CSR OT Open Thread, Vol. 5
by BW Smith on Jan 17, 2012 11:53 AM EST
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PrintIt's been a few weeks since the last time I did one of these, so I guess it would be a good idea to start up another OT Open Thread to give us a place to have our non-Panthers discussions, especially since there's not that much Panthers news to discuss now that our season is over, and we can really only handle so much draft talk before we start going insane.
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I know i'm still a college student and kind of "young" but
Anyone ever watch the show skins?
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I tried watching it
but the show gets reaaaal depressing like 3 episodes in and I couldn’t stick with it
We had Skins much sooner over here.
Obviously I believe the British one is better, And I’d recommend you watch that, very very good. particularly the first 3 series. After that it goes downhill, the 4th is alright but after that its just shite.
by jojoisthemann on Jan 19, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
NCIS is great. Love that show.
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Me too.
My favorite tv shows (in no particular order):
Glee (yeah yeah I know…get over it)
New Girl (Zooey is my dream girl)
Raising Hope
NCIS
Criminal Minds
The League
Big Bang Theory
Bones
Now that I think of it, they are in order of days they come on, lol.
I also watch Food Network a lot.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Just realized I left off a few...
Brad Meltzer’s Decoded
Swamp People
NY Ink
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
lol, For me it is:
NCIS
House
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead
Also like older shows they put reruns on…
You liking Glee is a tad weird though...
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The girl that plays Rachel is hot.
[looks over shoulder and notices wife…]
I mean…I love show tunes.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I'm a sports junkie,
I watch espn all day, with PTI and Around the Horn being my favorite shows.
A non sports related show that I have grown to love is Impractical Jokers. Has anyone else seen that show?
I used to watch ATH all the time but I quit when Jay Mariotti left.
Never seen Impractical Jokers though.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
It's a new show.
Comes on TruTV only on Thursday night at 10pm. This Thursday will be the sixth episode. The rest if the season is posted on YouTube though, that is how I caught up. Lol
Impractical Jokers
is absolutely hysterical! its the 7th episode coming up though, not 6th. That last humiliation (the laundromat) was brutal though …
I've seen it.... these f**kers should have their heads examined. It is funny, though.
So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.
Mariotti was one of the panelists...
The only host I ever saw on there was Toni Reali
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I heard rumors of a scandal, but never followed up
So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.
He supposedly assaulted his girlfriend and got fired from ATH.
But I don’t know how much truth is in it.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I know this is late
But Wikipedia pretty much has the scoop on Jay Mariotti. Dude lost his damn mind. Then again, women can have that effect on men.
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 17, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
I used to love House...but that show jumped the shark for me when he started dating Cuddy.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Okay, of your choices, BW...
I want to start watching New Girl – looks like a good one
The League – may be overdose for me, but I should check it out.
Decoded – DVR’d and watch all. I love a good true mystery / conspiracy
Swamp People – DVR and watch all. Dees people rock… AHHHHHH, AHHHEEEEEEE
So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.
You should watch New Girl and The League
New Girl comes on at 9 tonight actually
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I like New Girl
but am not a huge fan of the male supporting cast. feels like they’re trying too hard
Lol, I haven't seen The League in a while, but that's a good show.
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 17, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Justified is coming back on.
It’s a show you might like. I’d suggest picking it up from season 1, though.
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Jan 17, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Yes...yes she is.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
NCIS: Los Angeles has picked up since Deeks (Deaks?) turned up too.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Eh, never been a fan of NCIS:LA. Can’t supplant Mark Harmon with anyone else in a spin off.
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True...
Hell I am way behind on multiple shows I watch.
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 17, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
All the shows I watch now are on Premium Channels
Shameless – awesome show with a mega hottie who gets naked a lot
Californication – it’s getting stale, but still worth watching
House of Lies – new show with Don Cheadle. They’re only 2 episodes in, so I’m still feeling this one out.
Angry Boys – also still feeling this one out, has some pretty funny moments, but I’m not huge on shows that revolve around one actor playing all the main characters.
