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[FrenchMovieTheme]

Wait they wanna put the stadium directly next to Staples? :lol :lol :lol

In a perfect world thats awesome. In the real world that would destroy the already busy ass streets and freeways surrounding. Imagine the Lakers and whichever NFL team we get are playing at the same time? Not to mention any possible thing Nokia might have going on...

pretty much. the parking situation is already shitty and i've seen a couple shows at nokia when stuff was going on at staples the same night. it wasn't pretty

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Wait they wanna put the stadium directly next to Staples? :lol :lol :lol

In a perfect world thats awesome. In the real world that would destroy the already busy ass streets and freeways surrounding. Imagine the Lakers and whichever NFL team we get are playing at the same time? Not to mention any possible thing Nokia might have going on...

Actually they've got the same situation in New Orleans, Hornet's Arena and Superdome right next to eachother. It's not the most ideal situation, but manageable.

 

[Hartt951]

Wait they wanna put the stadium directly next to Staples? :lol :lol :lol

In a perfect world thats awesome. In the real world that would destroy the already busy ass streets and freeways surrounding. Imagine the Lakers and whichever NFL team we get are playing at the same time? Not to mention any possible thing Nokia might have going on...

Seriously. Amazing idea if that can magically widen every road and freeway by 10 lanes, and make a million more parking spots :lol

 

[CB3]

Actually they've got the same situation in New Orleans, Hornet's Arena and Superdome right next to eachother. It's not the most ideal situation, but manageable.

I dont know how NO's surrounding area and parking and freeways are, but i dont think its anything like Downtown LA. The streets are tiny, the freeway is tiny, there is no parking. It was hell before the Staples Center and LA live. Add another stadium there and its almost unimaginable.

 

[Gigglepoo]

Wait they wanna put the stadium directly next to Staples? :lol :lol :lol

In a perfect world thats awesome. In the real world that would destroy the already busy ass streets and freeways surrounding. Imagine the Lakers and whichever NFL team we get are playing at the same time? Not to mention any possible thing Nokia might have going on...

Bills Simmons talked to one of the guys in charge of this (Casey Wasserman) if you're interested.

Streaming or download

 

[RBH]

Actually they've got the same situation in New Orleans, Hornet's Arena and Superdome right next to eachother. It's not the most ideal situation, but manageable.

New Orleans and Los Angeles are most likely not "the same situation" when it comes to the surrounding area and the transportation/traffic issues that exist.

 

[squicken]

oh quite the opposite, i am actually stoked about the possibility of getting a home playoff game at 8-8 or better yet 7-9. i was just commenting specifically on the fact that every game we play, win or lose, we never seem to take advantage of the opponents weakness.

Exactly. When a 7-9 Rams host the Falcons or Saints, it's going to be great. People are already bitching and wanting to reseed.

 

[jakncoke]

Ya know what'd be hilarious and send people into meltdown mode, NFC West champion representing NFC for the SB.

 

[Zeke]

ugh they need to just send some team to LA so it can fucking fail again and we can be done with the LA horse shit

 

[squicken]

So I guess the sideline wall is a Patriots thing, there's film that will be coming out, and he taught it to Mangini that was taught to the coaches with the Jets.

Comes from the league source who helped the local guy in Houston have the scoop on Haynesworth. The league and Jets are setting up Alosi as the fall guy.

 

[goldlion054]

If you have a RB vs the Bucs, play him.

Maurice Morris all day every day

Suh >> Mccoy

 

[storybook77]

Exactly. When a 7-9 Rams host the Saints, it's going to be great. People are already bitching and wanting to reseed.

.

Ya know what'd be hilarious and send people into meltdown mode, NFC West champion representing NFC for the SB.

Avatar bet this week?

Spoiler

lol

 

[eznark]

Seriously. Amazing idea if that can magically widen every road and freeway by 10 lanes, and make a million more parking spots :lol

Works for Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. It's not as though there are dozens of NFL games to schedule around. It's pretty simple to coordinate an NFL schedule with other leagues, especially since baseball and basketball are generally very flexible with start times.

