Man, I love love love dallas. Gmen have essentially beaten a barrage of 2nd and 3rd string qbs during their "hot" streak. Well see though, Romo might throw 3 picks tho also
I don't get your point here. I'm not debating that he wasn't worth the 2nd pick, I thought he should have gone 1, but when you turn out to be a very average nfl player, at a position that holds little value, he cannot be considered a success
In New Orleans, he was in a CROWDED backfield, and not a primary rusher.
In Miami, he was featured, and had nearly 2200 yards in two seasons. He's on pace for another 1000 this season, and who knows how much he has left in the tank. I'd call 10K career rushing yards unlikely, but not out of reach.
I think he's at the point where if he had to walk away now, yes, it would be. But he has time to "fix" that.
But until he does, hold off on stuff like that. I do think we, as the viewing public, expect too much too soon from EVERY player, and if they're not the greatest ever, they're a disappointment.
For the role he was drafted in, he did okay in New Orleans. No, not #2 pick good, but then again it's not like he could tell the Saints "Make me a 2nd Round pick instead."
He was good, with flashes of really good, in Miami. And Season 1 in Detroit's been solid so far.
This us his 8th year I believe, he us what he us at this point. With RBs shelf life being so short, I'd day he's closer to regressing then improving at this point in his career
At the time I thought it was a good pick. I agree with you though, I put him in the disappointing/bust category. He's an average nfl RB...that's it. For thee hype, money he's been paid, draft pick position, and lessened value of his position, he's been disappointing.
Yea I agree. Lots of times you can find production at that position in late rounds...Foster, Morris, etc. I'd never sign a BR to big money or draft one high at this point.
Bush was viewed as possibly being transcendent at that point, and it was 8 years ago I think so the league wasn't quote as pass happy as it is now. Didn't mind the pick at that point
People are cutting back. More than you'd think. I'm certainly considering it after football season (if I lived in an area with more over-the-air antenna options I would have).
Great stats. Thanks for the post. I'm a little surprised at how low the merch number is. And say what you want about PPV being a 'distant third' but you don't get rid of your 3rd highest income stream, even if it is a little less than you hope it would be.
Time-lag, sure. But the next day? Or the next week? Being "DVR PROOF" to the networks means u watch basically same day. I don't think WWE fans think they need to watch raw the night it is on anymore. Scott and the hulu-watching crowd are evidence of that.
In fact they've pretty much lost me until the Rumble because I know nothing interesting will happen until then because that's how they've trained me.
Thing that gets me is that they knew he wouldn't be an every down back, and wanted to also put him in the slot. I personally would have drafted/signed an actual WR for that role, but hey, I'm not a GM, what do I know...
- Wins National Championship and Heisman - both get taken away - One the biggest stage of his career he has a bad game and the cameras focus on Kim Kardashian during the interview.
MY SPECIFIC TEAM IS GOING TO DOMINATE TODAY'S ACTION! WE WILL PHYSICALLY ASSAULT YOUR TEAM AS IT ATTEMPTS TO STAND IN THE WAY OF OUR VICTORY! AND THEN WE WILL WIN! AND YOU ARE FAT!
If they're really going to launch a network, they're going to need some non-wrestling programming, and that catalog of movies is .... Something, I guess. It's the only way I'm ever going to see Knuckleheads.
Yea man. That was always tough for me to reconcile also. Potential injuries due to his size and not being an every down back are two huge strikes right off the bat. The Saints found a good role for him eventually but Darren Sproles has filled the same role for them for like half the cost
Yeah, I didn't mean to belittle it. 14 million isn't chicken feed. It's just that I've seen plenty of people who make comments suggesting or implying that PPV is a massive part/the biggest part of their revenue stream. It was back in the glory days that so many of us love around here, but not any more. The TV rights have risen so much in the last 15 years that PPV is a much smaller part of the pie.
"The cable industry will adapt to the changing market, such is the nature of business."
I really don't think they will. They seem to be standing firm on their way of doing business. That said I don't think it is going to change anytime soon I bet it is at least another decade before "Do you have cable?" is a legitimate question.
When I worked at Cablevision a few years ago, I was told by my trainer that the company was in favor of "a la carte" pricing. The people fighting "a la carte" are the cable networks. They make most of their revenue via the bundles and without it, most of them would go under. Truthfully.. a lot of channels would not be around today if not for the bundling and revenue sharing that is in place now.
