Football Season

jerry r. garner said:
12-5-19
Tried to send Kaila, DaveA, Oldman, Marie 5656, Old and in the way a Pm last night, Two hours of frustration-Yaaaaaa!
Did get one off to Bonnie.
This pc is a terrible mess,
My Pc guru was here last week attempting to figure out why this one site is screwed up. (He is a self-taught guy) not really a guru, but he knows more than I do.
This one site does not operate as it should. He piddled with it, said, "I just don't know.'
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Did he delete all cookies, saved log-ins, etc. related to this website?

FWIW: Odds are, my Bills are going to get taken to the woodshed tomorrow. :(
 

Both are good points, @Old Dummy
That might be the problem with a computer doing that sort of thing.

And, I am not sure about the "woodshed" :eek::oops:

but maybe the backyard! :ROFLMAO:

Or maybe not. It could be a surprise outcome. :sneaky:

"That's why they PLAY the games! " :)
 
Kaila said:
Both are good points, @Old Dummy
That might be the problem with a computer doing that sort of thing.

And, I am not sure about the "woodshed" :eek::oops:

but maybe the backyard! :ROFLMAO:

Or maybe not. It could be a surprise outcome. :sneaky:

"That's why they PLAY the games! " :)
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Yes, given the "on any Sunday" theory, they could certainly blow those dirty birds off the map.

But because of their horrible record since say, the Doug Flutie era, I just always expect them to lose -- and especially to a much better team. But last year was getting interesting again, and this year is piling on that. So I might become a Bills' fan again (yes, I'm fickle) if they keep going in the right direction.

It's that bias above that makes me think they cannot hold up (on both sides of the ball, for an entire game) to a team like the Ravens.

But I'm not betting either way, ha. So we shall see. :)
 

Buckeye, bet you were sweating the first half; quite a surprise. Wisconsin bullied Ohio like a step child. I had to watch the game:
as suspected the Ohio Beef Boys (OL, DL) got tired of the wee Wisconsin boys and began bully tactics. The Linemen are just
too darn big. Goodness, anyone over 300 pounds it just to big to be playing ball.

(Wisconsin had a lineman, a Ohio player walked by him: It was like a child walking past a grown man, the lineman's mass made it impossible to see the Ohio player. This was after a play when players were just standing around...)

Back to the pros:
A person could make money betting AGAINST every team in the NFC East.

I'm sort'a of a Bengal fan, I just feel sorry for them. Poor guys, as Star Trek's,
Seven of Nine addressed the Bengals before a game: "Your efforts will be futile."


Broncos beating Texan's-who wouldn'a thought?
Saints and 49's lighting up score board
 
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Brady and the Patriots boooed off the field at halftime by the New England fans!! Can't recall this happening for a long, long, time.

Pats ended up losing to KC in a very lackluster fashion. I think that their season is over. Maybe a couple of wins over weak conference teams but the end of the "dynasty" has arrived IMHO.

Brady has lost his magic, the offensive line is just that --"offensive". It's patched together from injuries and they're currently working with a third string center? They can't block successfully for either running or passing plays. With the exception of Edelman and James White (out of the backfield) they have no quality receiver.

They've been at the top of their game for 20 years or so, but that era is over. They'll need a complete overhaul starting with the QB - - and to think, they let Garoppolo escape to the 49ers and Jacoby Brissett to the Colts.
 
Bonnie said:
My picks for Sunday are Saints over SF ... and Pats over KC
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I'm batting 100% ... WRONG! 🙃


DaveA said:
Brady has lost his magic, the offensive line is just that --"offensive". It's patched together from injuries and they're currently working with a third string center? They can't block successfully for either running or passing plays. With the exception of Edelman and James White (out of the backfield) they have no quality receiver.

They've been at the top of their game for 20 years or so, but that era is over. They'll need a complete overhaul starting with the QB - - and to think, they let Garoppolo escape to the 49ers and Jacoby Brissett to the Colts.
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Gronk's name kept coming up by the announcers ....
20 years is quite a run!
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Think there will be any retirement plans coming up after the season? ... Brady and/or Belichick
 
I would think that Belechik would want to retire. He just married a young sweetie a short while ago and his son is on the Pats coaching staff. Might not to leave his son unless he can get a guarantee that the boy won't be dropped once dad is gone.

On the other hand, who wants to hang around through a long term re-building after you've been used to being on top for so many years.
 
Kaila said:
Both are good points, @Old Dummy
That might be the problem with a computer doing that sort of thing.

And, I am not sure about the "woodshed" :eek::oops:

but maybe the backyard! :ROFLMAO:

Or maybe not. It could be a surprise outcome. :sneaky:

"That's why they PLAY the games! " :)
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I am so used to the Bills collapsing when facing stiff opposition that I was expecting it again yesterday -- but it didn't happen. All things considered, I think they put up a good fight. And this goes against all the radio chit-chat I heard this morning.

All the "experts" were saying the Bills stunk yesterday, "Just look at the stats." Who cares about "the stats"? What about them only losing by a touchdown -- which I believe was the spread -- against arguably the best NFL team out there?

