Posts by poppers

The more rules a sport has the more complicated the officiating gets because there's more chance for error on the officials' part, and football is constantly tinkering with and creating new rules. We've got to take the bad with the good with the NFL's desire to make the game as "fair" as possible. Obviously, it's a flawed system, but it is what it is and we have to live with it. When officials blow a call sometimes it works in your favor and sometimes not.

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So- Now that it's down to 4 teams- Who's your pick to win the Super Bowl ?

by flipper in

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actually i'm happily surprised and elated that my san francisco 49ers are still alive !

what a game for the ages, jesus.

and i must send my condolences to all of you pittsburgh , new orleans, and green bay fans out there.

poppers

I felt it was a premature whistle by the referee which should NOT have been blown that early. The play was still in progress.

It's a judgment call by the official whether or not forward progress has ended and he blows his whistle. Sometimes a "quick whistle" is unwarranted, such as in this case, but because it's a judgment call it can't be overruled. What can be overruled is whether a receiver gets both feet in bounds while maintaining control of the ball, whether a player crossed the goal line, where to spot a ball, that sort of thing. But judgment calls cannot be overruled.

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So- Now that it's down to 4 teams- Who's your pick to win the Super Bowl ?

by flipper in

jw
friends

actually i'm happily surprised and elated that my san francisco 49ers are still alive !

what a game for the ages, jesus.

and i must send my condolences to all of you pittsburgh , new orleans, and green bay fans out there.

poppers

But can somebody tell me how in the hell new York gets 2 points for a safety without tackling Brady in the end zone ??

Brady didn't have to be tackled because the penalty happened when he was in the end zone. If he wasn't in the end zone it would have been half the distance to the goal. When the quarterback is in the end zone with the ball any penalty against the offense results in a safety- no tackle is necessary.

The same thing happened against San Fransisco . New York fumbled while their running back was still churning his legs and wasn't down yet. The 49ers recovered but the referred called the play dead while the New York running backs knees hadn't touched the ground yet.

That's because the official blew his whistle before the fumble, indicating the play was over. Since the play was officially over there could be no fumble.

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Hello . I am new here.....I HAVE NEW LIGHT.

by TheTruthWillMakeYouFree in

i am new here.....i have new light.

i feel woow....wonderful now..... the only one respectfull thing in the bible from me no is that "the truth will make you free.

-john 8:32. i am so happy, because i am very young and just before some months start pioneering..bla-bla-bla.... now i can planing my life..so happy that i know the truth about "the truth".

poppers

In my country we dont have "apostates" so maybe I will send some info to some newspappers.... :D

I get the feeling you are going to become a pioneer in apostahood.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Kingdom Hall...

by TimeBandit in

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so last night as the wife and i were on our way to the movie theater (went to see the new sherlock holes movie) we passed by the kingdom hall.

since thursday is a meeting night the kh parking lot was packed.

i couldn't help but grin at the thought that those chumps were sitting in there listening to such boring shit in those uncomfortable meeting clothes, and i was about to have a great time seeing a fun and entertaining movie, eating pop corn and sipping a soft drink.

poppers

We have just had a 3 part drama series on BBC that was a modern adaptation of Holmes. Once I got into it, it was quality.

I've seen this too, and I loved it. It's available right now via instant streaming on Netflix, simply titled "Sherlock".

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So- Now that it's down to 4 teams- Who's your pick to win the Super Bowl ?

by flipper in

jw
friends

actually i'm happily surprised and elated that my san francisco 49ers are still alive !

what a game for the ages, jesus.

and i must send my condolences to all of you pittsburgh , new orleans, and green bay fans out there.

poppers

That's how I feel. I don't have a dog in the fight anymore, so I'm rooting against the Ravens at this point. Wouldn't mind seeing the Giants come back down to earth, either.

I'm with keyser on this. As a Packer fan it was torture to see their performance on Sunday, but I had a feeling this was going to happen. I'm pulling for the 49ers now to take the whole thing - it's a great story how their season went, and a SB win would do it justice. Don't really care who they face if they make it. Giants, I don't care so much; wouldn't mind the Ravens beating NE and them beating Giants if it comes to that.

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Thoughts on turning 65 today

by Terry in

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today is my 65th birthday.. chances are you have no idea what that means.. would you like to know?

turning 65 can only be described using these two words:.

the first: anagnorisis the moment of critical discovery; the discovery of one's own identity or true character.

poppers

Happy Birthday, Terry! You are so wise for one so young.