Cable companies know that people are so addicted to their channels that they stand to make more with "a la carte" than bundles. People would most likely pay more for less.. either way the cable company doesn't really lose. I can't tell you how many times someone would call up and say "I want to take some things off my bill.. it's too high". Once I started going through each item, they usually ended up keeping whatever they had. It even took me a while to give up my channels before I cut the cord around 5 years ago.
The Panthers need a running game. They ain't going far in the playoffs with D'Angelo Williams running two yards and then falling down when someone breathes on him
I can't stand Greenberg either. I found him to be irritating to the point I couldn't listen to him on the drive to work in the morning and had to go with the local guys.
Browns about to lose 27-3. Glad to see they've settled back to their old ways. Weeden had to come in. He is the worst player I've ever watched in any sport.
I felt great about Cleveland when Brian Hoyer came in. It shows that even a decent but not great QB with that defense could win games. They can definitely get that back in the off season whether it's Hoyer or through the draft of through a castoff.
It shows how bad the Texans are when Jacksonville is beating them and I'm not even remotely surprised.
Also I'm definitely starting to have buyer's remorse betting on the Giants. I'm going to kick myself 20-30 times for making that bet, I can just feel it.
Yeah it was just a straight numbers bet. Going through the stat model and just reading off the advantage numbers and seeing "NYG moneyline" as the #1 bet on the system. After I placed it in I was like "wait, you just bet money on the 2013 Giants" and instantly felt bad about my life.
Best nfl commentators: I like the team with roaming reporter Tony Sairigusi (sic) and literally HATE ALL OTHERS. I can't fucking stand Chris Collinsworth. He adds nothing to the game. I also used to love listening to Ron Jaworski in ESPN MNF and I'm pissed he got muscled out by Gruden, but Gruden himself isn't terrible.
If you remember at the time of the draft, the texans GM (Charlie Casserly IIRC) was getting slammed for taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush. The rumor slipped the night before the draft the direction they were going to go and all hell broke loose.
Luke Kuechly is highly overrated. If he's up against a good tight end he gets exposed severely. It must be in the announcers contract to put this guy over.
Vick. Philly fans have a love affair with Foles so let them be dumb enough to let Vick go and have to suffer the irony of playing for a team with a section of the Stadium called the "Dawg Pound"
This Chiefs/Chargers game has been surprisingly entertaining. I don't know if it means that the Chargers were really good all along and just had bad luck or if it shows that the Chiefs are definitely overrated but it just feels like a very even match.
Definitely that's a factor. Chargers have had some weird fluky breaks go against them this year also. They're definitely better than 4-6 but I just can't accurately assess how much better they really are.
I know the Rams contacted Favre. The Browns will likely be picking around 10 and also have Indy's first as well as an extra third-rounder. Bridgewater is going to whatever dogshit team picks first, but there are some bad teams not in the QB market. It's not out of the realm of possibility Manziel or maybe Carr or Boyd are there when the Browns pick.
No one here will ever understand the pain of being a Lions fan. I swear every sunday from September to January for the 25 years of my life has been depressing
I agree that the TV business is changing for good and that the old days of TV viewership are over. I disagree with the conclusions that Scott and others posted though. Sports are one of the biggest and maybe ONLY draws that the cable and TV industry has left. It's not just that other shows are also available on Netflix or Hulu, they're better in those formats. Sports are different because the live aspect has real value that delayed format loses out on and internet streaming options, even by major providers just aren't as good with.
If WWE can effectively brand themselves as being similar to sports in that aspect then they bring real value to TV networks that are lacking value programming. Specifically the way WWE uses social media and "interaction" to make the live experience more valuable. The Hulu version may be better to us since it cuts out half the crap but still there's content missing that you can only get live.
I think WWE's value is actually increasing in this TV environment even with their 2.8-3.0 ratings. They won't get triple the TV revenue but if they can expand on this case that I made for them in 5 minutes they can definitely get some kind of a revenue increase.
They really can't go down from Campbell and Weeden. There's like 10 qbs that are supposed to be first rounders. The Browns will offer course take the Todd Blackledge of the group.
Advertisers have figured out that if you're watching something dvred, you're skipping ads. Very soon, watching something live will be the only number that matters.
