Bob

Did you watch the game? Yes, we stalled in the middle, but, and I never say this, the referees killed us. There were 4 big, late non-calls and 3 huge bad calls against us. For example: 4th and 6 at the 2 minute mark and McNabb throws to Jason Avant. Avant is hit by Pierce before Avant can get the ball. No call, and Pierce admits the blown call. So what happens after? The defense does amazing and we get the ball back with 53 seconds on our own 11 yard line. Super 5 completes 3 beautiful passes in a row that bring us to the giants territory. He can drive like no other..Only thing is, on the second of those passes, a nice 20 yard pass, middle of the field, the Eagles run to spike the ball, and Westbrook is SAT on 20 yards back. An obvious delay of game that got even the national announcers making it clear that the officials had taken the game out of the Eagles' hands. and Akers kick bounced off the post, which was heartbreaking. Super 5 played good, scrambling, and affording an average of 7 seconds (the NFL average is 2.2 seconds) to his receivers all day, with some amazing pocket presence, yet the coverage was there and the receivers showed no escapability. Oh, and a great blown call was when our cornerback tackled their receiver on third down, and the receiver was never out of bounds, but the refs were dumb enough to think he was, so we got a 15 yard roughing penalty. We coulda been dominant, yes, but the refs took the game out of our hands. they were terrible. watch the footage. and ESPN was on and the analysts were mentioning the field goal going off the post was indicative to this season. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong, and if we won the games we should have won, we'd be 9-4 or 10-3, not 5-8. It's BS and we still have a longshot, but thankfully, the Eagles Owner said McNabb will be back next season as starter and him completely healthy, plus this season behind us will give us the edge over the NFL.

Considering we can waste our time with commentary on the Patriots, an American football team in an American only league, I thought I'd bridge the gap and talk about the awesome match-up from last night between a good ol' Brit, Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton and the American A--hole, Floyd "Pretty Boy" Mayweather. First off, behind Philadelphians who bring hometown loyalty to the highest point possible, I find the Brits and Italians 2nd and 3rd in world's most passionate fans. The MGM was invaded last night by the Redcoats and they really made an amazing show of the pre-fight festivities. With that said, and me being an American, I couldn't help wanting Hatton to win all week before the fight. I can't stand Mayweather at all. He's crass, he's disrespectful, and I still don't believe that split win over De La Hoya was really a win. Floyd is the kid in the 2007 "Rocky Balboa" movie. He has been tested though; I will give him that. Ricky Hatton is a standup gentleman with a sarcastic comedic side, and his no-rest attitude is a fan-favorite style. He played the good guy, while Floyd didn't play his terrible, bad guy character too much this month. Anyway, to the introductions. I started hearing the Brits going on and on, and I was amused, considering that passion is never heard in America outside of the City of Brotherly Love. Yet, when God Save the Queen was respected by Americans, the English booed over the Star Spangled Banner. It was then that I started to think that, hey, I should support the guy representing the States. Mayweather played to that sentiment, and I think won many fans, when he came out to "Born in the USA." USA chants broke out and the arena was taken back by the USA. The Match: -Mayweather looked more poised than ever, or at least 4 times more poised than his anxious self who slipped by De La Hoya in May. He looked like a rock and his form and fundamentals were right on. The Hitman got the first staggering shot, and I was pretty surprised. Mayweather, of course, let the fight come to him. He never pushes the fight until he has an opening late in the bout. -Hatton pushed the match even more than De La Hoya did in May. And that's a lot. I had seen Hatton play an amazing stamina game, constantly going and never tiring before. He really brought it, and he just looked like you had him on fast-forward. -Problem for Hatton was, he was hitting a wall. Mayweather covered everything. Nothing was open; the shoulder was falling every second, the duck-game ensued. -There was A LOT of grappling, to the point the ref was getting heated. Hatton gave Floyd a shot to the back of the head at one point, and was deducted for it. What ensued next, was Hatton turning his behind towards Mayweather and bending over. Although it got a laugh from me, if Mayweather would have done that, he would have been executed. There was no class in that gesture. -So what happened after the "friendly" gesture? Mayweather hit a gear I haven't seen in fights in years. He is so conservative his whole career, and you rarely see the extent of his offense. -The whole match was just waiting and baiting by Floyd, as the Hitman threw everything and the kitchen sink. Mayweather never felt a thing though. He got a cut on Hitman though, the one thing known to really affect Ricky.. -10th round, Mayweather found the opening, dropping Hatton pretty hard. Ricky got up at the 8 second count, and some 30 seconds later, Mayweather took him down a second time. And that was it. End of match ceremonies saw Floyd giving Hatton some good respect and mentioning that the Hitman was his toughest opponent. The question is, who's left? I wasn't, but now I'm a believer in Mayweather. The only other dominating guys in his weight class don't compete in boxing, they do MMA. And they are two completely different beasts. Who watched the fight? Anyone have their own thoughts? Boxing has been hit pretty hard as a sport but this fight was the epitome of a great fight.

it's probably the cheater boasting...sorry Patriot boasting that is scaring everyone away...

full name out...

ah man, i'd like him to get hyped on the tour and decide to.... (you all can fill in the sentence because we all are thinking the same thing)

I agree!

well now all the fickle people, even being the best fans, can get over feeley and realize mcnabb will get us to 9-7 if he plays and we'll sneak in on the second wild card spot. then super bowl!

