Well grbac's season just got harder - Page 2

donkhater · 08-08-2001, 10:06 PM

Jamal Lewis is out for the season with a torn ACL in practice. So 'ol Elvis has even less of a running game and less talented recievers than he left behind in KC? Heh-heh.:)

keg in kc · 08-08-2001, 11:14 PM

Cody, I used to think it was paranoid too, but after laughing at an injury about 10 years ago, karma taught me a lesson by granting me an ACL tear and year-long rehab.

Laugh all you want, but I tell you, don't **** with karma.

Frazod · 08-08-2001, 11:18 PM

At this point, how could our fucking luck get any worse? Two decades of futility after the Superbowl win. Then Montana comes on, and even he can't save us. Then Lin Elliot's three missed FG's? Then the loss to Denver that was straight out of a bad Twilight Zone episode? Then Stoyshankovich tanking the FG against the Raiders? Then DT's sensless death? Then Gunther? Karma's been eating us alive for decades - I'm kind of wondering what the hell we did to deserve it.

Hopefully, though, it followed Smelvis to Baltimore and will leave us alone now. Seems like we've had enough.

DaWolf · 08-08-2001, 11:19 PM

I think the Ravens D will not be nearly as good this year. You give someone a year to figure something out and they're probably going to figure it out. Not to say the D wil suck or anything like that, but they won't be nearly as good as they were last year.

Frazod, with our luck, either Marty and the 3 stooges or Ricardo Gannon and Alice Davis will win the Superbowl this year...

Abba-Dabba · 08-08-2001, 11:20 PM

I agree that Grbac's season just got harder with J.Lewis's injury. Chris Barnes and Jason Brookins are the #2 and #3 RB for Baltimore, not very good RB options being a running team. I sense E.Rhett will be back in Baltimore very very soon, atleast for depth. Another possibility is the Ravens trading away for someone like M.Green of Tenn. but really I wouldn't expect a trade with Tenn considering they are in the same div. Only thing I can say is, Baltimore thought P.Holmes was expendable, I bet they wish they had him now.

keg in kc · 08-08-2001, 11:21 PM

That's an interesting way of looking at it Tim. I can't say I disagree.

Maybe Arrowhead needs an exorcism!

Chiefs Pantalones · 08-08-2001, 11:21 PM

I used to be superstitious too, but not anymore. Whatever happens, happens; but for a reason.

I do believe in "what goes around, comes around", which is the same as the 'golden rule', 'what you give, you get back', etc.

Joe Seahawk · 08-08-2001, 11:23 PM

Too bad for Jamal..Hopefully he will be able to make a full recovery. That guy was on the verge IMO...

keg in kc · 08-08-2001, 11:24 PM

Baltimore actually realized about a month ago that Priest Holmes wasn't expendable and then started scouring the waiver-wire for veteran backs. Jamal Lewis sucks as a pass-catching back (this goes back to college as well) and in 2000 had an average of 1 touch per game (17 total for the year) on 3rd or 4th down. Priest Holmes was their pass-catching back, and I guess someone looked at the statbooks in June or July and noticed it and then looked at the roster and saw they didn't have anyone to replace him...

Frazod · 08-08-2001, 11:24 PM

No kidding, Kyle. We need a priest, a minister, a rabbi and even a voodoo witch doctor. Perhaps we could find some Indians who aren't all p!ssed off over the team name to do a sun dance or something. Get 'em out at mid-field on opening day right before kickoff.

Chiefs Pantalones · 08-08-2001, 11:25 PM

Our destiny will come, frazod.

I want a Super Bowl victory before I die, but I've always been told that "patience is a vurtue." And you gotta...(see sig below).

Frazod · 08-08-2001, 11:29 PM

I don't know, Cody. When it comes to football, I feel like my karma ran over my dogma. :D

keg in kc · 08-08-2001, 11:29 PM

Cody, I believe destiny is complete B.S. Nothing happens for a reason, everything is cause-and-effect, and there's no great universal "plan" that's unfolding. We're not all powerless to control what happens in our own lives. We are what we want ourselves to be and that reflects directly what we're willing to do to become what we want to be.

Strange that you would say you believe in "what goes around comes around" but say I'm wrong when I say don't laugh at Baltimore. Because I'm basically saying "what goes around comes around".

Abba-Dabba · 08-08-2001, 11:30 PM

My point was that the so-called best front office in the NFL did not plan very well on something like this happening.

Frazod · 08-08-2001, 11:31 PM

No, I guess they didn't plan very well. I'm all broke up over it, too.

WAAAAAAAA

keg in kc · 08-08-2001, 11:32 PM

That's the truth Cooter. I think Holmes leaving wasn't what Baltimore wanted however - he wanted a chance to be a starter somewhere, which is why he was willing to wait for the Green trade to go through instead of signing with Cleveland (I think it was the Browns).

