"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

The Lions coach calling for a 4th down/3 yards play twice during the latter part of the game and not converting them didn't help them. He said after the game that he didn't regret it but you could tell his heart wasn't in that statement. Anyway, it's looking like we'll get a great Super Bowl this year.
 
Modoc ED said:
The Lions coach calling for a 4th down/3 yards play twice during the latter part of the game and not converting them didn't help them. He said after the game that he didn't regret it but you could tell his heart wasn't in that statement. Anyway, it's looking like we'll get a great Super Bowl this year.
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Yeah, I thought he should have kicked the field goals. Six points might have made the difference. OTOH he got them farther than anybody else has for a long, long time so...
 
Modoc ED said:
The Lions coach calling for a 4th down/3 yards play twice during the latter part of the game and not converting them didn't help them. He said after the game that he didn't regret it but you could tell his heart wasn't in that statement. Anyway, it's looking like we'll get a great Super Bowl this year.
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Yeah, I thought he should have kicked the field goals. Six points might have made the difference. OTOH he got them farther than anybody else has for a long, long time so...
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I saw some stats today about the Lions coach "going for it" on 4th down. In the 3 years he's been coach, the Lions have decided not to punt/kick 123 times (I don't know how many times they DID settle for punt or field goal try); they've made 1st down 65 of those times (about 53%).

Regarding this very successful season for Detroit, before the NFC Championship game, the Lions had 24 situations with 4th down and 3 or fewer yards to go, and they went for it on 20 out of the 24! They succeeded on 17 of the 20 they attempted (85%); 15 of 18 in regular season, 2 of 2 in first 2 playoff games. I'm not much of a gambler myself, but I'd roll with those odds! (I kind of wished the Lions had taken one more shot at a TD at the end of the first half, but I guess coming up empty might take some air out of your balloon going into 2nd half.)

The coach's confidence that his players could convert in those situations seemed to be a significant factor in the players' "attitude adjustment" and self-confidence compared to "my lifelong Lions".

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I saw some stats today about the Lions coach "going for it" on 4th down. In the 3 years he's been coach, the Lions have decided not to punt/kick 123 times (I don't know how many times they DID settle for punt or field goal try); they've made 1st down 65 of those times (about 53%).

Regarding this very successful season for Detroit, before the NFC Championship game, the Lions had 24 situations with 4th down and 3 or fewer yards to go, and they went for it on 20 out of the 24! They succeeded on 17 of the 20 they attempted (85%); 15 of 18 in regular season, 2 of 2 in first 2 playoff games. I'm not much of a gambler myself, but I'd roll with those odds! (I kind of wished the Lions had taken one more shot at a TD at the end of the first half, but I guess coming up empty might take some air out of your balloon going into 2nd half.)

The coach's confidence that his players could convert in those situations seemed to be a significant factor in the players' "attitude adjustment" and self-confidence compared to "my lifelong Lions".

- GT
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Well, the 49ers have a history of crushing the dreams of teams named after felines. Just ask Chris Collinsworth. Let’s go 9ers!
 
5K Qs said:
I saw some stats today about the Lions coach "going for it" on 4th down. In the 3 years he's been coach, the Lions have decided not to punt/kick 123 times (I don't know how many times they DID settle for punt or field goal try); they've made 1st down 65 of those times (about 53%).

Regarding this very successful season for Detroit, before the NFC Championship game, the Lions had 24 situations with 4th down and 3 or fewer yards to go, and they went for it on 20 out of the 24! They succeeded on 17 of the 20 they attempted (85%); 15 of 18 in regular season, 2 of 2 in first 2 playoff games. I'm not much of a gambler myself, but I'd roll with those odds! (I kind of wished the Lions had taken one more shot at a TD at the end of the first half, but I guess coming up empty might take some air out of your balloon going into 2nd half.)

The coach's confidence that his players could convert in those situations seemed to be a significant factor in the players' "attitude adjustment" and self-confidence compared to "my lifelong Lions".

- GT
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20/20 hindsight the two field goals would of made the difference but I'd of made the same call and gone for it too. Those tactics and decisions. as some have said, is what got Campbell and the Lions to that game.

A little Cowboy story:

Some years back my son Logan, a working cowboy, was leaving this area of Kern Co in California where he'd been working for a ranching corporation and was headed to northern Arizona to work on the Diamond A. The Diamond A is a large (pushing a million acres), historic ranch and Logan kinda had itchy feet and wanted to see how it was done someplace else.

He was visiting his great uncle, Daryl, in the hospital in Bakersfield. Daryl was in the process of passing away from pancreatic cancer and Logan knew he wouldn't get to see him again so he was spending some time with him. He was giving Daryl all the news and where he was going etc. Suddenly the guy in the next hospital bed over sits up and says: " Where you going, The Daimond A?" "I was there in 62' and 63'" Kind of a small world deal.
 
Fer craps sake!!!! What's up with the Smilie taking over Avatar Pictures?????????

EDIT: Fixed it.
 
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Might have been a system glitch. Spark says the techs are working to restore the Search function. I see there is a smilie in your sig line. It might have misfed and moved, I suppose.
In my heart of hearts, I long for the simplicity of DOS. At least I knew which program was at fault when I got the Blue Screen of Death.
 
knarfeng said:
Might have been a system glitch. Spark says the techs are working to restore the Search function. I see there is a smilie in your sig line. It might have misfed and moved, I suppose.
In my heart of hearts, I long for the simplicity of DOS. At least I knew which program was at fault when I got the Blue Screen of Death.
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Thanks for the reply Frank. Yep, you're most likely right. When I clicked on the like button today, a notice came up that the system was being worked on. I take the cover off my tower and blow out all the dust etc. and clean the fans and vacuum the the slots for CD readers/recorders every six months. I did it the other day and when I brought the computer up, I got the blue/gray screen of death giving me four choices to boot the system up. That took a few minutes to figure out which one to use.
 
I was doing a search, found what I was looking for, then everything glitched!!! OK now!!
 
So who won?
I don't watch news ...too depressing...mainly because of the subject matter (death) and the hairstyles of our female newsreaders ...in recent times they look like they've just made it to work after:
A: a huge night out
B: getting caught in a downpour.
C: having received an electric shock
Or my favourite
D: barely surviving an attack by a studio hairstylist addicted to ice.
The last sporting event I watched was Rugby World Cup from Paris...where Australia bombed out early...I belive the wallabies that hang out in my garden could play better
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Its called smalltalk Jer...what about those bears ...hellavagame... hellavagame....
Hey on a much more interesting note ..today I discovered a brick n mortar store not 15 minutes drive away that sells knives axes machetes gardening tools and stuff...and good quality....I had a great chat with the dude...hellavvagame😄
 
meako said:
Its called smalltalk Jer...what about those bears ...hellavagame... hellavagame....
Hey on a much more interesting note ..today I discovered a brick n mortar store not 15 minutes drive away that sells knives axes machetes gardening tools and stuff...and good quality....I had a great chat with the dude...hellavvagame😄
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So ya made the smalltalk
 
meako said:
Its called smalltalk Jer...what about those bears ...hellavagame... hellavagame....
Hey on a much more interesting note ..today I discovered a brick n mortar store not 15 minutes drive away that sells knives axes machetes gardening tools and stuff...and good quality....I had a great chat with the dude...hellavvagame😄
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"Those aren't pillows!"
 
Bother. I have now reached the age at which my doctor considers I am at risk for bone loss. So he sent me in for a bone density test. The test was not nearly as annoying as the thought that I am now a candidate who might need to get that checked.
 
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