NFL Off Topic

[SPTO]

Re: NFL Off Topic

Only the stuff the NFL themselves post. Anyone else posting it, well, then that's a no-no according to the No Fun League.

I see....Hypocrisy is thy name.

[mestevo]

Re: NFL Off Topic

Only the stuff the NFL themselves post. Anyone else posting it, well, then that's a no-no according to the No Fun League.

Might be none of the above, the dustup over that recently seems to have been a misunderstanding headline-wise.

http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/the-real-story-behind-twitters-deadspin-take-down-over-animated-nfl-gifs-1201616372/

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

[pw_1016]

Re: NFL Off Topic

I'm beyond ready for this whole Draft Kings/Fan Duel crap to die. The never ending commercials already annoy the hell out of me. Add to that the repeated pimping of their sites for money by ESPN/NFLN and I'm just plain sick of anything to do with either company. The sooner both companies die and disappear from the face of the Earth, the better.

OMG I am so with you on this . The commercials and the constant facebook ads just about drive me nuts.

[Speedy]

Re: NFL Off Topic

Al Michaels and Collingsworth is the best duo in sports.

[Blzer]

Re: NFL Off Topic

Michaels is so dang good at what he does. I like Gruden's analysis more than Collinsworth's, but I wouldn't say he would be a better tandem with Michaels.

[dubcity]

Re: NFL Off Topic

Michaels is still great, but at times his age (70) does show a bit. Not quite as quick as he used to be, but then again none of us are.

[SPTO]

Re: NFL Off Topic

Michaels is still great, but at times his age (70) does show a bit. Not quite as quick as he used to be, but then again none of us are.

Michaels has definitely slowed down a bit but he's still top notch. He hasn't had a steep decline the way the other top football PBP guys of his generation did. (Summerall, Enberg and Marv Albert)

[slickdtc]

Re: NFL Off Topic

Seeing a strange parallel between this season and his only SB win. He only won when the players around him (mainly RB and defense) stepped up. All those great individual years have gone for naught.

With all that said, he's been legitimately bad this year, which wasn't the case before. So even with a top defense, it may not be enough because his own skills are so diminished.

But the AFC is pretty weak this season outside of NE and if you believe in the Bengals or a surprise like the Jets to keep it up.

Good season long story to follow. It's funny because DEN has seen something like this before where their HOF QB couldn't get over the hump until he was given help by players around him while he was in the twilight of his career.

Okay, I wasn't too off the mark comparing Manning's SB winning year and this Broncos team. I was thinking more of what the Colts team ended up being in the playoffs, but it fits with what DEN is doing now while Manning struggles.

From Grantland:

The same is true of the 1985 Rams, but the only other team since 1970 to start 6-0 that also failed to outscore the opposition by at least 50 points in those six games was a team Peyton Manning will look back upon very fondly. That team was the 2006 Colts, who finished 12-4 and eventually gave Manning his only Super Bowl ring.

Makes me wonder... are teams sometimes a victim of their own great players? We know Brady, Manning, and Brees are incredible QB's and it would make sense that you put the game in your HOF'ers hands as much as possible. But are teams overdoing it? Are they sacrificing a balanced philosophy even if their team makeup favors certain positions?

But then you have last year's Broncos, who saw a fading Manning and tried to emphasize the rest of their offense to protect him and it was one and done for them.

I suppose there's no sure fire method. Personally, I've always favored the run game and allow the QB to make his money when he's needed and not every single play. But there's so many factors to consider like owner's demands, the player himself, coach's philosophy and system, and so much more. I just find these two teams (06 Colts and 15 Broncos) fascinating revolving around their QB. This might be the worst overall (mainly due to a floundering offense) Broncos team since Manning joined them, but I have a feeling they may see the most success. Because football makes no damn sense!

[wwharton]

Re: NFL Off Topic

I'm just going to make sure there is a thread for every game. Didn't know it was such a big deal to some to have one offs discussed in here especially considering the fact that if you go into this thread and look back you will see there's no posts at all until some game discussion. It's not like it was cluttering anything up.

Not sure it was/is a huge deal, but it was just me that brought it up. Others have chimed in on why they agree, but my original feeling when I posted it was similar to...

I was going to say I have no problem making threads for each game and if people want to post in there cool and if not then cool.

Not like it takes a lot of work to make a thread, lol.

Didn't think there was such a big deal about making threads, lol. I don't even think either of you should have to make every thread. I'm actually still surprised this has become as newsworthy as it has. It takes 2 seconds to make a thread and I'm promising not to lock it... that used to be enough for most posters.

[Speedy]

Re: NFL Off Topic

I am so glad Greg Hardy is not a Panther.

[N51_rob]

NFL Off Topic

I am so glad Greg Hardy is not a Panther.

So is Jerry Jones.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[jWILL253]

Re: NFL Off Topic

For those that follow the sport through articles and such...

Has there ever been a worse journalist than Pete Prisco?

[mestevo]

Re: NFL Off Topic

15m viewers for the streamed London game. Yahoo promised advertisers 3.5m.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/first-ever-online-only-nfl-game-draws-over-15-million-viewers/

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

[jWILL253]

Re: NFL Off Topic

15m viewers for the streamed London game. Yahoo promised advertisers 3.5m.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/first-ever-online-only-nfl-game-draws-over-15-million-viewers/

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Guess we're about to see streaming packages for aggregate site and YouTube. No way the NFL ignoring that kind of exposure.

[Bellsprout]

Re: NFL Off Topic

15m viewers for the streamed London game. Yahoo promised advertisers 3.5m.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/first-ever-online-only-nfl-game-draws-over-15-million-viewers/

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

That's pretty misleading.

http://deadspin.com/not-nearly-as-many-people-watched-bills-jaguars-as-yaho-1738659352