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NFL 2017-18
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Seriously........ Dez has THREE feet and an elbow (so four "feet") down before the ball ever bobbles, and Calvin has FOUR feet AND his butt (so 6 feet) down, and neither one was called a catch.
Mind-numbingly dumb. Why so many semantics? Just think about the sheer act of catching a ball. How could anyone in their right mind look at either of those clips, or the Miller clip, and say "nah, he didn't catch the ball."
Mind-numbingly dumb. Why so many semantics? Just think about the sheer act of catching a ball. How could anyone in their right mind look at either of those clips, or the Miller clip, and say "nah, he didn't catch the ball."
Sam Darnold will likely return to USC if the Browns have the first pick. I don't blame him.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...y-at-usc-if-browns-pick-1st-in-2018-nfl-draft
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...y-at-usc-if-browns-pick-1st-in-2018-nfl-draft
they might’ve won the sb that year with how they played down the stretch...i can’t even watch that clip anymore.
anyway, for all you switzer fans, he might get a lot of touches this week vs the chiefs because beasley is still in concussion protocol...also, romo is doing his first dallas game, so there’s some extra national juice with it.
Yep, the Sports Gods giveth and taketh away from Houston.
They had to pay the troll toll (@heelz2345)
Yeah I hate it for him, and I thought it was ironic the day after the World Series this happened
I heard this news on the drive home. What a shame. I haven't seen many Texans games this year due to being out of their market, but I was flying home on Sunday and watched Texans / Seahawks on the plane. He's a stud. A tough loss for their team. Hope he makes a full recovery and comes back strong next season.
same here with run dmc
three judge panel next week, so it could continue...can’t imagine the supreme court has time for this.
So i had aaron rodgers and deshaun watson as my fantasy qb’s along with obj at wr and delvin cook at rb.
I had Rodgers and Cook. Fortunately, I also drafted Carr and I'm in a 1 QB league so it worked out.
It's a factor every year. The NFL has no way to prevent its star players from getting injured.
This, in particular, is how fantasy saves the NFL's bacon (IMO). There's always a next man up in fantasy, and that keeps people watching, even though the next man up is often a no-name.
I'm sure it factors in, but surveys say that one of the biggest reasons people aren't watching are the protests. Owners seem to think that has become a problem as well.
Another component that really saves the NFL is its fans have intense team loyalty. What I mean is, NFL fans are fans of their specific team, regardless of that team's roster. If you're a Packers fan, you're always a Packers fan.
It's fascinating to me to compare this to the NBA, where the average fan is not a fan of any team; they're simply a fan of certain players. No one was Miami Heat fans a few years ago. They were LeBron and D-Wade fans. This isn't an accident. It's crafted by the NBA. Their game has always been about individual stars, rather than teams. That's why (IMO) they don't make the draft completely fair "worst is first" like the NFL does. And it's why they don't care that super teams exist. They know their popularity is based on individual stars.
In Chicago, Nikola Mirotic probably saw plenty of stars after getting knocked out by teammate Bobby Portis
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Along those lines, it's never more obvious than when a star NFL player leaves their favorite team for another. For most fans, the player is now DEAD to them. Perfect example is Deion Sanders. Cowboys fans hated that dude when he played for the Niners, LOVED him when he was in Dallas, then HATED him again when he went to the Skins.
Cavs fans hated Lebron when he left then loved him again when he came back. It will be interesting to see what happens if he leaves Cleveland again this summer.
True, but he is such a polarizing figure, and he hadn't delivered a chip to Cleveland at that point.
But fans of Lebron still followed him and will continue to do so no matter where he plays.
he might be one of few i liked before and after he played for dallas...i totally respected his game then...and his persona was fantastic.
Do you remember when he played an NFL game and MLB playoff game on the same day?
Exactly. That's why the NBA will never be as successful as the NFL (at least as the NFL at the peak of its popularity). The NFL teams own the success, where the NBA has forfeited that to its players union. Despite having a commissioner that's a ****ing moron, the NFL owners have managed to maintain ownership of the success of the league.
It's also just a difference in the sports, themselves. Basketball is an individualized sport. Only 5 players for one team on the court at a time, no helmets or hats or headgear to obstruct their face. It's all about star power. Football is much more of a team game. A sum of the parts.
