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

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  • #1952
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 41,918 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Delighted Ty Law finally got in. Patriots legend and a great player his whole career.


  • #1953
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,611 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    Boselli getting the shun makes a joke of it altogether.


  • #1954
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 41,918 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    OldMrBrennan83 wrote:
    Boselli getting the shun makes a joke of it altogether.
    Why is it? He was really good but he had a relatively short career. I think that is held against him.


  • #1955
    MileHighGuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,733 ✭✭✭MileHighGuy


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Delighted Ty Law finally got in. Patriots legend and a great player his whole career.

    Agreed, and the third former Bronco in the this years class :)


  • #1956
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,735 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Why is it? He was really good but he had a relatively short career. I think that is held against him.

    Terrell Davis had a short career but is in the HOF.


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  • #1957
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 41,918 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Itssoeasy wrote:
    Terrell Davis had a short career but is in the HOF.
    He had a very exceptional short career. He is part of the 2k rushing club, was a key part in two Superbowl wins and his first four seasons were all over 1k before the injuries.


  • #1958
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Boselli was the best tackle to play the game.


  • #1959
    Jolly Red Giant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭Jolly Red Giant


    MileHighGuy wrote: »
    Agreed, and the third former Bronco in the this years class :)

    The anti-Bronco bias was clear again - Steve Atwater should be in the HOF - one of the best safeties to play the game.


  • #1960
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,827 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Jolly Red Giant wrote: »
    The anti-Bronco bias was clear again - Steve Atwater should be in the HOF - one of the best safeties to play the game.

    Champ Bailey & Pat Bowlen got elected, hardly an anti-Broncos class.


  • #1961
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    https://twitter.com/kvanvalkenburg/status/1091837944401485826?s=21


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  • #1962
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,096 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    What is the actual point of this Hall of Fame craic?


  • #1963
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Liamalone wrote: »
    What is the actual point of this Hall of Fame craic?

    The Yanks love Halls of Fame, not just sports ones but music, toys etc. No interest in them myself and usually don't may any more than a passing glance to news reports about them, despite being a big fan of the NFL and MLB.


  • #1964
    Jolly Red Giant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭Jolly Red Giant


    OOnegative wrote: »
    Champ Bailey & Pat Bowlen got elected, hardly an anti-Broncos class.

    Pat Bolwen should have been elected years ago - when he still had the mental faculties to appreciate it.

    Champ Bailey is a no-brainer - he is one of the all-time great defensive players in the NFL. He is also the first ever Broncos defensive player to be a HOFer (an absolute joke)

    Steve Atwater was one of the best ever safeties in the game - and it is a joke that he hasn't been a HOFer for years. The treatment of Atwater in comparison, for example, to Ty Law or Ed Reed demonstrates how much of a joke the HOF is.


  • #1965
    Deco99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,642 ✭✭✭Deco99


    Is romo on duty tonight? Also, do BBC and sky take the same feed or could it be fox on one and espn or someone on BBC?


  • #1966
    jack presley
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    Deco99 wrote: »
    Is romo on duty tonight? Also, do BBC and sky take the same feed or could it be fox on one and espn or someone on BBC?

    Don’t think ESPN ever get the Super Bowl but it is rotated among the other 3 networks and its CBS’ turn this year so it is Romo in the booth.


  • #1967
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Deco99 wrote: »
    Is romo on duty tonight? Also, do BBC and sky take the same feed or could it be fox on one and espn or someone on BBC?

    Yeah it's CBS on the main feed. BBC won't have fox or ESPN or anything because it's CBS' year for rights but they could have that crap 'international' commentary from the NFL where they spend most of the game explaining the rules. Not sure if they still do that.


  • #1968
    Deco99
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    jack presley wrote: »
    Don’t think ESPN ever get the Super Bowl but it is rotated among the other 3 networks and its CBS’ turn this year so it is Romo in the booth.

    It's prob in your answer but that's BBC coverage too?


  • #1969
    jack presley
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    Deco99 wrote: »
    It's prob in your answer but that's BBC coverage too?

    I reckon so. I’d forgotten about the international feeds until mentioned above so as long as BBC don’t go with that, we’ll get the CBS coverage.


  • #1970
    OldMrBrennan83
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    The real worst thing about the Hall of Fame is that Tony Gonzalez is retired long enough to get in. **** I'm old.


  • #1971
    Ohmeha
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    jack presley wrote: »
    I reckon so. I’d forgotten about the international feeds until mentioned above so as long as BBC don’t go with that, we’ll get the CBS coverage.
    The NFL Show on the BBC last night had Osi interviewing Romo and they confirmed they will have the CBS commentary on tonight


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  • #1972
    Deco99
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    Who's presenting for BBC I wonder, do they treat the audience like idiots same as the London games coverage?


  • #1973
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Deco99 wrote: »
    Who's presenting for BBC I wonder, do they treat the audience like idiots same as the London games coverage?

    Mark Chapman I'd say. Mike Carlson will probably be on it too.


  • #1974
    brinty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,333 ✭✭✭brinty


    Gotta say I'm delighted for Gil Brandt

    Fully deserving of being in there


  • #1975
    Loughc
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    So.... we all set for the American Alliance of Football, launches this weekend!

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #1976
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,589 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    So apparently for next season the Oakland Raiders will play in San Francisco while the San Francisco 49ers will continue to play in Santa Clara, while the city of Oakland sues the Raiders over their move to Las Vegas.


  • #1977
    brinty
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    adrian522 wrote:
    So apparently for next season the Oakland Raiders will play in San Francisco while the San Francisco 49ers will continue to play in Santa Clara, while the city of Oakland sues the Raiders over their move to Las Vegas.

    Where they playing in San Francisco??

    Loughc wrote:
    So.... we all set for the American Alliance of Football, launches this weekend!

    Go the Sam Antonio Commodores..
    Moose Johnson baby


  • #1978
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    brinty wrote: »
    Where they playing in San Francisco??


    What was AT&T Park, now Oracle park. Home of the Giants.


  • #1979
    BaronVon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,646 ✭✭✭BaronVon


    Loughc wrote: »
    So.... we all set for the American Alliance of Football, launches this weekend!

    I sure am, anything that gives us more football is a good thing. I'm picking the Arizona Hotshots as my team, been there a few times!

    https://aaf.com/


  • #1980
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    infacteh wrote: »
    I sure am, anything that gives us more football is a good thing. I'm picking the Arizona Hotshots as my team, been there a few times!

    https://aaf.com/

    Hadn't heard about this but I do notice they are going to be televised on NFL network. People have talked forever about having a Spring league and it has always fallen apart, but I think the only realistic way for it to work is to have the support of the NFL so it can work as a developmental league or something. Trying to take them on and compete with them has been the death of previous ones.


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  • #1981
    BaronVon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,646 ✭✭✭BaronVon


    Agreed, even if they relaunched NFL Europe now, I feel it would be much more successful, given the higher profile of the game over here, and with the benefits the Internet has brought.

    It must be very hard for NFL teams to develop players, given you can only have a 53 man roster, and 10 practice squad players. Unless a player can contribute on Special Teams, it's rare for him to get an opportunity to develop on a 53 man roster. Superbowl MVP Julian Edelman would be a good example, survived as a Punt Returner, and sometimes Safety, while developing his route running/receiver skills. Without being able to keep a roster spot as a PR, it's unlikely he'd have been given the opportunity to transition from college QB to NFL WR.


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