NFL 2013 Discussion Thread

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Sherman made a comment about the NFC Championship game being the "real" Super Bowl for him. It's actually kind of funny, because it seems like that's the case more than you'd think. Yes, winning the Super Bowl is great, but that title game can be just as special, especially against a rival. For me, personally, when the Packers beat the Bears to go to the Super Bowl, that was just as special as winning the Super Bowl. I remember Brett Favre saying that beating the Panthers in Green Bay with all the Packer fans at the NFC Championship was more special than winning the SB against the Pats.

Just an interesting perspective, I thought.
 
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Lucky said:
Good thing the Redskins traded three 1st round picks and a 2nd rounder to get RG3. Otherwise they might have had to settle for drafting Russell Wilson to play QB.
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He's undersized. There's no way he can be effective in the NFL.

If he were 6'3, he would have been a first round pick.
 
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Lucky said:
Good thing the Redskins traded three 1st round picks and a 2nd rounder to get RG3. Otherwise they might have had to settle for drafting Russell Wilson to play QB.
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Doesn't matter what pick you have when you can't scout the talent :) The Redskins are just as much up the creek as the Os have been under their current ownership.
 
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I saw on the news that along with everyone else who couldn't fly out due to the weather the other night, the Broncos were stuck too. Talk about adding salt to a wound. Glad they've all made it back safety safely. :angelic:
 
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MOXOMUMD said:
I saw on the news that along with everyone else who couldn't fly out due to the weather the other night, the Broncos were stuck too. Talk about adding salt to a wound. Glad they've all made it back safety safely. :angelic:
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It's the fans who really suffered the most. I read reports that people were stuck on the train platform for several hours trying to get back after the game and there was a lot of commotion before the game with crowds and people supposedly passing out in Secaucus Junction station, the transfer point to the stadium rail line from NY Penn Station. Everyone has an opinion on who is to blame but I blame both the NFL and NJ Transit. Leave it to the both of them to advocate, "Taking the train game" and severely underestimating how many people would actually use the rail to get to the game. And the fact of the matter is a significant portion of the fans were spending their nights in the New York City hotels so there was no sense to buy a rental car. 150 bucks to park was not a feasible option either because again, unless you know the city, you're willing to pay and know how to drive through the nightmare streets and roads of NYC like it's in your blood, you're not going to fork over money for a rental car. I, for one, have never used a car to get to NYC and I never will because driving in that place is far too complicated! (Thank heavens, I live close to a train station that's only a 5 minute drive away!) Then again, NJ Transit has never been viewed upon in a positive light on any given day and now, it's in the national spotlight because of this. After this blunder, no chance Metlife gets another Super Bowl. None.
 
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jw24 said:
After this blunder, no chance Metlife gets another Super Bowl. None.
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And that's really unfortunate as everything was going great up until the transportation debacle. The weather was outstanding. I think the NY Super Bowl was a complete success outside of the transportation issue. Hopefully they'll consider another one but who knows if they will
 
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afarese said:
And that's really unfortunate as everything was going great up until the transportation debacle. The weather was outstanding. I think the NY Super Bowl was a complete success outside of the transportation issue. Hopefully they'll consider another one but who knows if they will
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I don't think the NFL will chance another cold weather Super Bowl for a long time. They got lucky this time. Regarding the weather, at least.
 
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jw24 said:
After this blunder, no chance Metlife gets another Super Bowl. None.
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From what I read... they weren't making a big deal of it (after the fact). A mistake by the port authority in size/qty of trains.

Besides... this type of flub hurts the little people... not the fat cats behind all the corporate stuff. So it doesn't hurt the 'important stuff' if you get my drift? :)
 
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acishere said:
This is also CBS' s way of saying, "We are about to cancel a lot of TV shows in May."
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Sunday night football (when you have exclusive access to all football-eyes) is the second highest watched show on TV. It's a garunteed hit for CBS vs paying for shows that most fail.. and even if it is a success isn't nearly as successful as football. An easy choice...
 
