the Penguins are STILL gonna suck

[grotty]

Originally posted by xcanuck:
  The Pens just signed Jocelyn Thibault...  he's not Sean Burke or Cujo but I think he's as good as Burke and Cujo would have been way to expensive for the Pens. Another good move by the Pens.
 
 

I was a little disappointed at first, but after you dig in this looks like a great pickup:
 
 Jocelyn Thibault
 Career Wins: 227
 Career Save %: .905
 Career Goals Against Average: 2.6
 Age: 30
 
 
 Sean Burke
 Career Wins: 304
 Career Save %: .902
 Career Goals Against Average: 2.96
 Age: 38
 
 JT IS better and younger.

[sonickteam2]

if he can stay healthy.

[xneverwherex]

so i was just checking out the caps website at my boss's persistence and lo and behold he's right there on the first page in the picture about Aulin resigning. now if only he'd get his employees tickets that were that damn close. For those curious, the guy in the black jacket, blue shirt. Apparently the law firm of Jones Day holds those tickets. must go work there!

[Guiny]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  We already know the NHL is a much better game than the NFL's six-seconds-of-action, 30-seconds-of-walking-around show.  [/QB]

Yeah, you keep thinkin' that.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  We already know the NHL is a much better game than the NFL's six-seconds-of-action, 30-seconds-of-walking-around show.  [/b]

Yeah, you keep thinkin' that. [/QB]

nothing wrong with the NFL , its a great league for the dull minded!

[Guiny]

Originally posted by sonickteam4:
 nothing wrong with the NFL , its a great league for the dull minded! [/QB]

You could say the same with baseball, a sport we both love.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  We already know the NHL is a much better game than the NFL's six-seconds-of-action, 30-seconds-of-walking-around show.  [/b]

Yeah, you keep thinkin' that. [/QB]

what are you doubting?  for every 60 seconds, there is maybe 10 seconds (at the most) of anything happening. after that, it's walking around, getting up, going to the huddle, walking back to the line. . .5 second play. . repeat.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by sonickteam4:
 nothing wrong with the NFL , its a great league for the dull minded!

what a joke.
 
 i don't want to get into debating the merits of various sports on here, but if you understand football you'll know that it's one of the most fascinating strategic sports out there ... much like how if you know baseball you could appreciate the little defensive strategies that take place on every play
 
 soccer, rugby, hockey?  not even close to as strategic/smart ... but certainly fun to watch

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 but if you understand football you'll know that it's one of the most fascinating strategic sports out there...

...yet still is simple enough to be played by 11 guys, only one of which might have an IQ over 90.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 but if you understand football you'll know that it's one of the most fascinating strategic sports out there...

...yet still is simple enough to be played by 11 guys, only one of which might have an IQ over 90. [/b]

just because they're not sociologists or math wizards doesn't mean they're playing a "simple" game
 
 have you seen an NFL playbook?  do you realize that on any of hundreds of plays in the book, an offensive or defensive lineman -- which may seem to an idiot like you to just be smacking into the guy in front of him -- has to know which of dozens of different responsibilities is correct for that particular play?  not to mention the routes a wide receiver runs or the enormous and diverse responsibilities linebackers or safeties have on each play
 
 a "stupid" right guard does more brain work in one game than you do in a week at work.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 
 soccer, rugby, hockey?  not even close to as strategic/smart ... but certainly fun to watch

your ignorance shines brightly here.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  just because they're not sociologists or math wizards doesn't mean they're playing a "simple" game
 
 have you seen an NFL playbook?  do you realize that on any of hundreds of plays in the book, an offensive or defensive lineman -- which may seem to an idiot like you to just be smacking into the guy in front of him -- has to know which of dozens of different responsibilities is correct for that particular play?  not to mention the routes a wide receiver runs or the enormous and diverse responsibilities linebackers or safeties have on each play
 
 a "stupid" right guard does more brain work in one game than you do in a week at work.

I'm not arguing that football doesn't have a backbone of masterful strategy, but my point still stands that the average IQ of professional football players is probably lower then that of any other major sport. The strategy is almost never decided on the field, but the sidelines (with notable exceptions for the QB).
 
 And I'm saying this as a pretty big fan of college football. I'm not trying to bash college football, but to act like there's more cognitive functions in football then there is in a sport where every move isn't discussed for 30 seconds before it happens (a la basketball or hockey) is ridiculous.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 
 
 have you seen an NFL playbook?  

have you seen a rugby playbook, you pathetic fucking twat.

[Guiny]

Originally posted by sonickteam4:
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 
 soccer, rugby, hockey?  not even close to as strategic/smart ... but certainly fun to watch

your ignorance shines brightly here. [/b]

So I guess your disagreeing with the fact that they are fun to watch.   :p

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam4:
     

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 
 soccer, rugby, hockey?  not even close to as strategic/smart ... but certainly fun to watch

your ignorance shines brightly here. [/b]

So I guess your disagreeing with the fact that they are fun to watch.    
 
   and let me clarify my initial comment on dull-mindedness.  
 
  i was referring to watching a sport, not playing it.  though i am sure theres a bunch of big jocks on this forum, i figured most of the time, most of us are merely watching sports not playing them.