A more democratic sports trivia thread [rules page one]

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:24 pm

Gold Knight wrote: It was Stephen Davis, anyone have that as the person that came to mind?

Nope, I was thinking Manning, Bailey, LT, Peppers or someone else not named Stephen Davis

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:08 pm

Gold Knight wrote:
misterman10 wrote:Has to be Peyton Manning
or Champ Bailey
You'd think it would be someone like this, but i remember when he signed the deal...

It was Stephen Davis, anyone have that as the person that came to mind?

Don't take this the wrong way, but no effing way. Stephen Davis? Big bruiser running backs have the shelf life of a loaf of bread. I can't conceive that the Panthers gave him that much money... unless it was the Skins that gave him all that money, but even so, it sounds highly implausible.

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:19 am

misterman10 wrote:Hm, gotta go with matt stover, he's on one of my fantasy teams and his pwning

Thats correct, he's led the AFC the last two years.

And Incan, it was the Redskins, and the only reason I remembered it because I couldnt belive it either...

Your up MM10

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:33 pm

WAIT A MINUTE, MY QUESTION HASN'T BEEN ANSWERED CORRECTLY YET!
It was not McNabb, Davis, Baily, or Manning (Vick signed one 2, but he's not the answer)
I thought for sure Gold Knight would get this one, I guess not
since it's already too far, it was Brett Favre that's right people Brett Favre, if you don't belive me, follow the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Favre
and look under Post-Super Bowl seasons

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:17 pm

Ok, heres the next question:

What rookie quarterback started the 1983 Pro Bowl?

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:44 pm

Cheesemore wrote:WAIT A MINUTE, MY QUESTION HASN'T BEEN ANSWERED CORRECTLY YET!
It was not McNabb, Davis, Baily, or Manning (Vick signed one 2, but he's not the answer)
I thought for sure Gold Knight would get this one, I guess not
since it's already too far, it was Brett Favre that's right people Brett Favre, if you don't belive me, follow the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Favre
and look under Post-Super Bowl seasons

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... i_64992808
Favre signed his contract in 2001, Stephen Davis signed his in 2000. Unless you know of a earlier contract...

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:44 pm

misterman10 wrote:Ok, heres the next question:

What rookie quarterback started the 1983 Pro Bowl?

Montana, a guess based on the Niners.

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:29 pm

Gold Knight wrote:
Cheesemore wrote:WAIT A MINUTE, MY QUESTION HASN'T BEEN ANSWERED CORRECTLY YET!
It was not McNabb, Davis, Baily, or Manning (Vick signed one 2, but he's not the answer)
I thought for sure Gold Knight would get this one, I guess not
since it's already too far, it was Brett Favre that's right people Brett Favre, if you don't belive me, follow the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Favre
and look under Post-Super Bowl seasons
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... i_64992808
Favre signed his contract in 2001, Stephen Davis signed his in 2000. Unless you know of a earlier contract...

The Deal was for $90 million with incentives to give him at the most $145 million, it says so in the article, but since the Redskins cut him early (evidence by the article saying he'd be a Redskin through '08) He didn't earn those incentives, and only got $90 million, it says on the same site that Favre would be the first one to make 9 figures
Read it and weep

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:39 pm

The answer to MM!0's question has got to be Marino. I'm not quite sure what legitimacy that has as the question of record, moreover where this thread is going, but please, it's Marino.

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:45 pm

Okay, things have gotten a bit off-track. Since cheesemore asked the last question, and there's some dispute as to the legitimacy of GK's answer, I hereby declare that cheesemore has to ask a new question, and all outstanding questions/answers are moot. However, cheese CANNOT ask a question that has anything to do with teams and players in the great state of Wisconsin.

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:16 pm

spurgistan wrote:The answer to MM!0's question has got to be Marino. I'm not quite sure what legitimacy that has as the question of record, moreover where this thread is going, but please, it's Marino.

Well, spurgistan is right with Marino, but according to incandenza, Cheesemore is up

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:28 pm

the sticking point for me in cheesemore's question is this: the reported numbers for NFL contracts are moot. they aren't guaranteed, so neither Davis or Favre were ever actually going to receive $100 million. if Davis signed a contract worth up to $145 million before Favre did, it seems that should be the answer. after all, the question was "who was the first to sign" that big of a deal, not "who received $100 million first." if Davis signed his first, there ya go.....

and plus, it's not like he got $90 mill from the 'Skins after they cut him anyway, which cheese seemed to suggest. he got jack after being released (NFL union sucks balls apparently)

also wikipedia isn't exactly bulletproof

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:01 pm

That's ultimately the problem with NFL contracts: there's no cut-and-dried number for how much actual physical money from said contract actually changed hands... so I figured that the fairest way of going about things was to let cheese ask a different question.

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:29 pm

Incandenza wrote:That's ultimately the problem with NFL contracts: there's no cut-and-dried number for how much actual physical money from said contract actually changed hands... so I figured that the fairest way of going about things was to let cheese ask a different question.

And according to you, the answer cannot be Ron Dayne

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:21 pm

or Mark Chmura. Or Prince Fielder.

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:34 pm

Incandenza wrote:or Mark Chmura. Or Prince Fielder.

I so wish Chmura hadnt gone to jail, could have been one of the best.

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:57 pm

Fine no Wisconsin (but it is the Best State Ever)
Name the Top 5 Picks of the 1989 NFL Draft

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:13 pm

Shit thats a hard question

How about: Geoff George, Tommy Maddox, Marshall Faulk, Vinny Testaverde, and Barry Sanders

in no particular order

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:42 pm

1 name was right on that list
#5-Barry Sandars-Detriot
#1-#4 are still missing

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:01 pm

very hard question.....derrick thomas?

steve deberg?

jay novacek?

hmmm, jim kelly?

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:57 pm

Im fairly sure that was the year Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, and Troy Aikman were taken, Aikman being #1, dont know about Deion or the other two picks...

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:23 pm

Nephilim wrote:very hard question.....derrick thomas?

Gold Knight wrote:Im fairly sure that was the year Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, and Troy Aikman were taken, Aikman being #1, dont know about Deion or the other two picks...

congrats, we have three of the last 4
#1-Troy Aikman
#2-Unknown so far
#3-Deon or Barry Sanders (I forgot which)
#4-Derrik Thomas
#5 Deon or Barry Sanders

1 left, which means currently Gold Knight has found the most

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:00 pm

Cheesemore wrote:
Nephilim wrote:very hard question.....derrick thomas?

Gold Knight wrote:Im fairly sure that was the year Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, and Troy Aikman were taken, Aikman being #1, dont know about Deion or the other two picks...
congrats, we have three of the last 4
#1-Troy Aikman
#2-Unknown so far
#3-Deon or Barry Sanders (I forgot which)
#4-Derrik Thomas
#5 Deon or Barry Sanders

1 left, which means currently Gold Knight has found the most

I believe Barry was third, but dont take my word for it...

As for the second pick, I cant even think of anyone, it was probably a big lineman that know one would think of.

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:20 pm

How about that emtman fellow who licked the ball on the colts?

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:02 pm

Incandenza wrote:How about that emtman fellow who licked the ball on the colts?

I'm not sure if he did that or not
but since no one has gotten it, I guess Gold Knight gets it for guessing 2 out of the 4
The #2 overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft was,.....
Tony Mandrich, thought of to be the greatest offensive tackle ever, but was a huge bust for the (Sorry about this) Green Bay Packers

anyway, you're up Gold Knight