NFL Thread 2014-2015

KeninDC said:
Just got tix for Jets-Fins game in London. Fear I will be able to add London to the list of cities where I've seen the Jets lose (NY obviously, Buffalo, Baltimore, DC, Foxboro).
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sorry but that made me laugh lol

ha_rooney said:
If London ever got a full-time team, would anybody from the UK switch allegiances to them?

I'd probably look to attend some games, but I wouldn't be able to support them on a weekly basis.
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Change allegiance no. But look to attend the games and want them to do well. The one thing is hopefully it leads to Packers having an away game there which would be great.

Hopefully the pricing doesnt change. I did the NFL fan survey, and I got great tickets for pretty much just under 60 near pitchside between endzone and half way line area. Looks like from the survey, they are thinking of making those 100 which will be ridiculous. One of the reasons I dont attend as many United matches as I used to.


Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Myself and Sylar (I think) follow the Packers.
RDCR07 follows Broncos, I believe.
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Yep, Packers :)
 
ha_rooney said:
If London ever got a full-time team, would anybody from the UK switch allegiances to them?

I'd probably look to attend some games, but I wouldn't be able to support them on a weekly basis.
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Overall as a reason to change which team you support, this would not be a bad one. Especially if you are from London. I imagine a lot of people in the Jacksonville area and North Carolina changed allegiances when they got their NFL teams. Same with when the Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee, there were probably a lot of people in the state, especially the Nashville area, who had been fans of other teams, but switched to support their "home" team.
 
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  1. Ben Roethlisberger

    January 20, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE THE PATRIOTS ARE BEING ACCUSED OF UNDER-INFLATING FOOTBALLS. ALSO, VINCE WILFORK IS FAT.
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:lol:
 


Quite remarkable dominance from 3 guys (and the self proclaimed 'elite' Flacco)
 
The only other run of all-time greats I can find would be NFC 92-97 (Aikman-Aikman-Young-Aikman-Favre-Favre) but that's half the years, or NFC 71-78 (Staubach-Kilmer-Tarkenton-Tarkenton-Staubach-Tarkenton-Staubach-Staubach) if one considers Kilmer "great" or maybe a Flacco type but that's only two all-time greats.

The AFC run from 66-79 was stacked with some notable all-time QBs, and the AFC run from 84-93 featuring Kelly 4x, Elway 3x, Marino 1x but all suffering defeats in each appearances.
 
Btw, reports are coming in that NE did indeed use under-inflated balls. But there's talk it would be on the officials to inspect the balls prior to game time. The NFL is not commenting yet.
 
Hmm... valid points? Comment cracked me up. Maybe the under-inflated ball allowed Blount to be slightly quicker.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/pag...flation-investigation-one-tweet?ex_cid=espnFB

Tom Chapman · Churchville, Pennsylvania
The NFL couldn't even get a hold of the Ray Rice tape, supposedly. How in the hell could they ever find evidence that the pats did this? And if they wanted some advantage, they wouldn't have shoved the ball in Blount's hands and ran it down Indy's throats for 148 yards and 3 TDs. Next.
 
Anderson's Cat said:
Its a ridiculous idea that they purposely deflated the balls. I really hope, as a pats fan, that the team had nothing to do with it. It would take the shine off a great season.
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It's not ridiculous at all - particularly for the Pats.

I remember reading Magic Johnson talking about the NBA in the 80s and how teams would try and get an advantage. The Lakers played an uptempo, fast break style of game, so they often over-inflated the basketballs from around 8 lb/inch to close to 15 lb/in! He also said that teams when they played them would conversely under-inflate the balls - I seem to remember him saying that some of the Detroit Pistons would have needles in their waistbands!
 
If there were 11 under-inflated balls, wouldn't the Colts have benefited themselves? Or do they use different/their own balls when each side has possession?

Also, if there was quite a difference in size to what you're supposed to have, you wonder why didn't the officials notice since they grab the ball after every down.
 
ha_rooney said:
If there were 11 under-inflated balls, wouldn't the Colts have benefited themselves? Or do they use different/their own balls when each side has possession?

Also, if there was quite a difference in size to what you're supposed to have, you wonder why didn't the officials notice since they grab the ball after every down.
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Both teams have a set of balls on their sidelines.

To the second point: yeah, you'd think so.


Weren't the Panthers and Vikings either fined or censured earlier in the year for illegally heating their balls (snicker snicker) on the sidelines during a cold weather game?
 
De Selby said:
Both teams have a set of balls on their sidelines.

To the second point: yeah, you'd think so.


Weren't the Panthers and Vikings either fined or censured earlier in the year for illegally heating their balls (snicker snicker) on the sidelines during a cold weather game?
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Hehe.

