I was pretty well gone too but I would have joined ypu for a bevvy!Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
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I was pretty well gone too but I would have joined ypu for a bevvy!Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
You're a better man than me then :greengrin:na na:Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
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Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
:love ya!:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/american-football/22780936
We're going to extend from 2 games to 3 games a year at Wembley!
Incidentally, Ohio State's president has been retired by the University after remarking that "You just can't trust those damned Catholics" in reference to Notre Dame...
Sectarianism alive and well in Columbus :agree:
At this rate it won't be long until they get a team. Their going to have to make sure that from now on they have at least one decent team each game as if they start bringing just anyone over it'll start to lose it's appeal.Quote:
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Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
:coffee::coffee::coffee:
Move along now. Nothing to see hear :rolleyes:.
Agreed - part of the reason it does so well and continually sells out is the degree of novelty factor - you start to bring over mediocre teams and people won't be able to regularly justify the cost of the ticket and getting to London. I genuinely feel that if they were to set up a franchise in London, they wouldn't get anywhere near the attendances they get with these one off games.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
With spelling like that, are you sure you're not an OSU graduate? :na na:Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
It's not exactly a nothing story either - had Walter Smith come out with something like that, he'd be dragged down into the Barras and hung at noon!
A london team would struggle to hit the 30k mark regularly when they arent playing a big name.
I'd give it a go if I return to/stay in London but at the end of the day I will still be a Patriots fan...
Im sure everyone can guess my reaction to todays transfer news.
The pats will do him good :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
I hope he is being used for sack training.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Love it! In all honesty of all the teams in the NFL the Brady Bunch are probably the best fit as there's little drama in boring old Foxborough to get embroiled in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
It's Tebow Time - the Messiah has arrived, yadda yadda yadda :greengrin
Said near the beginning of this saga that I wouldn't be surprised to be in New England - he was never likely to learn much or improve under Sanchez - he's arguably going to have one of the best apprenticeships in football and hopefully will give us some new option plays.
I'm not exactly jumping up and down at this but I see potential for it to have a mutually beneficial outcome :agree:
All the crap has started already! "He'll have Bradys job by the 3rd game" my balls!
I doubt he's even likely to be our no.2 QB. He'll be an option/auxiliary player and give us some new option packages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
I doubt he will make to roster come the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
[QUOTE=NOLA;3581990]Tebow signs for the Patriots!!
Was only a matter of time ;)
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Originally Posted by Haymaker
Tell the truth; youve ordered a Tebow Replica Shirt, haven't you?
Pay day isnt until Thursday!Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Actually surprised DH hasnt been on to rip me yet!
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Originally Posted by Haymaker
Por qué :confused:. Danny Woodhead all over again (glad to see he's managed to got out off New England). Like TSSF say's, I can see why your lot are doing it.
After all my Tebow bashing last year I expected a cheeky comment or two!Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
I'm trying to turn over a new leaf this year :wink:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
84 days left till FOOTBALL!
http://www.sportingintelligence.com/...llenge-110601/
Taken from the Hearts Finance thread on the main board - Dolphins, Bills AND Jessies all have a higher annual salary expenditure than us.
Just goes to show that spending wisely is better than spending blindly :agree:
Yeah, was quite shocked about. I know its spread over a large number but expected it to be higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
I wouldn't read too much into that to be honest. That's average salary of each player and is really dependant on the amount of players in each team's roster.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...-each-nfl-team
This is a truer reflection of where each team is at in terms of annual expenditure and salary cap. Bills and Patsies over $116m a year. Jets and Dolphins $113m a year - a pretty meagre difference considering the money involved but it'd be wrong to say the Brady Bunch spend less than the rest of the division. In terms of actual cap room, the Jets and Patriots were only a few thousand dollars apart when this was published.
Saw this in the comments - thought it was pretty funny:
"The worse teams in the leauge are the teams with the most cap.They never want to spend money but expect to be contenders , that makes no sense at all. You have to spend to win, unless you're the Patriots then you spend less on players and more on practice tapes from your opponent's team."
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Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
That's more in line with what I was expecting though I would have expected Buffalo and Miami to perhaps be the other way around.
