ltjets21 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I think the 17th game should be altered a bit. You could do crosstown or instate rivalry automatically every year like Jets Giants, Bucs Fins, Texans Cowboys. I would also suggest if not a designate rival have the game played at a neutral site and not just England. Why cant the Steelers play at State College? Or the Seahawks play in Vancouver? You could also test future potential markets if you ever were to expand like Austin, San Antonio etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 16 hours ago, infrared41 said: If the NFL went that route, there would be no point in having divisions. Give division winner an auto-bid, but don't give them the 4 seed and an automatic home game. Example: This year's NFC south winner gets the 6 or 7 seed, based on record. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 24 minutes ago, ltjets21 said: I think the 17th game should be altered a bit. You could do crosstown or instate rivalry automatically every year like Jets Giants, Bucs Fins, Texans Cowboys. I would also suggest if not a designate rival have the game played at a neutral site and not just England. Why cant the Steelers play at State College? Or the Seahawks play in Vancouver? You could also test future potential markets if you ever were to expand like Austin, San Antonio etc. Won't work because there's a third team in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 5 hours ago, GDAWG said: Won't work because there's a third team in Florida. Albeit two different states, Jacksonville-New Orleans game might work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 10 hours ago, ltjets21 said: I think the 17th game should be altered a bit. You could do crosstown or instate rivalry automatically every year like Jets Giants, Bucs Fins, Texans Cowboys. I would also suggest if not a designate rival have the game played at a neutral site and not just England. Why cant the Steelers play at State College? Or the Seahawks play in Vancouver? You could also test future potential markets if you ever were to expand like Austin, San Antonio etc. The designated rival thing is a fun thought but it always ends up with a few obvious choices then a bunch of leftovers paired together. Jets-Giants Chargers-Rams Raiders-49ers Steelers-Eagles Texans-Cowboys Broncos-Seahawks Jaguars-Panthers Ravens-Commanders/Colts Browns-Lions? Chiefs-Packers? Bears-Cardinals? Bills-Vikings (0-4 bowl) Bengals, Falcons, Titans, Saints, Patriots????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 And by trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist, we create a bunch of other problems. Pass. 5 Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 16 hours ago, BottomlessPitt said: The NFL should change the seeding to top 7 by record regardless if you win your division or not. No, this is a terrible idea that would ruin the sanctity of not just the league, but the sport itself. I spit on this idea. - Fan of a team that’s the most successful team in what’s usually the worst division in football 4 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39141084/steelers-damontae-kazee-suspended-rest-season-hit Damontae Kazee is out for the rest of the regular season for spearing Michael Pittman on Saturday. Apparently there's been multiple infractions, per the letter, and not just this one play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 1 Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Hearing that it's more and more likely that Jalen Hurts isn't going to play tonight. Really sick, but it's "not a cold, not the flu". In isolation from the team, so maybe it's Covid, but it's apparently pretty bad, because he's as tough as it gets, and I'd expect that Covid would fear him more than the other way around. Hoping that it's "just" Covid and he's back in another week. I'm just afraid that if it was Covid, they would just say it rather than keep it a mystery, so maybe it's something more serious (not that Covid isn't serious for some people.) If he does play, IDK what's going to happen, because he hasn't been practicing and presumably hasn't been in the game planning sessions (not that their poo-brained coach even has a game plan.) Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, BBTV said: So all he's admitting is he watches all those trash ESPN hot take morning shows Also, the clapbacks in those twitter replies are gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothedistance Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 22 hours ago, BottomlessPitt said: The NFL should change the seeding to top 7 by record regardless if you win your division or not. I'm afraid it would be too much of a home field advantage for the stronger team. Let the stronger team prove they are stronger and superior by winning on the road. Home teams winning most of the time also causes things to get boring. When you have teams who run the gauntlet through the road it makes things more interesting. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Brian Johnson can eat my whole ass. These plays don't even have a chance to work even if they're executed perfectly. Now total confusion, and a 1st Q time-out. Dude is in so over his head. They should have at least had an interview process. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I come into this thread and read that @BBTV says that Jalen Hurts (hopefully) just has Covid, and the Eagles’ OC has no idea what he’s doing. So naturally I decide to turn on the game to see this apparent disaster as it unfolds. Eagles up by a touchdown that Hurts ran in. 1 Quote http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said: I come into this thread and read that @BBTV says that Jalen Hurts (hopefully) just has Covid, and the Eagles’ OC has no idea what he’s doing. So naturally I decide to turn on the game to see this apparent disaster as it unfolds. Eagles up by a touchdown that Hurts ran in. "hopefully just has covid" is out of context. I said that because the reports were that it was really bad, so I was hoping that it was something that could be recovered from in just a few days, rather than something much more serious. I was not in any way saying that I hope that an otherwise healthy person has covid. And that first drive was not as pretty as the stats would indicate. Passes backwards, an option to the TE near the sideline, guys running into each other, even the TD was more of a fire-drill type thing than a well-designed play. Edited December 19, 2023 by BBTV clarified the covid part Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, BBTV said: "hopefully just has covid" is out of context. It is, definitely. . Comedy? (Debatable). You have to admit, to the rest of us whose fraudulent teams can barely string two wins together, 10 and 3, however you get there, seems hard to complain about. Quote http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 21 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said: It is, definitely. . Comedy? (Debatable). You have to admit, to the rest of us whose fraudulent teams can barely string two wins together, 10 and 3, however you get there, seems hard to complain about. I don't think any fan would say "golly shucks, well we clearly can't win, but at least we have 10 hollow wins." Eras of goodness come and go (some are lucky to have more than others), but eras of greatness don't come around too often, and you want to see your team capitalize when they do. Last year was the moment, but it didn't work out. Now these two doofuses* are wasting a key year in what may be a very short window, and as a fan, I think it's perfectly reasonable to be upset. We went from Super Bowl champs to 4 wins. These windows close fast (the reality was we weren't even in one of those windows, but we didn't know it because we didn't expect Wentz to become a complete dumpster fire.) *offense is all Brian Johnson's fault. Defense is part Howie's fault, but also an idiot (but he has a PhD!) running things. **this drive is the first one in about 4 weeks that looks like a well-orchestrated drive. ***WTF - how can that false start be called against Kelce? They're really trying to eliminate the shove without eliminating the shove. That's awful. EDIT: good explanation on that one. Good call, Kelce should be more careful. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 9 minutes ago, BBTV said: I don't think any fan would say "golly shucks, well we clearly can't win, but at least we have 10 hollow wins." I would gladly accept that. Especially during Buffalo's 20-year abyss. Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, DG_ThenNowForever said: I would gladly accept that. Especially during Buffalo's 20-year abyss. The 1992 Bills started 9-2 and it really looked like they were finally great enough to make it over the top after ripping their fans hearts out in two Super Bowl losses. Had they gone in the tank, would Bills fans have said "oh well, 9-2 was fun while it lasted." Context matters, and they were in the middle of a nearly-unprecedented window of success, and should have one that first SB. 9-2 when expectations are SB or bust is different than 9-2 when the team finished 4-13 the previous season. EDIT: It's sports. It's not like I'm complaining about "only" getting a $50k bonus on my $300k salary in a venue where there's people living paycheck to paycheck. (numbers for example only .... I ain't makin' that kind of dough.) Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, BBTV said: I don't think any fan would say "golly shucks, well we clearly can't win, but at least we have 10 hollow wins." Hi, Cleveland Browns fan here. Perhaps you've heard of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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