Still, it's hard to believe that Baltimore wouldn't have had more than rookies on the roster to back up Lewis, a guy with a well-known injury history...

08-08-2001, 10:06 PM
donkhater Brilliant!! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Indiana, USA Casino cash: $10014051	Well grbac's season just got harder Jamal Lewis is out for the season with a torn ACL in practice. So 'ol Elvis has even less of a running game and less talented recievers than he left behind in KC? Heh-heh.:)
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08-08-2001, 11:14 PM	#16
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Cody, I used to think it was paranoid too, but after laughing at an injury about 10 years ago, karma taught me a lesson by granting me an ACL tear and year-long rehab. Laugh all you want, but I tell you, don't **** with karma.
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08-08-2001, 11:18 PM	#17
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $3095085	At this point, how could our fucking luck get any worse? Two decades of futility after the Superbowl win. Then Montana comes on, and even he can't save us. Then Lin Elliot's three missed FG's? Then the loss to Denver that was straight out of a bad Twilight Zone episode? Then Stoyshankovich tanking the FG against the Raiders? Then DT's sensless death? Then Gunther? Karma's been eating us alive for decades - I'm kind of wondering what the hell we did to deserve it. Hopefully, though, it followed Smelvis to Baltimore and will leave us alone now. Seems like we've had enough.
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08-08-2001, 11:19 PM	#18
DaWolf Cry havoc... Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10007725	I think the Ravens D will not be nearly as good this year. You give someone a year to figure something out and they're probably going to figure it out. Not to say the D wil suck or anything like that, but they won't be nearly as good as they were last year. Frazod, with our luck, either Marty and the 3 stooges or Ricardo Gannon and Alice Davis will win the Superbowl this year... Last edited by DaWolf; 08-08-2001 at 11:22 PM..
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08-08-2001, 11:20 PM	#19
Abba-Dabba MVP Join Date: May 2001 Casino cash: $4502970	I agree that Grbac's season just got harder with J.Lewis's injury. Chris Barnes and Jason Brookins are the #2 and #3 RB for Baltimore, not very good RB options being a running team. I sense E.Rhett will be back in Baltimore very very soon, atleast for depth. Another possibility is the Ravens trading away for someone like M.Green of Tenn. but really I wouldn't expect a trade with Tenn considering they are in the same div. Only thing I can say is, Baltimore thought P.Holmes was expendable, I bet they wish they had him now.
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08-08-2001, 11:21 PM	#20
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	That's an interesting way of looking at it Tim. I can't say I disagree. Maybe Arrowhead needs an exorcism!
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08-08-2001, 11:21 PM	#21
Chiefs Pantalones GO CHIEFS!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $7888717	I used to be superstitious too, but not anymore. Whatever happens, happens; but for a reason. I do believe in "what goes around, comes around", which is the same as the 'golden rule', 'what you give, you get back', etc. __________________ Don't be fooled by my username, I'm white.
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08-08-2001, 11:23 PM	#22
Joe Seahawk This place entertains.. Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Seattle Casino cash: $6804435	Too bad for Jamal..Hopefully he will be able to make a full recovery. That guy was on the verge IMO...
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08-08-2001, 11:24 PM	#23
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Baltimore actually realized about a month ago that Priest Holmes wasn't expendable and then started scouring the waiver-wire for veteran backs. Jamal Lewis sucks as a pass-catching back (this goes back to college as well) and in 2000 had an average of 1 touch per game (17 total for the year) on 3rd or 4th down. Priest Holmes was their pass-catching back, and I guess someone looked at the statbooks in June or July and noticed it and then looked at the roster and saw they didn't have anyone to replace him...
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08-08-2001, 11:25 PM	#25
Chiefs Pantalones GO CHIEFS!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $7888717	Our destiny will come, frazod. I want a Super Bowl victory before I die, but I've always been told that "patience is a vurtue." And you gotta...(see sig below). __________________ Don't be fooled by my username, I'm white.
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08-08-2001, 11:29 PM	#26
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $3095085	I don't know, Cody. When it comes to football, I feel like my karma ran over my dogma. :D
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08-08-2001, 11:30 PM	#28
Abba-Dabba MVP Join Date: May 2001 Casino cash: $4502970	keg in kc My point was that the so-called best front office in the NFL did not plan very well on something like this happening.
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08-08-2001, 11:31 PM	#29
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $3095085	No, I guess they didn't plan very well. I'm all broke up over it, too. WAAAAAAAA
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08-08-2001, 11:32 PM	#30
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	That's the truth Cooter. I think Holmes leaving wasn't what Baltimore wanted however - he wanted a chance to be a starter somewhere, which is why he was willing to wait for the Green trade to go through instead of signing with Cleveland (I think it was the Browns). Still, it's hard to believe that Baltimore wouldn't have had more than rookies on the roster to back up Lewis, a guy with a well-known injury history...
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