Favorite NFL Team

[Prius]

since the NFL season offically started at 5:00 this morning, post your Favorite NFL team and your favorite player on that team! :)

My favorite Team is the Green Bay Packers

http://images.packers.com/images/wallpaper/desktop6_640x480.jpeg

http://images.packers.com/images/wallpaper/nfc_north2_800.jpg

and my favorite player on that team is Brett Favre

http://images.packers.com/images/wallpaper/dt040116_1_800.jpg

[QuattroMan]

since the NFL season offically started at 5:00 this morning, post your Favorite NFL team and your favorite player on that team! :)

My favorite Team is the Green Bay Packers

San Francisco 49'rs is my team....

[Juggs]

personally i hate football but if i have to pick a fave team then i am with prius and the packers

[GT F1]

patriots

[Rockefella]

http://www.buckleshop.com/images/sfb100l.jpg

[Matra et Alpine]

Dallas Cowboys.

Haven't had a REAL favourite player but Ed Jones, Emmit Smith, Tony Dorsett, Troy Aikman come to mind :)

not really followed them as much as I did when I first started following them in '80.
Now is when I usually own up that I started watching the Cowboys on UK TV *only* because of the Cheerleaders :)

AMERICA's TEAM

[Classic Anycar]

http://www.lubbockonline.com/images/111300/oakland_raiders_fbLR.jpg
http://www.sportslogos.net/images/Football/NFL/NFL-SB_2371.gif
http://www.sportslogos.net/images/Football/NFL/NFL-SB_2367.gif
http://www.sportslogos.net/images/Football/NFL/NFL-SB_2364.gif

[cmcpokey]

i am married into a packers family. my father in law is from wisconsin, so it is mandated that i like the packers.

personally i dont have a team that i am really passionate for, but i have a team that i hate. the new england patriots. i have hated them for years, and it helps that my boss is obsessed with them.

[taz_rocks_miami]

Everybody sing:

Hail to the Redskins
Hail victory
Braves on the war path
Fight for ol' DC

Always been a Skins fan, always will!!

http://www.instantreplaysportcard.com/items/helmets/'82%20redskins.jpg

[man 430gt]

I thought u left?

[ZeTurbo]

my favorite are the Montreal Canadiens! :rolleyes:

[cmcpokey]

umm... i think that's hockey

[dydzi]

umm... i think that's hockey

nevermind, i'm not good in american sports :o

[ZeTurbo]

umm... i think that's hockey
i was just pointing out im not really into the NFL.
if u aske me the CFL is a much better championship. but im still not a cfl fan. Hockey is the only american sport that captivates me.

the " :rolleyes: " was saying all of this.

[Prius]

ummm, Hockey is not an American sport, it traces it's roots to Canada.

[Matra et Alpine]

cries :(

I tried, I really TRIED :(
BUT come on, it's advisable to check facts before posting.

For ice hockey it's widely accepted that the British are responsible for bringing hockey to North America. Soldiers stationed in Nova Scotia, Canada, played the earliest games. and Field hockey pre-dated THAT by about 4000 YEARS.

Dont' bother responding. This is for everyone else to learn and not get confused or end up looking bad in the sportsbar !!!!

[ZeTurbo]

cries :(

I tried, I really TRIED :(
BUT come on, it's advisable to check facts before posting.

For ice hockey it's widely accepted that the British are responsible for bringing hockey to North America. Soldiers stationed in Nova Scotia, Canada, played the earliest games. and Field hockey pre-dated THAT by about 4000 YEARS.

Dont' bother responding. This is for everyone else to learn and not get confused or end up looking bad in the sportsbar !!!!
I must...

It is alo widely accepted that it is considered a american (as in North america not USA) sport since 90% of all activity involving the sport gravitates around North america. Also because They developed it from the rudimentary game those soldiers played..

The same way Basketball is wideley accepted as a American (US) sport, even though it was a canadian who invented it and perfected it.

Just because Britishman played an early version of the sport that does not make it a British sport.

[cmcpokey]

yes, but hockey was also in a large part adapted from lacrosse which was played by native americans for many thousands of years before white men showed up on the american continent...

