The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V2

D9Male

Even if the Falcons did score a TD with a second OT possession, I would have backed the Patriots to score again with their second OT drive.

adrian522

Can the Superbowl conversation please carry on in the superbowl thread?

helimachoptor

The future of helmet design..
http://gridironlabs.com/future-football-helmet-design

An interesting read

Christy42

helimachoptor wrote: »

The future of helmet design..
http://gridironlabs.com/future-football-helmet-design

An interesting read

I would oppose a receiver's route from being shown in the hud. Learn your dang routes.

Aside from that it looks really cool. The collision data is a must and should be sent to independent doctors as well as the team doctors.

Graphics look really cool. Wonder who controls the a player gets hot graphics?

Knex*

Big no on the HUD front from me.

JaMarcusHustle

A hearty chuckle from me at the idea that they could be implemented by 2030.

Christy42

Knex. wrote: »

Big no on the HUD front from me.

A couple of things like heart rate would be ok. Even score and times would be fine. Play diagrams are the big no no from me.

OldMrBrennan83

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JaMarcusHustle

I don't like any aspect of the HUD. Players running the wrong routes, miscommunications, bad clock management etc. are all part of what makes the game so dramatic. Removing the margin for error removes a lot of the fun.

raze_them_all_

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

I don't like any aspect of the HUD. Players running the wrong routes, miscommunications, bad clock management etc. are all part of what makes the game so dramatic. Removing the margin for error removes a lot of the fun.

Plus we all know pats would just hack em and send players on the wrong routes :D:D:D

j8wk2feszrnpao

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

Plus we all know pats would just hack em and send players on the wrong routes :D:D:D

Damn right!!
Although, given Bills inability to use a Surface Pro, we'd be the worst team at it!!

TOss Sweep

Chad Johnson could have done with that Helmet a few years back with those plays on his visor. :pac:

TOss Sweep

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

Plus we all know pats would just hack em and send players on the wrong routes :D:D:D

Bobby Kraft probably has already bought the company making the Helmets.

Christy42

Salvatore Mysterious Tutti-frutti wrote: »

Damn right!!
Although, given Bills inability to use a Surface Pro, we'd be the worst team at it!!

The Bills would put the wrong plays on the helmet and the Pats could accidentally switch them out for the real plays attempting to mess up the Bills.

brinty

TOss Sweep wrote:

Bobby Kraft probably has already bought the company making the Helmets.

You really think Jethro would let him do that...
Jethro probably bought them and is holding Dallas Fort Worth to ransom and to charge additional taxes to repay him for it

eagle eye

Why don't we just get robots to play the game! Hell, we won't even need helmets then!!

thomond2006

The NBC TNF theme was so damn catchy.

eagle eye

Just thinking about Chip Kelly there and I'm very surprised that he hasn't been offered an offensive co-ordinator job yet.

I certainly wouldn't hold his time with the 49ers against him as that franchise was a mess before he got there and I don't think anybody expected him to turn things around there in his first year.

The Eagles was a bit different, after a promising start he was given too much autonomy and made a mess of it in the end but as an offensive co-ordinator he would not have that control over a team.

Thinking of some of the teams that need to improve their offense and there are so many that could do with serous help. Imo the Giants, Jags, Bears, Vikings and Texans could do a lot worse than hire him.

Realt Dearg Sec

eagle eye wrote: »

Just thinking about Chip Kelly there and I'm very surprised that he hasn't been offered an offensive co-ordinator job yet.

I certainly wouldn't hold his time with the 49ers against him as that franchise was a mess before he got there and I don't think anybody expected him to turn things around there in his first year.

The Eagles was a bit different, after a promising start he was given too much autonomy and made a mess of it in the end but as an offensive co-ordinator he would not have that control over a team.

Thinking of some of the teams that need to improve their offense and there are so many that could do with serous help. Imo the Giants, Jags, Bears, Vikings and Texans could do a lot worse than hire him.

Isn't he taking over as OC at Alabama?

brinty

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Isn't he taking over as OC at Alabama?

Must've read my mind
That's what I thought

Is it true???

TOss Sweep

brinty wrote: »

Must've read my mind
That's what I thought

Is it true???

Nope he wants to stay in the NFL. Apparently he has no interest in OC for Bama.

adrian522

eagle eye wrote: »

Just thinking about Chip Kelly there and I'm very surprised that he hasn't been offered an offensive co-ordinator job yet.

I certainly wouldn't hold his time with the 49ers against him as that franchise was a mess before he got there and I don't think anybody expected him to turn things around there in his first year.

The Eagles was a bit different, after a promising start he was given too much autonomy and made a mess of it in the end but as an offensive co-ordinator he would not have that control over a team.

Thinking of some of the teams that need to improve their offense and there are so many that could do with serous help. Imo the Giants, Jags, Bears, Vikings and Texans could do a lot worse than hire him.

You can excuse him the 49ers up to a point but they didn't improve at all under him. I saw no signs of progress at all. The players didn't perform any better under him. I agree that the roster is in bad shape but I don't see that the offense improved to any degree at all.

Also it seemed to me that the players quit on him fairly early in the season and it's hard enough to absolve him completely of blame for the 49ers 2 win season.

You'd also have to allow him to install his offense, which also has impacts on the defense as well as the type of players you'd need to have or bring in.

You could see him doing a good job as OC but I can understand why teams aren't beating down his door this off season

Itssoeasy

Lads it's not even two weeks into the off season and I think I've lost it already. I of my own free will watched the Titans and Texans from week 4 of the season just finished on gamepass. It's only February lads, february!!! :(:(:( I never taught it would be worse than the Vikings and Giants game I watched.

paulie21

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Lads it's not even two weeks into the off season and I think I've lost it already. I of my own free will watched the Titans and Texans from week 4 of the season just finished on gamepass. It's only February lads, february!!! :(:(:( I never taught it would be worse than the Vikings and Giants game I watched.

helimachoptor

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Lads it's not even two weeks into the off season and I think I've lost it already. I of my own free will watched the Titans and Texans from week 4 of the season just finished on gamepass. It's only February lads, february!!! :(:(:( I never taught it would be worse than the Vikings and Giants game I watched.

jaysus, times must be tough:eek::eek:

Itssoeasy

helimachoptor wrote: »

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Lads it's not even two weeks into the off season and I think I've lost it already. I of my own free will watched the Titans and Texans from week 4 of the season just finished on gamepass. It's only February lads, february!!! :(:(:( I never taught it would be worse than the Vikings and Giants game I watched.

jaysus, times must be tough:eek::eek:

Anyone got a recommendation for actual good games from 2011-2016 that are on gamepass id be much obliged brothers.

curry-muff

Been hitting Madden hard since live football is done. Anyone else play?

Offense


Defense


Special Teams

JaMarcusHustle

How does Ultimate Team work? How do you unlock extra players - just by playing it enough? Is there not a salary cap or anything like that to worry about like in Franchise mode?

OldMrBrennan83

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adrian522

There's a Madden NFL forum where a few of the regulars from here play a friendly league...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1541