Leverage – catching up on season 2, so I’m pretty behind, but I can’t stop watching this show for some reason.
Anybody else see
It’s about how tight a ship Pioli is trying to run. Forcing team staff to keep window blinds drawn so they can’t see practices and allegations of phone-tapping and spying. It’s a pretty lengthy read, but I found it pretty interesting.
Yikes, that would not be a fun work environment.
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 17, 2012 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Pioli is just an asshole.
I hate those power hungry moron’s. The parking space shows it all. I hope the Panther’s don’t run things this way but I think the organisation has too much class.
by jojoisthemann on Jan 19, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Also, (Sorry for the double post)
Anybody else see that Dwight Howard added the Clippers to his wishlist of teams to be traded to?
That shows a lot of dignity.
“Hmm, let me check the standings. Ooh look, the Clippers are doing pretty well. Send me over their so I can piggyback on the pieces they already have to get myself an easy ring.”
That’s what’s wrong with the NBA. There shouldn’t be any need for contraction, there’s just a poor distribution of talent throughout the league, partly because many superstars’ egos are too big to fit in small markets. It’s a shame.
Don't really see Howard fitting there
Maybe if they traded him for Griffin, otherwise I don’t see those 2 playing together.
Colts just canned Caldwell… another place for Chud to interview at?
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I doubt it...they'll probably want a veteran coach.
Or they'll just hire Peyton Manning
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
by BW Smith on Jan 17, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I know you used sarcasm font
but don’t be surprised when it happens
Just out of curiosity, is anyone else having issues with facebook?
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Do you guys know how to post videos to facebook?
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
by BW Smith on Jan 17, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lol well played
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
This is the type of thing Athletics Nation has just banned.
Or so it seems.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Here's a pick of me from this past Halloween
So how much respect (of the little that you had) have you lost for me?
by pcroadrage on Jan 17, 2012 9:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Just when we thought you couldn't get any lamer... you go out and do something like this.
…
AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!
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LOL
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 18, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Captain Planet
After he came out of the closet
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 17, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
So that really is you? Damn, I thought you were playing
Did you lose a bet?
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 18, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
Out of curiosity
How many Blue Man group jokes did you hear that night?
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 18, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
suprisingly
not a single one. I was mostly with college students so at least half of them actually knew who Captain Planet was
That show is way back in the day
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 18, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
it aired from 1990 to 1996
So most people around my age (a lot of college students, some a little older) watched it
PCRoadrage I have new found respect for you posting that, hilarious!
Looks like Ronnie Van Zant fucked Captain Planet about 20 years ago!
You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'. -Homer Simpson
by Swamp Panther on Jan 18, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
OH MY GOD! LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
lol
you cant tell with the wig and paint, but I’ve been told by a lot of people that i look like pickles and Leonardo Dicaprio (a young one, most specifically him from The Beach)
come on bro...be real...that's not a wig
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
LOL, be alot cooler if it wasn't!
Epic green mullet.
You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'. -Homer Simpson
by Swamp Panther on Jan 18, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
You guys talking about TV shows….Justified came back on tonight. GREAT show imo. 3rd season. If you haven’t seen the other two id advise you watch it. Modern day western
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"I don't see no ceiling. I don't see no breaking point." - Cam Newton
I'm looking forward to the next season of Hell on Wheels
Really good show
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 17, 2012 10:44 PM EST reply actions
I know AMC has awesome shows… never saw Hell on Wheels though… love Breaking Bad and the Walking Dead.
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I haven't seen Breaking Bad but heard alot of good things though
But I have watched Walking Dead. I’m looking forward to its return in February. I just hope I am able to watch it.
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 18, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
That show is funny.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Yes, yes it is.
Fat people do not fall gracefully. And damn it’s funny.
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
I Miss Jill...the other chick isn't close to being funny and nowhere near as Hot
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"I don't see no ceiling. I don't see no breaking point." - Cam Newton
Wouldn't it be more of a wipe off than a wipeout?
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I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
rub off to wipe out.
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Jan 18, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Downfall Parody: Hitler reacts to SOPA
Just another great downfall parody that would be taken down if the idiots in Washington pass this god forsaken bill.
