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[Boltman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jr.

To their credit, it's a different team this season, so it's not like they'd end up with the same exact record playing the same schedule.

To their credit?

There is no credit to be given whatsoever.

They used last years schedule.

"to their credit" lmao

Edit: I know it's just a figure of speach. But I found it funny using that term in such a screw up on their part.

[tonybologna]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...seasons-league

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Boltman

To their credit? There is no credit to be given whatsoever. They used last years schedule. "to their credit" lmao Edit: I know it's just a figure of speach. But I found it funny using that term in such a screw up on their part.

Not the right phrase for sure, but people were saying stupid things about how they would have the same exact record. So the retorts were just as dumb.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Your Commish, Roger Goodell:

Quote:

When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appeared at the Jets facility yesterday, the headline quickly became rookie safety Jamal Adams saying he’d be content to die on the football field. But if you take the words of Goodell at face value, Adams might not have to, because football is apparently good for you. In talking about the topic of health and safety, Goodell pointed out that professional athletes actually have longer lifespans than non-professional athletes. “The average NFL player lives five years longer than you,” Goodell said. “So their lifespan is actually longer and healthier. And I think because of all the advancements, including the medical care, that number is going to even increase for them.” He said it with a straight face. We asked the league for clarification on the numbers Goodell was referring to, and they passed along a 1994 study from the Centers for Disease Control. The study was conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which studied the age and causes of death of players who spent five years in the league from 1959 to 1988. The study showed that the players involved were not only living longer, but had lower rates of cancer and heart disease. In the summary, it actually includes the sentence: “We realize that professional athletes are physically unique compared to the general population.” While seemingly obvious, it’s the kind of thing that’s lost in the messaging, when the commissioner is selling the apparent health benefits of playing football. To his credit, Goodell acknowledged that Adams was speaking (we think) rhetorically. “What he was really making the point of is how much he loves the game and how passionate he is of the game — that he loves playing it, and it’s just something that means a great deal to him,” Goodell said. “I think the fans understood the emotion of what he was saying.” That’s fine, as long as they also understand the emotion of Goodell saying athletes living longer isn’t necessarily the same as athletes living better lives. While there might be holes in the recent study that showed 110 of 111 donated brains of former NFL players showed evidence of CTE, there remain legitimate questions about the long-term effects of the game. We may not know what they are. But most reasonably intelligent people would conclude that a lifetime of collisions with other large professional athletes might not actually be conducive to your health, no matter how the commissioner tries to sell it.

There's video of him saying it on Twitter if you want context...but he looked like he actually believes that.

[Fresh Tendrils]

This man needs to run for office.

[mestevo]

Everyone loves Collinsworth right !? His son has joined Sunday Countdown on ESPN.

http://www.espnfrontrow.com/2017/08/...nfl-countdown/

[Cyros]

Was anyone aware that the American Flag Football League was a thing?

[kehlis]

A week from today Hard Knocks starts.