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Burleson guarantees win over 8-3 Bears (1 Viewer)

All I can say Nate is, thanks to the absence of Nicks and Vincent Jackson,

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Go Burleson! Go Lions!

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Did he know at the time of making this prediction that Drew Stanton would be the QB? Sure, it's possible, but I can't see it.

 
cutsizzle said:
Lions WR Nate Burleson is guaranteeing a victory over the 8-3 Bears this Sunday. Starting QB Shaun Hill is not playing...and in favor of him will be 3rd stringer Drew Stanton. What do you guys think? Does Burleson wind up looking like an idiot for guaranteeing this win?

Story : http://www.chicitysports.com/2010/12/01/li...ory-over-bears/
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At first I couldn't understand why 1) any Bears (or Lions) fan would care, and 2) what kind of beat writer would waste his/her time on this?Then I realized you linked a blog written by a bunch of 19 & 20 year old college students.

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But, hey...its a cool story, bro.

 
I actually had this big idea of making a post this week and saying how the Bears were going to lose to the Lions this week. I had all my facts and points that I wanted to make then I heard Stanton was starting at QB and it popped a big hole in my balloon.

The Lions play relatively tough at home, definately better than on the road. The battled the Bears in Week 1, they actually should have beat them if you remember the Calvin call in the endzone at the end. Stafford played 1/2 that game and Hill played the 2nd half.

So if Hill was the guy and the game in Detroit, I definately thought Detroit had a real good shot at beating Chicago in Detroit. However, with Stanton playing QB, I just can't go there.

 
Iwannabeacowboybaby! said:
I actually had this big idea of making a post this week and saying how the Bears were going to lose to the Lions this week. I had all my facts and points that I wanted to make then I heard Stanton was starting at QB and it popped a big hole in my balloon.The Lions play relatively tough at home, definately better than on the road. The battled the Bears in Week 1, they actually should have beat them if you remember the Calvin call in the endzone at the end. Stafford played 1/2 that game and Hill played the 2nd half.So if Hill was the guy and the game in Detroit, I definately thought Detroit had a real good shot at beating Chicago in Detroit. However, with Stanton playing QB, I just can't go there.
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:useless:Unless Logan takes one back or the defense scores and/or creates a turnover inside the RZ, I don't see how they even score. Not that the Bears defense is all that; it's just that Stanton is beyond belief horrible.
 
"Yeah, I said we're going to win..." no wait, "...we're going to try and leave with a victory." Then added, "Seriously. Stop laughing. It could happen."

Burleson guaranteeing victory is like the biggest geek at a party guaranteeing he's going to nail the hot chick. We are surrounded by Lion lunacy.

Keep running your mouth, the Bears will shut it on Sunday.

 
any time one of these knuckleheads guarantees something they should back it up with that week's paycheck to charity if they're wrong.

I may have to look 'guarantee' up in the dictionary because I must not know what it means.

 
The athletes that make guarantees should back it up..donate a games salary in writing to a named charity if his team loses. Then it will mean something.

 
Cool.

The Bears love it when people tell them they aren't going to win. 2 of there 3 losses they were "expected" to win. BTW, if Burleson PO's the Bears D-line with his comments, he should make sure to stay in and block when the Lions 3rd string QB drops back on 3rd and long. I bet Stanton is thrilled with the vitriol!!

 
Best guarantee ever? Joe Namath's Superbowl. Far bigger odds than this weak Burleson drivel. Far more serious guarantee. People mocked him nationwide. No wimp from the crumbled AFL had ever seriously challenged a 'real' NFL team at a championship level. Then he backed it up, MADE it happen. Maybe the single biggest reason we know Joe today.

 
I'm so glad he's not in Seattle any longer. Burleson is a mental midget. I lost count of how many times he did something really stupid on the field as a receiver. He ran wrong routes a lot resulting in interceptions. He celebrated 6 yard receptions on 3rd and 9. He liked to showboat as he was going into the end zone without securing the ball. So glad he left town.

 
Catbird said:
Best guarantee ever? Joe Namath's Superbowl. Far bigger odds than this weak Burleson drivel. Far more serious guarantee. People mocked him nationwide. No wimp from the crumbled AFL had ever seriously challenged a 'real' NFL team at a championship level. Then he backed it up, MADE it happen. Maybe the single biggest reason we know Joe today.
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Actually his defense made it happen. They turned the Colts over 4 times if I recall, all with the ball deep in Jets territory and at least once that I remember in the end zone. Namath was, in that game, as he was in his career, quite pedestrian. The man threw for something around 55% completions for 200 yard and no T.D.'s. At best he was a game manager whose legend depended upon the New York Media. A fine moment no doubt, but not nearly what it has been postured as by myth. BTW I am no Namath hater. He had some charisma, some star quality, some ability to be clutch. he was pedestrian to even aweful much of the time, but he did come up big as well. I remember the game as Sauer playing large for the jets and some D.B. I can not now recall getting two Ints. Morall stunk so bad one had to wonder if he had been bought off. I have a memory of a colt reciever, with no defender within 10 yards of him, desperately waiving both arms at Morall, and Morall ignoring him.
 