PATRIOTS: Yes, as others said above, I think their era is over. And, of course, it isn't just because Brady is 42.
 
Old Dummy said:
All things considered, I think they put up a good fight.
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I agree with you and with that entire viewpoint you stated. I thought the Buffalo Bills played well,
and showed how much they can do, against a very good team. No other team thinks they are an easy win.
Plus, they have won more games this year, than in many seasons, and will finish with a very respectable total of wins, and they are in a great position to be in the Playoffs, and not the last team in either.
There's a lot for those fans to cheer for, in my view. There is even a fair chance they could move up farther, in the remaining few games.

I thought of you and the many Bills fans, when I watched what I could of it. They did come close, and that is an accomplishment in the NFL, for any games, IMO, and especially against the many strong teams, like that one.

The Patriots, who knows...I will still wait and see how they play out the rest of the season. I know they are not playing well, but as I said, I believe it's hard to win games against NFL teams, so like all the teams, they can lose some games, etc.

They might play better, at some point in this season, or maybe not at all. It's just the way I look at the sport and the teams, including them. Of course that was an amazing run they've had!

Coach B, I don't know of course, but I myself, would be surprised if he retires soon,
with his son who has been working his way up assistant coaching the same team, with him for years, and I think BB would enjoy continuing to be teaching his son as much as possible, of what he knows, as his own father did with him.

It will be interesting to me, to see if Tom Brady retires or chooses to play QB someplace else, or if the Pats decide to move on to someone else or not. The contract is open for either side to do that, at the end of this year. And that could very well happen, either way. The Pats longtime Offense Coordinator might also move on to Head Coach someplace else, too, or could possibly stay put.

I just enjoy observing what takes place. It's a good distraction for me, from other more serious and more troubling stuff.

I would like to see the NFL, use a different referee system, and make more/better use of the terrific cameras they now have, replay technology and the experts, who could make more of the correct calls, and make them quicker, than the many weekly errors we see, that are changing the outcomes of games. We all see the replays. They could do much fewer challenges, or do away with those altogether, and have a "Sky Referee" decide a lot more, IMO.
Others' opinions on that topic?
 
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DaveA-I fear Brady will continue as long as the fire burns inside him, he can still throw, as long as he has an Ol, he will be a good
qb, no longer great, but good.. They did it with rubber bands and paste this year.
BB will leave any day, 'Hey I built a great team for a decade. what else is left. He may go to a lack luster for a team for, oh let's say
10 million a year. That would be a mistake, but 'all that money.'

Bonnie: What we do is guess, sometimes right some time wrong. That's what the talking heads do.

Old Dummy-Bills are going to be a tough team next year-they will be in playoffs, but not too far, might win one game.

Kaila-BB has a lot of power-now, if he leaves don't know what will happen to his son (a one year contract?) Kraft is making hints,
he wants more control of team, 'Hey, it's by toy": maybe he's been watching jerry jones.

Penalties: I don't know what a completed pass, is, I don't know what a incomplete pass is, I don't know what a personal foul is
It has all changed with the refs and all those cameras. It has become to clinical event AND they still get it wrong, or miss overt
penalties.

Denver's over Texans was a shock
La over Eagles, - not so much, they were in super bowl, there still a very good team, just a bit bewildered.
Buffalo gave Ravens all they could deal with

SF, Packers and Saints are best teams in NFC
 
Kaila said:
I agree with you and with that entire viewpoint you stated. I thought the Buffalo Bills played well,
and showed how much they can do, against a very good team. No other team thinks they are an easy win.

I thought of you and the many Bills fans, when I watched what I could of it. They did come close, and that is an accomplishment in the NFL, for any games, IMO, and especially against the many strong teams, like that one.
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:)

I would like to see the NFL, use a different referee system, and make more/better use of the terrific cameras they now have, replay technology and the experts, who could make more of the correct calls, and make them quicker, than the many weekly errors we see, that are changing the outcomes of games. We all see the replays. They could do much fewer challenges, or do away with those altogether, and have a "Sky Referee" decide a lot more, IMO. Others' opinions on that topic?
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Yes, the calls -- or lack of them -- are ridiculous sometimes. The Pats clearly got a TD towards the end of the game when the replay showed the runner did NOT go out of bounds. One would think the head zebra (or SOMEBODY) could have reversed the call on the field, but I guess not.

And on another note, did you hear about the newest scandal involving the Pats? They were, supposedly, "inappropriately" filming the Bengals during practice.

Dunno, don't care. I think "Deflate-gate" was much ado about nothing. As far as the very popular "Brady Hate" goes, I've never been on that bandwagon. When they were in their prime, they were a joy to watch. I don't hate people just because they're the best at what they do.
 
Did anyone see why Seattle couldn't score points, in their last game?
I was surprised by the outcome and hadn't been able to watch any of it, so wondering what their problem was?

Houston and Tennessee play each other this Sunday, and are tied for winning the division they are both in.
MIGHT be interesting.
 
