Author Topic: NFC North / NFL Thread 2017-18 (Read 279858 times)

wadesworld · « **Reply #2275 on:** January 31, 2018, 11:52:53 AM »

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 31, 2018, 07:33:18 AM

#14Wins

The trophy is currently a block from my place at the Super Bowl Experience. Costs $$$ to get in, so it's only available for the *paying* public.

Lots of tanks and guns out on the streets of downtown this weekend. Have felt the area (my place is also a block from Super Bowl Live) get more and more busy, with the out of towners joining the fold in greater numbers. I expect to see some interesting things the next few nights.

Should’ve moved in with newsie for a couple weeks and thrown that up on Airbnb. Let those Eagles and Pats fans find what they will.

mu03eng · « **Reply #2276 on:** January 31, 2018, 12:19:41 PM »

Quote from: MerrittsMustache on January 31, 2018, 11:32:37 AM

It wouldn't be that difficult to schedule teams to play on Thursday night coming off their bye. I'm sure the players would welcome a 10-day layoff, a game then another 10-day layoff. The obvious problem is that byes only go from Week 5-12 so, if you include the SB champs opening on a Thursday, that would only be 9 weeks of Thursday games.

I know the NFL is all about player safety but I'm sure there's a logical reason why they don't do it...

Solution is simple enough that it's almost like the NFL doesn't care about it's players....

Make it an 18 week schedule instead of 17 weeks and give every team two byes in the schedule. Thursday night games have to be proceeded by a bye week and you can play no more than two Thursday games in a season. Byes go from week 4 to week 16 which gives the NFL 12 weeks of Thursday night games.

Yes, with this plan it thins out their inventory of games on any given weekend but it probably goes from 14 games a week to 8 or 9 a week during "bye season". It likely improves the product all around (players are fresher through out the season) they have another weekend of games to sell. Yes, it pushes the Superbowl to mid-February but that isn't bad or good, so #nomatta.

Jockey · « **Reply #2277 on:** January 31, 2018, 03:41:52 PM »

Quote from: #bansultan on January 31, 2018, 09:33:22 AM

Fox gets Thursday night NFL games reportedly paying higher price than the NFL was getting from NBC/CBS.

So much for the decline in ratings meaning something. So much for Thursday night football being bad.

You mean Heisy is clueless?

There will also be more players in the next negotiations. Amazon, Google, Apple, even ESPN possibly looking for a Sunday afternoon contract.

BTW, Thursay night football is really bad. But it's still worth a ton ($3BBBBillion) of money.

MU82 · « **Reply #2278 on:** January 31, 2018, 07:21:36 PM »

Quote from: mu03eng on January 31, 2018, 12:19:41 PM

Solution is simple enough that it's almost like the NFL doesn't care about it's players....

Make it an 18 week schedule instead of 17 weeks and give every team two byes in the schedule. Thursday night games have to be proceeded by a bye week and you can play no more than two Thursday games in a season. Byes go from week 4 to week 16 which gives the NFL 12 weeks of Thursday night games.

Yes, with this plan it thins out their inventory of games on any given weekend but it probably goes from 14 games a week to 8 or 9 a week during "bye season". It likely improves the product all around (players are fresher through out the season) they have another weekend of games to sell. Yes, it pushes the Superbowl to mid-February but that isn't bad or good, so #nomatta.

I like this solution, mu03.

You might not remember, but there were a couple of seasons in which the NFL did do 2 byes. I don't know who scotched it - the owners, the players association, the networks, but it got scotched.

If the league did away with all Thursdays except Thanksgiving, you can easily work the byes around Thanksgiving - the 6 teams playing get the previous Sunday off.

But if you insist on keeping a full slate of Thursday games, your solution makes the most sense of any I've seen suggested.

Enjoy spending that $10 million prize for the best suggestion!!!

Jay Bee · « **Reply #2279 on:** January 31, 2018, 07:43:50 PM »

Had Goddell over today for some quality time. He was very nice in person.

4everwarriors · « **Reply #2280 on:** February 01, 2018, 07:40:22 PM »

I average 22 putts per round, hey?

MU82 · « **Reply #2281 on:** February 03, 2018, 10:33:54 PM »

NBC Says Ads for Super Bowl LII Have Sold Out

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/super-bowl-commercials-sell-out-nbc-advertising-1202686092/

“Super Bowl LII is sold out,” said Dan Lovinger, executive vice president of advertising sales, NBC Sports Group,” in a statement. “We booked record revenue, and advertiser enthusiasm for the game is at an all-time high.”

This comes in the wake of the news that Fox paid record rights fees for Thursday night games next season.

