It is actually really nice. I hope that sometime in the near term we can see all games played at this pace. Whether it be fewer tv time outs, eliminating unnecessary kickoffs or dropping the play clock 5 or 10 seconds.
Nice. I missed it because I fell behind on the PVR, then my dummy roommate spoiled the final score so I didn't bother.
While we're talking about announcing crews who get too much undeserved hate, I nominate Buck/Aikman. Genuinely one of my fav announcing teams, I'll never get the hate Buck gets. Is it still cuz of the Randy Moss "disgusting act" thing from like 2005? Prob time to let that one go..
I think it's mostly Buck's tendency to no-sell or sound bored in important moments. He'll call big plays like they're a run for a 2 yard gain sometimes. Examples:
I don't mind him though, and I gained considerably more appreciation for him because of his role in Brockmire.
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Ah, fair enough. I like him but I can at least accept those reasons. Things like the Randy Moss call, or some people just thinking he seems like a DB were the things I thought were dumb. I think for me there's some nostalgia in it too, hearing him reminds me of watching big games from back in the day I think.
Yeah agreed its good when the announcer gets excited, but I have my limits. You don't want to go Gus Johnson. Caught him yesterday when I watched Ohio State vs. Northwestern, good lord...he's somehow even more excitable than before.
Dolphins have to play the Raiders and the Bills. I think Browns hold tie-breaker with Colts and Titans.
They should having won the head to head games. But if Indy and Tennessee win out they both get to 12 wins. If the Dolphins and Ravens win out they're both at 11 wins and would hold tie breakers over the Browns.
This is all unlikely as Tennessee shouldn't beat Green Bay and Buffalo will have something at stake in week 17.
Still it would be the Browns luck to win 11 games in an expanded playoff and not get in.
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Have we discussed how young master Lawrence should now start checking out the real estate in Jacksonville?
It will be interested to see who's running the Jags and what the coaching staff looks like when the draft rolls around. Not an ideal landing spot but probably not as terrible as the Jets would have been.
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
Exp:
Heh....
Quote:
The New York Jets pulled off the biggest upset of the season on Sunday, knocking off the Los Angeles Rams as 17-point underdogs.
One bettor in New Jersey saw it coming -- way back in September.
Leading up to the NFL season, FanDuel offered odds on when teams would notch their first win of the year. In September, a bettor placed a $100 wager on the Jets to win their first game in Week 15 against the Rams at 120-1. The bet paid $12,100 after the Jets stunned the Rams 23-20.
From 1978 to 2017, underdogs of 17-plus-points won only three times, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. With the Jets' upset on Sunday, an underdog of 17 or more points has now won in three consecutive seasons.
Talk about a totally random bet. I have no idea what reasoning he could have used unless he was making just random bets based pulling teams out of a hat.
^I'm gonna guess the odds were similar for Jets to beat other teams too. I wouldn't be surprised if he made the same bet for all weeks, spend $1700 to win around $10K if they ever got a win. He's probably a Jets fan as well.
I love audible calls. We added a bunch of them to our bantam offense this year.
We had
Whiskey - Reverse run direction with block motion
Baby Bottle - Reverse run direction without block motion
Razer - Change inside routes to 1's, hot route read on outside lineback blitz
Mayday - Running backs drop routes, max pass protect
Omaha, Porche - nothing calls that are just there to make the defense second guess or shift.
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