The Packers love Settlers of Catan (another one of the WSJ's very good stories about football life - I liked their piece on Belichick's pop quizzes).
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-packers-of-catan-green-bays-board-game-obsession-1421346102?autologin=y
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-packers-of-catan-green-bays-board-game-obsession-1421346102?autologin=y
Tapes were expensive and difficult to maintain, and networks really did have no idea that people would want to watch games later.Revkeith said:
It's also why there's not a complete World Series on tape until 1969, with several games only surviving via pure chance (with the latest find being Game 7 of the 1960 World Series - in Bing Crosby's wine cellar). We may never find tape of the Bobby Thomson home run, the Catch, the Brooklyn Dodgers winning the World Series, etc.
I think Bonger means those full games.DrewDawg said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrI7dVj90zs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dK6zPbkFnE
The Patriots' final drive to kick the game-winning field goal against the Rams was their longest drive of the game (53 yards). Also featured their longest play, just 23 yards. Their other scoring drives were 40 (touchdown) and 14 (field goal) yards. They also had two 45-yard drive that ended in punts.
Steve Belichick's library
http://mmqb.si.com/2015/01/28/bill-belichick-library-steve-belichick-naval-academy/
http://mmqb.si.com/2015/01/28/bill-belichick-library-steve-belichick-naval-academy/
Ha I saw that on the highlight 30 minute special a few days ago. I can't believe that wasn't called.Phil Plantier said:
Jonas Gray was the Patriots' leading rusher this year (with just 412). Pretty close between him, Vereen (391), Ridley (340), and Blount (281).
I knew that Sam "Bam" Cunningham was the Patriots all time leading rusher, but had no idea that his total was just 5,453 in 9 seasons.
NortheasternPJ said:
Phil Plantier said:
I still can't believe the four holding penalties on various Giants offensive linemen were not called during the Tyree helmet catch play.
Guess the refs "let them play" at the end of football and basketball games, but not in baseball ("interference" call in the ninth, game 3, 2013 WS. But, overall happy ending in that oneNorm Siebern said:
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Brady has put exactly 0 points on the scoreboard in the first quarter of his six Super Bowls, according to a note I saw today.
He's not been fond of the 3rd quarter, either.Harry Hooper said:
Pats total scoring by period, Super Bowl:
1st: 0
2nd: 66
3rd: 17
4th: 59
I would not be surprised if Gray was given the reigns next year, much like Ridley in 2012 following his benching in the previous postseason.Super Nomario said:
How little-used was Malcolm Butler this season? Including the Super Bowl, he played 219 snaps on defense, fewer than Sealver Siliga, Jerod Mayo, Alfonzo Dennard, or Dominique Easley, all of whom spent chunks of the year on IR. Butler was inactive for four games and didn't play on defense in six others, including the Divisional Round win over Baltimore.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/160890/bill-belichick-explains-decision-not-to-take-timeout-at-end-of-super-bowl
The media interferes with the ability of the teams to communicate by setting up for postgame coverage, during the last 2 minutes of the Super Bowl, and nobody has talked about this before?
Pxer said:
Well, if it's widely accepted throughout the league, then I guess not knowing about it isn't an excuse for the Seahawks' awful time management in the middle of their final drive on Sunday. It came across to me as an "only Belichick knew this!" kind of thing, or at least only coaches who have been trying to get plays in within the final 2-5 minutes of a tight Super Bowl thing. That means I learned something else, and I'm back to "there was no excuse for that clock management" for Seattle.
So are my last two fantasy teams. It's shicking how much he's Regressed. Loved him after the SB. Figured it was a off year but man is he screwed up. Hopefully for him Harbaugh leaving town is going to benefit him.dcmissle said:
Well, of course ..
Allbert Breer @AlbertBreer · 56 seconds ago
Per @DDuggan21, Josh McDaniels' younger brother Ben has been named offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
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Per @DDuggan21, Josh McDaniels' younger brother Ben has been named offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
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Charges dismissed against a #Browns fan accused of urinating on the grave of late #Ravens owner Art Modellhttp://t.co/JwPXoq71z1
Charges dismissed against a #Browns fan accused of urinating on the grave of late #Ravens owner Art Modellhttp://t.co/JwPXoq71z1
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I knew this but had forgotten - the Pats lost their season opener in 3 out of their 4 title seasons.
In all of the seasons in which the Pats have won the Super Bowl, they beat the Indianapolis Colts twice -- either twice in the regular season or once in the season and once in the playoffs..
They beat the shit out of the Colts twice in 2001. That eventually led to the Mora PLAYOFFS tirade that season. Good times all around.
singaporesoxfan said:
This is the same league that's had Tampa Bay in the AFC West for a year and New Orleans, Carolina and Atlanta in the NFC West at various points.
Dallas is still in the East.
Edit: and Arizona was for a while too
And Indy is in the South. Ok.
Edit: and Arizona was for a while too
And Indy is in the South. Ok.
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Yeah, in 1998, the Arizona Cardinals (and Cowboys, but at least that's a historical-rivalry thing) were in the NFC "East", Tampa Bay was in the Central, and the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers were in the NFC "West". It was facepalm-worthy.
The NFL is even worse at geography than MLB is. Thankfully, with one game a week, it matters less. And better faux directional labels than calling it a "Legends" and "Leaders" division or some similar horseshit.
The NFL is even worse at geography than MLB is. Thankfully, with one game a week, it matters less. And better faux directional labels than calling it a "Legends" and "Leaders" division or some similar horseshit.
In recent years, yes. But they both have plenty of shame to spare. Dallas/Ft. Worth and Seattle are in the same division in AL but in the East and West in the NFC.MentalDisabldLst said:
