GWJFL Summer Week 10

LockAndLoad wrote:
Well... hopefully I'll be feeling better Thursday night. Want to try for 9PM EST Thursday night?
9 is right up in BF2 time. Can we do earlier, like 8 EST?

Doh, my bad. Yeah, 8 PM EST should be fine.

SwampYankee wrote:

"Pure Gold". Cheeerist

Make fun if you want. You know, I wasn't *born* a 2K football monster. I got my ass kicked plenty. But one of the most useful situations in getting better were those "pure gold" times where the game's over, throw out the old gameplan and say "f*ck it, let's try some random crap and see what happens. Hmm, what does THIS play do?". It's an experimenter's playground. Lemons into lemonade.

There's a time to be competitive and there's a time to say "hell with it" and start playing like there is no scoreboard. Why not? All you have to gain is fun and some game improvements. All you have to lose is piss and vinegar. I mean, as hyper-competitive as I can be, even I've figured out that the only thing being pissed about the scoreboard does is rob you of otherwise-fun and useful gameplay time.

I have to make fun. It's a defense mechanism.

You're so sense-a-tive lately.

You are an honored and worthy opponent. Of all our games, you have been blown out only once. You have been a missed field goal away from winning. You may doubt your ability to win, but I don't.

baggachipz wrote:
Loganrapp wrote:

I know you probably didn't mean it that way, Certis, but I sort of take that insultingly. Winning has no merit if the play is unfair. To suggest that Legion (or, by extension, myself) cares little about fair play is rather asinine at this point, since we've spent half of this thread trying to explain that (Bagga's defensive dump aside; that was more than just QB scrambling problems) the play is fair if one looks at the strategy being used.

Fair? Sure. Cool? Not really. Let's remind everyone that the only reason you ran Vick on all those third-and-longs was as you put it: You had no open receivers, so it was "your only option." Yet, apparently, these were "horrible" defensive calls. Somebody who cares about a "fun game" usually doesn't go for 2 when he's up 20-0 late in the fourth quarter. Or continue passing on over half the plays at that point either. It was fairly obvious that you were gunning for a higher score to the bitter end; notice how I just downed the ball and ate the clock when it was my turn?

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Loganrapp wrote:

I'll admit going for two at the end was a bit of a dick move. I was channelling Legion at the time, and I will remember not to do that in the future. At least, until I'm behind in the game.

baggachipz wrote:

The only reason I bring this up is because all I did was say "Legion, explain how a defense is supposed to stop this" and the response turns into "Gee, shucks, we can't help it that you suck." That's the "win at any cost" attitude that I believe Certis was alluding to. I was going to keep my trap shut, but there are too many references to me in here to ignore. Sorry to come late to this, and sorry to stir it back up, but I've gotta say my piece too. I say good day sir.

The reference to you was not suggesting bad play call, Bagga. Not from me.

Loganrapp wrote:

Redskins would not play for Bagga this week, which probably sucks more for Bagga than it does piss me off. But I know he's a good competitor, so this game was more than just it being my day.

I don't know how much clearer I have to be to get those points across.

Can't we all just get along?
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Sure. If you bench Tony G if/when we play.

We're week 14 I believe.

Sure I will. If you play with your feet.

firesloth wrote:

I sort of don't understand something, though: I had the ball 13 minutes, you had it 11. And yet I ran 49 plays and you only got off 25 (according to the online summary). That's a bit baffling to me. This is even accounting for the final two minutes (during which I ran 7 running plays).

One thing to take into account is that one of my posessions only lasted one play, and that was that pass to TO that put him in the endzone. And I had another one where I ran 3 plays and had to punt, without ever moving up the field.

That doesn't build up that playcount very high

SwampYankee wrote:

We're week 14 I believe.

Sure I will. If you play with your feet.

Well, that's how I always play.

Hey, Swamp me and Muffin made a trade can you approve it when you geta chance.

OK

So no one knows how to get ahold of Green Bay's owner?

Lothar? Post here, he had been checking regularly. Or try a PM.

Hey, Swamp I also sent you atrade let me know

How's the internet situation Grumps? Still waiting for Monday at the earliest?

Yessir. Dialup until then but that's no good for gaming...

Last night LockNLoad played a very patient and solid game and beat me. It was very frustrating for me as I think I could have done better but I was stupid...even though I was trying to do my best, which I guess means I could not have done better.

At any rate, LL played 60 minutes of error-free solid football, and deserved the win.

@ frankie, OK - you'd better be offering me some DB help!

I can't access the ESPN site from work anymore. How many games are still unplayed? We ready to advance?

I'm still waiting on Demi to resurface so I can play my Detroit game. He was here at the very beginning of the week, and then *poof* - unheard from since.

I can't access the ESPN site from work anymore. How many games are still unplayed? We ready to advance?

Detroit @ San Diego (Legion and Demi)
New England @ Green Bay (Lothar and Redhawk)
Minnesota @ Pittsburgh (Certis and Grumps)

Thanks, oh Bleached One.

I'll advance tonight.

Swamps, Grumps, check your PM's!

Swampy - can I get my invite for Atlanta?

Swamp, that was one heck of a close game all the way through. It could have easily gone to overtime. I got lucky stopping Priest Holmes as many times as I did but you called quite a few plays that blew apart my Defense. All in all, a great challenging match.

Certis wrote:

Swamps, Grumps, check your PM's!

I don't have anything related to GWJFL Summer... or were you referring to the PM about GWJCFFL?

Judt trying to catch your attention for the CFFL... you know, so you could spurn my offer

LockAndLoad wrote:

Swamp, that was one heck of a close game all the way through. It could have easily gone to overtime. I got lucky stopping Priest Holmes as many times as I did but you called quite a few plays that blew apart my Defense. All in all, a great challenging match.

My hats off to you, great game. I hope I didn't come off as a sore sport, I was really dissapointed. I wish I had that 3rd and 1 back!!

Loganrapp wrote:

Swampy - can I get my invite for Atlanta?

Joo got it, Mang.