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LOL @ BS suggesting the Eagles are losing on purpose (he did not specify their theoretical objectives).

having a defensive coordinator who is inept and in way over his head, it;s gonna have an effect

I thought it was pretty obvious he was kidding.

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10-11-2011 , 12:45 PM

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Cousin Sal is such a fish at the lone guessing game. He gives away so much free info to assist Bill.

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10-11-2011 , 01:16 PM

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Have to say tho, that Cousin Sal's sportsguy VM this week was rather funny.

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10-11-2011 , 02:55 PM

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Did Simmons really say Colt McCoy isn't a starting QB? Sigh, how can you possibly blame the QB on that team?

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10-15-2011 , 04:20 AM

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Another Al Michaels HOF appearance on the BS Report. And Baba Booey to you all!

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10-15-2011 , 07:05 PM

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I can't decide if Al Michaels is a great guy or a total *******, but I don't really care. He's as good as anyone at calling a game and he's a fantastic interview. I could listen to several hours of that...most interesting podcast I've listened to in a while.

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10-16-2011 , 06:42 PM

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Wasn't sure if i would listen to it. D/l'ing now and will tomorrow morning on my way to work.

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10-16-2011 , 06:44 PM

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it's great.

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10-16-2011 , 06:54 PM

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Simmons really loves his idea of a tournament for the 8 seeds.

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10-16-2011 , 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TimM846

Did Simmons really say Colt McCoy isn't a starting QB? Sigh, how can you possibly blame the QB on that team?

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10-16-2011 , 09:54 PM

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I can't decide if Al Michaels is a great guy or a total *******, but I don't really care.

Ha, what makes you say that? I've never really considered the possibility that he isn't a good guy. Not that I know that he is, but nothing he's ever said has indicated he's not, imo.

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10-16-2011 , 11:35 PM

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He strikes me as a very smart guy who doesn't have much patience with dummies.

You know, like you and me and all the other 2+2'ers.

I read a book about the history of MNF that portrayed AM as a primadonna.

And Simmons infuriated me when he mispronounced Fred Cusick's name when talking about his "favorite" childhood local announcer.

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10-16-2011 , 11:44 PM

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I read a book about the history of MNF that portrayed AM as a primadonna.

Cliffnotes?

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10-16-2011 , 11:52 PM

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Simmons in the Boston issue (10/3/11) of ESPN mag: "We finally have good owners."

This past Friday?

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I can't believe I'm hoping the three guys who saved Fenway Park and brought us two titles will sell … but ****, I actually want them to sell at this point.

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10-17-2011 , 12:06 AM

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lol red sox fans

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10-17-2011 , 12:41 AM

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Simmons in the Boston issue (10/3/11) of ESPN mag: "We finally have good owners."

This past Friday?

He's just a ******

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10-18-2011 , 02:16 AM

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Love that he has Chris Brown of SmartFootball dissecting football plays.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-tr...-the-wham-play

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10-18-2011 , 09:17 AM

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Simmons really loves his idea of a tournament for the 8 seeds.

yeah, you can tell he really thinks this is a brilliant idea, even though nobody would watch it (past the first year, I guess), and casual NBA fans would just be like, "oh god, the real playoffs don't start for two weeks!?" its a fun thing to talk about but apparently its also so brilliant that it could end the lockout

that said, most of his posting on the lockout has been pretty good

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10-18-2011 , 09:19 AM

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and just like that they post up a horrible article that just says "hey guys, stop using 'we' when referring to a sports team", my god, does anyone give a ****?

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10-18-2011 , 10:40 AM

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Came to post about how horrible and hacky that Chris Jones article is. I have no proof, but I suspect that was the premise for the first sports article in the history of the internet.

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10-18-2011 , 11:43 AM

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Came to post about how horrible and hacky that Chris Jones article is. I have no proof, but I suspect that was the premise for the first sports article in the history of the internet.

This, it was really bad, even if it was done ironically, before a cranky old sports writer could do it literally, it was still really awful.

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10-18-2011 , 12:21 PM

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And Simmons infuriated me when he mispronounced Fred Cusick's name when talking about his "favorite" childhood local announcer.

Simmons really needs to just never mention the Bruins again

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10-18-2011 , 12:28 PM

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Simmons really needs to just never mention the Bruins again

But he loves watching Damon Krejci and Tom Thomas and Navin Horton.

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10-18-2011 , 12:29 PM

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+1 to everything

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10-18-2011 , 01:02 PM

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Came to post about how horrible and hacky that Chris Jones article is. I have no proof, but I suspect that was the premise for the first sports article in the history of the internet.

As soon as I saw it in my feed, I knew it would piss me off.

Laughed at this tweet from fakegrantland

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Chris Jones (@mysecondempire) chastises you for wearing your favorite player's jersey. YOU'RE NOT THAT PERSON!