Yes, good teams are 'watchaable' unless their in your division.-SF played three playoff games where SF beat my cowboys in the playoffs. That is irksome, making a cowboy fan cuss anything regarding that 'dink' ball of the Bill Walsh era. However, Ronnie Lot was one heck of a defensive player.

Strange to be a Cowboy fan and be rooting for 49's, but they appear to be the cream of the crop in the NFC


There are four refs in each NFL game, says Google- I thought they had increased the number. Google says they earn between $2,000.00 or $10,000.00 per game. They did not explain the wide discrepancy between salaries

I know the # of refs are increased in playoffs and Super bowl, the NFL keeps a rating systems on refs, the best refs get to manage the playoffs and Super Bowl

Kaila: LA is a good team, their in the doldrums, but can rise up and exhibit what they were last year; Bears won a lot of games last year.
I don't know why a team can be a world beater one year then become a doormat.

They keep telling me Cowboys have the best players in NFL: I haven't seen it.
I will watch the game Thursday, only because I have nothing else to do.

Did enjoy the college games last weekend, they try so hard! They have increased the college bowl games: Bowl games I have never heard of,
trying to milk more money out of the public.

Did you see where the Yankees will be paying a pitcher 323 million? I did not read how many years he has to play, how much is guarantied... it's getting crazy
 
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@jerry r. garner ... they do seem to keep piling on the bowl games, don't they? .. the Hula Bowl is coming back this year.
I personally only really care about the Peach and Fiesta Bowls, and where that ends up.

And @Kaila .... the Texans-Titans game doesn't mean much ... neither team is going anywhere!🤣


jerry r. garner said:
Did you see where the Yankees will be paying a pitcher 323 million? I did not read how many years he has to play, how much is guarantied... it's getting crazy
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That would be Gerrit Cole from the Houston Astros ... 324M for 9 years. ... Yes, he's smiling all the way to the bank....
 
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Bonnie said:
the Texans-Titans game doesn't mean much ... neither team is going anywhere!
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Thanks for clearing that up! :LOL:
I thought they were going someplace, but I couldn't figure out where! :ROFLMAO:


Bonnie said:
That would be Gerritt Cole from the Houston Astros ... 324M for 9 years. ... Yes, he's smiling all the way to the bank...
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I guess he will not be traded or tradeable, even if he starts going downhill, in 5 years. No one would take that contract!
It must also make lots of other pitchers and free agent players happy too, as all of the other upcoming contracts will likely go up, likewise! :oops::rolleyes:
 
Boy's vs La
Don't care for the all yellow Rams uniforms
or Buffalo Bills all red
Nor any other of the same color jersey and pants

It reminds me of a carnival, but as many have pointed out-that is what pro football has become: 'we want to appeal to the broadest audience
possible so we can charge more for our soap commercials and makes lots and lots of money.'

Unfortunately, suckers like me will continue to watch-'Bring on the clowns.'

Well there is always 'wrasseling'
 
jerry r. garner said:
Boy's vs La
Don't care for the all yellow Rams uniforms
or Buffalo Bills all red
Nor any other of the same color jersey and pants

It reminds me of a carnival, but as many have pointed out-that is what pro football has become: 'we want to appeal to the broadest audience
possible so we can charge more for our soap commercials and makes lots and lots of money.'

Unfortunately, suckers like me will continue to watch-'Bring on the clowns.'

Well there is always 'wrasseling'
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I don't care about any of that, but what I *DO* care about is when, for example, one team has white jerseys and blue pants, and the other team has blue jerseys and white pants.

It's bad enough to see who's who when they're just milling around, but once the play starts it's nearly impossible. Is this the best a multi-billion dollar organization can come up with?
 
Then there's when one team has white with a navy blue stripe, and the other has white with a red or turquoise stripe!
:rolleyes::cautious:o_O

And sometimes, we CAN see a difference between the two, but cant figure out which team is which, or which is "ours" and which is thelrs,
or if not either ours or theirs, then which places are they from? :oops:

Old Dummy said:
Is this the best a multi-billion dollar organization can come up with?
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:LOL::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

And how about some of those throwback uniforms? It is interesting to see those, but for the entire game in bumblebee suits? :sneaky:
 
Old Dummy said:
The bumblebee sounds familiar
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It's an old Pittsburgh Steeler uniform, with alternating black and bright yellow stripes. I guarantee, You can't miss it, if you ever see it again! ;):LOL:

Like I say, it is interesting to see the old uniforms, but do they actually need to play entire games in them, now? :ROFLMAO:
 
Kaila said:
It's an old Pittsburgh Steeler uniform
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Kaila said:
It's an old Pittsburgh Steeler uniform, with alternating black and bright yellow stripes. I guarantee, You can't miss it, if you ever see it again! ;):LOL:

Like I say, it is interesting to see the old uniforms, but do they actually need to play entire games in them, now? :ROFLMAO:
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I have no opinion on that -- as long as I can tell the teams apart during play I am happy!

Tonight: Odds are it will be boring. I wish the Ravens had a stiffer opponent. But you know the old saying, "On any given Thursday . . . "

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