NFL Thread 2014

[Alex]

Only test cricket lasts days...And at least the game is going on for most of those days. Rather than having 10mins of actual playing spread over 3.5 hours!

 

[ShiftyPowers]

It's 60 minutes. Nba is 48 minutes over 2.5 hours and no one says shit.

 

[Alex]

I realise the clock is 60 minutes, but it's about 10-15 mins of actually being in play.

 

[Alex]

http://qz.com/150577/an-average-nfl-game-more-than-100-commercials-and-just-11-minutes-of-play/

 

[Alex]

I was disappointed that the Giants didn't have cheerleaders

 

[Back Door Skip]

They don't? Weird. I assumed all NFL teams had them.

 

[Alex]

No, apparently they think it's sexist, demeaning etc. They claim cheerleaders were something the AFL brought in when trying to get ratings and fans off the NFL.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I think it's more that cheerleaders don't make sense in places like NYC or Green Bay when half your games are played below freezing. All the warm weather teams have them.

 

[Alex]

That's what I assumed to start with too, but what I said is what some crazy arse Giants fan next to us told me. He said the Jets have cheerleaders.

Apparently Hayne is getting close to a pre-contract with Detroit. Also, he has been training to become a running back

 

[Back Door Skip]

Patriots and Jets have them, and they play in the same conditions.


Hell even the Bills had cheerleaders, but it was suspended due to a lawsuit.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

The Packers use cheerleaders from the local University of Wisconsin satellite campus.

Also, Aaron Rodgers' awful game causing the Packers to lose to Buffalo actually worked out great for me. In my fantasy football semi-finals I went against Rodgers. Won by 10 points. If Nelson doesn't drop that 95 yard TD pass I lose.

 

[Juventino]

I have Rodgers as my QB on one of my two teams and I won that semi-final by 0,9 points despite that awful game.

Two teams, two finals.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I'll be riding into next week with this juggernaut

QB: Andrew Luck
RB: Jamal Charles
RB: Eddie Lacy
RB/WR: Jeremy Hill
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Sammy Watkins (or Brandon LaFell, haven't decided yet)
TE: Delanie Walker (can't trust Julius Thomas )
K: Matt Prater
D: Green Bay

 

[Back Door Skip]

LaFell has been playing with a bum shoulder so his productivity fell off lately.

 

[Juventino]

Frank Gore and Antonio Gates on the bench. Sigh.

 

[Alex]

Apparently Hayne has signed a training squad contract:

http://www.news.com.au/sport/more-s...nfl-team-signing/story-fndukor0-1227163383063

I'm guessing it's with Detroit, based on the latest press.

 

[MaestroZidane]

Well now... We are in Pole position to win our division. Of all teams, we are going up against the team I dislike the most, Atlanta.

 

[Bobby]

If Carolina and Atlanta tie Carolina would host a playoff game with six wins.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

FUCKING Luck!

 

[Juventino]

And with that EPIC run, Marshawn Lynch gave me a chance to win at least one championship. Nothing went right on the other one.

Hm, 7 or 8 point difference, opponent has no players left. Lynch seems to sit this one out and I got Demaryius Thomas tomorrow... Peyton Manning will probably throw a few Thomas' way.