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I refuse to laugh at this, for fear of oppressive repercussions.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
LOL!
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Jan 18, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
I know it's meant for humor...but there's actually a lot of truth in that one.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
The funniest things are almost always rooted in truth.
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What do you guys think of the current Madden?
Only got round to getting it today and the jury’s still out for me.
overall i like it
they snub all of Carolinas players in the ratings as usual but no complaints about the game play
They need to improve the gameplay that has remained all but untouched for six years.
I’d give it a 6.5 out of 10 but I’m a stingy judge.
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
It was great
but then the commentary made me so angry.
No, Chris Collinsworth, you do not really admire the way Greg Olson plays the quarterback position.
Also, the key to every game cannot be homefield advantage.
For the love of God, when Gamble runs a TD in, don’t tell me he came up empty and led to a big play.
I've already tired of him praising Beason and Smitty at the start of every game.
The commentary is God-awful. On another annoying note there is a collarbone breaking epidemic in my locker room. I lost Double Trouble, Cam, TD and Turnstile to broken collarbones and im only in week 6
by jojoisthemann on Jan 19, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
I think they only said specific things about 2-3 players per team
I can understand that to a degree, but at least do 2-3 different variations on the same theme instead of the exact same opening every game.
every year they can just add more from the year before
by now, there would be a lot more commentary. but what i hate most is if i sim the extra point and kick off after a TD, and then when the other team has the ball on the first play of the drive, my offensive players are still on the field. i quit fighting it. i got interceptions with shockey, kalil and lafell. otah got a sack. whatever.
by usana_gaines on Jan 21, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
omg yes
have had season where i’ve lost 6-8 players with broken collarbones. One thing i hate is how QBs ALWAYS fumble. No matter how high their carrying rating is and no matter how they get tackled they will fumble everytime
Yup.
They fixed that with Cam though…download the newest roster update…
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
I have the newest and he still fumbles constantly.
Not when he’s sacked though. Just when running. Which makes no sense
by jojoisthemann on Jan 19, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
exactly
not a problem in the pocket but he he starts running and a CB shoelace tackles him he caughs up the ball
I had Ray Rice in a franchise
He fumbled 1-2 times per game. Then after he fumbles it, the commentators will make note of it about ten plays later.
i have but it can still be a problem
luckily this one lets you change rating (i try to do it as little as possible) so i went in and gave Cam like a 96 carrying rating (i wanna say it was like an 80)
Turn off injuries.
I mean, you play the game for fun…Having your best players out for the year just defeats that purpose, IMO.
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
While I agree...the injuries to your players affect you for 16+ games, just two for Brees.
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
well if you have good depth and your teams worst player has a overall of 80 like mine
than you can make it through an injury.
thats one things that makes it less fun. I love playing tyrant GM but they make it to easy. I can have every player that i want in the NFL and have my team make up the entire probowl in just 2 or 3 years.
I agree...it is too easy. And I cheat like hell.
Just change Joe Thomas to a DT, trade a fifth rounder for him, then edit him back to LT and viola—probowl LT!
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
LOL that's so underhanded
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I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Yeah, it really really is.
So I only do it if I really want a player. Like when Shockey retired I went a ‘stole’ Graham from the Saints.
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
lol, you can do that to, or just edit their ratings by lowering there awareness to 0.
i dont even have to do that though. just trading picks and moving guys around is so easy.
btw, you can get som great players by moving their position. like taking a 3-4 OLB and moving him to DE (Merriman is a good one) or taking a athletic 4-3 OLB and moving him to SS (Lawson is good for this, can you imagine a 6-5 SS, lol) or taking a 3-4 DE and moving him to DT
Yeah, certain guys shoot way up if you change their position.
Big OLBs to DE is probably the most dramatic.
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
I used to love injuring people on Madden 96 for the Sega Genesis.
Because it would always make that “crunch” sound, and Pat Summeral would say “There’s a man down!”
That was the main reason my brother and I would play the game, lol.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Yep....Wayne Gretzky Hockey for the N64...
