Indianapolis Colts @ Washington Redskins GameThread, Aug 3, 2008 6:00 PM MDT

It's Football Time! Hall Of Fame Game Open Thread

by John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru) on Aug 3, 2008 5:00 PM MDT in 2008 Game Day Threads Comment 42 comments

Indianapolis Colts @ Washington Redskins

2008 Hall of Fame Game
August 3, 2008
Fawcett Stadium - Canton, OH

Sure, it's not the Broncos, but it is NFL Football and that is good enough for me! Talk about the game, how glad you are that it is back and break down Jim Sorgi's performance with the Colts' first-teamers.

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Football is back!! Let's all rejoice!

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Is the game on TV?

And if so, where? I was gonna watch Sunday Night Baseball, but if this is on instead…

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 5:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

NBC

8 PM EST

by hooper on Aug 3, 2008 5:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

FOOTBALL!

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 6:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

FINALLY...

I can get my fix.

by weazel on Aug 3, 2008 6:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Randle El

tore up the colts secondary, but now the colts are just slowly bleeding the skins dry

Jason
The Hanging Curve

by poorboywilly on Aug 3, 2008 6:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

playaction fooled the cameraman…I guess it’s preseason for them too.

Jason
The Hanging Curve

by poorboywilly on Aug 3, 2008 6:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice to see Colt Brennan

with an impressive first few plays. And the touchdown pass was good too.

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 8:11 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Gary Zimmerman's

being interviewed right now. I’m sure that he’ll always be asked about including the Dalai Lama in his speech.

"Keep your head down, and inch toward daylight." - Blade of Tyshalle

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:11 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

The Hefty Lefty!

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I was surprised to see

that Lorenzen is on the Colts now.

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 8:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Zimmerman got the shortest interview of any of the new hof members

and now on to Farve!

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I am irritated

that they keep cutting to a bunch of Cheeseheads with nothing better to do than wave at Favre’s plane. I think Aaron Rodgers must be in the crowd with a sniper rifle.

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would be the best thing ever!

Until Terrell Davis makes it into the Hall of Fame, I refuse to acknowledge the existence of such a place other than the Ring of Fame at Mile High!

Davis to the Hall!

by Jon Tollerud on Aug 3, 2008 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I said something similar last night

I was doing the play by play of the plane taxiing and said “BOOM, the plane blows up and Aaron Rodgers is seen slinking off stage right”

"It's all over Fat Man"

- Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game

by DesertBroncoFan on Aug 4, 2008 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Madden hasn't like Denver since Tom Jackson.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

My sister:

“John Madden needs a diet, a face lift, and a brain implant.”

And a nice sidearm zinger from Brennan there.

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 8:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

But he'd

have to give up the turducken!

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brennan

was able to thread the needle on that pass.

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

With a free safety right up the middle

whose inability to jump high enough saved Colt from an INT. But I’m enjoying this debut—Brennan has a good battlefield voice.

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

it demeans Adam Schefter by having him fill in for Andrea Kramer tonight.

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh god I hate that woman.

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You and a small army!

I am a soldier in that army.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

Don’t you hate all female sideline reporters?

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Most of them.

I like our Alanna Rizzo, though. She’s the only one who doesn’t strike me as an intolerable bimbo put there only for occasional eye candy and stupid questions.

Free Casey Weathers!!!!

by Silverblood on Aug 3, 2008 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

She's not a blonde.

Not that I’m making a stereotypical comment . . .

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Q B

I would doubt if Washington keeps three QB’s. Ramsey sure doesn’t look that good. I wonder…

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Smokin' a Marlboro??

I think I need to turn this thing off.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Not even

sure what the Butte, Montana thing was about.

And no, there are better QB names than Colt.

"Keep your head down, and inch toward daylight." - Blade of Tyshalle

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like John or Jay.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The waiter

Garcon has made a few good plays.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I have but a handful of weeks before the la-la-land-of-pre-season-feel-goods is no more..

The most scary thing is in a few weeks I have to accept reality…’What is that?’ Most of you have been on this off-season quest…are you ready?

