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Who will win the Super Bowl? Part II

Denver Broncos 24 18.75%
 
New England Patriots 14 10.94%
 
Houston Texans 1 0.78%
 
Baltimore Ravens 29 22.66%
 
Glasgow Rangers 3 2.34%
 
Atlanta Falcons 4 3.13%
 
San Francisco 49ers 29 22.66%
 
Green Bay Packers 4 3.13%
 
Seattle Seahawks 6 4.69%
 
I am a wuss, but I want to see the results. 12 9.38%
 
Total:126
Mendicate Bias said:
chocoloco said:

It is a slap in the face, mostly to Rodgers, than probably Farve because Flynn was able to get Packers records in two major catagories over both of them. It is a compliment to the Packers offense for sure excluding the quarterback. I would say the same is true for Brady and the Patriots because even when Brady was injured that one year the Patriots were still one of the best AFC teams. Notice what happened to the Colts though when Payton was out.

That was the season after the team went undefeated and is arguably one of the greatest football teams of all time and they didn't even make the playoffs the next year so how is that true for Brady?

11-5 was their record which is the best record ever to not make the playoffs. The point stands because if Brady carried the team they would have shoot to the ground like the Colts when Payton was injured. Take it how you like, but Brady is probably the most hated player in the game. On my other forum, they say in mass he is: either a woman, had a sex change, is a cheater along with the with the rest of the Patriots team and is just plain feminine. They mock him more than any other player. He is good, just saying he is not as good and liked as much as Payton Manning according to polls. He does not carry the Patriots at all because they always get good players signing with them hoping to win a ring.



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Man, can't believe Giants lost.

Rol, on that google doc, can you make the columns wider so we can see the full team abbreviations? I don't memorize the match-ups and it would make reading it easier.



This is what happens every time I try to give the Giants some credit. I thought they were garbage all of last year, but they get both lucky and hot at the right time and win it all. I thought they were merely mediocre and could start well against the Cowboys this year, and this is how they repay me.

On the bright side, if this keeps up I won't have to see many Eli commercials this year.



RolStoppable said:
superchunk said:
Man, can't believe Giants lost.

Rol, on that google doc, can you make the columns wider so we can see the full team abbreviations? I don't memorize the match-ups and it would make reading it easier.

The abbreviations are all there. The team that plays on the road is on the top and the team that plays at home is right below it. I organized it this way, because it doesn't require scrolling to the right to see all predictions.


Small computer screen you have.

Those columns end halfway through my screen lol. No worries, I forgot I can just click on the column and see the full name in the fx area on top.



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RolStoppable said:

I am using a Macbook and the table stretches about 2/3 over the screen.

Although the size of the screen shouldn't change the formatting of the table itself. The top row should be two lines big and with the current breadth for the columns, the team after the dash gets automatically dropped into the second line. If you can tell me how to write two separate lines within the same area, then I could adjust the table, so that it displays flawlessly on your screen as well.


No, its not wrapping when I look at it. The 2nd (home) team is just cut-off. You should have to select the entire row and then click the "wrap text" icon. Or hold... shift (i think) and hit enter to force the new line in the  cell.



RolStoppable said:
superchunk said:

No, its not wrapping when I look at it. The 2nd (home) team is just cut-off. You should have to select the entire row and then click the "wrap text" icon. Or hold... shift (i think) and hit enter to force the new line in the  cell.

"Wrap text" cut off the home team for me. I had tried Shift+Enter earlier, but it didn't work. I figured out that it's Alt+Enter, so how does the table look now?

ah yeah alt. I knew it was on of them. It looks perfect now. :)



chocoloco said:

11-5 was their record which is the best record ever to not make the playoffs. The point stands because if Brady carried the team they would have shoot to the ground like the Colts when Payton was injured. Take it how you like, but Brady is probably the most hated player in the game. On my other forum, they say in mass he is: either a woman, had a sex change, is a cheater along with the with the rest of the Patriots team and is just plain feminine. They mock him more than any other player. He is good, just saying he is not as good and liked as much as Payton Manning according to polls. He does not carry the Patriots at all because they always get good players signing with them hoping to win a ring.

 


Maybe you didn't read what I said so read the next sentence very carefully. One of the greatest football teams of all time did not make the playoffs the following year even though they had the exact same personel except for Brady.

The Patriots get good players? Tell me the last time the Patriots drafted a player that was considered a great player who was under the age of 32 and not on their last leg. The Patriots find no name players that no one else wants and makes them good players.

People say plenty of shit on forums and of course the Patriots get the most hate because they win all the time. The facts are that Brady represents Uggs yet he has taken his team to 5 Superbowls and won 3 of them. You can put up all the stats you want but how many superbowls has Peyton won, oh thats right just one.



                                           

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Yeah...I'm with chocoloco regarding Brady. Proof, pudding, etc.

Although he's factually wrong about one thing. In 1985 the Broncos also went 11-5 and failed to make the playoffs. I think that's the only other time it's happened, though.



RolStoppable said:
superchunk said:

ah yeah alt. I knew it was on of them. It looks perfect now. :)

I've been messing around with colors. It will be interesting to see how many people will go blind.

If too many people complain, I'll remove the colors. Except for red and green, because they are definitely going to make it easier to tally up each person's weekly record.

yeahhhhh the yellow is umm no.

I like softer colors. It would be better if the red/green were the soft versions... even the yellow could be ok with a softer shade.