If I subscribe to gamepass through NFL.com will I be able to watch MNF or SNF games the next day whenever I want?
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Used to be they only blocked the SKY games which was a bummer as they didn't show any of the playoffs and they didn't show the SB. Not sure what the format is for this season is though.
could you watch them the next day. instead of watching them live?Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
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NO, that's the thing/problem with it. I think you could watch the channel 4/5 games on catch up but the sky ones were totally blocked out which ment NO playoffs or even the SB.
To be honest I've no idea what the TV line up for this season is and who's showing what so could be totally different now. Haven't looked at gamepass either so it could be totally different this time round.
You can catch up and watch all the games not on tv, so in effect you could watch every Packers game either live or the next day so long as it wasn't on TV over here. You could in effect watch a different game every night of the week if you wanted.
Is it sky who do the 2 Sunday games and Thursday games then all other regular season games I can watch on catch up. It might be worth it. I wish they would lose the sky exclusivity though.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
It's well worth it if you follow one of the smaller/less followed teams as you can watch all their games live. Even if it's only one or two games it's good if you like to watch other games but the Jets were on the TV 7 times a couple of years ago so it became worthless. Course it would still depend on if and who is showing MNF and SNF over here. Catch up is good too as you could watch the Packers game live on the Sunday then watch the Jets game on the Monday, Saints games on the Tuesday, Seahawks on the Wednesday, Eagles on the Thursday and the Dolphins on the Friday :aok:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Still leaves you needing SKY for the playoffs though. I think as I'm sure their deal ran out end of last season :confused:.
Another thing to keep in mind with game pass is that you get NFL Game Day and Red Zone on a Sunday (I love it) and the NFL Network 24/7 which has some decent programming! I subscribe to Game Pass and NBA League Pass and have to say the NFL are miles ahead with their provision!!
Christ on a bike you read some garbage on nfl.com. Described Tom Brady as 'arguably the greatest qb of all time'. Of all time????
Surely Joe Montana has this sown up :dunno:
If not id say, Unitas, Namath, Troy Aikman, Steve Young or Rodgers/Favre join Brady among the next best list.
What about the one with David Beckham being an NFL kicker.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100..._atl_wesseling
He's one of the best, sure, but it's very difficult to pinpoint any given player as the single best of all time.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Stats aren't comparable due to how the game has evolved, there are too many variables (including receiver turnover/quality) to take into account and simple wins don't tell the full story.
I don't care if he's the best of all time or not - much like Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees from this era, it's just a joy to watch these guys plying their trade in the league just now.
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Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Where's Vinny :confused:.
:greengrin.
Of your list only montana ranks above brady and rodgers has the potential to rank beside him. I'm far from a brady or pats fan but he is without doubt one of the best to play the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Until he plays eli in a superbowl obviously.
No Tim Tebow on that list bollah?!
I'm far from being a Brady hater, he's like Marino or Aikman or Unitas, the best QB of his generation. (Probably shares it with Rodgers IMO). But if you consider the advantages hes got playing in the Patriots organisation with the passer friendly rules these days and the quality of his teammates, I dont think you can say hes seriously better than Montana or some of the older guys. I totally take on board TSSFs point about historical comparisons being tough to do, however.
http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=9406722
Big story going on at the moment involving Patriot's tight end Aaron Hernandez.
Confused by some of the news, he wasnt a suspect, might now be, being sued by someone else but no charges... Very confusing.Quote:
Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
Doesn't make for good reading at all, particularly given reference to another incident involving a handgun in February.
Though tell me, ESPN - how exactly can a bullet 'travel' from an arm to a person's head? :confused:
One thing's for sure, the Patriots won't be liking the exposure of associated circus - if he's found guilty, then good riddance.
Arrest warrant for Hernandez on 'Obstruction of Justice'.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/aaron-herna...8#.UcRa5TvVCuI
Investigators want to know why Hernandez hired a large team of housekeepers to clean his house on Monday, the same day Lloyd was shot execution style. ooooffffttt!
I guess someone had to fill the shoes of Ray Lewis
Hernandez finally arrested, no charge declared yet.
