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Today, the Steelers and Browns tied at 21. You gotta’ be kidding me. For crying out loud. This is pro football, or at least I thought it was. Let the big boys play until we have a winner.

Bring back sudden death, if this is how we’re going to play the game.
 

I feel bad for long time Buffalo Bills fans, after the team got creamed by the Baltimore Ravens 47-3.According to our local paper,Bflo News,it was the worst opening game loss in the Bills history
I'm probably in the minority as a WNY resident who doesn't watch or care about the team ,I prefer college football,more exciting Sue
 
moviequeen1 said:
I feel bad for long time Buffalo Bills fans, after the team got creamed by the Baltimore Ravens 47-3.According to our local paper,Bflo News,it was the worst opening game loss in the Bills history
I'm probably in the minority as a WNY resident who doesn't watch or care about the team ,I prefer college football,more exciting Sue
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As a lifelong Pats fan I'm well aware of how bad a team can be when the ownership isn't committed to winning and that seems to be the case with the Bills new owner. The Bills appear to be taking a page from the 70's and 80's Pats with a few big name players on the roster surrounded by a bunch of 2nd and 3rd stringers. The big names are just enough to put the bodies in the seats and hold the fan's interest, but not nearly enough to make it deep into the playoffs. I'm not sure why the Bills let Tyrod Taylor go without any viable replacement at QB for him, they were a much better team with Taylor. I thought the Bills may have turned the corner after making the playoffs last year, but they did very little to improve in the offseason and when I saw they traded Taylor to the Browns and didn't replace him with anyone decent I just thought "same ole Bills".

When the Pats were so bad for so long most of us Pats fans all had a 2nd team that we would root for in the playoffs. My team was the Redskins.
 

We've become spoiled as Patriots fans, over the last few years. Sometimes on top but almost always "in the hunt".

Sadly, I think that even with the Krafts owning the franchise, when the Belechik/Brady combo breaks up, we may go back to being "middle of the roaders" again. Like them or not, B/B have been a powerful combination and the Krafts have wisely provided a solid supporting cast.

IMHO the biggest disastrous move was sending Jimmy G to the 49ers. The Pats are one damaging hit (on Brady) away from oblivion. Hoya has never cut it with any of the 10 teams that he's been with and after that - - - - - - -?

In the meantime, we can enjoy them as they are. Off to a good start at least. Just don't get excited and jump up on that repaired foot. :)
 
911 said:
Today, the Steelers and Browns tied at 21. You gotta’ be kidding me. For crying out loud. This is pro football, or at least I thought it was. Let the big boys play until we have a winner.

Bring back sudden death, if this is how we’re going to play the game.
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Agree. I was not aware ties were allowed.
 
It is curious how some teams never win it all. The Lions were good during the 50'sand maybe very early 60s. Buffalo nearly made it three straight years but never made it over the hump. Then there is NE.
 
DaveA said:
We've become spoiled as Patriots fans, over the last few years. Sometimes on top but almost always "in the hunt".

Sadly, I think that even with the Krafts owning the franchise, when the Belechik/Brady combo breaks up, we may go back to being "middle of the roaders" again. Like them or not, B/B have been a powerful combination and the Krafts have wisely provided a solid supporting cast.

IMHO the biggest disastrous move was sending Jimmy G to the 49ers. The Pats are one damaging hit (on Brady) away from oblivion. Hoya has never cut it with any of the 10 teams that he's been with and after that - - - - - - -?

In the meantime, we can enjoy them as they are. Off to a good start at least. Just don't get excited and jump up on that repaired foot. :)
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We will probably never see the likes of a Brady/Belichik combo in the NFL again, things like this do not come around often. I do believe however that as long as the Kraft family owns the Pats, they will continue to be contenders in the league.

Dave not sure how much you like to read, but a few books I would highly recommend to any Pats/NFL fan are "Patriot Reign" & "Belichik & Brady", both written by Michael Holley. Patriot Reign gives an in depth look of all the things that go on behind the scenes, very educational of how a championship team is run. The 3rd is "Parcells A Football Life". I just finished the Parcells book, it's over 500 pages but gives great insight into Parcells and how he came to be the coach he was. It explains a lot of the things Belichik does because he learned under Parcells as his assistant for many years. It also reveals a few things about the Parcells/Kraft feud that took place in the 90's when Kraft bought the team that I never knew. The media made that feud out to be mainly Parcell's fault, but Kraft played a much bigger role in it than I originally thought.
 
