburn this, Auburn that, Auburn the other thing,,,' Wisconsin went in and kicked their bum but good.
posted by mrhockey at 05:14 PM on January 02
it was a much needed win for the big 10. they were 0-4 up till this game. it was good to see a very good coach go out by butt kicking what was supposed to be the far better team. See ya barry. you were great for the game
posted at 06:13 PM on January 02
Doug's Drop Kick Doug Flutie completes the first drop kick since 1941, scoring an extra point.
posted by dusted at 06:56 PM on January 02
it was great I had seen it done in high school a couple of years ago but never in the nfl. they said the last time was in 1941.
posted at 06:09 PM on January 02
Super Bowl Bengals?? might the Bengals have a chance at the big one?? i know it's still a little early in the game but......man wouldn't it be great if they did get to go once again to the SuperBowl and hopefully get a win?!?! this could just be me rambling on about my home team but i say they can do it!!!! Down with the Colt's! WHO-DEY!!!!
posted by biohazrd18 at 07:15 AM on December 24
The bengals have made great strides this year. Their offense is very good. But, their defense has not been up to the mark. If the bengals are to win a super bowl the defense must get better. This year? I don't think so. Out scoring teams never seems to work. Its those that play at least good defense that make it all the way. Perhaps next year though.
posted at 10:26 AM on December 24
Russian Heavyweight Valuev Returns Champion’s Belt to Ruiz The agency said that one of Ruiz’s ringside team tried to keep the belt which did not fit the Russian boxer, but was prevented from doing so. However, a short time later, Valuev agreed to give the old belt to his defeated opponent as a souvenir.
posted by jennifer at 02:55 AM on December 23
He should return it. It's meaninless. Todays heavy weight division is as bad as it has ever been. This no talent giant barely whips Ruiz who himself is not a great fighter. It shows how far the division has sunk. In the days of Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, and Holmes neither of these guys could hold their jock straps. Even china chinned hard punching Earnie Shavers would have knocked out these bums.
posted at 02:28 PM on December 23
10-4 Chicago Bears Name Grossman Starter against Packers Lake Forest, IL Chicago Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith ended all speculation and named Rex Grossman the starting quarterback against Rival Green Bay on Christmas Day.
posted by skydivedad at 10:08 AM on December 21
I think we should all wait to see how he plays. At the moment he has not proven he is a Quarteback who can lead a team any where. Bu he has not proven he can't either. Tom brady came on after a injured QB an played his way into the leader of the patriots. Grossman could do the same. Or he could flop. Lets wait and see.
posted at 10:58 AM on December 21
McNabb fires back at NAACP prez's criticism that he's "mediocre" Personally, i'm not an eagles fan, but i'd say mcnabb is much more than mediocre. From reading the prez's opinion piece on mcnabb, it seems as though he tries to connect mcnabb's decreased scrambling during games and an old soundbyte of mcnabb saying that "everybody expects black quarterbacks to scramble." I think it probably had more to do with the qb playing with injuries, as opposed to him selling out.
Of course, the prez also loses me with quotes like these "Just think how the whole media circus could have been avoided had you had the courage to offer only a tiny fraction of your bonus this year to Owens and running back, Brian Westbrook."
posted by ninjavshippo at 07:20 PM on December 15
I just wish people all got along. I suppose thats a pipe dream but one well worth wishing. God created ALL men. I think it is right to quit thinking people white' black, red or yellow. But as just fellow men. That will take effort on everybody's part, But it is effort very much worth making. Donovan McNabb isn't just a good QB but I think a great one. And no, I am a browns fan not an eagles fan. Trade him to Cleveland I beg of you people in Philly. We could sure use him.
posted at 02:46 PM on December 15
roger no longer an astro redsox maybe or maybe just retirement one will not know till late january at the earliest time
posted by barry from h-town at 10:46 PM on December 08
Roger is a great pitcher. Bu it is sad to see a star go out with nothing left, Remeber Willie Mays. I loved Willie But that last couple years in New York was very hard to watch. I do not want that to happen to Roger. PLease retire on top.
posted at 01:53 PM on December 08
Parity in the NFL has gone too far. A former Lions fan puts his loyalty up for auction.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:11 AM on December 07
the lions stink. thats tradition. I am a browns fan so I know about this kind of tradition.
posted at 03:12 PM on December 07
sad, just sad to have a racial debate here. We are all members of the human race. Love comes in ALL colors. We should all just love each other. Thats what God expects of all of us. Saying that and it being so though are two different things. But let us all work on trying to make it so. Saying there is no racism now though seems to me to be wishful thinking. but as long as racism exists means we all must strive to love one another even more. Someday God will make this so. But until he does, let us all continue to love one another even if someone else isn't doing so.