I cut cable recently. Don't miss it in the least. There's absolutely no value in it for me.
I would sign up again if I could get a handful of channels a la carte for a few dollars per channel or something like that, but otherwise not interested. And from my limited understanding, most of the channels that I would be interested in would die in an a la carte environment, so I won't hold my breath.
Yea, I think so. Think this Is the best OT format they can have. Maybe just playing an extra 10 minutes, non sudden death, would be better but there are issues with something like that also.
Do it like the World Cup. Have two five minute extra quarters. If still no winner, then field goal kickoffs from the 10 yard line to determine a winner.
I'm not saying that Dynamite deserved this fate, but according to Bad News Brown, one of Dynamite's pranks would include trying to inject air into an artery, which could cause a stroke or heart attack.
Has there been a relevant athlete, who was a consistent starter, in any sport that is worse then Brandon Weedon? I'm sure there are alot but I'm drawing any blank.
Dallas/KC/Det parlay. All three straight up also. ::: prays to gambling gods:::
ReplyDeleteIf you are attending a game on the East Coast, lots o' Carhartt is necessary. It's brutal outside.
ReplyDeleteOr a balmy day in Scott's native Saskatchewan.
Romo will probably fuck that up for you
ReplyDeleteMan, I love love love dallas. Gmen have essentially beaten a barrage of 2nd and 3rd string qbs during their "hot" streak. Well see though, Romo might throw 3 picks tho also
ReplyDeleteSo Reggie bush...bust?
ReplyDeleteI don't get your point here. I'm not debating that he wasn't worth the 2nd pick, I thought he should have gone 1, but when you turn out to be a very average nfl player, at a position that holds little value, he cannot be considered a success
ReplyDeleteA 1000 rush/500+ receive RB isn't exactly easy to find... especially not one that can do it for multiple seasons.
ReplyDeleteIt's the general decline of the running game, especially in the current rules era, that will make RBs much less valuable in general.
Exactly. So if you're gonna pay him or draft him 2nd overall, he should be an elite player to warrant that selection
ReplyDeleteDarren Sprouts was more dynamic then he was in NO. Darren Sproles
ReplyDeleteIn New Orleans, he was in a CROWDED backfield, and not a primary rusher.
ReplyDeleteIn Miami, he was featured, and had nearly 2200 yards in two seasons. He's on pace for another 1000 this season, and who knows how much he has left in the tank. I'd call 10K career rushing yards unlikely, but not out of reach.
So you don't think his career has been disappointing?
ReplyDeleteI forget, was it him or Ricky "even me and jobber think you need to lay off the weed" Williams that the Saints traded their entire draft for?
ReplyDeleteRicky
ReplyDeleteI know I should want the Browns to lose today for draft position, but god fuck the Steelers and everything about them.
ReplyDeleteThought so. Anyway, I'd call Bush a bust, but barely. He shouldn't have been picked that high to begin with.
ReplyDeleteI think he's at the point where if he had to walk away now, yes, it would be. But he has time to "fix" that.
ReplyDeleteBut until he does, hold off on stuff like that. I do think we, as the viewing public, expect too much too soon from EVERY player, and if they're not the greatest ever, they're a disappointment.
For the role he was drafted in, he did okay in New Orleans. No, not #2 pick good, but then again it's not like he could tell the Saints "Make me a 2nd Round pick instead."
He was good, with flashes of really good, in Miami. And Season 1 in Detroit's been solid so far.
Dude was a dick, but I think that life has evened that score now more than once.
ReplyDeleteSo who do the Saints pick #2 that season?
ReplyDeleteMan, that was a shitty draft class looking back on it. Probably Vernon Davis, or just trade the pick away.
ReplyDeleteThis us his 8th year I believe, he us what he us at this point. With RBs shelf life being so short, I'd day he's closer to regressing then improving at this point in his career
ReplyDeleteGod fucking damn it stafford.
ReplyDeleteRibbing people excessively is clearly the same as being paralyzed and having a stroke.
ReplyDeleteKarma is part of Eastern philosophy... so is right speech... look that up.
At the time I thought it was a good pick. I agree with you though, I put him in the disappointing/bust category. He's an average nfl RB...that's it. For thee hype, money he's been paid, draft pick position, and lessened value of his position, he's been disappointing.