We used to set the fight scale all the way up so all you had to do was pretty much look at the CPU and they’d want to fight you….and we’d do nothing but fight the whole time and score a goal in the 3rd or in OT to “win” the game.
/God I miss those days
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Fuck yeah, Gretzky Hockey.
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Jan 19, 2012 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
Blades of Steel for the NES
Only reason to play that game.
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Man i Loved that game and i never been a hockey fan Blades of Steel was awesome
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by MMA_PITBULL on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
but nothing beats the fun of destroying someone in NFL Blitz
I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was
Mutant League Football
Always made me smile dismantling the Sixty Whiners, and using the Bribe Ref play.
It ruins an aspect of the game though
i wish they had an injury slider. They have one for everything else but injuries are all or nothing
Are you serious? LOL
Well, at least they’re accurate in one sense: Collinsworth is a bumbling moron in reality too.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Those are what jumped out at me. There's plenty more really bad dialogue.
Commentary on a long field goal
First Announcer: “He makes the long one with room to spare!”
Second announcer: “It really was, wasn’t it.”
When I recovered a fumble in the end zone as time expired the announcers ripped me for running up the score.
They also called a 3 yard non TD reception a huge gain.
I’m so sad that they have no competition.
It's kindof a fucked up thing to say, though.
LOL the first time I heard it I was like WTF?
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by BusyBeingAwesome on Jan 19, 2012 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
I miss the NFL2K series terribly.
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THIS.
The gameplay, despite it being in hiatus since 2005, is far better than the current Madden.
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
Yep
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I agree.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
If it's anything like the NBA 2K series
I’ll jump on it without even giving Madden a second look if it ever comes out. I find NBA 2K12 to be a huge upgrade over NBA 2K11 and I found myself thinking “Wow so this is what happens when developers actually put effort into improving their product?”
Madden has no reason to develop anything -- they're the only gig in town.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
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NBA 2K is the only gig in town because they destroyed EA Sports. EA had a title they worked on for over a year in 2011. It got shelved to keep the company from embarrassment. If 2K ever gets its hands on the NFL license again Madden will fall as well
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"I don't see no ceiling. I don't see no breaking point." - Cam Newton
Apparently the Madden team has been assigned to make an NBA title
How exciting.
It’ll probably be the equivalent of NBA Live 06. And that’s probably the reason EA made the deal with the NFL. They knew they were about to get passed up by the competition, so they eliminated it.
Can't fault them for that....
It’s what insecure companies with deep pockets do all the time…buy out the competition.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
2K sports has always been better then EA. NFL 2k5 was brilliant. The first person mode was actually first person. view from inside the helmet. You only saw where you was looking. The physics were much better as well. Running tackling etc. EA mails it in ever year because people are going to buy it regardless if all it is a over hyped Roster update.
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I agree
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
That's exactly why they did it
NFL2K5 was probably the greatest football video game of all time. Not only did it put the Madden franchise to shame, but they sold it BRAND NEW for $19.99!
It was a giant middle finger to the Madden giant, and really drew the ire of EA. The following year, EA spent a king’s ransom for exclusive rights, and so died the need for them to improve their product.
I, personally, have not played a Madden game since.
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I'll try to bite the bullet and avoid buying Madden ever again
Just sucks that it’s the only option.
My favorite:
Gus: “And the PANTHERS take over with the ball on the twelve and the ball on the twelve.”
I once threw a HB Pass with Frank Gore that fell incomplete and Collinsworth went on to say “FRANK GORE… is really one of the most accurate passers in the NFL. Surprising to see him miss that throw.”
And it still has the 1990s commentary style where the players’ names stick out so badly in the middle of a sentence. Doesn’t flow at all.
oh wow
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Oh, another one
“Drew Brees/Aaron Rodgers/Peyton Manning isn’t known as the most accurate of passers. . . "
Sounds like recycled dialogue from the 2010 Madden…
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All of the dialogue is recycled
They added a few bits about some individual players at the beginning of games. But after hearing the same bio about the same player every game, it gets old. The rest of the dialogue is all recycled.
