Pirate Day thread t' th' cap o' th' mast fer all th' players who have no clue what is goin' on.  Arr.

we get one day a year o' camaraderie an' pyrat revelry

an' i warn ye a month off

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that guy pissing uphill of obama probably felt entitled

he doesnt have 4 years

here noir get this in your head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p16LHUxEyJo

plenty of time when you're old to get therapy to take it out

bullriding is still pure

no then I would have repeated myself 3 times trying to run up the middle before I gave up

when that happens the game should say you successfully destroyed a baby milk factory

There are several concepts in American football that soccer lacks.

Domination of physical space
FIFA - I guess you have to operate in the same square kilometer as the ball without moving too far behind it.
NFL - Yards. You have to score or get 10 yards every 4 plays, or give away the ball.

Consequences
FIFA - None.  You are there to enjoy the process of kicking and running laterally.
NFL - Score or give over the ball.

Tactical options.
NFL - ball run over goal line, or ball thrown over goal line and caught, or ball kicked through uprights.
FIFA - ball into net.

NFL - different positions that actually determine, pretty much, what you're going to do; and different combinations of positions
FIFA - different positions that determine what part of the field you run up and down, if you bother to follow that.

Physical prowess
FIFA - running fast and turning quickly in place; diving; kicking.
NFL - running fast, turning quickly in place; diving; kicking; catching a pointy ball firmly while running fast, turning, diving; jumping on running men hard enough to stop them; and the one you miss the most: shoving two equally powerful weightlifters hard enough to stop them both, at the same time.  When 4 men line up and 3 of them can hold the other 4, the 4th guy is free to sack the quarterback or run to turn quickly and catch a ball or shove somebody out of the way so the quarterback can run really fast down the middle for a score.

Strategery
FIFA - well, this ball, is going into THAT net, if we can work it old man
NFL - if Douglas McArthur could come back and see how we plan an NFL game he'd be pissed and go relax planning an amphibious landing.  Films of games.  Multiple scouts at games.  For all I know they make green sand models of the stadium and play a game in it with GI Joe action figures and dice.

Lemme give an example of strategery

"RUSH: You're on the verge here of saying a Giants rout?

HUTCH: Rush, I'm going to tell you, if they get that rush on my boy, it won't even be close.

RUSH: Who's your boy in this game, who are you talking about?

HUTCH: I'm talking about Tom Brady.

RUSH: Oh, Brady.

HUTCH: I'm going back to the same. They gotta sack him three times to win.

RUSH: Well, you know, Baltimore sacked him three times, and they took a bunch of botched referee calls.

HUTCH: That's right.

RUSH: And stupid time-outs by the Ravens defensive coordinator.

HUTCH: That's right.

RUSH: Hutch, you made this interesting because you know everybody does think that this is a slam-dunk for the Patriots.

HUTCH: I know they do.

RUSH: The Patriots are the most hated team in football right now. The quarterback dates a supermodel. Everybody is jealous of that.

HUTCH: (laughing) You know why I think Tom's going to lose?

RUSH: Tell me.

HUTCH: I'm going to tell you straightforward. You know that Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, and Tom Brady went to see God, and God asked Peyton Manning, "What do you believe?" He said, "I believe in family, winning, and going after everything you can when you got the opportunity." God said, "I like that belief, take a seat on my left side." He asked Brett Favre, "What do you believe?" He said, "I believe in winning, going after everything, taking care of family." He said, "Man, I really like that belief, sit on my right side." He asked Tom Brady, "What do you believe?" Tom Brady says, "I believe you're in my seat." (laughing)

RUSH: (laughing) So you think he's big-headed going into this game?

HUTCH: Yeah, I do."

Patriots were 18-0 going into the championship game.  Didn't matter, because the Giants saw what Ken Hutcherson saw...

"Coming into the game, the key matchup appeared to be the New York pass rush -- which produced a league-high 53 sacks in the regular season -- versus the New England offensive line. In the Dec. 29 meeting between the two teams, Brady was sacked only once, and that was minus two starters.
With all five regular starters in, the Giants sacked Brady on back-to-back plays midway through the second quarter. Kawika Mitchell feigned a drop-back posture and blitzed. He and Strahan both got a piece of Brady for a 6-yard loss. On the next play, defensive end Justin Tuck blew inside left guard Logan Mankins and leveled Brady.
The Giants had a terrific opportunity to make it a one-point game, but a crazy circus play worked against them. Patriots' linebacker Adalius Thomas knocked the ball loose from Manning, and Bradshaw tried to knock the ball out of bounds. It stayed in, and Smith recovered for what would have been a first down. But Bradshaw was flagged for an illegal touch and New York eventually was forced to punt.
New England was driving when Tuck hit Brady again, this time from behind, and knocked the ball loose. The Giants recovered, and a Hail Mary fell incomplete in the the Patriots' end zone to end a curiously quiet first half.
At halftime, the Giants had run 34 plays to 27 by the Patriots and had possessed the ball for 19 minutes and 27 seconds of the first 30 minutes. Yet they trailed, though only by the modest margin of 7-3...The Patriots started their final drive on their own 26 with 29 seconds left, but Brady had no magic to offer. Two incomplete passes and a sack preceded the final chance, with 10 seconds left. A long, long pass to Moss fell incomplete, and the crowd went absolutely berserk."

Strategery. It's the American edge.

Romney has had a 59 point plan on his website for over a year

on what planet is the choice between 2012 Romney and 2008 Obama?  cause on this planet we're stuck with a lying, golfin, racist traitorous socialist sumbitch who proved for 4 years he hates every iota of a cracker