 

[TheLegendary]

LA traffic is like no other. People who are suggesting that it works in other places have never been to LA. And I commute to NYC for work. No comparison.

I went for VACATION to the LA area and by the end of the week I wanted to kill someone. I can't imagine dealing with that daily. Anything that adds to that traffic in any way shape or form would be mind boggling to me.

I went in 2000 during elections and the Florida recount debacle took place before I got out of that traffic .

 

[verbum]

Can the 49ers play possession football tonight? Can they run the ball enough to keep it away from Rivers?

GAME PLAN: San Diego's Philip Rivers averages more yards per completion — 8.8 — than any other quarterback in the league. That's a scary proposition for a 49ers team that was killed by the long ball a week and a half ago in Green Bay.

The 49ers safeties in particular must do a good job of keeping the big Chargers receivers in front of them and attacking the ball when it is in the air. Both Reggie Smith and Dashon Goldson had their first interceptions of the year Sunday against the Seahawks. However, they have not been in position to make plays for most of the season, a trend that will prove disastrous if it carries over against San Diego.

I'm rooting for the 49ers to win out and keep Singletary and Alexis Smith next year.

 

[Fox318]

LA traffic is like no other. People who are suggesting that it works in other places have never been to LA. And I commute to NYC for work. No comparison.

I went for VACATION to the LA area and by the end of the week I wanted to kill someone. I can't imagine dealing with that daily. Anything that adds to that traffic in any way shape or form would be mind boggling to me.

Maybe they are planning for the flying car?:lol

 

[goldlion054]

I went in 2000 during elections and the Florida recount debacle all took place before I got out of that traffic.

:lol :lol

 

[Wellington]

Dammit! Just Joe and no Evan today on FAN then Evan in Mike's slot. Probably be all Knicks all day, and here I am banned from NBA Age by Woodchuck. :|

 

[Wes]

Colt McCoy announced as starter for Sunday and the rest of the season.

 

[Kave_Man]

Colt McCoy announced as starter for Sunday and the rest of the season.

All over my body!

 

[RBH]

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Georgia Dome is being considered as an alternative site for Monday night's NFL game between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

The game had been scheduled for Minnesota, but Minneapolis' Metrodome is still unusable due to a collapsed roof. The University of Minnesota is another option, but field conditions due to heavy snow and ice make that option impractical, the Tribune reported.

The University of Minnesota's outdoor stadium remains the preferred site, if it can be readied in time. If not, the game would have to be played at domed stadium somewhere.

Any other sites in the Midwest are viewed by the Vikings organization as favorable to the Bears due to their large fan base throughout the region, the Tribune said. As a result, the Tribune, citing an unnamed source, reported that the Vikings would favor the Georgia Dome.

AJC reporters are checking with Dome officials and the Atlanta Falcons on this developing story.

Last week's Vikings game, against the Giants, was moved to Detroit's domed stadium.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/bears-vikings-game-at-779089.html

The University of Minnesota is confident the Bears and Vikings will play at TCF Bank Stadium on Monday night, but the NFL has final say and no official announcement has been made.

NFL officials inspected the stadium, which is blanketed in snow, Wednesday. The main issue is the field is frozen and covered by a layer of ice. Removing the ice could damage the FieldTurf surface.

"I would say there will be a game here Monday night," Scott Ellison, the Gophers' associate athletic director, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

The school is soliciting volunteers to help clear snow from the stadium, which seats 50,000, making it considerably smaller than the 64,000-seat Metrodome. More snow was forecast overnight. Another issue is water pipes in the stadium, which have been turned off since November. The Vikings badly want to play the game in Minneapolis because Monday is the culmination of a weekend celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the franchise.

Other dome stadiums have been mentioned as possibilities, including stadiums in Detroit and Indianapolis. Although they don't have final say, the Vikings logically would be opposed to both options and even St. Louis because they know the stadiums would be filled with huge pro-Bears crowds. One source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said if the game isn't played in Minnesota the likely destination is Atlanta's Georgia Dome.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...-bits-bears-chicago--20101215,0,3856049.story


That would be so damn weird to see. :lol

 

[Marvie_3]

LA traffic is like no other. People who are suggesting that it works in other places have never been to LA. And I commute to NYC for work. No comparison.