Been released by The Patriots.
Tebow to tight-end?Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
Im hoping Tebow is released with him!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
In all seriousness, Tebow has never shown a willingness to change position. He has also been signed as a qb according to the team
Good riddance. Undoubted ability but not the type of player I want to see representing us.
Even if he's innocent, we don't need the soap opera dominating our pre-season.
He'll get a few downs at TE, maybe a trick play or two when youre 20 points up against the Jags et al, and some special teams action.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
With no Hernandez and Gronk still injured whos going to be your TE? And dont you often play a double set as well?
Hernandez Looks like a player you couldnt afford to lose.
Not sure Bollah. Bill is known to work magic to find hidden gems though.
FWIIW, I have never been a fan Tebow as a QB but he has, on paper at least, the skill set to be a great TE. He's agile, tall, strong and can run the ball. I have no faith in his ability to be a signal caller or his decision making skills. IF he makes the change then great but he has resisted it thus far.
Going to be interesting now to say the least.
bit surprised the patriots have cut him, he wont be short of takers thats for sure
Depending on his charges, he might not be short of givers or takers.Quote:
Originally Posted by NOLA
They havent been disclosed yet but you get the feeling the pats know and that it isnt good news.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
According to NESN, the Patriots made the decision to cut him last week if he was arrested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
I dare say they know that he's probably looking at time whether it's lengthy for murder (which looks possible) or simply obstruction, which still carries a term depending on the perceived severity.
Apparently we also have a plan to replace him but it's not being discussed right now (understandably).
It's official Aaron Hernandez charged with Murder.
Such a waste of talent if he is found guilty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan91
Looks like prosecutors have some pretty hard up evidence implicating Hernandez. I was hoping that he had a great year this year for the Pats. He had appeared to have turned over a new leaf and got rid of his off-the-field issues, but I guess once a thug, always a thug.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
I wasn't aware he was a badboy before, what's the story there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan91
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Originally Posted by hibsbollah
We've struggled big time against Gronk and Hernandez. Massive loss for the IMO.
Full storyQuote:
Originally Posted by Boston Globe
Shocking if all that is true. And so sad.
Believe he fell in with gangs after his dad died. Continued to associate with them when he went down to Florida for college. There is a pic of him somewhere on t'internet that has him posing with a Glock pistol in hand and his phone in the other taking a pic of himself in mirror. That was prior to the draft. He slipped to 4th Rd despite being rated highly due to off field issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by NOLA
He failed drug tests at UF but the gang thing has been hearsay. Bristol/New Britain area always seems nice enough when I have been through/played there but gangs get everywhere I guess.
Being investigated over a double murder in Boston in 2012.
I was speaking to a guy yesterday who says that area of CT is (or at least was) a bad area for gangs around the time he was growing up. Don't know what it's like now though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
It might be, I just turned up with my teams! Always seemed nice. Mind you Stratford always seemed nice but there were two drive bys on our street when I lived there.Quote:
Originally Posted by HibsMax
Tim Tebow singing his heart out on bbc 2 the now! Haha Attachment 10440
Multi "talented' doucheQuote:
Originally Posted by DarrenSQH
bought the Season package for £99 from NFL.com, looking forward to the season already :thumbsup:. Will be getting ESPN College pass when i get paid :aok:.
Aaron Hernandez is now being investigated about the disappearance of Manti Teos girlfriend.
Sorry.
Can someone explain why the NFL season is so short? Seems bizarre that they play so few games over only 4 months or so.
The sport is physically one of the hardest to play, the players union have blocked expanding the league as they feel more games would be impossible.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiMar
In my opinion the lack of it makes it more exciting, you cannot afford to lose as there isnt many games to catch up on.
I'd like to see them play 20 games, not that unreasonable for the money they make, an extra month of football would be fine with me.
When you factor in the pre season that's what each team plays. A team making it to the Superbowl can in theory be playing 24 games if they were a low seed in the playoffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by NOLA
It might be fine for you but certainly not the players. These guys get beat up HARD every game. I would love the season to be longer too but there is only so much the human body can take.Quote:
Originally Posted by NOLA
University of Michigan. Where the lesbians are big enough to play linebacker :aok:.
