The NFL Thread - Root for your favorite team (or laugh at the Browns, whichever's easier)
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I hate Mahomes, Kelce, Taylor Swift, and the Kansas City Chiefs. They’re the NFL’s pet team. The worst fans out there.
Sometimes I think the Dallas Cowboys don’t even deserve all the hate they get given 30 years of failure. The Chiefs are arguably worse in the modern era.
Also in terms of lovable losers, the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans come to mind. I wish both teams the best of luck going forward and I see potential with both. Also the Buffalo Bills as well. The refs did the Bills dirty.
Sometimes I think the Dallas Cowboys don’t even deserve all the hate they get given 30 years of failure. The Chiefs are arguably worse in the modern era.
Also in terms of lovable losers, the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans come to mind. I wish both teams the best of luck going forward and I see potential with both. Also the Buffalo Bills as well. The refs did the Bills dirty.
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It turns out that people lose interest when everything is rigged for Mutthomes and Swifties.
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What the fuck is so inherently native about the Warriors? Native Americans don't have a monopoly on that. Not to mention the Blackhawks were named after the old 86th Infantry Division and that logo is cool as shit.
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You used to hear people say they only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Now I don't even think people do that, probably because they assume everything will be woke and politicized.
Younger me always looked forward to whatever the new Budweiser clydesdale commercial would be. When is the last time they had a good one?
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Once it starts getting close to draft day I'll start getting hyped again. I'll stay hyped all summer long, and until about week 4 or 5 of the regular season, when it becomes undeniable my team still sucks and the chiefs are gonna go to the owl again.
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I guess the Eagles have their reason to win now.
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Well, when your rival is given blatant favoritism, every ad break has its players shown, and you can't even watch vids without its players podcast being recommended nonstop, it's hard not to be tbh. Even with the solid season the Chargers had, I felt less of a sting at that playoff loss than I did when the Bulldogs lost to Notre Dame.
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Fly Eagles F..... you know maybe you should just take Amtrak to NOLA
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Old school fans maybe, but that's isn't who they're catering to. We aren't the target demographic anymore. They have enough football fans. They want everyone else. Last season saw a larger growth in female viewership than male. What do you think happened this season with thanks to Swift? I've heard people wearing team apparel tell me "Oh yeah, I really got into the sport after <a friend> got me to into sports betting." He'd literally never talked about sports before like week 5. "My wife loves live betting games. It's great that we watch them together now." That's another one I heard. Fantasy leagues with cash prizes are doing the same thing in states without sports betting.
The owners demanded Goodell make them ungodly amounts of money and he is doing just that. Team valuations are through the roof. Owners planning for the future are having to sell ownership stakes in the franchises so their kids can afford the estate tax when they die. The Commies went for $6B. They weren't exactly a premier franchise at the time of the sale.
I don't know whether owners don't understand that this isn't sustainable, they think the NFL is too big to fail, or they just don't care.
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On one hand, my Commies just had their best season in God only knows how long, and Snyder’s seething just made it better.
On the other hand, the blatant refball in basically every game just kills any sense of excitement to watch. If I wanted scripted physical sports I’d watch wrestling. And that’s before the two most insufferable teams and their respective, insufferable fanbases made the Big Game AGAIN.
No seriously though, they can’t put a GPS in a Football and have to rely on some blind retards in stripes to spot the ball in a pile up?
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How long you think till the crash comes?
As a 'Phins fan, it's same shit different season.
As a Bucs fan, it's nice to see Carolina seethe at Baker.
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Absolutely no idea. The NFL is still growing in the US and I think that will continue for the foreseeable future. They're going to go to 18 games and I assume a second bye week sooner rather than later. The owners have to be chomping at the bit to get that done. The next CBA isn't until 2030 and I don't think they want to wait that long. I assume they'd have to give up more if they try to negotiate that outside of the CBA. I don't know if it's even within the rules and regulations of the league to do so. I'd bet some exception gets made to finagle it in if possible.
A big unknown for me is how can the league grow internationally. They're putting an emphasis on international players. They're playing more games in more countries and it's getting upped every year. They'll get it to 16 as soon as they feasibly can. From my understanding the international games have been a huge success, but right now there is more demand than there is supply. The NFL wants to be The professional sports that dominates the world. I don't think that will ever actually happen, but they're going to do their damnedest to get market penetration everywhere they can. They're getting every last nickel they can from domestic markets through gambling, streaming, and broadcast rights. They want to be able to do the same internationally.
