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joebrensports
Guest
BUF +5.5- This dude dieing on WAS is HUGE. Look for an emotional letdown by the skins. There is no way this team will be up for this game.
GL
GL
Throwback420
Diehard L.A. fan
you never know
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joebrensports
Guest
What do you mean- THIS IS HUGE..
Throwback420
Diehard L.A. fan
dont matter i know its different but look at what Favre did when his dad passed look at what the broncos did this year to give tribute to D.Williams and Nash. I know this is totally different but this can go both ways.
1. They come out like shit and lose by 30
or
2. They come out and play the game of their lives in tribute,
GL on whatever you do because I think your hoping for #1
1. They come out like shit and lose by 30
or
2. They come out and play the game of their lives in tribute,
GL on whatever you do because I think your hoping for #1
TeamPlayer
Pretty much a regular
I don't know
The Skins will make one team pay for this tragedy? But the question is, Will it be this Sunday or the following game??
As a Redskins fan, I am leaning towards the following game after this Sunday. The reason is that Wednesday and Thursday are the most important practice days regarding strategy and the Redskins (as well as the fans like myself) are in a state of shock right now. How can they possible prepare for this game?
I just think they need a few days to heal. I feel sorry for the whichever team they take it out on.
I remember last year when the New York Giants pummelled the Redskins after their owner Wellington Mara died.
The Skins will make one team pay for this tragedy? But the question is, Will it be this Sunday or the following game??
As a Redskins fan, I am leaning towards the following game after this Sunday. The reason is that Wednesday and Thursday are the most important practice days regarding strategy and the Redskins (as well as the fans like myself) are in a state of shock right now. How can they possible prepare for this game?
I just think they need a few days to heal. I feel sorry for the whichever team they take it out on.
I remember last year when the New York Giants pummelled the Redskins after their owner Wellington Mara died.
JumpOnBoard
CTG Partner
Chicago looks like the spot...a short week after an emotional win on Sunday..
The bills may be bad enough that they can find enough to win the game...but a short week after riding emotion may take too much out of them.
The bills may be bad enough that they can find enough to win the game...but a short week after riding emotion may take too much out of them.
TeamPlayer
Pretty much a regular
It's going to take a few days to heal from this before the pain turns into anger. I don't see how the team will have time to implement a game plan for Buffalo. To make matters worse, Sean Taylor was arguably the best player on the Redskins team. You can't replace him.
Excerpts from:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112701697.html/?hpid=topnews
"This team is somehow supposed to play a football game on Sunday, but right now it feels so distant. As the people with red, bleary eyes keep coming through the door, there is no blessing in disguise here, no payoff to this story that can make the pain and the tears disappear. There is just sadness and the unending feeling that nothing will be the same here anymore, where Sean Taylor plied his trade daily after he pulled into his painted, No. 21 parking space.
Today, along with the grief in Ashburn, it is all that is left.
He's gone? He's gone.
And for what, men seeking his material wealth? Revenge? His fearless nature? No one is sure today. No one here cares. They all weep and wonder how it is that a young, virile Pro Bowl safety -- the player Sports Illustrated tabbed the hardest hitter in the NFL -- did not wake up this morning to begin the long road to recovery.
They all swallow hard and wonder how such a strong, resilient kid, whose on-field collisions brought back memories of Ronnie Lott and Jack Tatum and all the game's ferocious defenders, somehow was shot in his own home and became yet another Miami-Dade County homicide victim.
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Excerpts from:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112701697.html/?hpid=topnews
"This team is somehow supposed to play a football game on Sunday, but right now it feels so distant. As the people with red, bleary eyes keep coming through the door, there is no blessing in disguise here, no payoff to this story that can make the pain and the tears disappear. There is just sadness and the unending feeling that nothing will be the same here anymore, where Sean Taylor plied his trade daily after he pulled into his painted, No. 21 parking space.
Today, along with the grief in Ashburn, it is all that is left.
He's gone? He's gone.
And for what, men seeking his material wealth? Revenge? His fearless nature? No one is sure today. No one here cares. They all weep and wonder how it is that a young, virile Pro Bowl safety -- the player Sports Illustrated tabbed the hardest hitter in the NFL -- did not wake up this morning to begin the long road to recovery.
They all swallow hard and wonder how such a strong, resilient kid, whose on-field collisions brought back memories of Ronnie Lott and Jack Tatum and all the game's ferocious defenders, somehow was shot in his own home and became yet another Miami-Dade County homicide victim.
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ATLHawksBandwagon
Two-Shot Foul
That is some classy shit.
