Sodboy13 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 1 hour ago, 4_tattoos said: White Sox fans probably don't give a sh** I'm way too hype for the Guaranteed Rate Field re-christening ceremony tomorrow, followed by the most fitting and grandiose of events to "open" the stadium next week. That's right, it's sizzlin' hot midweek college football action between Northern Illinois and Toledo. COME GET SOME! Staying on topic, as a football neutral who hasn't even watched a game in 2.5 seasons but absorbs all the Bears stuff that just floats through the air in this city, I am convinced, and have been for weeks, that John Fox gives a subzero number of craps, and his true aim is to get fired and collect the two years of free money left on his contract. Unfortunately for him, Cutler and Alshon are gonna pull this garbage barge to 6-10 and the 12th pick in the draft, and the front office will be convinced things are headed in the right direction. (Also because they're cheap and wouldn't want to pay John Fox to not work.) On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 The McCaskeys' cheapness is weird because it is and it isn't. They will drop big sums of money here and there for appearances' sake (Cutler, John Fox, random free agents), but when it comes to talent development, the Bears' ineptitude over the last 20 drafts is surpassed only by that of the Raiders, which for most of that time was just an old man holding a stopwatch, so it's clear they're cutting as many corners as they can. It's not that they don't want to win, they just don't know how to do it, and can't seem to figure out that the low elasticity of demand plus the guaranteed central revenue means they can stop treating the Bears like a family business with no margin for error. It'll be interesting to see what happens when the world's largest collection of failsons has to sell the team. Even odds the NFL creates the "Halas Exemption" to keep the Bears in that stupid family. And that's another problem the NFL has: ownership! We make fun of NHL owners for being grifters, misers, and eventual felons, but a good half this league is run by bumbling dopes who inherited what have become billion-dollar businesses and have no idea how to do anything outside football or even inside football. It's like watching sixteen falls of the Habsburgs. Art Modell once said NFL owners were Republicans who vote socialist, but if they really want to be socialists, they'll surrender their assets to the state when they die so that Paul Brown's grandchildren can't be even bigger disappointments than his son was. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rj0498 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Norv turner has just resigned as Vikings oc perhaps this is for the best his play calling is kind of stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 On 31/10/2016 at 10:10 PM, Cosmic said: This is a league where a flag was thrown this year because a player pretended to shoot a bow-and-arrow. That's not the whole problem, obviously, but that's where officiating is at. I think we all know the real problem... Jeff Fisher!! Ye of officiating overlording & suffocating the Rams thusly making them impossible to watch. Srsly though, I'm kinda glad the whole run first QB era is rather quieted down. Franchises...errr fans... don't need QBs with 3yrs life expectancy to rely on for wins & excitement. I'll add that January would seem to offer hope with probably only the likes of the Patriots, Raiders, Chiefs, Cowboys, Falcons, & Seahawks remaining. We'll finally get our good games. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Get used to the run-first style QB or running QBs in general since pocket passers are kind of going extinct in college. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Rj0498 said: Norv turner has just resigned as Vikings oc perhaps this is for the best his play calling is kind of stupid The inability of the offensive line to both pass protect and run block is what seemed to be stupid. If the GM isn't making at move at the trade deadline to make sure Bradford is standing, you might as well quit at 5-2 before it collapses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rj0498 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 That too but his play calling really wasn't helping things he would just call one pass play then run the ball repeatedly even though it didn't work and he keeps cordarrelle patterson on the sidelines even though he is reliable as a big play guy even is his hands are suspect the o line needs to get rebuilt as Sam Bradford can't go seconds without having a guy in his face and is it me or the o line got worse once Jake Long was signed 56 minutes ago, dfwabel said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Not to mention, given Bradford's balsa-wood construction, you're really playing with fire if you let him get hit that often. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 22 hours ago, Rj0498 said: That too but his play calling really wasn't helping things he would just call one pass play then run the ball repeatedly even though it didn't work and he keeps cordarrelle patterson on the sidelines even though he is reliable as a big play guy even is his hands are suspect the o line needs to get rebuilt as Sam Bradford can't go seconds without having a guy in his face and is it me or the o line got worse once Jake Long was signed Huh? Suspect hands keep you on the sideline. Patterson was just in the concussion protocol until Monday too. Let's also not forget that Bradford has the ability to audible out of the play call, but he's smart enough to know that the line cannot protect him. Fact is neither you nor I see what they see during the practice week and what they see from Patterson isn't good enough to consistently be nothing more than the #3 WR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMcD29 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I guess this is the best place to put it to not bump the sports themes thread a ton, but NBC released their TNF theme today. Sounds pretty cool in a retro kind of way http://nfl.nbcsports.com/2016/11/02/nbc-thursday-night-football-music/?utm_network=twitter&utm_post=6475980&utm_source=TW %40SNFonNBC Twitter: @RyanMcD29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAstrodome Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 It does feel like it would be at home in the late 80's or 90's. All New: NFL RandomWebsite ★ Behance ★ Twitter ★ Geekier Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rj0498 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 17 hours ago, dfwabel said: Huh? Suspect hands keep you on the sideline. Patterson was just in the concussion protocol until Monday too. Let's also not forget that Bradford has the ability to audible out of the play call, but he's smart enough to know that the line cannot protect him. Fact is neither you nor I see what they see during the practice week and what they see from Patterson isn't good enough to consistently be nothing more than the #3 WR. Suspect hands were the same afflictions that the likes of billy white shoes johnson and Devin Hester had and they saw the field more than Patterson even after passing the concussion protocol he never sees the field much even when the team could use someone like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 1 minute ago, Rj0498 said: Suspect hands were the same afflictions that the likes of billy white shoes johnson and Devin Hester had and they saw the field more than Patterson even after passing the concussion protocol he never sees the field much even when the team could use someone like him When you are the 13th overall pick and your team does not pick up the 5th year option, your previous years indicate one's value. He couldn't even be traded for OL help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rj0498 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Perhaps it would be best to just say I agree to disagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 17 hours ago, RyanMcD29 said: I guess this is the best place to put it to not bump the sports themes thread a ton, but NBC released their TNF theme today. Sounds pretty cool in a retro kind of way http://nfl.nbcsports.com/2016/11/02/nbc-thursday-night-football-music/?utm_network=twitter&utm_post=6475980&utm_source=TW %40SNFonNBC BOO! BOO! BOO! The only theme that should be used for Thursday Night Football is this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 After tonight, that's going to be 17 losses in the Bucs' last 20 home games, and halfway to a second winless season in three years. I can't be bothered to look this up, but that has to be the worst mark in the NFL in that time span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRicSlick Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Can the Bucs just play all road games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 22 minutes ago, Kramerica Industries said: After tonight, that's going to be 17 losses in the Bucs' last 20 home games, and halfway to a second winless season in three years. I can't be bothered to look this up, but that has to be the worst mark in the NFL in that time span. Quick research says the Titans win last week put them one win better than the Bucs for fewest home wins since 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 For a split second, I thought Mike Evans could've died on his one hander. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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