With the Olympics coming back to LA in 2028, NFL football players raising olympic flags is considered "questionable"
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With the Olympics coming back to LA in 2028, NFL football players raising olympic flags is considered "questionable"
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Mike Tomlin should of been given the HC job of the Vikings but we let him leave, and Im still mad about it.
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It's a Mike Florio article, he's just stirring up bullshit for the traffic to his website.
And tbh even if owners didn't want to waive injury clauses in contracts to allow active NFL players to participate in the Olympics, American college-level talent would beat the shit out of any other country's flag football team as it is.
Not surprised this is a Florio written article. But any rate, the people over at the Olympics will probably cover it up with varsity level teams instead of hiring the NFL.
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Mike Florio has to be one of the most insufferable pieces of shit to be associated with Football.
Between him, Jim Rome and Colin Cowherd, I don't know which one I want to punch the most.
Between him, Jim Rome and Colin Cowherd, I don't know which one I want to punch the most.
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Carolina would still be winless. Fuck this gay team.
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I've been pretty high on Brock Purdy and want him to do well, because I hate the concept of "Mr. Irrelevant" to begin with. 1% of 1% of all kids who play organized Football on any level get drafted, so it's a massive achievement in and of itself.
Now having said that, some of those throws in the 4th quarter were just weird.
That one at the beginning of the 4th quarter, where he was scrambling to his left and tried to go back across the field to Aiyuk on his right was a throw that highlighted his relatively weak arm. A stronger throw would have gotten the 1st down (although I loathe the "off platform throws" that modern analysts salivate over).
The 1st interception also seemed as though he was throwing to a window that did not exist...either because the Receiver fucked up the route or he literally didn't see the defender (possible because he's barely 6 feet tall).
The 2nd interception was a desperation throw because the DB was standing right in front of the intended Receiver. I've seen some uber talented Receivers like T.O. and Moss make catches in those situations, but the ball is thrown much higher so that only 1 guy can go up and get it.
All things considered, I am starting to see that Purdy does perhaps have some limitations that he'll have to make up for as his career progresses. Still a much better option than Jimmy G and Trey Lance though.
Now having said that, some of those throws in the 4th quarter were just weird.
That one at the beginning of the 4th quarter, where he was scrambling to his left and tried to go back across the field to Aiyuk on his right was a throw that highlighted his relatively weak arm. A stronger throw would have gotten the 1st down (although I loathe the "off platform throws" that modern analysts salivate over).
The 1st interception also seemed as though he was throwing to a window that did not exist...either because the Receiver fucked up the route or he literally didn't see the defender (possible because he's barely 6 feet tall).
The 2nd interception was a desperation throw because the DB was standing right in front of the intended Receiver. I've seen some uber talented Receivers like T.O. and Moss make catches in those situations, but the ball is thrown much higher so that only 1 guy can go up and get it.
All things considered, I am starting to see that Purdy does perhaps have some limitations that he'll have to make up for as his career progresses. Still a much better option than Jimmy G and Trey Lance though.
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Honestly, I’m happy we’re finding out what Purdy’s limitations are now - while we might’ve missed out on the entertainment of this hypothetical, imagine the calls for blood if Purdy pulled what he did last year and went undefeated, only to lose in the Conference Championship again (granted maybe without it being due to his arm exploding again…). Guy’d be labelled as a choke artist.
Least it’s early enough for the 49er’s to hopefully iron it out - granted I’d imagine losing to the fucking Vikings might light a fire under some asses…
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Skip Bayless, Steven A Smith, every retarded talking head on those debate shows where the louder you are the better...
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He watched the refs fix the game against the Colts on Sunday, I would be upset too.
I think its a bigger problem than bad refs, mainly because I don't think the refs are acting bad entirely on their own. Their bad calls usually line up with the NFL's interests, like overcalling roughing the passer. The NFL wants to protect their star QBs from getting hurt because nobody wants to watch a backup QB play and the NFL loses money. The NFL doesn't seem to want to crackdown too much on the offensive line false starting because it helps protect the QB and prevents the game from being a defensive battle. They think defensive games don't make as much money, so they will help the offense out. Kenny Pickett clearly being short on the 4th down sneak? Rams aren't good, so we would rather have the more popular team win.
That's why I don't think full time refs will fix anything. They are already doing the NFL's bidding for a cheaper price than full time refs. Why change anything?
Also, I can't imagine sports betting becoming more popular is helping any of this.
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It's not a false start unless their foot comes down before the snap. The NFL has come down on tackles that consistently line up too deep. That's a bigger advantage than getting half a step on the defense and is actually illegal
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The NFL finally admitting reffing is dogshit? It's a Hallowe'en miracle!
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Watch Lane Johnson play and you'll see it. He moves a half second before the ball is snapped almost every play and never gets penalized unless it's too obvious. I'm seeing it more and more around the league which goes back to my point.
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Irsay was specifically talking about making all calls/penalties in the final two minutes reviewable. It's not about the league being soft on calls throughout the game to engineer the sport in a style they think will be most popular, it's about preventing those frequent nit-picky calls late in the game that either make fans think the refs are gambling on the game or the overall league is trying to rig who wins the championship.
The NFL is one of the only major sports leagues that hasn't had a gambling scandal that got the US government involved in the last 50 years. With how in bed with Vegas the league is now, they really don't want their own version of Pete Rose or Tim Donaghy.
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Roughing the passer calls have gotten a little ridiculous, but its an over correction from when you were allowed to just destroy a quarterback if he threw it half a second before you got to him.
As for the protecting star QBs from getting hurt because nobody wants to watch a backup QB play, I agree. Star QBs are hard to find and even average QBs aren't plentiful. Why would anyone want to watch a journeyman back up play against a 5th round rookie for some of these games? And that isn't to say that I don't want a good defense, but I at least want a defense to be challenged
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The kick step he and at least a dozen other tackles do is 100% legal as long as their foot doesn't come down before the ball is snapped.
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It was both their faults, honestly.
Receiver gets bullied hard off the line and then lazes into the cross instead of cutting immediately (which is what you should do if you've been delayed on a route like that)
Purdy gives the receiver a glance when stepping up to throw, seems okay with the fact that he's just now cutting into the cross (?) and launches it to where the receiver would need to teleport to grab it.
That's still like the only certified Jameis moment I've seen from Purdy though. He's really fucking good.