ATLHawksBandwagon
Two-Shot Foul
Anyone that bets against the Skins this Sunday is going to immediately regret it when the game comes on TV and they see the stadium. It is going to be the biggest home field advantage the NFL has seen in a long time. If you see Clinton Portis wearing Sean Taylor's #21, do you really think he's going to have a bad game? You don't think LaRon Landry won't step up for his mentor? I wish I could be there for Gibbs' pregame speech. You really think they'll be emotionally drained on Sunday?? Doubtful.
I could understand a play on the Bears on Thursday considering the enormity of this Bills game, the short week to rebound, and the fact that the entire organization will be flying out to Taylor's funeral on Monday; but I'm not understanding the reasoning being an autoplay against them Sunday.
I could understand a play on the Bears on Thursday considering the enormity of this Bills game, the short week to rebound, and the fact that the entire organization will be flying out to Taylor's funeral on Monday; but I'm not understanding the reasoning being an autoplay against them Sunday.
Yanks27Sox9
CTG Partner
exactly. it can go either way, when crazy situations like this arrive. ever hear the quote "win one for the gipper?"
i'm sorry...but this reasoning, in and of itself, is no way to cap a game. and i'll leave it at that.
TeamPlayer
Pretty much a regular
Not Convinced
Guys,
Redskins Nation is still in a state of shock with no desire to play football. Sunday might be to soon.
I think that the funeral on Monday will give everybody a little bit of closure and thus the ability to pull up our socks and ANNIHILATE the Bears on the following Thursday. ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!.....I really feel sorry for Da Bears! :10_16_2:
Regarding this sunday, how the hell is Defensive Coordinator Williams and his players going to have time to prepare for this game? Here is a quote from today's Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112702679.html
When Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder heard the news in his Miami hotel room yesterday morning that star safety Sean Taylor had died, the first person he called was Coach Joe Gibbs. The moment he got off the phone with Gibbs, Snyder reached out to the man who some suspected would take the devastating information hardest of all, Gregg Williams, the team's assistant head coach-defense.
"He was the next call," said Snyder, who had learned of Taylor's death at 5:30 a.m. from Taylor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Of all the men to speak about their feelings Monday, as Taylor clung to life at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami after being shot in his Florida home, Williams was most visibly shaken, nearly breaking down, holding back tears as he addressed reporters that night.
Gibbs said he spent a considerable amount of time with Williams yesterday "sharing stories" about Taylor, and trying to help each other through the grieving process.
Taylor was the greatest athlete Williams had coached during a long and distinguished career. He possessed a rare combination of size, speed, aggression and fearlessness, and he melded perfectly with Williams's defensive philosophy. Taylor was also roughly the same age as Williams's sons and, clearly, one of his favorite players, to whom he doled out feverish admonishment as well as fatherly compassion.
"We all know that Sean has a special place in Gregg's heart," said former Redskins safety Ryan Clark, now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who spoke to Williams yesterday afternoon. "Anytime you see a kid basically grow up right before your eyes it's hard not to feel like that. I know Sean is like a friend to him -- it's more than just a player -- and he really cared a lot for Sean. Gregg loved him as much as any of us did."
"When Gregg talked about Sean you saw the genuine love there. He really looked at Sean as a son, going through what Sean went through, and with Sean really maturing the last few years, Gregg really loved that about him, and I did too."
Guys,
Redskins Nation is still in a state of shock with no desire to play football. Sunday might be to soon.
I think that the funeral on Monday will give everybody a little bit of closure and thus the ability to pull up our socks and ANNIHILATE the Bears on the following Thursday. ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!.....I really feel sorry for Da Bears! :10_16_2:
Regarding this sunday, how the hell is Defensive Coordinator Williams and his players going to have time to prepare for this game? Here is a quote from today's Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112702679.html
When Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder heard the news in his Miami hotel room yesterday morning that star safety Sean Taylor had died, the first person he called was Coach Joe Gibbs. The moment he got off the phone with Gibbs, Snyder reached out to the man who some suspected would take the devastating information hardest of all, Gregg Williams, the team's assistant head coach-defense.
"He was the next call," said Snyder, who had learned of Taylor's death at 5:30 a.m. from Taylor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Of all the men to speak about their feelings Monday, as Taylor clung to life at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami after being shot in his Florida home, Williams was most visibly shaken, nearly breaking down, holding back tears as he addressed reporters that night.
Gibbs said he spent a considerable amount of time with Williams yesterday "sharing stories" about Taylor, and trying to help each other through the grieving process.
Taylor was the greatest athlete Williams had coached during a long and distinguished career. He possessed a rare combination of size, speed, aggression and fearlessness, and he melded perfectly with Williams's defensive philosophy. Taylor was also roughly the same age as Williams's sons and, clearly, one of his favorite players, to whom he doled out feverish admonishment as well as fatherly compassion.
