The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V3

Earleybird

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Please don’t quote Foxtroll, I have him hidden for a reason. One of those creepy ones that has an axe to grind and won’t let it go.

How do you hide someone? Asking for a friend....

j8wk2feszrnpao

Earleybird wrote: »

How do you hide someone? Asking for a friend....

In the desktop view, click on their username and add to Ignore List.

ScrubsfanChris

No Fun League strikes again :pac:

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1205953846872354821?s=19

Always Be Closing

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

No Fun League strikes again :pac:

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1205953846872354821?s=19

Peters is a Grade A tosser though

Should have put a zero at the end of that fine

Realt Dearg Sec

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

No Fun League strikes again :pac:

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1205953846872354821?s=19

14,000 for a beer? Jesus I thought the prices were high in Soldier Field.

BoldReason

Doesn't really look good from the video footage here.
More dodgy carry on but are we really to expect more I guess?

https://twitter.com/FOXSports/status/1206265478596816896?s=19

Hazys

An edited video leaked by the team aggressively trying to get the Patriots punished even though the video doesn't add any more real info to what we know already but obviously because there is a video (of a video) somehow it makes the matter worse. Well done NFL keeping the issue in house, clowns

Foxtrol

BoldReason wrote: »

Doesn't really look good from the video footage here.
More dodgy carry on but are we really to expect more I guess?

https://twitter.com/FOXSports/status/1206265478596816896?s=19

"I can delete it" :rolleyes:

Video doesn't add anything new but confirms some rumours and disproves others.

Hazys

Foxtrol wrote: »

"I can delete it" :rolleyes:

Video doesn't add anything new but confirms some rumours and disproves others.

That wasn't a rumor, we knew that, it was very widely reported that the Pats cameraman offered to delete the footage instantly.

Foxtrol

Hazys wrote: »

That wasn't a rumor, we knew that, it was very widely reported that the Pats cameraman offered to delete the footage instantly.

Widely reported based on unnamed sources.

For a fanbase that so regularly complains about misreporting and the use of unnamed sources, that are claimed to be untruthful about their team, surely some transparency by seeing the tape and the interactions around it should be helpful. We're at least partially dealing with the same facts now, unless there's claims that this tape is doctored.

Guffy

Hazys wrote: »

That wasn't a rumor, we knew that, it was very widely reported that the Pats cameraman offered to delete the footage instantly.

Its like my son offering to put the cookie back in the jar because i caught him putting it to his mouth before dinner

el Fenomeno

Since we're dealing in facts now, is anybody going to mention that it's now come out that this is the only game that the Patriots got accreditation for filming?

So if their new scheme was to film sidelines with the cover story of it being for a documentary, they chose to do so not for Houston, Baltimore or Kansas City, but for the 1 win Cincinnati Bengals.

Or is that disregarded as it doesn't fit the narrative?

jack presley

That’s been mentioned multiple times in this thread.

el Fenomeno

jack presley wrote: »

That’s been mentioned multiple times in this thread.

That they only received accreditation from the Bengals? Where was it mentioned then? Because that information only became public 9 hours ago.

jack presley

el Fenomeno wrote: »

That they only received accreditation from the Bengals? Where was it mentioned then? Because that information only became public 9 hours ago.

No, that they filming the 1 win Bengals.

BoldReason

Asks us if anyone is going to mention something because it doesn't fit the narrative then proceeds to tell us that information was only made available 9 hours ago. :rolleyes:

el Fenomeno

BoldReason wrote: »

Asks us if anyone is going to mention something because it doesn't fit the narrative then proceeds to tell us that information was only made available 9 hours ago. :rolleyes:

Oh so you would have posted it then?

BoldReason

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Oh so you would have posted it then?

I haven't read any news this morning as of yet mate.
I have no idea what I would have done so no point in anyone assuming.

no.8

At this stage yee should open a separate thread on the video-recording scandal.