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Well, I believe he was in a different place mentally about hiphop then. It was his life. He was honestly doing it to prove something and be one of the greats. He was a young kid who was hungry for respect and a catalog to compare to the ones he looked up to and those he competed with in his day. Once you hit the success of Big Willie Style and Willenium, coupled with success in more profitable ventures like movies, your direction and motivation may be different, seeing as he realistically knows no one will sell 12 times platinum. I also think Will may be concerned that Switch was an album saver. I remember when a Philly radio station played it for the first time, the DJ made a comment that, unlike many initial reactions, the DJ himself enjoyed it, although it was very different. It was a big risk in terms of it's originality and could have fallen flat. Now, I know everyone will say, "Oh, his whole album was off the charts" but I'm talking commercially, Switch was the one thing that album had that was so original, it was going to go strong. But the risk was there that no one would feel such an odd piece of music. Come a few months later and "Hey Mr. DJ" jacks the beat (I love DMX for making "Why you jack will smith for a beat") and everyone was on that type of song. I'm thinking he may be worried that the homerun he hit may be the last he can do to get the radio play that switch, getting jiggy, wild wild west, and freak this got.

AMEN. Uh, visqo...you beat us with our backup in. You put Donny Mac in, we win that game. Donovan NEVER throws deep lame duck passes. The team woulda won with Super 5 in. It was not a route. by any means. Our backup quarterback almost had a win over you fools. But don't worry, Super 5 is getting healthy, we'll squeeze into the playoffs, considering we were 5-6 last year at this time and we have a confident team....then part two, against the patriots in february will commence, with the best qb in the world, under center for the eagles.

I can't try and make excuses. It seems like he is done. I mean, there's a shot he gets a creative influence the way Jay-Z did. But the level of promotion to be successful in Hip Hop hit new highs this past year and the result? The records don't sell to the extent that Will would be satisfied over. I'm not saying he's a man made by money, but I think because he is a perfectionist, he would be upset if he didn't reach commercial success in the way he has in the past. And he is not an indie artist by any means. Idk, he focuses on one thing at a time and that's good, but it's bittersweet because of how successful his movies are.

the thing is, for all those who don't understand my Christian beliefs, I tell them as much as they may disagree, they should still respect my decision to believe what I want. In the same way, regardless of my own personal views on Scientology, I need to respect someone else's decision to believe in that set of beliefs. I can question their institution (and practices) like many people question the institution and practices of Christianity. Still though, I respect Will for not being discriminatory towards any one set of beliefs, regardless of how illogical Scientology seems. I mean, for atheists, Christianity or really any religion can seem illogical when it comes down to using science to prove faith. So I give Will big props on this.

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy...Italian Job...16 blocks....Brown Sugar...Some very impressive performances.... ya seriously, that's a good list and he was great in em...especially 16 Blocks...I mean BRUCE WILLIS was the star and Mos still shined in the movie...

oh, thanks...I read this article a few weeks back and dismissed it because will wasn't #1. it's still a little shaky though.

I don't know if you heard, but the AMA's completely cold-shouldered hiphop for awards. It's one of many examples that are indicative of the lack of respect hiphop has in American *elite* (Hollywood, critics). They won't give him something until he's good and old in the acting game. He has plenty of nominations but like I mentioned, they will still be critical. Museum of the Moving Image was great, but it's certainly not something anyone was too familiar with until we heard Will got it lol. So far, he's highly respected, but the route he's taking will take time. He will deserve the star, but it's gotta be down the road when he's amassed more fame than what most people know him for: Independence Day, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Men in Black. As his physical image ages, and he may start playing more of the fatherly roles, he could really gain the respect from academies and such as that is a sweet spot so-to-speak for critics. Will is still very young, young enough that those who are pushing for a star probably want to wait to have even more accolades to celebrate.

I wouldn't say shocking. He's young by acting standards, he's just started to gain acclaim for dramatic roles (although Bagger Vance should have gotten more credit than it did), and he's returning to sci-fi which could actually hurt his chances (since some in the hollywood elite could see it as a safe-zone, rather than being the actor who redefines himself every role). It should be interesting, and unless he REALLY falls off, he'll get one, but it's still a good 10 years away at the earliest. I'd like to see him as an actor when he's in that older, wise stage.

Family Christmas???? it seems like this is almost becoming an audio forum...with that said...anyone care to share?...or possibly move this to rare tracks...i really don't think i have that authority...or i can request if need be in that forum

we'll see if mine get's picked...asking all about with hip hop is dead movement, rappers curbing their lyrics, and jazzy releasing his album, when will we hear will on some jeff townes-executive produced vinyl....

MacZip1.0.6 is free and available at download.com....btw, download.com is the most secure, virus-free option for odds-and-ends applications. they do let you filter results to show the free, priced, or free to try programs that apply to whatever search you do. In addition, you can filter based on OS...so you can choose programs specifically made for the Mac. from there, you should be fine extracting from zip files and then you'll be able to install media player.

well regardless, we got this man. so i mean love or hate, i'm just speakin straight. and my production skills are coming along haha thanks though.

Well, again, you don't have to see eye to eye with me, you'll just be blind...

I mean, you live in America, so you have the right to disagree with the truth...but I wouldn't recommend it... :stickpoke:

patriots=cheaters... the EAGLES righted the ship and in two weeks will stun the Cheats with a win as we run the table... We did it last year, we did it in 2003, we'll do it this year. Brady's gonna sweat.

he lives at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, washington D.C I swear.