Archive 2015 NFL Regular Season Chatter

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Mar 20, 2015 4:06pm

lhslep134;1715137 wrote:As much as I want to say that, Classy comes off as just a back-country hick who is more ignorant than dumb. Footwedge actually argued against mathematics multiple times; that goes way beyond being ignorant, it's being plain stupid. Pure, unadulterated stupidity.

This

Azubuike24

Posts: 15,933

Mar 22, 2015 12:57pm

BR1986FB;1714475 wrote:This may have been mentioned but as far as Borland goes, the dude's body was a trainwreck. There were weeks that he couldn't practice with the Niners because of a previous/lingering shoulder injury from college. Sounds like he also had several other injuries. Can't say I blame the guy if he didn't want to walk around like a cripple in his late 20's and he had a backup financial plan.

Nothing more than other players. He's also more like 5'10, and having to keep that much mass on such a frame is work, a lot of work.

Azubuike24

Posts: 15,933

Mar 22, 2015 12:57pm

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/22/borland-will-voluntarily-return-signing-bonus/

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jmog

Posts: 6,567

Mar 23, 2015 2:14pm

Azubuike24;1715532 wrote:http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/22/borland-will-voluntarily-return-signing-bonus/

I gained even more respect for the guy. He offered up with no prompting from the team (I mean to the team its pennies, $450k).

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Mar 23, 2015 2:28pm

Again, a financially stupid move.

Lovejoy1984

Posts: 5,277

Mar 23, 2015 4:04pm

He would've been forced to do it.

But I agree, I probably would've waited until they asked for it back.

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Con_Alma

Posts: 12,198

Mar 23, 2015 7:44pm

NFL drops TV blackout rule.

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Mar 23, 2015 9:21pm

0 blackouts last season

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Mar 24, 2015 12:23pm

Ironman92;1715945 wrote:0 blackouts last season

True.
Teams also had the ability to choose the 85% ticket sales option the last two seasons.

I think the blackout rule needed to be abolished. How many people who are actually buying the tickets to go are doing so because they feel if they dont then the game is going to be blacked out and they want to make sure they get to see it?

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Mar 24, 2015 12:58pm

Pretty much just rewarding shitty fans for being shitty fans:

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Mar 24, 2015 1:34pm

like_that;1716067 wrote:Pretty much just rewarding shitty fans for being shitty fans:

Pretty much. $$ from tickets and such is so small. NFL should be a bit concerned that the last few years teams had problems selling out for playoff games. Bengals 2 years ago had a tough time and a couple others did too.They are expensive. League sets the playoff prices, believe a certain % above the regular season price and that increases each round.
They send out the notices early to the season tix holders and they can pick the possible playoff games they want. Can get very, very pricey

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Mar 24, 2015 1:45pm

I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.

Pick6

Posts: 14,946

Mar 24, 2015 1:49pm

sleeper;1716080 wrote:I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.

Said every poor person ever.

/sleeper'd

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Mar 24, 2015 1:58pm

sleeper;1716080 wrote:I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.

Agreed. Not unheard of for $50 parking. Easy to limit food/drink inside the stadium but I usually will get something as I only go to 2-3 games per year, but yeah ten dollar beers...suck.

Even though on tv is better to see it, as with most sports except for hockey, it still is a blast going to games

Terry_Tate

Posts: 7,606

Mar 24, 2015 8:39pm

sleeper;1716080 wrote:I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.

This. Plus it's nice to watch the other games on redzone. I'm not the most hard core Bengals fan at all, so there really is almost no appeal to go to a game anymore. I don't know a single person who's ever wanted to go to a game if it was going to be blacked out as well.

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friendfromlowry

Posts: 6,239

Mar 24, 2015 11:05pm

Terry_Tate;1716168 wrote: I don't know a single person who's ever wanted to go to a game if it was going to be blacked out as well.

Because they're (the Bengals) are playing the fucking Titans, Jaguars, etc. that week.

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Mar 25, 2015 12:10pm

friendfromlowry;1716181 wrote:Because they're (the Bengals) are playing the fucking Titans, Jaguars, etc. that week.

Playoff game vs San Diego shoulda been blacked out but someone bought the last few thousand tix. Hell, I am not even a bengals fan and I bought 3 and took some family members.

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friendfromlowry

Posts: 6,239

Mar 25, 2015 2:29pm

thavoice;1716238 wrote:Playoff game vs San Diego shoulda been blacked out but someone bought the last few thousand tix. Hell, I am not even a bengals fan and I bought 3 and took some family members.

Its not like you had a Steelers game to go to that weekend. Also, Indianapolis and Green Bay went down to the wire selling out that friday before as well. Major snow storm came through that area if I recall.

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Mar 25, 2015 3:22pm

friendfromlowry;1716276 wrote:Its not like you had a Steelers game to go to that weekend. Also, Indianapolis and Green Bay went down to the wire selling out that friday before as well. Major snow storm came through that area if I recall.

True. Yeah, a few teams went down to the wire that weekend to sell out. GB was the biggest of surprises.
The major storm....Was funny sunday AM Cincy weather folks were saying rain by 9am, snow by 11, heavy snow as the game went on. At halftime the sun was out, and no snow, but on the way home, yeah it got brutal.

Playoff tix are a bitch, and I can see that first round not getting gobbled up real fast.

bases_loaded

Posts: 6,912

Mar 25, 2015 3:29pm

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/03/25/free-agency-five-worst-signings/

Buster is top rated free agent....bad signing.

Classyposter58

Posts: 6,321

Mar 25, 2015 10:32pm

On the Dan Patrick Show him and Peter King were talking about the blackout rules being changed because of LA getting possibly two teams and since the stadium will not be built in time there's a good chance they'll have to play in the Rose Bowl and may have trouble selling it out

DeyDurkie5

Posts: 11,324

Mar 25, 2015 10:41pm

Classyposter58;1716345 wrote:On the Dan Patrick Show him and Peter King were talking about the blackout rules being changed because of LA getting possibly two teams and since the stadium will not be built in time there's a good chance they'll have to play in the Rose Bowl and may have trouble selling it out

Peter king is a douchebag.

Classyposter58

Posts: 6,321

Mar 26, 2015 12:37am

DeyDurkie5;1716347 wrote:Peter king is a douchebag.

I agree but still I thought it was a valid guess. They had similar problems with blackouts before

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Mar 26, 2015 11:44am

Classyposter58;1716345 wrote:On the Dan Patrick Show him and Peter King were talking about the blackout rules being changed because of LA getting possibly two teams and since the stadium will not be built in time there's a good chance they'll have to play in the Rose Bowl and may have trouble selling it out

The last rules they had for blackouts though was a team could choose either sell out, or 85% of a sellout. I guess PK explanation is as good as any, but I know over the last few years it seemed more and more people sought for the blackout to be lifted.

How about that idiot from Nebraska who testedpositive at the combine? He failed twice in college, that we know of. He said he hadnt smoked since dec of 2014 but his levels were so high that is why he still tested positive at the combine.

I call shenanigans on that one!

If you fail a drug test at the combine....that is just plain stupidityl.

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Mar 26, 2015 12:49pm

lol...ESPN still clinging.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12559193/michael-sam-ran-499-second-40-yard-dash-nfl-veterans-combine

Right side of espn.com