Author Topic: NFL Thread (2013-14) (Read 93402 times)

mitlen · « **Reply #1225 on:** November 17, 2013, 06:19:08 pm »

What a long day it's been in Chicago.

spidernat · « **Reply #1226 on:** November 17, 2013, 06:20:06 pm »

Quote from: mitlen on November 17, 2013, 06:17:46 pm

Yeah. I think there's more awareness of long team earnings. In the old days, players weren't making several hundred thousand dollars as rookies. IE ... I'm comin' out. They've been divas since middle school.

I didn't think of that angle but your take is well received. I was thinking also along the lines that players, in general, aren't as tough as they used to be.

Bears take advantage of the lions loss today.

spidernat · « **Reply #1227 on:** November 17, 2013, 06:21:47 pm »

Awful interception by Brees.

mitlen · « **Reply #1228 on:** November 17, 2013, 06:22:45 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on November 17, 2013, 06:20:06 pm

I didn't think of that angle but your take is well received. I was thinking also along the lines that players, in general, aren't as tough as they used to be.

Bears take advantage of the lions loss today.

I edited my post to take out the "tough" aspect. Didn't wanna get firebombed.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #1229 on:** November 17, 2013, 07:00:00 pm »

I'm guessing that for a lot of players, number one priority is not getting cut and number two is the next contract. Toughness and long term health need to be balanced.

varoadking · « **Reply #1230 on:** November 17, 2013, 07:07:11 pm »

Quote from: mitlen on November 17, 2013, 06:19:08 pm

What a long day it's been in Chicago.

McCown has been a beast for us...

mitlen · « **Reply #1231 on:** November 17, 2013, 07:22:53 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on November 17, 2013, 07:07:11 pm

McCown has been a beast for us...

Is Cutler done?

varoadking · « **Reply #1232 on:** November 17, 2013, 07:26:36 pm »

Quote from: mitlen on November 17, 2013, 07:22:53 pm

Is Cutler done?

Ya gotta wonder...contract year and all...

I think the fans in Chicago may feel like they have a new BFF...

imref · « **Reply #1233 on:** November 17, 2013, 07:40:59 pm »

49rs lose. Seattle looking unstoppable.

spidernat · « **Reply #1234 on:** November 17, 2013, 08:08:47 pm »

Is every weekend now "salute to service" in the NFL?

mitlen · « **Reply #1235 on:** November 17, 2013, 08:09:58 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on November 17, 2013, 08:08:47 pm

Is every weekend now "salute to service" in the NFL?

Gettin' to be bad as baseball. I wouldn't have a problem with it if it was always like that. It seems like a fad (like the stick on "Support the Troops" things). I don't remember this crap when I ETS'd in '71.

UMDNats · « **Reply #1236 on:** November 17, 2013, 08:27:29 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on November 17, 2013, 08:08:47 pm

Is every weekend now "salute to service" in the NFL?

gotta sell the collector's edition gear.

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #1237 on:** November 17, 2013, 08:37:45 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on November 17, 2013, 08:08:47 pm

Is every weekend now "salute to service" in the NFL?

October is pink for breasted cancer. November is for Veterans Day and Prostate Cancer awareness.

spidernat · « **Reply #1238 on:** November 17, 2013, 09:06:39 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on November 17, 2013, 08:27:29 pm

gotta sell the collector's edition gear.

Is that the awful looking camouflage gear?

mitlen · « **Reply #1239 on:** November 18, 2013, 07:33:06 pm »

Never cared for Alabama. Not a fan of the Browns when he played there. Ratbirds don't even rate hate but I'm an Ozzie Newsome fan. Hope he's well.

mitlen · « **Reply #1240 on:** November 18, 2013, 07:50:12 pm »

Man, I thought Ray Ray was gonna knife Gruden.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1241 on:** November 18, 2013, 11:44:03 pm »

Pats got hosed on that last play. Not gonna say I'm upset to see Belicheat get burned but they got jobbed.

spidernat · « **Reply #1242 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:14:34 am »

No one paid attention to the clock that was being operated by the panthers clock operators. After the go ahead TD by Ginn at least 3 seconds ran off the clock and it wasn't addressed by the refs. During the patriots drive they lost another second or two after incomplete passes. This may have given them one more play. I've never heard of a pass interference being nullified because the pass was intercepted. The patriots cost themselves though. Ridley's fumble really hurt because it took away at least 3 point and they could've kicked a field goal to win the game on the last drive. Also, Mankin's stupid personal foul cost them a shot to score a TD and had to settle for 3.

