NFL Underway

[Snaggletiger]

After tonight, week A will be in the books.  Of course, too early to tell much and in the NFL, losses don't mean much until they start piling up.  News and notes:

* I don't recall more hype for a franchise than Cleveland had this off season and leading all the way up to.....a 30 point opening loss to a bad Tennessee team. 

* Brady=GOAT.  Holy schnikies, he was surgical.  Plus, they added Antonio Brown.  Here's the thing.  The Pats under Bellychick, are a no-nonsense, do it our way or the highway franchise.  I have no idea how Brown can go from a total clown-ass bitch, to being a model citizen in one week.  I don't think it can happen.  If it does, look out.  If he continues being a punk, they'll just send him packing, make no comment and move on.

* My Dirty Birds got bitch slapped.  Next, they get Philly.  0-2 to start the season is not what I had in mind.

* The Dolphins?  Yeeeeeessshh!!!!  Can't recall an NFL team losing 59-10. 

* Yes, it was the Giants, but Dak showed them why he's gonna' get his money.  With all the great QB's in the Cowboys' history, he is only the second one to throw for over 400 yards.

Foosballz is back in full swing.

[AUTailgatingRules]

Foosballz is back in full swing.

And yet the stadiums are still empty

[The Six]

And yet the stadiums are still empty

Rank    Team               Attend.  %capacity
1          Dallas             90,353   90.4
2          NY Jets           78,523   95.2
3          Carolina          72,005   97.6
4          Philadelphia     69,696 100.0
5          Seattle            68,710 100.0
6          Cleveland        67,431 100.0
7          Minnesota       66,714  100.1
8          New England    65,878 100.0
9          Miami              65,012 100.4
10        Chicago           62,435 101.5
11        Arizona           60,687 93.4
12        Jacksonville     60,157 88.6
13        Tampa Bay      55,976 85.3
14        Los Angeles     25,363  93.9 (note, they play in a soccer stadium while their Taj Mahal is built)

[AUTailgatingRules]

Rank    Team              Attend.  %capacity
1          Dallas            90,353  90.4
2          NY Jets          78,523  95.2
3          Carolina          72,005  97.6
4          Philadelphia    69,696 100.0
5          Seattle            68,710 100.0
6          Cleveland        67,431 100.0
7          Minnesota      66,714  100.1
8          New England    65,878 100.0
9          Miami              65,012 100.4
10        Chicago          62,435 101.5
11        Arizona          60,687 93.4
12        Jacksonville    60,157 88.6
13        Tampa Bay      55,976 85.3
14        Los Angeles    25,363  93.9 (note, they play in a soccer stadium while their Taj Mahal is built)

Betting those are paid #'s.  Lots of empties in the stadiums
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/09/08/weak-1-seats-still-empty-for-several-teams-as-nfls-100th-season-kicks-off/

[chinook]

Betting those are paid #'s.  Lots of empties in the stadiums
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/09/08/weak-1-seats-still-empty-for-several-teams-as-nfls-100th-season-kicks-off/

do more research.

[chinook]

tick-toc..it's da Gold

It’s time for another non-football related discussion involving Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr., a conversation Beckham invited with a watch.

Beckham sported an expensive, custom-made watch while playing in Cleveland’s Week 1 humbling loss to the Tennessee Titans. According to Tom Withers of the AP, the watch is a $250,000 Richard Mille timepiece and it was visible on his wrist during the game.

The NFL has no rule against wearing jewelry during games. There is a prohibition against extraneous hard objects, however, and the NFL will speak with Beckham at an unspecified time about the expensive accouterment.

It’s a puzzling decision to wear such a valuable item with no functional purpose other than sheer vanity during a game. It’s time for that to stop, Mr. Beckham…

in other Brown news...former AU player Greg Robinsion ejected for kicking a player.  #bebest

[GH2001]

* My Dirty Birds got bitch slapped.  Next, they get Philly.  0-2 to start the season is not what I had in mind.

Why not? It’s the falcons.

- fins players now wanting to leave. I don’t get it. Weren’t you the ones who got beat by 50 points? Who wants you?

- Dak is badass when he wants to be and continues to be Mullen’s legacy as a head coach. 

- AB is a sociopath. That is all.

- tenn/clev game was close very late and the wheels came off. Mayfield and his receivers are NOT remotely in sync. That was turrrrible.

[jmar]

do more research.

The NFL, despite anyone's wishes, is an enormously successful  enterprise.

[jmar]

tick-toc..it's da Gold



in other Brown news...former AU player Greg Robinsion ejected for kicking a player.  #bebest

He got anymore eligibility?

[Kaos]

If the seats are paid, does it matter if anybody's sitting in them?  

In my worthless opinion, a lot of the empty spaces you saw yesterday are because it was 1,000,000 degrees in most of those places.  Noon kickoff in Charlotte in early September?  A million degrees.  If I'm going to die of immolation, I'd prefer to do it somewhere else.  

Five of the games -- three of which were highlighted in that article for non-attendance -- had kickoff temperatures over 90.  

No thanks. 

[Snaggletiger]

If the seats are paid, does it matter if anybody's sitting in them? 

In my worthless opinion, a lot of the empty spaces you saw yesterday are because it was 1,000,000 degrees in most of those places.  Noon kickoff in Charlotte in early September?  A million degrees.  If I'm going to die of immolation, I'd prefer to do it somewhere else. 

Five of the games -- three of which were highlighted in that article for non-attendance -- had kickoff temperatures over 90. 

No thanks.

Agreed.  As I said in another thread, we had seats in the Club Level for Tulane.  6:30 kick.  Total shade.  It was miserable.  Got the same seats this Saturday.  I ain't going near Auburn.  

[Snaggletiger]

HOF'er Jerry Rice, thinks AB was playing everybody the whole time and wanted to be in New England from the start.

I don't know about that.  It's a possibility and I might believe some of it if he hadn't quit on the Steelers last season with a chance to make the playoffs.  The signing within hours of his release from Da' Raidahs does sound fishy, though.   

[CCTAU]

Any kneelers this season?

[AUJarhead]

HOF'er Jerry Rice, thinks AB was playing everybody the whole time and wanted to be in New England from the start.

I don't know about that.  It's a possibility and I might believe some of it if he hadn't quit on the Steelers last season with a chance to make the playoffs.  The signing within hours of his release from Da' Raidahs does sound fishy, though. 

I can totally see the Pats telling him, "Look, we won't trade for you, but if you get cut, we will sign you."

In fact, I wouldn't be shocked to see Gronk come back by week 6, either.

[chinook]

Any kneelers this season?

snaggle but i don't think you want what he's offering.

[Snaggletiger]

snaggle but i don't think you want what he's offering.

[GH2001]

snaggle but i don't think you want what he's offering.

HA - speak for yourself bucko. I mean, yeah what a pervert that guy..

[Kaos]

Carolina needs to fire Norv Turner tonight.  

[jmar]

Carolina needs to fire Norv Turner tonight. 

Didn't watch but caught some of the lowlights. Was it play calling, the offensive line or Cam? Was he really hurried to the point that he couldn't complete 5 yard checkdowns?

[Snaggletiger]

Carolina needs to fire Norv Turner tonight. 

LIKE

First, the O-line is Ah-Trosh-Us.  B.) The play calling had him firmly in the pocket 95.3% of the time.  No scrambles, roll outs, designed runs etc. Last...I'm pretty much done with Cam and the Panthers.  Never liked them anyway and only slightly pulled for them because of him.  Now, he's just become a clown.  His pregame outfit for last night has people comparing him to Thelma and Louise characters. 

But, I guess he gives footballs to kids.  So there's that.