ReplyDeleteTitus has a tone of potential they aren't capitalizing on
ReplyDeleteI never think it's a good idea to pick RBs that high, especially ones that are clearly too small to be an every-down back.
ReplyDeleteI love your reaps of them... but I don't know how you do it. Even the good ones would bore me to tears in no time.
ReplyDeleteYea I agree. Lots of times you can find production at that position in late rounds...Foster, Morris, etc. I'd never sign a BR to big money or draft one high at this point.
ReplyDeleteBush was viewed as possibly being transcendent at that point, and it was 8 years ago I think so the league wasn't quote as pass happy as it is now. Didn't mind the pick at that point
People are cutting back. More than you'd think. I'm certainly considering it after football season (if I lived in an area with more over-the-air antenna options I would have).
ReplyDeleteGreat stats. Thanks for the post. I'm a little surprised at how low the merch number is. And say what you want about PPV being a 'distant third' but you don't get rid of your 3rd highest income stream, even if it is a little less than you hope it would be.
ReplyDeleteJBL and ole are both at their best when they shoot.
ReplyDeletePuh-LEEZE don't fuck this game up, Tomlin.
ReplyDeleteTime-lag, sure. But the next day? Or the next week? Being "DVR PROOF" to the networks means u watch basically same day. I don't think WWE fans think they need to watch raw the night it is on anymore. Scott and the hulu-watching crowd are evidence of that.
ReplyDeleteIn fact they've pretty much lost me until the Rumble because I know nothing interesting will happen until then because that's how they've trained me.
Thing that gets me is that they knew he wouldn't be an every down back, and wanted to also put him in the slot. I personally would have drafted/signed an actual WR for that role, but hey, I'm not a GM, what do I know...
ReplyDeleteHuge props for the parks and recs reference.
ReplyDeleteReggie's career has been weird:
ReplyDelete- Wins National Championship and Heisman - both get taken away
- One the biggest stage of his career he has a bad game and the cameras focus on Kim Kardashian during the interview.
:: Warms up voice :: Here goes nothing
ReplyDeleteMY SPECIFIC TEAM IS GOING TO DOMINATE TODAY'S ACTION! WE WILL PHYSICALLY ASSAULT YOUR TEAM AS IT ATTEMPTS TO STAND IN THE WAY OF OUR VICTORY! AND THEN WE WILL WIN! AND YOU ARE FAT!
If they're really going to launch a network, they're going to need some non-wrestling programming, and that catalog of movies is .... Something, I guess. It's the only way I'm ever going to see Knuckleheads.
ReplyDeleteYea man. That was always tough for me to reconcile also. Potential injuries due to his size and not being an every down back are two huge strikes right off the bat. The Saints found a good role for him eventually but Darren Sproles has filled the same role for them for like half the cost
ReplyDeleteThe final verdict. .75 Murphy
ReplyDeleteThe Saints had Deuce as the "every-down" back... that is, if he could recover from injury.
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/TIMrFpnfvyI
ReplyDeleteB-... you're still having issues with the specifics. But even then, that was close to a B.
ReplyDeleteHa. Yea, that sounds about right. Full Ryan Murphy looks like this ..."digg iurd rssrf hgds wwe, %#! _=23/887%"
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/dI7M4Om2ITw
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the magazine still sells that well.
ReplyDeleteKims ass and Vagina works in mysterious mysterious ways.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I didn't mean to belittle it. 14 million isn't chicken feed. It's just that I've seen plenty of people who make comments suggesting or implying that PPV is a massive part/the biggest part of their revenue stream. It was back in the glory days that so many of us love around here, but not any more. The TV rights have risen so much in the last 15 years that PPV is a much smaller part of the pie.
ReplyDeleteOther than the Falcons and Texans, it looks like NO ONE wants the #1 pick this year.
ReplyDeleteWho wins in a fight...Calvin Johnson, AP, or leBron?
ReplyDeleteAdblock is the God damned devil
ReplyDeleteWho brings the gun? (Yes, I mean an actual firearm.)
ReplyDeleteMegatron. He's got the size on AP, and I get the feeling that LeBron has never been in a fight in his entire life.
ReplyDeleteAlternate question: who wins in white guy dork fight...Michael Cole, Joe Buck, or Mike Greenburg?
ReplyDeleteI bring the loaded firearm to that one, and civilization wins.