Slateman · « **Reply #1243 on:** November 19, 2013, 07:13:03 am »

Drunk and obnoxious? No problem.
Painted beer belly? Rock on.
Hot chick in a bikini top? Go on with your bad self.

Wear a speedo? Excuse me sir, you have to come with me.

mitlen · « **Reply #1244 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:34:33 pm »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on November 18, 2013, 11:44:03 pm

Pats got hosed on that last play. Not gonna say I'm upset to see Belicheat get burned but they got jobbed.

Same here, not a Pats fan but that was at a minimum a hold. How do you pick that up? Then, the hack from the NFL tries to justify it.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #1245 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:38:04 pm »

gronkowski needs to either fall down on the contact or make a harder cut / push back towards the throw so the uncatchable becomes moot. As Spider says, NE had chances not to leave the call in the official's hands.

mitlen · « **Reply #1246 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:41:06 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on November 19, 2013, 12:38:04 pm

gronkowski needs to either fall down on the contact or make a harder cut / push back towards the throw so the uncatchable becomes moot. As Spider says, NE had chances not to leave the call in the official's hands.

He did make a move back to the ball but was held and pushed away toward the endline. He didn't have a chance to plant and come back. Sometimes, those blown and non-calls are chances as well. Not all chances occur in the first 59 minutes. Doesn't matter whether they won or lost, they got hosed on that call.

spidernat · « **Reply #1247 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:46:26 pm »

Quote from: mitlen on November 19, 2013, 12:34:33 pm

Same here, not a Pats fan but that was at a minimum a hold. How do you pick that up? Then, the hack from the NFL tries to justify it.

It makes it even worse that they tried to justify it by insisting that after reviewing the play it was the correct call. I wonder if they would admit the review of the personal foul penalty that cost the 49ers the game in NO showed that it was the wrong call. Plus, the ex official that works for ESPN said it was the right call. They always stick up for each other.

Quote from: Slateman on November 19, 2013, 07:13:03 am

Drunk and obnoxious? No problem.
Painted beer belly? Rock on.
Hot chick in a bikini top? Go on with your bad self.

Wear a speedo? Excuse me sir, you have to come with me.

Take that crap to Europe.

mitlen · « **Reply #1248 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:48:03 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on November 19, 2013, 12:46:26 pm

Plus, the ex official that works for ESPN said it was the right call. They always stick up for each other.

That's the "hack" I was referring to ... Jerry Austin?

For the conspiracy theorists, I saw this on google:

"Austin has a bachelor's degree and master's degree from Western Carolina University and has a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[4] He is also a retired public school administrator for thirty years.[5] Outside of officiating in the NFL, he is the coordinator of football officials for Conference USA.[5] He resides in Summerfield, North Carolina and has six children.[1]"

He's not gonna make a call that reflects poorly on the Carolina Panters.

spidernat · « **Reply #1249 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:49:50 pm »

Quote from: mitlen on November 19, 2013, 12:41:06 pm

He did make a move back to the ball but was held and pushed away toward the endline. He didn't have a chance to plant and come back. Sometimes, those blown and non-calls are chances as well. Not all chances occur in the first 59 minutes. Doesn't matter whether they won or lost, they got hosed on that call.

I really think the NFL needs to look into having independent crews run the game clocks around the league. Whoever was in charge of the clock got away with it a of couple times and almost got away with another one at the very end.