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flynnibus said:
Sunday night football (when you have exclusive access to all football-eyes) is the second highest watched show on TV. It's a garunteed hit for CBS vs paying for shows that most fail.. and even if it is a success isn't nearly as successful as football. An easy choice...
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They are going to need to improve the matchups on Thursday to make it more interesting. Sunday nights get highly anticipated games. Thursday has a lot of games that don't have high interest to the public unless you are a fan of said team. It is also the night CBS gets its highest ratings. So I wonder what will happen when those shows have to get shuffled to wherever they can fit them.
 
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acishere said:
They are going to need to improve the matchups on Thursday to make it more interesting
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I think that's perception. Go back and look at 2013's schedule..
chargers @ denver
saints @ falcons
colts @ titans
bengals @ dolphins (both playoff hunts)
sea @ ari (big nfc west showdown)
etc

No, it doesn't have the power that flexing the Sunday night game has that they use in the second half of the season to ensure the 'best' game on Sunday night... but so many of the eyeballs are because it stands alone... no other games competing. MNF will still pull big numbers even when the teams are a dud (and no matter how aweful they've made the broadcast compared to what it used to be).

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It is also the night CBS gets its highest ratings. So I wonder what will happen when those shows have to get shuffled to wherever they can fit them.
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Check out this perspective.. http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/cbs...ith-football-but-big-bang-likely-to-stay-put/

I still believe the pros far far far outweigh any cons.
 
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I just realized that 5 of the last 7 Super Bowls have featured teams from the same "region".

Seahawks vs Broncos: NFC and AFC West
Giants vs Patriots (twice): NFC and AFC East
Packers vs Steelers: NFC and AFC North
Saints vs Colts: NFC and AFC South

Outside of those, the teams were West in the NFC and North in the AFC. The NFC lost both times.

Ravens vs 49ers: NFC West vs AFC North
Steelers vs Cardinals: NFC West vs AFC North

Just a weird thing I noticed.

On a separate note, anybody know why the Super Bowl logos have changed to generic ones starting with the Packers-Steelers game? I miss seeing the different logos... I like the current design, but it's getting stale.
 
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If anything I would change about the Thursday Night games is to have matchups where both teams had a bye week the previous week. So teams with a Week 4 bye would mean a Thursday night game in Week 5 for instance. Fewer games yes, but I think it would greatly improve the product, something I think the NFL is extremely shortsighted about. Given the number of games, it's not possible unfortunately and this season, they say every team at a some point will have a short week. Guess all they see are the ratings and dollar bills....

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On a separate note, anybody know why the Super Bowl logos have changed to generic ones starting with the Packers-Steelers game? I miss seeing the different logos... I like the current design, but it's getting stale.
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It's just so plain, I agree. When March Madness occurred way back when, every arena would have a distinct colors and different court designs on the hardwood because different cities hosted every year but now, every arena hosting an NCAA Tournament game has the generic blue and black courts with the NCAA logo at center court, which I find repulsive....
 
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afar28

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PUSH said:
I just realized that 5 of the last 7 Super Bowls have featured teams from the same "region".

Seahawks vs Broncos: NFC and AFC West
Giants vs Patriots (twice): NFC and AFC East
Packers vs Steelers: NFC and AFC North
Saints vs Colts: NFC and AFC South

Outside of those, the teams were West in the NFC and North in the AFC. The NFC lost both times.

Ravens vs 49ers: NFC West vs AFC North
Steelers vs Cardinals: NFC West vs AFC North

Just a weird thing I noticed.

On a separate note, anybody know why the Super Bowl logos have changed to generic ones starting with the Packers-Steelers game? I miss seeing the different logos... I like the current design, but it's getting stale.
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I agree with the generic logos. It's weird because their was a New York Super Bowl logoimage.jpg
but they put the generic one on the jerseysimage.jpg
Used to be much more creative. image.jpg
 

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