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    REPORT: Steelers trading Antonio Brown to Bills! - Per Ian Rapoport (Hold up....maybe, maybe not....) EDIT: DEAL NOT HAPPENING PER BRANDON BEANE - UPDATE: Traded to Raiders

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    5 minutes ago, Herc11 said:

     

     

    My wife loved working there. We only moved because I was Active Duty AF and got orders. We actually contemplated going back to Buffalo when I retired, but those property taxes were a major issue for me. It's a shame cause we loved it there.

     

    I don't think property taxes are the issue to the players... However state taxes are a HUGE issue. They are already taxed at 37% federally. You can go to PA and only add 3.07% onto that or you can go to Cali and add 13.3% on top (NY is 8.82%). Teams in those states have to pay the player significantly more to compensate for losses to taxes to equal teams from lower taxed states (or none, like FL and TX).

     

    Check this article out.

     

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/bryce-harpers-mega-millions-baseball-contract-how-it-compares-to-other-offers-after-taxes

     

    Very good point. I bet alot of these dummy athletes don’t take this into consideration unless their agent tells them.  And in alot of cases it would probably be in the agents best interest not to tell them. 

    The Phantom Hold and why the NFL is dying

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    1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

    Yeah, they had punted on 8  possessions to that point....but THAT one, that was going to be the drive that brought them back!!

     

    For the record, after the penalty, it was still 1st down and the Rams were on their 33 (instead of the NE 44 without penalty).  The drive was still alive and approaching midfield.  Then the Rams went: sack, incomplete, Gurley for -1 yard, punt.  3 plays and they LOST 3 more yards.

     

    Pretty weak take, OP...

    So the Teams should be ok with having to overcome horrible penalties that kill drives. Go back and look at the success rates on 1st and 20s compared to 1st and 10.  And tell me if you would be ok with that if it was whatever team it is you root for.  

     

    Weak ceo

    The Phantom Hold and why the NFL is dying

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by Estelle Getty

    The holding call on the Rams center early in the fourth after Gurleys 13 yard run was no doubt the turning point in the game.  Instead of first and 10 on the *patriots 43 after just tying the game and with all of the momentum the Rams faced a 1 and 20 in their own territory.  They went on to punt and the *pats scored the game winning touchdown.  I have watched that replay 10 times and there is no way that should have ever been called a hold.  It’s these “inconspicuous” type of blatant calls in the NFL that have the ratings for the Superbowl at a 10 year low.  

     

    The point being people like me are realizing there are just to many variables to be able to win a game in the NFL, with the refs being number 1. You really have to hope that your team is “allowed” to win.  The Rams never really had a chance and it was made clear after that atrocious call. The *pats were penalized TWO TIMES up until the *pats last drive when the game was already over.  How do they play such perfect football?

     

    But it isn’t really all about the refs.  There are as many uncotrolled variables as a poker tournement with 3,000 people.  No matter how good you are at the end you need the right run of cards and about a million other tiny things to go your way.  That is the odds of your team winning the Big Game if your not the *pats.  No matter how good you are in the NFL the refs, injuries, freak plays, and many other factors make the NFL a game of luck which is sad to me.  People are realizing it’s all about luck unless your the *pats and winning the Superbowl is just like hitting a # on the roulette wheel, there is really no ryme or  reason when it comes down to it and 31 teams are just hoping they get lucky and the cards fall their way, just a big gamble really.  A game of chance, it’s just the hard truth for fans like us who wish there was justice in something we invested so much time and emotion in.    

     

    On a side note edelman winning mvp  is a great message for the kids that if you cheat it pays off. And bravo hiring an arrest riddled rapper to be part of the halftime show. Stay classy Goodell and the NFL

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    Turns out it was Bellichick not Brady!

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    The great debate of who has been more responsible for the *pats success was answered this season.  Look the Cheifs game, Bellichick was working with one of the most physically limited players in the NFL in Brady and he game planned for his only 2 strengths he has left accuracy and awareness.  Brady can no longer throw the ball in the air over 20 yards with any real chance of success. 

     

    Even that heave into the endzone was just him floating it up and wishing for the best.  Brady has less than 8 games left as a formidable NFL QB.  Bellichick has shown he can coach as long as he wants. 

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