ReplyDeleteThe Burleson TD helps me in the league of doom but I'm goinna need a TD to Metagron to help me out in my other leagues.
ReplyDeleteSteelers/Browns is boring as fuck. I have terrible 1pm games in my area with no Eagles playing this week.
Fortunately we all get Den/NE tonight
Yea. I'd bet Megatron. He's only a few inches shorter then LBJ and is thicker. I could see AP just being fucking indestructible in a fight tho to
ReplyDeleteSo excited for Den/NE
ReplyDeleteIf they ran at each other and locked up, that would be interesting.
ReplyDelete"The cable industry will adapt to the changing market, such is the nature of business."
ReplyDeleteI really don't think they will. They seem to be standing firm on their way of doing business. That said I don't think it is going to change anytime soon I bet it is at least another decade before "Do you have cable?" is a legitimate question.
I like Greenburg. Feel free to go Go assassin style on the other two
ReplyDeleteYES! PROGRESS!
ReplyDeleteGreenberg is OK, the other 2 need to get some weird disease that prevents them from ever speaking again.
ReplyDeleteComing to America?
ReplyDeleteYES! :: Spinaroonie to celebrate ::
ReplyDeleteCalvin Johnson is one of the nicest guys in the history of the world. I'm thinking that would hold him back in the fight winning department.
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/Ay7ZeMHiAY0?t=39s
ReplyDeleteSteelers score again...good.
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/Ay7ZeMHiAY0?t=39s
If I was black, I'd definitely have dreads. Such a cool look at times
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you do it now?
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you really insist on killing sportscasters then Skip Bayless and Chris Berman need to be the first 2 to go.
ReplyDeleteAnyone that dates a Kardashian has 18 months of success. After that all hell breaks loose.
ReplyDeleteHalf white/Asian guys can't really pull it off...I'd look like a dirty hippie.
ReplyDeleteI had cornrows back in the day. Not a good look on skinny white boys.
ReplyDeleteBayless, yes. But Berman has too many decent old memories, let him fade away.
ReplyDeleteAdd Tirico and Merchant and I agree. (and if you pass Costas feel fre to take a shot at him as well.)
ReplyDeleteMother fucking Matt Stafford. Cost me AT LEAST 13 points so far with 3 pucks
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/iGJgyuAu6eo?t=36s
ReplyDeleteNO GOOD!!!
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/iGJgyuAu6eo?t=36s
I doubt anyone would miss Jemale (sp?) Hill either.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was the only one. I've converted more than half of my old tapes to DVDs, and been recording all the UFC shows I order since like 2008.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I need my live sports. Aside from that I just watch shows I like in syndication, I could get by without cable if I wasn't such a sports fan.
ReplyDeleteRIP geno Smith's candidacy for offensive rookie of the year
ReplyDeleteWho would even be the front-runner at this point? I can't think of anyone.
ReplyDeleteThis Dolphins/Panthers game is terrible, I'd rather be watching the Bills.
ReplyDeleteThis could just be a local phenomenon but that chargers wr seems to be having a pretty crazy season.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually late for a football party where everyone will be watching the Cowboys/Giants game. but
ReplyDeletea.) I still have to go squat and
b.) I could give a fuck about either team.
When I worked at Cablevision a few years ago, I was told by my trainer that the company was in favor of "a la carte" pricing. The people fighting "a la carte" are the cable networks. They make most of their revenue via the bundles and without it, most of them would go under. Truthfully.. a lot of channels would not be around today if not for the bundling and revenue sharing that is in place now.
ReplyDeleteCable companies know that people are so addicted to their channels that they stand to make more with "a la carte" than bundles. People would most likely pay more for less.. either way the cable company doesn't really lose. I can't tell you how many times someone would call up and say "I want to take some things off my bill.. it's too high". Once I started going through each item, they usually ended up keeping whatever they had. It even took me a while to give up my channels before I cut the cord around 5 years ago.
The fact that you don't even know his name off-hand kind of proves my point.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm off to work, I'll probably pop in the SS thread later.
...BASTARDS.
ReplyDeleteI see nothing wrong with this.
ReplyDeleteHa. I'm literally on my way out to go do squats/leg day. Yea, if I didnt have money on it I wouldn't give a shit about either team either
ReplyDeleteMother fucking Matt Stafford is killing me. Pick 6, another INT when they're in the red zone and a third pick just for the hell of it.
