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Pretty sure the 17 game season is only because Goodell sees lubing up the players for an 18 game season gradually works better than forcing it from the start. 

2025 is the earliest that transition can take place and I don't doubt for a second that that is when it will happen. 

Yeah, the sleeveless look is terrible, but I liked the modernization of the font during the mid-2000s Royals era. I could've done without the heinous baseball being played then but that's another story entirely. 

19 hours ago, TrueYankee26 said:

I feel bad for @Cujo and all Broncos fans

At some point I kind of do. Losing 16 straight times to the same team has to be incredibly demoralizing. Then I remember John Elway and Peyton Manning and I realize that I shouldn't mourn for them like I don't mourn for the Pats and how fans of other teams won't mourn for the Chiefs when their run is over. 

Rivalries help grow sports. And the best way to get rivalries is to have constant high-stakes matchups. Championships are the fastest way to achieve this. Anyone who thinks rivalries are bad needs to grow a brain. Or another body part(s).

Does Red Sox-Yankees annoy the crap out of me? Absolutely. But baseball would be a lot worse off without it. 

No, the Brncs are just that bad. Or they should add a “Property of Patrick Lavon Mahomes II” byline to their logo. 

3 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

I'd say Barstow is where this league is at the moment, but the only reason that won't happen is there's not an arena big enough out there. 

Barstow Bats is the only appropriate name for such a team:

5 hours ago, oldschoolvikings said:

New York sports fans seem to think every sport is dying if it doesn’t include at least one team from NY. 

 

Personally I really don’t get invested until the New York and LA teams get bounced.  Then I can start watching.  

Those narcissistic bungholes called the 50s the “Golden Age of Baseball” solely based on having 3 teams in New York being at the top of their game. They don’t ask the follow-up question of why 2 of them left, though. Anyone with a functioning brain that isn’t absorbed into an Empire State of Mind would know that the Golden Age of Baseball was from 1969-1993.

Also New York is a dump. Went there three times between 2012-2017 and it just got worse with each visit. 

I’d rather have an all-Texas ALCS every year over a New York team ever being above .500 again. Now, there should’ve been an all-Missouri NLCS in the mid-2010s but the trust running the Royals back then said no and that’s why the Brewers are in the NL instead. 

Mike Judge was off by 485 years apparently. Because I’m laughing my butt off.

CBS 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST

Blue: Seahawks at Bengals 

Green: Panthers at Dolphins

Yellow: Commanders at Falcons

Orange: Colts at Jaguars

CBS 4:00 PM EST/3:00 PM CST

Red: Patriots at Raiders

FOX 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST

Red: 49ers at Browns

Blue: Vikings at Bears

Green: Saints at Texans

FOX 4:00 PM EST/3:00 PM CST

Red: Eagles at Jets (seriously typed this as Jests at first)

Blue: Lions at Buccaneers

Green: Cardinals at Rams

40 minutes ago, BBTV said:

 

As a receiver, what's the learning curve? I think that's the easiest position to step into from college.  It's not like defense where you're seeing schemes and facing mismatches and some of the positions play very differently than college, or QB who's facing disguised coverages that he's never seen (and learning a playbook).  

 

Receivers run the routes they're told.  It doesn't really matter too much what coverage they see - they run the route they're told, and maybe audible mid-route if something goes totally sideways.  It's the one position (besides maybe RB) that's exactly the same in the pros as it is in college.

It's also dealing with guys bigger, stronger, faster and more knowledgeable about the game on the field than the average college opponent too. It's one thing to be playing a school full of 5-star recruits. It's another playing against an NFL defense full of All-Americans and All-Stars. The mental part isn't too big of a deal compared to the sheer difference in skill. 

3 hours ago, MCM0313 said:

When has Mecole Hardman ever been consistent as a receiver? He’s a return specialist who’s maybe a fourth option on a good team or a third option on a bad one. He’s fast, but so is Kadarius Toney. If Hardman had been a consistent receiver he wouldn’t have left KC to begin with. 

It's probably going to wind up being a very kneejerk take long-term, but right now I don't remember Mecole Hardman dropping four passes in a game. 

It's clear that a lot of the struggles are more adapting to the learning curve of the NFL than anything else, but right now, I'd love to have Hardman back. 

As to Aaron Rodgers, guy should've immunized his leg and maybe pay heed to these wise words from "Mr. Pfizer": 
 

Jets are looking to potentially trade Mecole Hardman.

Chiefs need a wide receiver that’s consistent, Hardman knows the team, getting him back should be a no-brainer IMO. 

Denver vs. Kansas City

Baltimore vs. Tennessee

Washington vs. Atlanta

Minnesota vs. Chicago

Seattle vs. Cincinnati

San Francisco vs. Cleveland

Carolina vs. Miami

Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville

New Orleans vs. Houston

New England vs. Las Vegas

Arizona vs. LA Rams

Philadelphia vs. NY Jets

Detroit vs. Tampa Bay

NY Giants vs. Buffalo

Dallas vs. LA Chargers

4 hours ago, Unocal said:

Chicago got win 1

 

when will Carolina get theirs?

They go to Chicago on November 9th. Maybe then? Nah, who am I kidding, the Bears will maul them. 

Unrelated, but everytime I look at this:

I wonder if I'm going crazy and thinking that the Jets are playing the Bucs this week? 

It's not just the unions MLB would have to worry about either. Let's say a powerful senator from Florida, Rick Scott probably, were to have an issue with MLB taking away a couple of teams from his state. Do you really think a guy like that wouldn't hit the "Revoke Anti-Trust" button the moment it came up? Or any other way of getting back at MLB for reasons that would violate forum rules if I elaborated? 

False, they’d probably be 2-2.

Salina has less than 50,000 people. Major league my ass.

They’ll get sick of anything due to oversaturation. I’ll take having my team hated over being pitied, IMO. 

That and being the best team in the NFL for the last 5 years with the face of the league at quarterback. And Taylor Swift, yes. 
 

Even without Swift, they’ll be the A game most weeks for the next decade. 

CBS 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST

Red: Ravens at Steelers

Blue: Saints at Patriots

Green: Titans at Colts

CBS 4:00 PM EST/3:00 PM CST

Red: Chiefs at Vikings (and Taylor Swift)

Blue: Jets at Broncos

FOX 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST

Blue: Giants at Dolphins

Green: Panthers at Lions

Yellow: Texans at Falcons

FOX 4:00 PM EST/3:00 PM CST

Red: Eagles at Rams

Orange: Bengals at Cardinals

Meanwhile at Kauffman Stadium.....

What the hell else can I say about the Royals? Bobby Witt Jr. is going to end up like Joey Votto: Great player, bad teams, no title. Of course, I'm also assuming that he doesn't get traded for some magic beans as is Royals tradition. 

Chicago vs. Washington

Jacksonville vs. Buffalo

New Orleans vs. New England

Tennessee vs. Indianapolis

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh

Carolina vs. Detroit

Houston vs. Atlanta

NY Giants vs. Miami

Cincinnati vs. Arizona

Philadelphia vs. LA Rams

NY Jets vs. Denver

Kansas City vs. Minnesota

Dallas vs. San Francisco

Green Bay vs. Las Vegas

Sounds like you all need to…..shake it off.

So not just aristocrats incompetent at the on-field side of things but also the off-field side.
 

Don’t they know that the best way to get a Chicago tax collector off their ass is to let them wet their beak?

Really feels like Clark Hunt would then be the best argument for aristocracy considering that he’s exceeded his father as an owner. Would also make the Hunts the anti-McCaskeys in a way too.