2014-2015 Random NFL Thread

• jmog

  Automatik;1658528 wrote:Does anyone else hate not seeing kick returns anymore?
  
  If this is how it's going to be moving forward, stop wasting our time and remove the kick all together.

  I agree, especially since the networks go through commercials right before AND right after kickoffs. If they eliminate that play then the games get shortened substantially.
• Laley23

  

  jmog;1658535 wrote:I agree, especially since the networks go through commercials right before AND right after kickoffs. If they eliminate that play then the games get shortened substantially.

  They would be shortened by about 10 minutes. Since thats the amount of time all the kick-offs combined take of air time.
• Iliketurtles

  

  And who is to say they just wouldn't make the commerical break after a scoring/change of position play a little longer?
  
  I agree I miss kickoffs too. I always love watching them.
• Laley23

  

  Iliketurtles;1658566 wrote:And who is to say they just wouldn't make the commerical break after a scoring/change of position play a little longer?
  
  I agree I miss kickoffs too. I always love watching them.

  They have a certain number of breaks to get in per hour (usually try to make it 4 a quarter). They like to do them after scores only, but if a team has a long drive, they will take them after the KO, or when a team calls a TO, or an injury...whatever it is, they will get their commercial breaks in.
  
  Its why at the end of halfs, timeouts called usually become 30 seconds, because TV doesnt need the breaks. Or why they will stay after a late score and show more replays, etc.
  
  But, if they havent gotten their commercials in, they will go to break then. Its not going to change the pace of a game at all, except for literally, the amount of times eliminated JUST from the actual KOs.
• Iliketurtles

  

  Laley23;1658574 wrote:They have a certain number of breaks to get in per hour (usually try to make it 4 a quarter). They like to do them after scores only, but if a team has a long drive, they will take them after the KO, or when a team calls a TO, or an injury...whatever it is, they will get their commercial breaks in.
  
  Its why at the end of halfs, timeouts called usually become 30 seconds, because TV doesnt need the breaks. Or why they will stay after a late score and show more replays, etc.
  
  But, if they havent gotten their commercials in, they will go to break then. Its not going to change the pace of a game at all, except for literally, the amount of times eliminated JUST from the actual KOs.

  Yeah I figured it was something like that.
• Ironman92

  

  Interesting (to me at least)
  
  
• Ironman92

  

  Some of those are strange.... What state is the Falcons one that is beside Virginia and just below Maryland??? It says Falcons but isn't that considered Virginia....and Virginia is the Redskins
  
  Colts and Nevada? Rams in Alaska? Panthers in Hawaii
  
  Steelers in Arkansas?
  
  Browns in Oklahoma?
  
  Redskins in Nebraska?
  
  Assuming most of those with big players from those states/colleges in those states
• Ironman92

  

  And lol at the Bengals
• Laley23

  

  Is Falcons the DC...or Delaware.
• Sonofanump

  Ironman92;1658767 wrote:Some of those are strange.... What state is the Falcons one that is beside Virginia and just below Maryland??? It says Falcons but isn't that considered Virginia....and Virginia is the Redskins

  DC?
  

  Ironman92;1658767 wrote: Browns in Oklahoma?

  Dick's must have a sale on old Weeden jerseys there.
• Sonofanump

  Laley23;1658770 wrote:Is Falcons the DC...or Delaware.

  I think Eagles is Delaware.
• Ironman92

  

  Sonofanump;1658772 wrote:I think Eagles is Delaware.

  Yeah...Eagles is Delaware
• Ironman92

  

  Sonofanump;1658771 wrote:DC?
  
  
  
  Dick's must have a sale on old Weeden jerseys there.

  DC isn't there....that is there at the Chesapeake Bay. Like Ocean City Maryland and it goes down thru Assateague Island and into Virginia
• Ironman92

  

  I've said multiple times I'd rather my Steelers lose convincingly throughout the game opposed to finding a way to lose a heart breaker at the end.....but that doesn't go for Sunday or Monday night football.
  
  I expect a bit of a comeback at at KC is tough, but Pats are getting drilled on primetime.
  
  * I jinx proof this post.
• Ironman92

  

  Looked like he was offsides on that strip
• Ironman92

  

  Crazy domination by the Chiefs...and their loud fans
• Laley23

  

  Well, gonna win KC +4.5 and KC ML. Good night.
• Laley23

  

  lol. 15 yards for praying?
• Terry_Tate

  

  Going to your knees an automatic 15 yarder? What could possibly be the justification for that?
• sportchampps

  How the hell is going to your knees a penalty seriously the NFL can GFT.
• sportchampps

  The NFL is so ass backwards thanks to RG
• Midstate01

  

  Separation of church and NFL.
• sportchampps

  This is the kinda game that I am only watching for Fantasy purposes. As long as Hightower doesn't do anything in these final three minutes I'll pull off a close win.
• BR1986FB

  sportchampps;1658839 wrote:How the hell is going to your knees a penalty seriously the NFL can GFT.

  Think the "can't leave your feet in a TD celebration" rule was implemented a couple of seasons ago. Pretty dumb.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Ironman92;1658816 wrote:Looked like he was offsides on that strip

  it didn't even matter.
  
  Patriots look like shit on both sides of the ball. They're falling in line with the rest of the teams in this crap division.