ReplyDeleteI miss getting my hair braided. Nothing like sitting between a chicks legs for hours on end with her titties on your back.
ReplyDeleteDidn't we go over this last week? How quickly does one forget?!
ReplyDeleteThe Panthers need a running game. They ain't going far in the playoffs with D'Angelo Williams running two yards and then falling down when someone breathes on him
ReplyDeleteLol. I didn't learn apparently.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand Greenberg either. I found him to be irritating to the point I couldn't listen to him on the drive to work in the morning and had to go with the local guys.
ReplyDeleteOMG Brandon LaFell actually caught a pass........and of course it's called back for holding
ReplyDeleteBrowns about to lose 27-3. Glad to see they've settled back to their old ways. Weeden had to come in. He is the worst player I've ever watched in any sport.
ReplyDeleteAlso three tds though.
ReplyDeleteMemo to Browns: Philly is about to have a QB available. Sell your soul to get him.
ReplyDeleteI'd actually root for Cole
ReplyDeleteSeriously? That was about as legitimate as Ron Paul's campaign for president.
ReplyDeleteZac Stacey.
ReplyDeleteI felt great about Cleveland when Brian Hoyer came in. It shows that even a decent but not great QB with that defense could win games. They can definitely get that back in the off season whether it's Hoyer or through the draft of through a castoff.
ReplyDeleteLET'S GO JAGUARS!
ReplyDeleteIt shows how bad the Texans are when Jacksonville is beating them and I'm not even remotely surprised.
ReplyDeleteAlso I'm definitely starting to have buyer's remorse betting on the Giants. I'm going to kick myself 20-30 times for making that bet, I can just feel it.
This weeks slate of nfl games (for me) is like Starrcade 93. The ONLY thing that matters is the main event, but *what* a main event.
ReplyDeleteMegatron.
ReplyDeleteReggie has a decent career. Ricky gave it all away.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Dallas
ReplyDeleteThey haven't made a cool shirt in years. I would only wear a WWE shirt to a wrestling event. I wouldn't cut my grass in a WWE T shirt.
ReplyDeleteRicky somehow got to 10,000 rushing yards. I actually did a double-take when I saw that.
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate the power of Tony Romo blowing a close game.
ReplyDeleteThis Detroit/TB game is a horrific display of football. 2 missed FGs, a blocked punt, an INT and nd fumble all within the last quarter
ReplyDeleteYeah it was just a straight numbers bet. Going through the stat model and just reading off the advantage numbers and seeing "NYG moneyline" as the #1 bet on the system. After I placed it in I was like "wait, you just bet money on the 2013 Giants" and instantly felt bad about my life.
ReplyDeleteThat isn't Karma.
ReplyDelete..that was a gift, Cleveland.
ReplyDelete... as will be the upcoming two onside kicks and TDs?
ReplyDeleteBest nfl commentators: I like the team with roaming reporter Tony Sairigusi (sic) and literally HATE ALL OTHERS. I can't fucking stand Chris Collinsworth. He adds nothing to the game. I also used to love listening to Ron Jaworski in ESPN MNF and I'm pissed he got muscled out by Gruden, but Gruden himself isn't terrible.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing Gruden is good for is telling us how Tom Brady's penis tastes since he spent all Monday licking on it.
ReplyDeleteBeen there. My "fuck my life" bets typically have involved the Eagles this year
ReplyDeleteVick? Or Foles?
ReplyDeleteWhy would the Brows want Vick? Other than for the obvious hilarity of having someone who abused dogs QBing a team whose mascot is a dog.
So Earl Hebner is reffing in the Dolphins game with these bogus calls
ReplyDeleteThey have three running backs. It's the fucking musical chairs that doesn't let any one of them get on track that hurts the team.
ReplyDeleteGrudens grown on me. Like 2 times a game he says/analyzes something that I would have never seen or thought about.
ReplyDeleteStewart and Williams still don't have it anymore. Cam is their best back which is just sad
ReplyDeleteI'd rather sign the unholy love child of Jake Delhomme and Matt Schaub than Vick.
ReplyDeleteEven though said child would throw a pick-six in each half of every game.
