but the question for me is why is the game no longer as "family friendly" as it was when I was in my 20s and 30s ? My wife has a solid answer. When we were first married in 1963 the Coliseum crowd was much older than today. She argues that television has made the game far more popular with its focus on the younger generation which has resulted in a much younger crowd and hence the higheby waterfield - Bucky's Pub
No question about it. It has all the same elements of any addiction. And your right adults are just as guilty. There appears to be a necessity to always be "connected" with something. Some -including myself-look forward to being alone without something to do. For many others that's like being in hell. Anyway not sure what this has to do with aggressive behavior. Ironically, that charactby waterfield - Bucky's Pub
Doesn't speak well for the future does it. This is the age of electronic stimulation and I don't think that will ever change. Somehow we've "learned" to hate and tolerance is a sign of weakness.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
When my wife and I were first married we had season tickets at the Coliseum. We were in our 20s and the crowds seemed to be in their 40s and very respectful. Yes there were fans from the opposing teams and yes they were clearly excited and demonstrative when their team did something good. But there never seemed to be an "in your face" about their excitement. In the last two preseason gby waterfield - Bucky's Pub
I don't think there is anyone here who believes different.by waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
How true: I love H.S. reunions now because after 60 years those cheerleader girls and social girls now talk to me. Of course I'm a whole lot better looking than their husbands and most certainly better looking than I was in school. I think I may even turn some of them on now.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
Just watching Goff on the field reminds me of the way Montana carried himself. Keep in mind Montana was a back up to DeBerg the entire 79-80 season and didn't start a game until midway through the 80-81 season. Moreover it wasn't until the start of the 81 season that he started the season as the no. 1 qb. The niners did not draft Montana because of his being "pro-ready". He was draftedby waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
Sorry-we differ widely on this. Colleges have a "responsibility" to educate their students not to make them into professional football players. If it were otherwise based on the number of athletes in college that don't make it in the professional leagues their failure rate would be intolerable. A college or university has an obligation to provide to its school athletes an access to anby waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
Comparing engineering school to ...what-quarterbacking school? Haven't heard of that major yet. Moreover, do you have any idea of the percentage of qbs in our nations colleges and university that actually end up in the NFL ? If I'm a collegiate coach I may care about a kid's "dreams" but-my responsibility is to my employer and if that is to win games and generate funds from the aby waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
I doubt that college coaches view their job as preparing their qbs for professional football. Moreover, professional football is not necessarily the epitome of the game.by waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
I think it's his upside that intrigued the Rams more than his readiness. His learning curve will be longer because as many have said here he never has called a play or played behind a center. And it shows. But he's got a great are and excellent footwork-more so than the other qb who were drafted. He may not be ready until mid season. But he's going to be "ready" for many games in the fuby waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
I hope he makes the team. I had the glasses on him when he was in and he really hustles and put a lot of pressure on Foles-who BTW looked pretty good-a lot better that Goff. It's an interesting phenomenon isn't it-we give up a ton of draft choices to get a qb. Yet the guy we benched last year and simply let go plays so much better. Appeared to me that we had two number 72s on the field.by waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
and always surprised at the number of fans rooting for the other team. Dallas was not surprising as they are "America's Team"-right? But KC ? Actually, I'm not surprised. This area is so huge and populated with transplants that every game will be like that. My wife and I had lunch at the Museum of Science and Industry and there were orange jerseys all around us and seemed to be everywheby waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
check it out. It's fast, it's furious, i t's aggressive and physical, and it's full of athleticism.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
Steve: the idea is not to dodge the ball but to prevent it from going into the goal (net). But after running through a bunch of defenders with this little ball and and being tackled by the defenders somehow you have to throw that ball past a goalie with enough speed that they cannot stop it. It really is something to see. very fast! And what's cool is they have these plays that are identical to bby waterfield - Bucky's Pub
Actually there is a lot of dodgeball in Handball as well.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
It's fascinating. A combination of handball, soccer, basketball, and wrestling.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
"Every "fastest man in the world" for how many year has gotten popped for cheating? Track and Field is the dirtiest sport ever. Wait no it's swimming. No weightlifting. Sorry I meant to say cycling. Or did I mean the steroids era in baseball in America?" You didn't mentioned the one sport that brings us all together here.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
That's likely because you grew up in the central valley. If I'm not mistaken "beach" volleyball began along the beaches of So Cal and was part of the surfing explosion in the late 50s and on into the 60s. We lived in Manhattan Beach in the 60s and the volleyball tournaments next to the pier was a huge thing-but free. I recall seeing Keith Erickson of the Lakers and UCLA come down to comby waterfield - Bucky's Pub
I'll be thinking about you Steve. Sounds like you are aggresively seeking answers-that's good. Keep up with that.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
I was referring to his sideline personality. In fact if you ever catch an interview of him he has -imo-no personality. What made the guy great was his vision. He had eyes like birds of prey and could see stuff unfolding downfield like very few qbs ever have-if any.by waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
The "intellectual" display seems consistent with my views of most who play at that level and even in the major universities. One x college player referred to his teammates and those who went into the NFL as "maladjusted violent oafs". Lets be honest here: if this were truly a sane world professional football would be illegal. So the show doesn't bother me. I actually enjoy iby waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
Sorry Steve- know nothing about "coral toxicity". However I would first ask if your knees are discolored or are hot to the touch. If so then you likely have an inflammation localized to that area. The rest of your symptoms could be from all sorts of stuff. But getting a coral infection into the blood stream that would cause those symptoms seems like a long shot to me. But I'm no Doc soby waterfield - Bucky's Pub
It perfectly describes what it is meant to describe. It's counter part "screw" is horrific as it connotes taking an object and twisting and turning and turning -oh gawd -can you imagine?by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
My dive watch is a Suunto. The most complicated thing I've ever owned. It has 4 buttons along the perimeter pluse a heavy computer that tells you all you will ever want to know on a dive. Each button has many functions to it and you have to do the buttons in sequence if you can remember. If you know how to use it it has all the dive plans one needs with decompression stops, safety stops, water tby waterfield - Bucky's Pub
Whatever "it" is he never showed "it".Never ran up and down the sidelines firing up his team mates, never dressing down a team mate. For that matter never showing much emotion at all. Just a coolness that translated to other team mates as confidence. I suggest we away a few minutes before proclaiming Goff just doesn't have "it".by waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com
You guys and your carefulness about cussing around women. You two need to get out of the house more often. Have you been around a group of women who are just chatting? Simply put-you are not going to shock any women although you might be shocked by what you hear.by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
"Ok, gotta run now.... HomeDepot's delivery guy is here to put in my new clothes dryer and I have to show him how to do it. Sheesh, today's youth have be told how to use a dolly... pitiful generation. " Such a curmudgeon you are. I have a great book I just read that I absolutely know you will love. "OVE"by waterfield - Bucky's Pub
"Best way to learn, be out there." Not necessarily. If there's missed blocking assignments, missed play calling, any number of things and the qb gets pounded and pounded -well not much learning in that other than "hey I hate this". OTOH this kid is going to be with us a long time and given what we gave up for him I doubt they want to chance anything with him. He will be spby waterfield - RamsFootballFans.com