ndirish1978
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The defense was fine. The offense should have scored more than 14 points against the Lions at home.
The defense was not fine, as evidenced by the score. Hypothesizing about what didn't happen is not constructive. Lindell should have made that FG, how about our ST should have scored a TD at home... it's all an exercise in futility.
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The NFL has a legal web stream package for those outside the USA.
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I have family living abroad. Where can I find that? I'd like to buy it for my pops.
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You may be right but why would Ralph be so loyal? He fired Polian. He ran out Butler. He fired Jauron and he left a lot of money on the table to do it. Why would he like Modrak so much, especially a holdover from Donahoe? If anyone needs a scapegoat it is Ralph.
Therefore, I think that Modrak is still around because Nix wants to keep him around.
I think that may be a bit misguided. though I agree fully that Ralph is THE reason we have been this bad for so long, Modrak is owed plenty of blame. Ralph, as dementia-riddled as he is, still likes to surround himself with "his" guys. I am now actually starting to understand why Mularkey quit, he knew coaching here with this organizational structure was a losing proposition because of Ralph. Modrak is a joke who has kept his job because of his friendship with Ralph. He has been here through Donohoe, Levy, the failed "no GM' phase with Russ Brandon and now Nix, to think Nix is the reason he is here is a bit naive. He has his job because of Ralph.
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I agree that the sentiment is asinine. You play to win, not for a draft pick. Why would you want your team to lose the rest of its games when you are halfway through the season. I could see the thought if it were the last week of the season and a win would knock you down to 2, even though I would hate it.
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No one is saying they look like "studs." Our drafing as obviously sucked in recent years. But hating on these rookies and hating on the coaches for not starting rookies is crazy. I think you are crazy for hating the coaching staff for not starting maybin. I don't care when he was picked. They had him play an entire game and he was just terrible and showed he didn't know what he was doing. He shouldn't be dressed and if you think the coaching staff should play a player like that, then you are just insane. The guy can't play. Maybe down the road, but I doubt it. Maybin can't play right now, and you suggesting he should play is terrible.
But there is nothing wrong with rookies not starting their 1st year. A lot of teams are not starting a lot of their rookies. Teaching the rookies to play is a hell of a lot better than having them play in a game when they have so much to learn. If you do that, then they learn the WRONG way to do it and they just suck.
After marv's 1st draft, almost every rookie was starting. That worked out SO well for us.
Agreed with almost all of this.
You should note I am talking about Modrak, not the coaching staff. They are correctly playing the best guys they can find.
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I tried listening to them twice. Probably the worst shows I have heard in ANY format.
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Thats what I thought, but I was hoping I was wrong. Thanks
Some games gets replayed, but cut up for time on the NFL network.
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I only care about #1 if Luck declares. If he doesn't I am fine drafting 2-4
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He's tight with Maybin- enough said
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We should have kept Fewell......................... (I guess we won't see a positive Fewell thread this week)
The defense is improving, today I saw some interesting blitzes. I hate when we rush only 3 though, we make it real easy for the opposition.
Next week will be a great test for Edwards and the defense, hopefully they keep getting better.
Yes, they did improve a lot today.. by playing the majority of the game in 4-3. It took 8 games for Edwards to realize you can't shove a square peg into a round hole.
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No one is saying they look like "studs." Our drafing as obviously sucked in recent years. But hating on these rookies and hating on the coaches for not starting rookies is crazy. I think you are crazy for hating the coaching staff for not starting maybin. I don't care when he was picked. They had him play an entire game and he was just terrible and showed he didn't know what he was doing. He shouldn't be dressed and if you think the coaching staff should play a player like that, then you are just insane. The guy can't play. Maybe down the road, but I doubt it. Maybin can't play right now, and you suggesting he should play is terrible.
But there is nothing wrong with rookies not starting their 1st year. A lot of teams are not starting a lot of their rookies. Teaching the rookies to play is a hell of a lot better than having them play in a game when they have so much to learn. If you do that, then they learn the WRONG way to do it and they just suck.
After marv's 1st draft, almost every rookie was starting. That worked out SO well for us.
Agreed with almost all of this.
My original post was simply an observation of players who are even PLAYING. I am not complaining that Carrington, Troup and Maybin aren't starting. I AM concerned that we drafted Maybin in the 1st and Carrington in the 3rd and they can't even play their way onto the bench. You're blind if you think that Modrak doesn't have input as to who goes where on our draft boards. He may not make the ultimate call, but he is responsible for evaluating these guys and is involved in slotting them on our draft board. I've already stated that others have done a far better job than I could pointing out our draft failures. Simply ask yourself, who is that last 1st/2nd rd pick we've made that has been a big-time player for us under Modrak (who joined the team in '01)? Clements in '01 and Evans (whose value to us is overrated) in '04? That's 2 1st round picks in 10 years. You cannot whiff on first round picks. In that time we've had Gregg Williams, Mike Mularkey, Dick Jauron and Chan as Head Coaches, 0 playoff appearances and 3 1/2 General Managers. Like it or not, Modrak's failure to evaluate talent has put all the above mentioned ex-GMs and HCs in poor positions to succeed.