Three guesses who your #1/#2 pick is going to be? :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
I don't know about that :shhhsh!:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Story So Far...
Eagles are retiring #5 now McNabb is leaving the game.
I have been reading a bit about the BT/ESPN coverage of NCAA on the NFL forum and Digital spy (who have an 80 pager). Neither of them seem convinced that the new coverage of CFB will be as good as what ESPN America provided. BT haven't yet released their schedule which includes the start of the CFB season so I am pondering whether to go and get ESPN College pass or wait and see what BT/ESPN will cover. As someone who doesn't really follow a team but has preferred teams to watch ESPN college pass looks ideal but it misses out the CBS games such as Texas A&M v Alabama which will be a cracking game IMO. So I'm still in limbo a bit.
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Do Eurosport still cover the Notre Dame games?
You can also get the likes SEC TV on the PS3 which covers the whole conference and all the sports the schools play, not just football. You get all sorts on it as well as the live games. Download the free app and see what you think as there's plenty on it (old games/highlights/documentaries/interviews...etc) I watched a thing about Tebow's days as a Gator the other night which was quite good.
On A Mission? Watched it on Netflix a wee while back and I thought it was quite good - he was such a good College QB and it's a shame he hasn't transitioned better to the NFL really.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
I'll be honest, I dropped my Sky/ESPN package last year as I was getting married and finishing my PhD so money was a bit tight. I opted to just watching the games through the usual "online" sources and for the most part, there were good feeds for every game I wanted to see.
Granted, it doesn't compare to being able to sit back with a few beers and watch the game on the TV but it's a good way to see as many games as you like without paying the ridiculous subscription charges.
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Just connect the laptop to the TV and everyone's a winner :aok:.
Can't remember the name of the Tebow programme. Was just a picture of him in a box. I clicked it and the programme started :greengrin.
Is it not like £90 for SEC TV? I'm not paying that. I might just see what the free streams are like though the pop ups are a pain in the arse.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
I know if you signed up to MLB TV you could connect it to two PS3 accounts so in effect two people could use it. Maybe something to look into and see if some of the other stations do something similar and if they do, find someone to split the costs with.
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
They do a free version on the PS3 but you don't get the live games. You do get highlights and all the other stuff I said including some older full games. Even better if you like basketball as there's plenty of it on there as well (for free).
Just got an email to confirm they've taken this season's first payment! Never knew it automatically renewed each year so guess that decision's made for me :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
I elected to doing that through an HDMI cable last year and depending on the feed, it was fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
Didn't bring my TV when I moved down to Surrey though so it's still in the wife's house for now, so laptop it is!
Why haven't you mentioned this before? :rules:Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
Does the NFL allow you to connect your laptop to your TV for streaming? I didn't look into that. Not really an issue either way. Mines is auto renewal for August 2014 (hope I remember).Quote:
Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Again, I'm pretty sure you can connect your account to your PS3. Just download the app. It's called Sunday ticket or something along those lines. Will check it out later on mine to get what it's actual name is.
As for the SEC TV thing, my bad, thought it was common knowledge. If you've still got your American account checkout the apps section as there's loads off stuff that isn't on the UK version. You can't get it all as your in the UK but can get most of it :aok:.
I'll have a look when I finish work.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
Is the part in bold for the NFL Season Pass?
A house without TV, must be bliss. We've 4 of them constantly on the go and they're constantly doing my nut in.Quote:
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If that's the thing through NFL.COM then :agree:. I'll double check it all latter and let you know what it actually is.
Couldnt tell you mate - I just use the laptop!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
4 weeks til College Football returns :thumbsup:
As an aside, any of you coming down to Wembley who might happen to have a spare ticket? Looking to go but had to leave it late as I wasn't sure where I was going to be in September/October.
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Soz bud. Forgot all about it. Had a look and it looks like they've changed supplier as it's now a company called direct tv you need to subscribe to. You can do it for PS3 only but think you need an American bank account :dunno:.
That's alright, found the SEC app but wasn't that impressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
college pass doesn't have game day or college football live. This sucks.