tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post4689731239475674396..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-5430653672340924312011-01-09T23:08:16.000-05:002011-01-09T23:08:16.000-05:00<span><span>"Tackle instead of st...<span><span>"Tackle instead of stripping the ball" That's my dad's 2nd favorite football curmudgeon rant. It's just ahead of "Fall on the ball" and behind "No one does a good coffin corner kick anymore."</span><span><br /></span></span>Wattsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-44818190230267489842011-01-09T23:07:47.000-05:002011-01-09T23:07:47.000-05:00"Tackle instead of stripping the ball" T..."Tackle instead of stripping the ball" That's my dad's 2nd favorite football curmudgeon rant. It's just ahead of "Fall on the ball" and "No one does a good coffin corner kick anymore."Wattsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-21766775220911449632011-01-09T16:47:48.000-05:002011-01-09T16:47:48.000-05:00I've (anecdotal alert) seen a lot more strippi...<em>I've (anecdotal alert) seen a lot more stripping attempts in the NFL over the last couple of years.</em><br /><br />I thought we were through talking about Favredonggate. isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74524248343093890002011-01-09T16:02:54.000-05:002011-01-09T16:02:54.000-05:00A person on another forum made an interesting poin...A person on another forum made an interesting point; it may be a symptom of how tacklers are focusing more on the ball, trying to strip it out, than simply tacking the carrier. I've (anecdotal alert) seen a lot more stripping attempts in the NFL over the last couple of years.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-2457717401196767902011-01-09T14:15:36.000-05:002011-01-09T14:15:36.000-05:00As I told Adam, the Seahawks beat three winning te...As I told Adam, the Seahawks beat three winning teams all season long: Bears (don't know how that happened); Chargers (by a TD in a game that the Chargers dominated on both sides of the ball except that Leon Washington had two kick return TDs and another long return that set the Seahawks up for a FG), and now the Saints. The only other teams the Seahawks beat: Arizona (twice), SF, Carolina, St. Louis. Alias: the other teams in the NFC West and the worst team in the NFL. isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-72977104254586718062011-01-09T14:09:41.000-05:002011-01-09T14:09:41.000-05:00Missing a tackle happens all the time, but missing...Missing a tackle happens all the time, but missing a tackle when a back is already barely moving or has come to a complete dead stop is something special. isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-52844313416147184002011-01-09T13:28:57.000-05:002011-01-09T13:28:57.000-05:00I only watched it in real time, but I definitely g...I only watched it in real time, but I definitely got the impression that all 11 defensive players had Lynch in their grasp at some point during the run, and then each simply fell down, as if they were trying to grab the flag off his hip.J. Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-80016671038015612902011-01-09T12:22:54.000-05:002011-01-09T12:22:54.000-05:00The more I see Lynch's run on the sports shows...The more I see Lynch's run on the sports shows, the more I think it was less Lynch brilliance and more Saint lack of basic tackling skills.girard31noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29460018238005758172011-01-09T09:36:41.000-05:002011-01-09T09:36:41.000-05:00I am wicked looking forward to next week's Pat...I am wicked looking forward to next week's Pats/Jets game. I am not so much looking forward to listening to Rex over the next 7 days.callieklnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-45961994133299038152011-01-09T08:56:12.000-05:002011-01-09T08:56:12.000-05:00Worse than the 2006 Bears? (Why yes, I did enjoy M...Worse than the 2006 Bears? (Why yes, I did enjoy Manning losing last night.)Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-88465702454830289982011-01-09T01:39:29.000-05:002011-01-09T01:39:29.000-05:00The Seahawks are better now that they're playi...The Seahawks are better now that they're playing with both Mike Williams and Matt Hasselbeck, but let's get serious -- that was the worst team that ever won an NFL playoff game. isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.com