28 days ago

Would You Rather Be Lucky Than Good ???

Should someone look at the stats of tonights` game, not knowing the score, he might assume that the Redskins won. Campbell completed four more passes than DMAC threw altogether. The total yards favor Washington. It does pay sometimes to be lucky, rather than good.

But the lowly Skins, still put 17-points on the board. Not exactly a blowout.

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  • Wheelman
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    It`s still a win for the Birds........
    • Wheelman
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      Ugly wins count just as much as pretty wins.......
    • razah12
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      Wheel, look at my predicament. The combined score of the Pats last two wins is 94 -7. But the combined records of the teams we beat is 0 - 12. A win is a win and there is no such thing as running up the score in the NFL. If a team gets beat that bad then maybe they should be playing the Florida Gators instead of a pro team.

      Do you think a BCS team could beat the Titans or Bucs? Seriously, I think they could.
    • Wheelman
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      Supposedly it was the Cowboys running up the score on Philly, eons ago that started this whole feud thing between them.
    • BowlBound
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      Ugly wins don't count if it's the Cowboys. At least that's what I gathered after the K.C. thing.
  • razah12
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    I always say that if you play to your potential then luck will occur naturally.

    Wheel, I am self promoting my Halloween Costume post. If you get a chance.

    I am back on Yard Barker in a major way tonight.
  • MattYoukilis
    Tired game...
    First half is good game.
    Secomd half is not looking.

    前半はそれなりに楽しめましたが、後半は見る価値ないです。

    DeSean TD is big point this game.
    • Wheelman
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      To blow one open for 67-yards within the first two minutes, was outstanding!!!
  • filly4ever
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    Me like win.....Not happy wit TD drives......Hope line git betters......Got tougher games cummin.....Skins got probs.....

    ....how u git dem lil squares???????
    • Wheelman
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      Lil squares???
  • DeJack_10
    DEFENSE won the game. We created so many turnovers and the blitz was very effective tonight.

    I was pissed off that the Skins put up 17. But lets not forget that they're offense can be pretty effective with Portis leading the way.
  • razah12
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    How about Brett Favre throwing a pick 6 in field goal tying territory after the best running back in the league busts out a huge run and demolishes Randle Gay. WHY WOULD YOU PASS IN THAT SITUATION??? I feel bad for AP.
    • Wheelman
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      Brett prob`ly needed a Geritol fix. Happens to seniors.
    • jaymz77
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      If the running back holds on to that pass, everyone would be saying it was a fantastic play call. The players have to execute. Farve put them in position to win, you have to blame the entire team, not just Brett.
    • razah12
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      J, maybe I would blame the play call.

      Why would you pass if you have AP on the field who is all jacked up after that run. I know they were giving him a blow on the sideline, but judging from the disgust on his face, I think he could have managed to keep running on adreniline alone.

      I thought the pass was high. I blame interceptions on both the passer and intended receiver.

      But when it all comes down to it, you are absoulutely correct. It is a team sport.
    • jaymz77
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      Chester catches that pass and we never talk about that play again. I too, am an armchair QB, and can lay the critisism down with the best of them, but I think coaches get thrown under the bus too much.
  • jaymz77
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    Luck?

    Have you ever read Kurt Vonnegut's Sirens of Titans? Malachi Constant, the main character in Kurt's second novel has some fantastic luck, so much that he doesn't even have to try at anything and becomes the richest man on the planet. Anyway, (spoiler alert!) by the end of the book he ends up dying a lonely, sad death where his implanted hallucination is the only "happy ending" he receives.

    My favorite program last night, Lie to Me, had a lot to do with luck. Tim Roth, the actor who plays Dr. Cal Lightman on the show had a quote about luck -- "All luck is earned in the end." I think Malachi earned his luck, as well as the Eagles.

    • jaymz77
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      no Vonnegut fans eh?
  • hockeygoddess
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    The Eagles need more luck. Every season at least one key player is injured. Westbrook going down scared the **it out of me last nite. Also, I could only stay up for the first quarter - did they almost "blow it" at the end???
  • Spotella
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    The EAGLES were very lucky last night. Not only due to the Skins being so bad, but I do believe we did not play against the officials. This had a lot to do with not losing.
  • kristinmasyn
    o-line needs some work!
    • Spotella
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      O-line needs to come to the games. This is 2 weeks in a row they've taken the day off. Could someone please escort them to the game next week?...............PLEASE.
  • MONSTER
    razah the bucs and titans would beat any college team,sorry
    • BowlBound
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      They wouldn't beat my hometown team, the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Savage Storm.....LMAO!!! Might give them a good game though.
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