Patriots looked rough yesterday, especially the defensive backs. They made Blake Bortles look like a Hall Of Fame QB.

Patrick Mahomes, QB of the Chiefs is on fire. He set a new NFL record throwing for 6 td's in their victory over the Steelers.

I Love to see the whiney Steelers winless!!

Ryan Fitzpatrick looks to be reborn with Tampa Bay going 2-0 with 8td passes, beating two good teams in a row in the Saints and Eagles.

The Browns are knocking on the door for their first victory since December of 2016, but they keep finding ways to lose.
 
At least our Denver Broncos won...…..by 1 point, but that's good enough. No Bronco fans where we live. No wonder we are moving back to Colorado!
 
I quit watching NFL years ago. It got way too tribal for me. After every play, someone has to do their little ritual dance. And after TD? Can't watch it.
 
ClassicRockr said:
At least our Denver Broncos won...…..by 1 point, but that's good enough. No Bronco fans where we live. No wonder we are moving back to Colorado!
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I'm surprised the Broncos went into the season with Case Keenum as their starter, but so far so good at 2-0.
 
Great game yesterday between the Packers and Vikings.Glad the Packers didn't lose-but where did the Vikings find their kicker?And curses to NFL Gamepass for managing to chop the end of OT!Thankgoodness for RedZone!
 
Furryanimal said:
Great game yesterday between the Packers and Vikings.Glad the Packers didn't lose-but where did the Vikings find their kicker?And curses to NFL Gamepass for managing to chop the end of OT!Thankgoodness for RedZone!
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That was a good game, but the NFL needs to do away with ties. I was flipping back n forth between Packers/Vikings and Chiefs/Steelers, two good early games.
 
I went to Cleveland this past weekend to visit my relatives. On Saturday, my cousin’s husband, a few other of his friends and me went to the Indians-Tigers game, hoping that Cleveland would win and capture their third Division pennant in a row. The game was over after the first inning as the Indians scored ten, yes, ten runs. That inning alone took 50 minutes.

Then on Sunday, we watched the Browns-Saints football game. The Brown’s kicker missed four different tries. I don’t know if Gonzalez (the kicker) still has a job or not.
 
The Pats have traded a conditional 5th round pick to the Browns for the much troubled but highly talented WR Josh Gordon. This will be interesting.
 
DaveA said:
If he really is talented and can behave himself, the Pats giving up a 5th round pick should be a god deal for them. Time will tell, I guess??
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I don't have my hopes up Dave, Gordon has shown he can't get his act together for any long period of time. But it certainly has the potential to be one of the best deals in Pats history if he can smarten up.
 
Hoot N Annie said:
I quit watching NFL years ago. It got way too tribal for me. After every play, someone has to do their little ritual dance. And after TD? Can't watch it.
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I'm with you regarding the self-congratulating ritual dances. Especially the defensive backs when they manage to knock down a pass. That's usually just before they allow 3 straight completions sometimes including a 50- 60 yard bomb!!
 
fmdog44 said:
Agree. I was not aware ties were allowed.
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You have to remember, that there could be a game following so they have to honor the t.v. schedule.

I watched a game recently. They do play one overtime period. If it's still tied after the overtime then the tie stands.

Overtimes are kind of boring. It's all about kicking field goals.
 
DaveA said:
I'm with you regarding the self-congratulating ritual dances. Especially the defensive backs when they manage to knock down a pass. That's usually just before they allow 3 straight completions sometimes including a 50- 60 yard bomb!!
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There is a rule now about overproduction dancing after a touchdown and a fine.
 
911 said:
Today, the Steelers and Browns tied at 21. You gotta’ be kidding me. For crying out loud. This is pro football, or at least I thought it was. Let the big boys play until we have a winner.

Bring back sudden death, if this is how we’re going to play the game.
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I, so, agree! I was, actually, surprised when it ended a tie. Heck, toss a coin if nothing else.
 
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