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Ravens' Tucker facing accusations from 3 more massage therapists
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Ravens kicker Justin Tucker faces more allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior, as three additional massage therapists have accused him of misconduct, The Baltimore Banner reported Saturday.
In total, nine massage therapists in the Baltimore area have accused Tucker of inappropriate behavior. All of the incidents reportedly occurred from 2012 to 2016, which were Tucker's first five seasons in the NFL.
In the latest accusations, one woman produced what she said was an internal report from 2015 about her experiences with Tucker. She told the Banner that Tucker stroked her inner thigh during a massage, would expose himself, and left what she believed to be ejaculate on the table.
She had reached out to a reporter about her allegations in 2015 but didn't continue over fears of retaliation.
The latest allegations come from three massage therapists who worked at the same downtown Baltimore men's spa. Through an attorney, the owner of the spa told the Banner that he was unaware of any complaints against Tucker.
In response to the new accusations, Tucker's lawyers told the Banner to refer to Tucker's social media post on Thursday, when Tucker called the allegations "unequivocally false."
On Thursday, Tucker wrote that the Banner article "takes innocuous or ambiguous interactions and skews them so out of proportion that they are no longer recognizable. ... This is desperate tabloid fodder."
The Banner first reported allegations of misconduct against Tucker on Thursday after it spoke to six massage therapists about Tucker's behavior. Tucker's conduct, according to the article, caused some therapists to refuse to work with him again and resulted in two spas banning him from returning.
Tucker could be subject to discipline under the NFL's personal conduct policy.
"We first became aware of the allegations from the reporter investigating this story as they were not previously shared with the NFL," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday. "We take any allegation seriously and will look into the matter."
On Thursday, the Ravens issued a statement saying, "We take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation." Three years ago, Ravens coach John Harbaugh referred to the team's zero tolerance policy for domestic violence when asked about Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension following accusations of sexual misconduct with massage therapists.
Tucker, 35, is a seven-time Pro Bowl player who is the most accurate kicker in NFL history. He is the longest-tenured player on the Ravens and the last remaining player from their Super Bowl championship team in 2012.
In total, nine massage therapists in the Baltimore area have accused Tucker of inappropriate behavior. All of the incidents reportedly occurred from 2012 to 2016, which were Tucker's first five seasons in the NFL.
In the latest accusations, one woman produced what she said was an internal report from 2015 about her experiences with Tucker. She told the Banner that Tucker stroked her inner thigh during a massage, would expose himself, and left what she believed to be ejaculate on the table.
She had reached out to a reporter about her allegations in 2015 but didn't continue over fears of retaliation.
The latest allegations come from three massage therapists who worked at the same downtown Baltimore men's spa. Through an attorney, the owner of the spa told the Banner that he was unaware of any complaints against Tucker.
In response to the new accusations, Tucker's lawyers told the Banner to refer to Tucker's social media post on Thursday, when Tucker called the allegations "unequivocally false."
On Thursday, Tucker wrote that the Banner article "takes innocuous or ambiguous interactions and skews them so out of proportion that they are no longer recognizable. ... This is desperate tabloid fodder."
The Banner first reported allegations of misconduct against Tucker on Thursday after it spoke to six massage therapists about Tucker's behavior. Tucker's conduct, according to the article, caused some therapists to refuse to work with him again and resulted in two spas banning him from returning.
Tucker could be subject to discipline under the NFL's personal conduct policy.
"We first became aware of the allegations from the reporter investigating this story as they were not previously shared with the NFL," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday. "We take any allegation seriously and will look into the matter."
On Thursday, the Ravens issued a statement saying, "We take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation." Three years ago, Ravens coach John Harbaugh referred to the team's zero tolerance policy for domestic violence when asked about Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension following accusations of sexual misconduct with massage therapists.
Tucker, 35, is a seven-time Pro Bowl player who is the most accurate kicker in NFL history. He is the longest-tenured player on the Ravens and the last remaining player from their Super Bowl championship team in 2012.
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I like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, but I'm Bills Mafia all the way. Being born in Chicago, though, I'll always have a small place in my heart for the Bears, even if I currently like the Lions more.
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Ok degenerates. What is the pro bowl parlays this weekend?
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There were lines on the skills competition.That's a thing?
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That team has to be forever embarrassed at losing to Foles.
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There is already an RFID chip in the ball that can measure how fast the ball rotating when thrown. I'm pretty sure The NFL could figure out where the ball is with that, but either the NFL or Sony really wants Hawk-Eye to do it.