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Jan 25, 2015 10:14pm
Brent Grimes has some uncanny ball skills. Very impressive
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Jan 25, 2015 10:48pm
Vinatieri is struggling with the narrowing. Dumb idea....why not put the offense and defense on the same scale of adjustment and have the first half played on a field 42 yards wide and 2nd half 64 yards wide.
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Jan 25, 2015 10:56pm
That's 3 passes the Dalton has thrown that I couldn't tell what team he was throwing to.
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Jan 25, 2015 11:20pm
I've not watched any of this, but why in the world is Andy Dalton the one that is trying to lead his team on a game winning drive?
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Jan 25, 2015 11:24pm
Andy Dalton. Sigh
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Jan 25, 2015 11:35pm
Good God....lol at Dalton, reminded me of Dan Uggla make 3 errors trying to play 2nd base in the ASG....had 28 points mid thru 3rd but Dalton couldn't get them a score with that format.
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Jan 26, 2015 3:17am
Terry_Tate;1699751 wrote:I've not watched any of this, but why in the world is Andy Dalton the one that is trying to lead his team on a game winning drive?
Because pro bowl.
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Jan 26, 2015 11:20am
Ironman92;1699756 wrote:Good God....lol at Dalton, reminded me of Dan Uggla make 3 errors trying to play 2nd base in the ASG....had 28 points mid thru 3rd but Dalton couldn't get them a score with that format.
Guess he got the boo birds last night? watched about 4-5 plays and saw him misfire a few times. Used to watch itmore but not really liking the format. WOuld usually watch to see how the steelers players did, and make sure they didnt get hurt, and then root for the AFC to win. Now......they took that rooting interest out of the equation
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Jan 27, 2015 4:15pm
Lynch's act is so old. I wish the NFL would fine him a million ever time.
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Jan 27, 2015 4:17pm
se-alum;1700418 wrote:Lynch's act is so old. I wish the NFL would fine him a million ever time.
Or they could just stop making him go. But it needs to be one or the other, its pointless to make him go, if he's gonna give the same statement over and over. If he's gonna go, needs to be real answers, or its the same as a no show in my book.
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Jan 27, 2015 4:19pm
It will be interesting to see what the league does. Although he did go out and talk, going out for less than 5 minutes and repeating "I'm here so I won't get fined" isn't exactly making oneself available to the media. But it also is somewhat similar to Belichick's coach speak, but Belichick also doesn't spout the same line all the time, he evades in a more varied manner.
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thavoice
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Jan 27, 2015 4:21pm
In 10 years when he is about broke he will wish he would have just did the interviews over the years and had that $$$.
Yeah, I get it, he has a fear of speaking and such, but get over it man. It is a few minutes a week. It is a league obligation.
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Jan 27, 2015 4:21pm
HighRoller74;1700419 wrote:Or they could just stop making him go.
Stop making him go would be bad for the league. Professional sport leagues are businesses; part of the business is marketing the product and getting exposure. It's part of their job to be available to the public. If you don't want to fulfill that part of the job then expect fines or get out of that business.
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Jan 27, 2015 4:24pm
Fly4Fun;1700424 wrote:Stop making him go would be bad for the league. Professional sport leagues are businesses; part of the business is marketing the product and getting exposure. It's part of their job to be available to the public. If you don't want to fulfill that part of the job then expect fines or get out of that business.
Agreed. He doesnt have to be the best interview. He doesnt have to give a speech or presentation. It is just answering questions.
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Jan 27, 2015 4:29pm
Fly4Fun;1700421 wrote:It will be interesting to see what the league does. Although he did go out and talk, going out for less than 5 minutes and repeating "I'm here so I won't get fined" isn't exactly making oneself available to the media. But it also is somewhat similar to Belichick's coach speak, but Belichick also doesn't spout the same line all the time, he evades in a more varied manner.
They should definitely fine him. You get paid millions upon millions of dollars by your employer, you do the menial tasks that are asked of you. They aren't asking for the Gettysburg Address here, just go out, act like an adult and save yourself 100K.
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Jan 27, 2015 5:10pm
Lynch is just another reason that makes both of these teams very unlikable.
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Jan 27, 2015 5:13pm
like_that;1700443 wrote:Lynch is just another reason that makes both of these teams very unlikable.
First Super Bowl I can remember that I can't find a reason to root for either team.
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Jan 27, 2015 5:14pm
se-alum;1700429 wrote:They should definitely fine him. You get paid millions upon millions of dollars by your employer, you do the menial tasks that are asked of you. They aren't asking for the Gettysburg Address here, just go out, act like an adult and save yourself 100K.
But it's okay for Belichick to answer "On to Cincinnati" however many consecutive times or for Popovich to give one word answers on national TV in the NBA Finals?


You can't be mad at Lynch and then be OK with the other instances. Yet I suspect you, along with the others creating this quite hilarious uproar, are.
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thavoice
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Jan 27, 2015 5:17pm
se-alum;1700444 wrote:First Super Bowl I can remember that I can't find a reason to root for either team.
Either team you want to root against more than the other?!?!?!

Still going with NE. Almost always pick the AFC team to follow.
I like Brady and the whole story of being a 6th round pick. That Brady six show is hilarious.
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Jan 27, 2015 5:39pm
The lynch situation is one where I honestly have no idea which side I'm on.

I see both arguments.

Instead of thinking more about it I'll just go watch the video of lynch ghost riding the whip.
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Jan 27, 2015 6:11pm
I don't understand why the media keeps asking questions for 4 minutes.
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Jan 27, 2015 6:45pm
SportsAndLady;1700452 wrote:The lynch situation is one where I honestly have no idea which side I'm on.

I see both arguments.

Instead of thinking more about it I'll just go watch the video of lynch ghost riding the whip.
Agreed. On one hand i think Lynch is being a child at this point, and on the other hand the media pisses me off, so they can go fuck themselves.
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Jan 27, 2015 6:51pm
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Jan 27, 2015 7:14pm
HitsRus;1700468 wrote:LOL at Robert Kraft demanding an apology from the NFL....

http://www.wsj.com/articles/patriots-owner-kraft-demands-nfl-apology-over-deflategate-1422325706
Well my meter went from disliking the seahawks more (after lynch's Q&A), to swinging back to the Pats.