2015 NFL Playoff thread

[CofR]

Originally Posted by CedarMeter

Geez you can bet on anything now, eh.

I've seen odds for the colour of BB Hoodie, and O/U on the national anthem, te colour of Gatorade dumped on the winning coach... Prop bets are half the fun of the game.

[Zevo]

Originally Posted by Red John

Nothing changes with Lynch. Can't believe the media doesn't give up after a few questions.

That said it still is a dick way of dealing with things. You don't like talking to the media? Guess what you're paying paid a lot of money and part of your responsbilities (albeit a tiny part) is to talk to the media from time to time. Why not just be a pro instead of a petulant little child about it?

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...bmercIEl28KtZg

I've never seen anybody win the game in the media. But at the same time, I understand what it could do for you, if you wanted to be someone who talks a lot. But that's not me.

And I'm not as comfortable, especially at the position I play, making it about me. As a running back, it takes five offensive linemen, a tight end, a fullback and possibly two wide receivers, in order to make my job successful. But when I do interviews, most of the time it'll come back to me. There are only so many times I can say, 'I owe it to my offensive linemen,' or, 'The credit should go to my teammates,' before it becomes run down.

This goes back even to Pop Warner. You'd have a good game and they'd want you to give a couple of quotes for the newspaper, and I would let my other teammates be the ones to talk. That's how it was in high school, too. At Cal, I'd have my cousin, Robert Jordan, and Justin Forsett do it.


This is, indeed supported by footage from Lynch's high school days. After powering his Oakland Tech team to a win in the Silver Bowl — Oakland's city football championship — Lynch was interviewed by a local TV reporter. Here's what he said:

"Our linemen! Oh my god! If my linemen wasn't so good, oh my god, I don't know what to do. And me being as broke as I am, I'm about to find a way to treat my linemen to Sizzler!"

As an NFL star, Lynch is no longer broke, of course — but he seems to have kept the same attitude. And it supports what teammates and others who know him constantly say: Lynch, for all the ginned up "controversy" surrounding whether or not he talks to the media, is one of the most genuine unchanged-by-fame people you'll ever meet.

[troutman]

If Tom's cold is like mine, the Pats have no chance.

[rubecube]

God, if I didn't have money on the Seahawks, I'd be pulling for the Patriots, regardless of Ballghazi. The amount of front-running Seahawks fans in newly bought "12" jerseys, running around Victoria and call themselves "the twelves" is absolutely nauseating.

[united]

Also in Calgary. The number of Flames fans who claim to hate Canucks fans but are now standing arm in arm with them cheering on the Seahawks is a joke. How anyone Flames fan could cheer for the same team Canucks fans cheer for, betting aside, is beyond me.

[rubecube]

Yeah, I've never had a problem with Seahawks fans until the past two years. Something about the West Coast breeds front-running and super lame fan trademarks like "the twelves" and the "6th man." You know who else does that ####? Rider fans. Illustrious company there.

[rubecube]

See, this is the #### I'm talking about.

BC Ferries ‏@BCFerries 14m14 minutes ago
.@Seahawks #12thMan flag is flying high onboard #CoastalInspiration today. Go Hawks! #12North @SeahawksCanada http://ow.ly/i/8sybU ^rd

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by united

Also in Calgary. The number of Flames fans who claim to hate Canucks fans but are now standing arm in arm with them cheering on the Seahawks is a joke. How anyone Flames fan could cheer for the same team Canucks fans cheer for, betting aside, is beyond me.

I'm a Man U fan. Enjoy City.

Originally Posted by rubecube

See, this is the #### I'm talking about.

BC Ferries ‏@BCFerries 14m14 minutes ago
.@Seahawks #12thMan flag is flying high onboard #CoastalInspiration today. Go Hawks! #12North @SeahawksCanada http://ow.ly/i/8sybU ^rd

I don't see the issue?

[chedder]

The issue above is the unbelievably bandwagon nature of the Vancouver sports fan.

[browna]

Cheapshot comparos to the Canucks here. Remember the Seattle riots of 2014 when they won the SB? That's because there were none...700k people estimated at the parade though.

The Flames run in 2004 shows what team success does to a city and region. Car flags on every 3rd car in this city in late May 2004 when there were none in late March 2004. Even Flames gear burning parties in Edmonton after the Flames lost on June 7th because there were so many fans up there the Flames converted for the two months. Flames flags flying in Washington at the Canadian Embassy. If the Flames had made it the next year as well to the Finals, can only imagine those that got on the wagon late in 2004, now had a full run to take part in in 2006.

If the Blue Jays made it to the WS, there would be a lot of baseball fans popping out of nowhere in this city, and Vancouver, and Winnipeg and all over Canada. I recall there being a party on Electric Ave back in 1993 after the back to back WS wins by Toronto. Its just the nature of sports success.

Don't have to justify my support for the team at all here, but it stems from the mid 80's after we got full cable, and KHQ (NBC) Spokane showed every Seahawks game, every week, and that continues...from Vancouver to Calgary (I think Sask and MAN gets the Vikings, T&P), you can see every Seahawk game on "regular" cable. That sort of accessibility helps draw new, casual fans in and builds that regional support in teams, which is what the NFL wants.