If you remember at the time of the draft, the texans GM (Charlie Casserly IIRC) was getting slammed for taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush. The rumor slipped the night before the draft the direction they were going to go and all hell broke loose.
ReplyDeleteStill not making the playoffs this year.
ReplyDeleteLuke Kuechly is highly overrated. If he's up against a good tight end he gets exposed severely. It must be in the announcers contract to put this guy over.
ReplyDeleteVick. Philly fans have a love affair with Foles so let them be dumb enough to let Vick go and have to suffer the irony of playing for a team with a section of the Stadium called the "Dawg Pound"
ReplyDeleteThey weren't supposed to be where they are now. If they go .500 I'll be happy.
ReplyDeleteThis QB draft is too deep to go for a guy Vick's age with his injury questions. The Browns have an armada of early picks to get a top-flight rookie.
ReplyDeleteAnd Matt Stafford makes Lions fans want to see Megatron rip him a new one.
ReplyDeleteThey can still get a QB in the draft but if they can get a QB then they will sacrifice draft picks to do so. Hell didn't they inquire about Farve?
ReplyDeleteThis Chiefs/Chargers game has been surprisingly entertaining. I don't know if it means that the Chargers were really good all along and just had bad luck or if it shows that the Chiefs are definitely overrated but it just feels like a very even match.
ReplyDeleteThe Chiefs are missing half their pass-rush...
ReplyDeletePanthers can tie with a field goal, but let's see if Riverboat Ron goes plays for the win this time!
ReplyDeleteGood win. Steelers have 5 winnable games left.
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, most of the Chiefs games have been this way. They have just been good at closing out.
ReplyDeleteA Steelers win is bittersweet cause it means we don't get a Tomlin press conference that doubles as a wrestling promo.
ReplyDeleteTouchdown Carolina with :46 seconds left
ReplyDeleteDefinitely that's a factor. Chargers have had some weird fluky breaks go against them this year also. They're definitely better than 4-6 but I just can't accurately assess how much better they really are.
ReplyDeleteAfter a bunch of good weeks, the gambling gods have humbled me today. Alright, bail me out Romo
ReplyDeleteThat last sentence should never be written. ..ever
ReplyDeleteFamous last words?
ReplyDeleteI;m just happy he can't concentrate solely on football and not have the pressures of being Omar Epps stunt double:
ReplyDeletehttp://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18s02ib0rr2c4jpg/original.jpg
Yeah, you asking for it
ReplyDeleteYea. I got Romo and I think the over tonight. I'll see what I can pull out
ReplyDeletelol. nice
ReplyDeleteEven Jerry Jones is looking at you funny from that statement.
ReplyDeleteSo the Panthers let Mike Wallace get behind them and damn near catch a 70 yard touchdown
ReplyDeleteI know the Rams contacted Favre. The Browns will likely be picking around 10 and also have Indy's first as well as an extra third-rounder. Bridgewater is going to whatever dogshit team picks first, but there are some bad teams not in the QB market. It's not out of the realm of possibility Manziel or maybe Carr or Boyd are there when the Browns pick.
ReplyDeleteChargers/Chiefs isn't over. The Chiefs special teams are killing the Chargers, they're starting every drive on the 40. What a game though.
ReplyDeleteMe or Farva?
ReplyDeleteFarva
ReplyDeleteSkipping the party and going to the gym. I can catch the game(s) on the treadmill.
ReplyDeleteThis Vikings/Packers game might end in a tie.
ReplyDeleteHe's actually the one I bet.
ReplyDeleteNo one here will ever understand the pain of being a Lions fan. I swear every sunday from September to January for the 25 years of my life has been depressing
ReplyDeleteGreg Jennings should talk less, catch more.
ReplyDeleteRelevant article to this on the front page of reddit this morning.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.businessinsider.com/cord-cutters-and-the-death-of-tv-2013-11
I agree that the TV business is changing for good and that the old days of TV viewership are over. I disagree with the conclusions that Scott and others posted though. Sports are one of the biggest and maybe ONLY draws that the cable and TV industry has left. It's not just that other shows are also available on Netflix or Hulu, they're better in those formats. Sports are different because the live aspect has real value that delayed format loses out on and internet streaming options, even by major providers just aren't as good with.
If WWE can effectively brand themselves as being similar to sports in that aspect then they bring real value to TV networks that are lacking value programming. Specifically the way WWE uses social media and "interaction" to make the live experience more valuable. The Hulu version may be better to us since it cuts out half the crap but still there's content missing that you can only get live.
I think WWE's value is actually increasing in this TV environment even with their 2.8-3.0 ratings. They won't get triple the TV revenue but if they can expand on this case that I made for them in 5 minutes they can definitely get some kind of a revenue increase.
I'm at the gym so can't really check...wasn't KC drive g late for a tying fg? They miss it?
ReplyDeleteMatt Flynn is going to go into McNabb mode after the game with the "I didnt know NFL games could tie" routine. Horrible clock management
ReplyDeleteThey didn't get past their own 40.
ReplyDeleteFlynn has done well though, not sure how he washed out of 3 teams.
ReplyDeleteThose fuckers
ReplyDeleteThe one time in the game they didn't get good field position off a kickoff. They had 20 seconds to get 50 yards or so and just ran out of time
ReplyDeleteI knew Aaron Rodgers was good but he's looking like a football god now just by not playing.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a lock...at home, coming off a loss. Guess a divisional game vs an underrated SD team was the correct logic.
ReplyDeleteActually he's looking like Tom Selleck right now.
ReplyDeleteSeattle was obvious, shitty O-Line in Oakland didn't do him any favors, and E.J Manuel came back before he could really do anything.
ReplyDelete(Bob Miller voice)
ReplyDeleteAnd this match ends in... a draw. A draw.
The Packers really aren't helping themselves playoffs-wise.
ReplyDeleteThey really can't go down from Campbell and Weeden. There's like 10 qbs that are supposed to be first rounders. The Browns will offer course take the Todd Blackledge of the group.
ReplyDeleteLol. Awesome
ReplyDeleteAdvertisers have figured out that if you're watching something dvred, you're skipping ads. Very soon, watching something live will be the only number that matters.
ReplyDeleteIn Cowboys/Giants and Broncos/Patriots I'm rooting for more ties, just because I don't want any of those teams to ever win.
ReplyDeleteCardinals bending the Colts over the bench...
ReplyDeleteThis tie was as good as a win for them.
ReplyDeleteUh...no. They genuinely got people to drink the Kool Aid throughout 1992.
ReplyDeleteThe rule to reduce unfairness from the overtime coin toss will likely result in at least one extra tie per year.
ReplyDeleteFair tradeoff?
I couldn't watch 10 minutes of one of them, but the recaps are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI cut cable recently. Don't miss it in the least. There's absolutely no value in it for me.
ReplyDeleteI would sign up again if I could get a handful of channels a la carte for a few dollars per channel or something like that, but otherwise not interested. And from my limited understanding, most of the channels that I would be interested in would die in an a la carte environment, so I won't hold my breath.
I say just play a fifth quarter. Instead of sudden death or what they have now, just play 15 more minutes.
ReplyDeleteYea, I think so. Think this Is the best OT format they can have. Maybe just playing an extra 10 minutes, non sudden death, would be better but there are issues with something like that also.
ReplyDeleteDo it like the World Cup. Have two five minute extra quarters. If still no winner, then field goal kickoffs from the 10 yard line to determine a winner.
ReplyDeleteWay to hold Dallas!!!!
ReplyDeletePrediction: Packers take it with 7-8-1 record.
ReplyDeleteI deserve every second of this for betting on the Giants. All I can hope for is some Romo magic in the 4th
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying that Dynamite deserved this fate, but according to Bad News Brown, one of Dynamite's pranks would include trying to inject air into an artery, which could cause a stroke or heart attack.
ReplyDeleteTD!!!!
ReplyDeleteHas there been a relevant athlete, who was a consistent starter, in any sport that is worse then Brandon Weedon? I'm sure there are alot but I'm drawing any blank.
ReplyDeleteWelp that's some NFC East football right there.
ReplyDeleteDan Uggla
ReplyDeleteUggla has 1 valuable skill though...He at least can hit the long ball. Besides that he's pretty garbage. Weedon has no above average skill
ReplyDeleteWTF. I didn't even know that was a rule
ReplyDelete3rd personal foul by Gmen in like 10 minutes...gimme those 15 yds
ReplyDeleteI would rather have Weedon at 2b than Uggla. That's how much fuck Uggla.
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