I went for VACATION to the LA area and by the end of the week I wanted to kill someone. I can't imagine dealing with that daily. Anything that adds to that traffic in any way shape or form would be mind boggling to me.

I went in 2000 during elections and the Florida recount debacle took place before I got out of that traffic .

:lol

 

[Slo]

TJack placed on IR. Yet another young promising career cut tragically short by injury.

 

[jakncoke]

You guys picked up Patrick Ramsey, it seems like he's the go to man this year for teams that need a QB :lol .

 

[Slo]

SMH. Somebody get Jeff George on the phone.

 

[RBH]

Why isn't Jeff Garcia getting a phone call?

 

[captmcblack]

Is Testaverde available? You know he can still do it!

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Render from 1 of the 3 finalist that are designing the new LA stadium, I wonder what the other 2 look like.

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/news/story?id=5924910&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

I thought they were going to build it in City of Industry near the freeway. Did they end up scraping those plans?

EDIT: Oh it's a different investment group. It's going to be a pain in the ass just getting there and getting out.

 

[Afrikan]

HALP!!!!!

OH GOD.......yall remember before the season when I was Saying Carson Palmer was a Good QB and the Bengals would have a good season....and yall laughed at me?

well I have watched every single Bengals game this season (9er fan who still loves T.O.)...and well Palmer is HORRIBLE and more horrible than yall let on.

yall laughed, but I thought the joke would be on yall......well.

seems the joke might be on me, THOUSAND TIMES WORSE!!!

 

[Slo]

Why isn't Jeff Garcia getting a phone call?

That's a whole different kind of boat party.

 

[eznark]

TJack placed on IR. Yet another young promising career cut tragically short by injury.

No shit. Fucking Favre. He doesn't get injured and Tjax can play backup for another five years before anyone catches on to how awful he is.

 

[jakncoke]

HALP!!!!!

OH GOD.......yall remember before the season when I was Saying Carson Palmer was a Good QB and the Bengals would have a good season....and yall laughed at me?

well I have watched every single Bengals game this season (9er fan who still loves T.O.)...and well Palmer is HORRIBLE and more horrible than yall let on.

yall laughed, but I thought the joke would be on yall......well.

seems the joke might be on me, THOUSAND TIMES WORSE!!!

And Mormon quarterbacks from Utah might fly out of my butt

lol.

No shit. Fucking Favre. He doesn't get injured and Tjax can play backup for another five years before anyone catches on to how awful he is.

:lol

 

[RBH]

That's a whole different kind of boat party.

 

[Marvie_3]

No shit. Fucking Favre. He doesn't get injured and Tjax can play backup for another five years before anyone catches on to how awful he is.

:lol

 

[woodchuck]

Dammit! Just Joe and no Evan today on FAN then Evan in Mike's slot. Probably be all Knicks all day, and here I am banned from NBA Age by Woodchuck. :|

:lol

can't believe you still remember that. if the knicks beat the heat, i'll give you a pass

 

[jman2050]

TJack placed on IR. Yet another young promising career cut tragically short by injury.

New York Giants, destroyer of QBs?

 

[The Frankman]

:lol

can't believe you still remember that. if the knicks beat the heat, i'll give you a pass

Great, just what I need another knicks bandwagoner mucking up the NBA thread. If you ask me how much a shot behind the arc is Welli ... I'll kill you.

 

[Askani]

The lead story on SBNation right now is kind of interesting.

NFL Playoff Picture: Charts And Graphs Indicate That Your Team Will Probably Lose

I even appreciate the Chiefs troll he put in there.

 

[Wellington]

:lol

can't believe you still remember that. if the knicks beat the heat, i'll give you a pass

:lol :lol

I don't remember what I said leading up to it, I think it was something about you being a Mavs front runner so you said if the Knicks ever get good I would never hear the end of it from you if I started posting on NBA Age. Only problem was that I actually do watch the games and go to like 5-6 games a year. It's cool tho NBA-Age is the weirdest sports Age.

