11-29-2011, 10:54 AM
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#2261
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by DropIt
These next 4 weeks will be pretty intense to watch for Wildcard action.
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Yeah but the proponents of no playoffs in college would have you believe that these games dont matter as much as they do in NCAA....for some reason. 
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11-29-2011, 11:02 AM
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#2262
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Yeah but the proponents of no playoffs in college would have you believe that these games dont matter as much as they do in NCAA....for some reason. |
I really shouldn't bite, but I will.
They don't mean as much. At all. The Giants season didn't end last night, they actually still control their own destiny. If this was a college system they'd be done. The same goes for a number of teams. Now I'm not arguing that the NFL has a worse system, but you're comparing two completely different things with very few common variables.
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11-29-2011, 11:28 AM
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#2263
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by valo403
I really shouldn't bite, but I will.
They don't mean as much. At all. The Giants season didn't end last night, they actually still control their own destiny. If this was a college system they'd be done. The same goes for a number of teams. Now I'm not arguing that the NFL has a worse system, but you're comparing two completely different things with very few common variables.
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Yeah like the Tide's season didnt end when they lost a few weeks ago..right?
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11-29-2011, 11:35 AM
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#2264
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Tyler Palko may be a worse QB than Dan Orlovsky......didnt know that was possible.
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Orlovsky was just names starter in Indy; too bad they don't play the Chiefs.
And Indy fired their DC.
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11-29-2011, 11:41 AM
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#2265
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
Yeah like the Tide's season didnt end when they lost a few weeks ago..right?
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Only because other teams opened the door back up. It was effectively over at that point barring a loss by OU and OSU. The Giants season isn't over regardless of what anyone else does.
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11-29-2011, 11:50 AM
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#2266
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
Only because other teams opened the door back up. It was effectively over at that point barring a loss by OU and OSU. The Giants season isn't over regardless of what anyone else does.
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I still cant wrap my head around how this is a bad thing or a worse system or whatever adjective you want to apply.
And the Giants (in this example) are in really tough to make the post season actually, so although last night didnt mathematically end their season, it certainly put a massive bump in the road.
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11-29-2011, 12:01 PM
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#2267
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
I still cant wrap my head around how this is a bad thing or a worse system or whatever adjective you want to apply.
And the Giants (in this example) are in really tough to make the post season actually, so although last night didnt mathematically end their season, it certainly put a massive bump in the road.
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I think irregardless(!!!!!) of last night game, the Giants have to beat the Cowboys twice to make the playoffs. I don't think they were really in the wildcard hunt because not winning the division (losing to Dallas) would give them a poor record. I can't see two NFC East teams in the playoffs this year. It's win the division or bust.
So last night's game only mattered in the sense that they could afford to lose a non-Dallas game but can't afford to lose another one. Giants don't want to be in a position where beating Dallas twice might still not be enough to win the division.
If the Giants lose to Green Bay next week, then they will have to run the table, but I think even if they had won last night, they have to run the table anyways.
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Last edited by GirlySports; 11-29-2011 at 12:04 PM.
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11-30-2011, 10:43 AM
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#2268
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Chester McGlockton passed away overnight.
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He was a first round pick of the Los Angeles Raiders back in 1992. McGlockton played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Raiders (1992-97), Kansas City Chiefs (1998-00), Denver Broncos (2001-02) and New York Jets (2003).
He made four appearances in the Pro Bowl.
McGlockton leaves behind his wife Zina and two children.
He was 42 years old.
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http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local...134759873.html
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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11-30-2011, 12:10 PM
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#2269
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Calgary
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Nice Primetime games this week NFL. At least the Sunday nighter should contain high amounts of offense with Saints/Lions, but Thursday night Seahawks/Eagles and Monday Chargers/Jags. Epic fail. Jags get two Monday night games this year? NFL doing everything they can to get fans to watch them in Jax and it doesn't help. Maybe the new owner will do everyone a favor and move them........anywhere.
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11-30-2011, 12:24 PM
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#2270
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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Texans sign QB Jake Delhomme. He will be the backup this week.
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11-30-2011, 12:27 PM
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#2271
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Otsy
Nice Primetime games this week NFL. At least the Sunday nighter should contain high amounts of offense with Saints/Lions, but Thursday night Seahawks/Eagles and Monday Chargers/Jags. Epic fail. Jags get two Monday night games this year? NFL doing everything they can to get fans to watch them in Jax and it doesn't help. Maybe the new owner will do everyone a favor and move them........anywhere.
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A lot of Thursday night games are not particularly good matchups. Although this one at least looked to pit the Division winners from last year up against each other. I don't think anyone expected the Eagles to be 4-7 at this point. It could be worse...it could be a Red Skins and Seahawks game from last week.
Why the NFL put Jacksonville on Monday night twice is beyond me...as you say probably trying to force ticket sales in that market. I think they also have a Thursday game in a couple weeks too.
I would suspect the new owner will pretend to try and make things work in Jacksonville for two-three years...than say okay enough how much do I have to pay the rest of you so I can move to Los Angeles and their fancy new stadium.
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11-30-2011, 12:42 PM
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#2272
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Calgary
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I think if you look at the entire primetime schedule NBC got the best with Sunday night football this year even before the flex scheduling kicks in, the match ups were way better.
No fantasy implications for me in the monday nighter, so at least don't have to watch being concerned and can find something better if it's as truly awful as it sounds.
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11-30-2011, 12:45 PM
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#2273
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Otsy
I think if you look at the entire primetime schedule NBC got the best with Sunday night football this year even before the flex scheduling kicks in, the match ups were way better.
No fantasy implications for me in the monday nighter, so at least don't have to watch being concerned and can find something better if it's as truly awful as it sounds.
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That's the idea
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11-30-2011, 01:33 PM
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#2274
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Olympic Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PL1
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Excited for this week's game against the Panthers... It's throwback week!
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Originally Posted by Back2Back
The Oilers are very close on becoming a powerhouse team.
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11-30-2011, 02:08 PM
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#2275
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CofR
Excited for this week's game against the Panthers... It's throwback week!
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Since its throwback week does that also mean that we should beat heavily on the Panthers?
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11-30-2011, 02:12 PM
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#2276
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Otsy
I think if you look at the entire primetime schedule NBC got the best with Sunday night football this year even before the flex scheduling kicks in, the match ups were way better.
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I would hope so or else NBC needs to fire it's sports execs.
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11-30-2011, 02:13 PM
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#2277
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Calgary
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Only need one stat to show how bad this year has been for the colts. 20.5 point underdogs this week to the Pats. There hasn't been a spread that bad since 93. Awful. Draft day cannot come soon enough for them.
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11-30-2011, 02:14 PM
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#2278
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Olympic Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PL1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slava
Since its throwback week does that also mean that we should beat heavily on the Panthers?
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I certainly hope so!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back2Back
The Oilers are very close on becoming a powerhouse team.
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11-30-2011, 02:14 PM
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#2279
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
I would hope so or else NBC needs to fire it's sports execs.
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So what about ESPN and NFL Network having such crappy games in primetime? Do they need to fire their execs?
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11-30-2011, 03:08 PM
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#2280
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Otsy
So what about ESPN and NFL Network having such crappy games in primetime? Do they need to fire their execs?
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Maybe but their job is a bit harder because NBC gets first choice. Plus teams can only play in primetime 3 or 4 times so NBC hogs it all. I don't think the Cowboys can play more than once on either Thursday or Sunday.
The Thursday night schedule isn't bad. Philly against Seattle looked good back in August. But yeah, the Jags should never play at night.
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