Can Clady start, I think yes. Will he dominate…probably not at first…but in la-la-land he will. Have we made the right moves? I can’t think-even going thirty years back-that I have seen an influx of tallent better than what has just happened.

Can Eddie Royal play? I haven’t been this excited since Upchurch. Most of you guys never saw Upchurch…...He was a Hester, on a so-so-team, and very much special.

Is Brandon special? If you think not can you say dUUUHHH duu duhh ummm doouu.

Football again begins.. I am already feeling the pull of reality trying to bring me back from la-la-land.

Not yet….but I’m getting close.

by Mike Clark on Aug 3, 2008 8:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone interested in Mike Hart at all?

Until Terrell Davis makes it into the Hall of Fame, I refuse to acknowledge the existence of such a place other than the Ring of Fame at Mile High!

Davis to the Hall!

by Jon Tollerud on Aug 3, 2008 8:55 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm always

interested in the little guys—if only because I’m as tall as they are.

"Keep your head down, and inch toward daylight." - Blade of Tyshalle

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who is Mike Hart?

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Indy rookie RB

drafted in the 6th round by the Colts. Went to Michigan and is their all-time leading rusher. 5’9”.

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by Russ on Aug 3, 2008 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I left the game for a bit.

It is now finally over. Did you see anybody we could use? There were four back-up QBs that look better than ours. I did not look at the Back up DTs.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 3, 2008 9:02 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd take Brennan

Until Terrell Davis makes it into the Hall of Fame, I refuse to acknowledge the existence of such a place other than the Ring of Fame at Mile High!

Davis to the Hall!

by Jon Tollerud on Aug 3, 2008 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh man.

why did I just learn there was an open gameday thread AFTER the game?! AHH! This stinks, I’m too lazy to see your thoughts on my boy Brennan… I’m a big fan of the guy… outside of the drunken trespassing and sexual assault, but which of us doesn’t break into a girl’s room and refuse to leave every now and then?

Anyway, on a serious note, Brennan is a boss. I’m not a good analyst of o-linemen, did anyone see how Steve Justice played? I’ve been a fan of his (as some of you may recall) ever since he was dubbed Nalen 2.0.

"I could never quite get the hang of Thursdays..."

by FlaBroncoFan on Aug 3, 2008 9:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I did not

One thing I need to learn before the season starts is how to watch the trenches on TV. The camera follows the ball.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 4, 2008 11:41 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

try watching

safety play someday too…. sheesh, what a bear.

Last year, the bet broadcasts were done by NBC, followed by NFL network. They started with a widezoom well before the play, allowing you to get your bearings and note the formation, and they didn’t shift back when the QB dropped, which most telecasts do. The result is that you can easily see the mid defensive zones and LB play, and the line play is in the center of the picture. They didn’t waste a 1/4 of the side of the TV with the empty field behind the QB.

Next was CBS and Fox who always have decent telecasts, but they are more prone to jumping in at the last second before the snap, focusing on the QB and missing out completely on the LB play and of course showing us empty field and not taking advantage of the entire width of the view. I would call this the “classic” version.

And of course ESPN comes in last for its MNF broadcasts. Forget the constant distractions in the booth and the awful talking heads. Even when they were showing the on-field action they were screwing it up routinely. They tried a lot of different camera angles, all focusing on “dramatic” shots, and the result was missing out on presnap reads 90% of the time, and almost never seeing any activity away from the ball. Absolutely awful film to breakdown…

In the future, I’m hoping for dual picture-in-picture capability with the standard broadcast, an over the shoulder “madden” view, and a wide angled “standard” view that could see everything except the deepest safety zones. I would even pay extra for the capability. If you watched on your cpu you could run triple monitors and be in small form of heaven….

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by styg50 on Aug 4, 2008 12:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can see

that in terms of trying to actually watch the game on a standard TV on a network channel other than NBC I won’t even make the depth chart. I’ll just sit in the back row of MHR University and learn.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

by firstfan on Aug 4, 2008 5:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs