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CatsbyAZ

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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #308 on: December 10, 2017, 04:00:11 PM »
Giants hanging tough with Cowboys until bottoming out in 3rd Q. Cowboys cap a third straight scoring drive with a TD run to go up 30-10 w/ 3:00 left.

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« Reply #309 on: December 10, 2017, 04:47:53 PM »
Browns blow what at one point was a 14 point lead to lose to an Aaron Rodgers-less Green Bay Packers squad in OT to the tune of 27-21 to fall to 0-13.

3 games left, they can still catch the Lions and tie the 0-16 record for the worst season ever! I'm rooting for you Browns.

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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #310 on: December 10, 2017, 07:18:22 PM »
I'm admittedly not as plugged into the NFL as I used to be but I thought CBS just broadcast games with AFC teams.  I turned on CBS today and the Vikings-Panthers game was on.  Fox had Giants-Cowboys.  What happened?  What did I miss?

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« Reply #311 on: December 10, 2017, 07:33:10 PM »
Seahawks rookie DL Malik McDowell arrested in Atlanta over an incident at a nightclub. This is after he lost his rookie season because of an ATV accident.

This kind of crap is why he went in the 2nd round. He had top 10 talent. If he was a committed football player and an adult he would've been a top 10 pick. Million dollar talent, tent cent head.

What a waste of a rookie year. He had the talent and potential to get in that DL rotation with Frank Clark, Sheldon Richardson, Jarran Reed, Michael Bennett, and Cliff Avril (when he gets back) to have maybe the best DL in the entire league.

Btw, the immature dipshit even liked the TMZ tweet about his arrest. Jesus man. How dumb can someone be?

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/report-seahawk-rookie-malik-mcdowell-arrested-in-atlanta-for-disorderly-conduct/
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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #312 on: December 10, 2017, 08:25:28 PM »
Speaking of the Seahawks DL and immature dogcrap Quinton Jefferson didn't like his ejection ensuing from the game ending scuffle and tried to climb into the stands and fight fans after one threw a cup at him as he walked off the field. Doing his best impression of Charles Oakley as sideline security subdued him. 


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« Reply #313 on: December 10, 2017, 08:53:31 PM »
Seahawks rookie DL Malik McDowell arrested in Atlanta over an incident at a nightclub. This is after he lost his rookie season because of an ATV accident.

This kind of crap is why he went in the 2nd round. He had top 10 talent. If he was a committed football player and an adult he would've been a top 10 pick. Million dollar talent, tent cent head.

What a waste of a rookie year. He had the talent and potential to get in that DL rotation with Frank Clark
Ya well having Frank Clark as his chaperone could be part of the problem
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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #314 on: December 10, 2017, 11:40:06 PM »
I'm admittedly not as plugged into the NFL as I used to be but I thought CBS just broadcast games with AFC teams.  I turned on CBS today and the Vikings-Panthers game was on.  Fox had Giants-Cowboys.  What happened?  What did I miss?
While this is typically true, since the introduction of the 'flexing' for NBC, CBS/FOX (in the last TV deal) were able to capture the rights to a game which they would have not otherwise had rights to, as this would result in CBS or Fox not having enough games, or the same amount of games they would otherwise have, but for the 'flex' by NBC.  Known as 'cross flex' policy.  I'm sure it is more complicated than that, given how the classify games as 'A', 'B' or 'C', but that's basically why you may see games on the 'other' network.
Typically, the visiting conference network owns rights to a cross conference game.  When both teams are in the same conference, yes, that network would have those broadcast rights, but for these cross flex scenarios.

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« Reply #315 on: December 10, 2017, 11:55:46 PM »
Not your typical AFC North defensive struggle.  Weird playcalling by Pittsburgh there gives plenty of time for Baltimore, who has been moving up and down the field at will since late second quarter, to get in range of the best kicker ever.

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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #316 on: December 11, 2017, 05:16:51 AM »
Caught about half the Eagles - Rams slugfest.Man lot of hard hitting and back/forth scoring.Wentz appears to be done for the season when he scored on a run.Browns...UGH,officiating wasn't a help but plenty of missed tackles along with opportunities
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« Reply #317 on: December 11, 2017, 09:10:08 AM »
that Steelers offense is a thing of beauty to watch when it is clicking. I think Ben is obviously a top 10 QB, not what he was but still great. Antonio Brown has separated himself from every other WR in the game today, no disrespect to Julio, but Brown is hands down the best receiver in the league. He is playing at a Jerry Rice level. He is literally unguardable, his route running is so precise and his hands are so good, it's insane. Bell might be the best RB in the leauge, if not #1, he's top 3 at the very worst. They have a good OL and some nice complimentary pieces at WR/TE. Nobody in the entire league has the complete offensive package like the Steelers.

Kind of crazy to think about that triple headed monster of Ben, Bell, and Brown- almost nobody recruited any of them out of high school. All 3 of them are elite players at their position and I'd say Ben is already a HOF lock, Brown is getting damn close to becoming a HOF lock, he's on that path for sure, and Bell is just beginning his career but if he keeps this up for another 5-6 years he'll be in Canton.

Just absolutely amazing to me that none of them were really recruited. Roethsliberger was right in Ohio State's backyard and I think the only school that offered him as a QB was Miami of Ohio. Imagine those Buckeye teams of 2002-2003 with Ben Roehtlisberger starting at QB. Ohio State might've went back to back as National champs with the guy as their QB. No offense to Craig Krenzel, but he's not Big Ben. Ben would've made those teams virtually unbeatable.

Antonio Brown was from Miami and not one of the Big 3 in Florida recruited him. He wound up at Central Michigan because they were one of the few schools that offered him a scholarship. Le'Veon Bell was a 2* recruit from Ohio who dreamed of playing for Ohio State and was never offered. The only other offers he had before Michigan State swooped in were Bowling Green, Marshall, and Eastern Michigan. Just kind of crazy to me that all 3 of them were overlooked so badly.

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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #318 on: December 11, 2017, 09:14:05 AM »
Just absolutely amazing to me that none of them were really recruited. Roethsliberger was right in Ohio State's backyard and I think the only school that offered him as a QB was Miami of Ohio. 
IIRC he got a really late offer from Pitt, after he had already committed to Miami, and told Pitt coaches he was honoring his commitment to the school who had been recruiting him all along.
Not sure that happens today, but 10, even 20 years ago, you rarely saw kids flip, and Ben also wasn't going to do it.

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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #319 on: December 11, 2017, 08:35:24 PM »
that Steelers offense is a thing of beauty to watch when it is clicking. I think Ben is obviously a top 10 QB, not what he was but still great. Antonio Brown has separated himself from every other WR in the game today, no disrespect to Julio, but Brown is hands down the best receiver in the league. He is playing at a Jerry Rice level. He is literally unguardable, his route running is so precise and his hands are so good, it's insane. Bell might be the best RB in the leauge, if not #1, he's top 3 at the very worst. They have a good OL and some nice complimentary pieces at WR/TE. Nobody in the entire league has the complete offensive package like the Steelers.




Antonio Brown is having a rare MVP of the League type year at his position. Julio and Magatron are more physically imposing at their position, and yes, O'Dell Beckham has some miracle catches, but Brown is playing at that rare height achieved only briefly by Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, and Randy Moss in the past 15 seasons.

And yes, I'm not at all a Steelers fan, but their offense is the best part of following the NFL this past month. There's an anticipation factor too - when they are down by 10 points seemingly every fourth quarter that's when you know all the gears are coming together and Ben passes will go bulls-eye, Lavean will hurdle DBs, and Antonio Brown will run his routes on water. 



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Re: ~2017 NFL Thread~
« Reply #320 on: December 11, 2017, 11:26:18 PM »
This might be the worst I can recall the Patriots offense looking in a non-Chiefs game in forever.

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« Reply #321 on: December 11, 2017, 11:59:45 PM »
This might be the worst I can recall the Patriots offense looking in a non-Chiefs game in forever.
Brady has always struggled in Miami for some weird reason. But yeah they were absolutely punked. #25 Howard for the Dolphins, he's only a 2nd year player out of Baylor but he absolutely shut down and punked Brandin Cooks. Some guys are 5'9" but they play like they are 7 feet tall. Think: Steve Smith. Antonio Brown. Cooks is 5'9" and he plays like he's 5'9". Howard flat out owned Cooks.
That is a different offense without Gronk and Edelman. They can survive without one of them. Don't think they are good enough to do it without both of them.
That offensive line was destroyed though. They couldn't block Miami all night. Suh was a monster. Man do I miss that guy. What a shame that he ever got away from the Lions. Don't care what the stats say. He's still the best interior defensive linemen in the NFL. He's been the best interior defensive linemen since the day he stepped into the league and that hasn't changed. His impact goes way beyond the stat sheet. He is literally unblockable one on one and he eats up double teams like it's nothing to free up others. You are just not running up the middle on him. Period. Ever. That is a future 1st ballot HOF'er.

 

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