Back to other things NFL.....how about those Raiders (losing their last home game in Oakland in the last minute of the 4th 1/4 with an inept, non-scoring 2nd half performance :'/ ). Not easy being loyal but those fans deserved better

Lionbacker

no.8 wrote: »

Back to other things NFL.....how about those Raiders (losing their last home game in Oakland in the last minute of the 4th 1/4 with an inept, non-scoring 2nd half performance :'/ ). Not easy being loyal but those fans deserved better

TBF, incompetent refereeing played a large part in that loss, by stopping the clock before the 2 minute warning, when Carr clearly slid inbounds which the refs somehow failed to see. Gave the Jags an extra 40 seonds to play with, which they needed to win the game.

BoldReason

In case I get tagged with being anti patriots which I certainly am not. I just do not like dodgy ****.

This is class from TB12. Nice touch.

https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1206573485755121664?s=19

AbusesToilets

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Since we're dealing in facts now, is anybody going to mention that it's now come out that this is the only game that the Patriots got accreditation for filming?

So if their new scheme was to film sidelines with the cover story of it being for a documentary, they chose to do so not for Houston, Baltimore or Kansas City, but for the 1 win Cincinnati Bengals.

Or is that disregarded as it doesn't fit the narrative?

It was because they were filming a specific segment on the Advanced Scout, who was in Cincinnati that week. Such an inane "scandal", which again is an attempt to distract from the utterly unprofessional carry on by the refs last week and all season long.

Foxtrol

AbusesToilets wrote: »

It was because they were filming a specific segment on the Advanced Scout, who was in Cincinnati that week. Such an inane "scandal", which again is an attempt to distract from the utterly unprofessional carry on by the refs last week and all season long.

I think people are smart enough to simultaneously deal with the utterly unprofessional carry on of again being caught and admitting to breaking rules regarding taping other teams and the utterly unprofessional performance of refs.

The investigation will likely find no large conspiracy so a fine and potential loss of a low draft pick (though maybe a bit higher due to previous history).

Christy42

Did the Pats break the rules? If so they should be punished. Whether or not they were trying to get an advantage seems besides the point. You can't break the rules even if it wouldn't give you an advantage. If there was a conspiracy the punishment should of course be greater but that seems unlikely so I agree with the fine/low draft pick.


Last week was by no means the worst performance front he refs. The Pats are by no means the worst hit. However simply firing the current ones and hiring new ones seems unlikely to solve it so it I reckon it will take some serious work to get this right.

BoldReason

Still find it utterly bizzare actually about the Cowboys defering situation. I never heard of that rule before. Gladly sense prevailed.
Only in the nfl could you get punished for not saying the right word.

Masked Man

Please tell me they didn't give the cowboys the ball in the second half?

BoldReason

Masked Man wrote: »

Please tell me they didn't give the cowboys the ball in the second half?

Yep they did. It's a stupid rule honestly.

Masked Man

The rule makes sense, it gives the team that wins the coinflip as many options as possible. It's stupid for him not to know it.

AbusesToilets

Foxtrol wrote: »

I think people are smart enough to simultaneously deal with the utterly unprofessional carry on of again being caught and admitting to breaking rules regarding taping other teams and the utterly unprofessional performance of refs.

The investigation will likely find no large conspiracy so a fine and potential loss of a low draft pick (though maybe a bit higher due to previous history).

There's no conspiracy because it's obviously a mistake by the camera crew, one which could have easily dealt with at the time, as evidenced by the video. The security was looking to instigate a scandal imo, by making a big deal out of it. The concept of solving a problem at the lowest possible level was not employed.

A much more practical solution would have seen the security guy tell the film crew they couldn't film there, asking why they were doing so and asking them to delete the footage after they explain their mistake. No harm, no foul.

Shedite27

BoldReason wrote: »

Still find it utterly bizzare actually about the Cowboys defering situation. I never heard of that rule before. Gladly sense prevailed.
Only in the nfl could you get punished for not saying the right word.

What happened?