NFL 2011

[Sir Fodder]

My comment is that if you want coverage of the whole field, you need to go to the stadium.

The nearest stadium is over 100 miles from me, and its the Cardinals.

THE CARDINALS 100 MILES AWAY, not to mention I am broke.

What the fuck Paelos?

You actually like that zoomed in camera view to where you cannot see players playing the game, you know... during the plays? For my part, I'd like to actually see the game being played.

I just stumbled across this: The Footage the NFL Won't Show You
Despite Its TV Ubiquity, the League Won't Share "All-22" Footage; Second-Guessing the Coach Witholding the all 22 footage, ahh wtf? This makes no sense to me, rage and despair, RAGE. I wanna punt a ball into that Charlie Casserly asshole as he goes to watch the all 22 footage each week.

[Paelos]

So you are complaining about your free entertainment value then?

I see. Were I involved at all in the game side of this, knew that you were broke and thus not benefiting the advertising on the TV broadcasts, I would deliver this message to you bluntly.

Life sucks, get a fucking helmet.

[HaemishM]

Sometimes the NFL makes me really fucking sad. The All-22 is one of those times.

[ghost]

Well, it looks as if the Pats cut Albert Haynesworth.  He's turned into an enormous piece of shit in the past 4 years. 

[WayAbvPar]

I have theorized that his exit from the team building is what caused the near Earth asteroid scare.

[Rasix]

Well, it looks as if the Pats cut Albert Haynesworth.  He's turned into an enormous piece of shit in the past 4 years. 

Dislike him.  Perfect example of playing for a contract then completely fucking tanking it.  Stomping incident didn't help either.

[Ingmar]

So you are complaining about your free entertainment value then?

I see. Were I involved at all in the game side of this, knew that you were broke and thus not benefiting the advertising on the TV broadcasts, I would deliver this message to you bluntly.

Life sucks, get a fucking helmet.

This is one of those times where I see someone go all over-the-top-total-twat mode, and I don't understand why. They have the All 22 footage, the technology exists to deliver it, and there's demand. Why shouldn't people complain that they can't get it?

[ghost]

And there's also the sexual assault, regular assault, driving over 100 miles per hour and hitting someone, and I believe something else about guns, but I couldn't find it in my Google brain.

[Paelos]

This is one of those times where I see someone go all over-the-top-total-twat mode, and I don't understand why. They have the All 22 footage, the technology exists to deliver it, and there's demand. Why shouldn't people complain that they can't get it?

Because if you literally invest nothing in the product, you shouldn't bitch about it?

If you don't like the free coverage to the sport, don't watch it.

Also, it seems like a really stupid thing to get upset about or even worry about it. It's like complaining your diamond shoes are too tight.

[WayAbvPar]

This site is all about bitching.

[Paelos]

Oh I know, Sir Fodder just asked me WTF, so I told him.  

EDIT: Also, the NFL will eventually release that kind of information for a fee. They are just teasing the market. They are already doing surveys on whether or not fans would pay for it.

[ghost]

This site is all about bitching.

What???

 

[WayAbvPar]

Oh I know, Sir Fodder just asked me WTF, so I told him.  

EDIT: Also, the NFL will eventually release that kind of information for a fee. They are just teasing the market. They are already doing surveys on whether or not fans would pay for it.

I would pay for a package with alternative channels with different cameras and multiple replays along with webcasts and such. Maybe $10 a month?

[HaemishM]

Personally, I wish the NFL and the content providers would wise up and start realizing how much money they are leaving on the table. Instead of $300 for Sunday Ticket, why can't I pay like $10 a month for only Packers' games? Throw in an add-on that lets me have those extra camera angles for $5 a month, maybe even another $5 for On-Demand style replays of any games I want after the fact. Sure, it's nice to get that $300 or so upfront, but with the plethora of digital outlets into people's homes, you could chop and charge the shit out of people in small dribs and drabs that they don't ever notice. It's the MMO F2P/DLC model turned to 11.

[ghost]

There's probably something in their collective agreement that won't allow that.  I mean, how else are the Cardinals or Jaguars going to get watched?

[HaemishM]

That reminds me of another thing that sticks in my craw about the NFL (and really all the big sports leagues) - TV blackouts on regional coverage. The TV revenue is where the money is. There is no reason whatsoever that I should be unable to watch a game because it's "not in my region." If I pay the extra money to Comcast or DirecTV for sports channels, it shouldn't matter what region I'm in or if the stadium is full.

[ghost]

I do agree with you that they are being short sighted about the potential for making money.  I suspect that as the internet becomes more ingrained in everything that we do that we will eventually see changes as to how these things are covered. 

[Chimpy]

That reminds me of another thing that sticks in my craw about the NFL (and really all the big sports leagues) - TV blackouts on regional coverage. The TV revenue is where the money is. There is no reason whatsoever that I should be unable to watch a game because it's "not in my region." If I pay the extra money to Comcast or DirecTV for sports channels, it shouldn't matter what region I'm in or if the stadium is full.