I have many many complaints that I've shared several times throughout my times on this blog
To summarize my thoughts, improvement in gameplay has been stagnate for years. Glitches have reoccurred in several games in a row. The lack of competition has led to EA just throwing out the same game every year with a few cosmetic changes. Makes me mad.
And another thing,
my O-Line cannot block for shit. Really just a sieve. Babineux has sacked me 5 times and its only the second quarter..
by jojoisthemann on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Simple solution:
Just trade for Babineaux
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
pick up OHara as a FA (i think he is one at the beginning) and move him to RT
then move Otah to RG. Our O-Line is already pretty good but you can make it better
What difficulty are you playing on?
Cause if you’re on All Madden your O-Line becomes a bunch of turnstiles.
No
You really can’t do anything about blocking, and it’s usually subpar. I find sweeps/pitches to be impossible to run because you are almost always met by 3-4 unblocked defenders on the outside. Can’t do bubble screens either because the receiver that’s supposed to block runs straight up the field and the DB just runs right past him. Also, if a defender is within 3 or 4 yards of you you won’t get the pass off because the tackle animations override the QB releasing the ball.
Also, on the defensive side of the line. If you use an elite DT like Suh, you can bull rush straight through the O-Line on every snap. The problem is 30% of the time you just fall on top of the guy that you plowed over, 30% you get sucked into another lineman and get blocked, 30% of the time the guy you blocked bounces off his back and continues blocking you like a weeble-wobble. 10% of the time it is actually effective.
you can adjust the blocking
is an overall difficulty you can choose but you can also go into Player Skills and CPU Skills and adjust some settings like reducing the CPUs pass rush or raising player team blocking
TWSS
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I know that's good
What I meant to say was that only about 10% of the times that you successfully penetrate result in positive plays. The other 90% of the time you get past the initial blocker, they either hop back up or you get sucked over to another blocker before you can make a play.
And they think Cam is on a 6 year $72 million contract.
They never heard of the rookie pay scale? or google?
by jojoisthemann on Jan 19, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
So who has a PS3 and plays madden?
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Jan 20, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
I like it. I wasn't expecting it to be God's grace to video games, and it has turned out to be solid.
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 21, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
How about a good anti-SOPA gif?
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by Tater596 on Jan 19, 2012 4:39 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Megaupload was shut down today and the people who ran the site have been arrested. Neither of the new laws have been passed and they already have the tools to shut down and arrest who they feel are violation of piracy. Which makes these new laws even more disturbing
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"I don't see no ceiling. I don't see no breaking point." - Cam Newton
are you serious?
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I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Yeah and it is a foreign site. And they were shut down and arrested under US law. Swizz Beatz is the CEO of Megaupload Husband of Alicia Keys. Megaupload is supported by many celebs and it was still pulled. Charged with 500+ million worth of damage in copyright piracy
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"I don't see no ceiling. I don't see no breaking point." - Cam Newton
That's bullshit.
Imagine what’s going to happen if this stupid sopa pipa shit passes.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Not to get too political on here (that's not really our gig here)....
But I agree.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
POLITICS!!!! ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!%$&%^*^%$&%&^%
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&%^&^$&(&(^%$%@#
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SOPA sucks balls.
If it passes, it will match the rage I felt when the Panthers chose Armanti Edwards over Jacoby Ford
This is serious shit right here. It’s not about Piracy for the politicians, it’s all about censorship for them. And having the ability to take down websites for say….making a comment on the comment board that mentions Google for example is enough for them to take down the site without warning.
Or to put it into CSR terms. All it would take is for the Charlotte Observer to get pissed that we took one of their pictures and make one phone call to take down this blog site and all of SB Network without warning.
ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.
Clemson 2011 ACC Champions! Look forward to doing it again next year! :D
The takedown of Megaupload is actually done to show that the administration can fight piracy with the tools available and that Sopa isn't needed
It’s still beyond silly, but it looks like it was actually the administrations way of saying, we don’t need sops/pipa to combat piracy(I personally think all IP claims are bogus anyway, and that what they’re calling piracy shouldn’t be illegal anyway, but that’s another topic entirely).