Have you ever had your balls right next to the AC on a hot summer day? Utter bliss I tell you
 
ha_rooney said:
If London ever got a full-time team, would anybody from the UK switch allegiances to them?

I'd probably look to attend some games, but I wouldn't be able to support them on a weekly basis.
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It's a tough call. I don't think I'd change allegience from the Cowboys but I'd definitely give them my support. Would probably just end up with 2 teams.
 
Probably a stupid question so forgive my ignorance, but what is the benefit of underinflated footballs?
 
Rado_N said:
Probably a stupid question so forgive my ignorance, but what is the benefit of underinflated footballs?
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Yeh I've no idea either. Probably easier to catch and hold onto whilst running but that'd be the same for both sides.

I'm sure some kind soul will come and educate us.
 
Makes them easier for the QB to grip and throw. (EDIT, apparently especially in bad weather)

Also makes them harder to kick, which in the case shouldn't be an issue as the Colts would have been kicking their own balls, albeit it seemed like Blount kicked Indys balls too.
 
Rado_N said:
Probably a stupid question so forgive my ignorance, but what is the benefit of underinflated footballs?
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Easier to grip so less chance of fumbles/drops especially in cold weather. Slightly easier to throw as well in the conditions the game was played in. .

Carl said:
Yeh I've no idea either. Probably easier to catch and hold onto whilst running but that'd be the same for both sides.

I'm sure some kind soul will come and educate us.
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Both teams have their own balls on each sideline.
 
2 Neville's said:
Easier to grip so less chance of fumbles/drops especially in cold weather. Slightly easier to throw as well in the conditions the game was played in. .



Both teams have their own balls on each sideline.
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Ah. Of course.
 
Why don't the NFL just issue their own balls of a standard size and weight for both sides?

If the Pats as an organisation are found guilty of this 'cheating' then it would be very disappointing as a fan, especially after Spygate. Hopefully it was just one enthusiastic imbecile employee acting without any team orders who did this, but I doubt that will be the case.

Also hoping this investigation ends soon and we can start looking at the SB game itself and the great match-ups we'll see (Brady-Sherman, Lynch-Wilfork, Wilson-Revis, Gronk-Chancellor, Pats OL-Seattle D, Belichick-Carroll). Really can't wait for the actual game.
 
Psigate 2.0? Patriots still would have smashed us, we are a one man team most of the time and the Seahawks would dismantle us. Still a fine would be a weak punishment for the pats if they are guilty and a poor precedent for the league, 1st round pick removed I reckon.
 
ha_rooney said:
Why don't the NFL just issue their own balls of a standard size and weight for both sides?
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That would make sense. Not having that.

ha_rooney said:
If the Pats as an organisation are found guilty of this 'cheating' then it would be very disappointing as a fan, especially after Spygate. Hopefully it was just one enthusiastic imbecile employee acting without any team orders who did this, but I doubt that will be the case.
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Would be really disappointing indeed, hoping with how open about it the Pats seem to be, that it's not as bad as it's being made out to be.
ha_rooney said:
Also hoping this investigation ends soon and we can start looking at the SB game itself and the great match-ups we'll see (Brady-Sherman, Lynch-Wilfork, Wilson-Revis, Gronk-Chancellor, Pats OL-Seattle D, Belichick-Carroll). Really can't wait for the actual game.
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Two or three days, I read.
 
Eboue said:
If they are guilty belichick should get what Payton got.
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I'm interested to know how it's possible, the refs touch the balls at every snaps and they control and lock the balls 2 hours before the game.
And if they did it on the touchline, the camera will catch them.
 
Earthquake said:
Makes them easier for the QB to grip and throw. (EDIT, apparently especially in bad weather)

Also makes them harder to kick, which in the case shouldn't be an issue as the Colts would have been kicking their own balls, albeit it seemed like Blount kicked Indys balls too.
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There are different set if balls for kicking game
 
gormless said:
There is a big big difference between some underinflated balls and illegally paying your players to deliberately hurt opponents. A fine, and a draft pick would be fair
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No, it wouldn't. It's cheating (if that's what happened), plain and simple and he's a repeat offender. "some under inflated balls" is just obfuscation. It's cheating and it is an offense against everyone on the other sideline and the integrity of the game itself.
 
Eboue said:
No, it wouldn't. It's cheating (if that's what happened), plain and simple and he's a repeat offender. "some under inflated balls" is just obfuscation. It's cheating and it is an offense against everyone on the other sideline and the integrity of the game itself.
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Yeah its cheating. It's bad and if found guilty they should be punished going by past precedents. Bountygate wasn't cheating however, it was purposefully attempting to injure people which is far far more serious. Therefore he got a far stiffer punishment
 
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