[Matra et Alpine]

yes, but hockey was also in a large part adapted from lacrosse which was played by native americans for many thousands of years before white men showed up on the american continent...
no, guys, FIELD HOCKEY was played for centuries. There are Egyption glyphs dating back 4000 yeras shoing the game being played.

Ice hockey was started ad the rules created as was written.

The guy I nav for and his brother played and now coach field hockey, he has confirmed that there were hockey-liek sports being played for milleniia across the wordl. That almost every region has a form of the game.

But the rules everyoen is playing to came first from British rulse for firled hockey and then the Canadian rules developed as the British soldiers brought the game and played it in ice conditions !!

He gave me a few links, but basicaly he said anyone can find the history by googling as it's published by almost every national association.

The point wasn't that it was it beign British but we had a post saying it was traced its' routes to Canada when the roots actually go deeper :)
Thinking it as a nationlaistic claim isn't valid. that's not what I get off on :D
Everybody knows me by now - it's truth :eek:

[Prius]

you learn something mew everyday, now do you? :)

[NAZCA C2]

EAGLES!

I live like 30min from Pittsburgh but I hate the Steelers.

[cmcpokey]

i am not disputing you matra, but there was a bit of the ice hockey foundation from lacrosse. which was played by native americans. in america. a long ass time ago.

[blackcat77]

Go Colts! Just remember never to expect them to play at less than room temperature.

[ScionDriver]

Chicago Bears are my team. Through and through, if you cut me I will bleed Orange and Navy. I think they will be a great team this year. They are playing in the Hall of Fame Game Monday night in Ohio

[targa]

no NFL......

[Orefus]

cool u like the chicago bears? there ok i guess. ever since i started being a fan they started to suck. i cant capitalize my letters for some reason, since my shit dosent work.

[whiteballz]

the only good thing about NFL is the snapping of players, and the lingerie bowl.

its so bleeding boring to watch. same with baseball.

[targa]

the only good thing about NFL is the snapping of players, and the lingerie bowl.

its so bleeding boring to watch. same with baseball.BUT OMG...THEYRE....LIKE.....AMERICAN PASSTIMES....THEYRE SUCH GREAT SPORTZSES!!!!!

i hate them both....but if you say that in america, someone might stab you

[whiteballz]

nah, they would shoot you before you got close enough to be stabbed.

[Matra et Alpine]

i am not disputing you matra, but there was a bit of the ice hockey foundation from lacrosse. which was played by native americans. in america. a long ass time ago.
no probs, as I'd said C, their are variants played in all regions of the world pre-dating by thousands of youars todays version :)

t was my mate who gave me the original refernce on their hocky pages about ice hockey exapsnion.
So, I thought I shoudl confirm and checkout out the official NHL site.

it confirms what I'd been told.

BUT it also gave info on the earlier version before the british soldiers took it to Canada. Looks like we have to give the Dutch some credit :)
http://www.nhl.com/hockeyu/history/evolution.html
They don't mention any lacrosse influence or link.

[Rockefella]

The NFL/American Football is probably boring to most of you because you don't see much or any of it on television. Similarly to how Americans don't like cricket but people in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand do. (I think)

[fpv_gtho]

its so bleeding boring to watch. same with baseball.

NFL, Baseball, Nascar...im seeing a common element here!!! :p :D

Just for the record though, i cant stand cricket. League and Union anyday

[Blue Supra]

the cricket tonight was brilliant! cept for the bloody POMS gettin us with 2 runs needed! BASTARDS!

if i follow any footy these are my teams:
http://www.musashi.com.au/cpa/htm/..%2F..%2Fcpa%2Fdat%2Fteam_athlete%2Fwidth200heigh t0brumbies(1).jpg
http://www.bakerysugarcraft.com.au/products/images/XEIIL85057_3.jpg
and of course: the finals contenders:
http://kangaroos.com.au/cp2/c2/webi/article/175584aq.jpg

[Quiggs]

Da Boys...

For Matra:

http://www.insidecowboys.com/1998/2002/cowboys/cheer10913.jpg