I agree with your thoughts re: IP claims and the definition of piracy.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Honestly, the only true way to fight piracy is to provide a better and cheaper service than the pirates
Stuff like Netflix is a good start! But even if you block every single sharing website out there, more will pop up! And if you hit the Internet Kill-Switch, the Black Market rises back up like over in Brazil where you can buy pirated DVD movies for a cheap as a couple bucks.
ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.
Clemson 2011 ACC Champions! Look forward to doing it again next year! :D
Sounds kinda dirty and not in a good way
SOPA…PIPA…ehhhh, be right back, gotta take a wicked PIPA
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 19, 2012 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry, don't know how to blockquote but
Money laundering? C’mon. There just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks.
You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'. -Homer Simpson
by Swamp Panther on Jan 19, 2012 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
There = They're
You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'. -Homer Simpson
by Swamp Panther on Jan 19, 2012 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
You blockquote by highlighting the text and clicking the quotes icon.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Cool, thanks BW!
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by Swamp Panther on Jan 19, 2012 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Here's some more fun bits from The Oatmeal...
What we should have been taught in high school (Awesome!)
What it’s like to own an Apple product
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
All of those are just fantastic.
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This SOPA s*** is unreal
I wad having problems with Wikipedia and that black bar over the Google logo was annoying as hell. What is the government trying to accomplish anyway? Its like they want to institute their own brand of communism and censorship. Maybe I am reading way too much into this but I feel our constitutional rights are violated if they deprive us of free information.
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 19, 2012 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
The stuff yesterday was in protest of the SOPA and PIPA acts...
Wikipedia and Google did that under their own volition.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Oh I know
It was still annoying. But the message was loud and clear. It seems politicians are going out of their way to hose their own people. Yet, we are dumb enough to vote them in every election year. It wouldn’t hurt this country of ours to have an average, normal, run of the mill citizen in a political seat somewhere. It may be beneficial for all sides.
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 19, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Only if BW is your running mate
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 21, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Like BW said, Wiki and Google "blacked out" of their own accord....
But I beg, BEG of all of you to do some research on the PATRIOT Act, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, and SOPA/PIPA. If you’re concerned about our Constitution, you’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t.
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by Jake Humphrey on Jan 19, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
I've done all my studies. Trust me, I know it all.
When you have radio stations overseas in particular countries I won’t mention giving AK-47’s to school kids, you know the world is getting pretty messed up.
ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.
Clemson 2011 ACC Champions! Look forward to doing it again next year! :D
You hear the military can now detain you without cause and deny you the right to legal counsel?
Yeah… the world is pretty shit…
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just wanna remind you that this is not the place to get political
for those of you who hate or love Obama, the rest of us don’t wanna hear it on CSR.
by usana_gaines on Jan 21, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
i said nothing politically biased
i neither supported or attacked, i just mentioned a fact about his campaign and what he said he would do. dont get all politically defensive. besides, this is an OT thread
I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was
I think you read into that the wrong way
As a former military cop, we had to abide by laws established by the Constitution, local laws and follow the procedures outlined for due process. However, you said detain. Anybody who is authorized to enforce laws and such can detain someone. It does not have to be military. Example, the odor of pot emanating from a vehicle is considered probable cause and can be legally searched. Therefore, detainment is necessary. In the end, civil rights/liberties will not be stepped on, unless a law enforcement agency is prepared to have a civil suit filed against them. Ok, that just gave me a headache.
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 21, 2012 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Under the Patrot act though
People can be detained indefinitely, while never being told what they’re charged with, without being able to defend themselves at all, on the suspicion that they’re terrorists.
I don’t think that most MPs would be involved in the practices outlined there.
I just think it’s a slippery, slippery slope to be headed down to allow that treatment of anyone.
Being detained is different than being arrested because charges are not warranted
However, I think there is a statue of limitations on how long someone can be held without charges being filed. I know some agencies can detain people without cause for up to 48 hours. Like you said its a slippery slope and ultimately it comes down to each, individual agency.