[Red John]

Originally Posted by browna

Cheapshot comparos to the Canucks here. Remember the Seattle riots of 2014 when they won the SB? That's because there were none...700k people estimated at the parade though.

The Flames run in 2004 shows what team success does to a city and region. Car flags on every 3rd car in this city in late May 2004 when there were none in late March 2004. Even Flames gear burning parties in Edmonton after the Flames lost on June 7th because there were so many fans up there the Flames converted for the two months. Flames flags flying in Washington at the Canadian Embassy. If the Flames had made it the next year as well to the Finals, can only imagine those that got on the wagon late in 2004, now had a full run to take part in in 2006.

If the Blue Jays made it to the WS, there would be a lot of baseball fans popping out of nowhere in this city, and Vancouver, and Winnipeg and all over Canada. I recall there being a party on Electric Ave back in 1993 after the back to back WS wins by Toronto. Its just the nature of sports success.

Don't have to justify my support for the team at all here, but it stems from the mid 80's after we got full cable, and KHQ (NBC) Spokane showed every Seahawks game, every week, and that continues...from Vancouver to Calgary (I think Sask and MAN gets the Vikings, T&P), you can see every Seahawk game on "regular" cable. That sort of accessibility helps draw new, casual fans in and builds that regional support in teams, which is what the NFL wants.

Twice in this thread you've made long-winded posts defending West Coast bandwagon Seahawks "fans."

Not sure why, since nobody's lumping you in with them anyway. Your reason for supporting them seems legitimate and no different than many Canadians who have cheered for them for many years now.

But it is impossible to deny - IMPOSSIBLE - that sports fans on the lower mainland and west coast area are a special breed. There is a real finite history there of having a bandwagon mentality. Not sure why this is - though several hypotheses have been put out there before.

Perhaps a large influx of immigrants who didn't grow up watching hockey or football - hence many "new" fans who are only now getting into it because the Seahawks (or the canucks in 2011) are the talk of the town.

Perhaps it's the natural geography and climate of that area. There are so many activities and options available for a mostly-rich demographic to spend their money and time on, that when the canucks or Seahawks suck it's easy to just do something else. It's like the anti-Saskatchewan, who still think the CFL is real football because there's literally nothing else to do year-round.

These are all just guesses though. The one thing that cannot be denied though, is that there is something in the sports DNA of that area that gives it its bandwagon-y complex. Retiring a number that didn't even belong to a player. Erecting a statue of someone waving a white flag as a symbol of pride. And most of all, being absolutely nowhere to be found 99% of the time, and then suddenly popping up when the inevitable cyclical nature of sports finally lands their team on top for a year or two.

You're free to be a Seahawks fan. Nobody's begrudging you for it. But please, stop trying to deny that many Hawks "fans" have only surfaced recently and please stop trying to deny that there's similarities there to canucks fans. It's the exact same group of people actually. One and the same, and so is their behaviour.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Red John

Perhaps it's the natural geography and climate of that area. There are so many activities and options available for a mostly-rich demographic to spend their money and time on, that when the canucks or Seahawks suck it's easy to just do something else. It's like the anti-Saskatchewan, who still think the CFL is real football because there's literally nothing else to do year-round.

This is pretty much it. Most Seahawk fans I've met are fine but there is a disturbing amount of Canuck crossover. When I lived in Victoria in 2010-11 there were virtually no signs of Seahawk fans anywhere, but as rube has pointed out that has changed. Just the nature of not just the west coast fan, but the fan who has nice weather as an excuse to not care when the team sucks. That's why Browns and Bills fans deserve extreme respect, always there no matter what.

[Howie_16]

MOD EDIT: Too much.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by Howie_16

MOD EDIT: Removed quote.

Just lol.

[troutman]

Brady is the real twelve.

[tvp2003]

Go Pats all the way. I'm a fan of Russell Wilson and even a guy like Marshawn Lynch, but I hope Brandon Browner can pick up another ring -- this time with him on the field. I think Tom Brady is due as well -- wasn't a particularly big fan of his until this past year or two.

[Red John]

Well here we go. Last pick of the season.

Seattle (+1) over New England

[habernac]

I'm a Pats fan, have been for 30+ years. I've known tons of Seahawks fans in Alberta due to the amount of games shown here through the Washington state stations. Why would I hate a team due to the area in which they live? They have nothing to do with the Canucks other than their geographic location.

[chummer]

Didn't see this coming-

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ract-extension

Go Hawks!!

[transplant99]

WTF is with Johnny Weir anyhow?

OK...we get it. You're flamboyant and completely off the cuff...but why dress like that on a Superbowl telecast? I HIGHLY doubt he dresses like that in his real life off the ice...so why do it cause he is on TV?

Anyhow....the absurdity of what Superbowl has become is in full flight today.

The Pre-game will be on approximately twice as long as the game itself.