Bono wrote:

Neemo wrote:

^so what....all of tom brady's rings came without a top tier receiver at his disposal, some quarterbacks bring those around them to a higher level....others need someone to help them get there

I'm just saying. he didn't actually have a  top tier reciever when they went to the Super Bowl. This has nothng to do with Tom Brady who is the fucking man. Comparing anyone today to Tom Brady is totally unfair to the other guy.

a few years ago everyone was saying that Brady was average..he was no peyton manning...etc etc

Its gonna be Arizona vs Baltimore in the Super Bowl. While I despise the parity era, that is actually a very solid match up. Could be one of the best Super Bowls in years.

Funny thing about the Eagles.....

Almost every year they collapse and fans want to lynch McNabb and Reid, yet they always sneak into the playoffs. I have never been a fan, but you gotta give that team credit where its due.

Eagles vs. Arizona NFC Championship game - anyone have that predicted at the start of the playoffs? Kudos if you did..

I predicted Arizona in the SB during our preseason predictions.

Home teams 0-3 in divisional round, maybe home field advantage isn't what it was? Home teams went 2-2 in Wildcard Weekend. Also odd that now that week 17 Giants-Panthers game was absolutely meaningless

Its the parity era. No such thing as home field advantage anymore.

James, why did the Bills retain Dick Jauron?  That move confuses me; the man inspires no confidence.  He's in the good coordinator/bad head coach mold.  Was Ralph Wilson too cheap to fire him? Just wondering.

I pretty much abandoned the Bills when they shit all over Flutie. That whole fiasco left a very bitter taste in my mouth. Bears and Bills always been my favorite teams though, so I understand Bills fans being frustrated with Jauron, and I feel their pain.

Jauron is reminiscent of coaches like Schottenheimer, Philips, Bobby Ross,etc. Able to capitalize on the talent already in place when he arrives and build on it, yet completely unable to win deep in the playoffs. That Bears resurgence under Jauron should have culminated in at least one SB win. Instead, there were none. That team could have been a major obstacle to that Pats dynasty.

Thanks for the clarification on the Crush- Savage feud.

Macho Man actually had some excellent matches with Rick Martel after wrestlemania

I don't remember these matches.  To be honest the only match involving Martel that I remember was that great match he had with Razor Ramon for the IC title on RAW.  Shawn Michaels had gotten stripped of the title for some reason and they held a tournament for the vacant title.  Ramon and Martel  were the final two and faced off on RAW.  Martel had Ramon in his finisher the Boston Crab and it looked like Razor was about to give up, but he fought out of it and hit the Razor's edge for the win.  I remember thinking wow they gave away this match on free tv.  But that happened in early 1993 and the Savage-Martel feud happened later.

And I dont think we will see The Rock back in the WWE anytime soon. He has pretty much turned his back on the place that helped him make millions in shitty movies.

What does everyone think about this development in pro wrestling?  I find it kind of annoying actually.  Most of these movies stink and we (the viewing public) gets this stuff shoved down our throat (the promos etc.).

Damn good point Private. That's the thing. Hogan is such a slouch and piss poor wrestler at this point in his career, that he's got to job imo, and let the other opponent do the heavy lifting.

I was never a big fan of the Hogan/Rock & Hogan/HBK matches, because to me, it seemed like The Rock & HBK did all the freakin' work, making Hogan look good.

Austin & The Rock had SO many AMAZING matches. To this day, my favorite match of EITHER of them, is Backlash '99. Austin also had some amazing matches with HHH and HBK and Taker.

Austin has not over-exposed himself like Hogan. Because of Austin's limited ability due to injuries, Austin has rested himself, and refused to sign off on ANY match that isn't "glorious" in nature. It has to be the biggest ticket of all time. And at this point, I think for Vince, it'd be for more marketable to market ("STONE COLD RETURNS FOR ONE FINAL MATCH!") than it would be ("HOGAN vs. AUSTIN: BATTLE OF THE TITANS"). People just don't give a shit anymore about Hogan, and from my knowledge, as far as the 'legends' go, Stone Cold still sells more merch than Hogan. Obviously the appeal is still there for Austin, unlike Hogan, who's EVERYWHERE. Hogan Knows Best, Brooke Knows Best, In Court, American Gladiators, Celebrity Wrestling, etc.

Austin pretty much sits at the house, drinks beer, and lives off his checks from Vince. Which, unless he's been doing 'ghost' matches in the ring for the last several years, I highly doubt Austin is currently in wrestling condition.

Oh, and Slashfro, you're right. Austin's final match was in 2002. In the last seven years, other than a few stunners and some mock punches, he's done nothing in the ring.

Hogan is desperate for money. IF Vince is interested in a Hogan/Austin, now is the time to pull the trigger, when Hogan is vunerable and desperate... BUT... when Hogan ain't happy - he dogs it. He's lazy, and doesn't work. So do you REALLY want a desperate Hogan?

I'd love to see Austin in the ring again, but I just think i'd like to see a Austin/Rock match again... maybe involve the McMahon's for old time's sake. Austin/DX would be cool, as would Austin/Taker... ultimate submission or something like that. There's plenty of other things i'd rather see than Hogan/Austin.