TJack placed on IR. Yet another young promising career cut tragically short by injury.

Now if we can end Vick's season I'll be happy.

 

[Equus Bellator Apex]

*sigh

 

[jakncoke]

Here's the other 2 btw

I think if I had to say which one looked the best, I'd say the one I posted last night

 

[Anton Sugar]

Really hope Collie plays--signs are looking up. Here's to getting Del Rio fired!

 

[Futurevoid]

Giants practice and roster moves update:

Steve Smith officially placed on IR. He'll have surgery on Tuesday. 4-6 weeks on crutches and then a 4-6 month rehab period. his prognosis is good.
TE Jake Ballard has been signed to the active roster from the practice squad to take Smith's spot.
DB Ben Hannula was signed to the Practice Squad.
Mario Manningham is back at practice and looks "crisp" running routes. He is determined to play Sunday.
Shaun O'Hara is practicing and looking good. Dottino says he'd be surprised if O'Hara doesn't start.
Shawn Andrews is practicing fully and putting weight/pressure on his back . We may have another new new LT this Sunday if he can play.

Generally all of the 53 man roster participated in practice. The only person who sat out was LB Michael Boley. He was on the bikes with no pads or helmet. No word on why. We'll find out after practice when Coughlin addresses the media.

 

[Wellington]

Giants practice and roster moves update:

Steve Smith officially placed on IR. He'll have surgery on Tuesday. 4-6 weeks on crutches and then a 4-6 month rehab period.
TE Jake Ballard has been signed to the active roster from the practice squad to take Smith's spot.
DB Ben Hannula was signed to the Practice Squad.
Mario Manningham is back at practice and looks "crisp" running routes. He is determined to play Sunday.
Shaun O'Hara is practicing and looking good. Dottino says he'd be surprised if O'Hara doesn't start.
Shawn Andrews is practicing fully and putting weight/pressure on his back . We may have another new new LT this Sunday if he can play.

Generally all of the 53 man roster participated in practice. The only person who sat out was LB Michael Boley. He was on the bikes with no pads or helmet. No word on why. We'll find out after practice when Coughlin addresses the media.

If O'Hara, Diehl, and Andrews can all play on Sunday, do we keep Seubert out there? Based on the way he has been just demolishing everything in sight, Richie *has* to stay in the lineup. I don't want to have to start up an Itchy for Richie movement. The results of Put in Big Jake, for Heaven's Sake are clear.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Palmer's worse than Alex. At least Alex can move and plays well sometimes. Palmer is the worst quarterback in the league.

 

[Futurevoid]

If O'Hara, Diehl, and Andrews can all play on Sunday, do we keep Seubert out there? Based on the way he has been just demolishing everything in sight, Richie *has* to stay in the lineup.

Sit Diehl. Richie should be at LG. No way in hell should he be on the bench. If anyone deserves a Pro-Bowl trip this year, it's Rich Seubert. He has been the MVP on that line. It's almost insulting that O'Hara leads the Pro-Bowl voting for Center in the NFC and Diehl is up there for LT.

I want:

Andrews - Seubert - O'Hara - Snee - Mckenzie

The results of Put in Big Jake, for Heaven's Sake are clear.

If he can maintain his current pace of 100yds a game for the rest of the year, it will be the second time the Giants have fielded two RB's with 1000 yards in a season. Jacobs will be the only player in history to be a part of that twice. He's on pace for 999 yards.

 

[Buckethead]

LA needs a team without purple/black/silver as it's colors.

Leave the Vikings alone, they're fine in the NFC North for another century.

 

[chuckddd]

Why do you need a retractable roof on a stadium in LA?

 

[Dresden]

Why do you need a retractable roof on a stadium in LA?

Wouldn't want the fans to suffer in the 70 degree cold.

 

[jakncoke]

Wouldn't want the fans to suffer in the 70 degree cold.

:lol