Tegis Posted December 3, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2013 I got a deal on gamepass to purchase the playoffs for 10 quid instead of 50. RESULT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2013 It is not a good year for New York sports fans. Of the nine major pro teams (Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Rangers, Islanders, Devils, Knicks, and Nets), in seasons that started in 2013:* Only the Yankees are above .500* None was above 3rd in their division* Only the Rangers are in position for playoffs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2013 Infographics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2013 Tim Tebow offered contract by Italy's Milano Seamen Tim Tebow's Seamen Come From Behind With Overtime Shootout In Milan! They say that football is a game of inches. But Tebow's Seamen kept pounding into the red zone with a tight end. The Seamen showed great ball control yesterday. The Seamen are very good at scoring with the Wildcat. But the Seamen's wide receivers also showed that they can go deep. And with the opponent stuffed by Seamen, Tebow can still find a hole and slide through it. Opponents have not been able to sack the Seamen, and they could not stop the Seamen from rushing as the Seamen have frequently broke containment. With Tebow, the Seamen could go all the way this year since their rushing often penetrates deep into the backfield! During pre-game interviews, Tebow mentioned that he felt blessed to have gotten a taste of the Seamen's climactic victories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) Based on Facebook likes, by county. The only county, btw, that leans Jets: Nassau, New York Edited December 8, 2013 by leviramsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 New Yorks team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 14, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted December 14, 2013 In a roundabout way, Demeshek reckons the Seahawks win the big one. Just so long as both finalists are represented by active members of this forum and you've gotta say there's more than a fair chance of that, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 In a roundabout way, Demeshek reckons the Seahawks win the big one. Just so long as both finalists are represented by active members of this forum and you've gotta say there's more than a fair chance of that, Would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 14, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted December 14, 2013 The only likely side to upset that are the Chiefs imo and they've shown what they do against quality opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 18, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2013 JD Walton waived by the Broncos. Good center. He will find a new home if healthy. That means Wolfe is on the the way back hopefully as we just signed Jeremy Mincey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 18, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted December 18, 2013 Any defensive signings are a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Seahawks have given up 19 punt yards all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 18, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted December 18, 2013 Saw that tweet earlier. Quite remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 18, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) JD Walton waived by the Broncos. Good center. He will find a new home if healthy. Claimed by the Redskins Edited December 18, 2013 by Tegis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2013 Interesting look at seeds and DVOA ratings of Super Bowl winnersTom: The team with the best DVOA in the league has won one of the last 13 Super Bowls. From 1975 to 1999, the Super Bowl winner was not the top seed of its conference only seven times (1997 Broncos at No. 4, 1992 Cowboys at No. 2, 1990 Giants at No. 2, 1988 49ers at No. 2, 1987 Redskins at No. 3, 1980 Raiders at No. 4, 1978 Steelers at No. 2). It should be noted that prior to 1990, the NFL prevented divisional rematches in the playoffs before the conference championship game. For example, in 1989 the 49ers had the best record in the NFC but hosted NFC North winner Minnesota in the conference semifinal because the wild card winner was their divisional mate the Los Angeles Rams.Mike: A 72-percent success rate for the top seed seems pretty good. That is also an 88-percent success rate for the top two conference seeds.Tom: Before 1975, the conference championship game host alternated by divisions, which is really screwed up and deeply weird if you think about it. So the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins played the AFC Championship Game on the road, in Pittsburgh.Mike: Football was pretty screwed up back then.Tom: It's a low-key kind of weird how intelligently the league is actually set up now.Mike: The NFL is by far the best run and organized league in sports.Tom: Then you look at old things like this, and you recognize how good we have it today.Mike: In any case, the old pattern was that a top seed, or more accurately the top two seeds, were almost certain to win the league championship. That has not borne out, recently.Tom: Beginning with the 2000 Ravens, everything went to heck. I do not see an obvious explanation for that. The coming of the salary cap leading to greater turnover makes sense, but the cap took effect in 1994.Mike: Well, let's look at DVOA. We have DVOA back to 1989. In the 90s, the top seed won a little over every other year.Tom: Of the Super Bowl winners from 1989 to 1999, three were not the top team by DVOA (1994 49ers at No. 3, 1995 Cowboys at No. 2, 1997 Broncos at No. 2).Mike: So, the top team by either DVOA or conference seed won every year in the 90s except 1997. For the 1990s, that leaves us with two pretty good predictors that could probably be combined into one very good predictor. That is not true of the 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2013 Best and worst NFL announcers, with stats!Best PBP: Joe Buck, Kenny AlbertWorst PBP: Chris Myers, Marv AlbertBest color: Mike Mayock, Cris CollinsworthWorst color: Dan Dierdorf, Tim RyanOne final note is that while this great Sports on Earth study analyzes the mistakes, it doesn't provide positive points for analysts who are exceptionally insightful. That would provide another layer of analysis in separating the best and worst NFL announcers. Take someone like Jon Gruden for instance - who has his fair share of nonsensical ramblings, but has one of the best X's and O's minds in NFL broadcasting. Ronde Barber and Steve Tasker may not make many mistakes, but they may not wow you with their analyst skills either. Al Michaels may go off topic more than other announcers, but there's likely nobody on this list you'd rather have call a big game.I'm sorry, but any list that has Joe Buck as the best cannot be taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2013 To be fair, Buck has improved. They just need to stay away from the Cowboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Nantz and Simms are by far and away the worst pair. They're always so far behind the play and Phil Simms is on a par with Alan Shearer in his analysis. Maybe cos it's because they commentate on Madden but they are just so bad. Gruden is probably my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Gruden and Sanders are the best as analysts/commentators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Oh and I'm playing football next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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