"We all know that Sean has a special place in Gregg's heart," said former Redskins safety Ryan Clark, now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who spoke to Williams yesterday afternoon. "Anytime you see a kid basically grow up right before your eyes it's hard not to feel like that. I know Sean is like a friend to him -- it's more than just a player -- and he really cared a lot for Sean. Gregg loved him as much as any of us did."
"When Gregg talked about Sean you saw the genuine love there. He really looked at Sean as a son, going through what Sean went through, and with Sean really maturing the last few years, Gregg really loved that about him, and I did too."
J
joebrensports
Guest
The Redskins are done. Stick a fork in these boys.
J
joebrensports
Guest
Not even counting the two str emotional losses in the last two games and now this guy dieing, you got to be kidding me thinking the Redskins would play this game.
frankiegotti
Power Boat Enthusiast
i dont' know about betting on the skins this weekend because i think that they will be still searching for answers and they aren't at the anger part of the process yet, i think many are still grieving, gimmi the points and the moneyline.
sportfanatic71
Pretty much a regular
your an idiot. Sean taylors dad came in yesterday and gave them a huge pep talk from the heart
Oh yea and 11 buffalo players missed practice yesterday
Oh yea and 11 buffalo players missed practice yesterday
AgainstThePublic
Master of the Pickle Tickle
First, the Bills suck. Second, why would anybody bet this game knowing all the circumstances surrounding this Wash team? If anything I would lean Wash. Wash racked up over 400 yards of offense last week against a solid TB defense. Do you not think they can do that again against the hapless Bills? Come on. Wash will be fired up and will play some inspired football this week. This isn't the Pats the Redskins are playing. Sorry Bills backers.
deuce's wild
Pretty much a regular
If you see Clinton Portis wearing Sean Taylor's #21, do you really think he's going to have a bad game? You don't think LaRon Landry won't step up for his mentor? I wish I could be there for Gibbs' pregame speech. You really think they'll be emotionally drained on Sunday?? Doubtful. I think you will see an inspired effort by the entire Redskins team on sun afternoon, playing football on sunday could be the one escape this team will have from the grave reality they have faced all week and will again come Monday.
I could understand a play on the Bears on Thursday considering the enormity of this Bills game, the short week to rebound, and the fact that the entire organization will be flying out to Taylor's funeral on Monday; but I'm not understanding the reasoning being an autoplay against them Sunday.
I agree but I did hear somewhere that perhaps the NFL would consider moving the Thurs night game to Sat night due to the circumstances, if this happened then the lean might shift over to the Redskins that night. Who knows what will happen but I do think you will see one helluva effort by the skin's this sunday afternoon.
I could understand a play on the Bears on Thursday considering the enormity of this Bills game, the short week to rebound, and the fact that the entire organization will be flying out to Taylor's funeral on Monday; but I'm not understanding the reasoning being an autoplay against them Sunday.
I agree but I did hear somewhere that perhaps the NFL would consider moving the Thurs night game to Sat night due to the circumstances, if this happened then the lean might shift over to the Redskins that night. Who knows what will happen but I do think you will see one helluva effort by the skin's this sunday afternoon.
xxDaJackaLxx
Speaker for the Dead
:down2:
You call him "this guy" or "this dude" one more time and I am going to reach through this monitor and punch you in your ignorant mouth. He has a name that will now not be soon forgotten, you might make the decent effort to learn it. And capping a game based on a death is just poor character. You call yourself a fan of the sport?
Fondybadger
CTG Partner
(throws hands up)
Guys please be respectful with your comments, even if respect isn't warranted.
Guys please be respectful with your comments, even if respect isn't warranted.
tee*dub
Head of Loggerhead Turtle Society
Now that is funny.. Asking for respect of an individual and then disrespecting him in the same sentence.. Not an easy grammatical feat to pull off.. Good one Fonds:36_11_6::cheers: Please don't modify this post.. It is classic IMO.
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joebrensports
Guest
I added more money on BUF today @ +6, there is no way WASH will be up for this game after a dude dieing on your team in the same week.
This is football, not basketball.
BUF kills WAS
BUF 31-7
This is football, not basketball.
BUF kills WAS
BUF 31-7
Santacapper
Pretty much a regular
Joe, I'll say this once, and once only. We're asking people to show respect towards you. If this is going to be your capping method for the week show respect and common courtesy towards an athlete who was taken from the game and world way too early
If you call him this dude, or guy one more time you will be banned for at least a week.
GL
If you call him this dude, or guy one more time you will be banned for at least a week.
GL
illow:
ATLHawksBandwagon
Two-Shot Foul
I'd like to assume there was no pun intended, but I can't. You're unbelievable.
frankiegotti
Power Boat Enthusiast
GL with teh bet i will be on it myself.
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