Catbird said:
Best guarantee ever? Joe Namath's Superbowl. Far bigger odds than this weak Burleson drivel. Far more serious guarantee. People mocked him nationwide. No wimp from the crumbled AFL had ever seriously challenged a 'real' NFL team at a championship level. Then he backed it up, MADE it happen. Maybe the single biggest reason we know Joe today.
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The pantyhose commercial and Suzy Colbert incident are both pretty high too. Just trying to help.
 
DoubleG said:
Catbird said:
Best guarantee ever? Joe Namath's Superbowl. Far bigger odds than this weak Burleson drivel. Far more serious guarantee. People mocked him nationwide. No wimp from the crumbled AFL had ever seriously challenged a 'real' NFL team at a championship level. Then he backed it up, MADE it happen. Maybe the single biggest reason we know Joe today.
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The pantyhose commercial and Suzy Colbert incident are both pretty high too. Just trying to help.
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I like to think it was his journalism school comment.
 
Actually his defense made it happen. They turned the Colts over 4 times if I recall, all with the ball deep in Jets territory and at least once that I remember in the end zone. Namath was, in that game, as he was in his career, quite pedestrian. The man threw for something around 55% completions for 200 yard and no T.D.'s. At best he was a game manager whose legend depended upon the New York Media. A fine moment no doubt, but not nearly what it has been postured as by myth. BTW I am no Namath hater. He had some charisma, some star quality, some ability to be clutch. he was pedestrian to even aweful much of the time, but he did come up big as well.

I remember the game as Sauer playing large for the jets and some D.B. I can not now recall getting two Ints. Morall stunk so bad one had to wonder if he had been bought off. I have a memory of a colt reciever, with no defender within 10 yards of him, desperately waiving both arms at Morall, and Morall ignoring him.

I may recall it wrong, I was only a teenager then, but the numbers say Joe's passing was closer to 60% and he threw for 200 (decent numbers in those days and against the league's best or second best defense, with the Jets shutting down and running the clock out from the mid-third with a 16-0 lead). If you tell me you don't think Joe was the heart and soul of that team and that victory ... we'll just have to disagree.

I am as good as anyone with dispelling myths, but tearing down a remarkable NFL moment when he made the outrageous prediction and followed through on it? I think we would hardly remember the guy otherwise (and wouldn't we have cared much about his pantyhose, Suzy or journalism school).

 
C'mon, man why all the love for CHI and the hate for DET. Other than Calvin, I have no dog in this fight, but Vegas usually seems to be close on their prognostications. Stanton seemed to put up relatively decent numbers in his FIRST start AT NYG, so no reason to think he can't toss it around vs. Da' Bears. CJ, Burleson and Pettigrew offer nice options, plus now that Best has finally been pulled there is at least a warm body at RB that can move the ball in a positive direction. I know it's Morris, but let's face it, as a Best owner he was god awful watching The Schwantz keep running him off tackle.

6 10/17/10 @NYG 19-34 222 1-1 1 11

 
DET pass rush could destroy the CHI O-line for some turnovers and FGs. Never know....maybe they found something from the tape of last game that got Burelson stoked.

 
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Hooper31 said:
I'm so glad he's not in Seattle any longer. Burleson is a mental midget. I lost count of how many times he did something really stupid on the field as a receiver. He ran wrong routes a lot resulting in interceptions. He celebrated 6 yard receptions on 3rd and 9. He liked to showboat as he was going into the end zone without securing the ball. So glad he left town.
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Couldn't disagree more.
 
K8! said:
Catbird said:
Best guarantee ever? Joe Namath's Superbowl. Far bigger odds than this weak Burleson drivel. Far more serious guarantee. People mocked him nationwide. No wimp from the crumbled AFL had ever seriously challenged a 'real' NFL team at a championship level. Then he backed it up, MADE it happen. Maybe the single biggest reason we know Joe today.
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Actually his defense made it happen. They turned the Colts over 4 times if I recall, all with the ball deep in Jets territory and at least once that I remember in the end zone. Namath was, in that game, as he was in his career, quite pedestrian. The man threw for something around 55% completions for 200 yard and no T.D.'s. At best he was a game manager whose legend depended upon the New York Media. A fine moment no doubt, but not nearly what it has been postured as by myth. BTW I am no Namath hater. He had some charisma, some star quality, some ability to be clutch. he was pedestrian to even aweful much of the time, but he did come up big as well. I remember the game as Sauer playing large for the jets and some D.B. I can not now recall getting two Ints. Morall stunk so bad one had to wonder if he had been bought off. I have a memory of a colt reciever, with no defender within 10 yards of him, desperately waiving both arms at Morall, and Morall ignoring him.
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old people rock!
 
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