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 21, 2012 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
There is no statue of limitations.
Believe it or not, the Bill of Rights have been thrown out the window with the National Defense Authorization Act. Before this bill was passed, the Patriot Act allowed the United States to capture anyone on foreign soil and hold then for an indefinite amount of time, without trial or any due process, in Guantanamo Bay. A lot of Civil Rights groups had a problem with that, but most Americans didn’t care since we were all citizens and therefore the Patriot Act didn’t include us.
However, the NDAA expands the battlefield on foreign soil to include the ENTIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. That’s right. According to our government, there is some kind of invisible war being fought in our sewer system. The Ninja Turtles and Captain America are up against the hordes of Chinese Communists deep underground and they’re fighting the good fight to take them down! Our heroes are outnumbered and they urgently need our help! This is a terrible threat to our national security and thus we must take drastic measures!
So in order to make sure that we the citizens are kept safe, they have to expand the battlefield to include the entire United States so that any of these supposed terrorists masquerading as US Citizens can be arrested and held in Guantanamo Bay without trial or due process for an indefinite amount of time. It’s for our safety, so civil rights can take a back seat for now. No lawyers. No due process. No time table. You’re stuck there until they let you out.
And it doesn’t matter whether or not you’re actually a terrorist. Just the suspicion you might be a terrorist is proof enough to hold you for however long they want. That’s what the NDAA is. And it passed.
And then people wonder why so many people hate the government.
ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.
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by Revshawn on Jan 21, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The entire 48 hours without charges being filed is true
However, the Patriot Act created exceptions to this. If the US suspects someone is a terrorist, they can be detained and interrogated by “advanced interrogation techniques”(also known as torture), and never be charged with anything.
A good documentary for this is ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ which is the story of a taxi driver who was placed in extrajudicial detention and was tortured and beaten to death. He was a taxi driver who was arrested along with 3 other people. The other 3 people were released 15 months later after it was determined they posed no threat to anyone.
This is what the US has become.
You wanna talk about a statue of limitations...
So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.
A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: ‘’Ugh, that’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen!‘’ The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: ’’The driver just insulted me!‘’ The man says: ’’You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I’ll hold your monkey for you.’’
by FF Companion on Jan 19, 2012 10:35 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
LOLk
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by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 19, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
LOL that's funny
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Ok....my turn
What do the Carolina Panthers and Billy Graham have in common?
They can make 70,000 people stand up and yell Jesus Christ!
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 19, 2012 10:47 PM EST reply actions
lol
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Honestly
I saw that joke for other football teams in the league, but I felt it was more appropriate for Carolina due to Billy Graham’s ties to the region and how often I was screaming that phrase last season (2010)
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 20, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
LOL, That made me laugh.
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 21, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
One more for our scumbag rivals....
Q: If you have a car containing a Saints wide receiver, a Saints linebacker, and a Saints defensive back, who is driving the car?
A: The cop.
source: http://www.jokes4us.com/sportsjokes/nfljokes/neworleanssaintsjokes.html
Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all you do. -- USAF Core Values
by Disciple of Carolina on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 PM EST reply actions
LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
If anyone hasn't seen the new NFL commercial featuring the Panthers, I highly recommend you check it out.
I believe someone posted it to the Fan shots.
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 21, 2012 3:32 PM EST reply actions
Here's the link.
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 21, 2012 3:33 PM EST reply actions
Or here's the link...
http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Thank-You-Fans/399ba1e0-be53-4bf8-93e8-4ffdd2b83973
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 21, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
I literally laughed out loud when I saw his part.
Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."
by Son of a Newton on Jan 21, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
The funniest thing to me
was it looked like the Chiefs cheerleaders were highlighted and not the Chiefs players.
Maybe it’s because I live in KC, but that’s funny to me that the Chiefs players weren’t even center stage for them.
LOL
http://www.someecards.com/sports-cards/wanting-to-make-gentle-yet-impassioned
Umm…what?
I like to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack.
LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Testing out the new Samsung Galaxy S II
But will it post?
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