Yep, the NFL is dead.

jesmu84 · « **Reply #2282 on:** February 04, 2018, 06:40:14 PM »

A reminder that Chicago did not want to tag alshon for 17 mil. So instead they gave Glennon 18 mil

wadesworld · « **Reply #2283 on:** February 04, 2018, 06:41:12 PM »

“We really care about the health of our players.”

No flag on a head to head hit that knocks a guy out of the game.

wadesworld · « **Reply #2284 on:** February 04, 2018, 06:47:30 PM »

Using MLK to sell a truck. Anything to make a buck, I guess.

GGGG · « **Reply #2285 on:** February 04, 2018, 07:12:04 PM »

Quote from: wadesworld on February 04, 2018, 06:41:12 PM

“We really care about the health of our players.”

No flag on a head to head hit that knocks a guy out of the game.

Wasn’t a penalty. He was a runner.

GGGG · « **Reply #2286 on:** February 04, 2018, 07:13:10 PM »

Quote from: wadesworld on February 04, 2018, 06:47:30 PM

Using MLK to sell a truck. Anything to make a buck, I guess.

“I’ve been to the mountaintop! And you know what got me there? A GMC truck.”

GooooMarquette · « **Reply #2287 on:** February 04, 2018, 07:17:49 PM »

What a fun half! Almost 700 yards, two passes to QBs, two missed XPs, a missed FG.

Go Eagles!

DegenerateDish · « **Reply #2288 on:** February 04, 2018, 07:20:22 PM »

Quote from: jesmu84 on February 04, 2018, 06:40:14 PM

A reminder that Chicago did not want to tag alshon for 17 mil. So instead they gave Glennon 18 mil

They had a verbal agreement with him to not tag him, everyone knew the previous year was his last in Chicago.

tower912 · « **Reply #2289 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:01:11 PM »

Two very borderline calls go Philadelphia's way for touchdowns. As a Lion's fan, I am jealous of those calls.

tower912 · « **Reply #2290 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:04:40 PM »

But the Eagles made the play they needed.

GooooMarquette · « **Reply #2291 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:06:14 PM »

Quote from: tower912 on February 04, 2018, 09:01:11 PM

Two very borderline calls go Philadelphia's way for touchdowns. As a Lion's fan, I am jealous of those calls.

I disagreed with the first one, but on the second I thought it was clear he had become a runner. The guy took three steps.

GooooMarquette · « **Reply #2292 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:15:57 PM »

What a dumba$$ play on the return. Just give Brady the ball around the 20. Instead they took a huge risk, wasted about 5 seconds and pinned him deep in his own territory.

ChitownSpaceForRent · « **Reply #2293 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:28:10 PM »

Yea the Ertz TD wasn't questionable at all.

MU82 · « **Reply #2294 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:42:53 PM »

If that wasn't the most entertaining Super Bowl ever, it sure as hell was in the team picture.

A bazillion yards, a ton of points, 4th-quarter comebacks by both teams, fascinating play calls and decisions by both coaches, trick plays, an incredible story of an Eagles team that many left for dead after their QB got hurt, controversial calls, a huge defensive play to cause a fumble by the winningest QB ever in an otherwise offense-filled game, and a final play with a chance for Brady to pull off one last miracle.

So much fun.

For the record, I agree with a couple others: The first controversial Eagles TD probably should have been overturned, but the second one was a TD. Clement didn't seem to be firmly in possession when his left foot hit out of bounds; Ertz took 3 long strides, starting at the 5-yard line, with the ball firmly in control before he dove for the end zone.

Anyway, I wouldn't care if both shouldn't have been TDs but the calls went against the Pats; karma's a beyotch!

wadesworld · « **Reply #2295 on:** February 04, 2018, 09:56:31 PM »

Alshon Jeffrey guaranteed a Super Bowl after the Bears season ended last year. The man delivered.

GooooMarquette · « **Reply #2296 on:** February 04, 2018, 10:01:06 PM »

Quote from: MU82 on February 04, 2018, 09:42:53 PM

If that wasn't the most entertaining Super Bowl ever, it sure as hell was in the team picture.

Yep - awesome game... and even better with the Pats losing.

WarriorDad · « **Reply #2297 on:** February 05, 2018, 05:25:36 AM »

Brady is the GOAT, this idea earlier that Rodgers is (and I think he is fantastic) is crazy.

naginiF · « **Reply #2298 on:** February 05, 2018, 07:32:41 AM »

Quote from: wadesworld on February 04, 2018, 06:41:12 PM

“We really care about the health of our players.”

No flag on a head to head hit that knocks a guy out of the game.

https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/960355824752263168

Vander Blue Man Group · « **Reply #2299 on:** February 05, 2018, 07:36:46 AM »

Stay classy, Philly fans.

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