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NFL Sunday Ticket. You can see every game legally and reliably.
Obviously you can, but that's beside the point. The whole point is that these games are being shown, for free, in their home markets. Sunday Ticket is advertised as "you can see all the games", but the reality of the matter is most people who buy that $350+ package are being charged that amount to watch their team because they don't live in the local broadcasting area. Essentially you are penalizing fans for not living near their favorite team. Yes, some people take full advantage of the Ticket, but most people I know just get it to watch their favorite team. So, a game that Person A who lives in Buffalo, can watch for free, costs Person B who lives outside of the area around $25 to watch. This isn't a boxing pay-per-view, it is a free broadcast being packaged as premium content by offering extra games many people have no interest in. My point is that businesses like Hooters, who have 50 tvs showing all the different games, should be charged for rebroadcasting, but Joe Schmoe sitting at home should be able to watch his favorite team at home for free and not be penalized because of where he lives. Essentially, you are punished for not rooting for the team in your coverage area. The NFL should allow people to register their favorite team for the year and offer fans a weekly passcode that allows them to watch live streams of only their team for the season.
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Come to think of it I forgot Levi Brown. When we take the contributing vs non-contributing players we really only have 5 players from the past 2 drafts on the field. That is 5 of 17! that boils down to roughly a 29% rate of drafting a DECENT player. If you were only moderately successful at your job 29% of the time do you think you would still be employed?
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Considering that you claim to be " someone who values education ", I wonder if you realize the extreme oxymoronic nature of that statement?
The pint being most people get an education to give them a chance to start a career with that education and support themselves. If you can set yourself up for life by declaring for the draft, you set yourself up for life. I could see the argument to get a diploma even for a 2nd or 3rd rounder, but not the #1 overall pick in the draft. You sign a single contract and you have enough guaranteed money so that even if you get injured, you can walk away from football having made multi-millions.
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This is a really important moment for us. We need to break the cycle of choking and giving games away in the last 5 minutes. A missed FG and called back kick return point to us heading down that road again. We HAVE to hang on to a lead for once.
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I respectfully disagree. The internet sites don't exist because of blackout games. They exist for people like me who don't live in Buffalo and can't watch the games on TV no matter if they are being shown in the Buffalo market or not. A revised blackout policy would not likely affect these sites one bit.
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Yeah and the coaching staff for Det thinks he's awesome
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Considering the source...yawn. And Andy can do whatever he wants. If he stays in school another year, he's a fool. And that's coming from someone who also values education.
Take classes in the offseason. I'd rather be taking classes part-time while I count my #1 pick bonus money rather than be a proud colege graduate and middle manager in some fortune 500 company because I got injured my Junior year. This is also coming from someone who has multiple degrees.
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I agree. DeHaven has been terrible. I really wish we could have kept our D and SP coordinators from last year. I'd rather have April and Fewell than DeHaven and Edwards
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i suppose one has to define ReBroadcast. Because what these sites do is post links to people like you or me who Relay the broadcast.
The NFL still wont like it, but the person who relays the broadcast isnt making any money off of it. Perhaps the sites that post the links do with website traffic and advertisments.
The NFL really should just reform their blackout policy and they'll take the high road and take care of both these issues at one shot.
Again, the issue is not a blackout, it is the rebroadcasting of the game without the express written authorization of the NFL. That being said, the NFL will never give these sites written permission because it makes services like the Sunday Ticket superfluous. In short, they have contracted with Direct Tv to broadcast the games and will never allow people to see an out of market game for free. I don't agree with downloading movies and music online without paying for them, but this is equivalent to selling air, which is free anyway. If CBS is broadcasting a game, we should be able to watch it without paying for it like a PPV.
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Actually, as ndirish himself said, that is exactly what they are doing. Taking the broadcast from one source and sending it through another is the exact definition of rebroadcasting. It does not just mean replaying it later, though it means that as well.
My apology. I was a a bit pissy at not being able to tune in to the game and I thought you were being snarky. Must be that time of the month.
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Why are all these people bailing out of your foxhole? What are you trying to do to them in there?
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Our oline has been playing much better as of late.
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Worked for me. Thanks SDS
Why are we not playing our drafted rookies?
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