Old Man Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 hour ago, death tribble said: Cleveland win by a point. Will Cygnia be pleased ? I doubt it, but the sexual assaulter reinjured himself so that would take some of the sting out of it. 1 hour ago, death tribble said: If the Browns and win go to the Superbowl will unclevlad become uncleveland ? It took years for me to realize that his handle wasn’t uncleveland. I just figured he hated Cleveland which is a perfectly reasonable opinion to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 4....count em, 4....teams that entered 1-5, won. I'll grant: Packers, Raiders, and Commanders are not good teams; couple of em may well end up in the bottom quarter. And Buffalo...wow. Still surprising. I don't hate Cleveland per se; I hate that they gave out the contract, first...to The Individual We Shall Not Name, and second...to *anyone*. It was a ridiculous contract and it's jacked up the QB market *again.* And guess who pays for it? US. We're paying more and getting less...it's already true that Disney's no longer doing free streaming on MNF, and even their bigger college football games. This is a BAD trend for the NFL, IMO, as there's a cycle going on, of decreasing subscribers to cable/satellite, and increasing costs for cable/satellite. Those are synergistic...in a negative way for the NFL. They *want* the broad access; it's a big factor in maintaining their popularity, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 So the Broncos finally won a home game. Naturally it was in a week where the network played Chefs vs. LA Junior Varsity in my area. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 They probably tried to spare you some humiliation. ... What? Won? No humiliation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 Nah, it was a public service. They limited the exposure of that donkey to the bare minimum. Eagles finish off a nice, solid win...probably vaults them to the top of the power rankings now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 No humiliation this week. Important distinction. Humiliations galore next week, almost certainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, Pariah said: No humiliation this week. Important distinction. Humiliations galore next week, almost certainly. Hey, Mahomes might think that if *Tua* can put up 70, what can he do???? Hey, the line's only 8.5 right now. Tied for 2nd largest; largest is Chargers-Bears at 9.5, and Ravens-Cards is also 8.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, unclevlad said: And what the HECK is wrong in Buffalo??? Lose to the Jags, barely sneak by the terrible Giants, and now they're trying to make Mac Jones a Pro Bowler...18/21 for 199. PATRIOTS are up 22-10 pending the extra point??? Halfway through the 4th. My brother says its because Josh Allen is on the cover of Madden 23. Also, just wanted to mention. A few years back, when it looked like Miami and Philly might play in SB, I commented how TV would love this because they could talk about Hurts and Tua replacing each other in consecutive years at Alabama in the National Championship game and winning it. Someone said that no one would care what happened X years ago in college. So last night they play each other on SNF and the opening story - Tua replacing Hurts then Hurts replacing Tua and how they are still in contact. Edited October 23, 2023 by slikmar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 That person was correct. No one cares. But, since when does that stop a talking head...especially pregame? Got to stoke the Hype Engine, even if it's got less substance than cotton candy. slikmar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 I find all these latter-day numbers ("Power rating" and so on) purest hype-feeding garbage. The Seattle-Phoenix game was dubbed "least watchable" going into last week on someone's artificial ranking, but in light of actual outcomes, I think the leading term in their "watchable" index is the average distance of the two franchises involved from New York, and that term has a strong negative weight. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 That was definitely one of the least watchable games as far as I’m concerned, mainly because we didn’t get it on TV here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 My notion of "least watchable"? Packers-Broncos. 1. 2 bad teams; both are probably looking at top-10 draft slots. 2. 2 *bad* offenses overall. Awful weather can be another reason, almost on its own, because it just bogs the entire game down. A gross mismatch might not start as unwatchable...but generally, if the favored team jumps out...it'll get there. Mind, we've had our major shocks before... This week...the least watchable games would've been Packers-Broncos and Commanders-Giants. Cards-Seahawks? That would've been pretty bad too, but...eh...Seahawks are plausible playoff contenders, at least. Just because the game played out as semi-close...everyone lays at least one egg. In the NFL, man, playing down to the level of your competition is darn near routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 The Vikings beat San Francisco. Yay ! Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 25, 2023 Report Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) Cleveland will be starting PJ Walker at QB against Seattle this weekend. Edited October 25, 2023 by Cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) Week 8 broadcast maps For some reason Hawaii is the only place west of Toronto that gets the Jets-Giants game. Obviously the network execs have moved to their winter quarters in the islands. ((*$%!! aging color vision)) My mistake, they get Pats-Fins. Is that better or worse? Edited October 26, 2023 by Cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 17 minutes ago, Cancer said: Week 8 broadcast maps For some reason Hawaii is the only place west of Toronto that gets the Jets-Giants game. Obviously the network execs have moved to their winter quarters in the islands. ((*$%!! aging color vision)) My mistake, they get Pats-Fins. Is that better or worse? Tua is from here, that's why we get the Miami games now. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 OK, at least there's some reason. Meanwhile, some Fanblog Chatter Of Unusual Snark: Quote Fan perception versus reality seems to be the theme for 2023. There is a real difference between ‘this offense needs to get it together and become great’ and ‘this is the NFL equivalent of Iowa’. Question though… What about trading fans? Is this allowable? Maybe we could offer some HUMPHREY fans to the Chiefs for Don’t Like Swift fans? What about some Jalen Carter Truthers to the Eagles for Fans Who Don’t Boo Santa? What about some Bench Geno fans to the Cowboys for Fans that Want a Super Bowl this Century? I think a swap of Trade DK! fans to the Chicago Bears for the most deserving fan refugees (we won’t let them hurt you anymore) seems fair. Followed by Quote To be fair Santa was having a pretty bad year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 And here we go!: Quote TROUBLE IN VEGAS: Multiple anonymous #Raiders players spoke out regarding HC Josh McDaniels, it is not going well😳 “We have to go in and watch film and listen to the coaches blame us again for the loss... Clearly someone felt the Broncos were stealing our dysfunctional thunder. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 More than half a century of tradition in that rivalry. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 It's even hitting more mainstream outlets: https://apnews.com/article/raiders-analysis-week-7-a876b69b4fb3c76c1b3508099fb7ea49 This one may well be more clickbait than anything but it goes even beyond what our resident antiquarian noted. https://firstsportz.com/nfl-news-raiders-players-run-riot-josh-mcdaniels-heat-up-loss-struggling-bears/ Kinda unusual broadcast map this week. Fox only has the single game, so their map's broken up regionally, since it's covering 2 time slots. On CBS, tho, they're giving most of the country the Jacksonville-Pitt game early, and the late slot's basically split...KC-Denver has the midwest and mountain, Cincy-SF (interesting game here) has most of the rest. Baltimore-Arizona is their home markets only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 The forecast for KC-Denver on Sunday calls for 6-12 inches of snow. I hope we get that game in our market, though I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 Yeah, the maps say Hawaii gets 49ers-Bengals, as does everywhere else abutting the Pacific Ocean. Will Denver try to do the Patriots' old snow-clearing trick on FG attempts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Cancer said: Yeah, the maps say Hawaii gets 49ers-Bengals, as does everywhere else abutting the Pacific Ocean. Will Denver try to do the Patriots' old snow-clearing trick on FG attempts? Forecast says they probably won't get the chance. Precip percentages drop down sharply around noon, with decreasing cloud cover. It actually doesn't look bad...cold, especially for just being October, but upper 20's, drying out, not much wind. Sitting in the stands might not be a lot of fun, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 People don't sit in the stands at Broncos games for fun. At least not for the last several years, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Must be so the weather then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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