I can understand, to an extent, blacking out games which are not nearby. Even if I disagree with it.

The one that is a fucking travesty (that really only applies for baseball these days) is that if you live within a certain distance of the stadium and the game does not sell out, they can black out YOUR LOCAL TEAM to give you an "incentive" to drive 75 miles to the stadium and pay 50 bucks or more for a ticket.

[Ingmar]

As any Raiders fan can tell you, it absolutely applies to football as well. 

[Chimpy]

As any Raiders fan can tell you, it absolutely applies to football as well.  

Ahh I forgot about the teams that have attendance woes. I live in an area where the two closest teams can be shit-tastic and seem to always fill up their stadiums (Chicago and Indy) and the next closest (St Louis) is not a team anyone wants to watch anyway. I am also a Packers fan, and the Packers haven't had a non-sell out game since my parents were in jr high elementary school.

[Outlawedprod]

Eagles tailgate rapper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RswBa2qel2I

[Paelos]

How does Norv Turner still have a job?

[WayAbvPar]

How does Norv Turner still have a job?

I ask myself that several times a season. It is a mystery. Also, I am pretty sure Rivers is hurt. His throwing motion looks totally different. I bet he has shoulder surgery after the season.

[Trippy]

He still seems to have decent arm strength, though. Highlights showed him throwing a number of deep balls including that now infamous play to Jackson.

[ghost]

How does Pete Carroll still have a job.  

[WayAbvPar]

Please keep asking that. Have everyone you know ask it. Maybe it will seep into Paul Allen's head eventually.

[ghost]

That may go down as the stupidest hire in NFL history. 

[HaemishM]

What the fuck is wrong with Vincent Jackson is a better question. He looked like he didn't give two shits to be out on the field last night. That INT in the end zone, he seemed to be jogging down the whole way, not even bothering to look if he was going to be targeted or not. To be fair, there were at least 3 balls into the endzone that Rivers should never have thrown - the first TD to Vincent Brown, the 2nd TD to Brown that got overturned on a Mickey Mouse bullshit rule, and the one to Jackson. But you know, if Jackson had bothered to make even minimal effort to find the ball and make a play on it, that might have been a TD. He's starting to resemble Randy Moss in his Oakland days - out to collect a paycheck.

Of course, Rivers spent most of the night on his back, and that's likely to happen when 2/5th of your o-line goes down during the game. But the fact that Turner never managed to get him enough blocking to make passes is telling. I have no idea how Turner still has a head coaching job either. His teams just never seem to have the fire in their belly.

Oakland, meanwhile, has a really good running game, and Denarius Moore looks a legit deep threat. Palmer did well enough, but when you only have to throw the ball 20 times because Michael Bush is facerolling the San Diego D, well, he better look good. I can't say the Chargers are done, but losing 4 straight, including 2 straight at home, that's not getting you to the playoffs. Their remaining schedule isn't soft - they still have Baltimore and Chicago, and they still have to go to Oakland and Detroit. Maybe it's the injuries that are killing them, but I think this may be Turner's last season in San Diego. Oh, and Rivers has taken the 2nd most sacks in the league (25) behind the Rapist (26) and tied with Sam Bradford. There may be a clue there about his performance.

[ghost]

It's only a matter of time until Palmer gets his feet back under him.  He was in a hard spot, coming in cold to a new playbook and new players. 

[Johny Cee]

Oakland, meanwhile, has a really good running game, and Denarius Moore looks a legit deep threat. Palmer did well enough, but when you only have to throw the ball 20 times because Michael Bush is facerolling the San Diego D, well, he better look good. I can't say the Chargers are done, but losing 4 straight, including 2 straight at home, that's not getting you to the playoffs. Their remaining schedule isn't soft - they still have Baltimore and Chicago, and they still have to go to Oakland and Detroit. Maybe it's the injuries that are killing them, but I think this may be Turner's last season in San Diego. Oh, and Rivers has taken the 2nd most sacks in the league (25) behind the Rapist (26) and tied with Sam Bradford. There may be a clue there about his performance.

That's therapists, Mr. Connery.

[WayAbvPar]

That's not what your mother said, Trebeck!

[Ingmar]

That may go down as the stupidest hire in NFL history. 

Matt Millen says hi.

[01101010]

That may go down as the stupidest hire in NFL history. 

Shall we go down another Browns list? 

[Trippy]

Tebow has completed 2 passes and yet the Broncos are still likely to win the game.

If it stays at 2 passes is that a record fewest passes completed by the winning team in the Super Bowl era? 

[ghost]

Two passes completed, one of which is for a touchdown.

Edit:  And he finished with a 102.6 QB rating.